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VOLUME XX—NO. m 3Z9
Ku Klux Investigation
Brings Senator Watson
To Defense of Order
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WIZARD SIMMONS
COLLAPSED UNDER
FIRE Off ESTIONS
Called Upon the Father to For
give Those Who Had Per
secuted Clansmen
SAME POSITION WITH KLAN
AS GENERAL OF AN ARMY
Does Not Crave or Desire Polit
ical Office and Would Refuse
President Harding’s Place
Were He Tendered It.—Dra
matic in Extreme, Were Parts
of Testimony Yesterday by
W. J. Simmons.
(By Associated Progs.)
Washington, Oct. 13. —Cloning an
all day defense of the Ku Klux Klan
William J. SimmonH, imperial wizard
toppled over in a chair today while
Chairman Campbell, of the houss
committee, whs investigating the or
der. wan attempting to atop the up
plau.se which broke before the crowd
knew that the Wizard had collapsed
Friends of Simmons supplied atiinu
lants, but It was evident that he w<h
in no condition to continue.
The hearing was (Hied with many
dramatic incidents during the day and
adjournment was taken until tomor
row. Physicians tonight reported that
Slmpions’ condition was not of a Herl
Otis nature.
HUnmons camel to at the afternoon
atMMitfti, anti, bundled about, tffe chest,
his voice hoarse, he was apparently
eager to denounce what he character
Jzed as outrageous charges, ‘if thb
organization Is unworthy, then let tm
know It and I will destroy It, but It
not. then let It stand."
Tumi rug upon a crowd Simmons
declared he "wanted to call upon th
Father to forgive those who had per
secuted the Kln," ami as the word?
Jeft his mouth he tumbled and fell,
Speaking Under a Strain.
.Later, as the testimohy proceeded, If
was evident that the imperial wizard
who recently has been 111, was speak
ing under a strain. (Often he leaned
heavily on a table as he stood ditr
ing. the examination.
Denying charges that he held an
iron hand over klanstnen. Sitnmom
declared;
“The authority I hold may be com
pared to that of a general In th
army, hut a general cannot Issue'or
(tors In violation of the rules and re*
ulatlona of war.”
Then, with a dramatic gesture, hh
voice pitched high, the wijntrd added:
Wouldn't be Monarch.
"If President Hardin# should resign
tomorrow and the people should rise
up over night and attempt to pro
rlalm me an absolute monarch an*'
demand that I accept the ottlce. TV
die before I’d do It "
Still dlaeuasfhg newspaper attack?
as he described them, Simmons touch
ad a brilliant stick pin In a blue tie
closely wrapped around a high, stiff
collar.
•Why* the newspaper said today l
was wearing a big diamond. This Is
no diamond," he exclaimed. "It s an
imperial stone.’*
The audience ro*red and Chairman
Campbell suggested to the witness
that he et along- and deal with more
tm)nr<ant matters.
After several attempts to get an
awey-s to specific questions, with the
statement from the witness that "he
Was coming to that." member* of the
committee Insisted that Interruptions
were proper.
Salary SI,OOO a Month.
"Wove been very courteous and *
think the witness should mmwer"
said Kepresentatlve |\nt. Democrat.
North Carolina, and the wtmrd
agreed.
Simmons amid hla sal anr of ft,Xh> a*
month was fixed hy the executive
committee
"Mow many member* were present
when the salary wa* fixed*" taked
Representative Ftaa. Republican. of
Ohio,
Fourteen of the sixteen member*.
THE BRUNSWICK NEWS
FAIRFIELD KNOWS
NOTHING OF WRECKS
But Decided to Tell of Engi
neer’s Death After Striker’s
Burned His Mother-in-Law’s
Home Because She Talked to
Detectives.
(By Associated Press.)
Fitzgerald, Oct. 13. —Connection
with every alleged dynamiting of At
lanta, Birmingham & Atlantic freight
trains, except two was confessed by
O. C. Fairfield, a striker already un
der indictment for murder as a re
sult of the shooting of Engineer Reed,
Solicitor Wall said tonight. The so
licttor said Fairfield denied know
ledge of the Talbotton attd Atlanta
wrecks.
Fairfield decided to talk because
strikers had burned the home of his
mother-in-law after she had talked
to detectives.
Other Indictments.
