Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-02-28

could be reached through you at
Palm Beach. He said that he would
probably stay at Palm Beach for
few days and then go to Havana.
THE secretary said that the entire
matter would be dropped after Sin
clair was again questioned in per-
functory manner. He declared that
you would not be called. The filing
Of a letter with the committee, he
said, would make your end perfectly
clear, and bring to an end any dis
position that the committee might
have had of calling you"
Major to Mclean, December 90,
(marked "rush'O:
II do not believe that they intend
staying with you unless they have
formed that opinion since you wired
him suggesting that he come here
for a rest. I base my belief on the
fact that he had already said he
wanted to leave the city and go
south, but would wait here until he
heard from you about something
which was to take place Saturday.
He had already expressed himself
about going south before l wired
you his message about wanting to
leave the city and before you sug-
gested to him to come there for a
rest. I was told that he had received
such a wire from YOU.
80, if he now believes that he is
to be your guest he surely could
not have been under that impression
when he told me about wanting to
get away because at that time had
oil 7 will
let YOU know definitely after he
leaves Wardman Park hotel to go to
the station by going to the hotel my
self and find out his forwarding
address. l am to take his tickets out
to the hotel in the morning on ac-
count of the fact that he was I'M
able to secure reservation. l may
find out then without asking any
questions"
Palmer Wires Mclean
A. Mitchell Palmer to Mclean, De
cember 90:
Saw Senator Walsh this morning.
Would not commit himself definite
ly, but do not believe he will call
you as witness. l believe it neither
necessary nor wise for any state
ment to be issued by you or in your
name L am filing letter with com
mittee stating your connection with
Fall and feel confident that Will
prove sufficient. Am writing"
Fall to Mclean, December 20:
Mrs. Fall and l leaving for Palm
Beach tonight $40. Love to you
both"
Major to Mclean. January 2, 1924:
Thank you very much. for your
kind consideration. Palmer said that
Walsh leaves him under the impress
sion that you will not be called, He
also said that he has other people
working on Wall street. am to call
him tonight. Will wire you over
private wire at that time"
Major to Mclean, January 3:
"Just finished talking to Mitchell
Palmer. He has just wired you and
if you decide to come Palmer wants
to see you when you arrive here. l
toldw him that I would keep in touch
with him. If you have not received
a telegram prepared by Bennett and
myself, get Slingland busy"
Senator Smoot Republican, Utah,
former chairman Of the oil commit
tee, disclosed publicly today that he
was advised in advance that E. l..
Doheny was coming to Washington
to testify about his 100000 loan to
Albert B. Fall.
The Utah senator said he received
the Indignation from J. w. Zevely,
personal counsel to Harry F. Sin
clair. who was at New Orleans at
the time with Fall.
The senator denied rumors cur
rent at the capitol that he had been
il, +o1o loo n
Fall since the former secretary an
nounced in December that he had
received $100 900 loan from Edward
B. Mclean, publisher of the Wash
ington Post.
The only communication 1 had
with Albert Fall was when Zevely
called me on the telephone from New
Orleans and told me Doheny was
coming to Washington and tell it
ALL" Senator Smoot said. He then
said Albert Fall is here and wants
to talk to you
Fall explained to me that his
two daughters were in New Orleans
with him; that one was i'll and he
wanted to take her to his home in
Three Rivers, \. NJ. He explained
that he could get to Washington as
speedily from there as he could from
Florida, and he authorized me to eX-
plain to the committee the reason
why he found it necessary to return
to his home"
Senator Smoot also told Of a con-
ference which he and Chairman Len
root had with the former secretary
at the latters hotel here a few days
before Fall sent the letter to the
committee in which he said Mclean
had made the 100000 loan.
I'VE told him." Mr.. Smoot said,
that everything in the record had
been explained except where he got
the money 10 improve and enlarge
his ranch. He tL'- US. ne had bOr-
rowed it from an old friend
I'm not pauper,' he said I
can get money when l need it.
Well. Albert, why don't you tell
the committee where YOU got it?"
Senator Smoot said he asked the FOR
ner secretary.
Its a private matter was his
yeply, Senator Smoot SAID.
Then Visited Fall
We went 70 see Albert Fail as
friends 10 get him TO clear up the
matter Of the source Of the ranch
funds for his sake. the sake Of the
committee aud Of the public This
was a day or Two before he sent the
letter TO the committee that he got
the funds from Edward B. Mclean.
If he hadn't sent that letter, the
matter might never have been clear.
ed up
Albert Fan was sick man.
While We were there he was lyins
on a couch and the perSpiration was
SfreaD7ir,- IF -fs Fa1o