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PAGE TWO Women Were Admitted to Ku Klux Klan By Edict of His Imperial Majesty Move Originally Designed to Distract Attention From Expose Published by the New York World And Allied Newspapers Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler First Woman Member and Placed in Charge of Women's Department by Simmons. By HENRY P. FRY, (Copyright 1922 by Small, Maynard & Co.; Published by arrange ment with author and publisher.) I turned over to the New York World early in July, 1921, the facts and documentary evidence I had in my possession, and initiated the exposure with the understanding that the paper would make a complete investigation before print ing a single story. Under the direction of Mr. Herbert Bayard Swope, the executive editor and Mr. Willian Preston Beazell, assistant managing editor, the investigation was immediately begun. Mr. Rowland Thomas was assigned to handle the investigation and which began working on it. months, during which time I Thomas. On September 6, 1921, tho World: began tlie publication of ils sories exposing the Ku Klux Klnn. As sociated with 1he World were thirty other newspapers covering praoti- . cally the entire United- States, and for twenty-one days the exposure of Ku Kluxism held ovor five mil- lion nowspaper readers spellbound lit their absorbing interent in the tory of the organization. The series comprised twenty-ono articles and occupied the front page in the World to the exclusion of every big , piece of news of national or inter national importance. Exposure Covered Mala Facts The exposure covered in the main facts and documents which I sub mitted to tho paper. It fully sub stantiated and vindicated the charges mado by me in my letter of withdrawal 'that the organization was un-American, that it was be ing propagated by spreading relig ious and racial hatred, that it was a money mailing sthemo for the ben efit of a few insiders, that its oath was illegal and its ritual a sacri lege, and the various other matters referred to by mo which are set forth in my letter in a previous chapter. With but few exceptions the entire American press agreed with my position in tho matter by endorsing it lie World's exposure, and a vast number of tho most prom- . inent men and women in America publicly expressed themselves es gratified over the action of the World showing up the Ku Klux Klau. One of the most interesting de . velopments made by the World in the course of Its exposure was its publication of facts collected by the paper in connection with the . relations of Kdvvard Young Clarke, the Imperial Kleagle and head of the Southern Publicity Bureau, and his business associate Mrs. Kli.n ; both Tyler. Mrs, Tyler Arrives On Saturday, September 10, 112 1, four days after the World com menced the p ication of its aeries. - Mrs. Tyler arrived in New York . and engaged an elaborate suite of rooms in one of the most couspic ; uous hotels in the ty. She had obviously boen sent by Clarke for the purpose of securing favorable - miblicity for the Klnn, and im mediately upon her arrival gave a ' etory to an evening paper as 'bail" for the Siind.iy papers. Although her mission was but a partial suc cess, she did succeed in getting her picture in a few papers, together with prepared statements deploring tho "unjust attacks that had been made on the organization, and ex pounding its "noble aspirations." Hlie was particularly emphatic on the proposition that one of the main objects of tho Klan was to pro tect the purity and chastity of womanhood and to preserve the sanctity of the American homo." 8he slated that women were to be admitted to membership, that she had been made the first woman - member, and that she would have charge of the women's department. While she was in Now York "Em- peror" Simmons issued one of his typically bombastic proclamations, composed in pure Simmonsese, des ignating Mrs. Tyler as bis "Grand Chief of Staff." This proclamation reads as follows: 'To ell Genii, Grand Dragons And Hydras of Kenlms, Grand Gob lins and Kleagls of LViniains, flraud Titans and Furies of Provinces, Oiants, Kxalted Cyclops and Terrors ' of Cantons, and to all citizens of the Invisible Kmpire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, in the name of our valiant and Tener-.d dead, 1 affectionately greet you: "In view of our Nation s need aad as an additional force in helping on the creat work of conserving i.mtcctint. and making effective the great principles of our