Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-30
N. 3. A. INSURGENTS RANKS
AGAIN DEPLETED OF
LEADERS
COMMITTEE OF FIVE QUITS
AFTER EXAMINING BOOKS
Cedar Rapids Men inspect Record. at
Mason City, Return Home and Give
Supreme Officers Endorsement
Bankers on Examining Committee
Say Charges Are Untrue.

Cedar Rapids, JAM 0.-The resigna-
ton Of five members OF the executive
committee Of the INSURGENTS of the
Modern Brotherhood of America added
another link in the chain of events in
the affairs of the NJ. B. A., which be-
gan with the issuance of the injunc-
ton preventing the insurgents securing
the names and addresses of the MEM
bers of the society which was issued
by Judge Salinger of the supreme court
OF Iowa on Jan. II. Following the is
suance of the injunction came the res
ignation of Homer Pi.ner, of Cedar
Rapids, formerly treasurer of the in
surgents, on Jan. 10, and later the res
ignation of John H. Hughes, president
of the insurgents on Jan. g.
A committee of insurgents from
Cedar Rapids went to Mason City and
spent an entire day examining voueh-
ers and records in the supreme office
here. The committee was composed of
John H. Hughes, city commissioner of
Cedar Rapids, formerly president of
the insurgents and member of the exc
cutive committee; Edward Zbanek,
cashier of the Central State Bank of
Cedar Rapids; William Waddeu, of
Gladbrook; Fred Prout secretary of NJ.
B. A. lodge No. 1876, of Cedar Rapids.
and j. w. Wavrin, presiden. of NJ. b.
A. lodge No 1876.
designations Follow.
At the conclusion of the investiga-
ton statement was signed by these
men, in which it is pointed out that
the charges made were not founded
upon fact, We're untrue and were not
supported by the records of the Mod
ern Brotherhood of America and the
designations of the men constituting
the Cedar Rapids committee were later
presented.
The statement of resignation fol-
lows: Having just returned from the
supreme offices of the Modern Broth
erhood of America, where spent time
in satisfying myself that the charges
made We're not founded IN fact were
untrue and were not supported by the
records of the Modern Brotherhood of
America, and feeling that do not want
to be associated in any matter which
does an Injustice to the Modern Broth
erhood OF America or to the officers
thereof, hereby resign as member
OF the executive committee of the or
ganization known as the NJ. B. A. in
surgents. Witness my hand and sea.
at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, this twenty.
ninth day of January, A. D. 1915"
Issue Explanatory Statement.
In addition to the above, state
ment was issued, which is signed by
Ed B. Zbanek, Fred Prout, ]. H.
Hughes, j. w. Wavrin and ]. w.
Lesinger, who have been identified with
the insurgent faction of the NJ. B. A.,
I'm which 1t is pointed out that the
committee took up various charges
and claims which had heen made and
asked for the specific books, docu-
ments and records thereon, and in each
case, In a remarkably short time were
handed every book, paper, document
or voucher pertaining thereto, and we
have not been able to find any basis
Tor the charges made by Ca1lis, Shil-
linglaw and Holdsworth."
The committee in their statement
also call attention to the fact that Sin
Justice to the Modern Brotherhood of
America, in justice to the supreme Of
ficers, whom we feel have been falsely
accused, and especially in justice to
Supreme Secretary BALI, under whose
direction the books and records have
been kept; in justice to ourselves as
business men; in justice to the mem
oers whom we represent, that the pub
lie and the members should be en-
lightened as to the facts, and we take
this means of so informing the mem
hers whom we represent, ard the pub
lie at large, which has been deceived.
first having satisfied ourselves beyond
any doubt whatever that the charges
and claims as made were untrue, with
out foundation and false in the various
particulars"