Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-16

not been asked for, but that they had
been included in the questions by the
chairman when he propounded them
to Mr.. Lawson.
Among those subpenaed to-day
were:
Paul NJ. 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
cabinet officer; Malcolm McAdoo.
brother of Secretary McAdoo and c.
3. Barney and Company and Stuart G.
Gibboney, all of New York, who, Law
son said, he had been told knew of
the leak.
Mrs. Ruth Thomason Visconti, of
Washington, clerk. who Lawson says
told him Secretary McAdoo and w. w.
Price, White House correspondent,
were involved in the leak charges.
Springs Sensation
John O'Hara Cosgrave, Sunday
editor of the New York World; Erman
]. Ridgeway, president of Everybody's
Magazine and Donald Mcdonald, pub
| Usher of a Boston financial paper, to
whom Lawson says lie related Chair
man Henrys alleged mention of the
stock gambling pooH John r. Rathom,
editor of the Providence Journal, who
published some articles referring to
leaks"
Secretary McAdoo and Secretary
Tumulty, both of whom gave out
statements vigorously denying intima-
tions against them, agreed to appear
voluntarily.
Paul NJ. warburg to-day issued the
following statement:
"I fail to see why my name should
have been dragged into this investi-
CATION. 1 do not know a thing about
the leak machinery or for that matter
about the leak except what l have
seen in the press. I have not been
subpenaed but ! am anxious to be
permitted to testify and have so in
formed the committee"
! Lawson, hailed before the House
Rules Committee to tell what he knew
or heard about a stock market leak on
| President Wilson's peace note or be
punished, calmly declared yesterday
that the mysterious Congressman who
\ told him q Cabinet officer. Senator
and a banker were engaged In
stock gambling pool, was none other
than Representative Henry, chairman
| of the committee.
Then, before his hearers had time to
recover from the shock, Lawson
sprung one sensation after the other
| by declaring that the Cabinet officer
referred to was Secretary McAdoo;
that the banker was H. Pliny Fisk,
of New York, and that he knew the
Senator only by the initial 90"
To complete the explosion Lawson
went on to charge that Paul NJ. War
burg of the Federal Reserve Board
had knowledge of the leak machinery.
repeated a rumor that Count Won
Bernstorff, the German Ambassador,
| had made two millions in the stock
market, and to mention a list of we'll
known men whom he thought should
be questioned. The committee prompt
| -. a ~ for oil Of HnrT
Mr.. Lawson said he had been told
that Malcolm McAdoo, the Secretary's
brother. knew of the leak, as did G. d.
Barney and Company and Stewart G.
Giboney, of New York.
Named Secretary Tumulty
! A Mrs. Ruth Thomason Visconti, 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
"go-between for Tumulty and Others"
| H. Pliny Fisk, Lawson said, was tie
banker he referred to previously as
dominating a Cabinet officer and
Archibald s. White. he said, had given
him this information.
Representative Henry was said by
Lawson to have told him, at the con-
ferences that preceded the opening
of the leak" investigation, of reports
connecting the Cabinet officer banker
and Senator, and also had told him
of reports that Secretary Lansing had
been seen comforting with Bernard
Baruch, the Wall street operator, said
to have made cleanup on the fall
| ing market which accompanied the
peace note.
Lawson declared Henry lad asked
him on patriotic grounds not to press
! his charges. At mo time, the Boston
! Rpn hn ha
had direct information.
Henry Makes Denial
When Lawson had finished his re-
cital Chairman Henry took the stand
and swore that at no time had he
mentioned to Lawson the names the
financier brought out on the witness
stand; that he had no information
knowledge; and denied generally and
completely all of Lawson's testimony
: relating to him.
When he had concluded Lawson
rose and solemnly declared that every
word he had uttered on the stand was
the truth, so help me God, without
variation
| To back it up. Lawson said that
| Immediately after leaving Henry at
their first conference he laid his in
formation before John O'Hara Co.'S
grave. Sunday editor of the New York
World; Erman ]. Ridgway, president
of Everybody's Magazine and Donald
Mcdonald, publisher of a 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:
'Ill make good here, and I won't
go to Jail as the goat"
Secretaries McAdoo and Tumulty
and Mr.. Price at once issued state