New Britain Herald Newspaper, January 6, 1917, Page 1

FALL | LOCAL NEWSPAPERS IPRICE THREE CENTS, - KAISER DENOUNCES ENTENTE'S ANSHER Holds Allies Responsible for Con- 'y tinuation of Bloodshed ‘IS JUSTIFIABLE INDIGNANT . “Wells Army and Navy He Tried to End ¥ War But “Hunger for Power Desires Germany’s Destruc- Enemies’ tion”—Reply in Berlin. Amsterdam, Via London, Jan. 6, © 4:40 a. m.—A Berlin telegram says _that the following order of the German ' emperor to the army and navy has been officially published: “In conjunction with the allied Central Powers) rulers I proposed to | , bur enemies to enter forthwith into Ppeace negotiations. Our enemies Te- fused my offer. Their hunger for i power desires Germany’s destruction. The war will be . continued. Before i God and humanity I declare on the| governments jof our efiemies alone falls the heavy responsibility for all the further terrible sacrifices which I wished to save you. “With justified indignation at our &nemies’ arrogant crime and with de- ‘termination to defend our holiest "% 3- sessions and secure for the Fatherland a happy future you will become as . steel. understanding offered them. “With God’s help our arms nforce it. will “WILHELM, I. R.” Oonferees to Observe Food Laws. Rome, Jan. 6,. Via Paris.—At the war council of representatives of the Fntente powers in Rome there will be £ ' neither fetes norsbanquets. Premier " Boselli will give a luncheon tomorrow ' to the visiting statesmen. The menu " will be drawn up in_conformity with the food restrictions now applicable %o hotels and restaurants, . Ententc Reply Presented. J ' London, Jan. 6.—The Entente reply to the jpeace offer of the Central Powers, was presented to the German foreign office by the American am- " bassador on Friday afternoon, accord- ‘. ing to a Berlin despatch to Reuter's ¥y way of Amsterdam. BRING $10,000 SUIT Broad Strect Real Estate Transfer, ,_ Dating From 1909, Involved Complicated Civil Action, in Through Lawyers Roche & Glover, ‘Willlam and Tekla Krasenski today brought suit for $10,000 against Dy- onozy and Magdelina. Bonkewicz, Ju- .~ lius and Mary Nadolny and John and P iMary stab property has been pttached by Constable Fred Winkle. The writ is returnable before the Fab- guary term of the superior court. This suit arises over a somewhat | | complicated eal estate deal which ! took place seven years ago. On Au- { gust 28, 1909, Julius and Mary Na- dolny transferred property on Broad ! treet to Dyonozy Menkewicz subject to a mortgage and other encum- brances. On September 17, 1909, ¢ John and Mary Nadolny transferred % other property to Magdelina Mon- \ kewicz. On January 28, 1910, Mag- \delina Monkewicz transferred her & property back to the grantors and on ™ ‘May 28, 1910, the original grantors transferred the property to John and Mary Staba. The Staba family in turn transferred the property to Wil- flam and Tekla Krasenskl. < Previous encumbrances os the . property have given grounds for civil action and the plaintiffs demand $10,- 000 damages and other equities in ‘law. INVESTIGATE BOYS' SCHOOL A o A Qoroner Mix to Inquire Into Charges 3 “That Inmates of ., Meriden Are Cruclly Treated. Institution at New Haven, Jan. 6.—Charges that ovs in the state reformatory at Meriden have been unduly and cruelly / punished, based on assertions made since Harry Penque, who had been “there, died, will be made by Coroner Mix. The . certificate of | Penque's death gives the cause as chronic heart trouble. = D. F. & C. CERTIFICATE TILED, wing Increase in Capital Stock to $3,000,000. Hartford, Jan. 6.—Landers, Frary NQ Clark of New Britain have filed h the secretary of state a document ng an increase of its capital 'k from $4,000,000 to 5,000,000, ere has also been filed with the te secretary by E. Ingraham & stompany of Bristol a pelition to the neral assembly, asking for authori- i ty to increase the company’s capital from $500,000 to $2,000,000, Clill[l) KILLED BY AUTO < Hartford, Jan. 6.—John Hiltgren, @5 years old, son of Peter Hiltgren, 82 Putnam street, was killed near his me today by an automobile driven %Py George HQuick of 132 Windsor Our enemies did not want Lhe‘ from | | i { | was informed of the fire NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1917.—TEN PAGES. WOOD AND GARDNER MAKE POOR WITNESSES AT INQUIR | POINTS SCORED BY DEFENSE WITNESSES Lock in Small Cottage Turned From | Insid—Broker Overcome at | News of Death. | Ossipee, N. H., Jan. 6.