Atlanta tri-weekly journal., 1924-02-26
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WASHINGTON, Feb. pa
thorough investigation as to what
communication administration of
ficials may have had with persons
involved in the oil scandal was de-
termined upon by the Democrats
on the oil committee.
c. Bascom Slemp, secretary to
President Coolidge who accepted an
invitation today of Senator
Walsh, of Montana, to appear be-
fore the committee Monday will be
the first witness in this line of in
quiry.
H. F. Taft, Washington manager
of the Western Union Telegraph
company and Thomas p Dowd,
Washington manager of the Postal
Telegraph company will be addi-
tional witnesses. Subpoenas were is
sued for them today.
They will be required to present
copies of any kilograms which were
sent from Washington to Albert B.
Fall and Edward b. Mclean, pub
Usher of the Washington Post, at
Palm Beach, Fla, between Decem.
ber 20, 1928, and January 20, 1924.
Copies of kilograms sent to Fail
at New Orleans also will be called
for and in addition records of any
long distance telephone calls made
by government officials to Palm
Beach while Fall and Mclean were
there may be sought
WaIsh's Florida Inquiry
1t was on January 9 that Senator
Walsh left Washington for the
Florida resort with authority from
the oil committee to question Nc
Lean as to his statement, trans
mitted to the committee by tele-
graph, that he had loaned Fall
100000 Fall then was at Palm
Beach, and conferred several times
with Mclean.
Secretary Slemp went to Palm
Beach for a vacation on Decem-
Der %, and returned here January
is. Some members Of the commit
tee want to know what converse.
tions, if any, he had with either
Fall or Mclean during his stay and
also whether he has communicated
with any other persons mentioned
in the oil scandal since that time.
These committee men also desire
to ascertain whether any individual
members of the oil committee had
communication with the former in
ter or secretary while he was either
at Pal n Beach or at New Orleans
where he conferred with E. L. Do
heny and learned that Doheny was
coming to Washington to testify that
he loaned Fall 100000.
MclLean's Story Told
Although he had informed the
committee that Fall obtained the
500, 900 from him, Mclean when
placed under oath by Senator Walsh
testified that he had given the one
time secretary checks aggregating
100000, but that these had been re
turned to him uncashed with the
explanation that Fall had arranged
to obtain the funds from another
source.
The Washington publisher was un
able to produce the stubs of the
checks and it is to inquire further
in to this transaction that Senator
today for officials of the Federal
American and Commercial National
Banks of Washington. Mclean said
the checks had been drawn on one
or the other of these banks
Charles B. Lyddane vice president
of the Federal American and j. H.
RI i
mercial National, will be questioned
by the committee Monday at which
time the public hearings will be re.
opened.
Banker to Be Questioned
On the same day the committee
plans to examine Milton f. Allies
president of the Riggs National
bank Of Washington, for whom a
formal subpoena was issued today
He will be asked concerning any un-
usual cash transactions passing
through that bank and which might
have connection with various runlors
relating to the oil scandal.
While it is planned to press the
public hearings as speedily as pos.
slble, Senator Walsh has not ar
ranged for program beyond Mon.
day He will confer soon with ex.
pert accountants who have been ex.
amining the books of the brokera ges
Llfns before determining upon the or.
der IN which witnesses are to ap-
pear
Mclean has been summoned TO an.
pear before the committee Monday
out Senator Walsh said TODAY he
would not be called on that dav. nor
mas there been any decision as to
when he VIII be examined