The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-29
ANOTHER DENIAL
MADE IN LEAK PROBE
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tary-fhat is. not to make any re-
quests" said Fisk.
He admitted there had been some
minor letters between them since
McAdoo went to the cabinet, but
none about business matters, except
strictly "a between Fisk al a finan.
cier and McAdoo as head OF the
treasury pertaining to routine bond
matters and the Hike. Fisk denied
emphatically that he had any faTors
from McAdoo, above what any other
henke: Lad
Attorney Whipple then delved into
the question Of the federal board
leases OF quarters, owned by Fisk.
Fisk admitted he had talked with
McAdoo about the lease.
Il told him the advantages OF the
place and said / would like to lease
the Offices II they were adequate and
proper" said Fisk The suggestions
of leak on profits between sen
ator," McAdoo and Fisk were de-
MED emphatically and Fisk added
that his records showed positively no
dealings during the leak period with
any cabinet member or other high
officials.
Fisk submitted sheets and names
Cover ing I41c 3cdh pClgNN oAid S"cA =
that the names were real; that he
had had no new customers during the
leak period, but that the firm had
done business on its own account
Fisk revealed that Jesse Sarvis, I
Washington correspondent, whom he
thought had been with the Wall
Street Journal, had in the past posted
the Fisk firm on bond matters or IN
formation directly concerning the
Fisk house. Sarvis' s..cccSSss5TT had
posted them on routine matters, too,
but Fisk could not at once name the
successor
He promised TO produce any mes
sage from that correspondent during
the leak week, but swore he had no
advance tip or leak on the note.
Hunting for Leak.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-Republicau
members of the house note leak com
mittee, resuming sessions here to-
day, wanted the committee probe
confined 10 hunting a leak They
held that last weeks admitted Guest
for information wherewith to change
the rules and ethics of the New York
stock exchange. was beyond the scope
of the committee. Democrats re lied
they wanted TO find the leak. too.
though they believe it proper to
pursue further the question OF short
selling pools. The weeks program
called for big men Of the street as
witnesses. Attorney Whipple expected
TO quiz them on whether there had
been any leak. His advance examina.
ton, however, had served only "a
give him the idea that certain news
paper men passed along the coma
Dental word that Secretary LANSING
gave them in Washington concern
ing the note. Repres entative Ben
nett, republican, claimed to have
paper that might prove very illumin
ating as to leak investigation, but re
fused to make it public at once
Meantime Mrs. Ruth Nisconti, mys
terry woman in the case, remains il
Washington, but the committee el
poets to call her when it return
there probably next week. Mos
strenuous efforts to side track eithe
her, or parts of her possible test
mony not directly bearing on tn
leak, have been evident for wee
or more. The situation is such, ho1
ever. that the committee will max
no effort to squelch any real info
nation she may have concerning
leak.
The committee decided to call 6
hrst witness Pliny Fisk, banker, me
toned previously as boasting that /
lad control over Secretary of tn
Treasury McAdoo.
Bennett admitted this forenoon tn;