TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1932.
THE CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON
PAGE TWO
Congressional Inquiry
Revealed Use of Klan
Funds to Fatten Officers
Simmons $25,000 Home in Atlanta Bought With Money of
Order and Not By Small Subscriptions From Klansman
Lanier University Also Bought Out of Treasury Three
Months Record Revealed Receipts of Over ta Million Dol
lars Big Salaries Paid Officers
By HENRY P. FRY,
(Copyright 1922 by Small, Maynard & Co.; Published by arrange.
ment with author and publisher.) '
Postoffice Inspector O. B. Williamson furnished the con
gresional committee investigating the Ku Klux Klan, with
facts and figures relating to the financial and busines side of
the organization. Mr. Williamson had been to Atlanta, talked
with Clarke and Mrs. Tyler and had gone through the books
of the Klan. Among the first bubbles to burst wa3 that of
the purchase of Simmons $25,000 home on Atlanta's fashion
able Peachtree street. It had been claimed by Simmons &
Company that this home had been presented to the "Em
peror" by admiring members of the Klan, the money con
stituting the purchase price having been "donated" in small
amounts ranging from twenty-five cents to one dollar. Ac-
cording to the real facts, Mr. Williamson showed the arrange
ments for payments to have been as follows
"Ten thousand dollars was paid in cash, and one note maturing
October 16. 1821, was given (or $15,600. The deed wag made in the
name of E. Y. Clarke. The ten thousand dollar cash payment con
slated ot $1,000 secured by subscription from Klansmen, $5,000 from
the Klan treasury, and $5,000 advanced by Clarke and Mrs. Tyler.'
It appeared from a state of E.
X. Clarke, quoted by Mr. William
- son, that this use of klan funds
, for private purposes was part of a
press-agent scheme to add to the
"dignity and apparently high
Denuding of Simmons, as the lat
ter was living in an unpretentious
' part'ot the city in a bouse not in
keeping with his important posi
tion as "emperor," and It was
"therefore In the Interest of the
klnn to put him In a better home
and one that would reflect credit
on the organization."
Mr. Williamson also showed
f how klan funds were diverted for
private purposes in the purchase
of Lanier university, introducing
a statement of Clarke as follows:
Baying a University.
"The earner university has ex
isted for only a few years. It has
been a Baptist institution oi
learning, operating under a char
ter granted by the state of Geor
gia and controlled by a board of
trustees of fifteen men. Some
time in July, this year, represent
atives ot this unlverstly approach
ed Colonel Simmons and myseli
with a proposition to purchase th.
university outright and assume,
. ot course, its debts, which
amounted to $!., 000. We had
our attorney to investigate the
matter fully and we found the In
debtedness much larger than
claimed. We therefore rejected
' the proposition . purchase ana
submitted a counter proposition
The counter proposition was
' tented and was in substance as
' follows: First, that the managing
board elect Colonel Simmons preo
' ident of the university. Second,
that they agree to make it nonsec
tarian. Third, that the present
existing board elect new trustees,
as named by Colonel Slmtaons, the
present board resigning in their
! tavor.
"Now, following that is other
' information, the material part of
which is that the klan paid to this
university $22,47 4.32, part oi
which was out of the klan treaa
- ury and which la not secured in
any way."
What Records Revealed.
Mr. Williamson testified that
he had gone over the books of the
organization and had found thai
while the financial records of the
organization had been accurately
kept since June 15, 1921, tuert
bad been no accurate record kept
prior to that time, embracing a
jurlod of one year during which
time the klan has been propagated
under the contract of E. Y. Clarke,
printed In a previous chapter.
The gross receipts of the organ
iiation, according to Mr. William
son were l.f4S,710.87; the bookn
showed 85,123 members; and
statements of Clarke placed the
membership at 126,000. The post
office iiiHpector stated that prior
to June 15. 1921, about $151,000
had been spent by the organiza
tion, but that be had been unable
to secure any statement aa to the
manner in which it had been dis
bursed. In utter disproof ot the
claim that the organization had
been established for benevolent
purposes, it Is Interesting to fol
low a part of the testimony of Mr.
Williamson in detail:
"Mr. Campbell: The ritual of
the order and the proclamation
hold out the order aa one for be
nevolent and high purposes?
"Mr. Williamson: Yes Bir; and
not for seflsh profit.
"Mr. Campbell: What did you
discover with respect to the use of
money for beneficial purposes to
the public?
Used Klan Funds. '
"Mr. Williamson: Well, when 1
went to Atlanta I found that the
Imperial palace itself, which had
been bought in part with klan
funds, was In the name of Mr.
