Show UI u. Si ATTORNEY GAIN AGAIN BROUGHT INTO NTO OIL mL ME MESS S Ira Bennett Editorial Writer for Washington Post Says Daugherty Promised to to Aid Editor COOLIDGE IS NOT LEASE PRINCIPAL Investigators Will Not Press for Messages Passing Passing Passing Pass Pass- ing Between Clients and Attorneys Walsh Says WASHINGTON March 7 From Ira E E. E Bennett editor of McLeans McLean's newspaper the Washington Post the oil committee today first learned that a person referred to in inthe inthe inthe the telegrams as Apples was Albert B B. B Fall former secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of the interior and with McLean a central figure in the tho oil scandal Bennett said said said-he he did not know who Peaches and Apricots other persons referred to in the messages were Referring to new code messages messages messages mes mes- sages read today and signed Count Bennett said he ha was sometimes referred to by his associates as the count be because because because be- be cause he had been decorated by the king of Italy WASHINGTON March 7 Mrs Albert B. B Fall and ad Mrs J. J W. W Zevely were drawn into the oil inquiry today when the senate investigating committee directed the telegraph companies com com- corn com panics to furnish the committee committee com com- com cori- all copies of telegrams sent to them or OP by them be between between be- be tween December 11 and March 6 6 Mrs Fall is the wife of AN Al bert B. B Fall former fortner ae secretary of the Interior and central figure figure figure fig fig- ure In In- Inthe n the theall oil all inquiry Mrs Zevel Zevely is the wife of Harry F F. F Sinclair's Washington attorney Fall stayed at Zevely's Zevely s apartment apartment apart apart- ment here when h hit he became III lit following hIs hia return from Florida WASHINGTON ASHI March 7 The T The oil committee was told today that Attorney General Daugherty sent senta a reassuring message to Edward B. B McLean in Florida on the day the publisher was was' summoned here hereto to testify in the oil Inquiry Ira B. B Bennett an editorial writer on McLeans McLean's Washington Post rost testified that such a message was conveyed ed In a telegram ho he sent to McLean after a conference with the attorney general The message as placed before the committee included such phrases as all that Is la possible to tobe tobe tobe be done will be done by us and you ou know what to depend on SENATOR IS PRINCIPAL Bennett then de declared lared that a similar assurance h had d been conveyed conveyed conveyed con con- through him to McLean on January 29 In the famous principal principal prin cipal message The principal referred to in that message the witness said was not President Coolidge as some Democratic senators have hae guessed but Senator Curtis lIe He testified that Curtis had told him the publisher should not be disturbed that it would be all allright allright right t. t S SAs Aa As partially decoded and placed in the committee record the message message message mes mes- sage that Bennett said Attorney General Daugherty had sent Continued on page 8 t F x ATTORNEY I I Continued from page 1 1 I through him to McLean was as follows I II I amat am nt at Ys Y's elbow and standing at the g guns guns' ns- ns All that is possible to tobe tobe i ibe be done b be bg done by us so you jou I should worrY delay selection of i prosecutor ut J. J 1 i READY READ FOR FOR fOft THEM I Give Evelyn Mrs Mrs McLean Mcf-ean my mylove love loveI I iI d dont don't nt want Evelyn to be disturbed as long as I am on the job You know mow what hat to depend on The fight tight is on me and I am I ready for them and feeling fine fines s 1 The principal telegram of or January January Jan Jan- uary 29 of Bennett said he I Im m meant mant ant t to convey assurances vey assurances from I Senator Curtis s said ld I J Saw principal delivered messages messages mes mes- mesi i 1 sages gages he says sas greatly appreciates I J 11 sends regards to you and Mrs Irs McLean There will be no rocking 1 of or the boat and no no resignations I He expects reaction from political aUa attacks I At At a a. a. a conference that l Jnnett e. e 1 said Senator Curtis had nad I tol told him to tell McLean that he hen n it d not not wor worry as he had done to stand by ii ing wrong to Albert Ubert B B. Fall The Th second seri seti I tence tense of the telegram the witness declared declared d related to Impressions he had received from President Coolies Coolie's Cool- Cool I. I I ie's s 's general conference with the i Washington correspondents that d t the White House I Ie e February ry 14 1 message he contains contains' substantially what Mr Mr Daugherty told me me CONCERN ABOUT MRS J Mr r. r Daugherty Daughert was concerned about Mrs McLean Bennett continued con con- I think the telegram did not use his words He said something something something some some- thing like Love to Evelyn 1 The expression about delay d lay In electing a prosecutor he said appeared to refer to the presidents president's selection of or counsel in the oil cases At first the witness had said he thought the assurance assurance came from Wilton wilt n J J. J Lambert McLeans McLean's at at attorney torney and that he was the Oman man referred to in the message as X XI X the fight But this message says Senator Walsh i Is on me me said Dem Deml 1 