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.
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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.
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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.
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$1.75 Manhattans $1.35
$2.25 Manhattans : .$1.65
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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.
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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
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are out of style. Promote peace buy one of Aronson'a
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Miss Alice Whitney, a well-known
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cently gave out the following state
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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
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bought at any drugstore at very little
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