The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-13
SWEEPING DENIAL
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ANYTHING o".siG" Of its lodge room"
except by xpecia,' orders q its inn
perIal wizard. SO - n hold It's MEM
tersh.p n linz. Mr simmons said:
before God. havn never signed any
instruction that ~ouI, ~ construed or
carried cur az violation ot law. The
Khan Ir~s 20. 'o,rra:c a. teach !awiess-
mass: Instead "" pre- i respect for the
law"
Az the time N - VAS int"us" qui"c n
the room and 4. enc az tns>" moments.
tho witness. rappi79 IN" table. declared
that no man could crarg" di7prd"r IN
airy ci,% where tho Khan VAS we'll or
Eartzed.
Tho Khan. the witness trS'iG"'l. + con-
Quoting an investigation o: is own In
20 charges against Edward Young
Clarke, irreria. kl,asc'. and head o.
tho propagation bureau. ard Mrs. Eliza
beth TYLER. his assistant. and Will Issue
an official statement when IL comes into
possession OF ali TIC facts. Mr.. Sim
mons also stated that when the charges
were frs; made. Iiarkc and Mrs. Tyler
presented their destinations. 20 no
acted upon after :ull opportunity had
been given for y thorough sjf,inS.
Local NanB Punished.
Tho revocation 90 charters Il. fcnsa-
cola, Fla. and Mobile. Ala. WAS ordered
BY the %lar. Mr.. simmons testified. after
AZ had been found that Suru.h"dS rur-
porting 20 BE- members hai Ii".at"l tts
bsst traditions. ~ PENSACOLA three
meu wearing robes Ordered Il Crock 70
leave the city. but Il never was cs-
tahl.hrd. he said. that they wer" klans-
m-a and tho charter was restored on
Assurance by the l"ral officers that
a fight
and the offenders
Tho Mobile incident. 1lr. Simmons
continued. ,yas due 80 the silly ac;' OF
a member who. "tmagining he had the
power nt Napoleon" posted Kan warm
lngs 20 hootl"Gg"r> ana others. that
IRE organization VAS preparing 10 clean
VI the town. Tn" motto" was signed, no
said. by 4 man who l.tj no sense.
For Amer1canism
Discussing charge, ~ v:"'"rr.' ~ tn"
part &C alleged klansmen. Mr.. Simmons
declared that WHOM e, ':.,iu:".r - tn''
law into G.~ own han'i, II" automatically
VAS drorr"'. tvou tho Organization.
a members oath requires him ~ up
hold and resp"c, n" law" he said.
Our ritual. ah"It which many
s!anderoUS things hav" been SAID. is
copyrighted. and flied these az" YEARS
In the library % congress- surely !;
would no, have been pa; there under
tho eye oc tho government /: it hal
ANYTHING 10 conceal There l. nothing
n II but l"Ic az country AMI I.ure AM
erlcanIsm."
The Ku K,ux Kan ~ iure:v 4 pro-
tes,ant and nor-poat:"ai organization
r. said 1t docs 20; Seek political
rover. In the SIX years | hav.' hsca
With the order I have received only
$4,000 and my Atlanta home VAS the
r.ft of members. most Of whom sub
scrtbsd less than a dollar
Large Salaries Denied
psn-ir: .aat officials u. N" CrEanl:1 .
20, received inrr" Sums AZ Saiari'S ar
bonuses. Mr.. simmons sad
We arc spcmt;nr IN" surplus money
OF the khan IN lr!i ding an! "n.arremAn;
Of I.ar!er University. Atlanta. Georgia.
The charge Is mad" i';' "" arc or
xantzed 20 preach and teach religious IN
tolerance and Ns"Cc.a',y tina, We ar"
ant.-Roman Catno,c. anf!-Jevtsh and
an.i-Negrn." Mr. Simmons continued
Tho works OF the h!an prove this alb
soiuteiy untrue. Many alleged outraSes
have been attributed to the khan. but