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THE SUXDAT OREGONIAX, POETLA3TO, JANUARY 21, 1917. PEACE-NOTE LEAK ' INQUIRY IS FARCE Blunders by Chairman Henry Make Him a Laughing A Stock in Congress. SOLUTION DEEMED FUTILE Texan's Efforts to Prevent Investi gation and Support Given Him by Democrats Do Much Canse General Suspicion. who knows or knows of Thomas "W. Lawson. , Enough has been developed during the leak investigation to besmirch some bis men connected with the Admin-' istration and with Congress; a. serious doubt has been created in the public mind; there have been charges and denials, but the denials are no more strongly supported than are the charges in most instances. Out of it all -have come a few facts that are not denied. For Instance: Secretary Lansing admitted that in his talks with newspaper correspond ents he talked to representatives of a "ticker service" as vell as to rep resentatives of legitimate newspapers; that he had his famous advance talk on the peace note in the presence of three utter strangers. - about whom nothing was known, and it appears that anybody- En d-esirinsr could attend these conferences, supposed to be held exclusively with newspaper men. Boiling's Business Causes Comment. It developed that R. W. Boiling, brother-in-law of the President, for merly in the real estate business, had gone into the stock brokerage busi- to RBGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington. Jan. 20. The peace-note "leak" Investigation is going down in history as the greatest farce ever staged at the National Capital. As an Invest! gatlon it will have no satisfactory ter initiation: it will never go to the point of positively involving any of the men who have been dragged into the mire of suspicion: neither will the investi gation go to a point of clearing those who have, been accused. The whole "leak" - affair has been handled in a bunglesome. amateurish ana discreditable manner, and the ohlef responsibility for the farce has been carried to the doorstep of Rep resentatlve Henry of Texas, chairman Henry Forced to Ac. When Representative Wood of In diana first charged that there had been a leak, and introduced a resolution de manding an Investigation, it was Mr. Henry, chairman of the rules commit tee, who undertook on his own respon sibility, to say that there would be no investigation, because Mr. Wood had Sailed to present to him. personally, ab eolute proof that there had been a leak. or the names of those who had leaked, or profited by the leak. That was Mr. Henry's first break his attempt to usurp the authority of the entire rules committee. Later, when the other members of the committee decided to assert them selves, and to demand that cognizance be taken of the Wood resolution, espe- daily in view of the fact that Thomas W. Lawson has come to the support of the charges, and in a way cast asper slons upon Congress Itself. Mr. Henry was forced to do something. Secret Conferences Held. Being unable to smother his charac xeristlo egotism. Mr. Henrv decided. rather than call his committee together, to have a oeraonal conferATiM wirh kti- Lawson, to learn first-handed and alone wnat the Boston financier knew; He old not propose to let the other mem bers of the committee in on this; he was determined to get the first infor. matlon from Lawson. and accord In o-W locked himself In his office with Law son for the space of three hours, while the two talked over leaks in general and the alleged peace-note leak in par ticular. There Mr. Henry made his pecond break. After his conference. Mr. Henry announced that Mr. Lawson had produced no evidence, and therefore, xnere would he no investigation. Mr. Lawson. whatever else-lie mv be, is no fool, though he has shown his ability to make fools of some others. When he saw Mr. Henrvvwas trvtncr to head off an Investigation, he bought space in the Washington papers, re newed his charges, intimated that he had a fund of information that ought To oe given to congress, and so incited other Congressmen on the rules com mittee that Mr. Henry was forced to back down and let the Investigation proceed. Mr. Henry and some other Democrats on the rules committee sought to make a monkey of Lawson, and having satisfied themselves that they had done so, were about ready to close the preliminary hearing, after Mr. WwBon had refused to mention names, when Chairman Henry, who had been opposed to an Investigation from the start, made another serious blunder, Henry BInndere Aa-atn. Mr. Lawson had been bandying words with the committee all day, and the committee had been unable to mak him talk. As the committee was about