Fiery Cross, Volume 2, Number 41, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 August 1923 — Page 1
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CZAR RIKHOFF RESCINDS DESPOTIC POLICE ORDER City Swelters Through Another Week of Corroding Administration of Limber Lunged Lew as Police Continue Hate Campaign Newsie Trials Postponed
Citizens Held in Jail and Refused Use of TelephoneOne Man Pays "Red" Twenty-Five Dollars to Se
cure Freedom Council Acts to Repeal Ordinance
Craps Games Flourish.
IMPERIAL WIZARD
SPEARS BEFORE BIG CROWD AT ST. LOUIS
Ritualistic Services to Be Held
for President Harding Friday
50,000 Gather to Hear Klan
Chief and Witness Initiation of Candidates
(By Wingfoot)
Bickerincr. bullinjr and fighting, giving And rescinding orders
and continuing in its rabid fight on all things Protestant, the Indianapolis police department, headed by Czar Rikhoff and his jewels, has sweat through another week of the corroding administration of Limber Lunged Lew and his boss, Bill Armitage, gambler and power behind the throne. For another week the citizens of this city have submitted to the dictates of Bill Armitage, who holds a wonderful police record, which are promulgated through, his mouthpiece, Limber Lunged Lew when he spends time enough away from the cheap race tracks of the country to visit the mayor's office wherein Captain Pope, body
guard of his Imperial Highness, wears out a chair.
Despite the protest taken up by the
newspapers, the city council and me citizens as a whole, Czar Rikhoff continues in office directing (or being directed by) bis valuable Jewels, Mike Glenn, Roach, Chief O'Brien and Inspector of Detectives Mullin. Just why he is permitted to remain is as big a mystery as that which attaches to a Kurd sedan driven by Mullin. Secret meetings now seem to be the vogue in the city adir 'nistration, and In turn the un-American Unity League is suffering. On last Thursday night, when one of these secret affairs was being pulled off at the home of Limber Lunged Lew, husband of Sarah, who sitr, on the park board, on deals like the Riley Hos
pital grounds purchase (wherein
dumps along the river suddenly increased about $45,000 in price) "Dogpie" Brooks, motorcycle policeman, who spends a great deal o his time
in collecting money for the un-
American I'nity League, while sup
nosed to be on duty, was forced to
patrol the street in front of the residence of Armitage's manikin. Sherlock I'ope Absent? Just where Sherlock Tope was at that time is not known, although it was possible that he was on the innide looking out. Sherlock has had that experience before, so no doubt it had no ill effect on him unless he was hit in the nose again by one of the Czar's Jewels. And then, it doesn't hurt to change bodyguards once In a while. The Fiery Cross newsboys who were raided by the Czar's chief Jewel, Mike Glenn, ex-keeper of a notorious Joint, and whose police
record might be 3 long as that of Bill Armitage, are still at large and utilt awaiting trial. It has now bean itlated that the trial would be held
on August 14. Czar Rikhoff has re
called the order to arrest newsboys.
which was given by Mike Glenfc
and which was concurred in by the
Czar himself.
JiiiU how far Czar Rikhoff has gotten in his "personal" investigation
of a member of the police force who
was so drunk that it took three men
to get him home, is not known at this time. However, it is known that the
officer who was forced to make a report on the matter was "sent to the
Htlcks because he told the truth
The drunken officer, whose name is paid to be Tuck, evidently stands
"on the right side," and the report . that he once sold silk by the bolt has
not been confirmed. Dynamiter Gets In Game
The mad stand now taken by the police department is creating a strife In this city such as has never been
known before. An effect of the bit
terness It is creating in its own following is seen in the disruption of the Central Labor 1'nion, which is
.being split by resolutions written by-
Joe Roach, assassin and leader of the un-American Unity League, and
Its auxiliary, the Indianapolis Police Department. Behind the crowd that is "commending the stand taken" by
Czar Rikhoff and hia Jewels in resolutions that are fermenting trouble
In the Central Labor Union, Is "Dy
namltc" MeNamara, ex-convict and
dynamiter. This latter fits in very
nicely with the plans of Joe Roach
assassin, and his mailed fist, the Indianapolis Police Department. Fire Chief O'Brjen, hate prophet, who sprang into fame on last S. Patrick's day, when he condemned all Protestants to everlasting to? ment, and led the hate campalga launched at that time by the ur4Amerlcan Unity League, of whic ' (Continued on Page 7)
POLICE RECORD OF BILL
ARMITAGE, LIMBER
LUNGED LEW'S BOSS
Following Is the police record
of Bill Armitag'e, known as a professional gambler and who is now guiding the destinies of Indianapolis through Limber Lunged
Lew. The pouce record of Jim Armitage, whom Limber Lunged
Lew placed on the park board and
who "suddenly resigned" Is also
quite illuminating.
