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PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1921
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HI KLUX KLAM BREWING RACIAL AND REUG10US HATE
Whiw-Robed Terror Spawning Perilous Doctrines of Prejudice Throughout the Nation
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IffiHE EMPIRE". HAS
FflfllHOLD M
If
$5,000,000 Milked From
Coffers of Emperor
Proselyting in
OUTRAGES AGAINST MEN
LAID AT
hnnermost Mysteries of Order
SEES CONTROL OF COURTS
Ritual find Propaganda Work, Despite Boast ,
of Well-Camouflaged Headquarters
rAT IS TUB KU tt.LiU.fi. JvuUN i
How 1ms it expanded from thirty-four charter members to a mem-
,7 . -e .,. Ui KflfV-finri in five
& iiersmp oi hiuiu --...... - ., .
h How have its "domains" and "realms" and "klans" been extended to
forty-fivo States in.1 the Union, every State but Montana, Utah and New
V, Hampshire?
What arc t;ho possibilities of an order that preaches racial and
' religious hatred of the Jew and the Koman Catholic, of the Negro and
; the citizen of alien birth ?
i What are tho possibilities of a secret organization that practices
Y censorship of private conduct behind tho midnight anonymity of mask
f 'anil robe, and with weapons of whips and tar and feathers?
', " What ought to be done about an order whoso members arc not in-
itiated, but "naturalized," whoso oaths bind them to obedience to an
'"Emperor," self-proclaimed and chosen for life? .
What ought to be dono about an organization with such objects and
methods, when its paid propagators work first among oflkcrs of the
courts and police department?
'What ought to be dono
i.
BMohfto obedienco to an "Emperor," an order which peddles bigotry and
irK hatred among the officers on tho reserve lists of tho military and
1, iiml forces of tho United States?
ST" investigation of the" Ku Klux Klan which required thrco months
triii covered the cntiro United States enables the Evening Public Ledger
to rip away the veil from the Klan's inmost secrets, to expose tho mum
meries of its ritual, the stream of gold pouring into tho "Imperial
Palace" from hundreds of thousands of dupes and tho outrages com
mitted by mobs wearing tho regalia of tho Klan.
Photographic copies of tho Klan's ritual, of letters obtained from
the "insido" of the Tjrder and views of "naturalizations" in halls and
woodlands will be shown by tho Evening Pubuo Ledger.
Tho "Invisiblo Empire" of tho Ku Klux Klan was called a dangerous
public menace by a war veteran and former official of tho order who wroto
a blistering letter of withdrawal to tho "Emperor" when ho discovered
Jthe true naturo of the Klan. The letter is given fully in this opening
article of tho series.
To provide a background by which the reader will bo better able
to, appreciate the. details of tho order's secrets it is necessary to tell
-when and by whom it ,was founded.
FORMER KLAN OFFICIAL
"EMPEROR"
LrpHB -Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
Inc., were organized October 20,
1015, in Atlanta, Gn.. by William'
Joseph Simmons, who at one period of
lili life bad been nn itinerant Mrtho
olit exhorter; at another, professor of
Southern history at Lanier University,
mail, newly organized institution in
Atlanta, and nt htiU another a solicitor
of members for the Woodmen of the
World. Now the organization i active
In every State of the Union but three.
It has a membership of more than
E00.0OO of 050,000, aecordiDg to the
koasts of ita leaders. v
When it was, organized it was di
'Kted against the Negro. Now the
Negro has become a side issue. Today
It is primarily antl-Jcw, anti-Catholic,
anti-alien, and it is spreading more
taan twice as fast through tho North
and West as it Is growing in tho South.
How has it managed to spread out
' widely and rupldly?
Appeal to Itnco Ilulrcil
First, by appeals to local or sectional
prejudices and hatreds. On tho I'acinV
wast it has beckoned to .Taponhobe
" wnitpercd in their earn that the
Wllow man is plotting (o incite tl
Hack ninn I.. A. I ... l..- i...
ftl. ,'& ,nan- Ia t!'o plti,H of tl"
Jjentral Vest It lias pretended to devoir
f. i.1!0 stBIPi'tC out radicalism. On
ti A,VanVe Con8t il naf Preached that
ik. 'len-born man or woman, even
mongh naturalized, has no placo in
America. Everywhere it haB banned
s.Iu. m membership and made nnti
mitism one of its many missions.
