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Confederate Museum

Twelfth. and Clay Streets,
Open Daily 0 A. 81. TO 2 p. NJ.
Admission, 26c.
The New York herald., 1921-08-31

the strike was called were TO be re-
ported 10 the company and would be
discharged. and that a number OF em-
ployees were so discharged. The charges
upon which they were discharged. II
was represented. were brought before
Hedley by Mangin, who lis supposed TO
work on trains but never does" II be-
ing explained that Mangin ''is always
at 1G5 Broadway" In connection with
the foregoing alleged orders il was
stated that the rules of the company
provide that new employee must Join
the brotherhood within thirty days or
be discharged.
Hirsnficld's informant is said 10 have
stated that Connolly gave orders to dele
gates to keep out Of reach of the Dis
trict Attorneys office. which was investi-
eating, and that many delegates were
sent out of town In order to be out OF
reach Of surnonses. Each delegate re-
ceived IS day while the strike was on.
it was stated.
II was stated also that an effort was
made to get the company to pay the
members of the prolnerhood for the two
days they were out of work during the
strike. but that QuacRenbush told them
The New York herald., 1921-08-31
BOOKS FULLY AUDITED,
SAYS KU KLUX GOBLIN
Denies No Record Is Kept of
$40 Entrance Fee.

Special Despatch TO TIE NEW YoRK HERALD
CHICAGO, Aug. 30.-'I have abso-
lutely no personal feeling in the matter
OF investigating the Ku Klux Klen.
said John ". Clinnin. acting United
States attorney to-day. following an
nouncement that protests to his office
against the organization here would be
followed by a Federal inquiry.
I'VE welcome investigation. cspec-
Ally formal investigation" said the
Grand Goblin OF the Great Lakes do
main, organizer for the Invisible EN-
pire knights OF the Ku Klux Klan in
Illinois. Michigan. Wisconsin. Ohio. In
diana. Kentucky and West Virginia. He
said he preferred not to have his name
published. Col Clinnln said:
Following the meeting for initiation.
which was supposed to have taken place
near Chicago early this month, several
protests against permitting the organiza-
tion to go forward in this district were
received in this office. The nature of the
protests was. for one thing, tnat the
Ku KJux Klan collects $40 from each
member. also an amount OF money for
regalia, for which no accounting is
made: for another. IL was stated that
the organization Is in violation of United
States laws The protests say the Ku
Klux Klan unlawfully discrimlnated
against color, race and creed"
"As TO the charge that the Klan
collects money and makes no account
Ing" said the Grand Goblin, that is
untrue. There Is a SO initiation fee,
q charge of $3.50 for regalia and annual
dues amounting to about So. The fees
except the annual dues, go to the head
quarters Of the Klan In Atlanta, where
Col William Joseph Simmons, Imperial
Wizard OF the order. has his Office. The
books are audited every year by a firm
OF certified public Accountants and that
audit Is published. 1 am Eoing to
Atlanta tonight and any investigation
that may be Instituted by Federal
authorities here will be welcomed by
Col. Simmons"
The New York herald., 1921-08-31
SAILS FOR SUNKEN
$4,OOO,OOO CARGO
Trawler Seeks Hull Of Ward
Liner Off the Virginia
Capes.

