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THE MORNING OHEGONIAN. TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1917.
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EXCEEDED BOUNDS
State Department to Inquire
Into Reported Olive Branch
vji Speech at Berlin.
"CORDIALITY" TOO PLAIN
Remarks May Run Counter tb Wash
ington's Feeling About Subma
rine Issue Effect on En
' tente Also Is Feared.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 8. The report
by the Overseas News Agency that
Ambassador Gerard at a public wel
come back to Germany bad said that
"never sine the beginning: of the war
have the relations between the United
States and Germany been so cordial as
ow," we; officially Inquired Into by
the State Department today through a
cable o the Ambassador personally..
It was Indicated that the report as
quoted did not convey a true view of
German - American relations, which
have commonly been described as
trained through the recent submarine
activities.
The dinner at which Ambassador
Gerard is reported to have uttered his
Ill-advised sentiments was given last
night In Berlin by the American Asso
ciation of Commerce and Trade, of
Berlin, in honor of Mr. Gerard, who has
Just returned to the German capital
from a visit to the United States.
Ambassador X,Ucencd to Dove.
The guests Included three ministers,
at least two ex-ministers, the vice
president of the Reichstag, the heads of
Germany's big financial institutions
and other leaders in German public life.
Ambassador Gerard, who was likened
by Arthur von Gwinner, director of the
Deutsche Bank, to the "peace dove of
Noah's ark." is quoted by the Overseas
News Agency as saying that "neVer
since the beginning to the war have
the relations between Germany and the
United States been so cordial." and
that he had "brought back an olive
branch" from President Wilson.
Officials, in making the announce
ment of the inquiry, refused to add any
further comment except that they
wished to know exactly what he had
said.
Effect on Entente Feared.
The action of the department was in
terpreted as evidence of the Importance
attached to the possible effects of such
an utterance, especially upon public
opinion in the allied countries, where
published reports have shown an Im
pression that the President's note was
in some way connected with the central
powers' peace proposal. Every effort
had been made to dispel that belief.
It is felt that If the Overseas News
report were allowed to go unchallenged
that feeling would be very much In
creased. As a result, the department
was prompt In making public its in
quiry to the Ambassador and probably
will give out his reply when received.
GERMAN PKESS IS FRIENDLY
Gerard Dinner Chief Topic of !n-
terest In German News.
BERLIN, via London, Jan. 8. The
dinner gtv-en by the American Associa
tion of Commerce and Trade of Berlin
in honor of Ambassador Gerard con
tinues In the forefront of . Interest. It
Is recognized, as pointed out in a
Berlin dispatch to the Colgne Gazette,
as a political development of high im
portance, leading the German -editors
to devote their Monday reviews of the
week largely to a discussion, of its
bearing on the future German-Ameri-1
can relations and upon peace prospects, j
The event has. In general, a friendly
press and Ambassador Gerard's declara
tions regarding the excellent condition
of the relations between Germany and
the United States are generally wel
comed, although the outspokenly anti
American newspapers do not refrain
from exploiting them In an unfavorable
sense.
The Tages Zeltung finds the Ameri
can Ambassador "violated all diplo
matic proprieties" In speaking' of the
relations at all and particularly In as
sociating their prolongation with the
continuance in office of Chancellor von
Bethmann-Hollweg, Field Marshal von
Hindenberg, chief of the general staff,
and General Ludendorf, First Quartermaster-General.
....
Theodor Wolff. In the Tageblatt
lamenting that In the flood of mis
understanding such reasonable ex
changes of opinion and information are
"not more frequently heard, expresses
high pleasure at the course of the din
ner. - . .
The Cologne Gazette, In Its Berlin
dispatch, says the speech sounded a
-note deserving of particular attention
under present conditions and gave
lively proof, of the wish for the main
tenance of good relations and the
mutual desire of the two nations to
understand each other better. It reit
erates that such meetings have an in
creased Importance at the present mo
ment.
FIVE HOOD RIVER MEN DIE
Three Orchardlsts, ex-Lineman and
'Painter Succumb.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. Jan. 8. (Special.)
Cyrus Vaughan, Robert Imlay and
Jacob Annala, West Side orchardlsts,
died here last week. Yesterday, J. -L.
