The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-02-29
Tangled Plot To StifIe
 Senate Inquiry Made . More Mystifying
MORE OF MLEAlN
 TELEGRAMS SHOWN
Senators Get Nowhere h Efforts s To Decipher Them. B4cause
 Of Difficulty Encountered
MILAN AND HIS MEN
 TAKE FULL PRECAUTTON
A Mitchell Palmer Is Called By Committee To Testify Some F. Time During Today
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VI, ( tlsessd Msrs ss tN Ass.hsSS3 IT.. t;,y;n. WAsnlsGroS eads ssss :.. ss ts, vssd s.y tafed the ingenuity of Edgar Allan Pc highly tangled politiG1 plot to stinS Senators on the public lands commit. tee recalled the deter,ice an smuggled into the attic long Ago n Thnrsday-the latest page out of the wire-puiiing drama carried on behind the scenes here and at Palm Bs4ea5 Fla, by q millionaire publishef and his strange group, of satellites, fanG, ing from telegraph operators and polfee reporters to senators and former cabinet official and q rolf Sek411pto4 Becoming wary, hencemen of E6N4rI B. Mclean adopted an .intr1ate xdsle to inform their chief--sittinE by E4oe wire in a Palm Beach cDttaee developments here as his efforts efeE more frantic to keep from teetify1pf regarding the alleged ioah of $1001U to former Secretary of the lnfexlor Fall. . ,ssts sks x
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 Through the maxe of intrigue, with uInt6 Vt uO4BtG EEy8E1tl8ss t4EU&S MT out the faifhfuiness of the polfc&i ye. porter on his paper, Johnny s1fajos. who was here, there and evefyWkfre to aid his chief--sittihg quietly in thr committees room, conferrinE anxious1s with officials, slipping fhroueh tlat magnificance of Wardman Park hotx to have q word in snmptuous apart ments with those who were zidinx tlif newspaper publisher.
 On the other side stands Senator Walsh of Montana. the target of 1Ji the influence which Major and U { agents marshalled, like rock aRainsf work on the mountain senator, ru>e- sage went to Mclean that "Walsh was evidently determined to insist upo1 calling you"
 From the ingenuity of professione golfers brain seefna te have come Iarx- < pafts of sils nssfsriouk code. in w1ics. such a, great number or the later mes sages were covered up. He signed him self ''the champion" He is Christopht CT Dunphy, South Atlantic Golf cham pion. who has charge of Mclean private golf course, and has been men. tioned in messages read previously.
 Everything Fine With Apples
 Apparently after conferences with parties whose indentity has not been learned or perhaps after examination of certain brands of liquor, ''the chan. pion" steps down to the telegraph of flee and pens this:
 Saw apples and everything fine Also saw cherries and they were yer, good. The peaches will be just wha' you want"
 Just talked with apricot and believe he has the thing well in hand" reads another. "He advises for your interest not to talk about peaches or apples or not to talk about peaches or apples ii front of servant" sj
 After one coded message, this is sen [ to Mclean: Eliminate odd words ii. other message
 A gifted codist seems to have workst; out the symbols for numerous other messages, which completely mystifie, those who read them. Here is sample: "Roguery saw buck hosi&s. bonca gob saline dismounted reno& mated torso" E4
 From W. F. Wiley, one of BfcLeaiax X agents at Palm Beach. came this tele. gram to Ira Bennett, editor of tho Washington Post:
 Captains from his own camp. Have not deserted, stricken and be- leagured chieftain, but are standint by ready to aid and fight. Please sea him and give this assurance"
 Mysterious John" Enters
 A mysterious John" enters the pie ture, and sleuth methods come into plar when an employe in McLeans camp is suspected of double-crossing the pub fisher.
 John" wires to Mclean on January B. this year:
 Willis is in full possession of matte after hot battles of wits with Lambert and Major. The duck is leaving F :2y am. My advice is not to acquaint lat ter with new code system. Mary Quiz. ley Telephone operator at post) listen ed in on telephone conversation between Duck and his wife. Duck said: "A. last I've got them where I want them
 Other individuals in the intricate plo: are referred to as Eyes" and the ''the party" a mysterious parsonage, anG principal"
 A political situation is hinted in one of the messages from Bennett to his chief
 Saw principal. Delivered message. He says greatly appreciate. There vii, be no rocking of boat and no resigna.