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SACRED KLORAN' OF KU KLUX KLAN, FILLED WITH VERSE AND MUMMERIES OFlMPERlAL WIZAM
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AT BIRTH OF K. K. K.
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Publicity tho Charm
Boosted Ordor and
Its Chief
That
MRS. TYLER TELLS OF IT
Klb.nbeth
'Traitors" Face Death,
Warns Klan Ritual
On taking the oath of allegiance
to "Kmperor" Simmons and the Kit
Klux Klnn the new member Is
warned bolemnly :
"Always remember Hint to keep
this oath means to you honor. hap
piness iinil life: but to violate It
means disgrace, dishonor anil denth.
May honor, happiness and life be
yours."
KU KLUX "PATRIOTS" LEARNING SECRETS IN OMAHA
Now York, Sent. 1H Mrs
Tyler, who before her selection ns grand
chief of stnlT of the women'H division
of the Ku Kln Klnn, was. nccordlng
to her own .statement. "Interested In
hygiene for babies" in Atlanta, (in. She
Is typically NSouthern in speech, man
ner nod point of view, though flu de
clares Mie does not like to be designated
ns a "professional Southerner."
A sijlf-possessed woman of average
height, 'well gowned, with n mntronlv
figure nnil a pleasant way of smiling
when she talks, Mr. Tyler when cen In
her apartments at tho Hotel Pennsyl
vania, wore a semi-tailored afternoon
frock of black satin, trimmed with cut
beads. Her hnir was idled on top of
her head and drawn away from her ear", i
She had on white silk Suite and white
kid pumps and the little 'welr.v flit1
wore was unobtrusive and in "ccllent
taste.
Actle In rui)iicll Work
Describing the manner in which he
became ai(ci.it',d with the secret or
ganization which almost overnight ha
become the center of a controversy
nation-wide in extent, Mrs. Tyler ex
plained t'rnt "he met Kilwnril Y. Clarke,
official bead of the propaganda depart
ment of the K. K K.. with the title of
Imperial Kleagle, through a harve-t fes
tival in At'antu. Clarke, she aid, wa
il spceia 1st on booming communities
that weie not progressing as rapidly "
they wished to. anil his success in the
enterprise was evidenced by the fact,
Mrs. Tvler said, that he brought moie.
people to Atlanta than had ever been
thero before.
Sirs Tv'er actively assisted Claike
In his publicity work for the festival.
Simmon. "Broke" When She Met illm
"After we hud talked over innn.v
bUHlness enterpi Ich we formed the
Southern I'ubUrtty As-oeintlon." Mrs
Tyler continued "I wu associated
with the Y. W. ( A. doing publleltv
work during the war. and Mr. Clarke
was affiliated with the Y. M. O. A. 1
financed the Southern l'ubluity Asso
ciation anil stayed in the olhcc. and Mr.
Clarke was field representative, plan
ning and working out publicity cam
paigns of one sort and another.
"We came in contact with Colone1
Simmons and Ku Klux Klan through
the fact that my son-in-law joined it
"Vc found Colonel Simmons was
having n hard time to get along. He
couldn't pay III rent. His receipts
were not sufficient to take care of his
personal needs. lie was a minister
and a clean living and thinking man.
and he woh heart and soul for the suc
cess of his Ku Klux Klan. After we
had Investigated It fro.n every angle.
we decided t'i go Into it with Colonel
Simmons and to give it the impetus
that it could get be-t from publicity."
Colonel's House a "Personal" Gift
;jlrs Tyler took exception to the
suggestion that the Ku Klux Klan is a
"era ft in? institution." and ul-o to the
reference mnde to the home which was
purchased for Simmons by the Klaus
men. "I can and do truthfully stnte," she
Bald, "that Colonel Simmons is a poor
man. and at the time the idea of the
home was conceived he was receiving
only $100 n week salary, and previous
to 'that for five ears ' received
practically nothing from the organiza
tion. "The Klansmen realized that under
these conditions it would require ninny
years for him to have a home, and thus
they contributed, voluntarily, a small
amount each for the purchase of the
home referred to These contributions
did not come from the funds of tiny
Klan, but were personal In every in
stance. Where the Money Goes
"For jour information," said Mrs.
Tyler, "I am pleased to outline how the
$10 donation is spent.
"The organization for propagation
purposes Is. for efficiency, divided Into
classes. The Kleagle, or org'inUer, is
a man who gives his time to instructing
and otherwise assisting individual Klaus.
lie receives a pro rata of S4 for each
man taken in This Kleagle is in
chargo of a county or group of counties
nnd he must pay all his expenses out
of the amount he receives.
"Next, there Is a King Kleagle, who
Is In charge of a State, and who also
fives his full time to the work. He is
allowed ft pro ratn of SI for each man
taken into the order, and out of this
sum he must pa, his own expenses, in
cluding travel over the State, the upkeep
of a State office, etc. (iioups of States
are under control of a (irand Goblin.
the bend of a Domain, who icieives a
pro rata of fiftv cents for each man
taken into the order, out of which he
inust pay all expenses in connection with
his office, trnvel, etc.
IiOtnl Klaus Control Funds
"Tills leaves a balance of $1.30,
which gors into the general propaga
tion fund to meet all other expenses in
the Nation-wide work, suili ns rent,
clerk hire, stenographic expense, the
cost of litcratuie, as well as the eoI of
Klan supplies, which are furnished
free to each Klan when It Is clmrteifd
"When a Klan is c bartered Its mem
ber! meet mil decide b.v vote on the
amount of dues inch member shall be
assessed yearl.v.
"These funds arc kept m th local
Klan'H treasury, under its exclusive
control, ar.il arc used from time to
tlmo by the Finance Committee of the
local Klan for expenses mid for char
itable purposiu. In other vvoids, the
fiends of the organization are inlleetrd
and expended bv practical!) the same
method and (or the same gcueinl pur
pose ati in c the funds of nil fraternal
organizations, such as the Masons,
Elks, ete."
Not "Anil," Hut "Pro"
Mm, Tyler denied lmt the organiza
tion is anti-Jew and iintl-Cutliollc.
"On the co'itr'irj " "lic said, "it is
a Christian, Piotestiint organization
, that believes In and tenHies absol.ite
separation of Church and State, and Its
member must owe no allegiance to uu
foreign Government or power, and the
Catholic and .lews, under these coijll
tioiiK, mitom.itic.illy bin themselves.
"Any fraternal order has the uncpies
Honed right to sekct Its membership,
and this cirfiiniziitlon is no moie iinti
Ultholle than the Knights of Columbus
;ire anti-Protestant nnd no more iinti
Jew than the Nous of Israel uic anti
Ueiillle. y.i. i
"The order does not foster nice preju- '
it lec," Mr. Tyler Insisted "but believes
there is rooiu lu this country for every
lace. vWdo brlleyVi however, that this
liia white nmn'H country, no ordained by
- the Wttlifit (loil, and tlyjt the reins of.
t"YBWft should ami must rest lu the
u. lamia ofltbe white. cltixoni, mul that
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they should guide nnd shape its destiny
"We stand unreservedly for white,
miptcinnc). Itv this we do not refer1
to the Negro alone, hut we mean every I
colon il race in the world o far ns the
United States Is concerned.
lawlessness Forbidden
"I most strenuously object to the
charge of lawlessness," declared the
grand chief of staff of th? women's di
vision. "It Is forbidden by the consti
tution nnd rules of the order, nnd any
Klansman violating these rules Is Im
mediately bntilOicd f i oni the organiza
tion "
Mrs. Tyler asserted thai the public
had been misled regard I tig the Ku Klux
Klan by the statement of two men who.
no mutter what they may nay to the
contrary, were dismissed from the Klnn
after the governing body hns decided
that neither represented the purposes
and alms of the organization fairly
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Mean Klan Just Got $10
Three whistles nnd a monn nre
given by tho masked nnd fcllk-robcd
Klnn official when ho ncccptR n $10
"donation" from each of thosi
craving passage beyond the portals
of the "Invisible Empire."
Tho .$10 from ench recruit is
handed over In n "secret" room. '
These pictures show operations of tho Ku Kluv Klan In Omaha, where
It has made considerable progress In stirring up inclal and rollglous
hatred and then rnpltallzlng It. Tho upper picture shows a group of
them going through tho rltunl of the Initiation, for the prlvilego of
vvhlrli they have paid $10 ench. The lower picture shows a young
Omahnn taking the oath of alleglanqe to the "Invisible Kmplrc."
Scrlhncr's Mngazine at the time when
J .lines Ihissoll Low II was editor of the
old Atlantic Monthly. He wrote several
i novels, among them "Arthour itonnl
castle." and several volumes of poetry,
, including "Gold Foil" nnd "Hitter
Sweet." In Holland's published works nppcnrs
a poem hearing the title "Wanted!"
Hxcept for the first two lines. It is Iden
tical with the verses printed nbove,
down to verse 15. Hut where Kmperor
Simmons wrote:
"Ood plre in men.' The Invisible Em-
phc ilcmnntU strong
Uintli, ;i cat hearts, true faith on7
a ready hamh;"
Holland, half a century before him
called :
"d'od sire in mm.' The time demands
W 4Nt M Kj f m-. '
Work of Emperor
Continued from I'aitc One
words. "Non Sllbn Sed Antliiu ." fol
lowed by the imperial instruction :
"All sUy in unison 'Not for self,
but for others.' "
Is the Intter phrase to be taken as
u translation or interpretation of the
former V And, If so, from what lan
guage is it a translation? The "non"
and "sed are standard Latin, but
neither "sllba" nor "anthar" appears
in the dlcrlonnry of nny known lan
guage. It Is equajlv difficult ti believe
Unit n former professor of Southern
histor.v in Lanier University mistook
them for Latin or that the ruler of
the valiant, ihlvalric Ku Klux. In their
noble mission for humanlty'8 good,
countrj, homes and womanhood, delib
erated faked some near-Latin to im
press his less scholarly disciples with
his learning.
Here is a puzzle from which the
most determined investigators have
fallen back mentally bruised nnd
bafllid. Perhaps the Ku Klux Kmperor
himself will deign some day to solve the
riddle of "Non Sllba Sed Anthar." and
also to explain one other small matter
to which attention must now be di
rected In the middle of the "Klornn" In
npplying for copyright on which "Colo
nel Simmons stated he was the nuthor
of the work on Page .10. there is one
real poem which shines forth vital, sin
cere and clean from the shoddy verbiage
in which it is embedded, like the tra
ditional lost jewel gleuralng on a dung
hill While onlv the fiery cross "illu
mines" the dim and mysterious "Klnv-
with
and
ern" of the Klnn. the Kloknrd, or
Lecturer "from Klo of Kloran, the
book, ond Kurd, meaning a teacher or (
render" recites it thus:
pice us men! The Invisible
fcmnirc demand strong
Minds, great heaits, true faith and
ready hands.
irhom the lust of office does not
kill;
whom the spoils of office cannot
buy;
xrho possess opinions and a trill:
iciio have honor; men icho tcill
not lie; I
trio can stand before a dema
gogue damn hU treacherous flatteries
,rlthn,tt fJti ltf r, '
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7'ciI Hint, 'un-croirned, who live abote nnin"
the fog i First. Did the imperial scholar, who !
In public duty and in private thinking; i once was professor of Southern history '
For irhilc the rabble, tcith their i nt Lanier University, not know that I
fAurnb-iroru creeds, ' Holland wrote "God Give Us Men?"
i nc-ir mrur procsnons ana inctr nine second. Did the mnerial nuthor of
several copyrighted works hnve such
"qod
Men
Men
Men
Men
Men
And
their little
to! freedom
deeds
i Miiiglt in iclfish strife,
tecepi.
Wrong rules the land and iraiting jus
I ticc sleeps.
j God giie us men! ,
Urn irhn serve not for selfish booty,
Hut nal men, courageous, tcho flinch
not ut duty;
Men of drptudablr character; men of
sterling worth.
Then irrongs inll be redressed and
right uill rule the earth,
Ood gnc us men!"
Who the Author Was
Hack in the days when America was
young, there lived In New York City,
ns a younger contemporarj of William
Cullen Hryant, on nll-Amcrlcan author,
poet and scholar named Josiah Gilbert
Holland He was editor of the old
a they boasted, they were ashamed of
the lad and wore masks to conceal their
identity.
It is equally pertinent now to ask
Kmperor Simmons why, if he needed
Joslnh Gilbert Holland to express his
own ideas, he did not give Holland
credit for the expression.
It remains now to reveal the full
moral and spiritual outlook of the
"Kmperor" by showing how, in the
secret lodge work of Ku Kluxism, he
has not hesitated to parody the cere
mony of baptism, which to every pro
fessing Christian, of whatever sect or
creed. Is a holy rite nnd n sacrament
of divine ordination.
"When n candidate for the order has
"sntisfactoriiv" declared that he is na
tive born, white. Gentile and Protes
tant, he is ready for "naturalization"
anil hv the Kliuld or "Conductor" of
the Klan. nfter tnkinc the first two
sections of the quadruple oath, is led
Into the presence of the white-hooded
nnil white-robed Klansmen.
Senets of "NnturallzatiW
"What if one of vour pnrtv should
prove n traitor?" asks the outer guard
us cue maun enters witn His candi
dates. "He would be Immediately banished
in disguice from the Invisible Empire
without fear or favor, conscience
would tenaciously torment him, re
morse would repeatedly icvile him nnd
direful things would befall him."
"Does he know all this?" asks the
masked guard.
"All this he now knows," answers
the masked Kladd. "He has heard nnd
lie must heed,"
After the countersign is given, nnd
the candidates nre led in to the place
of assemblage, where the masked Klans
men nre massed, with the "sacred
altar" prepared with flair. Hible. dazcer
i and bottle of water, and the "Fiery
v.ross iurnisning tnc only light.
Then, in the "long" form of the cere
mony, follows a protracted peranum -ation
of the group of candidates around
the altar and between double rnnks of
masked nnd silent Klansmen, with sev
eral stops nt deslgn.ited points to he
harangued by various "terrors" or sta
tion ollicers in COl'inlctost Klmtrrtn..it.n
of the source of borrowed ideas or pas- including the lecitntion of the plasiar-
i lzecl version of Hollands poem.
PROFIT IS SMALL
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"GOBLIN" INSISTS
Strong minds, prrat hearts, true faith
and icndy hands."
t Also, Holland ended his poem
the line. "Wrong rules the land
waiting j'ustice sleeps."
"Men who have honor; men who will
i not lie." sang Holland in his day. So
I now sings Simmons.
Questions for "Tho Wizard"
i tn view of nil tne circumstances, the
Evkm.vo PriiLic Lkdoeii deferentially
j ventures to put before the Imperial
M7aril tnc following brief question-
slight acquaintance with the code of au
thorship as not to know the unwritten
' lfl.l II llloll nnmllnln f..ll nnl.nAn.lnJi.n.n.
... . ......ti . .....I. ,.. (tl UlIVIlt llTUKUlCJlt
I sages?
i Third. Did the Kmneror of the mvs
tical empire suppose that b.v changing
two words in the first line, spoiling the
rhyme of the first couplet and appending
six lines to Holland's property, he had
created an original production of his
I ovv n ?
' Fourth. Does "Colonel" Simmons
claim that this is merely another of
those awkward cases of sub-conscious
and identical cerebration?
Wby Conceal Faces
, Not long ago the Director of Public
Safity of Trenton put n pungent query
to Ku Klux, Inc. He asked them why.
if they were "100 per cent American,"
Following this, the candidates are
warned ngnin, tills time by the pre
siding ofheer of tho assemblage, who
mav be exalted eyclops, or Klan presi
dent, a Kleagle, or some more oxnltid
official.
"Is Serious Undertaking"
"This " they nre told, while the silent
Klansmen peer nt them through the
slits in their hoods, "is n serious under
liking. We are not here to make sport
of you nor indulge in the silly frivolity
of emus clowns. He you well iibsiirecl
that he that puttetli his hands to the
plough and looketh back is not lit foi the
Kingdom of heaven or woithy of the liltih
THREAT OF DEATH IN KLORAN, KU KLUX'S "SACRED" BOOK
WHITE
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KLORAN
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Imperial Pttiee
KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN
Atlanta, G.
DEDICATION.
The li C addresses the candidates fol- .
lows
H C. "Sirs: Have (each of) you assumed
without mental reservation your Oath of Alle
giance to the Invisible Empire?
Mortal man cannot assume a more binding
oath; character and courage alone will enable
you to keep it. Always remember that to keep
this oath means to you honor, happiness and
life; but to violate it means disgrace, dishonor
and death. May honor, happiness and life be
yours."
(Then he holds up the vessel from the
facrcd altar, containing the dedication lluid,
and addresses the canciiihtcs as follows):
"With this transparent, life givine, powerful
God-given fluid, more precious and far more
significant than all the sacred oils of the an
cients, I set you (or each of you) apart from
the men of your daily association to the great
and honorable task you have voluntarily allot
ted yourselves as citizens oi the Invisible Em
pire, Knights of the" Ku Klux Klan.
As a klansman may your character be as
, transparent, your life purpose as powerful,
your motive tn all things as magnanimous and
as pure, and your clanishness as real and as
faithful as the manifold drops herein, and you
a vital being as useful to humanity as is pure
water to mankind.
You will kneel upon your right knee."
Just here the following stanza' mutt be' sung
in a low, tofi, but distinct tone, preferably by
a quartette:
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(Tne"Iust A I Am Without Oat, PU.N)
To Thee, oh, Godr I call to The
True -to my oath, oh, help me be I .
I've pledged my love, my blood, my all:'
Oft, gire me grace that I not fall.
,
E. C. "Sirs: 'Neath the uplifted fiery cross
which by its holy light looks down upon you
to bless with its sacred tradition! of the paste
I dedicate you in body, in mind, in spirit
and in life, to the holy service of onr 'country,
our klan, our homes, each other and human
ity." He advances to the candidates and pours a
few drops of the dedication fluid on each can
didate's back and says- "In Body," pours a few
drops on his head and says: "In Mind," places
a few drops on his own hand and tosses it up
ward and says: "In Spirit," then moves his
hand in a horizontal circular motion around
the candidate's head and says: "and In Life."
After this he says:
"Thus dedicated by us, now consecrate your,
selves to the sacred cause you have entered."
(To all he will say): "MyTerrora and
Klansmen: Let us pray."
All except those officiating at the sacred
altar must kneel, the F.. C. will step back to
the rear and left of the Kliuld: the N.-H. re
mains in his position; the Kludd will advance
.ind stand close to the sacred allar, on the side
toward the station of the E. C, and will use
the following
DEDICATORY PRAYER.
God of all, author of all good: Thou who
didst create man and so proposed that man
should fill a distinct place and perform a spe
cific work in the economy of Thy good gov
ernment, Thou ha6t revealed Thyself and Thy
41
fionor of cltlrenshlp In the Invisible
Empire or tho fervent fellowship of
Klansmen, Ion't decclvo yourselves:
vott cannot deceive us nnd wo will not
be mocked. Do you wish to retire?"
Next the third nnd fourth sections of
the onth arc ndmlnifctcrccl by Klnllff nnd
Kludd, or vice president nnd chaplain,
and the stngo Is set for the parody on
the sacrament of baptism.
Denth Threat in Ritual
Hut first n death threat is uttered.
"Sirs," says the masked presiding of
ficer to the cnndldntcs, "have you ns
sumed without mental reservation your
oath of nlleglanro to tho Invisible Um
pire? Mortal mnn ennnot nssume a
more binding path ; character nnd cour
age alone will cnuble you to keep It.
Alwnjs remember that to keep this
oath means to you honor, happiness nnd
life; but to violate It means disgrace,
dishonor nnd denth. May honor, happi
ness nnd life bo yours."
Then the officer picks up the water
bottle from the altar and says to tnc
candidates: . ,
"With this transparent, llfe-glvinh,
. r..t .-.I !..A.. tl.it.l mnrrt rtreClOUB
ipOWUrilll, tJUII-mvcH mmn ...- ,---
and far more hlgnifiennt than all the
sacred oils of the uncicnts, i wi ."'
uport from the men o your dnlly asso
ciation to the great nnd honornble tnsK
you have voluntarily allotted yourselves
us citizens of the Invisible Lmplrc,
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan-
You will kneel upon your riht knee.
Full Stage Directions
Just here, nccordlng to the inter
pointed stage directions, the to)o"f
stanza must be sung In a low, .
distinct tone, preferably by a . nunr et .
(Tunc "Just As I Am Without One
Plea.")
To Thee, oh God! I call to Thee-
True to my oath, oh help mo be l
I've pledged my love, my uioum
Oh, give me grace that I not tan.
"Sirs," says the dedicating officer.
" 'nenth the uplifted fiery cross which by
its holy liKht looks down upon you to
bless with Its sacred traditions of the
past
"I dedicate you in body, in mind, in
spirit and in life to the holy service i of
our country, our klnn. our homes, each
other and humnnlty."
Then, following the stage directions,
he advances to the candidates nnd pours
n few drops of water on each one s bncis,
saying:
"In bodv." pours n few drops on his
head, snying. "in mind." places n few
.i-,...n i.Im own lmnil nnd tosses it
upward, saying, "in spirit." nnd finnlly
moves his hnnd '.'In n iiomomn circu
lar motion" round the candidate a head,
saving, "and In life," which action ter
minates the baptismal pnrpd.r. except
for n prnyr during which nil terror
nnd mere klansmen kneel while the
blessing of Ood Is once more unctuously
Invoked on Ku Klux, Inc.
More "Spiritual Fodder"
Appended to the main part of the
ritual is an imperinl lecture which nf
fords nn excellent finnl sample of the
spiritual fodder fed to the Ku Klux
flock by their pastor nnd shepherd. In
pt.rt it runs ns follows :
"The noble achievements of the Ku
Klux Klnn shine with undiminished
elTulgence through the gathering mist of
accumulating years nn eloquent tribute
to the chivalry nnd patriotism of the past
nnd the holv heroism of our fathers in
preserving to us the sacred heritage of
n siinerinr rnce. political supremacy,
rnelal integrity, social pence nnd seour
Itv nnd to humnnitv the boon of cul
tured civilization. Tt nbldes the mali
cious slanders of the nge and is nn inex
hautible source of inspiration to those
nf this generation who nsplre to nil
things good nnd noble for themselves,
our country nnd our rnce.
Then follows a burst of genuine ora
tory: "When." nnnouneps "Kmperor" Sim
mons, "the shuddering penis of the
thunder of the impending storm of
the American Tleconstructlnn were henrcl
above the fading echoes of the bnttles
of the great Civil Vnr. the chosen vic
tims stood nshnst and pnle, wondering
at the meaning and purpose of the gath
ering gloom."
When Simmons Becomes Fiery
When thev lenrned the meaning, he.
goes on. they gnve n cry which was "a
horrlhle medley full of intense anguish
melancholy groans of manly men
struck dumb, mingling with the sicken
ing, penetrating sobs of distressed
women nnd the plnlntive cry nf huncrv.
cladless children : on this melancholy
orchestra grief touched the chords of
universal soilness nnd plaved the dure
fill dirge of death over the slaughtered
corns (sic) of civilization."
And then whnt hnppened?
Then, snys their modern Kmperor.
then came the Ku Klux Klan. nnd
"with n grim smile of sacred duty rest
ing upon their mnnlv countenances"
leaped into the saddle, riding "from
over the mvsterloup horderlnnd from the
Tmnlre nf the Soul." and "baptized
with n suffusion of tears."
They come, he repeats, nnd adds with
notable orlglnlality. "Thev came; thev
aw; they conquered." Then "the voice
of music was npain heard in the land;
their purpose nnd mission was ended ;
thev laid aside their spotless robes, and
the greatest order of cjhivnlrv in nil
history disbanded for the Ku Klux
rode no more."
Tells of "Noble Rldo"
Hut. he goes on. their "noble ride"
Is Immortalized and memorialized in his
Ku Klux, Inc.
"The spirit nf the Ku Klux Klan
still lives and should nrove n priceless
I'ciitnee Thnt this spirit
may live always to warm the hearts
of ninnlv men. unify them b.v the spirit
of holy clnnnishness, to nssungc the bil
lowing tide nf frnternnl nllenntlnn thnt
surges in the human breasts and in
spire them tn achieve the highest nnd
noblest in the defense of our country,
our homes, each other and humnnitv, is
the paramount Ideal of the knights of
Ku Klux Klnn."
The romantic appeal connected with
the clnim that K. K. K.. Inc., of
Atlnntu. fin.. Is the legitimate offspring
and probated sole helr-nt-law of the
originnl Klan Is nnother of the fnvorlte
talking points of Simmons and his sales
men. In the proper place it will lie
shown thnt the claim Is ns unwarranted
nnd the romance ns spurious ns the deep
secrecy of the copyrighted Kloran is
bogus.
Klan's Spokesman in Philadel
phia Denies It Is' Opposed to
Jews and Catholics but'
ADMITS THEY CAN'T JOIN
mtvku " "v
w$mm:' a -.
S3WLJWMN COMPANY
ftUBUCITY ADVIbUKS,
SELLING
mmmi
r:( PROMOTION :,;
nn nvnlanchc
gators
K. XV. Atkln, who heads tho Ku
Klux Klan on the merchandising
end in l'cnnsylvanla nnd nenrby
States, is ft "publicity adviser" as
well, as can bo seen by tho sign,
on his door. Ho complains that
tho "financial compensation pnld
by tho Klan Is not sufilclcnt"
The Ku Klux Klnn isn't opposed to
Cntliollcn or Jews, according to F. .
Atkln. the "Ornnd (Joblln" of the order
In chnrge of Pennsylvania, New Jer
sey, Maryland and Delaware but
Catholics or Jews enn't become mem
bers. Perhaps Mr. Atkln would consider
this n misquotation, that the Ku Klux
ers do not oppose Jews nnd Catholics.
To use his exact language, "the Kit-
Klux Klan is not anti-Catholic, nntl-
Semitic or nntl-Negro."
Air. Atkln was very much the
Ornnd fioblin" when he wns inter
viewed. He wns sittlnj: behind n grnnd
mahogany desk nnd smoking a grnud
fat cigar. He seemed nt enso with the
world nnd himself, nnd bore n look of
complacency which spoke well for his
cheerful disposition, considering another
btntcment he was moved to make.
This was that Ku Kluxlng isn't quite
the grand raker In of the shekels follfn
have been led to believe.
Much Work, Little Profits
"At present," bald Mr. Atkln, "we
nre swninped with work from the Ku
Klux Klan, but financial compensa
tion is not sufilclcnt."
Mr. Atkln, It may be rcmnrked ngnln,
has a nice office. It is on the seventh
floor of the llellcvue Court Untitling nt
1418 Wnlnut street. On his door is n
sign which tells nil who care to rend
that his firm is in the business of being
publicity ncivlscrs nnd thnt thev nre
equipped to do selling, advertising nnda hundred
promotion wprk. Mr. Atkln mm l7"' A
planatlon'of tho words on hlsfflV.V' '
tint no nnu mado nppl cation f..WI j
ehnrtor. so thnt he coiud g0 Xd ft,,
business . soon ns his firm ,,,.
In the 'office with Mr, Atkln .. t -t
T. Morrison, .T. XV. 1M Inwr mVWs
V. Hnrvey. All arc Klcnglcs d V
Mr. Atkin wns busy going 0Ve, ' '
pects. While he talkecfa stenograPnW 4
camo in with another long list P er V
Mr. Atkln, explaining soml )
purposes of tho Klnn, declare.! iff? t
Americanism Is his nrlniin.t.:"
"There ty nothing in our ritual V' '
said, "or code of laws which mallei.!!
society unlawful. , f 0J,r .
