The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-06
TICKER SERVICES
UNDER PROBE At
LEAK" HEARING
"Tips' to Brokers From News
Sources Sought
SEVEN REPORTERS CALLED
Committee Member Believes
in Foreign Source,

WASHINGTON. Jan. o--M today's
hearing on Representative Woods reso-
luton for investigation OF whether
there was stock market leak on
President Wilson's peace note the
. trend turned to investigation OF VAIL
Street ticker services, which supply
news tips 10 brokerage houses.
New Writers Are Called.
Seven men employed by the Wall
Street Journal and Central News OF
America, which furnishes service TO
another Wall Street newspaper. Flnan-
oial America. were subpocnacd and or
dered 10 bring their records with ther
Managers of the two telegraph com
panies also were subpoenaed TO bring
all dispatches sent TO the two papers by
their Washington correspondents on
December 20. the day OF the market
crash.
Representative Harrison OF the com
mi,tec declared he believed the So
called leak was through the representa-
tives OF those two publications who
with newspapermen had been informed
confiden,ially by Secretary lansing
that morning that a note had been DIS
Matched to Europe Mr.. Lansing, how.
ever at that time declared the note did
not concern peace, and would not dis
cuss its contents.
Dispatch In Record.
Representative Gardner OF Massa-
chusetts, put into the record today a
dispatch sent out over the Dow, Jones
and company ticker foreoasting a peace
note ten hours before the note was
published. He declared that records oi
stock market fluctuations at the same
time when compared with their dis
patches, would prove there was leak
Mr.. Gardner said he placed both MIR
rumuIty and Secretary Lansing above
suspicion.
Lansing to Appear.
Mr.. Lansing will appear before the
committee Monday without subpoena
Mr.. Tumulty will also appear volun'
tarily.
Subpoenas for seven men were or
dered issued today by the house rules
committee al the outset OF the session
Of the "ieak" investigation.
Men To Be Called.
The men 10 he called are John Boyle
and Henry T.. EIand of the Wall Street
Journal and w. A. Crawford. Ernes
A. Jorr jr. A. l.. Geiger, Nelson NJ
Sheppard end A. NJ. Jameson, en,'
ployes of the Central News OF Amer
ica. a news service which supplies IN
formation TO Financial America,
Wall Street newspaper.
The heads Of b,wesus we're also in
structed - bring tho ticker tapes o
their service from 10 q. m. through
out the day Of December ~, 1910.
Time News Made Public.
The committee wants to learn wha
time the Central News and Wal
Street Journal bureaus made publi'
the fact that a note was Forthcoming
from the president.
A motion BY Representative Campbell
(republicau). to have the witnesse
preserve their sale slips Of Decembe
10 to December u. was adopted.
barueh Coming Monday.
Announcement was made by Chair
man Henry that Bernard r. Baruci
who Is declared by the mysterious "A
Curtis" TO have profited by the so
called leak. and Otto Kahn Of Kuhr
Loeb and Company. whom Representa-
tive Wood suggested should he called
would be here Monday to testify.
On motion OF Representative Henr,
Mr.. Baruch was ordered to bring he
fore the committee all OF his broker
commission slips from December 10 /
December q,
Lawson Chisi Bsasficiafy.
Representative Chiperfield Of iii
nois (repub,icsn). declared a the hear
ing that he had heard Thomas w. Law
son Of Boston. was the chief benefi
ciary Of The falling market which fol
lowed the presidents peace note.
Representative Wood, author of IN
inquiry resolution, had been called I
the stand and a wranele between reput
lcan and democratic members he
heen precipitAted when Representativ
Harrison (dsrocratl, asked Mr.. Woo
Why ne had not satisfied himself As I
the identity OF the mysterious "A. Cur
u.s."
Not Author Of Charges.
Representative Wood Is no, the al
thor of the charges under inquiry here
protested Mr.. Chiperfield. and his INC
,ives cannot be impusned. I think thu
we are losing siGht Of the fact IN,
these scandalous charges were mad
By Thomas w. lawson Of Boston an
"a my understanding that Mr.. Law
son was the chef beneficiary Of hi
falling market"
Representative Harrison (democra,
called attention to the fact that Wood
first resolution was produced hefoi
lawson had made any abatement OF b,
lore the letter from A. Curtis, alieee
New York broker. had been received.
0vsstlsa lasls(sd.
The question Mr. Chipesfield insis
cd. rs whether there Was . leak an