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PHILADELPHIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1921
Published Dalljr Kzeaet Sunday
BabterlPtlon Frle IB a Tear by Malt
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by rub'lo Ueattf Company
KU KLUX KLAN RITUAL PARODIES CHRISTIAN BAPTISM
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Bloqd-Curdling Death Threat for "traitors" Is Part of Klarisman Initiation Ceremony
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rSAISED KW OF ORDER,
iwork of "emperor" himself,
Billed with weird mummery
, ;
"Secret" JJaitdbook of
Entire World by "Imperial Wizard" in Copyright
Archives of Federal Government at Washington
t FIERY CROSS AND'HOODED GOBLINS ARE CHIEF
. PERF0RMERS.1N
"Guardianship Against Alien and
Be Tneywnite, HiacK or reiiow," is injunouon to i nose
II Who Pay $1 0 to "Col?7 Simmons and His Aides
-
IrniIE Ku Klux K1an, In gathering now members into" tho "Invl
f J- Empire" ut $10 a head, makca much oftho claim that'lt is the
.vutlcrlv.secret ot an Bccrec organizations.
In all tho forty-flvo States whero it has penetrated, including Penn
sylvania, its propagators, or Kleagles, approach "prospects" by round
about methods and "mystic" ways calculated to impress the gullible.
') Its rapid expansion to a membership of 000,000 or 650,000, as its
leaders boast, wa3-accompanied by midnight ceremonies, awe-inspiring
deaths and threats of dishonor and death to "traitors" to tho order.
jn inu buimucu, uiu iviuu uiiu lis wiiiiuns uro ueuicaica lo ioiiy1
patriotism, chivalry and lovo of justice. But behind tho "portals" of the
r- Al. r il. Vt -..J
"Invisible Empire' stand revealed the .stark facts of religious and racial
prejudice.
Hatred of tho Catholic, tho Jew, tho Negro and tho alien havo been
diicloscd as cardinal principles of tho Klan, which-is striving to set up a
f.'t 'super-Government in tho United States, headed by an "Emperor" and an
'?& "FmTinrlnl TfnnBiHnm "
Thn moRt rnrefultv imnrrlofl flnMitnpnf nf.Uio nff?n in !fo "Vlnmn n
"Jl. ritual, which, rontainn ihn "sucrnh
&, ctremonies provided by '"Emperor,'WiUiam Joseph Simmons-for the
( ine rituars title patenljy is derived xrom, tho -Koran or sacrod book
ht of the Mohammedans, jujit.a's tho,Klan's principal ceremony of "naturali
sation" is a parddyoit Christian baptism.
t If publication of tho "Kloran's"
AnnlnA (fA 1M A1- II L1tt 1-1.
uyuukwu fxv iu iirta uie iionuis - 101. incm consider wno maae possible thq
revelations of this secret document.
Tho person responsible is "Emperor" Simmons himself. On January
12, 1917, tho "Imperial Wizard" made application to Washington for a
copyright on hia book. This was granted after he had sent 1 and two
'complcto copies.-of' tho "Kloran" to tho Register of Copyrights as required
by law. I
Ever sinco "The Book of tho Invisible Empire," with all its "sacred
conterts," has been available to all comers in tho reading room of the
Library of Congress, through tho card-index system, just as is any other
book copyrighted in tho United States.
"KEEP KLORAN :SEGRET," SAID "EMPEROR";
THEN HE MADE ENTIRE THING PUBLIC
'A S DEPOSITED for copyright, tho
I "Kloran" is n pamphlet of flfty-
four pages, well worth examination,
all the way from Pniro 4. with Ih "TAt
ff of Klan Officer? With Explanation of
h litics," t iagc, 02. C3 nnd 54. with
moro "Titles and Explanations.;,'
The gem of nil tneo explanations Is
held In rcsCrvo by "Emperor" Simmons
until ho gets around to himself nnd ex
plains his exalted office thus :
' "JMI'EIUAIj WJZAKD The Em
. peror of tho Invlslblo Empire, n wlao
wan, n wonder worker, having power
, to charm nnd control, From Vila, to
know," which bhows that Simmons docs
not hesitate to mrcad tho unguent of
orc s any moro than ho holds bnck from
timtlliaiirl1t.i. .!. ..-l-i. 1 -1. -
pi. --"""uillltj lliu IIULIUIll UIIU UlUCU-UU-
durlni- T.ntln (n.1n,.