1900 March 13 Arrested for keeping
a gambling house. Charge later
dismissed.
August 20 Fined $10 and costs
for keeping a gambling house.
1001 January 1 Fined $10 and costs
for keeping a gambling hoy.se.
February 11 Fined $10 and
costs for keeping a gambling house.
April 8 Fined $10 and costs
for keeping a gambling house.
June 3 Fined $10 and costs
for keepjng a gambling house.
July 8 Fined $10 and costs for
keeping a gambling house.
November 23 Fined $10 and
costs for keeping a gambling
house.
November 27 Fined $10 and
costs for visiting a house of pros titution.
1902
March 31--Fined $25 and costs
for keeping a gambling house.
1903
July 3 Fined $10 and costs for
keeping a gambling house.
November 18 Arrested for
having a gambling device in his
possession; charge dismissed.
November 2.'! Arrested for
having a gambling device In his
possession and fined $25 and
costs.
November 30 Arrested for
keeping a gambling house; charge
later dismissed.
1904
February 23 Fined $10 and
costs for keeping a gambling
house.
190o
April 12 Fined $1 and costs on
a charge of assault and battery. June 8 Fined $25 and costs for
selling liquor on Sunday.
June 8 Fined $25 and costs for
keeping a gambling house. 1908
June 28 Fined $100 and costs
for keeping a gambling house.
June 28 Fined $10 and costs for violating the Nicholson law
(keeping saloon open on Sunday)
1910
August 22 Fined $25 and costs
for keeping a gambling house. 1913
September 6 Fined $100 and
costs for operating a gambling house. (Arrested with G u s Schmidt in connection with the operation of a game above the
Crystal theater.)
ST. LOUIS, Mo., Aug. 6. This city
was the center of much activity last
Saturday when the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, headed by Imperial
wizard Dr. H. W. Evans, held a gi
gantic meeting at Wellston race
track and initiated a huge class of
candidates into the Invisible Empire. Machines three and four abreast Jammed the roads leading to
the grounds as more than 50,000 per sons clamored for admittance.
The meeting was open to all and
the- prominent speakers who ad
dressed the big crowds that gathered
in the grandstand were received
with marked favor. Cheers and ap
plause were frequent when the Klan
was mentioned at various times
throughout the evening.
Two big fiery crosses placed at
each end of the race track burned
continuously, throwing light in the center of the field that -was open to
Kiansmen only. The crosses were
lighted by gas and presented' unique appearance. Series of Addresses
The series of addresses were con
eluded at about ten-thirty, and iol
lowing this was the address of the
Imperial Wizard, who spoke inside
the oval and to Kiansmen and
Klanswomen only. The air resounded
with tremendous cheering as he
drove home point after point
favor of loyalty to the flag, to the
constitution -and to all things Anier
ican.
As Dr. Evans aproached the spe
cially made speakers' stand from the
end of the track, the candidates
numbering about 1,000, made a forty
foot path for him and applauded as
he inarched through with his staff
Although the general public could
not enter the field inside the race
tracK, ine ceremonies carried on
there could be seen easily from the
grandstand and the whole scene was
most impressive as the candidates
were given the oath of Americanism
and became Knights of the Ku Klux
Klan.
Delegation Meets Dr. Evans Dr. Evans arrived in the city Sat
urday morning where he was met by a large delegation of Kiansmen in higher circles, and in the evening a
banquet was given in his honor in which a very large number of Kiansmen attended. He was more than
pleased with the progress of the organization in Missouri and also with
the warm welcome with which the city received him.
Enthusiasm is at a high pitch in
Klandom here at present and many
more initiations will be held in the near future.
MAD PAT GETS
INTO TANGLE AT FT. WAYNE
ACTS TO DRAW ATTENTION OF
CITIZENS FROM LAXITY OF tAW ENFORCEMENT
Rumors of Impeachment Proceedings
Fill Air as Mayor Refuses to Act Newsies Under Fire
On next Friday, throughout
Indiana, the local Klans will
hold "absentee" ritualistic services in honor of President Harding, who is to be buried on that day. The time at which these services will be held will conform with the time set for the burial of the president at Marion, Ohio. The services will take place in each and every part of the state at the same time and thousands of Kiansmen will take an active part in them.
