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The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21
A Historical Sketch
OF the Ku Klux KIan
The Goblin Names, and
The Mask and Mystery

Tue names Grand Cyclops and
Grand Magi were chosen for
president ard vice president. the
Grand Turk for marshal, anI
Grand Exchecker for treasurer,
two Ltetsrs or guards to zee
that none bvt kaan membars at.
tended the meetings. which
we1s to hs held in their so-cal-
dens.
Profound secrecy Of the oil.
cations of the khan and the
names Of its members was . re.
quirement, and each member
provided himself with . hood fol
his head. face and the entire
body, with . long cardboard cal
ransad up inside Of the hoot
to give the appearance OF alb.
normal size.
Each member carried . small
shrill whis tie, and mostly by
these whistles WIGS con versa
tions carried on 1t thsiE meet
Ines. Or course this Was simpIJ
to enhance the curiosity 81 out.
sidsrs. IN the black Of night.
with prsRev fantastic surround
ings, short and sbsrp o. long and
vailiug. answered by other
mysteSious whistles. added to
the occult a4b sepulchral effect
they desired to pr9dMos. The
dens were always located In
woods or some isoist cd place te
add to the wierdeess Of their do
ings.
Tle nystssy That Attracted
NEXT WEEK
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

The president passed up to
the senate the treaty recently
arranged with Mexico. regard
less of the revolution in that
unhappy country. Probably if
the senate will hurry up q little,
the treaty eau be ratified before
the government is overthrown,
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

The Lamar Sparks thinks that
Ed. Foster, the editor Of the
Greeley News, wouldn't drink
unpedigreed moonshine. But,
hang it. what's a felIer going to
do when he can't get anything
else?
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

Ten women in their recent
elestton were eleGtsd to the
British house OF commons, wbila
our lower hou e. of congress sas
in it but one woman. Are the
women oyer there 80 mrh
brighter, or are fho Bes s.sl
here 50 much meaner!
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21
Big Stove Sale

The Jolton Stores 80. is stag
ing big sale. both in Springfield
and Lamar, under the supervi-
sion of M. V. Mordock. Sss
page ad. elscIheTs,
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21
He Mystery That Attracted
NEXT WEEK

During the past year there
have been I. 600 convictions for
violations Of the speed Laws. A
10 wet propssanda. what's the
use to have . law that caUt be
sofor csd and people won't obey7
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

Hoover says that 10000. coo
Germans are facing starvation
as against 12,0oo,000 reported
sometime ago. A rather strange
condition. with. as also reported,
one Of the largest agricultural
crops in the history Of che
country
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

The com bine es and trusts. that
put up the dough for the G. o.
p. campaigns and G. O. p.
stand pat ters and reactionariea
are satisfied-with the Coolidge
meseage-and what is 1t any
body else's busin ess?
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

Light wine and beer are in
dorsed by Chicago council
headline. Why didn't New York
think Of that when she .sas re.
pealing her prohibition enfor ce-
ment act?
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

Just Is Chicago thought it had
the G. o. P. con vention by the
tail, the admin btration stepped
in and requested that the con-
vention be held in Cleveland .
and arrangements have been
made accordingly-and time is
June.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

The administration has
authorized Americas unofficial
participation in an investigation
Of Germsny's ability to pay. II
looks now that Germany will
soon know whether she is able
to pay or not.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21
Nine Monthly Jokes
By Springfield Council

Since May l, 1928. nine jokes
have been sprung on the citizens
OF Springfield. and each of the
said nine Jokes has cost the tax
payers OF the town $1OO.UO and
trimmings 5000. 90 to date. Can
you que $ the nine jokes?
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

The Box award for toe bes,
solution Of the world peace prob
lem expects to be ready to report
by the first prox. The Demo.
crat-Hersld has arranged for
the publication of the prize win.
ming solution.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

Nine persons killed in wreck
!of Twentieth Century limited
headline. We suppose limit
ed" means they cannot legally
kill more than niue people in
one wreck-or probably only q
certain per cent OF their passen-
gers.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

Revenues of the Panama canal
are now running about $1,000.
900 q month.-Dearborn Inde-
pendent. Coin & to show what q
deplorable thing public owner
sbip Is. N
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

The democrats have not yet
decided on q convention city,
but generally agreed it will not
be New York. st. Louis is a
good bet. but may swing as far
west as Denver, with SanFran-
cisco not impossible,
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

Reported that Coolidge has
invaded Johnson's home state
for deIegat es. But Coolidge
should remember what happened
to one Albert Hughes In 1916.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

