The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-09-17
TRUIIT AROUSES
MUCH WRATH
The Wealthy chilliroths Capitals.
and gost Builder Has Aroused
the Ire Of Motor
Bost Men.
USED BASE METHODS
Didn't Want Other Boats to be
Competitors with His Craft
50 Had Them ssrned
From Races.

Mention Of the expulsion Of Rolls
Fl. Truitt, the wealthy boat builder
who played foul al the Peoria boat
races and regatta was made n this
papsr last evening. The acts o. The
boat men have caused Indignation to
be aroused among the thousands on
motor boat club men of the middle
west and the papers have taken the
matter up with viii In recent il
sues Of the Peoria Star, that paper
had TO say regarding The matter
After Rolla Il Trult4, the wealthy
1htIl5cothe banker and boat builder.
who was accused of dlsloyalIy to the
Illinois VALLEY Yacht club in counec-
ton with tie recent regatta Of the
Western Power Boat association. had
been given fnll opportunity 10 defend
himself before the board Of directors
OF the organization last evening So
cret vote resulted IN mis- expulsion for
all tine from the membership Of the
club.
TIE result Of The Tots was no Eur
prise to those who have followed the
case closely. for under the provisions
OF the constitution there appeared To
be no other course for the LzrectorE
to take except to declare his member
snip in The club forfeited. In order
that there might be no mistake. how
ever, and that FIJI Justice should bs
s-npar4sd, the directors resolved
themselves into court Of trial and
Mr.. Truitt WIS invited 10 appear Y
defend himself 4ae did 50, attending
tte session IL person, explaining
why he had acted as charged. ant
asking 10 fsrcrs from the club
With the testimony Of Truitt L
hand as vel as al Of the evidence tbs
directors then took two votes. the frs
resulting IN finding T--uitt guilty 0
the charges preferred and the seeult
fixing his punishment at expulsion
rather than suspension. There wsr
eight directors present and the fna
vote, which was secret, probably r.
suited n Eve for and three against q
puasion. Truitt was notified Of II
action Of the directors his menbsl
fll4p LII 4-7al-3- ll4- LIZ oAS>ll
dal which his been the talk Of Ii
motor boat fraternity from one end {
the country to The utber ever sine
the August regatta Of the " P p. 4
IS thereby closed incident
The formal charge fled agains
Truitt by Harvey Marsters, ne1nbs
OF the board of directors, accused hi
OF being guilty Of action detriments
10 The progress and welfare Of The ii
nois Valley Yacht club and folloNe
revelations made il connection Wit
the August regatta Truitt Vac
member Of the racing committe
which had charge Of plans for this :
gatta and The charges made again
him were The result OF letter wtic
he wrote ID ". z. scrjpps. Of Detroa
in which he attempted 10 seen,
Ecripps promise not 10 enter the r.
ing brat scripy,s IL IN the Peor
events. his evident purpose being
erade competition for the racing DO
s.Hoogier BOY craft entered fro
Rising sun, Ind and designed
} llAN ls1E41f-A-~ &As II = la s-A-tO4c y
cided that as q member Of tie raci;
committee Truths actions stamp
hin as disloyal TO the club and that
should be given tie punishment p'
Tided for such offense by the eli
constitution
Last nights session was secret a
was attended By eight Of the nine
rectors, / /. Fuller being the only z
sentee. Those present we're Walt
p. wilde. Dr.. z. H. Bradley. W
johnson, A T. Griffith. j. A Durf1
Harvey Marsters. Robert scholes q
A. D. Campbell Commodore We
presided oyer the meeting and Ire
urer E. H Cover acted as secretat
After the evidence had been re
Triitt was given an opportunity
make a statement, and, as stat
above, he made no denials. He