The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-10-26
ARCHITECT CHARGES /
COMMITTEE L|bELED|
him IN RESOLUTION
Asks $4,000 for ALLEGED O9
famatory Statements In Me-
mortal Controversy
NAMED NINE DEFEMOAMTa
Legion Charged That 6ismarcf1
Man Deliberately Withheld
craftsman's License
NAMED NINE DEFENDANTa

Charging that he has been libeletI
by nine members Of the memoriaI
building committee Of Lloyd Spcta
Post No. |. American Legion. A. val
Horn, local architect. yesterday FLEE
suit IN district court for $1,000
damages.
The alleged libel was contained in =
resolution recently adopted BY tht|
Legion committee. copies OF which
were sent to Van Horn as secretary
of the state architects board. the city
commission. the county commtsstotl
and to Liebenberg and Kaplan. Min
neapolis architects, appointed by TIN
city and county boards to design th(
proposed Memorial building.
In its resolution the Legion com
mittee charged that Van Horn had
used his official position to prevent
Liebenberg and Kaplan from obtain.
ing license to practice architccturt
in North Dakota and had caused WI
F. Kurke. Fargo architect, to With
draw from proposed association
with Liebenberg and Kaplan In con
nection with the design OF the build
ing and supervision Of its erection{
The resolution asserted that Van
Horn had done these things In au]
effort to obtain the architectural
work for himself.
Alleges Charges False
Van Horn alleges that the charged
made in the resolution are false and
defamatory and have resulted in
damage to his personal and profess
sional reputation and hts social
standing.
Van Horn has been q member oe
the state architects board for many
years, during much Of which time IL
has been its secretary and executive
officer.
The resolution was adopted by the
Legion Memorial committee, ac]
cording to its provisions, to tnform|
the public of its attitude on the qucs-|
tionS involved In selection Of an
architect for the building and other
matters pertaining to the work. Van
Horn charges that its purpose was to|
prevent him from getting the work.
and this appears to be borne out By
the statements made in the rcsolu.
ton.
These statements follow: That
information in the possession Of this
committee leads 1t to believe that A.
Van Horn, as secretary Of the state
board of architects. deliberately with
held the granting Of an architects
license to J. Liebenberg and thereby
held up the construction Of this
building.
THAT information In the possession
of this committee leads It to believe
that A. Van Horn. as secretary Of the
state board Of architects, threatened
to withdraw the license Of w. ii
Kurke Of Fargo as an architect In
North Dakota, unless Kurke withdrew
hts name for consideration for tho
work."
Van Horn charges that these and
other statements in the resolution
relating to him are false and untrue.
Defendants in the action, Ill meme
bers of the American Legion COM
mittee, are said to have signed tho
copies Of the resolution sent to Van
Horn, the local public boards and thu
Minneapolis architects. They ares
Harry w. Rosenthal. chairman:
Charles F. Martin. secretary: Kcn-
meth w. Simons. H. A. Brocopp, A.
D. McKinnon. Harold Sorcnson. w.
A. Sather. A. I. Fosteson and g. =.
KnudtSon.
Fosteson is commander OF the local
legion post, Rosenthal Is vice COM
mander. Martin is post adjutart and
Sather Is q member Of the pogt q.
ecutive committee.
The resolution. the circulation ee
which is made the basis for the SUM-
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