Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-09


not to be repeated do you Sull INSIST
upon an answer asked Lawson.
Yes, SAID Campbell, ..
well, | shall not answer, SAID
Lawson. 1t seems to me that 1t
could serve no good purpose to use
the name OF high othcial OF the gov
eminent at time when 1t might
bring serious consequences to the
people and to the nation, and per
maps to the administration itself.
Representative Chiperheid moved
to report Lawson to the house Tor
contempt and alter getting the mo-
ton INTO the record, withdrew 1t tenn
porarily while Lawson went on CIV
ing ms lormula Iof hhdihg the leak
II embraces chiehy plan tor bring
ing the SAFES sips OF the STOCK eN-
change before the committee.
Pictures a Senator.
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turad IIn;.ad Ca '' ,r"'9 81" III
rueu $780, 0'. ad Ma S Vnr, i ,Ip,
ha',;, oe ;o;mt 1 .,ocT. aan,h,;n D""n ~
count and dividing the profits among
them. He declined to give names
because he did not know them of his
own knowledge.
As the examination proceeded
Lawson once asserted that he didn't
give a d-n" what the committee did
about his method of answering Dues
tons
On two occasions REPRESENTATIVE
Camnbell reminded him that women
were present and that he was not in
b,r room ,wson,s ire u,s
aroused wac
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'uie.
Dolens oi quest'pnS asked by KEEP
leseli t iailiPpeii curing !hiS
peiiou Vi thg nearing Win the OBJECT
Vi p'hii'iie Lawson down 10 con-
crete STATEMENT OF what Information
ne really possessed, II any, about the
leak were futile.
Ready to Explode Anything.
"Was if a case within vour nerso,.I
knowledpe?" asked Renresentat;ve
Garrett. at one stage of The ouest;on-
ing. 81 don't want to ask you for hear
say.
appreciate your attitude, an
Swered Lawson, and | meet it by
saying. that l might explode many
sensations II l desired. | don't think
this has reached the stage tor giving
names. 1t is not within my personal
knowledge.
Did the person who told you claim
to have personal knowledge"
NO, out l corro6orated 1t later and
had a reputable banker, a friend Of
mine and TREND OF the banker, go to
see this banker. He mentioned this
matter and SAID what do you know
about it!. He SAID the. banker told
him that he not only had this account
but others and that he had this cabi-
net member under such absolute con-
troll that he could bring the cabinet
member from Washington to New
York, OF. to the telephone at any time
OF the day or night and he offered
then and there to call him on the
.elephone 10 aeinohstrate II. no" l
M:~L. o.I
"'sn' i>'io" Vi Ouheis.
Representative Garrett asked Law
son II the cabinet othcer, referred to
as connected with the leak, had
prohted by 1t.
HE was as closely connected with
1t as II he had speculated, Lawson
replied.
Answering Representative Lenroot' $
request that he give his reasons for
saying a real investigation would tnd
congress without a quorum, LAWSON
SAID that many would be at the leak
hearing and others would be absent
because OF their interest in stocks.
You would be willing to say under
oath that members OF congress were
benehciares under the leak" asked
Lenroot
mo, | wouldn't say that replied
Lawson, be he added that he knew OF
a senator and representative whose
names he would not give, but who
were supposed to, have benefited and
that he might know OF others.
What He Would Show.
az an ;nou;rv were ordered" Len.
rott inquired, ARE you prepared to
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