The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16

told him I'VE have it that Count Won
Bernstorff was SO mixed up in this
Qeak situation) that he made over
s2,000,00O." 2
Il stand by this and I know the
guns are on me. l stand by what L
have said" Lawson continued.
The other witnesses will-or
should-bear out just what I've told
you"
The guns are not on YOU" Repre-
sentative Pou interrupted.
81 don't mean the committee has its
guns on me, 1 mean the press has its
guns on me- said Lawson, amid
Lawson and Henry agreed, accord
ing to the witness. that Lawson need
not reveal information he might have
received from leak principals.
Morgan Will Testify, If
New York. Jan. 16.-At the offices
of j. p. Morgan & CO. il was said to-
day Morgan will go to Washington to
testify before the committee investi-
eating rumors of a leak to Wall street.
II he is served with subpoena. Nor
gan was not in his office. Nothing
further would be said.
Washington, Jan. 16.-Thomas W.
Lawson resumed the stand in the
house leak probe committee hearing
this forenoon.
Tho subpoena servers hunted all
night for Mrs. Ruth Thomson Wis
COUNT, the woman in the case" they
SAID they had been unable to locate
her to summon her as a witness.
New York. Jan. 16.-'T hope my
brother punches Lawsons head for
nlm' was the comment OF Malcolm r.
| McAdoo, brother of the secretary of
the treasury. in commenting on the
statement of Thomas w. Lawson that
i poth McAdoos were involved in the
| leak to Wall street"
II am physically able to do 1t my
self, and if l had the chance would"
he continued. There is a tinge of in
sanity to the whole thing that makes
| it prepoSterouS"
| McAdoo charged Lawson with drag
glng him in merely because he was the
secretary's brother.
Pliny Fisk and Archibald S. White.
also named by Lawson, denied his
| charges.
Denials Hot and Vigorous.
| Washington, Jan. 16.-Denials as
| vigorous and numerous as Thomas W.
Lawson's startling rumor charges in
the house note leak probe, are slated
for the next two days before the rules
committee.
All persons available to date have
entered unofficial denials except Mrs.
! Ruth Viscounti. She says "see Law
son" regarding her alleged claims that
| w. u. Price, washington newspaper
man, was go-between for Secretary
Tumulty and others on note leak pro-
fits.
These unofficial denials will be
| strengthened by others. under oath
When the committee met at 10
O'Clock today. it had not finished with
Lawson-or at least, he had not said
all he wanted to say.
Lansine's Name Involved.
The real surprise of yesterday after
Moons startling session. in which
names were hurled right and left, was
the fact that Lawson brought in the
name of Secretary Lansing. 1t had
been common gossip for days that he
would name Henry, but Henry had
entered such a vigorous denial in adj
vance that the news had not come to
light
The ugly rumors" referred to by
Henry later. should be passed about
town for some time, tho the names of
/ Paul Warburg and the bankers named
4 by Lawson and several more, had not
| entered into consideration.
| The committee can now scarcely
avert going to the bottom of Lawson
Il claims and it intends to do so.
Lawson cleared himself of any con-
tempt of the committee when he shot
forth a full list of names