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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-18


Today Stephenson reveals, from
what he declares is personal knows
edge, the tremendous ramifications
Of the khan at its peaks, 600 .OOO
members and an annual income OF
between fifty and sixty millions OF
az all this money, he insists
thAre was never made single Sc
counting
In the article (referring to a mag
azine article quoted into the recordl
WA find this: "Througbout the ter
,.itorv where our influence is active
we can point to steady rise In
the character OF public officials, an
Increased respect for law and order'
and return OF governmental power
into the hands OF men and women
of American character and IN
stincts."
Tn the state of Indiana, where
without a doubt their power -
greater than any other place IN
America. law and order has so
broken down and disrespect for the
law so pronounced that there are
more men imprisoned in jails in the
state OF Indiana today than there
have been before in her history.
Lowest in history
The character Of her State off.
Gals, both elected and appointed,
is lower. than it has ever been be-
fore in her history. For the. first
time in her history tlle will OK the
people has been absolutely sub.
ordinated TO the arrogant defiance
OF vested greed, graft and corrup-
ton.
The very fact that the khan Is
to the candidacy Of nm
individual I'm the State Of indiana
rs sufficient reason to justify al OF
the former membership from turn.
ing against that candidate in blind
O. What was the relative strength
OF the plaintiff corporation Ct its
highest peak in the various States
from your intimate knowledge gath
cred from your intimate knoWl.
edge and close experience with the
khan.
A.. cannot give the exact figures
in all the States. The figures given
to me vary from 10000 to 10000
900. II they were asked for an &c.
counting of the funds OF the organi-
zation the membership was anywhere
rom 500 900 to 1000 900. IL they were
talking about the political strength!
or the organization, the figures ran
as high as 10000. 900.
Q.-State whether or not YOU
knew the number OF kiansmen that
were enlisted in the entire United
States.
Al know only what I was told.
M was REPRESENTED to us that the
membership at its peak was . little
over five million.
Q.--Did they give the plaintiff
corporation any accurate financial
statement?
A.-No, never, financial state
ment to my knowledge. There was,
however, q statement made up In
general terms and published to the.
nation for the purpose OF Grating
the impression that an accurate
accounting was being made
Of the finances
About SO. 0Oo. 900
Q.--can you give with any degree
OF accuracy the amount of money
that has been taken into the khan
from its foundation up to the time
you severed your connection with
the khan?
A.-Between fifty and sixty mil
Ian dollars would be reasonably
accurate.
Q.-Then the estimates that have
been given variously throughout
the country at one half billion
dollars il very much exaggerated?
Al would regard that as gross
exaggeration or statement Of some
person who relied upon
mere run1or.
Q.-Have the funds under the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-18

eCount that day
lost, 2 warned Marcus
Aurelius, which sees
from thy hand no
kindly action done. !"
The way to even
up the score is to give
some one q package
Of Yorktown Ciga-
rettes Once he
has tried the genial
blend of seven friend
~ JODaccOS, nell
be your friend for
life. Here at last is
the perfect smoke.
Twenty for 15c.
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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-04-18
KHAN INCOME WAS S60,000,000;
HAD 100000 MEMBERSHIP.

MICHIGAN CITY, Ind, April lo-tast chapters Of TINS
eer;o Of revelations of activities of the Ku Kux
Kan BY David G. Stephenson former grand dragon Of the
khan in Indiana told of the origin ana early history OF
accused Of assassination even physical murder IN
Evening star., 1928-05-19

