Fiery Cross, Volume 2, Number 48, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 September 1923 — Page 11
Friday, September 28. 1925
THE FIERY CROSS FAGE ELEVENS -
0PP0OTI0N MAKES USE OF THE EGG
Beaten at Polls Aliens Resort to Despicable Tactics Senator Is Victim
KENNEBEC, Maine, Sept. 21. When the factions opposed to the Ku Klux Klan have their political hopes defeated, they resort to strange and unseemly methods of revenge. This fact was evidenced here last week when the city manager form of Roverninent, strongly sponsored by the Klan, was tarried by a big majority.
State Senator Ralph O. Brewster
FIRST OUTDOOR MEET r AT SOMERVILLE, MO. Many Klansmen From Tennes
see Take Part in Ceremonies Great Message Given
SOMERVILLE, Mo., Sept. 24. Last Wednesday night the Somerville
Klan held their first outdoor meetins under a fiery cross about thirty feet high. Rev. Otis L. Spurgeon, pastor of the First Baptist Church at Poplar Bluff, Mo., was the speaker of the eveins: and delivered a great message on the principles of the Klan. Klansmen from Moscow, Whiie-
ville, Bolivar, Grand Junction and
CANT GET PROPER PRICE FOR WHEAT
Administration Officials Can Not Give Relief Through Legislation
one of the leading advocates of the Saulsbnry jl in Tennessee, were plan favored by the Klan, was rid- ent aC,this meeting, lng in his auto shortly after the sue- , A clasg of thirty.seven was lncess of his plan was assured, when ltIated atter the speaking. various mlss'lcs were hurled at lmn The e wag about one mile f rom by Klan enemies. One particularly th0 tnwn 0, Sonverville, and was
iian-iui opponent uirvw au fss beautifully' lighted with electric through the window of the car, the I J1ghts from a light plant furnished
EXTRA SESSION OFCONGRESS IS URGED
Agricultural and Coal Situation Need Attention, Declares ; Representative -
entire egg r.triking the senator in
the face. This is the law enforcement and adiirrcnce to the constitutional privileges which Klan opponents stoutly declare they favor.
Prosperity at Hand Says Secretary Mellon WASHINGTON, D. C. Sept. 24
Prosperity i on a sound basis and fenrs expressed in some quarters of a decline are groundless, in the opinion of Secretary of tho Treasury Mellon, expressed in his behalf today. "Lows" in the steel industry the business barometer, are no Indications of a slump, Mellon holds. They are offset by thr excellence of general conditions business,' economic, banking; anil credit, he feels. The filtunrion regarding labor is materially better, in Mellon's opinion. There is plenty of work for all, but no shortage of labor, such as recently caused employers to bid against each other, it was pointed out.
by the Somerville Motor Company.
The Somerville Motor Company did a good job in lighting the grounds, considering that this "was their first Klan scene to furnish light for, they did exceedingly well. It is expected that many large meetings will be held throughout
Fayette and Hardanian counties in
WASHINGTON. D. C, Sept. 20. Emergency relief for the wheat farmer can not be secured through legislation, according to what appears to be the unanimous opinion of admin
istration officials. Government activities, it is believed, will be directed toward aiding the farmer in planting his crops to best advantage In future years, rather than to any attempt to insure him a higher price for this season's wheat. Tlrere seems not the slightest prospect that a special session of Congress in advance of the regular December session will be considered by President Coolidgc. While the president is receiving advice from itevsons with a great variety of viewpoints, the preponderance of opinion seems to be unqualifiedly against all the legislative schemes proposed for price fixing or for government, purchases of wheat. Farmer Can Get Money
ft i? agreed that the farmer is experiencing so credit difficulties at
the present time. The War Finance
DISPUTE AVER QUOTA. OFlMMISRAMrS
SCOTTSBURG KLAN,
CONDUCT GRAY RITES
as the Somerville meeting.
the near future along the same lines Corporation, which will continue to
make loans until next March, is having few calls for funds, and its directors believe - th-3 agricultural needs of, the. present season will be financed largely through regular banking channel's. . Kugene Meyer, Jr.. managing director of the War Finance Corporation, has been one of those called into conference by
Klan Aids Negro to Oust Bootleggers HAMMOND, La., Sept. 24. Twelve Klansmen, wearing full regalia,
called on "Black Billy Sunday," a j President Coolidge. Members of the negro evangelist who is holding i farm loan board also have reported services here, and presented him j that the agricultural credit situation with a purse of $20 -and a -paper i is satisfactory.
which stated that the Klan approved
of the work the evangelist was doing among the colored population. About 1,000 people were present when the presentation was made. The fight made by the evangelist against the bootleggers and "hootch" peddlers 19 bearing wonderful results.
