Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-09-21

Attorney General DduShetty. aLsSA
he had conferred with Director w, j.
Burns of the Bureau of Investigation.
ATLANTA POLICE
IN GRIP OF kLA1s,
ATLANTA. Sept. Il. - The hu
Klux Klan numbers among its mem
bers in Atlanta members of The head
quarters staff of the police depart
ment is indicated by the attitude OF
the police in attempting to cover up
the facts in the police case involving
Edward Young Clarke, imperial
kleagle (chief organizet), and Mrs.
Elizabeth Tyler, Clarke's publicity
associate for several years and now
head of the woman's division OF the
Klan by appointment Of Imperial
Wizard Simmons. A few days ago
reporter Of the New York World,
which is publishing series of ar
ticles exposing the Kan, visited At
lanta police headquarters for the
purpose of inspecting the records IN
regard to Clarke and Mrs. Tyler. Not
only was he refused access to the
records, or prevented from seeing
them, but a custodian Of the records
informed other persons at that time
that he would see to it that the rec
ords were not seen thereafter. Since
then, it has developed that the rec
ords have been removed from the po-
lice department, pages being missing
from record books and cards from
case files.
Following the Worlds article in
y0lving himself and Mrs. Tyler,
Clarke in an interview ID alleged to
have admitted their arrest, charging
it TO frame-up on the part Of his
wife who was seeking divorce.
Subsequently he issued statement
denying that he had authorized such
an interview and denouncing the
New York World as liar,
Council Gets In Bad.
Following the action Of the Atlanta
city council late Monday Of calling
for an investigation Of the Knights of
Columbus oath, which alleged oath
has been circulated by the Klan IN
its membership campaign according
to the World, and which oath is de-
clared by the World to be fraud,
the council is coming in for some hot
denunc:ation here The Atlanta
Journal takes that body to task in
the following language:
The city council Of Atlanta has
done itself no credit by turning from
municipal business to pass irrelevant
resolutions concerning a New York
newspapers articles on the Ku Klux
Klan. If council will pay heed to tlla
I,1ifaac, n - r..
stead Of offering rratnitous advice to
the directors of distant newspapers
on matters with which it has not the
remotest official concern.it will serve
the city more efficiently than now
and command q larger measure of
public confidence
"Jn Atlanta as in everv other
American community. the affairs Of
church and state are supposed to be
distinct, and the riohts Of each In
violate. But council showed itself
strange exemplar of <lis principle
when. without excuse or pretext. it
called upon metroDolitan newspaper
three thousand niles awav ta insti-
tnte am INVESTIGATION into the affairs
of Catholic fraternal order. To say
that such conduct Is unbeeoming and
unscfmlv in a body If public officials
commissioned to transact public bust
mess, not to WAGE private disputes. is
to state with exceeding mildness what
The Journal believes to be the nudg
ment nf the vast majority af thinking
Atlnniians
There arc members Of council,
bn IL said to their crodit, who appeai~
ed for IA sober second thought on the
sllv resolutions. but unfortunately
their advice did not lGevail We can
but believe however, that due raflec-
ton will convince all Of the inapro-
priety Of what was done, There are
enough pertinent and pressing prob-
lens in Atlanta municipal affairs tn
claim councils undivided attention, !
What It's members may choose to Ito
in their capacity as Individual contro-
vetsialists is not the public's concern:
they may mount whatever hobby or
prejudice they will, and dash 10 their
QuiSotic content against every wind
mill that challenges. But public Of
flee, be it never forgotten. il. h pub
lie trust, to be treated at least with
propriety, If not filled with efficien-
cy and credit"
The Arrest Expose
Following are a Few extracts from
the Worlds &opyriahted articles con-
cernine Clarke ahd Mrs. Tyler
ssATIqANTA. Sent. IS. Tho
Worlds exposure Of Ku Klux took an
astounding turn here yesterday when
a staff correspondent obtained evil
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