The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-03-05
MILAN HADCODE ASA$1 MEMBER OF BURNS FORCE Secret Service Head Ad- mits Tipping Publisher
 Regarding Quiz WALSH GIVES EVIDENCE
 OF DOHENY PROPOSALS Immediate Action Planned For
 Cancellation Of Oil
 Land Leases

Lana Leases
 WASHINGTON, March 4.-Three more interesting contributions were added to the records of the oil com mittee today while special government counsel were completing plans for ac- tion within the next few hours for the annulment of the Sinclair and Doheny leases.
 Senator Walsh of Montana, leader in the oil scandal, disclosed that in the midst of the inquiry E. l.. Doheny had suggested that he might care to associate himself with the Doheny in- terests in proposal to develop oil lands.
 The second disclosure was produced by William J. Burns. director of the bureau of investigation of the Depart ment of Justice. He testified that in order to save possible embarrassment to Attorney General Daugherty he had hinted to Edward B. Mclean, publisher of The Washington Post, that he re- sign his commission as a $1-a-year se- cret agent of the. bureau, a position he said Mclean had held since 1921.
 Furnishes Third Sensation
 Francis H. McAdoo of New York, son of William G. McAdoo, furnished the third sensation of the two-hour committee session. He declared Me Lean, for whom he is counsel. had tele graphed him that A. Mitchell Palmer, was counsel for Albert B. Fall and Harry F. Sinclair. Palmer denied be- fore the committee last week that there Anu ol,oh rnlo tiNn nhin
 In presenting to the committee copies of Q telegram and two letters exchanged with Doheny, Senator Walsh said that reports concerning these documents had been whispered about for the pur- gram was found in the files of the Western Union Telegraph company while a search was being made for messages relevant to the oil inquiry.
 The first communication in the ex- change was a letter dated December IA, 1923, and sent to Doheny at New York city by the senator. Enclosed with it was letter sent to Senator Walsh by T, S. Hogan of Great Falls, Mont, and inquiring as to whether MT. Walsh might not be in touch with men who would be in position to finance the development of oil fields in Mon tana. Senator Walsh wrote MT. Do- heny that if he had not dismissed the idea of entering the Montana field, the Hogan letter might be of interest to him.
 Asked To Take Interest
 A week later Doheny telegFaphed. Mir. IsAaEalsh that if She seilztUf Uf sls bfotiis | CT were willing to "taie interest," in the Hogan proposition. he would be pleased to have Hogan visit him at Los An geles, bringing necessary data concern ing the property in question. On December "A, Senator Walsh re- piled that the suggestion made by Do- heny 'is to me most alluring." He added that he should appreciate very much indeed the opportunity to be as- sOciated with you in some business en- terprise," but that he could not, while in his present official position, engage in any business dependant in any ap- preciable degree on government favor" While the oil committee was in ses- si0p, q second step was taken looking | to the recovery to the federal govern ment of additional oil lands in Cali f0rnia operated by the Standard Oil company of California.
 Special Counsel Named Pursuant to the directions of con- gress, President Coolidge named Samuel Knight of San Francisco as special counsel to initiate court pro- ceedings to determine the validity of titles to these oil lands granted to the Standard by the state of California. The state acquired the property-sec- tions 16 and 36 in the Elk Hills re- serve-as non-mineral lands when it was granted statehood.
 Meantime the committee will con- tinue following up the Mclean and other telegrams which are being pre- scented to it daily by the telegraph companies. Ira F. Bennett, an edi- torial writer on the Washington Post, and other of McLean's employees will be called tomorrow.
 During his brief stay on the witness stand before the oil committee, Burns and Senator Walsh had several sharp exchanges and once the senator rather abruptly prevented the justice official from going afield in his testimony. Appointed by Daugherty Burns said that when he took charge of the investigation bureau in August. 1921, he found Mclean on the rolls of special agents and indicated that he had Teen appointed by Attorney Gen srai Daugherty. Asked why he had not removed Mclean. instead of binting that he resign, the detective said that Mir. Daugherty alone had authority to cancel the publishers commission.
 The hint sent to Mclean by Burns was contained in the celebrated Mary" message that Mrs. w. 0. Duckstein testified she had sent to her husband, one of McLean's employees, nt the direc- tiOn of Burns, under whom she works as special agent.
 Both Burns and Mrs. Duckstein said they knew Mclean had a copy of department of justice code and the latter said Burns had instructed her to send the Mary" message in code. COP AND BANDIT