Show SECRET LODGE LOE DIFFICULTIES TIES Eight Prominent Odd Fellows to be Tried for Misappropriation AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT I etl Will Them che i lo 10 0 II tIm I t this the Spec Hie Ilic l In III till the tro rt re Utah lodge No 1 of ot Odd ad Follows Fellow ha line been heen by IJ the time grand lodge as all the on to try tr the cases of the lie eight m lilen n charged with embezzlement and amlI If Ir It finds them theta guilty they the will ivill be he ex exl l ell l from rom tho order They rimey insist t that they had hael n a perfect right to the lit money Inane as all they thoy hud had paid It IL Into the treasury anti and It was wall theirs theIr for tor tummy nil use they timey tho wanted to make of ut It lint Hut now ItOW comet com the grand lodge with their Hide Last IRH night they issued tile the following state stute statement ment The laws luava of or Odd aiM Fellowship look upon the tho funds fowls and property of or a lodge KB as a II crIMI trust tru t to be he handled with zealous came ell Ie and disbursed only for or tho time the current expenses of oe tho the lodge lu gl In III the hits caring for sick nick brothers brother the re me relief melid lid lief lid of If tilL the destitute the IIII burying of the thed dead d nd anti ami In time the Ih education auth maintenance ance anre of ot till the t Any AllY Aim or appropriation of money mom outside of these oh IH is Illegal and Is tint nut per Iler permitted by II our laws Tg OK ot TUB TIlE The public will Hint nc ac according cording to i the time customs of our order batteN such its 1111 are ama now being spoken of ot arc ore not lIot mania public they tho tire are re reo regarded In III time the name Huma relation OB as are oto till the hi secrets of oe a it family This order oror wants nothing front any member but hilt acquiescence come cence In Its laws and nn tt It general sup sill support port of the work of lit carrying out the time purposes of or Odd Fellowship In this Instance that thal the public In which Utah odd Fellowship exists may ImlY know all tin till facts see JOee that hat no Injustice hus him been done th these thelle eight Ight members tho the following facts ats are lire recited facts which will appear In iii our printed proceedings Upon July Jul 10 the presiding of or No J U called upon tho the grand master with Information that lint these eight members had hini called In nil funds untie anti and had hall divided It up Oil among themselves and anti asked that the grand master ac nc accompany company him to No 9 that evening and examine Into time the matter The I grand master monster went there and nn the time result of ot tho tIme visit vl lt Is 18 shown hown In the tho proceedings that followed After examining tho thio record books book July Ju 11 II the tho order of It su was imas Issued anti and the following charges lied filed In tn the office of or the grand graml secretary S AND AN SPECIFICATIONS Halt Salt Lake Lako City ell It Utah July Juh U II 1001 To the time Oland irand Ix Iod Lodge dge o of o 0 O U O P F I The limo undersigned a U member macumber of ot the tho grand lodge loll of or Utah I 0 O 0 O F 1 does hereby charge lodge No 0 9 I 1 0 O Oo 0 o F I with conduct unbecoming a lodge of Odd Fellows and time till lie grounds of or thit charge lire are more particularly set Bet forth In III time the following Speculation First 1 The above mimed lodge No D 9 I 0 O O 0 R P In vit 10 of ot the time laws of lit the order slid dill on onor onor onor or about tho tIme day Ita of lit May Mimy A D U 1901 unlawfully appropriate anti pay from this thi funds moneys belonging ulon III tl d the tho lodge the time sum lIum ot or ISO SO to each of th the following members of or their lodge Eighty dollars ollars to P 1 1 Q O 1 M 31 I A L r I SI RI ISO SO to 10 I 1 1 J I John W Su 80 to P 1 0 n 1 W V H S Ewing I SO 80 10 to P V 0 n II ISO 50 to o P I 0 1 F d G Carthy arth ISO 80 to 10 P 1 I O n 1 J C t I ISO SI to toP top P 1 n IL l 11 H 8 S Scott SO to P 1 0 n T P J JWilliams JW Williams W 8 making a total of mf IO so 0 ap op opI nilI I anti paid and the time under antler I i that such appropriations and payments of the time money anti and fund as liS was wag Illegal and wrongful and nn that each of said person 1 knew at lit the time time tinie said appropriation and payment were ieca made imade that tin th same CAine was WAa Illegal and wrongful ami that oath cadi of or them meli