builders: Clarence L. Harding, archi-
tect: to erect one history concrete block
office and private garage, 3315 Eighth
street northeast (lot 20, square 3S3D u;
to cost $4,000.
DR.. Thomas B. Crisp, owner and
builder; H. An Brandt. architect; to
inclose rear porch, sol Eighth street
northeast (lot 804, square 9l4; to cost
81 900.
N. L. Sansbury g. Co, owners and
builders; to erect two brick private
garages, 1890 and 1924 Tracy place dots
and ., square $500; to cost $4,000.
e. J. Moran, owner; S. E. Snyder, de-
signer and builder; to erect one D
story brick dwelling, 1928 GAINESVILLE
street southeast Qots 10. IL and IL,
square 57l0); to cost $4,000.
A. Hermany. owner; Glenn & Bed
ford Brown, architects: Pringle g. Ar
mold. builders: to erect one 2-story Gin
der block dwelling, 6255 Sligo Mill road
northeast (parcel 1878, square 3720
to cost $4,000.
John p. Thompson, owner; O, p.
Bieber, designer; F. W. Bieber, builder;
to erect one 2-story brick and tile dwell
ing. 5345 Broad Branch road (ot IL,
square 2026l; to cost $500.
Evening star., 1928-05-19

In the Grant Circle section Of
Petworth on a wide boulevard.
Seven rooms-two screened porehes.
Two-car brick garage.
Evening star., 1928-05-19
Ingraham street tlot lOs, square 2seO /;
"a nnef Sf flnn

Ingral,am street tlct los, square 2seT
TO cost $1,000.
r, L. Meyer. owner; Luther r.. Ray
builder: TO erect one concrete blocl
private garage, 1929 Iris street dot As
square 27S8); to cost $500.
J. A. Cunningham, owner: Randolph
Dodd. designer and builder: to erec
one i-story frame dwelling. 500 Forty
ninth street northeast (lotS So, So ane
Sd, square SlA9l; to cost $4,000.
Victor Esenstad, owner and builder
to make repairs. 6l2 Fifth street uo
$50. square 487); to cost $500.
Joseph Freeman. owner and builder
l.. W. Giles. architect; to erect one Z
story brick dwelling, 25c4 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast tlot 3, square oooS)
to cost $4,000,
Anna Devices, owner; Dick Sutton
designer. to erect one 2-story brick anc
frame dwelling, 1923 Lowell street dots
4 and S. square 1870; to cost $4,000.
Joanna Jeffery. owner and builder
to erect two concrete block private
garages. 1882 and l434 Otis street Oots
is and Ia, square 40o3l; to cost $500.
Christopher c. and Elizabeth j
Mertz, owners; c. c, Mertz. builder, K
make repairs. 56le Potomac avenue
tlots 8 and 9. square l450); 10 cost $40O
Joseph Sworzyn. owner: The Sterr
Co. of washington. designers and build
ers: to remodel. Tl6 Thirteenth stree'
dot $40 square 2S2l; to cost $500.
Repairs for College.
GEORGETOWN University, owners; V
L. Golden. builder; to make repairs
Thirty-seventh and P streets dot --
square S-I250l; to cost 5000.
l.. Rosenfeld. owner and builder; w
B. Honey. architect; to erect one 1-stor!
brick addition, rear $40 Fifteenth
street northeast dot sos, square io5n
TO cost $500.
c. H. Small, owner and builder: (
erect one frame and stucco garage. S64l
Veazey street (lot 3S, square 1885, u
cost $3.50
w. G. Schauffler. jr.. owner; The Du'
Pont Roofing Co, builders; to replace
roof with asphalt shingles, 294O Newarf
street (lot S5S, square 2o82); 10 cos
$500.
r. S. Crenshaw, owner; Martin B
Hollenback. builder: to make repairs
37o3 Northampton street tlot :, square
1861: to cost $1,000.
F. G.. Lemmar, owner, designer ane
builder: to erect one 2-Story brick dwell
ing, 726 Eleventh street northeast TO
%. square 95o(: to cost $2.l00.
Garfield I. KaSS. owner and builder
Harvey Warwick. architect; to erect ont
l-story brick store, 1928 Connecucu
avenue dot 80, square 206S); to COS
$S, 900.
Ireane Thomas. owner: w. S. PLACER
architect. Harris Bros. builders: to erec
frame addition, 700 Nineteenth stree
Evening star., 1928-05-19
SAC PAUL0 WANTS TO BE
SOUTH AMERICAN CHICAGO
City Heads Authorize Building Of
Skyscrapers in Brazil
ian Town

