The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-01-29
SWEEPING DENIAL
OF ALL CHARGES
ENTERED BY FISK
(Continued FROM PAGE One)

'ontiHueu irTh ThHe OneD
McAdoo from his bed by telephone
lawson also said he had hoard FisI
was connected with the peace note
leak"
Decision to call Fisk was reached to-
day at all executive session OF the com
mittce and its counsel, Sherman L
Whipple. The meeting was entirely
harmonious and all agreed that the in
quiry now should be directed spccifica,-
ly 10 the alleged peace note leak"
Clearing House Record.
Just before the hearing opened Rep
resentatlvc Bennet said that the mys
tcrlous paper" i'll his possession show
ing that someone had the foresigh, to
sell 10000 shares of steel on a rising
market, forty-eisht hours before tht
peace note was released/was a clearing
house record
Fisk denied that he had ever had a
conversation with White as described III
the Lawson testimony
meeuhR Is Denied.
u want to state positively" he said.
that the meeting described never took
place.
Il never had conversation with
White during which the name OF Mr.
McAdoo entered | wan, to state that
most unequiyocalls"
The banker said that he knew White
"only slightly and had met him casual
". probably not more than half dozen
times He had never, he said, had buS-
ness dealings with him, nor did he be-
long to the same club that White did
as seemed 10 be indicated in the Lawson
testimony.
Market Dealings Small.
Mr. Fisk was questioned as to the
dealings OF his firm in the stock mar
ket He said that they we're compare
lively small as the major part Of its
business consisted of "over the counter
transactions in investment securities"
Such stock market business as il did
was transacted through other firm1
chiefly Foster and LouSberry. some
times for the account of Harvey Fisk
x Sons, sometimes for customers.
Fisk said that he was closely asso.
cia,ed with Mr.. McAdoo in the building
OF the Hudson tubes, his firm acting as
a banker for the construction, but that
he had seen little Of him since he en-
tered the cabinet.
Closed Up McAdooi Affairs.
Asked IL he had anything to do with
closing up McAdoo's business affairs
after he entered the treasury, Fisk re-.
piled afiirmatively. Upon entering n.
cabinet Fisk said. McAdoo turned over
all OF his securities, largely bank and
trust company stock. to Fisk's firm and
on them obtained a loan OF $4,000 On
Jan "a, 1914, Fisk said. all of the &C.
curl,cs having been disposed OF, the
debt was liquidated and a surplus was
turned over to McAdoo
Have YOU ever purchased. caused
to he purchased, in the last four years
any securities in which Secretary Me
Adoo was in,crcsted'" Sherman l.
Wipple, counsel for the investigating
committee, asked.
Il have not, sir" Fisk declared witt,
great emphasis.
No Relations Since.
AZ ono OF the bankers for the Hudson
& Manhattan Terminals, Of which Mr.
McAdoo was president. Fisk said h.
came IN contact with MeAdoo, ami
Harvey Fisk 4 Sons Of which Fisk is a
member, also closed up some Of the sec
re'arys business when he entered the
cabinet. but since that time he has had
virtually no busine. relations .Ei,r
him.
"ln the last four years" Whippl,
asked, have YOU made any request, ol
the secretary"
Leaned Backwards.
II have not" Fisk said. "To use =
homely expression, I have leaned back
wards in that respect"
Fisk said that he had personal core
spondenee with the secretary bu, he,
preserved none Of H."
Has your firm" asked Whipple
ever enjoyed advantages in regard 4
the transaction, wi,h,he treasury dc
partmenti"
Special Advantages Denied.
"No advantages which any other Wal
street firm nigh, not have received.
replied the banker.
VI want tn ask YOU question whicl
Il wa, decided hy the committee IL