Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-11-22
BREWERY ACTIVITY
PROBE IS OPENED

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19.--At tho
opening hearing today before the sen.
at committee investigating the pur.
chase OF the Washington Times with
money furnished by brewers, evil
funds from the same source were
provided for the purchase Of the
montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser.
{. W. ,FeiSeuSpan, of Newark, ~
J., who handled the money furnish
ed Mr.. Brisbane, was one Of the first
witnesses. He identified as brewers
the underwriters Of loan said tC
have been arranged for acquisition Of
the Advertiser.
documents were put into the rec.
ord to show that collateral security
was used 2t Il Philadelphia bank u
the extent OF SlOU,OU0, ana that the
purchase OF the Advertiser was ne
sOtiated by Charles Il. Allen and
William Il. Sheehau.
me purchase OF tie Montgomery
Advertiser was negotiated in Au
gust, l3l5, the party or brewers hay
ing signed Two notes of 9OO,OUU cacn
one representing the loan to Shcenan
and tho other 10 Allen. The note u
Sheehdn, together with the amount
each agreed 70 stand security for
was:
Edward Langsberg, Chicago, So,
900; GuStaYe IabSt, Milwaukee, 50,
zoe; Henry Nahlkamp, st. Louis, 81,
$50; August y. busch, ST. Louis, Sli,.
25U; Eugene NJ. keely, Chicago, 81,
$40; John Moerlin, Cincinnati, $4,75U;
the +. ". Cook Brewing company,
S4,I5o, and Peter S. Theurer. Chi
cago, $4,I5e.
The note to Allen was signed by
Edward \. Schmidt, Philadelphia,
$500; Louis y. Schran, BrooKlyn,
y. ", $4,750; j. Lehman, Brooklyn
$4,15O; X. j.. Schaefer, and Jacob
RUPERT, New York, S4,1OO each, and
George Ehret, New York, $1,000; G.
and II. i: Griel, address not given,
$3.50 each.
Mr.. Feigenspan said that Edward
a. Schmidt, a brewer, of Philadei-
phia, asked him to sign the secur-
ity Tor the purpose of the Adver.
tiser, but. that he himself had more
to do with the loan to MIR. BRISBANE.
81 am inclined to think that it
came through Mr.. Brisbane's solicit
tation," he said, adding that the
counsel for the United States Brew
ing association, in Washington,
might have suggested the loan.
In addition TO aiding in the fl
nancing Of the Washington Times
and the Montgomery Advertiser, the
witness said he had contributed pel'-
sonally $15. 800 to the support of the
Newark Ledger, and two other con-
Germs in which he is interested, $685.
500 and $4,000, respectively. The
brewers organization contributed
nothing to the Ledger. he added.
Mr.. Feigenspan declared it was Mr..
Schmidt, the Philadelphia brewer, at
whose solicitation he aided in under
writing the loan to Sheehan and Al
len, in the Montgomery Advertiser
transaction.
Papers dealing with the Washing
ton Times We're brought to the COM
mittee by the witness under sub
poena. Details were touched on only
briefly at the forenoon session.
The Montgomery Advertiser is UNI
der the management of Sheehan and
Allen, ii was brought out.
Witnesses summoned for today In
cluded John Gardiner of Philadel-
phia, chairman, and John a. Nc
Dermott, of New York, manager of
the organization committee, and
Hugh T. Fox. secretary of the United
States Brewers association, and a.
]. Sunstein, of Pittsburg, and George
+. Deiterle, OF Cincinnati. represent
ing the National Wholesale Liquor
Dealers association.
Since the adoption of the resolution
by Senator Jones, of Washington
calling for the investigation. agents
OF the intelligence branch of the
war department and from the judge
advocate generals department, have
been gathering information relative
to brewers activities and German
nropagandists. 1t is understood this
information is now before the COM
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