The Monte Vista journal., 1920-10-30
A. {. TswIIey,
Dreamer, Preueter
And Bass Po(i6cian

1, nov iif.. And rovaisy's ai,os-
n-y today boasts that Il V the oaiy
hank In history that has hesa CLOSED
o. issoivcat and thea opsssd w
With an incress~ In deposits. When
I loft tn. bank Vt North Dakota !
had seen yearly . half millioa dol.
lars Of public funds 10 10 the Tova.
Icy bank In rasgo-so ! bslteve ~.
I.cmkr told tho truth when he said
u. deposits Increased vh~a u vas
r--opcn~d.
Prior to this time ! rvcetvsd from
tho Fargo hank = bundFs OF about .
quarter Of = miIl,os dollars worth
of notes To b. rcdiscouated. The
'dir~ctor general had accepted
tn" paper and was abous 10 tsaas.
init the funds 10 the Fargo baak.
Tho notes to be- rediscouni~d vsr~
largely Townicy paper. post-daisd
check ioans. and per~oaai notes OF
william Lcmkc. Towniey's attorney.
and notes Of Townicy's orGaalssrs
and employees. Was ared 10 H.
dignation. was not In authority
hut ! declared that II that papss
came into the hank would walk
out and max. the dsal public. This
brought the financial dresmsr 10
their senses.
wrote my resiGaaiion 70 the
governor. In fact. had resigned
several tines durisG the time I was
bank examiner and manager Of the
Bank Of North Danota. but each
time Governor Frazier mad 4 per-
sonal appeal 10 me-mads Il psr-
sonai--and I always yielded ~ az
this time. although told hin II the
letter his director general" vas
putting me up against the psaitsn.
tiary. hut the Governor always
said would not b responsible for
what the director geasral" az.
Al another time. following another
questionable transaction. I wrote
another resignation charging crime
In the Institution and In this case
tho Governor tore the letter up and
again In his big. eaxy-9oinG way.
made Il . personal matter and got
mo to agree to remain until April.
1920. the end Of my nrst year.
By this time the political boss
had grown distrustful Of me and
his attorney. Lemke. openly said I
was a damn fool. could mention
dozens OF transactions committed
In the Bank OF North Dakota that
have sent men to the penitentiary
In other states: currency was TAX
on out Of tho hank when I refused
to sign n check and turned over to
League men. was delighted when
my year was up. resigned and on
the same day loft for Miami. Fiori-
da. knew tho Governor would not
accept my resignation II I gave my
real reasons. 30 I demanded $751;
900 salary year and told him
couldn't stay for less-and board
ed the train. not knowing that my
action was going to stir up alarm In
the League camp.
no sooner got to Miami. Flor
ida. than who should call upon me
but the man who had charge Of
the credit departments OF the bank.
He had followed me to Miami. Flor
Ida, at the instructions OF Townley's
attorney. to warn me to remain 81
lent about the affairs OF the Bank.
or In other words. to keep my mouth
shut. The Bank employee register
ed under an assumed name in MI
ami. His mission was a secret. I
was politely told that could be
prosecuted for what took place In
the bank-for the transactions that
I objected to and walked out be-
cause of; II l remained silent I
could live in peace and quiet, but II
opened my mouth about the inside
affairs OF the Bank of North Dako-
Ia would not only get others into
trouble, but myself as we'll. was
Indignant. And I confess had q
nervous breakdown and was under
the doctors care for several days.
Upon my recovery I received copy
OF the Fargo League paper contain
Ing a resignation over my sigma
ture claiming the Bank was In ana