Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-16
Case Of 4 Say 'Tis' and 4 Say
'Taint' Between Banker and
Chairman Makes Lively
Session in Investigation.
NAMES TUMULTY AS ONE
WHO MADE HIS BIT
Secretary MCAdOo and W, w.
Price, Washington Star
Correspondent, Mentioned
as Partly Responsible.
lay MORNING JousnAL SPECIAL LrAsup wiRE1


Washington, Jan. 15.-Thomas w
Lawson, hailed before the house rules
committee to tell what he knew OF
mad heard about stock market leak
on President Wilson's peace note, or
he punished, calmly declared today
that the congressman who told him
cabinet officer, a senator and bank
er were engaged in u stock gambling
pool was none other than Represent
ative Henry, chairman of the commit
tee
Then, before his hearers had time
20 recover from the shock, Lawson
sprung one sensation after another
by declaring that the cabinet officer
referred to was Secretary McAdoo;
that the banker was II. Pliney Fiske,
of New York and that he knew the
senator only by the initial 90"
To complete the sensation, Lawson
went on to charge that Paul M. War
burg, of the federal reserve board,
had knowledge of the leak machin-
cry; repeated a rumor that Count Won
Bernstorff, the German ambassador
had made $2,000,000 in the stock mar
ket, and to mention a list of well
lie questioned. The committee prompt
ly issued subpoenas for all of them.
Gives Other Names.
Mr.. Lawson said he had been told
that Malcolm McAdoo, the secretary's
brother, knew Of the leak, as did G..
honey, of New York. A Mrs. Ruth
1homason Viscontl, of this city, he
said has declared to him in the pres
ence of her attorney that Secretary
Tumulty received his bit and that
w. w. Price, one of the White House
correspondents, was "the .go-between
for Tumulty and others" II. Pliney
Fiske, Lawson said, was the banker
he referred to previously as dominat-
ing a cabinet officer, and Archibald
S. White, he said, had given him this
information.
Representative Henry was said by
Lawson to have told him at the con-
ferences that preceded the opening of
the leak investigation of reports con-
meeting the cabinet officer, banker and
senator, and also had told him of re-
ports that Secretary Lansing had been
seen comforting with Bernard Baruch,
the Wall street operator, said to have
made a cleanup on the falling mar
ket which accompanied the peace
note.
Lawson declared Henry had asked
him on patriotic grounds not to press
his charge. At no time, the Boston
tinancier testified, did he ever say he
had direct information.
Henry Takes Stand.
When Lawson had finished his re-
cital, Chairman Henry took the stand
and swore that at no time had he
mentioned to Lawson the name the
financier brought out on the witness
stand that he had no information
then and had none now of his own
knowledge; and denied generally and
completely all of Lawson's testimony
relating to him.
Not during our whole three-hour
conference did | mention to Mr.. Law
son the name of any cabinet officer
that he has mentioned here today"
Henry asserted again and again that
nation.
Il have no fear of my reputation in
the house or in the country" he de-
clared. And what this gentleman
says here today does not even disturb
me-
Lawson Stands by Statements.
Turning to Lawson, Henry repeat
ed he had told him nothing. Lawson
did not reply but shook his head as il
to say that he stood by his statement.
Henry also declared he never had
mentioned the name of a member of
congress or a banker to Lawson as
having been involved in the "leak."
This made his denial of Lawson's tes-
timony complete.
"And after that" Henry said en-
phatically, "he tells this committee
and the country that he got his infor-
nation from me. l do not seek to
defend myself. / have done nothing
wrong"
When Henry had concluded his tes-
timony, Lawson rose and dramatically
asserted that every word he, Lawson,
had uttered today was the truth, so
held me God, without variation"
In response to questions, Henry de-
clared not only had he never men,
toned any names, but that Lawson
had mentioned none.
Gives Hcnry's Information to Editors.
81 had no information and have
none now of my own knowledge" he
said. THE first time ! ever heard OF
an officials name in connection with