Correspondence OF the Associated Press
SAC PAULO, Brazil.-This important
commercial city aims to become the
Chicago of South America" not alone
in a business way, but also in appear
ance.
To that end the city fathers have
authorized construction of the loftiest
skyscrapers on the southern continent.
The new limit placed on business con-
struction here Is "a stories. an increase
Evening star., 1928-05-19
OWN YOUR -0WN-H0ME
PLAN POPULAR IN MAY
Program Widely Adopted in Gem
munities Is Report of New York
Thrift Committee Chairman.

Reports from all sections of the
country indicate I wide observance of
the month Of May as own-your- home
month by the various parties interested
in home ownership, including building
and loan leaders, real estate men, edu-
Gators and women's clubs, according to
Adolph Lewisohn, chairman OF the
national thrift committee, New York,
which is sponsoring the Nation wide
program.
Among the purposes of the program
is that of showing the advantages of
thrift through home ownership Also
the uniting of the various civic asso-
ciations firms and individuals inter-
ested in home life and in home build
ing and purchasing and furnishing.
Another projected end is to re-estab-
Evening star., 1928-05-19

+ Continued from Fifteenth Pagel
4e0s-2e Kansas avenue dots n to IS,
square S2s2); TO cost $s5,ooo,
G. NJ. wallingSford, owner, designer
and builder: 10 erect twelve 2-story
brick dwellings. Sl0o-22 Thirteenth
street northeast dots % to "a, square
S9T0): TO cost $SS,ooo
n. l.. SanSbury & Co.. owners and
builders: Louis r. Moss, architect, 10
erect two 2-Story brick dwellings, 1890
"a Tracy place dots s and 9, square
$500: to cost $SS,000.
r. & w. Grand Five, Ten and
Twenty-Five Cent Stores, owners; ko-
Iodine -Cladny. builders: to remodel, 400
4a4 Seventh street tiot %, square 4SD !;
to cost $26,S00
Samuel D. Harrison owner; Charles
II. TompkinS Co, builders, to make
alterations. 2s0I Fourteenth street dot
S07, square 2S66>; to cost $4,000.
Guthrie g. Williams. owners and
builders; George Williams, designer; to
erect one 2-Story brick addition and
make repairs, 1916 Thirty-third street
dot $50, square i254); 10 cost S2,3oo.
Homes Cost $S5,0oo.
Boss & Phelps, owners and builders; /;
James E. Cooper. architect: TO erect
nine 2-story brick dwellings, 44l4 to
44Sn @ street tlots lS5 TO l4S, square
1882; to cost -$S5,e00.
Washington Investment Co, owners;
William n. Beahm, designer and build
er: to change location of outer wall in
vault, 700 Tenth street (lot So. square
S0Ol: to cost 81 600.
]. M. HAYNES. owner: to erect garden
walls. steps and fence. 1880 Chesterfield
place Dot Al. square 225S); to cost
$4,000
L. E. Breuninger & Sons, owners and
builders: TO erect three metal private
garages, 202S-29 Bennett place north
east dots oS. 80 and 100, square 4506l ;
70 cost S450.
Harry D. Young, owner and builder;
c. West. architect; to remodel. 92I
Evening star., 1928-05-19
Auto Buses Busy in India.