to adjourn, Mr. Henry turned to th JBoeton financier, and asked: "Mr. Lawson. if a special committee ia apointed to investigate this matter, will you appear before that committee and give the names of persons im Plicated by you?" Mr. Lawson replied that he would. Yet. on top of this, Mr. Henry and all but one of his Dem ocratic colleagues reported to the Jlouse against an investigation, and it remained for the lone Democrat. Mr. Cantrill. of Kentucky, to "spill the beans" by stampeding the House into turning down the recommendation of Chairman Henry and empowering the rules committee to force Mr. Law eon to talk. To the manifest surprise of Mr. ! Henry. Thomas W. Lawson, on his re appearance, did give names, and some of the names he mentioned were not names that Mr. Henry would have se lected for advertisement in connection -with a leak . investigation. Again Mr. Lawson demonstrated that in a combat with Representative Henry, in which each party was trying to "make a monkey" of the other, he was quite as nimble-witted, in fact, more nimble witted, than the Texas Congressman, and today Representative Henry, de spite his violent denials. Is the laugh ing stock of the House. Question One of Veracity. "When It comes to a question of veracity between Thomas W. Lawson and Representative Henry well, I dunno," remarked a Congressman who had been following the leak investiga- tion as a spectator. And that Is the frame of mind of many a man in Conjrress who knows Bob Henry and SECOND STROKE OF" PARAA YSIS PROVES FATAL. r r . . - . --- - ' i r . r " , t- ' " 1 ' ' Mra. Elizabeth H. Lusted. '. GRESHAM, Or, Jan. 20. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Elizabeth Humphrey Lusted was born in Kent Coun ty, England, March 4. 1825. and died at the home of her son, George Lusted, January 16, aged 91 years. She came to the United States with her parents while only a small child. In 1850 she married William Lus ted. Three children were born to this union, one of which sur vives her. She went to Pleasant Home in 187S. where she ' had resided continuously. The funeral was from the Pleasant Home Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. F. S. Ford officiating, and in terment in the Pleasant Home Cemetery. A stroke of paralysis several years ago left her in a weakened condition. A second stroke was suffered a month ago. Six grandchildren and one great-grandchild also survive her. ILL STREET IS TO BE QUIZZED ON LEAK Frse Hand Given Counsel jjy House Committee to Make Probe in Own Way. FINANCIERS .WILL TESTIFY Inquiry May Be Carlred to Other Cities Lator Date Not Set for - Resumption of - Investiga tion In Washington. nesa in Washington as late as October of last year, a thing proper enough in itself, but yet of such a nature as to give rise to comment. It developed that the Democrats of the House had placed on the rules com mitteethe most powerful committee in all Congress men utterly lacking in caliber: men not at all fitted to assume such great responsibility In legislation. It developed that one-man control or committees is unwise, both from a per sonal and a party standpoint.' So far as the ultimate result Is con cerned, the leak investigation has not been and will not be satisfactory. The publlo has been led to believe tnai vast fortunes were made in Wall street because somebody had Inside informa tion; the fact that such fortunes were rasila is not denied, but how many for tunes were made at that particular time. Just who made them, all of .them, and how they came to be made, has not been and will not be fully devel nr..A ft is because of this uncertainty and doubt that stigma has attached to the names of men high in publio office. The failure of a Democratio House or a Democratic committee to get at the bottom facts is going to leave a cer tain amount of this stigma. LIGHT AT 1C PER NIGHT t, Sunshine Safety Lamp Co., 803 Factory bldg.. Kansas City. Mo., has a new portable gasoline lamp which gives the most powerful home light In the world a blessing to every home not equipped with gas or electricity. 