Cavalier County farmers press. (Langdon, N.D.) 1920-1921, 1921-03-17

showed that they had been guilty Of a
gross misapplication Of facts, mislead-
ing Interpretation Of the law and mis-
reading Of records into the evidence,
it is perhaps not strange that they
were afraid to appear for cross ex-
animation before the senate commit
tee"
Other witnesses who failed to obey
summons were e. l.. Bishop and 81. A.
Smith of the Bishop, Brissman audit
ing company. e. G. Lee and 81. L.
Altman, also employees Of the Bishop,
Brissman company, appeared. Both
disappeared when called upon again. =
Altman after having undergone a try
ing ordeal when the accounting accur-
acy of the Bishop, Brissman report
was riddled by n. A. Paddock Of coun-
sci, for the senate committee. Altman
frequently reverted to the plea that
he had not seen the books Of the Drake
mill when Mr.. Paddock pressed him
for an explanation of his records. He
previously had testified, however, that
the audit was correct 'as far as hu.
manly possible"
]. r. Waters also refused to appear
before the senate committee under
doctors orders.' The committee after
referring to his "highly dramatic" tale
before the house committee, has this
to say Of all the witnesses who refused
to obey summons:
Gail in all, the record Of these wit
nesses who failed to appear, or who
ran away, would lead the unbiased
observer to believe that they were all
afraid that the light OF day and truth
would strike down the false barbados
they had prepared"
In its summary, the committee re-
fers to Waters and J. w. Brinton, the
latter formerly an employe of Non
partisan league enterprises: =
These men at one time enjoyed the
confidence ofa such faithful servants
of the people as Governor Lynn J..
Frazier, William Lemke and John
Hagan. They apparently were heart
and soul for the Industrial program
until it was discovered by those who
were charged with the responsibility
for the programs success that they
were using the positions they occupied
to further their own interests. They
were not in the farmers movement be-
cause they believed in it, but for per-
sonal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. They We're
2 traitors to the cause they were sup
: posed to espo.se. When that was dis
covered 'aey we're no sooner out than
: they commenced to undermine and de-
2 stroy if they coulG the foundations of
: the industrial program which had been
r enacted into law by the people of this
state. Most of the campaign thunder
4 which has been printed in the papers
antagonistic to the industrial program
has been furnished by these men. On
I their false testimony has beer based a
:. large part Of the criticism of the Bank
< of North Dakota. BY the overwhelm-
I ing testimony and the facts and cir
: cumstances shown before this commit
g tee it appears these men have perjured
q themselves.
9 '"It is a rule of law that where a wit
ness has testified falsely, as to any
material fact in a matter under inyes-
.tigation, we have the right to disre-
gard all testimony Of such witness un-
/ less his, testimony is c~orroborated by
i other credible evidence in the matter
n under investigation, OF by facts and
/ circumstances proven. Applying such
n rule to the testimony Of Waters and
Brinton, we feel that they having tes.
tifed falsely upon several material
Y matters, that their testimony is abso'
y lutely unworthy of any credence what
$ soever and should be totally dlsrs-
e garded."
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