The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-03

u the metropolitan west SIDE EieNaleu
railroad and the Aurora Elgin and Chi
cago railway. held responsible by a coro-
ner's jury, for the deaths of George NJ.
Scott and Mrs Harriet Smith, whose
automobile was run into on a crossing by
an Aurora car were released today on
5000 bonds each.
interstate commerce commission has
strongly tended to show they bought frcnl
themselves"
Puts in Reply
Immediately after Lamar had finished
his wonderful statement Paul d. Cravath
of counsel FOR the Union Pacific railroad
put In this reply
In view of the statement regarding
the account of the Union Pacific Rail-
road company, which David Lamar has
gone out of his way to make before
this committee. and inasmuch as per-
sons not familiar with David Lamars
character who may road this statement
| In the newspapers may be misled there
by, I deem 1t my duty to make the
following statement for the records
of the committee. For several days
persons Connected with the Union Pacific
Railroad company have been informed
that an. effort was being made to cir
crlate and secure publication in the
| newspapers of a. bear attack in the
form of a prepared story about an al
legged Justification of the account of
the Union Pacific company involving z
s70,000,000 on sSo000,000 of its sur
plus.
We were Informed In substance that
this story was so bly, false and
scandalous and SOS plainly offered for
an improper purpose that the news
papers would not publish 1t. Informa-
tion then came that the story would
soon be made public In such wise that
the newspapers would have TO pub
lish it,
1T now apepars the medium for the
publication of this story was TO be
this man David Lamar, who has con-
fessed himself to be the most uncon-
sciouable of liars of modern Peck
sniff tines
Senator Overman asked Mr. Cravath
to strike off the last words.
Il decline" exclaimed Cravath.
Senator Walsh insisted that they go
out and Mr.. Cravath finally consented.
To save New York to the repub-
licans while the anthracite strike in
1902 was on, Lamar said he and Lau-
terbach and himself with view of
Governor O'Dell, Senator Platt, Lau-
terach and himself with a view OF
settling the strike. Upon his advice he
Sdlu dONeTHOT ODell threatened TO call
the legislature to repeal charters OF
anthracite railroads. Soon j. Pierpont
Morgan sent for Lamar and Lauter-
bach, the witness said. for a confer
ence Lamar said he did not go but
Mr.. Morgan sent word the strike would
be called off. Before Lamar left the
stand Mr.. Cravath with the consent OF
| the committee had asked Lamar If hi
had ever tried to inspire newspaper
| stories ahOI1f TTDipn
THE day before Judge Lovett gave out
, his interview in New York, / inspired
and helped to arrange for publication OF
story that appeared in the New York
Journal" Lamar said.
| He said he had talked over the telephone
directly with editors OF the Journal-he
thought with a man named OReilly.
did Mr.. Lauterbach know of this %
asked Cravath.
I'VE had a great objection to the rail
road dissolution plan,' Lamar said.
| Cravath demanded to know where La
mar got his information about the Unor
Pacific forgery.
| Witness said he did not secure full in
formation until recently. He said he hac
never seen the Union Pacific books and
| the first information came from Thoma.
Gibson. financial writer IN New York,
Tells of Conversation -
Lewis Cass Ledyard testified that fol
! two years previous to Lamar's telephone
talks with him he had knowledge of at
| tempts to induce members of the Morgan
| firm to employ some person to control at
| fairs at Washington.
| He connected Lauterbach and Lamar
! with them Ledyard's reports of the con.
versa tions disclosed Lamar speaking as
Representative Palmer, saying that the
! defiant attitude of Mr.. Morgan TOWARD
the government had resulted in the Stan
ley Steel trust inquiry, and that Speaker
Clark suggested Mr. Palmer call UP Mr
| Ledyard.
Did you know at first that 1t was
Lamar talking?" asked Senator Overman
| II knew it was some blackmailer, ano
finally concluded 1t was Lamar" Led
/ yard answered.
| Later he summoned Lauterbach, who
| told him he said that Lamar had q
| resolution he proposed to have intro
duced in the House of Representatives
| for steel trust inquiry.
| Lauterbach told him he had seer
members of the Morgan firm who re.
fused to talk about the investigation
resolution. As Ledyard read his state.
ment about Lamar drafting the stee
i resolution. he turned to Lamar and
| asked IL that was correct. Lamar nodeC
in confirmation.
Ledyard testified that Lamar, rep
resenting himself as Congressman Pal
| mer. declared over the telephone thai
| Lauterbach would be able to deal with
Speaker Clark through Senator Stone.
| HE said the communications with the
| speaker were not made directly, but
through Senator Stone" said Ledyard
| The bogus Palmer over the tele-
phone said Lauterbacn would take ur
matters with Senator Stone, Speaker
Clark and Congressman Henry or Tex
as If the Morgan people" were willing
to go ahead.
Under Name of Palmer
Lamar at this time, still under the
name of Palmer, the witness said, told
Ledyard alleged facts as to the make-
up of President Wilson's cabinet. aud
asked him again to talk with Lauder
bach Lamar reported he had held a
conference with Senator Stone.
Clark and Congressman Henry and that
the conference" insisted that Lauter-
bach should be retained by the Morgan
interests.
On February 8, In his residence library,
Ledyard testified Lauterbach told him he
had .been authorized by Senator Stone"
to go to the Morgan people.
Ledyard said Lauterbach was anxious
to create the impression that he had
nothing to do with Lamar, but was acting
directly with members OF Congress
Lauterbach was quoted by the witness
as saying:
II come here now authorized and en-
powered to make certain statements to
you and TO lay certain matters before
you.
"Of course. the most important office
to be filled in the new administration is