—The de- | fense in the trial Small for the murder of his wife, Mrs. Florence A. Small, today endeavored to emphasize the fact that a lock, with the bolt shot and the key on the inside was found in the ruins of the cottage. Arthur W. Brunt testified that he saw the lock which had been on the side door thraugh which Small left the house for Boston, and cor- roborated previous witnesses, who sald the bolt was out and the key inside. The defense in its opening argued that this evidence would be sufficient to show that the docr was locked from the inside after Small's departure. Connor to a hotel in Boston on the night of the murder and the summon- ing of the latter to the telephone on a call from Mountainview when he were de- scribed by Leonard Blizzard, a bell- boy. He said Small was in tears while waiting for the automobile %n which he returned to Mountainview, HOMES OF WEALTHY ROBBED Burglars Operating in Exclusive Lake | { The visit of Small and Edwin C. Shore Drive Section of Chicago, Stealing Jewelry From Millionaires. Chicago, Jan. 6.—The police today are looking for a band of burglars who have been operating during the last week in the lake shore section of the city, the richest and most care- fully guarded residence district in the city. 3 Within a week burglars have en- tered the homes of John Borden, millionaire arctic explorer, Mrs. Mich- ael Cudahy and George M. Reynolds. Mr. Reynolds, who Is president ofe the Continental and Commercial Na- tional bank, reported the loss of jew- elry valued at about $3,500. PROMINENT VETERAN DIES. Alfred S. Rose Was Widely Known in G. A, R. Oircles. Worcester, Jan. 6.—Alfred S. Rose, past department commander of Massachusetts G. A. R., former state senator from the second Worcester district and known all over New Eng- land as one of the leading orators among the veterans of the Civil war, died wuddenly today from heart disease. He was one of the contribu- ting editors of the Worcester Ga- zette and had visited the office with some book reviews. Shortly after his return home he was taken i1l and died in a féw minutes. He was a native of Rose . Y, and was 72 years old. He enlisted for ser- vice in the Civil war in Company A, Ninth New York heavy artillery, at the age of 17. He had written the his- tory of several regiments that fought in the war. OIL NOT DESTROYED. Valuable Stores Captured By Teutons In Rumania. London, Jan. 6, 8:30 a. m.—A Reu- ters despatch from Amsterdam quotes Berlin despatches as saying that the work of repairing the damage in the Rumanian oil districts has advanced S0 far that some works may resume production within a few iweeks. About 2,000 carloads of petroleum are sald to have been captured at Campania and in stores at Constantza. The Standard Refinery at Ploechti is ready to resume work at once, it is stated, and the oil wells at Campania will be producing again in about a week. FIRE THREATENS MARQUETTE, Damage in Business District is Es- timated at $200,000. Marquette, Mich., Jan. 6—The bus- iness district of this city was threat- ened with destruction today by a /fire which, starting from an unknown cause, had by ten o’clock destroyed seven store buildings, other property and had caused damage estimated at | more than $200,000. Marquette fire- men were aided by companies from Ishpeming and Negaunee. HENRY WINDS HER UP, ! Ford May Proceed With Erection of Smelting Plant, Detroit, Jan, 6.—Henry Ford, presi- dent of the Ford Motor company, was today allowed to proceed with the con- etruction of a $12,000,000 smelter an the Detroit river near this city. The three circuit judges presiding at the by the Dodge Brothers, accepted a bond of $10,000,000 to secure the Dodges from any possible loss. MINE EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE. ‘Wilkes-Barre, Jan. 6.—Five men are reported killed and three injured in an explosion today in the Maxwell Colliery of the Lehigh and Wilkes- Barre Coal company at Ashley near here. Other men may be entombed. FRIEND OF ROOSEVELT KILLED. London, Jan. 6, 3:35 p. m.—Captain Frederick Courtenay Selous, author and hunter, who accompanied Theo- of Frederick L.! 1 injunction suit brought against Ford | | ing and AMERICAN ROUGHL TREATED IN GREECE Seized by Soldiers and Was Being Led Out for Execution TROOPS STEAL HIS CASH Official Inquiry and Indemnity Asked for By American Legation—Food Restrictions .Approved — Constan- y tine Unable to Move. London, Jan. 6, 4 a. m.