Fiery Cross, Volume 3, Number 17, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 February 1924 — Page 2

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Friday, February 221924

Creager Is Squirming Under Fire of Heflin

(Borcan Publication and Education) W ASHINGTON. D. C. Feb. 11. R. H. Creager, Republican national committeeman for Texas, who would wipe the Ku Klux Klan out of existence by having both the Republican and Democratic parties make such declarations in their national platforms in conventions assembled his coming summer, seems to have his hands full of troubles, judging from the things United States Senator Heflin, of Alabama, is saying about him on the floor of the Senate nowadays. And that is not all, either. Senator Heflin lias introduced a resolution to have Creager Tind his land company or companies in the Rio Grande valley in Texas thoroughly investisated and the resolution has gone to the senate committee on public lands, which has unearthed the Teapot Dome scandal. Senator Heflin said on the floor of the senate that if the information he had regarding alleged land frauds in Texas was true, Creager should be in the penitentiary. "And if I can get the investigation I want," Senator Heflin said, "I believe we can put him in the penitentiary." Senator Heflin then proceeded to have the secretary of the senate read into the Congressional Record letters and telegrams from several persons who alleged fraud in land sales in the Rio Grande valley in Texas. What nu Attorney Thinks A few excerpts from them will tend to show the public what defrauded people think of Creager and the company or companies he represents, as follows: An attorney by the name of Willett in New York wrote: "I regard his (Creager) statement as a piece of brazenness in view of the proof which was made in th' case I handled in the federal district of western. New York. Everything so fur as I have seen in the evidence can be proved to the letter. I have written both the postoilice department and department of justice concerning the investigation and prosecution of the land operators, and I know of no action taken by either department in regard to the Creager outfit. "In 1!U!) some relatives of mine were induced by the Alamo Land and Sugar Company, R. H. Creager, president, to go on an excursion to Hidalgo county, Texas, where they were induced to buy land known as first-lift land bordering on the Rio Grande river at that point. The methods used was to get as much cash as possible from each victim, take the balance of one-half in notes on a contract for the purchase of this land, which was sold at from $2".0 an acre up. My relatives were signed up for nearly $24,000, which was the accumulation of three generations and was practically all they were worth. They gave notes for llt'.ono in addition to the cash payment. The notes were afterward transferred to a farm mortgage and loan company and action brought to collect. We secured a judgment

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against the company, not only in default of the notes, but an affirmative judgment for the amount of money my clients paid to the Alamo Land and Sugar Company. Testimony was taken by deposition in several states, including the deposition of Creager and C. H. Swallow. The notes in question were not payable to the Alamo Land and Sugar Company, but to Charles H. Swallow and under the contract the title was to be accepted by the purchasers on the certificate of Creager. C. H. Swallow and Company was composed of two people, R. B. Creager and Charles H. Swallow. Many Others Defrauded "Many other suffered a like fate, except that some of them paid the full purchase -price in cash and there was no one ofc-them, so far as I know, who did not lose every cent they put into it. "The land sold was subject to perennial overflow of the river and in the fall of 1919 the land was covered with twelve to fifteen feet of water. There was no market value whatever for this land. It was considered in the locality as worthless and was not worth a dollar. "The Alamo Land and Sugar Company was in co-operation in the selling of the land with various other operators, including W. E. Stewart, of Kansas City, and the latter was indicted and convicted of fraud on sixteen counts about a year ago." The same writer, writing to Senator Copeland, of New York, about it said: "Men past middle life have been induced to go on these trips and have been separated from their money and savings without a hope or a chance of recouping their losses." Oilier Testimony Letters were read into the Record from D. A. Higdon, of Kilmichael, Miss.; O. B. Clevenger, of Point Isabel, Tex.; and J. C. Renie, of Reyno, Ark., all of the same tone telling of losses suffered through this man Creager and others. Mr. Clevenger says: 'fb-B. Creager has been and is the attorney of several of the infamous outfits, hence his 'squawk'." A. E. Martin, of Weslaco, Tex., wired Senator Heflin as follows: "Referring your resolution relating to land companies operating fraudulently in valley, is true. Land being sold right now at two and three times market value by herding prospects, like cattle, not allowing home seekers to meet or talk to

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The above photograph was taken at the funeral of Mrs. Eva Stotdard, wife of Elmer Stotdard of Indianapolis, at the grave in the cemetery at Butlerville, February 4. More than sixty Women of the Klan attended the burial as a guard of honor. The body was taken to Butlerville, the former home of Mrs Stotdard, from Indianapolis, accompanied by an escort of Women "of the Klan. Women of the Klan of Jenninfrs county met the funeral party at the train at Butlerville and accompanied the body to the grave where tne women conducted short services. Many beautiful floral pieces were contributed by Women of the Klan and Klansmen.

