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Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-30
FEDERAL QUIZ
OF KU-KLUX KHAN
IS INSTITUTED
Several Charges Against
Organization to Be
Investigated.

CHICAGO, Aug. 30.--Complaints con-
corning the purposes and practices Of
the Ku-Klux Khan, which have been made
to Federal officials during the past three
weeks, are being made the basis Of a
Federal investigation of that organization
John V. Clinnin, assistant United States
district attorney, declared today the
matter would be brought to the attention
Of the grand jury and indictments asked
If results Of the Inquiry warrant.
Lines which the inquiry will follow,
according to Clinnin, include q probe of
the charge that the Khan is an "abso-
Lutte monarchy" and opposed to public
policy; that 1t collects 80 yearly from
each Of its members without making an
accounting. and that 1t charges $3.50
for regalia worth only 81. Acceptance Of
this money, 1t is claimed, automat ically
makes the organization a corporation op
Grating for profit.
Lawless acts ascribed to persons
operating IN the guise OF the Ku-KIux
also will be investigated, although 1t was
pointed ont officials OF the organization
have repudiated these acts.
According to the claims of Col. VII
liam Joseph Simmons, head Of the Khan.
the organization has a membership
throughout the United States of approx
mately $4,000. Whether Col. Simons will
be questioned in the present inquiry de-
pends. Clinnin said, upon the evidence
developed.
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-30
vELAND, Aug. so-C1eveland's

CLEVELAND, Aug. 30-C1eveland's
city council and Mayor William S. Fitz-
gerald are on record today as unalter-
ably opposed to the Ku-Klux Khan, a
local branch Of which, ii has been an
nounced, is being organized here.
A resolution condemning the organiza-
ton received the unanimous approval of
the council. while Mayor Fitzgerald de-
nounced the organization as q hotoed for
stirring up race and religious prejudices
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-30
ALSO SEES THAT MAIN
PURSE Is CUT RIGHT.


$50 the big man in the star bout is not
matched against some no-good fighter and
the public swindled, the boxing commits
sion further provides that the $3.50
main purse must be cut right so as to in
sure the man OF lesser fame at least IS
per cent, or SS93. which gives the star
81, 65T or about double that paid to his
opponent, which Is ample No man is
worth any more than his reputation will
draw. No guarantees whatever are per
mitted, and the club that gives them loses
its license. Ths trouble with boxing has
been the nauseatiug spectacle of men,
some Of whom can neither read nor write
getting vast sums from the prize ring at
8 time when men Of recognized brains in
the ordinary walks Of life are gaining far
less for their labor and many out OF work
altogether. There should be a graded
scale IN boxing just as in coal mining, au-
tomobile manufacture or any other line
Of human endeavor"
Mr.. ORourke told OF the fixed expenses
Of boxing club. First, the State license
which is S75O annually. Then the 5 per
cent tax Of the gross receipts, and for
each exhibition the outlay Of $50 for a
referee, $40 each for two judges and a
timekeeper, and from SO to SIS for a
megaphone-voiced announcer. All that
must be added 10 the overhead. he said.
I'VE now have twenty-one boxing cubs
n the greater city" he went on. And
ABOUT forty in the entire State. The
Governor wants them cut down to no
more than twenty. In view Of the rapidity
with which some Of them in the metro
Lolitan district are disappearing through
bad management, the desired elimination
will not be difficult to achieve. Our
percentage plan, We hope, viii save the
good clubs"
OTHER AND GREATER
EVILS BEING E .ADICATED.
There are other evils greater than bad
mana cement which the Nuldoon commits
sion is seeking to eradicate and chief Of
them Is the manager scandal" whereby
the majority Of the boxers have been
shut out from a public appearance IN
less they had some one to represent them
who "stOod in" with the matchmakers
Of the various clubs. Some OF the match
makers even have done a land office bust
ness as managers" Of fighters on the
side.
Most OF the so-called managers are
nothing but collectors" said the dep
uty commissioner, "and men who grab
all they can OF the boys without giving
adequate service in return. In New York
we have 1900 registered boxers, but less
Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-08-30
READ ONLY To
THE REPUBLICANS

