Fiery Cross, Volume 3, Number 40, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 August 1924 — Page 8

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CHARTER GRAFTED MARSHALL, Ark. Tho local chaptd of thr. Women of the Ku Kline Klan received their charter last week and is functioning actively at a unit in the national organization, '"lie membership of the Women of the Ku .Klux Klan of Marslinll is increasing, and the Romberg ure all taking an active interest in the advancement of their organization in Searcy county" TO HOLD BOX SOCIAL NEW FLORENCE, Pa. An oldfashioned box social will be held here August 2, on the K. K. K. grounds. There are good roads to the grounds and ample parking space for cars. RAPID PROGRESS LAKE PRESTON. S. D. Contrary to all predictions the Klan has been making rapid progress regardless of the busy season for the farmers and the correspondingly dull season for the merchants. , The interest here has never lagged and the members are coming into the order just as well now and just as fast as they were before the warm weather began. TO HOLD PIO'IC BETHLEHEM, Pa. Bethlehem Klan has made arrangements to hold a picnic at the Nazareth fairgrounds, Nazareth, Pa., August 2. The afternoon "will be devoted to sports of various kinds followed by addresses by King Kleagle and Major Kleagle. BARBECUE AND LECTURE . BILLINGS, Okla. Klansmen of Billings and environs will hold an all-day picnic and barbecue in a grove one mile west of town on Wednesday. July 30. Dr. Claude Zenor of Sapulpa will deliver a lecture on the Ku Klux Klan. and in the evening a public initiation will be held, followed by aerial fireworks. "ANTI-KLAN" TICKET EL PASO, Texas. The Aztec Club of El Paso has issued what they are pleased to term an anti-Klan ticket, in the hope it would rally enough votes to sweep their candidates into office. The Klan has not put out a ticket, is not supporting any set of candidates, and its members will vote for their individual choice in each race. JUNIORS GROWING DIANA. W. Va. The Junior Ku Klux Klan in its campaign in West Virginia is sweeping the hilltops and Is racing through the valleys rolling up members by the hundreds. Diana, a small mountain town midway between Howley Junction and Webster Springs, where there are mountain trails, a Junior Ku Klux Klan was organized with a large class. The state director had charge of the meeting, and many . of the senior members were in attendance. All members of the Ku Klux Klan praised the organization and are giving it fine support. JUNIORS ORGANIZED WILKINSnURG, Pa. The Junior Ku Klux Klan of Wilkinsburg was organized recently at a meeting in the Duquesne Hall, Penn avenue, with members of the Senior Klan and the Junior Klan present. Rev. Daugherty, a promineut Klan speaker, made the principal address of the evening. APPRECIATION SHOWN LAUREL. Miss. Fifty Klansmen dressed in the regalia of the organ ization visited Wausau Baptist church, Yest End Baptist church and the First Baptist: church, presenting a substantial gift of money to ministers conducting revivals In each place. letters accompanying the donations told of the Klan's ap preciation of the revivalists work. GREAT OUTDOOR MEET KNOXDALE, Pa. Last Sunday evening Knoxvillc witnessed one ot the greatest outdoor meetings of that section of Jefferson county. The meeting had been announced and Rev. V. L. Bash of Sprankle Mills delivered an address at the grove More than 3,000 persons gathered UtlU KLUXER KNIFE $1 50 Euk. II2.AA Dim Wkttetale Atw link dollur n hour rlllnr thnil. Ojl rtofrn. Bm how quick thrr MIL. W art httdquuurs for 100 soods. UUiai FWii. HVi. X.TIO:VAI, KM HI. KM CO. Box 524. Drjt. 60, Omaha, Nrb. tf 6 YOU CAN MAKE $10 to $20 an Evening Selling the best make of KLAN ROBE BAG Exclusive Territory. Send $1 for Samples Worth Double and Get Busy MARTIN MFG. CO. Lancaster, Ohio PRINTING that PLEASES We an; equipped to handle all kind of romrnercial printing In a prompt and natlnfactory manner. Prtren for "Quality Printing" on application. All work confidential. Multitrraph Department Our Multinraph department la prepared to deliver your form letters with promptness ami dispatch. Write u for Information and prlcea on your work. NATIONAL PRINTING CO. rhomr 1,1 ncola S6B7 435 Ceaturr Hid.

