Fiery Cross, Volume 2, Number 10, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 February 1923 — Page 1

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VOLUME II-KUMBEIt 10

INDIANAPOLIS, IND., FltlDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1923.

FIVE CENTS PER COPY

"TOLERANCE" HOOKS A BEAR:

WRIGLEY HITS BACK HARD

.Publication of Paper Discontinued Suspends On Account of Strife Within and Manifold Legal Troubles Without

PASTOR IS GIVEN

$112,00 BY KLAN

HOODED MEN APPEAR AT BOY SCOUT HOUSE MEETING.

Meteoric Career of Periodical i KU KLUX KLEANS Comes to Sudden Close ! ...

MIUrlluAN CITY

Retraction Follows Filing of Suit.

East Liverpool, O. What is believed to be the first appearance of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan at a public meeting in Columbiana county,

Ohio, occurred at Salineville Sunday afternoon, when two hooded figures, wearing the robes of the Klan, with the cross of red above the heart, attended the dedication ceremonies for the new boy scout community building, while Rev. E. N. Huffer of Newell was delivering an address. In the midst of the dedicatory address of Rev. Mr. Huffer, the doors of the building swung open and the two figures marched down the aisle and presented the Newell minister with a package. Most of the 500 people

BOOTLEGGERS AND GAMBLERS i present were amazed, some cheered

(By Eyewitness.) (Special to The Fiery Cross.) Chicago, 111., February 4,

ARE NO LONGER POWERFUL.

Michigan City, Ind. When the Ku

The spectacle of a publishing com- ; Klux Klan was organized in Michigan pany officially repudiating its own j city, men of the caliber of James publication and "authorizing" a state- . vine, Proprietor of the modern Monte ment that its publication wan "un-j CarIo and the Candytorium, and the

here today. While the South Hend Tribune was holding its press for the much heralded extra edition containing Klan lists for northern Indiana and the Ameri

can Unity League was selling sub-1 Bootleggers worked in open defiance scriptlons on the annual pald-in-ad- j 0f the Eighteenth amendment. But vance basis through northern Indiana in iess than six months' time, c.ondi.

gambler and the bootlegger boasted

of their political influence and the power they exercised in the community. Gambling in the rear of soft-drink

Ki iwi o uiiu yvwi itjuiu? was me rule.

and southern Michigan and while the editors of Tolerance, anti-Ku Klux Klan organ of the American Unity

with Injunction suits and assault and

battery actions yesterday, Wm. Wrigley, Jr., stepped Into the battle by filing suit for 50,000 damages against the magazine, charging libel. Mr. Wrigley directed the filing of his suit by long-distance telephone from Pasadena, Cal.. insisting that his attorneys, Mayer, Meyer, Austrian' & Piatt, get the action in court at once; and the superior court clerk's office was held open for three-quarters of an hour after closing time so that the suit might be recorded.

Application Faked, Charge j Mr. Wrigley based his suit, on the ; publication in Tolerance of an alleged i application for membership in the I Klan credited to him. The Tolerance j Publishing company and five others, i Robert E. Shepherd, the Ameri'-an ! Unity League, the American Unity I league Publishing Company, and ' Mrs. Hernard .1. Mahony, were made ! defendants in the suit. I "I have just, been talking with fllr. j Wriglcy by long distance in Pasa- j dena," Attorney Isaac Mayer said. "He said that ho does not propose to ' have any one forge his name to a 1 document and escape unpunished. He Is not a member of the Ku Klux Klan and he wants that known; and he has issued orders that this suit is to be prosecuted with great vigor.'' Tolerance Lawyers Retract Immediately after the filing of the suit Attorney Urown, Packard, Peckham and Barnes, stating they were acting for the majority stockholders of the Tolerance Publishing Company, Issued a statement repudiating the publication of the matter concerning Mr. Wriglcy.

