So here is Jetthro's logic:
This man referred to in the article below could just as easily be Joseph F. Rutherford or John F. Rutherford, because there may have been other J.F. Rutherfords in Boonville, Missouri which had political interests.
Here's why I believe this doesn't apply:
Almost every single time, the newspapers from Missouri use the first and middle initials and then Rutherford, to refer to Joseph Franklin Rutherford. The newspapers from Arkansas almost always say that their J.F. Rutherford is from Pine Bluff.
If I am wrong about the Knights of Pythias, then the historians are wrong about J.F. Rutherford's political activities in his time before the Watchtower, because the newspapers, which seem to be their sources, only use J.F. and not the full name.
I still say that the level of doubt created is not appropriate.
Again, still waiting for a response from the Knights of Pythias organization and more newspaper clippings from the Boonville Advertiser that have to do with the Knights of Pythias, but for now this is my best answer as to why I believe Jethro is wrong.