"Emperor" Revealed as Poet
Iu this bright, secret ritual of Ku
Kluilem, Int, tho founder ot tho order
ttands revealed in ono entirely unex
pected light. In addition to nil his
other qualifications, .tho llfctcrm ruler
of tho "Invisible Binnlro" is n poet.
Inn Aral- .nl..l.il UM.ItA t l.f
i power to charm ns n bard nrcnrs In thnt
m part of tho ritual devoted to the opening
" vuiuuy ln uiQ,iviavern or lodgo room.
Tho ''sacred altnr" of tho KInn is pre
pared by laying on it, an American flag,
a naked sword or dagger, a Ulblo opened
J'..'10 two1"" chapter of Itomnns nnd u
bottle of water.
Im. 1 h P IV 1 n t a m am It n 1 a.i A.l l
- ffl"t.LSncallc(1.a "quadrate," with their
.' iour Terrors" or btntlon officers nt tlm
KM ,inUPi ror"c,rs. nro Instructtd to join In
!s J!nsl"K lll opening "Klode' The
W i ll V,rw.,u u,e "'r nl J'rom urecn
1' kl?..?i Icy Maintains" nnd tho chorus
Si KO "Ilollio. Su-ppf TInmi. I'
Tho Klansmen's "Klodo"
Thlsisthcklode:
Wd TT meet with cordial greeting!
w n. ,n tnit our sacred cave
nfii, "i anew our vmvat
ntth hearts sincere and brave;
tt-5"?'",,.0' ",p h- K K'
Wo all will stand together
torcver and for oje.
OUOJtUH
W Pmc home, country and home:
, "wmmen, we'll live and die
lOr our rnuiiiMi t.i.V Um
IT
Mere honor, love and jusllco
Jaj( nctoe us all
lielaro our stunlti phalanx
. AH hate and ttrljo shall all.
't,. ifr,fcr u"" I'M am
1 ' ,, 'e " n Clansman welfare, ,
Su,r Jit eountrtl, name ord home,
itStPA l''0lluwin till. Nrtn ririn frnm tliA
Organization Exposed to
NATURALIZATION SERVICE
All Who Would Subvert Banner,
'Invisible
most
il ,1-lLl --If J-Ji.J i.- l-i...
urnrV nf its Inrlo-A mnm inrlnrltrin tlio
secrets should irritato Klansmen who
XI 1 . . . . i
Imperial pen, tho Klansmen aro In
structed to "stand steady" whllo the
kludd, or chaplain "from Culdee, the
high priest of the ancient Druids"
leads them in n prayer of which one
passage deserves nt lonst passing no
tice, slncn "Emperor" Simmons must
hnvo written nnd copyrighted it with
himself in mind :
"Wo invoke Thy blessing upon onr
emperor, the imperial wizard.
Grant him wisdom nnd graco and may
each Klansman's heart and soul bo In
clined toward him in loving loyalty nnd
unwavering devotion. Oh, God! For
Thy glory nnd good wo humbly ask
theso blcssingo in tho nnmo of Illm
who taught us to serve and sacrifice for
tho right. Amen!"
Anotlier Imperial Lyric
On pages 18 and 10 of tho "Kloran,"
the dosing ceremony, appear another
klodo" nnd n "kloxology." Jn tho
"closing klodo" tho "emperor" hns so
completely followed tho golden rulo of
masking his ort In an apparently effort
less simplicity thnt tho art is not ap
parent. 'This Ku Klux lyric runs as
follows :
(Tune Dennis S. M.)
(All Standing.)
"Rlest le the Klansman's tie
Of real fraternal lovo
That llnds us in a fellowship
Akin to that a&ot'e."
Equally simplo is tho Kloxology.
(Tune America.)
"God of Eternity,
Guard, guide our great country,
Our homes and store;
Keep our great State to Thee,
It's (slo) people right and free,
rorevcrmorc."
In us Thy glory le,
Not always, however, is the im
perial poet so nlmost painfully re
strained. On ono occasion, nt IcnBt,
ho is known to havo yielded to the
surge of rhythmical emotion to an all
but passionate extent. Though tho out
burst does not occur In tho actual body
of the ritual, It may fittingly bo Inserted
here ns tho best possible illustration of
tho Emperor at his utmoit:
"WAcii tho lalcfullilqst of Reconstruc
tion's storm was o'er.