tions have completely changed. Michigan City today stands as one of the cleanest cities of its size inthe S-.'-J-wfr-fiJSJWin, -fe-.-v Lit, U.i'-.rir.!tJ and the voice of the bootlegger is heard only in grumbling his protest against the clean administration under which the citizens now live. The Ku Klux Klan has been a wonderful power for good In this community. It has united the moral people and given them the courage to fight. LONGSWORTH WILL PREACH ON KU KLUX KLAN

Canton, (). The Rev. W. H. Longsworth, pastor of the First Congregational church, will preach on 100 per cent. Americanism in his church, next Sunday evening, Feb. 11, 1923, at 7:30. The church has a seating capacity of 2,000 which, no doubt, will be filled to overdo wing. , Rev. Longsworth is said to be a high-powered man, well able to handle tliis very big and very vital subject.

and several women swooned from excitement. The Klansmen, after the package had been handed Rev. - Mr. Huffer. turned and marched from the building. Rev. Mr. Huffer opened the missive and found it to contain two American flags, $112 in currency and a letter. The letter follows: "To the Boy Scouts of Salineville. O.: "We, on behalf of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. present you with this money and ask that it apply on the building that is dedicated here today.

"The Ku Klux Klan is purely a 1U0 per cent. American organization and

is for the Eoy Scouts and all other real American organizations. We take this opportunity to explain that the every detail by the newspapers and magazines and certain elements that exist in this country. The truth is that the factions that oppose us realize that with an organization of this kind in existence their efforts to do away with the public schools and overthrow the government are in vain. "Every Klansman is bound by oath to uphold the American flag, its constitution and constitutional laws. They are bound to protect the free public schools, fredeom of speech and of press. "Could a man assume such an obligation as this and do the things that we are accused of ? "Salineville Klan, No. U2, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Realm of Ohio."

SEAT OF THE SCORNFUL

What is the matter with Ed Harris of the Richmond Palladium? For the past eight months he has posed in the seat of the scornful; he has poured out the poison of his intense hatred for the patriotic sons of America, residing in Wayne county, who have become members of the Ku Klux Klan. In conjunction with Henry U. Johnson, the Negro Richardson, Sam Fred and George Harrington, Ed Harris has resorted to every conceivable tnanner of intimidation; he has published every falsehood circulated against the Klan; has called it un-American, un-ChristlanJ. has even said that the Klan discriminated against religious faith of other people; has accused the Klan of inciting religious intolerance and racial strife; has accused it of being a party of the framed-up Coco-Parker burlesque, and now Ed Harris the mighty Ed of the Richmond Palladium this cosmopolitan soul, ingenious wizard has withdrawn his dagger from the bosom of the Ku Klux Klan, and now attempts to get on the band wagon by publishing the truth, which could not be other than favorable to the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Why be cheap sport, a bad loser, an eleventh-hour band-wagon artist?. Whf doesn't Ed Harris confess to the people of Richmond that he has attempted to mislead them in his fight against the Klan, and come out like a man and apologize? This has been his cry in his paper in his attempts to intimidate the good people of Wayne county, who have associated themselves with the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Now the public asks and demands to know why he steps down from the seat of the scornful and separates himself from the Committee of Hate, and that he tell the people of Waxne county just what conspiracies they have discussed, and just what plans they have framed to destroy the better element of people of Wayne county, and hold them up beforejhe public in a false light. It is rumored that Richardson, the negro, has been quoted ae saying that he does not feel a self-respecting "Colu'd gentl'm'n" should be party to the conspiracy of his alleged partners, Henry U. Johnson, Sam Fred and George Harrington, together with the mighty Ed Harris, and for that reason, it is understood that Richardson has been heard to say that he would have nothing further to do with the "Committee of Hate." Strange how these things, like murder, will come out, but it only proves the merit of the old adage that "Truth crushed to earth shall rise again."

U STRIKES SOUTH BEND :

CLEANUP OF Gil! STftRTS

Organization Breaks Policy of Silence To Answer Unjustified Newspaper Attacks of a

Northern Indiana Daily

CHAMPAIGN COUNTY KLAN HOLDS MEETING

REV. J. F. MACMAHON OF MATTOON GAVE A VERY INTERESTING TALK.

