Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-08-05
Seraps and faets.

publication IN lnrce ISSUES VI an a.
ticle over which appeared lines read
ing: Great Fu KluX Outbreak "ku
Kiux Terrorize South" and "Ku KluX
Reign of Terror" The article, which
set forth in full in the complaint filed
in the superior court at Los Angeles,
Wednesday, credited certain raids in
southern states TO Ssecret organlza-
tions similar to- that of the ku kiuX
Klan Of reconstruction days" The
complaint recites that the Knights of
the Ku KluX Klan are organized as
"fraternal, patriotic and ritualstlc So
ciety of national scope" and Estates
that the corporations purposes are TO
promote patriotism ,and insure pro-
lection for the happiness of the peo-
pie, among other things.
After five hours of debate senate
bill authorizing distribution to states
and municipalities of cannon and other
war material captured by the Amerl-
cans from the Germans was recomm1t-
ted by the house Wednesday to the
military committee by a vote OF lO3 TO
80. A section appropriating S4OO,OOO
for the expense of j. distribution was
eliminated on a point of order by Rep
resentative Garrett Of Tennessee, act
ing Democratic leader, but the house
by a. vote of 126 to 120 Immediately re-
jected an amendment by representa- a
tive Roach, Republican, of Missouri, 10
require communities receiving the cap
tured articles to pay all transportation
and packing charges. Representative
e Mann, Republican, of Illinois, held that
the bill as altered required the Federal
government to pay expenses, but pro-
yided no funds and made the motion
to recommit. Before the motion was
adopted the bill, which provided that
states should share in the distribution
in proportion 20 the number of troops
furnished during the war, was amend
ed SO that the distribution would be
made by congressional delegations IN
stead of by governors as the senate had
decided. Chairman Kahn of the mill
tary committee, reported that $4,000
trophies, including 10000 rifles, 10000
machine guns and 2,200 field guns and
mortars, were in storage in New Jer-
sey.
Federal officials in New York
claim to have evidence of a rum-run-
ming conspiracy involving prominent
persons in various cities along the At
lantic seaboard which would go far
toward cleaning up the mystery OF
phantom ships for several months re-
ported bobbing up outside the three
mile limit. This claim was made af-
ter the liquor laden schooner Henry
I. Marshall had been seized off Allan
tic City and brought into this port
with four of her crew by the coast
guard cutter Seneca. Her captain and
mate escaped in q swift motor boat
Federal agents declined to reveal the
nature of the evidence at their COM
mand, but intimated that more than
one vessel was engaged In landing
liquor along the coast from Maine to
Florida. Firm belief was expressed
that these were the lightess crafts
which mariners had declared on reach
ing port had been sighted at sea but
had refused, to. answer signals. NO
specific complaint thus far has been
lodged against the schooner Marshall,
which witffshef cargo of r!o"e than l.
500 cases of liquor is being held by
armed guards pending further invcS-
tipation. Her cook and three ScamCn
are being detained as material wit
nesses. Although the schooner was
outside the three mile limit and WAS
flying the British flag when she was
seized federal. officials asserted they
were justified in taking charge OF her
by the evideDoe of conspiracy in their
possession.
General decadence Of agriculture,
decay OF transportation and decrease OF
industry in general Of over 80 per cent
of the pl ewar output are held rcspon-
sible by Secretary Hoover for the FOOD
shortgage in Russia. In u formal
statement Monday night, describing
the economic situation in that country,
Mr.. Hoover painted picture OF virtual
collapse of the productive activities Ot
the farmers and urban population un-
der the soviet government. The most
In
yolga Valley from the Caspian sea
northward. The droIgk, there, he
added. would not be 50 fatal were 1t
not for the reduction in the surplus
crops in other regions and the diffcul-
ties, due to tIanspO?tatiO OF moving
such surplus as do exist. Mr.. Hoover
Gifted reports showing the reduction OF
acreage under cultivation from 100 per
cent reduction in the province OF ka-
Zan to only 5B per cent in Samara OF
the acreage cultivated last spring. AS
indicating the diminished grain crop
in 1921, Mr.. Hoover cited the quanti-
ties estimated TO be reQuiSitioned for
taxes by the soviet government, show
ing for all soviet Russia, except the
Ukraine and TurkestOn, 100000 tons
of grain, as against 7,6l4,O00 tons re-
questioned in 1920 while the potatoes
estimated for requiGitiOn totaled l,OSO,-
900 tons as compared with 100000
last year, and 2l6,0OG tons of oil seeds
against 1000 in 1920. THE decad-
ence in fat production" he continued,
ais even more general and more acute
than breadstuffs, owing to the requisi-
tion of animals and the diversion Of
animal feeds TO breadStuffG. COnSc-
uuently, children are suffering more
acutely in many sections than adults
Policies of the federal reserve
board during the past IS months or
more were attacked Tuesday before a
Joint congressional committee by John
Shelton Williams, former comptroller
of the currency, who charged that the
board had displayed undue favOritiSm
in lending to New York Banking
groups while southern and western
borrowers were Unduly curtailed.
There was abundant ground for COM
plants of discrimination by farmers
generally" he added. The congress
Sional committee was appointed 10 in
quire into the agricultural situation
and summoned Mr.. Williams in con-
nection with its investigation into
credit facilities for farmers. Many of
Mr.. Williams assertions were chal-
lenged in cross examination by Rep
resentative Ogden Mills Republican)
of New York, commission member
who was armed with volumes of sta