Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-10-12
WIZARD OF KLAN
MAN OF MYSTERY
Colonel Simmons Study in Con-
trasts at House Rules Com
mittee Hearing
DOESN'T LOOK LIKE PASTOR
By q star Correspondent


hccn laid before tho House Rules Com
nittc". in tS preliminary inquiry into
tho purpose Of the order. to disclose a
rrmarEab,r romance in the rise Of an
obscure "r"n"h"" tG Il roSitiUn Of vast
power and potential wealth..
II" i William JnScuh Simmons. I'm
rcrial Wizard Of the Klan, former itin-
Grant Methodist cXhortcr. later pro-
fCSSor in small college, still later its
president, md the sole and absolute
dictator 0f IN organization whose men,
b"rShip Is vAriouslv estimated ut be-
tween 500. 900 and 700. 600 native born
Americans.
iIo j. tho coli constituted hcad Of the
Ku Kluv Klar. responsible to no one
but himself. md with every member Of
thc organization sworn TO support him
mnd obey his mandates. according to
virrosscs
Az Witnesses thus far examined have
&grocd that r William Joseph Simmons
Is dcroscd as. Imperial Wizard. It will
b" NiIiIw Joseph Simmons who de-.
poses him.
Al Of which. and much other tcsti.
mony throwing light on tho excellent
car" taken by the Klan Of it's self
chosen leader in the purchase of =
college and residence for him, and the
month, left n phost of n srniIo nj "on' ~, tbo
face Of tbr WizorI biniscIe M 10 W. TonJ o,.S
il from tho lIny of invnstigotora 5' '"'"
4 Study in Contradictions
The "CoIoncl." ms he is called most
Frequently during the Investigation. sat
AZ n long mahogany table facing the
committee whilr the other witnesses
testified. lie was fankod by two at
orm,n ~ fricrLs Ui' &c" smIhIl
KInnsncn ,vo,IL ma, oIr,i. '' ~ "'''
Colonel Simmors Iooks no;,Lo, ,,r..
coIonnI NOR n ,,.i1nr '''''"'' HNe
Va J.,o,, ~ ,,,,,i,. T,"a,u ,
,,nr,,'rn onot .oI ,!On,,i a PrtIGher' In
j., ha,,f 81, ,,,,.I I',, f,",'L',s coIlar' 1ur-
al ,,.bit, sL;.. -, e" JeMtieu hitu' Starch-
,nr,o.'J,. t,,.i, "'uH s''n cunS; ana al
, ,i,on,,,,a ,,' 'I,s Wn,n II 'iatch D"X or
t,.,o TIo bos .ho IKE rIGt',,tH It study IN
r. ~ pV ~ I"a ,!r ,,"olI 4i cheWlng gum.
ia ia ,ingt,, n,,lIngE T.Em''il' IKE habitu".
,,"t ,,rIIad nnnnnoIaad ',"lI h., ms Hr>Ikeen eyes
,,.Lo,, ,,.t.,H "'[u "H ii ,'iL s'sSSPS ne W"arS--
irnaic,nn", nro nr oho,,. " l4S WlHardy or
oth"r. way "'''' "' o'''n aS the
..CoIoroI Sfrn,,or. ,;,.,.
o,,ou,t ~ ,,,,oh NtnS T.'i Tnin seem to
",,r thir,c - pn..ai :, I! i!It[ ana ihrke
s"r obsor,.oJ ''"' iN'LeVtor "ilIiam-
'.CoIon,, S;ro,,o,- : -, ,..
G,rro bo,.o o,.o 10 tm' hhlghtIleSt
trih,,to 80 mp Ra sSrr ~ ~hno"h; was the
- - t"ulI VI sentative CpShaw, of
,L|L 20; w, eH'hl4ls the district i'll
WILL IN. T.i"1''G.s W. 4ni nOseS;
liatinn. - t iui, sa'iPie OF tne contra
''4'' ''''poul'S.
'roWu "azes Nonderingly
s4n,, nG nus i,itTa ihtn req mar WIN not gray
'ttt"N t.,,a,t,, ,'H'D'. iir nus th' usual as
49,, tad, .,ii," % te"'uLeS, none Oh which
ira fnr oOs soon"d ' Wv on'TIio'e ,ri as CaIl
,,,n;aI, I,,Iire nc ClO"uS u
i,. uta0IS' ~" IiI toGN'S !, ~ m't! osG' wondered
Wm az u;IS ,TLo, -, ""muti " near MN
Eat5or SH"%T nhrT r,oT were curious to know
,rntory TIa mist Lo,,o sor,,,I,; ,,G,nr'o. -.
s,na Lo,." .;mo,, en-, lhGy
troii STis" - tbn ,,inroIo 81 t;Uat oacA WTpus
ia"Lod NJ it, rnJ boir y, ,hra,,.d ,.,, tmeg
""J ,I.ordnrc5 nun anu 0N''"u ''e'
Tb".n ,yLn rccoIIod bis roIicious
bonkgrnurJ onJ tLn .,or, ,,n,.in7,IimE,
NntL%LisIn of n fnvy roors hal, ,Tmm. I,,,r,s
m,ry tmhnrco and .rrL ,Li,ce n" tba ~
=, r,fmnnts NJ mo J"viI wonJerod ~ ri,
ciroratte
Ono 'yhn Lod hccomo ImnorioI Wizord
and sunrnmn dictator ovnr half q mil.
Tn" Nmcrirons mns+ Lovo imnrossivo
Jirnftv - ,nirLt La tLonght XXI tbnro
w9, tbr rhrwing pnm
4 ciror soIn.mnr might chou rum and
smoke ripnrc,tns simmons migLt nj.
most he inl;cn for drummer" or
small town lnvyer or n druggist ar the
nronrintnr of a shon store, But there
was III, rrtowav COAT
Wizard Defes Analysis
On a." basis Of personal appearance
he def" aua.ys!s--a combination of the
conyeu. ,oual and unconventional. an
easy ing man with red hair. lie is
u study In contrasts.
II Iught be said the one consistency
nbuut aim WINS the matchbox. His or
ganizar;on in the opinion of its critics,
pIa,y!,s with ir"'
..o.,i,,o, ,,'i,,,os, r.im +oiI of Ea-
tf. sacio; oomoiit, oTL no.
7ft,,n va" 80 aot i ~ =" 'G%b+
f,',' -, :, ''',' oto. ~ s 90 oI,c"roS
."T III y S",ecL Fr2"p "t t,'uT., H..
wv toGio TTnr s,Ijio
9,1 ne " r., '',1 ~ 90" ',',,',,,n w.
a. I"'>, i.'"H - omln. l,,! io' n,, Itr, ~ -,
90, 'tn MI, - ~ '"e o,"H"' n',r,''.s
,'r. "",v' 'UD!I fororJ omJ
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W. Dr. 'mS''T," Inul lItc ,,n'Et .L =: Lr',,
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III" ,'"I H'IHo'F OF II ,''l' 's"'u5 ~ a. a.
u"Iiary orSuh'%h'io ioh' sunni T,,.tiiss 1'iis