More than 200 robed Klansmen and Klanswomen assisted in songs and quartets.

TO HAVE GALA DAT ABERDEEN, S. D. August 8 has been set aside as a gala day for the local Klan and one that will be long remembered here by the local organization and the citizens of Aberdeen and surrounding country. The occasion is the big demonstration and ceremonial that the local Klan is to put on on that date. PUBLIC MEETING RED ROCK, Okla. A large public meeting of the Ku Klux Klan was held last week at Red Rock. In spite of the threatening weather there was a large crowd present from the surrounding country. COWARDICE PRACTICED CONEMAUGH, Pa. Intolerance and cowardice were reflected in the actions of a Klan enemy here when a big, powerful man knocked a small newsboy, selling American newspapers, into the gutter, kicking mm arter ne was down. The ruffian escaped before he could be identi fied. CHURCH ASSISTED TEMPE, Ariz. R. A. Chestnut of Scottsdale, occupying a front seat at a recent service in the Christian church, arose at the conclusion of the sermon by Rev. Carl Wild, pastor, and announced that the Ku Klux Klan, learning of a small indebtedness ef the church, wished to assist in the settlement of the debt. Handing the pastor $100 he resumed his seat, and Rev. Wild thanked the Klan through Mr. Chestnut. HOLD CEREMONIAL WORCESTER, Mass. Fifteen hundred white robed figures in 300 automobiles assembled at a farm in the hills near Worcester last week and held a Klan ceremonial. CANDIDATES INITIATED ALICE, Texas. Bee County Klan recently held an open-air meeting on the grounds just acquired by the iv.ian. several candidates were initiated previous to the business session, which was attended by more than 200 Klansmen. KLAN IS THANKED APPALACHIA. Va. Members nf the Baptist Youne Peod e's TTnion of Appalachia have nnhliahprl a statement thanking the Ku Klux Klan for assistance rendered to the union at the play given in the high school recently." KLANSMEN GET BUSY HIGHMORE, S. D Some of the Highmore Klansmen got it into their heads that the Klan movement was not moving fast enough and so they sot busy last week with the result that they brought in a fine bunch of candidates which were taken into the order. THREE ESSENTIALS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT New Attorney-General Points Out the Requisites for Decreasing Crime WASHINGTON. D. C. Julv 28. Harlan F. Stone, attorney-general of me united States, pointed out in a recent speech that even-handed ius tice is not to be obtained by desire wnnout action, or hope without ef fort. Three Great Essentials "The three great essentials to the adequate enforcement of laws," he said, "are an administrative system better ordered and more skillfully devised for spanning the gan which lies between the law and the legal control of action; the creation of a more skillful and better trained personnel devoted to the daily task of law enforcement; and back of both, the motive force of a well-informed Intelligent, public-spirited citizenship. It is axiomatic that a people, in the long run, will have meted out to them the kind of Justice they deserve. We can-not hope that our people will prove themselves any exception to this rule. Nor is the attainment of justice a mere matter of aspiration, however worthy it may be. 10 attain me end desired, as piration must be guided by intelligence founded upon experience and accurate observation. Upon our profession is placed the duty and responsibility for guiding the aspirations of our people for a wise, just and efficient administration of our laws. Great Emphasis deeded "We can not perform that duty by the mere creation of new legal rules and the reformulation of old ones. The end sought must be achieved by a greater emphasis on the study of the problems of law administration, conceived and carried on for public service and with something of the statesmanship which glorified our profession in the golden days of the organization of our constitutional government and the creation of our judiciary system." "TOO BIG FOR ANY MAN TO DESTROY," SAYS CHIEF MADRID, la., July 26. Iowa's chief of staff declared that no man or organization is now big enough to destroy the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. This organization hasH a definite, constructive program for Americans and will fulfill such as time goes on. "It means to continue to grow and work toward the day when we shall- have an awakened public striving, under the guidance of God to bring Into reality an active Christian America."

