Ogden Daily Standard | 1917-01-05 | Page 7 | Wood's Statement Declared Absurd

WOOD'S STATEMENT DECLARED ABSURD Washington, Jan 5. R. W Boiling, member of F. A. Connolly & Com pany. made a statement declaring that he had no knowledge of the peace note and characterizing Represent a-tive a-tive Wood's statement as absurd. Lamson Brothers Deny Story. Chicago, Jan. 5. Leslie Gates, one of the members of the firm of Lamson Lam-son Brothers company, brokers, when told of Representative Wood's testimony in the peace note investigation investiga-tion said that neither the firm nor any of Its members had ever sent out word that the president was about to ' send out a peace note and had no advance information on the subject. Otto H. Kahn Denies. New York, Jan. 5. Otto H. Kahn of Kuhn, Loeb and company, has tele-graphed tele-graphed Representative Henry, deny-Ing deny-Ing that he had any advance informa-tion informa-tion on the peace note and demanding that he be given a hearing before the UM committee. Bernard Baruch Sends Message. Charlseton, S. C, Jan. 5. Bernard Baruch stated today over the tele-phomj tele-phomj that he had sent a full state- mM mi nt to Chairman Henry of the house rules committee. Further than that he declined to comment, but it is un- MM derstood the statement goes to some length in regard to the- charges of Mr. Mr Baruch spends the winters at MM his estate at Hobcaw Manor near mM Georgetown, S. C