Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-28

working fifteen to sixteen hours q day
and he should be able to dOstfe same.
The senate committee sent for this
long before he appeared here and
tried to get him here and he never
came until he came in response to al
telegram as shown by Mr.. Murphy's
statements in court here. and he was
the man who audited the Drake mill.
and claims to know something about
the audit in the Bank of North ,Da-
kota. and the senate committee is just
as much interested in hearing his, tes-
timony as anything else: The senate
had been unable to get Mr..
Bishop to come here.
Mr.. Murphy: I insist that this nan
requested to sit down and let u.s.
proceed We know what the facts are
and they have been trying to keep
this auditor away frcm this work. 1t
has been going on ever since he came
here, and long before that. For two
or three weeks prior to that, when
Mr.. Lee was here. we were trying to
ct those records and got nothing ex-
cept personal pronoun "I's."
Mr.. Paddock: When did you make
that first demand OH
MIR. Sullivan: oh, go on over and
sit down.
Mr.. Shipley: l move that the mar
shall be directed to eject MIR. Paddock
/ 1 OLlI lIlc TOOI1 unless HC ldkeS Ills
seat n keeps 1t.
Mr.. Freeman: l second the, mo-
ton.
Roll Call.
On roll call, all members voted aye,
and the motion vas declared passed.
MI. Chairman: MIR. Marshal you
will see that Mr.. Paddock takes his
seat and keeps it.
Ebbcrt Called.
G. A. Gilbert, having been called as
q witness. was duty sworn, n testi-
fed as follows:
Examination by Mr.. Murphy:
Q. What is your name?
A.. G.. A. Gilbert.
O.. Where do o live? ~.
"A. Minot. North Dakota.
9. What is your business?
A. Banking.
c.. With what bank are you con-
nected?
A. First Farmers Bank of Minot.
Q. How long have you been con-
nected with that bank? f
/, A. Just about a year.
Q. You commenced sometime in
February, 1920?
A. The first of March.
! @. You have been there in hat
bank ever since. in the capacity of
6C1lOk a xldx1d6Ck VI Ill
@. And who is the president Of
that bank?
A. Anthony Walton.
G.. He has been during all that
period?
A. Yes. sir.
Q.aMr. Walton is likewise connect
ed with the Equity Cooperative Pack
ing plant at Fargo?
A. Yes. sir.
@. And is a director, is he not?
A.. Yes. sir.
Q. And has been during all the pc
Rod which 1 have covered?
A. Yes. sir.
The Packing Company Note.
@. Now. the records Of the Bank
1920. show a re-discount by the First
Farmers Bank of Minot with the
Bank Of North Dakota, of h follow
ing note-note dated 5th OF June,
1920. due on demand, made by the
Equity cooperative Packing cor
pany, secured by note to same by
same. dated 18th day of March 1920,
and due June /, 1920, for $4,000. at
seven per cent. Do you recall that
note?
A. Yes. sir. 1 do.
@. The first you heard of it was
from Mr.. Walton. was it not?
A. Yes. sir. I believe it was.
c.. He returned from a meeting OF
the Equity Cooperative Packing COM
pany in Fargo with h note?
A. I am not so sure whether he
formation from the best of my recol.
lection came from hat source. A.
@. Do you remember when the
note came to the First Farmers
Bank?
A. Shortly thereafter. I rather
think it came by mail.
@. 1t was submitted to you as gen.
eral manager for investigation?
A. Yes, sir.
first spoke to O about it did he in
form you as to n arrangements
which had been made with the Banh
of North Dakota to take care of it?
A. He told me something about it
@. What did he tell you?
A. That the Packing company hat
made some arrangements. or rathe,
the board of directors of the Packin.
company lac made arrangement
North Dakota that we could re-dis
count it with the Bank of North Da
kota.
@. Then. subsequently,. did 20,
take the matter up with some Officer
Of the Bank of North Dakota?
A.. I did. Il
@. Who was that man. do o re
member?
A. To the best of my recollection
I think it was Mr.. McAneney.
@. The director of credits? r.
: A. Yes. sir.
@. And that arrangement was car
5 ried out; was it? q.
A. Yes. sir.
. @. And the note of the Equity Co
operative Packing company was sen
t down to the Bank of North Dakot;
8 and ~re-discounted.
@. And you got your money back
[ A.. Yes. sir.
, EDUCATORS TO MEET.
Columbus, O., Feb. 28.-Many note
, educators will address the winter con
{. ference of the national congress o
Mothers and Parent-Teachers' associ
alton to be held March 3 at Atlanti
City.
Julia Wade Abbott Of the Unite
States bureau of education will tall
= on. What the School Owes tn