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The Washington herald., 1920-09-18
Sentimental Ku Klux KLan Started
In Virginia with Rigid Rules for
Eligibility Old Order Its Model

petuating the principles upon which
the old ku kluN Klan was founded
originated. il is said, in the mind of
Col. William J. Simmons, professor
OF southern history at Lanier Uni
versity. Atlanta.
Take Oath on Mountain Top.
On October %. 1915. Col Simmon,
met with thirty-four of his friends
and, after ui.'".i nS his IiaCs th,y
signed petition for 4 charter. On
Thanksgiving night. 1915, the or
ganiEers assembled on top of Stone
Mountain. near AtlanI'. ,.1d here.
at midnight, under a blazing fery
glance to the Invisible Empire.
knights of the Ku kIux Khan"
Since the klan had among its or
ganizers three members of the ,rIg-
inal society, the new oEGauiza,!on
was granted in its charter ill til
legal rights and privileges ac-
corded the Khan of reconstruction
days. The charter was issued by
the State Of Georgia December =
1915, and a special charter was
granted by the Superior Court Of
Fulton County July l. 1916.
tflis OF Aims.
While. conditions today are not
the same as they were when the
original Khan was organized. Col.
simmons holds that the need for
an organization of this character is
just s pressing now as it ever was
Its purpose is to inculCate the sa-
cred principles and noble ideals I
Chivalry, the development Of char
acter, the protection of the nome
and the chastity of womanhood. the
eXemplifiCation Of pure patriotism.
the preservation of American ideals.
ana tho maintenance of white -u-
premaCy.' says a statement issued
by Col Simmons.
Only native born white American
citizens who believe in the tenets OF
the Christian religion and owe 10
allegiance Of any degree or nature
to any foreign government. political
organization. sect. people or per-
sons. are eligible for membership.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18
NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New York. Sept. 17.-Butter:
Market irregular demand. Cream
cry extras (salted and unsalted). .
5Siaa62c. Firsts. 5712 a6Oc. Higher
than extras, 591@a63c. State dairy
tubs. 45a5Sc
Cheese: Market firm. State whole
milk specials. 29a2912c. Fancy, 27a
2Sc. Lower grades, 20a254c. wis
consin-WEole milk. fancy Young
Americas. 2S12a2sl4c. State
Skins. specials, 16i2ai712c. Choice,
lSal6c. Fair to good, 12a14l.c.
Lower grades, 5a10c. .
Eggs = Market firm. Nearby
white, fancy, SfaS2c. Brown, 6Sa
73c. Extra, 62a63c. Firsts, 55a57e.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18
Bewildering Mass of Papers
Greets Commissioner
Hendrick..,
GARGES GIVES HIM AID
Municipal Building Board
Room Packed as Oath
Is Taken.

District Commissioner J. Thilman
Heudrick, sworn into office yester-
day morning, later in the day delved
into the numerous duties attendant
upon his office.
Commissioner Hendrick lost no
time in preparing to familiarize
himself with details and becoming
personally acquainted with the va
rlous department heads of the Dis
trict government
Early in the afternoon he was in
his off1ce, the one used by former
Commissioner W. Gwynn Gardiner.
comforting with Daniel E. GarEes,
secretary OF the board Of Commits
sioners. and disposing of Official
communications.
Commissioner Hendrick held an
informal meeting with Engineer
Commissioner Charles w. Kutz dur
ing the afternoon. It was decided
that Col. hutz, as the senior mem
Der Of the board, should act as
president of the board of Commits
sioners until the arrival of Mabel
T. BOardman.
Attacks Pile of Papers.
rs this one days accumulation.
or two. or three" asked Commits
sioner Hendrick, as Secretary
Garges proffered one document after
another to be oficiaIIy rubber
stamped.
Why. sopetimes. this represents
only part Of a days papers, Garges
replied. Z ~,
He looked interestedty a t the pile
OF typed documents and fell to work
! again.
One Of the Commissioners first
visitors was John Fitzgerald. a
caddied for the Commissioner A
number of times. John personally
congratulated the Commissioner and
asked him to have him removed
from probation
It. seems that the boy was ar
rested May :. in company with
! others, and was alleged to have
stolen an automobile lamp. The
matter will be taken up with the
/ probation officer.
Many Witness Ceremony,
Commissioner Hendrick took the
oath of office as District Commits
SIoner and member of the Public
room Of the District Building. The
room was filled to capacity with
, friends and relatives Of the new
. Commissioner and municipal heads
and employees.
Secretary Garges administered the
! oath Of Commissioner and Morgan
H. Beach, clerk of the District Su-
preme Court. the oath of Public
Utilities Commissioner.
THE board room table was laden
With floral offerings from friends.
Former Commissioners W. Gwynn
Gardiner and Henry B. F. Macfar-
I land were present. Col Kutz pre-
sided
Following the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Hendrick shook hands with all
who attended. Later they were
the guests. of Mr.. and Mrs. Karl W.
Corby at luncheon at the Shoreham
Hotel Other guests were:
Mrs. David s Hendrick, mother Of
the new Commissioner, who saw
her son take office: Mrs L. w. Nc
Clellan. Mrs. R T. MCKenna, Mr..
and Mrs. Sypert W. Hendrick, Mr..
and Mrs. (. H. Droop, and Mr.. and
Mrs. John w sChiIdress.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18
Sues for Baek Rent

