Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-01-17
Committee Will Ask Con gress to Extend Time
 for Making Report.
MRS. VISCONTT SAYS
 HUMILITY CURSED HER
Woman From Whom Lawson Alleges He Obtained Information That Humility "G0t His Bit" Seeks
 to Evade Summons.

Washington, Jan. 16.-Spreading a drag net over the finanqial district of New York, the house rules commit tee today extended it's investigation of the peace note "leaf' into a gen eral stock market examination.
 The committee today discussed the advisability of employing expert counsel, and it was also planned 10 ask congress tomorrow for an exten sion of time in which the committee can make it's report.
 As the first step in the extension of the boundaries of it's investigation the qcmmittee subpoenacd J. P. Nor gan, H. P. Davidson, Frank A. Wander lip, Arthur Lippard, Sol c. Wexler and J. c. Bache. New York finaEiiers
 Flying from the risk Of simmons as a witness before the committee, Mrs Ruth Thomson Visopunti, who Thomas w. Lawson said, told him that Secretary Tumulty "anl others" had profited in the stock market by the "leak," and that Wm. w. Price, one of the white house correspondents, had acted as "go between" in the af- fair and had received 5000 for his share in the work, could not hc fou"o' today, but returned to her apartments tonight and was summoned to appear before the committee, tomorrow.
 Lawson occupied the witness stand again today, reviewing and supple menting his statement of yesterday. At the outset, Lawson attacked Repre- sentative Henry denial of his testi- mony and emphatically declared that either he or Henry was guilty of rank perjury. Tn characteristic outburst, Lawson shouted reiteraticn that he had told the truth.
 Accounts Conversation.
 The Boston financicr insisted on recounting to the committee in detail the reported confidential q pnference with Chairman Henry, which he says he held. For an hour he recounted what he said he had said to Henry. both regarding the testimony and the bringing in of the names of Secre- tary Lansing and Baruch. Lawson said he had forgotten to add that Henry told him the committee had re- ceived the substance oi all of one of Secretary Lansing's alleged conver- sations with Baruch in New Pork, and part of another
 MT. Lawson declared, when closely questioned, that he never had thought of MT. Humility in connection with the ''leak" until he met Mrs. Visconti. He said he told the woman her eff forts seemed to him to be actuated by y11 k1d hO said, she had no thought but to aid in placing the blame where it right fully belonged. Lawson said he never had any intention of making the wom ans letter or statement public, and would not have done so had the com mittee not demanded that he give them all the information in his possession on pain of punishment.
 Asked why he had not gone to MT. Tumulty with the rumor. he 8id he probably could not have gone to Tumulty, but he had spoken to Mrs. Vihcontin about that very subject.
 "I suggested that very thing to Mrs. Viscounti, and l think one of the things she said to me was this: The day I sent you that letter I q pl'ed M.' Tumultv. and he said he would see me. When I wouldn't do this, he cursed me in way I would not stand from anybody"