The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-05

letters and kilograms to various per-
sons inquiring about it,
TT is no. sufficiently developed to
! give at this time" he said, but L may
hear from it later. can give the
committee in private what 1 have
/ heard if it is desired
1 Representative, Harrison of Missis-
sippi suggested that the witness should
| give dates of publication of the note
and other details.
Mr. Wood replied that the crash in
the stock market came, or rather Gull
! minated, Thursday, December 81, and
/ that the peace message had been re-
leased for publication by the Asso-
| ciated Press at 1905 O'Clock that
morning for morning papers of that
day.
Representative Harrison tried to
bring out that in the forty-eight hours
between the time the peace note was
forwarded and published information
regarding it could have come back
from the foreign powers to some of
the embassies here. Mr.. Wood said he
mad heard some intimation to that
erect, but could Lot say who told him.
he said he had heard an intimation
that the German mbassy in this coun-
try had gotten that information back
here.
Leak Thru Foreign Powers?
Don't you Think asked Mr. Har-
LiSOhs that the news leaked out from
foreign powers and came out in that
way?''
Il would have to know more about
the conditions in that respect at the
foreign capitals replied Mr.. Wood
NO political influence actuated YOU
In introducing this resolution ?'' asked
Mr.. Harrison
Il hope not. No, sir, these charges
are Infamous: the acts charged are
infamous. If the charges are untrue,
1Oc afr1e-%
cast should be cleared of it,
Mr.. Harrison referred to Secretary
Lansing's conference with newspaper
men on the morning of December 20.
and suggested that at the conference
were present some persons who were
not newspaper men.
Mr.. Wood said he had heard intima-
tons of that
Mr.. Harrison then suggested that
there were representatives of the Wall
Street Journal and Financial America
present at that conference and that
their duties were to get all tips that
would affect the stock marke He
added that these journals are main
tanned by stock brokers' and suggest
ed it might have been that those fin
anclal reporters sent kilograms to their
offices and that that was the way the
information got out. Mr.. Wood re-
Piled he did not know about that
Shortly before the committee ex-
cuSed Wood and went into executive
session, Chairman Henry Wood and
various members of the committee en-
gagged in heated exchange over
bringing Secretary Tumultys name in
to the proceedings without consulting
him.
DO you charge" Representative
Henry inquired, that Mr.. Tumulty
profited by the socalled advance infor-
nation"
ssNo do not Wood ro1I;od 49,.
phatically. I do not charge that any
one profited by it. 1 a mmerelv tell
ing you what has been told me-
Representative Chiperfield of Illi-
nois, asked Mr.. Wood if Baruch was
a contributor to the Democratic cam
paign fund.
Il am informed" Wood said, that
he contributed $4,000 to the Demo-
cratic national committee"
This ''Mr. A. Curtis Denies Letter.
New York, Jan. 5.-The only "A.
Curtis" known to the New York stock
of the firm of Curtis & Sanger, of
New York and Boston, members of
the exchange. When inquiry was
made today as to whether Mr.. Curtis
was the broker referred to by Repre-
sentative Wood, the firm got in touch
by wire with Mr. Curtis in Boston.
who replied as follows: Mistaken
identity. L never wrote any one"
ADMITS He Got Tip at Oshkosh,
Oshkosh, Wis, Jan. 5.-RaIph r.
Hartley, local manager of the office of
thomson & McKinnon, says the testi
mony of Representative Wood is cor
rect in some respects and incorrect in
Others
1T is true that 1 received a message
OF the expected message of the presi-
dent, said Mr.. Hartley However. it
did not come from Mr.. McKinnon nor
from any one connected with the firm
of Thomson & McKinnon 1 received
a copy of general bulletin sent thru
from New York to the effect that we
would not be surprised to see develop |
ments later in the day which may af-
feet this market unfavorably' Upon |
that suggestion I notified some of our /
customers. including Mr.. Friday adj !
vising them to sell. 1 do not know
anything about it, but suppose he mayi
have notified Mr.. Wood
BrOther-in-LaW Had No Tip
Washington, Jan. 5.-R. w. Boiling, /
member of F. A. Connolly & Co,
made a statement declaring that he |
had no knowledge of the peace note !
and characterized Representative !
Woods statement as absurd
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