Evening star., 1917-01-10
HEARINGS ONLEAK
END FOR PRESENT
Adverse Report on Mr.. Woods
Resolution Now Declared
to Be Probable.
MORE FACTS ARE SOUGHT

The House rules committee today
after brief hearing on the Wood res
olution to direct an investigation into
charges that government officials prof
tied in stock market transactions as
result of leak to Wall street on the
Presidents message. went into execu-
tive session to consider what action
should be taken.
Representative Henry. chairman of
the committee, announced that the
public hearings were suspended tempo
rarily, subject to the call of the chair
man, and that he did not know whether
an afternoon session would be held.
No formal action was taken by the
committee at its executive session
Members stated, however that the
Wood resolution probably would be
adversely reported to the House.
Whether to recommend specific in
vestigatin of Lawson's general charges
of stock exchange operations by gov
ernment officials or a broad inquiry
into the stock exchange is the ques-
tion now being considered.
Brokerage Firm Head Summoned.
With a view to determining the
Dow, Jones & Co. to carry a rumor
on it's ticker December 20 that peace
note was coming. the House rules COM
mittee has subpoenaed C. w. Barron,
head of the ticker service, it was an
nounced today.
Boiling Denies Getting Tip.
r. w. Boiling. a brother-in-law of
President Wilson, and a member of
F. A. Connolly & Co.. brokers, Wash
ington, was the first witness at today's
hearing. He denied he had anything
to do with a leak"
Il have nothing to say" he said, lex
cept that whoever is responsible for
bringing my name into this-Repre-
sentative Wood, l believe-might send
me an apology at the same time that he
sends one to Secretary Tumulty
when did you receive your first in
formation regarding the Presidents
note" Representative Henry asked.
When L read it in the newspapers
Did you ever receive from any
source" Representative Garrett asked,
amy intimation of the Presidents So
called peace note in advance of its
publication"
Absolutely not"
Amy other member of your firm
Absolutely no member had any ad-
vance Information" <-,5s,-szr-sas =
Boiling said he had no knowledge of
any official of the government or ad-
ministration who had profited by stock
transactions as result of the peace
note, and was excused after a brief
examination.
No Leak in News Service.
W. A. Crawford, head of the local
bureau of Central News of America.
America, a Wall street paper, read a
confidential message he said he sent to
his New York Office December 90 say
ing that note was coming, but that,
according to Secretary Lansing, it was
not a peace note or a move for medi-
alton.
There was absolutely no leak in our
service. nor from any Of its clients" said
he.
Representative Harrison said he had
examined the Central News tapes for De-
cember 20 and found nothing indicating
that the confidence of Secretary Lansing
had been violated. He read from the
ticker report of that day several refer
ences to Lloyd Georges speech in par
Lament and it's effect on the market.
81 have found absolutely nothing in
the ticker" said Representative Harri-
son. ito intimate anything about Secre-
men that date. According TO this ticker
report it was the Lloyd George speech
which affected the market that day.
Others Serve Financial Papers.
Crawford read statement declaring
that Central News was not the only news
service with financial papers among its
clients. and he thought 1t fair. since 1t
had been singled OUT in the inquiry.
that this be known. The International
News Service. he said he was reliably in
formed served the Dow Jones Com
pany and that the Associated Press serv-
ed the New York Journal of Commerce
You don't think any of them violated
Secretary Lansing's confidence, do you?"
asked Representative Bennett of New
York.
oh no." Crawford replied.
Neither the United Press nor the As
sociated Press is connected with any
ticker service. is it," Representative
Harrison continued.
NO" Crawford replied.
Representative Henry brought out
that Central News had the privilege of
representative on the floor of the
House of Representatives
Representative Chiperfield asked
Crawford If his firm in New York in
Beaver street maintained a wireless
station for the purpose of getting in
formation. Crawford said there was "A
wireless station. but that he did not
know to what extent it was used
Chiperfield first asked if the wireless
was for the purpose of Catching"
news. but he withdrew the word
Catching and substituted getting"
stating that he did not wish to init
mate that 1t was for a surreptitious
purpose.
Tells of Conference.
Archibald Jameson. also of Central
News, told of the conference in See
retary Lansing's Office on the morninp
of December 20 with newspaper men
at which they were informed that a
note would be ready at o'clock for
release in morning papers. Jameson
said he telephoned his office. includinp
in his message the statement that the
pra,idapt and Secretary Iano;n,r ,,.a