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Show WILLING TO PAY RECORD SALARY Frank A. Miuiscy. However, Soys He Has Not Employed Roosevelt Roose-velt as Editor. By International .Vows Service. NEW YORK, Oct. 7. Frank A. Munsoy issued a statement tonight regarding re-garding the rumor that. Colonel Koosc-volt Koosc-volt is to become editor of the Now York Press. "The rumor is news to me," ho said. "I have novcr discussed this idea with Mr. Roosevelt, neither has ho discussed it with me, neither has ft hcen thought of hy either of us. "It goes without saying that if Col-onul Col-onul Roosovolt is not elected president, nothing would plonso mo so much as to sccuro a man of his ability for any one of my newspapers. I do not mind saying that tho salary that has already been fixed upon in Park Now, $50,000 a your, wouldn't stand in the way. In-deed, In-deed, I think I could mako money on Mr. Roosevelt at a salary 0f $1 00,000 a ycar.' Mr. Munscy added that neither Mr. Straus nor Mr. Perkins had any interest in-terest in his newspapers. |