Morrison, a Veteran lineman of the
".Western Union Telegraph Company,
died after a lingering illness. News
also was received here yesterday of the
death at Corina, Cal.,-of Bayard Simon-
ton, a local painter.
Mr. Morrleon, when he entered busi
ness here in 1901. had been for 25 years
a line foreman of the Western Union
Company. He had helped build many
of the company's lines In California,
He was born in Iowa in 185L
Mr. Morrison Is survived by the fol
lowing brothers and sisters: George
Morrison, of Crescent City, la.; Robert
Morrison and Mrs. Alice Simpson, of
Oklahoma; Mrs. J. J. Skelton, of Mo
lalla. and a sister in Spokane: Wash
The funeral will be held here Thursday.
Mr. Slmonton. 89, Is survived by his
wiaow, nis rather, J. . fclmonton:
'brother, J. C. Slmonton, of the Oak
irove district; and a sister, Mrs. Maude
Ferris, of Portland. Burial will be here
at Idlewilde Cemetery.
Camas Prairie Line Cleared.
GRANGEVILLE. Idaho. Jan. 8. (Spe
cial.) After having been shut off from
, the outside world for several days on
account of snow drifts on the Camas
Prairie Railroad, two snow plowsand
four locomotives have broken through
the drifts. A fifth locomotive, with
specially constructed flanges for for
cing the snow backward from the ends
of the ties, has been brought from
Spokane to clear the track further for
GERARD
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This is a new form of gun being used
PAY RETURN ASKED
Stockholders Accuse ex-Head
of Phone Company.
OFFICE FIXTURES SOUGHT
Minority Holders. In Oregon-Washington
Telephone Company Say
AV. N. AVinters Drew Unearned
Salary and Took Furniture.
HOOD RIVER, Or., Jan. 8. (Spe
cial.) Minority stockholders of the
Oregon-Washington Telephone Com
pany, which operates exchanges here
and at White Salmon and Goldendale.
Wash., have applied formally to the
board of directors of the "company to
make demands on W. N. Winter, ex
president of the concern, for the re
turn of $1200 paid him as salary in
1915, when Mr. Winter was absent for
six months engaged m the organiza
tion of the Puget Sound Telephone
Company, of which he ia now general
manager and president.
The minority holders, who are rep
resented by J. H. Ferguson and J. H.
Koberg, local men, - further demand
that Mr. Winter be made to return to
the Oregon-Washington Company J300,
which, they say, was improperly ad
vanced to him over and above his sal
ary of 150 a month in 1914. The de
mands ot the minority stockholders
were learned today at the annual
meeting of stockholders; when a let
ter from Mr. Ferguson and Mr. Koberg
was read.
. Furniture Alleged Distributed.
The letter declared tbsS Mr. Winter.
In addition to having paid himself a
greater, salary than was earned, had
distributed furniture belonging to the
Oregon-Washington Company, having
taken some to Everett, the location of
the head offices of the company, which
he now manages. Mr. Koberg and Mr.
Ferguson also protested against the
salary of $200 a month tjiat is paid J.
E. Smithson,' manager of the Oregon
Washington Company.
It was learned today they have writ
ten to President MeFarland, of the Pa
cific Telephone & Telegraph Company,
asking that $30,000 worth of stock
said to have been given as a bonus for,
$90,000 worth of bonds sold at 80 cents
on the dollar, be canceled. It is al-
eged that this 'stock is held by Man
ager Smithson, who pays out -of his
salary $50 a month to the Pacific Com
pany. The stock. It is said, is really
owned by the Pacific Company.
If Mr. Winter refuses to return to
the board of directors the money and
furniture asked, the minority stock
holders say they will carry the matter
Into the courts.
Directors Are Chosen.
The board of directors named for
1917 is as follows: -E. O. Blanchar, C.
K. Marshall, J. E. Smithson and C.
Dethman. of this city, and W. H. Dean,
of White Salmon. Wash. All were re
elected except Mr. Dethman, who suc
ceeds 'John Goldsbury, of Farkdale.
