Evening star., 1923-04-04
XII KLUX PALACE"
IN SHER|FF'S HANDS
Simmons, After Dispossess-
ing Evans, Is Himself
Barred Out by Court.
by tho Associated Press

| BY tho Associated Press.
| ATLANTA. April 4.-Sherin J. 1.
Lowry Of Fulton county, with a force
OF deputies. early today took charge
Of the imperial palace. headquarters
Of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
under an order signed by Judge E. D.
Thomas. dispossessing w. ]. Simmons.
imperial emperor, who took charge OF
the headquarters and the Klan yester-
day under temporary injunction OBJ
tanned by him against Imperial wiz
ard n. w. Evans.
The order, signed about gao o'clock
this morning by Judge Thomas. d.
rected Emperor Simmons and the
other plaintiffs in the action to ap-
| pear for a hearing before him this
| afternoon at o'clock to show cause
why the temporary injunction against
Imperial Wizard Evans and the other
officials of the Khan should not be dis
missed.
Deputy in Charge.
Sheriff Lowry at once proceeded to
the imperial palace on Peachtree road
and placed Deputy Sheriff Milan in
charge. all of the Simmons faction
| leaving after having taken charge
yesterday, when they secured a tenn
porary injunction against Imperial
Wizard Evans following the break
when the emperor undertook to or
ganize a woman's order on the lines
of the Ku Klux Khan.
| The imperial wizard had issued a
| nv n m q nrnhthtffnO 10 n frny
affiliating with the 'Kamelia-" the
| woman's order. and threatening ban
ishment for any who disobeyed the
proclamation.
Misrepresentation Charged.
The order early today was issued by
Judge Thomas. when Paul Etheridge
and other attorneys representing I'm
perial Wizard Evans appeared before
him after midnight and presented
arguments denying the allegations of
Emperor Simmons In his prayer for in
junction yesterday. They charged
gross Interpretations" were made
in the petition Of Simmons.
| DIR. Evans. the imperial wizard, re-
| turned last night and decision was made
| to go before Judge Thomas following
conferences with headquarters officials.
In discussing the latest turn in Khan
| aIIAlrS, LII. Evans SdlO, Inc issue would
| be settled. once and for all. as to
| whether the Knights of the Ku Klux
Klan Is an institution to be conducted
| by one individual for his private flnan-
cial gain, or q great American fraternal
hands of its members"
Status In UncAanxed.
Ben II. Sullivan, attorney for EN-
peror Simmons. declared today that
the modification made by Judge
| Thomas order this morning does not
| change the status of the temporary
| injunction granted to Col. Simmons
Monday, in which he was virtually
| recognized as imperial wizard and
head Of Khan" He said 1t merely
placed the property and records at i'm
perial headquarters in the custody of
| the court. pending the outcome of
| the hearing this afternoon.
The temporary control Of the Klan
yesterday was assumed by Emperor
Simmons, when his attorney obtained
temporary injunction against I'm
perial Wizard Evans on the ground
| that Simmons, as founder of the
order, under It's charter, possessed
supreme authority in the administra-
| tion of its affairs. A hearing on the
! temporary injunction yesterday had
been set for Saturday, April Z.
Dr. johnson In Charge.
Emperor Simmons named DR.. Fred
B. Johnson of San Antonio, Tex, chief
of staff and placed him in control OF
| the imperial palace. When the Sim
mons faction appeared at the head
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