davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1921-11-30
, to spoil your Inspiration merely 10
correct a misspelled word.
And most ordinary word, at that.

to spoil your inspiration merely TO
correct a misspelled word.
And most ordinary word, at tnat.
\ r X
once on time in the country,
when damp days came around.
brown man would sit in a barn and
strip tobacco And as he worked
he sang a something that sounded
like a hymn tune streaked with jazz.
There were other songs. of course.
but always and always there came
turn for his church-organ voice to
take on a quality we call spiritual.
and his body to sway to its rhythmi
"Stay home, little sheep. stay home
Theh's a wolf in de open. don't roam.
Stay home. little sheep. stay
He was such young brown man
that his one child was chocolate
drop of a boy. but-the years creep
slowly by, Lorena, and at last the
son came to Washington, was
driver for a senator who landed him
sibly, now owns his own home anu
sends his children to high school.
The brown man who used to be
young is as wrinkled as any to-
bacco leaf he ever cured-and you
know what it is to have misery
in yo' jints". Aunt Ann Liza Is just
as bad off. so: The son. who is
good son, fiivvered down to the coun-
try, sold off mule Maria, and the
COW that had just had a calf; rented
the four acres to ole Tawm Tawmps'n
and brought his parents up here and
put them in a nice warm room. with
lace curtains and a cushioned rocker
for each. But they were not happy
They said SO to woman who used
to know them in the days that were
once on time:
Too many funels in this place,
honey. to suit me an my ole woman.
so we gwine back home whar We
cum fun. Down yander we has a def
after a long time, but you dies eV'y
day up heah. Desc husses is allus
creepin' anna creepin' by"
"Oh. my good Lawd in helm inter
rupting refrain from Ann Liza.
"Ef we stays we gwine be daid our
own sefs.'
sides, me an muh ole man wants
our own home whar ives cumf'ble-
an en- riZ our own craps.
Yves had a monty fine visit, but
we's amin to staht down yander
immeji', befo' the winter nips us
We en- stay with Tawmps'n an take
it outer de rent money. and Ann Liza
en- git some settin' domineckers. An
I allows | en- git paSSler jobs FUN
Evening star., 1921-11-30
de cunnel to buy me couple shoa.s

de cunnel to buy me couple shoats
anna COW"
anna gawbler anna hen turkey"
sns stin Mammy MANN rs Dnt ,hsss Ius ting hg.sss we
gifts us. Honey. I'm benner thinkin
of dat sheep piece I uster sing? /
fuhgits de wuds an de tune, but 1t
sho was q mouty fine little sump'n
Of a song
So the woman helped him out, and
he Quavered his old standby in a
Evening star., 1921-11-30

El Dorado means in Spanish the
golden. and was the name bestowed
on a fabulous city believed to exist
in the interior of South America
Many frultless expeditions set out in
search of it.
Evening star., 1921-11-30
voieN that used to be like a church

orEanA
And N5w they are safe with Tawm
Tawmpsn--and the good son, to set
himself right with the woman. went
over his efforts to please the old
folks:
my wife and were glad to have
them and the children tried their
best. l can't understand-''
And he nSyer will undo - ind until.
for him. th1 ye-'-s cree slowly by.
Evening star., 1921-11-30

Lorena, and he learns that the mosi
beautiful spot on earth Is home. ~
Especially, II you lose 1t.
MAMIE LANCASTER.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