—News de- spatches from Athens quote passages from a note presented to the Greek government on Dec. 24 by the Amer- ican minister, detailing the case of an American citizen Basil Saffls, who was arrested on Dec. 2 as a revolu- tionary by Greek soldiers. The sol- diers are said to have ignored Saffis’ American passports and to have taken 3,533 fgancs from his pocket, although after examination he was liberated. As quoted the note described how l‘,Sam left his dwelling to buy food when 'he was seized, despite his pro- testations and the production of his passport and taken before a high officer who refused to hear him and ordered the soldiers to take him away. Saffis soon realized that he was being taken out of the city and from ;jests exchanged between his escorts 1and various passing patrols realized | that he was about to be executed. He implored his guards not to put him to death, but, according to the de- spatch, he was forced along ‘with blows from fists and the butts of when an orderly overtook them and ordered that Saffis be taken back to the barracks. Here he was examined by several officers who, being con- vinced of his nationality, ordered him released. According to the despatch the note stated that Saffls was in no way con- nected with Greek politics and was about to start for America when ar- rested. The legation delayed taking up the matter with the government, the despatch says, until convinced of the truth of the man’'s story and now asks for the restoration of his money and an official inquiry. Food Restrictions in Greece. London, Jan. 6.—The Greek coun- cil of ministers has approved a re- striction of the datly rations and the appointment of a food dictator, says an Exchange Telegraph com- pany despatch from Athens today. Arrests of persons accused of se- ditlon, which had ceased for several days, have been begun again, the de- spatch adds. Constantine Balked by Allies. London, Jan. 6. 2:58 a. m.—A de- spatch to the Times fom Piraeus, dated Dec. 31, says that the real key to the situation in Greece is the mili- tary position in Macedonia. Accord- ing to this story King Constantine h: received discouraging news from be- yond Monastir to the effect that Field Marshal Von Mackensen considered it impossible to move on Monastir be- fore another two months at the earl- iest. The Greek government realizes, therefore, says the despatch, that if it broke with the Entente it would have to support the struggle alone. MAY SETTLE R. R. SUIT. Two Directors to Purchase $5,000,000 ‘Worth of Stock. Chicago, Jan. 6.—Prospects 'of an early settlement of the Amster com- mittee suit for $7,600,000 against the directors of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific rallway were seen today in the announcement that two of the directors, Daniel Reid and William H. Moore, would offer to purchase at par $5,000,000 worth of the road’s six per cent. preferred stock. It was reported that the offer of settlement will be presented to Judge Carpenter of the United States district court next Tuesday for approval. The road is in the hands of a receiver ap- pointed by him, It was declared the two directors had assumed all the obligations of the board. The six per cent. stock has been quoted at seventy-five and the pur- chase at par would involve a loss of $1,250,000, in addition to which, the report said, the two would pay $500,- 000 and costs, making a total of $2,- 000,600. The receiver of the road said he had not been advised of the reported plan of settlement. HAS ANYONE SEEN ALEX? The whereabouts of Alexander Bog- 5 ing at 5 Booth street, is being sought by the police following a re- quest of his wife that he be located. She says that he has been missing for two months, that she knows of no reason why he should leave home and she would have reported his dis- appearance- before but she thought that he would return home for Christ- mas and the holidays. According to her, he 48 years old, good look- has o weakness for playing cards. MIORE SMALLPOX REPORTED. Hartford, Jan. §.—Two additional dor_‘n Roosevelt on his hunting expe- dition in 1909, has been killed in ac- tion in East Africa. cases of smallpox were reported from Waterbury to “he tate board of health “oday. rifles until they were outside the city ! ONE KILLED AS BUILDING FALLS Fourteen Others Injured at Eastern Point When Fleischmann Structure Collapses, Groton, Conn., Jan. 6.—The build- ing being erected at Eastern Point for Jullvs Flelschmann of Cincinnati col- lapsed this morning and one man was killed. It is reported 14 were more or less injured when the building collapsed. None of the workmen hurt is be- lieved to be seriously so although most of them went into New London for hospital attention. The dead man was John C. Champion, a car- penter of New London aged about’28. He leaves a wife and infant child, having been married about two years 2go The structure which collapsed was a temporary one erected over the frame of a summer cottage which Mr. Fleischmann s having put up. This elther gave way through structural fault or else the wind blew it down. The facts are yet to be determined. ROBBERS GET $10,000 Quartet Holds Up Express Wagon Containing Payroll of Glass Com- pany and All Make Their Escape. Tarentum, Pa., Jan. 6.