Evening star., 1924-01-25

ploy?"
He is an assistant in our office in
Los Angeles"
How long has he been in your en-
ploy?"
Five or six months"
Was he not employed in the In
terror Department under Secretary
Fall?"
He was a clerk in the outer office
of Secretary FALL
Senator Walsh recalled previous
testimony by Doheny and his state
ments with reference to the April
lease having ben made by subordi-
mates Of Fall. and asked the witness
whether he thought Assistant Secre-
tary Finney had signed the lease
without the knowledge of Fall
Il do not know" replied Doheny.
Senator Lenroot then took up the
questioning again.
What are your expectations with
regard to the repayment of this
loan?" he asked.
May Employ Fan.
II do not know whether Senator
Fall will be able to pay 1t out of any
profits from his properties" the wit
ness replied II expect him to pay
his business venture, may employ
him in my affairs in Mexico, with
which he is convtrsant, and pay him
a salary out of which he could get
rid of the loan. / had that in mind at
the time I made the loan"
IF Mr.. Fall does not enter your en-
ploy will you press him for the pay
ment Of the note?"
II think 1 will"
Did you think this loan would re-
feet upon Mr.. Fall?"
Il did not think IL would reflect
upon him as much as 1t now will, had
statement of 1t been made in his
previous testimony"
What do you mean by that?"
Thinks Truth Better.
| II think 1t would have been much
than the statement that the loan had
| been obtained from Mr.. Mclean"
DO you think 1t constitutes any
reflection upon Mr.. Fall?"
Then why did you not tell the
| committee about it when you were
here in December?"
Il thought 1t was Mr.. Falls bust
| question which had been asked Of
me when l was before the commit
Where were you" asked Senator
| when Mr.: Falls statement about OBJ,
tanning the loan from Mr. Mclean
was made to the committee %
II was in California"
| oio you hoI auNise the COM
II thought it best to await de-
You appreciate that a greater de-
| transaction of this kind by reason
of .snrs that i fact7"
What developments were you
| ward at that time?"
| Ha. Acted prou,nAI~
II think l came forward promptly
1t is January, and the holidays have
intervened. I think have acted
| promptly"
that Doheny t'1 had visited Visited the fesssshee White
| House two or three weeks ago"
| 1T was two months ago" rejoined
| the witness was there about a
| half an hour Maybe 1t was longer
President and Mrs. Coolidge and may
have remained a half hour in the
lounging room. There were three
| other gentlemen present at the time.
| One Of them was Mr.. Quinn of
American Legion, and another was a
gentleman from Kentucky. We were
] invited In to take lunch"
Not Worried About Loan.
! Senator Stanfield. republican. Ore
| gon, asked whether Doheny had been
] dHAiOuS dDOut tne use fdll WOulQ
make of the money you loaned him."
None whatever" was the reply.
HE was an old friend"
| Did he tell you." asked Senator
| Adams, democrat. Colorado. "he got
| money from bankers in Colorado?"
NO sir
Ibid he say he was hard pressed"
continued Senator Adams.
He told me about his hopes and
| expectations. His statements made
| such an impression upon me that, as
an old friend. I advanced him out of
my plenty. I had to relieve his
"Was there any discussion about
, Senator Pittman. democrat, Nevada
mo sir" He never said when he
| thought he could repay it."
Any question Of security?" went
He offered me the ranch he was
going to buy as security"
Did he ever buy the ranch?'
Wanted No Security.
II understand he did. I would not
| have taken it as security II he had
offered T. It 5oNnt We talked tt about the ranch
"Did you expect him to go into
your employ while he was Secretary
Of the INTERIOR"
mo, after that. He often said
he was not going to remain in the
"When he borrowed the $1oo, 900
1 he had in mind that he was going
to perform only a few more official
acts?"
IT do not know" I did not know
how soon he would retire; whether
he would stay throughout his term
or only a small part of It,"
"Then you attach some value to
the note?'
where do you usually keep your
| notes?"
Angeles / keep some in New York"
ibid you make a search for this
Il made a hurried SEARCH" said the
witness, and then, taking from his
j pocket a gold morocco bill
| case. he added:
"When the note was brought to me
| by my son 1 placed 1t in this book
and kept it there for some time. 1t
may be that the note Is In my Sc
curity vault in New York. I know I
have not lost 1t. I Will have my SON
and my wife assist in looking for it.
AS soon as can find 1t I will pro-
{ duce 1t before you. know the note
| Is not lost"
Asked by Senator Stanfeld why the
money was paid over to Fall in cash,
iDoheny. said he saw nothing un-
usual" in that He recalled his ex-
periences in Mexico. whore he said
leash sometimes was hard to get, and
declared he was accustomed to handle
| large SUMS in that form. He said, IN
reply to another question, that he
considered the cash feature of the