The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-03-04
kRUG AMONG THE NEWsBOYs.
Treasurer Removed for Being short
Meeting Ciubhed 70 Order.

The members Of the Seattle Newsboy.'
Union held lively meeting in the Marine
firemen's hall, on IesIer dock. Friday
evening and, ~ q result of an invesisgs-
ton. charges of incorporation of funds
have been made against the secretary OF
the union, "Chines' Henry Hoege. Hoeee
immediately resigned and Red" Gleason.
president of the club. says that unless the
amount Of the defaleaiion, which IL $40. is
refunded by tomorrow he will swear
out q warrant for Chimes" arrest
Charges of misappropria,ion OF funds have
also been made against former sreasarers,
Fred esometx and Jack Leekie. Henry
Collins, one Of the members of the union.
called a, the Posr.IsrEiLisEsckn Office last
evening and gave an account OF the tron-
hiss OF the newsboys. said he:
.we've had lot of trouble In the union
With the treasurrrs, because every trne
they got their tins on the dough we had To
watch 'em or they's swspe the whole
cheese. Jack Lecgie Was treasurer for
long time and nov we have found cut that
he Is xIs short, and we think he just pat
that much In bis Jeans. Then. up TO
three weeks ago, Fred Comets vas treas
urer We thought he was sn right and
elected him Tor three different terms We
finally ared him and put in Henry Hoege
Comets was SO mad that he put s. what he
collected from the kids IN dues down ia
his pants an won't dig up We don't
kneN whether he got away with any more
or net, cause v hen se put in hoeEe We
looked at the books aa' found one Teal
tara cut We doa't know VI no did AZ, bas
we're mighty suspicious.
Then We bad meetin last night. bst
the KIDS was 80 cussed mean we couldn't
d. snsthin' wtth 'em. so'Red' 04easot
an ne an Pat Geafy I've call him the
tesry aes') and Hoege got clubs au' made
eta all stAnd up IA a Ane, bat they kept
siagin' Daddy Won't Buy Ne Bow
Wax, 'Ta-r&-ra. boom-de~sy an After
the Ball SnG We tad tough JOB mssin
'sn shut ap. When they got quiet BED
ealled the meetin fo order aud farn !
moved thar 'Cntnee' tthats what we al
cal HoeFeb make n report OF the dough he
hal On hand. The motion carried an
tAnee' sad tie hal xs2ssi. Now | knew
be ought 90 have s5aoo an' whsn l told
tie kssis that the treasu rer Vas short they
hoxlsd aa' swerc an ssld they wound
knsck Chanse' down an take the money
rEht out 81 Ms iesns. Hoege sad he
dldnt have the nlosey. but would resign.
~ se let hisa resign. We had the money
IN the Peoples Savings bank sn' we tonn1
cot that hoexs and Bully ~ Brisn hsu
gone sround there and drew ia bat NC
found that og, Yesterday.
"WAsH 'ChiRee' resigned Sc had 10
eieet another treasurer. Of course. al
y brien then Cos up an resigned IS vice
President an sad lie wanted 60 he treas
sses. Red as me backed him Ike TIE
mssshiet. bat tie other kids. lasi cut o'
eassc3ne>s, elected Pss treasurer an nos
ssfs in hoe agaln. Bat wsa ssseh
bin. We come PRETTY near having hsht
eses ssei otto. little Kid sho sssss
papers oa FronG stree, an Is ~ sizsaFs az
CREASED lsGinin', got ar and said tnat ee
0eseS that Nesfy set' put Chlnse cat oi
We nntcn- This ssekied tie klas 80 Ennea
Nat they wsnt aud voted the movement
Nrc1sh. II ssears act hsd tried 10 pas
Vhsnee' ont there'd been funeral.
Little mstiers like q shortage IN the
treasury 60 nos worry tie nswseoys ~
a1y great sstsat and some Of them give
evidence of Becoming politicians. What
I'll he done with Heege ]. really natisr
Of speculation feFAaus The inclcsat VIII
have been forgotten By teraorroN-