The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-03

. 4ONS. h' tulNOL pl lA' .N'N H- -h ILitt ayers that his entire being throbs with high patriotic resolve. now that's false Is il?
 A That I aver that il does, yes, sir; never found 1t necessary q You deny that?
 A l don't deny that. CAfter ob. jection and argumenO
 Q You don't deny that
 A, 1 deny that aver that 1t does.
 C. and that he is the only Simon pure. blown in the bottle patriot in { Fairbanks, you mean 10 say you deny writing that in so many words 9
 4. Yes, sir
 Q, You don't mean 10 say you , didn't lead the public to believe that was true?
 A. No. sir. never made them be lieve I was that. O You didn't The next words that isn't a statement but a ques, tiOn: Whoever heard of Thompson throbbing with any kind of emotion excepting at 90 much per throb?' Now you deny that--you deny every thing in here? A. Well, guess somebody has heard me throbbing with other emo tion-you. for instance mentioned an dance
 e. As matter of fact you have been very frank at times in the edi torial columns of the News-Miner when you see fit to switch systems and get on the other side of a ques- tion-been perfectly frank in admit ting that nobody could flop quicker than you if there was enough in it?
 A l scarcely put it in that way. O. Well, in substance haven't you? Objection and argumenD
 A. l don't recollect-I might have done so facetiously. c. Facetiously-you didn't mean it? Well now, the next statement which you say is absolutely false in every particular, And thus, if he is throb- ping with patriotic impulses, he is a patriot for profit, and FairbankSans have already put him down as such !" Is that untrue? A That's untrue
 O. That's conclusion-thats ar. gument?
 A. We'll, it's false conclusion
 O. And Fairbanksans have al ready put him down as such that's false. is it?
 A. Yes. sir. that's false
 O. Compared to patriot for profit, the leaders of the Oklahoma draft riots are saintly enough to sit in the amen corner, and hanging is too good for them at that" That's false. is It?
 A That's false
 Q. They, at least, did not expect to make any money out of their reasonable acts, while the patriot for profit Aathers his own nest by prey. ing on the lofty sentiments of all good citizens and then places him. self upon his own little pedestal as a high priest of patriotism" Now that's general statement.
 A. General remark, yes, sir.
 c. Is that true or false? A. That's simply an expression Of opinion.
 O. Well, do you agree with it?
 A l don't know what they did expect to gam out of 1t, those OK lahoma men. O. You don't know whether it is true or false. then? A. No
 O. He points with pride to his record in raising the funds to pur, chase the armory." Is that false? A. l haven't pointed with pride 10 it, but l have mentioned il. haven't made any great prideful play on that score. thought it was my duty 10 do 1t if l could. O. Well. just upon that question Interrupted with objection). So you deny then. do you, you have pointed with pride 10 the fact of his rec ! ord in raising funds for the purchase Of the armory"? A don't know that ] have pointed 10 it with pride. l am proud of my efforts in that respect o. As matter of fact haven't you editorially in the News-Miner claimed that the News-Miner in day financed the buying of five 5o1,r ,n,l 1,n,