r 2 A THE BEE: OMAHA. SUNDAY. OCTOBER 2. 1921. u If L Original Ku Klux ! Klan Organized By Jokers for Fun Present Day Ku Klux lias Twined Self Through Na Uon at Alarming Rate Makes Mockery of Law. Wishing ton, Oct 1 After eon. ferenct with Attorney General DtuRherty, Chairman Campbell of the home rules committee .mounted today that public hearings by the committee on resoliHons to investi gate the activities of the Ku Klux Klan would be held Tuesday, Octo- Investigation by the house judici ary committee of the activit'es of the Klan, it officers, organ' ;rs and members was proposed in a rtsolu tion introduced today by Representa tive Dyer, republican, Missouri Two other resolutions providing for n inquiry into officers of the or ganlsation by special committees have already been introduced. The original Ku Klux Klan was organized at Pulaski, Tcnn., by six young ex-confedcrate soldiers tn 1805. Its ODJCCt was sociamiiiy amusement. They decided to call it "Kuklos" which is the Greek word (nr rircle. Thev modified this to Kuklux and added "clan" or Wan.' HnrWnue and practical joking oc cupied the early-day activities of the society. - But the air of mystery, the adop tion of the ghostly costume, the secret meeting in the cellar of an abandoned house, the exclusiveness soon brought a rush of applicants and the organization of innumerable other klans throughout the south. Cunningly Devised. ; The growth of the present day klan has been by sweeps vastly great er than that of its prototype. The "invisible empire" has twined itself throughout the republic to such an alarming degree- that the highest law making and executive powers of the land are devoting serious attention to it. For the klan is cunningly de vised to deceive the unthinking, the weak-minded, the superficial. It has enfolded itself in the American flag. It proclaims itself "100 per cent American." Its specious arguments are that it "stands for enforcement of hw, the protection of woman hood," etc. Yet, every one of its deeds of viotcrice is a defiance of law and of the constitutional right of every person to a trial by jury. It makes a joke of law and the con $tituted authorities for the enforce ment of law with justice. Salves Conscience. 3 Furthermore, it apparently seeks to divert attention from outrages and perhaps to salve its own con Jcie'nce by making gifts to charity. J.fter masked men naa wnippcu cu ivard Engers in Dallas, Tex., 'be- Han sent SSO to a free milk fund for babies and $500 to a home for homeless children. j "There are few things that could appeal to us more strongly 4han an effort to give the infants of the poor a fighting chance for their lives," said the accompanying smug letter from the klan. . The "Imperial Wizard" of the Ku Klux Klan is Col. William Joseph Simmons of Atlanta, Ga., who ob tains his military title of colonel from the Woodmen of the World. V-'"' Doubt As to Leader. Even about him there is some floubt Alleged members of the or der have denied that he is the "Grand Kleagle" or "Imperial Wizard." ' He has written the "Kloran" or titual in which he lauds the "Ku Klux spirit" and makes free to de clare various religious and patriotic movements of the past as "outpour ings of this same spirit." He in cludes among these the Vchnigerichts of old-time Europe, the religious movements led by Luther, Calvin and Knox, the rebellion of the Amer ican colonies, the Boston tea party and the Ku Klux Klan of post civil war days. But there was no membership fee in these movements. And the present-day Ku Klux Klan gathers a , "Klectokon" of $16.50 ' from each new, simple recruit And in these hard times tool All that the mem ber gets for his money is the hood and gown and the doubtful thrill of "belonging." A large army of canvassers makes a good living soliciting new mem bers on a commission basis. Thus does base commercialism seem to have tainted even the high resolves of this 100 per cent American organ ization. , The original Klan of more than half a century ago never molested women nor did it lay hands on white men. The present one is charged with violence against women and with more violence against white men than against negroes. ' The old Klan grew more violent throughout its six years of existence. In its early days it ruled the ne groes just by terror. A party of klansmen would galtop op to a negro shanty and their leader would de mand a drink of water. The trem blinsr negro would bring a cupful J "Bring me a bucket," the sheeted visitor would shout The bucket being brought the jdansman would heave it to his lips frnd drain it to the bottom. j v Would Gallop Away. ? ."Ah-h-h, that's the first drink I've inA mlnrm SVlilntl " hi would sav. I handing back the empty bucket to the terrified negro. Ana they would gallop away. But the negroes did pot know that the thirsty klansman had a bladder concealed under his j-obe and that he poured the water Into this. I Armed bands of marauders sprang tip all over the south following the Ku Klux Klan organization of the '00s. Many of them did not belong to the order but their depredations were caused by its example. . i "These klans and organizations hesitated at no cruelty," said James G. Blaine, "they were deterred by ho considerations