JURISDICTION OF U.S. BOARD IS CHALLENGED

Rail Employes Make Plea for Direct Conference No Decision CHICAGO, July 27. The railroad labor board heard its jurisdiction challenged in the wages and rules dispute between carriers and employes of western roads, and went into executive session to determine what action it would take against approximately ninety employe chairmen who refused to. answer summons and testify. The board sought in a hearing to take testimony under its functions and prepare to settle the controversy. Donald R. Richberg, counsel for employes, and two officers of the Brotherhoods of Locomotive" Firemen and Enginemen and Locomotive Engineers, asserted that the board had illegally attempted to assume jurisdiction and that the witnesses, while present, would not testify. Another Pica Made The employes made another, plea for direct conference with the individual carriers but it brought no immediate comment by representatives of the railroad managers' committee. Hope was expressed in some quarters that an understanding might be reached whereby the dispute would be reopened between the committees of the two parties. Arguments indicated there were differences as to the power and responsibility . of members of both committees, which possibly could be clarified by further negotiation. Affidavits and letters signed by Warren S. Stone, grand chief of the locomotive engineers, D. B. Robertson, president of the firemen and enginemen, and all witnesses subpenaed, refusing to "admit or to submit to the jurisdiction assumed by the board," were entered into the record. Whether the board, If it finds it does hold jurisdiction and reverses the contention of the employes, will proceed by contempt of court charges to assert its position, would not be discussed. Neither would spokesmen for the employes say what would be their policy in that event. NTo Decision Reached The board reached no decision as to disposition of the case, Ben W. Hooper, chairman of the board, said he could give no Indication of the board's probable course, but added: "The proceedings will likely prove to be interesting." COOLIDGE'S PICTURE TO BE SENT BY PHONE Radio Broadcasting to Be Supplemented During Coming Campaign WASHINGTON, July 27. Use Of the new method of sending pictures Dy telephone as supplemental to radio broadcasting by President Cool idge has been suggested by some of those connected with the Republican national campaign. The proposal was brought forward when Secretary Weeks visited the White House with a print of a picture of himself taken during the Republican national convention in LCleveland, sent by telephone to New iork and reprinted there within a few minutes after the original wa3 taken. He showed it to President Coolidge and explained the possibilities of the use of the new method to make more vivid the president's radio addresses. Seriously Considered The suggestion, which was considered by some seriously and by others less seriously, was that at the time of the president's radio campaign addresses, mass meetings could be arranged to hear some campaign orator and also hear an amplified radio talk by the Republican presidential nominee. A photograph could be taken of Mr. Coolidge, standing at the microphone in the White House just as he began speaking, transmitted by telephone to the cities where the mass meetings were being held, printed and distributed to the audience as it left the hall. This, it was argued, would afford the audience some of the feeling of the personal touch absent from radio addresses. DRUG STORE COWBOYS RETIRE IN DEFEAT STUART, la.. July 26. After considerable trouble, successfully overcome, the first Klan unit of this community held a meeting attended by 4,000 people. Tuesday the kleagle of Dallas county visited the mayor to obtain permission for the parade and was met with: "So you're one of those grafters?" He was finally talked out of his position of "on the fence," however, and the parade was allowed. In a desperate effort to injure, those with whose opinions they did not agree, a few drug store cowboys drove out to the field in automobiles and attempted to -run down road guards directing traffic. After one Klansman was injured in this manner the guards drove them away and no more trouble occurred. Nearly a " hundred people signed up after the speaker had made it plain that the organization is thoroughly American and opposed to only those who oppose America. "ProTtfcatlon," says the Literary Digest, "also means to 'incite to ac Hon.'" Do you suppose that some time In the future somebody could provoke Congress!