Let Us hope that 1924 will give
us better times than 1928 pro-
yided for us,
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

Most Of our correspondents are
alternating this week, else snow
bound, else gone on q journey.
else something else. Let's all
get aboard next week,
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

An English company of SCI
entists is arranging an expedi-
tiQp in the junglea Of the
Amazon ip order to remove all
doubt of Rooseselks River Of
Doubt. and also to search for. Q
tribe said to be ruled wholly by
Uonsn
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

The forty.eight states in the
union last year collected over
1852. 900, 900 on auto license
foea
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

One thing standing out pretty
prominently at th,s time is that
there won't be an5 compromis-
Ing Cox on the dem ocratic ticket.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

Anu ExOQuS IN 1853.
The first claim was filed on in
May, 1885, three miles east Of
what afterwards became Boston
about twenty-five miles SOUTH
east of Sprin g6eld.
In July they began to come
over the Kansas. Colorado line in
stragRlin q numbers. and by Sep.
tember they were crossing over
every day. sometimes one lone
conner and sometimes several in
. hunch.
Along in August or Septem-
ber, 1886. the first town was
started. up in the crescent Blaine
nejghborhood, called Butte City.
We were never at the little
town. b1t believe 1t had . store
and three or four or half . dozen
houses. As the town vas after
wards moved away and lost it's
name. 1t lost it's prestige az first
town in the east end.
The really first town to get on
the map in the east end was the
booming history-fnakinx Boston.
started on the Goth day Of No
-vember, 1888.
The next in line was Albany.
eight miles east Of the Twin
Buttes. just over the line In
what was then Bent county, -
this was then Las Animas county.
So rapidly did the settlement
overauu the then east end that
inside y. six months after AL
bsny was started in April. six.
teen towns were on the map
south o< the railroad and east Of
Trinidad, sbe towns being, In
the order Of t.Seir founding
Boston, Albany, Villas, Carri-
20, Spring field. Minneapolis.
Stoningt ton. Wilde. Holmes. 1n-
dlanapolis. Athens, Brook6eld.
Plymouth, Cleveland, Troy. At
lanta.
In these towns during theaf
short lives there were esta blish-
ed seventeen newspapers. the
names and order of starting Of
the first half dozen about as
follows:
Boston Western World, Villas
Democrat. Minneapolis Chico.
Springfield Herald, Boston Ban
ner, Carrizo Current.
After these, but with out "a,
gard to their order. came the
Villas Victo-. Villas Republican.
Minneapolis Republican. Spring
field Advertiser. Indianapolis
journal, Athens Times, Brook
field Maverick. Plymouth Rock,
Cleveland Plaiudealer, Atlanta
Const.sutio Troy Settler. Al
bany Joarpsl. stoningtea Pio'
neer.
There were four Of the above
towns in the present Baca coun-
~ chat were after the county
seat. and not 8 great deal Of
difference In their slzes-Boston.
Vil.s, Minneapolis, Springfield
and wsSld put their bona fide
population st from 100 to $50
the order of their sizes being
about a. above named, though
Boston, Viias and Minneapolis
were not far apart. and each
claimed to be the largest.
The years 'Se. 'e7 and 'sS were
on the dry order, the land wa
new. and the people know.
ing nothing of dry. farm
ing and having no dry land
grains, ~ they hays now, the
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

In his special message to coi-
gress Coolidge stresses the
Importance Of the Unite ed states
keeping abreast of other natlon'
in military and naval aviation
Well for the United States tc
develop aviation. but no.
necessarily for var pur poses.
, ----~--~-ss------>..-.s---~--'
Secretary Mellon wants a tat
reduction that will still furthet
cut the taxes on incomes. Asae
IL one of the wealthiest men /,
the country, Ee can see where b,
is right. Steamboat Spgs. Pilot
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21
First Epoch

The Development of the Country
From the Filing of the First
Claim in 1886 to the Begin =
ming of the Retrogression
And Exodus in 1889.
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21