Mabel y. Carnshan and J Worth
Csrnshsn, described as tenants OF
the premises al 556 c street north
west were sued yesterday in the
District Supreme Court BY John
Mullen, their landlord. 70 recover
$500 back rent. Mullen claims the
Canadians leased the place from
him on February 3 At q monthly
rental OF 5000 and that he has re-
ceived no rent for four months.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18
BALTIMORE PRODUCE.

Baltimore. Sept. II. Potatoes.
white. western Maryland and Penn
sylvania. No. l. per 100 pounds,
l.75a2.OO; eastern shore, Maryland
and Virginia, No. l. 1.75a2OO; ma
tive and nearby, No. l. 1.75a2.OO;
all sections. No. ,. 1.OOa1.25: No. 8.
50a75. Sweets. eastern shore, Mary
land and Virginia. Nc. l. per bar
rel. 3.5Oa4.OO; native and nearby.
4.00a4.75; No. ?, 1.75a2.OO: No. g.
1.25aI5O. Yams. all sections. No. |.
per barrel, 3.OOa3.5O No. ,, lisa
200; No. 8, 1.R5a1.5O.-
Beans. green, per busheI. 1.5Oa
1-75: stringiess, 2.00a225: Iimas, 90
a2.25; hulled. per fb.. -14aI5. Cab
bage. per 100, 3.OOa4.O0. Caulifiower,
per bbl.. S.0Oa10.OO Celery. washed
per bunch. 4Oa75: rough. per crate.
3.50a450. Carrots. per 100 punches.
3.OOa4.OO.
Corn. per -doz.. 10a25. Cucumbers
per basket. 4Oa5O. Elephants, per
basket, 3Oa4O. Lettuce. per bushel
basket. 75al.O0. Onions. western
Maryland and Pennsylvania. yellow.
per 100 lbs, 2.0Oa2.25: eastern shore
Maryland and Virginia. bulk. per
100 lbs. 1.5Oa2 90. Peppers, per bas-
ket 4Oa6O. Squash, per basket. 35a
so Tomatoes. per busheI, 4Oa5O.
Apples. large. smooth. No, |. per
bbl-. 2.00a2.50; ordinary mixed, No.
,, 1.25al.50; common windfalIs, No.
l. per bu.. 75a1.O0: No. >. 25a5O:
Maryland and Pennsylvania. packed,
No. I. d.h. bbl.. 3.50a5 90; native, in
bulk. per 100 lbs. 5Oa1OO. Damsons,
per ID. 6a6I9: grapes. common, per
+-S basket. SALES: COncords, small
basket, 25a27; N'agaras. 25a27:
Delaware. 25a27.
teaches. per basket, 75a1.25: per
crate. 1.50a2 so. Pears. Bartletts.
per bu. basket. 75a1 20: SickIes, 100
a2.00; common varieties, 5Oa7O:
New York Bartletts and sfckIes,
per bbl.. 7.5OaS.5O; No. ?. 4.5Oa6. 90.
Plums. New York, per 6-Ib. basket.
35a4O.
Watermelons. Anne Arundel Sc
lects, per 100. 3O.0Oa4OO0; all sec
tions, primes. 12OOa18.OO; cuIIs. 500
assoc.
Flour - Winter patent, s11.5Oa
1900; winter straight. S1O.5Oa11 90:
spring patent. $13.OOa13.5O: spring
straight, Sl2.OOal2-5O hard winter
patent. $12.50a13.OO: hard winter
straight. s11.5Oa12.OO; city mills.
9S-lb. sacks, winter patent, $1,000:
city mills, 9s-lb. sacks. winter
straight. $12.75; city mills. 9S-Ib.
sacks. blended patent. S1S.75; city
mills. 9S-lb. sacks. spring patent.
s1S.75; rye flour. pure to blended.
S9.50al0.50: CornmeaI. per 1901
pounds. s425a45O.
IN. B.-The above quotations on
-four are j0bbing prices.)
Wheat-Receipts for today. 135.O77
bus; shipments from elevators. S., 900
bus; stock in elevators. f,eO7,S6S
bus; No. l red. spot. s2.67: No. .. |
red, spot. s2.66E: No. 2 red. gar
icky, spot, S2.5414: October. S2.62:i
September. s2.54a2.551G.
Corn-Receipts for today, 3.51II
BUS; shipments from elevators. 2122 !
ous; stock in elevators. 449.95O bus:
rack yellow corn, No. or better, |
'or domestic delivery, s1.55. Cob
;orn not quoted.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18
Would-be Lyneber Fined.

