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Marble Hill press., 1921-08-18
FOR OVER SIXTY rhREE YEARS

In 1855 Tn, Northwestern Mutual e Insurance Company
it, first policy Prom that dny this endeayor
has bcn furnish the l possible life insurance protection
possible That ha. succscdcd shown
by the cnvisbc reputation which the Company enjoys among
who bu, and who se Efficient scr,c.
and deal TOT has been a. watchvorls for
sNuthrr ycn They wl h. IL wachwords throughout
the ycsrs O.
The largest purely American Insurance Company
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Milwaukee. Wisconsin
L. 7, Kinder District Manager
Iues,llc. No
Marble Hill press., 1921-08-18

While waiting for a train to
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
SCHOOL BIDS TAKE
A WIDE RANGE
No Contract Let Yet BY School
Board As Architect Is Con-
s;dering Carefully

No contract for the building oi
Richnond's new high school was
let at the meeting Wednesday oi
the City Board of Education and
the Citizens Committee with va
rious contractors. II is under
stood that four of the lowest bids
are under consideration. and one
OF them, with substantial reduc-
tions. etc. may be accepted al
another meeting. Architect Web
Der Is going over the contractors
figures. The bids for the whole
work as submitted were rs fol
lows:
NJ. s. Pierce Sl02, ,3O2; \. r..
Clark, $1,000; {. y. Rollins,
S104.965; J. c. Miller, S1O6,OO0: !:
+. G. Holiday, SloO,712; Parks
& CO., $1lS,000; Savage Smith
Lumber Co. 600; Henry Clay
SlCT ,S72; !. {. Bowman. Sl04. .92O
J. I. Jackson, SlO6,369: l.. W.
Hancock. Slt5.OO0.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
BEREA PIPE LINE
FIGURES IN TRIAL

Toledo, o., Oct. l5--JcsSe I.
Mcdowell, former head of the s.,s
division Of the Cities Service Co,
and the Dohcrty interests OF New
York. went OH trial in Cnitc,l
States District Court here today
charged with using the mails -
dcfaud.
John ). Pratt, special prosecu-
cor for the government. told the
)jury that he expected - sho'T-
that Mcdowell was farmer TO his
trust i'll accepting personal com
missions On big sales.
Attorney Pratt said .ilat ',c WAS
prepared 10 show that i'll the sale
OF Berea Pipe Line. of Berea, +; d.
10 the Doherty interests. the
$250OOO asked by the pipe inc
company was raised to $5,O0OGlO
by Mcdowell OH MS own suggc<-
ton. Mcdowell received the diff
ference, the attorney declared.
Mr.. Pratt outlined other alle'>-
cd transactions in which MoDo.,v-
ell is charged with hating TC-ti, =
cd large commissions.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13

The Cleanup Squad will be III
Bcattyville, KY, October 80 TO
November 3. and II there is any
ex-service man in Madison couu-
ty who did not finish with them
in Lexington, or did not get 20
see them at Lexington. will bring
me all communications from
Washington. / will look over
them and give them Instructions
as to what TO take before the
squad at Beattyville.-Stone w.
Norman, Secretary Home Service
Seton \. Il. C., Richmond. KY
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
DIR. Yager To Be In Richmond

DIR. Arthur Wager. former pres
ident OF Georgetown College. and
Governor of Poto Rico during
the administration of President
Wilson. will :.rriyc in Richmond
Friday evening and remain over
Sunday. On Saturday forenoon
ne will address the student body
at the Normal school at o:SO and
in the afternoon he will take part
in the meeting at the courthouse
where DR.. w. b. Adams. president
OF Georgetown College. and Su-
perintendent George Coivin will
discuss the proposed school
amendments to the constitution.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
1:y Associated Press