of law or human ity. They rode by night were dis ciiUed with masks, were armed as Y t . ti k:nn..f noim.! I import this road in good a jrceoooicis. "."'f"1 ew exception Report of .now la Mon tana. Kirn ' to River Road Fair t Dee Koines, Whit Pole Road Excellent to Dea Moines. I. O. A. Shortllne Excellent. aim Grass Road Very good condition; o road work reported. For further Information concerning rontes nil JarKroa 113. touring bureau, mnaha Aula club v . Road Conditions (Furnlehed by Omaha Aata Club.) Lincoln Highway, East Roads fins to Clinton, one detour for aeven milea west and for one mile east ef Marsnalltown. Lincoln Highway. Weat Detour Water loo to Valley; roads fin to Grand Island and weat. O. L. D. Highway Detour weat of Ash land; road work. Harvard to Hastings; roads fine to Denver. Highland Cutoff Fair. 8. Y. A. Rosd Excellent rondiUon. Cornhuaker Highway Oood. Black Hills Trail Road work, Omaha to Fremont; Fremont to Norfolk road good. . George TTashnigton Highway Road nnder construction to Blair; detour over High road; Highway to Sioux City good. King of Tuils, North Excellent to Sioux City. ' King of Trails, South Follow Thirteenth street south to Harrison, west on Har rison street to Twenty-fourth street; roads fine to A;chlson; Leavenworth to Kansas City road work in progress. Custer Battlefield Highway Tourists report this road In good shape with but ... . r . v or muraerea tne victim 01 weir wrath. More than 2,000 persons V.ere killed, wounded and otherwise maimed in Louisiana withm a tew weeks of the presidential election of 1868." . A aTonsressional investigation at hat wmt showed that m nine coun- ties of South Carolina in a period of six months, the Ku Klux Klan lynched and murdered 35 men, whipped 2i2 and oiherwUe outraged, shot and mutilated 101 persons. The Klan of those days cho.e Gen. Nathan li. Forrest, the confederate cavalry leader, its head with the title of Grand Wirard. He was a man of sound sense and balance, qualities apparently lacking in pres ent leadership, lie, by exercise of his own prestige and masterful power of control, brought the mem bership to 550,000. He had the as sistance of other men of prominence and weight. Original Klan Disbanded. Hut he eventually gave up the im oossible task and in February, 18'9, a Grand Wizard, declared the Ku Klux Klan ami the Invisible Em pire "disbanded and dissolved for ever." This was done partly because the constituted authorities had clamped down upon it. The Tennessee leg islature hail pasted an act making membership in the Klan punishable by a fine of $500 and imprisonment for not less than five years. Many of the "Dens," however, did not heed the dissolution order and up until the late 70s there were or ganizations under other names with the same objects as the Klan. There were the "Constitutional Union Guards," "White Brotherhood," "Pale Faces," "White League." "Knights of the White Camclia," and other similar bodies with mystic rites robes, insignia and mummery. The disorganized state ot the south in those days, however, gave more excuse for the existence of such organizations than docs the state of the country at the present time. Shipping Board Divorced From Emergency Fleet Separation Decided on With View of Relieving Body of Responsibilities Connect ed With Operation. Washington, Oct. 1. Complete separation of the United States ship ping board from the emergency fleet corporation effective tomorrow, was announced by Chairman Lasker. Au thority for the "divorce" as he de scribed it, was given in the Jones act, Mr. Lasker said, and the separa tion was determined upon with a view of relieving the board of the many responsibilities connected with the operation of its corporate twin. Upon the resignation of Chairman Lasker who was ex-officio president, Joseph W. Powell, general manager of the board, was elected presi dent and general manager of the corporation. He will be assisted by six trustees or vice presidents who were formerly officers of the board tause of his treatment of his wife," They are: J. W. Smull; W. J. Love, . j. rrcy, nariy xvmi uau, auuw Schlesinger and E. P. Farley. T. L. Clear, formerly treasurer of the Panama canal, was appointed treasurer. ' ' The board will now devote itself to a study of the Jones act, the chairman said, while maintaining supervisory authority over the ac tivities of the emergency fleet cor poration "in the capacity of a sort of marine interstate commerce com mission." "The purpose of the separation," Mr. Lasker explained, "was to give the shinning board an opportunity to function under the merchant marine act of 1920, the broad and con structive powers of which must be brought into being if we are to have an American merchant marine. The shipping board itself has powers over-America's overseas commerce much like those exercised by the Interstate Commerce commission over railroads." $5,509.50 Crane Dental Bill Is Put Up To Jury Chicago, Oct. 1. For 275 hours' dental work, $5,509.50. That's the bill Dr. Emit A. Schmuck of 25 East Washington street hopes to collect with the aid of a jury in the court of Judge Ho sea Wells from Herbert P. Crane. Dr. Schmuck testified in court that he had a complete system of ccst accounting