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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-09-23
SOVIET DEVISING
PLAN TO PAY UP

CoNTiNuEp FROM FACE ONE)
Hlry 90 improve the agriculture.
as a rule We mail want lSng
time credits at least five years and
longer for larger sums
Tho question Of national leads
VIII arIs" when we sit az the green
table with France and England 10
arrange our state debt. We have
already offered ores ana naphtha
concessions.
'lt i4 unnecessary for sllcemcn
and purchasing agents to come to
Russia. We find % better market
and moro competition in buying and
selling iu such places as Berlin.
whore the PURCHASING agent has fun
powers Hut serious minded bust
ness men. working ON a great scale.
such as Washington -. Vanderiip,
are welcome I'm Russia
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which we do not honor are being reg
istered and will draw 6 per cent in
terest until called for payment. We do
not anticipate that this condition will
continue any great length of time,
however we hope that the treasurers
will cooperate with the bank for a
temporary time until money matters
will come back to a normal condition.
We might further state that the rea-
son for this action by the Industrial
Commission is due to the fact that the
private banks throughout the state
are unable to meet their obligation
due the Bank of North Dakota due to
the financial conditions at this time.
Hoping my explanation Of this mat
ter will enable you to understand the
situation, we are
Yours very truly,
N. Lloyd Lillestrand,
NLL-LP Bookkeeping Department.
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institutions will not permit their par
ticular graft to suffer and the Ives
can not afford to antagonize their
friends, in advance Of the coming re-
call election, besides. So if any one
has to suffer it will be the institutions
in which the common people are inter-
ested such as the common schools out
in the country districts. The children
Of the farms will probably be among
those who will have to respond to the
newly awakened Ivie desire for econ.
omy
But there is no desire for economy
manifested by those who are staging
the farce in the court room of the
Burleigh county court house. And they
are putting on very mediocre per-
formance considering the cost. Much
better talent ought to be acquired for
the money. But they have not the
talent. So we have wearisome repe-
tition on Brintons, Waters etc. whose
little piece has been spoken 50 often
that the most Of us are tired Of hear
ing It. By ending this opera bouffe
the Ivies could practice economy il
an effective and desirable manner IN
deed. But it won't be done.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-03
Summer Fallow and Fight"
WILLIAM BEATON

William Beaton, son of Mr. Duncan
Beaton of Bottineau, died at Rochest-
er, Minn., Friday morning, February,
25th., where he had gone from his
home in Montana, to submit to an op-
Grafton for stomach trouble.
Mr.. Beaton was born in Ontario and
was nearly thirty-six years Of age at
the time of death. He~came here with
his parents in 1885 where he resided
for several years going from here to
Montana, where he was employed on
the railroad.
Deceased leaves to mourn his loss,
his wife and five children, his father,
four sisters and seven brothers. His
mother having died several years ago.
The funeral was held from the Pres
byterian church in this city, Tuesday
afternoon, Rev. Crouch officiating.
The Oddfellows attended the funeral
in body, the deceased being a men,
Der of the Order.
The Courant extends sympathy to
the bereaved relatives.
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[ v A Recall Stirs
Farmers; Go Down
The Line!---Is Crv

force the recall the farmers will sum-
mer fallow and fight.
w A. Divided
Division among the I. V. A. ranks
in Bismarck on the recall indicates
that all of the anti-farmer politicians
are not in favor of the move of the
handful of office-hunger bosses. Es-
pecially are the I. V. A state officials
opposed to the recall, scared out at
the determination of the farmers to
make the election general one.
They know that the business men of
the small towns will no longer be so
foolish as to spend their money in an
effort to put the robbers of the farm
ers in office. Most of the business
men have had lesson in the last few
months and hundreds Of them who
formerly fought the League are now
writing to League officials declaring
their willingness to fight for it, if the
railroad gang forces the recall.
That the l. V. A. is to secure it's
funds from the railroads is apparent
by the railroad propaganda sent out
by Two Bit Nelson, secretary of tho
organization, disparaging the efforts
of Attorney General William Lemke
in fighting the railroad rate case; and
further ty the general tone of sup
porting comment in the I. V. A. kept
country press knocking the states
fight against increased rates.
Remember the slogan: "SUMMER
FALLOW AND FIGHT!"
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DEATH OF MOTHER GILBERT

