| Show b FALL J Of GRAfT SEEN I IN III ONY i Secretary Ex-Secretary Pall Fan Broke Brokel Then Becomes Prosperous EDITOR IS WITNESS Smoot Invites F Former Cabinet Man to Defend Himself WASHINGTON Nov 30 Artel Attel Carl C Magee aNI a New Nei news news- newspaper newSpaper paper man had hail testified und r questioning by Senator Waist alst Democrat Montana regarding personal financial status of former Secretary Albert B Fall of the th In Interior department the senate pub ls lands committee decided toda toda to to ln ite fr 11 Fall to appear beo e Its Inquiry into Inlo the th leasing Ie or of t ll s pot Te Dome nasal nl resel to the Sinclair interests The Tha Invitation sent ent by Smoot summarized the glen today loday and informed Mr raIl ral raIlor or of the committees committee's opinion that he h n in opportunity to be heard ard Magee M ee editor of the New N w State Tribune Albuquerque X SI ir I described a al l IsIt lt to the Fall ranch at Three Rivers Rh s N M In ary ar 1320 1020 when he h said Fall Fill de I dared he was broke and lit if tended to resIgn from rom the senate senale To recuperate RANCh R UNDERGOES The senators senator's statement as as asborne asborne borne out the witness slid stid b bi the condition of the ranch and nd roads leading to It Magee said he hp a sed through Three Rivers flyers again agam t August and was lost because of the great change A fIrst class first roal road went through the Fall prop ert he h testified and there eu eie concrete gutters stone tree trees on etch e side sIle sl le Senator Walsh Democrat Montans Mon Mon- Montana tans tana read into the S d an ar aff I davit of or the present treasurer or of orthe the county In which the th Fall ranch Is located locate stating that no tae ta had been paid by rail Fill bet bet een 12 and 1922 but that all e bc b- b cp were ere ere met on June G 6 11 1922 Besides Magee who ho ho Is editor or orI orthe orthe I the New Mexico State Sate Tribune at Albuquerque the committee heard testimony by c G V Y Cia Clavton ton former trl treasurer surer of Otero county In Mr Falls Fall's Fall ranch ran h Is 13 located an amt l Harris IJ of ot adjoining property purchased about t tan 0 years ago by the former secre secre- secretary tary tarT T XE T TAXES l lID I ID ID Clayton also Questioned at length by Senator Walsh Senator told the coin coin- com committee that Fall was wa on the th de a h tai tac ta list In 1819 1919 but but baa ha assured county officIals official that too Je irit 8 6 due would ouM be bo paid prompt prompt- ly promptly when errors error In assessments assessment el eio e corrected Senator Wal alb h then submitted an affidavit from the present county treasurer sing Ins that Fall had paid In June June l ISU 1922 2 all U hl hI delinquent taxes back as tar far as ns 1312 1912 Throughout l the th session BrEslon of ot the witnesses was waa conduct conduct- conducted conducted conducted ed almost by Wal h The star story thus thui brought out front Marco Magee as that ho he ne- ne negotiated In 1920 Fall for pur pur- purchase pur- pur purchase purchase chase of the til Alb Albuquerque State TrIbune that Fall Pall declared lie Jie wu was completely broke was wag unable to keen u up hl his hs ranch or pay ta e and and Intended to from trel the th senate to r recoup coup his private for for- fortune for fortune tune GREAT T S GE GE SEEN SEIN Mcgee said Id this statement ap- ap ao Wa wai vented by bythe by the cond- cond condition tion ot Of f the tho ranch and it Its equip equIp- equIpment equipment ment Questioned further he be saId August 1 23 he again saw aw the rail ThU and nd was con fused by th great changes Which had been made I 1 1 In reply to questions from Chair ChaIr- ChaIrman Chairman Chairman man Smoot and Senator Norris Republican Nebraska the wItness said he be h had not visIted vl the ranch Itself since sine 1920 but had vIewed the approach eh to It from the gal ml- rail railroad road tuition Station at t Three bree Rivers River BITTER sHowN now Senator I Republican n Wisconsin then developed that there thero had been ben bitter political dif dif- differences dif differences between Magee Mogee and nd Fall which the th said ad had bad grown growl out of an attack by him on the h op- op op operation of or t tie th e land office In ew He H declared Fall threat threatened ened to put mo sue on a rack and break brenk roe nie m up If Ir the did not cease lIe H Xe added that Senator of New Nw had warned rn d him that a II note not gIven In part pay payment ment mont Albuquerque l Journal would not bo be wed renewed Harris thiL fht rail pal paid or the property bought from him paying down when the purchase contract was signed In 1111 1911 and the th balance a a few months month later b by check heLIt h Lk S J |