match in Samoa. Round about the malai or play
ground, crowd of women and children had gath
cred Everywhere was tuhpult Half q dozen
drunmers. couple with skins stretched taut over
wooden frames and the rest with Johnny Rock
fellow drums-empty oil cans-were keeping up
steady boom -boom-bsng The game was played
with regulation cricket balls but with three-sided
bats in three sizes, made of palm and often carved
like savage war-clubs. Along the side lines there
was no discussion Of the good hitting and bad
running Of the at bat for every batter had his
runner. One thing at time for man at time in
Samoan cricketl Presently the game got quieter.
Then some poor devil of fellow stumbled he
ran, and the batter he serving let out terrible
yell at his clumsiness This cry of protest the old
women along the side lines echoed with grumbng
and vile names, and, seizng palm leaves, they went
running the field and beat the poor fellow for
his mistake. A free-for.all seemed inevitable But
just then the young girls began to dance! weaving
flowers in their hair; the drums, even the Johnny
Rookfcllows,' beat swinging measure that my
own arms moved in time with IL; the old women
put their arms around one another; the young
girls. This fine frenzy endured but a moment and,
as Unexpectedly, with much shouting and running
hither and thther, the cricket game in progress
again For couple Of hours it made the jungle
ring. At last saw that there would be feast.
A mat was brought for The White Judge to sit
on and kava for him to drink Do need to say
that after such an initiation, when permit for
cricket game granted by the governor. Il rusu-
ally managed to attendait myself"
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
The Book Of In Tang Chu.
BY, ARTHUR DAWSON FISKE.

In the reign of the great Emperor Lu Tang Chu
Wise men were ordered to inscribe in book
All the great body Of wisdom that men knew.
Today turn the pages and a. 1 look
cannot see anything very or old. +s
And wonder why it was worth the trouble, then.
OF days and nights and thousand labors untold
Which the volume must have exacted from those
wise men.
But still We write-and the Emperor now is blown
AS grey dust over the limitiess Asian plains.
Still we inscribe all that is humanity known.
Although no ruler honors for our pains
Recording thousand VISIONS, all our own.
To celebrate our good and glorious reigns
Poetry.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

only part Of real existence and were this sorry
as to demand nepenthe at short intervals, this
and nation would never have struggled up
from barbarsm and wilderness to civilization and
great white cities Always, it has been the urge of
life the good and the bad together that has kept
heads up and our eyes unfearful. 1t seems that
those who insist upon the happy ending the
true pessmists and mistrusters of life and not
those who, here. decry Its wanton injection
Those who have lost faith in the world, who are
spiritually weary, not the frequenters of the
theater; they build up their Illusions they frame
their happy endings furtively and in loneliness.
The average woman at play movie is
not only ready for but eager to witness piece in
which the chances and changes of the mundane
sphere are set forth for better but always
faithfully. Unhappness the stage or screen is
not a depressant but stimuant. This, always
provided that the play does not 60 without the
bounds of reason to end in disaster. The morbid
and terrible conception, SO popular in Russia and
German literature and drama of today is just as
much an artihce the ugged-in joyous conclusion.
With the yellow journal editor, it seems that
the American theater goer might cry: Give us the
facts; we can make up the lies ourselves"
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
EDITORIALS AND COMMENT
Ia Petite visrss.
By EVA NAY sADLER.

d"
THE little Maid Marie y
Comes through the mead intthe Nay night
= They brush the dew. her feet 50 light.
Theyssse like wings, her two feet white.
little child she comes
Her bodice straight. her skirts a-blow.
The silver chaplet clear and low
About her waist sfirs to and fro.
On either marge the mallovs grow.
From bank to bank the maid doth 60
To search where lilies-royai grow
And water-fags, like swords, below.
little stiff the ages make
Her fingers, but she now doth wake
From out pollened-plant. and bring
An insect all Of emerald wing. !.
Last. at the crossing of the ways $
She frees goat which there doth Craze,
With her sweet hand, kiss. and caresse. ~,
She leads 1t on in gentleness. -
Then the little Maid Marie 80 - t >
Finds the ancient linden tree, ML3
Whose boughs like trophies wide.
A thousand stories hide;
And humbly her three gifts she lays, tF
Beneath the tree, to the good fays, - =
Who, like her, in former days.
In time of marvellous seigniory.
Were kindly legends, quite as she.
Translation from Verhaeren In Poet Lore.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
Games IN Pelynssia.