WHO PRAYED FOR RAIN
IT DOESN'T MATTER
R0K0M0 AT IT AGAIN;
WOMEN HAVE BIG DAY
(By Radio) FORT WAYNE, Ind., Aug. 7. As the fight by the Ku Klux
Klan to rid Fort Wayne of its rotten vice conditions grows warmer, and the citizens of this
city begin to realize the utter
impotency of the local police force under alleged Chief of Police Moeller and the arrogant Captain of Police Zwick, backed by Mayor Willian Hosey, impeachment proceedings are beginning to loom. With Federal officers at work, raiding, getting evidence and delving into the chaotic condition that exists here on account of the attitude taken by the mayor and the police department, the situation la heightened by the slimy hand of the un-American Unity League. With bootleggers and other vies panderers hard pressed,
forth comes the hand of "Mad" Pat O'Donnell, jury fixer, "as the chief hate prophet hears the call of distress. Flooding the city with letters,
this crafty fixer of juries would at
tempt to draw the attention of the citizens of this city from the fact
that Mayor Hosey is making no ef fort to curb vice, and starting a cam
paign of intimidation on Fiery Cross
newsboys. m
The hue and cry of the people of Fort Wayne is shaping itself Into one purpose and that purpose is to impeach the mayor and to rid the
city of the bootlegging and vice rings that are still flourishing in the
face of all law.
Mayor Hosey, still silent on the question of cleaning up conditions as they now exist and have existed
since the advent of his- administration, has made no effort to assist the federal officers in any way and in the face of all the charges brought against different members of his police department, has not made a single investigation or change. Policemen in uniform have been seen drinking liquor openly over, bars (Continued on Page 11)
Rain, No Matter How Wet,
Only Temporarily Dampens Ardor of Hall Backers
HIGH HONORS
BESTOWED ON
PRESIDENT
NATION BOWS HEAD IN TRIBUTE
TO DEAD EXECUTIVE CAPITAL IN MOURNING
State Funeral Ceremony Wednesday
Cavalry and Artillery to Take Part
(By Malzle) As we banged our indefatigable
typewriter, a member of the staff
peeped over our shoulder and asked,
Why the grin. We dislike being
accused of grinning. We forestalled him by telling him he needn't offer
us a penny for our thoughts; we'd take a nice, crisp dollar bill or a fat, heavy American silver dollar, for Liberty Hall, and that our
snicker was, so to speak, a composite snicker, reflecting the gratified grins of thousands of readers of the Fiery Cross, because the Liberty Hall
bullding-iund was growing so rapidly, because it rained last Saturday night, and because there was going to be a three-day rally very soon, for
the benefit of Liberty Hall.
JUNIOR KLAN
NEWS BRINGS ENTHUSIASM
Office of The Fiery Cross Is
Swamped With Letters of Congratulations and of Inquiry Weekly Magazine for Junior Order Is Announced.
District Meetings of Senior Organl.
zanon snow That Higher Spirit Prevails Throughout State Local Klans Are Found Most Substan 1 1 a 1 1 y Organized Membership Keeps on Climbing State Officers Tour State.
Spectacular Parade and Class
Initiation Muncie Girls' Band Leads March
KOKOMO, Ind., Arrg. 7. On the
night of July 25, this city witnessed another demonstration similar to that of the Fourth. This time it was the Women of the Ku Klux Klan who turned the day into a mardi gras with one of the most beautiful parades ever held In Klandom. The parade started from Foster park shortly after 8:00 p. m. and was led by a number of uniformed women on horseback, together with
the Muncie Girls' band that came especially for that purpose, and a large, electrically lighted fiery cross. Many beautiful floats brought bursts of applause from the crowds (Continued on Page 11)
Friday, September 7 will be Klan Day Full Details Next Week
RUSHVLLE TO STAGE LABOR DAY MEETING
Lavish Arrangements
.Last week we carried an announce
ment of a lawn fete which was to be given out on East- Michigan street, the obvious purpose of this affair in
common with all lawn fetes, being to raise funds in this instance money to be added to the Liberty Hall building fund. The committee in charge had made lavish arrangements, modestly expecting an attendance of several thousands. The actual attendance was estimated at 25,000. The affair was in full swing,
exciting pushmobile races under way, and JUST THEN IT RAINED not just a light, midsummer drizzle.
but a down-pour. Shortly after the first, few drops fell, a woman, who stated that she was a member of St.
