The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-25

law firm from Edward L. Doheny
would have been $1,000. 900 had Nc
Adoo's mission TO Mexico been. entire
~ successful. --i-s~ -a-
Senator Lenroot, chairmaR OF the
investigating committee. eaid today.
1T was an amazing statement. n
indicates that Mr.. McAdoo was net .
entirely frank with the committees'
Independent Probe Planned.
McAdoo's activities after he left the
treasury department. viewed I'M the
light Of this statement. are caussar
senators 10 favor the introduction OF
new resolution for an exhaustive
investigation. Such a resolution may
be presented in the senate this week.
The idea OF an independent inyes-
ugation IS prompted by the attitss4
taken by the committee investigating
the oil lease scandal. when Mr.. Mc-
Adoo was witness two weeks ago.
The committee took the posj.sss ssst
their legal latitude did not psvxsst
them TO inquire into cases wfsxne NC
Adoo's firm. instead Of McA&se yN@.
sonally. appeared before the sreapsxrv
department.
The senator's interesting thsssss,ssgisas
in an independent inquiry sasA ss.
formed that the firm nsAsa tasrt.
sums in this manner.
II is said that WashahgSsas ssdgs
lionaire has told friends tksM 9aae sagFgsa,
saved him large sums of ssSgnass ssst
cases other than oil. IL as gssxsa1ess18
that on tho witness stsasds MsAasxsF
denied that he representess agaw stlgsss.sa
before the treasury depa ra@ssassa dst @aas
matters. He was not asssAS WNexNS6
his firm had done so, or kUM 4gssasgA. mi
that event. he had prccSsAa. ny Dis
membership in the firm.
II has not been es;ablsseaas@ wAeaMeg.
any such representation sw @as @Nma
was with McAdoo's knovqa@Ea. : +
Tax Reduction Clrssness . R1s&:
Some very serious char,Ges @a@l1 a1sa
being made in connection wSaA Gag ~:
duetions. So serious are SMsw aGAt
senators do not even dsssA to- sieSAasg
them for publication. bvss xhxw nave
not Yet been reduced TO rsssfansssSN.
c. Bascom Siemp. secret&rr 20 Pres.
ident Coolidge, is scheduhs& aa 10 ssss
first witness before the tnssessssssssssus
committee tomorrow mornavse. Ysaes
viii he an open hearing, Sesnsssg
Walsh has promised. Tsrwufsh.
slemp's testimony direct drive wiz
be made TO establish such connections
as existed between high adninistra
ton officials and former Secretary OF
the Interior Albert r. FalH and the
oil interests.
Slemp's visit 70 Florida over the hci.
idays, during which time he admits
having. had conversations at Palm
Reach with Fall and Edward r. Nc.
Lean. Washington publisher. mem.
hers OF the committee feel demands
an explanation.
Seek Wire Records.
Nhe committee has established that
fsn and Mclean were constantly In
communication with Washington
through dummies. rs set ,his
evidence into the record. officials or
the telegraph companies have been
suhpoenaed. Today the original order
demanding that all messages pAs~~d
between Fail and Mclean in Florida
and their correspondents in Washing.
ton, was ampllfied 70 include al
messages stint or rectiVed rrom Wi.
Ham q. nuekstein and W. Y. Wiley.
puoksteln and Wiley are Identifies
~ members ~ the COMMITTEES a. EN-.
nFoyes Of Mclean.
II is nnoffieially stated that I'm.
muni's VII net be offered TO Mclean
tn exchange Tor his testimony. ana
that il would not he accepted n ef.
fercd.