The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-21
COVER TRACKS WITH
DUMMY CORPORATION
Brisbane's Absolute Control of Com
Germ Which Handled Brewery
Cash Is Shown by Lawyer.
LINKS UP HEARST PAPERS
Editor of Washington Times Still
One of Principal Employees of the
Star Publishing Company.

I New York. Sept 20--Another chap
ter was written today in the story OF
the purchase of the Washington
Times by Arthur Brisbane with
money furnished by number OF
brewers and the United States Brew
ers' Association. when William De
Ford issued statement regarding
the Growing Circulation corporation.
through which Brisbane covered up
the transfer of the brewery money to
himself
The statement apparently links up
closely the present and continuing
connection OF Arthur Brisbane with
the Hearst publications, which, like
the Washington Times under Bris-
bones editorshfp, are strong advocates
OF the beer-and -ligh wines propa-
ganda. It follows:
Il am general counsel for the Star
company, publisher OF the New York
American and the New York Evening
Journal
M. Brisbane is one OF the prin-
cipa1 employees of that company
Insuring Circulation.
The Growing Circulation corpora
ton referred 10 in Mr. Palmer's state
ment, was incorporated on January / 3.
1916, by my Office at the request OF
49, 40 10 '''ilVF " lip tE3L l1S con
tract of the successor company with
the marlborough Delivery company
for the delivery OF the New York
American and the New York Even
ing Journal was about to expire, that
ne expected as personal business en-
terprlse TO arrange with the Star COM
pany 10 deliver its papers in the future
ana THAT ne desired to do this through
me instrumentality of the corporation
which he asked my Office to organize.
under the name OF the Growing Cir
cuiation corporation; that it was nee
essary tin view of the fact that the
tar company's contract with the In
tterborough Delivery company was
about to expire), that the proposed
corporation be expeditiously organized
and requested that Mr. Sturdevant.
Mr.. McEntegart and myself act tenn
porarily as incorporators and directors
FOR the purpose of effecting quick
organization.
Was An incorporation.
- became one of the three incor-
porators and Incorporating directors OF
the company the other two being Mr.
John T. Sturdevant then Gas now)
associated with me. and Mr.. Thomas
lMcEntegart, then a clerk in NV office
now serving with the American army
in France
The Star company afterwards de.
lnlhed TO contract with the Growing
circulation corporation for the distri.
pu'lon or It's newspapers, preferring tc
renew its contract for their deliver
win the lnterborough company.
The Growing Circulation CORPORA
ftfon thereafter remained a mere shell
ana while l was connected with il.
directorate, carried on no bushes,
whatever.
Mr.. Brisbane later advised nv Of
nee that he desired to take over tn,
nominal as he had the actual owner
ship and control of the cornoratior
ana that he wanted Mr.. Sturdevant
Mr. McEntegart and myself to resig,
as directors so that he might cleo
directors OF his own choice.
me hrst and only meeting of tn,
ihcoTporators and directors of THU
company which either Mr.. Sturdevant
Mr.. McEntegart or myself attendat
was held March IL, 1915. at which
time the bylaws were adopted. tn,
corporation organized and authorize,
TO issue It's capital stock Of $40 00t
> TO Mrs Alice brisbane Thursby Mr.
3 Brlsbane's sister. for $4,000 in cas-
At this meeting Mr.. Sturdevant. Mr.
McEntegart and myself. incorporatin,
directors, resigned from all connec
tlon with the company, and Sewar,
Carey. Mr.. Brisbane's father in-law
was elected president and a directo,
and Mr.. Steinhauser and Mr..
Wheeler, Mr. Brisbane's secretaries
were elected directors and secretar
and treasurer, respectively At .thi
time | turned over the corporation +
is entirety and all of the corporatio
records to Mr.. Brisbane.
The corporation transacted n
business while I or any member @
my STAFF was connected with its direc
torate, or while its records were /
my possession and, therefore, l neve
!. knew. until the publication OF M,
I Pafmer's statement, that the corpora
e ton possessed any funds or had trans
e acted any business"