Washington, Oct. 15-Thc Ma
tional Conference OH uncnlploy-
mcnt after creating standing
committee with authority to rc-
convene the full conference At
any time. concluded its dclibera-
tionS today
No action was taken by the un-
employment conference on re-
ports presented to it. They eS-
planned the reports are not to be
taken as recommendations OF the
conference. but expressions OF
group opinion of manufacturers
The committee recommended
several sweeping measures. includ
ing repeal of the .Adamson eight
hour railroad law. Minority mem
bers. through Samuel Gompers.
president OF the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, emphasized there
must be adopted no policy oi
wage reduction"
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13

Rev. killert will fill his regular
appointment at the Valley View
Baptist church Saturday night.
Sunday and Sunday night.
Mr.. Nelson B. Howard spcnl
Saturday afternoon with Bcnili4
and Nelson Cook.
Miss Edna Cook has returned
from q visit TO her sister, Mrs.
George Coins.
Mrs. Shaffer Staildafer was the
week end guest OF Miss Sallie
Bell Howard at Cuzick
Mrs. G. \. Cook and son, Nor
man. spent Sunday with her
daughter. Mrs. Charles Savers,
ut Million.
Miss Ada Cook and Miss Will
lie Howard spent Saturday after
noon with Mrs. Herman Howard.
Mr. and Mrs. Leffel Miller are
the proud parents of a big boy
born October 4.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman How
ard and children were Sunday
visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Dayton
Gaines.
Little Opal Cook is ON the sick
list.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
CORN AND T0ABCC0
CROPS FAR SHORT

With the growing season Al
most ended. except for very late
tobacco and 4 small amount of the
late corn that is now maturing.
Kentucky 5 crop cond tionS now
indicate the production OF az
prIXimatcly So,S2I 0CO bushels III
corn compared to- lO0.o50.UO
bushels last year, and .S,SI COS. .On
pounds OF tobacco compared 10
4OS.5OO.0G pounds produced n
1920. The United States 'entirc
tobacco crop this year Is now C.
timated at 99l $4,000 pounds as
compared to l.50S.0o4.O 900 poun,is
last year. or about 81 per cent re-
crease.
These estimates were issued ~
Gay nj Louisville and Frankfort
by II. +. Bryant. Kentucky REP
rcsentative of the l.. :. BurcaI II
of Markets and Crop Estimates,
and State Commissioner Of Agri-
culture w. {. Hanna. The fol-
lowing estimates OF other crops
produced in kentucky this veIr.
with comparisons with 1920 crops
were iSSucd ut the same ZINC.
Oats o.S7A.0O0 bushels. compared
to S-22S.o0o in 1920: barley. %
60 bushels. compared to 1900
.-St wear: potatoes. SIT3.UtU
bushels. compared to 6.455.nOO n
1920: sweet potatoes. lIO2lOu
bushels. compared tn $4,000 n
1920: sorghum molasseS. 4,SS4H0
gallons. compared TO 4.S450OO
last wear: clover seed. 5000
bushels. compared TO $1,000 last
year: apples l.2l5.0OO bushels.
compared To 5.7S0,OO0 last yeai ;
pears 10000 bushels. compared 10
30S,0OO last year:
Condition of minor crops Is as
;u,iows: Buckwheat % per cen.. !;
pasture 95: field peas S. cabbage
average Weld per acre : tons /:
onions per cent OF normal ,yicid
50. average yield per acre q5
bushesi; grapes condition Il per
cent: pears &: broom corn per
cent OF normal yield per acre S7 !:
sorghum for syrup. condition 90.
average yield of syrup per acre
oO.3 gallons.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
HEARD ABOUT TOWN