Anglo Saxon civilization ' and American ideals and institutions, the Imperial Klonrilinm, in regular session as sembled, after deliberate care and earnest prayer, decided that there shall be established within the bounds and under the supreme au thority aria government of the In visible Empire an organization that J direct the efforts of the force This work was done for two acted as an assistant to Mr will admit tho splendid women ol our great national commonwealth. who are now citizens with us in di recting the affairs of the Nation. Which decision of tho Imperinl Kloncilium I have officially rati fied after serious, careful and de voted consideration of all matter and things involved by this move. "In view of the foregoing, J hereby officially declare and pro claim that such- organization doe now exist in prospect. Dans, meth ods, ritualism and regulations of same are now in process of forma tion and will be perfected at an early date and officially announc ed. "I do further proclaim that in or der to have the proper assistance in tho formation and perfecting ot this organization, I-havo this da and date selected find officially ap pointed Mary Elizabeth Tyler ol Atlanta, Full on county, Ga., to be my Grand Chief of Staff, to havi immediate charge of work pertain ing to said woman's organization under my authority and direetioi- 'Purther Information will bo din. and of t'ioiaHyommunieated fron. time to time. "Done in the Aulic of Tlis Majes ty, Imperial Wizard, Kmporor of the Invisible Kmpire, Knights of th Ku Klux Klnn, in the Imperia City of Atlanta, Commonwealth ot Georgia, United States of America this, the ninth dav of tho ninth month of tho year of our Lord l2t, "Duly signed and sealed by Hit Majesty. "WlUilAM JOSEFI1 SIMMONS "Imperial Wizard.' (To be Continued) FILM OF FROZEN NORTH AWES AND INSPIRES For aramattc interest, genuine thrills and real heart feeling, nothing that has come out of a motion picture studio has ever equalled "Nanook of the North, photographed 800 miles north o civilization In a land of perpetual frozen allows. Hubert J. Flaherty, producer o; this feature has not taken the at titude toward the Eskimo tha civilized people usually take to ward a less fortune race. Fron his years of living with the Es kimo as an engineer and explorer knowing hid language, his habit and bis tremendous struggle for a mere existence, Mr. Flaherty ha; learned to kjvpw, appreciate ami love this man w:.o has nothlnp that be does not get for hlmsel and his family in band to baud encounters with animals and elc menta more powerful than he is He does not present the Eskimo a. freak, but us a superman. "Nanook ot the North" at tlu Grand theater Saturday and Sun day. There is a wonderful opportun ity tor a good night police in Cor vallls. The rum-runners are hav ing the time of their moonshine peddling lives right now, but In the past three weeks there ha.' been none arrested. - Benton County Courier. Secret of a Good Disposition A woman who carefully safe ciiards her health benefits her disposition. She will be happy and attractive to all. The world un fortunately is tilled with sweet women who are unhappy because they are held back from useful ness by troubles Bocommon among them. Fretfulness and nervous ness rapidly destroy good dispo sitions. Sickly, all worn out wo men cannot make happy homes. I.ydla E. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound is a safeguard of wo men's health. This Is clearly proven by the many letters we are contlnuaHy publishing In this pa per, from women who have been restored to health and happi ness by its use after years of suf fering. Why don't you try It? (adv) THE The Modern Ku Klux Klan The Capital Journal today presents another Installment of the "The Modern Ku Klux KJan" by Henry P. Fry, author of the New York World expose that caused the congressional Investigation of the order. Mr. Fry in previous chapters detailed how he joined the Ku Klux Klan under a misappre hension, became a kleagle, was disillusioned, discovered the real aims and purposes of the organizers, and resigned In disgust. Tomorrow tha Clarke-Tyler scandal and its reults will be set forth. Normal News Professor Edwin T. Reed of 0. A. C. spoke at the.chapel hour last Saturday morning. Mr. Reed used aiost ot his time In the reading of iriglnal poems on a variety of sub ,ects, several dealing with various phases ot a teacher's work In .vhlch Mr. Reed has had wide ex perlence. The students thorough ly enjoyed this unique form of liapel