The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-27
McAdoo Is
Revealed in
WireReport
Committee Seeks Whether the
Name Is Of Presidential Can
didate or of Son Practic.
ing Law in New York.
Probe Is Opened Wider

Washington, Feb. 26.-The senate
oil committee began a still hunt to-
day for more sensations In the oil
scandal, but no startling information
was unearthed.
The quest will be continued tomor-
row at another secret session with the
inspection of additional records Of the
Western Union Telegraph company
and those of the Postal Telegraph
company.
Upwards of a hundred kilograms
| exchanged between Edward B. Nc
Lean. publisher of the Washington
Post and his employees in Washington
many of them having to do with de-
! velopment in the oil inquiry, were
examined today and senators said 'ln-
teresting. but not sensational informa-
| ton had been obtained
The committee is seeking to estab-
lish whether administration officials
or individual members of the commit
| tee had communication with Mclean
or Albert Is. Fall after they had mis-.
| led the investigators as to the source
Of the 100000 loan Fall obtained
while secretary of the interior.
No evidence OF such communication
was brought TO light in the kilograms
examined. Chairman Lenroot told the
committee he had sent formal and
official telegram to Mclean at Palm
| Beach on last January 9 informing
him that Senator Walsh, democrat,
+, Montana, had been authorized to take
his testimony. He made the telegram
public.
McAdOO's Name Mentioned.
There was rather frequent mention.
senators said, of Francis McAdoo,
New York lawyer. as consultant Of
the publisher in matters which were
not nfdde clear In the messages. Com
| mitteemen want TO know whether
this Is Francis II. McAdoo. son of
William c. McAdoo. a candidate for
the democratic presidential nomina-
tion, who is a member of the New
York law firm Of Miller and Otis.
Fall was yariously referred to In
the messages as the man at Ward.
man Park the secretary" and
finally as Fall"
The name of A. Mitchell Palmer.
former attorney general and counsel
for Mclean, also appeared frequently
in the messages, committeeman said.
adding that his advice apparently
was sought on many occasions.
Chairman Lenroot and former
- - Lii
tee. also were mentioned. 1t was stat.
ed. some OF their statements at the
public hearings being qouted in mss
ages sent to Mclean.
The name of ]. w. Zevely. personal
counsel to Harry e. Sinclair, also
appeared. senators said. 2evely aft.
erwards went to New Orleans to con-
fer with FAN and upon returning here
disclosed TO the committee that Sin.
clair had loaned the former secre-
tary $4,000 three months after he
retired from the cabinet.
Leased Wire Disclosed.
Tho Mclean messages disclosed.
according to senators, that leased
wire was established between the pub.
fishers cottage at Palm Beach and
the Washington Post here at about
the time FAN reached the Florida re-
sort. This was a few days before Sem
ator Walsh went there to question
Mclean.
Announcing that a subpoena had
been issued for Henry Woodhouse.
New York. Senator Walsh said he de.
sired to question him about an article
he wrote saying the Doheney inter-
ests were under contract to supply
British interests all or a great portion
of the output of oil from naval re-
serve No. / in California.
Immediately after the committee
adjourned today. the senate initiated
another inquiry by adopting in rapid
succession a series OF resolutions by
Senator Norris. republican, Nebraska.
They call upon the state, war. navy.
Interior and treasury departments
and the shipping board for informa-
tion as TO what former cabinet Off.
GERS or former members of congress
have practiced before any OF these
agencies in the prosecution OF claims
since January /. 1918.