The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1913-07-10
WITNESS TELLS
/. OF MAKING PROBES
n. B. Martin Describes Activity
IN Promoting Investigations.
LAUTERBAcK FAILS TO SHOW
Lawyer Mentioned In Lobby Quiz Dis
appoints senators-Effort to Be
Made to Make Lamar" Re-
veal His Real Name.

Washington, July 4.-Henry B. Mar
tin OF q so-called antitrust league"
took the witness stand before the
senate lobby commission to be exam
ined in regard to statements made by
David Lamar.
| Lamar had declared that after he
had drawn resolution for con-
gressional investigation OF the United
States Steel corporation he gave the
resolution to Martin. who in turn In
duced Representative Stanley of Ken
lucky to introduce 1t in the house.
Lauterbaeh Fails to Appear.
| Edward Lauterbach, the New York
lawyer, who figured In Lamars i'm
presentations of congressman in tele-
phone talks with New York financiers.
failed to appear. as the committee
had expected ..e,.. d..
Before Martin was called, Lewis
Cass Ledyard. attorney for J. P. Nor
gan & Co.. who had testified as to La
mars drawing the steel trust resolu-
ton, resumed the stand for mo-
ment to testify that his information on
that point came from Lamar and Lau-
! terbach.
Senators gave Martin a lively ex-
animation in an effsrt to disclose
what the antitrust league was and
who composed IT, Martin testified
that M, L. Lockwood yof !, Oklahoma
was originally its president, Mr.. Mar.
tin himself was secretary, Cotter T.
Bride Of this city was treasurer, and
Herman Schulteis, also Of Washing.
ton. was counsel. At one time the
league" depended on Attorney Gen.
sral Monet Of Ohio for legal advice,
be said.
Fears to Give Names.
Martin declined to give names OF
Iho leagues members, because they
would suffer the anger Of the great
trusts, who would ruin, blacklist them
and secure their discharge from en-
ployment."
Martin also declined to disclose the
expenditure Of about $4,000 by the
league. on the same grounds. He
gave the legislative committee Of the
league" as consisting = of himself
Lockwood, Schulteis. Monet, Bride
and W. B. Fleming Of Kentucky; G
J. Van yorhis of Indiana, William
Trent Of Illinois. G. G. La Toilette Of
Wisconsin, p, E. Dow OF New York
and w. H. Geren of Nebraska.
He said he had presented to the
secretary Of the navy evidences OF
frauds In armor plate contracts and
that he had given Information to 9th.
er government officials regarding VIC
lations OF law by the railroad trust
coal trust, steel trust, harvester trust
and elevator trust" at a cost OF more
than 100000. He said he had drawn
many bills for introduction In con
gress had helped prepare for an In
vestigation of the "armor trust" and
was very active" In the preparation
Of resolutions for the money trust and
steel trust Investigations.
Seek Law to Punish Lamar.
An effort was to be made to, force
Lamar to tell his real name, for In
addition to admitting that he had
lied repeatedly and used congress
mems names in his 6Sle phone talks =
and admitting 1t without a blush, but
rather with proud self.consctous
smile-he informed the committee
that, while he had been known as
Lewis as well as Lamar. and had as
sumed other names, still his real
name had not come out
One Of the things the COMMITTEES
members applied themselves to over
night was the question as to whether
there is any law by which this man
may be reached and punished.
The rules committee, to which the
house referred the demands for an in.
yestigation of the Mulhall charges. is
not expected to report until tomorrow
Congressman McDermott OF, Chicago
was not present when other repre-
sentatives accused by Muihall made