300 candle power at 1 cent per night. This remarkable lamp has no wick and no chimney, is absolutely safe and gives such universal satisfaction they are sending it to any person in the U. S. on 16 days free trial. If you want to try it send them your name and address at once. Adv. WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. Sweeping aside all collateral Issues, the House rules committee, conducting the leak J-inqulry. will begin publio hearings Tuesday in New YorK at noon to deter mine whether anyone profited in Wall street as a result of advance informa tion on President Wilson's peace note. When this feature of the inquiry has been fully disposed of, and not until then, it is declared the inquiry will extend Into other phases of the "leak" rumors, and every one of them, regard less of Its vagueness, will be run down. The committee expects to confine the hearings at New York specifically to the subject of advance information, and members say there is little possibility the inquiry will be broadened to em brace a complete investigation of the Stock Exchange, as urged by Thomas W. Lawson and others. Free Hans' Given Counsel. Sherman L. Whipple, of Boston, was formally retained by the committee to day as its counsel and will assume active charge of the New York hear ings and those that are to follow. He accepted, with the understanding that the committee should fix the amount of his compensation later and that he would have a free hand in directing the inquiry. A suggestion that hear ings be opened in New York to "get to the heart of the leak first" was quickly accepted,, and then the com mittee told Mr. Whipple to proceed with his work along bis own lines, with the assurance of its unqualified support. Transfer of the hearings to New York was arranged to facilitate, them. James M. Reilly. managing editor -of the Wall Street Journal, and the Dow Jones & Co. News Ticker doubtless will be one of the first witnesses called. Financiers to Be Called. He explained before the committee here a week ago that Information that a peace note was expected reached him through one of his reporters several hours before the note was made pub lic. The reporter, he said, advised him that this information came to New York over a broker's special wire from Washington. Several New York financiers. Includ ing J. P. Morgan, Frank A. Vanderllp, J. S. Bache. Henry P. Davison. Arthur Lipper and Sol C. Wexler, also will be questioned at the New York hear ings. It is not impossible that the committee will visit other cities later. Men and records from Chicago and Boston were subpoenaed last week. When hearings will be resumed here is problematical. They were to have been reopened Monday morning with Viscout" whorBLawsonTayiold'm STUDENTS SPEND HOLIDAY secretary Tumulty and others profited by a "leak. She probably will not be called to testify until the committee resumes sittings at the Capitol. OveFcoat Special. r Hart Schaf filer & Marx Fancy Fabric Fall Weight ' $2S and $30 Overcoats $19.75 and $23.75 Here's a special sale that ought to be of interest to every man of Portland. It's a timely sale pf timely, seasonable Overcoats. The styles are of the very latest cuts and newest fabrics pinch back, belt-back, belt-all-around, double-breast- ' ed and box-back effects. . Come early and make your selection. $25.00 H. S. & M. Overcoats, $19.75 $30.00 H. S. & M. Overcoats, $23.75 SbfeS& Shirt Sale sftCftbsi&irtScosDW Has The choice of our full stock of madras, silk and linen; silk mixed, tub silk and flannel Shirts, an endless variety of beautiful patterns to select from, all sizes. $1.75 Manhattans $1.35 $2.25 Manhattans : .$1.65 $2.50 and $3.00 Manhattans. . . .$1.95 $3.50 and $4.00 Manhattans. . . .$2.85 $4.50 and $5.00 Manhattans . . .$3.85 $6.00 Manhattans ... ..$4.45 S &m'l IR.oseirilbla.tt & Co PORTLAND'S LARGEST EXCLUSIVE MEN'S STORE SOUTHEAST CORNER FIFTH AND ALDER STS. OREGQNIANS IN EAST Many Portland Folk Enjoy Life at Metropolis. STOCKMEN ASK TARIFF ASSOCIATION WANTS PRODUCTS TAKES OFF FREB LIST. Convention In 1918 to Be Held at Salt Lake State Co-operation With Fed eral Biological Survey Suggested. CHEYENNE. TVto. Jan. 20. Salt Lake City. Utah, was chosen for the dustry of the country, Reed College Well Represented at Party While Several Alumni AtteniQ Columbia for Spe cial Scientific Courses. NEW YORK. Jan. 10. (Special.) Quite a number of Oregonlans enjoyed this Christmas vacation in New York City, especially a large course it covered both New Year's eve nd January 1. Horace' Cardlnell spent nearly a week here preparatory to sailing for Brazil, where he is to develop the apple in- II e and Mr. 1918 meeting place of the American National Livestock Association late to day. The Utah city won over Kansas City. Mo. The convention today adopted reso lutions covering many phases of the meat industry and allied activity. Touching on its hone of a Federal in- taking an apartment for the fortnight, vestigation of the industry. It passed a wnllo visiting Broadway theaters and draft urging that the Department of shops. Agriculture have the same powers to Jamieson Parker, who finished the make inquiries that the .Federal Traoe i architecture course at Pennsylvania