The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 39, No. 338, Ed. 1 Friday, March 7, 1924 Page: 2 of 14
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.TIRE EVIDENCE
( READ IN OIL
.PROBE DURING DAY
. (Cont'd from Fg. 1.1
x attataly. Ask biui if be ran com hr
at oace as my attorney and general
a dTilcr. This i very important.
Matt so h'm before he fails."
'. .'tine of the messages read at th
J open hearing was sent from l'.-ilm
Beach bv Mr. McLean IWember -S
" t Francis McAdoo. care Miller. Oti
v and coninany. New York i'y.
a ' It said:
"' "llitchell Talmer i (tmnar ' S'"
oat a statement for mr tixlay. I
' will have it read to you from Wash
I ington. If von approv- of it tell them
" to make it puNi.-. He very careful
tg lanuf-r ip. -
Pinelir and I d" not want hnve
Vmyadf nsed for their benrfit. "ire
' me result."
A ' A telegram .-.ent to Mel enn at I aim
Beach January -V ciirt .1 V. Kit
'srraH (a McLean emilo" was rfa''
"by Mr. Walsh with the explanation
that the oimmittec bad decided it on
the advice of another telegram frmm
Fitzgerald for McLean to "omtt ev
rry other nor. 1" muting every ih-
' ec" word the telegram read:
2- 'That Montana Man."
?" -l'rderstand Montana tnao has stor-
ies printed yesterday one telling your
Illness and the mher that you had
' been Diegel's partner when he broke
f course record Friday. If you want
" plan to straighten out uhM my be
t em barreling tangle advise me Har--
rington lictel and I'll lit it on wire.
The telegram sent from Palm
1 Beach January 7 bv Mr McLean to
Francis Homer. Arnerii-an Securitv
and ro.st romriai.v. WTashington. id:
"Wire your opinion as to whether
tavestignticg con.r.iittee can force me
to tele frop' w'-rt source I novum u-
' lated sura of JUKi.OiUl. Think over
- certain prominent people at that tune
and you will real.ze why large cash
' fund was kept on hand."
: From Palm Beach on January 0.
Fall telegraphed Chairman I. enroot.
. "Am I to uriderstad from recent
".telegram yon sent McLean that von
"1 have given Walsh authority to sub-
- poena me as a witness ?"
- Senator Lenroot replied:
v' '"There was ro suc intention
t" Walsh state.) he might wish to exam-
.' Ire McLean's sp.-retsrv of other em-
I l K .K...a ar (hat
fllWyes nil'" 1MLS.1 "u'l- 'a
vr only purpose of h s authority f"
ubpoena."
San Antonio Included.
' - From Pl:n I'..-f h on .Tan-tarv 1.
' Fall sent ti"s Telesr.iirt m 'tin T
' A ' f ..wt .-a .VDl.t
. . ajVUra iiri-J l' ' li - I ji-i.. nA-a...
San Artomo. T-i.i-:
fA "Get 13 to.;.-b r-o..;v iTtnerli.ste-
It. Ask him if h can come here
i" -rr'vv etiit it'M'pr.
r'irt. M t see him
WHITE HOUSE'
EXPLAINS 'WIRES'
TO PUBLISHER
(Cont'd from Pg. 1)
and quenlioning more of the Mclean
employes and others the committee
concluded it hearings for the day
without railing Ira Bennett the
Washington Post editorial writer
who was author of the message to
McLean mentioning the principal.'
One of those who testified was
Kred Starek. a director of the war
finance corporation and a former cor-
respondent for Mclean's fincinnati
Enquirer and who had been men-
ti..r.eH in one of the telegrams as
heinr verv anxious to get in
' - - the Houston post. Friday morning march 7. .1924;
LODGE DEFENDS
A J 1
V -
( 1
4
touch
mth the nnbl sher on an important
matter. He testified that the affair
had nothing t o do with oil. b it that
his business with Mclean related to
negotiations for purchase of the
Washington Post.
