Show UNION COOP ISI FOUND SHORT I I Leader Resigns Charges Divide Organization Into Two Camps By Russ Simonton Telegram Staff ent DETROIT MICk April 36 Grand Grand of- of officers of of- ricers of the United Brotherhood of ot Maint Maintenance Main- Main t nance of bf ay ICay ayo and R Railway Shop Laborers are divided into two tw camps ct ea oath each h acc accusing sn other of ot gross neglect of duty Experts are at worK word Wt on the books trying to trace al alleged alleged alleged al- al unaccounted r for fr t Enemies of cooperation have seized on the controversy as an ar argument ment against cooperation Cb and allege that the th brotherhoods brotherhood's brother brother- brotherhood hoods hood s vast cooperative venture Is on the thero ro rocks ks with deficit due to mismanagement mis mis- management Both factions agree In declaring that the cooperative department Is not affected affected af af- af affected and that th the unions union's chain of or fac fae- and Its machinery Is in good financial condition and making satisfactory progress Here are the salient sallent developments of the controversy LEADER QUITS OFFICE G G. E E. Barker stand grand president from iSlO ibio and drawing 14 a year as one ono of bf the highest paid labor officials in the world resign resigned d und under tinder r fire March 18 Four bookkeepers In the treasurers treasurer's office office of of- of- of fice face charged Barker with mismanagement nt or of In funds and declared that had Vanished Banished without record On checks Issued to Barker Barler The board Of bt trustees s. s at once put experts ex exp experts p at the books to e the truth of the charges In a few weeks weel these experts It Is Grand Secretary- Secretary said bald ald showed that Treasurer George Seal had been negligent ent entIn In permitting Barker Barler to manipulate the funs tuns Seal resigned Lately h he withdrew withdrew withdrew with with- drew his resignation and now h he wants th the lob b back While fe feb the Investigation was In progress progress ress the four bookkeepers Ted Saunders ders L L. Miller H n. Brown and B B. A A. Gladstone Gladstone Glad Glad- stone atone were discharged and at t once t n e offered of offered or of- d their alleged information ion for sale according to brotherhood officers CHARGES MADE MADETh Th That 1 spilled the the beans Bark Barker r at once charged that he had not been given a a. chance to explain and that hl his expenditures n were p proper Seal e Charged wl William W Dorey chairman and Lt Luo LM o L I. I Kennedy a Of ot th the executive board with gross ne neglect lect ot of duty He says they let him file charges against them While Se Seal Wont Won't tell tel what he charged he hints darkly that Dore Dorey and Kennedy know Why there was only 70 in the tr I iry ury Instead of many times that amount amount last ast February when the nl n wished d to strike he says sars and couldn't wouldn't Tor Tot lack Of funds Seal says Sas he lie resigned without a proper amount of thought The prosecuting attorneys attorney's is making an investigation h of the charge that Barker misappropriated 00 in fU funds So Wl h with two sets o of charges harges pending penning 4 hearing b before fore the executive board and with auditors rushing the check of the bookS 1 of or the bi brotherhood the atmosphere Is tense at headquarters here ORDER IS PROTECTED Whatever happ happens ns the me membership s 's lp 61 of the brotherhood is protected protect d. d says saga sa s U. U S S. S for fot the brotherhood Barker Bark r and nd Seal Sea were verb under bond of ot each If It there Is a shortage of we can sue to recover on the bonds bonUs The investigation of ot th the b books book k shows that this is the approximate total not yet accounted for It Is absolute false that the unions union's s Industrial l v ventures ventures' ar ate fere shaky Our factories have been ap al- appraised praised at moro than they cost us But we Vwe collected In dues l last st st. month and the average e monthly Income Is says Britten At that tat rate 1 we couldn't be insolvent through a loss loss' of We h have ve tangible assets of 1500 l We e bOO hake haV V invested In tn factories factories facto facto- rl ries s. s In securities and mortgages mort gages real estate worth and a printing plant valued at Th There re are other assets also |