@RlCkET PLAYING by native Samoans
must be strange and fearful thing, mixed
-, panorama of lunatic asylum. and war
dance. Alexander Stronach, in Asia Magazine,
paints a vivid picture Of how the Brtshers favor
ite field sport fares in the far-of South Seas.
Il shall never forget" he says. my first cricket
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15
The Like . Him.


" DUNG men plenty have passed the doc
Broad in the shoulder and strong
,- limb, f<}
But never my two eyes saw before
). The like O. himi
The drummers and 6fcrs woke the town;
The lads were leanin' from roofs and trees,
And the girls came swarming up and down
The like O. bees
1 stood by the hedge to watch them pass.
Laughin' and fookin' the way they came,
The sunshine glintin' on steel and brass 4,
The like o fame
And himself looked down A. looked up
Twas first he went in the marchin' line,
And the light of his eyes might gil cup
The like o. wine.
A proper lot are soldierin' mem 49,.
Plenty I've seen Of them, tall and trim;
But Faith, I'll not be seeing again y
The like O. himl
He's fit for ladies in silken gowns
And well know. if he turns to see.
There's fifty girls in a. many towns
The like o me
All, WELT the hedges are comm green, ~, :
PM waikin out with Terry and Tim.
Walkn'-and wishin' I'd never seen
The like O. hm X
-"As the Larks Rise"
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

Can there be anything more tragic, more
typical Of the irony of life than to marry an old
millionaire and find that he isn't onef
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

Time will explain II all. He b talker
and needs no questienins before he speaks.-
Euripides.
The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

know, indeed. the evil that i proposs; but
my inclination gsts the bstter Of my Judgment
--Eripides N.FtscrS ~,c ttstta
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
DOYLESTOwN
EAST I.ASsDOwNF

NEW stone and frame dwelling house: cleo
trio light, hot-water heat. hardwood n ,oya 4,
0 large rooms and bath; lot 80xl85 feet. wall
located and close 20 school. churches. stores
and station; will finance for a responsibIs
purchaser. For inspection apply to JEROME
Il, JARDEI.LA. Jr., l42O Chestnut st,
Sll, ,OOO-OID English modern eaupmen,
$1,000 to Sl2. 600 stone houses; t,hers
J. WILLARD lIOOPEs Easr Lansdowne
ELKINS PARK
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
READING MAIN LINE

ELKINS PARk-Attractive stone
and shingle residence with excep-
tionally good sized rooms. 10 of
them and 2 open fireplaces on
first floor; electricity. oak floors.
i etc most conveniently located.
Price, $4,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20

i",AGRE Farm nsr.cul.r!y sood for truo.
miles from Amber, Pa, room stors h.,isras -
stone barn outbuildinEs = acr, SIps ~ ss,
.oms fruit price $3.50, ". j. De-,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20

WIDENER PLACE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
MANY THOUSANDS UNDER cosr
STOCK FARM. 1856 ACRES
EMERGENCY SALE

Itrs 76 acre dairy farm. 3 miles poyiss-
,oNn. 1-r''m house. bath, hot-watsr
h"a'. Bank barn. concrete noors, run
nDng wafer Other buildings ali beat
condition Woods meadow. stream or
'hard. MN store. ! mile trolley, Is
acres wheat 9 cows. horses, II hoEs:
C1lCNPns ducks, Gress "iC Full SET
opponents new Must Bsil IN Two dsys
everything HOes for Sl2 90 Terms 10
sun Best bargain in Bucks county,
Don vast" time writing Cail at once
hsh'cap 20 Vest st, Doylsstown. rsi-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
BROOKLINE
MELROsE PARK