Merywlicrc, nlso, no less positively but
t,,v..? ,f,rankly. " ImH barred and nt
ti .1,lomnu Catholics. -Wherever n
SCtiT?. mcmbcr "ves. ho has been
Promised that his ft aversion will bo
n.Jm, ob.Jcct of K,n nation.
emnWm.' tn. ""T lu 8rowtl t0 the
fminent, of a ,arR "mbcr of pro
n .n . l 8"lc"Je. who net the country
'MdS.Ui!'t0udale.sn,('8 organization und
jwuj memberships on a basis of S4 for
ffi??bcr tak" int0 'ho klan.
ucm paid nrirnn ,npu .- i.-li... i
t n6 iBitT-".i.. ;LwN":fc"h':;' "'
lnmk. ",""" jcot, out eucn new
Bek iu'i'i" a, d.0"tlon" of $10, of
U.TLP1,6 ?,CflF teeps $1 and sends
tf MM th?phtl K .1? Klffl8!C', Who pock-
C ','' ,ih,J remaining ?5 xan
8Sh2 & ' ln'l'erinl" treasury of
orni i,. Furth'uro, the Klan itself
Nttlls iMnu'Pany. mnnufacturliis the
Sjnua, which Is sold to the members for
gW nd rout $1.25 to make. The
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w.6u inj -:r.;.v? "'"j?r --
IH.1. 7." s"w ."..- 10 make. 'the n-fc. -... .'Jrltln citxra l
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45 STATES
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Pockets of Recruits Into
and Chief Aides.
Philadelphia
AND WOMEN
DOORS OF ORGANIZATION
Brought to Light in Expose of
vonrn?
about an organization demanding
DENOUNCES
IN QUITTING THE ORDER
the hands of professional drive "leader.
wlioso sole interest in Ku Kluxism is in
the "split" just outlined.
Profits Reach MilUons
In tho last five years membership
donations" and sales of regalia have
yielded at least 55,000,000-probablv n
considerably greater sum. Ku KIuxJiik
from tho insido has been a paving enter
prise, and it lucrativo possibilities have
recently been increased by the decision
to admit women as well as men to mem
bership. Tho sisters can now como on
in with the brothers at only $10 per
como-on. '
Tho original Knights of the Ku'Klux
Klan, Inc., modestly begun fivo yeurs
ago, has become n r.ist. ontpmrUr. .'ii.,
a thriving business in the Bystcmatlc
Pale of race hatred, religious bigotry and
"100 per cent" nnti-Amerieanism.
It has become and calls ittolf an "In
visible Empire," ruled by an "emperor"
and "imperial wizard,'' Colonel Sim
mons, who is no moro legitimately
a colonel than' ho 1 nn em
peror or n wizard. Closely associated
with him and making up tho triumvirate
or "big Ihree" which controls its af
fairs uro Edward Young riarkc, "impo
rlal Klcaglc," a profesfiional publicity
man and drivo promoter, and Clarko's
business partner in tho management of
tho Southern Publicity AsHoclation, ot
Atlanta, Mrw. Elizabeth Tyler, who is
the principal stockholder In tho Search
light, a newspaper published in Atlanta
ns tne organ of tho minement.
Probcl In Forty Cities
Driving n probo jnto tho heart of
this widely ramified organlzution re
quired investigations in more than forty
cities, including Philadelphia. As ear
nest as the inquiry was It could not
have been successful without tho aid of
certain persons who had knowledge of
tho workings of the order such ns only
"Insiders" can obtain,
They wero, or had been. Klnnsmcu
who joined in good fulth and were com
pelled to withdraw becailso of tbo shock
ing realities and potentialities revealed
to them after they had passed insido
tho "portals" of tho "Invisiblo Em
pire." Chief among thrsu individuals was
n man of well-established antecedents
who joined the order and was Induced
to tako mi active part in its propaga
tion work. lor several months he
fcrved as an ollicer and organizer of
tho Klan. Then be saw the light and
in a letter addressed to "Imperial
Wizard" Simmons withdrew from his
n: n...l f....n. ,Iia ..irnnl,, Hni rn.
nun mm iivin tu .M., .......,. .
