The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-07-29
Roberts Side Of the SlOrII

Attorney General Roberts today gave
out a statement in regard to the Nat
ional Home Building Association. re-
garding which the following Associa-
ted Press dispatch was sent to the Kan
sas City Star
| Wichita, Kan, July 29.-In ruling up-
o ma motion of the National Home
Building company for the court to dis
charge the receiver opointed for it some
time ago Judge Dale of the district
court created sensation by his
condemnation Of the plan and meshod
fthe company. characterizing its en-
tire business as a graft" and a fraud"
The sensation was Increased when he
severly lectured Attorney General Rob-
berts OF oklahoma. Judge Dale said
that Attorney General Roberts, ac-
cording 70 the testimony. had received
several hundred dollars from the con-
cern for his salary as a director; vet
the records showed that he never at
tended a single meeting. 1t showed
that he held five low numbered con-
tracts hi the company and had dis
posed Of them, receiving the premium
yet IL did not show that he had paid
one cent for them in the beginning.
the territorial secretary. Mr. Grimes.
also had been connected with the con-
Germ for a short time, but that he had
returned the money which the books
showed he had received as director
when he handed in his resignation.
such return of salary and profits
was not shown with the record of Mr..
Roberts tender OF resignation.
In aferAofs,.r ~
rites and the Stockholders OF the ter
ritory Judge Dale took another slap
at the Oklahoma attorney general. say
ing that he would hold only Kansas Sc
curities and property holding that the
Oklahoma people probably would be
able 20 take care OF themselves. as their
attorney general seemed 20 have been
able TO look after his own interests in
! connection with the matter.
In regard TO the above Attorney Gem
eral General Roberts gave out the
following statement: Il saw the news
paper article purportlng 10 state what
Judge David Dale OF Wichita. Kansas.
said about me and my connection with
the National Home Building Company.
1 can hardly believe that the neNspap.
ers made correct statement OF what
Judge Dale said, or II he made any such
statements / am very sure that ne did
not at that time understand my con
nection with that concern. have
known Judge Dale by reputation for "A
number OF years an dam satisfied in
my own mind that he would not irten-
tionally do me or any other person an
Injustice and ! am frank 10 state that
believe that the newspapers either
misquoted him or gave statements not
made by him.
The facts about my connection with
the National Home Building Com
pany are that some two or three years
ago, and before / was appointed At
torney General OF the Territory az the
earnest solicitation Of an old friend and
client. whom / considered responsible
ln every way / allowed the use OF my
name ia securing a charter TO operate
| IN Oklahoma. Every lawyer knows
that lawyers are often called upon 10
become nominal members of various
corporations. When DR. Liggest FIRST
came TO me ! refused "a allow the use
OF my name for il had been my prac-
uee never 70 become member Of such
corporations. However upon Or. Lig-
setts representation / allowed the use
OF my name in Incorporating. some
time after the company was organIz-
"a I took OUT a thousand dollar con-
tract the same as any other individual
might do, IN the summer Of 1902. af-
Ter canic 40 Guthrie, 1 thought some
of build.ng a home here and sked Dr.
i@seetl 4 he eopld take care Of more