Show SENATE INVITES FALL TO TESTIFY FORMER ORMER SECRETARY FALL IS ACCUSED ACCUSED ACCUSED AC AC- OF GETTING MONEY VERY RAPIDLY New Mexico Editor Te Testifies Under Questioning by Montana Senator Senator Sen ator Fall Admitted Being Broke Washington Carl Washington Carl C. C Magee Mogee a New Mexico editor had testified under questioning by Senator Walsh Demorat Demo Demo- rat crat crat Montana regarding the personal financial status of Former Secretary Albert B B. B Fall of the Interior department depart depart- meat ment ment the senate public lands committee corne com decided Friday to Invite Mr pall Fall to appear before Its inquiry Into the leasing of ot the Teapot t Dome me naval reserve to the llie Sinclair Interests The invitation sent by Chairman Reed need Smoot of ot Utah summarized the testimony given ilven and Informed Mr fall FaU ot of the Ule committees committee's opinion that he le should have an opportunity to be heard The lease ot of the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve was granted during Mr Falls Fall's term as secretary Magee wJ who o Is editor ot of the New Mexico State Tribune Albuquerque N N. N It M. M described a visit to the Fall FaU ranch anch at Three Rivers N. N M M. In I February 1020 1020 when he lie said Fall de dared he wo was wa broke and intended to o resign from the senate to ta ate The senators senator's statement was borne out out the witness said by the condition of ot the ranch and the roads leading to It t. t Magee said he passed through Three Rivers again last August and was was lost be because ause of the great change A first class road rood went through the lo Fall aU property he be testified end and there were concrete gutters stone culverts and trees on each ach side Senator Walsh Democrat Montana 1 read into the tho record an affidavit of ot othe the he present treasurer of the county In n which the Fall FaU ranch Is located stating slating that no taxes bad had been paid by y Fall ull between 1012 1912 and 1022 but that hat all aU back payments were met on June 0 6 ll 1922 Besides Magee the committee heard leard testimony by G. G V. V Clayton former fonner treasurer of Otero county In which Mr Falls Fall's ranch is located and Willard Harris owner or of adjoin Ing ng property purchased about two years ago by the former fonner secretary In reply to Senator Walsh's ques quIS lons Magee said Fall aU had told him himIn himin In n 1020 1920 that he was completely broke By 1023 1123 however he con tinned great changes had been made In Improvement of the Fall FaU ranch at Three Rivers N N. M. M Harris Harrl testified that some of the Improve meals ments referred to had had been made to his personal knowledge several years before I |