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The New York herald., 1921-10-14
WIZARD COLLAPSES,
.PORGIYES KLAN FOES
w. J. Simmons at House In.
quiry Denounces Traitors
to Secret Order.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.---Closing an all
day defence Of the Ku Klux Kian, Will
lam J. Simmons, fits Imperial Wizard.
toppled over In a chair to-day while the
chairman Of House committee investi-
eating the order was attempting to stop
the applause which broke before the
crowd knew the Wizard had collapsed.
Friends of Mr.. Simmons rushed to his
side and supplied stimulants. As 1t was
evident that he was In no condition to
continue the examination the hearing.
Allied with many dramatic incidents dur
ing the day. was adjourned until to-
morrow. Physicians later reported that
Mr.. Simmons's condition was not serious.
A solemn stiffness prevailed at
times while the Wizard. holding aloft
the ritual Of the Khan. read parts OF the
oath taken by KAnsmen- And then In
husky tones he told the committee that
while Julius Caesar had his Brutus and
washington his Benedict Arnold, he. too,
as Imperial Wizard Of the Ku Klux.
could enter that fellowship. because he
duct of those within. He exclaimed:
IF this organization is unworthy then
let me know and ! will destroy it, but IL
II is not, then let 1t stand"
Turning to the crowd. Simmons de-
clared he wanted to ''call on the Father
to forgive those who had prosecuted the
Klan'' and as the words left his lips he
tumbled into a heap.
Through the testimony OF Mr.. Sim.
mons tho committee learned that the
total membership Of the Khan. heralded
The New York herald., 1921-10-14
MRS. BURKETT HELD
GUILTY OF FORGERY
Extreme Clemency' Urged by
Jury in Case Involving Fake
Col. Roosevelt Note. =

Mrs. Emma Richardson Burkett. who
was charged with forging Theodore
Roosevelt's name to a note for s69.90o
yesterday was found guilty OF forgery
by jury in General Sessions. The
jury. which was out four and half
hours. recommended to Judge Alfred J..
Talley extreme .clemency. The date Of
sentence was set for October 21.
Mrs. Burkett is 46 years old and lives
in Hillsdale. Ind. She was convicted In
1913 of defrauding through the mails
in Danville, ILL.,, and sentenced to
thirty days Imprisonment. She tainted
when the verdict was announced.
In his charge to the jury Judge Talley
dwelt on the fact that handwriting ex-
perts had declared the signature on
the note to be a forgery. and that Dr.
p. NJ. Lichtenstein. Tombs physician,
had testified Mrs. Burkett was a para
noiac. There also was introduced as
evidence a letter Mrs. Burkett denied
having written, offering certain persons
In Indiana money to appear as witnesses
in her defence. but which the experts
declared was in her handwriting
The New York herald., 1921-10-14
RAILROAD SHOP STRIKE
THREATENED BY UNIONS
Demand Recognition of Their
Organization.

TRENTON, n. j.. Oct. 13.--Six Trenton
unions. comprising 2.40o employees Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad, at a meet
ing held here tonight voted to strike II
the company fails to rescind It's ulti-
matum given to the Federal Railroad
Board refusing to recognize union labor
In its shops
Frank J. schnorbus Of Trenton. busl-
ness agent OF the Trenton Federated
shops Crafts. announced that 90 per
cent. of the men at to-nights meeting
voted to strike A similar vote is being
taken by other railroad unions on the
Pennsylvania system throughout the
country.
More than 1000 men employed In the
Trcnton shops. besides workmen In the
shops OF the New York and Trenton
divisions Of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
will be effected.
The New York herald., 1921-10-14
BUS UPSETS, BINDS
DOZEN PASSENGERS
Driver in Pelham Parkway
Takes Hands Off Wheel to
! Move Boys Backing Kit.

An automobile bus operating between
City Island and the Pelham Park sub
way station, The Bronx, went off the
road and over a ten foot embankment
last night after starting for City Island.
Twelve passengers were buried under 1t
and ten of them, including two women.
were injured. The police were told that
the driver, William j. Murphy, OF 36S
City Island avenue. took his hands off
the wheel to remove from his way a
shoe shine box belonging to Philip
Ricci. aged IL, one of the passengers,
and at that instant the bus shot across
the street and down the embankment.
The bus made a half roll and came to a
stop with the wheels uppermost
Glass crashed In the windows, but the
bus remained intact. The passengers.
most of whom received bruises and
scratches. made frantic efforts to get
out. end succeeded in doing so through
the windows. The broken window glass
cut several of them. Passing atltomo-
bilists took five of the injured to City
Island and ambulances took six others
to Fordham Hospital.
Samuel S. Meyers. aged 3d.. a cloth
expert, of 236 Bovine street, City ISL
and. suffered a fractured knee. and the
Ricci boy. who lives at 1878 Unionport
road. The Bronx. received severe cuts.
He remained at Fordham Hospital
Wilbur c. Shears Of % Central avenue.
Caldwell. N. j.. driver Of an automobile
truck. was crushed to death yesterday
at the Williamsbridge yards of the New
York Central Railroad when motor
truck jammed him against cement ma
chine.
Mary Boatswain, negress, of $40 Lenox
avenue. was killed by an automobile in
the street near her home. Dorsie Cald-
we'll of 56 East 1880 street, the driver.
was charged with homicide and held In
$500 bail In Washington Heights court.
The New York herald., 1921-10-14

