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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-17

MENTIONED AND CRITICIZED BY
THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE HOUSE
COMMITTEE AS SHOWN BY THE
TRANSCRIPT HAS NOT BEEN SET
FORTH, BUT THE TOTAL AMOUNT
I OF SUCH COLLATERAL IS AP-
FORTUNATELY $25O,000.
TT Is SIGNIFICANT TO NOTE
| THAT THE BANK OF NORTH DA-
KOTA, ACCORDING TO THE B1sH-
OP, BRIssMAN REPORT, HOLDS
$5,6O6, 1914 OF COLLATERAL TO
SECURE LOANS OF $2,4O7, 645.24, OR
A PROPORTION OF MORE THAN
TWO AND ONE QUARTER DOL
LARS OF COLLATERAL FOR ONE
OF LOANS.
I'm OTHER WORDS, IF WE
WE'RE TO CONSIDER EVERY BIT
OF COLLATERAL MENTIONED IN
A DEROGATORY MANNER BE
FORE THE HOUSE AUDIT COM
MITTEE WE'RE OF NO VALUE,
THAT COLLATERAL STILL WOULD
BE BUT AN EXTREMELY SMALL
PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL
COLLATERAL HELD AND THERE
+ PROBABLY WOULD BE A HIGHER
MARGIN OF PROTECTION TO THE
BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA THAN
ANY BANK IN THE STATE HOLDS
ON LOANS SECURED BY CoLLAT-
ERAL.
1T should be further called to at
tention that no collateral placed in the
Bank of North Dakota by any bank is
collateral only on a single loan. Under
the collateral notes issued by the Bank
of North Dakota every bit Of collateral
security for every obligation of that
bank to the Bank of North Dakota, so
that if amy n piece of collateral
should prove to be uncoIlectable, still
all the rest Of the collateral placed by
that bank with the Bank of North Da-.
kota would cover the loan in question.
."IT SHOULD BE REMEMBERED
THAT If ALL THE PAPER HELD
AS COLLATERAL BY THE BANK
OF NORTH DAKOTA, WHICH HAS
BEEN EVEN MENTIONED BY THE
HOUSE AUDIT COMMITTEE, AND
THE BIGGEST PART OF WHICH
HAS NOT BEEN CRITICIZED IN
ANY MANNER. AS TO IT'S SUFFI-
CHENEY OR VALUE, WE'RE NOT
CONSIDERED AT ALL, THE BANK
OF NORTH DAKOTA STILL WOULD
HAVE $685. 67.14 TO COVER ST.
407,645.24 OF LOANS, OR A PRO>
PORTION OF MORE THAN 1922 TO
EVERY DOLLAR OF LOANS.
"Out of the total Of S 5,6O5, 1914
there has been absolute failure to prove
that a single dollar Of collateral was
not worth its face value. There has
been no proof that any Of the makers
Of q single note held as collateral were
not worth the face value Of the note:
The entire proof has been directed by
innuendo and Inference to show that
these men were in sympathy with the
state administration, or that the insti-
tutions which gave notes are institu
lions owned by the farmers. :
"Since these attorneys have been ex-
tremely jealous, as well as their COM
mittee members, in searching the rec
ords from end to end to find paper that
was given by members Of the Nonpar
tisan league, and out Of ovsr $5,6OO,OOOl
worth of collateral held In the bank
they have brought forth a list Of paper
amounting to approximately only
$25O,0oO it is very evident that, no
favoritism has been shown By the.
Bank Of North Dakota In accepting
collateral only Of leaguers.
when a bank can submit to the
minute and detailed investigation Of
those who would destroy It and they
can bring forth nothing Of real merit
II surely must DO IN 1ns condition. Its,
condition Il further stestihed to With
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-17

