The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-05

INDEPENDENT NEW YORK
OPERATOR INFORMANT
Presidents Secretary Is TO Ap-
pear and Testify; Several 9th.
ers Who Are Said to Have Pref
tied Will Give Testimony.


rumors that somebody made n,oaey
in the stock market with leak infor-
nation about the sending of President
Wilson's peace note blazed up AT a
notable session of the house rules COM
mittee today a. its first hearing on
Representative Woods resolution for
investigation.
Specifically declaring he made
charges against no one and was pre-
senting only information that had
come To- him. Wood brought IN the
names of Secretary Tumulty. MIR.
Boiling q brother of President VIII
sons wife. whom lac did not further
identify: Bernard Baruch o New
York stock operator. otto II. Kuhn
81 Kuhn. Loeb and Company. Thomp-
son and McIiinnon and Lnmson Broth
ers and Company. Chicago brokers;
w r.. +. Hutton aud Company New
York brokers. and f. \. Connolly and
company. a local brokerage houSe In
which Wood said the MI Boiling. 80
he referred TO was a partner.
Much of his information, Wood said.
came in a letter from A. Curtic, an in
dependent New York stock operator.
Wood disclaimed intending to give
the impression that he believed Mr..
T'umulty or any ona elsa. for that mat
ter, prufited by the 81 called ,eak:
that he was merely statlnS what mad
come To him: that he realized the dan
ger of making such statements In pub
lie and for that reason he had prefer
red 10 make his statement in secret
~ the cunclu.liCn OF todays session
Chairman Henry announced that Ser
Ictary Tumulty would appear without
subpoena and that subpocnas should
he ordered for Curtis and Baruch. Rep
rcscntatiVe Gardner OF Massachusetts
who has joined in Woods aEitayicT
for investigation. will be Seard to-
morrow. and Thomas W. Lawson vii
he heard Monday
ilcarsay Information
What Information he had regarding
the so called leak he said was orl!
hcarsay and he feared thnt the pubI
| sentiment would Interfere with tn
work uf the committee In obtaininl
witnesses
wood testified he had been iiforr,e,
i
was prior to the pubiicathini Of tn
note. confidential telegram had beet
sent by y. W. McKinuun OF Thomson
ana McKinnon. brokers Of Chicago, L
Ralph ii. Hartley. manager of thei
branch AZ Oshkosh. Wis. advising hin
that the president would have "A mes
sage of importance Soon aud that h
should advise friends and patrons q
hH office 10 sell short ON stocks :. /
| Friday, of Oshkosh. was named b
Wood as his informant
Early In the afternoon of the sam
day, Wood said ne was Informed Lam
| son Bruthcrs' branch brokerage offic
n Lafayette. Ind, also received intur
nation from Chicago that the pres
dent was about TO send q peace note.
Representative Wood requested tina
| TO Kuhn. of Kuhn. Loeb 4 compar
| NeW York. he subpoenacd and inter
rogatod regarding what advance infor
nation he had, n ans. about the not,
a resolution to ask the New Yor
stock exchange so preserve an il
books and papers from December !
to the present date and another
make the same request ~ w. Is Iuhh
land COMPANY and any other broker
In Washington. were approved by III
committee
II have Information also" Mr. Woo
told the committee, that an eXchanp
firm here known as =. A. Connoll
ard COMPANY. Of which a Mr. Bollinl
a brother of the presidents wife is
lmcmher, engaged In profitable trnn'
, actions during the recent furry. The
p dealings ON the stock exchange wei
made through Hutton and compaf
~ New YORK repTted Co bc one W tr
+ largest speculative concerns In Va
% street
. Information From Curtis.
Asked hy Representative Henry f.
the source of his Information, NJ
Wood said that most of n came fro
"Mr A. Curtis broker and stoS
I dealer In wall street
a who gave YOU the informatiC
about Barney BaruCh and Mr. Tun
1 ulty7' Representative Henry asked.
"rnat came from Curtis
'pid YOU see him ANA whore
$50 I never saw him" Mr. Wo'
replied IT came 10 me In a letter
Asked FOR the letter the congres
man eaid ne did not have II with hi
hnt would get IL later
Where did YOU get your inform
tion about the Connolly firm and q
Mr Boiling YOU spoke of''
THAT has been a cumon rumor pr
valent for several DAYS" said n
wood 81 heard ID from several sou