l.,e Standard Oil Company of New
Jersey announced last night that in an
effort to provide work for all OF It's en-
ployces that are either idle or working
on part time schedule it would spend at
once more than $2.000.000 at it's three
re1neries In Bayonne. Elizabeth and
Jersey City. This will affect about 10.-
600 men. almost half OF whom have been
without work for several weeks The
large corporation to announce such a
programme this week, the United States
Steel Corporation having stated last
Tuesday that II would spend about $10,-
000.0 GOO in plant extension for the same
general purpose.
The Standard Oil Company announced
also that the 10 per cent. bonus which
has been paid to employees as y result
of the high cost of living will ne re-
moved tomorrow with the consent and
approval OF the workers. This Is the
second bonus OF this sort to be removed
by the company. the hrst having been
abandoned last February. The consent
Of the employees was obtained last week
at a meeting of the Republic Of Labor.
an organization In which both the COM
pany and the workers In the New Jersey
plants have representatives.
"In consideration of this reduction"
said a statement issued by the company
yesterday at the Office Of Walter c.
Teagle president, this company will
endeavor to create as much additional
work as possible in order TO increase
the hours Of employment for men now
working only part time or laid on en-
tirely. BY moving ahead plans for re-
pairs and construction, In some cases as
much as q year. the management Is con-
fident that 1t can increase the number Of
hours of work at its three New Jersey
refneries by Is per cent. 80 that even
The New York herald., 1921-10-14
AGENT SENT TO CLAMP
LID ON PITTSBURGH
Special Despatch to TIE NEW YORK HERAIp.
New York Herald Bureau,
WnshinRtOn. ID. C.. Oct. 13.


New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. G.. Oct. 13.
Announcement was made by Prohi-
bition Commissioner Haynes to-day that
s. f. Rutter, chief assistant to Commits
sioner Z. F. Yellowley In New York,
bad been ordered to Pittsburgh to per-
form there the work that was accom-
plished in New York by way of q
clean UP of the office. In New York
the procedure resulted In the resiEna-
tion Of State Director Hart.
Mr.. Rutter will have, under his letter
OF instructions. the full power and au-
thority of a State director. That means
Mr.. Haynes is to take personal direction
of the Pennsylvania office. just as he
did with the New York office. It
brings into execution the policy an
nounced In THE NEW YORK HERALD, fol-
lowing Director Harts sudden resigna-
ton, when It was stated that each OF
the so-called wet States was to be taken
UP in turn by Commissioner Haynes.
In an official statement announcing
the shift, Commissioner Haynes said
that Senator Penrose will render every
aid possible In prohibition enforcement
In Pennsylvania Just how Senator Pen
rose can do this Is not brought out, or
made clear. The statement In taken.
however, as an expression OF Commis-
sioner Haynes's assurance that there
would be no political difficulties faced
as result Of the practical supplanting
OF appointees chosen by the Senatorial
leaders of the Republican party. 1t Is
known that State Director Mcconnell
OF Pennsylvania had the Endorsement of
Senator Penrose, the late Senator Knox.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and
other powerful political leaders of Penn
sylvanfa Just as Director Hart had the
Endorsement and recommendation Of
Senator Calder and wadsworth and the
entire State Republican organization.
The New York herald., 1921-10-14
STANDARD OIL co. ORDERS
$4,000 900 WORK TO AID IDLE
Jobs for Men at Jersey City, Elizabeth and Bayonne
RefneriesA sAAnother 10 Per Cent. Bonus Cut Off En-
ployees-Repairs and Extensions to Benefit 10000.

