Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-30
North Dakota's Greatesti
Classified Section
about dssbursinr the money? a. Yes.

about disbursing the money? A. Yes.
Q. In fact you have the principal
say? A. l don't know that I have
much more than any OF the other
members of the committee.
Q. Well. your influence goes q tar
as any Of the others. You say you
cont see the money; you mean you
don't see the physical money! A.
Don't handle It.
Refused to Answer.
Mr.. Townley. then. refused 10 an
swer q question as to where the league
kept its banking account.
Some little time was spent in ques-
tioning Mr.. Townley with respect. to
n banking connections Of the league,
and the witness disclaimed having re.
celved an interest of any kind what
soeVer in any business enterprise, d.
rectly or indirectly, from which point
the examination deals with the AFFAIRS
Of The Nonpartisan Leader and The
Courier News.
Z. The Nonpartisan Leader. Is .
corporation or q partnership
A. A partnership.
G.. Are o one Of the co-part-
ners? A. 1t is a matter Of public
record.
g. Te I ra a: FOX s Wood.
- VA Z. 0Ss = a E
9. What Wood. A. Ed. Wood.
Only to Members.
Q. They are the only two meme
bers of this co-partnership. A. e
@. Had any one else any interest
in it? No M else that / know Of,
!, 9. Do you know whether your
brother has any interest in 1t directly
or indirectly. A. / know that he
has not.
Q. And likewise with respect to
The Nonpartisan league; he has no
that organization?
A.. I think he received a small sal.
airy.
@. Aside from this salary Of ap-
proximately how much. A. 500 .
month.
Q. You have no interest Of any
form, directly or indirectly. proximate
Or remote or in the future. no UNDER
standing that in the future you are to
receive any compensation or property
from this organization known as The
~Nonpartisan Leader? A. Yes, / get
some compensation. I receive a cons.
pensation from that organization.
9. How much compensation.
A. 800 a month.
c.. Is that all that you get.
A. That is all l get. -
9. IN n form. A. In any form.
9. There is no understanding with
any persons connected with that or
ganization h a o are to. that they
are holding any Of the proceeds there
Of in trust for you? A. No, sir.
Q. In any form? A. No, sir.
@. You say that without mental
reservation, do you. MIR. Townley?
A. Yes. sir.
Q. How long have you been re-
ceivfng this 500 a month from that
concern?
A. Since about the time Of the or.
ganization Of the paper.
Q. Does that concern owe you any
thing? A. I don't think they do.
@. Have they paid your salary up
to date? A. Yes.
9. When are these salaries paid:
the first or the last Of tho month,
A. Not particularly.
Q. You out a certain amount.
A. I get my check nee a month
or when I need it.
may I ask what your relation is to
the paper?
Mr.. Murphy: I submit that I. am
examining this witness.
Mr.. Manahan: I thought I would
help you out little.
Mr.. Murphy: Go ahead.
Directs Editorial Policy.
A. Well. I generally direct the edi-
torial policy Of h paper.
c.. For the manager? A. For the
members Of the organization-the
league.
z. In the political end? A. Yes.
@. And you are allowed about 800
a month. A.. Yes.
@. And is that all the money or
any kind of the profit or proceeds OF
that business that you get. A.. Yes,
sir.
Q. Or that you expect to get. A
@. Or that you have any agree
ment Of n kind that you will get
A. Yes. sir.
@. Now, Mr.. Town1ey. The Courier
News is an organization paper. is it
not? A. Yes, sir.
Q. Have you n interest in that
controls it. A. No. sir.
@. OF any kind. A. I get 800 a
month from the company that con
trolls it. .
Q. What is the name Of the con,-
pany that controls It? "A. Fox &
Wood, a co-partnership.
Q. That is the Mr.. Wood and Mr..
Fox also own The Courier-News: that
is true. is it, A. Yes.
@. And you get 800 additional
from that company.
Mr.. Manahan. No. he didn't say
that.
A. I said I got 800 a month from
the Nonpartisan Publishing company,
made up of the partnership of Mr..
Fox and Mr.. Wood I have general
supervision of the editorial part Of
the two papers,. r.
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