The secrecy which attended the neyo-
tation Of this treaty was continued here
upon the receipt OF the text when Presi-
dent Harding invited only the Rerub-
ncan membe OF the Senate Foreign Re
lations Committee to hear It read.
This action was criticized By Repre-
the last day Of the session. when he said
Il desire to point out the sharp con-
trast between this action Of the President
Of the United States and President Wilson
when he returned from France in Feb
Fuary, 1919. No treaty had been
signed. no anal draft OF the treaty had
been prepared. President VIII
son invited both the Democratic and Re-
publican members, not only OF the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee. but OF the
Committee on Foreign Affairs Of this
House and Disclosed what had transpired
at Paris He submitted himself 20
cross-examination by both the Democrats
and Republicans"
Representative Connally might have
gone further and said that President VII
son also consulted ex-President Taft,
Elihu Root and the present Secretary Of
State Charles E. Hughes and accepted
-nSst Of the amendments they submitted
70 the draft OF the treaty.
Any one who wishes to know from the
treaty with Germany contains and what
is left out can learn By obtaining a copy
of the Versailles treaty which in a Gov
eminent printing office publication makes
I Quarto volume OF 5ST pages.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08
ACTIVE INTEREST
In TRADE AGENCY
Farmers of Northwest and
Far West Heartily Support
Financing Corporation.

NEW YORK, Aprn Farmers
Of the Northwest and Far. West are
interesting themselves actively in
the organization of the foreign
trade financing corporation, the
largest of the Edge law banks, ac-
cording to word from ]. r. Howard,
president of the American Farm
Bureau Federation. and one of the
members of the committee on or
ganization of the corporation. Mr.
Howard's observations are based on
an extended tour in the West and
Northwest, from which he has Just
returned. He finds among agricnl-
tural elements there a decided in
terest in the Foreign Trade Financ-
ing Corporation. Largely attended
meetings at which facts about the
corporation were presented have
recently been held In Idaho, Oregon
and Washington.
Other evidence of Far Western
interest in the Foreign Trade FL
nancing Corporation is contained in
a communication received in New
York from the San Francisco Cham
ber of Commerce, which reports
that organizations and individuals
are constantly applying to it for
information concerning the opera
tion of the corporation.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08
BALTIMORE GRAIN.

BALTIMORE. April mo. . rcd
winter. spot, SISSY; No. 2 red win
ter. garlicky, spot, s13sh; April.
s1.Ssl2; May, Sl.42.
Sales-Bag lots of nearby, by
sample at sl.10 per sushel: bag lot
of No. . red winter garlicky, at
s1.3s per bushel; 1909 bushels of
No. 4. red winter garlicky. at $l.22
per bushel: s27 bushels of sample
grade winter garlicky, at s1.Io per
bushel.
Corn-Cob. new. yellow, $3.50 per
Dbl. in cargoes: contract corn, spot.
7oSc: April. 7oS: track corn, yell
low. Nos or better, 72. ,
Corn sales-s55 bushels of No.
yellow. at 72Bc per bushel: 1.15o
bushels No. mixed, at 66S per
bushel.
oats-No. 2 white. Isc per bushel:
No. ), a. per bushel.
Rye-Bag lots Of nearby rye, as
to quality. 1.4oa1.5o per bushel: No.
western export, spot, LIS per
bushel.
Hay No. 1 timothy. nominal.
standard timothy. 23.00a23.5o: No.
2 timothy. 22.0oa225o: No. 3 tim
othy. l4.soa1s.00: No. / light clover.
mixed. 20.ooa2o.5o: No. light
clover, mixed, 1s.ooa1s.oo: No. 1
clover mixed. 1s.ooa1e.oo; No.
clover mixed. 14.o0a17.o0: No.
11.o0a1S.oo: No. 1 clover. 15.ooa
1900: No. 2 clover. 12.ooa13.oo: No.
,. 1o.ooa11.5o; sample hay. 10000
400. ....-
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08
ERECT FACTORIES
TOCAN YEARSC CROP
Many Establishments Planned
For British Columbia Fruit
Belt Points.

VANCOUVER. B. c.. April -
New canning factories are being
constructed in British Columbia to
handle this yeaer's fruit crop. One
factory is being equipped in Van
couyer at a cost of $4,000. Other
smaller establishments are starting
up at points in the fruit belt
Twenty-eight hundred acres have
been put under berry cultivation
alone. Official estimates place the
per cent larger than last years new
production recod. On Vancouver
Island, where strawberries hold the
continents high production record,
the output in 1920 frequently
touched 400 crates an acre. They
brought sf.25 a crate. The "Skeena
Wonder" an unusually large straw
berry. has been developed at Ter
race, near Prince Rupert, and de-
spite its size retains all the sound
qualities of the samller berry.
Acreage in fruit reached the 5o.-
600 mark last Year. Preliminary
estimates Indicate British Colum-
bias total production approximated
$4,000 tons. While the principal
fruit was apples, there was an
abundance of plums. prunes.
peaches. strawberries, raspberries
and apricots.
To develop the fruit industry ex-
perts have been stationed at vari-
Gus points in the province to teach
the science of horticulture TO the
hundreds of new settlers who have
taken up fruit growing.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08
PHILADELPHIA PRODUCE.