Urbana, 111. Rev. J. F. MacMahon of Mattoon gave a very interesting talk at the Urbana, 111., theater, Tuesday evening, on "The True Principles of the Ku Klux Klan," to which the general public was invited. He started his talk on the growth of the Christian religion from the ancient Roman Christians who were persecuted and burned at the stake, and drew a parallel of the struggles of the

Ku Klux Klan of the present time,

KLANSMAN GHAS. W, COOPER DIES

to Widow.

THE KLAN AT ARCADIA HOLDS A BIG MEETING

FIERY GROSS BURNS AT CLOVERDALE, IND,

Cloverdale, Ind. On Thursday evening at S:00 p. m. the people of Cloverdale knew that there was a unit of that great American organization, th.e Ku Klux Klan, in or near their town. The -nuws spread from mouth to mouth and soon the entire

"The original statement that Wrig- i "age ieu mat mere was a great ley was a Ku Kluxer was made over I sP'rit working in their midst, the the protests of majority stockholders I SD'rit which stands for everything and directors of the publishing com- i that is 80(1 anl ia against everything

paoy," said this statement

"The unauthorized edition of Tolerance which appeared on a few newsstands today was circulated before the Allng of an Injunction by the majority stockholders prohibiting Robert E. 8bcpherd, minority stockholder and former treasurer, from diverting the

assets and the name of the company

bad

Some of the stronger-minded citizens were heard to remark that at last perhaps there is a local Klan in our town that will serve us and do the good deeds that other local Klans are doing all over the country. Already the presence of the Klan has been felt by a needy family in

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Cloverdale In the form of a $20 Christ-

, uias present.

PADDLING THEIR OWN CANOE

Statements that have been circulated to the effect that the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan endorses any similar organization, are entirely false. The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan do not pretend to know anything about organizations like the rfoyal Order of Lions or any auxiliary organization for women. This statement is made simply to refute false reports that have been circulated from time to time.

Arcadia, Ind., Feb. . The Klan at Arcadia was visited last Thursday night by about 100 robed Klansmen from somewhere. These robed figures staged a parade

that was, first, a great surprise; sec-j

ond, dignified, orderly and thrilling: third, the beautiful fiery cross leading the parade, the colors flying and the roaring drum corps were wonderful. ! The program of the evening was j opened by the firing of two enlarges j of explosives at either end of town j which was immediately followed by several volleys from shot-guns.

The citizens of Arcadia and surrounding territory witnessed a beautiful sight when a large cross, 28 feet ' high and 14 feet wide, burst into flames. The huge cross which was planted at the extreme east end of Main St. could be seen for many rniles around.

After the parade the robed figures marched with- screaming fifes and throbbing drums to the high school auditorium where Rev. Blair was speaking to an already overflowing house. The Klansmen, however, marched in and made a white wall around the entire assembly of men and women. There was a sure enough thrill that

made keen the minds and hearts of

those that were fortunate enough to gain entrance to the room to hear the matchless address of the Christian minister. In part he said, "I happen to know that you men have sworn before "Bed, under the cross, before the flag and upon the Holy Bible that you will forever maintain white supremacy, Christianity, the Constitution and constitutional laws, law and order, true manhood and the protection of our pure womanhood. I know your object and purpose is to bring to a successful

'He who builds a home erects a temple,' and the name upon his home hearthstone was a sacied fire lighted by living patriotism to his country and deep devotion to his family. While

he may not have ranked high In the j realm of masters of industry, humaniIndianapolis Klan Presents Fiery j ty was benefited by his having lived

Cross and Sympathetic Letter and the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan

place a wreath now at the head of his grave in the 'form of a fiery cross of red roses. May his life be an example to the living and a compliment to the dead. God was his guide, love his watchword and patriotism guided his constant action. " 'No nation is greater than its citizens,' and the mark of loyal devotion to country left by our brother Cooper shall not be in vain and to the devoted wife now in grief, we extend our love, sympathy and material aid with the prayer that the young son shall know the story of the life of his father and as a tribute to the deceased grow into mature manhood and make for America a citizen worthy of his father. "In loving respect, "The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan."

