Fiery Cross, Volume 2, Number 16, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 March 1923 — Page 5
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"IT"1"" " V the Klan, says the Hammond Bastrop, La., March 19. Bills oto'ows in a recent issue, information against persons charged The meeting was followed the next with complicity in the reign of ter- evening by a demonstration at Harror here, were considered by State 'rison park, culminating with the official today following failure of a burning of a cross, symbol of the prand jury to return indictments for order and of Christendom.
the murder of Watt Daniel and Thomas Richards and other outlawry. The grand jury in a report handed to Judge Fred Odom last night declared it had investigated the murders and other crimes by hooded mobs and failed to find grounds for true bills. Attorney-General Coco and his aides had predicted that 50 or more indictments, would be returned as n result of testimony gathered at the opening hearing a month ago and new facts presented the jurors. The open hearing developed circumstantial evidence against a number of persons, in the band which kidnapped Daniel and Richards last August, witnesses also testified to floggings, intimidations and deportations by the terrorists. The terror campaign in Morehouse Parish first attracted attention when Governor John M. Parker appealed to President Harding for federal intervention. Department of, justice agents and state officials gathered evidence against the hooded mobs and the open hearings were ordered1 to prepare the evidence. If you fail to get your PAPER PHONE LINCOLN 7467, ASK FOR CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT OR WRITS U GIVING THE DATE THAT YOU 8UB8C RIBED AND LENGTH OF TIME.
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Is It Possible? Hammond, March 19. Crowding a local church Sunday evening reputed members of the Ku Klux Klan held a SDirited meetinc after thp fnsliinn The Sunday evening meeting was crowded with prominent business and professional men and public officials. PRAISE OFFICERS FOR GOOD WORK STAND BEHIND THEM FORCING LAW. IKJ CM I in try-1 Columbia City, March 19. The ministers of the city through their Ministerial Association and the several churches have passed the following resolutions praising the officials for the work they are doing in enforcing the law. In the Presbyterian church the resolutions were not read in open church but were passed by the session: The Resolutions Inasmuch as our officers are using great diligence in law enforcement, particularly with reference to prohibition, be it, therefore, Resolved, That the Ministerial Association of Columbia City, Indiana, wjsnes 10 express its appreciation i and publicly commends Judge Arthur Biggs, Prosecuting Attorney George O. Compton. Sheriff Sam W. 'Steel, Mayor Frank Meitzler, Officers: i Charles Fisher and Guy Spencer, and ! other officers, for their enthusiasm jand good offices in freeing our city ; and county of lawlessness. ; Your Home" the Money and Build to Suit on Cloar Lots. : - Home Builders 203-10 PEOPLES BANK BLDG. Belmont 8388
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ENGAGE IN NOTE WRITING EPISODE MAYO 3? KOHUR AND LOUIS WOLSEY IN LIME UGHT. EXECUTIVE OF CLEVELAND PROMISES RELIGIOUS FREEDOM TO ALL. Insists Upon Free Speech While He is in Office. Cleveland, Ohio, March 10. "Praise of Mayor Kohler voiced by speakers at recent meetings of the Ku Klux Klan would indicate that both Catholics and Jews of Cleveland had tried to control him. The mayor has denied this imputation, and has rplllldiflt.prl lht nnrnnoo tTlnn . , . . r - - - -' " iviau m limiting' reiic-urnis frepHnm " Thus said Rabbi Louis Wolsey of the Euclid Avenue Temple, commenting upon the mayor's reply to a letter Wolsey addressed to him recently. "The mayor has upheld the great American principles of religious freedom, and has repudiated the unAmerican principles of the Klan," continued Rabbi Wolsey. Rabbi Wolsey wrote the mayor concerning a report of a meeting of the Ku Klux Klan, held in an East Cleveland church Monday night. In this meeting a speaker praised Kohler's independence, saying, "I am glad Cleveland has a real he-man mayor, who has never bowed to a Catholic priest, nor submitted to a Jewish rabbi." In the letter Rabbi Wolsey wrote Kohler, the mayor was asked if he (Wolsey) had ever asked for favors, or if Jews of Cleveland had ever tried to control him. Wolsey's letter follows: "Hon. Fred Kohler. Mavor. j "City Hall. I "My dear Mr. Mayor: j "I take it for granted that you j may have read on the front page of this morning's Times and Commercial I an apparent report of a meeting of the Ku Klux Klan that took place here in Cleveland. The article re ports a speech of one of the leaders, who commends you for not bowing down to a Catholic priest, or submitting