Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-26
MANY WOODMEN
FAVOR PLAN Of
DOUBLE TABLES
Sentiment at Head Camp in Chi
cage Changing to Combining
Two Schedules.
ONE TO APPLY To PRESENT
Other TO Be Used in Fixing Rate
to Be Charged New Members
OF Society.
Especial to The Argusl

Chicago, March 26.-When the
Modern Woodmen of America spe-
cial head camp convened this aft
ernoon after the noon recess, it was
stated that no decision would be
reached until tomorrow on the rate
question
One significant feature of the
morning session vsas the attitude
OF former insurgent leaders on the
matter of rate increase. John l..
} Sunbeam. who was one OF the ring
leaders of-the ants in 1912, spoke
in favor of table 5. Charles W.
Lyon of Des Moines, Iowa, an at
tnrney, who secured the injunction
against the adequate rate in 1912,
spoke in favor of table No. 2, which
provides a so per cent increase.
While there is debate over the
best plan to follow there is no ar
gument in the head camp meetings.
il favor OF special assessments and
former insurgents have lined up
with the others in favor of a rate
increase. All is harmony so far
in the sessions.
Sentiment today seemed drifting
again. Before the convention open
ed table 8 was favored. Yesterday
tables 2 and with leading in
popularity, were favored, but today
delegates seemed to think that a
combination of tables and would
be the better PLAIN They argued
that table 4 could be applied to all
present members of the society and
that new members could be assess
, eSl under the rates in table 8. In
doing this some of the burden of
sfhe increase is removed from the
e,der members.
\ Insurgents Are Convinced.
Yesterday afternoon was spent
in committee of the whole dis
cussing new rates.
A former leading insurgent of
the 1912 vintage, declared for the
No. plan. Judge E. S. Smith of
Springfield, who has been a leader
of the ants ever since the rate
question has been pressing for a
solution, said he was convinced
that something must be done. hut
he favored extra assessments and
questioned plan No. 3, stating the
society might have trouble putting
it into leffect as in his opinion it
was Illegal.
General Attorney Truman PlantZ
spoke in favor of schedule No. 4.
The greatest number of speakers,
however, favored the Nos plan.
r. The Head camp win adopt the |
plan of rates which the commit |
tee of the whole recommends.
The meeting yesterday afternoon
was entirely harmonious. No gags
were applied and everyone was |
given an opportunity to be heard |
at length
A. A Burt OF Rock Island led the |
assembly in singing America" at |
the opening of the afternoon ses-
sion.
The ker diem for delegates is
&10 perN day for u days and 10 |
cents mile one way, the same as !
the per diem and travelling allow
anoe for the head camp in 1917.
Heated Debate.
(By Associated Press).
Chicago, March 26-Heated de- !
bate marked today's session of the
special meeting Of the Modern |
Woodmen of America oyer ways7
and means to replenish the impair
ed general fund of the society,
V hich, owing to the epidemic of
Influenza and pneumonia last wine
ter, has shrunk from s10,0O0,000 to |
$4,000 /
A. R. Talbot. head Of the organ
ization, said he saw no signs OF
conclusion today Charles R
Lyon, a delegate from Iowa, advo-
Gated an assessment of so per cent 7
and was howled ut, but was finally
permitted to explain that he was
afraid most OF the membership
would object to the so per cent as
sessment favored by many others.