Mrs. r. c.. Stoncr. of Mt. Stcri-
ling, has been appointed sponsor
of the First Kentucky Brigade for
the reunion OF Confederate vete--
ans ut Chattanooga the latter
part OF the month.
Major Davisoin and Mrs. Davi-
son of Paint Eek. were guests
of Mr.and Mrs. Il. G.. Walker. in
Berea. for the week end.
Mrs. Guillia1ns, vie of Prof.
Guilliams. OF BerCa College. who
was struck By an automobile ~
Chicago. August Isl, is. not YET
able to join her husband in BE-
ca. and is still under the care of 4
specialist.
Elizabeth McDouglc Sullivan,
Paris, aged Is. died OF Bright 5
disease at the home Of her motif
or.
MillersburS Military Institute
defeated the Lancaster hig,
school Saturday. score lS to o.
IA Mrs. Mary Fields. aged 80. oi
county. died as the re-
4Hilt of an operation for appcndi
citis at the Good Samaritan hos
pital III Lexington.
DIR. O. NJ. Huey, OF Louisville
prominent Baptist minister, has
been called to the pastorate Of the
Baptist church i'll Mt. Sterling.
The Blue Grass Chiropractic
Association met in the Mcclellan
building. Lexington. the first oi
the week and plans were discuss
ed for the prevention OF influenza
Rev. Cleo Purvis. pastor of the
Christian church at Perryvil'e
who recently assisted Rev. d. II
Matherly in a revival at the Sec
ond Christian church this CITY, has
resigned his pastorate at Perry
vile and will go to Florida on a.-
count of his health.
Mrs. Belle Henderson has re-
turned to her home in Paint Lick
after visit to her niece, Miss
Ella Dunn, in Danyille
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
SELL FARM FOR
MRS. SOPHIA Upton

The farm o: Mrs. Sophia Tip
ton was sold for her Thursday by
the huStling Freeman Realty
Company, to Mrs. Lucy y Sharp.
of this city. The l16 acres
brought $50 IN acre ! his fam
has only slight improvements.
and is two miles OH a dirt road,
from Union City. so that the sale
was considered nm especially
good one. Mrs. Upton Withdrew
the farm from auction sale some
time ago and the local realty firm
promptly got busy and foun:l her
4 buyer.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
Heavy Liquor Sales
Revealed In New York

New York. Oct. 13IPapers r.
vealing the purchasers OF tho -
ands of bottles OF liquor from
bootleggers have fallen into the
hands OF prohibition agen,s thru
the arrest OF six men in Long Is
land City Deliveries vese made
TO clubs. restaurants. cafes aid
fashionable apartment houses. in
certain instances tho papers show
the prices charged. Whisky cos
ing bootleggcrs $24.50 a case
brought on an average OF So.
One OF the papers bore nota-
ion directing 4 truck man TO de
liver three cases OF whisky 10 AL
address near the criminal courts
building. 1t said:
Deliver Lafayette street side.
If policeman is there. @. X. Aft"r-
moons to 9 p. m. mornings aft,r
T."
Besides the papers tie pockets
al one OF the men arrested con-
tanned S22,500 in casl, and GER
tilted check for $4,000.
The six men arc alleged to have
been attempting to effect deli =
cry OF 1000 cases of liquor from
d bonded warehouse by means OF
forged permits at the time OF their
seizure. Each was kcld in 5000
bail.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
Sourwoods and
Simmons Can't
See C. o. p.

y prominent republican
candidate was telling ,the
ir rbers of the bar the 9TH
hay ot an amusing Incl
dent he had when posting
some of his cards requesting
the citizens OF the county
to vote COR liins. He said
that he noticed number OF
cards of his opponent tack
ed up at various places and
tllat he invariably tackled one
OF his cards just under that
OF his opponent. flc said
that while thus engaged
near Bybcetown. 4 inan rode
up and watched him. and
when h had finished tack
ing up The card. he explain
ed to him that nc was 4 can
didatc and requested the
man to .ote for the r&ub-
lican party. The nlan ans
wered him: what: p: Vote
for the republican party:
Do YOU think man living
on simmons i'll the sour
woods would vote for the
republican, party this year :"
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
SENATOR KNOX DIES
SUDDENLY AT CAPITAL