CHARGES ANNOY. MR. KAY
RESPONSIBILITY FOR RURAL CRED
IT DELAY DEXIED,
State Treasurer Suggests Necessary
Definition tor Application to
Irrigated Area.
SALEM. Or.. Jan. 8. (Special.)
State Treasurer Kay takes exception to
DUbllBhed statements of 'C. E. Spence,
master of the State Grange, and of
Professor Macpherson. of Corvallls. to
the effect that the rural credits amend
ment went Into effect yesterday, and
charging Mr. Kay with being responsi
ble for delaying the operation of the
amendment.
"The State Land Board has the opin
ion of the Attorney-Genefal's office
that the law does not become, effective
until February 6. . We must abide by
that opinion. In addition the amend
ment plainly declares that the Legisla
ture shall make provision for handling
the details of the work under the
amendment. It would be most pre
sumptuous on the part of the board to
go ahead and prepare rules and regula
tlons for handling the amendment when
the Legislature is in session and when
the amendment makes It mandatory
that the Legislature shall prepare such
rules and regulations and the Land
Board Is to act only in the absence of
a law being prepared.
"If there is any blame to attach to
the board, I am but orfe member of It-
All three members were of the sain
mind and I fall to see why I should b
singled out, 'other than through the
fact that a Portland evening paper
takes every opportunity it can find to
attack me.
Mr. Kay also mentioned today the
fact that no definition of land is pro
vided for in the rural credits amend-
NEW FORM OF GUN BEING USED BY THE
Photo
SHORT FREXCH 120 GUX.
by the French In the war. Jt Is a
ment and suggested that when legisla
tion is drafted some definition be in
cluded in such legislation.
"The definition is highly Important
to the people of Eastern Oregon in the
irrigated sections," said Mr. Kay.
Whether water shall be classed as ap
purtenant to irrigated lands, in making
loans on such lands, or whether the
desert land alone is to be taken Into
onsideration is a question which has
ot been given consideration in the bill
and is one that sbould.be adjusted, as
every Eastern Oresron countv. which
has Irrigated lands, is vitally Inter-
sted.
Progress of the War.
ANOTHER of Roumanla's fortresses
has fallen into the harMs of the
Teutonlo allies. Keeping up their in
tensive forward movement along the
railroad line northward Into Moldavjn,
Field Marshal von Mackensen's troops
have taken Fokshani and with it near
ly 4000 prisoners and some cannon and
machine guns. At last reports the in
vaders were pursuing the defeated
Russians, while, in spite of the snow
and cold weather, the troops ' of Arch
duke Joseph of Austria were pressing
back the Roumanians eastward into
Moldavia between the Putna and Oituz
valleys.
The capture of Fokshani, which lies
on the railroad 45 miles northwest of
Galatz, apparently places this Impor
tant town in great jeopardy.
The Russian War Office, in its last
communication, does' not mention the
capture of Fokshani, but records a re
pulse of the invaders northwest of the
town in the region of Ponticheschl,
where they are said to have suffered
heavy casualties. The repulse of Teu
tonic allied attacks at several other
places, notably a short distance from
where the Suzeu Rlv?T enters into the
Sereth, a short distance southwest of
Galatz, also is announced.'
Up In the region of Riga the Rus
sians have taken trenches from the
Germans near the village -of Kalnzem
and, in addition, captured prisoners.
machine guns, trench mortars and one
heavy battery. In a three-days' battle
n this region the Russians have taken
16 cannon and about 800 prisoners.
In Volhynla, near Novo Selkl, and
Galicia, north of Zborow, the Germans
have attempted advances against the
Russians but were repulsed, according
to Petrograd. 1
In the other theaters there still Is
little activity, except by the artillery
and patrol parties.
DAKOTA LAW IS DEFIED
CHIEF JUSTICE ORDERS BISMARCK
0ORE9 OPES ON 8U.'DAY.
New Attorney-General Promptly Di
rects That Statutes Be Enforced.
One Poolroom in Trouble.
BISMARCK. N. IX. Jan. 8. When
Justice Robinson, of the State Supreme
Court, found the "blue laws" enforced
so stringently yesterday that he
couldnf buy even a newspaper it so
aroused the judge's ire that he issued
a written order directing the Sheriff
and police chief to "allow all business
places, drug stoves, news and cigar
stands to remain open on bunday.
