The Washington bee., 1898-11-12
SECRET ORDERS
DEUS MEUMoUE IUS,

To the different Temples of Mystic
Shrine Consistories of the r. s. and
Councils of r. and S. NJ and the fra
ternity in general. | desire to submit
the following: On the ,3rd of Novem
Der 'oS, was sent for by ny chief at
the City Postoffice, who showed me
one Of the most scurrilous and infa-
nous papers that ever saw, the paper
in question was so bad that my chief
refused to even let me take it away to
make copy, | was not surprised for
the simple reason, on the 18th day of
October, between the hours of $3.50
and $3.50 p. m, ! was informed that a
diabolcal combination had been
effected to send the matter to the Post
Office, 10 have me removed, thereby
taking bread from my wife and chill
dren, because that was about the only
way they could get even with me.
The papers stated that | had stole
lot of money belonging the A. A. S.
r., and Mystic Shrine and that 1 had
refused TO return the property of the
bodies, which desire to state, not so.
In order that the members of the va
riouS bodies may understand how Mr.
Jones has been conducting business
the following is Submitte 4. In con-
sideration of a Power of Attorney
given me by Mr.. Jones dated Dec. Io,
1895, also the advice given in a letter
dated August 20, 'o6, in which MIR.
Jones SAYS that il would be good
plan when you make a man a Master
Mason to give him the Chapter and
Commandery degrees and 81 degree
and Shriners, in fact If lwere you,
would give him all the degrees in
Masonry, this letter was acknowl-
edged by Mr.. Jones at the ID. G., in
September g, in the presence of about
45 Shrines of the ? Temples.) | by
the power in me vested, elevated
about $50 Masons to the several high
er degrees and got what money |
could and took their notes for the
balance. The following financial
statement is submitted from 1895 to 'oS
Received from the A. A. S. r., in the
ID. C., about $500 in cash and notes
to the amount of about $500. Expend
ed as follows for professional services
as Grand Secretary-General at SIS
per annum, S275; SIS for postage,
stationery and papers Cash received
from Mystic Shrine as follows:
In 1894, Kansas City, Mo-, Mecca
P. &. 90, Egyptian $500, Adel Kater,
so, total $40 90; extended for O..
Tones SI3 and $40 for I'm. Recorder.
In 1895, Egyptian paid S2.Io Pasha
I,Io; texZen 90, Constantine I.5o;
Mecca $40; Medina 400; Adel Kader
400; Mohammed I 90; Arabia S 40;
total $3.50. Expended to |. c. R. for
postage and stationery SI4.6o, to I'm:
ID L.
Sars 81: total S23 60. n. B.-IS94 Ex-
pended for stationery $50 postage,
.3.75; one Seal $50; printed notices
las; total SII and S23.
In 1896, Constantine 7 I.oo; Medina
$40 Kahff Alec 4 90, St. Augustine
LOO, Summit ]. 80, Pyramid 40, Jerusa
Ium 2.4o, King Solomon s q, total Sal
90. Expended for professional serf
vices in preparing the Ritual o
Sphinx SIC so, stationery So, postage
$40; notice in BEE 81, total S5351.
In 1897, Temples p Medina IS. so,
Constantine s.; Summit S3.25; Kaliff
Alec SI3; Egyptian So; Mecca S6; I'm
perial S.. .25; Islem s.; Absynia 10 IS;
Fezzen SIS; St Augustine S.; Grace
81; total S72. so Expended for post
age, stationery and papers news)
Sac. 90; to y. +. Seville on salary as |.
{. K S3I 90, total S72 so.
In 1903, Temples P as follows, Inn,
perial 300; Constantion 4.25; Aleppo
? 90; kaliff Alec 500; Carriers 400;
Temples w. c., II; Cairo z.75, total
Sac. so. Expended as follows, for
postage $40. Returns S.; I'm. Decree,
2. 90, on bill of /. c. r., for five years
professional services as follows: For
salary due for 1884, S25, for '95, go,
OF and 'oS, at $40 per annum $3.50.
Cash received 'oS, $50 so Expended
for Office materials $3.50 on salary
over due, SO due ID. +, Seville on
salary due, balance SI34. In conclu-
sion the Grand Commandery of K.
T. D. c. va. Avenue faction) could
pay me $50 per annum for services as
grand recorder with 10 ocommanderies,
why there are no reasons that supreme
bodies like that @. Jones presides
over cannot pay the charges due me,
These are all the moneys have han
died, as Mr.. Jones is grand command
er, grand secretary-general, grand
treasurer-general, grand potentate,
treasurer, recorder, issuing all char
tiers, patents and rituals direct from
Chicago. In his annual addresses
made the several grand bodies so far
10 date have first TO see any mention
of moneys that he has received from
time to time Rrelative to the article
published last week by Mr.. Jones-l
will reply later-5ce rest here
d. F. Seville.