The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-02-26

in the kilograms, but it he is the
new sensational story of intrigue
Uncovering of the evidence might
he Sufficient to wreck another
career"
PerusaI of the kilograms by the com
nittee also revealed:
l. That Fail, through Mclean, was
IN intimate touch with every thought
and action of the investigating COM
-littee which was sitting in Washing
ton.
?. That the day Senator Walsh.
leading investigator arrived in Palm
Beach. TO seek evidence from Mclean
and Fall. the former put in a leased
wire from Washington to Palm Beach.
s. That of the hundred or more
kilograms sent to Mclean and Fall,
two thirds of them were considered
':pertinent" to the oil scandal in
vestigation and will be made public
later.
4. That no member sOf the in
vestigating committee communicated
Iy Western Union with Fall or Nc
Lean.
The telegrams were called fer in the
committee efforts to learn source of
suspected leaks" TO persons involved
in the oil scandal.
II. T. Taft, general superintendent of
Western Union Telegraph Company.
protested against submitting Of
the kilograms on the ground they
were confidential communications and
his company had no right to make
, them public without consent of per-
IONS who sent them. The committee.
however, decided unanimously to so
into all records and Taft agreed, I'M
Ger protest.
LenrOOt Makes Statement
Before the committee went into ex-
ecutive session, Chairman Lenroot
made the following statement:
THE chair will state the reason the
committee is going into executive ses-
sion is to enable the committee to de-
termine which of these kilograms are
irrelevant and which are not. Those
which are found to be irrelevant viii
be read in public session later
Before the meeting Walsh said he
had no present intention of summon
4l5 AANOl uGL OCltCt dl OduSltAtN AOt
questioning about his dealings in Sin
clair oil stocks.
Lenroot indicated no move would be
made in this direction until after the
examination Of the brokers books had
been completed.
Hays Is Not Summoned
Although demand has been made.
Walsh announced he had no intention
of summoning Will H. Hays, Sullivan,
Ind, former postmaster general.
Hays name became linked with the
oil scandal when Senator Hefiin, Ala
bama, charged leasing of the naval
oil reserves was the result of deal
made in the Blackstone hotel, Chicago,
before the late President Harding was
nominated for the presidency.
Walsh said he had told his clerk to
issue a subpoena for G. D. Wahlberg,
former private secretary to Harry F.
Sinclair. and that he expected Wahl-
!. berg to appear tomorrow.
Wahlberg will be questioned about
references he made in previous tes-
timony he made about a "Mr. Hays"
The committee took it Mr.. Hays was
an eInploye in the Sinclair Office, but
because of recent developments they
wanted to make sure of his identity.
Mclean Attorney Appears
Wilton ]. Lambert, attorney for
Mclean, appeared at the committee
room, saying he intended later to con-
fer with Walsh.
Action of the committee in exam
ining the kilograms behind the closed
doors caused excited comment among,
the hundred or more spectators
crowded in the hall outside, because
of recent reports that two members
of the committee might have been
authors of some of the big stack of
messages to Fall and Mclean.
Telephone Records Called
Additional subpoenaes were served
records Of long distance telephone
calls from Washington to Palm Beach
TO Fan or later while he was in New
Orleans.
Subpoenas probably will be issued
today or Wednesday to bring Sinclair
and Mclean to the stand later in the
week. This move is Walsh's final
trump card and he does not wish to
play it until all other leads" have
been followed to the end.
The survey of brokerage books for
records of stock transactions may open
up the way for renewed inquiry A
report from the experts who have
\ been conducting the examination is
J expected to be completed by tomor-
row.
Carl G. Schuyler, Denver attorney
who represented j. Leo Stack in the
deal whereby Stack and Frederick
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