Washington, Oct. 1S-Philan-
der Chase Knox, Senatar from
Pennsylvania, and Secretary OF
State under President Taft, died
suddenly at $50 O'Clock Wedncs-
day night ut his home here. lie
was stricken with paray Isis Oil
his way to the dining room for
dinner and died fift .en minutes
later without rcgainilS ccn'.i..ns
ness.
Senator Knox -ctulrc:l -
Washington only llsI Mon1ay
night IRON a trip with Mrs. i\ru5:
TO Europe and hc attended III:
sessions of the Senate i,csday
and "Wednesday.
President Harding. Chief fus-
tiCc Taft, Senator Lodge, CT
Massachusetts. the republican
lead: Senator Pcnrose. Henry
Cabot. OF Pennsylvania. and OH
cr friends and close ass,j.,';,te- II
Mr.. Knox were SOON rntiiIcd ii
the Senator's dent. ''';c i.rvs
came a ShJ.;; ~ all ii o'iicial
Washington. IT,; ,hc Haior
through his services 4; Attornc.
General under President Mcku,-
lev and Roosevelt. aul later "a
Secretary of State under i'ic.i
dnt Taft, had v-id, circ!" =
friends i'll all ,vai'i> -: pnl.;i., | fr.
congressional. diplomatic aud So
cial.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
pears O,UDO DuStie
30S,0OO last year:
Vandy At State Saturday
tBy Associated Fress)

Lexington, Oct. l5-Thc Uor-
versity OF Kentucky foot ball
squad on Saturday will meet its
first big test OF the year when the
Vanderbilt Commodores travel
from their home campus i'll Nash
vile. Tenn. TO Stoll Field here for
the annual contest. As a result
Coach Juneau has been putting
his charges through a stiff week
OF practice signal drills often
unning until long after dark.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
To Lie At Valley Forge
- Assoeiated Fress)

ashington. Oct. i3-Oflicial
Washington mourned today the
death of Senator. PhilaDder {.
Knox. Senator from Pennsylvania
who died suddenly last night
from a stroke of paralysis. FroEi
all quarters, legislative. executive
judicial and diplomatic. came ex-
pressions OF regret If the passing
OF notable figure III domestic
and world affairs. The funeral
arrangements provide for scrvi-
ccs here tomorrow and ar his
home Saturday in Valley Forge.
where the body will be Inferred
i'll chapel. Capitol flags were
at hall mast today as mark OF
respect
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
GIANTS WIN AGAIN
BY CLOSEST SCORE
And Now Hold Worlds Champion
ship On Diamond-Last Game
Of Series
(Dy Associated Press,

Polo Grounds, New York, Oct
13-The Giants attained the pin
naclc OF baseball honors for 1921
this afternoon when they white
washed the Yankees by a score
of | to 0, in the deciding game OF
the worlds series.
Nehf pitched unhittable ball for
the Giants and held the American
Leaguers helpless. Hoyt pitched
for the Yankees and his lack OF
control in the first inning. follow
cd by an error by Peckinpaugh,
resulted i'll the Giants run
The series closed Giants ) and
Yankees ) games won
K II T.
Giants. 100 Geo COO 6 .
Nankces. 200 600 GOO ! |
Batteries-Nehf and Snyder :;
Hoyt and Schang.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
FINANCIAL AID SURE
FOR TOBACCO PLAN
All Question of Backing For
Marketing Association Set
At Rest By Statement

