The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-04-25
A $40, 900 Ldu Suit

Pres TAs sousreigs odd Fsiiou, orarsffs, Ast.
Grand Sire (Pope) c. A. Keller has
set apart $4,000 OF the funds OF the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, I. o. o. T., and
as much moro az may be necessary, 20 put
A. Q. Veaeh and the Sovereign odd fsl
Ion out OF business. In other words, he
doesn't admire our method Of "house
eleaning" along the lines Of pure un.
adulterated principles Of Odd Fellowship.
The search light Of truth shows where ne
stands and who his friends are he is try.
ing to protect. This $4,000 and as much
more as may be necessary Is the money
that belongs 10 every Odd Fellow under
the jurisdiction Of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge. and am quite sure no true Odd
Fellow has paid his money into this great
fraternal institution 20 be used in de-
Tending n Roman Catholic political ma.
chine which Is diametrieally opposed 20
every principle upon which this order is
founded. IL Keller thinks more of his
Roman Catholic gang than he does Of
the Independent Order Of Odd Fellows
why doesn't he resign and take the
leadership OF the Knights Of Columbusf
The information that Pope Keller had
set apart $4,000 or as much as might
be needed 10 put A. c. Veaeh and the
/ SouereigR Odd Follow out Of business
came through one Of his lawyers in
/ Eureka Springs, Arkansas. and also Ben.
tonville, Arkansas, the latter being the
county seat Of the county In which the
Sovereign Odd Fellow is published. What
does Pope Keller care for expenses and
attorney fees 50 long as he can use your
money TO defeat the very purposes for
which you intended II TO be used.
II the great mass Of loyal, true Odd
Fellows all over this country knew what
Grand Sire Keller was doing 10 defeat
the true principles of patriotic Odd Eel.
lowship they would rise up as one man
and demand his resignation or institute
| Impeachment proceedings at once. He
is determined to use every dollar avail.
able in the treasury Of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge 10 put A. Z. Neach and the
/ SOucreigR Odd Fcilow out of business, for
the simple reason, and no other, Neach
has dared TO tell the truth in the SoUer.
/ cigR Odd FellOw in the interest of the
membership at large and uncovered some
of the plans Of such men as G. A. heller
and Louis F. Hart. II is going TO cost
me a lot Of money 20 defend these suits,
but as long as l have got dollar to my
name ! am going 10 use il 10 deiend the
I principles for which 1 stand-the true
| principles Of Odd Fellowship. And from
the thousands Of letters pouring in am
thoroughly convinced that over ninety per
cent. Of the membership are with me,
heart and soul. | don't believe that
American Odd Fellowship is going to
meekly submit 20 a one man dictatoriAl
policy, especially when it shows on the
face Of Il that it is mixed with tho
bloody hand Of Romanism.
This persecution of A. c. Veach and
the Sovereign Odd FelloW is an open book
10 every Odd Fellow in America. The
correspondence between q. A. Keller and
myself and the proceedings relative
thereto Of the last session Of the Sow.
ereign Grand Lodge and all that has
transpired since, have been published in
the Sovereign Odd Fellow. All 1 have
ever asked for mysslf or my lodge is a
"square deal" and believe that every
Odd Fellow In America is going to sec
that every other Odd Fellow gets q
"squArs deal" ~ embodied in the true
principles Of our great Order.
The last "Bun" issued by Grand Sire
Keller showed him up in his true ligh,
as q dictator, when be had the bold ef.
frontery TO insult the intelligence of ev.
cry Odd Fellow by issuing an edict tell.
ing him what be shall or shall not read
This, however, is no worse than to &c
into your treasury and take your money
to defeat the principles he is pledged tc
protect. Can Q man who would thus be
tray the confidence reposed in him b
called q true Odd FelloWi
Brethren get out on the firing line OF
Friendship, Love and Truth Let your
sword be the "bundle Of sticks" and Il
Keller and Hart want to play the Priest
and Levite and pass by the true prin.
eiples Of Odd Fellowship, let them 20
lut demand they leave your treasury un
/ &.,,nhaI n unzlU