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County Kleagles
IDENIITY OF HIGH OFFICIALS
IN NEW WASIHNGTON OFFICE IS
CLOSELY GUARDED BY KLANSMEN
Stamford Man 1n Charge of Order’s 'Activ ity' 1n
Hartford and Middlesex Counties—King
Kleagle’ 5 Authority Supreme and Unques-
tioned 1n Dealing With Subordinates
No mediaeval or modern army upon the field of battle ‘ever
‘moved with greater precision than do the Knights of the Ku
Klux Klan. In the Realm of Connecticut and Rhode Island their
membership now numbers about 10000 men. and this figure is
increasing daily under the
of every city and hamlet
Order).
The Klan has been quiet in New
have been confined to open air nice
cross to initiate new
None of the lawlessness and violence which has
have gathered about a fiery
.the Order.
characterized the operations of
h 'e been noted here.
the South at e Klan in other parts of the country were
The early days of th
not marked by outbursts of any kind.
hooded order in Connecticut likcw
It is only “hen
dered of sufficient power to overcome
for the citizenry.
particular realm is cons1
any opposition th
robed gatherings to
be seen, the grip on the orga
elseuhere.
The Klan oath requires every
klansman to seek during his every
waking hour to induce his fellows
to join. There is a. double incentive
steady
by the Kleaglcs (or organizers of the
at the scope of aeti1itv
deeds of more serious import.
nizution is as relentless here as
ire .. .. .. . . , _
back of this membership campaign- 11 on authoi 11y throughout the ant _ . subjects as G-—J. lung hlcugle of in direct contact with the ordinary be found in the case of M. S. \Vester- \‘eli‘s case up or “hether you care
There is the incentive of gold. for jmisdiption of the Isiah. Imperial; :10, of the existence olftvjhiflhi’ver: ~the Invisible Empire. rules over Klansmcn. These are the Officers 1-9”. a. high Kleagle of East (hear to handle it direct. Copyright. 1924. ’by The ,
every klansman responsible for n \Vizzunl 1..) ans asks no quarter ani ew poop e are ilware. “ a" 3‘0 - Connecticut and Rhode Island: who naturalize him and who col— “‘ich, Rhode Island, Whose dismis— 'Very truly yours. Press. Inc. (Publisiicrs
new member receives a. DTOPONIOI“ EIW‘S “0110- H0 ‘5 rosponsihlt‘ in h 3 {ice whichliand es prac 93 y “I 0’ rules with a power which calls for leet is “Klecktokens” and “con- 53! after a. Klan court martial has 1‘ ‘1‘. s 11 13 Sianflord Sentinel.) All
ate part. of that candidates "klc ck- own estimation to no “‘an PPFSO“ the executive business of the order more strict obedience than that ac- tribu ions." It is to these officers recently been recorded. \Vcster- H T. Il'TTth‘xMAN. 39““!-
token.‘ And there Is the inconi ive or poisons llis word is low. An and 90 per cent of the correspon- corded to {any municipal m. State. that the kla'nsmen must go 10 make velt‘s dismissal was the outgrowth ' K. K. 0. I. L‘"
of power. for each hooded knight order or an (‘tlICt hearing his seal. dence between realms and'hcadquar- offie1al. llis authority within his complaint or to seek favor. “Going of a disagreement with King ,. q ‘1 I) ll » (".1 GOOD A STILL CAN
has been schooled to the thought regardless of 1vq1mport must be un- tors is carried on with Washington. own order 15 “rem". than that of over the mad» at an Exalted Cy— .lx'Ica l luttcrman over his share 1". L. Dr. .Ic ovve is par 1.1. ar- “I understand they‘ve ..
d is coming “hon klaus- questioningly obeyed by the “"0““ The address or this office, PUbIISth the Governor of this commonwealth. clops or High chagle is not toler- g e "A, k k n - [Y interested in this case. moonshine stillovcr at Snake
th.‘ the ay 11 it millions of klansmcn scattered here, so farasis known. for the first The readers of this paper have ate-d within the order. Should a .0? “1.0 'hlec to ens €01!“th m \Vestervclt has left East Grenn- “They have" answered .
