New Britain herald., 1917-01-16
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 son Tells of Conversation With Henry RELATES INTERVIEW WITH CHAIRMAN OF INVESTIG ATORS IN N. Y. HOTl

Washington, Jan. 16.-The house rules committee. today resumed it's hearings with Lawson on the stand.
 Secretary McAdoo, who Lawson said he was given to understand was the cabinet member involved i'll n:s state ments; Secretary Tumulty, wEc Law son said one of his informants told him was connected with the alleged leak; Paul M Warburg of the federal re- serve board, who Lawson said had knowledge of the leak machinery and half dozen other we'll known men were waiting to testify under sub poena or had come before the com- mittee voluntarily Before Lawson had been on the stand an hour today the scope of the, investigation broadened to take in some nationally known names not hitherto mentioned.
 On motion of Rep. Harrison, demo- crat, the committee subpoenaed J. F. Morgan, J. s. Bache. Henry F.. Da- vison, Frank A. Vanderlip. Arthur Lipper and Sol. Wexler, all prominent bankers MT. Harrison did not dis. close his reason for asking for the
 
 At the outset, Lawson went over his recital of how he said Chairman Hen ry told him a cabinet member and senator and a banker were in a stock gambling pool. Referring to Henrys denial that he ever told Lawson such things, Lawson dramatically de- clared: Unless your chairman said what I said he did, I am guilty or foul perjury and unfit to be anywhere outside the bars of prison.'
 Those Subpocnaed.
 Among A those subpoenaed today were: Paul M. Warburg, of the federal reserve board, charged by Lawson with knowledge of the leak; Archibald S. White, who, Lawson says told him that Fisk dominated cabi- net officer; Colonel MeAdoo, brother of Secretary McAdoo: c B. Barney & Co.,, and Stuart G. Gibboney, all of New York, who, Lawson said he had been told knew of the leak, and Mrs. Ruth Thomson Visconto, of Wash ington, clerk, who,, Lawson says, told him Secretary McAdoo and W. W Price, a White House correspondent, were involved in the leak charges; John. OHara Cosgrove, Sunday editor of the New York World: Erman Ridgeway, president of Everybody's Magazine, and Donald McDonald pub fisher of a Boston financial paper, to whom, Lawson says he related Chair. man Henry's alleged mention of the stock gambling pool; and John R. Rathom, editor of the Providence Journal, who published some articles referring to leaks.
 Secretary McAdoo and Secretary rV 1fxy nf vy1 statements denying iritimations against them agreed to appear voluntarily.
 Says Von BernstorfY "C1eaned Up.'
 MT. Lawson charged that Paul M Warburg of the Federal Reserve Board, had knowledge of the leak ma chinery: Repeated a rumor that Count von Bel .1storff, the German ambassa- dor, had made $2.000.000 in the stock market, and mentioned a list of we'll known men whom he thought should be questioned. The committee promptly issued subpoenas for all of them.
 MT. Lawson said he had been told that Malcolm McAdoo, the secretary's brother, knew of the leak, as did c. D. i Barney & Co.,, and Stewart G. Gib- boney of New York. Mrs. Ruth Thomson Visconti of this city, he said, had declared to him in the pres ence of her attorney that Secretary Tumulty received his bit." and that 1, W. w. Price, one of the White House l correspondents, was the go-betWeen l for Tumulty and others Pllny f'isk' Lawson said, was the banker he re- ferred to previously as dominating l! cabinet officer, and Archibald $. White. he said, had given him this information.
 Representative Henry was said by l Lawson to have told him at the con ference that preceded the opening of l the leak investigation. of reports con- meeting the cabinet officer, banker. and senator. and also had told him of re- ports that Secretary Lansing had been seen conferring with Bernard Baruch. | the Wall Street operator, said to have ! made a cleanup on the falling mar 1 ket which accompanied the peace note !
 Mr. Lawson declared MT. Henry had l asked him on patriotic grounds not ! to press the charges. At no time, the 1 Boston f1nancier testified, did he ever l say he had direct information. l
 Henry Makes Sweeping Denial.
 When MT. Lawson had finished his ! recital, Chairman Henry took the l. StaIu aHu S"oTe that at no tlI11e nad he mentionel to Lawson the names the financier brought out on the wit ness stand; that he had no informa- tion then and had none now of his own knowledge, and denied generally i and completely all of Lawson's testi- 1 mony relating to him. !
 When he concluded MT. Lawson rose and solemnly declared that every l word he had uttered on the stand was |