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The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22
Tn that caso fhn I " A hossoe will

In that case the I. V. A. bosses will
have revenge for the numerous defeats
they have suffered at the hands Of
the farmers. They know because they
have carefully framed these amend
ments. They admit privately that If
the voters approve of these PROPOSE
tions there will be no more Bank of
North Dakota, no farm loan bank, no
mills and elevators but the whole in
dustrial program will be completely
wiped out. ~
Not only that, but the state govern
ment will be thrown into such chaos
that it will take years to straighten
things out again. The state will be left
a wreck. The 1. v. A. bosses can then
keep on blaming the League admin
istration for existing conditions. It is
a plot, premediated in cold blood, by
grain gambler and big banker poll
ticians to wreck a whole state in
order that they eventually may regain
the control the Nonpartisan League
has wrested from then. History hard
ly offers a parallel for fiendish cum
ming and utter lack of conscience.
AS stated before, the I. v. A. boss
es do not hope to recall the State Of
ficials but they do hope to repeat their
performance of last fall. Then the
people allowed these sabotagers to put
thru several initiated measures, one
of which came near absolutely bank
rupting the state. North Dakotans are
still feeling the effects of the initiated
bank measure which caused the clos
ing of some so banks and the insolv-
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22

encyaof about 500 more. This law also
accomplished what the / ~. a.
wrstkers had planned, namely the
Gripping Of the Bank Of North Dako-
Ia because it was caught with its
funds in the private banks Of the
state and these refused to pay it back.
With the Bank Of North Dakota in
that condition the plotters figured
that a receiver would have to be APP
pointed and the bank closed. But this
part Of their plan miscarried for the
simple reason that under the law the
Bank Of North Dakota is part Of the
state and a receiver cannot be appoint
ed for it. In this respect it differs
from a private bank. All the. states
resources are behind the Bank Of
North Dakota and it is solvent as long
as the state is.
Baked in their main purpose the
l. v. A. agitators started the move
ment for a recall election. The Bank
Of North Dakota had begun to sell
state bonds thus bringing much new
money into the state. The farmer-hat-
ing politicians agreed that this had to
be stopped and that the agitation for
a recall election was the best way to
stop it. So they manipulated the Dew
lis Lake convention so that such an
election was decided on.
But even that failed to stop the sale
Of bonds. And the Bank Of North Da-
kota continued to do business. True,
it has had to register some checks be-
cause the private banks refuse to pay
back the funds held by them. BUT the
bank is solid as the state and these
checks will be paid within a few weeks
on the outside. The I. v. A. bosses
have been blocked and they realize it.
So they now hope to get their new
wrecking measures approved by the
people and thus legislate the Bank Of
North Dakota out of business and not
only that, but wreck the whole state
for political purposes.
They will succeed unless every Lea
guer goes to the polls on election day
and votes "No" on every one Of these
measures. Vote, mo" 10 times. Try
to induce your I. ". A. neighbor to
do likewise, and save your state from
complete ruin.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22
SMOOTH BANKERS


When the Bank Of North Dakota
started, the average rate Of interest
paid by the privata bankers for the
use Of public funds was less than tire
per cent, many BAN rs ing moth
ing.
The Bank Of North Dakota COM
PEELED these private bankers to pay
two ~ per cent, interest on checking
accounts and four az per cent on
sinking funds, and SO they fought the
peoples bank.
Since the bankers got their initiated
law, the competition Of the Bank Of
North Dakota has forced them to pay
from three (3) to five and a half ON
per cent sometimes as high as four
a. to six CO.. per cent for the use of
public funds, and so they fought the
peoples bank.
As public deposits will average
around $4,000 900, the Bank Of North
Dakota is, by its very existence, saw
ing the people the handsome sum Of
from 100000 to $45O,O00 in interest
that they would not otherwise get. In
proof Of which, one Of the laws initi-
ated by the Iva bankers and bosses to
be voted on in the coming recall cleo
ton fixes the interest that these bank
ers will have to pay at two (2) per
cent and four az per cent on check
ing accounts and sinking funds, re-
~spectively.
Remembering that the Bank Of
North Dakota operated on an interest
charge Of only two (2) per cent and,
at that earned nearly $4,000 a year
for the people in clear profits, you
can easily understand why the Iva
bankers and bosses have declared war
to the knife and knife to the hilt on
the great peoples bank, and have in
itiated eight laws, the adoption of
either ONE Of which by the people
would mean the closing Of the Bank Of
North Dakota and the scrapping Of
the entire fafnfer-labor industrial pro-
gram.
The smooth bankers lied to the vot-
ers to get the laws adopted in Novem-
Der on the statute books. See to il
that you are not this time again
played for q SUCKER. Vote NO all
along the line.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22
RULE OR RUIN

