Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-23

crooks themselves"
I'VE have to take pennies out Of the
children's banks to buy Wal Savings
Stamps so we can pay the prohteers'
their high prices"
There are two classes Of i. w. w.
n on the farm, and the. other the
silk-stocking crowd that goes prowl-
ing around at, night denouncing
Frazier"
THE reason we have to buy Lib
erty Bonds is because the government
pays all its money for excess profits
to the Dupont Powder Co."
According to j. E. Sullivan, Gar
rison real estate man and farmer, j..
W. Brinton said poor old Bill Hohen-
zollern of Potsdam is being made a
goat in this worlds wal by the Steel
TRUST and other S"~proiteering corpor-
: ations,". which are staging this terrific
slaughter in Europe in order that the
attention of the common people may
be distracted from needed economic
said Mr.. Sullivan, witness for the
government in the. prosecution Of
Mr.. Brinton under an indictment
! charging sedltion, was n of inumer-
Gus statements made-in the course of
z a Consumers United Stores Co. adj
dress at Garrison on April 4. 1913,
which did not appeal to Mr.. Sullivan's
sense of patriotism.
1 Mr.. Sullivan said that he attended
! the meeting OF invitation Of a Mr..
Cole of Ray, a canvasser for the store
plan. After he had gotten inside,
said the witness, Mr.. Brinton spied
him out, and, announcing that it was
customary at such meetings to have
"a goat, he invited the witness to take
IVA seat on the stage and of1ciate in
Y that capacity. Mr. Sullivan testified
thai he did accept a chair on the
| stage with the understanding that
n Mr.. Brinton would answer some ques-
1 tons. Mr.. Brinton, said the witness.
! reneged, and answered but one Of a
scheme. This was In connection with
the number of shareholders IN the
local store. which Brinton stated. said
the witness, were ten. Asked who
| they were, testified Sullivan, Rrinton
/ replied: II am, Brinton, said Sulli-
, van, then asked the audience whether
|. they preferred to hear him or Sulli-
4 Ivan. Attorney Simpson, on cross
!. examination, asked Sullivan ii it was
not true that he was hooted from the
/ hall. The witness replied that he re-
Y tired in good order. stepped outside
h the building, and Immediately re-
Y entered and took a seat we'll up front.
Sullivan testified he had not OPP
5t"DOS0U ~ 1Cd8uo pI1O1 " III 41AOCIs
ing, although he did oppose certain
league candidates, He denied on
cross examination saying to Brinton
Il or to anyone else that he would Get
[ him." i.e., Brinton., He admitted that
I he might have said: Il have your
4 number" when BrintoM accosted
him lin avery peculiar manner"
Of Garrison compared favorably! with
n those of some other communities in
l point Of loyalty. He stated that the
Y peotle applauded Brinton's remarks.
and that If Brinton gave u%tterance to
4 disloyaA expressions, certain people of
Garrison, or vicinity. did applaud
were not in the audience, witness re-
There were several there who had
appreciated and applauded Kate
EO'Hare while she was under bond
! facing trial for sedition."
= The answer was stricken from the
| record on objection by the defense.
Of Garrison, league candidate for the
senate, a%pplauded Brinton. Sullivan
answered.:
/ master" 5. 4,
d1Sl0yal I! askeu couAsel AoF tAe oe-
Il object to this line Of crross-ex-
animation" interposed District At
torney HildEeth. We are not here
t~osd4scover whether or not Reh. Fraz-
err 10 daloyal.y We havesone manor
y trial here now. II. the defense wants
Ito try the remainder Of the people in
EGarrisont we will try to accommodate
Ethem when we can get around to It. !"
Witness did not believe he had
been venomous in his criticism OF
EsBrinton following the Garrison meet
fsing. His attention was called to q
|siettsr OF his published in the Bisx
marck Tribune OF April II. 1918.
sullivan hesitated to recognise the
letter until he had read 1t through.
n court crew impatient before It was
\ Annexed; and insisted upon'an answer.
GThe witness admitted that In sub
|sstance. ct least Il 49, q ]latteS which,