New Britain herald., 1924-02-25
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 vember 16, 1921. the, senator said, wa: s2,002.i0.
 Give us the balance from October l, 1321," he directed.
 No Balance In Bank
 Mr. Lyddane read figures showing the account to have been s22,301 in October 1921. It ran up and down becoming stationary at the s2.00s figure in November and remaining al that level until August, 1922. Would you have honored his check for s50,000 on that balance?'' Senator Walsh asked,
 We would have called him and asked him if he desired to arrange 1 for its payment" Mir. Lyddane said.
 Did you learn of check for s5o,- coo drawn on your bank by Mir. Me Lean against this s2,o00 balance?" Senator Walsh asked, 'I never did," the witness replied and was excused.
 James H. Baden, vice. -preslacnt and cashier of the Commercial National of Washington, presented records of MT. Mcl.ean's personal account in that hank. The record showed the check l ing account for October and Noyem- Der 1921 and other months. At the end Of November. Mir Mclean had s4i, ,0n0 approximately, on deposit. No Overhaul Arrangements
 "On December IT, the account be- came s2.0ll," Senator Walsh read, and on December 24, it was ss.000."
 Had Mr. Mclean made any ar- engagements for oyerdrafts?" he was asked.
 Not to my knowledge"
 Had Mir. Mclean drawn a check for S5o,0o0 against this account, would if have been paid ?"
 "1 think it would after consultation with the officers, and he would have been asked to cover it.
 Mir. McLean's account. the witness said, never had been oyerdrawn. He was excused and c. Baseom slemp. secretary 10 the president, went on the stand.
 slcmp On the stand
 Mir. Slemp said he went 10 Palm Beach, Fla, December e2, and return ed January lG. Mir. Mclean and A. B. Fall, were in Palm Beach at the time.
 "I was in Palm Beach for 50 per cent Of the time" Mir. Slemp said, and toured Florida for the rest of the time. I met Mir. Mclean casual ly. several times. ] can't fix dates. I was there for health and recreation.
 "1 joined the tourist crowd in Palm Beach and there was not much inter est in oil until 1t turned out you tSenator Walsh) were coming down. There was more conversation about the volstead law"
 "It's quite likely you could tell the committee about what you talked with Mir. Mclean and Secretary 'all?" asked Chairman Lenroot
 No Private Talk
 "I will say there was no private or confidential talk between us" replied Mir. Slcmp. "I wasn't an intimate of either man. Mir. Fall looked ill; it seemed the desire of his associates to aVoid the subject.
 'I met the two men at dinner or luncheon. IL vas possible l met Sec retary Fall two or three times before Senator Walsh came. I remember once Seci eiary Fall said the commit tee was not working along right lines. I said What arc the facts about all this. seHator?' 10 Fall. and he rec sponded: T wish, young man. you'd read the record
 T want you 10 understand I had 10 knowledge or official mission down there. wasn't representing Presi- dent Coolidge. but seeking recreation. The day before Senator Walsh arriv- ed there. met Mr. Mclean. who told me he was going to tell the com mittee the whole thing l think l told him l hoped he would.
 "1 didn't want my trip there 10 be political. though it was given out it vas yo. and received a continual stream of callers. who talked about ss.at politics. and got rather accurate information about that. didn't about about oil matters: didn't get hancs tp talk 10 these gentlemen so much as you'd think"
 ''lt did occur 10 me that if would be the most natural thing in the world for you 10 have conversations with those gentlemen Senator Walsh pur- sued.
 ''i do recall that after the testimony was given. that Mr. AIfi.ean did not furnish Secretary Fal's bh.adg." Mr. siemp went on. ''I was at Mir Me- Leans and Secretary Faii was there. He said his phyqicians advised him i0 go 10 Bermuda. but that he was going to stay in spite Of health. until 1 bf committee got the facts.
 Talks About Truth.
 secretary Fall said there rss a gentleman who had Deen associated with him for thirty years who knew he truth. and that this man should . ten the committee the facts. IT the I man didn't. Secretary FaH said. he -rould himself. and ] adEised him to Do sO.''
 Senator Dill. democrat. Washington. to fix the date Of this conversation as January 15.
 Senator Walsh asked if the witness had communicated to inc White House as t0 these remarkable facts"
 Mr Slemp said all the facts had teen given to the press by the com nittee in fhe fullest way but that he lad sent messages to the White House These he said. might b. con- ddeted confidential He d0nbted the idvisa biIits of the committee taking