Evening Star Newspaper, February 29, 1924, Page 4

McLean Employ es’ Assertions Are Flatly Denied by Palmer Continued from F between Zevely and myself,” Mr. Pal- mer put in. “Pm trying to find out how much truth that man Major put in his tel- sgrame,” Senator Dill sald, e vead mot me: ges, called Palme ssociute or partner of Zevely Mr. Palmer insisted the charac- terlzation was untrue. Hasn't Seen Fall in Years, “I've Tot seen -Mr: Fall-in years.” the witness remarked, when u tele aram was read saving Palmer was on the lockout for the interests of the man at the Wardman Park Ho- tel” & term applied to Fall in the d Francis H. Me- liam G. McAdoo, had conferred with him regarding the statement he presented to the com- mittec on behalf of McLean. Senator Dill read another message in_ which McLean. told -Major that “on account of Palmer acting for other parties, you must be extia careful.” e “I don't know any other parties 1 was acting for.” Mr. Palmer said. “So far as I know I haven't-had any con- nection with anybody in the oil case, except this simple matter of acting for Mr. McLean. I assumed what he told me was the truth.” Never Doheny Employe. The former Attorney Genegal said his law firm did not now represent any ofl companles, but he stated that he had “tried some oil cases in Okla- homa.” He never was employed by E. L Doheny, the witness sald, adding, with a emile, that he rather re- gretted it, considering the fees Mr. Doheny paid. He described his serpices for Mc- Yean and various interviews he con- ducted with Chairman Lenroot and Senator Walsh, democrat, Montana, sbout Mr. McLean's unwillingness to appear in person. “I d1d not communicate to anybody, except to read this telegram to Sen- ator Walsh and to telephone to Chair- man Lenroot,” Mr. Palmer said. Denies Talk With Underwood. “I never talked to Senator Under- wood, as these telegrams say. ator DIill asked why Major had ;siven the impressiou that Palmer | 4nd others were getting Senator Un- | derwood and other prominent people to help keep McLean off the witness ‘!ldml. {"“I don't know,” the witness said, “except that there s a tendency for employes to try to show the boss {they are very active. I certainly | dian't have anybody working on Sen- ator Walsh, the messages said.” | Mr. Palmer -then was. asked about {the Southern Pacific land grant case liandled while he was Attorney Gen- |eral. He sald President Wilson ap- proved the decision.of the Depart- ment of Justice not to uppeal the case. ‘Tells of Pinchot Xttack. This matter was taken up with the | President. the witness said, after Gif- | ford Pinchot had attacked the de- | partment for its failure to act. All the ofiicials in the Department of Jus- tice handling the case recommended against an appeal, he testified, and “Sollcitor General King told me he would be ashamed to argue the case in the Supreme Court.” “When the announcement was made that the government wouldn't appeal that case,” Senator DIl went on, “the stock of the Southern Pacific ‘Com- pany jumped 16 per cent, didn’t 2" » “T don’t know,” Palmer replied. “I never read stock reports.” Says Cost Small in Case. Senator Dill suggested that the value of the lands concerned was $421,000,000 0dd, and that a government appeal wouldn't have cost much. “Not much,” said Palner, “just a few thousand dollars.’ But we had to bring home proof as to the knowl- edge of the Southern Pacific Com- pany that these lands were miineral. That's my recollection after a matter of ye: “Returning to the conversation you had with Zevely,” put in Senator ‘Walsh, democrat, Montana, “tell us |about ' the obligation you thought Fall and Sinclair were under to an- swer our questions.” Tt was the question as to whether Fall would have to tell where he got certain moneys” Mr. Palmer ex- | plained. “I think Zevely sald that | money came from McLean. I told him NG I thought he would have to answer.” Senator Walsh then - subjected Palmer to a vigorous gross-examina- tion on the failure of the Department of Justice to appeal the Southern Pacific land case, The senator de- clared the government had won a similar case against the rallroad on the same set of laws and facts, but Palmer disagreed with him. “The record will have to