Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-03
MARTIN CONF FIRMS
LAMAR STORY OF
STEEL INQUIRY
Witness Before Lobby PrObers
Testifies as to KnOwl-
edge of Scheme.

WASHINGTON, D. c., July a.
Confirmation of David Lamar S
claim that 1t was he who drew the
congressional resolution under which
the Stanley committee investigated
the United States Steel Corporation
was given to the Senate lobby COM
nfittee today by Henry B. Martin
head of a so-called ''anti-trust
league"
Martins testimony, less gripping
and less startling than Lamar's yes
terday, when the latter blandly told
CT confidential relations with Wall
Street leaders and his impersona-
tions of congressman, was corrobora-
tory and supplementary to Lamar's
on several points. He testified that
after Lamar drew the steel trust in
vestigation resolution, he, Martin
induced Representative Stanley to
introduce it. He did not tell Stanley
Lamar was it's author, but didn't try
to suppress the fact. He disclaimed
knowing that Lamar had used the
resolution before introduction in deal
ings with financiers and protested he
knew nothing of Lamar's telephone
impersonations.
Persistent questioning by the sena
tors failed to make Martin divulge
what the "anti-trust league" was or
who composed 1t. He declined to
give names Of members or tell of
the disposition of thousands of dollars
he said 1t had spent.
Edward Lauterbach, the New
York lawyer. who figured in
David Lamar's impersonations of
congressman in telephone talks
with New York financiers, was
not on hand today, as the Senate
lobby committee had expected when
it resumed taking testimony. Henry
B. Martin, head of so-called "anti-
trust" league here, was called to be
examined, however, on Lamar's state
ment that after he had drawn a reso-
luton for a congressional investiga-
ton of the United States Steel Cor
poration, he gave the resolution to
Martin, who, in turn, induced Repre-
sentative Stanley, of Kentucky, to
introduce it in the House.
Before Martin was called, Lewis
Cass Ledyard, attorney for J. p. Nor
gan & Co, who had testified yesterday
as to Lamar drawing the steel trust
resolution, resumed the stand for a
moment to testify that his informa-
ton or that point came from Lamar
and Lauterbach.
Senators gave Martin a lively ex-
animation In an effort to disclose
what the ANTI Trust League" was
and who composed it. Martin testi-
fed that M. L. Lockwood, OF Okla
homa, was originally its president;
he was secretary; Cotter T. Bride, of
this city, was treasurer and Herman
Schulteis. also of Washington, was
counsel. At one time the league" de-
pended on Attorney General Monett,
of Ohio. for legal advice, he said
Martin declined to give names of
the leagues members, because they
would suffer "the anger of the great
trusts, who would ruin, blacklist
them and secure their discharge from
employment"
Martin also declined to disclose the
expenditure of about $4,000 by the
league on the same grounds.
Martin gave the Legislative commit
tee of the league as consisting of him
self. Lockwood, Schultei5, Monett,
Bride and w. B. Fleming. of Ken
lucky: C. ]. Van Vorhis, of Indiana;
William Trent, of Illinois; w. g. La
Toilette. of Wisconsin,; P. e. Dow, of
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