The San Francisco call., 1895-10-10
0USTED FROM THE LODGE,
Trial of the Suit of DR.. Ragan
Against Foresters' Court
Apollo.
HARD FEELINGS DEVELOPED
DR.. Rottanzi Left the Lodge Meet
ing in Disgust on Account Of
the Action.

at have been led by the nose long
enough by Chief Ranger Hart, and don't
propose to submit to it any longer" testl-
fed G. J. Sole before Justice of the Peace
Barry yesterday. 1t was in the suit OF
DR.. D. T. Ragan against Court Apollo
Lodge Nos. 81 and 3d. Ancient Order OF
Foresters, for services rendered. Or.
Ragan was the physician of the court, and
under his contract was to receive ~ OF
quarterly for the treatment of each mem
ber. Some time in June combination
was formed against the doctor and he was
ousted from his position. His quarterly
ayments were stopped. 1t was over these
quarterly payments that the members OF
Apollo Lodge No. 80 disputed before JUS
tice of the Peace Barry yesterday. Forest
ers have differed in opinion before, but no
court ever came sd near to disruption over
salaries and fraternal politics.
Fraternal feeling over the matter had
been immering for some time before the
meeting in which DR.. Ragan was ousted.
DR.. RottanZi and other Jealous Foresters
heard what was on the carpet and focked
to the meeting. What they heard there OF
| themselves made their ears tingle.
Sole was at the meeting with the rest.
"Chief Ranger Hart said to me" he testi-
fed, "'We'll have to fire DR.. Ragan.' The
doctor never had any chance. Bart
drummed up men to vote his way in get
ting rid of him. Every time one of his
followers entered the lodgeroom he'd say,
Here comes vote for me.
"1've had enough of that kind of work.
I've been led by the nose long enough by
Chief Ranger Hart, and / don't propose to
stand 1t any longer"
According to the testimony Chief Ranger
Hart was in the chair most of the session.
When the vote on oustlng DIR. Ragan from
his position was called Subchief Edward
NJ. Forster was in the chair. The doctor
claimed that the question was not carried
by two-thirds vote. Chief Ranger Hart
jumped to the floor, so the doctor claimed,
and called for another vote. He counted
noses and announced that the motion was
carried by vote of % to II. DR.. Ragan
objected to his count, but was ruled out OF
order. Then he appealed to the grand
session of the lodge and the appeal was
dismissed.
Chief Ranger Hart claimed that DR.
Ragan was not attentive to his duties. Dr.
Ragan produced half dozen witnesses to
testify that he was Jealous and con
scientious in looking after the health O.
the Foresters. Among them were Dr. G.
t. Bower, Druggist W. W. Campbell and
Louis Berger.
DR.. T. A Rottanzi told about his visit to
the lodgeroom on the eventfuI evening
| ''Forster kept order while in the chair,
he testified. Hart kept anything else
He said he was willing to meet any ont
inside or outside the meeting. He wa:
ready TO see the motion carried and to fire
DR.. Ragan. He made personal remark:
on the visitors who entered the lodgeroom
l was among them, and took the matte
personally on account of my physica
condition. Hart was very arbitrary ir
what he did. 1t was not a court of Ameri
can Foresters. L left the place in disgust
There are lot more witnesses still to be
heard in the greenwood dispute, so the
case went over to October %.