The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-07-16
TURBULENT DAYS
y FOR K. OF M. M.
MINNESOTA BARS THE oHDEH
ANpIT MAY BE INVESTIGATED
BY MICHIGAN iNSuR-
ANCE CHIEF.

Tbese are turbulent days within the
,jrcles of the Knights OF the Modern
uaccabeos, says a Port Huron dis
natch TO the Detroit Journal, and since
,ho biennial review at Kalamazoo
,e,v weeks ago the great record keep
or has been busy issuing pamphlet
"extras" urging the membership not to
get unduly excited over reports which
nave been circulated by what he terms
"enemies of the order" The trouble
In the order may result In an investi-
cation by the state insurance commits
siOner.
II started about three months ago
when Insurance Commissioner Harti-
can of Minnesota, barred the knights
from doing business i'm his state for
the reason. he said, that "the order
was financially irresponsible" This
was rather hard pill for the bees to
swallow because Minnesota had been
regarded as one OF their future strong
holds. Then came the review I'm Kala-
mazoo, when IL was whispered about
that the order would come to an adj
enuate rate basis. This however, never
came To pass, but some one has been
circulating reports to the contrary and
Great Record Keeper Stay Is busy an
swering private correspondence, tcle-
phone calls and urging upon the mem
bers'hip that the order does not con-
template raising its rates for two
wears at least when a special re-
view will be held In Port Huron.
Flint Treasurer Ducks.
Finally along came Fred Richard
son, of Flint, finance keeper of Venus
tent and he "ducked" with about ST.
GOO or more of the orders money The
began to tingle and this time the anx-
ious ones wanted to know IL the Mod
ern Maccabecs would have to make
good Richardson's shortage. The great
record keeper again got his pen and
staff of stenographers busy and sent
out letter denying in round terms
that the order would be I'm any way
responsible for Richardson's shortage
from the bank i'm Flint, of which he
was cashier. or from Venus tent, and
assured them that the bonding com
pary would take care of this.
These matters coming with rapid
fire succession have caused all kinds
of uncasincss I'm the ranks OF the
membership, judging from the many
letters which arc daily received by the
great record keeper. However. the
severcst blow of all was that dealt by
Insurance Commissioner Hartigan OF
Minnesota. Great Commander Love
lace insists that Hartiganis action was
without adequate investigation ant
that his order is safe financially.
What Reports Show.
Delvng into tho pages of Great Rec
ord Keeper Stays reports for the las
seven years, however. reveals condi'
ton far beyond encouraging. For in
stance:
ION Dec. 81, 1907, the order ha'
112.S46 members i'm good standing
There were admitted during the yea
1908. S,212 members, making tota
for the first year of 121,05S members
lsdIestS uuiilS lit y'oi i'Vo "N'N 80
ga. Deaths during the year were 94'
showing a decrease of 1891.
For the year 1909 there were ad
mitted into the order SLAB members
ehowing a total of 115,SS0. Lapse
during the year 1909, S,054. Lapse
by death. 943. showing decrease
S,997, leaving the membership down I
lOGSS3. or n grand total of lapsation
ara deaths of 22,31S for the term
Although IL was not general
known, the knights went to kalaana
zoo for the biennial review with n,
total los; i'm membership for the teri
ending Dec. 81. 1909, of 1868 Thi
does not compare favorably with tn
prior term, that ending Dec. 81, 1870
when n net increase of 1876 life ben
eft members were shown.
According to the report of Grea
Record Keeper Stay the order sper
just S14S,7S9 for field work during til
last term, or $17.955.16 more than I'll
any term OF the old administrator
when Daddy" Boynton was at I'll
helm.
why is It. then" the membershi
is asking, that we have lost so man
members i'm the last four years an
spent such an enormous amount Il
field work."
Great Record Keeper Mort Sla