Montara What docs does that Mr 11 nean There was no fight on Lambert hambert wits was wits there I I dont don't know WALSH WALSH SCENTS CENTS CENTS CENT'S MYSTERY t This doesn't doesn't t hoo hook up said saide Senator e ator ator Walsh Wals Ii tnt X have keep e somebody else Theres There's a aj j good pod po PC portion glion of this this which message doesn't em anything at all aU If if it j lb T J Lambed ambert 1 cant can't help that J 14 sent a asage 11 n February you ou st sage p mentioning H Ii UD sD D Sen- Sen Walsh said about a conat conk con- con e. e k hat at I T think th refers to Mr erty Bennett Dennett said n nt t think I 1 saw him that t finally saw sa rim him the same o F the next r re give Ve e should assume assume that t t the message of yours fours fours' referred to Daugherty Senator Walsh ap fI that wi would ld c connect up up range range a as it may seem that e contains substantially Mr Ir Daugherty told me me meas asaP as asas asas as aP as Mr Lambert LAINS PRINCIPAL I ator lor t or Walsh t then read Jr ad the l fal al t telegram legram of Jan January ary 29 I Ike to explain Bennett be- be beThe beThe beThe The sec second nd part of that 1 ge refers to my own opinion ti I got from attending the thee e 6 House newspaper conference first part the principal reto re- re ato to Senator Curti Curtis can enn an Bennett continued c had I n alim lm m a m message t to deliver t to too Or ar o Curtis is to Curtis that McLean IcLean 1 I 1 he continued I Isay Isay say say McLean understood the i I W was S m more re or or less les of a p. PO- PO 10 1 the ret rest rest of the message message rocking the boat and j o was is what hat you got as anI an I sion from a attending tending the thee e e. e Hou House conference e conference with all 1 r correspondents correspondents' I e s G EXPECTS ATTACK 1 message m goes right on a Walsh put in to say 8 say y he I hi jj reaction r from unwarranted kcal 1 l a attacks s t tits tit's I t its it's Senator Seh tor Curtis Bennett h o d d the r reaction is told me me to t tell toil ll J Lean I Co sv W that it would come on onie e all aU Tight right 11 It te president pr sl ne never used used sed those w R I It n my was my impress A 1 of his attitude his firmness H 1 that I was giving g a tor Adams brought out the that mt President Coolidge saw C f rj sj at 12 1230 30 p p. p m m. on of the message and that Ii Bi Utie ett sent fent th the message at 1 m m. BENNETT BENNErT WORKS FAST tj l I sent the message Immediate Immediate- tely te- te ly K B Bennett said aid l I I saw Senator S pat r t OT 1 in ln the morning before the to te House conference 11 8 01 earl early as January 3 Senator Walsh resumed Mr 11 McLean reposed re- re re reposed re-I re posed d sufficient co confidence in pen en- en al ator Curtis Cuitis to ask him insert inser a statement in the record I Bennett dis disclaimed an exact act memory of dates Walsh got some soine some more telegrams with Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- Major was conferring ator Curtis on that date too I Senator Walsh suggested I Major went with me to see Curl CurI Curtis Cur Cur- l I and I think Senator Underwood Underwood Under Under- Under i wood Bennett replied I Getting back to this principal I 1 II message said Senator Walsh i I how could Mr McLean IcLean give that I message the interpretation you j i I have placed on it t today day I I tried to to make him understand I I ADVANCE WIRE SENT How How did you think McLean McLean II would know that principal meant ment Senator Curtis Curtis' I I had w WIl wired ired him so so such message mesi message mes- mes mes- mes I I We Ve ha ent got any i sage here observed ed Senator Walsh i i Senator wal Walsh Walsh paraphrased sed the principal message but Bennett disagreed with the n meaning aning I It It would read rad read Senator Walsh I II I I 1 was at the White House today I and from what tho the president said I there will wiil be no of the boat and no resignations He expects i reaction 1 t J I STICKS TO TO CURTIS i I I No Senator Curtis expected the I reactions I I There Theres s a te telegram gram from Mr i Wiley oft Cincinnati Enquirer I to you p o I January l'-JanUary the day after the prin principal pal message which says says' I iThe captains from his own camp campI I I have not d deserted stricken and bei be- be I be-I be I i chieftain aln Please see I him I I That That message didn't mean anything anything any any- any I I thing to me and I took no action on it it How often otten did you see S Senator I i Curtis asked Senator Dill Dem D em of Washington I Oh two or three times I I SUGGESTS WALSH VISIT Did you jou ou have him see Senator II Walsh I 1 may have suggested that he speak fo to Senator Walsh about Mr McLeans McLean's coming on the stand McLean did not suggest that you see Curtis but you did Senator Adams put In a and d yet Senator CurI Curtie Cur- Cur I tie tig seized the opportunity to put putI I j in this rush message Regards to 1 Mrs McLean j Senator Curtis knows know them well said Bennett The choice of ot Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator atm Curtis was because he was was was' the tho Republican whip the suitable man to consider the political aspects of the case Senator Bursum New Mexico 1 asked ked Bennett Sennett to repeat the message message message mes- mes sage