HABBI WISE AGAIN ATTACKS THE KLAN AT DEMOCRATIC SESSION Every Member of Organization a Traitor, He Asserts After Taking an Hour in Telling of Its Growth He Says He Is ot Worried NEW YORK CITY, Feb. 16. In the second of a series of lectures against the Klnn under the auspices of the National Democratic Club of New York, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, of the Free Syngogue, branded the Klan as "the last word in Christlessnoss," in an address Saturday night. The National Democratic Club of New York seems to be catering to the anti-American and anti-Christ interests of the nation in that it is sponsoring a series of lectures by persons who have no interest in Protestantism or in America other than so far as they are able to make the government their tool in changing the fundamental ideals and institutions to conform to theories entirely foreign to all standards established in the years and the privations o the founders of the republic. In accord with the objects ot the political machine of New York state, Rabbi Wise was asked to address his message of anti-Protestantism and anti-Americanism, in which -the Rabbi not only said that the Klan was the "last word in Christlesstiess" but that he "charged the Ku Klux Klan with treason to America," and he had no more than let these words flow from his eloquent lips than he said that he had a "feeling of revolt" whenever he saw the "cross in the hands of a Klans man, and should like to ' tear it out of their hands." Attack on Americanism These remarks, as excerpts from the address of the rabbi, clearly indicate the trend of his whole speech1 in which he used the Klan as a direct objective in his underhand attack on Americanism and the Christ. As the rabbi continued his- address, apparently encouraged by the hearty applause of a few political henchmen who have nefarious ends in view, he became encouraged with the flattery, which no doubt accounts for the loss of reasonable common sense in a few of the statements he made. This same flattery on the part of certain political henchmen, playing for the Jewish and Roman Catholic vote of the East, gave the rabbi enough bravado to make a sweeping challenge to the Klan to hire a hall anywhere in America for him to tell them something; he did not make himself clear as to the subject matter and the conclusion which has been drawn is that he would again attack Christianity and Americanism. Hazy Tirade Undoubtedly the Klan would be glad to accommodate the rabbi if his purse is so lean and his Jewish brothers are so poor that they could not provide a hall. The Klan will provide a hall for him if he had something of a constructive nature to talk about, rather than a rambling attack against some group of American citizens who are endeavoring to protect and shield that "conception that shall be ample generous as the ideal that long obtained in American life,"- of which the rabbi raved about. However it is doubted whether these words were understood by the rabbi himself. $197,262,000 Is Value of Live Stock on Ohio Farms WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. Livestock on Ohio's farms and ranges January 1 was valued at $197,262,t00 according to estimates of the United States department of agriculture. The value of horses and of milk cows was exactly the same, $61,040,000, the highest of any class of stock. Monetary worth of all classes of live stock was given as: Mules $2,848,000; 32,000 head, valued at $89 each. i norses es.utw, vainea at $80 a head, or a total of $61,040,000. Milk Cows 1,090,000 valued at $56 a head, or a total of $61,040,000. outer cattle 840,000, valued at $31.10 a head, or a total value of $Z6,124,000. Sheep 2,115,000, valned at $7.63 a bead, or a total of $16,440,000. Swlne-3,077,000. valued at $10 a neau, or a total of $30,770,000,