pudiatlng on the griindsof patriot-
oio fit, Column Unr
TAKING OATH OF THE "INVISIBLE EMPIRE"
Administering tho oath of tho Ku
altcd Cyclops" is administering tho
1
BY PHILA. MEN
Rotan Ready to Act as Soon as
Official Complaint Is
Filed With Himt
POLICE WILL NOT PERMIT
OUTRAGES BY "EMPIRE"
Public officials and prominent lawyers
of this city, ns well ns leaders of the
various-groups which haro been declared
anathema by tho Ku Klux Klan, are
quick to denounce the purposes
and the modus operandi ot that or
ganization. The Klan, it is held, Is a menace not
merely because it proposes a substitute
for law and open courts, but because
its wholo theory anil prnctico arc sub
versive to the very principles on which
tho American Government was founded.
District Attorney Kotau: "I am op
posed to unythlng against law nnd or
der. Tho Negroes in this Stntc have ns
much right to enjoy their liberties as
the whites. I will look into thlh matter
nt once. I nm merely waiting for a
formal complaint against the so-calleu
Klan."
Director of Public Safety Cortelyou:
"Wo don't need any Invisiblo Empire,
or whatever it is, to direct tho destinies
of our people. Our position In this
mntter is that tho whole organization is
directly opposed to the American scheme
of government. Wo place tho detec
tion of crime nnd the source of disorder
in tho police forces of our communities.
To permit n secret rrrdor to seize this
power is to open tho way for grave
abuses nnd for 'distinct mennces not
only to individuals but tlie whole classes
of our people.
"No Intimidation"
"Secret operation through intimida
tion t ill not be tolerated, no mntter
whether the operators call thcmselve
llio Ku Klux Klan or something else.
Tho claim that the order proposes
Continued an Vase 8W. Column Mi
COURIER CARRIES IRISH
NOTE TO LLOYD GEORGE
Dall Elrcann Sends Reply to Inver
ness, Scotland
Dublin. Sept. 12. (Uy A. P.) A
courier of tho Dail Elrcann left Dublin
tliis morning for Inverness, Scotlnnd,
where Prime Minister Lloyd Ueorgo
has been making his headquarters.
Robert O. Rarton, who was the of
ficial Dail courier in thu last exchange
of riples with Lloyd George, did not
make tho journey this time. This was
considered to strengthen tho rumor thnt
ho would bo one of tho plenipotentiaries
for the proposed peace negotiations.
The Dail Elrcann, it is stated, wlli
bo ghen n free hand in tho selection of
tho Irish Republican pleiiipotcntiurio-.
Arthur Griffith alone, by icasoii of his
position as Foreign Minister in tho Dull
Cabinet, U certain of being designated.
John JiaoNelll, speaker of tho Dail
Elrcann, nlso isJUkely to bo selected.
Dublin messages Inst night intimated
tho Dnil Elrcann Cabinet had completed
its reply to the latest nolo from Lloyd
George.
Rain Swamps Fields;
Sports Arc All Wcl
AiiRiihtus Q. Italn today won n
flock of victories. As a xibt entry,
hn put tho kibosh on baseball, mi
tionnl tennis, women's tennis, polo,
football practice, tho Tcndlcr
Friedman bout nt tho Phils Park; In
fact, anything and everything in
tho outdoor sports department. To
morrow, maybe, tho athletes will re
sume their various stunts.
KLAM
DENOUNCED
AS MENACE TO U
Klux Klan on -Stone Mountain, twenty
oath, whllo tho "Klaihl" and the "Klextcr," oilier oflkcrs, arc aiding
In llio "naturalization"
DEATH AND OUTRAGES IN PATH
OF KU KLUX INVISIBLE EMPIRE
Violations of the legnl rights of individuals by masked mobs wearing
Ku Klux regnlln
"Tnr-nnd-featlicr" parties conducted by masked regulators using Klan
regalia .'
Individuals seized and beaten by masked mobs iu Klan regalia
White women stripped nnd beaten by masked mobs wearing Klan regalia.
Specific warnings issued to individuals in the name of the Ku Klux Klan.
Gcncrnl warnings posted in nnmc ot Klan to enforce moral censorship
of communities
Killed by supposed Ku Klux regulators
Ku Klux regulators killed by intended victims
PRESIDENT'S GOLF !