The telegrams read also included
another "Mary" message in which
Mrs. Mary Iuckatein a secret agent
for the department of justice. In-
formed her husband. W. O. Puck-
stein a McLean employe. ih.it
'Burns" wa uncertain when be -ould
get away from Washington.
Mrs. Puckstein was placed on the
stand when the reading was concluded
She said that W. J. Burns chief of
the justice department's hureaa of
investigation hail changed previous
plans to go to Florida hecauso of a
belief that the oil oommiro.. m.ghf
need his assistance but a.-ser'ed that
other expressions in her messages had
been personal between fcer-e'f and
her husband. i
Phone Operator Testifies.
Marv Quig'ey. te!ePhore .rcett.r
for the Washington Post mentioned
in some of the telegrams. as ailed
John Major of th" Post wir -g M -Lean
had asserted he had l.sten.d
on the lines while W. (. Puckstein
was talking.
"I repeated rhe conve-sa'iou Pii'-k
stein had with bis wife m an .ff-
hand way." she said "not expo.tine
them to he primed in every paper in
the land. I plugged in and out on the
wire. I heard him ssy:
" I'm (to-Tig il"w n to 1'alro Peai I.
tonight; I ve got them all NvwiLg t"
me row."
"Then I beard Mrs l"t;ektein s.iv
" 'Now. P'liv. jou've get the r.ght
I idea at last
1 "I didn't hear all the conversation
He might have been talki-g about any
'hine. Ive repeaiA.t a lot of tl.rigs
o Mr. Major fpni tLe n ire. He ha-
a sense of rrimor."
Throughou a lorg cross examina-
tion she el'irg s' lbh-ornly to her
storv.
Sena'or Wa!h asked about long
"the
tele-
to in
distant ealla to Pahn Bearh.
She eaid ah supposed there waa
record of iwch calla but did not re-
member whin thejr took place.
W. O. DucRteln then took the stand.
Uted Ohsoleta Code.
DucVstein said fie had used "an
obxolute (Jepartment of justice code
in wire nessages to his employer.
Then a Vw code had been put luto
the Mcl.eau service during Jnuuar
aand Fehruarv. he said.
"That Major telegram doesn t
mean anTthing to me." Puckstein said
when asked. "I think it was the out-
come of a pathological complex. That
is all I can see out of it after several
leadings." ...
"The stuff" which the t-Iegram
said he waa "tiirn'tig over" he said
consisted of envelopes Mel.enn or-
dered hkn to give to the publisher's
attorney. Y ilton J. i.nnincn.
Puekstein said lie had not
slightest recollection" of the
uhoue conversation referred
tMajor'a message.
The witness was asked about the
I "Marv" messnte. be said h" had
'turned them oer to McLean without
I comment Kach is claimed to carry
a hint to M -I.ean to resign i- : dol
I lar a year secret agent of the depart
mftil of ill st ice
Questioned about secial telegraph
wire between the Post and I'alrti
Reach. Pu -kstein said that F. W.
Umlthers. cbief of ciunmnnieations at i
the White .ins.- had asked for the job
of ninnniiic this end.
I was told to ask Smilher. who
knew lots of operators about working
the v ire." he said "and Smithcrs
when I talked to him over ihe tele
phone said he'd like to get the job
and ninke sonie extra money hy work-
ing overtime."
Wanted Personal Talk.
Some of the messages about Huns
had been exchanged. Puckstein .said
because he wanted to "talk with Mr.
Hums personally "
"There was a damn.ab'c story pub-
lished with the implication that Mr
Mi-Lean was skipping the country"
rv..l.aln aaliL ami I wanted to talk
with bin to aca what we eon Id do to
top that aort of trlng and get re-
dress. Burna ia an ok! friend and a
verv able man. I wanted hia adrk-e.
McLean bad told Puckstein to "put
himself ia poaition to decode tele-
grnma." "How did you that?" Senator Walsh
asked.
