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"Leak" Probers Spend Another Ses
sion on Broker, Who Reiterates
Story Told Yesterday Morgan.
Vanderlip and Leading New York
Bankers Subpoenaed as Witnesses
Mrs. Visconti Disappears Ac
cused Persons Waiting to Testify.
WASHINGTON", Jan. 16. The
"leak" Investigating committee spent'
another session on Thomas V. Law- j
sou today and then extended Its field
of inquiry by summoning J. p. Mor-j
gan,- Henry P. Davison, Frank A. i
Vanderlip, Sol Wcxler, and Arthur !
Upper, ail nationally known bankers.
The exact purpose of summoning;
these heads of the financial center i
was not disclosed.
ILawson's testimony today was an I
amplification of his sensational stale-j
ment of yesterday in which the com
mittee understood him to say that
Chairman Henry of the rules com
mittee, was the mysterious congress
man who told him a cabinet member,
a senator and a banker were engaged
In a stock gambling pool and that
the cabinet member was Secretary
McAdoo, that the banker was Pliny
FIsk and the senator's name began
with "O."
'From Another Sourer.
' Today Lhwhoii declared his infor
mation came from another source
which he did not disclose. He de
clared, emphatically, that Henry had
not mentioned McAdoo's name and
that the only names Henry had men
tioned were those of Bernard Haruch,
a Wall street operator; Count Von
liernstorff, the German ambassador,
and Secretary Lansing. Henry, he
said, repeated a rumor that the am
bassador made two million In the
market and that Lansing and IJaruch
had had conferences in New York,
Archibald S. White, Lawson, added
to what he had heard about McAdoo's
alleged relations wun rif-K.
Mrs. Visconti .Missing.
Mrs. Ruth Thomas Visconti, who
wrote. Lawson a letter offering in
formation and later, he says, told
him that Secretary Tumulty and W.
W. Price, one of the white house cor
respondents, profited by the leak,
suddenly disappeared today and the
sergeant at arms of the house, after
making a fruftless search with a sub
poena, reported he was unable to lo
eatohcr. Members of the committee
said thero were "inklings that she
had disappeared."
Tumulty, McAdoo, Price, Paul M.
Warburg and others who have al
ready Issued statements repudiating
Lawson's statement were wafting to
day to testify under oath. The com
mittee had decided to give Lawson
opportunity for full statement and
..had not finished late today.
At the outset of today's hearing,
Lawson went over his recital of how
ho said Chairman Henry himself told
him about a cabinet member, a sena
tor and a banker were In a stock
gambling pool.
Referring to Henry's denial that
he ever told Lawson any such thing,
Lawson dramatically declared:
Question of Veracity..
"Unless your chairman said what
T said be Paid, I am guilty of foul
perjury and unfit to be anywhere out
side of a prison."
(Continued on Page Four.)
-WASHINGTON, dan. Id. The
house todny finally approved the im
migration hill and it went to Presi
dent Wilson. May 1 was made the
date when it .-hall become effective.
Whether the bill will be vetoed by
President Wilson on account of the
literacy test, which in similar bill- has
led tn vetoes, i- red known,
WALL STREET ARE
Russians and Rumanians Resort to
Desperate Counter Attacks to Stem
Mackensen's Advance Unfavor
able Weather Conditions Check Op
erations on Other Fronts.
The Kusso-Huinanlan defense of
the Sereth lino In Northern Rumania
has turned to the form of heavy
counter attacks, which are being de
livered both along the Moldavian
frontier and between Fokshani and
the Danube.
Tho most ambitious at tent jr. to
push back the Teutonic front was
made along the main Sereth line be
tween the mountains and the Danube
in the vicinity of Fundeni. Uusian
troops lu mass formation were
thrown into a storm attack yester
day. The Teutonic lines were
reached, but could not be held by the
attacking forces.
Klsewhere there has been little
fighting, so far as the current offic
ial statements reveal. There are
signs of possible Impending activities
of an important nature, however,
along the front In Macedonia.
In this connection, interest at
taches to a news agency report of thj?
presence in Greece of General Von
Falkcnhawu, former chief of the gen
eral staff, and latterly in command of
important .forces in the Rumanian
campaign.
Another report from a correspond
ent with General SarrailVarmy de
clares the entente forces in Mace
donia are to be augmented prelimi
nary to an offensive which will have
for its object the cutting of the Berlin-Constantinople
railroad running
through Serbia, Bulgaria and Tur
key. 40 BELOW ZERO
PAKKW. Or.. .Ian, Hi. Record
cold was reported from various parts
of eastern Oregon today. The ther
mometer here registered PI degrees
below zero, said to be the lowest
point touched in sevtuil eai's. A
fuel famine is threatened, as dealers
report today their supply of coal is
growing low.
