The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-06-22
THEY FIX 1T up.
Farmers Union Suit Is Order
ed Dismissed.
James Butler Will Resume
Duties as Organizer.
OIL RREI, OVER EEES-
QUARREL OVER FEES.
Then Aggrieved MIR. Butler
Sued for Salary.
NJ. V. ROrk, of Los Angeles, Here
to Put Things in Order.

The suit that was brought against
the Farmers Educational and CO.
operative union of America by Mr.
James Butler of this city, has been
withdrawn. Affairs have been settled
satisfactorily to Mr.. Butler and con-
! ditions are once more running smooth
Iy. Mr.. r. H. IcCulloch, of Beebe,
Ark, the secretary of the National
union, and Mr.. Campbell Russell of
| Russell, 1. T., the secretary of the
| board of directors are in town looking
after the union end of the matter, and
closed up the entire affair to the Sa It's
| faction of all concerned.
Some three months ago, rumor had
1t that Mr.. Butler, who was state or
ganizer for the union, had not settled
up his financial matters with the treas
ureri Milo NJ. Mitchell of Kingman,
and that some irregularities had been
noticed. The matter was unjust to
Butler to say the least. For a long
time he had been organizing local I'M
ions through the state, and had col
lected all dues for them. Instead of
sending them on to the state secretary
treasurer. Mr.. Mitchell, an agreement
had been arrived at between the. two
men whereby notification OF The
amount could be sent in and charged
up to Mr.. Butler. This was satisfac-
matters were kept straight between
these two men.
Where the trouble came in was the
fact that the expense Of organization
of the several local unions throughout
the state as well as the expenses of
the organizer had to come out of
these dues. On account of this, very
little was left to be turned over to Mr..
Mitchell. In the meantime no salary
had been paid to Mr.. Butler. Here
was where the shoe pinched. Butler
did not wish to have his salary go un-
paid and at the same time have hard
stories going the rounds about his
financial Irregularities with the ma
tional union. The result of 1T all was
that he brought suit against the union
for the amount of his back salary and
back expenses. This was the quick
est way to bring the whole matter to a
settlement and If there were any
charges to be made they could be
made at that time and the whole af-
fair settled up. If he was to be ac-
quilted, it would not take long to do
it and it would be settled forever. This
was the reason that the suit was
brought, and settlement forced upon
the authorities.
The meeting was held last night at
the Throop hotel and the whole affair
was amicably Axed up. The national
secretary, Mr.. McCuIloch, the secre-
tary CT the board of directors, Mr..
Russell the state presid ent, Mr.. J. F. |
McQuillin of Heizer, Kansas, and the
secretary-treasurer, Mr. MILO M. |
Mitchell VI ALL HloH' - -
met formally last evening and went |
over the affairs. The result showed |
that Mr.. Butler had been square in |
his dealings with the union. He was |
and the whole matter |
dropped Mr.. Butler Immediately |
withdrew his suit, after he had re- |
ceived his back pay. -. .-..--
Mr.. McCulloch and Mr.. Russell will |
remain in Topeka for several days. |
Their plan is to help on the work be- |
gun by Mr.. Butler as much as posi- |
Bile. Mr.. Butler will continue in the |
of organizer in the state and |
also help in the work of perfecting the |
work of the union. Mr.. NJ. V. Rork |
of Los Angeles, California, is in To-
peka assisting in the work of putting |
the whole union of the state in better /
working order and lecturing to the |
local unions in regard to the work to
be done. He expects to make Topeka
his Headquarters in the future.