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Show Will Begin An Inquiry Today WASHINGTON, April 3. An Inquiry In-quiry Into the activllty of an alleged ehlp subsidy lobby will be begun tomorrow to-morrow by a committee of fire rao rubers ru-bers of th house, appointed by the speaker and headed by Representative Olcott, Republican, of New York. The committee is expected to go into all the charges that have been made along this line and to ascertain lo what extent Intimidation of members of congresb has b-en attempted. Tho investigation was ordered by the house Judiciary committee, following tho filing of chargea by Representa-tijes Representa-tijes Steonerson of Minnesota and Lennroot and Kusterraan of Wisconsin, Wiscon-sin, all Republicans. Theoe members detailed how a newspaper and personal per-sonal letter campaign had been conducted con-ducted with the apparent purpose cf forcing them Into suportlng a ship subsidy bill Representatives St-?n-erson and Kustermann complalntrd that they were accused by this alleged al-leged lobby of vrorklng In the intercut of foreign shipowners. The merchant marine league of Cleveland was lue chief object of accusation by theba congressmen. Several men of national na-tional prominence are officers of t?i league, among them John Hayes Hr;u-raond Hr;u-raond and Ex-Governor Herrlck t'f Ohio. These en may ho summon-.! by the. investigating committee. |