The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-04-05
'DONIE As MAST TER
OF zion AFT AIRS
DEPosED LEADER HAS BACKING
ss OF STATE LAWS.
Minneapolis Attorney Who Has IInves-
tigated Legal Standing Of Famous
Healer Declares that Insurgents Will
Be Worsted Badly in Fight with
h''.-Everythin in MIDDLE.

sS Overseer Vollva or Mon wy anu
his party, who are prldlng themselves
that they have out RGwaed au poWae a az
cording to w. H. Mcdonald, the MIN.
neapolis attorney, who at the present
time might be called connoisseur and
authority on Ziononia. Recently VI VT
Mcdonald had extensive dealings VIII
the Voliva management on account ut
certain claims Of Minneapolis people,
against the Dowie interests. =. - =
"As l said some time ago, SAID M.
Mcdonald today, firing Dowie - from ron.
Zion City and its management IS easier
said than done. Overseer Nollya and
his friends seem to think they have &C
ccmplished the feat, but when the an
Gent and honorable Alexander arrives
in Zion it is safe to say that many
things will look different. A man look
ing for fight will find plenty, OF OPP
portunitv to borrow somebody's grlef
when Dowie and Voliva come together.
Creditors Have Key.
"The only people who can GUST Dowie
from Zion and it's interests are his cred
itors, who could force him into bank
ruptcy or drive the business into the
hands of receiver. His followers can
do nothing, because everything they
ever had they have given to him and
he owns them body and soul.$ss@5V ol1Ya
\ and the others are on salary and are
practically in business with DoW1esI ana
SO long as he is boss and pays them,
as at present, they cannot reach him.
s'.The action recently taken by Vo-
| Iva and the council was based on
Dowie g power Of attorney given to Vo-
| Iva. | was obliged in my business
with Zion to investigate this point, and
! I am positive when L say that Vollva
| exceeded the power vested In him IN
making the move he did and In turning
everything over to Granger: Vollva 8
| power of attorney was sufficient for
him to. sell property for cash or it's
| equivalent, but he had no power to
I give away the property In DoWle> 8
name. .:@~~
/ -. All in Confusion.
- g Everything in Zion is in middle.
/ Business of every sort is governed by
Dowie's laws and at times the entire or
ganization, including it's alleged legal
counsel, seems to forget that the state
of Illinois has any laws which can be
applied even in the sanctum sanctorum
of Zion. Dowie, however, is shrewd
enough and has not forgotten the laws
of Illinois as he will show when he gets
back. His own laws are good enough
| for him as long as they work for him.
When somebody tries to boost him at
his own game, tho, he will be the first
to fall back on the real law of the
state. am prepared to state positive
ly that under the law Of the state
Dowie has the best Of the situation and
J. @n.'What will be done is another mat
ter. At present everything lis in bad
shape. A. big fight inside the organiza-
ton might-bring down horde Of out
side creditors who could wipe Dowie
and his ~zion off the map. A compro-
mise may be affected to prevent this
and to preserve the snap that Dowie
has. If outside parties step in and
Dowie and his interests are held to the
state law of Illinois, Dowie can be put
in prison on several criminal charges
and the business Of Zion closed out.
Y Banks Management Bad,
"The management Of the bank alone
would be sufficient to break up the en-
tire business. The lace and sugar bonds
of Zion are absolutely worthless ant
have been SO declared by the United
States courts. Since the decision in 1902
these same worthless stocks, a&proceed
ing that under the law can be reached
: by criminal charge Of .obtainin.
, money under false pretenses.
E "This I have proved to the elders in
: Guiding Voliva in handling. the CLAIM
f against the organization which was pu
in by Minneapolis parties. @Paymen
t was refused but an explanation Of tn
y situation and determined promise 0
! prosecution brought about a full settle
= ment in cash. This never would hav
b been done had there been any escap
from the state law. The claim i
question was made by former member