with the reduction in hourly pay the
men will enjoy considerable increase
in their total wages. A survey or the
needs Of the several plants indicates q
probable expenditure Of 100000 at the
three New Jersey refineries. which will
be authorised now. that 1t can be done
on more favorable terms as q result Of
the action of the employees"
Meetings at which the dropping Of the
bonus was decided upon were held by
the employees Of the Eagle Works at
Jersey City. the Bayway Refinery at
Elizabeth and the Bayonne plant at
Bayonne.
I'm return for the acceptance by the
employees of this cut" the company's
statement said. "it was promised that
the company would make every effort
to Increase employment. After spir-
tied discussion on the part Of the work.
men a request was made that the basic
wage rate be left undisturbed and that
In place Of the proposed cut the COM
pany should end the 10 per cent. bonus
payment. which appeared to be endan-
gered by the narrow margin shown BY
the September figures. thus reducing the
payroll about 8 per cent This proposal
was submitted to the directors OF the
company while the meeting was In ses-
sion and word came back that II the
men preferred this arrangement the COM
pany would concede the point.
Subsequent meetings at Bayonne and
the Eagle Works resulted in an indorse-
ment of the Bayway alternative plan.
AS a result the cost Of living bonus will
not be paid after October Is, but large
part of the force which Is now working
four days week will eventually get fve
days work. The lowest hourly rate now
paid at the refineries without the bonus
Is 5715 cents for common labor"
The New York herald., 1921-10-14
FULLPOWER OF U. s.
IN REVIVAL DRIVE
President, Cabinet and ALI
Bureaus Will Cooperate
in Huge Task.
Special Despatch to THE New YORK HERALp
New York Hernld Bureau.
Washington, ID. c., Oct. Is.

Special Despatch to THE New YoRK HERALD.
New York Hernld Bureau,
Washington, ID. c., Oct. 13. )
President Harding, the Cabinet and all
Government departments and agencies.
beginning next week. are to cooperate in
carrying into effect the general pro-
gramme for revival of business and
economic adjustment framed by the con-
ference on unemployment Secretary
Hoover made known to-day at the clos
ing session Of the conference.
Secretary Hoover on Monday will an
nounce appointments to q permanent
committee on economic adjustment
through which the Government agencies
will work. Organization Of the commit
tee was authorized by the conference to-
day. following presentation of an
extensive report on the. need Of assist
ance in agriculture and other lines of
production.
The work OF the permanent commit
tee will be reviewed at meeting of
the conference to be called next spring.
Secretary Hoover announced. ~
The conference members Immediately
after adjournment left for their homes
to interest their local communities and
business associates In assisting the
Government In putting into effect the
economic adjustments recommended by
the conference BY the end OF next
week special committees and associa-
ton of officials and business men will
be at work in practically every section
of the United States under direction
of the permanent committee function
ing In Washington.
That the country must help agricul-
ture out of depression before business
and manufacture generally feel BEN
Gifted was the determination of the
committee on agriculture which pre-
sented its report to-day. The commit
tee pointed out that agricultural COM
munities representing 10 per cent. of
the nations purchasing power were un-
able to buy because farmers are being
forced to operate at loss In many
sections OF the country. Agriculture, IL
will be explained. provides more than
one-half Of the materials used In manu-
featuring and furnishes 20 per cent. of
the gross freight revenue of the rail-
roads. In addition 1t employs about
100000 persons.
To get the agricultural industry bacl,
on Its feet. the committee recommends
readjustments of all prices to enable the
farmer to buy supplies; reductions OF
freight rates: improved credit facilities
to enable the farmer to market his crops
gradually: tarin protection for farm
produce. and assistance in financing ex.
port Of farm products.
| President Gompers of the American
Federation of Labor Joined with Sarah
Conboy and Roy Dickinson In presenting
to the conference minority report In
which they tried to put the conference
on record as openly opposing any wage
reductions. At the same time the mi
Iii -l
profiteering and the reduction of COM
modify prices. The Gompers report
which was offered as q substitute for the
report Of the rnanufacturers' committee,
was received by the conference but not
approved.
The New York herald., 1921-10-14