BUILDING LOTS. fronting on woodla wn
ave Ashbourne ave Ashbourne I'd. nigh
nS.s location aEossE nehoSyfoHS SWyEf6SSERf Zoo Eood
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
OyERBROOk

e9 ". EAGLE RD.-2is STORY stuccO, 4 bed
rooms. tile bath. built-in tub. shower. eiso
triciy, hot-water heat. hardwood floors; lo
50x222 J. F. STURM, S25 y. a2d 81.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
RYDAI
swARTHNORE

sWARTHNORE
SO, 800. form. house, NV. Ms eeo Sas
fireplace, large lot ERrAEe 5m. 10 sIa
William >. Bhue, heal Est. Phone Iii j
SIS, OOO--MOp. s-Tm house near COLLEGE
h ", hs., nr"pl., all conv.. lArGe lot "a
william 5 BttIe. Real Est Phone NJ Z
WAYNE
NEW detached houses. & rooms bath ne.,
cle triGitN. gas, $500
y rooms bath. no water heat electrrr,.
gas old trees SIC, 500
j. N FktaNEFlELD Msyne IA
MIDENER PLACE
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
PENNA. MAIN LINE

ovERBRooK -- New Colonial
house containing IL rooms . hard
wood floors: white and mahogany
finish hot-water heat: electricity
and gas: house up-to-date in
every particular; attractive lot
75xis0: hne surroundings un-
usual home for small family.
Price. $32,5O0
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
tIR ZION
OAKMONT

ss2 O0O-sToNE and plaster Colonial near.
Ing completion, desirable location. WA. =.
TER s. SUTHERLAND. Bala. .CynwYd Pa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
FARAl RAR0-AIN

Il scnrs ,rsDs e"WmHnnE Wn,H d:,'TG' from Phil..
S 4G9's' nns it BEN al n.o...sry ss..
Sor al @2@T;s 81 oo6 6'a XPpry 'fm HsrrS S'is'
PUBLIC SALE OF BEECHwOop PARxsx
= NJ, Apri 30, This productive fSrm
80, - ".,'.'".rs,si 5.o ipp W,ll,:towa Township,
roU9osd og rhnsdsIphta business snd s9s. 9s.
fessiona m"n. bssI chester loam eIp,ot 10
Chestsr Pa "H''' ''"AN' ws"'
ATTRACTIVE HTRY ESTATE
ssd fsrn hoass Az l"'ns gm5mse roo w,,s ,,ss%Sd. &
Cp-n 0r-pisces d.nnE room. butlsr's M =.
ls'h .Ih bu r..n shower Isnant Sou.s .n0as,S %,,SS
cnntem,"n..s 81, ase, modern barn, Other
-MARKi.& Vi. G0RNElL,. R.,boro r. p.
cr-,. s,c's h!ghwsT WIN Sttr.etp1S. % GS eSr, S.
oea"'lf% % Iavn ola ,h8is b. Po',,Sitiss TS on
orchard rons.nlsui station with eon snos,.e
's'' M".t cn:s.T :. mo'I;sS. %ss s.
STSra bSFSr 'S '"P Fronan.si .sis farm lor every
81 AGREsmDn' mile to Phnsd.iphiS an,
most ,podu"tiFe soil. positively to IS. ~.
ss lndica,ed b. reduction H., pT,,. 70 sIi sSn
oH,yid,nss oE,, ore2aTa .ss,TtSms s!esIisnt purs,
Phlls Rea. Esrat" Board. Vest Chssi.T. pot
l".ALRE Farm particularly sood for tr,,az
ana polt,n fmDng on stone rd ~
stone barn outbuildinEs y. acr, SIps ss,'
.oms FMlt. price $3.50, H. j. DsS.s
10 ACRES, nHe alton. cony.rI.n, % ,,-s-i
southern exposure. HpTinE Of watap 80
.room frame house all outbuiidinss; 1,l
lneiuas COW 10 chickens. horse sts's pstn1.
only t4soo warren ". CoInsll Hstbo,s' -
| 90 ACRES. close 70 Hun,insdon y.I,.- -,
arse Colonial stone dweilins sisL
m,,,h ,noasrh nnpfoyefn.nis, opsn Hrep srss barn'
"sFren ~ SeFnsll' hstbsro. Pa. ''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
FERNROCK

