Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-20
lNsURoENT FACTION OF ORDER
EXPLAINS REASON FOR
REBELLION.
RElTERATE CHARGES OF
oFFIcERs' ExTRAvAGANcE
U,aim Large Sums Have Been Paid to
- Deputies in Field Without Just Return
declare Expenses Of Order Are Out
Of Proportion to Those Of Similar
Fraternities.

Cedar Rapids, Jan. 2o.-The insur-
gents Of the NJ. B. A. have issued the
following statement giving their side
Of this case:
THE officers Of the Modern Brother
hood of America are engaged in an en-
deavor to place themselves right be-
fore the public. It is about a year
now since the insurgents have been
making a vigorous effort to compel
the association to allow its member
ships to examine its books and papers,
vouchers etc. During this time it is
safe to say that over $4,000 has been
spent Of the members money in an
effort to prevent an examination OF
the vouchers, receipts and orders be-
longing to the association.
The so-caFled insurgents, finding
that no detailed audit had ever been
made OF the associations business at
any time, and finding further certain
facts and circumstances that tended
strongly to show an audit was neces-
sary, made an effort to secure an ex-
animation Of the associations vouch-
ers, etc. The officers Of the associa-
ton then made an attempt to prevent
it, and they succeeded in getting such
an order from Judge Ellison that prac-
tically rendered an investigation OF
the vouchers. orders and receipts OF
the company impossible. They found
further that 1t was impossible to tell
from mere examination of the as
sociation's books, whether the busi-
ness had been conducted honestly or
not. AS every bookkeeper knows. it
t. kz1Y 1olyo
are strictly correct unless an exami-
nation Of the vouchers, orders, checks
and receipts Of the company are ex-
amined and compared it'll the books.
This is what the officers of the as
ISOLATION were determined should not
take place Now their excuse for this
position was that the insurgents SIM
ply were trying to get the names Of
the members and postoffice addresses
so that they might acquaint them with
the conditions Of the affairs as they
found them and to inform them Of the
alleged extravagant management of
the company.
when the matter was tried before
Judge Smith and the record and evil
dence introduced, he expressed aston
ishment that the officers Of the asso-
citation should make such tremend-
Gus effort to prevent an examination
OF their work. and Of the vouchers and
papers belonging to the company I'M
less something was wrong.
'By a recent decision just handed
down by the supreme court of North
Dakota, in q case almost exactly par
allel with the case tried before Judge
Smith, that court held that the court
below. who made a ruling regarding
the matter In every particular the
same as Judge Smith. was right ana
affirmed his decision. The officers of
the Modern Brotherhood OF America
are making extensive use Of the press
of the state and paying out large
amounts Of money for the purpose of
presenting their side of this question.
and to see II they can not influence the
courts by the numerous articles they
are publishing.
I'm view Of all this we beg the press
OF the state. If it is after the real truth
and facts in connection with this mat