Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-03

characterization which the committee
said should be withdrawn Cravath
declared the attack had been expect
ed for several days as a part of a
bear raid to dcpresS the value of the
stock for speculative purposes
While Lamar was on the stand,
Chairman ONerman endeaVored to
make him give his real name, but
the witness refused He admitted un-
der Overman's questioning that he
had been in Denver under the name
of David II. Lewis, but denied he
had used the name of Simon Wolf.
He said Lamar was not his name,
but declined to give the committee
further information.
Mir. Ledyard said Lauterbach said
that he had arranged meeting
through Senator stone acting for
tn, speaker. Through this channel
he declared, he had arranged that
tire Pujo money trust" committee
should take the testimony of VIII
! an Rockefeller at Jckyl Island In
stead of compelling Rockefeller to
come to Washington.
81 was able to arrange that meet
ing through Speaker Clark, he quot
a LauterDach as saying. Senator
stone assured me this should be done,
and it was done"
Ledyard said he asked Lauterbach
if the speaker knew that the inter
view then under way was to occur
and that Lauterbach replied that
Clark knew some interview has been
arranged for"
Lcdyard said Lauterbach declared
Speaker Clark would voriN that
statement. Ledyard said he suggest
ed going to Speaker Clark for con-
Imation of the arrangements
Lauterbach, he said, urged him to do
Sc.
The witness declared he had learn
ed that Representative Riordan was
said TO have telephoned John ID,
Archibald Of the Standard Oil com
pany and to have been told that he
should employ Lauterbach in some
matters; that some one impersonat-
ing Chairman McCombs, of the
democratic National committee. had
tolephoned Chas ID. Hilles, formerly
chairman of the Republican commit
tee, suggesting that Hilles employ
Lauterbach and that Mr.. Stroock.
counsel for the United Cigar stores
lad been visited personally by Lamar
who suggested Lauterbach be cm-
Ployed to take care Of the proposed
taA on tobacco in the pending tariff
Lii.
Hilles. ne added was advised to get
n prominent United States senator
To send for I.auterbach, to learn from
hIm what course certain radical
dc mocrats were going TO pursue.
Ledyard expressed the belief that
I.auterbach and Lamar had the idea
that IL they could get the Morgan
people into these schemes. they
would own them for all time. lie
said it seemed impossible that such
NJ, elaborate scheme should have
been arranged, merely to gain the
of an attorney.
Senator stone. of Missouri, entered
tie committee room before Mr.. Led
yard left the stand. having been in
formed of the statements in which
iis name ha d been mentioned. Mr.
! edyard repeated for him the alleged
statements Of Lauterbach. that Stone
had instructed him to go to the Nor
Gan interests and the steel interests
iu behalf of Speaker Clark and make |
certain proposals and Senator Stone
AZ once took the stand.
II swear without any sort of quail |
fication" ne declared. that the |
statement by Lauterbach Is absolute |
Ia fabrication. ! made no such |
statement to him or To any one
II never talked with Speaker Clark !
on the subject alluded to. The ar
for the taking of testi- |
nony of Rockefeller at Jekyl Island, |
NY only information on that came
II ON the newspapers. The whole |
hing is complete fabrication"
Senator Walsh interrupted him.
at is only fair To say that every !
rne In this room who heard the story |
be lieved 1t was a fabrication" he |
said. Mr.. Ledyard also believes
hat"
1T is just a plain common lie from
start to finish declared Senator
Stone.
IL think the man who makes such
4 statement ought to be sent to the
After leaving the room. Senator
stone returned to ask II Lamar who
vas still present. had made any of
he statements referring to him.
Lamar rose and said. Don't take
I seriously senator. II has been prov
Il II was n fabrication.
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