VERY SUPERIOR suburban home q ~ ,Ios
% aG Broa9 st. from Ctty Hail; handsomS
convtniences. big lot $4,000 cash NAM a.. a., 81,
o reliable party, immediate entry. SEND 10 for s
descrlptTe cLrcuIaT Other houses and build.
WYOMING 4i4. ''' ~"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
WINFIELD
MAIN LINE

TIME 20 buy beautiful home. large lot, q
fronts, house, front and side porohes; IL
S nS rsrsEs GSss eSsr.n eG p,sSsosS Se essss srs
mouse. old trees; near Staten: so trains
daily. wayne and Broad ST: price reason
able no AGENTS e1Am!nation by svpoinss
mont, 90l. Ledger Ofhce.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20

CORNER d~eIhnE, 3.storv brick house CON.
tanning IL rooms, = baths and aftIr ~, r".
,0l; close 70 trn trolley aMI ali conysE
iehces: Immediate Possession, Will nrancs 10
Gpt PuTGhsSer. JEROME h. JARDELLA
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
WILLOW GROVE
WILLOW GROVE. PA.

large MILLS. 40 ACRES. nns rendsass.
harm f"w Minutes walk from rsllroed q
siation and Old Yord road trolley: A-GDDt
wHler fal'. giving excellent water po0ogs
this PROPERTY viii make fine factory SIN or
sut'ahe for lot deYelopmcnt, has rsibssd
siding
HERKNEss & STETSoN
Land Title BldE.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20

I OVERLOOKING LIN COLIN
yDRIVE-Single house with large
lot. a 134-ft. front: 10 rooms. 2
( baths. 6 bedcha mbers; excellent
condition hardwood floors LIST
and I'd floors; new fixtures: white
finish; price, $4,000. Must be
1 sold
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
PoCONO MOI MAINS

POCONO MOUNTAINS
BARGAIN 100 acres IN the PoConou $4,000
s-room dwelling, barns. chicken houses
incubR tors fruit trees. woodland, psslurr
garage on mRCadamIzed state road. gentle.
mans country home. poultry farm or sum
msr residence; $500 feet elevation above sea
wiN divide: beautiful healthful location IN
the mountains CHARLES i. SCHAEFFR
Vernon BuildinE Germantown and Chslren
aves
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
HIGHLAND PARK

MODERN dwelling. center hall. LIVING rom,
open fireplace. dining room kitchen nan
Try. bedr rooms. tiled bath, S25UO cash IS,
monthly GEO !, BARNES 1901 Chrsr
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20

SPELHAM CORNER RESIDENCE
s-Well-designed home near Upsal
1 station; 10 rooms including bed
( Schambers, glass-inc. and heated
sleeping porch. baths; hardwood
flooring white finish; reduced to
6s17.60e.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20

OAK LANE-Detached 2-story
residence with living room. den,
dining room, pantry. kitchen, etc,
on first floor 3 chambers and bath
on second floor: hot-water heat,
etc. excellent condition through
out: garage; rare opportunity for
! small family. Price, $4,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
IitTBORO

SIN ROOMS, AL modern Convenience ,,o.
located can sell light. VARIES Al
CORNELL, Hatboro. pa
For RENr-Six.roo new frame DWELLING
with bath. neat. lighl. gas ranEr lur ID,
$40 $50 pei month '"'
WARREN VI CORNELL. Harboro -,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20

3OOSENELT BOULEVARD, r.. l0S-FIye
Chambers. baths, gear EaTages; large
lawn and shrubbery . Inclosed pOrches; Sib0
ner month: npen RnY tlmn. '''V
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20

ION PELHAM Exception
Tally situated with beautiful view,
1detached residence large 1st floor
Srooms with Z bedchambers, glass
Zinc. sleeping porch and tiled
baths on I'd fr: white enamel
finish throughout central plant
sheat price. $4,000
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
FORT WASHINGTON

DESIRABLE suburban property u nin,,,.s
wax station and trolley. lot OOx1G5 .,
modern detrched dwelling 10 rooms 'r
bath, hot-water heat electricity Eas pinG
"rn plumbing. etc; asbestos garak. lHvIs
etc. bargain for 5000. '"'''
II, J DAGER, Amber. Pa
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20

