Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-01-18

Washington, Jan. l5.--Thonlas w Law
SON hale,; before the House rules COM
,n:,tce to toll what he knew or had heard
ABOUT n stock market leak on President
Wilson's peAee note or be punished calm
~ deciared to-day thai .h1 mysterious
congressman who told nirr a cabinet Of
AcUr, a senator and a banker were en-
gagged in a stock gambling pool was none
other than Representative Henry, CHAIR
man of the committees.
Then, before HE hs-*rers had tim, to re-
cover from the Shcck. Lawson sprung one
sensation after the other by declaring
that the cabinet officer referred to was
Secretary McAdoc: that the b mixer was
II. Pliny Ffske of New York ar that he
knew the senator only by tho n ttial %. -
THE EXPLOSION CryMPLl-rED
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: re-
peated rumor that Count Won Bcrnstorff,
the German ambassador. had made two
millions in the stock market and to men
ton a list of well known men whom he
thought should hequostioned. The commit
tee promptly issued subpoenas for all of
,hem.
SAYS TUMULTY GOT HIS BIT"
Mr., Lawson said he had been told
that Malcolm McAdoo, the secretaries
brother, knew of the leak. as did c. d.
Barney and company. and steward c..
Gibboney of New York. \ Mrs. Ruth
Thomason 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
~.
was the go-between for Tumulty and
others" II. Pliney kiske, lawson said
was the banker he referred to previous
~ as dominating a cabinet officer, and
Archibald s White. he said, had given
him this information
Representative Henry was said by
Lawson to have tod him, at the con
ferences that preceded the opening OF
the leak investigation. of reports con
Meeting the cabinet officer. banker ant
senator, and also had told him Of re-
ports that Secretary Lansing had beer
seen comforting with Bernard Baruch
the Wall street operator, said to haV,
made clean up on the falling markc
which accompanied the peace note.
Lawson d clared Henry had asked hin
on patriot grounds not to press hi!
charges. no time, the Boston iinan
ci"r testified, did he ever say he ha'
direct information.
HENRY SAYS 1T ISN'T so.
When Lawson had finished his recital
Chairman Henry took the stand am,
swore that at no time had he mentioned
to Lawson the names the financie
brought out on the witness stand; tina
ne had no Information then and had non
now of his own knowledge; and d"ni"'
generally and completely all Of Law
sons testimony relating to him.
When he had concluded. Lawson ros
and solemnly declared that every wor
ne had uttered on the stand was tn
truth, so help me God. without varia
ton
To back it up, Lawson said that immo
diately after leaving Henry at their frs
conference he laid his Information he
fore Judge O'tIara CCeerave, Sunda
editor of the New York World, Erma
! Ridsway president of Everybody
Magazine, and Donald Mcdonald. pub
Usher of a Boston financial paper.
call these men," he demanded, IAN
they win bear me out in what | say
Almost in tears at Henry's ahsolut
denial of his statements, Lawson shouted
I'm make good hero, and | won't 90 I
jai! as the goat
FLOOD OF Dt.NIALS
Secretaries McAdoo and Tumulty an
Mr.. Price at once issued statement
denying Lawson references 10 then
Tie committee promptly ordered sui
poenaa for RidgWaY, cosc-ave N;rhrr
J'iske, Price White, Mnicoin M'.tdo
Gibboaey, iiarnry & Co. Mrs N'scpn
Holm T. editor of tho IoV