The Vfllfanfi chlvalrio Ku Klux rodo no
mi-re;
But ride on and on, thou spirit of that
mystlo klan,
In your nihlo mission for humanity's
goodt
Until the clannijih tie of klanoraft linds
man to man
For our country, our homes and
womanhood."
."Moro Klan, Jargon
Immediately appended to this , soul
throb fa a myajjsrioug group of, foqr
CeoWaorli l 9u X-mt
THE "EMPEROR"
VkMBBRiilHH tysMSBksKbbsVs1sssssWt :kkkkkkkkkkL ililili
William Joseph Simmons (in black) wearing a false, faca antThls robes
as "Emperdr of tho-Invisiblo Empire and Imperial Wizard of 'the;
Kultlux Klan"
CHINESE HOOK-:
CREATE PROBLEM
Far East Conference Will First
Have to Decide "What
Is China?"
JAPAN'S INFLUENCE. WANES
Uy CLINTON W. OILUERT
Sinn Cnrrmpondrnt Kvenlnc l'nlillc Twicer
Copvrtaht, lost, li ruWo Ltdatr Company
wasliincioii. Sent. 13. Tho nost
ponement by tho l'ekln Government of
Uluna of the soUlemcnt of the Shan
tung problem until tho conference meets
hero in "Wuihlngton is duo in n large
measure to tho wenknes of that Gov
ernment. .Thn l'ekln Government has
Dccn under tne influence ot Japan,
which hns financed It. So long ns Japan
remained tho dominant factor ih tho
East, tho l'ekln rroup found to its In
terest to btand in with Japan.
But now that n change is In pros
pect and a combination of powers 'is
likely to control In tho East, the Pckil
Government will seek to cultivate the
now combination.
The whole question ns to what is
tho Government of China is likely to
conio before the conference. Sine?
Japan's influence boj;nn -vane in tho
East tho l'ekln Governing 'has grown
steadily weaker nnd tho r, 1 organiz
ations mndo lip of heads 'provinces
In Chlnn havo become strk cr. One
such is tho South China G, fjrnment.
of which Sun Ynt Sen and i Ting
Fang, who used to be Chines, tlnlstcr
hero, are tho moving spirits, 'jeently
word has conic from China , ""t an
other lnrgn section has broke -away
from tho l'ekln authorities nndv t up
n government at Hankow.
Standing of I'ehln Weakened
Up till n short time ngo it was as
sumed that tho United States for tho
purposes of tho coming congress would
recognize only tlio l'ekln Government.
Hut recently thcro have been signs
that the Stnto Department Is no longer
euro that this will bo adequate. Ques
tions ns to what plnco the South China
Government nnd tho reported now gov
ernment of Hankow will occupy ln the
conforenco am answered In tho stereo
typed phrase, "No covenant to make."
EHhu Hoot's appointment to the
commission may havo an Important in
fluence upon the attitude of tho con
ference to tho rival governments of
Continued on rasn Twmtr-on, Column live
REJECTED AS PASTOR
Women of Congregation for Second
Time Refuse to Call Ono
Heading, Pa., Sept. lit. The Kev.
II. A. Weaver, pastor of Grace Luth
eran Church, ot I'liillipsburc, N. J.,
will not bo tho new pastor of St. Luke's
Lutheran Church, tho larscst church of
tho denomination in this city and one
of tho largest in tho country. Ho failed
to get tho Jiecossary majority of the
votes at u spirited congregational meet
ing last evening, at which tho majority
voting were women, Tho lalter woie
permitted to vote under a recent change
In tho church constitution.
Mr. AVcnvcr Is tho second turned
down for tho pastorate since the death,
six months ago, of tlio Iter. F. K,
Iluntxlngcr, for thlrty-flvo years thu
first nnd only pastor of tho church and
hiown ns the "mnrrylns panson." On
his deathbed he nsked that tho Iter.
William O. Laub, of this city, succeed
hjm. but opposition developed nnd Mr,
Lnub dcclluoJ to bo considered, ns a
candidate. Since then tho church has
betn, without a pastor.
AND HIS- CROWN
LOWE TAKES FIRST
SEFFI
'Englishman's Back Court Game
Too Much for Former Prince
ton Tennis Captain
ANDERSON LEADS HAWKES
Feature Matches in
Title I'ennis Today
2 P. M.
1. William M. Johnston, California,
vs Vincent Itichnrds, Yonkers.
3 P. M. "
4. S. Howard Voshell, Brooklyn, vs.
It. Norrls Willlnms, Boston.