—Four masked men held up an express wagon here today, containing the | payroll of the Flaccus Glass com- pany, of this city, and escaped with . $10,000. J The money which was in bills of small denomination, had come from Pittsburg by rail and was being trans- i ferred to the glass factory when the messenger was stopped by the rob- | bers. Three of them ' grabbed the payroll while the other covered the | messenger with a revolver, e rob- | bery was immediately reported to the authorities and company detectives assisted by the police took up the chase. ADLER ATTEMPTS SUICIDE Assassin of Premier Stuergkh Tries to Hang Sclf in Cell But is Cut Down in Time. London, Jan. 6.—Dr Friederich Adler, who assassinated Premier Stuergkh of Austria, has attempted to hang himsely in his cell, according to a Reuter despatch from Amster- dam quoting the Kreuz Zeitung of Vienna.: Dr. Adler was cut down in time to save his life' put the incident may possibly delay the trial. NORWEGIAN STEAMER MISSING. Sailed From Portland, Mc., For Mar- seilles on Dec. 8. London, Jan. 6, 1:21 p. m,—The Norwegian steamer Fama, Is believed to have been sunk Lloyds shipping agency announces. The Norwegian steamer Erica, also reported sunk has arrived in port says another an- nouncement. ‘The steamer Fama of 1,632 tons net, sailed from Pdrtland, Me., on De- cember 8 for Marseilles, putting in at Sydney, C. B., on December 11 with a broken bulkhead and resuming her voyage on December 21. A Lloyds announcement reported the sinking of the steamer Krica. CANADIAN EX-MINISTER DIES. Str Frederick William Borden Was in Laurier Cabinet. Ottawa, Jan, 6.—S8ir Frederick Wil- liam Borden who was minister for militia and defense in the Laurier administration from Its formation in 1896 until its defeat at the general election in 1911, is dead, according to a despatch received here today from Canning, N. 8. Sir Frederick, a physician by pro- fession and who servea as an army surgeon, was credited with efficient organization of the Canadian troops which fought in South Africa, where his son, Lieut, Harold I, Borden, was killed in action. Sir F¥rederick was born in Cornwallis, N S., in 1847. SPECULATOR A SUICIDE. Gardener Had Invested His Lifetime, Washington, Conn., Jan. Arthur Stone, aged forty-two and singie, who lived in Marbledale kiiled with a double barreled shot gun yes- terday. Neighbors found the body in a swamp today. Stone, a market gardener, had saved a sum of money and had been depressed over unsuccesstul specula- avings of | tion. del, tailor, until two months ago liv- | 1 BELGIAN CHIEF OF STAFF DEAD, General Wiclemans Contracted Pneu- monia in the Trenches, Havre, Jan. 6.—General Maximilian Wielemans, chief of the Belgian gen- eral staff, is dead of pneumonia, con- tracted in the trenches, e e WEATHER, 3 Hartford, Jan. 6—For Hart- ford and vicinity: colder tonight. Sunday creasing cloudiness. Fair, in- { Moo himself | SUBPOENAS FOR NEWSPAPERMEN MAY EFFECT DISCLOSURE OF SOURCE OF PEACE NOTE “LEAK”| PHILA. POLIGE SECURE NEW MURDER WITNESS No Positive Evidence That Lewis Killed Maisie Colbert. Phtiladelphia, Jan, 6.-—A missing link in the chain of circumstantial evidence farmed by the police about Bernard W. Lewis, who . committed suicide in an Atlantic City hotel and who, the authorities say they are con- \vinced was the slayer of Maisie Col- bért, may be supplied today when the detectives questian a new: Witness sald to have been found. i Despite the damaging evidence col- lected against the Pittsburgher, the police so far admit they have mo positive proof that Lewis knew Miss Colbert. ' Neither have they positive proof thatihe ever entered the apart- ments of the' girl. This lack of convincing information on a vital point, the detectives said to- day, forces a continuance of an 'ele- ment of mystery in the case. Coupled to this is the lack of a known motive. The detectives say they were in- formed late last night that an automo- bile accessary dealer will produce a woman today who was with Maisie Colbert on the night preceding the murder and heard the model talk on the telephone with Lewis, who was at a hotel. Miss Colbert Tefused to meet the man at first, but later an appoint- ment was made, the police say. It was also stated that this woman can shaw that Lewis and the model met at an automobile show held a year ago: Marie Colin, an Intimate friend of Miss Colbert, told .Captain of Detec- tives Tate that she never heard her| speak of Lewls although she was ac- qualinted ‘with every man that had ever visited her chum before. Pittsburgh, Jan, -6.—The body of Bernard W. Lewis, who killed himself in Atlantic City after a warrant had | been issued at Philadelphia, for his ar- rest in connection with the murder of | Maisie Colbert, reached here today and was taken to the residence of his father, W. A. Lewis. Ahnouncement was made that private funeral services would be held tomorrow afternoon and interment made in the Lewis family plot. RECORD GOLD SHIPMENT. Coin Valued at $35,000,000 Expected Hourly in New York. New York, Jan. 6.