Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-06-06
oDeH INVESTIGATION BRINGS
OUT CONNECTION OF INTER.
EsTs WITH LAWMAKERS.
tTEEL AND OTHER srocks
APPEAR 70 BE POPULAR
Bsna4sss oIlvss, Dupont and Others
Confess 70 Dsins M.ilionairss With
Varied Financial lnvsstmsnts-Eaeh
Denies hs 10 Aware Of Presence Of
Lobby in washington.

k6ur 6enAt6E0 were Je1 - De "
when the senate lebby investigation
ket under way teday. Acting Chairman
Reed was of the epinien that the In
restigatien would be able to turn the
hight upon some Of the se-eaued le6-
byists subpeenaed before adjournment
ksnight.. Senator Reed is convinced
khat he IL an the right trail at last and
fresn seme Of the scores Of men whe
nave been summoned he will be able
ko extract information confirming
President Wilson's lobby statement.
Senator Reed announced he would
llsk the senate for an indefinite extern
lsion Of time foz the holding Of hear
ings objection by Senator Jones yes
terday prevented q similar request.
Steel Senator Tsstifiss.
Senator Oliver. owner Of 1000 shares
Of preferred stock in the United States
Steel Corporation. told the commit
tee he did not expect the tariff IN any
way to affect Its values.
II have always held insofar a. the
iron and steel schedule OF the tarin
lis concerned the United States Steel
lCorporation il very much less subject
no menace than would small manu-
facturers be in change OF rates" said
be.
In addition to the steel stock, SEN
ttor Oliver said he had an investment
lf S1.50O.0O0 in two Pittsburgh news
fsapers and 40 preferred shares and
sbout ffty common shares in the
pittsburgh Coal Company. whose pro-
tuct might be affected by the tsrin.
! f0
,nnator In regard to the tariff on any
Z tha articles in which I am con-
aened.. said he, NOR has any one
o,,~ht to innusnce me improperly"
who had called on him In
N. z Claus, VIC. strassburger.
~ n 0azInoy. John Pitcairn. Edward e.
6slfAAtl A1tAnr 3. Davis. John II.
Penny. Colin livingstone and w. L.
lKann.
{ SENATOR Oliver declined to give his
Investment in copper or in other lines
That he said were not affected by the
tariff or other legislation before con-
|gress.
Objects 70 Personal Inventory.
II am perfectly willing to give t6e
|public an inventory Of everything /
0vn." he said, "but don't thttak the
purpose Of this investigation is to Sc
cure an inventory OF every senator's
property"
/ Senator Walsh insisted that 1t was
lbretinent to ask how much Oliver had
Invested in copper properties.
II can not concede your right to
4lsk that" returned Senator Oliver.
n you're dead right" interjected Sen
htor Nelson, q republican member Of
The committee.
4 senator Reed agreed with Senator
walsh and Senator Cummins with
senator Nelson. Senator Overman was
tlbsent. It was tie.
says mo Steel Lobby"
Senator Oliver said he knew Of no
Iyteel lobby and Of no representatives
1of the steel interest maintained in
Senator Dupont. Of Delaware. said
he owned several farms: 1000 shares
Il the Pennsylvania Steel Company.
900 shares in the Cambria Steel Com
pany. 1000 shares in the National Bis
cuit Company. and no powder stock.
..When I came to the senate I had
, small amount Of stock in the Dupont
Powder Company but disposed Of that
long axo. 1 have never felt it proper,
however. for mo to take part in de-
bate In the senate involving the pow
der question or to talk with senators
shout the subject"
Senator Dupont said that tho he was
! member of the senate military COM
mittee. the committee had acted with
ant his co-operation on legislation con-
cerning powder.
Thomas Has Mine Interests.
aenator Thomas said he had de-
eiined TO take part in consideration OF
the lead and sinc provisions because
~ his mine interests, which include
stock in tho belmont Leasing Com
pany: $4,000 worth in the Volunteer
Nininx Company, and $1.000,0o0 in the
Creed Mines Company. Limited.
senator Thomas said the only re-
mark to him that might be considered
s.imor.per" came from Henry T. Ok
nard. Who represented beet sugar in
terests opposed to free sugar. When
he told oxnard he probably would vote
with his party in support Of the Un-
derwood bill Oxnard replied that IL the
free sugar provision was retained CON
0ress would probably be until the snow
1Iies" before the bill could be passed.
There has been persfstant effort to
lnauencs his action on sugar, wool and
lead. Senator Thomas said. thru a great
number OF letters and telegrams from
COLORADO and 1.-THE Rocky mountain
states.
..1Ries correspondence has been so
eenefal, 20 almost universal in my
state said he. that am satisfied 1t
u the result Of organized efforts, in
Sptrsd. and the expense paid for by in
tsreGts directly concerned in the rates
q the tariff BILL"
psanse = oessrats psary.