ChaS. V. Cooper, who lived at 310 N. Pennsylvania St., died Jan. 29. The funeral was held at the Kighth Christian church. 711 N. Pershing Ave., the Rev. M. Vernon Foster officiating. Burial was in Crown Hill cemetery on Feb. 1 at 2 p. m. The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan sent an immense fiery cross made of flowers to the grave. They also sent the following letter to the widow and son:

"Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 31. "Mrs. CUas. W. Cooper and son Our beloved brother, patriot, friend and fellow citizen is dead. It was the will of Cod to whose wisdom we bow in humble respect. Brother Cooper was a firm believer in the theory that

which has been persecuted more than

any other organization or rellglotuf ican togl&4ctloa and ' the . courage

The First Step Was to Spread Thousands of Folders Telling the Conscientious of Condition.

(By Eyewitness.) (Special to The Fiery Cross.) South Bend, Ind., Feb. 5. Northern Indiana has been designated by the American Unity League us the battle ground and as the Waterloo of the Klan in Indiana. That the home of Notre Dame should be selected ia entirely fitting, but Klansmen of South Bend, 2,000 strong, are going ahead with their law and order enforcement campaign and are meeting the opposition, not

with tar and feathers, not with threa

and black-hand letters but wltit.co:

Moralizing Hypocrisy; Or, Plain Ignorance?

(By Special Investigator.)

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Evansville, Ind., Feb. 6, The Evansville Courier, a good daily newspaper, of high standing, still fights the Ku Klux Klan, still follows the influence of anti-Klan propaganda and fails to heed the fact that the big metropolitan dailies have seen the light of understanding. The Courier continues to spill printer's ink and to help Governor Parker in his efforts to quit farming and take the lecture platform, still continues as the unthinking tool of its locl political disgrace, still functions as the

mouthpiece of a minority element who have controlled the vice, gambling, bootlegging and grafting privileges here in Evansville for years.

Those opposed to law and order are usually found lighting the Klan but

people here have hopes for the Courier and believe it is plain ignorance or failure to see the facts. Thinking people who were interviewed believe in the paper and its editorial

integrity. As evidence of, his inability to think for himself the editor of the Courier quotes from the Cannelton Enquirer in a recent issue. "Such coercive methods as adopted by the Ku Klux Klan under the guise of 'reform' will never convince liberal, sensible-people tbt there is any good

intent behind the movement. The trovble is there has been so many idiotic suggestions for reforms, even by force, that men feel they have a right to take law into their own hands and apply it as they wish. And this is anything but law. It is anarchy." The Klan has been called "tar-and-feather" artists, but never before ele

vated to the high pedestal of "reformers" and anyone who is well informed knows the Evansville Klan is not a set of either.

But as an organization of Evansville citizens fully determined that lawlessness must cease it will function 100 per cent, and the way to cause the Klan to retire from the field in Evansville is for the Courier and the officials of law and order to occupy that field themselves. The situation in Evansville is well known. It is intolerable and any denial is plain ignorance or hypocrisy.

If it is anarchy to ferret out these conditions and lay them before the

federal grand jury, then the Evansville Klan pleads guilty to anarchy. Some who were interviewed sur-

gested that possibly the Enquirer

would like to co-operate. Possibly it

would' like, to align itself with the bet

belief Bince that time.

