The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-28

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 Mir. Palmer said that some time after he saw Senator Walsh, the latter tele. phoned him that the presence of Me. Lean was desired and that he then telegraphed the publisher, as follows
 Delivered letter to Lenroot this morning, which was read in committee meeting. Committee has decided to give Walsh free hand in calling wit nesses. Walsh has just notified me he desires your presence. before committee on Monday, January z, at 2 o'clock. In my opinion, you should come without subpoena or further notice, unless too i'll to make trip. Your illness would delay but not prevent appearance. Wire me your plans"
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 This telegram was dated January 2. last. Mclean notified the committee he was i'll, and on January 9 Senator Beach to take his testimony, and he left for Florida that night.
 MT. Palmer explained that he had acted for Mclean in the absence from Washington of his regular counsel, Will ton J. Lambert, and that after MT. Lambert's return a day or two later he had nothing further to do with the matter.
 Explaining the letter to Senator Len root, mentioned in his telegram to Me Lean, Mir. Palmer said it was the one he sent to Senator Walsh under date of December 31, embodying McLean's telegram about his loan of $1OO,OOO to Fall and which was made public at the time.
 Il prepared letter to Senator Walsh" he added, which Mclean, through his secretary, asked me to show to Francis H. McAdoo before it was delivered to the Senate committee. Me Leans secretary explained to me that the reason for that request was that McAdoo had acted as his counsel in some other matters and he desired his judgment in reference to this. McAdoo approved of the letter and 1 according ly transmitted it to Senator Walsh"
 Startling May Be Recalled
 E. W. Startling, assistant chief of the White House secret service, may be called for questioning, Senator Walsh said, as to telegram he sent to Me Lean at Palm Beach from the Whte House on last December 26. The tele- gram said: Telegram received: Have wired Wilkins at Hopkinsville. Ky"
 Hopkinsville is Mir. Starling's home. Wilkins is as yet unidentified to the committee, senators said, adding that his name appeared in other messages which will be read into the record to- morrow.
 B. w. Smithers, in charge of com munications at the White House. also may be invited to appear before the oil committee. Senator Walsh and other democrats said it might be desired to ask him about his dual position as opertaor on a private wire for Mclean and chief operator at the White House. They explained, however, that there was no suggestion before them than the two positions might be inconsistent.
 Describing the visit which he and Senator Shoot made to Fall at the Wardman Park hotel here during the Christmas holidays, Chairman Lenroot declared "there was not any secret about it and nothing sensational about it.
 Senator Shoot and l called on Sen ator Fall just after he came here at the Wardman Park and found him ill., he said. "After some conversation about his health the matter of his testimony came up.
 Immediately after the testimony con corning his ranch holdings, asked Sen ator Shoot, then chairman of the com mittee, to telegraph Senator Fall to come on here. He did and Senator Fall answered that his son-in-law, Mir. Case, could tell us all about that. I told Senator, Shoot that would not do and we wired him to come.
 ''In the conversation at the Ward man Park l insisted that Senator Fall come before the committee and tell fully where he got the money. After half an hours conversation he told sub 'tantially the same story f afterwards