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 Russia and had seen Patriarch Tikhon. They alleged that Tikhon gave orders for the appointmen [sic] of Platon as head of the North American Diocese. These two "pillars," Carlton and Pashkovsky, later assembled a band of murderers and provocateurs and called a conference in Pittsburgh, Pa. At this conference was confirmed the appointmen [sic] of Platon—the same Platon who had escaperd [sic] from the Kherson Diocese and embezzled the sum of $80,000.00 from an Odessa convent. The salary allowed Platon by the Pittsburgh convention was

$30,000.00 a year, and besides, they obligated themselves to support not only him but also his followers. This included al the demands they would make, such as "Athenian nights," "Egyptian baths", and the wives and daughters of their followers for His Eminence's pastime and pleasure.