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this corruption fund, I want to deny it in toto as to any of my clients, 

 or as to anybody whom I know in the wholesale business, as regards 

 defending cases for the sale of oleomargarine for butter. 



Mr. KNIGHT. I have also statements from the Secretary of Agricul- 

 ture about them, if you want me to give them. Now, gentlemen, when- 

 ever I tire you, I want you to tell me. 



Senator HANSBROUGH. Have you concluded? 



Mr. KNIGHT. No; I have not gotten through anything like- what I 

 should; I wanted to say something on the price of butter. In fact, I 

 have a tremendous lot of information in this matter that has not been 

 presented and that is very vital, but, as you see, the time I had 

 intended to occupy was somewhat occupied by other people. 



Senator HANSBROUGH. Can you boil down what you have to say 

 and present it in an hour to-morrow? 



Mr. KNIGHT. I might. 



Senator HANSBROUGH. Try to get the essential points, so as to pre- 

 sent it in an hour to-morrow. 



Mr. KNIGHT. I will do this, Senator. If you will let me take up a 

 few minutes on butter prices I will be content to leave it to you and not 

 bother any further. 



Senator HANSBROUGH. Mr. McNamee desired to ask a question, I 

 believe. 



Mr. McNAMEE. Yes, sir. Mr. Knight says he is a member of organ- 

 ized labor. What organization? 



Mr. KNIGHT. The Typographical Union, when I was at work at the 

 trade. 



Mr. McNAMEE. What local? 



Mr. KNIGHT. Minneapolis lodge. 



Mr. McNAMEE. You are an ex-member? 



Mr. KNIGHT. I said I had been a member. I employ nothing else 

 but union labor all the time. 



Mr. McNAMEE. That is a matter of policy, of course. 



Mr. KNIGHT. Yes ; it is a matter of policy. 



Mr McNAMEE. What is your present occupation, Mr. Knight? 



Mr. KNIGHT. Newspaper man. 



Mr. McNAMEE. What is the circulation of your newspaper? 



Mr. KNIGHT. Am I supposed to stand here and be questioned about 

 circulation ? 



Mr. McNAMEE. What is its policy? 



Mr. KNIGHT. None of your business, absolutely, in that case. It is 

 a question that does not concern you or this case at all. 



Mr. McNAMEE. Is it not a fact that you at present make your living 

 as an officer of the dairy unions? 



Mr. KNIGHT. I have got an opportunity to answer now. 1 have 

 worked in this case for the last three or four years and our paper has 

 contributed liberally to the expense of what we have had to do in it, 

 and I have never received one cent salary. I have only received my 

 expenses, and every cent that has ever been spent has been accounted 

 for, and the vouchers and accounts are open to you or anybody else. 



Mr. MCNAMEE. You are at present merely receiving your expenses? 



Mr. KNIGHT. I am. 



Mr. McNAMEE. You are making this patriotic effort, then 



Mr. KNIGHT. Can you say as much ? 



Mr. McNAMEE. Yes, sir, Mr. Knight; I can say as much. 



Senator HANSBROUGH. You have said you could, so you are even. 



Mr. McNAMEE. I am not through, Mr. Chairman. In regard to the 



