The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-18
Senate Military Investigators
Listen to Congressman NC
cor1nick Tell About
Battle1elds.
WAS WITNESS
Sugar oulxz Combined Witt Another
Refusal 10 Allow Hoover
to Make Any Ex-
planatlns.

rUmted Press Leased Wire Service]
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Unwill-
ing to be delayed by the inability OF
Colonel l. N. Lewis, machine gun IN
ventor, to appear to-day, the senate
military probers this afternoon, sum-
moued Congressman Medtll McCor-
mick, Illinois, and resumed their In
vestigattons in executive session.
Henry GaNling, son Of the late r. j.
Gatling, inventor OF the Gatling gun,
also testified.
ConEressman Mccormick. who y4s-
lited tl1e Huupean battledelds, dis
cresed conditions, at the front He
also was asked as to equipment OF the
American troops sent abroad and said
that with the exception Of one body
OF Sammies sent across. all were
completely equipped as TAR as he
could learn. This contingent was
without an adequate supply Of over
coats, he said.
Gatling, who with his father, was In
close touch with the war machines
Of England, Germany, Italy and other
European nations, showed by compart-
son, 1t is said, where the American war
department was lacking, especially in
ordnance.
Senator Chamb erlain, chairman OF
the probe committee, again voiced his
opposition to the executive session
which was decided upon by the COM
mfttee.
"I think the public should have all
the facts" he declared.
The committee today definitely de-
cfded to continue It's hearings Through
the holiday recess.
| Clonel Lewis is expected to tell his
story of the machine gun row In the
war department some time this week.
Representatives of small arms manu-.
! featuring companies also will be called
this week.
| Major General Henry j. Sharpe, for
mer chief of the quartermaster's de
partment will appear before he COM
mittee probably Thursday.
To Investigate Railroads.
| WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The sen
ate today ordered investigation Of the
railroad situation by passing resolu-
ton by Senator Cummins.
It calls for sweeping investigation
by the senate interstate commerce
committee into the interstate COM
merce commissions recommendations
for settling the country's transporta.
tion troubles.
t! T.
| Hoover Not Heard.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The sen
ate sugar Investigating committee to
day again refused Herbert Hoover's
request for an immediate hearing
Hoover, through his counsel Judge
Curtis H. Lindley, asked to be allowed
to testify today because he has to gt
to New York on business.
We'll hear Mr.. Hoover when HI
comes back from New York" rulet
Senator Reed, committee chairman
HE will be in town more than somt
other witnesses"
In five minutes testimony at tn,
opening of today's session Herbert w
Bienenstok, New York grain and pro
vision broker, said Louis Strauss
Hoover's secretary, had threatened tt
steam rolf A. II. Lamborn, suga
brol1e~ r'if he isn't careful"
II offered my services to Strauss,
said Biensnstok. In the course o
the conversation Strauss asked me i
/ knew any New York food dealers.
: mentioned A. H. Lamborn. Straus
said he was sorry had done So
''He said that while Hoover had tn
highest regard for Lamborn person
ally, yet Lamborn had better be care
full or the steam roller would run owe
him and roll his quits out"
What did Strauss men by that? d
t you know" asked Reed
r IT have no idea," replied the witnes
Strauss didn't tell you why Ian
born was to be steam rolled" aske
) Senator Vardaman.
r mo, he just said what I have tol