Commission possesses. iMt year, with honors, is employed in The stockmen went on record as I one of the larsre architectural offices. against the placing of livestock prod- I Harvey Black spent a number of ucts on the tree, list and urgea Tea- i days In the city. NO TRICK TO LIFT : A CORN RIGHT OUT Says There Is No Excuse for Cutting Corns and Invit ing Lockjaw. Sore corns, hard corns, soft corns or any kind of a corn can harmleaey be lifted right out with the fingers if you will apply directly upon the corn a few drops of freezone, says a Cincinnati authority. It is claimed that at small cost one can get a quarter of an ounce of frees one at any drug store, which is suffi clent to rid one's feet of every corn or callus without pain or soreness or the dartc-er of infection. This simple drug, while sticky, dries the moment it is applied and does not inflame or even irritate the surround infr tissue. . This announcement -will Interest many women here, for it is said that the present high-heel footwear Is put ting corns on practically every woman feet. Ad CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES AT 'WOODLAND, WASH. 5t s Sr x J "v .-. y y. tV; ... 1 r-fvi''Vvf?..;.' I- 1 "I. William Uirrbos W WOODLAND, Wash-, Jan. 20. (Special.) W i 1 1 1 a m Harrison Wagner, of Woodland, died Jan uary 18 after a lingering illness. Mr. Wagner was nearly 74 years old, having been born at Dayton, Mich. He was a Civil War vet eran. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 Sunday by Rev. Mr. Van- derllnde. with interment in Kerns Cemetery. Mr. Wagner lived in the Ore gon country nearly 35 years and had been a resident of Woodland about 15 years. He was married in 1867 to Boiana Bragg, a niece of General Bragg, of Civil War fame, and two daughters, Mrs. Lucy Goheen. of Battleground, Wash., and Miss- Emma Wagner, ot Portland, survive. His first wife died seven years ago, and in 1911 he was married to Mrs. Kate Sampson,- of Vancouver, Wash., who also survives him. sonable" Import duties on them. It also Indorsed state control of intra state livestock freight rates. Abandonment of the plant Of state payments of bounties for wild animals was recommended, the association go- Inz- on record as favoring co-operation with the Biological Survey, instead, as means of eradicating predatory ani mals. Continuance of the association's mar ket committee's investigation into mar ket and packing-house conditions was indorsed. An adjustment or traae re lations with Canada was asked. Isaac T. Pryor, ot san Antonio, im. was elected president of the associa tion. Rural Teacher Needed at Once Claussen. from Washington, will have entire charge of the work. Arthur Geary came East on business and was in New York during the holi davs. Elizabeth Boyd and Dorothy Down- ard came down from Smith College, dent, pasted through on his way to 1 Washington for the holidays. Tom Dobson is making good as a light entertainer with New York as his headquarters. v Oregon Student Visits. Elton Louckes. University of Oregon of last June, came down from Cam bridge to see the eights. George Buland is taking law at Co lumbia. He visited in Boston and Wor cester for weeks. Donald Lancefield is specialising- in biology at Columbia, where that de partment is exceptionally strong. Agnes Winchell. another Reed grad uate, is also in biology, particularly investigating bacteriology. Nell Brown and Dorothy Watson, former Reed students, are in New York. Miss Brown Is specialising in physical instruction at the Teachers College and Miss Watson is studying library work. Mrs. Georce Lawrence. Jr and her 'son, George Lawrence, of Princeton, were visitors during the holidays. Helmuth Krauss is taking work in music and holds a position as church organist and choir director. Alexander Lackey la taking Englisn courses at Columbia, and Is also doing work with the simplified spelling board. - Portland Girls Popular. Glenn Johnson and .Archie Clark are engaged in getting up some sociolog ical statistics to be presented as a sort ot movie cartoon. They are at Colum bia. Howard Barlow Is another Columbia student. He Is not only carrying on muslcalstudles but has charge of sev eral chorus organizations. Miss Myrtle Gram and Miss Con stance Piper are two popular Portland girls. Miss Piper is making a specialty of piano accompaniment. Ray Brannlon is at Columbia and Is doing some practical philanthropic work outside his courses. Harold MUllgan is the organist at the Fifth-Avenue Baptist Church, the "Rockefeller church." In addition he is teaching at' a conservatory of music, and playing at one of the synagogues. During "spare" moments he writes