Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-10-14
Page Four
StTlps and fatta.

loan $500, 600, 900 TO farmers by next
FelpSlary, according to information
given by the board to Il committee oil
congress comprising Senator Kenyon
chastman of the agricultural bloc,
and Senators Harreld Ucpublican) of
GedEa and Fletcher DemocraO oi.
Florida Applications for loans ag-
gregatinE $1l1,00O,00O have been made
to the board, it was said. The board now
is thSating ID bond of $Go,oOO,Oo and
Z with $50 OO00 900 now available ana ad-
ditIbHal Incidental funds, the board
p:AhS to complete its loans program
by 3ebruaN.
-+tEour aiYests followed n series of
riat calls In New Orleans Wednesday
night whkn police put an end to
clasA between more than scole. OF
whtte youths'and an equal number or
neglbes. Whos recording to statements
masS to tfksauthorities have. sheen.
going under 1.-The name of the "Rlack
Kn Klux l" and have C GaHs%d a.HS HS6I,ond Wni
for several days. Two white boys ana
two negtoqsG all charged with dls-
turbing thd peace. were taken into
custody. 'II>s the fight that preceded
thcit arrests q number of shots were
fired and sticks and stones were SAID
to have been used freely. no one was
iniRfed. Alleged remarks 10y the neg
rocs. to white girls and women were
saidi TO have precipitated the clash.
2SSweeping denial Of charges that
the lKu KluX Klan contained within
itsi farbd u Ia%leSs band of hooded
hoddlums was made before house OF
REPRESENTATIVES committee Wednesday
bykRnliam ]. Simmons. Of Atlanta, its
founder and imperial wizard. Turn
ing suuarcly .upon members who had
Isttfcd intsntly fer nearly twb hours
To 4s dramatic defense of the orSan-
yhtjen, Simmons declared that stand
ing mere in the presence OF God, ne
waGrted the world to. know that II one
tllnlSandth pant OF the charges were
true he would forthwith call together
tha grand COuncimen of the KAN FOR
It'd burpCse of forever disbandinG 1t in
every section of the I'ritCd States.
Ckilcd late in the day after numLer
OF negro witnesses from Boston and
Chicago had urged congressional in
Ollil-v Of tho Khan. the4mpGriaI wizard,
first asking to he sworn, told the
cominittNe' the Khan welcomed the
invest gStiUa, but protested against
attacks IN some OF the pending house
resolutions
LChicaEo. October l.: Little likcli-
hood of a decision to call strike CT
railroad workers OF the big four
brotherhood was forecast tonight ny
J.. i. sheppard, president OF the Order
OF Railway Conductors. After thrce
days and nights Of meetings, the exc
cutivCs and general ChaiImcn OF the
conductors, engineers and hrcnrh
were stin for from agreement rs y"
their action tonight. lit is likely no"
that there will be no "lnouu.eI"nl
MADE when these conferences ""-
iourn." Mr.. ShcppyTd :"id. "IIH% iM
we, can S"y nothing. and II r"w seems
probable that there N!Il H" Holi,lhS 10
saw" Warren =. stone. - nd enc
of the BROTHERHOOD of I,c"m"tlV" En-
ginecrs. and W. :. Carter. head OF the
brotherhood Of fircmcr and tE%lne-
rlen declared. they, too would pr"hah-
invc--aethit-s 10 say even ai'er tn'
conference. W. &. l.c2. head ct the
3Ht"%aS9isyIGy[ i A;3tb:sa ,b5sisas - y 2?3s 2$5s
arsiSed today to wait the action Of
HoEremaining trio. Our men have
ysE+Sd TO strike and ] will give them
NV authorization the minute IN"
otliGsys7 IrE Tie word. II is up T."
tlAern."s Mr. Lee said. He added. how
ever, that .hC was not expecting S'ilk"
action and that he would lot hc s71r-
priscd to see the conferences en-"
without. definite action being taken.
-TrftShlS,fon through the mails of
newspapers publishing betting Odds on
horse races. prize fights and other
contests of speed, strength or skill
would be prohibited under a bill Just
passed a!s iIalout a roll call. by thr
house Senate concurrence - needed
before the measure can become a law.
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