Four men. the solicitor said, were
indicted at Douglas, charged with dy
namiting and two have been taken to
Cordele for hearing on burning bridg
es.
Union leaders, according to Fair
field's reputed confession, had coun
seled against violence and knew noth
ing of the dynamiting.
HAVE CHIMNEY EXAMINED
BEFORE BUILDING FIRE.
At Thi* particular Time Great Care
Should be Exercised to Pre
vent Conflagrations)
In past fire history, here and else
where, it has been the case that the
greatest number of tires always oc
cur at the very beginning of cold
weather and special talks were made
along these lines at the meeting of
(he International Fire Chiefs’ Associ
ation in Atlanta thin week. The pub
lic was cautioned to have their chlnt
tteys thorough ly examined before us
ing it at first an dtls, in diany cases,
will prevent trouble.
While the fires here for the past
several days hare been of no serious
consequence, there ig no telling when
the result will he of the very worst
kind and a little caution will prevent
all of this. All housetops are very
dry st present, on account of the fact
that there has been little rain recent
ly and with the high wtuds prevailing
a big fire ntay come at any time, that
Is, if proper care is no! taken.
I think." he replied.
Referring to the contract with Ed
ward Young Clarke, the wlgard said
he had been employed to head the,
propaganda department.
Interruption by Watson.
At this point there was a dramatic
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interruption when Senator Watson cf
(Georgia stepped quickly to the front
to shake hands with the imperial
wizard. The senator whispered ,ome
thing and then sat near the witness.
Coming to his feet a moment later.
Senator Watson asked If a senator
would he permitted to ask a quea
tton.
"Not an outsider." said Chairman
Caytpbell.
"Rut I am an insider, and you will
if yon want to he fair," Senator Wat
son shouted, ‘i am a I’nlted States
senator and I tm going, to see that
the witness baa fair play."
Simmons stepped over and Put his
hands on the senator's shoulder,
meantime taking a luedAo*! tablet.
"I think you may ask your que*
tlon," Chairman Campbell interrupt
ed, the audience meanwhile being In
much of a hubbub.
"Well, I won’t claim my rights here
hut l will when this thing gets to the
senate," Senator Watson shouted, "f
want to ask this witness, to whose or
der I do not heloitg. but which I pro
pose to defend, tf he does not know
that congress D creating doaaas of
office* and employing officer* at $15.-
ht© and itt.fifiO salary, all of which
gome* out of the pockets of the tax
payer*,'*
After this Senator Watson sat down
hut soon left the room.
Mr Simmon*, who occupied much
of yesterday * session of tbs commit*
THE NEWS IS A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Did Innocent Man Serve Years
For Murdering Girl Father Killed?
Madison, Wis., Ovt. 13. —Has John
A. Johnson served ten years of a life
sentence for a murder that he did not
commit? Did Martin Lemberger,
father of Anna Lemberger, nine, slay
her on Sept. 5, 1911, and remain si
lent while Johnson “confessed” to the
murder and received a life sentence?
Wisconsin officials are to find out.
The recent application of J. A.
Johnson for a pardon from Waupur
penitentiary, where he is serving a
life sentence for the confessed raur
der of Annie Lemberger, Sept. 5 r
1911, took a sensational turn, when
Martin Lamberger, the father of the
child, was arrested for second degree
murder; bis wife and son Lewis were
arrested for perjury.
Mrs. May Sorenson, n friend of the
family, took the stand and said that
the day following the murder, Lewis
Lemberger, the son, then 9 years old,
confessed to her that his father had
hit the child over the head the njght
before
Saw Bloody Gown.
Then at the close of her testimony
she told how she had seen the little
blood stained nightgown worn by An
nie and how the mother grabbed it
from her and burned it in a stove.
Throughout the sensational disclo
sure Johnson, who has served ton
years in the. penitentiary for the
crime, sat and gripped his chair, his
face a changing picture of emotion as
the tale was revealed. Beside
Rat his wife, tired and worn, from
taking in washings while he hqs been
.In prison.
Attracted National Attention.
Because of the peculiar circumstan
ces surrounding the death of Annie
Lemberger. national attention was at
tracted to the case at. the time. The
crime wag committed on Sept. 5, 1911.
