Show I CONGRESS OF f KU KLUX UNLIKELY belief Expressed Evidence Offered Is Not Basis for i Further Action BY JAMES T. T KOLBERT United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON Oct 4 4 Doub Doubt Doubt that thata a congressional Investigation of the theu Ku u Klux Klan would be ordered was expressed today when the house rules committee convened to resume cross examination of Colonel William Wllliam J. J Simmons Simmons immons Atlanta imperial wizard of the tho ho klan Supporters of tho the movement to o have congress delve into the tho affairs and nd activities of the klan made mado a final effort to prove that the klan used the malls mails to defraud that the klan had committed overt acts against Individuals individuals als and incited riots and that the klan had md knowingly evaded Income tax payments payments payments pay pay- ments to the government Members of Simmons' Simmons party and persons persons per- per sons ons who had assisted In the tho Investigation tion lon of the klan expressed th the belief belie that hat the evidence presented thus far farid did id not contain the foundation for a probe robe by congress Simmons whoso whose collapse late yesterday yesterday yes- yes erday caused postponement of the hearing admitted that his organization tion ion had not paid income taxes He explained that the tho 10 paid by each klansman clansman on joining is a donation and andIs andis ands Is s so designated in all the records Wh When n the tho Income tax law was he 16 said eald he c conferred with the Internal revenue evenue collector In Atlanta and was told old his organization was was' not subject to o the act I If you gentlemen find we are obligated obligated obligated gated to the government under this law aw we wo will pay it if it takes our last dollar he cried At another point in his remarks he said he would destroy the Ku Klux Klan if the committee thought the or organization organization organization or- or was not fit to live |