Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-03-03

that could be done except for you to
write us a letter, which we will turn
over to the postmaster here, and
which the post office will turn over to
the chief clerk of the Railway Postal
service Of this division"
1--WE done that time and again." said
Mr. Gordon, land about all that comes
of it is the information that there was
a new clerk on the run and that he had
carried it by or something like that. I
am willing to do anything to get the
papers for the people here, and it does
seem that the big postal department
might be trusted to carry bundle of
papers eight miles and make proper
delivery. am at the end of my row."
Mr.. Gordon called up again in the
afternoon and still no papers. He was
in hopes that the bundle had been car
ried only to Rock Hill and would come
on the five O'Clock train.
Ku Klux Methods.
The presence of the Ku KluX or
ganizer in Yorkville during the past
Eweek or ten days has naturally caused
a good deal of talk throughout the
of course, especially here, where the
original Ku KluX flourished and whc~e
thick flavor of romance promotes
one of the outstanding traditions of the
community.
'Gossips on the street have it that the
organizer has so far taken in a large
number of members. One man will
tell you fifty, another ninety, and
another will tell you, "Pshaw, know II
to be over hundred" The more So
phisticated, however, will only smile,
and mildly express doubts as to
whether or not there are any. Nobody
can tell; but all the same there is lots
of talk
Man came into my store the other
day." said Mr.. ]. NJ. Brian land after
standing about a. little bit wanted to
know If had any falsefaces. l told
him five or six, and he said that he
wanted 75 told him that If he would
give me four or five days l would get
them but he did not give me the order.
1T was this Ku Klux organizer. He
asked me If was a Mason and sound
ed me otherwise, and told where /
could meet to learn all about it; but /
figured that 1 am getting too old for
anything of that kind"
There was q rumor on the streets
the other day that two ministers had
made application. That was one form
of the rumor. Another form Of it gave
the names of the ministers as Rev. Dr..
j. L. Oates and Rev. ]. K. Walker.
When Views and Interviews men
toned the circumstance to DR.. Oates,
he smiled broadly and admitted that he
had heard talk to that effect.
Yes, the man came to see me, and
of course treated him as courteously
as knew how, as we all should try to
treat everybody. He talked quite AZ
length and among other things inti-
mated that he had a good strong or
ganization. In the course Of his talk
he remarked that it was too bad there
should be only one minister in the
local clan That was said in a way
to indicate that one minister had al
ready joined OF course have no
way of knowing what might have been
said to others. The rumor that Mr..
Walker and I had joined could have
gotten out something like that. The
visitor took occasion among other
things to tell me that among the men,
bership were some of the largest con-
trbutors to my salary, and from my
reply he gathered the idea that that
was not very fetching argument and
he changed the subject"
Discussing the matter further, DR..
Oates agreed to the proposition that if
the constituted authorities are not able
to handle problems of law, order and
decency, there is very little to be hoped
for from an invisible organization, and
he was unable to see how two gov
erning powers could very we'll harmon
ize in the same jurisdiction.