The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1908-10-24
GORDON EXPLAINS
Ell RENO AFFAIR
Says $4,000 Was Never Loaned to
George Bellamy But Was Made
to Ell Reno State Bank.

Sapulpa, Okla, Oct 24.-Hon Seth X.
Gordon, who resigned the authorship of
the school land department at Guthrie TO
manage the democratic congressional
campaign in the Third district, was asked
today concerning the assertion commonly
being made by republican campaigners
over the state, and especially in this dis
trict that the school land commission
loaned Lieutenant Governor George w.
Bellamy $4,000 from the school fund on
security of city property worth $4,000,
= and that Farmer Brook could not at this
time get $1,000 loan on his farm. In
vigorous reply Mr.. Gordon as follows de-
denied this ridiculous charge:
I'm the first place. the SIS, 900 went not
to. Mr.. BeIIamy, but to the FL Reno State
bank, solvent and prosperous state bank,
Of which Mr.. Bellamy is president as
deposit Of the state school fund. Similar
amounts were deposited in over two hun
dred banks in this state The $4,000
deposited was no more loaned than any
other deposit by any other depositor.
..The law under which this money is
deposited, however. requires the state
school land commission to have the de-
pository banks to protect the school funds
by turning over to the state collateral or
security bonds for such deposits
THE Ell Reno State bank was otified
that it was one of the two or three hun
dred banks in the state Of Oklahoma Sc
lected as a state depository and further
notified that either security bonds or col
lateral must be given the state in accord
ance with the law requiring such deposits
secured. The bank accepted the deposit,
and in lieu turned over MORTGAGES on FL
Reno realty with a cash value Of $40,-
600, Most Of the $4,000 has already
been checked out by the school land COM
mission to loan to counties or on farms
That Il the explapatiaa Of the eptiFe
transaction. If the Fl Reno State bank Isl
to be stultifed. 90 also must be stultifed
over two hundred other banks in the state.
because each put up bonds or such collat-
. eral to secure the school fund deposits.
with regard to Farmer Brook, the pa
pers in his application for farm loan
will show that the loan was not made be-
cause the title to his land was clouded by
defective transfers. The loan would not
have been safe.
rs the state to be blamed thatit should
require security for its school funds de-
posted in banks? And is the state to be
blamed if it refuses to loan money on
farm where the title is defectiveY"
"The Volunteer Organist" Company
During the season 19O1-1902 The
Volunteer Organist" was presented
throughout the United States and Canada
by three distinct companies, each hcssvying
its own special scenery and mechanical
effects. It appears that in some cities an
impression prevailed that those who saw
company number three or number two
were not so wen treated as the playgoers
who witnessed the production by ycompany
number one. Nothing could be farther
from the truth. AS matter of fact, the
companies we're of equal merit, while the
three sets Of scenery were exactly alike.
The companies sent out this season are
made up principally from the players who
were most successful last season. so that
the present production of The Volunteer
Organist, at least in a historical sense,
viii be far in advance of that of all pre-
vious ones, phenomenally as great as the
triumph of last year was. The organiza-
ton which presents The Volunteer Organ
ist in the Auditorium Oct 29th. is company /
number one, and will present as fine a
cast and as perfect an equipment as sany
attraction offered this year to the public.
The high waters caused all trains to be
late today Number 4 on the Katy due
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