North Dakota has been treated to
die spectacle of an organized attempt
20 destroy the state owned Industries.
This statement is supported by the evil
aence uncovered by and the findings of
the senate committee which completed
. thorough Investigation Of the Bank
of North Dakota and the other public
enterprises under the Jurisdiction Of
The industrial commission.
ut ID the opinion Of this committee
chat the whole purpose Of the house
auditing committee investigation and
the attacks now being made upon the
Bank Of North Dakota 10 to destroy
the entire industrial program" tho
committee report reads.
"Your committee IL absolutely salts
aed beyond question that q well organ
ased conspiracy exists to bring about
the destruction Of the entire industrial
program and that the enemies of the
program realize that If they can de-
stroy the Bank Of North Dakota the
program will die. Knowing this, they
claim to be friends of the mill and ele-
vator while at the same time they
strike at the very heart and life blood
OF the mill and elevator program by at.
tempting to destroy the bank. If the
industrial program is to continue and
90 on itSls the opinion Of your COM
mittee that the Bank Of North Dakota
must be held intact at all COSTS"
The voluminous report Of the COM
nittes supports its findings with an
extended summary and appraisal Of
the evidence presented. 1t will be re-
called that, unlike the house commit.
toe, the senate inquiry was open to
any witnesses who desired to APPEAR;
and they were offered the right of
s%ounsel, with the privilege Of being
examined by their W attorney. The
senate committee pointed out that this
was the only way to obtain a fair and
Impartial appraisal Of the objects Of
their investigation.
Considering the press attacks on the
Bank Of North Dakota based upon So
called testimony before the house COM
mittee, the revelations regarding col
lateral held by the Bank Of North
Dakota are amazing in their proof that
the headlines and innuendo in news
papers viciously hostile to the state
administration were absolutely base
less.
During the course of the investiga-
don the attorneys for the house com
nittee called to the attention Of the
committee and brought into the record
4 number of items of collateral which
we're shown to be in the Bank Of North
Dakota" the findings read. Inciden-
tally, the senate committee in order to
prove the basis Of Its criticism Of the
house committee records introduced
the entire transcript of the house in
1uiry into the senate record.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-17
Does Belonging To
League Make Your
Note Bad?

THE ONLY CHARGE THAT WAS
MADE AGAINST THESE MEN," the
report says, referring to the makers of
collateral which had been r~ediscounted
IN tho Bank OF North Dakota and in
lorsed by privately owned banks,
WAS THAT THEY WERE MEM
BEERS OF THE NONPARTIsAN
LEAGUE AND SOME or THEM
1EMBNRS or THE LEGISLATURE,
no DTTORT WAS MADE TO SHOW
WHAT THE NET WORTH OF ANY
or THESE MEM WAS; NO HFFORT
WAS MADE TO SHOW THAT THE
lNoTns WE'RE NOT WORTH THnIR
PACE VALUE.
.rHn ONLY GRIMM THAT SEEMS
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-17

respect to these loans by experts in
banking. men who have spent years in
examining banks in the state, who say
it IL in ideally good condition with
respect to security on the loans made"
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-17
States Bank Stands Sound As Gibraltar

Investigation Fails to Discover a Cent Of League" Paper in Bank, norA Any Evidence
Of "Favorhim" Security Held for Loans Unequaled by Any Bank Of North Dakota
in Relative Volume : House Committees Inquiry Apparently Based on Hypothesis That
Note of Any Man Friendly to administration Is No Good " ~
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-17

In view OF the disclosures made BY
an analysis Of the evidence (which they
had presented before the house inves-
tigating committee. which disclosure
Evening star., 1921-11-15

