The sun., 1918-09-21
FEIGENSPAN ASKS
KING FOR HEARING
Brewer Resents DislOyalty
Hints: Gave S772,88O to
American War Funds.
HEARST LAWYER SPEAKS
De Ford Says Company Used to
Buy Washington "Timcs"
Was Owned by Brisbane.

Christian W. Feigenspan, president of
the United States Brewers Association
and trustee of the pool of brewers who
put up the money for the purchase Of the
Washington Times, sent a letter yester-
day to Senator William ii. King of Utah.
chairman. Of the Senate subcommittee
OF the Judiciary. requesting an immediate
hearing before Senator Kings COM
mittee.
The letter, which was given out for
publication by Wilson J. Vance, Assist
ant Secretary OF the United States Brew
ers Association. Is in answer to the
charges made to Senator King by A.
Mitchell Palmer. Alien Property Custo-
dian. affecting the activities OF the
brewers in general and the purchase OF
the Washington Times in particular.
MIR. Feigenspan admits that the brew
ing industry "in common with every
other industry affected by local, State or
national legislation has been repre-
resented at the various legislative CEN
| tres by gentlemen. usually lawyers of
recognized ability and unquestioned in
| tegrity," whose business It Is to check
mate the activities of the prohibtionists.
| But the brewers, he declares, have only
| been able to spend pennies in the fur
| therance OF their cause. whereas the or
| ganized prohibition forces have spent
dollars"
Mr.. Feigenspan expresses keen resent
ment Of insinuations of dsloyalty. With
the knowledge that his business was
about to be destroyed, he says, he and
other members of his family purchased
Liberty bonds and made donations to the
V NJ. C. A., the knights OF Columbus
| and other war activities to the extent OF
s772,SSO.
'I am we'll within the draft age" he
adds, land am waiting an opportunity to
, answer my country's call anywhere and
at any time. have a son and brother
who volunteered Immediately when wal
was declared. The latter is now on the
! firing line in France. which Is one OF tbs
proudest circumstances in the history OF
our family
Hearst Counsel Answers.
William A. De Ford. general counse
for the Hearst publications. made 9
statement outlining his connections will
| the "Growing Circulation Corporation
through which filtered the funds contrib
| uted by the pool of brewers and even
tually used by Arthur Brisbane in the
purchase OF the Washington Times.
|. THE Growing Circulation Corpora
ton referred to in Mr.. Palmer's state
ment" said Mr.. De Ford, was incor
porated on January 10. 1915, by my of
fee at the request OF Mr.. Brisbane. wht
stated that the contract of the sta
Company with the marlborough Deliv
cry Company for the delivery of thu
New York American and the New Yorl
Evening Journal was about to expire
that he expected as personal bushes
enterprise to arrange with the sta
Company to deliver its papers in tn
future and that he desired TO do thi
through the instrumentality of the cor
poration which he asked my office {
organize under the name of the Grow
ing Circulation Corporation that il wa
necessary Gin view OF the fact that tn
Star Company's contract with the In
terboroush Delivery Company was ahou
to expire) that the proposed corporation
be ey3editiously organized. and re
quested that Mr.. Sturdevant, Mr.. Nc
Entegart and myself act temporarily n
inCorporators and directors for the pur
pose of s.fsctiug Il quick organization 4"
The Star Company. Mr.. De Ford adds
afterward declined to contract with tn
Growing Circulation Corporation. pre-
ferring to renew its old contract wit
the marlborough Company, and III
Growing Circulation Corporation becam
a mere shell and transacted no bushes
while Mr.. De Ford was connected wit
il.
BrisbRne's Kin In Company
"AIr. Brisbane" says De Ford. late
advised my Office that he desired t
take over the nominal, az he had tn
actual. ownership and control OF tn
corporation and that he wanted Nj
Sturdevant. Mr.. McEntegart and mysel
TO resign as directors 80 that he nigh
elect directors Of his own choice"