Lynchburg, Va, Sept. l7.-En the
Corporation Court here yesterday
o. H. Morris and Aubrey Foster. who
were arrested out Of a mob Of about
300 men who attempted to lynch
Robert Williams. a negro. who has
subsequently been convicted OF as
ssUlting woman. were found
guilty and fined $50. The case came
up upon appeal from the Police
Court where they were hned SIS
each and given 10 days in Jail
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18
New Building for Braddock Hts.

Frederick Nd Sept. l7.-Resi-
dents of Braddock Heights. the
county summer resort. have decided
to construct a building containing
reading and, writing rooms. rest
room, and general information
bureau for the. accommodation OF
visitors. The move was launched
by the Braddock Heights Community
center. of which Harry c. Davis. of
is the chairman.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18
Robust at 73, Noted Sports
man Spurns Advice Of
Doubling Physician.
CHALLENGED FOR TEST
Declares Exercise Is Inju-
rious to Heart and Saps
Vitality.
A medical crank -
a crazy athlete"


a crazy athlete"
with some such interchange Of
compliments, Sir James Camille. a
famous London physician. and Sir
Claude Champion de Crespigny. a
sportsman Of ancient lineage, are
trying to decide for the benefit Of
the public whether athletics are in
furious TO health.
The dispute started when Sir
James Camille publicly condemned
sea bathing. particularly before
breakfast. as injurious to the heart
and the general health
Sir Claude, who revels in sea
bathing at his present age Of 10,
ridiculed the famous physicians die
tun. and publicly challenged him TO
a series Of contests, including 40
mile walk. a long swim. a sculling
race and three two-minute rounds
Of boxing.
Declines Challenge.
Sir James. who at SO is four years
the aged sportsman's Junior, de-
clined to take up the challenge.
Let him come and try my job for
day and see how he likes IL, was
his reply. 7 rise at 4:30 a. m. and
have done so for years. I usually
write till o'clock. when l break
fast. From then on till 3 ! am
busy with patients. Five nights a
week I lecture from till 3 p. m.
In addition. I am surgeon OF two
hospitals"
Sir Claude. who is renowned
throughout Britain as a soldier, war
correspondent. author, balloonist,
boxer and long-distance swimmer,
replies that he has no use for doc
tors and couldn't do their work any
how. though he claims that he
would be quite equal to the physical
strain.
People begin to take extravagant
care Of themselves too early in life,
he says. "On reaching so they think
they must stop taking much exer-
else. because it might affect their
heart Coddling themselves in this
way, they make senilIty come twice
as quickly as it would if they for
got they were supposed to be grow
ing old.
Hard Work Does II.
7 have no system for keeping ft
except constant hard exercise. re-
Sardless Of age. I'm not particular
about regular hours Of sleep. l sd
init I don't smoke because I don't
Ike tobacco; but emphatically I am
OF a total abstainer. I always drink
pint Of port wine at night, and
sometimes drink more than a pint
I am very fond Of vintage port.
My weight is 142 pounds and has
remained stable since the seventies.
when I returned from India. I still
dive from a height Of thirty feet
and I regard sea bathing as one Of
the finest exercises in the world. no
matter what Sir James Camille may
say
I never see any doctors. It's a
good thing. I suppose, that every
one does not hold my opinions. or
else all the doctors would be in the
workhouse."
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18
Aged Minister Dies.

