The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-06-26
INTIMATES COULD
ASSIST RAILROADS
Name of Congressman Rior-
dan Is Drawn Into Con-
troversy, but Hartman
Chief Says He Thinks
Some One Irnpersonated
the Representative Over
His Office Telephone


Scott Lovett. chairman of the board of
directors of the Union Pacific Railroad
company, told the senate lobby in
vestigating committee tonight that an
effort had been made TO have Edward
Lauterbach. New York lawyer, re-
tanned by his company Ito grease the
wheels" in Washington and prevent
unpleasant agitation in congress
against the dissolution plan of the
Union Pacific Southern Pacific systems,
ordered by the supreme court and now
before the department of justice.
Judge Lovett made no charge that
any corrupt methods had been used
TO secure the employment of Lauter-
bach he did swear, however, that
some one purporting to be Congress
man Riordan of New York had urged
over the telephone the retention of the
Nav Yorker and had suggested the
1Rnhood of dificuitNg in congress
which might be averted - mis- employ
ment as counsel
Otto II. Kuhn of Kuhn, Loeb & Co,
a New York banking house interested
in Union Pacific, the witness said. had
several conversations with MIR. Lauter
bach personally in which the lawyer
had referred TO what might be ex-
pected from the radical element" in
congress in relation to the dissolution
plans of the two roads.
WHAT LAUTERBACH SAID
Mr. Kuhn reported to me" said
Judge Lovett. that Mr.. Lauterbach had
said in substance that motion was
A. bout to be made-I think in the house
of representatiyes-to oppose this pro-
posed dissolution and that it probably
would involve reopening of the trust
inquiry.
The radical party, as he called them.
were about to commences these efforts.
and that they were going to make a
point about common banking control.
He mentioned some of the congress-
men who would lead in this and indi-
Gated ahat he might be very hopeful in
the matter and that his services were
available if desired.
Congressman Heney of Texas was
mentioned" said the witness, as the
leader of the radical faction, as he
called it. / should like to state in that
connection, however, that have known
MIR. Heney for great many years and
never believed for moment that
there was any connection between this
gentlemen and Congressman Heney
u have very serious doubts that IT
vvss CONGRESSMAN Riordan, who talked
Ith me over the telephone said the
judge.
IGNORES EFFORTS
Judge Lovett said he ignored the
enorts to have Lauterbach employed
until he became convinced that a con-
spiracy had been formed that might
succeed in tying up the Union Pacific
sonthern Pacific dissolution plans until
after July /.
Il believe there was conspiracy
mere" said Judge Lovett, ito try to
force us to employ some one we did
not want to employ, and that the con-
snirators after trying various meth
DDS were about to go into the news
naners and create opposition in con-
yress to the plans for dissolution that
u,as about to be carried out"
Judge Lovett was asked who he be-
1iAved the conspirators were. He named
Mr. Lauterbach and the man who rep
resented himself to be Congressman
Riordan
REASON FOR CHARGES
Judge Lovett told the committee that
he made public his charges against al
legged lobbyists because he was con-
,yinced that those "conspirators" We're
securing the publication of statements
designed to show that the Hartman
roads were seeking to bring about an
,r,,nroner control through certain bank
ing interests, not only of the Union and
sonthern Pacific, but the Pennsylvania
and baltimore and Ohio systems.
fudge Lovett said that efforts were
a made TO nisrepresent the Harri-
s~en ,oads in the dissolution case in a
5nancial news sheet of high standing
in New York. He said the character of
The article convinced him that sys-
tep,atic effort was being made to in
snfre articles that would rouse the de-
sired opposition In congress.