Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-09-24
Beer Money Is Loaned
To Brisbane to Buy PGper;'
GermGn Brewers IN Last

WASHINGTON, Sept 20.-The federal
custodian of alien property, A Mitchell
Palmer made public today the names
Of the fifteen brewers, who, with the
United States Brewers association
raised a fund of $4O7 500 from which
1915. 900 was loaned 10 Arthur Brisbane
to buy the Washington Times.
Mr.. Palmer acted Immediately after
the senate had passed a resolution intro
duced by Senator Jones, of New Mexico
calling upon the property custodian TO
! show the proofs on which he made mis-
| speech in Harrisburg, Pa, last Satur-
day describing the efforts of brewers
| to control a newspaper in pro-German
interest, to exert their influence upon
congress, and, finally, on which he
charged that the brewing interests had
advanced the money for the purchase or
a newspaper to Tight the battle OF the
LIQUOR traffic under the shadow of the
dome of the capitol"
Senator King, Utah, wants the reso-
luton referred to a subcommittee of
which ne is chairman. This suo-conf-
mittee was created TO inquire into &C
tivities of German propasandists
through German language newspapers.
Senator King holds it cab likewise IN
quire whether papers printed IN Ing
lish were used by German propagau-
dists
Mr.. Brisbane, in published statements
in the Times already has stated that he
bousht the paper with money loahe0
By c. w. Feigenspan, brewer and pres
ident of the Federal Trust company of
Trenton, y. J.
Mr. Brisbane also has published
Ietter from Feigenspan defining an ar
| rangement by which the loan was syn
dicated to fifteen breewrs Mr.. Palmer
includes n his disclosure this letter and
also documents to support his assertion
that the loan was made in a way to con-
ceal it's course and purpose
Included in Mr.. Palmers papers are
copies of letters written by Alexander
Konta, evidently a German agent, to
! Captain Hans Tauscher, VIGOROUSLY as
| ISOLATED with German propaganda IN the
United states, and to Dr. Bernard Dern-
burg, Germany's chief propaganda agent
upon the prospects of buying some great
American newspapers Mr. Palmer con-
meets these with his declaration that the
influence which the brewers attempts
to exert was thoroughly in the interest
| of Germany.
Mr.. Palmer declined to say where his
office obtained the documents. He added
that they spoke for themselves.
First among the documents is let
ter from Feigenspan to Robert Grain,
whose office is in the building which
houses Mr.. Brisbane's Times, detailing
the distribution Of the S407,5O0 loan. 1t
was divided this way
Distribution of Fund
George Ehret, $50 900; c. Feigenspan.
$4,000: julius Lehman, $4,000; J. {.
G. Hupfel, $500; Jacob Rupert 500
900: Joseph E. Ulplein, $4,000; Edward
Landsberg, SIS 900; Reuter- and company.
| $4,000: A. J. HCughton company, $40
| 600: william Halnm, $4,000; G.. Pabst.
| 100000: Fred Miller Brewing company,
| $4,000 Cthis sum was allotted among
/ five individuals at $4,000 each); c.
Schmidt and Sons, $1,000; f. A.
Poth and Sons, $4,000; Bergner and
| Engel $4,000; United States Brewers
association (adv.), $4,000; a total of
$407 500.
OF this sum, Feigenspans letter
stated, s375,OOO was advanced to the
Growing Circulation corporation, Mr.
! Brisbane's published statements place
the sum ne borrowed through Mr.. Fei-
genspan at this amount.
| Mr.. Palmer's documents quote the cor
poration directory for 1917 as describ-
ing the Growing Circulation corpora
ton as being CAPT taIized at $4,000, hav-
| ing offices at 40 Nassau street, New
| York City and having among it's di'
rectors William A. DeFord, one of vii
liam r. Hearst's lawyers; John I. Stur-
devant and Thomas McEntegart.l
The course OF the loan. as it appears
to be shown by documents, the originals
! of which MIR. Palmer states are in his
! possession. shows first Six checks drawn
on the Federal Trust company by G. w.
Feigenspan, trustee, payable to the order
| Of the trust company, aggregating s4OO,-
| 0O0 and drawn between June 81, 1917.
! and January %. 1918 There also is :.
| check for S25 900 drawn by Feigenspan
| as trustee to Grain. Then follow five
| drafts by the Federal Trust company on
| the American Exchange National bank.
| payable to bearer aggregating $345,-
| 600 They were indorsed to be paid to
! the order of a Thursby, Growing Cir
culatfon corporation, per L. B. Krause,
vice president. For deposit pay to
| Equitable Trust Company"
"A Thursby," says Mr.. Palmers an
| nouncement, lis evidently Alice Bris-
bane Thursby, whose address, according
to the record at the Equitable Trust
| company, is in care of Arthur Brisbane
/ 23S William street"
Receipt for 100000
The documents then show a note for
! 100000, dated June 81, 1917, payable
| FIVE years later to Feigenspan as trus-
! tee, and executed by the Growing Cir
! cI4ation Corporation. This is followed
| by. a receipt to Feigenspan, executed
! BY A. Brisbane, acknowledging $3.50, 900
! TO be used in the purchase Of MIR. Nun
! sey's newspaper in Washington by me.
! The remai ming $40, 600 was 10 be paid
later
The documents then include state
rnent by Fetgenspan. dated July 30.
/ 1918 which says:
During the month of June, 1917, to
| the best OF my recollection, the matter
of The Washington Times became of
mutual interest to Mr.. Arthur Bris-
! bane and a number OF brewers. Mr..
| Brisbane. as l have been Informed By
| him, had an option to purchase the