HALTED BY FARMER
James Matthews Drives Up at
Shore Long Enough to
Shake Hands
HARDING'S SCORE GOOD
7.1 a Staff Conesrondent
Atlantic City, Sept. 12. President
Harding played eighteen pleasant holes
of golf ut tho Senvicw Golf Club, near
Absecon, today, interrupted only by n
delightfully human incident iu which n
white-whiskered old farmer in nn nn
cient buggy stopped to pay his respects.
Tho President, playing a foursome
with Clarence II. Gcist, presment of
the club, for u partner, ngninst Sinn
tor Frellnghuyseu and I'liiler Secretary
of S'tuto Fletcher, had reached tho ninth
hole, which is near tho roadside.
Along panic a dusty buggy iu which
rodo James Matthews, an Absecon
farmer, with his wife. Matthews is
brown nnd wrinkled, and is proud of a
beard which is truly patriarchal. From
afar off. ns his old nag jogged down
tin road, he recognized the President,
nnd with n loud "Whoa," drew up near
the fence.
Chief Jcrvis. of tho Secret Service,
on duty with some of his men guard
ing tho President, drow discreetly nenrcr
when the occupant of tho buggy, wlioso
whiskers perhaps aroused thoughts of
Rolshcviki In tho Secret 'Service mau's
brain, handed the reins to his wifo and
jumped out.
No Harm Meant
"I'm not aiming lo assassinate you,
Mr. President." Matthews called out,
laughing, ns he approached, ond tho
Secret Serico men looked relieved,
"I've read about you," ho continued,
"nnd I know you from your nlctures.
You lmo .er.v fino principles, Mr.
President, nnd I'm for you. I just wnnt
tho honor of shaking jour hand."
"Why, certainly," said tho Presi
dent, beaming, Ho dropped his golf
stick nnd strode forward to meet the
farmer hnlt way. Tho two clasped hands
cordially
Mrs. Matthews was getting out of
tho buggy to shnko the President's
hand, too, but llm horso grew restless
and her husband hurried back to the
Conllnurd on rate Nlnrtfrn. Column One
5 OIL TANK BLASTS EMPTY
HALF OF HOMES IN HALIFAX
Terrified Residents Fear Repetition
of Catastrophe of December, 1917
Halifax. Sept. 12. (Ry A. P.)
Explosion of live tanks of tho Imperial
Oil Company's plant at Dartmouth, on
tho cast side of Halifnx harbor, early
v..l ..!, Ii vitmlilf iif-a tlinf .... IaI
lUlltl,, !!. ...HI,. . ,,l,.b .it.- ii:ii.
In this eit, caused tho evacuation of
I ..11 it. li.Miifiu 1 T Tn llfn v
Will III" IUHivr in taimiiiA,
riM.AU.t ii li hm frrmn t1iirtiir1t U a .
a iiubu nw'u '(im i in' r a
plosion of December. 1017, when tho
munition ship Mont Rlniic blew up nnd
wrecked n third of Halifax witli loss
nf 1"00 lives. tllOllcht it wn nimtlmr
such disaster. Indications wero that
there had been neither loss of lifo nor
serious injury iu todny's cxploslou.
It wns a little after 3 o'clock thnt
nnlifnx was shaken by tho first ex
plosion. A bliuo In tho refining stills
caused tho niasi, wnicn wus suecceedeil
by a second and a third explosion
within u few seconds. Glnss was shat
tered in windows hero with each shock.
Tclcphono service was disorganized.
Aroused from sleep, people saw the
sky light With the flames of burning oil
und tlieio mis u rush to the trcetat
miles from Atlanta, (ia. .The "Kx-
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12
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OPEN PROBES TO FIX
Mayor, Coroner and County
Commissioners Seek Cause
of Bridge Crash
CITY MOURNS 25 DEAD
Three Investigation nrc under wny
today to determine tho cause of the
Third street bridge rollapso nt Chester
Saturday night, which cost twenty-five
lives.
Major Ramsay, Coroner Drewos and
the County Commissioners are taking
part iu the inquirv nnd It is expected
thai the blnnio will be placed in n dny
or two.
Charges that "putrid polities" Is the
real cause of the crash nrc being mndo.
Tho bridge wns overloaded at the time
of the crash, but It Is just ns certain
that there was a weak plate nt the
place where tho break occurred.
