Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-31

and Fox the owners?" Townley re-
piled in the affirmative.
80 the sworn statement was
wrong" Mr.. Murphy asked.
1T is known as a matter OF TACT
that Fox and Wood advanced the
money" he said, 'and the Publishing
company does own the paper"
The testimony, then. turned to
league finances, and Townley declared
sthat$he signed the checks as presi-
dent and Keyes az treasurer. Wood
and Lemke do not sign. any.
..The actual disbursement goes
through your hands as PRESIDENT"
yes"
.Townley said thai Keyes could not
check out any considerable amount
without instructions from him.
The membership fee for the Ma
tional Nonpartisan league is SIS for
two years, he said, IS of which goes
to, the N~onpartisan Publishing com
The Leader.
Can you tell me how much the
league has collected in that manner?"
Mr.. Murphy asked, but MI. Lemke
objected. Townley replied. however,
that the league has about 10000
THAT means approximately $780,
1 UUV mas OCSH LuIlICu ONCl W AO pNp"
fishing ~company?"
mo"
well, the paper gets IS from each
member and you say you have l50,-
900 members. Doesn't hat mean
&750,O0O has been turned over?"
They haven't been given 1t yet.
The money is turned over to the pub
fishing company as needed. 1t ~
turned over by me or the treasurer
ut <ho 6;rocfion of the committee"
THE publishing company doesn't
make q report of the bills owed, does
it?"
NO, there is a very close associ-
alton between the publishing com
pany and the league"
MIR. Townley then testified as to the
organization Of the publishing COM
Fox were practical newspaper men
that they were asked. at the sugges-
ton of illegal advice" to form Il CO.
partnership to protect the farmers in
the publication Of q league organ.
who asked them" demanded Mr.,
Murphy.
II asked them"
Townley said there was no definite
understanding as to money, h only
understanding being that they were
to publish the paper.
What is the financial understand.
ing. Mr.. Townley?"
They get the money il they de:
mand it. They can get all Of the 81
if they ask for it,
THE relationship between the CO.
partnership with the National league
is very intimate?"
YES"
I'm fact, it is very difficult to dis
tinguish between the national execu'
tive COMMITTEES and the co-partner
ship, is it not?"
II Townley testified further that there
was no understanding with Wood ant
Fox as to profit and that he never hat
received a dollar for personal use'
above his monthly salary of 500 fol
directing the policy of the paper.
Have you ever. received anything
aside from the 310o-any othei
/ money!"
II have used some money from tn
publishing company for political pur
poses"
He said that the books Of the pub
fishing company were kept in st
Paul. that Oliver Norris is editor o
The Leader and Herbert Castor, edi
tor Of the Courier-News, is bushes
manager. Wood and Fox, he de
. clared. had nothing to do with run
ming the publishing company directly
keyes signs all the checks for tn
publishing company, he said.
I. WAS any money turned over t.
Fox and Wood?"
NO"
: Were they paid IN salary?"
They draw a salary :, from tn
league as: organizers"
1.-The finances, of the publishinJ
company are as much under YOU
dominion and control as the Nationa
league, are they not?"
: mo. There is this difference: Nj
Wood and Mr.. Fox are in a positio:
to dispense with my services ut an
time with the publishing company
but they are not in a position to dis
pense with my services in the Ma
: tienal league"
4 They haven't exercised the powe
to dispense with you?"
: They selected only men in favo
of the league policies; men VIII
would further it and who were fai
and square,"
of. the Nonpartisan league control tn
finances Of the publishing con1pan
subject to Wood and Fox?"
Yes"
Townley then explained that tn
finances were regulated In that mar
ner. just as "Keyes and l." he salt
control the finances Of the leagu
subject to the executive committee
Mr.. Lemke. Mr.. Wood and myself"
"They haven't exercised that cohtr'
YETI"
There is a large salary list ths
needs no committee action. When "
put new mon to work or undertak
an unusual expenditure, the commi
tee does it,"
isn't any record made of it? Ar
resolutions kept?"