Omaha daily bee., 1921-11-12

disbanded, especially as there was no
mention OF refund
OF course. Il may be difficult 10
continue ku kluNing without leaders,
but the klansmcn can at least con-
,inue to wear their Mioaks snugly
hidden just beneath their coat lapels.
The Mioak. be il known. is the
seercd symbol OF the khan. When
the Mioak was designed il was
planned to have the klansman wear
!, so that other klansmen could see
il and thus recognize worthy
brother. But after The Bees recent
revelations il was decided. strangely
enough. that the proper location for
the Mioak was under the coat lapel.
Hastings Not Annoyed.
The situation ou, in the state is
the same as in Omaha. Before lcav-
ing MaSey summoned heads OF klav-
erns TO Omaha, informed them OF
lis impending departure and noti-
White has no prospects elsewhere,
aud periorce remains in Omaha.
Back to Houston.
Then there is a district organizer
who has been here since last April
and is preparing TO pull up his
stakes. And then there is a former
organizer, local product, who for
time admitted that he was the
king kleagle for the state. He's on
{ claim out in Wyoming now.
And there are the records of the
klan. Where are they? Some of
them were gathered up by travel
ing officer sent here from Houston,
Tex, when il became evident Maxcy
intended to quit. This officer, re-
porters for The Bee learned, gath
cred up everything he could find in
Maxey's Office and hiked back to
Houston.
A number. of things led up to the
departure OF Maxey and his CO.
workers, reporters for The Bee
learned. 3s
Not Enough Enthusiasm.
First friction occurred when the
newly naturalized citizens failed to
display the proper enthusiasm. Maxey
worked on commission basis and
enthusiasm was necessary.
The new klansmen failed to turn |
out at the meetings. And Maxey
sought to rebuke them. The result |
was a clash when it came time to
elect officers-and the Maxey candi-
dates lost out.
Next came dispute between
Maxey and the grand goblin. The
grand goblin is one John Z. Grip
pen, who fits between St. Louis and
Kansas City and occasionally got as
far north as Omaha. He was in
charge of organization work in the
Missouri river district and Maxey's |
immediate superior.
And then there was that little
matter OF slow shedding. 1t made the
King kleagle impatient and finally his
lmpatience got the best OF him. He
left.
Very Confidential; Read it.
Before leaving the service, Maxey
and White made. one final plea to
speed up. 1t was a message from
White to all the kleagles in Ne
braska.
1t was a very confidential mes
sage and twice On the face of it was
a warning to burn after reading"
In addition it was as frank as it
was. confidential. The assistant king
kleagle did not nince words, he ad-
mitted memberships were needed
and also $40 per membership.
Let us make hay while the sun
Shines" the letter urged, "and exert
every effort for an intensive member /
ship campaign before the holidays
begin. at which time as you know
it will be very much harder to in
terest anyone to the extent OF part
ing with $lO-or 10 cents except
for Christmas presents"
The Il. T. S. U. B." Appeal.
But the plea apparently had little
effect. The kleagles apparently
failed to hit the ball, despite the
fact that Mr.. White had subscribed
the appeal with the cver-present Il.
T. S. U. b." those mystic letters
which mean I'm the sacred, unfail-
ing bond"
And now Mr.. Maxey and Mr..
White care little whether they hit
the ball or strike out.
There is, though one plaintive note
of tragedy in the disruption Of the
khan in Nebraska.
The klansmen were never given
All opportunity to wear their white
hooded robes.
Except for the imported kleagles
the goblin stuff never arrived in Ne
braska.
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