Daugherty sent to McLean DAUGHERTY SEES TROUBLE Daugherty said Tell Ned not notto notto notto to worry Bennet said Hes only a side issue in this case I two or ot three weeks Ill I'll be the center center center cen cen- ter of the whole thing He promised promised promised prom prom- to help I J Help what what Senator Bursum I II i i asked Help keep Mr McLean off oft the I I I witness stand I t Senator Bursum took up the j mystic captain and i message I Who Vho Is chief tan this deserted and stricken and beleaguered person person per son son Senator Bursum asked I I 1 dont don't know know- I I never got a heaping from that Did yi ever have a conference conference confer confer- ence with Mr Slemp about this asked Senator Dill No I talked with Mr Mr Slemp once when three or four tour other persons persons persons per per- sons were there APPRECIATES CONFIDENCE What was there In this message you jou gave the principal which was wasso wasso wasso so appreciated asked Senator Adams i Well Yell Senator Senator- Curtis told Mr McLean through me me he appreciated appreciated the confidence shown In him I Appreciated that McLean IcLean hadI had stood by Fall Pall Senator Adams Adams Adam I s said d. d You ought to be ashamed to put such stuff in the record do you jou OU do it it Bennett w. Senator Adams repeated some of or Bennetts Bennett's earlier answers answers What did you gl e give gUe Mr fir Curtis r rI I I 1 I decline to give it to you per personally per per- ers er- er s haUy I e gone over o it again i i and again Ill again Ill I'll tell it to the commit- commit tee ee I I I i l Sen Senator tor Adams asked for a vote ote 4 pf the committee and Bennett was 19 ord ordered red to proceed EXPLANATION DICTATED DICTATED McLean l told old me to tell some Re Republican I. I publican member of the senate that politics was behind all this In- In 1 q try said Bennett I I 1 told McLean McLean McI Mc Mc- Lean that Curtis was the best man manto manto manto to tell I Was Vas there anything about Fall you jou OU were to tell Well VeIl I was to say that Mr McLean McLean McLean Mc Mc- Lean was standing up for Fall but I that he had no connection with Doheny Sinclair or the oil business busi busi- ness I I Well where was as the stuff Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Curtis appreciated Ive repeated it it said Bennett Senator Curtis Curtis appreciated the confidence and sent his regards I sent the message hastily after I had come back from the White I I I House that my Impression was the thea a administration I. I was on at an al aleven even keel So you jou didn't take the care to discriminate carefully between the parties parties' you jou mentioned I knew Mr 11 McLean would getan get all an the news In a few hours Well why did you jou cover up up I I didn't cover up Did you jou ou have any prearrangement prearrangement prearrange- prearrange ment to use lIse the term principal for Senator Curls Curd Curtis Curtis' Well VeU Mr McLean had used the term for Curtis We Vc cant can't escape the conclusion that all of you people as well as Mr McLean were laboring under great anxiety Senator Walsh put in Was all that anxiety because of his fear of being called to the stan stand WAS ANXIOUS It It was McLean McLea 1 who was anxious anxious ious He was a sick man with this leased wire and all that He was anxious Give us us what ground he had for it pursued Senator Walsh My Iy impression was that lie he re regarded regarded regarded re- re this as a great political question Bennett said In which he was Involved lies lie's not an expert ex expert expert ex- ex pert statesmen and he had this wire These messages were goIng goIng going go- go Ing back and forth to get what it all meant Youve impugned the good faith of this committee commented Senator Senator Senator Sen Sen- ator Walsh At least the Democrats Democrats Democrats Demo Demo- on this committee Intended said I I haven't to do so Bennett Your statement towards my colleague colleague colleague col col- col- col league Senator Adams Senator Walsh wouldn you Just as soon withdraw v that As to you sir I do Bennett re replied re- re plied As to him his political good faith Ill I'll never do it it result of ot You charge me as a questions here wit with i poll political ac activity activity activity ac- ac Senator Adams put in ACCUSED OF PARTISANSHIP I have become becom convinced that j you ou IU are re more willing to to expose the errors of the Republican party than those of the Democratic party Bennett said will one If It you bring to me I question I have asked in this inquiry in inquiry inquiry in- in which has political purpose Senator Adams said I want you to do it and expose It it because I want to say its it's absolutely and unqualifiedly unqualifiedly un un- qualifiedly false Some of the leaders of or the Republican RepUblican Republican Re Re- publican party the senator added had Insufficiently rebuked men like Fall and McLean Bennett was excused and the room was cleared for an executive session to examine more telegrams Senator Walsh opened proceedings proceedings proceed proceed- ings by reading a letter sent by byone byone byone one of ot Senator Falls Fall's attorneys protesting protesting protesting pro pro- testing against the committees committee's action ac action action ac- ac tion in publishing his |