Chester people nro talking of the
tragedy with soft voices, but there Is
nn undercurrent of strong fooling that
sonic one should bo punished.
Hags Are at Half-Stan
Following a proclamation issued bv
Mn.or Kamsny this morning, nil
Chester's flogs are at half-start for
those who lost their lives In the tragedy.
Tho proclamation, which wns issued
after a confcrcnco with the City Coun
cil, reads:
"Our city has ngain been passed into
mourning bv the frightful disaster
which occurred cm Saturday night in
which twenty-five of your valued citi
zens lost their lies,
"Neither time nor space would per
mit us to fully tell of the wonderful
work done by our citizens In rescuing
nnd helping thoso who wero caught in
tho werck of tho bridge, but like nt nil
other times when the citizens of Chester
ha.o been called upon to render hemic
serlcii scores responded, and to the
police nuil (he departments, city of",
licinls and privnto citizeiiM wo extend
the appreciation of the city for their
heroic cflorts.
"Tho city mourns ns It did in the
dajs following tho Eddystono explosion
and we earnestly urge that flags be
flown at half -mast and services of
Conllnurd on I(hp MnptMn. ColuTiTn Tho
ROBBED IN WASHINGTON
Phlla. Salesman Severely Beaten by
Thugs in Capital
Harry Sclilfren, n jewelry salesman,
of OTo North Frnnkliu street, was rob
bed of a $000 diamond ring last night
about SI o'clock by four men nt Thir
teenth and E streets, Washington,
Northwest, Ho was severely beaten.
Schlfren wns picked up from tho side
walk, where ho was left bv the rob
bers, and taken to Emergency Hn.
liltnl. lie has n broken linsn nn,l ,.,,,
on IiIr head.
The robbery and attack took place
only two blocks from police hcaclqunrt
inn. 4 ivw uciur uuer llio robberv
detectives arreMed Charles James
iiiiht-r, a luriiicr iiouco patrol driver
Schlfren, according to tho police, ox
liibited tho diamond ring iu nu 13 street
club Saturday night. The ring caught
tho eye of it lounger in the pltico nnd.
after sumo bargaining, ho agreed to find
ii purchaser. Last night tho same man
approached Sclilfren and said thnt he
had found komo one who would huv
tho ring, tile police assert.
Schlfren nnd his companion met four
men who wero sitting in nn automobile.
'Iho engine of tho machine was kent
running, the tiolleo allege. The rob-
Vtj uu uuaui. iiuiuwpa.
AM N
ARBUCKLE TO FACE
1ST DEGREE CHARGE
FOR GjO DEATH
Comedian Accused of Inflicting
Fatal Injuries on Film
Beauty
SAY FATTY HAD "WAITED
FOR HER FIVE YEARS"
San Francisco. Sept. 12. A formal
chnrga of first-degree murder, San
Francisco police authorities have an
nounced, will bo preferred today against
R'oscos C'Fntty") Arbucklc, tho motion-picture
comedian, under arrest here
In connection with the death Inst Fri
day of Miss Virginia Rappe, film
actress.
Miss Rappe's death followed hor at
tendance nt n party given In Arbucklc's
suite ut n local hntoj n week ago. She
died of Injuries which District At
torney Matthew Rrndv. of Snn Fran
cisco, nnd other authorities nllego were
inflicted by Arbucklc.
Arbueklp i hold without ball in tho
Hall of Juvliee lino. Ho wn nrrosto
lust Saturday niglit on I)inrrivul from
Los Atijelos. jnd was booked on n
charge of murder lie Is confined in 11
small cell. No. 12, mi tho Hull ot Jus
tice tier known ns "felony row."
Before Grand .fury Tonight
The Arbucklc case is scheduled to bo
brought before tho San Francisco Coun
ty Grand Jury tonight. A coroner's in
quest" into Miss Rnppc's death has been
called for next Thursday.
Arbucklc has requested that nono but
his nttornejs bo allowed to sec him nt
tho Hall of Justice. Me declined yes
terday on the ndviee of counsel to make
rny statement. His lawyers nlso ro
fused to make a statement or discuss the
case in any w ly.
Police, joslerday wore busy examin
ing witnesses whom they tar will be
Kcsontec to tho Grand Jury tonight.