PHIDADELPHIA. April 7.-Butter
late decline. Quotations:
Fresh. solid-pscked creamery, fancy,
high-scoring, 51a53c; extras, soc;
extra firsts, 4sa4sc; irsts, 44a47c:
seconds. 3sa43c: inferior lots lower:
sweet creamery. choice to fancy, SEA
s4c; fair to good, i1a51c: prints Ijoo-
bing at soas2c for fancy and sOa5sc
for fair to good.
Eggs-Quiet and Nc lower. Quota
tons: Nearby firsts. 2sc per dozen:
nearby current receipts, 27c; west
ern. extra firsts, 27a27kc; do, firsts.
26a2slsc; inferior lots lower: south :
ern. 25a25c; fancy. selected candlsd
eggs jobbing at 3Sa37c and fair to
good. 3oa35c.
Cheese-Duh and barely steady
We quote: New York. wholc-milk
firsts. fancy. held. .27Ha2sMc: do.
fair to good held. 2sa27c; do, fan-y
fresh. 23ha24Ee; do. common to
e6Hs2shc; do. fresh, 2sHa.shc.
angle Daisies. held. 27ha2sIrc: 10.
fresh. 2sa2ec; jobbing sales Of fancy
held goods, 3oaafc.
Live sPoultry-Fowfs. fancy. asa
ssc; medium. 33a34c. spring chick
ems broilerh soas5c; young roostsrs.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08
Russian Gold Reserve
NoD About S60y 900, 900

BERLIN, April THE Russian
gold reserve, which was l.eoo.ooO.-
600 gold rubles at the opening OF
the war. has been reduced TO 1.o.-
100000 gold rubles, or sso,ooo.eoo.
according to the estimates OF the
financial experts OF countries hsv-
ing representatives at Moscow. who
have been studying the Bolshevik
economic situation.
The Russian Soviet Government
also has large stocks OF Jewels and
art objects not in museums, upon
which il hopes to obtain loans.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08
ACEgTSOF MEXICAN
FEDERATED OF c.
ENTERTAINED HERE
Representatives Touring
U. s. to Promote Rela-
tions With Mexico.
OCEAN RATES AIRED
Discriminatory Freight Rates
Is Hindrance in Reestab-
fishing Trade.

Members of the Federated Cham
Der of Commerce of Mexico were
entertained yesterday by the United
States Chamber of Commerce and
by the Pan American Union. These
representatives of the principal in
'dustrial and commercial institutions
of Mexico have been touring the
United States in an effort to bring
about better understanding and bet
ter relations between Mexican and
American business houses. Mexico
Is q great producer Of raw materials,
many of which are essential to the
industries of the United States. On
the other hand, she offers an excel
lent market for many OF our manu-
factured commodities. Many OF the
relations which were established
with Mexican business. men were
broken on during the revolutionary
troubles OF recent years. 1t Is In an
attempt to re-establish these rela-
tions that these members of the
Mexican Chamber Of Commerce are
visiting the United States.
Freight Rates Drawback.
One of the principal dificulties
in establishing business between
the two countries lies in the present
discriminatory ocean freight rates
between New York and Vera Cruz.
1t has been stated that while our
freight rates to China amount to
some S12 per ton and to Europe
only about IS Fer ton, the rates from
New York to Mexican ports are in
the neighborhood of $50 per ton.
European countries are quoting
freight rates to Mexican ports at
from IS to $40 per net ton. These
rates make 1t almost impossible for
Mexican business houses to buy
goods in the United States which
they can purchase in other coun-
tries. At the present time no
through railroad freight rates are
quoted between the United States
and Mexican points. 1t is hoped that
this matter can be remedied in a
very short time.
Credit situatien Alse Hurts.
Another need of Mexican busi-
ness men is more extended COM
merciaI credits. European houses
are now quoting goods on three, six
or even twelve months credit In
Mexico. II the United States Is to
compete with these concerns. II
must also meet these conditions.
The establishment Of better Ameri-
can banking facilities would be OF
great aid in this connection.
There Is to be an international
commercial congress held in Mexico
next June. American business con-
Germs are expressing much interest
in this meeting and it is believed
that there will be a good attendance
from the United States.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08
COTTON IS WEAK:
GAINS AT CLOSE
Afternoon Rally Brings Mar
ket Above Previous
Close.