Financial aid for the proposed
cooperative marketing assoCia-
tion OF hurley tobacco growers
Is assured by a statement and
ruling issued Monday bv the
Agriculture and Live Stock Loan
Agency OF the War Finance Cor
poration from the Offices in Lou
iSville.
The conditions on which this
aid will be given were laid down
and 4 ruling made that tobacco
will bt accepted aS security FOR
advances To- finance the market
ing OF the Kentucky product.
Assurance had been gwen 10
representative OF the proposed
association some time ago that
aid would hc Forthcoming. but no
definite ruling to this effect was
made until meeting of the Wai
Finance Corporation on Thurs
day.
Similar assistance was promiS-
ed directly to representative OF
the tobacco movement September
II, in 4 ruling issued By w. =. G..
Harding. of the Federal Reserve
Board Under this ruling the
notes OF the association. accom-
panied by weigh; tickets show
ing the amount ut tobacco Sccur
ing the notes. can be di>contin
ned under certain restrictions.
throgh the Federal Reserve sv>
tenn a agricultural paper.
The statement which rradc II
certain that thr Organization
when formed will hr able io oh
tain money il market the pro
duct. Is said Il have been drawn
IT that meeting. bu; WAS no; an
nounccd until last night.
The ruling removed T., last
financial obstacle in the .-av oi
the success OF the cooperative
tobacco marketing plan. ]; vas
declared. Reports from the COM
mittcc campaign office III I.cN-
ington indicate that the = per
cent al this years product ncccs-
>ary 10 the formation OF tho a.
Sociation win fe reached Beforc
November l.. the date set y the
limit for this years campaign 81
obtain signatures for the contract
The way i also paved for sim
liar associations for handling 9th
rr agricultural products. II was
pointed oHt. Loans t. iudivid-
ualS fer direct marketing of live
stock and other farm products
are made much easier. II was eN-
planned.
At the same time the state
ment issued by the War Finance
Corporation committee expressly
denies aid to tobacco SPECTATORS
and dealers who purchase tobac-
CO for resale. The statement also
details the methods oi obtaining
loans. Banks and trust companies
which lend money 10 farmers or
associations of arIuers marketing
their product directly can obtain
loans from the War Finance Cor
poration for this purpose.
The notes covering these ad-
vanceS from the War Finance
Corporation to the lending banks
are -limited-to one year. Interest
rates will be determined from
time To time BY the Board OF Di-
rectorS of the War Finance Ger
poration.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
TOBACCO POOL
SUCCESS IN VA.
Suncured Association Get SIS Is
Hundred Compared With So
Under the Old System

. Richmond. Va. Oct. ll-Elated
by the success OF its pool OF 1920
Suncured tobacco. which resulted
II The recent sale of the eutire
crop OF pool members-lo5.Q0C
pounds-at an average OF Sl6.2S
ircr hundred aS compared ot 90
Received by growers who sold
their crops in the old way. the
Virginia Suncured Tobacco GROW
er's Association has begun a
campaign TO enroll all producers
ui such tobacco in the state for a
1921 crop pool. Ii is estimated
that the 1921 crop will total more
than 100000 pounds.
The 1920 crop pool was recent
~ sold in one lot for approXi-
Inately $4,000. The nicn-bsrs
of this pool were located mainly
in the area composed of Carolina.
Louisa. Hanover. Fluvanna ano
Goochland counties The Asso-
citation for 1920 had OS2 members.
AS the 1920 crop was rated as OF
inferior quality the members III
the pool were much gratiiied by
the price obt lincd
The lot of tobacco fills more
than Loo hogsheads. and rs soon
as the tobacco can b. examined
by buyers and paid for the as
sociation announces it will dis
tribute the net proceeds to each
f3rqlcr, which will be within n
couple OF weeks.
The success oi the Virginia
venture is expected to prove of
great interest to tobacco growers
in the two Carolinas and Ken
lucky in connection with a Coop
crative scheme for marketing by
the farmers Of the entire tobacco
crop of the four states. In Nir-
ginia. sufficient farmers have al
ready signed up to put the ven
ture over ami the campaign Is
gaining headway in the other
three states.
ief1C DuSllCSS VI tftO dSoO(ii liOs
in Virginia has been conducted
for the farmers by four agents.
u. K. Quisenbcrry, chairman. OF
Fredericks Hall. Virginia; {.
Stiles. of Ashland: W. W. Green.
of Bowling Green, and ". s.
Garrett. of Bula, Goochland coun
ty.
Should the present campaign to
sign up pool of all the suncured
tobacco growers of Virginia be
successful they will handle more
than 100000 punds OF tobacco,
most of which is raised in the vi
cinity of Richmond. In order TO
put over the pool. it must be
completed by November /. y
large per centage of the crop has
been signed up. and the commit
tee is confident that when the
price obtained for the 1920 crop
becomes known to the farmers
tIley will have no difficulty in
signing up rs or 80 per cent OF
the. growers of that kind of to-
bacco by that time.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
DRY RAIDERS To TEST
LOUISVILLE beer"
tnr .Associat.d rr.s,l