ParkersburE. ". Va. Sept IL
The Rev Samuel E Jones. one Of
the best known ministers OF the
West Virginia. Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal ChUrch. died
yesterday at his home. 1920 Twen-
tielh street. aged so. He was a ua-
tive Of Ohio. Surviving are one son
and three daughters.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18
Especial TO Washington ueraIdD

Winchester, Va. Sept. Icon
frming reports current for several
weeks announcement was made to-
day that a branch of the Ku klux
1t is to perpetuate the sentiment
of the oil So ety
The knights of the Ku KluI
klan," said to be patterned after
the order that routed the sCalaway
and carpetoagger from the South
during reconstruction days, was
formed in Atlanta IL 1919, 1T has
become known. The idea of per-
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18
Aged Winchester Man Buried.
Special to Washington HcraIdD

Winchester. Va. Sept lT.-John
". Bailey, - years old, a wealthy
Frederick County farmer and land
owner, was buried yesterday Sur
viving are a widow. formerly Miss
Elizabeth NJ Swartz; four daugh-
ters, Mrs c. V. Davis and Mrs. Mar
tin L Fries, Washington; Mrs. ].
z Adams. Greenspring. Va. and
Mrs O. G. Shanholtz, Springfield,
Ohio; two brothers and one sister.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18
CHICAGO LIVESTOCK.

Chicago. Sept 17.-Hogs-MostIy
IS cents higher than yesterdays
average Average cost THURSDAY
slS55- Weight 257.
Csttle-Choice beef cattle steady,
others dragsy. Gamers and cut
tsrs and choice she stock steady.
In between slow. Calves steady.
Stockers and feeders IS cents lower.
Best bologna bulls steady, others
slow to lower
Sheep-Lambs slow, steady. Spots
lover. Top natives, s14 No good
Westerns here. One-string Mon
tanas mostly feeders. 1875. Sheep
slow to lower. Feeders steady.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18
killd in Fall From Freight.

Cumberland, Md, Sept 17.-Wi-
liam Jameson. who served in France
as sergeant in Company B, 3Isth
Infantry, was killed under a car in
the Connellsville yards yesterday
while dropping cars when he lost
his balance and fell between two
cars. He had been employed as
brakeman on the Baltimore & Ohio
for nine years.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18
Soldier Takes Own Life.

Petersburg. Vas Sept. l7.-Press-
ing service rife to his right
temple Joseph s. Boyd. of Mints
Springs. Va. II years old. a private
in Company !, Sixty-seeond Infantry.
committed suicide while sitting on
his cot in the company barracks
No cause could be assigned for the
action
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18
Baker to Speak in Home Town.

Martinsburg, w. Va. Sept. IL
Announcement was made by local
Democratic leaders that Secretary
of War Baker would visit Martins
burg September 25 and deliver a
public address on tho league of ma
tions. Secretary Baker is a native
of this city.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18
Mosquito Bite Causes Death.

