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The Bottineau courant., 1922-01-26
STATE AUDITOR CLAIMS NO 49,
FAvORITISM SHOWN

State Auditor Poindexter was in
terviewed today in regard to his opin-
ion of the charges made by former
Auditor Kositzky, that favoritism was
shown to Leaguers by the Bank OF
North Dakota in making farm loans
under the League Administration. MIR.
Poindexter said as far as he had been
able to ascertain no such favoritism
was shown, and that Mr.. Kositzky's
information as to the political affili-
ations of farmers who made applica-
ton for farm loans was not by any
means correct Mr.. Poindexter then
showed where men designated by Mr..
Kositzky as l. v. AS were in fact
Leaguers.
In answer to Mr.. Kositzky's charges
of favoritism, Mr.. Poindexter pointed
out that while Mr.. Kositzky was state
auditor, he held up salary warrants
of League Legislators until forced to
pay them by the Supreme Court. ,
Mr.. Poindexter showed that all l.
v. A. Representatives at the Special
session in 1919 all except Mr.. J. F.
T. O'Connor received their salary
from Mr.. Kositzky on December 18th
the day following the closing Of the
session. All ". A. Senators re-
ceived their salary on that day also,
except one. All League Legislators
had to wait until April and May 1920
for their salary, and finally had to ask
the Supreme Court for an order COM
pelling Mr.. Kositzky to pay them.
Such an order was granted and Mr..
Kositzky had to draw the warrants
or vacate his office. He drew the
warrants. .
Mr.. Poindexter stated that the farm
loan department of the Bank of N.
D., is apparently picking out those
farm loan applications that were re-
fused, and saying athese are /. VI A.
and picking out those ap-
plications upon which loans were made
and saying "these are League farm
ers." Mr.. Poindexter further point
ID out that the Bishop Brissman Co.
hired by the I. ". A. to audit the
Bank Of North Dakota, found no IT.
reRularities in the farm loan depart
nent, during their examination, and
in their commentary did not speei-
fically state that security was not
ample in single case.
The Bottineau courant., 1922-01-26
NOTICE OF BIDS

+
NOTICE is hereby given that the
Board Of County Commissioners OF
Bottineau County, State Of North Da-
kota, will receive bids up to tour
l4:OO) o'clock P. M. February z, lyzz'
for Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,W
worth of Funding Bonds of Bottlneau
County, bonds. to run for ten t1o)
years, in denominations Of One Ihous-
and Dollars $1,000, bearing interest
at the rate of six per cent 6 per cent?
per annum payable semi-anndaily;
a certified check for Five Hundred
($500.) to accompany each bid.
The Board reserves the right to re-
iect any and all bids. "*> H.
Signed: VIM. M. Martini
County Auditor.
Jan. 5 to 26 >, vi
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Elsewhere in this issue will

Elsewhere in this issue will be
found a communication by John H.
Bloom. Game and Fish Commissioner
of Moth Dakota. 1t appears that MIR.
Judd would like to become Game and
Fish Commissioner but of course the
first step is to get MIR. Bloom out of
office and in order to do so said Judd
is representating that Bloom has not
been doing as he should is regard to
stocking lakes of the Turtle Noun
tains and particularly so because the
Fish Hatchery at ST. John is not oper-
ating. ~
We have personally been in contact
with Mr.. Bloom in considerable of
his work relative to the condition of
the waters i'm the Turtle Mountains
and at all times have found ready and
willing to ait least try to make fish live
in q great many of our lakes and only
last fall Commissioner Bloom caused
to be skipped to Bottineau the largest
shipment of yearling fish ever receiv-
ed here and If the fish do not winter
kill it will only be year or so until
two species will be caught at Lake
Metigoshe, namely Sunfsh and Crap
pies, Bass In Pelican Lake, Bass and
Sunfish IN Long Lake, Bass and Sun
fish in Cassidy Lake, Bass and Crap
pies in Setter Lake and Catfish in Loon
Lake. =, 7<.'
We also remember the meeting Of
the Came Board held at St. John last
fall at which the Board requested that
everyone interested in fish for Turtle
Mountains lakes be present and as
result Of which the above have been
stocked. g - +'<s2*
Came and Fish Commissioner
Bloom h&s acquainted himself through
the best fsh authorities of the United
States and we believe at the present
time his knowledge along this line is
sueh TINT his services should not be
dispensed with md particularly 50 on
sttrunped-ups charged as preferred by
l1x. Judd II bshalf of himself. "a
The Bottineau courant., 1922-01-26
BANK OF N. d. STILL HESI-
TATES ON FARM LOANS