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"While amendments to the agricultural credits act, under which the intermediate credit banks were established in the last session of Congress, undoubtedly will be sought in
the coming session, no action along this line is proposed with any view to solving the immediate difficulties of the wheat farmer. tTheat Only Bad Spot Inability of the farmer to obtain a price for wheat equal to the cost of production is conceded to be the one bad spot in the agricultural situation. Prices of most other farm products are regarded as fairly satisfactory, and if a better price could be obtained for wheat, administration officials believe that the whole agricultural outlook would assume a
highly favorable character. After considering the different schemes proposed for boosting the price of wheat, the unanimous cabinet opinion appears to be that none of them are feasible. More favorable
WASHINGTON, Sept 22. President Coolidge was urged Thursday by Representative Treadway, Republican, Massachusetts, to call an. extra session of Congress to deal with the anthracite situation. Mr. Tread-
way declined to say whether the president indicated any change in his previous position that there is no necessity for an extra session. Mr. Treadway declared that if Congress were called together to consider measures of relief for the agricultural industry of the west, coal legislation undoubtedly would be considered. He said there was no threat of a shortage of coal in New .England, but that the price situation threatened to be a serious one. T6 AnnouncTPIans The federal trade commission expects by. next week to announce its plan of action to carry out the request of President Coolidge that it
held coal prices to a reasonable level under the new anthracite agreement Publication of information as to the
cost of transporting and marketing
coal is expected tobe one of -the chief weapons of the commissionData of the coal -commission, which
expires, by limitation Monday, will be i
available- to toe federal trade body and it also- plans to secure current, information for frequent publication. The work of collecting information on coal costs, however, will be done under the handicap of an injunction which prevents the trade commission from requiring coal op
erators To produce their books and i show the actual cost of mining coal, i This injunction was secured against the commission in the federal courts here two years ago by Maynard & Co., of West Virginia,, on the ground that coal mining was an intrastate
function and not within the commission's jurisdiction. Commission's Hands Tied An appeal has been taken from the injunction but' pending a final decision the commission's hands are tied as to obtaining actual facts as to mining costs. Interstate transportation and distribution of coal are regarded as clearly within the purview of the commission. It also has power under the federal trade commission act
to prohibit unfair methods of competition ot trade practices inimical to the public interests. Complaints may be filed under "these sections of the law.
NEW YORK, Sept. 24. Commissioner of Immigration Henry H. Curran recently telegraphed Commis
sioner General of Immigration W. H. Husband at Washington, recommending that the 1,875 immigrants who arrived on steamers which came mto the United-States territory a few seconds or . minutes before the September quota began, be admitted in the- September quota's; The' immigrants on account of their arrival a bit too early "are scheduled for deportation, but hope is expressed now that Commissioner Curran's recommendation that the immigrants be admitted will be approved by Washington. More than 500 Jewish immigrants are involved in the dispute over the "Esthonia" alone. . ... -
The immigration department an-!
nounced recently that among the countries whose September quotas
are already exhausted are Palestine
Egypt and "other Asia."
SCOTTSBURG, Ind., .Sept 24. Almost 1,000 persons attended the fu
neral of Tnos. H. Gray; of Chelsea, Ind., who was kille4.by a B. & O. train at Lexington, Ky., Sept 21. . Mr. Gray was a veteran of two wars besides- being in service in China. , Ceremonies at the funeral were conducted by the Red Men. and the Knights of the Ku- Klux Klan, thirty
of whom, turned, out in full. Klan
regalia. . "
Among the fldtal offerings was a beautiful' 'fiery cross made ot red roses. Mr. Gray is survived by two brothers and three sisters. He . belonged to the Hanover (Ind.) Klan.
