New Britain herald., 1917-01-10
"LEAk" INQUIRY
 COMES 70 AN H
Adverse Report on Wood Re|
 ton Expected in WashingI
LAWSON KNEW NOTl

Hearing Before Legislators
 tral News Association Repres
 tive is Quizzcd.
 Washington, Jan. 10.-Public ings by the house rules commit Woods resolutioi the reported stock m leak" on President Wilson's have ended and all adverse repo1 the resolution probably will be The course of the committee wa Intimations are members feel that Thomas w. La in his examination revealed no upon which to base an inveStiE4 Some members believe that a resolution would be needed which to investigate the New Stock Exchange and alleged q tions of government officials ther
 With a view to determinin source of the information which ed Dow Jones x Company to ca rumor on its ticker on Decenhb that a peace note was coming. house rules committee has su naed c. w. Barron. head of the CT service, 1t was announced. s
 Boiling On Stand.
 R. w. Boiling, a brother-in- Ia President Wilson and a mem Der A. Connolly & Company, brd Washington, was the first witne today's hearing. He denied he anything to do with the leak"
 T have nothing to say" he except that whoever is respoI for bringing my name into this resentative Wood, I believe send me an apology at the same he sends on to Secretary Tumu
 First Information.
 When did you receive your information regarding the presid note?" Representative Henry al
 When I read it in the noi pers."
 To Representative Garrett the ness said he had no intima tior q so-ca'lcd peace note il, ;,dyaus. prt tcaron and no nonl!,-s efT il.". af any advane,. informa,iN
 50 ne said he had pd know of any official of the govcrnmel administration who had profitcdl stock transactions as result of peace note and was excused af brief examination.
 Central News In Limclight.
 W. A. Crawford. head of tne bureau of Central News of Am( which supplies news to FinaI America, a Wall street paper, I'd confidential message he said ho to his New York office Decembc. saying that note was cominc that according to Secretary La} it was not a peace note nor nor} 
 There was absolutely no leal our service, nor from any ofitA ents," said he.
 Representative Harrison said had examined the Central News for Decem Der 20 and found nod indicating that the confidence of retary Lansing had been violated
 According to this ticker rep he said, it was the Lloyd Cd speech which affected the ma that day"
 Crawford read a statement del ing that the Central News was the only news service with final papers among its clients and | thought it fair since 1t had been { gled out in the inquiry that thiI The International News vice, he said. he was reliably formed" served the Dow Jones t1 oany and the United Press. Irawford did not think either of Il tiolated Secretary I4ansing's cl fence and he said neither dii United Press nor the Associated F, were allied with any ti~xar servid
 Representative Henry brought hat the Central News had the nj ege of q representative on the of the house of representatives
 Maintains Wireless Station.
 Representative Chiperfeld a1 Crawford if his firm in New maintained a wireless station for} purpose of getting information.
 Crawford said there was a wir6 station but that he did not know1 What extent it had been used.
 Archibald Jamieson, also of Central News, told of the confer{ in Secretary Lansing's office newspaper men at which they werd formed that a note would be reatlI p. m. Jamieson said he telephd his office, including in his nessare| statement the president and SaI .ary Lansing were particularly and hat the matter be held in strict idence because they wished no len1 get out that might affect the sJ market
 : "On what did you base that stl nent regarding the injunction aTu ! leak to the stock market?" al Representative Harrison.
 My impression is that Secre, Lansing said that" said Jamie, 'Of course I have no transcript of &
 Representative Lenroot questio he witness at length to show 1, Secretary Lansing himself had t. led he did not have the stock mal