The tempera! urc was reported as
-ill below at North Powder, a moan
lain point near here. At La Grande
the mercury stood at "i below dining
the night. Indications at noon today
were that the cold win moderating.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Hi. Ways
and means committee democrats met
today and informally agreed on a
revenue program embracing a bond
issue of .Th'Umo.llim; an increase of
the state or insurance tax to produce
.fJ-J.IMin.Omi and an S per cent tax on
excess profit- above M per cent on
capital of corporation- and partner
ships. In addition, temporary ccrtrficates
of indebtedness may be decided upon
up to $Hu,f)iMi.mo to run until June
.'Hi. The president, Secretary Me
Adi'o am Chairman Kit'-bin have
agreed to that program.
CHICAGO. Jan. !. Kight Indict
ments, according to an announce
ment from the state's attorney'- of
fice, were voted today against men
involved in the police graft investi
gation wlih h recently led to the ar
rfst of former Chfpf of Police Heab'.v,
other polite of flier and various al
iened so-betwef ns accused of aiding
lu collecting tribute from the under
w nrld.
Admiral Dewey Dies at 5:56 O'clock
This Afternoon, After Being Un
conscious All Day and Slowly
Sinking Grew Worse Hourly.
WASHINGTON, 1). C, Jan. 1U.
Admiral George Dewey died at 5:. 10
p. m.
WASHINGTON, J n n. Iu Admiral
Dewey's rumliliiui iit 8:o0 o'clock this
morning; was stiid by his doctors to
hi1 "distinctly worse" and it was fear
ed lie would not live through the day.
Dr. Faunllcroy issued this bulle
tin: "Admiral Dewey has slowly declin
ed during the night and early morn
ing. His lungs are beginning to be
come n t'feded. Temperature (by ax
illa), lU'J; pulse, 12(1: respiration. :i:.
His bleat hiii!: is more labored and his
kidneys depressed. Swallowing is
very difficult and his genera) condi
tion is distinctly worse.'
, Another statement issued by Dr.
Fauutleroy at nnon said:
"The admiral is slightly worse than
at the time the first statement was
issued today."
At 'X'AO p. in. Drs. Fauutleroy and
Sheldon i.sued this statement:
''Tlie admiral is slowly sinking. The
end mav come at nnv time.'
Story of Career.
Admiral. George Dewey, 'Micro of
Manila Bay," fought and won the
lirst great American naval battle
against a foreign foe since the war
of 1812.
His whole life was full of honor
able achievement from the days of
the civil war down to the time when,
as the head of the general board, he
began the last chapter of his work
by laying plans for the defense of his
country in time of war. His life was
a striking- exemplification of the pos
sibilities of a career bused, upon the
exact and intelligent performance of
every routine duty which mobls a
man on inflexible lines of duty and
honor.
One of the curious freaks of for
tune in Dewey's case was that for
perhaps the first and only time in his
naval career he was disposed to pro
test against the edict of the navy de
partment which carried him into the
far east, where be was destined to
perform the greatest feat of his life
and to win imperishable renown. That
was back in tS!,S, when the War
clouds were gathering and Dewey felt
that he was being "shelved": that the
war with Spain was to be fought out
in the Gulf of Mexico and in the Car
ibbean sea, and that he. di-tnnt by
half tin; circumference of the globe,
would stand nit chance of winning
(Continued on Pago Two.)
A WAR NURSE AT THE AGE OF FIVE
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That is the reeonl of Si-ler
Kngtiind, Thi- picture, e.cti-ic
a wounded sjiilor,
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.tcntrral ie urge Dewey.
$18,000.000 10 SEARCH, SEIZURE
EQUIP NAVY YARDS
WASHINGTON. .Inn. llL-Si-iv-tnry
Diinii'ls laid bi'lori' tin- lionsi'
naval ronnnilti'i' toilav his li-iitativi'
ilnn I'm- si'iiiliii . if IS.IIIHI.IIIHI to
iiiiiii j:n-i'riiiin'i)i yaiiU lor ship
building to ha.'-tt'n tile stri'iivthi'iiini;
nf thi' navy. Hi- nlivsiily has fli.HIIO.
(MIO I'm- tin- pin-poM' anil has ii.-ki'il
fur an additional 1 2,(1(1(1,11110. Tin
total would In- ili-M-ribnti'd as follo:
I'liiladi'lphia yanl, ways and shops,
for two batlh' i-rnisiTs, .f li.lMIII.IIIHI.
Ni'W York yard, ways for nnc batllf
i-rnii'i- and nrri-sary , additional
i'iiiipiui'iii. s:i. linn, nun. .
Norfolk ard, imiv and additional
ciiuipmrnt for one liatlic I'mi-cr and
two si'oiit criiisors, .tti.lMIII.IIIIII.
