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Admiral Cole was excused from fur
ther testimony.
Rear Admiral Coontz, who was CHIEF
Of operations and chairman Of the
general board at the time Of the 1921
| war scare and the leases, was called
as the next witness. The same cues
tions were put to him regarding the
strategic importance Of Pearl Harbor
as were put to Admiral Cole: He re-
piled that they were Of the greatest
importance. as was the maintenance
base for the needs of the fleet
"In the absence Of an adequate oil
supply, what would be the position
Of the Pacific Fleet in the event OF
operations?" Mr.. kellogg asked. Jus.
I tice Hoehling sustained objection OF
Government counsel at this point He
also refused to allow Admiral Coontz
| to express an opinion regarding the
adequateness Of 100000 barrels of
reserve oil.
Asked About Oil Decision.
Mr.. Kellogg asked Admiral Coontz
| If on July 20, 1920, the general board
had made a decision as to the fuel
oil situation embodied in a memoran-
dunn.
"Yes." replied Coontz. but that
date was July g."
The memorandum in question was
not among the naval files produced in
court.
Previous to July 2. 1920, Mr.. Kel-
logg asked if there had been recon.
mendations for the construction and
establishment of fuel oil stations. The
witness replied there was and that
these plans included one at Pearl
Harbor.
Further questioning of the witness
was suspended until the memorandum
of July 2, 1920, could be produced
from the files of the Navy Depart
ment. Admiral Coontz was then ex-
cused for the time being.
At this point Mr.. Hogan called
Charles L. Little, cashier of Blair &
Co., bankers. of New York. He asked
the witness to produce the bank ac-
count of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L..
Doheny, jr., during 1921.
What was their balance on Novem-
ber 20, 1922" he asked. The balance
sheet showed Sill ,011.65.
The only withdrawal made on No
vember 20 was s151.
Mr.. Hogan then asked about the
Withdrawals on November 80. Three
Withdrawals were made, the witness
showed the first for 1857; the Sec
ond for 100000, and the third for
$3.50.
On December 1 there were no with
drawals, the record showed, and the
balance was $9,S04.65.
"When was the next deposit enter
ed on the account" asked Hogan.
"A deposit of $4,000 on December
y was shown" replied the witness.
The deposit check had been by
Edward L. Doheny, drawn on a Los
Angeles bank.
Doheny on December rs, 1921. was
s47,637.
Another Deposit Shown.
Little's records also showed one en-
try Of $116, ,002.29 on January 13, 1922,
to the credit Of Doheny, ST. He was
unable to say by whom the checks
were drawn and identified them only
as being on a Los Angeles bank.
Atlee Pomerene, associated with Mr..
Roberts as special Government prose
cutor, produced q letter to the bank
ing company from o. d. Bennett,
dated January II, 1922. inclosing two
checks totaling the $4,000 figure,
which Mr.. Doheny, sr., requested be
deposited to his sons account.
Mrs. Doheny, sr., then took the
stand. After explaining that she and
her husband had maintained a home
in Los Angeles, at the Plaza Hotel in
New York, at 2400 Sixteenth street,
2501 Massachusetts avenue, the Shore
ham and Wardman Park Hotels, she
was directed to tell what she knew
about the loan to Fall.
Her presence on the stand created
n Of avoifon1nnf the
spectators as her call to testify came
as a complete surprise. She main
tanned utmost composure and spoke
in a clear unfalter.ng voice.
when did you first hear about the
loan?" asked Mr.. Hogan.
Told of 1t i'm New York.
eve were walking on Fifth avenue
one evening about two weeks before
the loan was made, when my husband
told me Of the receipt of letter from
the foreman of our ranch relative to
the purchase of some farm lmple-
ments.
Talking of ranches he said. re
minds me that Mr.. Fall is anxious to
buy an adjoining ranch in New
Mexico. In fact it has become an
ODS0SSIOn WIFI L SOAN AAAAAA
would be very glad to lend him the
money to buy it. He said he expected
to get it from another friend, but !
told him that if anything happened
I would be very glad to have him
come to me and ask for it. He said
he would need about 100000"
The next Mrs. Doheny heard that
the loan was made the day her son
went to Washington. ''Ned's gone to
Washington on the Congressional
limited and 1 have made the loan to
Mr.. Fall" she quoted her husband as
telling her.
A day or two after young Doheny's
return she saw the note Fall gave in
return for the money. Mr.. and Mrs.
Doheny were alone in their apartment
at the Plaza Hotel about the goth of
December, 1921, and were preparing
to leave for Los Angeles. the witness
said. Asked to relate how the note
was torn, she said:
"I had JUST paid a bell boy for
package he delivered and when I re-