Omaha daily bee., 1921-11-12
King Kleagle Gone
And Fiery Gross of
X. K. K. Flickers
KIan's Final Appeal Fails to
Impress Wary Natives,
Who Refuse to
"Kick In"

Who Refuse 10
"Kick In"
The "hery cross" OF the ku' Klus
Klan is Aickering out in Nebraska
The reason appears simply TO be
that business was not so good.
Disputes over the distribution oi
those cfiees with the mites, and
highest.sounding titles started inter.
nal dssension. Then. as might be
expected where there is a $40 ice to
split several ways. organizers as
signed TO this realm began TO wran.
gle. And still again, there appeared
a growing reluctance among the as.
tute natives to kick in with 10 hard
silver dollars for the doubtful priv
iiege OF paradipe in a hooded robe
and dctting ones conversation with
rs. ,
Complete Collapse.
The result has been complete
collapse OF the imperial wizards or
ganization in this state.
Sesnt ceremony marked the de-
parture of officers and organizers
who originally had been sent here
from Atlanta to bear the message OF
Mon Silba Sed Anthar" and Incl
den,ally gather in such unattached
l0-dollar notes as might be availa-
bic. With a brief farewell they for
sock their Aocks and hardened to the
call OF more fertile fields.
Although it, OF course, may be
only coincidence il is at least signi-
fcant that the Ku Klux Klan fiddlers
began to tune up for their swan song
shortly after certain recent revela-
tions concerning the operation of the
knights of the invisible empire ap-
peared exclusively in The Bee.
Suggested by Yourselves"
On the other hand, the breakup
would appear to have been disap-
pointing to another Omaha news
paper. Among the records OF the
Nebraska realm was letter from
the World Herald, duly signed by
one of its principal editors, id which
that newspaper offered TO cover the
klan's affairs .in>auy manner to be
suggested by yourselves"
The joy which these gladsomc It'd
ings brought about the klan's official
headquarters can well be understood
by those who know how bitterly the
kleagles, ct eetera, denounced The
Bee for printing news of khan affairs
in manner decidly not Suggested
by yourselves"
Today such as remains of the Ku
Klux Klan in Nebraska is trying to
ride without Z SleAder.- Some of the
exalted cyclops. klaliffs, kligrapps,
klabees, night-hawks and others,
who were left behind by the sum-
mary departure .oi the imported or
ganizers, ares scanning with eager
eyes the southern horizon in the un-
certain hope that the imperial wiz
ard from his palace in Atlanta may
see fit to dispatch in this direction
\ hustling kleagle or two to bring
new hope to the faltering spirits.
But it's an uncertain hope at best
for it appears that those in charge
OF the empire, occupied with more
important duties nearer home, have
overlooked the entreaties of their
subjects way out here.
Folds His Tent.
F. F.. Maxey, the organizer sent
from Atlanta to be king kleagle of
Nebraska, has folded his tent and
faded into the night. Reporters for
The Bee learned that Maxey shook
the dust Of Nebraska from his heels
early this week. He is now in
Minneapolis. He. is no longer con-
nected with the Ku Klux Klan. In
company with Ex-King Kleagle
Tracy of Minnesota, who apparently
decided to give up X. K. King at
the same time Maxey did, and B.
+. Newton, an assistant of Tracy's
IN Minneapolis. Maxey is said to be
preparing to launch new order with
Canada as the ultimate goal.
Maxey's office in the Wead-
Baldridge block, which was head
quarters of The khan in Nebraska,
has been abandoned. All that reAains
is the furniture.
This furniture offers brief story
IN itself. 1t was cheap furniture and
the total cost was only $3.50. But
$3.50 was more money than the king
kleagle could comfortably pay in
lump sum as the dollars from Ne
braska had not yet started to roll in.
Maxey did have SIS though and
desks and chairs were necessary. SO
he parted with the twenty-five and
promised to pay for the remainder
at $50 month. :
Mioaks are Hidden.
Maxey made his farewell to his
former subjects at a meeting last
week But he said { little bit more
than goodbye. He told them the klau
III Nebraska was disbanded.
This, however, may be point
open for argument. When the Ne
braska ku Kluxers kicked in with
heir l0-spot each it was understood
that sum was good for at least the
winter. So as long as they have part
Of their $40 worth coming they may
fed them that the klan in Nebraska
was disbanded
All Nebraska klaverns except the
ons in Hastings were represented.
Hastings refused TO be annoyed.
Perhaps Hastings knew what was in
the wind and decided to save rail-
roadsiare.
But Maxey is not the only organ
yer sent here from the sunny south
land only to find himself out of a
Job just as the SHOWS and blasts of
winter threaten. William H. White,
who was assistant king kleagle for
he realm OF Nebraska, like his
~, sef l.