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EAD OF KU KLUJ TOPPLES OVER W any Dramatic Incidents Featured the V Hearing During the Day as the Im. a perial Wizard Denounced Charges Before Rules Committee. Washington, Oct. 113.--Closing an all-day defense of the Ku Klux K'lan, Williaim J. S innions, its imperial wiz ard, toppled over in a chair today while the chairman of a -ouse com mittee investigating the order was attemlpting to stop the applause which broke before the crowd knew the vizard had collapsed. Friends of Mr. 'Simmons rushed to his side and supplied stinlulants, but as it was evident that he was in no i -Condition to continue the examination, the hearing, filled with many dramatic Incidents during the day, wad ad fourned until tomorrow. Physicians later reported that Mr. Simmons' con d1tion was not serious. Pundled u..) about the chest, Shn oalins retur.d to -the afternoon ses slon unsteady of feet,' his voice hoarse but apparently eager to denounce, what lie characterized as outrageous charges against the onganization he founded in Georgia five years go. A solemn stillness previled at times w'hile the wizard,. holding aloft the ritual of the Klan, read parts of the oath taken by Klanamen. And, then in husky tones he told the committee' that 'while 'Julius Caesar had his Brutus and Washington his Benedict Arnold, lie, too, as imperial wizard of the Ku Klux, could enter that fellow ship because he had suffered from the treasonable conduct of those within. "If this organization is unworthy then let me know and'I will destroy It." he exclaimed, "but if it,is not, then lot it stand." Turning to the crowd Simmons de clared he wanted to "call upon the Father to forgive those who had per secuted the Klan," and as the words left his lips lie tumbled into a heap. The first dramatic incident of the day was the sudden appearance of Senator Thomas E. Watson, of Geor gia, #who, edging his way throurgh the crowd, stepped up and seized the wiz ard by the hand. Whispering some thkAng, he turned and sat down, but a moment later lie was on his feet, de manding the right to question the wit ess in "the interest of fair play." 'Chairman Campbell broke in to say that the witness was getting that, and that it was not in line with regulat New Plenty of sit a Va] Ito have S This is where w< any style Fur you onableprice. In the; -An im-pressive a great demand thh of colors so exte casion important, [KLAN fiLE TESTIFYING >rocedure. to permit luestions by out iders. 'Senator Watson insisted that he had he right, first announcing, however, t hat it was not in line 'with regularil rocedure to permit questions by those n sympathy wit'h its alms, and the hairman cut through the colloquy by Lrecting the senator to proceed. The enator merely asked the wizard if he Lnew of the- big salaries being voted >y Congress for shipping board law ,ers, reaching as high as $35,000, which lie people had to iay. With that Mr. Watson left. Through the testimony of Mr. Simu nons, the committee learned that the otal membership of the Klan, herald )d as having passed the half million nark, actually was around 90,000. The 1vitness declared that its growth east ind west had been greater than in the south, -but his illness prevented qeus lIoning designed to bring out facts bearing on some of the present strong holds of the organization. Asked if he had not claimed "a million member ship," Mr. Simmons smilingly replieqd lie night have done so, but that he 'was speaking generally, not by the card. Representative Garrett, Democrat, Tennessee, took the witness in hand'to find out something about its revenues and profits, asking if the membership fees had been'listed as donations rather than fees to ,prevent collection of fed eral corporatios taxes. Simmons re plied there was never a .thought of that, declaring that when the tax law first became effective he went to the revenue office at. Atlanta and was in formed that the Klan did not come under the law. "It it does, it is not my fault," the wizard saiO, "and it it is shown we are liable, we stand ready to meet our ob ligations." !Denying huge profits from the sale of robes, the 'witness declaring that less than thirty per cent of the Klansmen owned regalia. "Our robes are not worn for the pur pose of terrorizing people," he s'houted "they are as Innocent as the breath of an angel." The witness was pressed by Chair man Campbell for an explanation of the recent clash between a sheriff and march Klansmon near Waco, Texas and while he replied that his informa. tion was based largely upon newspapel reports, lie added, that the parade ha( -been authorized by the mayor, and tha Arrii --At style, all the [ue such as c one of thes Furs Scan 3upply you in mnost want, and at most reas 3ilk Sec~xon Toray of Siaks that are in season, and in a variety [sive as to make the oc at these low prices. )avis SVISI lie sheriff, in Attempting to stop it a seemed under the influence of liquor." I limmons said he had called for an of Icial report, but that it had not been orthcoming. 