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Show IKEv STEEL TRUST PROSE THOROUGH May-Call -Roosevelt - and Root to Verify Gary Testimony. WASHINGTON, Juae 3. Because of the marked discrepancies la the accounts ac-counts of the absorption of the Ten neesso Coal, aad Iron company by the United States Steel corporatioa in the panicky days of 1007, aa givea by John W. Gates and Elbert U. Gary, the Stanley "steel trust" committee of the houss has determined that further light oa that deal must be obtained and that every person who and suythinf to do with it should be examined.. ' The committee ia again considering the necessity-, of summoning former President Koosevelt and former Secretary Sec-retary of State Boot for verification of the conferences with Messrs. Gary asd Frick of the Tennessee transaction. Chairman Stanley aaid today that the steel Inquiry would be pushed forward for-ward as rapidly aa possible, although no further hearings will be held until next Wednesday, when Mr. Gary, chairman chair-man of the steel corporation directorate, directo-rate, -will continue his recital of organisation or-ganisation aad .methods of operatioa. Joha Lambert of tha Republic Iron aad Steel company also will be a witness oa that day. Tha eommittee a W. ia- considering the advisability of holding sesaiuus in New York, wWtr there are many wit-neasee wit-neasee and-assrk meterinl of tne st"l corporation whnh Mr. Carv told the committee it eould hav access to. loday the committee made a thorough thor-ough eiauiinalion of the testimosv given yesterday by Mr. Oary snd planned $0 summon stsuy mors wit n esses-suggested by the "disclosures of the steel magnate. - Lewis Csas Led-yard, Led-yard, the attorney for Oliver Paine of the Tennessee Cosl nnd Iron company, who Mr. Gary declared conducted tiie negotiatioaa on behalf ' of . Grant B. Schley for the sale of the Tennessee company, will be asked to appear in the near future. Aa agreement was reached by the committee with R. V. Lindabury. coun-eel coun-eel for .the steel corporatioa, whereby at leaat two of the ateel company witnesses wit-nesses who have been summoned will appear each day of the bearing until all have testified. Norman li. Beam, W. B. Dickson, Percivsl Bobert - nnd Jnmee Osyley were excused yesterday, subject to call. |