Arizona republican., 1917-01-16
LAWSON NAMES
 HENRY AS MAN
 HE TALKED IF
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 WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-Thomas W Lawson. haled before the house rules committee 10 tell what he knew or had heard about a stock market leak on President Wilson's peace note or be punished, calmly declared today that the congressman who told him @ cabinet officer, a senator and banker were engaged in a stock gambling pool was none other than Represen- tatVe Henry. chairman of the com nittCe
 Then before his hearers had time to recover from the shock, Lawson sprung one sensation after another hV declaring that the cabinet officer referred to was Secretary McAdoo: that the banker was H. Pliny Fiske. of New York, and that he knew the senator only by the initial 70.
 To complete the sensation, Lawson went on To charge that Paul NJ. Warburg, of the federal reserve board had knowledge of the leak machin- cry; repeated a rumor that Count won Bernstorfl. the German ambassa- dor, had made two millions in the stock market and to mention Hsi of well known men whom he thodgEt should he questioned The committee promptly issued subpoenas for all Of them.
 AIT. Lawson said he had been told that Malcolm NCAdOo, the secretary's irOJher. knew of the leak. as did C. n. Barney and Company and Stewart C. GibhoneV, or New Nor1. 4 Mir. Ruth Thomson Nisconti, of this city, he said, had declared to him in the presence of her attorney that Secretary Tumulty received his bit ." and that W. W. Price, one of the White House correspondents. was the Eo-betWeen for TUmulty and others Q II. Pliny Fiske. Lawson said. was the banker he referred to prev iousIy aS dominating a cabinet officer, and Arc hihaid z. White he said. had given him this Information.
 Representative Henry vas said by Lawson to have told him at the con- ferences that preceded the opening of the leak investigation of reports con- meeting the cabinet officer, banker, and senator and also had told him of reports that Secretary Lansing had been seen comforting with Bernartf Baruch, the Wall Street operator. said 70 have made a clean up on the fall ing market which accompanied the peace note.
 Lawson declared Henry had asked him on patriotic grounds not to press his charge At no time the Boston firancler testified did he ever say he had direct information.
 When Lawson had finished hIs re- cital. ChaiI man Henry took the stand and swore that at no time had he mentioned to Lawson the name the financier brought out on the witness stand that he had no information then and had none now of his own knowledge; and denied generally and completely all of Lawson's testimony relating to him.
 When he had concluded. Lawson rose and solemnlr declared that every word he had uttered on the stand was the truth, 90 help me God, without variation
 To back 1t mp, Lawson said that immediately after leaving Henry at their first conference he laid his information before John O'Hara Cos grave, Sunday editor of the New York World, Erman J Eideeway, president of Everybody g magazine. and Donald McDoEaid, publisher of Boston financial paper
 Call these men he demanded, and they will bear me out in what say"
 Almost in tears at Henry's absolute denial of his statements, Lawson shouted
 I'll make good here. and I wont go t0 jail as the goat"
 Secretaries McAd9o and Tumulty and MT Price at once issued state meRts denying Law sons reference to them. The committee promptly oD- taIrec subpOenaes for Ridgeway Cos grave, Warburg, Fislso. Price. White. Malcolm McAdOO. Gibboney. Barney and Company. Mrs. Eisconti and J. R. Rathom, editor of the Providence Journal, who published some articles about leaks Secretaries Humility and McAdoo sill appear without sub- pOena-
 With that the committee adjourned until tomorrow morning 10 resume itg hearing on the most dramatic charges of scandal the capitol has seen in many years.
 Today's sensational proceedings dis posed Of the elaborate preparations for holding Lawson .n contempt of the house for defiance of the com mittee at the previous hearing
 great crowd was packed into the room when Lawson arrived. Police cleared an entrance for him.
 With q set of fourteen questions be- fore him, prepared by Representative LenrOot, Chairman Henry began to question him. When he had com Dleted his first question, demanding the name of the congressman who Lawson said told him of a cabinet of ficer. 9 member of congress and a banker reported to have been con- nected with the leak and also their names. Lawson rose and said he de- sired to make statement.
 T am going to answer your ques-