The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-11
NO QUESTIONS ARE ASKED
Remarks Arc Accepted Without
ross.ExamInation and He
Is Not Sworn
MULHALL READY TO TESTIFY

Washington, July 1l.-Martin w
Mulhan, whose published charges Of
Association of Manufacturers have
named many congressman as having
been suspectible to the influence of the
lobby" was ready today to begin his
testimony when the Senate lobby com
mittee assembled Inasmuch as some
Of the witnesses in the wool tariff
phase of the inquiry were waiting to
he heard. Mulhall was forced to wait
Many Delay House Committee.
Because the Senate lobby commit
tee is about to begin an examination
Of the Mulhall charges. which the
House committee hoped to use as
basis Of its work. the latter committee
may be forced to delay its examination
of the Mulhall charges until the Sen
ate committee has finished
Threats Against MuIhsII?
Timothy Murphy, OF Chicago, eleva-
tor man at the capitol, who thought he
know something about threats Of bod
fly harm said to have been made
against Mulhail. has been subpoenaed
by the Senate committee. Murphy is
expected to tell of conversations he
overheard
Speaker Clark IL Heard.
speaker Clark appeared before the
COMMITTEES and made a statement he
never had anything to do with David
Lamar, Edward Lauterbach or any of
The men mentioned by them. J. Pier
pont Morgan. he said, he saw at
gridiron dinner in Washington several
years ago, at which Roosevelt and for
mer Senator Foraker engaged in IA
Joint debate.
IT was the hottest debate ever
heard in this country" said the
speaker
Clark said.
Ledyard and Lauterbach told him
he was IN communication with me
through Senator Stone. Lauterbach.
who acknowledged on the witness
stand he had lied, said that Lamar
gave him the information. Lamar con-
lessed the whole tale lie to force
'he Morgan company to take Lauter-
odch back into their employ. All of
Them disclaim any acquaintance or
communication with me.
stone properly and justly charac-
'erlHed the Lauterba n Lamar tale as
lie in which he was entirely cor
rect Tie and | never I'm our lives con-
'eiSed about, or in any way mention
"a To each other the Morgan company
~ IN" Steel trust Investigation.
never spoke to Morgan or any
member of his firm in my life and
never communicated with him or
"''h or authorized anybody else to do
y" never saw any of them except
Morgan and that was across large
oihliS room in the Willard hotel at "A
Sfldlron banquet
several years ago was introduced
Lauterbach in Washington in the
presence Of several gentlemen and
passed salutation To him. That was
"'' never saw him before or since.
p" communicated with him in any
manner
never heard of Lamar and knew
o"'S through the papers that there
as such a man as Ledyard"
speaker was not sworn and the
'oh'mittee did not ask any ouestions
Lamar May BE Punished.
we" YORK. July 1.-THE federal
u a. jury continued its investigation
s'u"y IN the case of David Lamar. un-
~ that section of the federal statutes
'n provides punishment for imper-
aon''on OF officers or employees OF the
so'''hihent. Paul d. Cravath. attor-
- 80 TOT the Union Paciic. was sub
eu no TO appear today. other wit
S II Is said will be United States
pn% a'or stone and Representatives
can. 'er and Rlorden. whom lamar
''"essed he impersonated.