The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-13
KHAN NOT LAW BREAKER, SAYS
 ITS FOUNDER
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hVhA e8N OhNsJ charge disorder in any city where the kian was well organised.
 KIan Investigates kleesie
 The klan, the witness testified, Is conducting an investigation of its own charges against Edward Young Clarke, imperial kleagle and head or the propagating bureau, and Mrs Elizabeth Tyler, his assistant, and will issue- an immediate statement when 1t comes into possession of ail the facts MT. Simmons also stated that when the charges were first made Clarke and Mrs. Tyler present. ell their resignations, to be acted upon after tuil opportunity has been kiven Tor a thorough sitting.
 yhe revocation or charters at Pen sacola, FYa., and Mobile, Ala, was ordered by the klan. Mir. Simmons testified, after 1t had been found that somebody purporting to be members had violated its best traditions. Al Pensacola three men were wearing robes, ordered Greek to leave the city, but it was never established, he said, that they were klansmen anu the charter was restored on assur- ance by the local officers that they would keep up a relentless fight 70 find the offenders.
 The Mobile incident, Mir. Simmons continued, was due ito the silly act of member. who imagined he had the power of Napoleon;-posted xlan warnings ito bootleggers and others that the organization was preparing to clean up the town. The notice was signed, he said, "by a man who had no sense"
 Supreme Attorney Talks Paul J. Etheredge of Atlanta, who described himself as supreme attor- ney, declared that Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler of Atlanta had no relation with the imperial body, and according to his information was with the pFopa- gating department.
 If Mrs Tyler has had any con trol over the organization it haf bene outside of my knowledge" the witness said.
 Referring to published reports that several teachers In Atlanta were de- feated for reelection by the school board because they were Catholics, Etheredge declared there was nc truth in it.
 There was not a klansman on the board" he testified.
 He also asserted that the Lake wood murder" In Atlanta was mol the work of klanslnen, and that cer- tain alleged participants had been prosecuted by John 4. Boykin, dts trict attorney. whom he described as "an acknowledged klansman." William Monroe Trotter of Boston speaking for the National Equal Rights league. the first witness. de- clared the klan was "a private un- official organization which inter ferred with personal liberties Of people. most of whom are outside it's membership. Such interference he charged, was an attempt to pre- vent the proper exercise of govern ment."
 Their method of coercion" Trot- ter said. Ifs shown by the sending of threatening letters to persons to cease doing certain things. and py use of the hooded gown. He char acterizod the klan as "a real menace to the sense of personal security o' millions of citizens
 UEsing an investigation. Trottei said he believed the kian Illegal ana should be suppressed.
 "When our President Is attemppns to lead the world through & dtsarma- ment," he said. this country ;anno' afford to have this notorious ordei in its domain when 1t Is based on the