N. Y. TAXI COMPANIES GIRD FORSTRUGGLE Gotliamites Benefit as Battle to Finish Looms Rates Are Slashed

NEW YORK, July 28. New York, for the time being at least, probably has the lowest taxicab tariff of any city in the world lower considerably than those of London or Paris. m ,' How long existing rates, broadly flourished yesterday by cruising cabs of companies involved in the rate war, will remain in force is something that can be determined only after one side or the other gives in. The Yellow Taxi Corporation, for instance, which i3 the largest cabowning corporation in the city, with about 2,000 cars, and which also operates taxicabs in other American cities, has not yet joined in the rate war and, according to statements last night, has no immediately intention of doing so. Official of a half-dozen other corporations and associations of independent owners, particularly the Mogul Checker cabs, are making preparations to have their meters recalibrated on the new cut-rate basis ot two-thirds of the old rate. This will take time, but would indicate that the new rates are more than temporary. Taxi Riders Should Worry Meantime New York patrons of the cut-rate cabs are enjoying motorcar transportation at a rate of 10 cents a half-mile. The prevailing taxi rate in Paris, as given out yesterday by the French bureau of information, is, for one or two persons, 1 franc for the first 400 meters and 20 centimes for each additional 200 meters. This calculation would bring the cost to 1 franc and 60 centimes for a kilometer which is .621, or something over half a mile. - It was pointed out, however, that this rate is subject to an increase for night travel and to a further increase, day or night, if the pas senger takes the cab beyond the boundaries of -the fortifications. DEMOCRATS TO ASK SMALLGIFTS ONLY Chairman Shaver Says No Drive to Secure Large Dona- - tions Will Be Made WASHINGTON, July 27. Small gifts from the rank and file of the party are expected by Clem L. Shaver, new national chairman, to furnish the money nfceessary to conduct the Democratic campaign. - For the present, Jfrt Shaver said, ordinary expenses probably will be cared for through the "victory clubs" organized all over the country by Cordell Hull, the retiring chairman. When a new finance committee is appointed, its membership is expected to decide upon ways of supplementing the clubs' donations, and the new chairman expressed the belief that the policy of encouraging the small individual contributions would be followed. Mr. Shaver declared that no attempts were being made to launch a drive for funds to finance the campaign. Completion of several appointments and perfection of other campaign machinery is ' occupying him for the present. The notification of John W. Davis at Clarksburg, W. Va., on August 11, he said, would find the party machinery ready to move into the campaign smoothly. LAX STUDY OF THE CONSTITUTION CITED Examination of Law Courses Brings to Light Most Distressing Fact WASHINGTON, D. C, July 24. A committee reporting to the American Bar Association brings to light facts distressing to lawmakers, regarding the requirements of schools as to constitutional study. The report says in part: "Your committee has examined the law courses of twenty-five of the leading schools of this country. To our amazement we have found that a study of the constitution is compulsory in only nine of them, and in two of; those attention is piven to the purely commercial or legal value of it, the, study being confined to interstate commerce, the contract clause, the fourteenth amendment and the like. Of the other sixteen. one makes no mention of it at all, ana in the other fifteen the course is elective. So that nractically onethird of the leading law schools of the country insist upon a study of the constitution. Not only that, but we find that boards of law examiners passing upon the admission of stu dents to the bar very largely ignore the constitution. In many examina tions there Is no mention made of it

In some cases only three or four questions are asked." Immediate action on this report has been, had in at least one state, the Iowa State Bar Association passing a resolution demanding that the state board of education make such instruction compulsory in the public and private schools lit the state, and aSo thjit it be declared the duty of county superintendents to include a knowledge of these subjects in the list of questions submitted to all applicants for teachers' certificates. ' The association asked that courses of at least-nine weeks oh "American Citizenship and the Constitution" be provided at the University of Iowa, at Iowa City, the State Teachers' College t at Cedar Falls, - and Iowa State College at Ames. ? ... ." 5 ',