C. Thll Neer, Portlnnd, Ore., vs. Wil
liam Davis. Cnllfornln.
0. William J. Clothier, Philadelphia,
vs. Gerald Emerson, Orange.
T. M. Banks, Seabright, vs. Stan-
ley Pearson. Philadelphia.
0.
uari Fischer, Philadelphia;
vs. P.
T. Hunter. New York. V
10. E. M. Edwards, Philadelphia, vs.
Wnllnce Johnson, Philadelphia.
12. Craig Biddle, Philadelphia, vs. A.
A. Hanimctt, New York.
4 P. M.
1. William T. Tilden, Philadelphia,
vs. Zcnzo Shlmldzu, Japan.
By ItOBEBT W. MAXWELL
Hparta Kdllor Kienlne I'ubllo ledger
There was only a smnll gathering of
tenuis folk on lintid at noon today when
the early features of the third round
of the national lawn tennis champion
ship of theso Uuted States were put on
tho inclosed courts.
On ono court Dean Mathey. tho for
mer Princeton captain, faced Gordon
Lowe, tho famous Englishman and on
another J. B. Hnwkc.t and 'J. O. An
derson, tho two Australian representa
tives, battled for supremacy.
From n standpoint of scnsatfonnl
tennis, tho game exhibited by tho Aus
tralians wns by fnr tho most Interest
ing. The two foreigners had n terrific,
but friendly battle, in tho first set,
lAndcrson finally copping the honors by
10-8. Anderson, however, won the sec
ond set, 0-0.
Lowo stood out over Mathey in the
back-court game and it was mainly on
this thnt he depended in the firjit set.
Ills efforts in tho back court wero re
warded by a victory in tho opening set
by 0-4.
After tlio rnln of yesterday, which
caused n welcome rcsplto for both the
players nnd tho handworked turf
courts, plaw was resumed at noon to
day. In tho center courts two feature
matches btartcd simultaneously. The
Continued on l'ake TwentT'Oiie. Column One
DEATH FOLLOWS JUMP
Galilee Mission Inmate Leaps From
Window
William Barclay, thirty. five years
old, jumped from tho fourth-story win
dow of the Galilee Mission, Darien nnd
Vino streets, early this morning nnd
received Injuries which caused his death
at the Hahnemann Hospital.
Barclay had been living at the mis
sion for tho last two years- nnd was
subject to epileptic fits. Late last night
ho suffered nn attack and was put to
bed by William Quarts, superintendent
of tho place. Shortly after he had re
tired Barclay had jinother aUnck, dur
ing which ho leaped from the window. ,
lie suffered a fractured skull nnd
other injuries. Patrolman banks found
the man jWs on the .sidewalk and sent
him to inAIitl.). ,
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POLICE WATCHING
KU KLUX KLAN HERE
TO AVOID TROUBLE
Mayor anpNSupt. Mills Prateo
mm m f f . '
txpose ot organization in
Evening Public Ledger ,i
LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE
TOLD JUST "WHAT IS WHAT"
Mnyor Mooro and the poltco officials,
who welcomo tho expose of the Ku Ivlux
Klan in tho Bvekino Public LEDOEn,
are keeping a close cyo on the activities
of that organization ln this city.
The Mayor says that if -tho Klan
makes any effort to violate tho law in
this city It will be instantly suppressed.
Statements of their position by Mr
Mooro nnd by others follow:
Mayor Moore "I havo ordered Dl-
rnifni CsTtnWn,1 n tnnkd n COinnletc nnv
careful Investigation of tho activities
nnd organization of the Ku Klux Klan
in Philadelphia. Tho Director now has
tho matter in his charge. Wo nro
awaiting a report from him.
HThn Dlrertnr. I am sure, will wel-
como tho aid of the Eveniko Ponr.io
Ledqeti in this connection. The uve
niiro Puntio Ledger's enterprise in
throwing the limelight on this organiza
tion Is to bo commended.
"For myself, I will say that if any
effort is made by this organisation to
cxclto religious or racal prejudice or to
subvert the laws of this city or Com
monwealth, it will be suppressed.
Superintendent of Poltce Mills "The
expose In the Evening Public Ledger
will bo ot incalculable help to the Bu
reau of Police in bringing the Ku Klux
Klan Into tho limelight.
"Tf -mill nnni n rmhltc lllnCUSSlOn and
It will be possible to nscertnln whether
the KU Klux Klan xunciions ior iuw
and order or against it.
