Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-07

hearings still undetermined.
Democratic committeeman are said to
believe that Teak" on President Will
sons peace note has been established
through admissions of ]. Fred Essary
and W. W. Price. Washington news
paper men. that they furnished fore
casts Of the note to New York and
Chicago brokers.
Was Not Go-Between, he Says.
Malcolm r MGAdoo. a brother Of Sec
rotary McAdoo, hotiy denied at the in
qufry today that he had ever acted as a
"go- between" for the Secretary and c. d.
Barney & Co. New York brokers, in
"a Wall street deal, as reported to the
committee by Thomas W. Lawson.
McAdoo declared most OF the news
papers probably would not print his
denial. as they were TOO anxious to
libel somebody"
]. L. Butler of the local brokerage
firm of J. L. Edwards, testified that on
December 90 Walter P. Ramsey, local
investor, told him that F. A. Connolly
&, CO. had Tip" on the coming peace
note. He said Ramsey alleged the tip
was on Connolly's board.
w. =. Hibbs. local broker, testifed
that his house paid y. o. Messenger. a
reporter on The Washington Star. mot
to exceed" 800 a month during sessions
of Congress for advising them OF cur
rent events at the Capitol. When Con-
gress was in recess, Hibbs said, Mes
senger was not paid regularly, and II
he received anything at all. it was q
nominal amount.
Counsel to Decide Point.
The committee in executive session de-
cided to let its counsel, Mr.. Whipple, de-
eide whether to call Ruth Thomas Wis
cont, the woman Lawson testified told
him Secretary Tumulty and others had
profited by the alleged leak.
Interrogations by Representative Ben
net of New York to Frank L. Polk
counsellor to the State Department
just before the luncheon recess in re-
gard to alleged leaks" in the State
Department were interpreted by some
as laying foundation for Mrs. Fisconu
testimony. Rumor has il that she Is
particularly DESTROYS of testifying in
regard to woman'S alleged loss OF her
position outside the department for re-
vealing information obtained while in
the Secretarys office.
Polk admitted that he had made in.
vestigation of alleged leaks" in the
department reported during Secretary
Rryan'S incumbency and was confident
that they no longer existed. No names
were mentioned py e1ther benhet OF
Polk.
Interrogation of Polk on list of anony-
nous questions regarding his relations
with John w Clifton. a local attorney
aroused much discussion in the commit
tee. Representative Garrett of Tennessee
declared emphatically he was opposed &c
such questioning. Sherman L. Whipple
counsel to the committee, revealed that
he had obtained Folks consent to ask
the questions.
Clifton. Polk said, is an attorney for
German interests and an acquaintance OF
his. Polk denied he ever had made 4
confident of Clifton.
Little Progress Yesterday.
Little progress in the leak" hearings
was made yesterday afternoon, and 9
rumor was current that some of the
members are willing to close the mat.
ter with report that the leak oc-
Cured through two newspaper men
Others are understood to be contendtne
for a continuance of the investigation
through testimony they hope to obtain
from Mrs. Ruth Thomason-Viscontf
The question of returning to New
York also is being discussed in the
committee.
The committee yesterday examined
further into the authorship of mes
ges to New York from the Office OF
Connolly & Co. H. W. Robertson. one
of the partners of the firm. gave as his
opinion that Connolly copied a forecas,
of the note already in the office, Gupli-
eating the message to Z. w. Hutton
& Co. Connolly had previously testi-
fed he sent the forecasting message
as based on rumor and gossip. Robert
son and Il. W. Boiling. also a partner
said they did not know the forecast
had been sent until Connolly testified
he wrote it.