The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-12
LENRO0T QUITS
 TEAPOT INQUIRY
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 Montana, who has taken the lead in development of the facts and examina- tion of the witnesses.
 Majors was the only witness heard today. He was emphatic that Mclean had no hesitation i'll taking the witness stand; that the almost feverish activity Cf his employees nt:e during January was solely in the interest of having his deposition taken in Florida so as to make unnecessary trip to Washing ton at time when he was ill and Mrs. Mclean and their son had just under goLe operations.
 Says Mclean Ready
 At the suggestion of Senator Bur sum, republican, New Mexico, that Me Lean might have hesitated to appear here because of the conflicting stories he had given the committee about the $10O,O00 loan to Fall, Major said these stories might, be embarrassing to Me. Lean, but that he had been ready to come in spite of them and despite the advice of his representatives in Wash ington.
 Expressing the thought that the code word 'eyed' in one of the telegrams sent to Mclean referred to E. $. Rochester, attached to the office of At torney General Daugherty, Major said he believed this code would be found in the department of justice cipher.
 In that message Major informed Me. Lean he had an engagement with "eyed' for o'clock of that day, January 1S and that he expects something The witness said Rochester had called him l kHn al 4, Do ,,,f ment and that in using the expects something" in the telegram he had meant to convey to the publisher the information that Rochester expected to tell Major something.
 Willis was identified by Major a, Wilton J. Lambert, counsel for Me Lean. This name appears in several Ot the messages.
 Challenging the witness statement that Willis" meant Lambert Senator Walsh called attention to a telegram in which both Willis and Lamberi were mentioned in succeeding sen tences. Major insisted this was correct and when Senator Walsh said tn, language was out of the ordinary Major replied that:
 Our telegrams show we haven been using ordinary language Parties" Are Identified
 c. Bascom Slemp, secretary to Presi dent Coolidge, was identified by Major as the party referred to in one tele gram. Major said he was to see party and explained that it was only a so cial call He testified he returned iron Palm Beach with Secretary Slemp an, called on him several times at his in vitation.
 Major declared the "party" referred to in still another message was Der nard NJ. Baruch of New York, who wa quoted by the witness as having sai, it was too bad about McLean's situa tion with respect to the oil inquiry. | Asked how he interpreted that, Majo said he thought the idea was that Nc Lean had gone as far as he could fo friend and all for nothing
 Will Hear Others
 Before calling Mclean to the stan, the committee will hear other person mentioned in the publishers telegrams including three White House attaches H. E. Mckenna, chief do0rkeeper a the executive offices, E. W. Startling O the secret service staff, and E. W SHitneEST culet IclesFdpleF, WHO Indil ned the Washington end of Mclean private telegraph wire to Palm Beach
 Another name was added today to tn list of witness with the issuing of subpoena for Price Mckinney of Cleve land, former law partner of Fall. E l.. Doheny testified that Fall had toll him he had expected to get $100,00 from Mckinney to enlarge his rancl holdings. but that the Cleveland law yer could not conveniently make tn loan.
 Senator Walsh said today the com mittee also probably would call Majo General Lejeune, -commandant of tn marine corps, for, questioning about tn, sending of a detachment of marines t, Teapot Dome to clear the field ther, of independents who were maxim, claims to oil well locations.
 Olive Belle Hamon of Chicago. daugh ter of the late Jake Hamon, who ar rived here today. did not communicat t' with. Senator Walsh or other member! of the committee. She announced al the purpose of her trip the reflftation oi 1 the story of Leonard Wood, Jr., that