Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-09-30
DAY, SEPTEMBER 80, 1921.

cred in some Texas town. It was laid
to the Klan. Upon investigation VIC
learned that the tarring was done by
mothers of the town, dressed in over
alls. not white robes, who were against
the woman as an immoral influence.
There never has been an outrage
committed by the Kian and wherever
we have heard of one being imputed 10
us we have at once sent out official
disclaims. but Of course it is harder 10
get circulation for q denial CT anything
than for positive statement. But
say officially that the Klan (Ocs not
countenanco any violence of any sort
Mrs. Tyler, it appears. together with
Edward Y. Clarke, the present "ImpC-
rial Grand Kleag.e Of the Klan," has
had much to do with the recent rapid
growth Of the movement. Mrs. Tyler
has been in publicity work in the
South" Mr.. Clarke had been known
as physician for sick towns" and
a,so was accustomed to the uses OF
publicity. Some years ago, says Mrs
Tyler:
"IIc was in charge Of great Harv-
est Festival in Atlanta that brought
more people TO Atlanta than had Cvcl
been there before.
Il was Interested in hygiene work fnI
babies. sort OF better babies mpv"-
mCut. | had taken enough of medi-
cal course 10 NJ myself for the work OF
visiting among the tcncmCntS and &d-
vising mothers about their babies. ant
in the Harvest Il, F,stiVal we had a Bet
tar fables parade, of which | hat
charge: Ii was through this that | met
Mr.. Clarke.
After we had talked over many
business enterprises we formed the
Southern Publicity association. ! wa:
assuriatCd with the Y. ". &. ~. doing
pub lefty work during the war, and Mr.
Clarke was affiliated with the y. VI. {
\. | financed the Southern Publicity
association and stayed in the Office
and Mir. Clarke was field repre- Sonta-
tive. Planning and working out public
ity campaigns Of one sort and another
I'VE came i'm contact with Col. sim
mons and the Ku KluX KIan through
ltlt' lItl TIA illN S''si-lll ~ J'iii'' -
We found Col. simmons was having {;
hard time to get along. He couldn't
pay his rent His receipts were MOI
enough 10 take C1r' Of his persona
r""ds. He WIS q minister and a clear
living and thinkinG-man. ana he was
heart and soul for the success OF his
ku E}uX KEn. After We had invrsti'
gated il from every angle, we decided
to 20 into it with Col. Simmons anC
give il the impetus that II could gc'
best from publicity.
at was my idea :hat We would get
little loca! publicity throughout tho
South or through car section and tina
the order would grow by degrees. Bu
the miuutc We said 'Ku kiuN' editor
from al oyer the United states hcGar
literally pressing us fOr publicity"
Oac result of tn" growth of this
movement, writes William G. Shepherd
in Le#lic's Weekly, is that there are
districts Of the United States as law,
Icss and rs liable to witness horrible
h.ppuningS ~ any district in Russia OF
Italy or upset Germany or topsy-turvy
Poland, or any other European land
which we Americans lock on as suffer
inG from afJcr-wlr iawlCsSncss." The
writer recently returned frGm the un-
disciplined lands he mentions, proc aeds
with this Indictment:
The long and short Of the natter i
that IN organization which calls itSrI
the Ku KluX Khan is riding" again il
the South. coed citizens are protest