21 APRIL 1923, Page 9

The order of Ku Klux Klan is rapidly falling to

pieces through internal dissensions, according to cables from New York. The " Emperor's " palace at Atlanta is occupied by a sheriff, and warrants arc out for the arrest of the chief cashier and chief investigator, while the founder of the order, Mr. W. J. Simmons, and " Imperial Wizard " Evans are stated by the Times to be fighting for the control of the " Invisible Empire." Sic transit gloria mundi !