The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-11
IN A BIG QUARREL.
Fraternal Aid Association In
vOlved in Trouble.
Charges Preferred Against
President Don Carlos.
TO MEET IN TOPEKA.
National Organization Assem-
bles Here Tomorrow.
Don Carlos and Greenlee Fac
tiOns Open Headquarters.

tiOns Open Headquarters.
When the election of general president
Of the National Aid association. whose
general council has gathered in Topeka
for its biennial business session, which
opens tomorrow. comes up in its natural
course there will be fought out a fight
which viii probably determine the fu-
ture activity Of the organization. At
that time. if not at an earlier session.
charges of misconduct in office will be
filed against General President H E
Don Carlos Leading the fight will be
General Secretary NJ D. Greenlee, of
Lawrence, between whom and President
Don Carlos there has been constant con
fiict during the two years which the
latter has served in Office. Mr.. Green
lee Is one of the Oldest members and
officers OF the association and stands
wall
The charges against Don Carlos are
sensational. specific, and of the greatest
importance to the members of the asso-
citation if substantiated. Sunday even
ing a dozen members of the organiza-
ton got together and discussed the form
and nature of the charges, the material
in which has been accumulated through
several weeks past At that meeting
they were drawn in form and have since
been submitted to an attorney for exam
lnatlOn. 1t is apparently intended to
produce them in time to make them an
agency to break down the strong organ
ization that President Don Carlos has
effected TO secure his reelection.
In the list of six or more alleged
grounds of complaint against President
Don Carlos that have been prepared
by his opponents probably the most
important one is the charge of i'll
competency "a the management of the
financial affairs of the insurance feat
ures of the organization. The charges
recite that in consequence of this the
aggregate of death claims now owed by
the order is 500 COO while All fl,a f,,r,1s
3e,a6+ - 90 40
lTsepe--s1 1850 &c
1,S-fsr,sil,, eoo-s eoo 81
= - - e9o1 ~ 81
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AL eAniDt Witt the Dill Oh charges IS
report OF a special examiner OF the
state insurance department who in
Vestlgated the books of the company
and reported on April 16. last Immedi-
ately following the ming OF that report
State superintendent of Insurance c.
H Luling ordered that meeting of the
directorate OF the association be held
here to determine, with him, a plan by
which the affairs of the association
might be put in shape. This meeting
was postponed at the request of Presi-
dent Don Carlos until after the holding
of the biennial session A section from
the report of Special Examiner John H
Upton says:
i would also recommend that they be
required to call for such extra assess
ments as would liquidate within ninety
days all obligations and that IN so 60
ing they be not permitted TO touch tne
reserve or sa1ety Iund Whlch IS largely
invested in government bonds; that the
organizing ana promotlon expense pc
dispensed with during that ninety days.
that salaries OF the president ana secfe-
tary De cut TO S1o0 per month eacn'
uuIls tnat silllS, anu tilse d nc" sei
he aaonted ana a new schedl1Ie Of rates
more n dcCoIu VIII ilSSs7a7l' G u - ~
20 Goee - @ e-li ! - - - PN's
40 - - ,,s,. ,,- ,e +1 tr.os
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a3 ~ ,o,5,,+ s,1fb 5ro1,eyl,t The
~ ce71di+;nn
sbo1t,n in the renort Several REQUESTS
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ie - cits5 80 - +f,o co-9,,lsin+
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peeH ouS 70 slii'1 -
rathef thdn 70 ulsiiollesty. i1sl 80 ~ ~ :
4 no charges on eiilpezNleileH.- = 2 Put zig
really sensatlonal charge Is ellat oe u
drunkenness. Fouf OF HNe instances oI
/ his lntoxicatlon whlle MAKING business
trips through Kansas ana IN limos
are shown in affidavits Of members OF
/ the Fraternal Aid ASSOCIATION. otner
anidavits are produced to show that on
September 1, 1901 Mr.. Don Carlos went
4 to the Keely institute at Kansas city
to take a liquor cure In that time.
were turned over to d private secretary
or clerk. in direct violation of the con-
stitution of the order. One affidavit is
that Of a. man at Pittsburg who sold
him fourteen bottles Of beer in one