William Langer, new Attorney-Gen
eral. then sent out notice that all laws
were to be-nforced.
"It's a rank outrage which should
not be tolerated by any free-born cit
izenry." said Justice Robinson.
One poolroom owner opened his place
after the order of Justice Robinson,
but closed when he learned an order
had been Issued for his arrest.
The Attorney-General and State's At
torney say they Intend to prosecute the
poolroom owner regardless of the Jus
tice's contention. Several legislators
who bought cigars at the poolroom will
be subpenaed as witnesses. It Is said.
SPANIARDS ARE AROUSED
STEAMER SAN LEANDRO TORPE
DOED BY GERMAN SUBMARINE.
Crew Reports Spending SS Hours in
aOpem Boat Situation at Canaries
Described as Grave.
MADRID, -via Paris. Jan. 8. Public
indignation has been aroused through'
the publication of a telegram received
by the manager of the Cartagena Nav
Igation Company confirming the report
that the steamer San Leano.ro was tor
pedoed by a German submarine.
The crew of the ship has arrived
Hendave. France, where they made
statements before the Spanish Consul
in which they said that they were
hours in an open boat before reaching
the French coast. -
The situation at the Canaries is de
scribed as grave by the latest dis
patches f rom . the islands. Only- 23
ships called at Las Palmas in th
month of December as against a nor
mal average of 700 for that month.
Read The Oregonlan classified ads.
FRENCH.
Copyright by Bain News Service.
short model of the 120-centimeter gun.
DIVISION PLAN DP
Eastern Clackamas Wants to
Be Separate County.
ALL DMSIONISTS TO HELP
Oswcgo Alio . Wants; to Get Out of
County and ' Clackamas Would
Lose Many Square Mil en and
Much, RIcli Territory.
OREGON CITY, Or.. Jan. 8. (Spe
cial.) If the efforts of the people of
Oswego, some of whom are trying to
Induce the Legislature to authorize the
annexation of 13 square miles af Clack
amas County territory, are successful.
and the people of Estacada succeed in
having the new county of Cascade
carved out of Clackamas, this county
will be In a somewhat amputated con
dition. "
It was reported here today that the
ffort for the creation of the new coun
ty of Cascade will have the backing- of
delegations from a half' dozen other
counties, where a similar scheme has
been hatched, and that the promoters of
all tne county -division and annexatloi
plans In Oregon will work in close har
mony for a common end.
The proposal to create Cascade Coun
ty was placed before the people of Ore
gon under tne initiative six years ago,
but failed to get a sufficient number
of votes. The people living within the
Dounaaries or. tne proposed countv.
failed to indorse the measure, through
tne opposition or residents of .Boring
and Sandy, some of whom were Jealous
of the ambition of .Estacada to obtain
the county seat.
Gresham Wanted as Seat.
Others opposed for the reason that It
Is their ultimate rxpectation that at
some time territory will ba mrvrH ri-nm
Clackamas and Multnomah and a new
cewnty created, with a county seat at
Grfesham, providing the oft-mentioned
plan of creating a city and county of
roruann is adopted.
In the proposed county of Cascade
there will be about 600 square miles,
with a population of 4500 and an as
sessed valuation nf mrr thnn c aaa
000. The district has 17 townships, more
man nan or wnich are in the forest
reserve and seven of these townshiDs
are unsurveyed. ,
The lines do not include Borlns: and
Sandy. The promoters of the plan pro
pose to 'start at the northwest corner
of section 10, township 2 south, range
a eaBt, ana run south on the township
line to and including Colton, rnnning
east from that point to the forest re
serve line and south to the boundary
line or uiacKamas county. The' line of
the proposed county funs east of the
Highland store, which Is not included,
but the Highland School Is within the
boundaries of the prooosed county.
Watershed to Be Followed.