VIn either event tho duty of the police
department is clear. I had a long con-
fornnnn wlfll V. AY Atkln. the local
organizer, and mndo plain to him the
exact nttitude of tho police department,
He understands our position thor-
.intnM A. Flaherty. Sunreme Knight
of, Qororanus "The Uvenino Public
iiEDQEIl -hi(S donea Agrcac-Berico--iu
printing the exposo of tho Ku IClux
Klan. It dflserves tho commendation
of every good citizen.
"Tho Iir Klux Klnn hns been shown
to be an antithesis of tho wbolo Ameri
can principle. While I believe it to ,be
primarily a get-rlch-qulck) scheme,
manipulated by a few sly mercenaries, it
has very dangerous potentialities to the
pence of tho country, seeing thnt its
avowed purpose is to foster dissension
between Catholics and Protestants,
Jews .and Gentiles nnd Negroes nnd
whites. There never was n time when
the whole-souled eo-opemtion of all
citizens of whatever race or religion was
moro needed.
"The loynlty of Catholics and Jews
of the United States to tho true prin-
Contlnurd on Pe Twnly-ono. Column Four
CALL INSPECTOR GRAFTER
City Building Examiner Accused of
Taking $50 From Woman
Patrick J. McLoughlin, a building
inspector, was suspended this morning,
accused of having accented $50 from n
woman for permitting her to mnko al
terations in violation of the building
laws.
-Mrs. Frances Kajavosky told Direc
tor Cortclyou, of tho Department of
Public Safety, last week that sho was
starting alterations on her porch nt 831
Vino street when McLoughlin came
along and told her sho was violating
tho lnw. She said he told her rIic could
go ahead if she. gave him $50.
Director Cortclyou, nftcr a confer
ence with Mayor Moore, nsslgucd De
tectives 'Walters nnd Bolny to the case.
Thcv gave Mrs. Kajovsky the money In
marked bills and watched from hiding
until McLoughlin took tho monev.
Then they arrested him. McLoughlin
has five days to show cnuso why he
should not bo discharged.
WHERE'N'ELL IS UTICA? "
Man Without Rudder Born There,
but Forgot How to Get Back
A citizen of Ullca, N. Y was talk
ing confidentially to ono of tho columns
of tho Commercial Trust Arcade, early
this morning. Ho wns in need of a
shave, and thoro hung about him an
elusive and aromatic fragrance, unmis
takable though half-defined.
"Mnn V boy," he declaimed, hold
ing up tho pillar with ills left hand,
"Mnu V boy. I wns born V brought
up in Uticn. Utlea. N. Y."
Tho column remained coldly indif
ferent to this bit of information, and
tho citizen seemed to feci it. Giving it
a glnnce of haughty disfavor, ho pushed
it away from him. s
"Young feller," ho confided to n soli
tary onlooker, "I'm n citizen of Utlca,
N. Y. Now what I want to know is
what I want to know is is " The
thing which he desired to know seemed
to csenpo him for the moment, but ho
caught it again after a hrief period of
reflection. "What l want to know is:
Whero'n'oll is Uticn?"
SOON TO REVEAL IRISH NOTE
Reply to Lloyd George May Be Given
Out Tonight
Dublin, Sept. 1.1. (By A. P.) The
reply of tho Dall Elreann to tlio pro
posal of Lloyd George for n confer
ence nt Inverness, September 20, on tho
question of an Irish settlement, may be
given out tonight, It was said here this
afternoon, but it wns Indicated as morn
probnble that tho publication would bo
deforrcd until midday tomorrow.
Arrangements for tomorrow's meet
ing of the Dall Eireonn. called ins'
week nftcr Lloyd George's letter was
received, kayo been completed. There
was no session of the Dall cabinet this
lorcnoon,
..j .....
TAR AND FEATHERS "REGULATORS"
OF THE, KU KLUX KLANSMEN
THE Knights of the Ku Klur Klan, Inc., was organized Octobej: 20, 101C,
ln Atluuta, Ga., by William Joseph Simmons, a former cxhorter nnd one
time solicitor for n fraternal organization,
Simmons, a silf-styled "colonel," is now "Imperinl Wizard and
Emperor" of the "Invisible Empire" of tho Ku Klur Klan. His "official"
rcgalin Includes a crown and Klansmen tnko an oalji of fealty to him.
Tho secret order has grown from thirty-four charter members to a mem
bership of moro than 500,000 in fivo yenrs. It hns extended to forty-five
States in tho Union, all the States but Montana, Utah and New Hampshire.
That tho Klan Is anti-Catholic, nnU-Jew and anti-Negro is shown in
secret documents of tho order nnd in "inside" letters of which the Evening
1'UDXid Ledgek possesses photographic copies.
Masked mobs, wearing tho regalia of the Klan, have been responsible for
numerous outrages. The uso of tar nnd feathers is a favorite means of
"regulating" those who incur tho displeasure of men skulking behind the
concealing hood nnd gown.
"AMlttcr arraignment of tho Klnn by Captain nenry Pv Fry, who was
a klenglc, or organized, was published yesterday in the opening nrticlo of the
Evening Public Ledoeb's exposo of klnnism.
VAREITES ALSO
SEEK THANTOMS7
City Committee Starts to Check
Up Independent Wards
for Violators
MAYOR'S MEN ARE BUSY
Republican City Committee workers
today received permission to scrutinize
the registry lists In senrch of "phan
toms," just as tho police are doing in
tho interest of the Administration.
"Tom" Watson, chairman, nnd for
mer Assistant Director of Public Safe
ty Harrv O. Davis called at the ltec-
istration Commissioners' office and said
they would llko to be given Uie same
priviicgo of examining nnd transcribing
tho records a3 had been accorded the
police.
There if room for thirty-six workers
at the tables in tic Commissioners' of
fice. Eighteen patrolmen, bent by Cnp
tain Van Horn on orders from Director
Cortclyou, worked busily opposite eight
een copyists from the City Committee,
for the most pnrt clerks from the Ite
corder of Deed's office.
As fast ns both the patrolmen and the
I'ltccorder'sclerks-'ooptcrt-off r the, list
tney were transmuted to investigators
who went into the wards on a houso-to-houso
canvass1, looking up every mnn
anil woman registered.
The City Administration is working
with n force ot 200 patrolmen. The
City Committee did not reveal the
number of men It will employ on its
rival investigation. Tho committee,
however, does not intend to mnko ns
thorough nn investigation ns tho Ad
ministration. Mr. Watson said that tho Investi
gation would not take in all wards, as
thc-pollco investigation alms to do, but
only tnose where It is suspected that
persons nro registered who have no
legal right to bo on tho lists.
Mr. AVatson admitted that in most
instances the suspected wnrds nnd di
visions arc those known to he friendly
to the Independents. Tho Recorder's
clerks engaged on the transcription of
records will not make the Investiga
tion, which will bo in the hands of tho
active workers representing the City
Committee in wnrds and divisions.
Tho work for the City Committee
is in charge of Captain Michael F.
Fltzpatrick, 3C10 North Twenty-first
street.
QUEBEC CITY VOTES "WET"
Big Majority Rolled Up Against Ex
isting Local Option Law
Quebec. (ue., Sept. 1,1. (Hy A. P.)
The city of Quebec voted tself wet
yestcrdny by mi overwhelming major
ity, estimated at 12,000 in n total poll
of 25,000.
The effort of tho voting will bo to
repeal tho existing local option law nnd
place the city under the provincial
liquor statute.
AIHDERSON BEATS HAWKES AT TENIHS
J. O. Anderson defeated his fellow-countryman, J. B. Hawkes,
in one of the noon feature matches In the national tennis cham
pionship play at Manheim.. Anderson won in straight sets, 10-8,
O-O, G-3. Both players wore members of the Australian Davis
Cup team.
WILLOW GROVE MOTORMAN KILLED IN COLLISION
Edward Sheridan, of Willow Grove, a motorman on the trolley
line runnlug between the.re and Doylestown, was killed at 8
o'clock this morning in a head-on collision between his cor and a
milk car two miles south of Doylestown. It Is said he failed to
btop at the Edison Switch, where he had orders to wait and let
the other car pabs. Heavy fog Is said to havo prevented his seeing
tho approaching milk car, the motorman of which jumped and
eaved hiu life.
GOMPERS TO AID IN SOUTH
Campaign Against Textile Wage
Cutting to Be Opened Thursday
New York, Sept. l.'t. (By A. P.)
Samuel Go'npirs, president of tlio
Amerlcnn Federation of Labor, will
leave New York today for Atlanta, Ga.,
whero he will aid in inauguration of n
campaign Thursday to check wagu cuts
In tho textile mills of Georgia, Ten
nessee, North Carolina, South Curolinu
and Alabama.
Plum for the campaign were an
nounced hy Mr. Gompois last night in
an address at tho twenty-first conven
tion of the United TextiloWorbcrs of
America.
THR
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Two Confessions Reveal Grue
some Story of Daugherty and
Ausmus Deaths
PLAN TO DIVIDE SPOILS
By tho Associated Press
Chicago, Sept. 13. Two confessions
obtained late last night and early to
day were believed by the authorities to
elenr up tho mystery surrounding tho
murders of Bernard J. Daugherty and
Carl A. Ausmus, nutomobilo salesmen.
Harvey W. Church, nt wnoso home
tho men nre alleged to have been killed
nftcr Church line! lerl them thorn (n
receive payment for nn nutomobilo he
pretended he wished to purchase, late
last night confessed thnt he was aided
in committing tho crimes by two nc
coranhces, nnd implicated Leon Parks,
employed in a gnrace where he formerly
worked, nnd Clarcuco Wilder, nnother
inunu, ns accomplices.
Parks, who hnd heen tnken 5ntn cnq.
fOflr ROrOrnl flatl nrA lrl, M.nrHnnMJ
.bv Church. .nnfnaol' noonrjfn,. tn ti.nl
" l.iTC- r, V.Y" .V.yr.."M?-" U "l
ponce, veiling the partsthe thrco 'had
played in the two murders,
Third Man Arrested
Wilder, third man alleged to be In
volved In the crime, Is in tho cus
tody of the police today, nnd is being
questioned to verify essential detalrs as
told by his nllcged confederates.
Parks' confpsoion for the first time
bared the real motive of tho double
murder. Tho only reason given hy
Church in his original confession wa-
thnt he wished to obtain possession of
the $5100 automobile he was dealing
for.
Parks aserted the three hnd planned
to steal the car from Daugherty nnd
Ausmus, sell it and divide the profit.
Parks and Wilder, according to Parks,
waited in tho basement of Church's
homo until Church brought Daugherty
there at tho point of n gun after Daugh
erty. Church and Ausmus had driven
to the Church home.
Blames Church for Slaying
Daugherty wns handcuffed, bound
nnd then struck over the bend with a
baseball bat nnd his throat cut. Aus
mui, who came to look for Daugherty,
suffered a similar fate. Fnrks, in his
nllegcd confession, blnmcs Church with
tho actual slaying of tho 4n-o victims.
The three dug a home-made grave in
Church's garage, where they buried
Ausmus. They then ntc supper nnd nt
n o'clock tho next morning Parks and
Church took Daughcrt.v's bodv nnd
threw it Into tho Desplaines River,
Parks said.
With Church nlready held to the
Grand Jury as tho result of n Coroner's
Inquest, speedy action in bringing the
case to trial Tns anticipated today.
Church's mother today waR in n critical
cnnuiiion nere. Having collapsed when
sho learned of her son's confession yes
terday. $10,000,000 OIL CONCESSION
Californlan Gets Privilege of Build
ing Pipe Line In Mexico
Meli City, Sept. lb. (By A. P.)
Clay T. Yerby, of Los Angeles,
Calif., has been granted a concession
to construct un oil plpo lino from Puerto
Mexico, on tho gulf coast, to Salinu
Cruz, on tho shore ot tho Pacific.
TIiIh announcement wns mado Inst
night by V, P. Hynn. representative In
Mexico City of Mr. Yerby. It is estl-
nnnohr2vitb"i?)t f thq Work W,U bc
$10,000,000 gold.
Olldt Tn World's BmI totrUfc-Utvi
INDOUB
E MURDER
CHARGES PERJURY
BY SHOW GIRL TO
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District Attorney Declares Sin
ister Influences Aro Being Ex
erted to Save Comedian i
ONE WITNESS MISSING;
INDICTMENT DEFERRED
0 AR6UCKLE
Sau Francisco, Sept. 13. A statoi .',&j
ment expressing tho conviction that il
perjury had been committed last night
by ono of tho chief witnesses for tho
prosecution nt tho Grand Jury Investi
gation of tho death of Miss Virginia
Bappe, film actress, for whoso nllegcd
murder Roscoo ("Fatty") Arbttckle Is
under nrrcst, was issued hero early to
day by District Attorney Matthew
Brady.
District Attorney Brady also charged
that he believed "undue Influence and
pressure of a sinister character has
been brought to bc.ir" upon certain
witnesses. Whether or not an arrest
would bo made in connection with his
chnrgo of perjury, ho said, would de
pend on further developments.
