Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-07-11
CAPITAL STIRRED
BY LAMAR STORY
New York Broker Admits Having
Posed as Various Con-
gressmen.
INQUIRY PLANNED BY HOUSE
Lamar Tells Amazing Story Of His
Activities In Lobby Work-$s2,-
100000 Fraud In Union Pa
clfic 10 Charged.

Washington, July 5.-Extraordinary
developments occurred In the lobby
situation in the house Of representa-
tives and before the senate lobby
committee. They were:
A brazen confession by one David
Lamar, who admitted this name to be
an alias, and who described himself
as New York operator in stocks,
that he had impersonated members
Of congress in behalf of the employ
ment of Edward Lauterbach, New
York lawyer, to prevent national
legislation hostile to big financial in
terests.
A detailed charge by Lamar that
the Union Pacific company's books
had been forged In 1901 on an item
covering sS2,000,000, one of the re-
suits Of which, he alleged, was that
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and the late e. H.
Hartman amassed enormous fortunes.
Denials by congressman Sherley of
Kentucky, Calder Of New York, Webb
of North Carolina, and Bartholdt of
Missouri on the floor of the house of
representatives that they had had any
connection whatsoever with or that
they had been controlled or influenced
In the slightest degree by the National
Association Of Manufacturers or its
agents.
Demands by these congressman and
others for an immediate investigation
of the Mulhall revelations by spe-
cial committee to be created by the
house.
Reference Of these several resolu-
tions to the committee on rules, with
instructions to report comprehen-
sive resolution on Saturday next call
| ing for thorough investigation Of
all lobbying operations directed on
| members of the house.
Witness Enjoys Own Tale.
Lamar, or whatever his real name
may be (and the committee proposes
to force him to reveal 1t before he is
finally excused). deserves study by
| psychological experts. AS If he were
telling joke the whole country would
relish he smilingly related his tele-
! phone conversations with presidents
of and counsel for the Union Pacific
Railroad company. the Standard Oil
company, the United Cigars company,
and others, all designed to bring about
the employment of Lauterbach as
their legislative agent.
AT one time he said he was Con-
gressman Palmer, at another Con.
gressman Riordan. Again he was
Chairman McCombs OF the national
Democratic committee endeavoring to
make an arrangement with Chairman
Hilles Of the Republican party to
benefit through pressure on senators
and congressman the interests with
which Hilles now is associated.
He impersonated 80 many congress
men that he could not remember them
all
Claims He Aided Public.
His sole motive, he claimed, was tc
impress the big financiers with the
ability of his friend Lauterbach. MOI
was Mr.. Lauterbach the sole benefl
ciary of his philanthropic conduct
The American people, he declared
were heavily in his debt, for he hat
saved them the tidy little sum Of $50,
100000 in connection with the reorgan
ization Of the Union Pacific in 1897
For this patriotic act he said that ht
and the late Russell Sage. with whom
, he co.operated, were denounced Al
pair of conscienceless blackmail
ers."
But this was not all of Mr.. Lamar
dlsinterested service for others. HI
told how James r. Keene and his son
| in-law and some friends acquired S42
, 100000 of the stock of the Union Pa
citc, how he took measures to saw
, them.
, He told how "the golden moment
{ for which he was working arrived, an
q how Mr.. Keene failed to grasp
!. when he told him to do 30, with tn
q result that Keene lost the create
: part of his fortune, and the firm c
which Keene's son-in-law was the hea
a was forced to suspend.
r Tells Of "War" on Lauterbach.
4 And then, touchingly. he describe
s how j. Pierpont Morgan, Kuhn, Loe
& Co., and e. H. Hartman, forced int
VI luSll iHtcItolb ny u
N panic of 1907, determined to starv
y Mr.. Lauterbach out in the practice {
his profession and bring about his o
tracism from the business and profe
sional world.
The price of the withdrawal OF the
= opposition was that Lauterbach shou
have nothing further to do with Il
- witness. Lamar. Magnanimously L
~ mar offered to release Lauterbach b
!, the latter magnanimously refused.
= but, Mr.. Chairman" continued L
: mar in the most convincing tone.
=, was most distressing TO me to s,
~ the mental condition of my friend.
- see the low estate into which he w
!. falling In the practice of his profe
~ sion. and the curtailment of his
~ come. / would have done anything
a my power to change shat any to an