Auto buses have become so busy in
India that they have made serious COM
petition for the railways, which. in turn.
are fighting back, says the Atlanta Con-
stitution. In Calcutta and vicinity they
have seriously injured the railway sub
urban service, and are beginning to be
felt in Bombay. officials of the princi-
pal rail line In Bengal report that
busses have seriously cut into the roads
business by running parallel to its lines.
In self-defense one railway has started
rail omnibus service
Evening star., 1928-05-19

of two stories over the previous ordi-
nance. In a few years 1t is thought
likely this law may be superseded by
one allowing towers of business to rise
still higher.
Although Rio de Janeiro has several
high Office buildings under construction
and nearly completed, none Of them
approaches the new Sac Paulo limit
Paulistas are looking forward to the
completion of the first 24-story build
ing as the highest south of the Panama
Canal and will celebrate the event in
fitting manner.
Evening star., 1928-05-19

lish confidence in modern methods of
home construction and home financing
and to unite local representative COM
mittees In hundreds of communities to
conduct campaigns of education on the
various methods and plans Of increas-
ing home ownership.
Evening star., 1928-05-19
RADIATORS HIDDEN.
Many Builders Using Recesses to
Save Space.

Every one who has built bought or
rented home has been confronted
with the problem of finding more wall
and floor space to accommodate furni-
ture
This is especially true of the bed
room-where so many furniture acces-
sories and conveniences are required
for those who enjoy living comfortably
and well.
The very place that would seem TO
best accommodate the bed or dressing
table. chiffonier or bureau, is often
occupied by a big radiator.
To avoid this objection. many home
builders today are placing radiators in
recesses in walls, out of sight and out
of the way.
Evening star., 1928-05-19
northeast tlot so, square 4sl0; to cost

northeast tlot so, square 4S13); to cost
$500.
b. Taylor. owner; to erect one 2-story
addition, 1916 Thirty-fourth street (lot
S23. square 1929; to cost $500.
Joseph Z. McGolrick. owner and
builder: to erect one frame garage, 2Ol2
Franklin street northeast dot S03
square 42l5l: to cost $500,
Garage for Church.
McKendree Methodist Episcopal
Church. owners; Thomas B. Beller
builder; to erect one metal private
garage, o2l Massachusetts, avenue dot
500, square 500; to cost $3.50.
Lucy Wilson, owner; Arthur Smith
builder: to make repairs 20 Elvin road
southeast dot 8l6, square 5873); TO cost
$400.
Mrs. S. Hill, owner A. Jeffery, de-
signer and builder; to erect one 2-Story
frame dwelling, 1916 Thirteenth street
northeast (lot 807, square S930); 70
cost $4,000.
8 Kann Sons Co, owners; Thomas
w. Marshall, designer James l.. Par
sons. ir., builder, to make repairs etc.
Eighth street and Market space (lots
I3 to Is. 80S and 804. square 4S2): to
cost $4,000.
Gabrielle Fontano, owner; George w
Brew. builder; to erect one 2-Story brick
addition and make repairs. Sll North
Capitol street dot IS, square 676); to
cost $4,000
Bertha Helm. owner; to erect brick
fence. 2Si0-12 P street tlotS Sl0 ano
Sll. square l2591; to cost 5000.
J. b. Higdon. owner and builder; W
s. PLACER, architect; to erect one l.
story frame dwelling, 1898 Twenty sec
ond street northeast (lot 80, square
42lS): to cost $1,000. .
j. c. Stats. owner and builder; A. >
J. Atkinson. architect: to erect one I
story brick dwelling, 5202 Sherier place
dots 81 and So. square l4l5): to cost
SIS 800.
Earnest Beal. owner and builder; tc
stucco frame dwelling, 233 Minnesota
avenue northeast (parcel 1858, square
5o5D; to cost $500.
nj. I. Hill, owner; to erect one con-
crete block private garage, 2lS Eln
street tlot 5, square 3084: to cost $70O.
Baltimore g. Ohio Railroad Co. own
ers. l.. P. Kimball, engineer: Andrew
Murray. builder; to make repairs. T3S
Fifteenth street dot 81. square 222): to
cost $1,000.
other Work.
Walter Emerson, owner and builder
to erect one brick garage, 1916 Madison
street dot 38. square 279Sl; to cost S4Vu
Grace Thompson. owner; Bryant q
| Watson, builders; to erect one l-Story
brick and tile private garage. 1885 Weo-
ster street dots and 4, square 2o4D
to cost $1,000. d
Evening star., 1928-05-19
NEW OPERATIONS
/ COST S7S5,67O
Four Apartments and Forty.
seven Houses Are included
in New Work.