Louisville. Ky, Oct. i5--News-
papers here today say federal
agents swoopcd down on 20 Lou-
isvillc saloons and took samples
OF beer for analysis. They rs
serted the squad worked SO quick
" that there was no time Il
spread word among the drink
vendors. many Of whom are al
legged to sell real beer.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
Fatty Pleads Not Guilty
oEy Associated r.css)

tEy Associated F-essJ
San Francisco. Oct. l5-Fatty
Arbuckle in court here TO-DAY
pleaded not guilty TO manslaush-
Ter in connection with the death
III Virginia ltappe. His trial was
set for November 9TH.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13

Cincinnati. Oct. Ij--L!ogs 25o
lower; Chicago lower; cattle *iow'
calves steady; lambs Soc lower.
Louisville, Oct. 13-Cattle 40 f:
slow; common kinds lower; tops
81; hogs 2.lOO; unevenly lower ;
tops $3.50: sheep 100; steady and
unchanged.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
Holds Up Requisition

Frankfort. KY, Oct. 1S-Gov.
Morrow today temporarily with
held action Oil a requisition from
the Governor of Michigan, f1r
Victor Adams, of Danville. Ky.
charged with buying stolen au-
tomobile in Detroit The Mich
igan district attorney asked fer
further hearing at later date.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
Lewis Fires Hovsat

Pitt>burg. Kansas, Oct. L. -
International President John lie \
is has suspended rhc kl:&as DIS
trict OF the United Nine Nnrk p
erS. It was announced here Today
Alexander Howat and al district
officers are sunmarily removed
Howat defied the International
officers and refused to order the
striking miners back to work.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
Congressman and Mrs.
Langley Hurt In Wreck
Ey Associated rress)

Louisville. KY, Oct. ia Post
Washington special today says
Representative John w Langley
of Kentucky. and Mrs. Langley
narrowly escaped serious injury
III an automobile collision III
Washington last night. Mrs.
Langley's shoulder was disloca.-
ed. Langicy's wrist was spra;n-
cd.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
LOOK for big Bargain sign
next Saturday at Cohsfs Army
Store, 125 First street. 1st

George Refs. while driving a
mower at Anceburg, caught his
heel i'll the machinery and cut a
cash which required eleven stitch
es by the surgeon.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13

The residence and furnishings
of Albert Malear, OF Hyattsville,
Garrard county, was completely
destroyed by fire Monday after
noon. Loss covered by irisur-
ance-
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13

y Washington dispatch says
Senator and Mrs. y. o. Stanley
entertained former Vice Presi-
dent Marshall and Mrs. Marshall
ut luncheon. al the Senate restaur
ant. Monday.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
o.. d. Shirts at CSC at Cchn's
Army Store, IFS First street. 1t


Lexington. ny, Oct. l5--Ihc
weather forecaStcr said today
the killing frosts last night probo-
bly, were confined largely 10 the
Eastern half OF the state.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13

Fair and warmer tonigh: and
Friday.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-13
WIZARD DEFENDS
kU KLUx kLAN
Dramatic Scene In Congress
When Chief Officer Denies
Charges Of La~lessness
Wizard Attacks Ex-Clansman


Washington Oct 1S-Resuining
his testimony before the Horse
Rules Committee, William J. SIR
mons, imperial wizard oi the Ku
Klux Klan. launched an attack
against {. Anderson Wright, for
ncr clansnnan. who recently pub
Eshcd what purported to be an
expose of the order.
Simmons asserted Tie klan was
not organized for profit. He said
his salary OF a thousand dollars
a month was fixed by the cxecu
tive committee. Simmons produI-
cd a klan ritual and read many
paragraphs which. he sad. show
cd the Khan pure Anericanism.
The Klan membership. he said.
did not exceed 10000 and declared
it had Mo counterpart of the klan
organized in the south after the
Civil War.