—Amnother large consignnient of gold said to be inj Unfted States coin and amounting to at least $25,000,000 is expected to ar- rive by way of Canada today or to- morrow it was learned today. This would be one of the largest amounts received in a single day in the present movement of gold from abrcad to this HAZARD HALL HEARING Proprictor of Inn Fined $100 and Costs—COrowd Cheers During Trial and Court Room Is Clearcd. Thompsonville, Jan. 6.-—Daniel Scullen, who had the liguor license for the Hazard hall tavern which was raided shortly after midnight of Jan. i 1, was found guilty on two counts of illegal sale of liquor after a long hear- ing in the town court today and was } fined $100 and costs. Owing to publicity given the raid the hearing drew to the court room a capacity audience. The charges, which it had been expected would be made against forty persons, including members of the Thompsonville North End Business Men's association, men from Springfield and men and women from other places in the state were placed on file. No appearance of these persons was needed. The crowd broke out into applause while a lawyer was cross examining a witness and Acting Judge Charles Fowler ordered the room cleared. The testimony of the state officers had lit- tle to the New Year's gathering, but related to liquor sales after hours on December 28 and January 1. COAL QUARREL SETTLED. England and Norway Expected to Ar- ange Terms. London, Jan. 6.—Great Britain has received Norway’s reply in regard to the coal embargo and the situation is much improved, according to a Copen- hagen despatch to the Exchange Tele- graph company quoting the Chris- tiania. Tidens Tegn. The concensus in the Norwegian press is that the difference between the two countries will soon be sef- iled. 1 | throughout the day of Dec. 20, 1916. HERALD “ADS” M BETTER BUSINE ESTABLISHED 1 Represen Street Journal and Central News of America Sum- moned Before Investiga- tors of Stock Scandal. ‘Washington, Jan. 0.-—-Subpoem’u for seven men were ordered issued today by the house rules' committee at the outset of today’s session of the “leak” investigation. The men to be called are Boyle and Henry E. Eland, of the ‘Wall Street Journal, and W. A. Crawford, Ernst A. Knorr, Jr., A. L. Gleger, Nelson Shepard and A. M. Jamieson, employes of the Central News of America, & news service which supplies information to finan- clal America, a Wall street newspa- per. The heads of the bureaus also were requested to bring the ticker tapes of their services for from 10 a. m. John The committee wants to learn what time the Central News and Wall Street Journal bureaus knew the fact that a note was forthcoming from the president. A motion by /Representative Camp- bell, republican to have the New York and Chicago stock exchanges notify all their members to preserve their sale slips of from Dec. 10 to Dec. 23 was adopted. Announcement was made by Chair- man Henry that Bernard M. Baruch, who 18 declared by the mysterious “A Curtis” to have profited by the rNeither Is Able Offer Other T Hearsay Evidence Alleged Note “Leg BEAR NEWS REPOR] LATTER’S BEST CA4 Massach Sta Oarried by News Ticker and Appearing in New York Pap Solreg President Wilson, Lansing and Mr. Tumulty, ‘Washington, house rules ‘committee, rumors of a ‘“leak” in fermation concerning President| son’s note to European natiom sumed its sitting today Repes tive Wood, author ‘of the inquil olution had been called to the and a wrangle between rep: and democratic members had | precipitated when Represent Harrison, democrat, asked Mr. why he had not satisfied hims to the identity of the mysteriou Curtis.” “Representative Wood is not| author of the charges under in here,” protested Mr. Chiperfield, | his motives cannot be impuj think we are losing sight of that these scandalous charges made by Thomas W, Lawson of. ton and it is"’'my understanding Mr. Lawson was the chief benefl of the falling market.” ] Representative Harrison calle tention to the fact that Wood's| Congressman From Bases Complaint on Jan. so-called leak, d Otto Kahn of Kuhn, Loeb & compaay, whom Rep- resentative Wood said should be called, would he here Monday to tes- tity. On motion of Representative Hen- ry, Mr. Baruch was ordered to bring before the committee all of his ‘broker’s commission slips from Dec. 10 to Dec, 23. Represéntative Chiperfield of Ti- linois, republican, declared ~ at the hearing that he understood Thomas W. Lawson of Boston had been the chief beneficiary of the falling mar- ket which followed the president's peace note. DEATH RATE INCREASING 671 Die During 1916 While But 576 Succumbed in 1915—December Proved to Have Highest Rate. The mortality during the moenth of December, 1816, was the highest in New Britain of any month during the past year, according to a report made out in the city clerk's office today. During December there ere 72 deaths, while during January, 1916, there were 71 deaths. The yearly | death rate of 1916 was also greater than that of 1915. In 1916 there were 671 deaths as compared with . 