The dividing line in a general wav
is the watershed between the Clacka
mas and the Molalla Rivers and be
tween tne can ay ana tne LUCKamas
Rivers. Fart of the upper Logan ter
ritory Is taken In. but none of the
lower Logan district. Kelso Is Just out
side, but the towns of Firwood, Cherry
ville and Springwater are In the new
county,. The east line runs to the sum
mit of the Cascades, the present boun
dary between Clackamas and Hood
River counties. The boundaries give the
people Interested a valley county ajong
the Clackamas River up to a point we6t
and near Barton.
It is understood that two, of the three
Clackamas members of the House have
promised to support the measure. No
effort has been made here to resist the
creation of the pew County.
BOTTLE RATE WILL BE UP
Interstate Commerce Commission
Grants Coast Shippers Hearing.
SALEM. Or., Jan. 8. (Special.) The
Interstate Commerce Commlsston to
day notified the Public Service Com
mission that a hearing will be granted
at Portland January 25 to those inter
ested in shipments of glass bottles
from the East to the Coast.
A hearing already has been set for
Chicago, but request from the -com
mission here for a Coast hearing re
suited In the Interstate Commerce
Commission designating W. H. Brown,
examiner, to appear at Portland. The
question of a suspension of the 'new
rate on suchhlpments Is of especial
interest to loganberry juice mauuiv
turers. who declare that the new rate
will greatly increase the cost of put
ting their product on the market.
Department Salaries Raised.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Ten per cent
Increase In salaries of all Agricultura
Department employes now receiving
81200 a year or less and 5 per cent for
those who get from 81200 to 11800 Is
.authorized In the annual agricultural
appropriation bill, passed by the House
today. The measure carries I25.94,85.
LAWSOtl ACCUSES
CABINET MEMBER
Committee Considers Citing
Witness "for Contempt in
Committee Hearing.
OPEN DEFIANCE IS SHOWN
Bostonlan Uses Strong Language
and SayVi He Has Proved His
Case Tumulty and Lansing
Deny Stock 3farket Deals.
Cotif!nud From Flint Tag,!
tiona, but not until he had told another
story, at first hypothetlcally and then
as a report related to him, to the ef
fect that a member of the Cabinet, a
United. States Senator and a New York
f banker had a Joint stock gambling ac
count which was shared among them.
Information Is Refused.
He flatly refused, despite persistent
efforts of the committee, to reveal
these names, declaring, first, he would
not besmirch the names of men In high
places at a preliminary lnaulrv. and.
secondly, that he did not. feel called
upon at this stage of the Inquiry to
give Information which would permit
criminals to escape or Information to
be destroyed.
Mr. Lawson'repeated his nubile saser.
prions that Congress was "wallowing in
toe mire' ot stock speculation, and de
clared members of Congres were wise
dealers In stocks but he did not accuse
them of benefiting by advance informa
tion on official acts, and persistently
refused to make any personal charges
or make -publio the name of anyone.
omciai or otherwise.
He cleared the State Department and
White House of any "leak" on the peace
note, so lar as his knowledge was coo
cernea, out -insisted there had been a
"leak"; that there had been advance
Information In Wall street for years
on supreme court decisions. Presidents'
messages and Congressional matters
which were used to the advantage of
the stock gamblers. Regarding Su
preme Court leaks, the witness, when
questioned closely, said he. meant to
insinuate no irregularity against the
Justices themselves.
Lawson Says lie la a Farmer.
When Mr. Lawson took the stand this
morning he began by asking If he
would be stopped at any point In his
talk. Chairman Henry replied that
would depend on whether he confined
himself to the subject before the com
mittee. "My name Is Thomas W. Lawson," he
said. "My home is Bosjon. My occupa
tion, you might say. Is' that of a
farmer."
The crowd burst Into a roar of
laugbter and Lawson hastened to ex
plain. "I don't say I am a farmer to be
facetious. he said. "In a way also I
am connected with financial matters."
"T will give testimony" he said, "re
garding the damnable condition which
has existed for two years for the pur
pose of finding remedy for conditions
which caused hundreds of thousands of
persons to be driven to enormous
losses."
Lawson flew Into a rage after he had
proceeded for half an hour when Inter
rupted by Representative Chiperf leld.
He declared he proposed to say all -he
had to say regardless of consequences.
Penalty Accepted In Advance.
