The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-17
.COLOREO ELKS IN
WICKED WRAnGLE
Their Lawyers Snap at Each
Other and Leave 1anglc for
Court TO Clear.
GILES JACKSON SEEKS TIME
Amusing Scene as Factions
Endeavor to Get Help
From Judge.

Friction in the inner circle of the
improved. BencNulcnt and Protective
! order OF Elis OF the World. the lurg
esq coiored secret organization in this
Country, Yesterday brought on the
| most remarkable pruceeding ever Wit
n, Ssed III the United States Circuit
N. was forced into Il maze OF tangled
! eNiuehce submitted by Il quartet of col
2red attorneys from Richmond. WASH
ihstoh and elsewhere. Attcr wrunglins
an hour, the court finally succeeded
in bringing order out of chaos.
r,n. Hncm lamsuage; IL Your honor
colored counselor ut law of the ma
tional capital; such language. And
." oT'o i,, court of The United States
el Nilcfica' no continued, referring
.orney for the other side. "Misrcpre-
SSentation. Fraud! And he comes be-
lore your honor without an affidavit
or proof OF amy kind" The indignant
niieinoer of the Washington bar here
slipped a glass of water Which he re-
puesteu from janitor.
quite Dramatic, Yes.
restoring the glass to the table he.
iure ne removed Il big watch from his
Isl pocket, he asked ii the court
Io"i"h hurriedly adjust The matter. as
nc must catch u. train for Washing
toI, me court pronounced itself un-
"n pie 10 control the schedule of trains
,h III Inc, me what .. you want" Judge Mad
""ie proceeding" he said
Adjusting II collar wnich came uI
anVu, ms ears ana assuming il po-
Nislpic TO the court the indignant law
Yer from the seat OF government en-
piaineH the situation tnusly:
10y decree entered several months
wv ny your nonor you reunited The
/.proved benevolent ANA Protective
oiuvr OF Elks uf the World. BY means
oi your Judgment you caused 2V.uUu
men IN TINS great nation to cclcnri,In
..,.sl ,t,s -
Was general rejoicing mat enemies
li'u been made lricnus. !3anqucts ana
p"t"ues We're given from one end OF
'"S county, 10 the other. Inous--.''
am HAPPY To know caused So
t'uch Joy, remarked the court.
bareIS needing the interruption, the
. Inv . euoiuent Speaker continued:
nousa ii oil men We're. glad because
'he separated mad been reunited
Called II Monstrous.
anu now! at the top OF his voice /;
uha now these men come nero ana
want YOU to vacate this decree, II is
inohstrous. L had no idea OF their In
tcntipns. l am not prepared to answer
,his petition. II you may call IL such: .
IL Is barely more than a piece OF
pupcr. Another drink OF water ami
the lawyer from Washington sat down
y less excited member of the on
posing counsel explained to the court
lhnt when the order was entered AN
arbitration of the opposing factions
ference held in Wilmington, Del.
but me cruS Of the matter appeared
10 be that Il commission of three. in
Guiding Patterson, Of WASHINGTON:
Giles IS. jackson, of Richmond, and
oscar ID. Norris. had been appointed
TO carry on the affairs OF the order,
anu mat money was being turned over
70 ms trio. none Of the members OF
which was under bond, and that none
hau 10 make An accounting.
iic moved The court that the degree.
matter. be vacated
Patterson was again on his feet
although he had been ordered several
times BY the court to sit down and TO
stop intcrrupting the other speaker.
lie mad protests against the court
doing any such Thing.
Gilcs Puts In a Word.
Giles Jackson here petitioncd the
court 10 set aside a whole day, or al
icast halliday. that he might take
up ms part of the matter
rlnally taking the bull by the horns
Judge Waddill dictated an order to his
stenographer allowing Patterson one
week in which 10 prepare reply to
the petition asking that the courts
decree be set aside. He suspended the
power of the commissioners pending
a maj adjustment of the affair
1t appears to me that there is some
money Involved in this affair" said
as quickly as possible"
All sides were apparently satisfied
Win tie decision and withdrew. Then
inc Washington lawyer bounced into
n taxicab and raced for his train. He