The team was welcomed by a COM
mittee composed of Henry Breckin-
ridge. Arthur $. Lyon. Stephen H. P.
Pell. Herbert Ba Shonk and Leonard
tional fencing committee
The invading team, under the lead
ership of Col. Ronald B. Campbell.
D. S. O., director Of physical training
at Aldershot, has come in an effort to
carry away the trophy offered by Col.
Robert NJ. Thompson, and represents
the strongest available aggregation of
fencers in England. Business neces-
stiles kept two of England's cham
pions at home. The only titleholder
mond. who also is the senior mem
ber of the team. He holds the saber
championship of England and is
forty-seven years old.
Col. Campbell unhesitatangly de-
clared, however, that despite the abb
champions, the team represents even
greater strength than the aggrega-
ton which crossed blades with
Uncle Sans fencerS in the Olympic
games at Antwerp.
The members of the team. in addi-
and Lieut.. c. A. Kershaw, R. N. are
Lieut.. Col. A. Ridley Martin. o. B. e;
Maj. r. NJ. P Willoughby. T. D.; J. P.
Blake, Capt. T. II. Wand-Tetley. Maj
W. X. GARNER, Maj. Robert Frater, u.
NJ. Burt and Lieut.. E. X. f. Coles. All
but four members of the team COM
peted in the Olympic games at Ant
werp.
On the trip across the ocean the
team utilized every opportunity to
fence. Col. Campbell said that fenc-
ing practice was held twice day.
total of two hours each day being
thus consumed. In addition to their
blade work. the fencerS kept them
selves in trim with games and gym
nastics and calisthenic exercises in
their training sessions.
The team will leave on the Congress
sional Limited for Washington
Thursday afternoon. in order to have
a nights rest in the capital before
the opening of the international
matches.
Evening star., 1921-11-15
new YORK BANS PEsEK
FOR ROUGHING PLESTINA

NEW YORK. November 15.-Local
promoters of last nights wrestling bout
between John Pesek of Nebraska and
Marin Plestina. Serbian. have been or
dered by the state athletic commission
to hold the Nebraskan's share of the
purse. Pesek was disqualified for rough
tactics and forever barred from wrest-
ling activity in this state.
Plestina was awarded the first fall on
a foul after eleven minutes and nine
teen seconds Of wrestling. when Pesek
ignored the referees warnings to desist
from his savage attack. The Nebraskan
and at the end of twenty-four minutes
and four seconds Plestina was awarded
another fall.
Members Of the athletic commission
then overruled the referee and ordered
the match resumed until a legitimate
fall was gained. Pesek again resorted
to gouging, the bout was stopped and
the decision awarded to Plestina.
Evening star., 1921-11-15
BYERS PICKED TO HEAD
U.S.. GOLF ASSOCIATION

NEW YORK. November Isl.
Frederick Ryers of Pittsburgh is the
choice of the nominating committee
of the United States Golf Associa-
tion to serve as president of the
organization next year Numerous
changes are noted in the list of nom-
nations which have been announced
by Secretary Wyant d. Vanderpool.
Howard F. Whitney. who is now
finishing one term as president of
the L.. S. G.. A.. declined To accept
reelection. though it is customary
to serve two terms Whitney was
secretary for six years before taking
over the executive duties and he felt
that seven successive years of activ-
ity entitled him to a respite from
official duties.
In the choice of Byers the COM
mittee feels that it has selected
man fully acquainted with the work
and one whose capability assures
Byers has served the past two years
called upon to perform the duties
which will devolve upon him in his
new position.
Vanderpool, who is finishing a term
as &ecretary. has been named for
one of the vice presidencies and the
other goes to Robert A. Gardner of
Chicago, who now fills the position.
Cornelius S. Lee of Tuxedo succeeds
to the secretaryship and Edward S.
Moore of the National Links will
be the new treasurer, succeeding
Mortimer Buckner. who held the po-
sition for a number Of years.
Evening star., 1921-11-15
AQUATIC TEAMS OFFER
LONE GAME SATURDAY

Only one foot ball game is listed
for the District for Saturday. This is
the annual combat between the Poto-
mac Boat Club and the Washington
Canoe Club. which will be played at
American League Park. Proceeds
from the contest will go to help sus-
tain water sports during the summer
months.
While the game is primarily to OBJ
tain cash essential to aiding aquatic
competition, it will be no slipshod
foot ball game. The teams have en-
gendered a rivalry that is as keen as
that which exists among college elev-
ems, both have fine material and both
have spent six weeks in preparation
for the contest under the direction of
capab BILE coaches.
Two giants will be seen in action
in the game. Fred Bamman. $50
pound Canoe Club tackle. who was
all-American while at Princeton, VIII
play opposite Big" Supplee, 225-
pound Boat Club player. who was for
merly a star for Tech High.
Evening star., 1921-11-15
STAN zBySzK0 WILLING
TO WRESTLE PLEST|NA

