Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-27

said 10 be a member Of the Ku Klux
klan has never taken their filed
charges to the Grand Jury, making the
unvarying excuse that his Office has
been too busy"
Started Civil Suit
Finally the Roosevelt Memorial AS
ISOLATION. firing of its fruitless effort to
have Clarke indicted for embezzlemput
Of its funds. brought civil suit against
Clarke in tho City Court of Atlanta to
recover $t075.O4. which sum II claims
he either failed TO account for or spent
in breach of his contract with them.
Included as a separate sum in this total
is the S11Os.50 which forms the basis
of the criminal complaint Of emhezzle-
ment which Solicitor General Goykir
has never found time to investigate.
rms sum Is described in the formal pc
tition as the difference between the
amount collected and the amount re-
ported in the audit of the records kept
by the DEFENDANT
Clarkc's business career has hoo,
varieGatcd: the Atlanta City Directory
SHOWS him to have been in many en- =
t"rpriSos. In 1915 he is listed as secrc-
tary, Brooks County Industrial Club,
residence $50 West PcaChtrcc street :
l"lG. secretary treasurer, Gcorgin
Chamber of Commerce, same residence
1917, no directory published: 1918. sec
retary, Southeastern Exhibit Associa =
tton: same residence: 1919. publisher
with offices 500 Flatiron Building. resi- :
denCc Ansley Hotel; 1920. president,
Southern Publicity Association, resi-
den"e, Smyrna, Ga. fifteen miles from
Atlanta on a suburban car line; 1921.
listed in heavy faced type as president,
southern Publicity Association, resi-
dcnce $50 West Peachtree street.
Mrs. Tyler Always Nearby
Clarke's closest business associate
since the formation of the Southern
Publicity Association. which, nfter fin
shing the last of its drives, that for
rhc Near East Relief Fund. has used
its machinery for Ku Klux Klan promo :
ton and propagation. has been Mrs
Tyler. who for years has been wei
known TO many persons in Atlanta, and
whom Clarke. he has repeatedly told his
friends, regards as possessing n genius
for promotion and publicity second only
/ TO his own gifts.
Only recently Mrs. Tyler purchased
4 n beautiful country home in fashion
able district on the outskirts of Atlanta
| and large tract of adjacent land or
! which she Is now building an Italian
villa to have a slpkcn garden. a swim
ming pool and other elaborate anC
costly equipment. The amount of pay
m"nt She receives in her official capaCit!
aS Imperial Wizard simmons appointG'
10 head III" feminine branch of the III
kluX klan has not been announced.
In the case of Clarkp's compensation
as Imperial Kleaglc he himself said las
uly that be received no salary, but tina
the supreme Committee Of the order
on the basis OF "sOrt of gentlemen
agreement, once a year voted him
lump sum for his services.
In Atlanta. however. since the pub
'i"ation Of this series OF articles began
correspondent was informed from
n source which demanded respect tha
Clarke. as Imperial Kleagle, IL on yer
d'dult" contract relations with lmperin
Wizard Simmons as president Of tn
ku klux Corporation.
Emperor Lacked Funds
According to this information. "Col
oncl' Simmons had all but broke
himself in an Intellectual attempt t
poDuarize Ku Klux. he had q frows
Office in the S!lvey Building. owe
money which he could not pay, but sti
was imbued with ku KluXism and still
he'd faith hc could put It over If he ha
som" capital and some experienced or
ganizcrN. His Office table was piled hig
with letters, papers, pasteboard boxe