676 during the previous twelve months, Pneumonia caused the most deaths in the city last manth, sixteen pa- tients succumbing to that disease. Accidents and violence contributed to six deaths and cancer caused the death of four people. Grip claimed three victims and tuberculosis caused two deaths. | All.other causes totalled forty-one deaths, making a total of seventy-two deaths for the month. Of those who died twenty were under one year of age and seventeen were sixty-five years old and over. There were two deaths in which the' deceased was between one and five vears of age. Three non-residents deaths were reported and nineteen died in institutions. PRIMARIES CRITICIZED. Morc Than Honest Voter Can Endure, Prof. Johnson Says. Washington, Jan. 6.—A solution of district primaries and substitution of the preferential ballot system wase ad- vocated by Prof. Lewlg J. Johnson of Harvard in an address today be- fore the National Popular Govern- ment League. “Primaries,”” he said, “are just one more dose of politics than the voter without an axe to grind cares to put up with.” Russell, writer and ed- xplained how the Farmers’ Non- n Political league had been organized in North Dakota to com- bat legislation inimicable to farmers' interests and had succeeded in elect- ing many state officlals of both par- ties whom it endorsed. TLEARING HOUSE STATEMENT, New York, Jan, 6.—The statement of the actual condition of clearing house banks and trust campanles for the week shows that they held $140,- 441,440 reserve in excess of legal re- quirements. This is an increase of $23,105,750 over last week. 1of a resolution was introduced ;’ bj Lawson had made anyv. stateme before the letter from ‘A Cul the alleged New York broker;! been received. “The question,” Mr. Chiperfielf sisted, ‘s whether there was a and whether government officia properly profited by it.” “Do you think there was a fl asked Representative Campbell o Harrison. " ‘“Yes,” replied Mr. Harrison; T think the leak came from the resentatives of two Wall street or else the leak came back fro eign centers.” Gardner on ‘‘Bearish” Ne Representative Gardner of: chusetts, who, on the floor house on January 6 said he ! there was a ‘“leak,” and thai whole stock exchange trans showed it, was then called to ) ness stand. : % Representative Gardner tes was convinced there had “leak” because at 2:05 p. m. ten hours before the peace notel released for publication and - hours before it had been pl the hands of the news agen following dispatch was sent the Dow, Jones & company’ ““The renewed selling of theé ket 1s due to reports received| brokers' private wires from Wi ton to the effect that the admi tion will, in the near future, to the belligerents some sugg: or proposals in regard to peace. ing definite is obtainable in admi tration circles.” “There is your proof of a ‘le said Mr. Gardner. ‘‘Miracles go on, the stock exchange, and Jones & company don't deal in p ecles.” Mr.! Gardner added that his ney would be here next week a submitting figures showing the f uations on the stock exchange Dec. 20, convince the committes there had been a leak. - In his statement Lo the comm Representative Gardner sald while the Wall Sireet Journal en cember 20, stated “there will peace manifesto issued by Pres! ‘Wilson,” the New York Eyening on that date reported rumors hints of the sending of such a in the follgwing terms: “The Washington authorities bearish saying that President may address foreign powers on peace proposals.’” Where did the Sun get this adyv: information? asked Mr. Gavdner. think I see indications of a ‘4 But the absolutely visible watern of a ‘leak’ is contained in the ti record of Dow, Jones & compan Mr. Gardner here read some fig showing fluctuations in United St Steel common. “My counsel, Judze William Olcott of New York, will pre: you a complete comparison of course of prices on the stos change side by side with a of the news and rumors from Ington. This comparison pre chain of events, which beyond p venture of doubt, proves the exis! ‘leak’. ’ “If you find a prima facie case® there was a ‘leak’ you cannot the position that you will do ing at all about it untll some one forms you as to the names of tN M} (Continned On Ninth Page).