In his statement District Attorney
Brady charged that' Miss Zcy Provost,
also known as Zcy Pyvron, had chang
ed her testimony before tho Grand
Jury from that she had given previously
to the police nnd officials of tho Dis-"
trlct Attorney's office to the effect that
Miss Rnppe had told her Arbucklo
caused the fatul injuries. Earlier last
night it was reported Miss Pyvron re
fused to sign a statement thnt Mis
Roppc had told Jicr this, and later, it
was said, she denied that she' had ever
made the assertion concerning "Miss
Rappe, Brady said.
MLss Blako Missing
The District Attorney also charged
in his statement that Miss Alice IJlaW
nnother nrosectmnn wlfr,,.. v,... i.-'
B . P'fWct Attorneys Brady's -BtaU- X&.
ment followtti " .- I ' .. ';
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under surveillance. The girl "'changed
her story completely beforo the Grand
l. " "'"-"'cr or not we shall arrw
her and charge her with perjury will
depend on further developments. I am
convinced, however, that perjury has
been committed by her.
"I am convinced that undue Influ
ence and pressure of a sinister character
has been brought to bear on her and
ii?cL wlitnesscs' on? r wl"n. Alice
Blake, has mysteriously disappeared
from her homo in Berkeley. Wo' have
been unablo to find her.
ti, f1It0 ,f thcso efforts to thwart
tho ends of justice, tho invcstigaUon
Z V0Ccet nnd.no cffort wl be spared
deserts C 7 nC3 to thc,r just
Sinister Influences Charged
"Whenever wealth and influence are
brought to tho bar of justice, cverv
sinister and corrupt practice is used In
an effort to free tho accused. It In
always easy to convict a, poor man. The
wealthy malefactors are tho ones -who
find means of using their wealth to their
advantage. Wealth and influence
should not count in favor of a de
fendant, neither should they count
against him. This case should bo
handled just as the cases of thn n!in
gangsters arc handled.
iho Pyvron womnn made a state
ment ln the nrenenon nf Contain r
DetcctivcR Duncan Mntheson, assistant
District Attorney Milton Tj. U'rcn and
tteorgo Duffy. She repeated this state
ment time nnd again. Before "the
Grande Jury sho chanced her tcstl.
mony."
Arlmcklc. tho last witness summoned
by tho Grand Jury during its five-hour
oss-Ion. wns nrniisorl frmn n tnni.il .1...
about 1 o'clock this morning. Arbuckle.
it is said, wns in the Grand Jury room
only three minutes. He is reported to
lian declined to make any statement
further than to cxploln thnt his lawyers
had advised him to keep silent.
Mrs. Bamblna Mnudo Dehnont hod
previously testified concerning the parry
in Arbucklc's rooms nt a hotel here on
Labor Dav. at which Miss Rappe was
present. Other witnesses wero heard. "
Await Further Evidence
After Arbucklo left the Grand Jury
room tho jurors began to deliberate
Upon the testimony given. Behind
closed doors the jurors argued, it is
mid, for half nn hour, having excluded
District Attorney Brady and his as
sistants. Tho conclusion then was
reached, it was announced, to defer
action until further evidence, could be
presented. No dnte was set foe tho
resumption of the inquiry.
After tho adjournment Clifford
CuitlH, foreman, said:
"We have decided to continue the
hearing to glc District Attorney Brady
tho opportunity to secure certain in
formation which o desire. It was
thought best not to voto on an indict
ment tonight."
- Seek Source of Liquor
The case took a startling turn lao
yesterday when simultaneously with the
holding of nn inquest over, tho body" of
the moving picture actress, tho Fed
eral Prohibition Director's office took n
hand iu the nffnir and began a rigid
Investigation to dctermino tho source of
tho liquor thnt was drunk during thd
screen comedian's: party nt tho St,
Frauds Hotel.
Thomas J. Coleman, manager of thn
St. Francis, nnd his assistant, Thomas
Keating, together with as many of th
men nnd women who participated ' In
tho drinking party as could bo found,
were summoned to appear today at-the
office- of Thomas A. Brown, AsslsUsc
Prohibition Director, to tell what tiwy
Knew of the affair. -
"We nro determined to ferret oat'iU h
It is possible, tho underftwwut
ways that mako possible liritv
uffulrH," said Brown, who added Wni .
"the hotel people nre co-opwatia with
us in this matter," I i -.
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