men Will be mt fllllzjurné the dis:— 1hrnughout the country. time. is Drawer 830. Pennsylvania- filrt‘ady been told of 6—2, .1. IV. klansman manage to secure the .115 qlStrlCt' \Vcstervelt was °°‘”.‘ Wilh: and it is ”‘8 opinion of his Joe. “And we‘re hopin' it
Thelma of 3‘3‘ 101. y a tilt rv in l'ian' “as 1““? power. Avenue Station. Washington. D. C- Porry of .\’o. 1 Pierce Street. New name and address of his King; martialcd some “09kg ago. and his friends in. that town that he dare out for the best. If we ..
cipiine'of the hialn‘arc mmaafiying "ll‘ 13:“:211 “32311-11 {5 clgctcd by There holds away Dr. R. D. 1112- London. first subordinate of Luttcr- Kleaglc or Grand Dragon or even connection With the hlan severed not return. At the present time he ‘em with that “Cigar on ”1.,
their entirety._ 1“ ac.619.p.1~1m, 3‘1. {pp I ("1501- King Kioagles Dow'ell. Imperial Representative. man with jurisdiction over Rliode of one of the imperial Officers. :1 forthwith. , , is in Providence. His successor is 80-5 they“ have to drink
diagram. in “hum 111.101.111.111 t‘\tlcs 1(lefilitghi111rltbgi‘l‘ic1-i-s who are them-I and R. TV. Lyons. Klan Chief of ISI and and Eastern Connecticut: letter sent to them would be re~ \Vestervelt's posmon in the order Hale A. Pauley. now living at the selves to keep it from point
“‘1" are replaced h". .11 m,“ ‘ ' ‘1, ”.1111 I '1' t f lii's appointment. Start. and of (1—3. (‘alvin A. Johnston of. turned and the writer would be for- became “"dely known in “how: 15— Providence Y. M. C. A. there's bound to 1w natural "
gives an idea of the rigidiii of or- . :l1\::131;;ie(;1:t(:hn 3‘14“ Is an op, So clos’ely does the Klan guard the .\‘o. 59 Lafayette Street. Stamford. innate if a rebuke was his only land at about the time Of 1,115 dis- That Mr. Pauley was either not of population “131‘” imply
ganlzation. ’ ‘I '1'} "'9' Ii ~hich the Kordlnary identity 0‘ these men that letters in charge of the Speakmls' Bureau I’“"ISh"“‘m' missal when a Shenff. putting the accustomed to the regulations of the neighborhood quite some.”
First and foremostthcre ls 1'" r.1ni...1tion n “ to them never hear their names. and all other routine work in Con- Each county has a Kleagle in K1?agli"s belongings 0‘11 0f thei > 111510“ Star.
almost monotonous canvassing
England. Its demonstrations
tings where robed klansmen
members into
Klan in the West and in
the
There is a reason for this.
’lhe early days of the
ise hold no reign of terror
the numerical strength of any
is extended from more
But as shall
Imperial V'Vlzard Hiram “7: Evans of
Atlanta. Georgia. “ho. from his
Imperial Palace wields a hand of
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conch—“Ainys'tho'~no:lo!1u'cbargr
. le. COD. M—mlt bU- nan ohullltaryl
period A molhioutonant 1 Co
prmio w 1: T"it!
onohia the active 1sxocutive i.
ensues. preferably.one‘. 11th out“
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M
o of County Untt'fdurlng‘l’ropagatlon Pa 111de
'oervteo (”15.8“ 5' our
11 direct charge’of the entire
Ward laehlnerwoi-ganizauen malts. directly responsibleitofiho Colonel. or laughs”;
ADJU‘I f-flereury.‘ luleherge of unifies-d Hachlnery cards' aud'records.‘ and nlot'bngii-ectly '
, responsible to chemolonel. or K1eagle.¢_‘“‘"
MAJORdeloory Stofhto|th01Colone1.or meagiofluv‘ be placed imrgc or certain ‘qtgtucu' or,
sections eta
AJCounty by’ tho Lisutehantholonel.
