The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-16
McAdOO Also Hopes Brother
Will Swat Sir Thomas.
Expected Denial of Charges
Begin to Arrive En- Masse.
LAWSON SHOUTS, IT'S A LIE
PrOberS Must Now Delve to
Bottom of Ugly RumOrs.
Lawson Back on Witness Stand
Again Today.

Washington. Jan. 16.-J. p. MOI gan,
the worlds biggest banker, must tell
the house note leak committee what.
if ANYTHING. he knows about enormous
profits CLEANED in Wall street from a
leak on President Wilson's note to bel
Hgerents.
He was ordered subpoenaed today,
along with his partner, H. p Dawson,
f A Vanderlip of the National City
bank and other big financial men
orders to summon them came in the
midst of new and glaring testimony
of Thomas w. Lawson, Boston finan-
cier. Lawson in an impassioned speech
inferentially cast the charge of per-
jury at Chairman Henry of the COM
mittee. Either l or Henry, he said.
has committed perjury.
He reiterated that Henry had men
toned to him the names of Secretary
of state Lansing, German Ambassador
Won Bernstorgg and Barney Baruch,
New / ork stock speculator.
Subpoena Servers Hunt Her VainIy.
One of the sensations of a sensa-
tional morning was the revelation that
Mrs. Ruth Thomson Nisconti, star
witness, is missing tho subpoena serv-
to have disappeared.
Lawson asserted Wall street long
had benefited from leaks-particu-
larly on the Mexican situation and
later on the war.
Calling of Morgan and other big
business men means that the commit
tee is now launched upon a probe,
armed to reach into the very Vitals of
American finance, to discover if pos
sible whether there is some sinister
connection between the Washington
government and the Wall street cen
tiers.
Lawson testified that Mrs. Ruth
TnomaSon Visconti who wrote him a
letter and later made statement III
the presence of her attorney, declared
William w Price. the White House
correspondent who, she said, acted as
a eo-betwen for Secretary Tumult!
and others. stated that Price received
$4,000 cash and that Tumulty received
a much larger sum-"
Il think that is substantially a cor
rect statement of her report to me,
said Lawson.
Lansing Met Broker.
Lawson repeated long conversations
he claimed to have held with Chair
man Henry.
I'VE have it that Baruch who made
large contributions to the Democratic
campaign had four conversations with
Secretary Lansing"
That's going some l replied
four OF them
Yes answered Henry four OF
them and then he added forgot t.
state this yesterday'-we have the con
versation of one of the interviews and
part of the conversation of another
We also have it that Count Won Bern
storff. the German ambassador is 81
mixed up in it that he made over 81
100000. We've got it up to $2.OOO.OO0
now
Then 1 said to Henry: Mr.. Chair
man. it does not seem to me that yoI
need me in order to start an invest
CATION
'.Then Henry asked me; DO yol
think Baruch could be mixed up il
this way using his friendships in sucl
a way and involving the integrity o
the Democratic party
Make Situations ITO Order"
Mr.. Chairman said, I think h
would be the last man in the worl'
to do such a thing, and l will stalk
my head that Secretary Lansin,
would not take a postage stamp o
profit out of such transactions. evel
tho these things were floating al
around him.
Then Henry asked how thes
things could happen and 1 told hin
that there had been a big conspira c,
in Wall street for months and that thi
leak alone was not responsible. l toll.
him how Mexican war information ha,
been peddled, how situations wer
made to order, and 1 said that a maj
like Baruch in the market, keepinj
posted naturally, If he unearthed an
information thru rumor or otherwis
and was certain that people were max
ing enormous operations would TAX
advantage of the market"
Lawson to detail just what he sal
the chairman told him about Score
tary McAd0o, banker and senator
Lawson insisted that the impression
that he had coupled their names Wit
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