The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-05
GRILL BURNS AS
TOOL OF TEAPOT
OIL GANCSTERS
Palm Beach Wires in
Government Code
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NGOnbAnuGQ from page la
code expert, who deciphered the mes
sages, read them when the committee
this morning resumed its hearings.
Here are the decided messages,
which hitherto have not been re-
vealed The contents of others al
ready have been decided and printed.
January 8, 1924.
"John F. Major, care Washington
Post, Washington, D. G.
Here's Hypothetical Question.
This is a hypothetical question.
John Doe draws check for $40, 900.
On the back of the check is written
endorsement as follows: John Doe for
purchase of house, Does bank
simply keep record of the amount
of cash drawn or does it keep a rec
ord of explanation written on back
of .check?"
January %, 1924, 4:37 P. M.
Los Angeles, Calf.
"E. L. Doheny, Pan-American
Petroleum and Transport Company,
$40 Woodward Building, Washington,
D. C.
Compliment you on able presenta-
ton Washington. Have heard many
complimentary remarks and no un-
favorable criticism. Cannot resist
informing you my opinion that it
would be a mistake to offer back
lease and an act that could be en-
Joined by any stockholder. Am per-
fectly (word missing) that when
present hysteria is over and if matter
is weighed in any court proceedings,
that you will be thoroly indicated
and (sentence unfinished.)
"The company cannot legally be
made to suffer for the act of any Of
fetal acting unofficially. Everyone
here would be pleased to help lift the
burden off your shoulders. Hope
that your realization the equity the
contract will give you aid and comfort
at a time when politics seems to be
the master
0Signed) 81. A. Y"
The Doheny telegram was sent two
days after Doheny revealed to the
committee that he had loaned Former
Secretary of the Interior Fall $780,
Senator Thomas ]. Walsh at this
Juncture read to the committee the
correspondence he had with Doheny
regarding proposal that they become
associated in a business venture in
December, 1928.
Investigate Secret IntriSues.
Secret intrigues to keep E. B. Nc
Lean off the witness stand in the oil
inquiry will have further airing to-
day before the senate oil committee.
n iaSea. RIO nfs .:atrone- step Bearer
the full inside story of the purpose
of these intrigues when it called VIM.
J. Burns, head of the Department of
Justice Secret Service, to explain how
Mclean got possession of a code
formerly used by justice agents.
Burns also was to be asked whether
he sent word to Mclean at Palm
Beach that he was being investigated
by the department.
The committee is interested in Nc
Leans code messages and his unusual
efforts to avoid testifying because it
believes this indicates that he knows
more about the oil scandal than he
has told. Mclean himself will be put
on the stand later in the week and
will be asked point blank why he
Tried so hard to keep out of the in
curry. All he has told about so far
Is loan" of 100000 to Albert B.
Fall, In the form of checks, which
both Mclean and Fall said, were
never cashed. If that was McLean's
only part in the matter he hardly
would have expended such eff
forts to keep from telling about it,
senators believe.
They do not disguise the fact that
they do not completely believe the
story Of the $780, 900 loan. Further
more, information has been given
committee members indicating that
Fall did not use the 100000 given
him by Doheny to buy the New Next
co ranch where he now lives. They
want to see if Mclean can throw
some further light on this.