The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, February 26, 1921, Page 3

STE TRE TEN _SATURDAY, FEB. 26, 1921 ‘THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE POS 508 BROADWAY © x ~ where we avish to have our customers’ call. ‘ 1 also Wish to:call attention that on March Ist, I will ona strictly cash this basis owing to the fact that I can sell cheaper same time give great assistance to the publ and by paying cash you cin do so. 20 per cent on your cash’ buying when you ttade with va ‘charge. I take this opportunity to thank my custpmers and past business, and indeed trust fora continuance of new cash and carry plan. _" \ . “Cash and Carry ‘Grocery. Geo. W. Little, Prop. . ~ STATE EMPLOYE GRAFTED He was, ashen pokes the: famous “shoot it to the other hanks” letter, ASH OFF HOME BUILDERS which he said was written by R. M. (Continued from page n Hoffiday, clerk to the Blue Sky Com- examination as short as he could be-| mission, while he (Waters) was out cause Mr. Waters, is still physically . weak, from the effects of his illness | Mr. Waters said he had lived in |Lshow she was not responsible for thy North Dakota 21 oy more yearg~12 “shoot™it to the other bunks” ‘letter years at Beach, N. D., and he had Mr. Waters produced a letter which, known A. C.’Townley and J. W. Brizx | he said, he never made public because ton during that time. Mr. Waters} he didn’t “want to make a fall me Said he was appointed state examiner | out of someone, and have opposition as a result of influence of J. W.| papers Say he was trying to evade Brinton. - responsibility, Bee D.; May 20, 1918. To Whom It May Concert The, writer wi rag sick/in the fall of jo16. T had ¢alled on three doctors who advised that 1 would have-to die, that lothing could be: done. One doctor advised that a very serious operation could be performed and it might save my life: I suffered) with female trouble. Dr. R. 8. Enge, now of Bismarck, was called and he advised that he could restore my ‘health without any operation. After taking thirty-two adjustments IT was a well = woman. A year and a half have elapsed since and I am Bi still enjoying the best of health. Kgive this testimonial that it may be used ‘to bring ¥ Some person with like trouble, to health again. This tes- bf + Why Suffer with Female Trouble? 3 timonial may be used in any way that Dr. Enge may see fit. 4 } Yours very truly, a / MMS. WM. WIDENBACIE™ © SEE R. S. ENGE, D. C., Ph. C. a Lucas Block, Bismarck, N. D. jaidy Attendant - Phone 260 X-Ray Laboratory 3 mo IMUVUHEAINVAAHERETEAEROVETELUAE TATE ™~ \ ) ‘A Financial Clearing House for All This-bank accepts meney in any amount and pays it “out on demand. It ‘provides for payment of bills by check and re- turns the cancelled check for keeping as an absolute receipt. It also cashes checks received by its“depositors. The wise spenders use this hank as a safe depository for their surplus funds upon which 4% interest, compounded quarterly is paid. - The Bismarck Bank is also a clearing-house for information and assistance upon all financial and re ated problems. Our ~ officers welcome discussion as being mutually helpfal. / Jam \ _ Bismarck Bank | Bismattk North Dakota oss PU CCUM IIMIMICII MMI I ay ~ Moving to New Location but in Same Block We wish to call attention to our custhmets aid the. publi that we are moving just two doors east of our present. location, but in the same block at and carry basis, doing away entirely with “all charge accounts. I have seen the need of conducting my Grocery Business ‘on for cash Sales and transactions. We all want ‘to save as much as we can ing expenses fordelivery and extra help high, which the.grocer has to add to hig costs and the buying public pays for this cost when buying abyds for credit. For instance this overhead. expense cost. runs from 10 to 20 per cent on an average and by paying cash J can save you this 10 td All orders” ‘amounting to $5. 