SUIT IS FILED IN N. Y. AGAINST BINDER TRUST

Action Instituted, It Is Claimed, in an Effort to Assistthe Former NEW YORK, July 26. Attorneygeneral Stone at Washington dealt a vigorous blow in behalf of the farmer by causing to be filed in the federal court in this city, a suit to dissolve the "binder twine trust," so called, charging conspiracy and monopoly in violation of the antitrust laws. The government, through United States Attorney Hayward, named the Sisal Sales Corporation, of 27 Cedar street; the Equitable Trust Company, and several banks, corporations and individuals in New York, Mexico and Canada as defendants. The bill in equity charges the defendants with maintaining a monopoly in sisal, a fibre principally grown in Mexico and Central America and used in the manufacture of binding twine, and asks for an injunction restraining the defendants from engaging- in such monopoly, which, it is charged, constitutes a conspiracy in restraint of trade. Boon for the Farmer This action, it is claimed," is designed to assist the grain farmers, who use most of the product and are compelled to spend . an additional $3,000,000 a- year for binder twine each time the alleged trust raises its price 1 cent a pound. The success of the government suit, it was said, would be a boon for the farmer, as it would result in restoring sisal to the competitive market and give the wheat growers the advantage of a lower price. Besides the Equitable Trust Company and the Sisal Sales Corporation the defendants named in the suit are, the Royal Bank of Canada, the Interstate Trust and Banking Company, of New Orleans; Hanson & Orth, the , Eric Corporation, Comision Exportadora de Yucatan, at Yucatan, Mexico; Alvin W. Krech, chairman of the directors of the Equitable Trust Company; Charles D. Orth, Charles D. Orth, Jr., Frederick T. Palmer, F. W. Black, J. A. Beatson and Michael J. Smith, all of New York; Lynn H. Dinkins, of New Orleans, and Romas Castellanos Acevedo, of Yucatan. Trade Conspiracy Charged The complaint charges specifically that the defendants "are engaged in a combination and conspiracy in restraint of interstate and foreign trade and commerce in sisal, and have entered into contracts in re straint of such trade and commerce in violation of the anti-trust laws of the. United States; that as a result of such combination the defendants had acquired a complete monopoly in the sale of sisal in the United States and have absolute control Tjver the price of -such-com modity." The government charges that the alleged monopoly was. perfected as a result of negotiations carried on in the United States in 1920 and 1921, which finally resulted in the organization of the Sisal Sales Cor poration and the establishment in Yucatan of the organization known as the Comision Exportadora de Yucatan. The bill also recites that by rea son of a previous combination a surplus of approximately 650,000 bales of sisal had accumulated in 1919, about 400,000 of which was stored in the United States. Most of this sisal was pledged to the three banks named in the petition to obtain loans by them to the old Comision Reguladora del Mercadora de Henecuuen. Huge Profits Alleged When the price of sisal declined in 1919, as a result of this large accumulation, these bankers, the complaint states, in order to control the sisal market and prevent loss to themselves, organized the Eric Corporation, which undertook to sell the surplus sisal. In order to eliminate all competition, it was charged, It purchased the surplus sisal In Yucatan and attempted artificially to raise the price. It is charged further that the profits of the Sisal Sales Corporation during 1922 and 1923 amounted to more than $1,800,000 upon an investment represented by capital stock of only $1,500. All of the defendants are alleged to have been concerned in the setting up of corporation machinery to strengthen their control of sisal. WOMEN'S LAFOLLETTE CAMPAIGN IS STARTED Committee Goes Into Session in New York Organization Completed NEW YORK, July 27. The wom en's campaign for LaFollette and Wheeler was started when a commit tee headed by Mrs. Gordon Norrie met at the headquarters of "The Ar bitrator," 114 East Thirty-fir6t street. The committee includes in its membership women, who have been prominent in civic and social reforms, as well as many of independent political leanings who have never consented to join the two major parties. They have organized under the Women's Committee for Progressive Political Action, one of the separate I organizations which have united bej hind the LaFollette standard. It is independent of the Socialist party, the Committee of Forty-eight and other radical groups, which include women as well as men in their membership. - -. Mrs. Charles Khoblach fs secretary-, and among the members are Miss Freda Kirchway, Miss Mary Dreier, ' Mrs. Mary. McDonald. Mrs. Darwin J. Meserole and other libera i, , -

