San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-11
NJ LEAN EAGER
/. TO TAKE STAND,
| MAJOR STATES
Confidential Man to Pub
Usher Grilled by
Probers.
REFERRED TO SLEMP
mysterious Willis" Iden-
titled as McLean's
Attorney.
REFERRED TO SLEMP
Washington, ID. C.. March ID

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Under pressure of hard-hittins
DISCRIMINATION. John +. Major.
confidential man to Edward T.. Nc
Lean, explained TO the oil committee
today some more OF the. mysteries %
the Mclean kilograms
One Of those referred 10 without
name in the messages, he said was
c. Bascom Slemp with whom he de-
clared lie had returned from Florida
and upon whom he had called. sew
eral times since at Mr.. Slcmp's invi.
tation. He insisted the calls were
purely social
The code word Eyed" the witness
explained as referring 10 f.. 5. Roch-
ester. attached to the office OF At
torney General Daushcrty. He said
Rochester on one occasion had asAel
him to come 10 the department and
had indicated that Something "
might be expected soon. but he WIS
hazy as to details.
THE mysterious Willis" referred
TO repeatedly in the kilograms as
looking after McLean's interests fir
ally was identified by Major as Viii
ton ], Lambert, the publishers at
torney.
Mclean has been "cagcr"- 10 ap-
pear before the committee. Major
said. land sent 2u0 kilograms" to
his agents telling them he was com
ing irrespective of their advice.
Have Short Closed Session.
After an executive session lasting
an hour and half during which time
they examined kilograms from Three
Rivers, y. NJ, the investigators re-
sumed tHeir public hearings.
Major was first IN the stand and
Senator Walsh. Montana. questioned
him. Major told. OF trip taken by
Mr.. Mclean and himself TO Atlantic
City. "about the middle of December. -
whore Mclean talked TO former Sec
rotary Fall.
The Mclean party. which includcd
W. q. ID kstein, the publishers pri-
waite secretary, remained at the beach
city two hours. but Major said that
he did not know what his employer
and Fall had talked about. He had
naturally inferred" from the news
paper accounts of Falls later state
! ment to the committee, he said. that
Mclean and Fall had discussed tie
matter.
Il knew Mclean didn't go TO At
lantic City TO say howdydo TO Mr..
Fall," he said.
Senator Bursum, Republican, New
Mexico. read from transcript of Ma
jor's testimony on March s, in which
the witness first told of the IicLeau-
Fall conference at Atlantic City. Ms
jor had said, Senator Bursum insist
cd, that he knew Fail anu Mclean
discussed the matter OF Falls story
that Mclean had loaned him $780,
900.
Merely "Infers' Purpose.
Il inferred that was the purpose
of the VISIT Major insisted, because
the papers came out with the story.
I'm merely inferring that"
Major went on TO explain several or
his kilograms under questioning.
| BY his message TO Mclean. saying
that 4. Mitchell Palmer "had parties
working on Walsh Major said he
meant simply that there were people
inquiring of Walsh as to whether Nc
Lean was 10 be called to testify.
He testified that the telegram say
ing he was busy with Curtis. Under
wood and "Zev,- meant he was try
ing TO avoid the calling OF Mclean
from Palm Beach 10 testify. j. W.
Zevely. personal counsel to Harry +.
Sinclair. he said, told. him that all
Efforts 10 keen Harry PAYNE whitney
off the stand had failed. He then
went TO Zevely TO enlist his aid TO a
similar end to Mclean, but was told
that it was uselsS.
Major said he thought that man, :"
mentioned in another telegram TO Ne
Lean. referred 10 Bernard NJ. Baruch
of New York. The message said that
man" was to sec the party today
and Major testified the party" prob
ably was Senator Walsh.
Talked to BarucI.
With Barucli, the witness went on.
he had discus. 81. Mr.. Mclean. and
discussed you, sir. He spoke highly
of YOU.
That's not surprising" Senator
Walsh nut in, hes a friend of mine
He said il was n damned shame.
continued Major. "that Ned Mclean
was mixed up in this thing for moth
ing" t.
-What was he lBaruch) going TO
see e about" Senator Walsh asked.
do you know whether he did see
me or not:r
Il don't think he did," Major re-
piled
Absolutely none" Major said
when asked if there was any hesi-
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