Klan As a Guard of Honor

INITIATION TAKES PLACE ATVICKSBURG VICKSBURG, Mich.' Feb. 16. In spite of snow-covered roads, some of which vere almost impassable, a large crowd attended a meeting held by the Knights of the Ku Klux-JClan here last Tuesday evening. The speaker of the evening, gave an address that was received with great interest by those present and very frequently applauded. tseiore tne speaking took place, a large class of candidates was naturalized in the initiation ceremonies of the order. GOVERNOR IS URGED TO INSIST ON PROBE IN DICKSON MURDER Cumberland County Prosecutor Has Been Slow to ActOnly Witness 111 Father of Girl Slain Is in Jail, and Accuses His Father in Hospital of Crime BRIDGETON, N. J., Feb. 16. Citizens of Cumberland county are incensed over the lack of action on the part of Prosecutor Ward in seeking out the truth in connection with the death of Emma Dickson, September 22. As a result it is probable that a committee, of citizens will call on Governor syzer in the-near future asking that a special prosecutor be named to handle the case. Mystery has surrounded the death or Miss Dickson, 15 years old. Her body was found buried in a shallow pit near her home and it was evi dent that she had been murdered However, no arrests were made. A little over a week ago, Benjatein Dickson, grandfather of the mur dered girl, confessed to four' men that he had seen his son kill the girl in a lit of anger. According to the story told by Dickson, 82 years old. the girl's father had forbade her to go to a certain place, and she dis obeyed his orders. He awaited her return and when she entered the front gate of the yard, he struck her over the head with a club. The girl fell dead,her skull crushed. It is alleged that the father then went to the back of the house, got a wheel barrow, placed his daughter's body in it and took it to the back yard where he buried it about one foot under the surface of the ground. It was found there a short time later. Cross Brings Confession Apparently little effort was made by Prosecutor Ward to ipvestigate tne crime. The story is said to have come out recently when a Ku Klux Klan cross was burned in the neigh borhood of the Dickson home. The grandfather witnessed the burning of the cross and was so disturbed that he could not sleep. Finally he con fessed to- four men that his son com mitted the crime and that he was a witness. Thompson Dickson, the father of the murdered girl, was arrested and Is now in the Cumberland county jail. He asserts that his father killed the girl to gain possession of $1,200 left to Emma, Diekson by a recluse whom she had befriended. The father admits that after the grandfather had killed the girl, he helped him dispose of the body because "there was nothing else to do." Officials are inclined to scout the story advanced by Thompson Dickson and are working on the theory that the story told by the grandfather, Benjamin Dickson, is correct. Old Man Seriously 111 The old man suffered a collapse after he confessed that his son killed the girl, and is in the Port Elizabeth hospital in a serious condition. It is feared that he may die and in that event the prosecution will have to be based on the statements of the four men to whom the grandfather confessed. It is known that the Ku KIhx Klan has been interested in this case and for some time has been gathering evidence. That some intimation of this must have reached the ears of Benjamin Dickson and that his conscience must have been troubling him. Is evident from the salutory effect which the burning of the flery cross in that neighborhood had on him. The citizens ot the community have held a mass meeting and have Voted to ask Governor Silzer for a special prosecutor in the event Prosecutor Ward does not-act quickly. It is beUeved, however, that some action will be takes as soon as the condition of the grandfather Is determined.

KLANSMEN PROTECT

CHURCH THREATENED BY LAWLESS GANG Jamesburg Citizens Awakened by Plot to Blow Up Property Members of Order on Guard to Pro. tect Minister and Other Dry Leaders JAMESBURG, N. J., Feb. 16. The law-abiding citizens of Jamesburg continue to hold the upper hand in the strife between the bootleggers and Americans, which had developed over the activities of the Rev, Mr. Eubank in aiding the authorities of the law in enforcing the Constitution of the United States. . It will be recalled that in an effort to thwart the vigorous campaign against the illicit liquor dealers, plots had been made to bomb the Presbyterian church of which the Rev. Mr. Eubank is pastor, during revival services. The Blotters thus Would not only destroy property, but also would endanger the lives of many of the good citizens of the community; . Klan Co-operates These plans were thwarted through the efforts of County Detective David with the co-operation of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. It was the detective who learned and ferreted out the plots and it was the Klan organization which responded to the call for the protection of life and property within thirty minutes after the danger was made known. Law-abiding citizens have volunteered through the Klan to stand guard day and night to see that no harm comes to the pastor, his church or to any citizen who may be threatened by the mob leaders. While everything seems quiet, diligent watch is being maintained. Klansmen are constantly on the alert, reporting anything of a suspicions character which takes place at any time of the day or night. Order Highly Respected The high respect in which the organization is held is 'manifested every day by remarks of praise heard on every street corner. It has proved itself, contrary to enemies of law and order, to be the rallying point for the good and the respectable people and they are responding. It has been estimated that three times as many men would answer the Klan summons now as answered the call when given for the protection of the church. Those who would tell the malicious stories about the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan dare not peddle their wares in Jamesburg now. Lincoln's Secretary Is 89 MADISON, N. J., Feb. 16. William O. Stoddard, civil war-time private secretary to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday passed the anniver sary of the martyred- president's birthday in quiet at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harold S. Buttenheim. Stoddard, who is eighty-nine years old, although feeble and totally dear, spends most of his time read ing. As editor of an Illinois newspaper, Stoddard wrote the first edi torial advocating Lincoln for presi dent when, the tall rail-splitter was unknown nationally.' The editorial appeared in the Central Illinois Gazette in May, 1859. Stoddard served three months in the army until 1861, and then became private secretary to Lincoln, serving until 1864. He s the author of several books dealing with the life and presidency of Lincoln, and also of many works of fiction and history. 4,000 at Funeral; Full Klan Ritual Conducted HAMILTON, O., Feb. 16. More than 4,000 persons, among whom were several hundred Klansmen, attended the funeral of Charles Stock, recently at Seven Mile. The full Klan ritual was used in the service and It was the first funeral cere mony ever conducted by Klansmen at Greenwood, where the burial took place. The services were held at Bethel church and the Klansmen met the cortege at the entrance to the cemetery. The Rev. H. A, Dickman

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