John A. Johnson, who had already
served a term for wife abandonment,
was suspected, arrested, and plead
ed guilty on Sept. 13, 1911, and waa
sentenced w ip the tgte penitentiary
for life. After his sentence, Johnson
maintained that he had never com
mitted the crime.
The lemberger girl who lived near
the Milwaukee road depot in Mariisdn,
in the neighborhood where Johnson
lived, one morning wag missing. A
YOUNG MEN’S CLUB
LUNCHEON TODAY
Discussions Relative to City and
Interurban Railway Company
Will be Held and Some Unu
sual Features Are Expected
to be Brought Out.
It is especially requested that every
members who possibly can he at the
luncheon of the Young Men's Club to
day as important discussions relative
to the City and Interurban Railway
company will be held and it is really
urged that each and every member he
present.
Not only Is the street car matter
to be handled but the St. Simon High
way will come in for the lion’s share
of the business of today and this too.
requires thnt all hear and participate
In the talks to be made on this very
Important subject.
Manager Gardner, of the Royal, has
everything In readiness and he will be
prepared for any brand of weather
that may come.
tee In reading a prepared statement
covering the history antf activities of
the klan, was scheduled to resame
the witness chair today. He express
ed his readiness to answer any and
all questions bearing on the organi
sation and declared that far front op
posing the investigation he w;* an
xious that It he ordered.
The klana leader dented that the
membership of the order In? luded a
lawless band of headed hoodlums
that it wan antagonistic ot any par
ticular rcligipti* sect, and that it was
used by its officials for their personal
benefit He submitted several ex
hlbtts covering receipts and expendl
lures, most of the Utter having gone,
he said, to the extension cf latnier
I’nlverslty in Ceorgia.
Sim mo# declared today that mem
bership in the Klan. heralded as over
a half million, was actually around
ninety thousand. Friend* of the wi*
ard said be would he probably physi
cally unable to testify again tomor
row
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, OCT. 14, 1921.
1 ■ 'r, i
thcrough search was made for her for
about a week. Detectives were em
ployed and her body w|s found in the
lake about 300 or 400 yards from her
home.
Johnson is Suspected.
The-police suspecteq Johnson had
committed the offense Snd he was ar
rested. Johnson claims khat his plead
fng guilty came as a tesult of infor
mation couvejt.iVk> Ultfe.Uia4. ihß peu
pie of Madison were thoroughly
wrought up over the case and that he
might be lynched at any moment He
declares that he felt that ’by pleading
guilty he would be spirited out of
town and thereby save his life.
Johnson has always claimed inno
DAVID LLOYD GEORGE IS
TO VISIT WASHINGTON.
*\
(Hy Associated Press. )
London. Oct. 13.—Prime Min
ister Lloyd George Is preparing
to go to Washington to attend
the impending conference on
limitations of armaments and
Far Eastern questions, and It Is
understood that unless unfore
seen diffiqulties arise he will be
there for the opening session.
TRYING IN VAIN
MAKE RUKE OWN UP
Man Who is Accused of Literal
ly Cutting Young Girl to
Pieces Becomes Frantic, But
Will Not Confess to Horrible
Murder.
(By Associated Press.)
Morristown. N, J.. Oct. 13.—Efforts
to extract from Frank Rake, ragged
wanderer, a confession that he mur
dered 11-year-old Janet iAwrenge
last Thursday, were continued to<Jay
by detectives who picked tip the man
on suspicion that he knew something
of the crime.
Ruke became highly excited yester
day when the detectives tried co take
him to the spot in Kluen’s woods,
where the body was found. The de
tective* said he refused to look at
the spot and cried, "kill me—l wish I
was dead-"
A feminine handkerchief, which the
authorities arc trying to Identify as
that of the murdered girt, was found
in his pocket.
The prisoner denied ail knowledge
of the crime, but It was declared he
had been unable to give . satisfactory
account of hi# actions on the day of
the murder.
cence. His family has maintained
that he was home the night of the
crime.
One year ago a woman at Lodi
wrote a letter to Gov. Philipp in
which she detailed some of the evi
dence she had heard In the case and
brought before the governor a story
like the revelation marie by May Sor
enson on Wednesday. The liodi wo
man* knew iwrtMnr *f*the rrfww. ex
cept what she had heard from /riends
of Lembergers. This started the in
vestigation. which has been going on
for nearly a year, and ended in Gov.