60 or more | will be pleased to deliver free of GOLDEN RULE Asked if he had any evidence to} “How much?" asked. | “About a hundred,” said Townley. _ THEATRE , TONIGHT SHIRLEY MASON | thousand to send to that bank or any | other place except where it ought to ) be redeposited,” said Waters. i | He said ‘Townl€ replied he wguld! come to Bismarck and did so next My, | and Cathro, Townley «nd Waters dis- | cussed the -matter. Cathro, be said, | demurred. ‘The fetter obtained from | “A hundred “what--— N | The Temple | “A hundred’ thousand.” NS | | | N G E of the BISMA RCK ) ey ba red ~ Mi a ‘My God, we havent got a hundre¢ oll Greater, Stars : a .. TONIGHT ONLY JAMES OLIVER CURWOOD’S Waters said he talked to Lemke! him and Brinton in Miami that Waters} and that he made $4,000 on about the condition of the Sean-|and Brinton were “in bad” tne | deal he made on lumber purch suid he assumed was. good because dinavian American bank, federal grand jury and he thopgit it} When he was being he didn’t know. a single maker. “What if anything did, Lemke say| was in connection with the Sisal [further Mr. Waters collapsed. The larger pile, Waters, saidy in- with reference to your connection | Trust, He said that McAneney had «cluded paper of William Lemke. The. with the Governor?” 4 told Ray Craig, then manager of the ha e the notes in one pila underany ; ; cireumstanges and the other “pile he, late Se the Scandinavian American bank at és ] 1 99 Fargo by Langer during the “Langer | rdid” was read. It was a letter from oma S 0 e or P.R. Sherman, cashier, to-A, C. Town-'! f i és sy ley asking assistance. | = ing ¥ = “Would you give us as a conclusion, DAY = 4 Mr. Watefs, that Mr. Townley was us~: 4é ] conduct niy business ing ‘his efforts "to-get money to this | The "Scoffer bank 2” rt : pe es an } EE Sat alka di tnd atk: Pkt ae eee Commencing Tuesday List Prepared ig for-cash and at the Waterstasiutren tant Snyder, tran WEDNESDAY 3 i S lic ‘in. the way ‘of saving money it manager of ‘the Bank,of North D: an VHS | kota, ‘conepffained of the? amount of | “Madam Peacock” money..that wag going tothe Scandi-! f ‘It costs quite a great deal for operat- naviangAmerican hank’ and Snydey Al With Charles Ray’s Newest and Best made “wba statement which ‘caps | ts Feature. Better-Than “45 Min- him to do a let-of worrying. { e, ” tS asked about Khe time “when | the NA A utes from Broadway. Scandinavian American bank sent up - Ay ; 2 bunch of notes to the k of North | us, ~ ' Dakota for rediscount, his, he-said, | was in September, 1919 He said i /Cathro dumped them on a table and) bank, and if anything ever happens to 6 The Florida Jaunt Fargo and, that William — Stutsman the public for their 3 aslgd him waat he thoagit about\it, remember that Jim Waters told] ‘The witness Aras asked about the| was present. Invited to Pollard’s ihe’ same ‘under’a them.. Waters said he divided them! You.” Waters said he told the Gover-| visit of L. P, McAneney to him in| room he said Pollard declare that iy into two piles and said he-wouldu'l! nor, Miami, Fla. He said*McAneney told| he had got “$1600 rakeoft” tat day very. questioned BeuJah Lignite Coal $5.50, , Leaeue Brehange - arid Consumers+ He said that. he went into the mat-| Nonpartisan Jeague, that Col. Hil-| Bear Creek Coal $12.50, Stove . Se ores. Waters said Cathro thought ter more fully with Lemke and said: |Ureth, United States District Attorney] Wood $3.25, delivered. Wachter * _ this paper was all wght. Waters: “If that bak goes broke before July| kad said an indictment had been re- hates Co. Phone 62 or 63. Pay Cash and Save said -he was ~sore becaus@ an at- 30 Bill Langer will be the next Goy-] turned but that if Waters would re- éj is ig is ; ~ tempt was being made to put politica) | ernor.” sign from the bank it would be quash- "" paper, in the bank and that he told) “What did Mr. Lemke say?” ed. = , Brinton about it and showed it to him; “By Godwe will keep that bank open} “Do you hyve any information -t6 | him. if it takes every dollar of public funds] the effect that Col. Hildreth — said ASK poee Grocer «He sald’ neZfallcea to Lemke about in the state of North Dakota,” Lemke | this?” " next day in the bank and Lemke) said. according to the witne: Wat-- |, “No, I don’t believe ‘he did. ead did not think the paper wag objection-' ers said he told Lemke tp\get a new |’ Waters said he showed McAnency Humpty Dampt ie able. He said he told Lemke — ie! manager of the/bank. 4 carbon copy of his letter to the Gov. Produced ;_ The letter was read. It was from Holiday, in the form off an affida sworn before a notary ABT “in which Holliday absolved \ Waters from any responsibility for if. % Letier of Crit “didn’t want to take the blame” for| The witness said he wrote out his | ernor. ; it and that the paper was taken ‘back! resignation before he went to Florida |» Waters was shown a copy of the to the Scandinavian American bani.) and hitded it to W. A. Anderson,| Courier-News purporting to contain Makes ‘Explanation | manager of the Bank of North Dakota, | his lettey of resignation which he said A recess was. taken. The testimony! switched to J. J.| Was not his letter. Mr. Spllivan yéad Harry D. Aultman, accountant of Hastings’ trip to New York to seil!a passage from the ietter containing jie Biahon: arena company, asked, bonds. He sai¢. he talked to Tawnley language to the effect that “there has ai : ank | 20 & permission to make a stateme: | and Hastings Abolt this. He said he} been builded a bank which will be a ameamer aid that er yo was pan He said he testified that Paddock and had charge of the bond department | tower of strength’ in the letter was in the files of the Blue Sky | M. W, Thatcher, accountant, “had re-; and any arrahgement he made with | economic liberty. Commission, *| fused’ to allow him to Work on the! Cathro was satisfactory. ./He then Waters told of meeting F. R. Pol- The witness did produce — ietters| records of the Drake milN He said told of the “German money” conver: | lard, former purchasing agent for the from two mempers of the guaranty, | the statement was true as to Paddock sation. / |Home Builders, in the West hotel at {but not. as to Thatcher, explaining : ? fund commissién to the effect that! that ‘Paddock dala. that’ he Palan‘il e had taken 0} . he had taken such action. work at night unless Thatcher’$ men 4 te a letter of, m himself of fie Scandinavia, rn BUTTER 4 NORTHERN fight for firs f nrimcel frates Asked when he first learned of a WHEN YOU ASK FOR BARKER BAKERY possibility of his becoming manager of the Bank of North Dakota, he said it way aupig the session of 1919 when Towxley came inta the examin. er’s office. Townley asked Waters if he had seen in The Forum a gtate- ment by Jack Hastings outlining the Proposed hank law and, sugesting Hastings might he the manager. “There goes that d— were working at night and he asked Thatcher if. his men. were working at night/ and-he said no. * Aultman also said that he wanted to explain the comparison forced from him before the senate investigat- ing committe between, the Bank of North Dakota and the Firgt National Bank of North Dakota. He said sich _| comparison was 'meeningless and tt the comparison was not a fair one. spilling the beans again,’ ~frownley| said, according to Water: Objected to D Townley was-wrathy at Hastings | manner of dress also, Waters s: Hastings was wearing a frock c and striped pants. Nonpartisans Called. ‘ | “Senator Baker, Nonpartisan and ‘ member of the senate inves igation | aa ;| committee and Rep. Johnson, of Steel: Us :/and Griggs, who is a member of the house committee hut refused “to con- <“Which way did the stripes 1 run?” | tinue sitting with the committee, were asked Mr. Sullivan. _ | present and were placed on the stand Waters said he ‘remarked ‘that the, & eed ve Bolte hearings had been “stripes ran the wrong way” and that Pen to the public at all times, Townley said “if [dressed that way! Mr. Waters was xacdlled. He told These are High Class goods at prices that will ‘be these farmers would kill me.” phout Aes enlless chain” ‘system of h d li Waters said that Townley told him | banks said to be proposed.” then that hé would be the manager | Would use State Funds arose any 1a f of the new bank. Townley said he would borr ‘ Later, Waters said, he was in Flori-' MOney from the Scandinavian Ame’ da and Townley wired him to come|&® bank and buy a country ba He said that Townley said’ the and the bank of North Dakota would reason he wanted Waters back was ‘deposit. public funds in the Seandi- that the Industrial Commission was! 2@Vian American bank, When this to appoint a -manager, he wanted deal was ympleted he would bus Waters io have the job and he didn't! Dank No. 2. financed by ‘bank No. 1 want any hitch the Bank of North Dakota would de Waters dec he told Townley posit sufficient funds in bank No. 1 to = that he ‘wouldn't have the Bank tke care of it on the deak: North Dakota “a politiegd hi It was to he an endless political, dumping gYound.” said that usually im a political job a! man was upposed to take care of} his frien 'S We have at this-time some splendid values in Dia- monds that we are offering you at very attractive prices. - ° A \ \ You can buy any Diamond in our’store on our pay- ment plan. = See us if you are interested in a Good Diamond. vin with at least one bank in each \county in the -state. Townley or others were to hold 51 percent of the bank stock and 49 per- cent was to be sold. Stock of bank | | ‘ No. 1 t i ‘ / ‘ i bout the | Ne. 1 was to be hypothecated in bank i ‘ } q nk O14 Te Matter of Salary, Waters said he talked matter of salary. Wat to get $5,000 the Yirse 5 id he was No. 2 and so on and money was to , $7,500 tha | Pe, morrowed. second’ year and $10, 000 | the third ‘Then the only personsswho would year. {have any real money would be the “Mr. Townley said that they couldn't! farmers who bought 49 pegcent'of the ok?” pay the salary that position ought to; Stock? ie i pay, because a few thousand dollars! eed Ne Sullivan. “= ie aad that “we can dost them up; asked whee & Noticd of Appoitiment given, tor money Waters said ier nrat notice he hag bank*to start hi No. 2 Waters re- of his appointment definitely was plied “the depositor guaran fund.” i when he read of it in the Bismarck, = ‘Yo Be Taken Care Of Tribune next evening which said the! Vaters said he kicked and Townley Industrial Commission had appointed intimated “he would\be taken care of” him manager of the Bank of North Da-| and would he manager of the entir kota at a salary of $4,000 a year. string. “What did you sé as asked.| Waters said he talked to Mr. Lemke ] “I think my wife will testify I used) and Lemke was for it, thought it some strong language,” he said. ; would be a relief for the farmers He said he went to Kownleys rooin: | Waters said that Townley said one of a and told him’he wouldn’t work for ‘the primary objects was to relieve rity was {0 be borrowed from one MARCH 27th $5,009 a year. Lemke was present. Me: Geandinayiay aerreany hanks z Shortly later, he said, on suggestion “Did they do anything parry this j gs , of Mr. Lemke he asked Mr. Cathro out?” ; i. The Big Dress Up Day to come from Bottineau and help in, Waters said he thought they ar- cs - | the details of the bank organization. tanged to take over the First National a ‘This, he said, was atew dayé after! Bank of Sheyenne and, counse! said he was appoirited. . Cathrd camé on| that it was found that stock of this J and the organization sta Ahout | bank was hy othecated with — the 60 days Jater he thought, Cathro ‘ap- Scandinavian American bank, indi- pointed an’ employe, cating, in counsels opinion, that ¢ B . Waters indicated Tmt immediately | start was made to carry out the “end- a the Industrial Commission began cali-|less chain.” One other bank was ing Cathro in and that the only time; mamed which Waters said an effort eae ee he (Waters) sat with the commission) was made to get. 7 was when Cathro sold the bonds.! Trip to Fargo, ; Waters said Cathro acted ‘as the|’ He was asked about a trip he bank’s representative to the Industrial! made to the ze andinavian Americat Suits p29. Commission. | bank on Jan. 1920 with L. P- “Did any members of the Commis-' Aneney, credits ; department dir sion come down there?” Baked Mr of the bank, when the Scandinavian | Amevican bank wanted funds from the Sullivan. “Governor Frazier came down thers) Bank of North Dakota. He said he one day with—that , editor of that|found the bank in worse cond radical. Chicago paper, the New, than the newspapers had said it w Majority,” be replied. / He said he He said he heard Mr. Hagan wa$ in) William Lemke in the Jatter’s offic conference with Mr. Cathro and Mr.| that night. TZ = TMecmtosh one night but Langer was; Returning io Bismarck Waters said never there. that he was much exercised as to Asked about when money first be+| the-condition of the bank, that he took | gan going to the Sc: candinavian Amerj->MeAneney to the Governor's © office, can Bank at Wargo, ke said the first! that Lemke was tNere and that he | was a_book transfer purely of funds | (Waters) went inte-details with the of agricultural college. He said later) Governor ‘about the bank. He leit KLEI Townley called him ffom Fargo and{tather peeved. he said, stating: E aid “we want some money down| “Governor, this is the last time I’m here.’ ever going to talk to you about this | Diamonds — = se al TAILOR AND CLEANER +‘ ' BISMARCK SHSRUNdgSEEEEEEESSESEEEORREER SORE