Evening star., 1924-02-27

Major TO Mclean, december 30.
after talking with Dunphy over the
telephone tonight I again talked with
]. w. Zevely, Palmer's law partner.
He said that the matter would be at
tended to in manner that would
meet with your approval. / am to
have an appointment with the man
at Wardman Park Hotel Immediately
following his testimony Thursday.
Will at once advise you of every
thing that takes place. Regards"
your telegram early this morning
said that he was in the city. That
was at 10 o'clock. Lambert left at
1 o'clock for New York, to be. gone
register at the Yale Club there"
Message Marked Rush.
Major to Mclean, December 70
(Marked "Rush")-'Palmer and his
associate named Zevely told me to-
night that under no circumstances
for you to send a message to the
chairman of the committee. They
both said to assure you that your in
terests would be fully taken care
of. and at this time the chances of
your being called were very slight.
Wardman Park Hotel testified that IL
the committee showed any indication
that you were to be summoned that
they could take care of 1t.
"In any event they both said that II
would be unnecessary for You to
come here, but could arrange TO have
your deposition taken. 1t had not
been decided up to 10 o'clock tonight
whether the man at Wardman Park
Hotel would go on the stand tomor-
row or not. He is sick, and SO is
Palmer.
palmer said he thought that he
would be able in the morning to look
out for the man at "ardman,s in
himself to testify. From the present
outlook 1 personally believe that
everything is well in hand from your
standpoint. Sinclair is to testify to-
morrow. He is going to issue Il state
ment to the committee before he goes
on the stand.
1.-THE high spots in it is that he is
going to refuse to discuss his private
affairs concerning his friends who are
not connected i'll any way with the
transaction. 1 will have the state
ment in full on the wire to you before
noon Thursday.
Talked With Sinclair.
after my conference with the at
torneys at Wardman Park Hotel to-
night, l was introduced to Sinclair
and he said that he had never had the
pleasure of meeting you, but hoped
in the near future of doing so.
Fred Starek is anxious to get in
important do not believe that it is
in connection with the main isue in
this wire. but believe that II has
something to do with New York
transaction. He said that it was i'm
portant enough for him 10 take
trip south to see you. but on account
of not being we'll requested that you
telephone him at Columbia 313S.
"Will keep you fully informed III
detail of developments.
Major to Mclean, December 90
Just received your telegram to see
Lambert. sent you a message
that Lambert left for New York !
o'clock today. According to his office
he will be registered at the Yale Club
in New York. Do You want me to
get in communication with him at
contents of your telegram of this
afternoon? If SO in what manner do
you want me to convey your message
to him."
George e. Fraser to Mclean, De
cember 26.-"Continental Trust about
lars.
SmOot's Statement.
Senator Smoot, republican, Utah.
tee. disclosed publicly today that he
was advised III advance that L. L.
Doheny was coming to Washington
to testify about his 100000 loan to
Albert Is. Fall.
al l.,
the information from Zevely, who
was at New Orleans at the time.
The senator denied rumorS current
at the Capitol that he had been in
telegraphic communication with Fall
since the former Secretary announced
in December that he had received the
100000 loan from Edward b. Nc
Lean, publisher of the Washington
Post.
The only communication 1 had
with Albert Fall was when Zevely
called me on the telephone from New
Orleans and told me Doheny was com
ing to Washington and tell it ALL"
said Senator Smoot. HE then said.
Albert Fall is here, and wants to talk
TO you
Fall explained TO me that his two
daughters were in New Orleans with
him: that one was i'll and he wanted
to take her to his home in Three Riv-
ers. y. NJ. He explained that he could
Get W " tOIl Spttuily from
there as he could from Florida, and
he authorized me to explain to the
committee the reason why he found
it necessary to return to his home.'
Tells of Conference.
Senator Smoot also told of a con-
ference which he and Chairman Len
root had with the former Secretary at
the latter's hotel here a few days
before Fall sent the letter to the
committee in which he said Mclean
had made the 100000 loan.
I'VE told him." said Mr. Smoot.
that everything in the record had
been explained except where he got
the money to improve and enlarge his
ranch. He told us he had borrowed
it from an old friend.
I'm not a pauper.' he said. I can
get money when i need it,
"'Well. Albert. why don't you tell
the committee where you got it?"
Secretary.
"Its private matter was his
reply" Senator Smoot said.
I'VE went to see Albert Fall as
friends to get him to clear up the
matter of the source of the ranch
funds for his sake, the sake of the
committee and Of the public. This
was Il day or two before he sent the
letter to the committee that he got
the funds from Edward Mclean. If
ter might never have been cleared
albert Fall was a sick man.