Farmers Wanf Taxes - ' Reduced; Iowa Meet
Versailles Klan, Realm of Indiana, has done much good work recently in co-operation., with the properly constituted officers of the law. They have practically rid- their county of bootleggers. ' -;
DBS MOINES, la. Sept, 20. Demands that Congress enact legislation making it still easier for. agriculture to obtain credit required by the industry, were contained iir resolutions adopted by the Iowa Farmers' Union in annual convention today. The farmers called on the state legislature to further reduce their taxes, ' and -urged a concentration movement for. lower freight rates. Another resolvrtion expressed the sympathy of th farmers with or
ganized labor "in its efforts to obtain aJiving wage." Other resolutions adopted favored equal representation of : agriculture,,, finance, industry, and labor on the federal reserve board; called on Congress to reduce military appropriations, favored election of the President and federal judges by direct yote, after nomination by primary; opposed all sale taxes; opposed tax
free securities, and favoredjeo-oper-
ative banking. .
the natural operation of the law of
supply. .jandenjand a l'Ule later on, and bvernmentSfflci. .s hope the
farmers will be able to hold enough of their wheat to receive the full benefit of the higher prices.
The Wichita Eagle ot Wichita is offering $150 reward for the person
prices are expected to come-through-Fbo. recently se.nt a negro a threat
ening letter.
JUST OUT-A KLAN RECORD
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By the Famous Logansport Klan Quartet "Women of the Ku Klux Klan" " Reverse Side . "Here's to America and iMy Old Machine" It is good, come in and hear it. Also "The Bright Fiery Cross." Soldy. - H. A. WEAVER
Opposite State House
229 West Washington St.
DEALERS WANTED FOR. MARION COUNTY
THIEVES GET AWAY WITH S3M0 WORTH OF FURS
DETROIT, Mich., Sept. 22 Thieves one night recently broke through the only part of the wall of Birnbaum's fur shop, that was not wired against burglary, and stole furs and garments valued at $30,000. It was the. third fur robbery here in six months.
THE PRICE OF PROPAGANDA
(From the Jayhawker American) The Power of thePress is passing. The great system of news dissemination is doomed. The work originated over a 100 years ago by Ben Franklin and maintained through sacrifice and persecution has been for naught.
Lilte the rose of Omar, the flower
of yesterday forever dies. And why?
Since the establishment of the
original Saturday Evening Post by
Benjamin Franklin hundreds of thou
sands of dollars have been spent and lives have been" devoted to the cause
of giving the people news unbiased,.
unprejudiced news. All went well
until in recent years, but from new
on the power of the press win wane.
Either the publishers of today are
the most gullible lot of individuals
imaginable, deceived by the Roman
ist hierarchy or else they are malt
ciously trying to deceive the people
of this great nation. In" either-case,
again, the result will be the same
and it is inevitable.
Steady Stream of Lies Since the first anti-Klah campaign,
originated by the New York World, and sponsored by some twenty lesser
papers, there has been a constant
stream of lies perpetrated upon an unwitting public. At first there were only a comparatively few men who knew that all the stories told of the
Klan were mere fabrications. The number of Klansmen increased and
is dally increasing. These mea,, all
good, true AmeTicans who know how
to think, are in position to know
that the newspapers are printing PROPAGANDA and not NEWS; they
realize that editorial writer are
writing things they know not of.
Today there are several million
Klansmen who know all about teach
ing them how the press has broken
faith with the nubile and th next decade will see the press relegated to the social status of any other com
mon liar.
It is a terrible prlee ta pay; bat
the press has Drought ft upon itself
and the American people will estab
lish, in tlM ruins of ear news sys
tern of today, a new and better sys
tem which cant not fall and wfll be-l
glad to leave the crumbling remains
Ku
K l u x
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Grand Picnic Celebration Winchester, Randolph County, Indiana FUNK'S PARK AND SPEEDWAY For Men, Women and Children Saturday, September 29 All Day and All Night
Breakfast, Dinner and Supper Served on the Grounds. Largest Public Demonstration Ever Held in Eastern Indiana. Noted State and National Speakers Mammoth Parade Moves Promptly at 7:30 P. M. The entire Klan Review in Fireworks, center of Speedway at 9:30 p. m. Aeroplane Displays, Music, Eats and Amusements of All Kinds. SPECIAL RATES ON ALL ROADS STEAM and ELECTRIC All roads from IllkoisrMichigjm, Ohio and Indiana lead to Winchester on Saturday, September 29. Don't forget the time and place.
Auto Races at 3 P. M.
Public Welcome
Randolph County Klan Knights of the Ku Klux -Klan, Winchester, ind.
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