W‘I
Nonz—Meutenanticuonol. WAdJutent ’endithreo laiora’. comprise Advisory Counted,“ Colonelwv
CAfiAleflcel-un chorgo'of Township' or Wardaln’ case of e lergo- borough Iithin o tomshig there
t
on]. be a Captaintin charge of. such borough working in conjunction with the C1
sin
in charge of the: rootlenthoi'l‘omship. In thinly populated townships, one C;nte;.. 7:11
be in charge oflbotb Township‘oryd borourh-
E! mmm—orncer in charge“! anreeinct.
half-pres inet . ‘
SERGEANT-Offlcer in charge ota
Ic(llill'tt’ilqu-ollffleer in ‘chargotofa quarter-precinct.
lime! CORP. -—(h.) Officer-111:
charge'orlbloek’orlether small c ‘vi:*o:., 1:: crder to 12;.3- e cs.-
11 1:71,
. the entimremersonelgcan beireached within two he urs' time by orders fr: :: the ‘ 1cm].
NOB". —All the above eHicor-Feroleppointivelby thelcnouel and are respOnsible to the Colonelff‘
v ,
olfltho lnoninollv under th
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This is a facsimile of an original Klan domment showing the line of authority 111111111 the whoodoilM.
member or citizen has little power of
government.
With Evans at Atlanta are several
other Imperial officers. chief among
these being the Imperial Kligrapp
(0r secretary) H. K. Ramsay.
The address of the Imperial Office
is Post Office Box 1204. Atlanta.
Georgia.
Superseding in importance the At-
lanta Office is the recently establish-
ed National Office at W'ashington.
The sole address on a letter is
Drawer 830. Penn. Avenue. Station.
“‘ashington. D. C. A smaller en-
velope inside the first bears the
name of the addressee. ’
Next in order of importance are
the realm offices. Such an office
is that in Barton which has been
described by this paper in earlier
chapters of the story. In the realm
office. as has already been told.
Harry T. Lutterman. known to his
necticut.
Authority Is Rigid.
But the public have not yet read
of the Exalted Cyclops. Chief Ex-
ecutive Officers of town and city
units who are scattered throughout
this state and Rhode Island; or of
the Honorable or High Kleagles
(organizers) or of the ordinary
Kleaglcs of whom each Klan has
several.
These are the officers who come
charge whose time is devoted to
securln new members and who is
respons ble to King Kleagle Lutter-
man.
The County Kleagles for Con~
necticut as listed by the Klan last
month are as follows:
County Kleagles.
Fairlie-id County. F. H. Johnson,
215 Capitol Avenue. Bridgeport;
New Haven county. H. J. Ayling. No.
405 George Street. New Haven:
Hartford county, Samuel Ferris. No.
76 Franklin Street, Stamford;
Litchficld county. Dr. Charles Ma-
graw. No. 17 Maiden Lane. Torring-
ton; Middlesex county. Samuel Fer-
ris. (as of Hartford County;) New
London county. J. IV. Perry, No. 1
Pierce Street. New London. Conn;
Tolland county. none at present:
\Vlndham county, none at present.
Those for Rhode Island are as
follows: -._
Newport County, C. S. Cleasby,
No. 230 Alabama Avenue. Provi—
dence; Kent county, Elmer A.
Havens, Coventry; “'ashington
county. .3. W'. Perry (as of New
London county. Conn.:) Providence
county. Hale A. Pauley. No. 327
Y. M .C. A. Building. Providence;
Bristol county. none at present.
It will be noted that ‘Samuel Fer-
ris of Stamford is in charge of two
different counties in Connecticut.
his place of residence being within
neither one of them. 7
Rev. Morgan Ousted.
The case is a peculiar one. Rev.
J. TV. biorgan. a well known Darien
clergyman, was formerly Kleagle for
Hartford. A disagreement with his
King Kleagle resulted in his removal
from office. He was replaced by
Ferris who had been doing excel—
lent work in the estimation of the
Klan in persuading “aliens" to pay
“Kleektokens” into the Treasury of
the Klan.
Klecktokens Row.
