Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-29
Never Looked After Fall In
terests or Brought Pres
sure on Walsh, as Mes
sages Asserted, He Says.
DEFENDS HIS DECISION
IN LAND GRANT FIGHT
Stacks Attorney Says Fight on
Teapot Lease to Sinclair Was
Based on Theory That Con
spiracy" Existed-Senate Reso-
luton Asks Income Tax Returns

iutlOu ASkS xuCOWe lax heCuTuS
Several of the sensational asser-
tions made In kilograms sent to Ed
ward B. Mclean in Florida by his
employees here were fatty denied to-
day in testimony before the oil COM
mittee.
A. Mitchell Palmer, a former dem
ocratic Attorney General. who acted
as counsel for the publisher, testified
that he was not partner" OF J. W.
Zevely, attorney for Harry F. Sim
clair: that he was not looking after
the interests of Albert B. Fall, and
that he did not, as stated in the
kilograms. ask Senator Underwood
or any one else to bring pressure to
bear on Senator Walsh to keep Nc
Lean Oft the witness stand.
The witness then added that he
was not at present employed by any
oil company, and defended, under a
severe cross-examination, his de-
cision while he was Attorney Gen
eral to dismiss prosecution of the
famous Southern Pacific land ca IS
i'll California.
Schuyler Takes Stand.
The committee also cross-examined
Karl c. Schuyler, Denver attorney
who declared the Denver group that
interviewed in the Teapot Dome nego-
t!ations and were bought out by
Harry F.. Sinclair had acted on the
theory that there was CONSPIRACY
between Sinclair and the Pioneer Oil
Company.
The Senate itself meantime, open
ed up another possible avenue Of In
vestigation by asking President
Coolidge, in a resolution adopted
without debate, to throw open to the
committee the income tax returns OF
Fall, Sinclair. z. l.. Doheny and the
Sinclair and Doheny oil corpora
tions.
On the Senate floor Chairman Len
root was challenged later by Senator
I1efin, democrat, Alabama. to sum-
York banker for questioning about a
loan of s3,500,000 which the Alabama
senator said Thompson obtained In
1920 on a dummy" note for use in the
republican presidential campaign:
William Boyce Thompson is a
stakeholder and director in the Sim
clair oil companies, Senator Helm
said, and Sinclair stock was used
as collateral for that dummy note"
The Alabama senator said he had
Nht pi tar n e
government official who is as honest
as Paul"
Remarks Challenged.
Senator Wadsworth, republican,
New York. challenged a statement
by Senator Hefin that Thompson was
treasurer of the republican national
committee In 1920
We'll, he had some connection with
the committee" Senator Hefin re-
Piled" and 1 believe the money he
borrowed was used in that cam
paign."
Called to the stand as soon as the
committee met, Mr.. Palmer, as a
Quaker. affirmed" his intention of
telling the truth instead Of swearing.
ton, took up his examination
He denied that J. w. Zevely, coun-
sci for Harry F. Sinclair, Is his law
partner as suggested in the Mclean
"Zevely is an old friend of mine" and
; had outlined to him couple Of
months ago the salient facts in the
Oil inquiry.
said, as to whether Sinclair and FAN
could be compelled to answer ques-
tions before the committee. Palmer
gave 1t as his opinion that they could.
I've been a friend or acquaintance
of f.. b. Mclean for some years." Mr..
Palmer said. But In this case be-
came his attorney. John Major, an
employe of Mclean, came to me on
December Is or December 81. show
ing me a telegram from Mr.. Mclean
Us his authority for retaining me-"
The telegram and Majors reply,
previously put into the public record,
were produced.
Zevely Not Partner.
major refers to Zevely in the tele-
gram as your law partner" Senator
Dill said. SIS that true"
"It is not" Mr.. Palmer said. He
denied in reply to other questions
that he was attorney for Fall or Sim
clair.
ct think Major got the impression
that was connected with the matter
from conversations with Zevely."' Mr..
old personal friend Of mine and on
December 90, he called at my house
and talked with me about the In
Vestigation. didn't know hardly the
investigation was on. | had been out
OF the country, so Mr.. Zevely sketched
the situation out for me-"
Said Fall In Doubt.
Fall, Zevely said, was in doubt as
to what to show about where he got
certain money.
IT told him I thought the law would
allow the committee to compel both
Sinclair and Fall to answer. any ques-
tions pertinent to the inquiry. That
was on December a.
Senator Dill read another Major
Telegram to Mclean, which said
Palmer had warned Mclean to re-
1rain from communicating with
Chairman Lenroot.
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