Word: beaching
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Edward B. McLean, Washington publisher: "I returned to West Palm Beach from Washington after testifying before the Senate oil investigating committee. Said I, commenting on the crowds that attended the hearing: 'You would have thought I was Bergdoll being brought home from Germany. I never saw so much fuss over nothing in my life...
...Palm Beach Climate...
...principal, delivered message. He says greatly appreciate and sends regards to you and Mrs. McLean. There will be no rocking of boat and no resignations. He expects reaction from unwarranted political attacks. Bennet." ¶ The publication of two telegrams sent by President Coolidge to Mr. McLean at Palm Beach. One said: "Prescott is away. Advise Slemp with whom I shall confer. Acknowledge." According to announcement from the White House, the President had wished to see some one on political matters in the District of Columbia. Prescott, Republican City Chairman, was away, and the President was asking information on who should...
...McLean was the man who ex-Secretary Fall had said lent him $100,000. McLean, through his attorney, A. Mitchell Palmer (first Alien Property Custodian and later Attorney General under Mr. Wilson), had confirmed this statement. Later, Senator Walsh of Montana had taken testimony from Mr. McLean at Palm Beach, in which the latter admitted that, although he had given Mr. Fall checks for $100,000, they had been returned uncashed. So Mr. McLean was indubitably connected with the oil scandals...
...telegrams made one thing clear- Mr. McLean wished to avoid being questioned in detail about his "loan" to Mr. Fall. There was also a curious phrase in one of the telegrams suggesting that the installation of the private wire to Palm Beach would afford "easy access to the White House." There was evidence that a telegraph operator at the White House had been employed after hours to operate the Washington end of the McLean wire...