New-York tribune., 1918-11-20

them, are:
EDWARD A. SCHMIDT. s4,75o.
He is president of the Northwestern
National Bank, which handled the
transaction, president of the c.
Schmidt & Sons Brewing Company,
which put up $4,000 of the Brisnane
fund and which paid a fine of $500
and quarter of the costs, amount
ing to about $4,000 more, in the
Pittsburgh case.
LOUIS B. SCHRAM, $4,750.
j. LEHMAN, $4,750. julius Lieb-
man put up $4,000 for Mr.. Bris-
bane
R. J. sCHAFER, s4,75o.
JACOB RUPERT, $4,750. Mr..
Rupert pu. up $4,000 for the Bris-
bane fund. He is an ex-president
of the u. S. B. A.
c. W. FEIGENSPAN, S4,75O. He
was the man who handled the Bris-
bane deal, putting in $4,000 him
self. He is president of the U. S.
b. A, and on his own admission to-
day. has put, either directly, or
through companies in which his in
fiuence is dominant, $150,OO0 into
THE Newark Ledger"
George Ebert an Imdorser
GEORGE EHRET, Jr., $1,000.
George Ehret, sr.. put $50 900 into
the Brisbane fund. There is known
to be more than $4,000 of Ehret
money in the New York "Staats-Zei-
tung," whose attitude in the war has
been questioned, and he was one of
the contributors to the funds Of the
notorious American Embargo Con-
ference.
N. J. and NJ. L. GRIEL, s4,7oo.
?. BALLANTINE & SONS depos-
tied as security certificate of de-
posit for $2,25O.
Following are similar data on the
indorsers Of the Sheehan note:
EDWARD LANSBERG, $5,7O0. Mr..
Lansberg, general manager Of the
United Breweries of Chicago, put
$4,000 into the Brisbane fund.
GUSTAV PABST, $5,700. He con-
tributed s5o,000 for Mr. Brisbane.
HENRY VAHLKAMP, s2,85O.
AUGUSTUS A. BUSCH, $14,250.
EUGENE NJ. KELLEY, $4,75O.
JOHN MOERLEIN, $4,750.
T. W. COOK BREWING CO., 81
J. MICHAEL BAUsSMAN, s4,75o.
PETER S. THEURER, $4,750.
While this testimony was being nut
in, Ruby r. Vale, counsel for the
Northwestern Bank, interrupted to pro.
test against the reflection which he
1elt was being cast upon the bank
through having been involved in the
transaction, and explained that the deal
was handled entirely in the ordinary
course of business and was entirely
above board.
Letter FrOr, "Iohr M,es,
Major Humes read letter showing
that "John Mac" presumably John A.
McDermott, manager Of the organiza-
tion bureau Of the U. S. B. A., had
been at "Thc Advertiser office. He
then stated that there was no evidence
of any agreement between the makers
of the notes and the indorsers as to
policy in any way.
He presented letter dated July II,
1917, shortly after Mr.. Brisbane took
over "The Washington Times" in
which reference was made to wash
concluded this phase of the hearing
by submitting the last sworn state
ment of the ownership Of "The Adver-
tiser,' which failed to show any of
the names of the brewers
Christian W. Feigenspan was then
called to the stand and gave to The
committee all documents bearing or
the Brisbane deal which had not been
taken by the Alien Property Custo-
dian. These were not made public, as
the whole Brisbane deal is to be taken
up later. Mr.. Feigenspan was asked
however, how far he was responsible
for the deal.
Made Proposal to Brisbane
"I had practically all there was to dc
with it," he testified. II am inclined tc
think that the matter was suggested tt
me by Mr. Brisbane. 1t might have
been Nv. Grain. (Mr. Grain is counse
for the U. S. B. A. I had known Mr.
Brisbane for two or three years, having
first met him when l went to his Office
to try to get him interested in pur-
chasing The Newark Star-Eagle,' but
nothing came of it."
DID you ever try to interest any one
else in it?"
"No, sir"
"Did you talk with Mr.. Hearst about
it7"
"No; I do not know Mr.. Hearst"
Mr.. Feigenspan also testified he did
not know Paul Block, who, Major
Humes intimated, had finally bought
control of the paper, though not open
ly. 1t was shown that the apparent
control lies with a Mr.. Thalheimer,
whose name has been changed to Tai
mage.
Regarding "The Newark Ledger"
Mr.. Feigenspan testified that he had
lent it S15,50O personally, and $75,-
900 and $4,000 respectively, through
the Oraton Investment Company, which
is the holding company for his brew
cry, and through the New Jersey De-
velopment Company, in which he is the
stockholder. total of $780,
900.
Holds Company's Notes
The only collateral is notes of the
Ledger Company, indorsed by the
owner
There would not have been go much
money in it, if I could have avoided
it" he said. "The paper has not been
successful and has been rather ex-
pensive."
Responding to questions by Senator
Wolcott, he said he had no voice in the
control of the paper, no understanding
as to its policy or in respect to the
brewing interest.
~ assumed he was friendly to our
interests" he said, "otherwise l prob
ably would not have helped him along
with the paper. He had been friendly"
He declared there had been no
secrecy about the transactions in
volved, whereupon Major Humes Of
fered the sworn statement of the own
ership Of 1.-THE Ledger" dated October
/, 1918, which gives the name of r. T.