Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-12

was secretary of the chamber OF COM
merce ct Albuquerque.
Senator Walsh.
Elm Chicago"
What is he doing?"
II understand he's connected with
the McAdoo forces. 1 heard that.
don't know it,
Well could not recall who had
given him this information.
Orc Reference to Fail.
Asked as to the Journals attitude
toward Fall, Well said 1t had made
only one comment since the oil in
CURRY began and that was on the day
after Il. l.. Doheny testified he loaned
Fail 100000 while he was in the
Ca binet.
1T was one sentence without cap
ton OF any kind" he said. 1T was:
On, what a Fall was there, my
countrymen""
Senator Walsh observed that no,
only did Wen scoop" the Washing
"scooped" President Harding, as the
FAN report reached him on June z.
Mr.. Fox got a complete summary
or the Fall letter to the President
and Congress at least three days be-
fore the letter was sent to the Presi-
dent, said Senator Walsh.
Used "Stnndard Dip Bank.
Adverting to the fact that the sale
OF the journal was transacted in Chi
cago, Senator Walsh wanted to know
why Denver or Kansas City would
rot have been just as satisfactory as
Chicago.
They would have" said We'll.
But YOU went all the way to Chi
cago to do business with d Standard
OIL bank?" pursued Walsh.
Il had no thought Of it being a
Standard Oil bank" We'll said. 81
didn't know il was a Standard Oil
BANK until / heard the evidence here
this morning."
Tells Efforts to Sell.
Magee told Of his efforts to sell the
Journal. particularly of offers from
the Los Angeles Herald which he as
serted represented "Doheny money"
He was told. he said. that the Hearst
interests also wanted to buy the paper.
but that he did not want to have
anything to do with Hearst"
The witness said the Denver Colo
radoJ Post sent a man down to see
about the sale, but he told the COM
nittee he did not want to have any
thing to do with Frederick B. Bonfils
paper.
Il was told I was damned fool"
! he said. That / would make more
than L ever had made before in my
| life
Heard OF Blooded Stock.
Magee said Well came to him later
paper. He testified that at that time
he was making an investigation re-
garding some blooded stock which
lad been shipped to Fall at Three
| Rivers.
Il wired the Denver Post, but got
no answer" he said. Then 1 wired
the Chicago Tribune, and they said
Falls old friend, Edward 3. Mclean.
mad shipped it, Then rumor reached
ming around New Mexico"
Wanted Transaction Closed.
Magee said that Well wanted the
traA suction closed in Chicago SO that
word would not come out in advance
/ OF the sale, as that might harm both
! sides if the sale was not consummat-
/ ed. He added that he believed the
paper was bought by the First Ma
j tional Bank people and that they had
! asked him to keep the sale secret, as
| he wanted to keep the paper.
Asked who owned the Journal with
Fan in 1920. Magee said the Chino
ut western Railroad Company. John
W. Weeks. present Secretary Of War
tue IL. oI Co,.Iuge and somebody in
Boston. mot the Presidents layout
and Price-kinney Company of Cleve-
land.
Reverting to testimony previously
given by We'll as to the services OF
VI. L. Fox in securing an exclusive
story about oil leases for the Journal
! from Fall while he was in the cabi-
net, Senator Bursum. republican, New
Mexico, asked what Fox now is doing
in Chicago.
"You know. Senator; I don't" re-
piled the witness
rs he secretary to Mr.. McAdoo 90
, pursued the senator.
you know; tell them: won't,
said Magee.
Senator Bursum joined in the laugh
/ ter,