UPPER GERMANTowN - De-
tacbed white Colonial with 2-car
Sgarage: glass-int. sun porch, etc, !;
g12 fine rooms and 3 baths; hard
wood floors; white finish and hot
twater heat; in perfect condition
sand near station. Price, $4,000.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
III STI.ETON
GLESsIDE

REMODELED single house. stucco ON br,cL
o rooms: All Conyeniences; lot 0Ox20O
fruit: price ~ 900; terms; call today Rem
SINGLE 7-room dwg; large lot; eyeTy con
veniencei price $1,000. RBNNiNGER va 4
REMINDER. Glenstde. Pa. Opp. station
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20

MELROSE Beautiful de-
tached residence. we'll situated on
Prospect avenue; IL ~ell-planned
rooms; thoroughly modern. etc ::
moderately priced at $1,000;
worth investigating
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
GERMANTOWN

WEST PELHAM-Stone residence
with large grounds. 3-car garage,
center hail type. large rooms, etc.
I'd flr. chambers and 3 tiled
baths. Designed with every con-
ceivable modern convenience per
feet condition throughout. A
very reasonably-priced offering.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
GLENsIDE

EXCEPTIONAL opportunity-Beautif,r oar
2rSpeTy; IL rms Spanish house, eyery
WIN. 7. y, ROBERTS 4 SON GlcnaIjeo
IT'S LISNfORE AVE.-Corner- ssmI-dsTocb
ed dwelling; GOOD location: possession
J. II. -MAdNEH. H.-Pennsylyanta Bldg
BARGAIN-y+I0O; I rms all improy o,ho..
ll2OO 10 s25. 900. send for Iist OF bstrmHr bStmtr =
W T b ROBERTS d son. GlCnslde pa
MUST sell my home. 10 iarEs rms /, ,;-,,!.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20

ST. DAvIDS (south Side)-Co-
lonial home with Is rooms. includ-
ing den, billiard room, I chambers.
etc electricity ant gas; central
plant heat; lot 110x225; old shade
and shrubbery; surrounded by
high class properties reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000. Real
bargain.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-04-20
UNUSUAL SELECTION
OF SUBURBAN HOMES
Overlook

Au.stone colonial house; - rooms.
q modern baths excellent CONDITION
central heat. all Convenlences' inter
esting price.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-10-04
Sank Of n. ,. Poured Money Into
League Bank While Declaring II
Gould Not Collect On Deposits

As has been shown, the Bank Of
North Dakota while protesting to the
high heaving that it was unable to
meet Its obligations because the pri-
ivate banks Of the state were unable
70 pay the drafts 1t drew against
them, cheerfully tossed $22,25O into
stne Nonpartisan league bank at Pros
Der in the vain effort to keep it open.
This although the Bank Of North
Dakota had been unable to get its
drafts on the Prosper bank cashed
ana had every reason to know the
condition that bank was in when. the
Peoples funds were thus poured into
" Z. Bette Luck Here.
In the case of the Peoples State
Bank at Casselton, however. the Bank
OF North Dakota had better luck, and
by being even more liberal with the
peoples funds than lad been the case
az At prosper managed to keep the bank
open. -s,
This extra nberality was to be ex-
pected in a way because the Scandi-
nav1an-American bank Of Casselton
was even more closely affiliated with
the league than was the Prosper in
shtudon. 1t was one of the banks
that was organized by the well known
Thomas Allen Box and j. J. Hastings
and the League Exchange was among
the stockholders. IA: b:
Bank Officials Testify.
Now, taking up this matter OF
drafts We find quite a number. OF
facts sworn to by officials Of the Bank
OF North Dakota before the senate
whitewash committee which throw q
very vivid light on the methods en-
ployed.
In the case of the Peoples State
Bank Of Caselton, for instance, we
lind that on November rs, 1920, it
had deposits from the Bank Of North