I'utii't Sound yaid, ways and fiiuip
ini'iil for out' lialtlo i-ruirr and oih
s I i-rni-i'f. :t,iiiill,(i(in.
r.osloa, Cliarli'-lon ntiil INirt-.taonlli
yards. iipiippi'd for jjunbout, di'-troyi-r
or ul,niariiu' roii-triu-lion.
$1,11(1(1.(11111.
LONDON. Jan. Hi. --The Ibiii-h
-team-hip .Martin, of I DDI ton
gross, and the Swedi-h -learner
Norma, of 1".J7 I"M gins-, have been
sunk', according 1m anliouiiceniciit
made today at Lloyd's Shipping
agencv.
.! - ', Iiilie dau-liiet of Dr. O. A. M.o-D..ri:t!d. who conducts n hopit.i! in
to the Mail Tribune, -lion - the "baby nui-e" in lied pi-- uniform attending
EO 10 TESTIFY IN LEAK PROBE
CLAUSES CUT OUT
BONE DRY BILL
i SAI.KAI. Or.. Jan. Hi. A bone-
dry" absolute prohibition bill, term
ed by legislators as "Oregon's mode!
dry law," was iul roilueed into the
Oregon house of representatives here
today by Dr. J. K. Anderson, repre
sentative from The Dalles, chairman
of the lioti.-e alcoholic traffic com
mittee, and "whip" of the dry forces
in the lower body.
l'rohibit ion of importation of liquor
into Oregon for any purposes other
than sacramental, medicinal or scicn-
! tific, is barred by the bill. Il carries
j an emergency clause making it effec
j tie immediately upon its passage and
! approval by the governor. As the
) senate alcoholic trnflic committee
has approved the measure, it is ex
pected to be before Oovernor James
Withycomhc by Kcbruary 1.
I trunkenness i made a mi-demeanor
by the measure. The bill does
not cany the ".-catch and sci.uie
clause.''
TRAFFIC IN SOUTH
BLOCKADED BY SNOW
.MKMI'lllS, Term., Jan. Hi. Traf
fic in -i. southern -talc - Virginia,
North Carolina ,Tcinic-ec, Arkan-as,
Mi-sissippi and Tc.ns-- was inter
rupted again today by -now or i-c.
Erstwhile Progressive Leaders Re
fuse to Dine With Republican Cam
paign Committee and Demand Na
tional Committee Rescind Election
of lowan as Vice-Chairman.
NKW V(li;K. Jiiii. 10. -CiiM.rsi- W.
IVrkins mill Kviti'II Colby in n muii-
itl slHlt'ini-nt lnihiy mi hi'liulf. of pi'n-' litis niiin lit'pn tiskiMl to i;runt ri'lii-f
,L:n'ssi-i's, ili'intinili'il a iiit'rliny: ot' tlir ! 1'orni lluil I'nnn of niilwuy ilisi'i-imina-i-iiliiv
irMililir:in iinlionnl roiiiniilti'i' j lion known as llio "lon anil short
Tor I lii purposi', in I'l l'i'iM, ul' ivsi'inil- lunil" nili' niiikiii!;. lnliuul I'iliius ob-
tlll' llrlion tllki'll yi'sU'l'ilny by till'!
republican executive committee. The! that the roads may edace the rates
statement expressed a wish by pro- ! to coast points, where "water eompe
gressives to bring about harmony with I it ion must he met."
e republicans. I
The'staleiuent by Mr. IVrkins ami
Mr. Colby charge- the "old guard"
with taking over control of the re-
uihliean party.
llenon for Defeat. " y
"The states lost to Mr. Hughes last
fall," it said in part, "were lost prim
arily because independent voters be
lieved that behind the cloak of bis
name the machine leaders who were in
control of the organization of the re
publican pui'ty would handle il
against the public interests for non
public ends. The action vesterdaV
absolutely justifies these fears.' !
l'rogressixe members of the repub-
licau national campaign committee
were today invited to .join with a com -
lint tee ''of tlie -''publican national
comniittee in the formation of a sup
plementary committee for the pur-po-e
nf bringing harmony between re
publicans and progressives in the
management of the republican party.
Protest Adam's Klectfoii.
Perkins and Colby last night de
clined to attend a dinner given to the
members of the executive and cam
paign committees by National Chair
man V. IL Willeo.x. A statement is
sued by Messrs. Perkins and Colby
declared that they had lakeii this
means of showing their protest
again.-! the selection of John Taylor
Adams of iowa as vice-chairman of
the national committee.
This statement cha racterized tin
selection of Mr. Adams as a "delib
erate and willful reflection on Chair
man Willeox and an affront to every
progressive voter in the country.''
Hitherto the vice-chairman of the
republica n mil ional commit lee has
been appointed by the chairman. At
the ( 'hieago convent ton (he national
comniittee ruled giving the power lo
clet a vice-chairman lit the execu
tive committee. The choice of Mr.