The Farm Loan Department OF the
Bank of North Dakota is not yet ac-
lively making loans to farmers. Con-
siderable pressure has been brought
to bear on this department, by needy
farmers, who seek to receive loans in
order to finance next seasons plant
ing. ..-... -
Karl Kositzky, Farm Loan Clerk,
claims the department to be busy max
ing Investigations into the policy OF
the former administration, to COM
plete new loans at this time. Mr.. Ko-
sitzky cites five examples which he
claims proves that the Cathro admin
istration favored Leaguers in the
making of farm loans. OF the five ap-
plications, three are claimed by Ko-
sitzky 10 be Leaguers, and received
their loan, while two are supposed 10
have been 1. ". A. and did not receive
a loan. Mr.. KositzIy bases his asser-
tions upon the reports of an apprais-
er Mr.. Malie Townsend, whom he
claims to have been employed BY Mr..
Cathro To appraise farm lands. III
Investigation discloses the fact how
ever, that of Kositzky's two /. ". a.
who did NOT receive loan, one is ac-
tuaIly d Nonpartisan, and has always
been recognized as such. II II also
further shown that Mr. Malie Town
send was NOT IN employee of Mr.
Cathro, but of Mn. J, II. Watsrs, first
manaser of the Bank and now proHi-
nent n i. N. A. politics. Nh. Townsend
was Nm. Water,s personal reprssenta-
i've, md II said ~ have been business
manager for MI. Waters when h OPP
arated 4 stahle of racing horses.
The Bottineau courant., 1922-01-26

ministration believed that the rue of
Socialism in the state was remotely
possible or that the overthrow of our
Republican form of government was
at all likely. But, to attain political
ends, they wish as many voters to be-
lieve it as possible.
Having attained that end, the bog
ey man has been, to a great extent
withdrawn and the political ghost has
ceaser. The intelligent and we'll edu-
Gated among the farmers oponents
are wise enough to know that famil-
iarity breeds contempt-even for
ghosts-and that Socialism may be
like vice, as Pope described it:
"* = a monster of such hideous mien
That to be hated, has but to be seen;
But seen too oft, familiar with it's
face -
We first endure-then pity-then en-
brace"
Hence had Socialism been seen too Of
ten, had we grown familiar with it's
face, we might have followed the log
ical steps which Pope has hewed.
The proper cue then, was to with
draw the monster with the hideous
mien until another occasion when its
temperance would have the same eff
feet as though it were a new terror.
But not all those opposing the
farmers belong to the intel1igentzia.
Not all Of them are sufficiently well
educated to know when to stop.
Take the case of our state super
intendent Of public instruction-m-
doubtedly very charming woman,
whose presence graces many of our
most select social affairs, and who
has entree into the best society that
the state affords. Yet she is disap-
pointing in an ability to use discre-
tion if we may put it that way.
She travels off down to Columbia,
Missouri, and there before the Annual
Farmers Week conference at the u.
of Columbia she is SO enept as to
bring out the old bogey and shake it
in the faces of Kansas farmers-at
the same time giving her home state
and its farmers the properly gauged
knock that is their due from her side
of the political fence. This is. a part
of what she is reported by the news
papers to have said:
"These trainers of the future crew
which it to man our Ship of State
must not only be mntally and moral
ly7 fit to mould the hearts and minds
of young America, but they must have
a clear vision, the right perspective.
They must not be mentally crosseyed.
There are wolves In sheep,s clothing
about spreading discord and
trying to beg something
for nothing, teaching hate and classI
consciousness. The red sign reads
Selfish Creed Safeguard your
schools that this may not be sovn
within the walls of the school rooms
Of this state and nation. / know
whereof speak, tor come from q
state where the danger signals now
stand out HI bold reIief.s
W. had supposed that women, far
more than nm hept Al toueh with
Whist was the fashion. We had m idea
hey ept their eye On Whit was ade
ri4snr md how tIls styles yaried.
et 1ppays1stly - Iady superinten-
dent wsnders o14 down into Missouri
'szi - N t1a<l d politieal fasd1-
ios sa
= init - styIe not any n10re
RI knoek North Dakota and REFER
sl,Eh horrid things q ~
\ na1y h,ye y ffes ,ezv yp1
kncr u l h 10 or = ,ot isesa-
The Bottineau courant., 1922-01-26