Clarke. I found that the home of
Mr. Simmons, which had been
bought In part with klan funds,
was In Mr. Clarke's name. I found
also that some $21,000 of klan
tunds bad been given the Lanier
uulverstty without security. And
.ii that connection I might say
..his: That whenever anybody
pays his $10 tor the purpose of
.olulng this klan, he is given a re
.elpt which says that this money
s received iu trust for the Knights
of the Ku Klux Klan (Inc.) That
is printed on each and every re-
elpt.
"Mr. Campbell: What is the
imuunt that has been paid out for
salaries of officers In Atlanta
ut ot the money that has been
collected. If you know?
"Mr. Williamson: Well, I can
tall you that, from the propaga
tion department alone, $15,247
uas been paid as executive salaries.
To whom has
The Modern
Ku Klux Klan
The Capital Journal today
presents another Installment of
the "The Modern Ku Klux
Klan" by Henry P. Fry, author
of the New York World expose
that caused the congressional
Investigation ot tba order.
Mr. Fry in previous chapters
detailed how he joined the Ku
Klux Klan under a misappre
hension, became a kleagle, was
disillusioned, discovered the
real alms and purposes of the
organizers, and resigned In
disgust.
Tomorrow "Emperor" Sim
mons' story as a witness and
his collapse before the congres
sional Investigation committee
will be given.
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"Mr. Campbell:
that been paid?
"Mr. Williamson: Well, I take
it, from the word 'executive,' that
it must be Mr. Clarke and Mrs.
Tyler, because they are the two
executives ot that department.
Then the field men they are the
kleugles have been paid, in
round numbers, $464,000. That
would be $5 out of the $10, of
which $4 would go to the kleagle
and $1 would go to the kins kiva
gle. That uses up $5. Then 60
cents goes to the grand goblin.
And it Is all used up but $4.50 and
2 goes to the klan.
Eight Dollars Used.
"Mr. Campbell. And all of the
$3, then, Is used up iu paying of
ficers or agents ot the klan?
"Mr. Williamson: That is true.
"Mr. Campbell: How much of
the remalulug $2 has been spent,
if you know, for the benefit of
needy people, or ior helpful pur
poses In communities charitable
purposes?
"Mr. Williamson: Well it you
call Mr. Simmons a needy person,
then some thousands of dollars
have been spent for him. But
general charity, I do not think.
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"Mr. Campbell: What is Mr.
Simmons' salary, if you know?
Mr. Williamson: Mr. Simmons
at present gets $1000 a month. He
has been getting that since the
first of August."
Mrs. Tyler's Activities.
When questioned as to the ac
tivities of Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler,
Mr. Williamson described her as
a business woman who was en
gaged in the work of propagating
Ku Kluxism as she would In any
other mercantile pursuit, without
any altruistic motives whatever.
This is brought out in the follow
ing colloquy:
Mr. Campbell: Is is purely a
business proposition, so far as she
is concerned?
"Mr. Williamson: Absolutely
"Mr. Campbell: She Is using the
mysticism, the regalia, the para
phernalia, the masks, and all of
the literature of the order for the
purpose of making money out of
t? Is that correct?
"Mr. Williamson: That is cor
rect. In fact, she told me at least
wlce that she was In the busi
ness for the purpose of making
money, just like she was In any
other business for that same pur
pose."
William J. Burns, director of
the bureau ot investigation of the
epartment of Justice, was called
as a witness, but stated that his
department was still investigating
the Ku Klux Klan and that he
had nothing to offer at the pies
nt time.
(To Be Continued.)
FIRST MATCHES IN
BOYS TENNIS CONTEST
The first matches in the boys'
tennis tournament were played
Monday morning. All of the
singles were won in straight sets.
The only games that proved to be
more than ordinary were the ones
between John Varley and Richard
Strausbaugh and the one between
Roderick Blatchford and Charles
Hagaman. Varley was forced to
the limit in his contest and won
In two hard sets, 7-6, 6-4. Blat h
ford took the first set In his game
with Hagaman 6-2, but his oppo
nent came back in the second sat
and played a 10-8 set before he
was defeated.
For the losers of the matches a
..'onsolatton series Is being sched
uled. The only doubles match of
the day was between Ivan White
with H. Waters against C. Lutz
and A. Barger. White and Waters
won 6-0, 3-6, 6-3.
