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¥ ) g 3 i (Continued from page 5) faculty committee that they were mostly trumped up. Those that really involved any serious reflection on Professor Bolley were found to amount to nothing when Bolley’s side was heard. One charge was that he had used as his own a photograph taken in Belgium, when as a matter of fact the photograph had been used previously in Belgian public- ity work. It was said Bolley stole it and used it as his own in one of his bulletins. Bolley proved that the photo- graph was in reality his own, that he events prior to the present régime and as the charges were evidently not - proved. At least the two regents sent by Crawford led all they talked to at the college to believe this was to be their report to the regents. However, when the regents were at . Fargo last week a different version of : the report of Messrs. Scow and Taylor ° was given to the reporter of the Leader by Secretary Brewer. of the regents. Mr. Brewer read to the Leader reporter what purported to be the report of.the two regents who investigated Bolley. | % .‘ - The Beast After Bolley’s Goat matter will be allowed to remainhanging over Bolley’s head, ready to be taken up and used against him at any time fur- . ther efforts to remove him from the faculty develop. Bolley will be placed in the humiliating position of not hay- . ing been vindicated and not having a . chance to be vindicated. In the mean- time there is much indignation among ~ Bolley’s friends and friends of the Agri- cultural college. Some members of the board of re- gents. are known to regard Bolley as a man whose usefulness is passed. One How Professor Bolley proved his theory of “wheat-sick” soil, his bulletin concerning which stirred up the fand boomers, fertilizer men. and other interests against hi is from his famous “bulletin 107” Professor Bolley showed that soil sterilized in this wa raised on the same ground for 20 to 30 years. The s out the addition of fertilizers, m’ and- brought on the present attack. The picture and shows his method of steaming the soil with steam from a traction engine. y.raised bumper crops of wheat, although wheat had been t team killed the wheat diseases and led to great crops with- showing that the soil was not - exhausted for wheat but ‘merely full of wheat diseases which could be eradicated by proper crop rotation and planting of pure seed. had taken it himself in Beizium and loaned it to the Belgian government on request, and that the government had used it before Bolley did. kEGENTS DISSATISFIED, Il"‘IVESTIGATE INVESTIGATORS i But the big feature of the investiga- tion was the fact that the two com- plainants completely lay down when it came to offering proof. 'They refused to testify before the faculty committee .- and alleged the committee was biased in.favor of Bolley and it would be use- less for them to try to make out a case. They took this story to President Craw- ford of the board of regents, who again gave. ear to" their complaint. The president appointed two of the regents, Emil Scow and J. D, Taylor, to go back to the college and investigate the inves- tigating - committee, as well as to:look. personally .into .the charges against Bolley. In the meantime Milbrath resigned and neither he or his fellow ‘complainant = are now. connected with the college. e ' The regents’ committee, Scow and Taylor, visited the college, “investigated the investigating committee,” went over .the charges against Bolley and allowed Bolley to present his side of the case. e two regents pretended to be per- fectly satisfied with Bolley’s explana- tions and assured Bolley and the college investigation committee, as well as President Ladd, that the case would be dropped, as it involved questions and - Business Men HE uniform success with which the . ! present organization plans of the Nonpartisan League are meeting everywhere that speakers, organizers, or the candidates appear, was indicated by the reception given H. E. Behrens, a lecturer of the League, at a meeting at Belfield, Stark county, Monday, July 17, and the account of the meeting given in the Belfield Times of that week. “The sentiment of the audience, which, owing to_lack of advertising, contained _..but few farmers, was plainly hostile to Mr. Behrens at the opening, but at its conclusion several asked a few ques- “tions and a number of business men declared their intention to’ support the League’s ‘candidates, and some to join q;e League as auxiliary members. i Following is . the Belfield Times +“%“H, E. Behrens, lecturer for the Non- partisan League, delivered an excellent and meritorious address in the interest of the League at the Nelson hall in this city Monday evening. The andience was not large, owing to a lack of adver- tising, but those present were principally business men, among whom the League finds its greatest opposition. 3 .“Mr, Behrens is a polished and pleas- -the probing. It was written in pencil and was said by Mr. Brewer to be the finl report of Scow and Taylor. ; CHARGES STILL HANGING OVER BOLLEY’S HEAD This report did not vindicate Bolley. On the contrary it left the ¢harges hanging over his head. It stated that Messrs. Scow and Taylor, after going into the matter, where unable to deter- mine the guilt or innocence of Bolley or the truthorfalsity of the charges. It said the charges were of such a nature that the committee could not' decide the case but that scientific men would have to be appointed as investigators—if it was desired to ‘get at the bottom of the matter. Then the report goes on to say that the entire matter involved in the charges concerns things connected with. the college before the present re- gime and before the, present regents took hold of affairs. . Therefore, it Says, it will probably.be--the best.to let them drop. But should it..be desired to con- tinue the probe into Bolley’s work the report recommends the appointment of some scientists as’'a committee to do- . Secretary Brewer said this report. would be laid before -the regents at the: next meeting at which-all’ members are: present, probably the last of August, and probably would be adopted and the: matter allowed to rest, unless someone: was anxious to have the matter pressed.. From this.it. would seem :that the’ See the Light ing spéaker; ‘a n’:atj'of culture and refine-. ment. In a . plausible and agreeable manner the speaker went on to prove in. comprehensive language the reason why. business men should sympathize in the movement and heartily support the men “He said it has always. been 8- mystery to him, and a great majority of . the members of the League as well, why the smalltown business man should be . opposed . to the farmers organizing for - the passage of laws that would alleviate - many of the existing wrongs and place them in a conditien to strengthen their financial -condition ‘ and liquidate their- outstanding and:overdue indebtedness. “He went on to show where the North Dakota business man—whether mer- chant, banker, or grain buyer—is milked just as freely by outside interests as the farmer and that what’s of interest - to one—from a financial standpoint—is of ‘interest -to both. Mr. Behrens’ argu- ments were so cléar and convincing that when he concluded his address there was not a man present who did not step up to the front and shake his hand besides expressing a willingness to’ .henceforth support the movement in ‘every possible way.” ; close to the regents made the following statement: “Bolley has done good work in the past, but he has become erratic and must be watched. The regents will likely not remove him .entirely from the college, but his work, especially his bulletin writing, will be carefully supervised. His past services are such that the regents believe he.is entitled to a job at the college, but he is not going to have everything his own way as in the past.”. . On the other hand Bolley’s friends declare he is.at the height of his use- fulness to the college and ‘to the far- mers of North Dakota; that he is now engaged inmost important investigations which should have every aid and encour- agement from the state. This is the public opinion also. 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