We are in the market to buy al al
sfars, Ut highest market prices. Hen
est grading. McDougall - Nord-
sstrora. "a >ss@- ii 70 s q. ". Y.
The Bottineau courant., 1922-01-26
Nor1CE OF MORTGAGE FoRECLos
URE SALE ~

WHEREAS. Default has been made In
the terms and conditions Of the mort
gage hereinafter described. in that the
principal and interest, and upon suck
defaults the assignee Of mortgage has
declared and does hereby declare the en-
The Bottineau courant., 1922-01-26

mere viii be due and owii1s on said
1m.,sonIgage 1.,s ~ on the day OF sale the sum of
Is lsnousand g, SIX Hundred Sixty-sev-
sizes .s,s; the costs and disbursements 81!
Dated this I7th day OF January, I922.
Mohall State Bank of MohaIl 's
North Dakota, bysW. HI Mcintosh
ReceiVer - -
Percy s. Erewe, Mohall ssS
M0rth Dakota Attorney s
jan 26 to March q.
The Bottineau courant., 1922-01-26

arEo IN. u ResoIutio ions asking
Cong rsss 10 fIx i miniInum price Of
The Bottineau courant., 1922-01-26

Jan. S to rs
The Washington times., 1922-05-19
Would License Engineers.

Approval of bills to license archi.
tects and engineers was announced
by the District Commissioners today.
The Commissioner said they believe
registration Of such workers would
be advantageous to the public.
The Washington times., 1922-05-19
HANNERASkS
REGULATION To
END RAG TINE
Offers Resolution in House to
Tinker With Clock and
End Confusion.

A joint resolution granting au.
thority to the District Commission.
ers to regulate daylight saving in
Washington and end "ragtime" by
moving the hands of the clock ahead
was introduced in the House this
afternoon by Congressman William
c. Hammer OF North Carolina, q
member Of the House District Com.
mittee.
Congressman Hammer said that
question of ragtime for Washington
shall be determined by The Commits.
sioners II they should see fit 10 do
so between the last Sunday in April
and the first Sunday in October.
Congressman Hummer said that
while he had not been AN advocate
OF daylight saving he felt II neces.
sary to take action of some kind i'm
mediately to bring order out Of the
prevailing confusion.
II believe the prevailing hours
unfair to the housewives and the
school children" Congressman Ham
mer said. III we are to Lave no
called 'ragtime' in the Government
departments there should be uni
formity OF hours in all lines OF &C.
tivity. At present 1t is necessary
in many households to pre- are two
breakfasts as well as a considerable
mix-up about the time OF the even
ing meal with the result that In
many homes there is considerable
domestic disturbances that can only
be rectified by some Legislative &C
ton.
Therefore in introducing the reso.
luton which grants the necessary
authority to the District Commits.
sioners, Congress puts the matter
entirely in the hands Of the Dis
trict."
The Washington times., 1922-05-19
PETTYDEN|ES
BOOST IN RENTS
CONTEMPLATED
Secretary Of Realty Board De-
pIores Rumors Tending to
Diseredit Operators.

Statements that members Of the
Washington Real Estate Board, who
are owners of apartments and rooms
for rent, are planning TO raise rents
or evict undesirable tenants upon ex-
piration of the Ball rent act were to-
day characterized as "unqualifiedly
false" by John A. Petty, secretary Of
the board.
These charges are absolutely not
based upon fact and are a deliberate
effort to blacken the character Of
honest Washington business men,"
Mr.. Petty declared. II have little
doubt that these stories originate
with the minority of tenants. who.
protected by the Ball rent act, have
spent the last year or two in heck
ling and carping at the landlords on
every possible occasion. These peo-
pie have behaved so contcmptibly
that I don't see how the most for
bearing man on earth could find II In
mis- heart to put up with them a mo-
Inent longer than was necessary.
But the Real Estate Board has
Offered to deal eqUarely with even
rhpsG people. We ire not going to
take an unfair advantage OF them,
rve!I wher opportunity offers.
There has never been a time In
the history Of the Real Estate Board
when its members have not done the
right thing by the city. We have
never done anything detrimental to.
it's growth or to cast a shadow upon
its name. We have done everything
in our power 10 help the city and we
will continue to do SO, though made
the target OF abuse by carping
The Washington times., 1922-05-19
POSTAL CLERKS
SEIZED IN GIANT
BONDR0BBERY
$4,000 in Liberty Issues
Vanish From D. c. Train.
Gang Accused.
BY International New. Service.

