The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-21

large numDer OF the members Oh
Post c. A committee of the Post.
consisting of j. B. Hegger NJ. r..
Shreeves and r. c. Harrington, repre-
scented the Post and conveyed to the
family the sympathy of the entire
membership body.
1t is to be hoped that our beloved
and honored friends Lebo and Shreeves
will be in no way implicated in the
sugar scandal now before the public.
We have at last heard from our own
dear little Harry Thomas and have To-
Gated him somewhere between heaven
and Louisville, KY. Married life seems
to have put him so much to the bad
that he has forgotten all the old
friends that helped to make him the
wonder that he really is. We have re-
ceived a complet report from the de-
tective force, which was started after
him, and the same can be seen on the
bulletin board in the Post rooms.
Ed Thatcher never gets enough
chicken. He is now preparing for his
Thanksgiving day meal and the same
promises to be one grand. large feast.
Yesterday Ed purchased a four pound
rooster, feathers and all, and now has
the bird securely chained to the floor
of his basement. He has taken this
precaution because of the fact that
Daddy" Kramer is awaiting a bid
to dinner any time. Ed would like
every member of the Post to bring in
all the bones, scraps and old tin cans
they have, as he desires to make this
four pounds rooster grow to turkey
proportions by next Thursday.
Mr.. Pecar of Madison visited the
club rooms last night.
The following from one of our ex
changes is of much interest to all T.
p. A. members:
1t has been known for some time by
the active members of the Travellers
Protective association that irregulari-
ties existed in the affairs of the organ
ization. With view of knowing the
eXac conditions before making the
facts public to the membership. an ex
animation of the accounts of the asso
citation has been in progress and the
publication in the st. Louis papers y!
a demand on the bonding company TO,
d shortage in the accounts. supposed tc
De the result of the stealing of the pri-
vate bookkeeper of the association
gives publicity to the matter from ma
tional headquarters, which relieves any
doubt as to the outcome of the investi
cation. 1t will be remembered by oul
readers that Henschew, the chief ac
countant in the National office com
mitted suicide during the month 81
August An investigation of the &C
counts was in progress at that time
This investigation has been completed
covering a period of several years anf
a shortage of several thousand dollars
has been discovered.
While it is true that the association
is supposed to be protected against loss
by indemnity bonds passed upon by
the association attorney, the devel
| opments bring to light the lamentablt
fact of utter incompetency on the par
of the national secretary. under whose
very nose these populations have beer
going on. The facts more thoroughly
and conclusively prove the contention
of the members of the Indiana division
! that another secretary is an absolut:
necessity for our orga nization.
| In view of the fact that Mr.. La
Beaume as the secretary-treasurer O
our organization. and whose duties a
| laid down by the constitution MAKE
him the responsible head of the asso
citation. has allowed these condition:
to exist, and has failed to discover
anything wrong: in view of the fac
that he has either not discovered 81
has, through incompetency or negli
gence. failed to see what lay members
without the privilege of thorough &C
cess to the books of the association
can ferret out: in view of the fact tina
| his last annual report contained sucf
glaring discrepancies that lay mem
bers with only a condensed financia