The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-10

st. Paul, spending the money OF
the order to defeat that measure.
"Even IL the high rates should go
into effect, we should stay In the
order" said Mr.. Schippel I'm con-
clusion. Let us, however. get every
member OF the order that Is in good
standing In Blue Earth county to
sign up for the Northwest Plains
men. We want to make q fight to
repeal the Mobile bill in those
states where Il has been enacted.
But do not lapse, brothers, do not
lapse!" .-.E.-,
Denial From q. b. Smith.
Benjamin ID. Smith now took the
floor. He denied that the head Of.
ficers had made any bad investments
Of the funds of the order. He said
that in order TO refute this accuse.
ton, the head camp lad requested
the state insurance commissioners
ut national gathering about two
years ago to having this charge In
yestifiated. The convention appoint
ed a special committee TO go over
the books and accounts OF the Mod
ern woodmen and see whether there
have been any bad handling OF
funds. II was found that all the
securities that the head camp had
bought were sound. II was also
found that every dollar that the head
camp had received was properly &C
counted for. Such was the, report
that this committee made about q
year ago. ...
Mr.. smith said the rates that had
been adopted at Chicago were In
his opinion as low as the order could
AFFORD to have them, II It's existence
was to be perpetuated. Provision had
To be made for the fact that the
death rate of the order would con-
tinue to increase as the members
grew older. The insurance rates
could not properly be based on the
present death rate. In response to
the question whether he would adj
wise his son or any young man to
take out insurance in the Modern
woodmen, he replied without hest
tation that ne certainly would. He
said the rates had been increased
on tho old members more than on
the young members, because II
would kill the order and prevent new
blood from being brought into the
order, II the rates were so ajusted
that the young men had to carry too
great a part OF the burden OF In.
suring the old members, even as the
Chicago rates had been adjusted, he
said the young men woul be paying
more than they should and the old
men less.
Would Not Be Repealed.
Mr. Smith said, however, that he
did not think there was any doubt
that when the head camp had its next
meeting at Tofeo, the action that
had been taken, looking to the plac-
ing of the Chicago rates in effect,
would be repealed. This was owing
not only to the insurgent movement,
but to the judicial proceedings that
had been started in Illinois and Iowa.
The order was enioined from putting
the new rates into practice by court
order, and the officers we're not 60
ing to run the risk OF going to jail
The judicial proceedings would have
to be determined before the rates or
the Modern woodmen could be re.
adjusted ~ f.
Joseph Shabel urge all present to
sign the petition for the new order.
He said the Woodmen had been
dropping out of the order because of
the action of the head camp on the
new rates. He did not see any reas.
on why the Minnesota members
should hesitate in signing up for the
Northwest Plainsmen. 4rAr -.-.r
]. r. Snow said he would rather
trust the affairs OF the Modern
Woodmen in the hands OF the pres
ent head officers than in the hands
OF an entire new set.
Delegates at the Meeting.
. Delegates in attendance at the
county convention OF the Modern
Woodmen yesterday afternoon were
as follows: g.. w.. ....
Mankato city,. A. j. Gnnstrom.
Dan Fuquay, =. F. Ellsworth, Albert
: Schippel, John Dackins, William
Morgan, G. r: Bradley. Joseph
Hampl, w. @. Zeno, C. w. Jessup.
Joseph shabel, ID A. Jones, George
Anderson, w. H. Jones.
Garden City William A. Roberts,
II. III. Conklin. ~
Eagle Lake: l.. Jones, c. S. Brades.
Madison Lake: p. b Knoff, Frank
Wondra. .aH .g.'
Vernon Center: F. f.. Cooper.
Mapleton: Ben McGregor. ". j.
Greiner. -..-Is.... =.
Amboy: C. J. weitenkamp, ]. II.
Kinney. s
Lake Crystal: T. C. Norman,
Charles, Fox. J. C. Murphy.
Cambria: =: B. d. Hughes. John
Thomas. a,
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