Fifty-fve miles off the Virginia Capes.
lying in 200 feet of water. on a hard
sandy bottom are twenty-five tons Of
silver bars, six kegs OF gold coin, $780,
900 in gold bars 4,700 tons of copper,
and jewels worth $1,000. .0eO--treasure
with a total value of about $4,000, 00O.
larger than any Capt. Kidd ever buried
or captured with the cutlass and the
plank.
At 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon the
dingy little steam trawler Ripple backed
out from Pier 3, Hudson River. pushed
her nose down stream. and headed for
the CaDes III the horseshoe which was
the last bit OF cargo she took aboard to
be hung in the pilot house stands UP to
It's traditions the Ripple will come back,
still a dingy trawler. but 4 treasure ship
as well.
Capt. Kidd would have turned away
In disgust had he seen the Ripple cast
ing off yesterday. Her skipper, Capt.
Carmichael. took the bridge in a dark
business suit and straw hat. His black
mustache-and right there the piratical
comparison falls fat-was clipped like
those of 100000 men on Broadway The
Ripples deck was crowded with sal
vaging apparatus, but tnere wasn't a
cutlass in sight II was all as much a
River Day Line.
Aboard the Ripple sailed l.. " Mac
Knight president of the II. L. Gotham
Corporation OF Is Park Row. the COM
pany which has undertaken the Ripple's
voyage as a matter OF fact business
proposition. The crew and the company
don't regard the trip as an adventure.
It's a wrecklng Job--more profitable
than most II successful. that's all.
The treasure is in the sunken cargo
Of the Ward line steamship Merida.
which went down or Cape Charles ten
years ago last May. She was bound
from Havana to New York, and one
pitch black night. with thick fog roll
ing in, she was smashed amidships by
the Admiral Farragut of the American
Mail Steamship line. The Merida was
found to have q hole in her side big
enough for tuEboat to enter. The Ad-
miral Farragut saved her crew and
pa ssengers, but the Merida thrust up
her bow and sank with her Sf.000,000
cargo in thirty-five fathoms of water.
One other attempt has been made to
salvage the Merlda's cargo. but 1t was
abandoned after long spell OF dirty
weather which made wreckinS a difficult
matter.
The Gotham Corporation believes II
had taken every precaution TO make the
voyage of the Ripple less of treas sure
hunt than a busin ass undertaking. 1t
has engaged as wrecking master a ships
officer who was chief mate of the Merida
when she went down, Capt. George W.
Nordstrom, who knows the exact loca-
tlon of the lost liner. The chief diver
will he Frank Criiley. who was chief
The New York herald., 1921-08-31
LET COURTS, NOT KLAN,
JUDGE, SAY LAWYERS

Special Despatch 10 TIE NEw York HERALD.
CINCINNATI. Aug. 30.--"There are too
many delays In the trial OF criminal
cases In the United States" says Hamp-
ton l. Carson OF Philadelphia, acting
president OF the American Bar Associa-
tion, who u in Cincinnati for the an
nuai convention of the American Bar
Association.
Mr.. Carson. author Of the first Ameri-
can text book on Criminal Conspira-
cies." a work which was used In the
anarchists trials In Chicago and In
many other famous cases. declared that
the courts and not the Ku Klux or any
other group OF people should enforce the
law. He said:
Society Ia now In a state OF agite tion,
and a firm administration OF the law
IL needed 10 meet conditions Of criminal
violence. But a judge must give every
man fair chance. There must be or
derly procedure a hasty trial on the
part of a mob Is a lapse toward bar
bariTn. Efforts on the part Of Ku Klux
or other organizations to enforce law
only means more excitement. more vio-
ience. and erch efforts have no place
in the administration OF justice In the
United States N
The New York herald., 1921-08-31
KLAN CHIEF CLAIMS
HOLD In SS STATES
Organization of Ku Klux Is
gnreading Rapidly, Says
Wizard Simmons.
GUARDED ON FINANCES
Asserts That Committee of
Prominent Citizens Receive
Yearly Report.

Col. William j. Simmons, grand
imperial wizard of the Ku Klux
klan, was asked yesterday by THE
New York HERALD If the statement
published here that the Klan had
100000 members-400,0 900 north of
the Mason-Dixon line-was true.
He also was asked if the report
was true that $40 year was coll
lected from each member without
an accounting. This also was pub
lished here.
The answer of the grand i'm
perial wizard follows:
epecicI Despatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
ATLANTA, Aug. 30-I have never an
nounced the exact membership of the
knights of the Ku klux klan In America
and see no reason to do so at this time.
1t is a matter in which only the member
ship of the organization is concerned
and the membership itself Is kept con-
stantly posted as to the progress and
growth of the organization.
The spread of the organization as to
numerical strength since the first OF
this year has been twice as great in the
the same period Of time. and to-day the
total strength of the organization is about
equally divided as regards numerical
strength North and South of the Mason
Dixon line and at the present rate of
growth. which is approximately around
1000 members week, 1t will not be
long before the membership will be
considerably larger in the North and
West than 1t is in the South
In the working forces of the organi-
Eation We recognize no section of the
country and the heads of departme nts
located in Atlanta and In other parts
of tho country are 80 per cent. citizens
OF the North as against approximately
20 per cent. citizens of the South. 1t
is also an interesting fact that possibly
10 to 80 per cent. of the men who are
heads Of the local organizations OF the
Klan in the South are Northern or East
ern men.
In no organization of which 1 have
any knowledge is there less considera
ton given either as TO membership or
working forces as regards where the
party may have been born or has lived
except the requirement that he be 100
per cent. American according to our
standard and born somewhere in this
country.
1--WE now have an active organization
OF Statewide character In thirty-etght
States In America and we are rapidly
perfecting an organization in the othar
States of our glorious country.
The funds of the organization go into
one general treasury and are paid out
by duly approved orders on the imperial
treasurer or check being countersigned by
myself as imperial wizard. Complete and
absolutely accurate accounting Is made
once each year to the supreme committe
of the organization. composed of sixteen
men of high standing in the nation. one
OF them being from Chicago. one from
New York. one from New Jersey and the
rest scattered through the South and
West. Among the men who compose
this committee 1t may be interesting to
note is one prominent lawyer, one
preacher. one Sheriff of large Amer
ican city, one Chief OF Police OF a large
American city and other men OF equal
standing. WILLIAM j. SIMMONS.
The New York herald., 1921-08-31
I.R.T. RECEIYERSHIP
Is UP MORROW
Continued from First Page.