show,” sald the witness. *I don't remember the facts now. T took the judgment of the man who tried the case, and his superiors in the Department of Justice.” Senator Dill took the inquiry back to McLean, and the witness agaln denied the correctness of certain of the_Major telegrams about him. Differ With Lenroot. Chairman Lenroot also took a hand in challenging the wisdom of Palmer’s dismissal of the Southern Pacific pro- ceedings. “You're entitled to your opinion and I'm entitled to mine in a law matter,” sald Palmer. Coming back to McLean, Senator Dill asked it Mr. Palmer had worked with Wilton J. Lambert, another Mc- Lean attorney. “Major's telegrams are wrong again if ‘they say that” Mr. Palmer re- turned. He added: “I had no earthly reason to doubt the truth of Mr. Mc- Lean's statement to me that he had advanced $100,000 to i Ing it on to this |not sceking in any ceive the committee. Tt wasn't my word; I didn’t know the facts. AMr. Palmer said he had turned over McLean’s telegram about the $100,000 advance to the gommittee almost without change. T put in ‘so-called’ befare Mr. Me- Lean's mention of the ‘oil crowd’ to soften it he said. Chairman . Lenroot asked if there was any reason why McLean had brought Francis.McAdoo into the matter. “I don't know,"” Palmer said. Just before he was excused, after beinz on the stand for an hour and fifteen minutes, Palmer said in re- sponse to a question, that he expected a fee from McLean, but he had “not been paid yet.” Schuyler Recalled. The commlttee then recalled for cross-examination Xarl C. Schuyler, attorney for J. Leo Stack, one of the Denver group. whose Teapot Dome claims were bought in by Harry F. Sinclatr. “So fur as Doheny and Stack were concerned in Teapot Dome,” safd Sen- ator Walsh, “it was just that they sought a lease, as anybody might have sought a e, should the gov. ernment decide to drill offset well “That is right,” replied Schuyier, “except in S0 far as they did some STAR, WASHINGTON, work. Mr. Stack - investigated Salt Creek with & party of geologists to show that Teapot Dome was being drained by the Salt Creek operation.” “Mr. Doheny, by his deal with the Ploneer Company, eliminated himself as a possible competitor for & Tea- pot Dome lease,” Senator Walsh went on. “He tired of it, and withdrew,” Schuyler safd. *“As @ practical man, let me tell you what 1 think about it,” persued Sen- ator Walsh. “The Ploneer OIl Com- pany gave Mr. Stack this interest as one consideration to get Mr. Doheny out as a competitor. I'll suggest an- other consideration, that Stack got this Interest because he could apply influence to officlals in Washington.” Disagrees With Wi “The intimation is foreign to the facts,” Schuyler returned, “and so far as it indicates the influence might be improper is untrue. We didn't learn about Mr. Stack’s expertness as an ofl man,” sald Sen- ator Walsh. “But we did learn about ‘| his services in hiring George Creel to get in touch with the Secretary of the | Navy. What's your view us to the legality of that service” “1 know of no objection to obtain- ing representation before any govern- ment department or Congress,” the reply. Stack Saw Conspiracy.” ator Walsh usked If the Ploneer Company In effect had not ‘“con- spired” with H. F. Sinclair to aban- don its claims, thus giving Stack a right to claim damages from Sin- oclair, “Exa Schuyler replied. “The Ploncer Company in_other vords,” Chairman Lenroot put in old to Mr. Sinclair whatever rig had to get a leaxe on the dome You can put it that action. It was Mr. Sinclair's as: tion with the Ploneer Company, Mr. pich gave him the From es, the witne: added, it might that “the conspira Stack 7 “It was charged.” he sald, “that the Ploneer Company had secret profits which it kept from Mr. Stack .under the contract. When Mr. Schuyler was excused Senator Dill axked that the commit- procure a record of ges sent r McLean's leased wire between Palm Beach and the Washington Post. Chairman Leuroot sald the tep would be taken, although it was 1d no law ired the keeping of records of messages trans- e was to defraud re imittee adjourned until 10 am. tomorrow. $1 Onyx & Eiffel Silk Hose all new colors. sizes. 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