Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-07-05
GOAT MILK


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Whip the Hun
damned pirates who profit from the
food and food products.
Do you agree with that sentiment?
Mr.. Townley. No.
The Acting Chairman. That is at
tributed to you in speech at Willis
ton, on June 6.
Mr.. Townley. I am well aware of
that.
The Acting Chairman Do you deny
that you uttered it?
Mr. Townley. Yes, sir. I would like
to explain how it is that it is attribut
ed to me. I had a series of six or
eight meetings in North Dakota about
that time. 1 was quoted by enemy pa
pers. That was taken from a paper
Afterward l took a stenographer with
me. and I was not quoted again At
Williston they misquoted me. Since
that time I have had a stenographer
and 1 have not been misquoted. That
is not correct quotation.
The Acting Chairman. When did
you first have your stenographer with
you?
Mr.. TOwnley. At jamestown, in
June.
Senator Hitchcock. This was in
June?
Mr.. Townley. That was in June.
It was in the same week. possibly.
The Acting Chairman. When did
you have your stenographer frst2
Mr. Townley. At Jamestown I do
not remember the date. It was a few
days after the WilIiston meeting that
1 spoke Of
The Acting Chairman. On June II
you are quoted as saying:
Why should we buy liberty bonds
when the Government makes US pay |
enormous prices for equipment to run |
our farms2 Take the profits of big
business to pay for the war. Wen |
never get anything from the Govern |
ment for anything we do in this strug |
gle Why should we help the Govern |
ment if they won't help us?
Mr.. Townley. 1t is absolutely a mis- 4
quotation and a misrepresentation.
The Acting Chairman. Did you nave
your stenographer with you on the
18th of June?
Mr. Townley I do not know. l
would have to look at the routing.
The Acting Chairman. You said you
had him a day or two after that meet
ng at Williston.
Mr. Townley had him after that.
The Acting Chairman. This was
i've days after the meeting at Willis
ON.
Mr. Townley. 1t might have been
hat meeting. They might have taken
t from the paper. They misquoted me
The Acting Chairman. VIII you
END a correct statement Of what you
lid say at Beach on June II?
Mr.. Townley. In respect to what2
The Acting Chairman This para
.raph that have Just read.
Mr. Townley No; I can not give
-ou the words.
The Acting Chairman. Regarding
he sale of United States bonds
Mr.. Townley. never held any meet
ny in any State in which I did not
dvocate the sale of bonds '
The Acting Chairman Will you
i've us a correct statement
Mr.. Townley. 1 ran not give you {
nat without getting my stenog-apher. y
The Auting Chairman. You said 7
nat thereafter you had the stenog- v
apher.
Mr.. Townley At jamestown and y
hereafter. That was several days AZ "
,rward.
The Acting Chairman. This is sew
-al days thereafter.
Mr. Townley I did not have the Ste q
ographer at Beach. Beach is the "
est end of the State. could get the s
ZIP of the stenographer. "
The Acting Chairman. Did you re- W
idiate this language when you saw II
published? II
Mr.. Townley I certainly lid
The Acting Chairman Can you give a
, that reputation? s
Mr.. Townley. l could if I had the "a
IS of the paper. have not got them W
Ith me.
The Acting Chairman. On June % te
u are quoted as saying: W