Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-07-11
CBLNP CLARK SCORES
LAMAR IND MU[AAL[
SPEAKER OF HoUoE SAWS ne
NEVER HAD COMMUNICATION
WITH LOBBYISTS.
VOLUNTARILY APPEARS BEFORE
SENATE PROBE COMMITTEES
Denies Acquaintance With J. p. Nor
gan, Lsdyard and othsrs-vNitnsss
Tsstif7ss 70 Lobby Fund Raised by
Wood Manufacturers and Turned
Over 70 cIsrk Of Senate COMMITTEES.

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Washington, July 11.-Martin M
Mulhall, whose published charges Of
his activities as lobbyist for the Ma
tional Association Of Manufacturers.
having named many congressman as
having been susceptible to the fnflu-
ences Of the lobby, was ready today
to begin his testimony when the SEN
ate investigation committee assembled.
Inasmuch as some Of the witnesses In
the wool inquiry were waiting Mulhall
was forced to wait
Winthrop L. Marvin. secretary OF the
National Association Of Wool Manu-
facturers, put in a synopsis OF q state
ment showing the financial operations
of the association. He also mentioned
about a $4,000 fund raised several
years ago. He said he had no record
of how that fund was collected or dis
bursed. He believed. he said, that
Edward E. Green, Of Boston, VINO
helped to raise 1t. could tell how 1t had
been spent. No record has been kept
but he was certain the money had
been spent in printing and travelling
expenses.
Fund for Senate Clerk.
William Whitman, former presloent
of the association, then took the stand.
Whitman explained $4,000 gift MADE
To s. N. d. North, secretary OF the
association in 1897 and a clerk to the
members Of the senate finance commit
tee. The gift was made after the DING
lev bill passed congress. Many proml-
nent wool manufacturers and others
connected with the association contrib
uted to the fund.
Speaker Clark Ropudiatss Lamar
Speaker Clark made q statement re-
latinx to the use of his name by Lama. !.
ana Iauterbach. He testified he had
naver had anything to do with Lamar
T.auterbach or any OF the men mem
tioned by them. J. p. Morgan. ne saio:
re- saw at a gridiron dinner sevefal
wear. aso IN which former President
fooaeyelt and former Senator Foraker
Joined In debate.
"It was the hottest debate ever hearo
IN this country" said the speaker.
Sneaker Clark put In this statement:
Tedyard says that Lauterbach tolo
him that he was in communication
With me thru Senator Stone. Lauter-
mach who acknowledged on the VII
,as. stand that he had lied. said that
lamar gave him the Information. La
mar confessed the whole tale was
Tic to force Morgan & Co. to take Lau- :.
terbach back into their employ. All OF
them disclaim any acquaintance OF
-,,,{oati0n with me.
..senator Stone justly and properly
oharacterized the Lauterbach- Lamar
tale as a lie. in which he was entirely
corract. He and I never in our lives
conversed about or in any way mem
...~.d Morgan e. Co. or the steel trust
investigation.
Never Spoke to Morgan.
.r never spoke to ]. p. Morgan or
,y rnen,ber Of his firm In my lie;
..,,.r communicated with him or them
IN anv manner whatsoever; never au-
.horized ANYBODY else to do SO. ! was
to NV hest knowledge and belief never
;ntroduced even casually to him or to
any of them. To my best knowledge
and helie6 never saw any OF them
a~cant Mr.. Morgan himself and that
~. across the large dining room OF
Nav willard at q gridiron club
banquet.
.I was several years ago introduced
TO Lauterbach here In washington u.
the presence Of several gentlemen anu
passed the usual salutations "Ath nan,'
: never saw him before or since ana
never communicated with him IN any
manner whatsoever about any business
matter whatsoever.
~ had never heard Of Lamar ana
rneu only by seeing his name IN the
naner that there is such q man az
Lewis Cass Ledyard.
"rt seems to me that when Mr. Led
vard found out that Senator stones
name and mine were being banded
shout nv tho pseudo Palmer, and Lau-
tarhach. he ought to have let me
Tha sneaker was not sworn and the
committee did not ask him aay ques.
t,on. He left the room when he finished
reading his statement.
Federal Probe Of Lamar's peinss.
New York, July 1.-THE federal
~rand fury continued its investigation
saS.v into tho case Of David Lamar
,,"d.r th.t section Of the United States
statutes which provides punishment TOT
the impersonation Of an officer or an
employe Of. the government.
paul D. Cravath, an attorney VINO
t..tiaed before the senate lobby In
vastieating committee in connection
with Lamar's activities in the so-called
Union Pacific conspiracy, was one OF
the witnesses called to appear today
other witnesses. 1t is said, Will be
rYnited state Senator Stone and Repre-
.entatives Riorden and Palmer. whom
ramar testified he had impersonated IN
Telephone conversations.
The frst witnesses examined today
we're George F. Baker, chairman OF the
F9rst National Bank, and J. Sergeant
cran. . lawyer prominent in Tammany
cfreice, Both were mentioned In testi-
sponv before the lobby committee in
s ooaGeeGlon with the activities Of Lamar
a. xes1elbaeh: