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$2.00 a Year 5r a Copy OMAHA, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1921. Vol. VII. No. 12. Whole No. 324.
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GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS MEMBERS OF KU KLUX KLAN
THE HEW HEGRO
HAS ARRIVES
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World War r/j, 'veloped New .Spirit
And Type > Sy demands Fulfil
ment of Dec. \y of Indepen
dence Ano tution.
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KELLY MILLERS. <S BASE
Doctrine of Prudential Silence Con
cerning Man howl Rights No Long
er in F'avor.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 15.
Professor Kelly Miller of Howard Uni
versity in a recent letter to The Publii
Ledger, has stated with his usual dar
ity and cogency the position of whal
many term “The New Negro" concern
ing manhood rights. He makes il
quite clear that the doctrine of pru
dential silence concerning manhooc
rights is very unpopular among al
classes of our people. Professor Mil
ler says:
Sir:—Since time began mankind hat
been divided into two types of tern
perament—the radical and the con
-ervative. The radical is habitually
dissatisfied with the existing ordel
and seeks cliange through revolution
He would rather prove all things thar
to hold fast to what is good. The con
servative is disposed to be content with
things as they are and deprecates ef
fort at reform. Social progress is the
resultant of these two conflicting ten
dencies.
In the fundamental sense there are
very few Negro radicals. The Negrc
nature possesses the conservatism ol
inertia. Some Negroes are cautious,
while others are courageous in the ex
pression of their conservutisny The
cautious conservative believes ih ame
iioiation through moderate modifica
tion, as distingcished from the radical
who advocates change for the love of
,innovation.
The Negro who is content with ex
isting conditions is a satisfied simple
ton; while the Negro who advocates
u.e destructive radicalism is a dis
tracted idiot. Before the world war
the race leadership was divided into
two hostile camps, based upon quiesc
ence on the one side and assertion on
the other. There never has been a Ne
gro conservative in the sense of satis
faction, with existing status, but
merely in the sense of prudential
lence in the face of wrong.
All right-minded Negroes every
where uml at all times must want
equal and inpartial laws, equally and
mpartialy applied. Any other at
•itude is simply unthinkable. Every
Negro today who is using his brains
above the dead level of a livelihood is
pronounced in demanding the full
measure of manhood rights. He would
,ot be a worthy American of this- were
not so.
Any individual or group of individ
uals who are willing to accept without
* protest less than the fullness of 'he
-taturc of American citizenship is not
fit material for the new order of
things now about to be ushered in.
I I , leaders of any suppressed people
hould speak boldly, even though they
|,p ambassadors in bonds. It is not
impossible for the Negro to lie cour
ageous and sensible at the same time.
He must recognize conditions which
p may not be able to overcome, hut he
must not let such conditions cower his
spirit or sour his soul.
The highest function of the higher
. duration of the Negro is not merely
to produce a set of educated automa
tons who can ply a handicraft or prac
tice a profession with creditable
cleverness, but to develop a class of
men who can state the case anil plead
the cause of the masses in terms of
persuasive speech and literary power.
Their voice should not be controlled or
constrained by any outside coercion.
Their attitude must be candid and
courageous if they would fulfill the
high function of interpreting to the
world the feelings, hopes nnd aspira
tions of the people who look to them
for leadership and direction.
Every institution of learning, North
and South, has produced its quota of
leading Negroes, who are now insist
Ic* upon the fulfillment of the Decla
ration of Independence and the Con
stitution of the United States. This
courageous attitude is «hown by Trot
ter, of Harvard; Du Bois, of Fisk and
Harvard; the Grimkes, of Lincoln;
Frazier Millet and Carl Murphy, of
Howard; Jame« Weldon Johnson and
L. M. Hershaw, of Atlanta; William
H. in-rris, of Yale; William Pickens,
of Yale and Talladega; Ernest Ab
•* >ott. of Hampton; B. G. Brawley, of
Morehouse, and Max Barher md
Chandler Owen, of Virginia-Union.
It is no reflection to say that those
Negroes today who take any other
public attitude are operating on a
lower level of moral courage and In
tellectual understanding and are mov
ed by motives of thrift or constraint
of prudence. This spirit Is net limited
to Ine educated Negro, but prevailed
belwen tb< p'ow handler, the mechanic
the entire mass of the race—the man
applying his tools, the miner in the
bowels of the earth, the Pullman por
ter, the barber the menial in the
humblest service—all feel and are
actuated by the same spirit and are
moved by the same impulse.
Although they may :iot be able to
give voice to the sentiment which they
feel they quickly respond when it if
expressed and interpreted for them.
The new Negro has arrived.
Ti e war has developed a new sp:r:t.
In'the time of revolution there if
but a tenuous partition between timid
| it.v and cowardice.
If Booker T. Washington were liv
ing today with all the high prestige oi
his personality, patronage and power,
he would not he able to hold the Ne
I gro to his avowed doctrine of pruden
| tial silence on the Issue of manhood
rights. KELLY MILLER.
! GERMAN POLICE ARREST
MURDERER AND CANNIBAL
, (By The Associated Negro Press.)
Berlin, Sept. 15.—The police have
' arrested A. Grossman, a butcher
i charged with being a murderer and i
|cannibal. Some of the most grew
some murders in German criminal re
cords are being fastened upon Gross
man, as the result of the preliminary
police examination. Evidence ha"
been accumulated that Grossman out
raged, murdered and mutilated the
bodies of at least six girls anil women,
Police believe many more murders will
' be discovered.
NATIONAL BAPTISTS IN
NEW ORLEANS
New Orleans, La., Sept. 15.—Dr. E.
j H. Jones, president of the National
! Baptist Convention, made bis annual
> address here before four thousand per
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WHAT COLONEL KERLIN
WROTE GOVERNOR McREA
Extracts From llis Letter Which Dis
pleased School Authorities And
Caused His Summary Dismissal.
RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 15.-Copy
of the letter written by Colonel Robert
T. Kerlin to Governor MacRue of
Arkansas in reference to the execu
tion of participants in the Elaine in
surrection, the writing ami publica
tion of which was the basis of the ac
tioi by the hoard of visitors of the
Virginia Military Institute, Lexington,
in dismissing Colonel Kerlin fro n th»
! faculty, was received ir Riehnv r.d
Thursday night.
Tl t* letter wa's written May 25 and
protested against the execution of thj
I men on June 10. “It is a deed to be
| contemplated with extreme horror."
vvot- Colonel Ker’in to Governor Mnc
| iiae. “In the execution of those men
race is suffering crucifixion. I en
Itre-.t y >u to take the matter into your
priva e r' amber ami give it an h‘U:’s
| earnest consideration, as before the
j Eternal Judge.
“Have these men lie'-n dealt with
according to justice, accordi tg to the
principles of civili/.e-1 and humane gov
ernments ?”
The writer then cites an a:-ticle of
Magna Charta and also Article X II of
ti.e “Hill o' Rig ts", which a.-«t'ies
to every accused person “trial by an
iir.parih jury" ‘ the right of witness
in his behalf," and the assis’an 'c of
counsel for his defense." Another ar
ticle referred to forbids “cruel and un
usual punishment.”
Colonel Kerlin then asked. “Can it
he maintained that these men have
been tried and sentenced according to
the principles of these charters of our
free government, I entreat your Ex
cellency to review the entile case with
tl e utmost candor and absolute cour
age.
i “Consider first the iniquities of the
peonage system, which as tenan’and
hareccoppers, these men were accused
of conspiring to end. Those iniquities
are partly known to the world, and
are indisputable.
“As for instigating nr beginning a
riot, the evidence adduced in the ease
as tried before the Supreme Court of
Arkansas abundantly and conclusively
disapproved that. It was not until
they were threatened and molested
that they armed themselves. That
the" should provide t eir»e'ves with
v>e *pons and ca"r, these to their meet
ings seems condemnatory. Hut co
s icier the pr vocation And cere they
arsured of the protection of the law?
N t even in theii church. Misguided
and reprehensible to the poin' of mari
ne, s may have beep their a* ‘ion in
arming themselves, but it was not
criminal.
"Consider, next, the cruelties to
n-hich the hundreds of men and wom
en, were subjected who were herded
into stockades or crowded into lock
ups. The time will come when the
world with full knowledge, of this will
he revolted by such Congo barbarity.
LAUNCH LINCOLN
| INDEPENDENT PARTY
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Prominent Race Leaders Break With
Republican Party
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LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 15.—Un
'dei the old war cry, “We will not yield
hi taxation without representation”
tne Lincoln Independent Party, of
! colored voters will put up a complete
city ticket in the field from Mayor
down ;n the November election.
The organization of an independent
colored political party is said to be the
culmination of months of resentment
against the Republican party, local
and national, and was called out only
when it was learned that many colored
people could not be induced to vote
the Democratic ticket.
Candidates have already been r.am
ed for Mayor, sheriff, clerks of the
courts, jailers, park commissioners
magistrates and councilmen. It is be
lieved that they can elect eight or ten
of the smaller city officers.
TO HONOR AUGUSTUS TOPLADY
Monument to Be Erected in Honor of
Augustus Toplady on Rock Which
Inspired Him to Write
“Rock Of Ages”
(By The Associated Negro Press.)
Burrington, Commbe, Soroerse*
' England, Sept. 9.—The rock visual
ized by Augustus Toplady when he
was inspired to compose the hymn,
1 ‘Rock of Ages”, stands just outside
•his village and a great demonstration
to perpetuate his memory was held
there on the August bank holiday.
Toplady is said to have taken refuge
at the rock from a severe storm
which was sweeping the gorge on the
edge of which the rock stands and
while waiting for the storm to pass
e ver, he was led to compose the hymn
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i PROMOTED TO DETECTIVE
Mew York Has First Colored Sleuth
In Its History.
New York, Sept. 15.—Police Com
missioner Enright promoted Patrol
I man Wesley Redding, attached to the
j 135th street station, to the rank of
second grade acting detective sergeant,
last Friday. Redding was summoned
! to Police Headquarters and after being
complimented on his fine’police work,
notified of his elevation, Commissioner
Enright pinning the gold badge of a
detective on his coat, lie has been on
i the police force eighteen months.
VIRGINIANS PUT UP
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THEIR OWN TICKET
RICHMOND, Va., Sept. 15.—At 'he
|Independent Colored Republican Con
vention yesterday Jolin Mitchell was
nominated for Governor; Theodore
Nash, Lieut. Gov.; Thomas Newsome
attorney General T. E. Jackson treas
urer; Mrs. Maggie Walker, Supt. of
Public Instruction; F. V. Bacchus, Sec
vetary of State and Jacob Reid and A.
T. Rrickhouse, commisisoners.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF
ST. PHILIP THE DEACON
The Women’s Auxiliary and other
j organizations are resuming their act
j ivities.
Choir rehearsal Saturday night at
18 o'clock under the direction of Ben
| Stanley.
Plans are being perfected for the
!celebration of the thirtieth anniver
sary of Father Williams’ anniversary
| to Che priesthood, St. Luke’s Day. Oct
i uber ISttrr
The services Sunday will be holy
■communion at 7:30 a. m.; church
•school at 10; holy communion, (choral)
and sermon at 11; evening prayer and
• errnon at 8 o’clock.
MEMPHIS VISITOR
J. R. Love of Memphis, Tonn., who
has been a letter carrier in that city
for twenty-one years was the guest
last Week of Mr. and Mrs. Q. A. Bar
nett, 2219 Clark street. Mr. Love was
a delegate to Royal Circle convention
at Kansas City and took opportunity
to visit Mr. Burnett.
SPIRITUALISM
The first church of spiritual healing
2421 N. St., South Omaha held its
first meeting Sunday September 4
The meeting was well attended. T. A.
Harrington was the speaker of the af
ternoon and his message was highly
appreciated by all. Come out and see
our new home. Meetings every Sun
day at 2:15 P. M. All are welcome.
Mrs. W. A. Bass, secretary.
KETI RNS FROM THREE
WEEKS VAC \TION
Mrs. Anna Banks of 924 N. 20th St.
who has been in Atchison, Kansas, for
several weeks in the capacity of dele
gate to the Grand Session of the Dau
ghters of Bethel in which capacity she
has successfully served several vears.
While away she spent much of her
time in Topeka with her friends, chief
nmor g whom was Mrs. Mary Smiley.
The session held from Aug. 17-20 in
clusive.
HEW YORK WORLD
EXPOSES KLIXIES
i influential Metropolitan Daily Is Feat
uring Series of Articles Giving In
side Information On
Secret Order.
REVEAUN6 AMAZING STORY
—
I Presenting Many Facts Which G**rge
Wells Parker of Omaha Had In
His Possession Weeks Ago.
The New York World, one of the
most powerful and influential news
papers of this country began on lasf
Tuesday the publication of a series of
startling articles on the K» Klux Klan,
as a patriotic service for which it is
receiving from all sources unstinted
1 praise. This expose is the result of
1 several months’ investigation and
shows the Klan’s oath-bound secret
ritual and its tests of racial and re
ligious hate. The New York Age, the
oldest of our race publications, is re
producing these articles.
Many of the facts which are now
| l>eing published by The World were in
! the possession of George Wells Parker
of Omaha, who planned to publish
them m The Omalia Whip, several
months ago. He got possession of
much of the same secret literature of
the order which The World is now ex
posing. Influences prevented the pub
lication of The Whip beyond the sec
ond issue. The World however is suf
ficently powerful to put the baneful
facts of this dangerous organization
which in reality seeks if not the over
thiow the control of the United States
government in 1935, beforer the public
The World declares that it has un
dertaken the publication because it bt
lieves it to be a public service to let
the people know the truth about the
organization.
It is said in the first article that
Ihe Klan has grown to a membership
of more than 500.000; that it is estab
lished in every skate in the Union but
Montana, Utah and New Hampshire,
and that it is growing more than
twice as rapidly in the North and
West as it is in the South. It is
said also that in seeking members ihe
organizers attempt first of ail to get
the officers of the courts and members
of the police department and that they
then turn to reserve officers of the
army and navy.
The charge is flatly made that the
organizers are interested chiefly in
the $4 they got for each new member
and so much of the work is done by
mail that in one instance related by
Inc World a Negro was urged to apply
for membership in New York City.
The interesting point is also made that
whereas the original Ku Klux Klan
made “white supremacy” its issue and
was a definitely anti-Negro organiza
tion, the piesnt Klan is as actively
anti-Jew and anti-Roman Catholic as
it is anti-Negro. This is a very im
portant aspect of tlie World's story.
Many of the secret documents of
(lie Klan have come into the posses
sion of the World, it declares. Ex
tensive extracts are made from these
both in the form of photographs and
in the form of quotations from them.
Other photographs that are used are
of the leaders of the Klan, of actual
scenes of initations and of parades
and of “warnings” that have been
sent by the Klan to newspapers ail
vising them to be careful what they
say about the Klan.
One very important chapter in the
World’s story has to do with the men
who are at work as organizers. Their
names are given, together with the j
addresses of their headquarters. It
had been the boast of the oficials of i
the Klan that no one knew who these
organizers were or where they were at
work.
With the first article of the series
'here was printed this very inieicsteg
tabulation of the outrages committed
by men who either actually were or
posed as members of the Klat ti ."Oth
er with the official action that ha.'
been taken in consequence of the.-':
outrages:
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V TABULATION OF KU KLUX
KL4NISM, SIMMONISM
AND OFFICIAL ACTION
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What Has Happened
Since The K. K. K„ Inc., Began
Spreading Its Doctrine.
Violations of the legal rights of in
dividuals by masked mobs wear
ing Ku Klux regalia. 64
“Tar and feather” parties conducted
by masked regulators using Klan
regalia . 21
Individuals seized and beaten by
masked mobs in Klan regalia 25
White women striped and maltreat
ed by masked mobs of men wear
ing Klan regalia . 2
Specific warnings issued to individ
uals in tne name of the Ku Klux
Klan . 6
i General warnings posted in name of
K. K. K. to enforce moral censor
I ship of coinunities..12
Killed by Ku Klux regulators . 1
Ku Klux regualtors killed by intend
ed victims . 2
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j What Has Been Done In Consequence
(By Imperial Wizard Simmons.)
Revoked charters of local Klans.2
Suspended charter of a local Klan ... l
By Legally Constituted Authorities
Governors of States publicly an
nounce opposition .3
Mayors of cities taking restrictive
action .»...5
Curbing bills introduced in State
Legislatures . Z
District and Federal District Attor
neys have promised investigations 2
State Attorney General promised
investigation .1
Daughters of the Confederacy pub
licly oppose the further toleration of
the K. K. K. in Virginia.
GOMPERS. BRANDS KLAN
“A THING ABHORRENT TO
THE RIGHT-MINDED”
To The World:
The organization and existence of
such a body as The World has shown
the Ku Klux Klan to be a menace to
the liberties of all the people. It is
subversive to democratic government
and principles and a thing abhorrent
to all right-minded men and women.
As such a thing should be suppress
ed by the force of an enlightened pub
lic opinion.
In throwing the full glare of pub-*
licity upon it and thereby arousing
that public opinion, The World is do
ing a real and substantial public ser
vice. Samuel Gompers,
President of the American Federation
of Labor.
MONARCHS SCHEDULED FOR
THREE FAST GAMES
Base ball fans who want to see a
real ball game will have their chance
Saturday and Sunday when the Mon
rachs of Kansas City, the cream of the
National Colored League, who hold
second place now, cross bats with the
Murphy-Did-Its at Western League
Park. All of The Monarchs regular
team, except Moore, who is ill, will be
in the game. Donaldson will pitch in j
the first game Sunday and Fngan in
the second. Rogan beat Walter Mayes
on the Pacific Coast last year four to
one. Everybody knows what Donald
son can do. Mendez will play third
base. Saturday’s game is called at
3:30. Sunday the first game will be
called at 2 o’clock.
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REV. RUSSELL TAYLOR
GOES TO TENNESSEF
The Rev. Russell Taylor, pastor of
St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church left j
Wednesday afternoon for Rogersville,
Tenn., where he will place the two
young sons of John A. Hardy in the
Swift Memorial College, a leading;
Presbyterian school. The Rev. Mr.!
Taylor spent a portion of his ministry |
at Rogersville. He will lie absent
about ten days.
BLUE CIRCLE CLUB
Th Blue Circle boys gave a eommun-'
ity dance at Krug Park, Monday night
as a part of the Emancipation Cele
bration held in that park during the
day. Fully 3,000 persons were in at
tendance in the park, 800 of whom
look part in the dance. Turner’s hand
furnished the music for the occasion, j
Never liefore has there been such a
large gathering at one occasion of this !
kind as was the case at the Blue Circle
Emancipation hall More people than
it was possible to accommodate were
Hit to celebrate in this most pleasing
way, the closing of this memorable
event. The Blue Circle is a fast grow
ing organization championed bv the
younger set. It has opened up a cafe
at 2412 Lake St. The proceeds from !
the dance will go toward the purchase
of a permanent home.
WILL HOLD BIG MASS MEETING
The Great Western Publishing and
Advertising Company recently forme*'
in <|maha will hold a big mass meeting
at the Y. W. C. A. for the purpose of
putting over their proposition for a
better recreation center in this city.
The company has arranged an elabor
ate program consisting of music and
addresses for the occasion. The
speakers will be Mr. A. W. Lewis, at
tomey and Counsellor at Law, South
Side; Dr. A. L. Hawkins and many
other prominent speakers, among
whom will be some of the ministers of
Omaha churches. Dr. Hawkir.s will be
master of ceremonies. The company
is pitting or. a -novel advertising cam-;
paign. ten Ter cent of the proceeds i
from which for the next ten days will j
go to the “YV It is earnestly urged :
that all the people be present.
Mrs. Joe Ella Collins will return
this week from Des Moines, la., w' ere
she spent a delightful two weeks’ va
cation visiting her aunt, Mrs. Arthur
Rranhsm. She was extensively en.t"r
tained during her visit.
BACHELOR-BENEDICT SUNDAY
AFrERNOON MUSICALES
Commencing First Sunday in October
One of the most pleasing innova
tions promised the people of Omaha
will be a series of Sunday afternoon
musicales given under the auspices of
the Bachelor-Benedict Club. While
the primary purpose of the musicales
will be the raising of funds for the
Bachelor-Benedict Club House, the
secondary purpose will be to afford
our people a most pleasing diversion
in the way of high class musical enter
tainment and the presentation to the
public of the high class local talent
which abounds among our people in
Omaha.
That Omaha is possessed of many
fine musicians, excellent singers and
artists of the first grade, is not gen
erally known and it is to the credit of
the young men of the Bachelor-Bene
dict that they have decided to take
this step that has long been needed.
There is no doubt whatever but that
the musicales will be well attended
and heartily supported.
TURNS DOWN $5,000 JOB
Chicago, 111. Sept. 15.—Alderman R.
R. Jackson now holding four jobs al
ready turned down a fifth job paying
$5,000 as a member of the State In
dustrial Commission on the ground of
overwork.
CONGO RICH IN RADIUM
Antwerp, Belgium, Sept. 15.—Bel
gium Mission sent to the Congo Free
State last year reported discoveries of
ores bearing radium.
JAMACIA WANTS
INDEPENDENCE
Kingston, Jamaica, Sept. 15.—Ar
rangements are being made to send a
delegation to London urging for re
prestative government in Jamacia
similar to the One in Canada.
HOLDS EMANCIPATION
DAY CELEBRATIOH
800 Witness Ceremonies. City and
State Executives Participate. Par
ade to Park. Deadlines Band
Furnished Mus:c
Several hundred persons joined in
the celebration of the Emancipation,
proclamation at Krug Park Monday.
Old Jup Pluvius threatened severe dis- j
appointment when in the early mom- j
ing he used his sprinkling pot with an
apparent intention to continue his
dampening work all day. He was over
ruled, however, in the early afternoon
by Old Sol who turned his light on
and swept away the clouds. The cele- (
bration was under the auspices of St.
John’s A. M. E. church of which the
Rev. W. C. Williams is pastor. Not
only did almost the entire congrega- j
tion turn out but many others as well
who enjoyed the eloborate program
prepared for them.
The program consisted of all the
amusements provided by the .park au
thorities, a hugh barbecue, and speak
ing in which the Mayor of the city, the
governor of Nebraska, Attorney Mar
shall of Chicago and Dr. W. W. Pee
bles tok part and spoke. Attorney A.
P. Scruggs who was master of cere
monies was at bis best.
Mayor Dahlman made an address of
welcome in which he expressed his
keen interest in the welfare and well
being of the colored people, and in
troduced Governor McKelvie who gave
an address unsurpassed in interest by
any ever made by the executive before
acolorod audience. He had.little dif
ficulty in holding the attention of his
hearers. Among many things he ex
horted his audience to stand together.
He advised that the only direct road
to good citizenship is to concentrate
our efforts and energies on the uplift
of our own race. The Governor was
follov ed by ’he reading of the Eman
cipation proclamation by Mrs. Fanny
Russell.
The last speaker was Mi-. Eugene J.
Marshall, Chicago attorney'. Mr. Mar-1
shall proved quite equal to the advance j
advertising given him as an orator
ami lawyer. He understood how, and i
succeeded in holding his audience |
thioughout his ad< ress. Beginning j
with a few funny stories he ended j
with a most fitting climax of logic.
His entire address bore upon the su
preme need of race solidarity and self
reliance as the pathway to racial suc
cess. His address was punctured
throughout with logic and common
sense. So clear cut was his delivery
that it will he a little difficult to re
member every point in Mr. Marshall’s
address. Desdunes’ band furnished the
occasion with fitting music.
The prograrti of the day was closed
by a barbecue prepared by the c< ngre
gation. The occasion was a teeming
success in every way and all present
were benefited by the effort. The pro
ceeds were for the building fund of
St. John’s A. M. E. Church
KLANSMEN AMONG
OFFICE HOLDERS
Charged Many Government Officials
Are Members of the Invisible
Empire and Owe Allegiance
to the Wizard.
WASHINGTON TO INVESTIGATE
Counter Movement to Checkmate In
quiry is Seen in Anonymous De
mands For Including Other
Societies
WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.—-In an
effort to stop the Government inquiry
into the activities of the Ku Klux Klan
members of that organization have
started a counter move by making
anonymous demands for an investiga
tion of the Freemasons, the Knights
of Columbus, the Knights of Pythias
| and other fraternal orders,
j Members of Congress and the exec
utive departments are receiving com
munications urging such action. But
these will not deter the Federal au
thorities which have already set in
' motion machinery to get the facts
about the Invisible Empire. The list
of officers printed in The World of
September 9th will be used in securing
information for the Department of
Justice.
j Many United States Government
representatives in the various States,
it has ben ascertained, are affiliating
with the Ku Klux Klan. Postmasters
and special agents of other branches
of the Federal service have joined
Klans. An order demanding that they
quit the organization will be issued.
The W’orld correspondent was in
formed to-day that members of the
Ku Klux Klan would not be allowed
to serve the Washington Government.
One of the first moves directed front
here will be to learn the names of
Federal employees who have joined
the Klan.
Congressmen Cautious
Members of the Congress show con
siderable caution in • discussing the
Ku Klux Klan, and some, for various
reasons will not talk at all. For the
most part their plea is that they know
nothing about the Ku Klux Klan and
do not wish to make any statements
until they “have had time to consider
it.”
Republican Floor Leader Mondell of
the House is one of those who turned
down an invitation to express his
views. He preferred to wait. At the
same time he indicated a decided sym
pathy with the object of The World
and explained that he is not in favor
of the “Invisible Empire”.
He would not say whether the Klan
should or should not be investigated
by Congress, a matter in which he
would be consulted as floor leader.
RETURNS TO U. P. EMPLOY
Mr. W. G. Macon, former proprietor
of Columbia Hall 2420 Lake St. apd
Macon’s Cafe, 2412 Lake St. has re
turned to the U. P. employ where he
nad worked for many years before en
tering private business several years
ago. Macon is a business man of uiv
usual type and experience. Commonly
sneaking, he is a man that knows his
job. He experienced no difficulty at
all in reteming to his former employ
ment, having been taken back imme
diately after closing his cafe.
RETURNS FROM EAST
Mrs. H. W. Black of 2923 N. 25th
St., who motored to Chicago several
weeks ago, returned Thursday evening.
Mrs. Black was acocmpanied on the
trip by her daughters Pauline, Bea
trice, and Carmelita. While away the
party visited Chicago, Cleveland, Buf
falo, Toledo, and Des Moines. They
made the trip without any serious
mishaps.
CLARENCE CAMERON WHITE
TO GIVE VIOLIN RE^JT.W
Clarence Cameron White, the fam
ous violinist, who is a great favorite
among music lovers, is to be heard in
recital at Brandeis Theatre, I’hursday,
November 17th under the auspices of
St. Philip’s Episcopal church,
A WONDERFUL PICTURE
The'Four Horsemen of the Apocal
ypse, now showing at the Brandeis
Theatre is a wonderful picture. Every
body should see it who can. It will be
of interest to many to know that the
character of The First Horsemen, re
presenting Conquest, is taken by Noble
M. Johnson. The Four Horsemen are
those described by St. John in the
Book of Revelation, “Conquest, War,
Pestilence and Death”. Through the
wonderfully dramatic story centering
around the world war, the figures of
these four weird horsemen are always
seen. The story taught is that war
and strife will reign until love and
kindness surplant hate and ill-will on
the earth.
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