BOISE, Idaho, November 15.-Stanis-
laus Zbyszko. worlds heavyweight
wrestling champion, will be open to a
match with Martin Plestina. who last
n'Cht was'awarded a decision over John
PSsek at New York. If Plestina issues L
challenge. Jack Herman, manager of
ZS"szko. made this announcement
when informed of Plestina's New York
victory.
Herman said that the only thing as
far as he Is concerned which has pre-
vented a previous match is that Plestina
had not yet demonstrated his superiority
over Caddock. Pesek and others near
to the wrestling championship
Zbyszko defeated Jack Taylor of
Wyoming in straight falls here last
night. 1t required one hour, twenty
one minute and six seconds for the Pole
to pin the rancher's shoulders to the
mat, the first time with a head lock.
The second fall was won in ten minutes
ten seconds with a reverse flying mare.
Evening star., 1921-11-15
HARVARD LOSES A PAIR
OF FSECOND-SJR|NG ENDS

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. November Is
DR.. Nichols has definitely decided
that neither Field nor Janin, second
string ends, can be of use in Har-
wards foot ball battle with Yale Sat
urday. Both men have turned In their
uniforms. Janin finishing his career
in the college game, but Field has
still another year.
In order to bolster up the situation
at end, Coach Fisher drew another
wing man from the second team.
Hill is the fifth member of the scrubs
to receive promotion.
Rain did not hinder practice yes
terday. although Groundkeeper En-
right would not permit the squad to
work in the stadium. After long
blackboard talk dealing with the
Yale-Princeton game, the varsity
went outdoors to one side OF the field
and. after tackling the dummy. kick
ing and a few other stunts. opposed
the second team which used Yale
plays. Tackling was barred and the
men We're not encouraged to play
too hard.
Evening star., 1921-11-15
Yale Game to Set Record
for Attendance at Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, November 15.-
All attendance records at the
Harvard stadium. first to be
built Of the athletic amphi-
theaters in this country, with he
broken Saturday, when approx
tmately S5.OOO persons will see
Harvard and Ynle in their an
nunl foot ball game. This In
about 2.Ot,O more than have been
In the stadium At one time be-
fore. The receipts will exceed
$1SO,tO0. More than 5000 an.
plicatiOns for seats were denied.
When the teams nrst met In tue
stadium in 1908, the attendance
was 3S.4OO. Extra seats of
wood have been built In Mt
every possible space and cram
ny OF the Atadiam, along the
running track below, and under
and over the covered colonnade
above.
Evening star., 1921-11-15
35 GOLFERS CONTESTlNG
IN CHEVY CHASE Event

Thirty-five members of the Seniors
Golf Association of the Chevy Chase
Club are playing today in an eight
een-hole handicap medal play event.
Among the entrants are Speaker Gill
|lette Of the House and Senator Frank
E. kellogg of Minnesota The entries
and handicaps follow:
David S. Barry t1s,. Charles J. Bell t25l.
Vernon Booth l6). J. II; 8rickenstein (!o,.
f. X. Campbell t2O): Whitman Cross 90.
II r. Davidson C2). John Dalzell t23), G. F.
Elliott COZ, F. H: Gillette l15). Harry A.
ellis (sI. J. H. Gore uS!. J; H; Gordon @ @t2sl,
Frank B. Kellogg l5>. Rudolph Kaufman
t2O1. C. A. Kenyon us). T. n. McAioy Col.
q. Browne Miller uO). J. n; Marshall 1sl.
=. W. Parker u5l. Herbert Putnam 14i. 9.
{. Perkins (20). Mahlon Pitney us). F; n.
Savage (2Ol, J. NJ. sterrett ca: g: schoiie
(15I. W. s: Smith t25); Frank sutton caS,. S,
T: ". Gregory t1O). Arthur W. Dunn uo).
NJ e. Gates (16).
Evening star., 1921-11-15
CENTRE-HARYARD GAME
IN 1922 ON OCTOBER q