The die is cast. The L. V. A. has
crossed its Rubicon.
Blinded by rage over their disap-
pointment at the miscarriage of their
nefarious plots, the farmer-hating pol
iticians in charge Of the l. v. A. have
now forced a recall election on the
people Of this state. They have no
hope of being able to recall the three
state officials, Governor Frazier, At
torney General Lemke, and Commits
sioner Hagan. But they do hope to
get their constitutional amendments
and initiated measurs approved be-
cause they expect many Leaguers will
neglect to vote "No" on them and thus
let them go thru by default.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22
WAS COLLECT MUCH MAZUMA

News is coming into Bismarck and
to the League state executive commit
tee from all quarters, both from with
in and without the state, that the Iva
khan is collecting one of the biggest
campaign y funds ever collected in
the history OF North Dakota. From
Grand Forks the news comes that the
gang is assessing all merchants and
other business men from $50 each and
up,-all they think "the traffic will
bear"
This news taken in conjunction with
Velie's accidental confession to Gov
emor Frazier, and with. the fact that
somebody in Minneapolis is putting
up the Doodle for LeSueur, Brinton
and Durocher's SANDER campaign,
should convince all Leaguers that the
fight between the pr~o-freedom and the
pro-slavery forces in North Dakota is
on to a finish.
/. lie the farmers ever allow the kept
classes to get away with this raw
stuff and win the recall, or get a. sin
gle one Of their Infamous initiated
lays or constitutional amendments on
the statute books of the state, the
farmers can rest assured that the Iva
bankers, grain gamblers and railroads
will collect it all from them and then
fine them for daring to rebel against
being debated out of the house and
home and into the ranks of the "Wob-
blies."
Choose We this day whether We shall
be free Americans or the slaves of a
Plutocratic empire. It is again a lib
erty or death" struggle.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22

If the proposed /. v. A. constitution
al amendments and initiated measures
are approved by the voters there wilt
be no mill and elevator, no Bank of
North Dakota, no farm loan bank and
no other state industry. If you want
to give the program an honest trial
vote for Frazier Lemke and Hagan
and vote mo" on all amendments
and measures.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22

ststs q NORTH Dskofas County
BOtttneAu.9sG Ns4
Il IA nlson shIero tho aboyes
named baill, sOienltily thnt
The above fattEneaat sts strIe.Atossth best
fss~ AspnIlsof.
shier.s
tsssrsStsa ami sMtSs its EsfUrc ms
a sth iii OF September 1921.
Harry Rice,
Notary Public.
Gsorsncfs Nttest:-
I.ssrt:i Ill
Samuel Torgerson
DireYi prs.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22

In. their efforts to please Alex Nc
Kenzie and { his support for the
recall campaign the /. v. A. bosses
and candidates are coming out more
and mor openly for the complete de-
struction Of the Industrial Program.
OF course the people have known that
all along but it is going to simplify
matters a great deal in this campaign
to have their own admission as to
what their real purpose is.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22
LANsFORD NEWS

