The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-18
FIELD Of NEW LODGE
EXTENDS TO THE
POLE
A. o. U. W. Creates the Juris-
diCtiOn of Northern Canada---
Report of Committee on Ben
eficiary Is, Referred Back---
Rulings of Master Workman
Upheld i'm Many important
Cases.

In the supreme lodge of the A. o. U.
w. yesterday resolution was adopted
creating new grand lodge for North
ern Canada, the northern limits of
whose jurisdiction is the north pole"
The report of the committee on bene-
Hclary, after having been discussed for
nearly two days, was referred back to
the committee for modification. Pro-
posed amendments to this report con-
templating other plans for the equal
izatiOn of assessments in the order
were submitted by DR.. d. H. Shields,
supreme medical examiner; Charles F.
Booker, Missouri former representative
In congress from that state, and A. E.
Pierce, of Colorado. These were re-
ferred to the committee for it's con-
Slderat1on, and action upon them was
deferred that they might be considered
In conjunction with the committee re-
port. The time set for the committee
to report was 4 o'clock yesterday after
noon, but it was not ready at that
hour, and now it is expected that the
revised report will be presented the
first thing this morning.
Step Rate Plan Must Be Referred.
1t was decided by the supreme lodge
that whatever. changes may be made
in the plan of assessment or the in
surance system generally shall not
take effect until The grand lodges of
the respective states shall have form
ally acted upon it: This does not make
the action of the supreme lodge the
less binding upon the state jurisdic-
tons, but leaves to them the detailed
method and in a great measure the
time of adopting any new plan that
may be decided upon.
While awaiting the report of the
m to- h~o G1sr L
lodge devoted itself chiefly to receiV-
Ing and acting upon reports of corr
mittees to which it had referred bust
ness of the present session.
The principal committee heard from
was that on laws, which reported in
support of a number of decisions of
the supreme master workman from
which appeals had been taken by the
state jurisdictions concerned.
One of these questions, which had
been very stubborn1y contested on the
part Of the state jurisdiction of Kan
sas, and on which appeals had also
come from the states Of Washington,
CALIFORNIA and Texas, arose in a de-
c1s1on of the supreme master workman
which, in effect, makes soldiers Of the
regular army ineligible-to membership
in the order at the present time. The
section of the constitution under which
this matter comes up provides that
soldiers -are.net eligible to membership
in time or war. -
Nation Is Fighting.
The ruling Of the supreme master
workman was that while the United
States is not now at war, the nation
is involved in condition of war in the
Philippines. and soldiers may be sub
jected to the same hazards as in time
of actual warfare.
AT Fort Leavenworth, Kan, a class
of rs soldiers was ruled out of one Of
the A. 0. u. w. lodges by this order,
and lodges in garrison towns In Wash
if1gtOn; California and Texas were. sim
ilarly affected in lesser degree. APP
peals were taken by all of the state
jurisdictions but the only determined
fight was made by Grand Master Lamb,
OF Kansas. The ruling Of the supreme
master workman was affirmed by the
supreme lodge.
= Another ruling Of the supreme mas
ter, which was supported by the COM
mittee and affirmed by the supreme
lodge, includes performers and exhibit
tors at pleasure resorts under the law
winch makes circus performers ineli-
gible. ~ ~
The law excluding retail liquor deal
ers from membership in the A. o. u.
w. was construed by the supreme mas
ter as not applying to an incorporation
or club holding, a liquor license ex-
cept in case. he should personally en-
gage in the sale Of liquor. This ruling
was affirmed 80
A ruling OF the supreme master hold
ing marine fireman to be ineligible
and the master of a sailing vessel ELI
gible were both affirmed.
Divorced Wife Cannot Benefit.
The supreme lodge upheld a ruling
that a divorced wife cannot be the
beneficiary Of a man who has mar
rled again after securing the divorce.
The supreme master was upheld in
ruling that the janitor Of a lodge of
Elks who serves liquor merely as a
waiter does not become ineligible by
that participation in the sale of IL
QuOr.
In the same manner the supreme
lodge determined that a member of
the A. o. U. w. may not drop out Of
that order and retain his membership
in the Degree of Honor.
Greetings were exchanged by teIe-
graph with the Modern Woodmen of
America now in convention at Indian
apolis.
Action was taken whereby the grand
lodges are given concurrent Jurisdic-
ton with the subordinate lodges in
the trial and punishment Of offenders
for issuing unauthorized circulars pur-
porting TO pear the approval of the
order.
1t was determined that children IF
an adopted daughter of a member NAV
not be eligible as his beneficiaries.
A new special committee on hazard
GUS risks was authorized
Not Forgetting j. j. McCardy.
One of the features of the proceed
1ngs of the A. o. u. w. today will be a
presentation to J. j. McCardy, chair
| man Of the general entertainment COM
| mittee, who will receive as a testimo-
| NAL from the supreme lodge, a solid
silver table SERVICE of SO pieces.
Would Organize Beer Wagon Drivers. i.
Charles KiendI, Of Milwaukee, general
Brewery Workmens, union. is in town en-
deavoring to effect the organization of the
local drivers of, beer WAGONS. A confer