"I limply went to Burna and asked
him. because 1 knew Mr. McLean had
a department code book" Ouvkatein
said. "Burna told me -here' an old
code book go ahead and use It.' "
"So you put yourself in poaition to
decode by asking r.M. Burna for the
department's code?"
"Yea Mr. Burns said it waa an ob-
solete code."
"Pid you hire Mr. Smithers as one
of these messages says no that you
could get 'easy access to the White
House?" put in Senator Pill demo-
crat Washington.
The witness laughed. "I never had
the slightest idea of that" he said.
"I've never met Mr. Southern before
1 didn't know of such a telegram."
Senator Pill returned to the code
question and Puckstein said he har!
never taken the code book out. of
Burns' office.
"Po you know who 'Apples' "Cher-
ries" or 'Apricoti' were?"
"I haven't the slightest idea "
Senator Walsh asked about the Mo
Lean safety deposit vault to which
Puckstein said he held the keys.
Ordered Staled Envelopes
"Mr. McLean told me to get a box.'
tie said. ana later gave me some
sealed envelopea. saving. Hill put
tneso m your deposit box.
"There were three or four pack
ages or envelopes" in the deposit box
Puckstein explained but he knew
nothing of their contents. The whole
committee joined in queries about the
box. and then excused the witness
Fred Stark. director of the War
Finance corporation and a former
Washington correspondent for M
Lean's t'incinnnti Kmiuirer. was ealiel
to the stand. He had been mentioned
in one ot tne .Major telegrams as
.1
essrjae pijrnav'
1 s fr.vni Ps'r-
4 to Ira F. Bencr
tat or.cp as i.
This is rerv ;
before he sa
The " Sens
W. F. WiV
i Beach Jan.iarv
. eaid:
"Please spe . .lir j w frem Sa-
'adjoining mire ard f.e-1 o; ui.rthf-
' there it d:si s ....n 0 r.r r. :
fvernonal mn'ial fri'tid to nke a T
journey tlet ail the i'foi-nin;o-
ear.- '
' On Januarv a r!cran iien1!
John" was sht ( M I.an at Paiir
- Bh. It rad :
tall J-l'"". f.-r K-i-oT.ii trip. W:-
lis has ITTij1. Tft mTtPr."
AKRON
Contra ctors'
General P u r-
pose Barrows.
The hpst wooil
fr.itne harrow on the market. Iliq stock. Send us your
order or write today for catalogue and prices.
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PEDEN IRON& STEELCO.
HOUSTON IA.1 A.VTOXIO tT WORTH SBaiTIPUHT
jaa.iuna tA nt la tnueh with UcLeabi
"xottr nanra naa neen uiioua w
one of the telegram a" aald Sfnator
Walah. "Will you tell ua aooui u r
"Laat Bummer or early laat fall I
had a converaatnin with Mr. Mclaa
about the purchase of the newspaper.
Starek aaid. "1 wanted jo get in loiu-n
with him about it. and Mr. Major v ol-
unteered to aend a message.
"Aid whut you wanted to aee Mc-
Lean about was a prospective pur-
chase of the Post"
Yes I thought l won in gex -
phone caH from Mr. McLean dui i
never did." 4 .
The committee then went into execu
tive session to go oyer luuum iw
g rams.
Two Navasota Couples
Married This Week
NAVASOTA. Texas. March 6 Two
Navasota couples have been married
this week. On Monday Miss t eima
Farmer and John Oumu were niarneu
at t'ollege Station.
Tuesday evening at mo nonie oi mr
bride's parents. Miss l.eia .iiae oe
and II. B. Mctiintr were married. Rev.
T. A. Tene of Ihe t-irst Baptist
church performing the ceremouy. The
engagement ot tne lasi naimi. roujur
had been announced and the wedding
date set for March 111. but they chose
to surprise their friends.
Farming Prospects
Bright in Burnet
HI RNFT. Texas. March 5 Prob-
ably neyer have farmers entered into
the crop year with brighter proa-
uh. than exist in this section at
present. Farm land is about 80 per
rent prepared for planting the small
grain is unusually fine for this sea-
son and corn planting will soon be
under way. with the best season In
the ground they have bad for years.