employment with the company Is that
the employee must join the brotherhood
within thirty days or otherwise he Is TO
be discharged.
"Fcurth-That the strike was the re-
suit of collusion between the officials
and the Brotherhood for the purpose OF
laying the ground for an appeal to the
Public Service Commission for an In
creased fare"
The strike, which Hirshfield says was
10 have lasted ten days. was called off
at the end OF two days and the Increased
fare plan abandoned. he contended. be-
cause of the charge Of collusion made BY
the IIylan administration al that time
According 10 the text OF the statement
said 10 have been made by the |. r.. T.
union delegate. the delegate learned OF the
alleged collusion from Michael J. Mangin.
executive secretary of the brotherhood.
when Mangln was the delegates guest
1T house party. HlrshneId quoted the
delegate as follows:
Il asked him. Look here. you are in
my house as Il guest. DO you mean 10
say this strike would be pulled of against
the company's orders? He says: 4 am
willing 10 admit it was by mutual con-
sent between the company. Hedley
frank Hedley, president OF the Inter
borough ana Quackenbush ~. L.
Quackenbush, general counsel Tor the
Interboroughl and US [P. J. Connolly
head OF the /, otherhood and Mansanl !,
10 last for a week to ten days. Connolly
called the strike by telephone, over the
company's telephone.
The message Is said to have been sent
by telephone from the greensboro Build>
ing. in Forty-second street. between
Third and Lexington avenues.
The text given out by Hirshfeld
continues that the strike was called
with the understanding that President
IIadley was willing to offer 10 or 10
per cent. increase in wages, but the en-
rloyees ware TO ask for 80 per cent.
with the idea that the Public Service
Commission would interccde in behalf
Of the employees.
Hirshfeld's informant then is quoted
as follows:
"As soon as the Hears. papars and May
or Hylan came out with the charge OF
collusion between the brotherhood ana
the company they got scared and sent
up to the Public Service Commission
and Nixon Chairman Of the conmis-
SIGN a that time) and went downtown
and called the delegates together and we
said we would come down to 25 per cent,
but wanted Commissioner Nixon to ar
bitrate, and Commissienr Nixon said
he was willing IL the company wanted
aim to arbitrate."
The brotherhood was doing what
the company wanted them to do?"
Yes, but tina company wanted the
Public Service Commission to arbitrate
because they could use Nixon after
ward. and he did sign a paper saying
he would and | have Photographic
copy Of il home"
The informant then Is quoted as say
ing that Connolly gave orders that any
employees undertaking 70 work after
The New York herald., 1921-08-31
NO ACTION ON FARES
UNiIL CONSOLIDATION
Commissioner Hardness Out
lines Traction Plans.

Special Desratch 10 THE NEw YORK HERALD.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 30.-No action on
the question Of Increased fares on the
New York transit lines can be taken
until a consolidation or the transit sys-
tenn has been effected. according to
Leroy L. Hardness, New Yorl: Transit
Commissioner. who addressed the amer
lean Bar Association here to-day on
Transit Tendencies IN New YORK City"
For n solution CT New York's transit
difficulties Mr.. Hardness advocated a
unified system of all lines-subway, Gle
waited and surface roads municipal own
ership, and a financial arrangement
which would guarantee a continuous re-
volving fund for the construction and
equipment of new lines. but he did not
indicate by what plan the commission
contempiates achieving such results.
He said. however. that advantages
might be expected to flow from the
adoption OF such q comprehensive p'an
as that outlined by Gov. Miller last
winter. when the transit legislation was
under consideration in Albany.
The New York herald., 1921-08-31
MILLER RULES TRIPLE
EXECUTION TOMORROW
Clenency Refused Two NeW
York City SIayers.

