The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-01-16

Well, how did this happen ?"
lawyon said ho had asked Henry.
There vas conspiracy IN Wall
81. 10 affeet the market. told
him. Lawson continued. a. the
same time declaring that first The
Mexican situation and then the war
we're used to make profit for apcc-
ulntors
lawson said he and Henry had
apcculated on what Lansing and
Baruch might confer about They
had suggested that Haruch might
legiumately talk with Lansing To
know what tho administration
thought about prospects OF peace.
I boat raids or other big intcrna-
tlonal matters.
lawson testified that John u
Rathom. managing editor OF tho
Providence Journal had furnished
him the name OF Paul Wurhurr. OF
the federal reserve board. In tho
situation.
TELLS OF Go Between
Lawson was asked whether he
had testified correctly about money
passing. whom. yesterday. be- said
that Mrs. Ruth Thomson ViHconti
stated 90 me in substance that MI.
William W Price. Washington cor.
respondent OF the WASHINGTON Star.
had acted as go-hetween Ia the LEAH
affair between the presidents sec.
Rotary. Mr. Tumulty. and others.
and that he had received $4,000
cash for Il and that Nr. Tumulty
had received much larger sum
Yes. that Is substantially what
she told me" he replied.
Yesterday lawson testified that
Archibald White. New York banker.
had told him OF another banker who
was 70 close 20 cabinet member
be could call the latter up az any
time This cabinet member was al
legged to be Ia on the leak.
Flske Did Steering
Asked TO ampliiy that today. he
said
II told White: Z hear that your
friend Pllny Fiske IL doing tho
steering In connection with the
leak stock gambllngl p"
Fiske. according 10 the convcrna-
tlnn, was allied with c. u. barney
a Co.
The conversation White gave
lawson was in substance. accord
INK 10 Lawson
The story IA that Pliny Flske Is
In working with Secretary McAdoo.
and It's terrific thing. And
Ffske madc me 10 10 tho telephone
TO show me he could call McAdoo
TO New York"
Lawson aaid White had indicst.
ed FIske was eating late aud
smoking lsta" whom he made his
boasts about being able 10 call Mo
Adoo up.
Was He In cups7
Pou asked II It was indicated
Fiske WAS IN HIS cups.
Il wouldn't want 60 say on
that" replied lawson.
Revcrtlng Co tho statement. Hen.
~ issued after their conference.
saying the leak appeared TO be a
mirage lawson shouted:
God help the American people
II there are many more such
tclragcs
Representative Patton then dug
into the conversation Lawson had
with Mrs Niscontl. who. Lawson
said. bad named Price az n 20
between for Tumulty and others.
She appeared 90 DO a woman OF
J responsibility. lady who appear.
ed to be very earnest" lawson
said
Patton wanted 10 know n Mrs
Visconti had given the source u
her information
lawson hcsitatcd and wanted TO
know n II was essential.
You know what the value OF
good reputation IT," retorted Pat.
ton. Do YOU not think ii would
he unfair 10 blast reputation on
the word OF woman whom you
had never seen before Pattcn
asked
Very unfair" retorted lawson.
and II she had not had n
reputable lawyer with her | should
ave hesitated
says Ne Hurllisted Himself
i tried TO get NJ tho bottom Of
l. And her talk WAS so peculiar.
% convincing that I gave Il. I
.hink she will tell you the name
yhcn ghe comes on the stand. BOT
Il she does not. ! will give the
7ame she told me az her In.
formant"
Patten suggested Lawson had
lackened Prices reputation by his
curse.
Good God. I've humiliated my
eli to plead with this committee
o let me give the names In conf.
fence and tell you ! did not want
bring In his name. and. even
more. ! did not want TO bring In
he woman's name had even
bought OF burning the letter"
Did you accept her word that
he was acting from an altruistic
aspiration -
Il believe she was woman
uiyering with red blood and i'm.
ctuosity to do something patriotic.
never have seen. in all my eN.
erience, anything so fair he said
The committee then recessed un.
I'll p. m.
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