| Show I fEDERA FEDERATIONS FEDERATION'S TION'S fINANCES IN INA INH H A BAD SHAPE Money Raised for Strike Fund Some Time Ago Is Used for Treasury VER ENVER July 23 That That the tho Vestern Western West Vest D DENVER em ern Federation of ot Miners lIners was on financial shoals at the tho time of oC tho the sixteenth annual convention and that the executive board and committees committees committees commit commit- tees on auditing and anti ways was and means aided b by officers of at the tho organization pulled the wool over the eyes ees of ot tho the delegates and pu put t through resolutions for Cor assessments to raise a a. strike fund of which was to be bo used to pay off oft the debts was revealed for Cor the first time In tho the convention It served to widen the gap between the factions and render more intense the bitter feeling dally daily shown The federation was In debt but ut it Is now claimed that it 11 Is free frea from Crom all Incumbrances The revelation I angered man many delegates who were at tho the convention and man many declared the they would have ha little faith ralth In future finan Unan- cial reports The exposure was made during the debate on the report of ot President Moyorn Ioor in III n which he lie attacked P P. W W. Y of oC Flynn FInn Butte Jutte and tried to fn hiti A hi 1 nut ut I of ot tho the org organization l mu After t r the fiShl light fight Flynn lynn made his looked long-looked for tor replY It t was weak and many were i pointed jointed It consisted of or a general de- de deI I of ot the charges of treason and disruption dis- dis made mato against t him by hy President i i Moyer l Near ear the close of or the session I lynn Flynn disheartened over the poor showing showing- he had made rose roso to his feet feet and nd shouted I IThe The bod body and ana the rest of ot the corporation corporation cor- cor I hirelings had good reason to tory j cr cry ry inner circle of oC tho the fe federation I against Moyer and his bunch A final i whirl was taken at Moyers Moyer's report this morning and the policy of ot tho the president president dent ent was approved e all along the line I The he vote ate was so decisive that A A. M 1 I Fluent who was charged b by Moy Moer er I with ac accusing the head of ot the t tJ 0 n J c II It t i ru l u t IA lq 1 hat tt 4 t tt r r bo y 1 r.- r. f a r fut In WAS was mar a Qu Quaker ket conference W the After Afternoon ler r. r noon session Thur Thursday Th The delegates are aro apparently tired a of tho the dally daily charge chargo and counter-charge counter and will tl try to get getaway getaway ct away from it by adopting executive board member s HutchInson dation to hold conventions eyer every two years rears ears |