ac ceptably lor the magazines. Robert V. Hall has been visiting his son. Llndsey Hall." for several weeks and Is shortly to return home. One of the big attractions to students was the series of . meetings of the American Association tor the Advance ment of Science, which thousands from all over the country attended. $SO,SOO Spent for Liquor. ROSEBURG. Or, Jan. 20. (Special.) According to a summary prepared by District Attorney George Neuner there was approximately $30,500 worth ot liquor shipped into Douglas - County during- the year 191S. Robert Kuykendall, a University of Oregon graduate, is a . student at Co lumbia. Mis Beach Visits Sister. Agnes Beach has been visiting ber sister. Mrs. Graham Mitchell, for sev eral months. She expects to leave for the West shortly, visiting places of in terest on the way. Robert Livingstone has been' here on business and spent Christmas day in Philadelphia. Arthur Evana wood, former instruc tor in sociology at Reed College, is making several investigations along that line in the. East, one of them being carried out at Princeton. With Mr. . Wood as a nucleus, a number of Ceed College graduates held an infor mal reunion dinner. Tho otners were rinnn Id Lancefield. Georire Buland. Mon" I Archie Clark. Llndsey Ross. Alexander mm- i Lackey and Glenn Johnson. J. Wallace McColIum is continuing Wickless Kerosene Lamps H. W. Manning Lighting & Supply Company, S3 and 63 Mj Sixth street, has a new portable KEROSENE LAMP which gives the most powerful home light in the world a blessing to every home not equipped with gas or electricity. 800-candIepower at 1 cent per night. This remarkable lamp has no - WICK and no CHIMNEY, is absolutely safe and gives universal satisfaction. . Her Wedding Ring No matter whether she's an 1860 or a 1917 model, buy her a new wedding; ring ; shell like it ! Plain gold bands are out of style. Promote peace buy one of Aronson'a new style white gold or. platinum narrow band carved wedding rings and live happily ever after. - I?or the bride-to-be Arorison is showing diamond en gagement rings at $36.85, $52.50 and $69.50 instead of $50, $75 and $100. Aronson's keeping down the H. C. of L. every engagement ring is reduced ! All Mantel Clocks One-Fourth Less N ARONSON'S Jewelers Goldsmiths Opticians Washington at Broadway OREGON- NORMAL SCHOOL. mnnth Jan. 20. (Special.) All vr graduates of the normal who wish tn .tort work during the middle of the 1 m, studies in the medical field. will have an opportunity, accord-1 Alexander Llnthlcum spent a week nff to me aamiaisirauuu uuiua . i nere. coiainx ut kuui nuiwu. which show that teachers are greatly I Robert Speir, Jr.. another Princeton In demand over Oregon. Rural schools I man, visited part of the time with rela- having short terms are Having aim- tlves In the city. culty in procuring teachers and a gen- I Clarenqe Young, a Harvard law stn eral shortage is the complaint, x-resi-dent Ackerman estimates that between 800 and 1000 new teachers are needed. BEAUTY DOCTOR TELLS SECRET More Schools Sought by Normal. OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL, Mon mouth. Jan, 20. (Special.) Efforts are beinK made by President Ackerman to extend practice teaching Into the Detroit Beauty Doctor GiTes Simple of Monmouth, and if plans are success ful normal school seniors will gain part of their 100 hours' experience in the schoolroom outside of Monmouth. Consideration also is being made for obtaining use of one or more Polk County rural schools for the benefit of students specializing in rural work. Recipe to Darken Gray Hair and Make It Soft and Glossy. Myrtle Creek Hill to Go. ROSEBURG. Or, Jan. 20. (Special.) County Engineer M. B. Germond has completed a preliminary survey for a new road to be constructed In the vicinity of Myrtle Creek. .The new road will eliminate Myrtle Creek hill from the Pacific Highway, as well as shorten i nnw n th Tmii- -..v the distance between this city and the I ,, . . - . . Jackson County line. All data TCn. until the desired shade is obtained.-This nected with the new road will be sub- win mine a gray-nairea person iook iV mitted to the County Court at its regu- I yeara younger. It Is not sticky 4 or lar February meeting. I greasy and does not rub cff. Adv. Miss Alice Whitney, a well-known beauty doctor - ot Detroit, Mich., re cently gave out the following state ment: 'Anyone can prepare a simple mixture at borne, at very little cost, that will darken gray hair and make it soft and glossy. To a half pint of water add 1 ounce of bay rum. a small box of Barbo Compound and Vl ounce of glycerine. 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