Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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VOLUME XXXVII. LAURENS, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1921. NUMBER 11 INQUIRY BEGUN OF KU KLUX KLAr High Offielias May bb Summnone Burns' Agents Busy. Washington, Sept. 22.-High ofil cials of the Ku Klux .Klan imay b summoned to .Washington for intei rogation by the department of Ju1s tice, Attorney General Daughert Indicated today. Director Durns of the department' bureau of Investigation, ir. Daugh orty announced, has been lustructei to set his agents at work on an in vestigatlon of the kMan's organizatioi in various parts of the country. In connection with the 'possibi summoning of klaw leaders to Wash ington the attorney general said tI department of justice had the authori ty to summon any ode and it was it ipolicy in the course of an investliga tion to talk the matter over with th persons involved. The attorney general said that an. criminal .prosecution would be for thi most 1part matters of state law' un less there had been some violation o federal statutes through the use o the mails to defraud. There is no need in this country Mr. 'Daugherty said, for vigilance organizations. The country does no need, lie added, any self-constiutet( organization to define and enforce th4 laws for American citizens. It has he contended, a well organized de partment of justice to enforce the fed oral taws and iwell organized stat4 authorities to maintain the laws o the several states. Washington, 'Sept. 22.-The Ku Kli lian and rel'gious intolerance enter ed into debate on the floor of the sen. -ate during discussion of the beer bill Senator Watson (Democrat) oi Georgia aserted that religions lib. erty had not. been secured in , tl United States under the chartei granted Lord Baltimore while Scm tor Stanley (IDemocrat) of Kentuck) insisted that . ".thore was only one place in all the civilized worlc where man could worship his god ani 4he dictates of his conscience anc that was I- the province of Jie Romar Catholic nobleman, Lord Baltimore.' "I am here to fight intoleranc( whether it lights dts torch in a X Klux camp in Georgia or 'wehthei in 'western Ohio," added Senator Stan ley, referring in ti- latter case t( the Anti-Saloon leab .e which has it headquarters at iesterville, Ohio. "I will meet the Ku Klux Klan issu< when it comes," said Senator Wat son. "Until some crime is prover against that society or some other so cret society with which this countr) Is honeycombed I will withhold m) judgment until the guilt of the accuse' is established by competent testihpony Atlanta, Sept. 22.-The Knights ol the Ku Klux Klan will welcome an) impartial investigation rud wil: open its book and records to federa authoribies, Col. William Joseph Sim mons, imperial 'wizard, declared ini l statement iasuedl here tonight wher Informed 'that Attorney Genera: Daugherty was conaldlering asking hiim to come to Washin 'on to discusu the situation. The statement asserted that wher the series' of alleged "exposures" be ,ing published b~y certain newspaperi are concludled the imperIal wizar( Will make answer to themu. Colone Simmons also denied reports that the imperial kloncilium had ber eummonedl to meet to consider thi articles 'being printed. St. Louis, Sept. 22.-4lov. Arthui M. Ilyde condemunedl the Ku Kluw Klan asq an organlzation before 5N4 members of the grand lodge of Mis souri A. F. & A. M., last uight declar Ing it a "secret, furtivo organ izatior whose methods are subversive t< Ameriean ideals and the rule o the law." Governor Ilydle dleclaredl that Ma sans have "no connectilon with th< orgaplzafion and 'want nothing to d with iL." Bislng Sun Chapter N o. 6, B. A. m A re'gular Oonvocation 0 Rlising Sun Chaptor, No, E Rt. Al M., will be held o1 '141RiDAY .NIGIIT, Sep~t. 3C at 7M45 o'clock. Member are requested to be presodat and to b on lund at the appointed hour. 'Vor in M. II. M. and Rt. A. degrees. By order of JAS. HU. SUyLLIVAN, H. p. Hf, TillRRY, Sec. FACT-0-GRAIMS AOUT THE FARM More land in South Carolina should be planted to brain. With a wheat crop 30,000,000 bashels short of 1920 and 74,000,000 bushels less than the average of the five-year period from 1915 to 1919, the United States is almost certain to face a scarcity of foodstuffs. The oat crop was 400, 000,000 bushels short of last year, while potatoes, apples and vegetables are not up to the 1920 figures. With these facts before the South it be comes especially important tha; there should be a large increase in the acerage planted to foodstuffs in South Carolina and other states in the cot ton belt. "Plans for increased food products must be undertaken immediately. It is the bounden duty of every business man in the South-banker, merchant, and mfknufacturer-to do his utmost to encourage the farmers of this sec tion to prepare for a great increase in food p*bduction, and in the raising of hogs, chickens, and vegetables, in or der that the South may live at home next year, regardless of the prices which foodstuffs may command," says the Manufacturers Record, in speaking of the "Food Shortage Just Ahead." "The time to prepare for safety next year," says the Record, "is at the present moment, and not a moment is to be lost, for wheat seeding must be under way early this fall or it will be too late to meet riext year's inevit able scarcity." There is a rapidly increasing inter est in cover crops in all parts of the state as a step towards soil building and diversification, according to in formation obtained from the county agents. Mr. L. C. Madison, agent for Wil liamsburg county, has the following to say regarding the production of grain and livestock in his section: "The farmers in the county are be coming very much interested in the production of new crops and increas ing the amount of livestock on their farms. One of their chief worries at present is the marketing of these new crops, and it is encouraging to me to find that several of the business men in the county are