The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-03

directly Tor that purchase2
 tCoansrI for defendan, objects 10 the question on the ground that the language ol the article complained of with reference to Mir Thompson having received a commission on the deal Is put in the form ol an inter roeatory and no, an assertion. and that In order to b. actionabIr a, an . assertion Of fact the complaint or indictment must lay the iunuendo showing that such question was in tended as direct assertion of fact and the complaint in this case is in sufficient in that regardD Alter argument the objection was oyerruled
 tQuestton repeated) A Neither directly nor indirectly was 10 receive any commission.
 Mir. Pratt AS d matter of fact did you have any agreement with the Loyal League of Fairbanks, or any ol the members Of that league, that they were to pay you, directly or in directly, anything for advocating the purchase of the armory2
 A. No.
 Q Did you have any agreement with anybody whatever whereby you were to profit by the purchase of the armory?
 A No such consideration or thought
 O. Well. now, after you started the advocacy of the purchase of this ar mory. what attitude did the Loyal League take?
 A The Loyal League endorsed il that Is. the executive of the Loyal League
 Q. The executive? A Endorsed the movement and de cided to work to that end. Q And who were the officers of the Loyal League?
 A Cecil Clegg, president; Major whats his name?
 Q. Armstrong?
 A Major Armstrong Was vice president at that time; Frank R. Clark, secretary, R. (. Wood head of the finance committee; myself the head of the agricultural committee; r H. Deal representing the secret service end of it, and George Coleman in an executive capacity c. | see. Well. now then, after you started the idea. what was then done towards the purchase of the armory?
 A. There was so much oBposIrion to il that nothing was done beyond talking il in my paper, until the com mittee met and decided to see if ii wesnt possible 10 get the govern ment to make the purchase. So, there had been some money voted by the Territory for preparedness and military purposes, some fifty ,b, ,ly1I h, t.... prepared a telegram and sent it to Governor Strong they could sec where in spite of all the opposition they could raise half of the money, and they asked the Governor if the Territory couldn't take half or it. And pending a reply of the Governor there was-l did nothing more in the matter. everybody dropped dis cussing it; then the Governor re piled that the Territory had no au- thOrity to purchase the building for military purposes or any purpose in here. but that they could pay rent during the progress of the war, or words to that effect 1 didn't-a meeting wasn't called on that telc- gram. MT Clegg and MT. Deal go, together and they prepared list of possible subscribers to this fund, starting it with two hundred dollars each themselves, and they came to me and asked me if l wouldn't take that list and go around to these people and see if l could get them to put up the money to buy this rink At that time Mir Clegg. the president, believed that the Territory could pay two hundred dollars < month rent for the building. and went round and saw these men hat finally did get, and obtained sub scriptiOns. In the meantime the com mittec held meeting and appointed k. C. Wood trustee. Q. Now let me stop you there. In these subscriptions you obtained, did you say anything to them about do ing anything if they refused 10 sub