Continued from Fifteenth paseo
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-04-19
Batter Up

Now is the time that national
issues, presidential prophecies
and the like are temporarily for
gotten, and their place in the
public interest is taken by some
thing which has already held
an enviable place in public re-
gard-the Great Game of Base.
ball!
The season has begun! The
Paines are on! Now we know
that Spring is here, and Sum
mer is coming, and Sport is
King.
What's a little thing like the
political situation, compared to
the thrill of the first homer.
It's "batter up" and kill the
umpire" all over the land, and
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-04-19

Zone of the first signs Of the decay
Of a town is when it cannot get up
enthusiasm to support band. The
Marion band needs support. Most
people don't know it.
"ln order to keep themselves up to
snuff the boys practice twice a week.
theil own pockets. This isn't fair.
The money goes to pay rent for hall
in which to practice, and other Incl
dental expenses;
"Who viii pay tic yearly dues for
one band boy? This paper will re-
eeive it for ther7. Some of the boys
have got behind in their dues. A
good many of them work hard for
their money. When they get behind
they do rot feel like COMING around
to practice AMI the band suffers.
Loyalty of the Band
'Only last Armistice Day our band
had an offer to so to another town.
They could have got $3.50 for the day.
They stucl: to Marion. They have
always stuck. We ought to stick to
them.
',There is soon to be a show put on
in town part of the proceeds of
which go to the band. Support that
when it comes along. If you feel like
chipping in to pay, sorae fellows dues
for year, we will be glad to hear
from YOU
When the campaign has run its
course, the Marion band will probably
be completely QUILTED with quadruple
gold-plated horns and uniforms with
gold braid three inches wide. Any
way, the people of Marion are assured
of band concerts this summer and of
having a snappy band to liven up all
their gala days with music.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-04-19

there is no more hopeful sign
for the future of America.
A nation that plays is young.
A nation that continues to play
will always be young and ener-
geic and alive.
It is-red Blood that runs thro-
ugh og@ national arteries 50 long
as the hoart Of the nation can
best 1a.ter ia responce to the
exploits Of ie Home Run Kings
When thQ ands are roofing
in Gle bleach IS, and thousands
are listening over the radio at
home for reports of the game,
and other thousands are weld
ing the bat b bah fields and va
cant lots, we need not fear that
the enthusiasm and spirit of our
citizens wiz vanish.
I is when people do not know
how 5 play that they also for
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-04-19

