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assigned why he shouldn't answer
about the loan?" asked Walsh.
Thought Matter Personal.

assigned why he shouldn't answer
about the loan?" asked Walsh.
Thought Matter Personal.
They thought 1t was a personal
matter and had nothing to do with
the subject Of the inquiry"
Lenroot asked Palmer to tell the
committee what conversations pass
ed between himself and Zevely. Pal.
mer said the only one was that he
already had outlined.
The former Attorney General
could not imagine, he said, in reply
to a query, why "Crooker" in New
York, should be trying to have
Harry Payne Whitney excused from
testifying, as was indicated in a
telegram to Mclean from Ira Ben
nett, editor of McLean's Washing
ton newspaper. Nor would Palmer
hazard a guess as to Bennett o.
McLean's interest in the matter.
When Senator Dill made some
ocular allusion to fees, Palmer said
he had not represented Doheny at
any time and laughingly added: IT
wish I had"
Walsh again turned the inquiry
to the Southern Pacific land cases.
Walsh explained that there were
two cases, one decided In favor Of
the Government and the other
against, in both cases the Govern
ment charging fraud in part OF the
railroad.
Explains Two Cases.
The decision against the Govern.
ment was rendered by Judge Bled.
soc, Of the United States district
court Of the southern district Of
California. The decision for the
Government was handed down in
'tYou were aware Of these facts?"
ayes"
"Will you make clear how you
distinguished between these two
caSeS?"
Palmer asked his assistant for the
Attorney Generals. report of 1920 to
refresh his memory. While the
search for the report was being
made Dill asked Palmer If he had
ever talked with Mclean over the
long distance.
mo. I never have" Palmer re-
piled.
Controversy Over Law.
In reply to question by Sem
ator Kendrick Dem.) Of Wyoming,
Palmer said he had not acted as a
legal adviser for Colonel Zevely.
Lenroot read excerpts from the ap-
pelate court saying the lands ac-
quired by the railroad were known
to be mineral bearing at the time OF
the patent.
"Well, my assistants handled the
case and I thought they knew
more about it than did," Palmer
said.
Palmer and Walsh engaged in a
heated controversy on the ques-
ton Of law on which the railroad
cases were decided.
"Well. men viii disagree" Pal
mer said.
Eyes, but we should not disagree
II don't think so, either" Pal
mer interjected. under his breath.
"If you want to learn about these
Southern Pacific cases suggest
you call Judge Biggs."
Both Palmer and Walsh refused
to recede from their contentious, 50
that the reading accomplished little.
Their controversy was over a tech
nicality in law practice.
care you still retained by Nc
Learn" asked Din.
''No."
"Did you get fee?"
Eyes, but haven't been paid
yet"
"who suggested that Mclean en-
ploy your"
"I don't know"
zone telegram said you were a
good man."
Admits He's "GoOd."
"That is a telegram agree with"
Ebay be. It should have been
able rather than good" Din sug-
gested.
"Did Zevely explain his interest
in the natter" asked Din.
mot then, but he was very in
terested." -.
"You can see now?"
"Oh. yes, I understand a lot Of
things now that I didn't then"
In short statement Palmer de-