Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-10
Hints at Many Higher-ups
but Refuses to Divulge
Any Names.
BARUCH GIVES DENIAL
Broker Denies He Knew
Of Peace Note Before
Missive Was Sent.

WiNiiRiNGTON. Jan. 0.-\ltbo
Thomn> W Lawson promised today
to disclose names and amounts"
involving men high In official life II
congress ordered an inauir, into In.
alleged leak in advance of President
wilson's peace note. there were indi-
cations tonight that the house rules
committee was about to drop it, hear
ingS on the Wood resolution for such
an Investigation and return the rc.o-
luton To the house with an adverse
report.
Democratic members of The com
mittcc freely expressed thclr wcari-
ness over the proceedings of the past
few days and their conviction not only
that nothing 10 warrant further in
quir, had been brought out 81 far,
but that Mr.. Lawson knew nothing
To support his sweeping charges.
Mr.. Lawson continued today To defy
the committee. refusing repeatedly 10
give names of the men he said he had
been told proritcd by the leak" after
suggesting that he could name an Of
fetal higher up than any yet men,
toned. Four motions To cite him be.
fore the bar OF the house for con-
tempt pending when he left the wit
ness stand early In the day. were con-
sidcrcd by the committee In executive
session. No decision was reached, but
some of the members indicated later
that Mr.. Lawson probably would not
De recalled and that II Il was de-
tcrmincd to report the Wood rcsolu-
ton unfayorably the Contempt
charges would bc forgotten. In the
meantime the financicr remains In
Washington subject to the commit
tees orders.
The hearing will continue thraout
tomorrow at least to give several OF
the men mentioned In the various re-
ports and rumors related before tho
committee an opportunity to make
During the days examination Mr..
Lawson frankly admitted that he was
not particularly concerned with the
SO called leak" itself, but that his
purpose in agitatng the subject pri-
marily was to bring about thoro
investigation OF the New York stock
exchange that would lead to ncorpor-
alton and federal regulation
Baruch In Denial
Bernard Baruch OF New York. who
$4,000 TO the last Demo-
cratic campaign fund and whose name
has been mentioned I'm the stories OF
money made thru leak" took the
stand this afternoon and denied that
he had any advance information
on the presidents peace
note, the German peace proposals or
Lloyd Georges speech. Admitting that
he sold short many thousands Of
shares of United states steel during
the period from December l. to he.
cembor q. lie said his action was due
solely 10 his helicf that this was tho
proper attitude to take on the market
in view OF the general opinion that
the way had been opened for ncgo-
tiatlons for peace.
Learned of Note ON December 81.
His first knowledge Of the presi-
cents note came to him, Mr. Baruch
said, IN the newspapers OF December
21. lie denied absolutely the story
that he conferred with Secretary Tu-
multy and said he had no knowledge
OF "A. Crutis." whose signature was
affixed to the letter on which Repre-
sentative Wood based mos, Ct his as.
sertions before the committees
Dep2i ting from the direct line VI
the invcsti gaticn. the chairman asked
suppose congress should pass L
law requiring all these stock OK
Jhanpcs to be incorporated and re-
1uiring that all transactions uc made
a matter of public recotd would that
rot have a good eftect?'
81 10 not think So tho witness re.
Tl!ed. AS 1t Is today every trIus9c.
ton is recorded and must hc Z do
not see what could be gained
Sabin On stand.
Charles f. Sabiu. president ot tho
Guaranty Trust company OF New
Y ork. who was brought here on sub-
pocna at the suggestion OF Mir Law
Son lust as ne was about 20 leave Tor
Europe. took the witness stand today
Sabin frankly corroborated story
told by Lawson To- the effect that In
October he called representatives OF
New York newspapers to his otfico
and told them that he had reason %
believe that the German government
was about to ask President Wilson 20
suggest peace To the allies. This in
formation, he said, came to him thru
sources not connected with the tniteA