Blaine ordering a full investigation
of the matter before passing on the
publication of Johnson for a pardon.
COLORED PEOPLE
FAVOR HIGHWAY
Leaders Heartily in Favor of
Project Which Will Connect
Brunswick and St. Simon Is
land.—Number Here Own
Property There.
While none of the colored people
have become interested in the St. Si
mon Highway as yet, the public can
rest assured that the leaders among
•this race are heartily in agcosri with
the movement and will do all within
their power to pot the project over.
When it was first suggested that a
company bnlld the bridge two or more
bad signified tiieir willingness of tak
Ing good b£p)p *oY stock. Many col
ored people of Brunswick own realty
on the island and these realize }ust
how mncii the bridge would enhance
♦he value of ft.
**We are in favor of a bond issue,”
said one of the most comfortably fixed
among them yesterday afternoon. And
the sentiment expressed by this one
seems to prevail among them general
!•/.
ft should be remembered that the
colored business men have never fail
ed to do their share fn civic and patri
otfe matters tn the past and they will
nut on tht* occasion. During ttie war
they were liberal bond buyers and
seemed always ready to carry theli
end of the lead.
WATER COMPANY IS BROKE;
HENDERSON IS IN BAD WAY.
Henderson. S. (\. Oct. 13.- Facing
an emergency in Ms water supply as
a result of the continued drought and
with a reserve sufficient to last only
a week, according to the official esti
mate, the city council at a called
meeting last night petltnoned Judge
Thomas H. Calvert, now holding su
perior court here, to order a receiv
er for the privately owned water com
puny which admits it is tjnaac ially
unable to carry out such recommen
GIANTS WINNING
GAN E YESTERDAY
WORLD CHAMPIONS
Series Won by McGraw’s Great
National League
Aggregation
GIANTS TO GET $5,000 EACH;
YANKEES $3,000 APIECE.
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Score Was 1 to O, and Game
Was Errorless Except One
Made by Peckinpaugh at
Shortstop.—Hoyt, Who Had
Previously Won Two, Lost
Decision to Nehf, Who Had
Pitched Two Against Hoyt.
(By Associated Press.)
New Ybrk, Oct. 13.—The World
champions nineteen hundred and
twenty-one, the New York National
Baseball League club!
The Giants won the title by defeat
ing the Yankees by a score of one to
naught today, making the series
stand: Giants 5; Yankees. 3.
In the final decisive game. Hoyt,
who had previously won two from the
Giants), lost the decision to Nehf, who
had pitched those two against Hoyt.
Nehf was in superb form today. He
allowed but four hits, three of which
came after two were out. Hoyt’s per
formance was hardly less creditable.
Although in trouble in the early in
nings, he improved as the game went
on.
Hoyt allowed but six hits and the
only run of the game came In the first
inning on two bases on balls and an
error by Shortstop Peckinpaugh.
That was the only error of the bril
liant game which gave Manager Me
Graw his second world’s champion
ship team and (he Giants over five
thousand dollars apiece and the Yan
kees three thousand each.
'tonight fans from every section at
the United States are leaving for their
timne* with the fwfto satisfaction of
having witnessed the greatest world
series games in the baseball history.
PRESIDENT LEWIS
HAS FIRED HOWAT
Suspends Miners’ District and
Reserve Officers—Provision
al Officials Have Been Named
and Have Assumed Full harge
of Situation.
(By Associated Press.)
Pittsburgh. Kan.. Oct. 13—The
Kansas district of the United Mine
Workers of America has been sum
pended by John L. Lewis, interration
ai president, it was announced todav.
Alexander Howat and all other dis
trlct officers are summarily removed
and George I*. Peck, until the dis
trict’s suspension the international
board member, has been appointed
acting president of the provisional
district. .
Must Return to Work.
“All loyaf miners of the district
will recognize the provisional d*tr*ct
officials. Lewis declares in a met -age
announcing the suspension.
Peck, in a statement this morning,
declared that the miners must go
back to work at once. He announced
that he would take charge of the dis
trict headquarter* today.
With Peck is named Thomas liar
vey, suspended secretary-treasurer of
the Kansas district as provider a l sec
retary-treasurer.
Idle Two Week*.
Harvey has been opposed to How
at the Kansas union affairs.