One of the best examples in the
local realm of the authority of the
Klan and of its vengeance is to
house which he had Occupied. hap-
pened to scatter Klan literature and
documents about the street.
The chief concern of the Klan
for \‘Vestervelt following his dismis-
sal lay in the fact that he insisted
upon going to meetings although no
longer recognized as a. member.
King Kieagle Luttorman made
several trips to Washington. ‘D. C.,
and to Providence. Rhode Island.
in an attempt to settle this matter
to the satisfaction of the Klan.
“'antcd To Sell Lists.
Particularly annoying to the Klan
was the part played by Leroy E.
Duelly. a worker for “'esterveli.
who attempted to sell Klan informa—
tion and membership lists to Rhode
,Island newspapers and incurred the
enmity of the Klan in other ways.
The final fate of Duelly is not
known. but the fact that he was
trailed and captured by Klansmon
is shown in the following letter
written on September 5th last, by
King Kleagle Luttcrman to it. \\‘.
Lyons. Chief of Staff, Vi'ashington,
D. C.
September 5. 1924.
“Dear Sir:
"Upon my arrival home I recriv-
ed word from Rhode Island that
Mr. Robert T. Wood, for whom ‘.\'lr.
Gundcr had been scouring the
country. had been picked up and
held by some of my boys in Kent
County. I immediately proceeded to
Providence and interviewed Mr.
Wood, who
\\'oodman. but whose real name is
Leroy E. Duclly.
"I am enclosing herewith a. copy
of his aflidavit for your considera-
tion. Mr. Gunder has also been
notified and Mr. V‘i'ood turned (nor
to him. In View of the fact that
Mr. \Vood made the affidavit. 1 be-
lieve. justifies us in handing .\lr. Iii.
S. W'éstervelt a bunch of trouble.
"\‘Vill you kindly let me know it
you wish me to take Mr. “‘cstnr-
is also known as Mr.
1
realm or else deliberately
ed them is shown in the ‘
letter written to him .
Kleagle Lutterman under ‘
September 3rd.
I‘m Boss.
"Dear Sir: ,
“Replying to your leetcl'1
tember 2nd. be advised 1
this day leaving for Natio
and will take the matter of;
velt up for their conside
“I am also in receipt ,
requisition for a. speaker o 7
dates. and will turn same 5
G-3. "
"Regarding your trip to
ton. D. C.. be advised that
working for me and not for-
Headquarters. and if It is
for any conference with
ton. I am very able to
of the situation. _1
"In the future, all out 1‘
invitations for naturalizati'
come through this office. g
“Sincerely regretting the];
you are having and assu.
that I will be in Providen
near future to straighten
I am
very truly you
. I. T. S. U.
H. T. LI‘TTER
K. K. 0.
Elmer A Ha'xens. a. 2K1x
Providence"T-ec’ei’fed the
letter from G- 3 (Cah in A.
of Stamford) regarding the
ot' \‘i’estervclt at meetings
dismissal. :j
Scptomlmr 3;
"Regarding the subject 0:.
velt at your meetings. Mr;
man is no“ in \Vashington'
“ill report to you upon hit
on Saturday. .
Yours \ery tru '
1. T. S. L'. ,
CALVIN A. JOHNS ,
1 Realm of Conn.
PROFESSOR AT .
YALE is BADLY i
HURT BY CAR
NEW HA\lJ.\'. (lit. Karo-nits.
.1. H. Neimeyer. of Yale lini\r*rsli;~.
was critically injured .\'t‘BU‘l‘illj ‘
when he was hit by an automclniv;
driven by L0Grand Cannon. of iliiqi
city. The professor was crossing'
'Whitney avenue and failed to’si‘v'
the automobile appromlxing. The
driver. who is Il"IiI my .1 technical
change of reckless driving. claims
that he did not see l‘roicssnr Nei-
meyer until his machine struck him.
Professor Noimeyvr \\'.'lS taken to
New Haven hospital. where it. was
found that he was suffering from :1
compound fracture of the right isg.
canonssion of the brain and many
contusions and aiu-aslmis about the
body. An operation was pOI‘IOl‘l’lH‘ti
and the professor was placed on the
danger list.
