| Show CODE MESSAGE GIVES TIP ON ONTE TE TEAPOT POT PROBE 4 D Department pa ment of Justice Cipher Cipher Cipher Ci Ci- pher Used in Keeping Washington Publisher in Touch With Progress i WASHINGTON March tarch 1 Wil Wil William liam J. J Burns Burns chief of the department department department depart depart- ment o of Justice investigation bureau bureau bureau bu bu- bu- bu reau reau- will be sUmmoned summoned by the oil I committee to explain ln whether code messages sent to to toE E E. B. B McLeans McLean's in In Florida were ere In a cipher used f by the departments department's secret agents He ble Ie also will be asked whether Mr McLean IcLean himself Is' Is not carried on the books of the o department as asa asa s I Ia a secret agent at a nominal salary I WOMAN CALLED l Mary in who once was secretary to Mr Burns arid and who now Is on th the departments department's roll roB of I secret agents also be called by the cOI and asked whether she sned ed code messages sent to Florida ver the signature of Mary Marv I One of the code messages so I signed and pl placed ed before the oil I committee was addressed as add essed to W W. WO O. O Duckstein one ne' ne neo o of McLeans McLean's confidential confidential con con- m men ll He He HeIs Is the husband o of Mary Iary Duckstein Mr Burns said today that he understood the code code employed it this message was used sedat at one time by department o of Justice agen agents s. s BURNS MAKES DENIAL He lie denied however that he ever had had any communication communication- with McLean In Florida and said he did not know the basis on which the message from Mary Duckstein to W. W O O. Duckstein as it had been deciphered mentions Burns as int Interesting himself In McLean's McLeans aff affairs irs T This is message was s sent on on F February Feb Fb b 2 2 and was Indorsed In red Ch Charge Post for W W. 0 O. D. D with the Initial A. A D. D M. M r. r affixed Arthur Arthur- D D. Marks Is Is business m manager na nager of the post S SS S Committee CO members members' would not t discuss ss this sit situation today beyond that Mr lr Burns urns and Mrs v would ld b be questioned THe l list st goL th of pf f ejI s b veal d t to 10 the public but Mr rr B Burns de declined U ed tod today y to n othe report I that McLean 1 wa mtH D DOLLAR LARA A MONTi MONTH t. t J I S It Js 1 Js known J thaC In the past a aPU PU number o of persons persons' have haver r been en enrolled enrolled enrolled en- en rolled as agents agents agent's y of or ofa a l dollar a month but with the tind understanding un tin- rid ri- ri d anding th lH not deot devote de tie- ot vote all of their time tima t work tIie of or the tho the department n ve been J r however with badges pistols pistols- and copies Q o of the den dep departments department's se secre sebret cret code tode Y i 1 the e was ex s. s some it t the McLean em em- 1 loyes today foda thc in mys mysterious Washington Palm Beach messages W W. 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Q and Mary Duckstein were spectators in life tIfe committee room Later TAter they conferred with officials officials of of- o of the Justice department who also attended the hearing WILLING TO TESTIFY Mr Burns declared his perfect willingness to go before the committee committee com corn and and- tell i it all aU he knew he The department of Justice said never had anything to do wit with the oil scandal or Teapot Dome I never gave any tips to McLean The Th only telegram to to McLean that I 1 know about was all right It contained no tips of or any kind I Questioned further about the theode code ode used in the McLean telegrams he said It might still be in use among some agents o of the department department department depart depart- ment in some parts o of the country but was vas not now the official code NEW YORK March 1 1 The The New NewYork NewYork NewYork York World In a copyrighted story making public today what it calls Continued on page 3 3 I CODE UE MESSAGES a paraphrase paraphrase of code messages sent to Edward B B. McLean from WashIng Wash Wash- ashIng ash Ing to Palm Bearch says sars One of the messages to to McLean IcLean reveals William J. J Burns director of the bureau o of investigation of the department of Justice as an ac active active ac- ac tive tl Informant of McLean on de developments developments de- de ments in the Teapot Dome in inquiry inquiry In- In and is the first direct link link link- except except for one message message from E. E S. S Rochester bEtween between the department and the principals In the oil lease scandal The code message and the paraphrase paraphrase paraphrase para para- phrase the World says reads I Mr W. W O O. Duckstein Palm Beach sent overbuy bonka and householder bonka sultry goal hocusing this pouted proponent Mary Paraphrase Sent for by Burns who told me to say McLean IcLean Investigation Investigation investigation invest Invest- Is under way by special agents of Justice department He believes information is important Mary Quigley chief telephone operator operator op op- op- op in the office of or Washington Post CODE RAISES QUESTION I The World says sars that one of the first steps of the senate public lands committee will be to ascertain how howa I I a department of ot Justice code got into the possession of McLean and I his confidants One defense likely I to be offered b by the department of officials officials officials of- of the story says Is that McLean Mc Mc- Ic IcLean I Lean for some time has been a se secret secret secret se- se cret agent Literal translations of other code messages sent to McLean l which were made public Thursday in their form by the senate in investigating investigating investigating in- in committee last night were sent to Senator Walsh head of the committee by the New York World To prevent detection of ot the department department department de de- de- de of ot Justice code In which the messages were written the I World orld in a copyrighted stry which appeared today paraphrases the contents of the messages They are areas areas areas as follows WALSH MOVES DISCLOSED January 9 1924 Edward McLean PAlm paCh no Jaguar stowage beadle 1235 huff sal fitful Lambert venation fe fecund fecund fecund fe- fe cund hybridize WOD VOD Paraphrase Walsh will take Atlantic Coast Line tonight and not Seaboard Airline Lam Lambert ert will accompany him William O. O Duck- Duck stein January 9 1924 Edward McLean McLean McLean Mc Mc- Lean Palm Beach Zev hocusing imagery sal abad opaque hosier hosler Clot prattler lamb Jaguar roved timepiece Hocusing lec lec- lec- lec rip rale overs hade quake Zev pentecost pentecost pentecost pen- pen swine herd lamb Iamb lambert eu eulogies eulogies eulogies eu- eu logies lodgment reveling hosier en encapsulates encapsulates encapsulates en- en bombardment ro romancer romancer romancer ro- ro mancer lambert reeve Jugar bap- bap rk cascade ippen WOD VOD REASSURES Paraphrase Zevely believes In Investigation investigation investigation in- in is progressing entirely In your favor tavor He doesn't think much of Walsh as cross examiner He thinks you ou needn't worry about approaching examination Zevely went over with Lambert questions that will be asked you and Lambert will advise you regarding answers Walsh due 8 o'clock Friday Friday Friday Fri Fri- day morning William O. O Duck- Duck stein 11 1924 Edward McLean Mc Mc- Lean Palm Beach in resurge lodgment aliment ailment fastidious tuck skewered suckled gob Virgin Jangler Highlander high kelder hobgoblin roguery sawbuck hosier hosler bonka gob saline dismounted re- re nominated torso WOD Paraphrase According to Lambert Lambert Lambert Lam Lam- bert Instructions the papers have been put in the safe deposit box belonging belonging belonging be be- longing to you and Fraser in the Commercial bank Would you like to have them where they will wUl be available to me I 1 will be all day at the office of the Post William O. O Duckstein |