which aided him in preparing his bills. Among the items listed under Mr. Crane's aecount were: Cement, $9; platinum, $500; gold, $40. Mr. Crane was recently divorced from the Costa Rican beauty, Elida Pisa Crane. Baby Shot and Kicked By Horse Still Survives Ontario, Oct. L Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Donnelly, who live in the Etiwanda section to the east of On tario, have decided that their 4-year-old son, Allen, has a charmed life, when the child's survival of a kick in the face by a horse marked his second escape from death by a hair's breadth within a week. He was, kicked full in the face by a horse today and only' the fact that the animal was unshod saved him from death in the opinion of Dr. A. L. Weber, who was tailed to attend him. No bones were broken, but the child's face is badly cut and swollen. Mrs. Dclmont Will Not Be Witness in Case of Arlwcklc Prosecutor Brady Declare lie Can Prove Case by Others; Defense Prepared to Im peach Her Testimony. San Francisco, Oct I. "Fatty" Arbuckle. now enjoying tbe pleas ures of domestic life in Los Angeles, probably will have to return to this city wctincsuay or inursujy ui coming week. At that time his manslaughter charge for the killing of Virginia Kappe will come up before Superior Judge Harold Louderhack and the case will be set for trial. District Attorney Matthew Prady jesterday alter a conterence an nounced that the information against Arbuckle would he filed by the dis trict attorney's office on Monday. Mrs. Delmont Dropped. On Monday also the manslaugh ter indictment comes uo in court. It will be continued. Arbuckle's presence in court for this ceremony has been waived. That Mrs. B. M. Delmont will no longer figure in any of the proceed ings against Arbuckle was implied yesterday when it became known that immediately after the prelimi nary hearing the district attorney's office had informed the St. Francis hotel that her bills would no longer be honored. The hotel promptly informed Mrs. Dclmont to this effect and she re moved her effects to another hotel in the early hours of the morning. Have' Other Witnesses. Brady stated that every point to which Mrs. Delmont had previously testified could as well be established by other witnesses. It is known that Defense Attorney Frank Domingucz had amassed a quantity of material on Mrs. Delmont's past career for use in impeaching her testimony. He was foiled of the chance of using it when the prosecution refused to call Mrs. Delmont to the stand. Despite the reduction of the charge, it is the prosecution's inten tion to go ahead along the original lines of attempted proof namely, that Virginia Rappe's death resulted from a felony or attempted felony committed by Arbuckle. The police court charge must come to trial within 60 days after the pre liminary. Only a. portion of this time allowance will be used. Formal Opening of New Reese Gem Shop Monday Formal opening of the new C. E. Reese jewelry store at Sixteenth and Harney streets, will be held Monday. The new store is located in the room formerly occupied by Albert Edholm. It has been remodeled and the latest designs in jewelry store fixtures have been installed. An entire new stock of merchandise has been placed in the store. H. W. Woodis, for five years with Albert Edholm, will be managerrof the new store and James O. Whitney will be secretary and 'treasurer. Mr. : Reese was in the jewelry business 10 years, prior to April, 1920, at which time he discontinued business until the present location was obtained. Permanent Labor Plan Is Considered ((llaii4 rm lt Dm) ucation on cycles will do its bet service. Congress will he tempted tn inflation measures. Hankers will need even more real courage at that point than during the discourage mmt of the drprclon. "The present surplus of goldi whose corrective international Sow, is checked for some years to come, oilers a peculiar temptation to a false ' Doom which would set us back in international trade and bring on a quick and deadly depression. "One seldom recognized, but im portant, aggravation to the over stocks during a slump lies in the 'goods on order' the impending in ventory. Bankers can help this sit uation by demanding an account of i unpenning inventory as tney wouia of contingent liabilities, thus bring ing the need of such records before the business man. Distribution of Labor. "The directing heads of corpora tion should scrutinize each of the ' projects put before them by their en- irinffrlni, .t-j(T TIlAn will finil 10 I S.,.w. . . . inj .., per cent (and a larger percentagi as the turn approaches), which can be completed as to investigation and planning, but postponed as to execu tion, with profit to the company and community gs well. "To effect a distribution of labor . more in accord with the need for it. and to gain first-hand information i as to employment conditions a fed eral co-ordination of state labor ex changes is essential. "Our present immigration law suits bus ness conditions excellently, but in times of more normal ac tivity it may not Congress should I set standards to be increased cr diminished by executive order to fit the cycle sector; just as public work is to be regulated." Unemployment Inevitable. On the