The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-02-25
STARY TELLS0F
DEALS MADE0N
LEAGUE AUTOS
Furnished Machine to Organi-
zers; Paper RediscOunted
in B. of N. d.
VALLEY CITY DEAL UP
Assistant Cashier Asked About
Deal With the Bank of
North Dakota All.
VALLEY CITY DEAL UP

..l B. H. Starry, of Conway, N. D., the
: man who furnished Nonpartisan or
ganizers with automobiles in the state
when the campaign started, told the
house investigation committee how
"auto paper" to the amount of $27 SOY
got into the Bank of North Dakota4
Though hazy on many details OF the
questioning Starry gave the committee
the understanding that he understood
that the Bank ofsiNolth Dakota would
rediscount this automobile paper
Through the banks he was dealing
with. Features of the morning testi-
n nGny included: ,~
Testimony Of G. Il. Ebbert Of
Minot, to the effect that the First
Farmers Bank OF MinOt was given
to understand that Il loan II made
to the Equity Cooperative Pack
ing plant mt Fargo amounting to
S2O,OOO, would be taken into the
Bank Of North Dakota immediate.
~ after the loan was! made.
Testimony Of E. L. Fo"ks, OF
Valley City, assistant cashier OF
Security National bank, to the el. a
feet that he understood there was
a deal with the Bank Of North Dn.
hot1 ny which the bank was pro.
tected against drafts on fundSs
and that conclusion drawn from
testimony before the senate com.
mittee that he charged Superior
! hank officers with not telling the
> truth WAS unfOUMded.
Mr.. Fouks did not think the al
legged arrangement was made with
reference to the farmers loans
made for the benefit of the league
during the campaign He did say
that he understood that there was
some deal with the Bank of North
Dakota to leave deposits in the
bank until certain arrangements
were complied with, but gave the
impression that these arrange
ments referred to certificates Of
deposit held for three other banks
and not the farmers notes.
B. H. Starry enlivened the session by
his answers to questions, during
which time Attorney Murphy was
: seeking to trace loans made to Starry
who had dealth with Nonpartisan lea
que leaders, to the effect that it was
understood that the Bank of North
Dakota would back the automobile
deals. he made. 49,
Also Mayor Of Town.
Mr.. Starry said he lived in Conway,
a town of about 140 inha bitants, about
SO miles from Michigan City. Attor'
ney Murphy vast questioning Mr.
\Stary as to the size of the town, and
Mr.. Starry gave the population al
about 140. .t
''How many buildings are there?.
asked Mr.. Murphy. .
IT don't know-there is a union de
pot" answered Mr. Starry. who laugh
ed, with the rest of the crowd.
Mr.. Murphy informed him the rec
ords of the Bank>of North Dakota IN
dicated he made loans amounting to
s27 800 from bank in Michigan City
and that these loans passed out OF the
bank and are in the Bank OF North
Dakota. A ~ y
Mr.. Starry said this was not the en-
tire amount Of the loans he had maze
with banks, that they had run up to
$4,000. III.
He said he signed the notes per
sonally and put up certain warehouse
receipts, Sthry operating an automo
bile business himself and also the
Conway Storage company. He ex
planned that he was the chief owner
of the Conway Storage company,
Did you have any knowledge that
the Bank of North Dakota would take
care of your financial operations with
the Michigan City bank?' ne was
asked.
san Produces Letter. =
mot to my knowledge-only let
ter he replied.
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