considering rear ranging their business so as to supply the farmers with the seed needed for the planting of small grain and other crops and to handle what grain and livestQck is produced." Nothing like the county fair to meet your friends and fellow-farmers from all parts of the community. A fair conducted along the right lines has something that will interest every member of the family. All members of the household should spend at least one day at the fair in the county and if possible visit the state fair. Time well spent. It is a bigger thing to be a good farmer than some of us think. There are those who seem to think that if we draw on a pair of overalls, follow the plow all (lay andl worry a whole lot about the weather and things, therefore we are fine farmers. Land sakes, a stovepipe hat and a book un dler your arm dlon't make you a preach er. The thought you put into your work, the smiles you get from the earth when you tickle It in the ribs, the real good you (o--these are the things that make you a farmer. Size yourself up once In a while. It will do you-and the rest of us--lots of good.-Farm Life. The extension service forces will meet at Clemson College October 4 andl hold daily meetings through Oc tober 8. All county agents in the state are expected to be presen-t, and one member of the legislature from each county has been invited to at tendl the meeting. Many times the plows and other tools were put away in poor condition. It is worth while now to go over all the implements, clean them good, then r'b well with coal oil, and lastly ,ar all the polished metal with vaseline. Next spring you'll bless the day you did it. Tractors seem to be more popular, with farmers than motor trucks. Trwo hundred and twventy..nine thousand Sfarms have tractors and 139,000 pos sess trucks. Trucks are-more popular on farms producing' vegetables and other small crops while tractors are more numerous in the Western belt. Fall Plowing is especially valuable for heavy and weedy soils. The ac tion of the winter freezing will be I most beneficial on the soil, and the plowing seriously checks the weed growth. That the men who were in the mili. tary or naval service (luring the World I War are anxious to "get work on the 1 farm," is shown by a letter written I by Secretary Fall, of the Department i of the Interior, to the American Le- . gion. "For every government farm i New At J. C Big stocks bc are going to ers on the lo, Come to, CLOTHIN( Hats, Caps, Shoes, Shirts, Underwear, Hos Gloves, Sweater Workshirts, Pani Dress Shirts Overalls, Unionalls, Unionsuits, Collars, Ties Blankets, Rugs,' Soaps, Matches, Washing Powdei Powders, Broom tionery, Standat and Racket Goc space to mentiori can make your I we sell the same We are ready. Big Department We have many : Our sales force a when you come J.C. B 2 DEPARTMI No. 1--210 W. Laurens Five Stores..in Upp MAKE OUR SI ivailable today there are 100 former iervice mien standing in line," says Mir. Fall, who sates that "at least 10,000 young World War veterans iave attempted to get the 16!) farms 1 >pened to settlement on government I rrigation projects since February 14, 1920, with 187,136 inquiries at hand .rom service men with reference to )pportunities to settle on government i ;racts." While these men are seek- i ng means to make themselves a live- 1 ihood and at the same time render I t service to the country, thousands of I teres of cultivatable land are lying (lie in South Carolina. FalG .,Burns & ught at the low move these goo w price basis. 1. C Burns & Cc DRY G Dress Goodi Serges, Gini iery, Percales, O1 I Cretons, Chi ts Wool Flann Cotton Flan Plaids, Sea ] Bleaching, S Embroidery Curtain Goc Window Shades, Cr Sugar, Coffee, Ro rs, Toilet Soaps, Len s, Jewelry, Watches -d Medicines, Tob ids and hundreds c . We have very ne ill very near comph goods 15 to 35 per Get your self ready. Stores at Laurens, e ipecial good things t vill greet you with a to Laurens. URNS 2 ENT STORES IN 1 St., Red Iron Racket Old Sta oer South Carolina-a2 in 1 in Gre FORE YOUR .HEADQU The cooperative marketing move nr'nt is taking hold fas.t in the South n1 both cototn and tobacco sections. The same plan is being undertaken )y the sweet potato growers of South ,arolina. In this connection the South Tarol ina development board says: "We phain to help every member of .he devopment board in the work napped out to do during the next six nonths. We are pushing cooperative narketing applied to the sweet pota :o crop. If we do not succeed it will >e because we have been opposed by ihort-sighted interests.-Yes, we have hem, and it is they who have held DOdS F Co.'s Two est market pri ds right out to >.'s Two Stores DODS M ;, Silks Dresse rhams Skirts, itings Pettict eviots Corset els, Childr nels, Ladies Islands Count< heeting Toweli Cloth Handh ods Susper ockery, Trunks, B4 ast Beef, Soda, B ion and Vanilla E. , Clocks, Guitars, 1H 1cco, Cigars, Cigi if other items we ar everything you ste under two roofs cent. less at all tim Come to J. C. Br Lnd buy your fall ai o offer you now. i.smile and serve y( k COM: AURENS, SOUTI nd No. 2---North Side o1 Laurens, 1 in Greenwo, enville. ARTERS WHILE IN I back our state. "We stand for the sweet potato as one of the cash crops ol' the state and we are in position to advise our mem bers, and friends, on any detail of the production and marketing of this crop." Ifoney bees on farms of the United States produced in 1920 a total of 55, 2611,552 pounds of honey, according to census figures, and 836,530 pounds of wax. 10 lb. sack granulated sugar, 69c at J. C. Burns & Co. Leady Stores ces, and we our custom For Your ILLINERY s, Coatsuits, Shirtwaists, >ats, Underwear s, Sweaters, en's Coats, and Misses Coats .rpanes, Sheets, ;, Hosiery, :erchiefs, Ties iders igs, Suit Cases, Aking Powders, dracts, Talcum [armonicas, Sta trettes, Notions haven't time or rn~y need. You anid remember es. mrs & Co. Two id winter goc Is. u to their best PANY I CAROLINA F Square in Burns Bla~ck ad, 1 in Anderson, AURENS, S. C.