Philip Neri's Catholic Church, walked into the Liberty Hall headquarters and announced with no
little satisfaction that she was glad that her prayers and those of the members of her church were being answered.
Now," it is no unusual thing, for Christians to pray for rain, of course, even pagans and heathens from time immemorial have prayed to their gods and Great Spirits in time of drought. The activities of the elements have ever been conceded to be under the jurisdiction of Provi
dence, and perhaps we needed rain. However, since we are familiar with the source from which there has emanated the influences that have sought to block and retard the progress of the construction of Liberty
Hall, it is, while almost unbelievable, at least not difficult to understand why the members of a certain nearby congregation would even pray for rain, or any other obstacle which would tend to disorganize the forces (Continued on Page 3)
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7. All the
military and civil honors that a great nation, in sorrow and prayer, may
bestow upon its dead will be paid to
the memory of President Harding in the state funeral ceremonials here
Wednesday.
Preparations for the saddest cere
mony in the life of the country since
the martyred McKinley was brought
here from Buffalo twenty-two years
ago, were completed today under the
guidance of President Coolidge. To
night the national capitol, draped In mourning, awaited in grief the arrival of the funeral train. President Coolidge, cabinet members. Chief Justice Taft and Senator Cummins, of Iowa, president pro tempore of the senate, will meet the train as it draws into Union Station at 1:30 p. m. Members of the guard of honor soldiers, sailors and marines wtll remove the body from the car where it has rested since the long trip from San Francisco began, and bear it to a black draped caisson at the entrance to the president's room. As the- casket Is taken through the station concourse the marine band will play a funeral dirge.
WOLVERINES BURN CROSSES
STURGIS, Mich., Aug. 7 A number of fiery crosses have been burned in this county during- the past week. Activities by the Klan are becoming more, noticeable near here.
SOLICITORS! Solicitors of any kind selling tickets for "Klan Lawn Socials" or any other kind of event; or tickets for a "One Hundred Per Cent" affair are not authorized to do so by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan does not authorize solicitations of any kind on, the street or through the sale of tickets of any description whatsoever. Any person solicited for funds in this way may rest assured that the splicir tor is not authorized by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan to make the solicitation.
RUSHVILLE, Ind., Aug. 7. On Labor day, September 3, the Ku
Klux Klan of this city will celebrate with a homecoming. Preparations are now under way to entertain an
enormous crowd on that day.
One of the chief features will be
an address by the "Old Man." There
will also be addresses by other
speakers of national importance.
It has been announced that spe
cial rates will be in force on that
day on all rail lines.
Funeral Services Are
Held for Shell T. BrowrU
The ' funeral services of Shell T.
Brown, 1109 Larch street, who died
at a hotel in Winchester, Ind., suddenly on last- Thursday morning,
were held Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Flanner & Buchanan chapel. The burial was in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Brown, who is survived by several children, was employed as a
traveling salesman for a farm imple
ment company at the time of his death. He was the relative of several prominent Kiansmen of this state.
"KIDDIE BILLS" APPEAL
GETS RESULTS The "Kiddie Bill" appeal
for ten "Bills" to donate a hundred dollars each toward
Liberty Hall, to be "the playground of the east side for the kiddies" has been heard. The following have donated. Six more are needed. Don't let the hot weather interfere send in your hundred and let's close 'er up. "Eyewitness" of The Fiery Cross $100.00 The "Old Man" 100.00 "Kiddies" Bill 100.00 Nicholas Nickelv 100.00
Thousands are responding to the call of the "Dollar
Bills" and while they are do
ing this you had better hurry up and become a "Hundred
Dollar Bill."