Tiles, witnesses number twenty-two,
nnd aic being guarded by police dctcc-
"Waited for Her Fhc Years"
District Attorney Matthew Rrady, of
1 Sun Francisco County', in.ji statement
said Ihar , liji'nce jtttfp poWsioii
"shows coriclushcly either that 1111 as
sault or an attempted assault wns per
petrated." "Mies Rnppe died ns a direct result
of internal injuries." .Mr. llrady's
statement said. "The evidence dis
closes beyond question thnt this wn
caused by Arbucklc. Wo know from
the evidence that Arbucklc seized Miss
Rappc and dragged her into ills bed
room, stating, 'I hnve waited for jou
for fivo jesrs nnd now I huc got
you.' "
Arbucklc is of huge build, weighing
300 pounds, nnd despite his size, is
powerful and athletic.
Examination of tho body of Miss
Rappe, Dr. Shelby P. Strnhgo. acting
autopsy surgeon, reported last night,
revealed eleven bruises.
Among the witnesses .who will bo
Continued on I'liEr Two. Column three
TRAIN FROM SH0REHALTS
Breakdown of Local Delays Many
Commuters
Pascmers returning from Atlantic
City on tin 7 o'clock train this 11101 nin
and inonv commuters waiting for c'uiu
dcii'bniind trains this side of Hnin
moiitou were dcluycil for n half hour
or more when 11 Pennsylvania locomo
tive broke a connecting rod.
Tbo 1 1 11 in to which the accident oc
curred wna a loon I out of Hnmmontnn.
which broke don 11 before it had giiiiu
ten mile. The following Atlantic City
tram o 01 tool, the disabled local and
bad to hack to Winslow Junction,
whore it v.is tlufted to the out-bound
track nnd llms pacd around the (-lulli'il
train.
GOVERNJIENT SUES FOR BERGDOLL'S "POT OF GOLD"
Colonel Thomas W. MUlei. ollen niopcity custodian. tVtay
filed a bill in equity in the United States, Dis'tiict Cou:t to force
Mrs. Emma Bcrgdoll to give an accounting of the piopeity hhe
holds for hei son Giovei. the milllonalie slacker, who is now n
fugitive in Gcimany. Beistloll'h property was seized by the Gov
ernment Inst May and little lins been heard of the ?100.000 "pot
of gold" nllcged to have been bm led iu the Maryland hills, which
served ns hU excuse for escape,
MAYOR MOORE ORDERS INSPECTION OF CITY BRIDGES
Mnyui Mooie loclay oruercj Director of Public Works Caven
to make an immediate inspection of all bridges in the city, in
cluding those in Fnii mount Paik, to determine their safety, nil a
precaution against repetition heie ot the biidge disaster in Chester
Saturday evening. He said sevci.nl of the bridges iu the city are
unsafe, citing- as nn example th South street bridge now being
lccoiiitructcd.
C
BLUE MONDAY IS HERE
Drizzle and Cloudy Skies Make
Low-hanging clouds, which blanketed
the city In dnrkiiess, began to drip mm
shortly before U o'clock.
Dense volumes of smoke joined the
omiiilous clouds lu plunging, tbo olt
into n winter-like gloumiug at lo
o'clock. Electric lights wero Hushed on
ill offices, stores nud.fnetorios.
Low temperatures are rec'onled lu Hie
West, ond the rain hero may be fol
lowed by snappy weather.
rnlm Ciordfn, 8Drt k Market. Opann tonlsht
wllh MrlcMnnd's AtUnilo city orch. Cane.
In .very tvento 80 to lcJitv,
You Sec This Button
Wearer Is a Klansman
The "Kotop" button, reproduced
hero, Is the emblem of membership in
the Ku Klux Klan. The letters nrc
an abbreviation
ot "Knight of
the Open Palm."
The button sig
nifies that tho
wearer is a
"citizen" of the
"Invisible Em
pire" and has
taken nn oath of
obedience and .loyalty to the "Im
perial Wizard and Emperor" of the
order.
It also Indicates that the wenrer
hns parted with n $10 "donation"
to learn tho mysteries of the Klnn.
It wiy bo noted that tho hand is
open instead of gripping 11 whip or
a tar brush, which hooded men
wearing tho order's regalia, have
used in many instances.