Statement of produce sol
! 'rom this farm to date, Dec. IL,
for the year 1923.
Poultry Produce S9l.l2
Cream, from 3 COWS $500
Calves 6o m
Hogs 2SS O,
From Field Cops l,o91.76
Garden %. 7s
Ioth' 1,6S6.57
Our general expenses, not in
Guiding new machinery. i'm.
proyements or stock purchased
is $56o.26,
We taXc en hand 4 milk cows
and rs head of hogs and pigs
We pad our taNes in February,
1923,
Eurah fer diversified farm
ing. We farm 125 acres. Has
anyone beaten our record?
Marion D. Lasley.
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Very sorry that Villas got in too
late for this weeks issue. Scme.
tunes we caa handle a very short
iettaF an Wednesday, but all
long le tels SNmlIi be here on
saturday oF-Monday as nfteuon
Tues lay ~e are obliged to mate.
rally abbrevia.e them. Thplet
ter from Big Flat was also to-
lote for this issue Both of tho
next week,
The Democrat-herald., 1923-12-21
important Annual
Financial Statement
Want More of Them

Statement of produce sol
'rom this farm to date, Dec. II,
TO-. +h, ..,,,, 1oay
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
Remember onsiline

TONSIINE IS the National S0r4
Throat Remedy-it is sold in every
State in the Union. Most people buy
bottle occasionally because most
people Occasionally have Sore Throat.
They buy it for the prompt, welcom-
relief il brings to sufferers from TIM.
nalody. You can forget Sore Throat il
.ou VII only remember TONSlLINE
rms get the bottle NOW that -.
waits or you Of your druggists. s65se.g
Look for the long necked =
fellow on the bottle when you
get 1t. s. II
S. cents and 60 cents. Hos IA
pital Size. Sl.00. "a
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
THAT
DEVELOP into
PNEUMONIA

Chronic coughs and persistent colds
lead to serious trouble. You can
stop them now with Creomulsion. an
creosote that is pleasant TO
take. Circumcision is a new medical
discovery with twofold action: II
soothes and heals the infiamed mem
branes and kills the germ
OF all known drugs. creosote Is
recognized by the medical fraternity
as the greatest healing agency for
The treatment Of chronic coughs and
colds and other forms Of throat
troubles. Creomulsion contains, in
addition 70 creosote, other healing ele-
ments which soothe and heal the In
famed membranes and stop the irrita-
ton. while the creosote goes on to
The stomach, is absorbed into the
blood, attacks the scat OF the trouble
and destroys the germs that lead TO
serious complications.
CreOmulsion is guaranteed satlsfac.
tory IN the treatment Of chronic
coughs and colds, catarrhal Iron
chltis and other forms Of throat diS
eases. and IS excellent for building up
tie system after colds or the flu.
Money refunded II any cough or cold,
no matter OF how long standing. Is
not relieved after taking according TO
directions. Ask your druggist. Creo.
nulsion Co, Atlanta, Ga.-Adver-
Nsement.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
Boy CHARGED with Theft

1+year-oId boy was under arrest
today charged with stealing q watch
from the home OF Miss Eva Arm
buster. $50 Ashland Ave. Thursday.
The boy was a helper Tor an electrical
worker who was making some repairs
az the house Police recovered the
watch
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
EASTER SHOPPING
SHOWS GAIN OVER
z, DEALERSSAy
More and Better Clothing and
Millinery Being Pur-
chased,

Pre- Easter business in the clothing,
furnishing and millinery lines shows
a marked increase over last year, re-
tail merchants agreed today.
One mems clothing merchant point
ed out that not only is the volume Of
trade considerably larger but the
quality Of merchandise sold IS JIM
proved. Higher priced suits are more
popular than the cheaper ones, he
said.
Women's dresses, tailored suits and
capes show a phenomenal growth In
volume in number Of sales. Capes
are especially popular this year, mer-
chants say. King Tut dresses are
selling rapidly.
Millinery business Is booming, mer-
chants say. Styles are varied. Hats
are created for the taste of. the indi-
vidual rather than according to any
hard and fast style. Prices, al
though somewhat lower than last
year, show a large range.
Downtown florists say the Easter
spirit is being expressed with flowers
more than ever before. Lilies are
most popular. Prices are about 1915
for the average plant.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
THEFT COMPLAINT
LEADS TO ARREST
John E, Hamilton Held on
Grand Larceny Charge,

John E Hamilton. y. Of 412 y.
Delaware ST., alleged TO have stolen
money from his motherin-law. Mrs.
Ellen B. Bunion, awaited hearing IN
city court today, charged with grand
larceny.
Police received a complaint at 7 p.
NJ. Thursday that man had entered
the home of Mrs. Gunion. Alp \. Della
ware St, and stolen a purse contain
ing $40. a diamond ring valued at
800 and a watch valued at S35. Ham
nton said he saw thief enter the
house and that he pursued him. He
said the man ran between two houses
Police Investigated and claim they
found no one. but a few minutes
later Hamilton said he found some
papers that were in tho purse.
When Detective Euglebright said
he saw Hamilton drop a SO bill, Ham
nton was arrested The purse, con
tanning the ring and the remainder Of
The money, was found near a fence.
It was said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
GIRL KILLS RICH
CONTRACTOR, THEN
SHOOTS HERSELF
Double Tragedy in Downtown
Office of Wealthy New
Yorker,
By United Press

