The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-30
PROBERS LIKELY
TOCALLPERkINS
Capitalist May Be Asked to
Tell of Phone Conversa-
ton with Lamar.
LATTER Is BEING SOUGHT
Said to Have Called Up Finaneier
About Case in Which Steel Corpor-
alton Was Then Interested.

George w. Perkins may be called by
the Senate lobby investigating commit
tee when it reassembles after the Fourth
of July to tell of an interesting tele-
phone conversation which he had on one
occasion with David Lamar. of New
York. who is now being sought by sub
poena servers.
Information reached the committee yes
terday that several years ago. when an
important case, in which the United
States Steel Corporation was concerned,
was pending before the Supreme Court
Of New Jersey, a person who claimed to
be Lamar called up Mr.. Perkins and
made some interesting statements rela-
tive to the action OF the court. Accord
ing to the story. Mr.. Perkins had the
Governor of New Jersey linked on the
telephone the next time the alleged La
mar called and what transpired was
heard also by that official, who may
also be asked to come to Washington
and testify.
All of the majority members of the
committee were busy in Senate tariff
caucus yesterday. Chairman Overman.
of the committee. was asked point blank
Iif Lamar was ;he man who had used
the names of Representatives Riordan
and Palmer over the telephone.
Il don't know" was the reply.
VIII Not Discuss Letter.
Then his name isn't mentioned in the
letter from Mr.. Ledyard to Representa-
tive Palmer. which Mr.. Palmer handed
over to your
"Oh, / shall not say anything about
what is in that letter." said the Sena-
tor. That letter will come out in due
course of the investigation"
Chairman Stanley. of the Steel inves:i-
eating committee. declared yesterday
that he did not know Lamar and never.
so far as he could remember had met
him. 1t will be recalled that Lamar,
while the Steel committee was at work.
felt impelled to issue statement deny
ing reports that he had said he could
control the report of that body.
An interesting sidelight on the man
comes out in this connection. 1t is true
that few. if any, of the members of the
committee know Lamar. just as Repre-
sentative Palmer. at least, does not know
him. But during the sessions of the COM
mittee Lamar managed to be seen in COM
pany with several of the investigators
who had been engaged by Chairman Stan
ley. One day Mr.. Stanley sent an in
vestigator into Wall Street to look up
some information in connection with the
inquiry. The investigator went to half
n dozen places and in each he was met
with substantially this sally:
oh, you fellows are not going 10 con-
duct a sincere investigation. This is
merely a bull movement started by David
Lamar. who has started this whole in
vestigation."
May Recall Mr.. Riordan.
Representative Daniel J. Riordan will,
in all probability. be recalled by the COM
mittee when it reassemhles. Attention
has been attracted here to the fact that
when Lamar and Monk Eastman were en-
trial at Freehold in October. 1903, on
charges of conspiracy and attempted
murder. 4 =. ]. Riordan was called by
Lamars lawyers to prove the good char
acter of Eastman. He represented East
man as being a man of good character
and repute, though the Monk" was at
that time one of the most notorious char
acters in the East Side.
The committee is DESTROYS of knowing
if the D. J. Riordan who testified at that
time in the interests of Lamar and East
man is the same whose name the mys-
FERROUS unknown has been using over the
telephone in questionable ways.
The committee will resume taking tes-
timony on July Z.