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BEGINS PROBE OF BANK OFFICE (Continued From Page One.) made earlier in the session on the floor of the house and were repeated yesterday. "When the Westminster bank closed and choswas en," he 'Mr. Miller over 300 and Mr Brazile 258. Brazile was not elected according to law but was appointed bank receiver father was director and of the and he made the that his father would handle the affairs of the bank and not him. Mr. McDonald said he did not recall the men's initials. Through questions to the commitwhich them tee, to McDonald, Mr. Fant said Mr. Mil. ler disqualified as debt he the bank which he did not Since no provision was for second election receiver, the examiner said. the next highest applicant was chosen Circuit Judge G. Greene of signed order making Brazile The receivfather in his liability paid stockholder, added. as a to Loans Made. Citizens bank of Seneca, Mr. The said. unlawful which to the the office but "no effort was stop Questioned by Mr. Fant, Mr. McDonald admitted his something that before Fant became chief bank in the fall of 1926. Then Mr. Fant was an assistant bank Mr. McDonald charged that J. Ballenger, the Seneca bank. the third closed institution, signed said he knew six months the in uary, 1930. it would be He accepted said in violation of the law until the day before the A the house did jury, member not return an indictment "because Ballenger's nephew was on it and there were four other criminally connected with the bank The bank examiner should cuted the bank officials, Mr. McDonald said. Although his question's were tered in record. Mr. Fant's plete answer will not be entered until all charges against him have made. Commercial air service is be Medillin and the Gulf of Uraba, to connect with the regular air line to Panama.