ell knew at III hit th Hire tim till e that he bl KM was taking PuTt part anil anti shari In an nil Illegal distribution of or the th funds of the Ihl I his lodge In III I mm violation of ot hla hi Is obliga obligations old momma as All an Odd Fellow I S e ion Tho 0 above named lodge No Na tJ I 1 I O 0 0 O F I In violation nf ot time thi laws of ot the time artier did didon on lit or Om the time duy 1111 of fr June Jimmie A D U 1901 1401 unlawfully Appropriate ami pa from rout the lime funds moneys belonging to In Hie 1111 lodge to members of ot their th lr lodge ledge as liS follows 70 to o P 1 0 G 1 J 1 r e I way ivay wa JIM to p 1 I a G W V H S lUng 30 00 to toP toI P I 0 O John 1 50 11 to Ii P 1 1 Q G II 11 50 to 10 ii 1 I OF 01 II 0 J 50 to 10 P 1 n J 1 T 1 J Williams SM M MI to 1 P 1 0 O 1 11 Ii S 8 Stall Scott and WO 50 10 tu to I O U M Iii 1 A U I making n a total nf rif MO roo w so 0 ap alJ a 1111 paid and the lime under tinier undersigned signed charges charge that thaI said appropriations and said hi payments of ot the Ihl money ann ana IlO funds wu was WUI illegal 1 amid wrongful and antI that tima each aeh of or said well knew at atthe time the said Mild appropriation and pay payments ments were made mAp that list the er fr Illegal and amid nd wrongful and that thai each ach nt ol well weli knew At nt this the time that lust he lie us a I taking ia rt anti and share In ira an alt Illegal al uS dh d I ti button of ot the time funds of ot the In It violation of ot lila hla obligation as Ail an Oda I Illow Follow NOTES rACI Specification Third The above named lodge lOll No 0 9 ii I I 0 O 0 O P V 1 in yb 10 laUon of ot the th laws of ur the order dm did on onor onor or f H about boil the I Hud day d ot or May IA A I U n hot unlawfully fult order enter that thaI all n notes note of at member nf fit if the id hI I inde I No 0 1 t I 1 O 0 U O F Fe I held by II or In of at time Hit should be canceled and andI the to I charge that this ac action a tion tir nn flu the t hf part pan pA rt of ot the time lodge was II Illegal and send Inasmuch M as such uch notes were WITe assets and property of or the lodge lodl anti and the thereof was equi equivalent valent to a 1 donation of ot the tM amount due du dueon on oil each note nole to tn th Ill this maker That t cancellation II lion nf or said III notes not was WAIl therefore an ama Illegal distribution ot or orthe the nf or the lodge ledge and the th un an charges charge that Ihal each Iah and every taking part therein well knew at the time the tM Mid ht was waa u takei by ho b the lodge ledge that mit he hf was a II taking part pare and ani thai rhae hi In an in Illegal ot o 0 othe the t h property of ot the th lodge lod contrary t tand h hand tanti and anti In m violation of hIs hla obligation an U Cl Odd Oct Fellow CHARGED Specification saId III act lieu anti ami doings nf of the saul It lodge No o 9 S I I O 0 O 0 F P an as a set forth la is I speed und third were ai u the undersigned I harges hugH all n done in pursuance of f a c ini y anti ad nd an agreement entered r l Into In Co and concocted by b te I said P I ii I U W A L I I P PC I 1 In C n 1 W Vt S P I n fl John MagIn Iret Ii P I I 0 1 H II 1 t P j I O a F I i O u P 1 0 1 J I Thih ar P I Q G II 8 S OIt and l 1 l O fi T J 3 WillI to the tilt sail ill l lY l e No 0 9 I 1 0 O O 0 F 1 of it 1 funis fon sail ami to tn eon n end ami a lb time mm mamma l to 10 their Ih r own use That t th the was waa al alIn In reality the work ork ami n of ot the ike aforesaid p and It WAS their In Intention and plan tu to carry It out to so that It so T 0 Il should appear to be bc and should be bl the tho work of or time lodge and that the onus of or orthe the time saId Mid wrongful acts should till full upon time the lodge hedge That the time said sahl lodge No 0 9 I I 0 O O 0 R F J and each ench and antI every member thereof r taking part In wild saul arts net well knew nt at time the Ih time that hint the time sole wilo object oblee of or in saul Id nets acts wan WM to ab aim absorb Anel embezzle the funds of ot the tIme lodge lodee anti and that In lit taking part therein he lit was doIng so In violation of ot hit his obligation as an all Odd Fellow Frater Fraternally nally null submitted l lS S W V DAlUm Master J Tho 1110 order of or suspension of ar No 0 9 having hA ring be been n time the grand lodge lwi e was waH called together July the time whole matter Sins waa referred to a It t committee the accused