The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1921-07-07

l0rs. In an edition intended solely
for rural circulation, nearly three full
columns were devoted to the charges
against the majority members Of the
Nonpartisan League State committee,
A. A. Liederbach, Ole Kaldor and
Chris Levang.
The article asserted that while $780,
900 had been contributed in recent
weeks by league members to the fund
intended for use ii fighting the forth
coming recall election, none of the
money was on hand.
The article asserted that it was
necessary to call a special convention
Of league members, preferably at Bis
marck June 20, to elect three sue
cessors to Liederbach, Levang and
Kaldor, who would work in harmony
with the other two members of the
committee, Walter Maddox and r. H.
Walker.
Fargo, July 7.-Embers in the Non
partisan league fires are smouldering
today.
Thirty-six hours of strife, develop
ing out of the confiscation and de-
struction Of special edition of the
Fargo Courier-News yesterday morn
ing, found rival factions at their guns,
but with the majority of the executive
committee of the league, A. A. Lieder-
bach, Christ Levang and Ole Kaldor
in command of the Courier-News.
The flat admission that approx
mately $4,000 contributed to the So
called "Victory funds, of the league,
intended for use in opposing the re-
call election initiated by the indepen-
dents, has been expended, is contain
ed in the Fargo Courier-News today.
Several Additional Arrests
Additional arrests have been made
at the instance of the Nonpartisan
league committee majority as re-
suit of yesterdays episode. George
Totten, jr., and C. K. Gummerson,
business manager and editor, re-
spectively, of the Courier-News up to
4:30 a. m. yesterday, are jointly
charged with criminal libel in a war
rant sworn to by A. A. Liederbach.
The arrest of Totten on a federal
bench warrant charging trarsporta-
ton CT liquor, resulting from the con-
fiscation Of jug containing beverage
found in Totten's automobile in front
Of the Courier-News office, preceded
his arrest for criminal libel by less
than an hour. In fact, Totten was
in federal court when state authori-
ties appraised him of the fact that
a libel warrant was in their hands for
service.
Automobile Seized Today
Today, at the instance of Harry
Lashkowitz, attorney representing
the committee majority, Totten's auto
mobile was seized by the federal au-
thorities as having been used in I'M
lawful liquor transportation.
On the criminal libel charge, Tot
ten and Gummerson were released
by Justice Miller under bonds of $500
each TO- appear at 2 p. m. tomorrow
for hearing.
On the federal warrant, Totten was
released under $500 bond, the case
going to the next federal grand jury.
He was arraigned before John Pfef-
fer, U. S. commissioner, late yester-
day.
On the embezzlement charge, pre-
ferred against Totten last Saturday,
he is free under a bond of $3.50, to
have a hearing July -.
In addition to the various criminal
charges growing out of the affair,
Totten also is prohibited in an in
junction issued by Judge Cole from
attempting to exercise his former
prerogative as manager Of the Cour-
ier-News, while garnishment pro-
ceedings involving a deposit of g.
17241 made by Totten in the Dakota
Savings Bank have also been insti-
tuted.
Deposit Paid to Maddox
The deposit made in the Dakota
Savings bank has been paid by Tot
ten to Walter Maddox, member of
the state committee, it became known
today.
Maddox is director of publica-
tions, and Totten is understood to
have made complete accounting to
him of moneys he received as man
ager Of the Courier News, intended
for the leagues victory fund.-. Tot
ten asserts that the money turned
over to Maddox includes the $1O2.7O
on which the specific charge Of en-
bezzlement was lodged against him
by Ole Kaldor, treasurer Of the state
committee.
The position taken by Totten with
respect to the deposit Of the recall
funds received by him is that the
committee was not properly handling
the money, and that the Courier News
was not being properly supported out
Of the contributions. Totten does
not deny having diverted the funds
from Kaldor to special deposit in the
name Of George Totten, jr., mana
ger"
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