"What's the penalty?" he shouted.
and I'll take it In advance.
Pacing up and down before the com
mittee he declared that all he had said
n the public press regarding the leak
he believed to be true.
"I repeat it all now." he declared
It Is one of the commonest things In
Wall street advance reformation from
Washington about Government affairs
ffairs of such importance that they
frequently affect the country's securi
ties. I mean also leaks from the Su
preme Court, advance information on
decisions, advance Information on Im
portant Senate matters, action on Con
gressional committees. Cabinet affairs
and advance Information direct from
the White House Itself."
From, that he led into charges of a
premeditated, deliberately figured out.
deliberately worked-out robbery of the
American people through Its stock
gamblers."
He said he knew who was respon
sible for the leak and reiterated he
was convinced the committee did not
want an Investigation.
Witness Grows Profane.
"I came to Washington." said he,
to aid In an honest Investigation.
only to have hell lambasted out of me
as soon as Congress convened. Prompt
ly when the Senate met. a leather-
lunged, sewer-mouthed eld blather
skite "
The chairman stopped Lawson there.
and then followed a row between Law
son and Representative Chlperfield
which was unintelligible even to the
official stenographer.
Chairman Henry rapped for oVder.
and Lawson roared:
"I don't prope-se to be bulldozed, and
will not be Intimidated." '
"Tou stated that there was a leek.
Will you give the committee the name
of the person who carried the leak
to Wall Street fromV Washington?"
asked the chairman, finally.
Lawson replied that the only way
he could give the Identity of the
bearer of the "leak" would be to vio
late a confidence, and he could not
do so.
"Do- you know any names?" de
manded Chairman Henry.
"Not in a legal sense."
Direct Answer Avoided.
"Do you know of any In any sense?"
"I know there was a leak." Lawson
returned, "and knowing there was a
leak. I must have some Information."
Asked If he refused to answer the
question. Lawson avoided a direct an
swer. Do you know any persons who
profited on the day of the leak?1
I probably do, Lawson said. l
probably profited -myself."
He declined to say how much.
Asked if he knew of any leak in
the Secretary of State's office. Mr,
Lawson replied:
"I have no Information regarding
anyone In the State Department which
I would give in public I would give
It to the chairman. But you don't need
any -more information than you have
to warrant an Investigation.
"I cannot give the committee names
in a court knowledge way as having
been principals to 'the transaction." said
Lawson. "I could give names that were
given to me by people I considered
responsible, but I won't not at thls-
tlme."
"Will you give them to me?"' asked
the chairman.
"No. I will not give them at all unless
It Is absolutely necessary.
TVamea Are Refused.
"The chair requests you now to give
me the names, continued Mr. Henry.
"I started out with the determtna
tlon and I say again that I will not I
blunder up your record with names
headlines .for the news-1
"Then you flatly decline?"
"Yes I decline to furnish names given
me by others not now."
At this point the committee took a
recess until 2 o'clock. At the opening
of the afternoon session. Lawson sug
gested that Charles H. Sabln. president
of the Guaranty Trust Company, be
examined about his prediction that
Ambassador Gerard was bringing home
Germany's peace terms and (tout a
V-53 raid.
"It was generally accepted In the
district." said Mr. Lawson. "that Mr.
Sabln had some knowledge from Wash
ington. I am not prepared to say
whether It was about the U-boat or
peace. As U turned out it seemed to
have been more U-boat than peace."
"What did you mean?" asked Repre
sentative Campbell, "when you referred
In Sunrama (-iii-t Usk. this mnrnin I
I meant that advance Information
regarding decisions got to the Street
and that it might have come through
officers or attaches of the court," said
Lawson.
Did you mean to Include the
Justices?"
"Oh no."
Court Decisions Not Recalled.
"Have you In mind any speclflo Su
preme Court decisions advance Infor
mation which affected the market?"
"No, I don't recall such specific cases,
but there have been a number of im
portant railroad and labor cases the
decisions on which were known in ad
vance." Lawson, asked about other leaks.
said that the President's messages
were always known In advance In Wall
street.