Peck and Harvey are ordered to
take charge of the headquarters and
ail records and all money of the K an
sas organization.
The Kansas miners have been idle
for two weeks or since Howat and
August Porchy, the district vice pres
ident, went to Jail at Columbus to
serve a six-months* sentence for vio
lation of the Kansas industrial court
law.
dattons as have been made for taking
care of the city’s needs.
The drought of the summer remains
unbroken here., less than four inches
of rain having fallen here sine® early
in July, and the main lake from which
the city’s supply is drawn has been
dry for two months
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IFAIR
PRICE FIVE CENTS
IMYTRIP
10 FLIV MOST
INTEREST IE
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Will Leave Brunswick at Seven
O’clock on Morning of
October 24.
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WHERE MOTORCADE GOES
AND ALL PRINCIPAL FACTS
On Return Trip Will Leave Day
tona Sunday After Lunch
and Spend the Nighti in This
Interesting Metropolis Arriv
ing in Brunswock Some Time
During Following Monday.—
List Still Growing.
As the time draws near for Bruns
wick’s “invasion of Florida” interest
in the motorcade increases and new
names are being added daily. The
list now includes some of the city's
most prominent men and women.
For several days Secretary Warde
has been busily engaged in arranging
the itinerary and yesterday it was
completed. It is published below and
It will be seen at a glance that some
of the most delightful nectious of
the “Land of Flokers” will be visited.
Here is the program:
Brunswick 7 a. m., Monday,
Oct. 24th. Arrive Jacksonville, 12
noon, Oct. 24th. Lunch at Jackson
ville. Leave Jaekconville 4p. m. Ar
rive St. Augustine 6p. m. Supper and
lodging the 24th and breakfast the
25th, at the Monson Hotel, St.. Augus
tine. All cars to be parked over night
in rear of Monson hotel. Leave St.
Augustine g a. m„ Oct. 25th, via Has
tings. 15 minutes stop via Daytona,
15 minutes stop on to Deland. Ar
rive Deland 2 p. m. for lunch. Side
trip from Deland afternoon of 25th
to Eustis and Mt. Dora, returning to
Deland for supper and spend the night
of the, 26th in Deland, breakfast on
thti 26th Deland, leaving Dpland
at K a. m. tor Orlando via Samford
and one hour stop in Samford, leaving
Samford at 10 a. m- and arrive Orlan
do at 12 a. in. Luncheon at Orlando.
•Leave Orlando 2 p. m. on the 26th for
Tampa. Arrive Tampa in tibie for
supper. Spend night in Tampa.
Leave Tampa 11 a. m. morning of the
27th. Djinner at Lakeland. Leavo
Lakeland at 1 o’clock p. m., for Kiss
immee. 15 minutes stop in Kissim
mee, thence via (Melbourne to FL
Pierce for supper. Lodging 27th and
breakfast of the 2kth. Ldave JPX
Pierce 8 a. m., Friday, the 28th, for
Miami. Mtamf for dinner. iLeave
Mairni 5 p. m., and spend the night
in West Palm peach. ILeave Satur
day morning, the 39th, early after
breakfast for Daytona, stopping at
Melbourne Beach for ltinHi, spending
Saturday night in Daytona, spending
one-half day Sunday in Daytona.
l.eave Daytona Sunday ufter lunch
2 p. m. for Jacksonville, spending
Sunday night in Jacksonville.
MEET IN INTEREST
UNEMPLOYED ENDS
Majority of Manufacturers'
Committee Recommends Re
peal of Eight Hour Law.—
Views Expressed Were Diver
gent and Many.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Oct 13. —The national
conference of unemployment, after
creating a standing committee with
authority to reconvene the full confer
ence at any time, concluded its dellb
orations today and adjourned sine die.
Divergent views as to needed eco
nomic readjustments for relief of un
employment were presented to the na
tional unemployment conference *o
day by Its manufactures committee.
Majority members, through James
A. Campbell, of Youngstown. Or., com
mittee chairman, recommended sev
eral sweeping measures, including re
peal of the Adamaon eight-hour rail
road law and a denunciation of any
group seeking in its own interests "to
resist economic adjustment.” Minor
ity members, .through Samuel Comp
ere, president of the American Feder
ation of Labor. In another report,
strongly emphasized that ’’there must
be adopt' and no policy of wage regula
tion."