to a Jewish rabbi, has ever given you any orders? ever asked any favors which you felt you had to grant because the citizen who asked for that favor was a rabbi? Do you know of a single instance wherein I, personally, asked you for any favors or even dared to issue any commands? Can you even mention the names of any one whom I have sent to you to ask for favors, or to issue orders? Would you not be willing to say, that I have not even availed myself of the right that inheres in citizenship to lay before the chief executive of a city any consideration of a civic question? Has the synagogue ever attempted to commandeer your powers, or to intimidate you, or make any representations to you? Is it possible that any individual, or group of individuals, could make you do what you do not want to do. or rob vou of vonr rio-ht i of free judgment? i "I do not mean to be imnortiinnte or disrespectful. I take it that the disrespect is that of the organization that is praising you, but more than all that, I am simply asking these questions as a matter of simple justice to a group of American citizens whom the Ku Klux Klan singled out for prejudice, for boycott, and for abridgement of their American and God-Driven right, as free citizens. "I would thank you for a reply which I could have the privilege of publishing. Very sicerelv yours, "LOUIS WOLSEY." Kohler Answers "No." The mayor's reply follows: "Rabbi Louis Wolsey, -"Euclid Avenue Temple: "My attention had been called to an article in a morning newspaper of March 13 purporting to give a report of a meeting of the Ku Klux Klan. You will at once appreciate that, having no knowledge of the i matter other than the newspaper report, I am in no way responsible ; for any statements which may have i been made or are renorted tn hove j been made at any such meeting. "I think I can best answer the numerous questions in tho wnnri i paragraph of your letter by saying i that my rule of conduct in office is that I will grant no favor or any deimand to any group of citizens, of whatever race or faith, that I could inot properly grant to each and every I citizen or group of citizetis. I have j been, and am endeavoring to be, the mayor of all the neonle. ias have the founders of our country, I the right of each man to choose his religious faith, and the corresponding i fundamental rierht of frw far as you, personally, are concerned. the- answer to all of your questionsis in me negative. "Tt is my personal judgment that nothing tends to clarify the atmosphere so much with regard to beliefs upon, which citizens may dis agree as thorough public informa oiiaii yunauct my omce m sucn manner as in no wise to interfere with the constitutional rights of religious freedom ,and free speech, which all of us recognize and under stand. "Very truly yours, "FRED KOHLER, Mayor." UIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKIIilllHIIIIinilllllllVIIH 2131 E. Washington St. INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA Attention
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UNDER THE FIERY CROSS III KANSAS GREAT CEREMONIAL AT THE KANSAS CAPITAL LAST . PRIOAY. - Thousands Drive to the1- Grounds to Witness or Participate in the Work Mapped Out. (Special to Fiery Cross) Topeka, Kansas, March ' 19. Last Friday night Topeka, Kansas, was high feather and the klansmea and iriends had a field day. . At a beautiful spot, Just about one mile west of the city, a great ceremonial was pulled off. "The fiery cross and a monster one, was set up on the hilltop, and shed its splendid light for a long distance every way. Hundreds of auto loads of men drove out and the sentries were posted, and after a great speech was made cards were passed, and hundreds signed up. Three or four thousand men were present, and a very large class was naturalized. 1 ' Nothing was said about the ouster proceedings, and no attention was paid to the matter. The managers went right along doing business as though there had never been any trouble or disturbance. While of course it is not a matter of public concern as to who were or were not in the crowd and of the men who were interested in the doings, it U not denied that quite a number of State officials, city and county officers and not a few senators and representatives of Kansas made up that vast audience. It was one of the biggest and best demonstrations ever pulled off by an organization in that secion. Good nature DrevaiW. Vmf there was a determination evident that those participating were 10ft bpt cent Americans, and not ashamed of mat tact. 1 hat they were determined to show to the world that a man in that State had some rights and one of these is to "his own opinion." There was nothing indinnHncr a defy or challenge to the State aumoriwes, ana proper respect was shown to the courts of that State. No ettort was made in anv nni-tAr by