Sunday morning at 500 A. M, oc-
Cured the death of Mother Gilbert of
st. Andrews hospital. The cause of
death being cancer Of the liver, from
which deceased suffered for several
months.
Mother Gilbert came here in 1918
from Broons, France, and at the time
of death was Al years old.
Mother Gilbert has been at the head
of the local hospital since the institu-
tion was first started, and it was
largely through her efforts that the
new hospital was built.
The funeral was held yesterday at
1000 A. M. from the local Catholic
church, Fathers Andrieux, Campeau
of Willow City and Eggelston of
Westhope officiating.
A sister Of the deceased, Sister St.
Luke of Oakwood, N. D., was here to
attend the funeral
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-03
HIGH SCHOOL TO TOURNAMENT

The Bottineau High School basket
ball team left this morning for Minot
where they will take part in the dis
trict tournament and local supporters
are confident Bottineau will this year
"bring home the bacon"
During the last week Bottineau high
won games from two of the fastest
teams in the western part Of the state,
Kenmare and Bowbells and should our
team get anything like an even break
at Minot, they stand good chance Of
getting into the state tournament to
be held in about two weeks.
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B0TT|NEAU LEGION
TEAM TRIMS RUGBY
RUGBY BASKET BALL QUINT TO
PLAY LEGION TEAM HERE
TOMORROW NIGHT

The Bottineau American Legion
Team yesterday went to Rugby and
last evening trimmed the fast legion
Team of Rugby in a game of basket
ball with score of SO to "a.
But few days ago Rugby issued
challenge through the Grand Forks
Herald to any Legion team in the
state, and particularly :Minot, but be-
fore the ink had really time to dry
Manager Leveille of the Bottineau
team telephoned Rugby that Botti-
neau would accept their challenge and
meet them any time, any place and
under any condition. Rugby did not
accept at once but talked the matter
over among themselves for a couple
days and then invited Bottineau team
to play Rugby and the score of So to
"a was the result. A return game is
scheduled for Bottineau> tomorrow
(Friday) night at the high school
gymnasium.
If Rugby still figures they have
some show of winning from the Minot
Legion Team then-Bottineau can feel
that Minot would be easy picking.
Bottineau fans would like to see a
game with Minot and hope that
game can be scheduled soon.
The local Legion has written to Mi
not for game but up to the time Of
going to press no acceptance has been
received.
The Bottineau team has played
three games to date, winning. them
all, with total points of 1T to their
opponents so OF by a margin of better
than to 1. Can Minot make similar
showing?
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BY G.. X. GummersOn