'When the imperial wizard was bout -to read the oath of the Klan, I lie committed, after a whispered con erence, announced that he need not t livulge it .unless he feit so inclined. t 'was placed in the record after cor aln paragraphs had been read. It 1howed that members bound them ielves to "be truly Klannish toward Klansinen in all things honorable," mnd that a man could not violate his )ath except in testifying in cases of reason against his country, rape or nalicious murder, as read by the vizard. It also pledged allegiance to ,he United States government, "and ife, property and the vote to uphold ng the flag, the constitition and con stituted law unto death." In voting, the witness declared the ritual called for support of men known to be patriotic, above party. Among the exhibits presented were telegrams to 'President Harding and Attorney General Daiugherty, urging an -investigation of the Klan, both of whom replied, tho wizard said, that they would give the question due consideration. The imperial wizard di'played an evidence of anger in taking up -print ed charges that Mrs. Elirzabeth Hyler, employed by the Klan's propagating department at Atlanta, 'Swas its Su prenie boss." "Tat's an absurd untruth," he de clared. "Mrs. Tyler is not my boss and in handling this order I am not a figurehead." Discussing the membership restric tions, Simmons said; "I want to state emphatically, and in the fear of God, that the Mlan is not an anti-Catholic order.' "But you don't pernit Catholicts to join," said Representative Rodenberg Republican, Illinois. "That is true, but the Knights 01 Columibus; only admits Catholics," he replied. "We antagonize no man's re ligion. I have heard of only one cas where a Kleagle circulated anti-Cath olic propaganda, and he was instantl) discharged. "We are not anti-Jewish. Any Jev who can subscribe to the tenets of thi Christian religion -An get in. We ar< not anti-negro. Scores of other fra ternal organizations will not admi negroes. We are not anti-foreign-born - we merely require that members mus be native-born Americans." IMr. Simmons told the 'commnitte( that parading Klansmen were ; no vals c Worth most wante omes but on ~e suits or Men's I Rarely does one tailoring and fine so low in price. . choose from. Shoes Fo Fall Shoes, high new lasts and style pick from in all le& R ope ENS' BEST STOR upposed to carry arms, that the or anization always complied with lo al parade regulations, that many. arades had been permitted in At anta and that neither the mayor nor shief of police of that city -was a Clansman. "They say that the Klan sends hreatening letters," he added. "I night say here that I have received iundred of threatening letters, tell ng me I had been picked out for ;laughter. Well, I guess this Irish nan was picked out as a target by somebody else, for Kiansmen would sot attempt to shoot their old wiz ird." DELIlmItATELY KILLS I1S MOTHER-IN-LAW A Minute Later in Duel with lHer Son He is Ilimiiself Killed. Wrightsville, Ga., Oct. 16.-.Roger Gatlin, 40, garage owner of Fitzgerald, Ga., drove uo to the front gate of the residence of his mother-in-law, Mrs. William Snell, here, at 5 o'clock this afternoon, calmly walked from his au tomobile to the front porch wherel Mrs. Snell was sitting and shot her through the head. She died instant ly. In a duel a minute later with Mrs. Snell's son, Marvin, Gatlin himself was shot and killed before he had time to leave the porch. Gatlin moved to Fitzgerald three months ago and his wife refused to accompany him, it was said. Ile blamed his mother-in-law for her refusal. Last Friday Gatlin appeared here and ever since he had been trying to persuade his wife to return to him, it was said. Arriving at the Snell home, a mile and a half from this city, at 5 o'clock this afternoon, he was told "Clio 1s at her brother's, two miles away." Gatlin drewi a pistol, pressed tht muzzle against ,Mrs. Snell's right ten. ple and pulled the trigger, the bullel passing through her head. Marvin Snell, a son of Mrs. Snell grasped a shotgun and ran from tlU rear of the house, takig up a stant at the side of the ,porch. There h4 exchanged shots with Gatlin, the lat. ter being killed, although (atlin emptied his pistol without woundini Snell. The shots could be heard here a mile and a half away. No arrest was made and lno in (luest was held. B1oth bodies are ii the. same undertaking establishmen tonight. if Rea d materials, ce a season. coats at SU( Fall Suits rind such perfection of quality fabrics in suits 01l sizes and models to Everybody or low cut, in all the s, and a big selection to ther lines. r Cc E-Q-UALITY MA] After Every Meal Sealed TIffit Kept Right StIll 5c WRIGLEV'S has steadily kept to the pre-war price. And to the same high stand ard of quality. No other goody lasts so long-costs so little or does so much for you. 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