question of unemployment and depression insurance the com mittee says: "Despite the best efforts of indus-1 trial managers and public authorities to reduce the amount of involuntary unemployment, it must be expected that many wage earners will from time to time and through no fault of their own, be thrown out of work. ! Thousands of these self respecting unemployed with savings exhausted and with the peculiar discouragement which comes from seeking work without being able to find it are likely to so suffer in morale and effi ciency as to add permanently to the already large burden of public and I private charity. With the coming ' of each period of 'industrial depres sion there is a growing demand for some just system of dealing with this question on a dignified basis." The advisory committee then cites interesting examples of unem ployment funds established by Amer ican trade unions and employers and suggests the desirability of unem ployment compensation and "depres sion insurance" to stimulate still wider interest in the mitigfiation of unemployment. Aero Cancellation Stamp Is Authorized for Omaha Washington, Oct. 1. (Special Telegram.) The senate has passed the bill authorizing a special can cellation stamp for the Omaha post office to advertise the International Aero congress to be held in Omaha, November 3-5. 15,000 Men in Kan.as Are . Idle. Labor Report Shows Kansas City, Kan., Oct. I. A re rort on unemployment condition, in k'iniii u as niait hv F. Kadtr. district rcpresentstive of the Depart- mem oi i-soor, aurr a comerrncr with the Kansas court of iuduitrU! relations. "It was agreed that the estimate I made of 15,000 unemployed in thr state September 1 wis correct," said Mr. Fader, 'But there have been some developments ol interest tately Wichita reported September I that it had no unemployed; a survey the middle of the mcnth, howrvei fthftu'.! that k a.v.il...a a! 1.11a ...a ...wi m p.,u VI IIIC IMtV Wil. developing. Among these wrre IS' ill acuta a&K nlnnt ' Ia ! .mA Indefinitely, and this will put 250 men pih or woric. , . In (1timL'ra rsmnftu iIiava I CAfl rine miners who have been idle fo a vear, Mr, Fader said. In the oil f.rlds of southeast Kannst, and in the field cJ Oklahoma and Arkansas, &t per rerl of the workers were report ed idle. Lorraine Car Company In Hand 'of Receiver! Richmond, Ind., Oct. I. The $,500,(oi) Lorraine Car. company went into voluntary bankruptcy here with the appointment of Walter But- lei ss receiver for the company, .A sudden drop m sales and high orti ruation eirnii are given it -the cause of the company's inability to meet its liabilities Lal year t be cor poration, which has been engaged io Assembling motor hearses, did bust nest ot approximately 91,000,000, , .ii. An armored motor ear, built by an American firm at a cost ol KS.000, has been supplied to the Chinese military governor of Manchuria. i FURNITURE-- It Is the policy of this store to offer to its customers high grade merchandise at the lowest possible price. This Hat will convince and will make It possible for you to buy some much neadod furni. ture bfefort your Fall house cleaning. Sale of Cedar Chests Of Genuine Tennessee Bed Cedar. 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Clothes bring more constant joy into a woman's life than almost anything else, she can buy. and in character, in manners, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity..; Women of ; discrimination have learned to ignore the vagaries of swiftly changing fashions and to choose those clothes which in the simplicity of good taste are best becoming. The prestige of our service is a matter of mutual concern between our patrons and ourselves. . V . : - Fashions That Are Comrades With: October Tailleurs Assume Importance Indian summer days of crisp air and bright sunshine are days for suits. Slender lines characterize the new fashions and are quite universally becoming. The costume , tail leurs favor silk veldyne, marvella and duvet de laine with tnmmings of beaver, mole and squirrel, from $98.50 to $195. Severely tailored suits are of heavy trico tines, Poiret twills and duvet de laine in navy, brown and black . for $59.50 and $69.50. 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Afternoon Dresses of Silk ' Canton crepes, crepe satins and Kittens Ear crepe are favored for afternoon wear and dinner dresses. Beaded and embroid ' . ered in a most likeable manner. ; Simple little models suitable for morning occasions and. street wear are particularly attractive. From $29.50 to $95. Becoming Dresses of W ool Navy tricotines and Poiret twills feature rich embroideries in self and contrasting shades,; and sashes add a distinctive note that is attractive, from $49.50 to $98.50. Delightful Suit Blouses The1 oyerblouse ' which is so, in favor con spires to make a dress effect when worn" with . a suit jacket Lustrous satins and- . Georgettes with beaded and embroidered . ' patterns assume a new blouse distinction. : . - Tailored blouses of-crepe de chine are in navy, black and white. .. vi v . and the school Miss will enjoy the dainty ; . white blouses with Peter Pan collars, made X to be worn with jumper dresses. The Thompson-Belden Fashion Service Is at Your Command I