talk. President Landers made a busi ness trip to Salem last Thursday. Miss Schuette spent last week end at Oregon City vialtiug riends. Mrs. Collins has recovered from ier recent indisposition and Is igaln able to meet her classes In irithmetic methods. A concert whlcu promises great ileasure to all fortunate enough to hear It, will be given In the hapel Thursday, August 24, by .diss Mary Sehultz of Salem. Miss Sehultz needs no Introduction to he people of the Willamette val ey where she has long been ;nown for her superior work with .he violin. She has spent most of ier time during recent years In Vew York where she has studied aider the well-known master ot he violin, Alexander Bloch. Thither she plans to return in September so that the normal i3 inrtlcularly fortunate In securing ier for a concert at this time. Ad mission to townspeople for this entertainment will be 50 cents, rhe date August 24, at 8:15. One of the very best motion pic tures to be secured this year al he normal will be shown In the hapel Friday evening; of this veek, August 18. This picture, nade from Dumas' "Three Mus ieteers," has been everywhere .lulled as a notable feature in plc ure making. The plot ot the itory affords sufficient opportun ty for action so It Is sure to pro vide an entertaining evening. A cast selected from the dra natlc art class presented "Where 3ut In America" in the chapel last Wednesday evening. The tarts were all well taken and ihowed good work on the part or the cast and co-workers. The students greatly enjoyed .he chapel hour last Friday morn ing when Mrs. Mabel Grounds rave several piano numbers. Mrs. Grounds Is well known In Mon nouth where many have enjoyed ier playing, but this was their .'Irst opportuntly to hear her play dnce Bhe went to New York to tudy two years ago. There is now a strong probabil ity of the resurrection of the Sum liter smelter and mine owners in the upper camps are very much en nuraged, for they feel that their ire reserves can make the smelter nterprise a success and bring about :i long hoped for prosperity of the uining industry. linker Democrat, Youthful marriages often end in '.ho divorce court. But that's only another proof that youth profits by the examples of its elders. Sheriff Woodcock of T.ake conn 'v reports seeing a hand of not less I ban tiflO nutilope in the Desert lake basin. "The Dust jJssS I j- pi Flower" '---. I j ? , A pavement waif ''-J -V ''VN I I -lrt' A millionaire . " 1 1 ...-? ..,,. .J 1 i ili-ft?".? A romance! ! v V with f ' I I A'M- Helene Chadwick . ' V 1 I Ut'i- 1 "rapid fire .rr-rau i 1 1 - rrrTl I A fait lamrh-maker Jx's sSrVAC; h 1 I --S; 7 -.:'? f 1 Today aad Satn.day ' V -- 1 ! U CAPITAL JOURNAL, i GARLAND SEEKS Seeking the names of Salem klancmea that he may luake them defendants in the damage action he has instituted, Tom Garland, Portland attorney who is suing Charles Hall and the" officers and members of the Ku Klux Klan for $100,000 damages, was In Salem yesterday. Mr. Garland bases his action on the allegation made by Hall's at torneys In the election contest proceedings against Governor 01 cott that he was an Illegal voter and an alien. Garland declares that he was not only a qualified voter at the time of the primary election, but that he was duly reg istered and has een for the pasi 2 5 years. In his suit Mr. Garland name; Hall, R. R. Coster, who Instituted the contest proceedings and mad. affidavit as to the truth of the charges of illegal voting, and th Ku Klux Klan as defendants. The klan he names as a co-partnership in which all ot the members are equally liable for the actions ot its officers because the klan is not incorporated in Oregon. He looks to the property of the individual klansmen as security for collec tion of the judgment he hopes to secure against his accusers. Rickreall News Mr. and Mrs. T. Meier expect to leave soon for Colorado Springs tor his health. He has been em ployed by Peter Cook as clerk in nis store the past four months. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Seth Fawk at the Dallas hos pital August 11. All doing well. The threshing has commenceu again after the rain. Another week will finish the work. The construction company has gone to Dallas to pave tne mil, naving finished the work here and then will go to Whiteson to pave a bridge there. They will go to independence from there and pave mile and a half. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hill; of Cor- vallis were down Sunday to see their parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Hill. ," . A family of five passed through here Monday walking on then- way to California. The youngest ot the three children was about 8 years old and the oldeet about 12. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Price motor ed to Portland to spend the week end with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Kerr took Rev. Burns and wife to the Evan gelical camp meeting Tuesday eve. Mr. and Mrs. William Hill went to Portland Sunday for the day. As Clarence McCrow of Emith- feld and Frank Laws and beth Fawk of Rickreall were going to Salem Saturday night they ran In to Mr. and Mrs. Bruly below Thos. Brunk's place and the McCrow car turned completely over Into a ditch with the occupants under neath. Frank Laws was severely cut in one of his legs ana naa 10 have several stitches taken. Fawk and McCord were injured some what and the car was smashed up considerable. Fire starting from sparks from the engine room destroyed a saw mill belonging to Claude Chapman nnnr Fossil last Thursday. One of the employes was painfully burn ed. Said Can't Be Done "My experience with doctors and medicines caused me to lose faith in both, and when a friend told me that Mayr's Wonderful Remedy would cure my stomach trouble I told him 'it can't be done.' HoweVer, he finally per suaded me to try it and to my surprise it did. All symptoms of acute indigestion and gas having disappeared." It is a simple, harm less preparation that removes the catarrhal mucus from the in testinal tract and allays the in flammation which causes practic ally all stomach, liver and lntes tinnl ailments, including appen dicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded. J. C. Perry, D. J. Fry and druggists everywhere. (adv) NAMES OF LOCA KU KLUX KLANERS SALEM, OREGON Duke Beats Train in Motor Car Duke of Lainater The Duke of Leinster, daredevil sportsman of England, won a $1, 500 bet by driving his motor car from London to Aberdeen, Scot land, in less than fifteen hours, the running time of the fastest express. He was only arrested once for speeding. Th,e duke is said to be planning a novel race across the Atlantic, but will not say whether it is to be in an air plane or a boat. IRREGULARS BACK Dublin, Au. 13 (By the Asso ciated Press) Railroad communi cation lias been restored between Belfast and Dublin. The irregu lar forces have retreated from ilitchelstown and Femoy to the Kilfinnane mountains. The main body is proceeding to Bally Giblin. The nationals now hold the line of the Black Water river from Waterford westward. Kamonn DeValera was in Mallow, County Cork on Tuesday, but left for Kilpaddar before the arrival of the nationals. It is unofficially reported that New Market and Kanturk, Couuty Cork, have been captured by na tionals. Journal Want Ads Pay CAPITAL Cash Store Federal Milk, tall cans 3 for 27c Cane and Maple Syrup, 3 bottles , 57c Dill Pickles, 1 pt. glass Jtli , vciu i,OC Seeded Raisins, 3 pkgs 35c Seedless Raisins, 3 pkgs....35c; Hard Wheat Flour $2.25 Corn Flakes 10c 14 oz. Sliced Hawaiian Pinapple 30c 2 cans Corn 19c 2 cans Peas 35c 1 Market Basket i5c 3 Bottles Blueing 25c 3 Bottles Ammonia 25c 2 Baker's Cocoanut 35c 3 Dromedary Cocoanut....25c CAPITAL Cash Store 456 State Street I '(HUM 1 PI BAKE-RXTE BREAD'S 457 State Street WARNING ISSUED 10 BEWARE OF POWDERS Washington. Home brewers and anti-Volsteadeans, beware the "booze powder," is the warning sent broadcast by the postofflce department in a recent circular. For stemming a tide of "dehy drated" alcoholic beverages of reminiscent names is a steady job of the fraud section of the depart ment. Using the reputation of German chemists certain German concerns have distributed hundreds or thousands of circulars In the Uni ted States, offering for "one dol lar, Rhine wine, moselle, sherry, port, bordeaux, burgundy tokay, munich beer, pilsener, porter, ale, etc.," In a dried form, says the postoffice. From the powder a gallon or two of the beverage In dicated on the package can be made, the spurious circulars claim. 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Bake-Rite Sanitary Bakery FRIDAY, warnings and fraud orders, many people are still sending money to these German concerns only to have the money returned to them by the postoffice department. If these powders contained alcohol their importation would be pro hibited and since they do not have the latent possibilities advertised they violate the mail fraud sta tutes. 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