Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1924-03-11
EXPLAINS OIL
TE[EG EGRAMs AS
PROBE GOEsON
Under Pressure of Cross Ex-
animation Major Clears
: Up Some Mysteries
OF THE M'LEAN WIRES
Names in Code Are Cleared
Up by Means of His
Testimony
OF THE M'LEAN WIRES

WASHINGTON, March 11.-Under
pressure of a hard-hitting cross-ex-
animation, John f. Major, confiden-
tial man to Edward B. Mclean ex-
planned to the oil committee today
some more of the mysteries of the
Mclean kilograms.
One of those referred to without
name in the messages, he said was
C. Bascom Slemp, with whom he de-
claired he had returned from Florida
and upon whom he had called sew
eral times at Mr.. Slemp's invitation.
He insisted the calls were purely
social
The code word eyed" the witness
explained as referring TO Il. S. Roch-
ester, attached to the office of At
torney General Daugherty. He said
Rochester on one occasion had asked
him to come to the department and
had indicated that Something"
might be expected soon, but he was
hazy as to details.
"The mysterious Willis" referred
to repeatedly in the kilograms as
looking after McLean's interests, fl
nally was identified by Major as
Wilton J. Lambert, the publishers
attorney.
The committee called first John
Major. e. B. McLean's confidential
agent in Washington, and Senator
Walsh, Democrat, Montana, ques-
toned him. He told of trip taken
by Mr.. Mclean and himself to At
lantic City about the middle of
December" where Mclean talked
to former Secretary Fall.
IaI ~ hi ia1a IN Ind
ed w. o. Duckstein, the publishers
private secretary, remained at the
beach city two hours, but Major said
he did not know what his employer
and Fall had talked about. He had
naturally inferred" from the news
paper accounts of Falls later state
ment to the committee, he said, that
Mclean and Fall had discussed the
matter.
''I knew Mclean didn't go to At
lantic City to say howdy-do to Mr..
FALL he said.
Senator Bursum. Republican, New
Mexico, read from a transcript OF
Majors testimony on March 8, in
which the witness trst told of the
McLean-Fall conference at Atlantic
City. Major had said, Senator Bur-
sum insisted, that he knew Fall
and M Lean discussed the matter of
Falls story that Mclean had loaned
him 100000.
''I inferred that was the purpose
of the visit Major insisted, "be-
cause the papers came out with the
story. I'm merely inferring that"
Major went on to explain several
of his kilograms under questioning.
BY his message to Mclean saying
that A. Mitchell Palmer had parties
working on Walsh" Major said he
meant simply that there were people
inouiring of Walsh as to whether
Mclean was to be called to testify.
saying he was busy with Curtis, I'm
derwood and "Zev' meant he was
trying to avoid the calling of Mclean
from Palm Beach to testify. j. w.
Zeyerly, personal counsel to Harry
f. Sinclair, he said, told him that
all ecorts to keep Harry Payne WHIT
ney off the stand had failed he
then went to Zeverly to enlist his
aid to a similar end for Mclean, ont
was told that it was useless.
Major said he thought that man
mentioned in another telegram TO
Mclean referred to Bernard M.
Baruch, of New York. The message
said that man. was ito see the
party today" And Major testified
'ths party probably was Senator
Walsh. With Baruch, the witness
went OH, he had discussed Mr.. Nc
Lean and discussed you, sir. He
spoke highly of you.
That's not surprising" Senator
Walsh put in, hes a friend of
mine."
HE said it was a damned s ne"
continued Major, that Ned Mclean
was mixed up in this thing for moth
ing"
what was he (Baruch) going to
see me about ?" Senator Walsh ask
ed, "Do you know whether he did
see me or not?"
II don't think he did," Major re-
piled.