COOLIDGE IN
SENATE
(Cont'd from Tg 1
the occasion when Senator Till-
man of South Caroline made a fe-
rocloni attack upon Preaideat
Cleveland the apparent ajrree-
ment that the executive would
be immune from peraonal assault
by a aenator heretofore had been
observed carefully.
Replying to Senator Lodge
Senator Harrison deinocrat Mis-
sissippi said he had made no at-
tack on the president. He aald
he might have gone further than
he did and Informed the senate
that the White House was keep-
ing McLean fully advised at all
times about the movements of
Slemp.
"I didn't say anything deroga-
tory of the president" said Sen-
ator Harrison. "I dld say that
these telegrams bring the presi-
dent's name Into the oil scandal:
that it shows the president was
In touch with McLean the very
neat day after McLean waa con-
fessed to the world as a liar."
Senator Harrison said he had
hoped the president himself
would make an explanation and
he added that he hoped the coua.
try would accept tha atatement
of Senator Lodge.
Senator Heflia democrat Ala
bama also. 4rpJyln to fiator
Lodge deciarM max. mw
dant la big enough to bo beyond
ySlacusakm" In congress or else-
where. "Tho "explanation now made
aald Senator Heflln. "ia not the
first explanation from the presi-
dent" but a substitute offered
"after reconsideration of the
tlrst."
"The first." he continued "was
that It waa In reply to congratu
lations from McLean upon tne
New York speech which the presi-
dent had not made when the
telegram waa sent. It went about
10 o'clock and the president
didn't leave Washington until 11."
"But after consideration" the
Alabama senator continued "they
now say It was In reply to con-
gratulations upon the president's
attitude toward the Penby resig-
nation." Senator Caraway democrat
Arkansas asked If Slemp had not
testified that he had not ex-
pected to meet McLean In Flor-
ida. "I dislike to see Slemp left in
this embarrassing position." he
continued. "And I suggest he
should explain that testimony."
"Why should we pussyfoot In
the senate" pursued Senator
Heflln "when a telegram as plain
as this eays "the principal' the
head of the nation assures Mc-
Lean there will be no rocking of
the boat. What could that mean
except that 'things will not be
disturbed'."
Edward Purdy M. D.. chiropractor
Roxford Uldg. Pieston 271L Adv.
u i
PORT COMMISSION
FAVORS 72 ST. FOR
CHANNEL BRIDGE
(Cont'd from Tg. 1.)
and consultation with engineers we
became convinced that by buildi-"!
subways we could eliminate any dif-
ficulties which the baain site of-
fered." . .
The reasons for the commiasion s
choice aa outlined In its letter to ciiy
and county authorities follow:
"It will best adapt itself at (hut
location to an extension of the ship
channel toward the city: it will best
serve the needa of purely local tra -fic
between the existing north nti I
south side wharves: the difference .
the estimated total cost is negHs-
ab''' Lower Brldoe Best.
Channel industries the huge cotton
traffic and the fertilizer and other fac-
tory product can be much more easi-
ly handled over the lower bridge than
over the upper one. the port commis-
sion chairman pointed out.
"Needless to say." he slated the
commission has had only one thought
in mind in its painstaking investiga-
tion of the two bridge aite's the de-
velopment of the port and the con-
venience of the greatest number of
people."
The subway problem will be taken
up with railroad companies aoon. Mr.
Peden said. The city and county
authorities have not acted on the port
commission's recommendations re-
garding the proposed bridge but are
expected to take action in a few days.
M issourian Denies He
fWirerJ Attorneys General
- JKFKEkSMV ITY. M ... M-irrh
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WOMAN BURIED AT TROUP.
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Monday in a I 'alii- r-.iniTa-'inn. w.a-
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. Mrw. Baird and l.- r liuhaid mr
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