Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-16
Witness Tells of Senator
Involved Known Simply
to Him as co."
SENSATIONS FALL FAST
Hot Dispute With Henry
Follows Financier's
Bold Disclosures.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-
Thomas w. Lawson, hailed be-
fore the house rules commit
tee to tell what he knew or
had heard about stock mar
ket leak on President Wilson's
peace note or be punished,
calmly declared today that the
mysterious congressman who
told him a cabinet officer, a
senator and a banker were en-
gagged in a Safeguarding pool
was none other than Repre-
sentative Henry, chairman Of
the committee.
Then before his hearers had
time to recover from the shock,
Lawson sprang one sensation
after the other be declaring
that the cabinet officer re-
ferred to was Secretary Nc
Adoo; that the banker was H.
Pliney Fiske of New York and
that he knew the senator only
by the initial co."
To complete the explosion
Lawson went on to charge that
Paul M. Warburg of the fed
eral reserve board had knowl-
ledge Of the leak machinery, re-
peated rumor that Count Won
Bernstorff, the German am
bassador, had made $2,000,O0O
in the stock market, and to
mention a list of well-known
men whom he thot should be
questioned. The committee
promptly issued subpoenas
for all of them.
Brings In Others.
Mr. Lawson said he had been told
That Malcolm McAdoo, the secretlry's
brother, knew OF the leak as did Q. u.
Barney q CO.. and Stewart c. Gibboney
Of New York a Mrs Ruth Thomasun
Nisconti Of this city he said, had de-
clared to him In the presence Of her
attorney. that Secretary Tumulty re
ceiVed his bit" and that w. W Price.
one Of the White House correspond
ents. was the "go between for Tumul-
ty and others" W. Pliney Fiske, Law
son said. was the banker he referre,
TO previously as dominating a cabinet
officer and Archibald $. White he
said. had given him this Information.
Henry Accused.
! Representative Henry was said by
Lawson to have told him at the con-
ference that preceded the opening OF
| the leak Investigation OF reports con-
Meeting the cabinet officer. banker and
senator and also had tod him or re-
ports that Secretary Lansing had been
seen comforting with Bernard Baruch.
the Wall street operator said to have
made cleanup on the falling mar
Eet which accompanied the peace
note.
Lawson declared Henry had asked
him on patriotic grounds not to press
his charges At no time, the Boston
financier testified, did he ever say he
had direct information.
The Denial
When Lawson had finished his re-
cltal Chairman Henry took the Sran-
! and swOIe that mt no time had he men,
| toned 10 Lawson the names the Ii
nancier brought out on the witness
stand; that he had no information
then and had none now o: his own
| knowledge; and denied generally and
completely all Of Lawson's testimony
relating to him.
When he had concluded Lawson rose
and solemnlv declared that every word
he had uttered on the stand was tho
truth, so help me God, without varia-
ton"
Tells Editors.
To back It up Lawson said that i'm
mediately after leaving Henry at their
formor conference he laid his iufor
nation before John O'tlara Cosgrove,
Sunday editor Of the New York World /;
Erman j. Ridgway, president OF
Mcdonald. publisher Of a Boston IL
nancial paper.
"Call these men," ho demanded.
"and they will bear me out In what I
say
Almost in tears at Henrys absolute
denial OF his statements, Lawson sad
won't lie Goat"
"Tu make good here and l won't SO
to Jail as the goat
Secretaries McAdoo and Tumulty
and Mr. Price at once Issued state
II ments denying Lawson's reference ~
\ them. The committee promptly or
dered subpocnas for Ridgway. Cos
grove, Warburg. tiske, Price. White.
Malcolm McAdoo, Gibboney Barney
and company Mrs. Visconu and John
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