, NEW BRITAIN. ()ct. S.—l"i-1vi~
ano Gervansini. of Torrlngton. driwr
of an automobile truck owned by
Mascetti and Holley of Torrington.
was instantly killed here ycslcrrluy
afternoon. when the. truck carrying
11. load of crushed stone. was struck
on the VVorcnstvr street crossmg l\_\'.
a. Danbury to Hartford train due in’
NOW Haven at 3:35.
The engine~.»1~ 1-1‘ the train. Isaac
C. Stein, of 35 Stanley street. '17an
Ifflrtiord. said he did not see tl11~
man or truck until the crash.
EAST IIAVI‘UN’ Oct. 83-min»,
Limocflli. the thrce-year-old clan-glut
tor of Mr. and Mrs Antonio Limnf
colli. was struck and instantly klII"lI i
a. Momauguin trolll-ii
WITH VIOLET
HAVE YOU SEEN THIS
MAN? HE IS WANTED
ON‘ Mimosa CHARGE
jNew Brunswick, N ‘J., police
I1s1e Q succeeded . in r obtaining la
photo of Harvey Selhavcr, farm
liand,.who is accused of having;
murdered Elizabeth Johnson. The
crime took place within a short
distance ofuwbere the hundred
Hall~Millstnrder was commit-
ted. Sclhsver is'believod.to.ho
{allowing the Lowest.
IHARVARD MEN MAY CURE DISEASE
RAY “SUNLIGHT”
BOSTON. Oct. 8. ~— The experi-
ments by Harvard professors and
President C. C. Little otthe Univer-
sity of Maine with a violet ray lamp
and synthetic quartz glass that de-
\elops an artifical sunlight of poten~
ital value in the cure of rickets.
tuberculosis and skin disease. will be
conducted hereafter in a 810,000
laboratory. funds for which the city
council has appropriated. M. Dou-
glas Flattery. chairman of the Bols-
ton conservation bureau which has
sponsored the tests. told the council
that the lamp and glass have creat-
ed “sunlight” strong enough In one
minute to develop a sunburn equha-
lent to that acquired all day at a
beach
Dr. \V. T. Boyle. professor of bio-
physics at Harvard .1111" be in charge
of the experiments. which are ex-
pected to bring about'a maximum of
curative benefit from the violet rays.
Young Roosevelt’s Sentiments.
(New York Herald-Tribune)
The scornful criticism of the
Democratic platform‘s evasion in the
item of defense—what are an army
and navy “adequate for our national
defense"?——ls just and deserved. So
is tha hot shot at the league plank.
So are the blunt words upon prohi-
bition. the transit situation and the
Klan. Colonel Roosevelt knows his
facts, he has the courage to say that
he thinks. and the ability and can-
dor to state his views fairly‘and ac-
curately.
in charge of George E. Hill. motor-
yesterday by man. and Thomas Kallaher. con-
car in front of her home. The little ducror“ both of New Haven. “‘it-
girl. ran into tho- rmnl to move her school. and dashed directly under ness stated that thc,car was running
brother who “as (“Minx it-vur- from the whees of the car. The car was slowly.»
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62 WEST AVENUE
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ANNOUNCING ' -
THE OPENING OF. THE
MARINELLO BEAUTY PARLOR.
SOUTH N ORWALK
There Are 13,000 Beauty Parlors' 1n the United States.
6,500 of These ‘Are Marinello ‘ i I
This Ought to mean something to the woman who cares
4 AN EXCLUSIVE SHOP
~ IN A HOME WITH HOME-LIKE SURROUNDINGS
- SERVICE WE‘RENDER
Phone
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FACILI- MASSAGE . ._ 1 am TREATMENT
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Drama
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ALL MABINELLO PREPARATIONS FOR SALE
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Story ofIHeiress Shackled at School
ForJShirkinngousework Is Probed
_
line Stanton, iii-year-‘old heiress,
cusc, N. Y.,‘ police station at l
shackled.
manazed to escape. 2:
1
An investigation is being made of the story told by Miss Made-
when she hobbled into the Syra-
o'clock in the morning, her feet
She said she was chained and imprisoned by the liaise-
keeper at George Junior Republic, where she was attending school,
.whenjshc' failed to do lierzallotted share of thelbousewerhl! but.