NEW YORK, May ia gi-
gantic and highly organized
scheme for robbery Of the mails
Of Liberty bonds. the operation
Of which is said to have resulted
already in thefts totaling $780,
900, was believed to be revealed
here today in the arrest of seven
postoffice employees.
Roundup Complete.
Twenty secret service operatives
and postal inspectors are known TO
have been working unostentatiously
on the case in various capacities in
the postal system. Their observa.
tions of men within the postoffice
and of free spending uptown by
men earning small salaries led to
the roundup.
The air OF secrecy which sur.
rounded the arrests indicates that
ramifications of the System" are
not yet wholly revealed, and that
other arrests may follow.
The first revelation Of the round
up came when the men were booked
at West Thirtieth street station on
charges OF having acted in concert
with others In the robbery Of 81 800.
900 worth of Liberty bonds from
the United States mails while i'm
transit between New York and
Washington, on or about July IS,
1921.
Subsequently, this charge was
hidden at police headquarters under
an entry charging violation of d
Federal law"
II was announced that court pro-
ceedings would charge completely in
the robbery OF a Liberty bond con.
signment sent from New York to
Watertown. N. Y.
Several arrests already had been
made in connection with the $780,.
900 theft.
Broker Gives Tip.
The tips on which the secret agents
have worked are understood to have
come from two sources. The band
is reported to have outlined the plan
to broker, offering to divide with
him provided he would undertake
the sale of the bonds. The broker
agreed. thus obtaining much in
formation, then promptly reported to
the police. A confession by a man
now in the Atlanta prison il said to
have contributed further clues.
Having established their identity
as men Of money and free spenders.
he uptown" operatives quietly
spread the word that they would
like to buy a few bonds and were
not too particular where they came
from
The Government Ia keeping it's
methods and results secret. but 1t Is
known that the seven men were
taken to the general postoffice and
questioned for several hours before
they were taken to the police sta
ton.
The Washington times., 1922-05-19
NEW RADIO SET WILL
REQUIRE NO AERIAL

CHICAGO, May ia new type
Of radio receiving device without
aerial, electrical power line connec.
ton, or any existing apparatus ex-
Cept several yards of wire tackled on
the back of the cabinet which con.
tains the set, was announced today
by B. r. Miessner, radio engineer.
Adequate reception of signals Is
accomplished by a super .amplifier.
which. according to Mr.. Miessner,
magnifies the signal about fifty
times more than the ordinary three.
tube amplifier, rendering 1t fully as
audible as signals received with
aerial antennae.
The receiving set is simplified,
having only button to turn on the
power, generated in small storage
batteries also in the cabinet and a
dial on which the wave lengths are
marked. After adjusting the dial to
the wave lengths on which the oper.
ator wishes to receive, no other ad.
justments are necessary.
The Washington times., 1922-05-19
MERGER
FACTSSOUCHT
bYDAUCHERTY
Attorney General Calls Confer
snce Of Chiefs to Give
Data on Plan.

Officials Of the eight big steel
md iron companies which are
contemplating the merging VI
their. properties into one gigantic
corporation today informed At
torney General Daugherty that
the deal would not be consum-
mated until the Department OF
Justice had been fully informed
Of all facts pertaining to the new
combination.
A meeting Of officials Of the
companies 10 discuss the proposed
merger will be held at the De-
partment Of Justice on Wednes-
day. May "a.
Result OF Senate Demands.
The conference OF the steel Off.
Gals was called by Daugherty pur.
suant to a resolution passed by the
Senate TO direct the Federal Trade
Commission and the Department Of
Justice to report on steps that
could be taken to prevent the
merger.
The Attorney General is satisfied
from the tenor OF the responses TO
teleErams he/ sent TO officials OF
the companies that no further ef'
forts TO consummate the merger
will be made until the views Of the
Department Of Justice have been
obtained.
Attorney General Daugherty con.
erred with his chief advisers in the
department today. preparing legal
data for his guida nee at the hearing
next wednesday. Officials of the
steel companies indicating willing
ness to attend. inform the Attorney
General that every effort would be
made by them TO aid the Department
OF Justice in supplying facts that
will be fully responsive to the Sen.
ate resolution.
The Washington times., 1922-05-19
LEGION ASSURED
BONUS To PASS
SENATE IN WEEK
by Cosmopolitan News Service.


