Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-02
MORE SENSATIONS
ARE SCHEDULED
PAID pRISS BUREAUS or COR
PORArIONs TO PROBED
NEXT.
MULHALL Case TUESDAY
wall street Men VIII BE Examined
Whom 'hc > nate Lobby Com
miilec Meets To-day.

WASIIlNGTON. July with
witnesses headed for Washington
from many directions TO testify on
tie newest development IN the scnates
Lobby investigation, Chairman over
man gave a hint tonight of further
sensations n the committees actiVi-
ties. An inquiry has been under way
for some time. il is understood into
,peration of paid press ou'saus con-
Quoted Toy large corporations and in
l. rests and the committee expects
10 determine to what extent pai0
publicity AGENTS are employed To at
tempt To Influence public opinion or
direct federal Legislation
The charges by Martin N. MulhalL
Former representative Of the Manu-
lecturers association, regarding his
lobbying operations will not be open
80 formally until next Tuesday. To-
morroW's hearing will be devoted
Irimarily to the testimony of Wall
Street men believed to have informa-
ton as TO lobbying activities in New
York which the names Of congress
men are freely used.
Developments today indicated that
Officers of the senate and members
# the lobby committee have been
busy secretly for several DAYS socur-
ilg new Information, the nature of
which is now concealed. senator
peed who went to New York yoster-
day is said To have acted for the com
mittce unofricially in obtaining the
namos OF the desired Witnesses.
Interest Ccntcrs ON Nulhall
Interest centored again today about
the charges involving many present
and former members Of congress con-
tanned in the correspond nee Mulhall
has made public covering his eight
years Of service az an agent Of the
National Association of Manufacture
ers.
Former Presidents Parry and Kirby
Cf that org9ni2ation who were to have
sailed today from San Francisco for
Australia, cancelled their passage on
the demand of the officials and will
come to Washington to testify.
\ demand will be made in the
house tomorrow by Representatives
Sherley of Kentucky and Nicely of
Kansas for an immediate investign-
iion Of th" Mulhall charges by that
body. Both representatives. propose
a special committee of five to take
up the allegations made bv Mulhall
that the Manufacturers association
financed campaigns, elected and de-
teated congressman. dictated legisla-
ton and controlled the makeup of
committees.
secured the Letters
The senate committee has secured
the Mulhall papers, however. and
proposes to hold them for its inquiry.
\ subpoena served on Louis j. Sic
bold Of the New York World required
him to probe the mass of letters and
documents turned over to the World
~ Mulhall. James \. Emery. repre-
sentative If the National Association
of Manufactures I'm Washington also
has been subpoenaed to bring all his
papers bearing on legislative activi-
ties.
Senator Overman declined to reveal
the extent q the proposed invest liga-
ton into paid press bureaus further
than to say that other developments
ere coming The committee learn
cd during its Interrogation OF so
called sugar lobbyists that large
sums had been paid for publicity and
fer contracts covering certain kindsof
news service. II Is understood that
efforts will be mace 20 determine the
extent and character of all paid news
service with the Influencing OF legis-
lation.