Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-07-11
Missourian Denies Acquain-
tance With Lamar; Net Ed
die Lauterbach Once and
Only Casually.
WOOL MANUFACTURERS
PRODUCE STATEMENT
Secretary of Association I'M
able to Account for Twenty
Thousand Dollar Fund of
Several Years.


lBy rensed Wire to EvenIns uerald.
Washington, July il.-When the
senate lubby committee met today
Winthrop T.. Marvin. secretary of the
National Association Of Wool Manu-
faciurers put iu synopsis of state-
ment showing the financial operations
Of the association. tie was questioned
about special $4,000 fund raised
several years agu Tie said he had NO
record of how the fund was collected
ur disbufsed
William whitman. former president
uf tine association then explained a
s. .00n Riit made tn s. " D Nurih,
secretary of the association In 1897
and cicrK o. the malority members
of the senate nnance committee. The
gift was made after the Dlnsley bill
had passed congress
Speaker clark made o statement re-
iating to the use OF has name by David
Lamar and Edward Iauierbach. He
testified he had never had anything
Ia do with Lamar. Lauterbach or any
of the men mentioned by them.
j. y. Morgan, he said. he saw az a
Cridiron dinner in Washington several
years ago. az which former President
Roosevelt and former senator Fora
ker engaged In a joint debate. 1t
was the hottest debate ever heard in
this country" said the speaSer.
speaker CLARK put IN this statement;
"Ledyard says that lanterbach told
him that he was In communication
with me through senator stone. Lau.
erDach. who Acknowledged on the
witness stand that he had lied said
that lamar gave him the Information.
Lamar confessed the whole tale was "A
lie 10 force Morgan a co, io take
l.auterhach hack into their employ.
All Of them disclaim any acquaint-
ance or communication with me.
"senntor stone Justly ana properly
characterized the Lamar -lauterbach
tale as he IN which he was entirely
correct lie aud I never In our lives
conversed about or in any way mem
toned 10 each other Morgan n CO.,
ar the steel trust investigation.
II never spoke 90 j. Pierpont Nor
gan or any member of his arm IN my
ife: never communicated with him ~
them IN any manner whatsoever;
never authorized anybody else To do
so. / WAS To- my best knowledge and
belief never introduced even casually
io him or any Of them To my best
knowledge and belief ! never saw any
of them except Mr. Morgan himself
and that was across the large dining
room of the New willard at grid
iron club banquet
II was several years ago introduced
to Iauterhnch here In Washington u
the presence 81 several gentlemen ans
passed the usual salutations with him
That was all ! never saw him before
or since and never communicated win
him In any manner whatsoever ahou
any business matter whatsoever
- had never heard of Lamar an'
knew only hy seeing his namc M ih'
pnpers that there ls such man al
lewis Casa i.edyard. II seems to m
that when Mr. Ledynrd found out IN"
senator stones name and mine wer'
being banded about by Lamar, IN
pseudo. palmer and I.auterhach. HI
ought 10 have let me know
The speaker was not sworn ana th
committee did not ask him any cues
uons He left tho nm when he nm
ished reading his statement
whitman was questioned about th
s. 600 glft % North. an incident TIA
attracted nationwide attention whe
t was hrst disclosed several year
ago. He pun the gift IN letter 1
North dated Boston, september =
1897. signed by himself, GeorE
sykes. BENJAMIN Phipps. James Phi
Inns. Jr, and Rufus Greeley u 3,
out that al q meeting ~ few mem
beers of the National associauo
"unanmous expression" developed
favor Of presenting 90 North som
suhstantiai testimonial In recogniuo
OF your past services to the associH
ton and the wooden industry of Oh
country" n then went on to sh
that draft for $4,000 was enclose
and concluded
This " voluntary and cheeril
expression of their appreciation
your work and of the high regard
which YOU are held
while I looked upon the presents
ton Of that sum to Mr.. North az
proper recognition Of his services
said whitman. no thought had ev'
entered Into my mind before N
Phillips came 90 me about makiI
such presentation When NJ
North left the association later
1903 Il made him another present
ton in recognition Of his faithf
work u was In the fosm Of a sliv
service"
senator Walsh read into the reco
y copy Of what purported 40 be- IL