The rainy spell which has been on
for two weeks seems to have been
broken, much grain not threshed is re-
ported growing.
Ira Johnston is busy these days
looking after the county's interest on
seed and feed.
III. d. Johnston, who has been en-
ployed in the r. F. D. service held
an auction sale Of his household goods
last Saturday. MI. Johnston and fam
lily will motor thru to Michigan,
starting about October LIST. Mr.. Harry
Convis will carp the mail.
"a night Waterman was. killed at
Kenmare Saturday night. They caught
the murderer.
"A lost child was reported found near
the Ellsworth home between here and
Maxbass, Sunday by some hunter, up
to last reports no identity Of the child
was made nor any clue leading to its
identity.
Art. West is here from Esterline, s.
Oak, looking after his farming inter-
ests.
I. al. Barnes Of Glenn Ullin, N. d.,
is here looking after his extensive
farming interests for the firm 9f
Barnes and Nelson.
No frost vet and vegetation thriv-
ing. Corn has matured in fine shape.
The roads are in bad. shape after
the continued rainy spell.
Geo. Wright has moved into the 3.
s. Johnston property.
Miss Mary Davis from Mo-, is Wis
ting relatives here.
The Ladies N. p. Il. Club will meet
at the home Of Mrs. s. "a. Martinson.
School commenced this Monday
morning with full corps 81 teachers
except the Superintendent, Miss Rose
Parker, who II conyalescing. She IS
expected ~ BE here il two weeks. Her
substitute was 10 have arrived Mon
day night.
"A baby girl was born TO Mr.. and
Mrs.. VIM Underwood recently.
Ben walker of I.akota carle n On
Monday 10 look after hts properly
here.
Much I've ii being seeded fl this go
tion, ~ take ~ 3or two reasNonsthe
sfzpt f,lat rye Mas tthe best crop tti1isl
IN second that teFveFy wet
silllIt lId1 6xolahl
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22

In. the southwestern counties of
North Dakota, bankers + asking 10
percent interest and an annual "com-
mission" of two per cent fa4 loans, the
loans to run not less than Tive years.
This is one Of the first effects Of the
initiated laws the Iva bankers and
bosses fooled the voters into adopting
in November 1874, 20, II you farmers
don't want TO BE sold along with your
land and other chattels; you viii re-
member to vote NO this time On all
the laws, measures and constitutional
amendments the WAS have. initiated to
be voted on in the reca1lum.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22

The. /. Y. A., papers + pretending
to be Mortified because Governor Fra
zier declared in his Devils Lake adj
dress that the hbaiikers have caused
North Dakota more harm thar the
/. w. w. There is hho record Of an I.
W. w. having declared that the people
of North Dakota must be starved into
submission but a Fargo banker did
make this remark. And there is ample
evidence that the bankers have pro-
ceeded to carry out this threat.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22

Kitchen says Ladd's data are all
bunk. Sveinbjorn johnson is chief at
,torney for the grain gamblers in a
suit to put the North Dakota grain
grading law out of operation. Then
'Nestos calls the farmers Ku Klux
Klaners. Certainly a fine trio to come
out and ask the farmers to elect them
to office.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22
GIVE LEAGUE TEN PER CENT

"The League state executive COM
mittee is considering making a pro-
posal to the farmers and workers to
pay the League, in lieu Of all dues not
paid, ten per cent Of the savings they
gained thru the Leagues administra-
ton Of the states affairs" said Chair
mar Leiderbach on his recent visit to
Bismarck.
I'VE figure that given ten per cent
on the dockage and grain grading saw
ings alone we would have more money
with which to carry on the struggle
10 save free-holding farming in North
Dakota than we have ut present. We
will probably talk this over with the
farmers after this campaign and we
think we can easily show them what
the League has been and il worth i'd
them in cold, hard cash. That's fair.
------~
When the Bank of North Dakota
had control Of the public funds our
farmers were getting money Ut six
tosseyeh per cent. Nov the the priv
ate bankers nave again gotten their
hooks on the public funds the rate 81
interest 4 steadily md rapidly adj
yAncine nhile he pFce of farm pro-
|dpctssfs dfy declining. YESTERDAYS
fR9 NH Dakota sloans
q day TIE bankaEssI
/ shiehe ~ I'M q
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22