as having passed the half million mark.
actually has around 10000, The witness
declared that it's growth East and West
has been greater than in the South
Asked II he had not claimed "a million
membership" Mr.. Simmons smilingly re-
piled he might have done so. but that he
was speaking generally, not by the card
When the Imperial Wizard was about
To read the oath of the Klan the commit
tee. after q whispered conference. an
nounced he need not divulge 1t unless he
felt so inclined. 1t was placed In the rec
ord after. certain paragraphs had been
read. 1t showed that members bound
themselves 10 BE truly klannish toward
Klansmen in all things honorable" and
that man could not violate his oath
except in testifying in cases of treason
against his country. rape or malicious
murder, as read by the Wizard. 1t also
pledged allegiance to the United States
Government. land life. property and the
vote, to upholding the flag the Constitu-
ton and constituted law unto death"
Discussing the membership restric-
tions, Simmons asserted:
II want to state emphatically, and in
the fear of God. that the Khan is not an
anti-Catholic order"
but you do not permit Catholics to
jojn, said representative Rodenberg
(Il). Republican.
THAT is true. but the knights OF Co
lumbus only admits Catholics" he re-
piled. I'VE antagonize no mans re-
lgion. / have heard of only one case
where a Kleagle circulated anti-Cath-
olic propaganda. and he was instantly
discharged.
I'VE are not anti-Jewish. Any Jew
who can subscribe to the tenets Of the
Christian religion can get in. We are
not anti-negro. Scores of other FRA
ternal organizations will not admit
negroes. We are not anti-foreign born.
We merely require that members must
be native born Americans"
The New York herald., 1921-10-14
AREUCKLE'S TRIAL
SET FOR NOVEMBER z
Film Actor Pleads Not Guilty
60 Mansloughfer Charge.

sAr rrANc1sco, Oct. fs.--Roscoe G..
Arbuckie entered q plea here to-day OF
not guilty TO the charge OF manslauEh-
ter filed against him in connection with
the death Of Miss Virginia Rappc.
Arbucke's trial was set for November Z.
s,tn-ies Brennan. Arhucklc's attorney.
asked that the trial start November 10.
and as Milton T. U'Ren. Assistant Dis
trfct Attorney. wanted October 81. Mo-
vsfnber was set as a compromise
Dispositions 10 be used, at the t~ial
wore being obtained by counsel fsom
pcrsons residing IN several parts OF the
United States and could not be obtained
by October 81. Brennan said.
The New York herald., 1921-10-14
A. s. DABNEY ARRESTED.
SennTs Player Accused OF Lsrcen,
of a1x.05f.

BysroN. Oct. 13.--Alfred s. Dabney.
n prominent tennis player. was arrested
to-day upon his return from the West
on an ndictnien. charging larceny of
s12.06f last December from Emma s.
Bulbrick OF Brooklne. He pleaded not
.yui1ty In the Sunerior Court and was
held IN $4,000 bail.
He was a member OF Boston broker
sss arm.
The New York herald., 1921-10-14
ARREST coLLEcroR HOLLAND.

OGrENsBuRG, n. Y. Oct 1s.--Henry
Holland, Collector of Customs for the
Northern District of New York. was arr
rested to-day and released in 81, 600 bail
on charge of manslaughter in connec-
ton with the death of Wilbur Hunt of
Watertown, alleged bootleggcr, who was
Couverneur ff -
The New York herald., 1921-10-14
NEGRO FL0GGED AS PEPPER.
Texas Hand Drags Him Into Coun
try for Punish ment.

LosGvrEw, Tex. Oct. 10. - Charles
Hagler. negro. employee OF a local hotel
was seized by masked men last night.
taken to the country and so severely
flogged he was unable to return to
work to-day.
The mo ssl<ed band charged Harler
ib having "poeped'' into homes OF
ltlzens here.
The New York herald., 1921-10-14
wEIDLEIN HEADS INSTITUTE

PITTSBURGH, Oct 13. = Edward r
Weidlein has been named director of
the Mellon Institute of Industrial Re-
search to succeed DIR. Raymond Foss
Bacon, who resigned to engage in con-
sulting chemical practice.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18
WENT THROUGH WAR:
NOW II YEARS OLD

Fort Scott, Kan. March 1s.-For
consideration as the youngest Ameri-
a soldier veteran Of the World war
nov comes Herman F.. Lange. who
enrolled at a recruiting station here
on April IA, 1917, eight days after
war was declared, fought in France,
came back home, and has today
reached the mature age of IT.
Herman got into the army by rep
resenting his age as 16. He furnished
parental consent, was accepted, be-
came 3 member of Company B. 51st
infantry, Sixth division, regular army
and participated in a number Of bat
ties overseas.
That the boy was but IA years old
wben he enlisted was disclosed re-
Gently when he applied to Serg. W. A.
Graves, in charge Of the local recruit
ing station for a. victory medal. The
local post of the American Legion is
cndeavoring to establish, through Of
fetal records, that the lad is the
youngest veteran in the United States,
He Is a son of Herman Lange. a
boiler maker in the Missouri Pacific
railroad shops here.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18
MUCH FLOUR AND
FEED SHIPPED
FROM MINNEAPOLIS

