The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-04-15

COnIlllUSG hTO1n HdR6 OuG.
was by far the better newspaper
property. financially and in every
other particular.
In these letters some of the writer's
seemed to feel that DR.. Guild was
trying to play q gst-rich-Quick game
by asking $4,000 for the stock for
which he paid $4,000 only a few
months before. One man said while
"he admired DR.. Guilds business
enterprise and wished he could make
money equally rs FAST. still he himself
did not wish 20 ne the goat"
Letters from A. z. More, written to
DR.. Guild while the latter was in Toll
edo, were also introduced by Mr.. Pol
lock which expressed the defendants
desire to eliminate the paper from
politics. For hat reason MI. More
suggested it would be better perhaps
to eliminate himself from activity in
the company on account of his own
political affiliations.
DR.. Guild on direct examination
stated that when the representative
of the Carpenters cheerer-S Sullivan
Advertising agency called on him here
that he asked that MI. Bakers name
not be given as advertising manager
of The Courier-News, as Mr.. Bakers
reputation with eastern advertisers
was not the best.
This morning on cross-examination,
DR.. Guild reiterated that statement
and said further that the Carpenter
representative had asked that one Of
the editors sons be named as advertis-
ing manager.
DR.. Guild staed he was carrying
$50, 500 insurance Oh The Courier News
plant, which was the same as when
he, took control. MI. Pollock asked
him If he did not increase the insur-
ance to it's present amount from $22,-
600 which was the amount carried
when he took possession. The witness
stated his son had advised him that
the insurance now was the same as
last September. &c. a.
In answer to whether Ray Warner
had not discussed with him this in
crease and whether 1t was made, DR..
Guild admitted he had talked the mat
ter Of Increase owe with Mr.. Warner
and also a change in liability and
casualty features, but that the insur-
ance on the plant had never been in
creased.
He admitted that at a bull moose
meeting in this city a resolution or
something of the sort had been intro
duced by III. Fl. Aaker endorsing The
Courier-News.
IdEllSr III Ills testimony Dr. Gu1lO
said he found u the progressive
party of bull moosers in North Da-
lota consisted Of A, z. More and Dorr
Carroll. -
On the Redirect.
On the redirect examination DR..
Guild stated his newspaper experience
had consisted merely of managing a
small weekly paper in Nebraska, which
had a circulation Of 1000. This was
many years. ago., and his experience
lasted about a year.
After that his only other experience
was that Of assistant editor Of The
Nebraska Farmer at Lincoln for a
short time. He said he was a practi-
cal printer and after entering the
ministry he had always maintained
his card and utilization with the print
ers' union. g
When coming here, he said his first
conference with Mr. More resulted un-
satisfactorily to both and no under
standing was reached. He was pre-.
pairing to take the train for California
the next morning when he found q
note at the hotel desk asking hint fol-
another conference with Mr.. More and
a MT. Hinshaw, which caused him tc
remain and consider the transaction
further.
That morning he said he went tc
III. p. Beckwith, with letters Of intro
duction from his own Toledo bankers
to obtain information regarding Mr.
More. Mr.. BeckWith, he said, told him
MIR. More was a man of sound f~inancia
standing. reliable and honorable.
The first work, after he returned
home, was the preparation of the
prospectus which was to sell stock II
The Courier-News Co. The figure
quoted in this prospectus, he said hi
was furnished by Mr.. Baker and fa6
been submitted to Mr.. More who fla6
approved them. The value Of Thu
plant quoted in this totaled $4,000.
He said because of that he believed
what was told him, so he went iatt
THE transaction
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