The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-11-10
Col. SheIIhouse, 0eposed Com
mander First Regiment, and
Seven Companies Said to
Be in Open Rebellion.
MAY CAST MUTlNEERS
FROM ORGANIZATION
Leader of lnsurrection Says
He May Withdraw First of
Year-Serious Split in the
Order Is Feared.
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Indianapolis. Ind, Nov. lott IL said
here that Col Frank Shellhouse the
deposed commander OF the First Regi-
ment, Uniform Rank. Knights Of Pyth-
las, and the seven companies that are
standing with him in his insurrection
against the superior officers of the or
der. may be expelled from the order OF
Knights of Pythias as q result of the
stand they have taken. Brigadier.
General Merrill Wilson. who COM
mands the Indiana brigade. says he
does not know what action will be Ia
ken. but some of the other members
are of the opinion that Col. She1lhouse
and the seven companies win be
thrown out of the order.
On the other hand, Col. Shellhouse
says that IL he is in the same humor
on the first of January that he Is now
he will probably take q withdrawal
card from his lodge on his own aC-
count.
It May ee Serious.
The open rebellion against the an
thorities of the Uniform Rank, which
came to light yesterday. is likely to
reach serious proportions. and 1t In
sure to cause a split in the Uniform
Rank in this state Col. Shellhouse
was the commander of the First regi-
ment, which was composed OF ten COM
panies. located In this city. Greenfield.
Danville. Plainfield. Pendleton. No
blesville. McCordsville and Martins
Vile. Some trouble arose over the
resignation OF Capt. Bur9an OF Compa-
ny As, in this city. Col. Shellhouse
disapproved the resignation and OBJ
jected to It's acceptance. Then Capt
Burgan and ten men walked out OF
their company by taking withdrawal
cards. and organized a new company.
Col. Shellhouse contends that this &C
tion was illegal. and he refused to rec
ognixe the Withdrawals or the new
company He appealed to Gen. Will
son, who decided against him. and he
carried his appeal to the highest OFF,
Gers. all of whom decided against him.
Then Gen. Wilson reassigned six COM
panies Of the First regiment to other
regiments, leaving Col Shellhouse with
only four companies. two Of which
were not in good standing. One In
! dianapolis company was assigned to
the Seventh regiment at New Albany.
The companies complained about the
reassignment on the ground that their
new headquarters were too far away
from their homes, and that they could
not afford to assemble with their reg
iments when q regimental call was
made. Their protest was overruled
and they refused to accept the new a.
signments. Col. Shellhouse stood BY
them, and this caused Gen. Wilson to
revoke the commission Of Col She'll
house and the forty-five other officers
of the regiment. and recalled the char.
ters of the seven companies. In other
words. he threw Col. Shellhouse and
his seven insurgent companies out iD
the cold.
Will BE Independent.
Now, Col Shellhouse announces that
the First Regiment will continue in
existence as q separate and independ-
ent organization. and that 1t will gain
members form the ranks OF the Uni
form rank. He says the new orsani-
zation will be under full headway be-
fore the first of the year. No name
for the new organization has yet beea
selected.
General Wilson says that three of
the companies Of the First regiment
remain loyal to the order and that they
have been assigned to other regiments
but Col. Shellhouse says that all ten
of the companies are standing By him
! In his fight.
The first regiment was the first ev-
er organized Of the Uniform Rank.
Knights Of Pythian. being organised in
1882. with the late General James r
Carnahan as its first colonel. It has
been the crack drilled regiment In {
state.
The insurrection Of the First reSi-
ment and the plans for q new orgAni-
ration in opposition to the Uniform
Rank viii cause q sensation among
Pythians throughout the state, for IL
is believed to portend q lot Of trouble