Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-29
Financier Called to Capital
to Substantiate State
ment.
LAWSON TELEGRAM
AROUSES SOLONS
Message to Wood Carries lnformation
That Leak Resulted in Profit Of
$6o,o0o,000 to Those on the "inside"
Henry Promises to Reintrodues
Bill to Regulate New York Stock
Exchange.

Washington, Dec. a9-The contro.
versy- whichsbas followed Congressmaa
Woods resolution for Investigation Of
whether any member of President vii.
sons official family profited In the
stock market because OF inside lnfor-
nation" Oh the presidents peace note
got into semi official form today when
Chairman Henry. of tho house rules
committee. telegraphed Thoma w.
Lawson. OF Boston. to come to Wash-
ington and suhstantiate his published
statements that he knew OF the 500
called leak and his prediction that
there would be another.
Put up or shut up" said Chairman
Henryts telegram. ''Ceas. siaTduTifts
congress md public officials or make
good your charges"
Mr. Henry announced that re would
reintroduce his bill next Tuesday to
regulate the New York stock exchange
Inside information Worth Millions.
Congressman Wood. OF Indiana, who
is probing into an alleged leak re.
ceived a characteristic telegram from
u.
charging that more than $50, 900, 900 had
been made in Wall street on advance
information as to President Wilson's
peace note.
This Is his telegram:
New York. Dec 21.--Just read to.
days New York papers. You and
Chairman Henry unable locate ma
really Framed over my desk il an
envelope inscribed To Thomas WI
Lawson no other address. To settls
n wager, 1t was mailed in an interior
town in China and landed At my Boston
office in record short time
IF you and Chairman Henry wish
to communicate with me. toss a post
card from any window IN he capitol
addressed Thomas w. Lawson. ca
T. W, L., Boston and you Will re.
ceive answer by return mall.
Watch For Another Leak.
Take tip from one who played
the big Washing tuE- Wall street game
and the big international puhltci.n
game long before you were old
enough to distinguish between
stock exchange and a congressional
hall--spend less time on last week
and more time on this weeks leak.
which Is liable to inundate both Wall
street and Washington.
There were only sixty odd million
hogsheaded from last weeks; this
weeks may run into billions.
And this tip, too. Is meant in tha
best OF spirit-if it was actually be-
lieved in Washington there was to be-
a real investigation OF last weeks leak.
there would not be a quorum in either
the senate or house next Monday, and
there would be a shifting of bank ao-
counts similar to those in the good old
sugar investigation days.
Lawson Promises Answer.
Whether or not l receive postcard
from you or Chairman Henry, rest
easy in the knowledge I will answer
your public talking as reported by the
press, and that when you digest my
answer you will know more about
Washington-W Wall street stock gamb-
ling leaks than before you began try
ing 10 locate Thomas W. Lawson oa
Boston,"
Commenting on the telegram. Mr..
Wood said:
II have at no time said that I did
not know where TO reach Mr.. Lawson
or had tried to get in touch with him.
I've taken It for granted that when
the time came there would be no
trouble in getting II full statement
from him with reference to what ho
knows concerning the presidents peace
note leak"