Evening star., 1924-01-25
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rived, thereby avoiding photographers
and possibly crowds. They were met
by Mrs Zevely in an automobile and
driven to the Zevely home in a down.
pour of rain.
Crowds, including a score of SEN
ators. packed the big committee room
almost to suffocation in the expecta-
tion OF further sensations, but 1t was
apparent that they were unprepared
for the bombshell which the oil mag
nate exploded almost at the beginning
Of q carefully prepared statement, In
which he argued vigorously against
any construction that the personal
loan to Secretary. Fall had any con-
rection with the subsequent award to
his company of government oil con-
tracts.
At the conclusion of the reading of
his statement Mr.. Doheny, through
his counsel. Gavin McNab, proposed
to the committee that his company
would reconvey to the government
All interest In the contracts If a
board OF experts. to be named by the
President, should find that at the time
of the making of the contracts they
We're not wise. desirable and advan-
tageous Tor the government to make
hcnt could have obtained"
Cross-QuestioninE Vigorous.
During the more than two hours
OF vigorous cross s-exa minatfon of Mr.
poheny that followed, Chairman Len
root asked him If, in view of the
possibility that he had secured an
advantage in getting the contracts
because of the loan to Mr.. Fall. he
was not willing to turn back the
lease.
Mr. Doheny replied that If It would
elear Mr. Fall of any suspicion of
having been Influenced by the loan
ne would be perfectly willing" to
recommend such course to his COM
There was but brief Senate dis
cussion Yesterday. Commentine on
the testimony Of Mr.. Dohenv. SEN uh
ater Hehin. democrat. Alabama. de-
snoO Sona rnas the Doheny loan makes
.neo the course Of the leasing Of the
Some one ought to go to the nen,-
hh.nary ha .aiG because of this transaction"
an angle Of the Teapot Dome con-
,sersy developed today on the House
sue OF the Capitol. when the naval
oommlttee asked Rear Admiral Cree
orY. who was before 1t on other maf-
for the naval eli reserves IN wHa Eases
ing and California.
Members OF the committee indicated
privately that they desired To iesrn
what had become Of ROYALTIES n.iI -, Il
Dy the Doheny and Sinclair fnterests
ana whether there was any rrounI
Ior stories that the Navy Department
projects. no1i1eo
Members of the Senate comm,tt.a
nas tne hearing yesterday re-
nilnoed MIR. Doheny he had testified
G00,0O0 SAon' oh $1Vo,-
Mr.. Doheny declared to the cono-
eeee, however, that the loan had
omont mo relation to any of the subse-
ey him personally" and that ain con-
nection with this loan there was no
discussion between Mr. Fall and nv
sell .,rs as to any contract. whatever"
The transactions themselves in
sne order in which they occurred"
Mr.. Doheny said. dispose Of any
contention that they were Influenced
6y my making personal loan to a
lifelong friend"
Planned to Collect Loan.
The oil magnate testified that he
had advanced the money to enable
Mr.. Fall to enlarge his New Mexico
ranch holdings and that he haa full
~ intended to collect Che loan If Mr.
Rails health remained good and that,
II necessary, he had planned to en-
ploy the former Secretary to look
after his Mexico holdings SO as to
enable him to repay the debt.
Responding to questions on cross
examination. Mr.. Doheny said the
note sent him by Mr.. Fall was un-
paid; that 1T bore no interest rate.
nn jnf had -
1t. He said he had drawn a check
for the 100000 on New York bank
and that his SON had taken the cash
from New York to Washington. re-
ceiving in return the note, which he
thought was in Mr.. Falls handwrit-
Ing.
Unable to Find Note.
The witness was unable to produce
either the nte or the check, al
though he said he had conducted a
Nngele". He declared they were not
lost anu possibly were in New York.
JIe was excused after three hours on
the witness stand, with the under
standing that he would endeavor to
find the check and notes for the
committee.
Mr. Doheny's testimony threw a
bombshell into what already has de-
veloped into one of the most SEN
sational Investigations conducted by
n congressional committee in recent
years. In view of it. Mr.. Fall will
be questioned when he appears be-
fore the committee next Monday re-
l:arding his statement of December
u to the committee. in which he
sail:
TT should be needless for me to
say that in the purchase of the Harris
ranch or in any other purchase or
expenditure / have never approached
~ l. Doheny or any one connected
with him. or any of his corporations,
or Mr. H. +. Sinclair. any one
connected with him or any OF his
ceivcd from either of said parties
one cent on account of any oil lease
or upon any other account whatso'
ever"
Mentioned Mclean.
AZ the same time Mr. Fall declared
in. his statement to the committee
that he had obtained the 100000
used liz enlarging his ranch from
Edward B. Mclean. Washington
newspaper publisher. Mr.. Mclean
FLORIDA to tho same effect, but when
,xamined at Palm Beach later by
Senator Walsh. democrat, Montana,
Re testified that he had given Mr..
they had been returned to him un-
caShed. .'--
Appearance Voluntary.
Mr.. Doheny appeared before the
committee as a voluntary witness
Ind, as he put it, ito state to the
committee and the public the full
5acts: regarding the loan. He said
lie had come from Los Angeles for
1hfs purpose, and had Travelled via
-tew Orleans to apprise Mr.: Fall Of