MI. and Mn Frank Germsss we're
callers at the Adams and Herman
Koehler homes On Sunday.
MI. and Mrs. Fred Koechler and
daughter Bertha were callers On rela-
tiives near Forfar Sunday.
Miss Esther jenkins spent Saturday
atffhe SilassErickson home.
!. G. r. Lee was an Eckrnan visitor
on Monday.
Lightning burned q large straw
stack IN Nels Tossetts' barn yard Sun
day.
J. 7. Brooks returned home Sunday
after i few days visit with his grand
daughter at Eckman.
MI. and Mrs. Floyd McIllroy spent
Sunday at the Silas Erickson home.
Mrs. Ole .Tossett and daughter Lily
and John Skjelstad were visitors at
the Nels Tossett home Sunday.
rHz TIzsr sTAT. s1i1 81 zcx-.
At b close OF business Sept. s, 1921
at Eckman in the State or North Dakota.
Resources
Loans and discounts -..-..--..-. 27,1S1.60s
Overdrafts secured and un-
secured 3O.60
Warrants. stocks, tax certifi-
es ss's:; s's'E 's:;s: +. 1855
fixtures -.--....-.............. 100000
Current expenses, taxes paid,
over undivided profits ..-- s25.75
Checks and other
cash items - sos
Due from other
banks and cash 6,010,85 6,O16.915
Total 42.s25.57
No. LIABILITIES
Capital stock paid In --,-.--. s-$ 100000
Individual deposits
subject 70 check .10,561.60
Time certificates OF
deposit ---.-------- 21.464.07 S2.026.67
Bills payable ......--.....-.-. 10000
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22

There is only one issue in this cam-
paign: The Industrial program. The
/. v. A. bosses are against il and are
plotting to destroy it. But thsy dare
not say SO is 50 many words. They
are still trying to fool some Of the
voters by pretending to carry out the
peoples wishes relative to the mill
,ad elevator. In the heat Of the CAM
paign, however, they often forget
themselves and show their true colors.
Like Nestos when he calls the farm
ers' Organization the XII Klux Khan.
There is no excuse for anybody for
not knowing what This fight is about
now.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22
THESE ARE HARD DAYS
FOR 1. ". a. LIARS

Steele, D.-A large sized bomb
eSpacd11 III the I. N. a. ca.aap here
when Yankton druggist in Paig
orrass ITO this raernin0 received Ia
rs nan assoldier's Bonas Check Tor.
Six Hundred Dolla- after the I. mi
As had been predicting that he would
not receive it for some years to come
and perhaps never, owing to the bank
rupt condition Of the State Of North
Dakota.
This was not Quoted either when q
carpenter by the name Of Peters who
was injured while working on the
school building here, received his mon.
ey from the Compensation Bureau AFT
ter the 1. Y. AS had told him that
he would never be paid.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22

At the close OF business Sent. 6, 1921
at Eckman in the State or North Dakota.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1921-09-22

Sept. u to Oct. Is.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-21
BRITISH WANT
COUNCIL MEETING.
OCCUPATION OF
RUHR HINTED

PARIS. July 21.-Contending that war
may he brewing between Germany and
Poland over Upper SIesia, the Echo de
Paris. in an article today which had the
appearance Of being inspired. again
brought up the question Of military Oc-
cupation Of the Ruhr by France to com
pei Germany ito accept Pacific solution
Of the Upper Silesian issue"
France. declared the Echo de Paris, is
entitled to take all the precautions she
considers necessary to protect her East
ern ally. Poland.
In a new note sent by France TO Lon
don. the French reiterated their re-
lection Of the British proposal for an i'm
mediate meeting OF the Supreme Council.
France contends that the Supreme Council
should not meet before August is, by
which time the allied experts may have
finished their work Of drawing up the
new Sileslan frontiers.
France has proposed to England that
the allied troops in Upper Silesia be
trebled lin the event that the Germans
attempt TO make trouble" England has
refused to send any more troops.
According TO figures there are now 500
allied soldiers in Upper Silesia. divided
as follows: British 5000; Italian 4,30O; ;
French 200.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-21
NEW BATHING
SPOT IN SIGHT
Park Board Officials Favor
River at Twenty-SiXth
Street.