were present wore heard were wet fount found guilty and sum we to expelled from the grand lodge mind and u It subordinate ate ale lodge hits has been llen ordered to try tn them themia for tor their membership III In time order on the time part of or then ox pulled polled members member are expected hOt th the tue futo Ie which has ban come romp to them Is just JURt They violated violate II the till laws of cit tho tint r they the violated loll tl their and are AI today condemned by hy a it grout groat roat fraternity maternity One of or the expelled members Is quoted as It sayIng that the mooney money that wilt wan divided 1 up belong to tim them Ulem ThIs statement alone aloas is time the condemnation of ot their Illegal act When did III those these el eight ht men 1101 become lodge In their last host report they timey show simoa n mm membership of ot sixteen Did time tilt other eight members member have no rights 11 hUI hta Beyond that there lamE are many of or No 0 9 lodge p e members have rights that this thia hand band of or eight Ight teem seem to have overlooked Any An one ammo ot or them then can at any anytime time apply for reinstatement Th The laws In u of ot time the th order artier guarantee them the right tl ht Now tl that time the chatter Is o q m number can comm at It any time pay to time the grand Brand secretary their mack back dues mImics 1 their standing anti joining to together together gether apply to have the charter t me e stored This dividing band of or eight made n ml great mistake when they the tho as all assumed that they till worm were all of ot lodge ITo To 9 A As 1 a n matter of fact oath each and every per one milL of or them Is III well versed In III time tho laws of ur the time order and und knows as 1111 aswell a well iveli Ill as mis anyone that the lImo art act they the com coin committed ted was waR Indefensible In Odd Fri Fel Fellowship l jI law laim III In III morals and In good con coma conduct duet duct Ully By hi order artier of ot committee of ot grand lodge S W t nIO Master Foster grand of ot ly Iy I lodge wild last lam night in discussing time the matter that several s months ago agi n o he hewan was wan asked aske to remain after atler a It meeting of or orthe time the lodge bilge It wan Willi then suggested to him that they divide the time money mone in III time the treasury mind let the time lodge die He Ho de iii denounced It H anti the time matter was treated as liS a It Joke Time wore W le on anti and It wits was discovered limit there wiTh was no money In III Inthe time the treasury An Aim Investigation followed and amid It was Stan shown by the time records that each rIH h of lr the eight accused men hall had re rr received ISO 60 on May Ia Kith On tho the night of ot June IUne 12 there watt was another division ISO 50 voted to such each of lr it the eight except who put hut In III a II bill for 70 10 an nH secretory hail had tho the but bill allowed ns its dill did also Dr Ewing I who charged for toi lila his hl services as its II These Thee pro proceedings wild Mr Ir Foster 1 were all spread lI upon tho the records of or the lodge logo They fhe sold they took this money be because because cause caule they Ih time were vere sick lck mint 1111 needy con continued Mr Foster but hut they gave Ive Rd fill Rdward Em ward warm Loder Lomler one of ot the Ihl members who has hns been sick Kick with disease for tor forthe forthe the tho past six months only 1111 10 claiming that he lie was imas not lIot In III good standing In till the lodge bulge And yet et Dr Scott III Is the time only one ot of o the tho eight who was imms not mint In 11 arrears with his dues In answer to this thin Frank rank I 0 O Carthey Carthel said saimi that hint t time the whole hoh trouble was the time re me reo suit milt of time the friction that has hns existed for tor yeats between lodge No 9 hi and antI time the lodge He lie also said that since they had hind paid laid the mooney money mOlle Into the tIme treasury they time had a right to dispose It they the limo had made anode time the th distribution lion tion J they ther want tho time grand lodge to get ret tIn the nion y also nillo that t lucy hey lIe gotten a It fair hearing and amid would mould most certainly fight the tIme case caseto to hi the time viol end Dr H II S 8 Scott denied the time distribution that he lie get any un of o It treated the time matter as ns asIt n ml Joke joko We e stand pat he said lIal |