"Another sort of a leak." he con
tinued, "Is when some executive officer
of the Government, some Cabinet offi
cial or member of the Senate or House
may be Interested in stocks or bonds
they are all human like the rest of us
acquiring Information that will affect
the market, passes the information On
to his friends."
Lawson told the committee that a
member of Congress had told him
member of the Cabinet had speculated
on the falling market caused by the
leak, but he rlatly refused to give the
committee the name of the Cabinet
member or- of the member of Congress
who told him.
S ame of .Cabinet Member Withheld.
"Who told you that and who was
the member of the Cabinet?" demanded
Representative Campbell.
"I am not going to answer." said
Lawson determinedly.
Representative Campbell declared
that the committee had the power to
compel him to answer,
"When I say that the name was riven
to me In confidence on honor not to be
repeated do you still insist upon an
answer?" asked Lawson
"Yes." said Campbell.
"Well. I shall not answer," said Law
son. "It seems to me that It could
serve no good purpose to use the name
of a high official of the Government
at a time when- It might bring serious
consequences to the people and to the
Nation and perhaps to the Administra
tion itself.'
Representative Chlperfield then moved
to report Lawson to the Houne for con
tempt, and after getting the motion
into the record, withdrew it tempo
rarily while Lawson went on giving his
"formula" for rinding the "leak." It
embraced chiefly a plan for bringing
the sales slip of the Stock Exchange
before the committee.
As the examination proceeded. Mr.
Lawson once declared that he "didn't
give a damn" what the committee did
about his method of answering que
tlons.
On two occasions. Representative
Campbell reminded him that women
were present and that he was not In
a barroom. Lawson s ire was
aroused.
"That's twice you've said that," he
said, "and now I want to lecture you
a little bit."
- Chairman Henry stopped the "lec
ture." "Was It a case within your personal
knowledge T' asked Representative
Garrett. "I don't wank to ask you for
hearsay."
"I appreciate your attitude," an
swered Lawson. "and I meet It by say
ing that I might explode many sensa
tions if I desired. I don't think this
has reached the stage for giving names.
It is not within my personal knowl
edge." "Did the person who told you claim
to have personal knowledge?"
Doast of Banker Asaerted.
"No, but I corroborated It later and
had a reputable banker, a friend of
mine and friend of the banker, go to
see this banker. He mentioned this
matter and said. "What do you know
about ltr He said the banker told
him "hat he not only had this account
but others and that he had this Cabinet
under such absolute control that he
could bring the Cabinet member from
Washington to New York or to the
telephone at any time of the day or
night, and he offered then and there
to call him on the t elephone to demon
strate It. Now I am sorry to have gone
that far."
Representative Garrett asked Law
son if the Cabinet officer referred to as
connected with the leak had profited
by It.
"He was as closely connected with It
as If he had speculated," Lawson re
plied. "You would be willing to say under
oath that members of Congress were
beneficiaries under the leak 3" asked
Lenroot.
"No. I wouldn't say that." replied
Lawson. but added that he knew who
were supposed to have benefited and
that he "might know of others."
"If an Inquiry were ordered," Len
root Inquired, "are you prepared to
show that Congressmen buy and sell
rstocks and profit by advance informa
tion regarding governmental arralrs.-
"No, I will show that they buy and
sell stocks." Lawson answered.
Lawson pointed out that the rules
committee was sitting merely to de
cide whether to" report an Investiga
tion resolution, adding
"I've given you a lot of Information
already, in my opinion. I think It suf
ficient to make clear to the committee
whether there should be a real lnvestl
gatton. I don't Intend to disclose my
hand In an Investigation that goes no
farther than to decide whether there
la to be an investigation and thus lefc
the criminals escape, or destroy their
records.
Eugene Debt Reduced.
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"The Morning After"
(BT DR. L. W. BOWER.)
One of the characteristic headaches
due to uric acid In the system, which
acts as a poison WhenJt accumulates, in
due to alcohol taken the night before.