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TORCH TANK EXPLODES
IN CITY HALL; ONE HURT
Force of Blast Knocks Workman
From Scaffold
Tho fnnk of an acetylene torch ex
ploded in Room 07(1, on the sixth floor
of City Hall at 0:15 o'clock this morn
ing, knocking a workman from a scaf
fold and cnusing a small fire.
Noise of tho explosion was heard
throughout tho building and caused con
stdcrablc alarm among 'he hundreds of
employe who jnmmed the elevators on
their way to work.
James Cohen, 11 City nail guard, sta
tioned 011 lite sixth floor, ran to the
room, snw .flames and vapor shooting
from tho tank nt tho center of the
room mid guvc an nlarm.
A dozen engine compnnlcs arrived n
few minutes Inter, ond firemen, attach
ing a lino of hoo to n plug nu tho
sixth floor, quickly extinguished tho
blnzc.
Nichlo Sepo, twenty-eight yenrs old,
lfi2.' North Lawrence street, was in
jured. Ho was standing on 11 scaffold
painting n wnll of tho room. The
force of tho explosion caused him to fall
twenty feet. He was severely cut and
bruised.
Room 070 wn formerly used ns the
prisoners' dock of tho Municinnl Court.
It Ih now being remodeled ns n part
of the District Attorney's suite of of-
iiccs.
ROOT DECLINES TO SERVE
.. AS WORLD COURT JUDGE
His Refusal Increases Chances of
John Bassett Moore
Ocncu. Sept. 12. (I5y A. P.)
Elihu Root has definitely declined to
bo considered for election ns Judge of
the International Court of Justice. In
n cablegram lo Dr. Munley O. Hudson,
who is hero in the capacity of American
observer, Mr. Root declares lie will bo
unable to scive on the court because of
hi age.
It wus stated by league officials that
Mr Root's inossngo definitely disposed
of Ins candidacy. They expressed be
lief that it was certain the names of
both John Unssclt Moore and I'rofes
mr Rox-iio Pound. Americans, would
he placed in nomination and that the
one developing tho grent strcngtli after
the lirt or second bnllot would bo
elected Tho league has been informed
thnt either would accept election.
Mr. ltoot's cablegram was in' rcph
lo a pcrvonal message nf inquirv. Ho
said he deeplj regretted ho could not
serve, ns it was too great a rcsponsi
bilit. for one to assume at tho age of
s onlj -mv.
There were many expressions of keen
regret at Mr. Root's action, and u
number of delegations to the League
a!omhlv indicated they would substi
tute the name of Moore when the elec
tion t.il-os place on Wcdnesdav.
iiiMtm1 Adnr. former president of
Suiterland. was elected honarary
provident of tho assembly today.
250 LEGIONARIES RETURN
Americans Back From Dedicatory
Visit to France
New 'oilc, Sept. 12 -U$ A. P.) -Two
hundred nid llfij members of tn
Aiiicrii-n.il Legion, houded by National
Commander John G. Emery, who left
here August I on the George Washing.
In lo attend tho dedication iu Fllrej,
France, of a monument to the . E F
icturiied today on the Hciimshlp Leo".'
poldinu from Havre.
Tho party was met at quarantine by
the iiolica boat John F. Itvlnn. ra.in.
moro than n hundred Legion iooji ns u
welcoming committee. J,
ulti&i
WLiiW
BOLT HITS GASOLINE
TANK; THREE FALL
Fire Still Raging in 10,000-Gak
Ion Container at 58th Street ,
and Schuylkill River
MEN WITH ICE IN HELMETS
ARE FORCED BACK BY HEAT
FIGHTING
FLAMS
Llg'ilning struck n 10,000'gallon as
ellno tank at the Gulf Refining Com-,
pnny. Fifty-eighth street nnd the
Sehujlklll River, nt 10:45 o'clock this
morning, nnd made so hot a firo that
firemen dropped from the heat, though
they wore lump of Ice in their helmets'.
Those who collapsed wore:
Captain Simpson. Truck .1, taken to
University Hospital.
William Forbes, Truck 13, revived
on ground.
.Mike! Holland, Truck 13, revived on
grounds.
The firo was stiill burning furiously
at 1 o'clock, the firemen who had re
sponded to two alarms brnving thi
danger of an explosion to stem tha
tide cf blaze and especially to keep It
from til tacking ten other tanks nearby.
