Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-16

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City Editor of Washington Eewspa-
ner as etter Of Wom-
an Read to Committee Declaring
Tumulty Profited.
Secretary Tumulty-After the com
lete and definite statement when l
ade to the rules committee last
! eek ii should hardly be necessary
ior me to say that there is not a
militia of truth in these new himsy
charges.
ecretary McAdoo-No more shame
less or wanton lie could be conceived.
any man in or out of congress Will
assume responsibility for these sian
dars will have him put in the penn
tertiary, where he belongs.
Washington. Tan. f6.-Pillng one
sensation on top of another in quick
succession, Thomas w. Lawson be-
fore the rules committee opened the
food gates and disclosed the long
sought names of the high government
official for which the committee has
been vainly searching in tie leak
probe for weeks.
The first shock came when Lawson
in response to a prepared question BY
Chairman Henry, declared that the
man who gave him much of the in
formation regarding the alleged leak
was none other than Henry himself
Involves McAdoo.
The shock Of this disclosure had
barely passed when Lawson declared
that he had been told by Representa-
tive Henry that William Gibbs Nc
Ad0o, secretary of the treasury, and
son.in-law of President Wilson, was
the cabinet officer mentioned in the
earlier charges. Paul Warbu~e, MEM
Der of the federal reserve board, was
next named by Lawson and the names
of bankers, editors and Others follow
ed in quick succession.
The setting of the disclosures was
doubly dramatic, as a warrant charg-
ing contempt had been sworn out in
advance for Lawson's arrest should
he fail to answer specifically any OF
the questions put to him. With this
hanging over his head to force him
to speak plainly and to the point,
Thomas w. Lawson barred every fact
and shred of hearsay evidence regard
ing an information leak" from Wash
ington TO Wall street that has come
to his attention.
Washington Woman Names Tumulty
Quoting a Washington woman as
authority, Lawson continued his sue
cession of sensations by stating that
she had told him that Joseph p. Tu'
nudity. secretary to the President
working through w. w. Price, report
er Oh local paper, was "go-between
in conveying advance secret informa'
ton regarding the administration
moves to Wall street. For this serv-
ice, Nh. Lawson says he was told
Price received $4,000 and Tumulty
much more than that"
Mr.. Lawson said that the reports
that had reached him were to the eff
feet that McAdoo, Pliny Fiske. a New
York banker and United States SEN
ator whose name begins with the let
ter 20" had joint stock speculative
account.
Rushing headalong with his dis
closures, Mr. Lawson said that he had
been told that the firm of G d, Bar
ney and company of New York, had
dealings with Mr.. McAdoo, through
Malcolm McAdoo, brother of the cab
met member, and Stuart G Gibboney
Oi Brooklyn, Secretary McAdto's close
friend and business associate, through
which the Barney firm was put in pos
session Of advance information which
gave 1t great advantages.
Henry Denies Statement.
Mr.. Henry made personal state
ment before the committee under
oath He asserted that at the two-houl
morning conference with the witness
and the afternoon interview Of equa
length on January /, he did lot men
ton any OF the names of high official.
which Lawson asserted that he had
He called to witness his own twenty
year reputation for veracity as Il mem
Der of the house. He denied specifical
ly every statement which Lawson hat
attributed to him with regard to an,
Of the names of officials high in The
councils of government which had
during the course of Lawsons direc
testimony, been banded about thu
committee. Then, from the San An
tonic Express Of Dec. "a he read al
article regarding the proposed leak
investigation in which It was asser'
ed that Washington connected tn,
names Of two U. s. senators witt
leak profitings. He condemned III,
writer Of the article and asserted tina
the investigation would not desist I'm
I'll the author of 1t had appeared an,
been called upon to testify as TO wha
senators were meant.
In the course of his statement, M,
Henry referred to the charge regard
Ing cabinet officers mentioned in tn
San Antonio Express article, and O
behalf of his own state, Texas. paid
glowing tribute to Postmaster Genera
Burleson and Attorney General Gret
DRY. who he declared to be above an
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