like one too. Our band gets offers to
90 all over the Southwest. Such
offers almost always come when we
heed them here and they stay at
ZONE. Instead Of going cut and rak
ng in money they stay here and give
heir services.
And there are individual members
If the band who make a sacrifice
very time they go out to play. Do
hey kick Not they.
1.-THE boys of the band like their
BAND, and so do we. Hurrah, here
they come. Music floating on the
breeze. Every heart jumping. Life
Music Zipp.
1--WE like that.
"The people Of Marion owe it to
their band to give it the heartiest
kind of support. Get back of them
When they need little money to
keep going, shell out. A good band is
the best Investment a town can
make"
Join the Glory List
"Join the Glory List" Sherwood
Anderson headlines another story,
and continues. "The Marion Publish
ing Company doesn't intend to be-
come crusader. You know how city
papers are. Well, we make no pre-
tentions of being a big city paper.
We are just a little old country week.
ly, that's what we are.
"Still and all, as Mr.. Ring Lardner
is so fond of saying, we do not want
the big city papers to hang it all over
our eyes. City papers are always get
ting up a crusade for some good
cause. They uplift this one or that
one. Sometimes whole sections of
society get uplifted like that, It's
wonderful.
eve aren't, however, quite so am
bilious. Up to date we have taken
UP but one cause and that is the
Marion Band. 1t may be the only one
we ever will take up. And we are not
doing that out of any altruistic pur-
pose. It's just because we like to
hear the band play. We like to see
them parade. When big day comes
we like to see them put on their uni
forms and come blowing their heads
off up Main street.
Flags flying, everyone feeling fine.
Life is drab enough on ordinary days.
We have never found any way to be
a canary bird ourselves.
Summer Night Concerts
"What we want is to see the band
boys have little money in the treas
ury. We want band concerts on sum-
mer nights.
20, hearts of gold, who will put up
$500 a year over period of five
years to get and keep our band in
bang-up financial condition? We are
making this appeal not only to
Marionites but to all people in the
surrounding country who read this
paper and who like to come to our
town when there is something STIR
ring, or on summer nights to hear the
band play.
"rhe King of England, President of
France, President of the United
States, Senators, Politicians, Million
aires, Rich Authors, Poor Ones,
Farmers, Merchants, Anyone welcome
IF you do not want to sign up for
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-04-19
more than one year or cannot give
$500, do not let that stop you.
"JOIN THE GLORY LIST"
Shirt of the Rand
Spirit of the Band
Anderson SAYS he would like to

Anderson says he would like to be
the drum major in the band but
doesn't have the figure. Well, he may
be little plump and his knee action
may be bit stiff but We'll vote for
him, anyway. He catches the spirit
of the parading band That's what
it takes to be drum major.
"The band represents the town on
it's gay days." he says. "When the
fair comes, when there is a celebra-
ton, Fourth of July, any kind of a
jamboree when every citizen becomes
a boy again, then a good band, step
ping gaily out, the drums beating,
flags fying-what is town without
a good band?
"You cannot have good band in
debt. You cannot expect the boys to
blow gaily, step out with real gusto,
when they are in debt. To have a
good band requires nights of steady
practice, it requires sticking to it..
What can you expect when the boys
have to come to band meeting and
PUNK down a dollar just for the privi-
lege of working to be good when we
want them good?
"The boys got a little discouraged
Their leader got sick. A lot of them
are working boys. They got little in
debt. This paper is no uplift paper
1t is just a good, little old country
paper. But we like band. We be-
gan writing about the Marion band
in our paper.
"Well, don't you worry about old
Marion. We will rake in many five
dollar bill for the boys"
Viewpoint of the Band Men
Few have gotten the viewpoint of
the small town band as has Sherwood
Anderson. He has learned from the
band men what they are up against.
He also appreciates what the band
really means to any town.
The Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1927-1930, 1928-04-19
Famous Writer, Turned
Country Paper Editor,
Boosts the Town Band

Marion, Virginia. considers its troubles
over Center Sherwood Anderson, who
reported nickel word for his short stories is ehamponng the
article week in the Marion which
lie recently bought
this highly paid writer stirred support in Marion but
na have to the support of the band
enaopal banker and the Metropolitan OPERA has
c.ra lIencken "cussed" praised by perhaps
writer America, Clipped in S12 So did Horace
publisher Alfred Knop, another publisher of New
across did also Fred Black, Ford Motor Co..
e Rosenbaun Washington, D. c.
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I'd like to DO it myself but l haven't
got the figure for it.
"And how faithful and devoted the
band members are. The men of ou1
Marion band, for example, go off to
practice twice week. Far from get
ting paid for their work they do ii
without pay. The members even pay
dues to keep the band going.
Recently, until these last few
weeks, our Marion band has had a
band leader who was paid a good
salary because he was a good man
He was there to keep the boys up to
snuff and would be there now but
that he is sick.
"But the boys are at it just the
same. They are keeping the band up.
Sacrifices of Band Men
"There are men in the Marion band
who make a sacrifice every time they
90 out to plav. Bear this in mind.
When we won't our band most, other
OWES, that haven't any band, would