THREE PARTIES WILL MAKE USE OF RADIO Late Invention Will Play Big Part in Presidential Campaign

WASHINGTON, July 27. Radio is to play a big part in the presidential campaigns of the three parties which have candidates in the field this year. With President Cool id large part of his time in Washington, mo ;yuoiican managers necessarily lo empioy me radio to give large circulation to his- speeches. At Democratic headquarters Chairman Clem L. Shaver said John W. Davis, Democratic nominee, would use the radio to a large extent. Managers of the candidacy of Senator Robert M. LaFollette. indeDendent nominee for the presidency, also" are uidKing pians to Broadcast the speeches of Senator LaFollette and his running mate, Senator Burton K Wheeler. . - - It has been suggested at Republican headquarters that the ioint hsp of radio and telephone pictures would prove efiecfive, particularly in cases where organizations or large gatherings are listening in to important speeches, the telephone photographs making' it possible for the listeners to visualize the speakers as thev are speaking. The suggestion was" that telephone photographs of the speakers could be transmitted and thrown upon the screen while the speeches are being made. , No Plans Completed Mr. Shaver said no plans have been made for the use of the radio by the Democratic nominee, but that it is likely Mr. Davis will use the broadcasting apparatus in the NewYork headquarters, where he is to pass part of his time when not touring the country. Mr. Shaver added that Mr. Davis .would make a very active campaign and the inference was that he would not have a great deal of time at home. But there is no thought of permitting the campaign to slacken up at any time, and while at homeor in New York or elsewhere, the radio is to be used to keep the nominee before the voters.. The managers of all three- political parties expect the radio to form a considerable item of cost in the campaign. KLANSMEN FIRED UPON: ARRESTS ARE EXPECTED SPENCER, la., July 26 Two at. tempts to wound Klansmen by shooting at them have failed here. Ar rests are expected at any time as a result of investigations made. One shot was , fired at the elec trician, who was working on a roof putting up the fixtures for the Klan night meeting. The yier attack was made on L. B. Farrineton. the organizer, while le was on his way to Esthervifle. - The car in which he was riding was forced into the ditch and two shots fired as thn unknown occupants of the other car passed.

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CUSTOMS OFFICERS SEIZE FAST BOAT Two Hundred Cases of Whisky Are Taken Aliens and Narcotics Waiting NEW YORK, July 27. The "Bessie B," fast motorboat, which was released last week by customs officials. after it had brought ashore Dr. Royston Foulks and an injured man from the liquor fleet, was seized by the customs marine patrol near Rockaway Point. Two hundred cases of whisky were found on board and the crew of three was arrested. Bought at Discount The prisoners, who gave the names; of Captain Matthew Hanson, Walter Hirsche and Louis Richards, said they had bought the liquor aboard the schooner Rask at $14 a case, a discount of $1 having been granted as compensation for their errand of mercy on behalf ot the sick member of the Rask's crew. - A letter found in Hanson's pocket, which he said a member of the Rask crew had given him to mail, was ad dressed to Robert W. Wylie, of Glas gow, Scotland, and signed "Robert W. Wylie, Jr." The letter described a prosperous trade in liquor off the New Jersey shore, and said there were on liquor row two shiploads of aliens and narcotics waiting to be: smuggled into this country. Survey Completed Nathaniel Van Dome, in charge of prohibition agents in Washington, who reached the Customs House after a survey of the Canadian bor-, der, said he would urge the government to send coast guard cutters to investigate the report of smuggling of aliens and drugs, and if it were true, to protest to the governments whose flags the vessels carry. FAIR BOARD IS FAIR; KLANSMEN PICK DAY INDIANOLA, la., July 26. The Warren county fair board have decided to devote one jday of the coming fair, to Klansmen and women. The choice -of days - has 'been given the organization. : It is asserted throughout the state, that Protestant Americans will reciprocate to the fullest extent for such action by assisting In making this fair the largest Warren county has ever had.

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