The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-13

days before the brand Jury puts the
case aside. We are still going through
the files of the Mol to determine the
extent Of its pro-oerma under the
Rumely management"
Mills. the one time city editor OF the
Ndh, on whom interest now centres, has
become secretary of the Board OF stand
ards and Appeals and also has an offi-
cial oonnection with the District Board
for New York city. His story concerns
an old time ambition Of his TO. become
one OF the owners Of the Mail
Associated with him in his scheme
to acquire the Eoeu,n0 Mail, Mills says.
we're ]. z. Chamberlain, at the time
chief editorial writer on the paper T.
z. NilN, the managing editor, and John
c. Cook, the business manager. They
knew how far the MOI was falling be-
hind each week. but believed they could
make the property pay by putting their
own policies into play.
I'VE understood that Mr.. Stoddard
was more than Willing to be rid of the
Mail and sent Niles, with whom he was
oh terms Of intimacy, to sound him out"
said Mills. at wasn't any 90. Niles re-
ported back that Stoddard had told him
the paper was not for sale.
DIR. Rumely took possession Of the
Matt on June z, 1918. Within week
men in the mechanical departments were
referring to his once as Little Ger
many and employees all over the shop
were talking OF quitting. was one OF
them. but they beat me to IL. Before
couiu Iensn L was serVeh WIN '"o
"eeks nouee.
re" osys aI.er sot throusn
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= ~u 70 ses inAn a.s ~ :.
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OF my conversation with Kaufman Niles
ing and rot the lob. have thought
since that II might have occurred to
the MAJ MANAGEMENT I would be un-
likely to talk II a good Job we're found
for me.
although I made other connections
couldn't keep my mind of what was
happening to the Mall. / had always
heard that George w. Perkins was
heavily interested In the paper, and
! resolved to 60 to him and tell him my
| suspicious Of Rumely. Six weeks after
the doctor bought Into the Mon hnally
got around 10 seeing Mr.. Perklna
Don't worry ABOUT me- MI. Perk-
ms saio. made them guy every
SCRAP ! helo.
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|
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want 10 see 10 D. waiter hauImanh' Inc
real owrer OF the MoH 10 count Won
Bernstofff, and Kaufman Is his rep
resentntiye In America.
| Il took my idea up with Cambridge
| Colby subsequently, but he decided II
| was not a propitious time TO put mqpey
| into the MoU. and the whole propcb On
died"
Mr.. Stoddard denied that Mills had
| ever spoken to him of buying the Mol
He could not recall any neaotia lions
| s,,ch Al Mn. described
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