The Detroit times., 1911-06-05
WESTERN MAKES
| HOT ATTACK ON
H s. EARLE
Says Treasurer Of Roseland Park As
ISOLATION Is Trying To Foment Dis
cord in Concern "For Purely
Malicious Purposes"
Claims Earle Has Invested Only $500,
But Has Drawn $e25 in Commits
sions for Selling Stock.

John Western. secretary OF the
Roseland Park Cemetery association
whose fierce duel with Treasurer IL
B. Earle for control OF the organiza
ton Is due to be continued in meet
ng OF the stockholders this afternoon
has sent out circular to those inter
ested In the association. In which he
makes hot attack on Earle. with
put. however. mentioning his name
The circular follows:
Fellow Stockholders: trust that
you Will form no conclusions from
What you may have read In the news
papers concerning what was done In
The annual meeting OF Roseland Park
cemetery association. A hot-headed,
ll-tempered member OF the board OF
directors has been fomenting a spirit
pr discord for several months past. but
does not necessarily follow that his
vindictive statements are true. This
nan wrote a TRADE against the under
eigned, gave IL out to a Newspaper
man even before II was read In the
meeting without any thought as 10
whether tt would tnture the orgnnt-
kation In which 80 many people are
teeply interested. corporation hav-
ng such sacred interests in charge as
cemetery should be conducted with
rs much regard for the avoidance of
Internal rows and public scandal as a
family What would you think OF a
member % family who. becoming
pACya at some imaginary grievance
you'd write up his grievance In a
biatherskite manner and hand tho
the meeting OF family council at
which he was expected to present his
complaints? The kind OF malicious
work which eliminated In this out
xngn 90 til N.gH .aea ~
merely mentioned to the board. many
Iknonths ago. that he could purchase
Portland cement for six cents n barrel
ess than the price quoted by the man
who Is now doing this work. Ever
bince that time he has done everything
possible TO annoy the secretary and
has greatly injured ehe association and
retarded It's progress. Recently q
1rm of expert auditors went over our
books and found everything absolutely
correct as TO the bookkeeping, but
Under the coaching OF the member OF
he board who is now acting In this
very indiscreet manner, went out OF
heir way as auditors to bubble over
tome contracts which had been In ex-
silence for from one to three years
These contracts were submitted by the
secretary TO Judge William l. Car
penter. and by him construed to be
Numerically different than the con-
etruction put upon, them by the ac-
fountants. In the carrying out of the
contracts nothing but the interests Of
he association have been conserved
md the bringing up OF these matters
d simply one OF the many means de-
fised TO annoy, harass and obstruct
Ance or revengefui spirit.
For many days past. Including all
pay Sunday. this man and one or two
etockhoiders. viIifying the secretary
and trying to get those who had given
proxies to revoke them and make new
bnes In his behalf. Nevertheless.
there was a sufficient number Of
proxies In the hands OF the secretary
10 elect board Of directors Of first
class business men from the stock
holders. but more than three fourths
pr the talking at the meeting was
(erests Are very light and whose minds
had been poisoned against the under
signed by the slanderous attacks re-
terred to. One Of the men who spoke
four or Ave times invested only 800
in the association, and soon afterwards
received $1b In commissions for help
lng to make couple OF small sales
pr stock Recognising that these men
who were bent upon ruling or running
the organization did not have follow
Ing enough to defeat the undersigned
hnd prevent the election OF a board OF
they secured an adjournment by
illegal means, by voting viva voce
vote. instead OF by the shares as re-
nuired by Jaw on all important ques-
kions. Those stockholders who have
given proxies to the undersigned will
now be approached by those who are
peddling the slanderous attacks and
asked to revoke the same and give
new ones 10 the party who has
fomented all this discord for purely
malicious purposes. In order that he
may secure control OF the organiza-
lion at the adjourned meeting" As
soon ms the papers can be prepared a
complete statement OF the whole
AFFAIR will be mailed to you, and until
khat time I trust that you will hold
Judgment In reserve. have received
many expressions OF confidence and
commendation. thus far. unsolicited. 1
Bhail appreciate IL, IL you will give
me any information as to being APP
preached on this question at any time.
The man who Is now pursuing a
course designed to greatly injure the
organization I'm which so many have
invested their hard-earned money does
pot seem to care what the results OF
cause he has succeeded In drawing out
more money than he ever invested in
fhe organization, by way OF cash com
nissions. and this In spite OF the fact
THAT he received a large block OF stock
.from the portion allotted to the recre-
.tary to pay expenses and purchase. the
pand. In confederation of receiving his
loyalty and assistance In helping to
build up the organization. This man
helped a salesman to sell some stock
Ito Hon. Chase 3. Osborn, when that
gentleman was candidate for gov
|ernor. on the grounds of personal
Friendship for Mr.. Osborn. However,
Die came directly to the office with the
application and check and Insisted
that the secretary should pay him a
commission of 1916 at once. His at
tention was called to the fact that he
knew that such a claim should be
placed before the board OF directors
Tor the executive committee to be
audited In the regular way. How
lever. he insisted that the secretary
could settle IL at once. IL he wanted
Ito, and that the money would come
very handy to him that day. To avoid
friction the secretary gave him his
private check fos. s375. The same
course was pursued In the case OF two
|other men whom he claimed to be his
personal friends-+the commits
sions amounting TO ss2b. or 1925 more
than he ever Invested In the organiza-
|tion. This man has repeatedly
boosted that he had put II In his will
that he should be buried In Roseland