The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1917-01-06
STOCK EXCHANGE
ORDERS BROKERS
TO KEEP RECORDS
Wall Street Shows Mild In
terest in "Leak" Charges
at Capital.
BARUCH DENIES TALE.
Banker Sabin, Named by Law
son, Is Going to Europe
on His Honeymoon.

Many Of the WHO'S who OF the
financial district seemed only mildly
Interested to-day In the Washington
leak" investigation. and some ex-
pressed amusement. Wall Street has
long been known as a hotbed OF ru-
mors. There are always wild charges
and baseless rumors after a radical
turn In the market
Long ago experienced men In the
Street ceased trying to run down
such rumors. That Is ono reason
they are not taking too seriously the
Washington inquiry. The general
belief In the Street Is that "A. Cur
tis" was n fictitious name. All the
Curtises with that initial have been
canvassed and each denies having
had anything TO do with the letter
written to Representative Wood.
To-day all members OF tho New
York Stock Exchange received this
notice from Secretary George w. Ely:
~ am instructed to notify you that
you are directed TO preserve oil
papers relating TO stock transactions
from Dec. 10 to Dec. 23. 1916, both
Inclusive
This action was taken upon un-
official adviccs from Washington
that the Committee on Rules Of the
House would ask that all rec
ords bo preserved. Although Deputy
Sergeant at Arms Kenneth Romney
Of the House was In the city most OF
yesterday. no formal request was
made to tho Exchange. The action
was taken In anticipation Of such a
request, which was decided on by
the committee.
The dates specified In Secretary
Ely's notice cover the entire period
OF the peace Negotiations" On Dec
10 the White House announced that
neither offers OF mediation nor sug-
gestions OF peace had been made by
Washington. Two days later the
Central Allies made their proposal oi
q discussion OF peace. on Dec. 81
President Wilson's peace note wal
made public. and on the same day
| Secretary OF State Lansing made hii
two explanations" OF H.
Before leaving Georgetown. Il. C..
for Hobcaw Manor. his island plan
tation. last night, Bernard Baruch
wired a denial OF the rumor heard
by Representative Wood. He was
expected TO return to Georgetown to-
day and leave for New York. His
denial was:
II received no advance information
soever regarding the Presidents 4
peace note, nor did lunch or confer
with Mr.. Tumulty at the Blltmore or
"B. NJ. BARUCH.
Georgetown, s. c., Jan. g."
When Otto IL, Kahn's name ap-
peared In Representative Woods
statement before tho committee, Mr..
Kahn turned from the ticker that
brought the word that he had been
named and wrote this telegram 10
Chairman Henry:
The statement reported to have
been made before your commit
tee concerning me 10 without the
remotest basis OF fact: ! had no
kind Of information, direct or in
Presidents note or the o-oaIled
"ieak." ! have never sold . share
OF stock short in my lite, nor have
| | advised any one to do 90, on
this or any other occasion.
/ request to be called before
| your committee at once. 80 that
1 may contradict under oath the
calumny to which Representative
| Wood has not hesitated to give
| currency. not only without q
| shadow OF Justification. but with
out the slightest attempt at as
certaining the facts.
Thomas w. Lawson's references Il
a leading Wall Street banker" VIII
was TO sail for Europe to-day an
who ought. he said, TO be called b,
the committee before no got away
were found to-day TO mean Charlie
II. Sabin, President OF the Guarant
Trust Company and author OF tn
announcement last fall that peace ne
gotations were about TO be started
Mr.. Sabin, who recently married Mri
Pauline Morton Smith, leaves on hi
honeymoon aboard the ST. Louis thi
morning. Al his offico II was sal
that Mr.. Sabin had received no com
municatlon from the committee, an
that thero had been no intimatio
that his presence was desired.
Mr.. Lawson himself. who cancelie
his trip To Europe TO be a witness be
fore the House Committee on Rules |
Washington on Monday. stood pa
to-day regarding his charges OF In
alleged leak on the Presidents peac
overtures.
Mr. Lawson. who expects to RENAL
in this city until no starts for IN
national capital tomorrow. was pcI
sonally served with subpoena To al
pear Immediately" before tho con
mittee.
, Mr.. Lawson declined to day 10 max
any further statement as TO his plan
after he gt,s 10 Washington. II is hi
intention to take the position that IN
committee can get no facts OF cons,
quence from "informers' and that
the members really want TO get down
, hard facts they must look TO Other
more important than informers. Viii
II Is not his wish to drag In name
Mr.. Lawson may do so in order I
give the committee some real lead
for It's inquiry.
1t Is perfect nonsense 10 conneC
the name Of our firm or Of the T..
Connolly Company with these n
mors," said Il. t. Hutton. head Of /
+. Hutton 4 Co. Of No 81 Broadwa
The New York firm acts as repre-