The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-07-18
Any Of Them From the First to the
Thirty-second Can be Bought
on July goth.
Market.
PARROT PEDDLED THEM
Western State President Of Eagles
Belongs to Twelve Different
Orders and is Now
In Jail.
[Gate City Special Service.

l1otO ivy JPONidl oCi NlNS.I
SPOKANE, Wash, July 1S.-Inves-
legations by Denton Nj. Grow, deputy
prosecuting attorney Of Spokane
county, and Alexander Macdonald,
member of the city detective depart
ment, following the arrest here of
Thomas Perrot of Seattle, state presi-
dent of the Fraternal Order of Eagles
in washington, charged with obtain
ing money under false pretenses in
bargaining to confer the degree of
the knights Templars in the Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons for
$50. has disclosed the fact that any OF
the degrees, from the first to the
th1rty-second in the alleged American
and foreign Masonic orders, may be
bought in the open market. Perrot's
prices range from $35 for the blue
lodge work to SITS for the more adj
yanced degrees.
Major R. d. Gwydir, former Indian
fighter and veteran of the confeder
ate army, now sidewalk inspector for
the city of Spokane and member of a
local Masonic lodge, preferred the
charge in the Spokane police court
where, after passing several hours in
a cell. Perrot gave bond of $500 for
his appearance. Del Cary Smith,
past worthy grand to president of the
Eagles, who has been retained as
counsel, says Perrot is member in
good standing of IL secret and fra
ternal orders, adding that he holds a
certificate signed by I. NJ Howell,
secretary of the state of Washington
authorizing him to do business" I'M
der the American Masonic Federation
of Idaho, also that Perrot is an Of
fetal of the American Federation of
Masonic lodges, incorporated under
the laws of the state of Washington
Documents found in an Office oc-
cupied by PerTot show he Is an agent
for the Scottish Grand Council of
Rites and is working here under the
direction of A. e. Lucas of Tacoma,
deputy grand marshal of Washington,
while some of the stationary picked
up in the raided quarters indicates
that the "sixtieth" and the "ninetieth"
degrees of Masonry were also dealt in
by Perrot. The police found ritual
and seal of the Order of the Scot
fish Grand Council of Rites and books
and papers dealing with that organiza-
ton.
S. Harry Rush. secretary of the Ma
sonic Tempo association OF Spokane,
said In an interview that no degrees
conferred by the Idaho organization
are recognized by the lodges in Spo.
kane THE Masonic order has nc
solicitors and it never solicits mem
bers,' he added. "and 1t is not prob
able that Perrot has been authorized
by any recognized body to sell the
degrees
Perrot declare1 he has the right tc
confer the first three degrees in Ma
sorry by virtue of holding Office ii
the American Federation of Masonic
Lodges. saying also that the power tt
confer the degrees, from the fourth
to the thirty-second, is vested BY
authority sent to him by the Scottish
Rite Masonic Order of Scotland. HI
has been organizing Thistle lodge No
in Spokane and had applications
from five men, each of whom paid $3'
for membership.
MY arrest is the result of 'stoo
pigeon work on the part of the Ma
sonic lodge" Perrot said. Il expected
1t at the time first met Mao
Gwydir, but took his money, CAV
him a receipt and told him to call