Bismarck, N. D.-"SUMMER FAIL
LOW AND FIGHTw
This is the answer of the farmers of
North Dakota to the politicians Of
the Ivabund who have announced that
a recall election will be held
"Boys, we're going down the line.
Well summer fallow and fight!" was
the way the farmer legislators in Bis
marck greeted the news of the special
privilege rcall.
"Going down the line" means bat
tie to finish. Here are some of the
things the farmers are going down
the line on.
They're going down the line to raise
battle fund of $15O,000 to 100000
to meet the half million or more the
railroads will pour into the state to
defeat the peoples program.
They're going down the line and
recall every I. V. A. public official
who is opposed to the industrial pro-
gram.
They're going down the line and
publish the names of all signers to
the recall petitions, first to find out
who stands on the side of special priv
ilege; second to prevent the I. V. A.
from forging names as they have done
in the past. -
They're going down the line to show
the interests that without the wealth
the farmers produce there can be no
prosperity. If the special interests
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the subject of Ivie investigation dur
ing the week. Attorney Paddock, of
the Industrial Commission, testified
that he had arranged for the publicity
carried in the full page ADVERTISE
ments now appearing in the various
newspapers of the state. That he had
engaged Rex Large, newspaper man
of experience to write the ADVERTISE
ments and that the expense was be-
ing paid by the Industrial Commits
sion by authority of law conferred up
on it in the act creating the commits
sion. Mr.. Paddock also testified that,
so far, only three dailies in the state
had refused to accept the advertising.
They are the Fargo Forum, the Grand
Forks Herald and the Mandan Pho
neer.
Percy Trubshaw Cornered
One of the most amusing Incidents
Of the Senate committee hearings was
the debut Of Percy Trubshaw, of the
Valley City Times Courier upon the
witness stand. "Poicy" did not appear
at all pleased at thus having the lime
light thus turned upon him. He did
not feel half as brave and heroic as he
did when he sat in his sactum in
Valley City and wrote two of the rot
tenest articles appearing during the
recent campaign attacking Governor
Frazier and Manager Cathro of the
Bank Of North Dakota. In that article
he had denounced both the governor
and Mr.. Cathro as crooks and tools.
In one article he had stated that a
prominent" woman in Valley City
had overheard a telephone communi-
cation between officials of the Secur-
ity Bank Of Valley City and the Bank
of North Dakota wherein arrange
,nents had been made to have the
League paper" in the Valley City
bank taken care of by the State Bank,
but when "Poicy" was asked to name
tie lady he was forced to admit that
there was no such female. She was al
so child of his fertile fancy.
Budget Bill Before House
Senate Bill No. 25, carrying the
budget for the state departments for
the coming two years is now being
threshed out in the House appropria-
tons committee. AS originally intro
,duced in the Senate it carried approp-
riations in the sum Of $8,5O6, ,794.85.
The Senate committee reduced this to
S8,463, ,228.O3 As left bv the Senate
upon third reading and final passage
it had been increased $4,000 by
amendments made by senator's on the
floor and it reached the House carry
ing the sum Of $8,746, ,639.85 The Ives
are now boasting that the House will
reduce this sum q million dollars
before it gets through with the bill.
Which is interesting if true. It will be
interesting to see where the slash is
to begin and what institutions are to
suffer thereby. The cities having state
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-03
By Olof Ribb

The Bank of North Dakota has
withstood another week Of comic war
fare, by the Murphy-Sulhvan troupe
of Comedians, now holding the boards
at the Burleigh county court house,
who are daily sticking out their ton
CUES and making faces at the insti
tuition. It is becoming very cheap
and commonplace farce but the few
undeyeloped minds in the crowd,
which constitute the I. V. AS think it
a most thrilling performance and en-
Joy the serio-comic tragedy immense
ly.
Nv. A. Accountant Refutes Lie
"Dope" was furnished at the house
hearings to give the kept press ex-
cuse to come out with startling head
lines to the effect that the Bank of
North Dakota was short in it's re-
serve or liquid assets to the extent of.
$2,197,269. This absurd and malicious
lie was refuted in the hearing by the
Senate committee by placing H. L.
Aultman on the stand. He is one of
the Bishop-Brissman accountants who
examined the Bank of North Dakota.
Aultman was shown statement of
the First National Bank of Fargo, the
largest institution in the state outside
of the Bank of North Dakota, and he
admitted the statement showed the
First National Bank to be. short ST.
923,614.O3, in it's legal reserve if fig
ured on the same basis as the Forum
had figured the standing of the Bank
of North Dakota.
Banks Can't Pay Drafts
All the talk about the insolvency
of the Bank Of North Dakota arises
from the fact that its redeposit banks
thruout the state are unable to meet
the drafts made upon them by the
state institution. If these banks are
forced to meet these withdrawals it
will mean that they and not the Bank
Of North Dakota will have the doors
closed. To date 434 of these banks
have failed to honor drafts made upon
them. |
Some of these drafts have been for
sums as low as $500 when they had
as much as five or six thousand on
redeposit with them. These banks
are not all in the western part Of the
state either. For instance, the banks
in Barnes county have on redeposit
$18,901.74 in public funds, more than
originated in that county and banks
in that county have been unable to
meet drafts made upon them.
In the counties Of Sargent, Grant
and Burke political opponents Of the
state industrial program have pre-
vailed upon the county commissioners
and others in charge Of public funds
!. to start garnishment proceedings in
order to prevent the Bank Of North
Dakota from withdrawing public funds
from the different banks in those
x.counties. ss.s..:
Thus, from all sides the hank is as
sailed in order to inpuen its credit
md destroy the confidence Of the pub
lie ia its stability Banks throughout
the state are refusing 10 accept checks
upon the bank Of North Dakota.
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to the League but there were two he
had not yet been paid for and they
were a Cadallic sold to J. R, Waters
and a Winton "six" sold to J. w.
Brinton.
He had also sold Buick to William
Lemke and Mr.. Lemke paid for the
car partly in cash and the balance in
ihstallments and the car was now
fully paid for.
TAuto" Paper Explained
In addition to this "crime" however
Mr.. Starry was found to be accessory
to the further one of having some of
his paper re-discounted with the Bank
of North Dakota. He had not done
the rediscounting himself but it had
been done by the local banks with
which he had business transactions.
And since he sold lot of automobiles
he did a lot of business and needed
considerable money at times. The
local banks Accommodated him and if
they rediscounted his paper it was
done in the ordinary course of busi-
ness and there was nothing secret or
criminal about it.
But to the keen and analytical Ivie
minds the fact that he had sold cars
to League organizers before the Bank
of North Dakota was ever dreamed Of
of course established the fact that
there must be something hidden and
sinister in all his banking transac-
tions. One of the things that he testi-
fled to, by the way, was the fact that
none of his paper had found it's way
ino the Bank of North Dakota since
Mr.. Cathro had become manager. J. R..
Waters was in charge at the time his
notes were rediscounted there.
Inquisitive Tactics
AS a sample of the way the I've in
QUESTION is carried on we may cite the
testimony given by G. A. Ebbert, man
ager Of the First Farmers Bank Of
Minot, who was called to testify re-
garding loan made by that institu-
tion to the Equity Packing plant in
the sum of $4,000 which paper had
afterward been rediscounted in the
Bank of North Dakota. Mr.. Ebbert
was not permitted, to testify to the
fact that this loan has now been paid
in full only about $1,000 of the amount
remaining unpaid at the date of the
Bishop -Brissman audit on Dec. 3, the
balance Of the loan being liquidated on
December 8. Thus, by the rankest kind
Of innuenda and suppression Of facts,
the Ivie committee is pursuing its pol
icy Of complete ruin Of the state un-
less its people surrender to the mad
desire Of bunch Of discredited old
gang politicians for political domina-
ton once more.
The advertising campaign now car
ried On by the Industrial Commission
to counteract some Of the poisonous
propaganda Of the Ivie newspapers,
against the state industries, was also
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-03
BOTTINEAU LUTHERAN CHURCH

