Evening star., 1926-11-25
u. S. Tomorrow Will Present
Final Evidence in DohenV's
Loan of 100000.
GOVERNMENT MAY END
ITS CASE NEXT WEEK
Mclean Testifies About ex-Secre-
tary's Request to Him to Say He
Advanced Money.

sion Of the District Supreme Court,
charged with conspiracy to defraud
the United States in connection with
the lease Of the California naval oil
reserves, probably will be concluded
by the middle Of next week, and in
view Of the present defense counsel
plans, tho Jury is expected to bring in
its findings by December 20.
Justice Adolph A. Hoehl1ng's court
was in recess today after having
heard yesterday afternoon two YER
sions Of the famous 100000 loan to
Fall. The first was given by Senator
Irvine l.. Lenroot of Wisconsin, who
testified Fall told him and Senator
Smoot that Edward e. Mclean,
wealthy publisher, had advanced him
the sum with which he bought q
ranch in Three Rivers. New Mexico.
The second story of the loan was Civ
en- by Mr.. Mclean himself who, under
direct examination by former Senator
Pomerene Of Ohio, testified that Fall
had asked him to assume the role Of
the friend who had actually loaned
the money. This request was made,
Mr.. Mclean explained, because Fall
said his political enemies in New Mex
leo were "bedeviling" him.
Final Loan Details Sought.
Tomorrow the Government, led by
Owen J. Roberts. special prosecutor
appointed by President Coolidge, will
endeaVOr to bring out the last chapter
of the famous loan Story--that which
shows the loan actually having been
made by Doheny. Just before the
session adjourned last evening, Mr..
Roberts had produced the transcript
of testimony before the Senate oil in
vestigation with bears Doheny's
story about the 100000.
Defense counsel objected and Justice
Hoehling, because of the lateness of
the hour. decided to hear arguments
on it's admissability tomorrow morn
ing. IT, 1t is accepted by the court,
the reading OF the pertinent parts
will require about an hour and then
Mr.. Roberts will call for the demand
note which Fall gave to Doheny and
which the latter tore in two parts, re-
tanning one piece and giving the other
to Mrs. Doheny so that the instru-
ment could not be demanded for pay
ment in the event both lost their lives.
This note is understood to be in the
custody Of the Senate committee.
After Mr.. Roberts develops testi-
New York Bankers, from whom, ac-
cording to the opening statement Of
defense counsel, Edward l.. Doheny,
jr.. withdrew 500, 900 in cash and per-
sonally delivered It 'in a brown
leather satchel" to Fall at Wardman
Park Hotel here, the Government will
switch to a, history Of the Pearl IIar-
Dor fuel tank contracts, producing
voluminous documents and Edward
c.. Finney, first assistant Secretary of
the Interior, who also served In that
capacity under Fall, as the witness.
LenrOot Tells of Talk.
The high points of the trial to date
began yesterday afternoon when Sen
ator Lenroot took the stand. Over
the vigorous objection Of defense
counsel, who contended the testimony
he was about to give antedated tho
alleged acts Of conspiracy, the Sen
ator related in detail the visit which
he and Senator Smoot made to Fall
at the latter's apartment in the Ward
man Park Hotel in December, 1923.
II stated to him." the Senator said,
chat I had insisted on his coming to
Washington to explain certain trans
actions that came before the commit
tee, and particularly with reference to
where he had procured the money
with which, he bought the Harris
ranch. He stated that while it was a
purely private transaction, he was
Willing to give the committee all the
facts concerning it, except that he was
not willing to disclose the name of the
party from whom he procured the
money"
II stated to Mr.. Fall" the witness
continued after relating Falls reasons
for wanting to purchase the ranch,
that / felt that he owed 1t to the
committee, he owed 1t to the country
and he owed it to himself to come
before the committee and disclose
fully all the facts, including the name
of the party from whom he had Sc
cured the money. He said the party
was not in the city; that he did not
know whether he would consent to 1t
or not and he would not do it with
out his consent.
Would Tell i'm Confidence.
"He stated he would be willing to
tell us in confidence the name Of the
man from whom he procured the
money. l told him that l did not want
the name in confidence, but 1 wanted
him to tell the committee, but before
I had fairly completed the statement
ne said the name was EDWARD 6. NC
Lean. And he said that he would
wire Mr.. Mclean and see whether he
would consent to disclosure Of his
name"
Then Mr.. Mclean took the chair.
After the reading Of q letter by Sena-
tor Pomerene to the publisher from
Fall reciting a proposal to breed thor
Oughbred horses on a tract Of land
adjoining the Fall ranch in New
Mexico, the witness related the former
Secretary's request for loan of $780,.
600. Mr.. Mclean testified he gave
him two or three checks" which ag-
gregated the desired amount, but that
they never were cashed and the note
Fall gave evidently was destroyed, as
the transaction was not completed.
This occurred in November, 1921. the
witness said.
Two or three days after the checks
were given Fall, the witness declared
the former told him that he made "ar-
rangements to get the money from
another source, or from another
friend. something to that effect"
Senator Pomerene then drew from
the witness statement regarding his
visit with Secretary Fall in Atlantic
City in December, 1923, in response
to q telegram.
"I sa'v Soc~"tcrv Fall" Mr.. Mclean