Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-05-02
EAGLE EYES ON DUSS.
A Whole Year to BE Consumed in
Overhauling Economy Books
MILLIONS UNDER INQUISITION.
The Trustees Enemies Will Try to Make
Cut Conspiracy Case,
WHILE he COURTS INVESTIGATION

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.1
BEAVER FALLS, May 1.-At a recent
meeting of the Harmony Society at Econ
omy, it was decided at once to begin an in.
yestigation of the entire affairs of the So
ciety, both financially and otherwise, and
an expert accountant and auditor are now
hard at work making the investigation. In
their research of the financial, commercial
and manufacturing interests of the society,
which cover millions of money invested,
the experts employed will be given every
assistance BY the Board of Elders of the
society.
As the ground to be gone over is SO ex-
tensive, the amount involved so vast and
the whole affair, covering period of over
half century, so complicated, it is said it
will require at least year of earnest labor
on the part of the accountants to put mat
ters in shape to make a perfect and salts
factory report The Economics interest in
this place, which consists of the Economy
Savings Bank, the Great Western File
works-said to be the largest file works in
the world-the Beaver Falls Steel Works,
the Union Drawn Steel Works, the Sprocke
Chain Works. and also the society's large
real estate interests in this place. will be in
vestigated.
May Require More Than a Year.
Besides the above enumerated interests,
all the factories, mills, coal mines, timber
lands, oil interests etc, and in fact every
thing owned by the society, both in Economy
and elsewhere, will be investigated by the
experts and acted upon by the auditors. 1t
is asserted by those who profess to be con-
versant with the affairs of the Harmony So
ciety, that this investigation will cover in
vestments aggregating several hundred mil
lions of dollars, and they doubt if year is
sufficient time to make the investigation;
but II may be that the methodlcal manner in
which the society keeps its accounts will
make the task much easier than was first
anticipated.
This proceeding has been brought about
by the enemies OF Trustee John S. Duss.
Failing in their attempt TO oust him for his
alleged conspiracy with DIR. Teed. of koresh-
an fame, to get control of the Economics
millions. they still have lingering doubt in
their minds that since MI. Duss, owing to
the failing health of the venerable Father
Henrici, has had almost supreme power in
the affairs of the society, and has, to a large
extent, made all the investments OF late
years, he (Duss) has been manipulating mat
tiers on the quiet SO that eventually DR.. Teed
will upon the death of Henrici step by fraud
into the position in the society's affairs
which he could not acquire openly.
Duss Is a Keen Business Man.
In Justice to Mr.. DuSs, it must be said that
as soon as he ascertained that those who
looked upon him with suspicion talked of an
investigation he demanded the investiga-
tion to be made. He feels confident that so
far as he is concerned, the business of the
society will be found to be in good shape.
Among those outside of the society Mr.
Duss is looked upon as the most enterprising
business man in authority IN Economy, and
that all his moves have been made in the
sole interest of the society. He is shrewd,
1Rr-seeing, energetic and interchangeable, and
so FAR all his investments have paid hand
somely.
Yet with all these qualifications, Mr.. Duss
is looked upon with suspicion by large
number of the members of the society, and
those who opposed Mr.. Duss and are still op-
posing him. say that before the auditors are
through some developments will be made
that will startle the whole community.
What the nature of these developments are
the opposition refuse to reveal in detail buS
say thev will be sufficient to show that
deep conspiracy has existed for some years
pa stbetwcen DR.. Teed and certain embers
OF the Harmony Society. By this alleged
plot the Koreshan would, at no distant day,
ERin control of the vast millions of the
Economics for the sold purpose of glorify-
ing DR.. Teed and his followers.