By United Press
NEW YORK, March 30.-Frederick
W. Burnham. wealthy New York con
tractor, died today from a bullet
wound inflicted by Helen Zeigler, who
shot him and killed herself upon dis
covering he was married.
Burnham lived with his wife in a
fashionable residential section OF Dob
bins Ferry. Miss Zeigler. who was
IS, lived with her parents.
The young woman had informed
friends she could marry Burnham at
any time" Sudden disclosure of the
fact he was married is believed to
have driven her temporarily insane.
Miss Zeigler went to Burnham's
Office yesterday afternoon. She OBJ
tanned admittance and laid IN wait for
the contractor for two hours. When
he entered she engaged him in whis-
pared conversation and then shot him
with an ancient Derringer pistol, turn
ing the weapon upon herself. dying in
stantly. Burnham lived until today.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
Tapestries

We carry all that Is new and
wanted in tapestries. plain and
figured mohair plushes, velours,
denim, damasks, cretonnes, hair
cloth and felts in all cOIors.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
TWO AIR SPEED
RECORDS BROKEN
Velocity of 240 Miles an Hour
Obtained at Dayton.

By United Meas
DAYTON. Ohio, March 90-The
worlds airplane speed record was bro
ken here twice Thursday within a
short time
When the exhaust fumes cleared
away, the laurels finally rested with
Lieut.. L. J. MaitlarH who flew four
laps at a rate Of 240 miles an hour.
A few minutes earlier Lieut.. r L.
Naugnan had set his second worlds
speed record in forty-eight hours, fly
Ing at 236 miles an hour. Tuesday
Naugnan fed at 233.S7 miles an hour
~ The record made by the French
man, Sadi-Lecointe. Of 233.01 miles an
hour several months ago IS thus shat
tered for the third tims in two days
MaitIand's new mark was made
ever a course of $500 feet
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
sA'Puzzle
a Day

The value Of hat. shirt, and
pair OF Socks, added together, give
the value of a pair of shoes, $6.75.
If the prices OF the hat, the shirt,
and the socks are multiplied together.
the result is again the value Of the
shoes. The hat and the shirt are both
worth the same. What is the price
Of the various articles?
Yesterdays answer:
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
ELEVEN MEN HELD IN RAID
PoEce Anege Craps Game-Pair of

Ponce Ailege Craps Game-Pair OF
Dice and S23S Seized as Evidence.
Ten colOred men and one white man
were scheduled to appear n city court
today TO answer charges % gaming
and visiting a gambling house Harry
Prince, "a. colored. 1872 Coulton S..
was charged with keeping q gambling
house The white man caught III the
raid was William Carey, 50. Of 329
Kentucky Ave. Lieutenant Anderson
and his squad raIded the Coulton St
address where the police claim they
found a. craps game IN progress. They
said they obtained s2.35 and a pair o.
dice as evidence.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
Miscellaneous
Materials

Every accessory or material
that the upholsterer needs can
be obtained here. Chair seats,
webbing, springs, burlap, mat
tress ticking, cotton batting,
hair, moss, tow, excelsior and
twinea.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30

Perfection Better Makes KIaale- Grow.-Adr.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
ASSETS VIII BE SOLD

Sale OF assess q The Indiona Ma
tioual Life Insurance Company. now
in rece!vership. was set for Monday
by Judge Sidney 5 Miller Superior
Court, room 3. Three classes OF bids
Will be asked. They viii be on assets.
including the written business and
reserve. or reinsurance of all business
I'm force and the third on a reinsur-
ancc Of business and reserve and any
part Of the assets. The sale VIII be
held in the law Office OF Matson, Car
ter. RoA & AicCord. 947 Consolidated
bGtIding.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
Leather

Both genuine and imitation.
All colors with gimp and nails
to match.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
Shade Hardware

We carry 4 complete stock Of
curtain poles. Kirsch nat ex-
tension curtain rods, brackets,
sockets, rings, stair rods. stair
treads, rug fasteners and limo
leum binding.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-03-30
Auto Top
Materials