Specinl Despatch 10 TIE New YoRK HERALD.
New York Hernld Bureau,
Albany, Aug. 30.
Gov. Miller will not interfere with the
electrocution Thursday night in Sing
Sing OF Harry Van Reed, Edward ]. Nc
Nally and Angelo Gierdane. He said
n careful examination had convinced
him there was no ground for executive
clemency.
Van Reed killed Max Rabinowitz, a
tailor. of 233 East Thirty-fourth street.
whose shop he entered to steal Liberty
bonds. 1t was argued before the Gov
ernor that misfortune had caused the
act.
McNally and three others killed WAL
ter Jaskowski in Richmond county last
October. while on an expedition OF rob-
berry.
Glordane shot to death Giuseppe ver-
raczano in Broome street restaurant
In 1916.
The New York herald., 1921-08-31
AT II HE BUILDS HOUSE
JUST FOR EXERCISE
Brooklynite Says Most Old
Men Do Not Work Enough.

Frank b. Johnson of 1149 Second ave-
nue.. Brooklyn, who has been well known
in Brooklyn real estate and building cir
cles since he went to the borough from
Boston in 1865. celebrated his seventy
first birthday anniversary by working
ten full hours on a house he is build
ing In Gravesend avenue, near Avenue
+. two story frame structure, So feet
by 13.
In spite of his age Mr. Johnson Is
building the house alone, and he handles
every joint and drives every nail that
goes into the structure, because. he says,
he not only wants the exercise but he
needs 1t to keep his muscles supple and
plant. The thing that troubles most
old men. Mr.. Johnson said yesterday
afternoon from the roof of his new
house. is that they don't do enough
work TO keep healthy.
The New York herald., 1921-08-31

diver In the salvaging of the United
States naval submarine R-i. which sank
off Waikiki Beach, Honolulu, in 800 feet
Of water Crilfcy is said TO have worked
at greater depths than any other diver
in the world. lie holds the Congress
ional Medal of Honor.
The sea bottom at the point where the
Merida went down Is of hard gravel and
sand.
The trawler Ripple is a sturdy craft.
with stubby lines She was built in
1910 at Fore River. Mass. and was
used BY the navy as a mine sweeper
during the war She is ia feet over all.
with a beam Of % feet inches, and a
draught Of IL feet 6 inches. She carried
on her deck 2S foot motor boat, 10 be
used as an auxiliary. The Ripple sailed
with a crew OF % men. including the
divers and wreckcrs.
The New York herald., 1921-08-31

they couldn't get it. because IL It was
found out they would go 10 Jail for coll
lusion." II was stated. however. that
some OF the delegates did not go back
10 work for ten days after the strike was
called Off but were paid. Many of the
delegates got scared and ran away when
the Mayor charged collusion, some going
as far as New Jersey. and 4 lawyer was
hired To represent them but he never
did anything and got $1,000
The New York herald., 1921-08-31
ESCAPES FROM T0MBS COURT.
Man Accused of Larceny Walks
FROM Detention Room.

Parked out in tho detention room of
Tombs court with a group of Chinese,
Charles Davis, a negro longshoreman.
decided yesterday he did not care TO
stay around until his turn came to face
tho Magistrate. He was charged with
grand larceny on the complaint of Ben
jamin Wolllonar. an importer, of III
West street Partolman Haas, who ar
rested him, had gone into the courtroom
to find Wolkonar.
There were several policemen with
prisoners nearer the door Of the deten-
tion room, but Davis walked past them,
through a hallway and to the street.
The New York herald., 1921-08-31
S BOYS BURNED FIRING
SEWER GAS IN STREET
Cause Excitement in Harlem,
but Only SINCE Themselves.