the authorities to interfere with or make any disturbance. At an early hour auto loads of 100 per cent men were seen driving westward; and in the valley, a beautiful spot, with a prominence just off a bit the great tiery cross was set up, and its light was seen for miles. All around about the spot selected for" the ceremonies great crowds had gathered, and it is estimated that fully five thousand people were either within the enclosure and on the outside, tn sa best they could, what was to be seen. JOHNSON TEUS OF PRINCIPLES OF KLAN NO AVAILABLE SPACE AT BAP TIST CHURCH AT. WALDRON SUNDAY NIGHT. Waldron, Ind. A crowd of nearlv 500 people filled the Baptist church at Waldron to its capacity Sunday evening and heard the principles oi the Ku Klux Klan eScplaiped by the pastor, Rev. U. S. Johnson. People began arriving nt thf church soon after 5 o'clock and by the time the services were . to begin 6:30 the church was filled. Preceding the sermon, patriotic songs and the national anthem were sung by the audience, accompanied by the hne church orchestra. Nothing was spoken by Rev. John son that could offend any one, regard less 01 nis religion, creed or color. tsetore the sermon, a. stranerer aiiproached the altar and presented the pastor with a new Bible, containing $100. H DOWN GOES ANOTHER GOOD-BY, BILL, TAKE GOOD "KEER YOURSELF." William Krogman of Tell Citv. own er of the Krogman -distillery at Tell City, who had entered a plea of -guilty to.consDiracy to violate the Fed eral proniDition law, was sentenced to serve two years in the Federal prison at Atlanta, Ga., and fined $2,000 and cost by Judge A. B. Anderson in Federal court yesterday. Judge Anderson set aside the forfeit ure of Krogman s bond of $3,000 which had been ordered when Krog man lauea to appear recently with the other seventeen. - United States' Marshal L. P. Mere dith and Deputy Marshal H. W. Torterneid of Kiehmond, started with Krogman and two other Federal prisoners in the afternoon for Atlanta. FORCE OF HABIT, MAYBE "Who Is the fellow in a sport car?" "That's Harold Heartbreak, the movie star. Be gets paid a big sal ary for Just making love to beautiful women." . .v , "In a case like that a man would have some; Inducement to wotk overtime." . : "He's evidently been working overtime. His wife Is suing; Wm for divorce and names six corespondents."Birmingham A gfr Herald. ' Has Been About Seme. Tour, boy' has graduated?' 1 "Yes," said Mr. Grabcoln. "Now he wants to go abeciad and see something of the weild'''. ' "Why- don't yon let him see America first r ' ' ' ' .:vv ';v-'-"Tou couldn't interest ' litm to '5 proposition like that. .He traveled with the football teanv" 7 ' '-i , -'t Te Peer wfpoat !''-, j '- Feoplfy rm 'JVMW'iyto'Yfravt au)inn .rnimt.-i aitfiUloh lbX
BEDFORD ADOPTS STIRRING RESOLUTIONS ENGLEWOOD MEETING TAKES REMARKABLE ACTION. Bedford, Ind., March 19. Members of the Ku Klux Klan were much in evidence at a remarkable gathering at the Englewood School House, near here last week. Law violations in this community were discussed, and ways and means to combat lawlessness were considered, and stirring resolutions were adopted as follows: Resolutions Whereas, the use of, alcoholic liquors in any form k detrimental to the human mind and Tftdy and lowers the standard of civilization, and Whereas the manufacture and sale thereof is contrary to the eighteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and the laws of the State of Indiana, and Whereas, alcoholic liquors are now and have been for sometime, manufactured and sold within the city of Bedford and Lawrence county, Indiana, and Whereas, parking along th.e public highways- or any other place for the purpose of immoral practices of any description are against the laws of the State of Indiana, and is punish-; able with a severe penalty. Now, therefore, be it resolved that all good citizens, church members and ministers of all denominations, the League of Women Voters, Women's Christian Temperance Union, and all Fraternal Organizations believing in law enforcement and the betterment of humanity, use their influence to have our city and county officials enforce the law against the manufacture and sale of all alcoholic liquors, the maintaining and operation of gambling and bad houses and blind tiger dens and immoral practices ji any description in the city of Bedford and Lawrence county, Indiana. Be it further resolved, that if our city, county and State officials will not enforce the laws against the manufacture and sale of alcoholic liquors and the maintenance and-operation of gambling houses and houses of ill repute and immoral practices of any description, as well as all other laws for the betterment of humanity, that we the voters of Bedford and Lawrence county at the next regular election, elect sueh men or women to office, regardless of politics who will enforce the laws. Done in the Klan Klavern in the City of Bedford, Lawrence countv, on the desperate day, of the woeful week, of the Hideous month of the year The Klan LVT of the fourth cycle of the third reign of our re-incarnation. Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Provisional Klan of Bedford. WILL INTRODUCE READING OF THE BIBLE ELWOOO STUDENTS TO HEAR HOLY WRIT NO COMMENTS TO BE MADE. Elwood, Ind., March 19. The board of education of the city schools has voted unanimously that the reading of the B ble shall be introduced in all the school buildings, and Superintendent A. W. Konold has been instructed to prepare a' reading course which will be submitted for approval at the April meeting of the board. ' An opinion of the attorney-general-stated that the Bible could be read in the schools but not commented upon by the instructor. Last year, Bible study was an optional one with high school students and a number selected it, but the experiment was not continued this year. Governor and Mayer Address Klan at Portland Portland, Ore., March 19. The ex tent to which the Ku Klux Klan has progressed in Portland was never better illustrated than at a recent dinner given in honor of Fred L. Gifljord, grand dragon of the state. This dinner which was widely attended and ooenlv so. was surrounrW by an atmosphere of Americanism which was .the topic that was stressed by all the speakers. What made the followers of Rome grate their teeth, however, wa3 the fact that among the sruests and i?peakers were Governor Walter Fierce-of Oregon and Mayor George L. Baker of Portland. Their nresence ueait a severe blow to the traducers or the Klan and arave it the dicnitv publicly that its members know that it possesses. Here at least is one state where the fear of Rome does not exist and straight forward Americans desiring to join an organization prwi.ecwng i.neir Americanism ao so without being held up before nonmembers as a particularly bad type ox parian 10 De snunnea oy all Newsboy Assaulted at Claveland Cleveland, O.,. March From the time of the arrival of The Fierv Cross on thfr atreets of this city Satur day, newsboys have been continually threatened by a rinz of tonehs and pugillBts. but have continued their unmolested safe of The Fiery Cross on the'third IarKest corner lb the world. until late in the afternoon, when four of a gang of rowdies assaulted one of tne news hoys. . . However, with .five stalwart cons stationed on the corner, as indicated by them, "due-to the large crowds," it was, easy for the men who assaulted the newsboy to make their "get-a-Way." '? - .. t-Over 1,000. copies were aold on. this comer Saturday afternoon, and will continue toejBold dalhr: as Cleveland 4Islhmgry.,fpf news of. the Klaniarrsmgemeni wm o made next w& i tor adequate' rrotectSoa lot tha ne.
HE VMS TRAILING KLAN SPEAKER OFFICER, WATCH THAT MAN OFFICER SCOTT DOUBTS TRUTH OF STATEMENT. Tippecanoe, Ohio, March 12. For the past several nights the attention vi uppeeanoe citizens has been at stranger m town whose faf-the t?,tmty 0tller tha? wlkwis accosteJ bvOffii?Trni H.f We-w$o k:fficel John Scott c.cuuig alla questioned regarding his busniess, if any, in Tippecanoe City. The man proclaimed himself an operative connected with the Fisher Detective agency of Springfield, and stated that he was here in connection-with the case wherein a stone and a club were thrown throueh the winHnwc f ( Johns Catholic church on the even"g oi rem-uary 2;$ and 24. It is said that the Fisher agency was responsible for the wholesale arrest of members of the Ku Klux Klan in Springfield some time ago. Officer Scott is doubtful whether the man s explanation of his presence here is the truth and if he remains he will be investigated. Mayor Scheip has issued orders to question all strangers whose business here is not known and if the reply is not satisfactory, to lock them up. ixAvnnTUcement of the address on W hy 1 Am a Klansman, by one who will proclaim himself" packed 'em in at the Auditorium Monday night and the speaker did not disappoint any who came either out of curiosity or seeking enlightenment on the "why" of the organization. He spoke at uuu nriuiuui, reservation in i proclaiming the Klan 100 per cent! American. Doors were billed to open at 7-30 and at that hour a crowd of such proportiohs had. assembled that every seat was occupied immediately and a few minutes later all standing room was taken. The hall has a seating capacity of over 900 and it is estimated that at least 200 more attended., The assembly included a large number of women. 1 IRVINGTON 0500 W. C. SUTTON ODORLESS Dry Cleaner 4t8 E.NEW YORK ST. WALTER F. ROTH GROCERIES AND MEATS elmont 0332 14t1 8. BELMONT AVE. YOU ARE NEVER URGED TO TAKE EXTRA WORK AT Fuller's Friendly Barber Shop Baaement K. of P. Bldg.
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