The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1921-02-25
BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

BY SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
Bismarck. N. D.-The tempest
stirred up by the I. v. A. wreckers
is still lashing it's fury around the
Bank of North Dakota and yet that
institution stands as solid as the
Rock of Gibralter in the midst OF
the storm. s teAr 3
1t may take some time for the
wreckers to learn that the Bank
cannot be destroyed by any indi-
vidual or combination of individ-
uals or corporations but that it will
remain solvent and continue to dc
business unless its function is
changed by legislative enactment
The outstanding feature of the
mast week has been the comedy OF
premeditated errors staged at the
Burleigh county court house In the
forenoon of each dav by the l. V.
A!"s and the complete reversal OF
the plot at the hearings by the
Senate committee, in the Senate
Chamber in the afternoons.
FIGURES DON'T LIE, but
B At the court house it has been
clearly proven that figures can be
made to lie If the right kind of
liars are doing the figuring, while
in the Senate Chamber it is proven
that the Bank of North Dakota is
perfectly safe and sound ii either
the Bishop, Brissman or the Equit-
able Audit company's report is TAX
en- as conclusive. s''.S =
But the I. V. A.. Attorneys, Muir
ply and Sullivan, are going beyono
the audit reports and by innuendo
and half truths, told by Sprejudiced
witnesses, are creating the impress
sion that even the Bishop, Briss>
man report is false and misleading
and no credit can be placed therein.
BRINTON ''STAle" WITNESS
J. w. Brinton has been placed
upon the stand by both the House
committee and the Senate commit
tee. Before the former committee
Job Loudly charged F.. w. Cathro
and VIM. Lemke with embezzle-
ment of Bank OF 81 North Dakota's
funds which he charged them with
having sent to the Scandinavian
American Bank OF Fargo to- be
loaned out to various League enter
prises.
Before the Senate committee he
squirmed and wriggled like an eel
under the fire of cross questioning
and failed to make single direct
statements under which he could be
held for slander of honorable men:
However. he has been arrested
and charged with perjury and II
may yet be that he will, get the
punishment he deserves for his ma
lieious attacks on an institution
which lis part of the great peoples
program which he still claims to be,
supporting
One Of the most amusing acts lin
the $I.SS " y A. farce was sthe appear
ance on the stand last Friday af-
ternoon OF IS. Ellis and Lee Cowell,
members OF the board of directors
OF the Security National Bank Of
valley City, who had been called
here to 'stestify" as to an alleged
deal entered into by the Bank OF
North Dakota and A. Townley
Whereby the Valley City bank wsls
to advance money to carry on the
Nonpart tisan League political CON- m &
ND31&n W1L0sS IH9 suHuS oldlluAn6 1AHS
any funds it. advanced were to be
covered by red eposits from the
Bank Of North Oak ota. Z:
1t developed when these wit
snesses were called by the Senate
committee in the afternoon that
they had no personal knowled get Of
any deaI entered into between Y.
e. Townley and their bank and that
the person who figured in the al
legged transact ction, in behalf Of the
bank, Of Valley City, was lanes
Grady, president Of the bank, who
is now at Hot Springs, Arkansas,
and safely beyond the reach of any
subpoena that might be served on on l
him for this hearing. It developer
further that the Bank 2Of North Da-
kota had at no time increased Its
redeposfts with the Valley City
bank above the amount In that
hank long before the alleged trans
action was entered into. Il deyel-i
oped further that the Bank at Val.
ley City had iishonored 9 draft