DANVILLE. KY, November IS
Center's foot ball team will play Har-
ward on October 21, 1922, one week
earlier than the game was played this
year. Centre officials announced to-
day that acceptance Of Harvard's in
vitation, received yesterday. will go
forward within a short time.
In extending the invitation, Fred
Moore. graduate manager. explained
the advance in the date by saying
Centre and Princeton are too much
for Harvard on successive Saturdays"
Invitations for games also have been
received by Centre from the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, Fordham and
Northwestern. Chicago interests are
said to be seeking a game between
Notre Dame and Centre for Chic go.
Two or three of the games probably
will be scheduled, it was announced
Evening star., 1921-11-15
Blair to Play for Yale.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, November
15.-Head Coach Jones sent an i'm
promptu Eli varsity eleven against
the scrubs yesterday which contained
only Cross and Neidlinger. who
played against Princeton. Blair. who
would have been at left end but for
an injured shoulder. returned to the
scrimmage and Trainer Mack assert
ed that he was ready to take part
in the Harvard game.
Capt Aldrich, O'Hearn and Jordan
were the only regulars who did not
report, but Mack said that all three
would be on hand. None of them Is
injured.
! The varsity signal lineup brought
out Human and Sturm at end, Into
and Quaile at tackle. Cruikshank and
Guernsey as guards. Lands center.
Beckett quarter, Knapp and wight
halfbacks and Mallory fullback.
Diller was present. but rested be-
cause of a slight muscle bruise.
Evening star., 1921-11-15
Ultra-Slow Movies Help
Coaches of Crews at Yale

The iden Of "seeing ourselves
aS others see us" is the latest
method for finding the flaws
and learning correct strOking
Of the Yale crews. Yesterday
afternoon crew practice was
featured by Head Coach Cor
derry having ultra-slovv motion
pictures taken Of the first and
second shells in action. The
films will be shown before n
gathering Of the crews and crit
icism made ON the form dis.
played.
Evening star., 1921-11-15
30 McMILLIN MAY PLAY
HERE AGAINST PRO TEAM

Followers of pro foot ball in Wash
ington may see Bo McMillin, star of
Centre Colleges famous gridiron ma
chine, in action here before Christ
mas. according to Tim Jordan, head
Of the local professional eleven. The
of Evansville. Ind, is reported to
have signed McMillin and Jordan now
is negotiating for a game with the
Hoosiers.
McMillin is expected to join the In
diana aggregation Immediately after
the close of the Centre schedule.
Evening star., 1921-11-15


The Army began to show some real
come back against Villa Nova. Dart
mouth saw victory snatched from
their grasp in the last period by He1s-
mans fighting aggregation from
Pennsylvania. Lafayette continued on
with it's star. Bowser. took fall
out of Gettysburg. The Williams
eleven avenged itself on Am
herst. Lehigh showed well against
Lebanon Valley, although i is still
likely to be trimmed by the powerful
Lafayette team.
Nebraska Fulfilled Expectations.
Swarthmore had mucn more OF a
handful than was looked for in johns
Hopkins. but got away with a to y
score. Nebraska simply smothered
Kansas, as was expected, and Detroit
put Marietta on the shelf. Missouri
cleaned up Oki,ino.nA. Wisconsin had
bad afternoon with Michigan for
7-to-7 tie. which probably puts Wis
consin out of chance for first place
conference honors, leaving Iowa and
Ohio State tied at tie top. i'll AL
proba bility. Chicago beat Zuppke's
Illinois men and Notre Dame ran. riot
over the Haskell Indians, as did Iowa
over the Indians. Virs; m
Institute took still another tumble
from its high position OF las, "a.
going Gown to defeat at the h ndS OF
Kentucky. Centre smashed Donahue's
auburn ''even. as dlu georgia IecL
the Georgetown crowd, while West
Virginia took the measure of their
neighbors from Virginia.
Vanderbilt surprised followers of
southern foot ball by playing Georgia
Colorado and Utah played a scoreless
tie. and Whittier won in the confer
ence college championship of Southern
California by defeating Pomona.
In whatever section of the country
the reader may dwell. the next three
foot ball dates will yield him an op-
portunity to see and measure horde
of gridiron stars. 0t the ends. Swan
son of Nebraska. Roberts of Centre.
Anderson and kiley OF Notre Dame.
Muller of California. Munns of Cor
nell. Crister of Chicago and Meyers of
Ohio State are a few. Among the
star tackles are: Slater of Iowa, Into
of Yale. Mcmahon OF Pennsylvania
State, Ellis of Detroit. McMillin Of
California. Mcclure of Chicago. King
Among the star guards are Baer OF
Pennsylvania State, Schwab of La
fayette. Pixley and Trott of Ohio
State, Redmon of Chicago, Pucbik af
Nebraska and Brown of Harvard. The
outstanding centers are Stein of Pitt.
Bunge of Wisconsin. Day of Georgia.
King of Chicago. Connolly of Swarth-
more, Wick of Michigan and Cation OF
Auburn.
Many star Backheld Men. 4
There Is. indeed. a rich field of quar-
terbacks with Killinger Of Pennsyl-
vania State. A. Devine of Iowa. Nc
Millin of Centre, OHearn of Yale,
Halloran of Pittsburgh. Erb of
fornia, Schandleman Of Stan.o -.
Romney of Chicago. Buell. of Harvard.
Lewis of Missouri and Tiernan of the
University of South Carolina.
But when it comes to the backfeld
St is crowded and running over with
-tars of the first magnitude. There
are: Aldrich of Yale, Fits of Har-
ward, Barcrett and Koehler of Navy,
Kaw of Cornell. French of West
Point, Owen Of Harvard. Thomas of
Chicago, Irving of Idaho, Barron Of
Georgia Tech. Brewer Of Maryland.
Evening star., 1921-11-15
Army Begins Hard Work.

