Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1917-01-07
CHARGE LEAK TO
TICKER SERVICE.

uve GArdner, Massachusetts,, today
supported his emphatic charge that
there was leak OF advance informa-
uon to Wall street OF the presidents
note. by reading this afternoon a
despatch which was sent out BY the
Dow-Jones' News Ticker Service.
shortly after = o'clock OF the after.
noon before the note was released
for publication, Gardner made his
declaration and read the copy OF the
news ticker's report to the house
rules committee. when Il re- convened
to probe the charges OF Representa-.
tive Wood, Indiana. that some one
tipped Off Wall street and precipi-
tated an unprecedented downward
price movement ON the New York
stock exchange"
Suspicion Of responsibility for a
leak on the note TO European beilis-
erents today practically narrowed
down 10 financial writers aud EN-.
oassies attaches abroad.
Subpocnas were issued for the en-.
tire Washington STATS OF the Wall
Street Journal and Financial America.
There was a suggestion tha, the Jour
nal OF Commerce and the New York
Commercial representatives will bs
included.
Gardner quoted the ticker as fol-
lows:
The renewed selling In the mar
ket Is due to report received by
brokers' private wires from Wash
ington TO the effect that the admin
istration will. in the near future. ad.
dress TO the belligerents some sug.
gestion OF proposals In regard to
peace. Nothing definite Is obtain.
able In admistration circles"
Mind you" said Gardner. this
statement was made four hours be-
fore the news OF the presidents note
was given out. There is your proof
OF leak. Miracles don't go on the
stock exchange. Dow-Jones 4 Com
pany are not prophets"
Discussing Secretary Lansing's
statement 10 reporters on the after
noon before the note was made pub
lie that such communica-
ton had been sent and newspaper
men were being told In confidence
and would be held responsible for
the tip" Representative Harrison
declared: ,
Apparently other reporters kept
faith. but the Wall Street Journal and
America sent out that tip
on their tickers."
Congressman Wood was recalled to T,
the stand when the hearing opened.
Representative Harrison asked him |
why he made no effort to find "a.
Curtis" who In a letter told him
about alleged conferences OF Baruch |
and Secretary Tumulty. and the rest
Of Yesterdays rumors.
Wood said he had written Curtis |
letter. addressed Wall Street, New
York" but had received no reply. |
Don't you think you should have
made inquiries as to who this "A.
Curtis is?" asked Harrison. I'm
view OF the fact that you demanded
an investigation, insisted on II and
II was a question OF personal
Wood replied that the letter spoke
for itself" He said he understood
Curtis information was based upon
statements OF others. 4
with whom did you confer before
introducing the resoluti0ns?" asked
Harrison. but the question was ruled
out as irrelevant.
II was then that Harrison made
the flat statement In answer to a
question by Congressman Campbell.
Kansas, that he thought there was a
leak. and furthermore, II went
through representatives OF the H.
nancial journals"
II was brought out that Wood did
not try to get In personal touch with
Curtis. but had merely written him,
asking him to furnish facts Wood
said he had received many similar