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WANTS CANADA’S
BOOTLEG KING
1 BROUGHT-TO ILS
Dry: Head Urges State
Dept. to Seek Extra-
dition in $10,000,000
Liquor Conspiracy '
NEW YORK. Oct. 8.—Arrest and
extradition of the Caitadian owner
of the seized British rum ship Fred
B. for trial in this country on a
charge of conspiring to violate the
laws of the United States. was re-
quested in a report forwarded to the
StatefDepai’tment at _Waahlugt‘on to-
slay W3. 0. Merrick. div‘hlonal pro-
hibitlon director.
.The~woalt!1y Canadian. whose ex-
Won-Er.1£orrlck'.seeks is
know to prohibition urgent: as a.
“bbotlt sifdf‘il believed to be
I" ‘ {at tile , ‘ of an" “:51 10“. 000. 000
V. smuggling man-rs? hlt a federal
. work“! 0d. to have uncom-
ed with the seizure at the Fred B.
action on his recommendation. as
the evidence presented in the report
mnt.
Twenty persons.
women. were taken
including 7, two
a. cargo of liquor aboard.
Assistant United States ~Distriet
Attorney Clark is preparing libel
proceedings against the seized craft.
a steam trawler of 370 tons. .
NEWiYORK, Oct. 8.—Libel pro-
ceedings have been instituted against
Fred 3.. captured as a. wholesale rum
runner last' Saturday. ‘
In papersifiled in Federal district
court. United States Dietrich Attor-
ney Haywar’fi charged that the Fred
B.” had come in contact withKAmer-
icarl’ boats in waters under this coun-
try'_ a jurisdiction "for purposes of de-
frauding the United States out. of.
custom taxeh. " -
' new It Strikes the Prairies.
'An ‘educatlonol note : from New
Haven brings the welcome new: that
newcomers seeking. knowledge at
Yale. will find that. no expense has
been spared to provide facilities to
that. end The football coach has
,
LINKS “'ITII THE PAST.
(London Times.)
I. remember more than
19.113 ago. writes J. P. Paul. “widow
of Canon Paul." dancing at a juve-
nile party with an old gentleman.
the Marquis of Huntly. who said to
me at the end of the dance. “Now
you can always say that you have
danced with a man who danced with
Marie’Anioinette."
“'hcn I was ten years old I re-
member going in to dessert with my
grandparents to have a little glass of
port, as was usual for children in
eighty l
I
Ithose days. and my grandmother
saying to my grandfather. Sir Digby
Mackworth. “This evening you must
drink to Church and Queen. my
dear. and not to Church and King.’
My grandfather had saved in the
navy in his young days with \‘Villiam
IV and liked to think of his link
with the King. so this was the way
she broke the nevi‘S'of his death to
him. and I heard of the accession of
Queen Victoria.
1
A Fortification Defined.
A negro company was stationed at
for trainl ‘_
One aftern 1.,
Camp Lee, \‘a..
the late war.
nouncemcnt was madc that .
morning the company “'0
trained in attacking a. fort ,
After the troops were dis
private approached the co
charge of his squad and sat
“Corporal, what is a. to
anyhow 'f" ,:
In a. tone of utter conti
corporal replied:
"Don't you know no ’11
tall? Anybody ought to
two twentiflcations makes
cation."
104 Washington St.
The Ideal Shop
So. Nor walk Conn.
-. .w--. ..
‘ Mr.‘Mérrick said he expected quick L
made a perfect case for the govern- .
into custod) : ,
when the Fred B. was captured with I
the 370-ton British steam trawler
Pieces.
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play
On Saturday Oct. % 1-1, 1924
There Will Be A Special Showing
Of Fur Coats, Wraps and Fur
A Cordial Invitation Is' iEX-‘
tended To All To Come In and
Inspect This Wonderful Fur Dis-
pecial Announcement
‘
. Our Furrier, Mr. Joseph Apsel,
Will Personally Be In Charge.
Norwalk Chronicler