Next Sunday morning services at
Bottineau Lutheran church 10:45 A.
M. Sunday School at IL M.
Evening service at Bottineau Luth-
eran church 7:30 P. M. Norwegian in
the morning and English in the eve
ming as usual.
The catechumen class will meet at
the church P. M. Saturday. The
choir meets for practice Saturday at
7:3O P. M.
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WHY CHECKS ARE
REFUSED PAYMENT

Following is letter which is self
explanatory and which will be read
with a great deal of interest.
The Bank of North Dakota
Bismarck
February, 24th, 1921.
Mr.. c. M. Tolstad,
Landa, North Dakota.
Dear Sir:
We have your letter of February
10Th in which you make inquiry rel
ative to checks which you have been
advised by the bank at Landa are be-
ing refused by The Bank of North
Dakota. We note that you have re-
ceived check issued to one of your
school teachers on which payment was
refused. However by referring to our
records we are unable to find any en-
try indicating that we have refused
payment on any school teachers
checks issued by you as treasurer Of
the above school district. 1t may be
possible that these checks which you
issued are being returned by some 9TH
er banks before being presented here
for payment as this stunt is continu-
ally being pulled off in order to dis
credit the integrity of the bank in the
eyes of the people. However, we wish
to inform you that on February 18th,
The Bank of North Dakota was in
structed by the Industrial Commission
to refuse payment on checks issued
for other purposes than school teach
ers salaries, fuel, text books and for
transportation as these items are con-
sidered as necessary expenses for the
upkeep of school district. The checks
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-03
Private Banks Not
Able to Pay Debts;
Sabotage on State
THE NEWS. AT A GLANCE

