Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-31

the supreme officers of the big French Canadian organization, announced that | lie was ready to make his report and ordered that a special convention be called to receive it. Before it is pre- l sented to the convention, however, the report will be submitted to Chief Jus tice Tanner, who appointed MT. Cha fee.
 What the report will contain MT. ! Chafee refuses to say, but those i'll q position to know claim that it will show that there have been more than 4,000 false entries made in the. books 1 of the society, and that these entries were made to hide a deficit or over $40,OOO. How much above $4O,000 the deficit will reach MT. Clsafee refuses to say
 When the insurance commissioners of Massachusetts and New York made their report attacking and condemnlng the administration of the finances of the big French Canadian order, they also ordered Supreme President Felix Gatineau of Southpridge to demand she
 resignation of Supreme Secretary Ja AdeIard Caron of WoonsoclSet. Mir Caron complied with the request and Phileas J. Hemond of Woonsocket was appointed to act as temporary secre- tary.
 Change of Feeling.
 There has been d revulsion of feel ing since that time, however. and the rank and file of the society are not as disposed to criticise MT. Caron as they were one year ago.
 When the receivership proceedings were before the superior court in this city and before a compromise was reached between the attorneys for the supreme officers and J. B. Brindamour of WoonSoeket, the complainant, MT Caron took the stand and admitted
 that many false entries had been made
 in the books of the society. Mir. Caron admitted that money be- longing to the sick and death benefit funds had been transferred to the ad-
 ministration fund, which had been used by the supreme officers to promote un-
 dertakings foreign to the spirit and objects of the society.
 New, however, it is said that the compromise stopped MT. Caron from
 telling the whole story, and there are those who are more guilty than ne was A rumor which has gained a
 wide circulation, and which is general
 ly believed to be true, has 1t that MT.
 Caron will make sensational declara-. tions in the near future involving oeh- CT members of the supreme bureau, and that in case any thing should nap pen to him before the convention ne
 has committed these statements to writing and rovided that they be read
 before the convention, if necessary.
 According to the decree of Presid-
 ing Justice Tanner. the only business
 before the special convention will be
 the election of officers. When the com
 promise was reached and Comm1sslon- CT Chafee was appointed. Justice Tan ner entered a decision whereby the compromise was approved on condl-
 ton that the present supreme officers should resign on the day before the special convention was called to oroer
 As this convention will be held on December F, the supreme officers, in cludiEg Supreme President Felix Gau- neau of Southbridge. Mass; Supreme Treasurer Philippe Boucher of Woon- socket and Supreme Medical Exam iner Dr. J. H. Boucher, also of Wo 1n-
 socket, must tender their resignations to Commissioner Chafee on or belore December Il.
 These officers have been urged by
 their friends not to resign, but if they should follow this advice they would
 be subject to further action by Jus tice Tanner.