Show I U. U ADMITS HIS S STORY FALSE OWNER OF WASHINGTON PAPER DENIES ANY CONNECTION WITH OIL SCAr SCANDAL AL Publisher Says Albert D. D Fall Ex Ex Cabinet Man Asked Him to toI I Was Wa Wa Paid In In Cash Washington r gion-r gion-Eward gion II It McLean publisher her of ot the tho Post lost Insisted under questioning before th the oil committee l Tuesday that bo lie had bad told the truth when he lie testified nt Ill Palm lalm Brach Beach that ho lie loaned A. A It H. Fall In 1021 In which afterward af at were returned I Although his hank bank balance did Old not aol show that amount on deposit he ho said sall his credit was good and that Fall lall had agreed to notify noury him before attempting attempting at ut tempting to cash tine the checks This Tints procEdure procedure pro pro- he ho said sahl was not unusual find anul had nothing to in do with the oil leasing program When lie he first erroneously inform informed ed ell the committee lint the thc loan had been mado mario In cash he lie sui said 11 he did dill so because nil Fall requested it at nt a II conference con S ference flrence they had In Atlantic City last lie He declared he be never had an any direct di dl or Indirect interest In either the Sinclair or 1 companies and knew nothing about the tho leasing program pro S gram except what lie Ie bad had seen Been In the I newspapers In Tn n II prepared statement rend read to the committee committees th the tho publisher made malle no reference re reo re- re ference ferenee to Iris his previous lS conflicting conf testimony regarding re the loan and anti when whoa his attention was directed to that subject he sal said 1 he had lad no further statement to make lie Ire sali under questioning that he lie had searched everywhere for the stubs of or the checks he testified he had given ghen to Fall but had been blen unable un able to find thorn them There arent aren't any and never were ere were wore thero asked Senator Walsh Democrat of Montana Why hy yes there were senator to the best hest ot dt m my say recollection as us I told you you ou the tine witness replied McLean then said that at a a conference confer conter- ence enee ho he had with 1 Fall Fail at Atlantic City last December l Fall Fail alJ naked asked him It Ithe ho he would say say that he e had hind loaned Mm bini the tho in cash instead ad of or in unused checks S Fall assured me he said that thu the tho loan hind had nothing to do with Sinclair Sin clair and ond the tine Teapot dome McLean insisted that Ills his credit was I good at the tine time Ume he gave Fall time the I checks chEdes and ond that he lie could have raised if it necessary lie ITe said sail Fall agreed to advise him before undertaking to cash the checks None NonG of ot nn any character McLean said suld when asked what nut service ho lie had hael rendered a as a dollar a year secret agent of ot the department of or Justice The main purpose of his appointment appointment appoint appoint- ment meat he said was to enable him by byuse use ot or his badge e to Ret get ct through police I lines in fn strange cities when traveling travel travel- ing lag with President Hardings Harding's party I |