Troops Salute Casket
On the broad plaza outside will be drawn up a squadron of cavalry and a battery of field artillery. As the casket Is lifted to the caisson they
will form in line to "present arms" and the marine band will play as the casket is strapped into place. On signal the cavalrymen will swing away in column, leading the way-to the White House. Behind them the caisson and flag-draped casket will
follow, then some members of the party that made the fateful journey with the dead chieftain, President Coolidge and other officials and the battery of artillery. Passing through streets cleared of traffic, the cortege will turn eouthward to the capitol grounds, down the winding roadway to Pennsylvania avenue, and then over the historic route that has witnessed every great
moment of Joy or sorrow in the nation's life. The caisson alone will
enter the White House grounds, the
troopers swinging aside to line the broad avenue before the executive mansion, sitting motionless and with sabers at "present" until the casket has been lifted down and carried into the stately east room, where it will rest until Wednesday. Mrs. Harding will not ride in the procession from the station. Accompanied by such members of her party as she may designate, she will go to the White House immediately after the train arrives and will be received
by Mrs. Coolidge and the wives of the cabinet officers, who will await
with her the arrival of the body. While the casket is In the White House there will be placed on the bier a wreath for Mrs. Harding,, one by the President and Mrs: Coolidge, one by the supreme court by Chief Justice Taft, one for congress by
Senator Cummins and Speaker Gillette, of the house of representatives, who is accompanying the body, and wreaths also from the heads of foreign and state governments. Caisson to Bear Casket . On Wednesday at 10 a. m. the casket will be placed on the caisson for the Journey over Pennsylvania ave
nue to the capitol, where will be paid the last rites of loving remembrance.
The historic thoroughfare will be cleared of all traffic and will be roped off with cordons of police on guard as the' funeral cortege moves
slowly to the muffle of drums and funeral dirges by army, navy and
marine corps bands.
General Pershing and his staff will
head the military escort, consisting
of the first battalion, thirteenth "en gineers and band; the twelfth in
fan try and band; the marine band;
the -fifth regiments of marines; the
navy band; a composite regiment of sailors; a battalion of the District of
Columbia national guard; the first battalion, sixth field artillery; the
second squadron, third cavalry and the army band. The caisson will follow the troops (Continued on Page 7)
(By Eyewitness) With the announcement of the incorporation of the Junior Klan in The Fiery Cross last week, and also the announcement that the second, third and fourth degrees would be conferred on Kiansmen in Indiana as soon as is possible, events in .
Klandom m this state moved fast during the past week. Unbounded enthusiasm followed the announcement of the con
ferring of the higher degrees
and preparations were put un
der way to confer the second
iTibiiuut uciaj, 111c Llin VI
and tourth degrees will follow without unnecessary delay. District meetings throughout the different parts of the state were held in Vtncennes, Warsaw, Seymour, Kokomo, Terre Haute and Richmond. A survey made at these meetings showed that the highest enthusiasm now reigns among the Klans of Indiana In every way it was found that the Klan has been built substantially and that the membership has reached a point far beyond expectation at this time. Financially each Klan has been found to be in excellent condition.
Officials Deliver Addresses Each of the meetings during the
week were addressed by state officers of the Klan and plans of importance
were discussed and put into operation. At each meeting unbounded welcome was given the announcement of higher degrees to be conferred. The survey was most flattering to those who have worked so diligently and to those who have aided in advancing the interests of the organization. State officers were highly gratified to personally come in touch -with the local o?g.nizations and to learn the wonderful strides made. in the past year. To have builded an organization such as the Klan is today in Indiana, in the short space of time since its inception in this state, borders upon the marvelous.
No cause not having the high ideals and principles on which the Klan Is
tounded could have reached the high grade of perfect organization, possess the unbounded enthusiasm and. enjoy the sound financial condition in which the local Klans throughout the state now find themselves. It was also found that no letup in the number of candidates now being taken into the Klan was experienced during the week. The number had been so great during the few previous weeks that it was thought that
possibly the heat wave which enveloped Indiana last week would tend to slow up those seeking admission, On the contrary, the figures for the
past week showed a decided increase over the week previous.
Letters Begin Arriving Early If the announcement of higher de
grees brought enthusiasm, the information .that the Junior Klan was about to begin operations was received with no less enthusiasm. Ia
less than twenty-four hours after the issue of The Fiery Cross an
nouncing that the Junior Klan had
been incorporatea, nab come on: tne
press, letters of inquiry and congratulations began arriving at the office of The Fiery Cross. Gradually the
mail increased until a veritable flood of letters began pouring in.
"Through your paper, says one writer, "I learn that there is to be a Junior Ku Klux Khan. This is a godsend to us. We have a son who
Is too young to join the Klan and with this new order he will be able to gratify his wishes to become affiliated with a strictly American organization." A young citizen from Spurgeoo, Ind., says that he -"is sincerely pleased to learn that the Junior Klak is organizing." Stacks of letters such as the above
have been received in this office and each mail increases the number. .One- parent writes: I heartily congratulate yon upon your work aa (Continued on Page 8) g