The kidneys do not succeed In throw
ing off this poisonous accumulation, tha
stomach is nauseated, or the blood con
gests in the head, caualng throbblnfr
pain, called headache the heart is
depressed, circulation of blood poor tr
the extremities, the m-uscies feel tired,
or twinges of pain here and there am
felt, and when this uric acid Js deposit
ed in the tissues or Joints It causes
rheumatism or gout. I always alvls
the drinking of hot water, a half pint in
the morninfr. and a little Anuric. Some-
times the "blues." or a EOrt Of rash
vr & pimply lave, gives warning or al
"uric acid storm." At such times al
ways take Anuric (double strengthl,
whheh can be obtained at almost an v
drug store, and which you will find
dissolves the urlo acid almost as hot
water does sugar.
Avoid too much meat, tea and alco
hol. Drink an abundance of water, both
hot and cold. Take Anuric three times
a day until the bad symptoms all sub-
c , u 3- xiiis is tne oesi way to avoid
rheumatism and many of the pains and
aches due to a uric acid condition. If
you drink any alcoholic beverage you
should keep the kidneys and liver "ac
tive with Anuric so as to throw off the
poisons which accumulate. If your
tongue Is coated a dark brown taste.
ore;itn ioui, rollowed sometimes bv
colds, indigestion, olllousness. consti
pation or sour acid stomach, you should
taKe some vegetable laxative. Such a
one Is made la sugar-coated form from
the May-apple leaves of aloe and root
of Jalap, and commonly sold by almost
an druggists as Dr. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets. They are standard and havo
been in ready-to-use form for nearly
fifty years.
Dorit try to Cover up a bad
(jDmplexion! ckarztwidi
RgsinolSoap
your complexion Is rough, red or
pimply, don' t try to coverup the defects !
It deceives no one and only makes bad
matters worse. Begin today to clear
your skin with Resinol Soap.
Just wash your face with Resinol Soap
and hot water, dry and apply gently a
little Resinol Ointment. Let this stay
on for ten minutes, then wash cf with
more Resinol Soap. In a very short
time you will usually find your skin be
coming beautifully soft, clear and velvety
Keainol Soap and Resinol
Ointment are old bv a! 1 dm
cist. Try them and ace how
beneficial they are notonly for
th akin but lor lha hair, too.
SM-aSSSSSSSBSBSSB
The total obligations of the city ot
Eugene on January 1, 1917. Including
the balance of SO.C0O duo the Oregon
Power Company for the power busi
ness purchased last year, was 11.491.
413.63. compared with 1 1 .5 1 0. 1 SO.i; on
September 30. 1915. according to the
report of City Treasurer Fred G.
Stickels. filed today with the City
Recorder. The total obligations on
January 1 was the lowest aince the
purchase of the power lines.
HEWBERG RACE IS CLOSE
GEORGE LARK1X DEFEATS JESSE
EDWARDS FOR MAYOR.
Women Play Influential Part In City
Election and Re-elect Miss Ida
Wood as Recorder.
NEWBERG. Or., Jan. 8. (Special.)
George Larkin, a prominent hardware
man, today defeated Jesse Edwards by
31 votes for Mayor. Mr. Edwards ran
for re-election. The contest was one
of the most Interesting this city ever
has held, the women voters playing a
most Important part in the balloting
during the day.
Though Miss Ida Wood. Recorder, had
Mrs. Cora Dietrich and Mrs. Delta
Porter as competitors, she was returned
to orflco with several hundred votes
to spare, almost all of tbe S00 women
voters favoring her.
W. H. Woodworth, president of the
First National Bank, was re-elected
Treasurer without opposition.
For Council Omer Fendass won In
the First Ward and W. W. Silver In the
Second. The latter had a fight on his
bands, with Mrs. Maria Evans as a
contestant. In the Third Ward Thomas
Sutton defeated D. A. Hart -by 20
votes. '
Major Amos A. Fried Ordered Here.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUR E AC, Wash
ington. Jan. S. Major Amos A. Fried,
of the Engineer Corrs. now stationed
at Fort Yellowstone, Wyoming, was to
day ordered to Portland for duty. It is
assumed he will be detailed to the
engineer's office there for work on
river and harbor improvements.
Democrats Win Disputed Election.
TRENTON, N. J.. Jan. 8. The board
of canvassera today finally decided the
disputed election in the Third Congres
sional District by giving a certiflcate
of election to Thomas J. Scully, Democrat.
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