Five boys yesterday picked out a
sewer cover at Sylvan place and East
l21st street as the best place In which
to build fire for their amusement. They
ignited sewer gas pocket and flame
shot up and singed all OF them. Their
cries caused great excitement in the
neighborhood. They We're taken to Har-
lem Hospital where it was said the
burns were slight.
The youngsters We're Edward Grace.
10. 1893 Lexington avenue; Henry Ha--
dell. 10. 154 East 1891 street Isadore
C.askind. 8, and Jacob Wolbing. 8. both
OF 23S East 121st street. and Harry La
bansky, 8, 148 East 121st street
The New York herald., 1921-08-31
RECORD ATTENDANCE
AT MILITARY ACADEMY Y

The attendance at the United States
Military Academy Is now the largest
in its history. Col r. ". Danforth. COM
the second class returned 10 West Point
from furlough.
The number Of cadets IS 1862 which Is
202 more than last year. but still short
of the authorized number. l.3il. The
fourth class is 7e cadets short. due to
the failure OF members Of Congress in
some districts 10 make appointments
The New York herald., 1921-08-31
RESERVE OFFICERS ASSIGNED

Capt. A. f. Hughes and Lieut. A.
Kaiser were assigned yesterday as re-
serve officers to the 302d Engineers,
Seventy-seventh Division, by orders Is
sued at army headquarters, Governors
Island. The orders were signed by
Frank L. Vim. chief of staff
Evening star., 1921-03-20

| day. at 2007 Columbia road, from 3 to
| o'clock. Mrs. Anna T. Hendley pre-
companied by Mrs. Evans. Mrs. Percy
| NJ. Bailey served tea. Miss May
Laughhead Mrs. Harriet Gum Rob-
erson and Mrs. Thomas Hamline were
admitted to membership. Wednesday
afternoon Mrs. Lillian Cole Bethel
Wayne B. Wheeler will sing. Fri
day evening Mrs. Nanette b. Paul
will conduct the class in parliament
ary law at o'clock. Monday even
ing at 1880 o'clock Mrs. Paul will
speak on the Book Called the Wis
dom of Solomon at First Congre-
gational Church. The National Bibli-
cal Museum will be open to the pub
lie from 10 to 5 o'clock daily. except
Sundays, at 2007-Columbia road.
The District Of Coiumb bia Society,
Daughters OF 1872 met Monday with
another real daughter" Mrs. Jones,
1905 De Sales street. with Mrs. Noble
n. Potts, vice president. in the chair
owing to illness of the president. Mrs.
Mary Dallas Quicksall. 1t was decid-
ed to cooperate with the All-States
Society in an entertainment to be
given in Central High School Audi
torium. and money was appropriated
toward expense of the same. A sum
! was contributed for work at Friend
alternates were elected to serve at
the meeting Of the associate council
i; to be held in April at, the Willard.
The shnke.peare society will meet
Friday at G. w. l.. Law School, 1435
X street The study of Macbeth will
| be resumed and the program to be
presented will be paper on The
Character of Lady Macbeth" by Mrs.
Eleanor Bingham, a reading of Lady
Macbeth in the ladder scene by Mrs.
James Deeds, and a paper on The
Supern atural in Shakespeare by DR..
+. V. Wilcox. All interested are in
vited
The Judge Lynn Chapter. ID. A. r..
met Tuesday evening with the regent,
Mrs. Bertha NJ. Robbins. as hostess.
Mrs. p. H. Adams. chairman of the
entertainment committee. reported
| plans for a card party to be given
April Z. in the ballroom of the Pow
hatan. the proceeds tn he used for
patriotic purposes. Mrs. Harmon, rs,-
torian. read paper on Marcia
Burns" the character which Dis
trict D. A. r. is to portray on the
evening of Women of Colonial Days,
! to be given during the congress.
Monticello Chapter. ID. A. r., met
L
report of the District was read by
the delegate. Mrs. Hall. A sum was
donated to the Near East Relief fund.
and Mrs Hodgkins was unanimously
indorsed for vice president general OF
the National Society, D. A. r.
Ann Hill Chapter. ID. A. R., held it's
March meeting at the home OF Mrs.
Lowry l.. Morrill,. chapter historian.
The regent. Mrs. L. S. Lipscomb, gave
a report of the state conference and
after short business meeting ad.
iournment was taken for a social
hour to which several prospective
members were invited to meet the
other members.
The Readern' Club held social
meeting recently at the Colonial
School by invitation of Miss Ostran-
der, whose pupils gave little play.
The next literary meeting will be
March 2s. the program to consist OF
original numbers.