Tho men fighting tho fire in the blaz
ing tank wero subjected to a heat m
terrific thnt it was almost beyond human
ondurnnco to stond the strain. They
worwked horoionllv until tliev etnggered
with bent exhaustion, then were drag
ged back to their comrades nnd doused,
with water from the hose, while fresh
men took their places. -,
10,000 Gallons In Tank
The fire wn in the Gibson's Point
plant of tho Gulf Refining Company,
on the river. Tho .big tank, filled to
ho top with its 10,000 gnllon of easo
line, went up i n puff nnd n flash
when the lightning bolt struck it durinr
the brief thunderstorm this .morning.
An nlarm was sent In Immediately,
nnd some time after tho first fire
tiglitersr arrived a second was struck
so there would be men enough to keep
hose lines playing on the oUier tanks.
riio nearest of these tanks Is only
about twenty vards away from the. bis
blaring container. The firemen an?
fighting the flames, m ten-minute shift,
from a distance of about twenty y&t&8
all around the tank.
While some of the fircraeu on the
nrst lino keep their hoso trained on
tho blazing tank others n little distance
to the renr ployed n steady stream of
water on the coats of the crew further
in.
Even under n contnnt drcnehlnp. ft, v
coats of the firemen nro kmnlrln .ui.
tho heat, their faces blistering nm! ft,!,.
tongues parching. At ton-minute In- -tervnls,
tho men ore staggering out of
the lire Hue. to be relieved by others
who have had u rest.
Stagger From Mantes
Several times men holding a hoso Una
..... Bii-ii i urop k una stagger out,
leaving the hose to writhe nnd double
on the ground, before their tcn-minut
shift wore up. They had to get out '
or collapse. Tho next crow each time,
wailing and ready, dashed in nnd cap
tured the bucking hoso, facing the In-'
lene heat iu their turn ns long as pos
sible. So intense was the beat thnt tols
graph wires at u distance of thirty
jnnN were melted nfter the insulation
had been burned off.
The great heat of the blazing gaso
line houtod the cntiro rim of tho big
lank lo u distance as low ns tho gas '
had burned, until the metal was incan
descent. The big tank has a drainage system
for emcrgeiii-). ns all such tanks hnve,
nnd the pumps wore started as Mon as '
iho fire broke out. to drain off the gas
oline into a lescryo safety tank.
When, bv burning nnd draining, the '
gasoline had Leeu reduced to about one
fourth of tho (inutility originally in tli s
lank, it wns necessary to discontinue
the pumping, becnuso thonsolino had
iisolf become i superheated that it wns
no longer safe to handle or pump into
the icscno tanks.
SPIKER FAMILY ROMANCE
1 SHATTERED BY GUY'S WIFE
Young Englishwoman Disappears,
Tired of Her Husband
Baltimore. Sept. 12 iltvA P )
The romance of Mrs. Emily Kuowlcs
Spiker, which created a sensation tvp
icars ago. when, ns tho mother of Re
lej Spikr's child, sin came to Aracrli
from Euglniid to wed his brother, Gi
Sjilkcr, has bei n shattered. Mr
Spiker. who lived with Cuv Splkor
East Baltimore, ha disopi eared.
The child, which hod been adopted
Perley Spiker's wife, when Mm fo
gave her Husband for his infidelity xvhl
with tho American army overseas, Is t
the home of the Perlev Spiker.
Tin English zirl left her home several
weeks ngo, nceording to her husband,
having n nolo saying lint she no lon
ger cured to live with linn.
"She went of her own free will."
said !iiv Spiknr last night, "and shi
can st-iv."
Guv Spiker has been out of work
for Komo tune ind his wifo sought em
plnjincn'. For more than n month. It
is understood, she hnd been employed at
u military -.imp.
TOO MUCH "MOONSHINE"
P. R. PT. Passenger Was Annoyed
When Asked for His Fare
MA moonshine party is no cxcujo for
assault nnd bnttcry." said Magistral
Costello iu holding George Hutkn, 202B
Almond street, in $000 bail for th
Grand Jury.
Charles Ruehler, 3410 Frankford art.
niie.n P. R. T. conductor, said Kulkn
rut his nose nnd blackened l.nilc
both
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