Arizona republican., 1921-10-12
 .NORF F0LK POLICE CHIEF PROMISED.
 RIFLES TO KHAN DURING TROUBLE
House Committee Digging Into Activities of Ku klux Klan Find Huge Sums Collected for Prop aganda
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 WASHINGTON, Oct. 11.-Digging into the activities of the Ku Klux Kan, the house rules committee de- veloped by testimony today that the organization had taken in s1.4sS,710 since its foundation, that the depart ment of justice was still conducting an investigation of its own, and that according to the Klan's confidential information to field agents the chief of police of Norfolk was a member.
 Through numerous letters said to have been sent from Klan headquar- ters and not intended for publication. It was also stated that the Norfolk chief had promised 260 rifles to the local order fin time of trouble" and that Representative Upshaw. Demo- erat, of Georgia, in whose home dis trict the Kan was born, had been put to it to deny membership in the Klan and at the same time square his conscience as a preacher and church member
 The imperial wizard of the Ku Klux, William J. Simmons. of At lanta. sat all day in the crowded con- mittee room and heard witnesses de- clare he was not it's actual head, that all powers seemed vested in Edward Young Clarke, head of the publicity or propagating bureau, and Mrs. Eliz- abeth Tyler, his assistant. The con- mittee, conducting hearing on reso- lutions calling for congressional in vestigation of the Klan, will put the imperial wizard on the stand, prob ably tomorrow. All evidence today was by witnesses demanding an in- quiry and those who had conducted independent inquiries
 D spector. told of even-day prelimi- nary investigation at and around the imperial palace at Atlanta. Mir. Will Hanson, who presented the news let ters in evidence. declared their trans mission constituted improper use of the mails and that they had been sent out for the purpose of stimulat- ing the drive for members at S10 a head Asked by Chairman Campbell if any part of the funds collected by the Klan had been spent for the needy, the witness replied:
 If you call Colonel Simmons needy then some thousands were spent for him, but none for charity Colonel Simmons salary is s1,000 month.
 There was sharp conflict between the testimony of Williamson and that of c. Anderson Wright. former klans- man, who recently published what purported to be an expose of the or der concerning "a palace" at Atlanta owned jointly by Clarke and Mrs Tyler. Wright said he had often been entertained within it's hospitable DOT tals and that it cost of upwards ot $75.000, but Williamson said if it was there he could not get track of it.
 Wright was pressed by committee men to say whether acts of violence committed by alleged Kiansmen ac- tually could be charged to Clarke and sMrs. Tyler. He declared he had nc knowledge of such affairs. nor was he able to state whether members oi congress belonged to the organiza tion, but he added that Simmons had openly boasted" of a congressional membership list.
 There was a buzz in the room with nearly 100 members of the house present. when Chairman Campbell called William J. Burns, director oi the department of justice bureau ol investigation, to the stand. He wa: there only a moment. merely statine that the department was still at worl Investigating the Ku Klux. that f was not ready to report. and that it. inquiry had been stopped or held III by the committee hearing.
 Available records. Inspector Will liamson said, showed collection. amounting to SS60, 1893 from June 1 1920, to September 24, 1921.