New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
Washington Times
Owned by Brisbane,
Affidavit Indicates
Statement of Ownership
Does Not Contain Names
Of Any Brewers
Especial Dispatch to The Tribune

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16.-Residents
of this city. aroused by the assertion
of A. Mitchell Palmer. Enemy Alien
Property Custodian, that paper
backed by dozen German brewers was
fighting the battles of the liquor in
Capitol" sought enlightenment to- day
in the statement of ownership of "The
Washington Times" the only local
paper which is known to have changed
hands recently. That document only
that Arthur Brisbane and Phoebe Bris-
bane were the sole owners of the pub
| lication. The statement of ownership
| follows:
"Statement Of the ownership. man
agement, circulation, etc, required by
the act of Congress of August "a. 1912
of The Washington Times published
daily at Washington, D. c., for April | ,
1918:
Brisbane is Owner
"District of Columbia
"BefOre me, a notary public in and
for the state and county aforesaid,
personally appeared Edgar D. Shaw,
who, having been duly sworn according
the publisher of the Washington
Times and that the following is. to
the best of his knowledge and belief,
q true statement of the ownership.
management (and if a daily paper, the
circulaton) etc. of the aforesaid pub
lication for the date shown in the
above caption. required by the act of
August "a. 1912. Embodied in section
443, postal laws and regulations
! printed on the reverse Of this form. to
wit:
Il. That the names and addresses Of
the publisher, editor, managing editor
and business manager are:
Publisher Edgar d. Shaw. Washing
ton. D. c.
Editor, Arthur Brisbane. Washing
ton, ID. G.
Managing editor, Fred A. Walker,
Washington, d. G..
-, Business manager, f. c. Rogers,
Washington. D. C.
"2. That the owners are: (Give
names and addresses of individual own
crs, or, II corporation, give its name
and the names and addresses of stock
holders owning or holding l per cent
or more of the total amount Of stock).
"The Washington Times Co.
arthur Brisbane, Washington, D. C.
"'Ph9be Brisbane, Washington, d. C.
NO Other BOndhOlderS
"3. That the known bondholders
mortgages and other security holders
owning or holding l per cent or more
OF total amount Of bonds, mortgages or
other securities are:
"None
A. That the two paragraphs next
above, giving the names of the owners,
stockholders and security holders, If
any. contain not only the list of stock
holders and security holders as thew
appear upon the books Of the company
but also in cases where the stockholder
or security holder appears upon the
books Of the company as trustee or in
any other fiduciary relation, the name
OF the person or corporation for whom
such trustee Is acting, is given; also
that the SAID two paragraphs contain
statements embracing atlantis full
knowledge and belief as to the circum-
stances and conditions under which
stockholders and security holders who
DO not appear upon the books of the
company as trustees, hold stock and
securities IN capacity other than of
bonaiide owner. and this affiant has
no reason to believe that anv other
person, association or corporation has
any interest direct or indirect in the
said stock, bonds or other securities
'Atii as So Sldleu DV MIN.
Average Number of Copies
IS. That the average number of
copies of each issue of this publication
sold or distributed, through the mails
or otherwise, to paid subscribers dur
ing the SIX months preceding the date
shown above is $685. weekday 54,6ll
Sunday 50.205.
"CThis information is required from
daily publications only.)
EDGAR ID. SHAW.
"Signature of publisher
sworn to and subscribed before me
this 4th day of April. 1918.
"(Seal THOMAS c. WILLIS.
My commission expires February
20. 1922.
''In statement filed October /, 1917
Question 2 is answered thus: The
Washington Times Company. Arthu,
Brisbane owning 100 per cent Of the
stock '"