Arizona republican., 1918-09-20
NEWSPA APER WAS
 PURCHASED WITH BREWERS MONEY
Names of Those Who Loaned
 Editor Brisbane $407,5 300 to Buy Washington Times Made Public by Palmer
IRepuhlIean A. ?. Leased Wlrel

WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-The fed cral custodian of alien property, A. Mitchell Palmer made public today the names Of the l5 brewers who. with the United States Brewers association, raised a fund of S407, 800 from which S5s5,0oo was loaned to Arthur Brisbane Go buy the Washington Times.
 Mir. Palmer acted immediately after | tho senate had passed a resolution in | iroduccd by Senator Jones of Washing | ion. calling upon the property custo- | dian Co show the proofs on which he | made his speech in Harrisburg. Pa. last saturday. describing the efforts of brewers to control a newspaper in pro- Ferman interest. to exert their influ- cnce upon congress, and, finally, on which he charged that the brewing in ferests hal advanced the money for ihc purchase of a newspaper to flight ihe battle Of the liquor traffic under the shadow of the dome of the capitol"
 Admits Brewer Made Loan
 NIT Brisbane in published statements in the Times already has stated that he bought the paper with money loaned by l. W. FeiEcnspan, brewer and presi- dent Of the Federal Trust company of Newark, N. J. Mir. Brisbane also has published a letter from Feigenspan defining an arrangement by which the loan was syndicated to 15 brewers Nr. Palmer includes in his disclosure this letter and also documents to SUD- port his assertion that the loan was made in way 10 conceal it's course and purpose
 In Interest of Germany
 included in Mir. Palmer's papers are copies Of letters written by Alexander konta,' evidently a German agent, to captain Hans Tauscher. notoriously associated with German propaganda in the United States and to pr. Bernard llernourg, Gormany's chief propaganda agent, upon the prospects of buying some great American newspaper. Mir. talmer connects these with his deca- ration that the influence which the brewers attempt to exert was thor CuEhly in the interest of Germany.
 Mr. Palmer tonight declined to say where his office obtained the docu- rncnts. He added that they spoke for themselves.
 How Loan Was Divided
 First among the documents is a let Ter from Feigenspan to Robert Grain. whose office is in the building which houses Mr. Brisbane's Times. detailing Tho distribution of the s407. 800 loan. 70 was divided this way:
 fHfolEc Ehrot SaO.OOO. C. FeigpnSpap. s-a.Ooo, Julius Liebmann. s25.OO0: !. C. tt Hupfel. S7.500; Jacob Ruppert. $50. Q oon. Joseph F. Uhlein. s50.0O0. Edward landshorE. S15,0OO: Reuter- and Com rauy. si5.o00: \. !. Houghton com uany, Sl0,000; William Hamm. s1OO0o. i'. Hahst. S50000. Fred Miller Brewing company. Si5.000. tThis sum was col 'e ted among five individuals at S3. DOG fachl. ' schmidt and Sons. & 50OO: F N Noth and Sons. S15.0OO: Bergner and Lngel S1Q.o00: United States Brewers Association. s30.000: United States Brewers Association. adv. S25,0OO; 4 total of s407 500.
 or this sum Feigenspan's lettel ttatcd S3t5.000 was advanced to th, Growing Circulation corporation. tMr frishane's published statements plac, the sum he borrowed through Mir l'cigenspan at this sum).
 Hearst Lawyer Director
 Mir. Palmer's documents quote th, corporation directory for 1917 as 1e Hcribing the Growing Circulation Cor roration as being capitalized at S10. .10j laying offices at No. 140 Nassau Strea; New York City. and having among it directors William A. De Ford. one q William R. Hearst's lawyers: John I Sturdcvant and Thomas McEntegear;
 The course of the loan as it appear to be shown by documents, the origi nlls of which Mir. Palmer states are i his possession. show first six check
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