NEW YORK, April THE cotton
market was weak early, but in the
afternoon rallied above the pre-
vious close. There was another
setback toward the close. Gener-
ally values moved nervousIy, owing
to alternate spurts of liquidation
and covering. The market at Liver
pool was firmer.
First prices here showed a net
decline of IL to IL points.
The initial decline seemed to at
tract considerable covering. and the
market steadied up to within or ,
points of last nights closing fg-
ures, after the call. This rally was
followed by renewed weakness dur
ing the middle of the morning. May
contracts sold on to ll.es. making
new low ground for the day. and
other months eased back to about
the early low level.
In the afternoon the list moved
up to a net rise OF i to 3 points.
but met realizing sales and reacted
about 10 points. Final quotations
were steady at a net decline of z
points to an advance of l point.
Spot here was quiet. with mid
ding points lower 1T l2cS there
were no sales. Spot at New Or
leans was firm, with middling un-
changed at lie; the sales were l,sso
bales.
Receipts of cotton in bales at
some of the leading points today
were: Galveston. 6.o7s: New Or
leans. $50; Savannah, sos; St
Louis aan. uo..
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08
TONNAGE CAIN AT
VANCOUVER PORT
Previous Records Shattered as
9,2S1,O0O Tons Stop in IL
Months Period.

VANCOUVER. B. C., April l.
Twelve thousand vessels with a
gross tonnage of s,2sl,0eO visited
this port last year, according to
the report of w ]. Blake wilson
retiring president OF the Vancouver
Board of Trade, shattering all pre-
vious shipping records for a twelve
months period.
"A number of new lines of trans
portation were inaugurated, ne
said. Vancouver is now linked
with the Orient by ten lines OF
steamships: with Europe vie the
Panama by nine lines: with Aus
tralia by two: with British Indies
and the East Indies by twp. Port
facilities are rapidly being enlarged.
The government is rushing compile
ton. of the new Ballantyne pier,
which. should be finished by next
year. The new Canadian Pacific
Railway pier is also nearing COM
pletion. -.
Total value of lumber cut in
British Columbia. was s92,62s,so7,
against s7O,2S5.eo4 the previous
year. 1t is estimated the province
has. $50, 900, ,0OO, 600 feet Of standing
timber. The present output is prac-
'tically 1000. o.0Oo,ooo feet a year. The
demand will continue to increase
with depletion of standing timber
in other countries. Therefore steps
should be taken to eliminate waste
in forest. Pulp and paper products
were valued at s21,611,6SL against
$12,554,257 the preceding year.
Minerals produced in the province
had a value of s20,5S0,s25, an in
crease of S2,2S4.312. Manufactur-
ing industries now number 1000,
with an annual pay roll Of ss0,1oo.-
600. and 46,350 employees"
]. p. d. Malkin was elected to
succeed Mr.. Wilson. s'.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08

Under the present government
practically all OF this production
has disappeared. The fax crop has
dropped from 100000 tons to less
than 10000 on the best estimates
available for 1920. From a country
producing vast quantities Of food
stun in excess of its needs. Russia
today is not able to keep IT'S people
from starvation. In 1918 Russia ex-
ported nearly 100000 tons of
cereals alone. In IL months of 1920
the total exports of all commodities
from Soviet Russia through Es-
thonia. which is the principal ave-
nue. Of trade, amounted to less than
1000 tons. Imports into Russia by
the same route amoupted to $1,000
tons. most of which must have been
in exchange for Russian gold or
similar securities. The Russian gold
will sool be exhausted and unless
Copyright, 1871. By
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08

the country returns to production 1t
win be impossible for the rest Of
the world to do business with her
regardless of treaties. 1t 10 diff
cult to see how Russia can again
become a big producing country
with all stimulus of private initia-
tive removed under its extreme form
Of socialistic government.
England's interest in Russian
trade is quite different from our
own. AS pointed out above Great
Britain next to Germany was the
most important country in Russian
prewar trade. Furthermore, Eng
land loaned the former Russian
government some f2,700, 100000
which she is very much interested
in collecting. The United States
has no such stake in Russia, yet she
is interested in that vast country
as an outlet for her surplus produc-
ton.
washington Herad,)
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08
DAUCHERTY IN WAR.
ON PRICE FIXING.
Dept. of Justice Determined
to Break Up Questionable
Practices.

