The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1920-08-27


sent, and is a forgery committed by
the Cqurier-News editor, Mr.. Lemke,
or some other employee of the League
or Bank of North Dakota.
.. Th first 1 saw of this resignation
was III the Courier-News while sit
ting in Miami hotel. This socalled
resignation does not express my SEN
timents and is false and an attempt to
cover Sup the strife and friction that
existed in the Bank of North Dakota
during the entire time I was acting
as manager, in the name only.
It iH we'll known to the Governor,
Mr.. Cathro, Mr.. Townley and Mr.. Lem
Ike that the management of the bank
was never in my hands and that was
out of*harmony with them at all times,
and opposed and objected to numerous
transactions that took place in the in
stitution, Sllch as the sending of un-
limited funds to the Fargo bank, the
sending of funds out of the state, the
putting of League paper into the insti-
tutiona the payment of excessive SAL
airy and expense bills to bank en-
ployees and the payment of money to
League employees under the pretense
OF expense.
l had notified Governor Frazier on
several occasions that would not
continue as manager of the Bank un-
der sich conditions and only agreed
to stay the first year as personal
favor to him, but expected to be Civ
en- the courtesy of writing my own res
ignation. giving my own reasons for
so doing, instead of having the League
Bosses do it for me in my absence.
+. I will have more to say regarding
this affair and the Banks management
as soon as I have a medium through
which, to speak and through which
lean reach League members. .
(stgned J. R. WATERS
-Adyt ini Burleigh Co. Farmers Press
VIM Lanoers Letter To Towne'y
william LANCER, attorney general
issued an open letter to A. G. Town
ley add Wm. Lennke, offering to name
an a4sitant attorney general to prose-
cute W. Brinton, il Townley and
Lem -wish him prose ecuted on "a 2
charge of criminal libel in connection
with statements made by Brinton.
His letter follows:
F.at".You are hereby notified that J. w.
Brinton in last nights tissue of Aug.
19,) Burleigh County Farmers Press,
over his signature, stated that you
were dishonest, that you approved OF
misappropriation and embezzlement of
money in the League and in the State
Bank of North Dakota that you, and
not others, used League funds to pro-
mote private enterprises; that you
have committed forgery by signing
other mems names to documents to
cover up your own autocratic and
other men with crime to protect your
selves.
4 .'Mr. Brinton has offered to prove
his statements in any court of the
land. II Mr.. Brinton's statements are
not true, it is criminal libel. AS
Attorney General, elected by the
farmers of North Dakota, I hereby
offer any time within the next three
days to temporarily remove one OF
the two regular assistants left me by
your tools in the legislature and offer
to appoint any lawyer you may select
in North Dakota as one of my two
assistant attorneys general to assiss
in the prosecution Of the said J. w.
Brinton, and guarantee that it will
single penny. .s,s.$., .5;.s
"Ons behalf Of the farmers who elect
ed me- rs Office and to. safeguard
the interest Of the Bank Of North
DakotasI urge you to have Mr.. Brin-
ton arrested. If: he cannot prove his
charge, I'VE will put him in the pen
itentiary because that is where he
would belong; and If he does. prove
them, will put you in the peniten-
tiary because that it where you would
belong. (signed)
WILLIAM LANCER /.
\ III Attorney General 4