WEST POINT. N. Y, November 15.-
The Army squad was hard at work to-
day in preparation for its game on No
vember rs with the Navy. The usual
Chalk talk" In the gymnasium. a aight
ing and passing practice were on the
days program. ts-~
Efforts are being made to perfect the
Army attack, which appeared ragged
and somewhat Inconsistent in the game
with the light Villanova eleven. The
Army punting was far from satisfactory
last Saturday, and some time is being
devoted to the kicking members Of the
squad. ,.-.rt
Evening star., 1921-11-15
Tigers Lose Six Letter
Men of 1921 Grid Team

PRINCETON, y. j., November
15,-Six members of PrincetOn'x
football team who earned their
letters will he graduated In
June and ten have mt least one
more year Of intercollegiate
football ahead Of them. Those
to he graduated are keck,
LOurie, Gnrrity. l.. StinxOn,
Hooper and Wittmer. Those
available for next season are
Baker. Snively. Scott, Rutan,
Won Schilling, LipxcOmb. II.
StfnxOn, EuVer, Cleaves and Gill
roy.
Evening star., 1921-11-15
CENTRAL GRlDlRON TEAMS
WILL BE BUSY THIS WEEK

Foot ball teams of Central High
School are busy this week. Their
representative eleven is meeting
Western in a high school champion
ship series match that was - 1uled
to start at 3:15 o'clock this afternoon
and will play the University Of Mary
land freshmen Friday. CentraIs 13a-
pound team will be opposed oy the
games will be played in Central sta
dium.
A Central victory today would give
that school the championship with
a clean slate. A win for Western
would place it upon even terms with
the Blue and White.
Evening star., 1921-11-15
INDEPENDENT ELEVENS
virginia Athletic Club. undefeate

virginia Athletic Club. undefeated
this season, wants games. Teams in
terested should communicate with c.
E. Wilburn, 406 South Lee street.
Alexandria, Va.
Trinity Athletic Club would like to
arrange contests with 100-pound
elevens For engagements telephone
Manager Norman Hilleary, West 1857.
Mohawk Juniors, 135-pounders. de-
sire engagements. Challenges will be
received by ]. NJ. HantzmaR. 312 Mary
land avenue northeast, or over tele-
phone Lincoln 1887.
Emerald Athletic Club is ready for
more games with 130-pound teams.
For dates call Bob Cole over tele-
phone West $50.
Aurora Midgets are casting about
for engagements with S5-pound elev-
ems. Telephone challenges to Lincoln
2429.
Arlington Athletic Club will enter
tain the Seaman Gunners on the field
at Arlington. Va, Sunday afternoon.
Play viii start at 8 o'clock.