Oregon will, be represented by
a selected team oV 14 expert rifle
men in the national rifle matches
at Camp Perry, Ohio, next month
according to an announcement by
Brigadier General George A
White, adjutant general of the
state. Telegraphic appropriation
from the United States treasury
sufficient to cover the expenses of
the Oregon citizen soldiers was
received by -General White after
hope bad been ' pratcically aban
doned, since only a limited num
ber of states can be represented
this year, because of limited fed
eral appropriations.
Selection of the team had al
ready been practically completed
and includes the 12 best riflemen
from the infantry units of the
state. Towns represented are
Portland, Salem, Hood River, Dal
las, Marshfleld and Albany. An
nouncement of the names will be
made tomorrow. .
The team will leave Portland
next Monday and will spend
month shooting in the national
matches. The Oregonians will be
in competition with the crack
riflemen from the army, navy and
marine corps
Shortage of Coal
Forces Ford to Install
Oil Burners In Plant
Detroit, Mich., Aug. 22.
Owing to the shortage of coal,
the. Ford Motor company's
Highland Park plant has been
equipped with oil burners it
was announced today. The
change was made without loss
of time to any of the 42,000
employes. ' .
The Ford company, it is un
derstood, has placed orders for
12,000,000 gallons ot fuel Oil.
Before installing oil burners,
coke screenings and other fuel
were tried out, but found unsatisfactory.
BILLINGS COAL
MINERS SO UP
Billings, Mont., Aug. 22 Oper
ators representing virtually all
the coal mines in Montana are
meeting today with the scales
committee of the United Mine
Workers, district 27, in an effort
to reach an agreement on wages
and working conditions which
will permit the resumption of
mining in this state.
The morning session was devot
ed to general discussion ot points
Involved, and it was indicated by
Secretary Robert Condon?"ot the
miners and Secretary M. F. Pur
dell of the operators that a gen
eral basis for agreement had been
reported.
Discussion Of details of agree
ment was to be taken up at the
afternoon meeting. Both sides ex
pressed confidence of reaching ail
agreement by late afternon..
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Marshfield, Aug. 22. oy Os-
trander, 17, was shot and prob
ably fatally wounded by George
Hurst, 21. They were in a party
of four young men bunting at
the headwaters ot Eucher creek
in Curry county. Ostrander was
crawling on a rock and waB mis
taken for a deer by Hurst. It was
necessary to carry the injured
youth four miles -on a stretcher
before reaching the highway. Ho
was taken to Bandon and small
hope Is held for Ills recovery.
Ostrander Is the son of R. C. Os
trander, barber at Port Orford,
and Hurst lives with his father
W. R. Hurst, on a ranch at Elk
River, in Curry county.
K. OF C. COIN FOR
WELFARE WORK
New York, Aug. 22. Th
Knights of Columbus spent $2.
794,206.49 during 1921-22 in
welfare work for American war
veterans, it became known today.
Free technical evening schools.
which about 70,000 veterans at
tended, cost $954,891.74, and oth
er schools for veterans operated
by councils through the country
ised $303,578.27 of the fund de
voted to educational purposes.
College courses valued at $178,
336.29 In addition to numerous
catholic university foundation
ieholarships were granted veter-
tns by the K. of C. during the
rear.
More than 350 hospitals, where
veterans are still being treated
for war wounds and illness, were
provided with recreational oppor
tunities and comfort for men
onflned to bed. On this branch
f the work $904,000 was ex
pended.
The report claims an overhead
expense of less than one per cent
jf the total expenditure.
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One of the last official acts of
Sheriff Ole Nelson of Clatsop coun
ty, recently recalled, was the de
struction Monday of 250 gallons
of liquor, part of the confiscations
made during his term ot office.
It is slowly being forced home
to the public and the government
that the time to stop a big strike
is before it starts. Albany Democrat.
Gary, Ind., Aug. 22. Dellber-
ite homicide was the verdict of
S3. E.. Evans, lake county coro
ner, who has been investigating
the wreck of the New York-Chi-
ago express train which was de
railed near here Sunday, killing
two members of the crew and In
juring several others. The coro
ner said he found that "thirty
seven spikes were removed from
the tracks by persons unfamiliar
with the use of a crowbar."
About forty witnesses, includ
ing six members of the crew, tes
tified that the wreck was not
caused by defective equipment.
The coroner's verdict said the
wreck was a deliberate plot.
With a membership of 10 as a
starter, a temporary organization of
40 Hommes and Eight Cheveaux,
the fun body of tho American Le
gion, was formed in Pendleton at a
meeting last week.
Following a liquor investigation
which has been going on for the
past month, Sheriff Starmer of
Douglas county has dismissed all his
deputy sheriffs at Eeedsport and
made new appointments.
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