We have every expectation that
the bonus bill will be reported out
early next week and passed by the
Senate within two days time, "
John Thomas Taylor. national legis-
lative representative Of the Ameri-
can Legion. told the Cosmopolitan
News Service today.
I'VE have assurances OF speedy
action" Taylor added
In legion circles IL is understood
the assurance came from Senator
McCumber, chairman OF the Senate
Finance Committee, but, according
to McCumber, there is no change
in the situation; the committee still
waits on word from the White
House.
The majority members OF the
Finance Committee are still busy
with consideration OF the tariff and
are not even considering the bonus
al the present time" said Senator
McCumber. THE committee will
take no action until it hears from
the President"
The Washington times., 1922-05-19
SCHO0LMATES
WIRE PARENTS
THEY ARE WE'D
Elizabeth II. Myers and N. w.
Hammett Elope to Rock
vile and Marry.

Schoolmates once. young Norman
W. Hammett and pretty Elizabeth
II. Myers now will be mates for life.
They eloped TO Rockville. Md,
where they were married late yes
terday, and going TO Baltimore
telegraphed their parents here last
night. The wires gave no Indicate
OF their honeymoon itinerary.
The former Miss Myers was
graduated last February from Cen.
trial High School. She is the
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r.
Myers. OF 1891 Monroe street north.
west.
The lucky man has been employed
In the office OF his father, Charles
The Washington times., 1922-05-19
TODAY

Continued from First Page)
there long ago, and the planet
Is now dead.
The day is coming when we
shall know more about Mars
than we know now about the
arctic circle, and it may not be
so far off.
A Frenchman in Nice bought a
lot, made bricks from clay, dug
out his ground, baked them in his
own oven, and built a house. The
city of Nice taxes bricks. Bros
sard, the brickmaker, was fined
one hundred francs and compelled
to pay six thousand francs taxes.
The bricks were confiscated.
Brossard was ruined.
IL seems unbelievable but isn't.
Not so long ago In France and
Italy, 1t was a crime to collect
salt on the edge Of the seashore
or to let salt water evaporate to
get the salt. The government
taxed salt and wanted the money.
It taxed doors and windows. Mil
lions Of Italians and Frenchmen
slept without fresh air, painting
artificial windows on their
houses, to ESCAPE that tax.
The Washington times., 1922-05-19
GENoA'S FAULT IF U. S. NOT
UNDERSTOOD, SAYS HUGHES

II the powers at Genoa misun.
derstood the position of the United
States with regard to the Hague
conference It IL entirely their own
foult, state Department officials
said today. The evident disposi.
ton of some allied statesmen 70
blame American Ambassador Rich.
ard washburn Child for the mix.
UP" Is not taken seriously by Ad-
ministration officials, II was stated.
At the state Department today
II was reiterated that this Govern.
ment lie entirely willing to engage
in any non-biased consideration o,
the Russian situation by com
mittee OF acknowledged experts,
but this Government still considers
that the Genoa conference was a
futile undertaking and that con-
sauusntlv It's offshoot. the Hague
psrley. is also impossible OF achieve
ment.
The Washington times., 1922-05-19

A. Hammett, president OF the fire
proof surfacing company, whlch
bears his name, and his home IL at
32lS Morrison street, Chevy Chase
The couple became friends DURING
their school days here. Ihen young
Mr.. Hammett was sent away 10
college. On his return the IVY"
Manned the elimination Of the
biackboard romance, and successy,
fully carried out their preparations.
The Washington times., 1922-05-19
SENATOR NEW PAYS VISIT
TO PRESIDENT HARDING

Senator Harry S. New OF Indiana
paid his first visit to the White
House today since he was beaten for
denomination several weeks ago by
Albert J. Beveridge.
Senator New asked President
Harding to attend the dedication of
a new college at Evansville, Ind,
on June 20, next, but owing to other
engagements the President had to
decline