Fsta ablishment Of a municipal bathing
beach with such facilities as bath houses
and chute the -chutes IN White River at
Twenty Sixth street was in prospect to
day following a tentative agreement be
tween the board of park commissioners
and DR. Herman G. Morgan, secretary Of
the board Of public health.
The board Of public safety Tuesday
ordered the police department to stop
all bathing at this point upon request
Of the park department, which had had
trouble trying to curb rowdyism. Then
Mr.. Lowry informed Or. Morgan that the
park department stands ready to install
bathing facilities and properly police the
beach II the health department will say
the water in White River is fit for
bathing. Dr. Morgan replied that If
there is any point in any stream with
in the city limits which may be made
fit for bathing he believes it to be at
this place He promised to have test
Of the water made Friday.
If the bacterial count is reasonably
low" ana the park department win use
a chlorlnating beach machine upon the
water in the vicinity he will approve of
bathing there, he said. The chlorinating
machine is an apparatus for the chemical
publication of water
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-21
DEFICIENCIES CALL
FOR MILLIONS
HOUSE WRANGLES
ON HIDE DUTY

WASHINGTON, July 21.-The House
turned into the home stretch or the tariff
bill today with wrangle on the duty
on hides providing the excitement.
Before the final vote is taken on the bill
probably late today. the 10 per cent duty
on hides which was written into the
measure several days ago is likely to be
swept aside by a wave Of protective SEN
timent
Boots and shoes and harness caused the
trouble. The protectionists who were
buried under the farmers demands for
duty on hides, came along with a COM
pensory duty OF 10 per cent on boots
shoes, harness and other leather manu-
features.
Despite appeals to the agricultural
group to be consistent and stand for pro-
lection generally, the farmer representa-
tives rose in opposition to these compen-
satory duties and kicked them out The
solemn warning was issued then by Re
publican members Of the Ways and
Means committee that the record vote to-
day might throw hides back on the free
list The Democrats cheered.
The compensatory duties on cotton
manufactures to Offset the 10 per cent
duty on long staple cotton, adopted by
the House, viii be presented by the Ways
and Means committee. Should they meet
the same fate as the duties on boots and
shoes, the duty on long staple cotton may
be defeated
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-07-21
4-YEAR TERM
OF SPRINGSTEEN
EXPIRES TODAY
Likely to Hold on Until After
May0ralty Election Next
Fall.

Although Postma ster Robert E. Spring
steen's four-year term expired today
there was no definite word from Wash
ington on when Republican successor
may be appointed. Mr.. Springsteen is a
Democrat aud will continue as postmas-
ter until the new man is appointed and
qualified.
Returning from two weeks vacation
In the East, two days of which were spent
In Washington, Mr.. Springsteen in con-
versations with friends gave the impres-
sion that he does not expect to be re-
lieved until after the municipal election
in November. Hoosier Republican lead
ers in Washington do not care to touch
the postmastership until the local tighs
for control of the party is settled. The
election or defeat of Samuel Lewis Shank
will be the only final determination of
this question. most politicians hold.
HAYS TO STAND
BY SPRINGSTEEN.
Mr.. Sprlngsteen conferred with Post
master General VIII II. Hays in Wash
ington. He said the former Republican
national chairman assured him that he
wanted him (Mr. Springsteen) to remain
on the job and gave definite promise
that he would stand behind the postmaster
in decisions affecting the personnel and
quality of service
Another factor which is expected to
have a share In delaying the selection OF
a successor for Mr.. Springsteen is the
fact that the PostOffce Department and
civil service bureau are swamped with
vacancies and impending openings in
postmasterships which can not be filled
until the regulations requiring examina-
tion Of all applicants are fulfilled. Some
5000 appointments must be made. The
Indianapolis vacancy has not even been
certified to the civil service board, so If
it takes it's regular turn 1t Will be at the
bottom of the 5000 list, Mr.. Springsteeu
said he learned In Washington.
HOPES FOR PARCEL
POST STATION.
Assurance that he will not permit de
lay of the proposal to establish a parcel
post mail handling bureau at the Union
Station when it gets to his hands also was
given to Mr.. Springsteen by Mr.. Hays
Five owners of real estate in or near
Illinois street south of the Union Station
have made proposals to erect and main
tain a suitable building for the station.
J. T. Lamiel and II. f. Hopf, postoffice
inspectors who investigated the plan, are
understood to have favorably recommend
ed it to Washington.