He said that no man' could: fee A

mtfer r. the -KiuJBtJClaa am??

he would be a' Cju-isttan, a law

ing, white, Protestant, born in

United States of America, and willing to uphold all the laws of this country, and asked the audience if anyone who could take an oath of that kind could be implicated in any mob violence. Explaining that the growth of the organization had been so rapid during the past two years that it could be possible for some undesirables to gain entrance to a meeting in a clavern and be initiated, these undesirables are being weeded out and any mem

ber who is found willing to sponsor anything that is unlawful or in any manner tends -toward mob violence will be ejected, and we who are members know that he can not divulge any information which will reflect discredit upon the organization. In discussing the question of the negro problem and the misinformation which has been given members of that race, Rev. MacMahon said that he would like to occupy the pulpit of any negro church and explain that the principles of the Ku Klux Klan would

be a benefit to any mixed community where the law-abiding negro population, who know the problems of their race and are proud of their color and

want to keep it pure, will be aided in every way, as every member of the Ku Klux Klan i3 pledged to do everything in his power to see that there ia no fusion of the white blood with the black, and the negro knows that nothing but trouble can come from a mixed marriage, as any member of either race who would be so low as to mix relationship in such a manner is not fit to be a member of either race and lives the life of an outcast and tan only associate with the undesirable element. This organization will not stand in the way of any law-abiding

ot heir convictions.

IThe first step was ta .spread . thou-

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FEALLOGK APPOINTED

A COMMISSIONER

Michigan City, Ind. To fill the posi

tion made vacant on the commission

by the resignation of Dr. Rogers, citi

zens here appointed Mr. William Feal-

lock.

Mr, Feallock is one of the substan

tial business men of Michigan City.

He is a Protestant and, although not a member of the Ku Klux Klan, is heartily in accord with its program

of law enforcement. The commission

did well in appointing Mr. Feallock. He is a man of good business ability, a man who has lived a clean life in this community, who holds the respect of the decent people of the city and who will be honest In all his public acts. He has been an active member of the Chamber of Commerce an will

the object matter ot

bich follows:

Poisoned Manna! "There is a tendency on the part ot the South Bend Tribune to inflict upon the reading public the most questionable, insidious and inspired news pertaining to the Ku Klux Klan. "Public opinion, supposed to be in-' fallible, for a time follows blindly in the wake of the news, but public conscience yields readily to a sense of

fair play and eventually gives, in no uncertain terms, expressions of its resentment at being duped by either an uninformed or unthinking press. "The disposition of the South Bend Tribune to compel, by force of its news columns, the thought, the Judgment, the public conscience and the opinions of the citizens of this city is the gravest sort of evil. "It assumes, without knowledge, without basis of the fact, investigation, without reservation or restraint to impress the insidious anti-Klan propaganda upon its readers. "It, in itself, rather than the Ku Klux Klan that it assaults, is our gravest peril, and, if we have light of

understanding sufficient, we shall unmask it as our chief and highest duty.

"If there is anything today that is

demoralizing our social character and shaking our institutions to their very foundations, that is making men look at one another in askance and wonder, that seeks to breed an inconquer-

able revolt, it is the attitude of the press today toward this organization. It, more than anything else, tends to gender religious and race prejudice, " the very thing that the Ku Klux Klan opposes.

The policy of the Ku Klux Klan Is

silence.

The so-called 'Hooded Knights'

are hooded, not by choice, but because of Just such assaults, proving the,"nei cessity. v.

"The utter inaccessibility of the Klan is it's strength. "The public should stop to consider the all powerful, terrific Influence behind this local and national anti-Klan propaganda. Who and what are they? "Over 2,000 Klansmen in St. Joseph-' County and over 286,000 in the State of Indiana know the truth and the only way to know the truth is through , the portals of the organization. Professional men, public officials, men in every walk of life and of high standing in the community know the truth and anyone not a member can not speak with knowledge or basis of fact. "We simply ask. the people of South

Bend to think for themselves. Who are the ones that fear the so-called activities of Ku Klux Klan? Who Is Cleaning up Mishawaka? Who is sup porting needy Protestant churches and encouraging The go-to-Church Movement?' Who Is it that Is making the brothel keeper, the grafter, the

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