Minneapolis, Mimi, April 1S.-Al-
though reports stated that the -four
market is in an a%pathetic stage, fcur
mills here shipped more -four and
mill feed during the month of March
this year than in 1920, it is shown In
figures compiled by the Minneapolis
Traffic association.
During March this year.. Minnesota
dtur mills shipped $3.50 cars Of flour
ana mill feed while during the cor
responding month las year but 1912
cars were loaded for export. w. p.
Tffckett, mag director of the as
ISOLATION. explained that the increase
IN March this year partly was due to
tho fact that there was a surplus of
equipment to take, care of the ship
mentn, while last year at thai time,
aserious q shortage WAS experience
ed and much -four could not be ex-
ported for that reason. Local mills,
he said. had more contracts for the
grinding of -four in 1920 than this
year, but many of them transferred
the actual milling to their eastern
mills where the shortage Of equip
n1ent was not so acute.
Mr.. Trickett estimated that the
mills Of Minneapolis were grinding at
about SO per cent normal capacity
with each successive month showing
Improvement.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18

Germany. while having destroyed
about 10000 out OF $4,000 airplanes,
is leaving intact airdromes, airplane
factories, and installing machinery for
the production of new models.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18

BY displaying a green cross, physi-
clans on emergency calls can have
traffic right Of way at street intersec-
tons in Louisville, KY.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18
rain, but no losses were reported.
Meadows and pastures are growing
nicely, despite the unfavorable wealth
T%ELECRAPHIC BRIEFS

Washington - Secretary Hughes
answered queries of Samuel Gompers
concerning resumption of trade with
! Russia in, a note saying Soviet Rus
- Is a Gigantic economic vacuum
Dublin-The hrst execution of a
woman in, the Irish strife is announc-
ed. She was found shot with the
characteristic Sim Fein mark. a bull
a spy
Doorn-Former Emperor William
seened on the verge of a breakdown
at the funeral se~rvices-for the for
mer empress, as the body was taken
TO the train for Potsdam.
RiEa-Americans among the Boil
sheviki prisoners at Moscow appear
cial food packages and are suffering
considerably. a traveller reported.
Vienna - Notwithstanding formal
disappYoval of the government. dem
o%nstrations in favor of fusion with
Germany we're held throughout the
country Sunday.
New York-PreEdent Harding
SIlOoloSu LIE hIliVI " o1C JlS ilSou
Defense society in planning patriotic
meetings for May 1. to offset dis
loyal meetings h may be held by
The Bolshevist element" r
I Washington - Recon- mendations
for legislation to eliminate unneceS-
sary broker transactions and condem-
nation of open price associations"
are included in the federal trade
commission report.
TokiO-A division If opinion on the
Yap controversy with the United
States is reported. one influential
group holding Japan. ma settle the
controversy separately with the Unit
ed States.
Washington, April 1s.-AmericA's
foreign trade last month wa nearly
three-quarters of a billion dollars less
than in the same month last year.
figures made public today by the de-
partment of commerce show.
Exports for the month were 1884,
00o.o as compared with $500. 0e0,-
600 in March. 1920, while imports
were only s252,0O, 900. as compared
with $5e4,0O0. 900. This left a trade
balance for the month of 1892. 0oo, 900
against $2ss,oo0, 900 in March, 1920.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18
ESKIMO ASKS FOR
RECORDS FOR HIS
TALKING MACHINE

: Edmonton, Alta. April 1S.-Among
the winter mail from Fort Mcpherson
which has just reached this city is a
letter to the Northern Trading COM
pany from Dennis Anoktok, Eskimo
trapper. whose headquarters are at
Anderson River on the Arctic coast.
Anoktok asks, along with a number Of
other requests, for 40 photograph rec
ords, with which he wishes to enliven
the solitudes of the TOP of Canada. The
company purposes filling the order,
for Anoktok is one of the best men on
its Arctic list, and if he wants music
he Is to have it.
The mail also brought word that the
fur catch in the Far North is very
good and that somewhat higher prices
are being paid to Arctic coast trappers
than are in force in the nearer north.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-04-18
S. D. Winter Wheat And
Rye In Good Condition

Huron, S. D., April 1S.-Winter
wheat and rye n reported, in good
condition throughout the state by NJ.
E. Blystone. meteorological for the
United States weather bureau here. In
his weekly bulletin on crop conditions,
Mr.. Blystone states:
There was a deficiency of sun :
shine during the two weeks ending
April 16. and farm work was greatly
retarded. but some seeding was ac-
cornDlished. Spring wheat, oats, bar
ley. alfalfa and fruit were damaged
somewhat by the feeling weather of
the last few weeks. and stock suffer
ed generally from the snow, cold and