The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-08


tion 10 his other achievements
did any stenographcr or clerk IN the
executive office know OF the existence
Of the noic'"
II do not know" Mr. Tumul;y said
he had tried 10 find out how a leak
could have occurred but had been un'
able to get any definite information
Told BY Correspondent
The mere mechanics OF presenting
the note might have made It pos
. sible for it to get out he SAID. My
first knowledge that a note had been
given out came from the Associated
Press correspondent at the White House
on the afternoon OF December y. lie
told me when | returned from lunch
that the note had been given out |
asked him what note and Inc said the
peace note.
Have YOU any information as to how
The leak occurred" Mr. Campbell
asked
81 have not" Mr. Tumul,y replied
Any opinion might have would be
superla,ive and would involve rcputa
tions. ! am very careful about making
statements in such circumstance"
Alfred A. Curtis Named,
Representative Chipcriicld asked
Secretary Tumulty il he knew that Al
fred II. Curtis oi l35 West Seventy
ninth street, New York, former preSi-
dent OF the National Bank OF North
America. was in fac, the "a Curtis
who wrote tho letter Mr. Iumul'y
said he did not know Mr.. lumulty
added he did not thing the leak" could
have occurred on the note through any
cmploye Of the executive office
He then read ritter from l.. T. Rus
sell. editor OF the Newark Morning
Ledger, referring to the mysterious A
Curtis, who wrote 10 Representative
Wood, author OF the investigation rcSo-
luton
Gave Various Tips.
What prompted me 10 write said
the letter, is note, one by the name
OF Curtis is brought in as having
written the Wood letter, using your
name, and recall that on a number
Of occasions under various su>pclou,
circumstances since have been IN
Newark have received telephone calls
from New York from a man calling
himself Mr. Curtis, aud alleging himself
to be banker or broker. In each case
he undertook to give me tips OF various
sorts OF what was happening, not only
IN the financial and industrial world.
but on one occasion called me MP ON
the. telephone 10 tell me that he had
good reason 10 believe that DOROTHY
Arnold was at an Orange On j. hotel
During the Standard oil strike he
called me up almost daily, giving what
purported to be inside information and
also predicting future developments,
Il made considerable inquiry but
could never identify or locate Mt Cur
It's
Dislikes Mention OF Wood
Representative Campbell asked Mr..
Tumulty if he knew that Mr. Wood
kcd for an executive session to make
his statement bringing IN MIR lumuI.
tvs name last week
II wish YOU wouldn't ask me ANYTHING
abost Mr. Wood" replied Mr. Tumul
ty, hcatcdly II wonld be ashamed
10 be a party to anything that would
blcmlsh the reputation OF public man
ON mere letter written by a man
named Curtis II were guilty OF such
a thing would not be ilt to hold the
smallest public office
Sent by Messenger.
Representative lenroot trepublcan)
asked Secretary Iumulty how the pres
ldent sent the peace note to Secretary
Lansing Mr. Iumulty said IT was
transmitted IN a sealed envelope by
private messenger.
DO YOU know" asked Representative
Chiperfield that Arthur II Curtis 4,
president OF the National Bank OF North
America with which Charlie, T. Morse
and others were associated
II do not" said Mr.. Tumulty
Curtis to Be Called
The committee at that point decided
TO subpoena Alfred H. Curtis.
You are well acquainted with Rcr
nard Baruch" resumed Mr.. Chiperiicld
YES, sir
When did YOU la-' see him
"M the Grd,ron dinner IN Washing
ton, December y"
Did YOU come closely IN contac,
with him there
u sat about five seats away from him
and exchanged greetings with him.
No Private Conversation.
Did you have any private converse.
tion with himi"
None at all"
Mr., Chiperield then said there were