Both the manufacturer as we'll
as tho individual will be inter
ested in knowing that we carry
a very complete stock Of auto
top materials, curtain lights.
slip cover goods, rubber mats
and sheet celluloid.
, 1923-06-02
French Cabinet
Extends Vote
OF Confidence

PARIS, June 2.-By The Associ-
ed Press).5The government received
a majority of 1872 on a test vote in
the chamber of deputies after inter
pellations on the recent royal!st activ-
tiles in which socialist deputies were
beaten by street gangs.
Incipient disorders precede the
opening of the session.
The Soc alist deputies were out in
force. When Leon Daudet. leader of
the Royalist association appeared in
the lobby( Marius Moutet and several
other Socialists made n rush for him
but the adversaries were separated.
NJ. Daudet entered the assembly hall,
followed by Marcel Cabin, whose eff
forts to reach him were blocked by
the ushers.
The fascist methods" occurred
when members of the "kinE's came
lots a royalist organization. admin
istered beating to the Socialist depu-
ties. Moutet and Marie Sangnler.
The band of youths who ambushed
Sangnier attempted to pour tar on
his head and to administer a dose of
castor oil but the deputy managed to
Escape. Maurice Viollette. former
minister of subsistence was also way
laid while walking with his wife. the
Camelots d%renchlng the couple with
ink.
, 1923-06-02
Of
TREATIES WITH
TURK ADVANCED
Adjustment Between
U. S. and. Ottoman
Held Certain Here.

WASHINGTON. Jun. THE intor
NAL treaty conversations preceding
Joseph c. CREW. American
minister to Switzerland and the Turk.
I'm delegates at Lausanne have been
advanced TO the stage of formal ne.
sotations. The state department an.
nounced last night that on May 20 It
had caoled full powers to Mr.. Grew to
negotiate and sign a treaty or treat,
les of amity n with Tur.
key.
While tho conclusion OF such ne.
sotiations. h departments an.
nouncement said. still depended up.
on a satisfactory adjustment OF out.
standing questions between the two
countries" department officials ap.
penred confident OF the success Of
tie negotiations.
The occasion for revision Of exist
ing treaties between the United States
and Turkey arises from the displace-
ment OF the capitulations. under
which the interests OF American Ma.
tionals in Turkey were taken care
OF, by h agreements now in nego-
ttation between that country and the
allies.
, 1923-06-02
SEARCH FOR
is OPPOSED

LONDON, June 2.-Nfarquis Cur.
zon. the foreign secretary added his
voice to the protest against the search
OF graves for the bones of the In.
dian princess Pocahontas when ho
spoke before a meeting of the society
Tor the protection of ancient iidin
last night.
Lord Curzon, after mentioning the
at King Tutankhamen,s
tomb for which he though there was
some excuse because of the artistic
n historical results Attained. re.
ferred to Pocahantas. He said he
mad Just read Of "a lot of ghouls gath.
ereG around the site of her interment
where they are finding a bean of
skulls and bones, while men of science
are actually sitting by to discover
whether among this pile of debris
they can find a skull with some black
hair IN it."
III our passion for antiquity" the
foreign secretary added, 'let MS at
least spare the dead"
, 1923-06-02
TEN CAMEnAMEN SHOOT
SCENES OF ADAMS RIB

What Il. claimed to be n new
worlds motion picture record for the
number of cameras used in proper.
ton to the size of the shot was estab.
lished during the making of Adams
Rib" Cecil B. De Miles newest
Paramount picture. which will be on
view at the Rialto theater today for
n run of five or six days.
The number OF cameras used was
ten. under the direction of Head
Cinematographer Alvin wyckor.
The scene was one OF destruction.
therefore there could be no retakes.
The six foot spot on which the cam.
era battery focused was the double
door to h throne-room where Theo.
dore Kosloff as King Jaromir.''
awaits the onslaught of the %revolu.
tionists who dethroned him and sent
him in exile to America.
Over two hundred rabid Reds
fought and cut their way to and
through this door, ripping it aside
as II 1t were of p tearing rich
hanginBs to shreds. jumping on ma.
hogany tables with hob-nailed boots
and committing real damage. Ner.
vous cameramen would have been n
total loss as the battery of camera.
men were themselves the target of n
battery of rine-armed re~volutionists.
discharging volleys towards the
throne.
Tho featured players in Adams
Rib" include Milton Sills, Elliott Dcx.
ter. Theodore Koslofr. Anna Q. Nils.
son. Pauline Garon and Julia Faye.