Evidences of building material
trust" alleged unlawful acts.
"trickery" and "scheming." AFFECT
ing Washington and numerous
other cities are undergoing a
sweeping investigation, Attorney
General Harry Daugherty an
nounced yesterday.
In Washington. as in other cities,
there is evidence. of price fixing
and other questionable practices to
maintain the price Of building ma
teria1,' the Attorney General
charged. A special attorney, with a
sufficient detail of department of
Justice operatives, will be as
signed to the investigation in
Washington within the next few
days. he said.
Many other cities are similarly
affected, Mr.. Daugherty said. The
more important are New York,
Chicago, Cleveland, st. Louis. Pitts
burgh, Cincinatti, indianapolis and
Philadelphia. James A. Fowler, an
attorney, has already been sent to
New York as the special appointee
of Mr.. Daugherty and directed to
clean up" the building material
trust under the penalties Of the
Sherman antitrust act, n evidence
-justifies such action. other appoint
ments for this work will follow
rapidly.
/, The Attorney General stated
that reports had reached the de-
partment indicating that conditions
in the building material industry
were "intolerable" in many sections
of the country. He said that the
policy of the department would be
to relentlessly prosecute every vio-
lation to the fullest extent Of the
law,
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08
MELLON RlDORSE
ABOLITION OF TAX
ONEXCESS PROFITS
A Flat Corporation Tax
May Be Mentioned
as Substitute.
TO PUSH QUESTION
Treasury Head Now Consid-
ering Advisability of Rails
ing Income Exemptions.

nat tax or a tax on undistrib-
uted earnings and a sales tax will
be the features of Secretary Of the
Treasury Melons recomme ndstions
TO Congress for revision of the in
ternsl revenue law. the Secretary
indicated yesterday. Total elimins-
tion of the excess profits tax will be
urged.
Secretary Mellon will submit his
views to the Senate Finance com-
mittee and the House Ways and
Means Committee shortly after the
extra session is convened next
Monday.
Now on Income QuestIon.
The Treasury head is studying the
advisability Of raising the level Of
income tax exemptions. but ia not
convinced yet that this can be ac-
complished without serious loss of
revenue. He Indicated that his views
on taxation will be presented per-
sonally to the committee in charge
Of tax revision Of both houses. and
probably will not be embodied in
President Hsrding's message to Con-
gress.
A final conference of Treasury
experts was held yesterday for the
purpose OF putting into final shape
the departments Recommendation
for tax reforms.
1t is probable tnst the Treasury
recommendations will call for a
turnover sales tax of y Of 1 per
cent on all classes Of goods. A num-
Der Of so-called luxury taxes will
be eliminated IL the Treasury recon-
mendations are adopted. particularly
the taxes on soda water. ice cream
and medicines. as Treasury experts
believe only a small part of the
revenue collected from these sources
finds its way into the public treas
ury. The cost of collection is ex-
cessive.
Gradual Retiremeht Of Debt.
Mr.. Mellon said yesterday that
there would be a gradual retirement
Of the public debt. He does not
believe that the revenues Of $4,000
100000. which IL is estimated VIII
be collected during the coming
fiscal year, will provide for much
more than the current expenses Of
the government.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-08
STRAIN ON POCKETBOOKS
SHORTLY WILL BE REMOVED
Federal Reserve Banks Discount Rates to Be
Reduced With Return to Normalcy. 9

The strain ON the pocketbook Of
the average American household.
in so far as II Is caused by the
much talked of high discount rates
of the Federal Reserve banks. Is
soon to be removed. IL now Is In
dicated here.
with a reserve of more than $780,
0o0, 900 above legal requirements,
the Federal Reserve system now
has attained "normaicy," according
to official statements. There are
indications that the Federal Re-
serve Board will take steps in May
or June to reduce the present high
discount rates, which ranges at
about Z per cent This means that
the average retail business man will
find IL much easier to borrow money
with which to carry his stock. That.
in turn. should make possible a
quick turnover of goods The re-
suit should be lower prices for COM
modities.
whether II will work out in ex-
actly this way Immediately is un-
certain. But in the long run a
quick turnover means a small profit
and reduced prices.
Large Reserve Funetisnins.
The. large reserve now carried by
the Federal Reserve system already
has begun to function to make
financing easier for the average
business man. Money is now not So
tight" as II was months ago There
Is beginning to be a large surplus
of money for building loans and
mortgages which should stimulate
construction and relieve the nation
wide housing shortage. This tends
to reduce rents.
Total Now sz.<s1, ,eoo.oee.
The total reserve now carried by
the Federal Reserve system Is s2,-
46i 100000 OF this nearly $4,000
900. 200 must be kept on hand under