Delmar. Del, Sept. 17.-Mrs.
Martha Taylor, wife of Columbus
Taylor of Blades, is dead at the age
Of so, as the result of a mosquito
bite she received three weeks ago
which became infected.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18
ASPIRIN
Name "Bayer" on Genuine

"Bayer Tablets Of Aspirin" is
genuine Aspiria proved safe by mil
lions and prescribed by physicians
for over twenty years. Accept only
an unbroken "Bayer package" which
contains proper directions to relieve
Headaehe. Toothache, Earache. Neu-
ralgia- Rheumatism, Colds and Pain.
Handy tin boxes OF IL tablets cost
few cents Druggists also sell Iarc-
er "Bayer packages" Aspirin. is
trade mark Bayer Manufacture Mon
oaceticacidester of Salicylicacid-
ADV.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18
Wants Cop at $50 a Month.

Frostburg, Md, Sept. 1.-THE
Town Council Of Meyersdale. Pa.
has advertised for a policeman. the
wages to be $3.50 a month
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18

1I1 II y II " " T |V-Ns
Atlanta, Sept. l7.-Tom watson,
once a candidate for President on
the Populist ticket, in all probabil-
tty will represent Georgia in the
United States Senate. Watson was
nominated by the Democrats in the
recent primary defeating Senator
Hoke Smith and Gov. Dorsey.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18

533 pairs trousers in
all-wool blue. gray.
green and brown
fannels. Formerly
$1,000.
The Washington herald., 1920-09-18

6I3 pairs trousers
that formerly sold a s
high as SS.55. Now
offered for only
The evening world., 1920-11-30
UNCOMMON SENSE
BY John Blake
Copyright. by Blake
DON'T MISTAKE INDECENCY FOR ART

More people go the movies than to the schools.
More people the theatres than to the churches This
may not be right but a fact. The and the the
aires really forming the taste of the American people
children sing song hits from the musical comedies
than they do from the family songbook And this does
harm their morals for of the song hits contain highly
altruistic sentiments.
But in both movie and spoken theatric productions
there has been of late tendency to import from Europe
the sort of plays and to write equally vicious mita
tOns of them here in America.
To make matters worse these productions paraded\
art and people who ought know better throng
them and discuss them reverenty if they works
of lofty genius
hghbrow plays and their movie echoes merely unds
gused ndecency.
The worst vices of Europe dramatzed and offered
to American audiences 5 dramas of real life
When such plays succeed they do because of the APP
peal of ndecency and for other reason. few years
ago such plays would have called the police To-day
they bring out increasingly large audiences and made
subject of learned discussion by and whose
education has somehow other gone awry.
There is much reason for police interference in the
theatre to-day there when of the plays in which
Miss Olga Nethersoe took part forbidden. There
for their suppression than there for that of
a Shaw play which meant to show the utiy and trag
edy of vice
Yet they still flourish and bring rich rewards to the
producers
There comforting thing about the whole business
That is that the plays which draw the biggest
crowds the clean plays-whiCh written merely
sruc entertain, and which picture wholesome charsc
living the wholesome existence that makes the
best of all the countries in the world.
The evening world., 1920-11-30
lu.,mHn OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
NEW DIPLOMACY WORKING.

EUROPEAN correspondents of American news
Z papers are in general agreement that England
and France will not take active steps to prevent the
return of Constantine to Greece or to interfere with
the result of the plebScite next Sunday.
One reason for this is Italy's common-SenSe re-
flrsal to have anything to do with such course,
Another reason il is fair to assume, is the strength
of the movement for the ''new diplomacy and for
"sslf-determination OF small nations" The more
liberal elements of the press and Of public opinion
all over the world have spoken in no uncertain
terms.
third factor is the virility displayed in the ses-
sions of the League of Nations Council and Assem-
bly, Chambers.
II was perfectly natural that the old-style diplo-
mats should run true to form and buster and shake
the sword It is reaSsuring that the threat dies out
Ike the echoes of thunder.
The British and French Foreign Offices are saw
ing their faces by threatening revision Of the Turk
isf Peace Treaty, but the League Of Nations may
have something to say in regard TO revision which
is unfair to self-determinng Greece.
RI The rest Of the world may have small respect for
the intelligence Of Greece, which prefers a Com
santine to Venizelos, but it seems to have an in
ereasing respect for the right Of Greece to be
foolish, provided the fooshneSs does not inure the
neighbors.
The evening world., 1920-11-30
To The Ontcr nnrkne.s.