Adams i- regarded by many as a step
toward dual control of the committee,
the intention being to place the con
trol of paily affair- in the we-t un
der the new vice-chairman, leaving
the east lo Chairman Willeox. A inn-
oiity of the executive comniittee at
yesterday's meeting overrode Mr.
Willeox'- wish to leave the portion
unfilled 1 1 it 1 1 1 a meeting of the full
national committee.
The e.veeuliw committee will meet
again thi- afternoon.
SEEK LOST AVIATORS
SAN HI Klin, ml., Jan, Hi. Knur
army airplanes pihUed by Caplatn
Darguc and Jonc- and Civilian lu
st met or- W i id ma n and Pi nolle v.
-idled Mom the North l-Iand aia
tion ba-e at 1 ;l-"i o'clock thi -afternoon
for ('alcxieo, where they are lo
he ii-ed in the effort to locate Lieu
tenant Coloni-I Harry C. ii-hop and
Lieutenant V. A. I(obeit-oii, Jr., the
two awalois mi--iiig -inee Wed-uc-djiy.
Accompanying each pilot is
a military ob-cner. The flight to
Calexico is expected to be toeoiu-ph-lied'
in about two hour-.
BRYAN CONFERS WITH
PRESIDENT WILSON
WASHIMiTnX, Jjn. Hi. William
Jennings pryan conferred unit Pres.
ideal Wil-on today, lie has jit-t re
turned from a trip through the smith.
Poindexter Introduces Bill Making It
Illegal to Charge More for Short
Haul Than Long No Water Com
petition Between Coasts Since War
Began.
lv j.KOX UAIiHNKU
WASlUNd'I'ON', Jul). l(i Cmi-
jt'rl to
pnyii
bili mil's in onli'i-
' he ssub.)ect is not a new one, but
the present legislative situation is de-
cidedly new. Here are some of itrf
novelties;
There is no water competition in
carrying freight t from the Atlantic;
to the Pacific coasts, because (he war
boosted water rates nitJil there is
hardly a cargo a year between New
York and Seattle. The F. C. C has.
officially recognized this fae,tf but
declines to afford any relief..
Keep ' Pretense,
The railroads ,as a result of tho
war, are offered so much business
that their chiet complaint is ear
shortage anddhcir inability to do the
business ; yet they keep up t lit pre
i tene that I bey must seek, by un
healthily low rates, to take lmsine
from the water-carriers.
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sioii admits (hat (lie ratte situation
is one demanding relief from the in
land eitie.-, but frankly acknowledges
its impotence, and states to objecting;
shippers that "it is impossible to
compel the railroads (o desist from
their discriminations.
So merchants ami consumers in
Spokane (and a hundred similarly sit
uated cities) are compelled to pay
rales based on t he cost of sending;
the merchandise- to the Pacific coast;
and then all the way back again. As
the rates are todav it costs less lu
ship a carload of canned goods from
New York to Seattle than from New
York to I'intllev, Minnesota.
1 tail road Abuse.
j This railroa dabue is a matter 06
I general inlere-t as showing (he fail-
jure of mi regulating commi-siou tti
regulate.
For twenty years there has beeu
agitation, legislation and litigation to
correct the long ami short haul dis
crimination. t has alwavs been oh-
viou- that a car of freight going
through Poise, with freight on it for
I to i-c, ought to s op and di-eha rgc
that freight at Poi.-c, and not take it.
t h rough P"i-c to I he Pacific coast
ami back again. Yet that is what
niilr
1 rate making requires.
So congress legi-htted twenty years
ago to correct siieli a practice. Hut.
the h-gi-lation was fault v and in libMi
it wji- amended. Tim: ndmcndmciit
wa- faulty and in PHu it was amend
ed again. 1 lieu it was .sent in a test
ca-e lo the 1'uited States .supreme
court. The court -aid it was all right
mid it reaiaim-ii only for the inter-tat
commerce commission to enforce tho
1 act.
omiiiission Incompetent
I In 1 the eoinmi-.-ion fell down. If
ha- shown it-elf either incompetent or
worse. The eomitiis-iali has acted u
if il- only function were to protect
the plethoric earnings of the railroad-.
,W once al ter the P.Mll amend
ment the eoiHiin ion permitted tho
road- lo make the old time low rate
(Continued ou Page Six.)
KING OF GREECE
TALKS 10 BERLIN
PAIUS, Jan. K. A Havus dispatch
from Salouiki, d ited January I.!, says
the (Jreek government has construct
ed ti ii st II a wireless stattou at La
rta and is in constant cominunleu
tion In code with Berlin. The en
tente luiuiietH are still in tho burbot-
at Ketaislnl near Athens.