Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-11
PRESIDENT MAY
Be ASKED WHO
KNEW OF PLANS
Foreign Diplomats MAY Be Con-
nected With Early Release of
information on Harrison's
Intimation at Hearing.
REPORTERS ARE CALLED
Ticker and Other Records Will
Be Observation-Disclosures Says
He Will Furnish Posi-
tive Proof.
REPORTERS ARE CALLED

'oi. Jan. Tor
seven men were ordered issued today
by the House rules committee at the
outset of toGaS's session of the leak"
Investigation. The men to be called
are: John Boyle and Henry T.. Eland,
OF the Wall Street Journal, and w. A.
Crawford, Ernst A. knorr, jr., A. l..
Geiger, Nelson NJ. Shepard and A, NJ,
Jameson, employees of the Central
News of America, a news service which
supplies information to Financial Amer
lea, a Wall street
The heaGs Of the bureau also were
requested to bring the ticker tapes OF
their services for from 10 a. IN. through
out the day of December 20, 1916.
The committee wants to learn what
time the Central News and Wall Street
Journal bureaus made public the fact
that a note was Forthcoming from the
president.
A motion by Representative Camp
bell, republican. to have the New York
and Chicago exchanges notify all their
members to preserve their sales slips
OF from December 10 to December %
was adopted.
Announcement was made by Chair
man Henry that Bernard e. Baruch,
who is declared by the mysterious "A.
Curtis TO have prcfited by the so called
leak, and Otto II. Kahn. of Kuhn, Loeb
& Co, whom Representative Wood sug-
Rested should be called. would be here
Monday to testify,
Lawson Chief Beneficiary.
On motion of Representative Henry,
Mr.. Baruch was ordered to bring be-
fore the all of his brokers'
commission slips from December 10 TO
December %.
Representative Chlperfield. of Illinois,
republican. declared at the hearing that
he understood Thomas w. Lawson, of
Boston, had been the chief beneficiary
of the falling market, which followed
the presidents peace note.
Representative Wood, author Of the
o inquiry resolution, had been called TO
the stand, and a wrangie between re
publican and democratic members had
been p~recipjtated, when Representative
Harrison, democrat. asked Mr.. WOOD
why he had not satisfied himself as to
It's
Representative Wood is not the au-
thor Of the charges under inquiry here
protested NJ. Chiperfield. "and his mo
hves cannot he impugned. | think that
we are losing light of the fact that
these s~canQaloUs charges We're mace.
by Thomas ". Lawson, of Boston. ana
it is my understanding that Mr.. Law
son was the Chief beneficiary of this
falling market.
REPRESENTATIVE Harrison, democrat,
called attention TO the fact that Woods
first resolution was produced before
Lawson MAD maze any Sta'ehiet. "
before the itttef IRON y; ,ui'iS. ~
legged New YORK broker, hau peeh re-
ceived.
The question" Mr., Chiperfield in
sisted, lis whether llere vas d isaN
and whether soVerhine,l' oiIleiais I'M
properly pr"illtd oy IT. o.,
DO YOU THINK there was not a lsah
asked Representative t%alnppell Oh NIL
Harrison.
Foreign Centers Leaked.
"Hes replied Mr.. Harrison. but I
think tne leak came from the repre-
santa+hr.s of those Wall street papers
or else the leak came back from for
eirn renters
Representative Gardner, Of Massa-
chusetts, who on lhe lioor OF we l1ouss
on January . saio ne knew tnele vas
a leak ano mat 1ne Whoie sloIh -
change transactions showed IT, Vas
then calico 10 me "lthess y. J..
Representative Ha'dlleI .es.iileu ne
was -oiNlpoen 'neis re- noa 49, On IN
because AZ -ton y. IN 49,
nours rtlo's az 20 ara four hours
lease" 10, p"nii.a 800 1. a. hanas
before II i"u Ley. 49,. fnilou,inn aisN
ot inc news -, - ~ 80, onas
pat.Ii a.
~ 90 ''ene
e'tes rroo1 OF Ieak'
The renewed selllhg OF the marker
is due to reports received by brokers'
private wares from Washington 70 lhe
effect that the adlnlhistratlon WIZ, IN
the ileai in. .,e :, aui ~ ~ IN
rneo,d r. 1eare Nothing definite is
oht.inah,e in administration circles"
."rhe,e is your proof of a leak" said