Puts Illamo on Fanatics ' '
"The rccrnt outrages wnleh ..w. '
o hnve been laid at the doors of tbi' ,
Ku Klux Klnn are perhaps .the J -of
some; fniiatlcs who believe that' tVli H
are nldlng ns. " i
"Ifor ndmlsslon Into the Klan a ran
dldnto must be n Protrstnnt and 1.
llcver In the Constitution. II0 ,,',
he willing to sncrlficc his life In an rf )
fort to uphold the Ideals for wM,.h .11. .
country stnnds. , '""
"There nre only' 100 per cent AmejV'f i
leans in our orenniznt on." '
Mr. Atkln, wcnklnR of Captain Ilea. 1
ry P. I ry, who withdrew as a mciiih.t
of the Klnn, nnd wrote a letter d
nouncing it, snid: "'
"This mnn Frv enteral n, .
zntlon in Anrll. T i!n w LU"iw.n.' A
pcrsonnlly, but from my association
with men who arc acquainted with htm
ho was given nn executive position X'
wns not competent to handle, and wC
he wns removed his method of vcnjreanM
wns to publish an 'expose,' with k!
idea of publicity. ' "" "
imn i.. i. . .
niieiu nc now r burled j..
reports from invet.
of
Atkln, n man of middle age, hn, been
in elinrgo here since June III. vvhr,, "
s. V li i". ""-"J "rat openeu in this
city by the Mnn. He was a iim,,,,,
man for twenty-two years, and woritJ
CiVciZaru.ln Ja'sonvilIc. norH., 3
The Klan headquarters here is nlcdf
furnished. On entering tho sanctum
one is greeted by Klcnglcs. S. '
wait the caller is ushered into the chin,
ber of tho Ornnd Goblin. Cham'
CUT RATES ON LIVESTOCK
Reductions by Western Railroads
Are Authorized
Wn-shlntrton. Sept. 13. (Bv a pi
Reduction by Western railroad, i
rn es on cntt c. hogs and sheep, in ff
opinion of the Interstate Comrae
Commission "will prove of material
benefit to the Western livestock : "ahm
who have been henvily nffected by the
Julv 11)20" llvcstock Prices rinct
The commission expressed the belief
today in nnnouncing it had authorized
the reductions proposed by the carrier!
which will become effective September
20 and nmflunt to 20 per cent in cases
where the present rates nre higher than
fifty cents n hundred pounds, hut In n
lease clecrcnhc the rate below fifty cento
Klun's moat sacred and ,'ecrct,, document the Klorau
.V,M-itfl. -l
Jtjrr 'Z-IzUh lii,;,, , -., .Vjr,
,'7j
J.W
tf
'i r
Haw the Ku KIut Klan is Stirling
up antnponlsm against Catholics by
circulating a forged document pur
porting to be an oath taken by Fourth
Degree Knights of the Knights of Co
lumbus will be disclosed in the Kveninn
Pullta Ledger tomorrow. A Minister
teaming Uiuei "Xmjwror" Simmons
aso will be revealed,
.-ftriWr .r-wv" 1 itiiSte l-"'JH.S ,l!
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Quality Goes Clear Through
Come to the
Autumn Opening
The Dort Autumn Opening lasts
only this week. If you have not yet
visited the exhibition remind your
self to do so before the. week ends.
This is a special showing of the en
tire new family of Dort cars that
have been the Interest-center
among popular priced models since
their introduction.
We also have a cut-out chassis on
display and a lecturer direct from
the Dort factory who gives an ad
dress on the, Dort both afternoon
and evening.
At the exhibition we suggest that
you pay particular attention to the
comfort features of the new Dort.
The seats are all wide and restfully
upholstered so that you ride en
joyably. Special attention has been devoted
to the Dort springs. They are un
usually long and strong.
They blot up the heavier blows of
the road as easily as they muffle
the short shocks and jolts.
If you can't visit the Opening today
make a memo to come tomorrow.
W. S. KIP MOTOR CO.
1408-10 N. Broad Street (at Master)
Phone, Poplnr 7S0G
Distributors for Eastern I'eiwsylvatdL Southern New
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