IT, the Editor Of The Evening World: =
DR.. Bowlby, Secretary of the lords
Day Alliance, says that to be loyal
Americans" we must obey the forth,
coming blue laws suppressing all
forms OF recreation throughout the
country 'on the Sabbath. | wonder
how much longer loyal Americans are
going to submit to the dictation OF
ranAticsl cranks afflicted with a
mania for interfering with the rights
and liberties OF others.
There Is no doubt whatever but
that we will soon be spending sun
days twiddling our thumbs, for with
the Anti Saloon League to blaze the
way with a course of instruction in
the coercion Of spiDeless representa-
tives, and with these same representa-
tives already worried over the prog
ress OF the movement, as stated in
another news article, It will be an
easy matter for DIR. Bowlby and his
associates, by adopting AntiSaloon
League methods, to succeed in their
cndeavor to add another pernlcious
amendment to the Constitution.
But AZ a native born American and
war veteran. l still have faith that,
with the i1,00O,00 loyal American
voters in the late election to set the
example. the country viii soon re-
The evening world., 1920-11-30

mittee Of five confirmed dyspeptcs who have for
gotten that food exists.
Another danger impendS from such a course: 1t
has been asserted that Miss Robertson won because
Of the oocupational appeal Of her business in Okla
homa. She "fed the bruteSNand the brutes voted
for her
With Miss Robertson in charge Of the Congress
Sional Kitchen, would there not be danger that she
might undermine the Constitution and the preroga-
tives Of seniority with fried chicken, corn pone and
apple pie'
# Congress '1etS Alice do it, is she not likely ia
erect a "kitdlen oligarchy' or a Cafeteria caba"
that will put to shame the feeble efforts Of the late
Car Reed and the sprghily though dethroned
"Uncle joe?
VIII she not iced the brules' and SO bend them
TO her will
The evening world., 1920-11-30
LET ALICE DO IT."

+ A LICE ROBERTSON of Oklahoma has been
"A elected TO Congress.
! Alice Robertson was elected while she was pro
pretTess of cafeteria in her home town.
Now, be it known, for years the House of Repre-
sentatives has had difficulty in arranging satisfac-
tory food and service at reasonable prices in the
House dining-roomS. In fact, homespun Solons
have been known to arise on the floor OF the House
and suggest that there must be profteering some
where, that the cost of portion of succotash was
far greater than the farmer received for his com
and beans
Such suggestions were made even before prof
teer' became word second only in popularity to
the first personal pronoun.
Now the suggestion Is, "Let Alice do IT," meaning
that the Representatives favor Miss Robertson as
COMMITTEES Of One on the Congressional COM
misSary,
But wouldn't this be revolutionary II would
Be more In accord with precedent to install a CON-
The evening world., 1920-11-30
NOT ALL "CAPITALISTIC."

A CORRESPONDENT takes The Evening
"a World to task because an editorial note APP
pended to recent letter "deprecates the fruits of
Bolshevsm as applied"
Because of this the critic concludes that The Eve
ming World is alphabetically inclined"
"otherwise why take the word Of few
people who are paid to write articles by
the Associated Press"
II must be admitted that many Of the early re-
ports of Russian affairs were hopelessy false and
misinfomative Many were cabled merely as
r,mors. The Associated Press, whatever its faults,
was by no means the worst offender in the case
Most of the early news of Russia was prop9-
ganda, for or'againSt. There was good reason for
American readerssto diStruSt much of the news COM
ing out of Russia There still is for that matter.
But it is fortunate that America need no longer
depend on the alphabetically inclined" reports from
Russia. Spokesman and investigators of the radi-
cal groups of England, France and Italy have gone
to Russia and returned With reports for their coun-
trymen.
Bertrand Russel and H. G. Wells have made such
reports. Neither can be said to have captaistic
leanings Both have agreed substantially with
many of the more moderate and judciouS writers
of opposite bias.
French and Italian Socialists returned similarly
diSiIlusioned. The result has been the creation of
a weil-founded European antpathy to the spread of
Bolshevism.
The time has passed when well-infomed Ameri-
can advocates of or apologists for Bolshevsm may
dispute "captalistic propaganda on the ground that
Il is call lie"