THE NEWS AT A GLANCE
" AS accountant under oath hypothesis" that
Bank of North Dakota is short $2 900 cash bsur
agless ridiculous" and "ntended deceive On basis of
figure twisting First National Bank Fargo shy he de-
show that 43 commercial banks
checks deposits public funds in them by the Bank
North Dakota More than half banks declared be nsovent
Audit of Bishop Bssman Company charges Drake mill
with loaned credit
United Stores with $95, 900 payment for flour.
committee refuse let witnesses testify
ed in of Dakota has
A. again blackmaer
material in calling Jim Waters to "testify!"
Valley City bank cashier directors who testified "
taken No foated thru
l. A. doctored audit Investigation" report
circulation recall
pense Investigation" of 100000
Investigating industries ubpoenaed
Of their what
conspiracy wreck industrial ogram.
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Sabotage State Institution

Inc First National Bank OF Bis
marck was the first institution to
start the practice here but its action
was not merely a refusal relationship
with the state institution and is SIM
ply ignoring it's existence.
This is c.. B. Little's bank and he is
living up to his name. He was one of
the last of the bankers to approach
the League lawmakers with COM
promise proposition and he is simply
venting his spite upon those who re-
fused to assent to the compromise.
Valley City Bankers Lied
The effort to prove that the Bank
of North Dakota has been made the
dumping ground for questionable pa
per wherewith to finance League en-
terprises have continued throughout
the week and has failed miserably.
The Valley City Bank loan, to five
Nonpartisan League farmers came out
for another airing, when Assistant
Cashier Foucks Of the Security Ma
tional bank was placed upon the stand
and testified positively that there had
been on money redeposited with his
bank by the Bank of North Dakota
to offset the loan made to the farmers
and to his knowledge no such ar
rangement had ever been entered into
by, the Bank of North Dakota.
This was in direct contradiction to
statements made upon the stand by
Lee Cowell, chairman of the board of
directors of the bank, and S. B. Elkis,
another member Of the banks official
family. Mr.. Foucks testified that
drafts in the sum of five three and
two thousand dollars made upon his
bank at different times by the Bank
of North Dakota had been dishonored
upon instructions by James Grady,
president of the bank: He is the gen.
tleman responsible for the rumor that
an agreement had been entered into
with the Bank of North Dakota, that
drafts made by it upon his institution
need not be honored unlss he felt dis
posed to permit it.
Grady Beat It
Mr.. Grady is now alternating at
Hot Springs, Ark, and as a bit Of tes-
timony as to his reputation at home
we cite a remark made by Senator
Ployhar, Of Valley City, who is a
member Of the Senate investigating
committee. The Senator was over
heard to remark that he "would not
trust that man Grady any farther
than he could throw bull by the tail.''
Another tangle Of the same line of
attack on the bank appeared in the
Ivie committee hearing in the Bur-
leigh court room when B. II Starry, Of
the Conway Storage company, was
placed upon the stand. It developed
that Mr.. Starry had been guilty Of the
atrocious crime of selling automobiles
to the Nonpartisan League in the days
when it was young and had no cash
but was compelled to tender notes
and post-dated checks in payment.
In fact Mr. Starry has sold so many
Ford cars that he had won the state
record for this line Of activity. He
had been paid in full for all cars sold
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-03-03
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Christina Fulwiler to Belest D. Lan-
da W. D., $1.00 E14NWH 4 Ell SW
Il 4 100 "a.
Ole Noraberg to Loon Lake school
district, w. D. $50. 2 acres in SEX
20 1863 IA.
Albert Rober and wife to GeorRiana
Dubay, w. D. $826.0O Lot 2 Block I
Willow City.
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COUNTY COURT NEWS -.
Feb. %. Hearing on final account Of
Thos. Murphy estate, and account al
lowed.
Feb 28th. Hearing on letters Of ad-
ministration in the Inga Absolonson
estate, Samuel Absolonson appointed
administrator. = -
Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-08-25

Cross Farm, out Of city bottom
road. South Ottawa. Starved Rock
trail cause, unknown; still; loss not
reported.
c. Bloomback. 1870 West Main
street, motorcycles; cause, gasoline
tank; still; loss, $50.
J. A. Root, out of city, three miles
on Marseilles road. auto truck; cause,
back fire from engine; still; loss not
reported.
Mary J. Case, 1917 Sycamore street;
cause, gas stove; still; loss, $40.
Ben Fihburn farm, bottom road,
South Ottawa, Starved Rock trail: