The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 1, 1921, Page 3

FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1921 BRINTON GOES ON STAND FOR OWN. DEFENSE (Continued from Page 1) everything else co-operate with the Test of the fellows. Heck most certainly has got togeth- er an extraordinary. bunch of men never saw.a group of men that would compare with them. They decided to continue the work through the winter and I feel sure that by the time the snow goes off next spring he and El- ott will have better than sixty men a8 good as those I saw Sunday trained efor the work and by the middle of the summer they will have one hundred. They are an enthusiastic and hard- working bunch of fellows, I hope you will swallow a little hard. if necessary and ease things along here until I get back. When I return we will make any changes in the method, either of bookkeeping or anything else that we decide to mike, but until that time it will be necessary to let Keys handle the matter as he is accustomed to. We can rewrite all the. books if necessary. f Sincerely, A. C. TOWNLEY, Per N. O. L. Explaining passages in the letter Brinton said that with respect to the Passage asking him to call off Lemke and Keys that he ((Brinton) had been Manager of the stores work and that Townley wanted him to turn it over to Keys, league treasurer and Lemke. . Townley’s reference to “a trip south” referred, to the Sisal Trust Florida plan, he said: The reference to turn- ing over records, Brinton said, was made because he (Brinton) had refus- ed to, turn over certain records, be- Neving he‘should keep them as man- ager. \ The testimony was a part of the de- fense's efforts to show that the various league corporations were dummy cor- Porations organized and used for the benefit of the league and that money was diverted from the purpose for which the farmers paid into the or- ganizations. Starting Bureau. Brinton said that Townley came to him in 1917 afd asked him to take charge of the Northwest Service Bu- reau and that George Totten, Sr., was to do the field work. Townley wanted Brinton to look after the incorpora- tion of a newspaper in every county in the state, he said. Shortly after- ward, he said, Townley came to him again about a diffreulty at Amidon, North Dakota, where he said Totten had established a newspaper in a town which already had a paper friendly to the league. ‘Brinton said he was giv- en a note to sign so he could be list- ed asa stockholder and director. “Were there any meetings of ti board of directors held?” Counse LeSueur asked. “Not to my knowledge.” replied Brinton, “Who directed you.” “Townley and Lemke.” Townley and Lemke also directed him in his organization of the. Con- sumers United Stores company, he said, and Lemke, he said, drew the contract. which farmers taking stock in the consumers stores signed. This contract allowed the organization to keep ten per cent of the money for establishing a central buying agency or “educational purposes.” Brinton swore he had disagreement with Townley over carrying out of the contract, declaring that the money was being misused and that the teu- eral government might prosecuie tor use of the mails to defraud, the con- tract. having been sent through the mails. J. J. Weeks, special prosécutor, ob- Jected to many of the records going before the jury and was sustained on many points. Mr. Weeks appeared satisfied with the state’s case after resting yester- day afternoon. He said that 0. E. Lofthus was not placed on the witness stand because -. «ot consider the matter material. State Rests The state rested its case against Brinton yesterday afternoon without having brought before the jury many of the witnesses it named in the in- formation and leaving some of the twenty-four assignments of perjury/in the information. against Brinton ap parently untouched. Among those who failed to appear were A. C. Townley, president of the National Nonpartisan league, and O. M. Lofthus, state bank examiner. Among: the assignments against Brinton was that he had charged that he had given a note to cover a Sisal Trust shortage of $11,000 in the Scandinavian-American bank at Fargo. Brinton said the so-called $11,000 check (actually $10,400, he said) was given to Lofthus when the Scandinavian-American bank .was closed during the Langer raid and in Lofthus’ charge, on Oct. 22, 1919, for Payment of a fermer shortage of J. J. Hastings, active leaguer, at the sug- gestion of Lofthus; that Lofthus sug- gested that Brinton give this check so that he could make a showing be- fore the supreme court that the item had been paid, and suggested that he would hold the check until the money was deposited in some bank. Brinton said he deposited the money in the Mercantile State bank of Minneapolis on Nov. 3, 11 days later, and in the house hearing produced the cancelled check showing the Mercantile State bank paid stamp ofthat date. Loft- hus made a report to the supreme court that this was paid Oct. 22, Brin- ton charged. Lofthus was named as a witness by the state ‘but was not placed upon the stand to deny the charge. ‘I'he de- fense will seek'to have this assign- ment stricken from the information. Among the charges made against Townley was that Brinton had charg- ed that he had talked to Townley about acquiring control of the Scan- dinavian-American bank for the bene- fit of the Nonpartisan league, and that Townley was one of the direct- ors of affairs in the so-called league corporations and dummy corporations through which great sums of money | were lost by farmers of the state. At the opening of the trial Brinton made an affidavit, in opposing a continu- ance of the case, in which he alleged Townley had threatened him with per- sonal violence if he testified regarding the alleged connection of Townley with‘the Sisal Trust. Bank Officers Absent Others who did not appear were H. J. Hagen, former president of the closed Scandinavian-American bank; P. J, Sherman, former cashier of the closed bank; and J. J. Hastings, for- merly vice-president of the ‘bank. Special Prosecutor Weeks said they could not be subponaed and that he understood Hagen was in Seattle. Le- Sueur, Brinton’s counsel, said that the Fargo paper showed Hagen had been in Fargo several days recently. Alleging the state has offered no proof of three-fourths of the assign- ments of perjury, LeSueur will move to strike them out before the case goes to the jury. Telling the jury what he will at- tempt to show ‘in Brinton’s defense, LeSueur said that he would show that Townley and Lemke had the final say in the so-called dummy corpora- tions, alleged to have been organized to finance the league. He said he’ would show that 50 to 60 per cent of the money of the Consumers Unit- Pale Brewed from cholcest barley and selected tonic hops. A TRULY MARVELOUS CREATION MINNEHAHA Te is NOT a “Near Beer” and the keenest palate cannot tell| the taste from that of beers of yore. A real lagered brew. THE BISMARCK. TRIBUNE. _ ed Stores company was used for the Nonpartisan league before a cooper: ative store was established, and that the company had $700,000 on hand before a store was started. He said he would produce a letter in which A. C, Townley offered to have $500,- 000 of the ‘Bank of North Dakota put in the Scandinavian-American bank. The Bank of North Dakota, LeSueur said, would be shown to have violated its own rules in the conduct of its business, and that the $330,000 of league paper brought by the Scandi- navian-American bank of Fargo was called for: by state bank officials in a request for collateral to cover huge deposits made in that bank, and to have security for these deposits. ‘na caaeematre ite, H Tea pressed into bricks is still used as money in inland China. Special * Fully fermented and aged; delightfully exhilaratine ‘ q 1 MME A PALE wana, SPECIAL Ss BISMARCK BOTTLING WORKS, Inc. Phone 427 , Local Distributors 204 Main Street : Bismarck, N. D. . Richholt’s Cash a1 Carry [rime ct] Grocery [7h & Thayer] The Original Cash and Carry Store SATURDAY SPECIALS Sugar, 10 lbs. for Fresh Eggs, per dozen ......... WE ste se ot ccasatstetselsTace teats Choice Dairy Butter, ‘ Der Mle sie sacs wie alto Shes Sov ele Se ets White House Coffee, 3 lbs. for Pineapple, Large Size Can, regular 40c seller. Special, each Sey Apricots, Large Size Cans, regular 40c seller, - Special, each Peaches, Large Size'Cans, regular 30c seller. Special, each Try our Standard Corn, if you want something good, 2 cans for Sweet Cream, per quart Fresh Fruits of all kinds at the Right price. BUTTER MILK AFTER DINNER Bakers’ Goods *Fleishman’s Yeast Fresh Daily Brown & Jones QS8.S. Exclusive Agents for Chase and Sanborn’s Teas and Coffees. Order Saturday for your 4th of July needs, as we shall celebrate’ the 4th with others, and shall not have our store open for business Monday. Our Saturday. stock will be replete with all fresh fruits and vegetables obtainable on the market. ; Bethesda Mineral Springs Water. SWEET CREAM Saturday Specials DAVIS’ GROCERY - 319 Mandan Ave ‘80 Phone 465. Fancy creamery butter... French Blower Rice, 3 lbs.. : ‘White House Coffee . 42 ‘ Lipton’s Coffee . 239 Carnation Milk . 14 Tomatoes, 21% size can . AB Apricots, 214, size can 25c; 3 cans for. wo? 10, Peaches, small size show Wi} Pears, 214 size can 35c, 3 cans for. . . 1.00 Crisco, 20c per Ib.; 3 Ibs.. 55 Cane sugar, a sack.... 7.45) Cane sugar, 10 Ibs. for 15 Electric Spark soap, 10 bars.. .. 59 Lenox soap, 22 bars -. 1.00 Ice Cream daily, per quart \ §:30—10:30 a. m. PAGE THREE PRODUCTION OF |MINSTREL. sow COTTON SLUMP Washington, July 1—Cotton produc- tion this ‘year promises to be the smallest top of the last quarter of a century, today’s forecast by the de- partment of agriculture, placing it ai 8,433,000 bales, or nearly five million bales smaller than last year’s crop, and nearly eight million bales below the record crop of 1914. HERE JULY 6 With the coming of the Famous Georgia Minstrels to the Auditorium July 6, the minstrel fans will have something to look forward to with real enjoyment, as the reputation of this well known, with a continuous record of thirty-three years’ of travel both in this country and in foreign climes is @ guarantee of merit and people can rest. assured of an evening of music and fun, such as these sons of Ham well known organization is have been giving for so long. ~ LOGAN’ “We Thank You” 4th of July Suggestions - FRUITS RASPBERRIES STRAWBERRIES CANTALOUPE WATERMELONS PEACHES PLUMS CHERRIES BANANAS ORANGES LEMONS FRESH VEGETABLES NEW PEAS CARROTS BEETS RADISHES TOMATOES LETTUCE CELERY ; DRINKS MINNEHAHA PALE BUDWEISER * HIGH LIFE GRAPE JUICE ' LOGANBERRY JUICE : EXTRAS an ‘Salad Dressings Bottled Pickles _ Sandwich. Fillers Pienic Packages’ Package Cookies We wish you all a very Joyous Fourth. “Will be closed all day the 4th. Last Delivery Saturday 4:30 p. m. Other week days - - 4:00 p. m. CLOSE AT 8 P. M. SATURDAY EVENING Both Phones 211 118 3rd The Store of Service With the Lowest Prices in Bismarck SHOP AND SAVE We have moved .to our new location on the corner of Third Street and Avenue A. And we will be at your service with a complete line of Groceries. And we will have a number of specials on display for your inspection. . And we will Have a few fire works for your 4th of July celebration. And we also sell Northern Ice Cream at 40c a quart. SERVICE GROCERY 500 3rd St. Cor. Ave. A. _ Bismarck, N. D. The Quality Wee Meat Market Xe Brown & Norum, Props. re) G11 Broadway Phone 722 Special Pot Roast, per Ib. Stewing Chicken, per Ib. We deliver to all parts of the city Deliveries 2:30—4:30 p. m. The company numbers forty peo-| Clocks regulated and operated by ple, and make a street parade daily| water power are common in China. with a band concert ‘in front of the eee Foe ; ‘theater in the evening. TRIBUNE WANTS—FOR BESULTS ——EEEEEEEeIl™l_==_a_=a=ana=an=SE=S=S=SEE||___ SATURDAY Specials This Saturday we are offering some very choice Pot Roast shoulder of Beef, which is excellent eating when _ cold, and especially for Picnic Sandwiches, as it is juicy and sweet. g 1 5c Special per) octs. lo eat eae cee WE WILL CLOSE MONDAY JULY 4th AT 12 O’°CLOCK NOON, BUT we will not make any deliveries. We are keeping open until this hour, in order to serve our customers and the public with meats, because the weather is so ‘hot it will be a difficult matter for a good many to keep meat from spoiling over this long period from Saturday night until Tuesday morning. / As we are the only exclusive Meat Market in Bis- marck, we feel that it is our duty to keep open to serve the public with this kind of consideration and service. Remember we will be open until noon, July 4th, but will not make deliveries. Just DOHN’S Say Sanitary and Exclusive Meat Market Phone 176-177 ! 512 Broadway J. W. Scott’s Cash Store 311 7th St. Phone 816 Do your canning now while Fruit and Sugar is cheap. We can supply you with fresh fruit of all kinds at prices which are practically wholesale, as we have arranged for large shipments. Beginning Saturday morning and continuing for every day next week we are offering the below articles as they are grouped, all for $1.00. No. 1 1 Ib. Colonial Inn Coffee 3 lb. Sugar 1 loaf Bread 1 Box Kellogg’s large Corn Flakes No. 2 1 can Milk 1 can Paris Brand To- matoes No. 21% size 1 can President Brand Apricots No. 214 size 1 bottle Armours Salad Dressing 1 pound size $1.00 $1.00 No. 4 1 quart Ice Cream 1 Muskmelon ; 1 Glass 514 072 Jelly 2 lbs. Prunes No. 3 ¥, lb. Fresh Cherries 2 lbs. Bananas 1 Ib. Cookies 1 can Lazarre Brand Peas $1.00 $1.00 SWEET CREAM EVERY DAY | The South Side General Mercantile Store MORRIS ZVORIST, Prop. 222 9th Street South FOR SATURDAY SPECIALS JULY 2, 1921 Beet sugar, per 100 lbs. Sugar, 10 lbs. for Strictly Fresh Eggs, 2 dozen for. Creamery butter, per Ib White House Coffee, per Ib.. Royal Quality Coffee, pef Ib.. Red Rose Coffee, per lb Tall Carnation Milk, per can. Small Carnation Milk, 3 cans. Crisco, 1 lb. can P. and G. soap, 10 bars for No. 21/4 can solid packed tomatoes, per can. No. 2 can good standard corn, 2 cans No. 2 can Fowler’s brand peas, 2 cans No. 21% can of peaches and pears, per can. Very nice oranges, pr dozen... Watermelons, per |b. WE DELIVER ALL ORDERS Phone 957 For All Baking Requirements which -is al- Use Climax Flour “*!°*,.s,2" === in quality and contains a high percentage of gluten. Necessarily a high priced flour on account of its high quality. For sale by all grocers. Russell - Miller Milling Co. Bismarck, N. D.