Fiery Cross, Volume 2, Number 41, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 August 1923 — Page 7

Friday, August 10, 1923

THE FIERY CROSS

Opposition to Klandom Useless in Fort Smith

Interest in Patriotism Shown at Brownsville

FORT SMITH, Kas., Aug. 7. Letters of congratulation were sent from all county officials to Mayorelect David L. Ford, alleged Ku Klux Klan candidate who was elected here recently. The ammunition used in an attack against him acted as a boomerang to the opposition, that waged a bitter but unsuccessful battle, when after passing out large page circulars attacking the Ku Klux Klan the day before' election, they were stingingly defeated by the overwhelming vote of 1,824 to 524.

BROWNSVILLE, HI. Aug. 7. About 2,000 persons gathered one evening last week to hear an address on the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan Is growing in favor here each day and the fact that the population of the town is only 500, gives an idea of the interest that is being shown throughout the community.

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Limber Lunged Lew is a member, and which has become so notorious for its brick-heaving squads that it has slunk into other cities under another name, and which has already made way for getting into action under a new guise in Indianapolis when it began to be deserted by most ot those who still possess the desire to be known as reputable citi

zens. Men Thrown In Jail However, although they resign, it is understood they are still free from

the despotic actions of the police de

partment, whereby men are thrown

into Jail on charges for which they are afterward released, and kept there without the use of the tele

phone or forced to give "Hed," or

some other hanger-on, $25 to pro

cure a bond so that they might be released. In one instance, J. B. Sconce, 2101

Wendell avenue, was arrested near Illinois and Twenty-seventh street by Sergeant Sheenan and Plain

Clothesmen Rpminger and Dugan as he was returning from the theater, and then told by the turnkey that he

"was going to stay in until they wanted to let him out" He was refused the use of the telephone and

did not get it until the next day. At the trial he was released because

there was no charge to place against

him.

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And neither would the police call the Lincoln hotel for F. L. Haines, local manager of the Avery company, after

they had ridden him to the police

station in the patrol wagon after-hav

ing arrested him at midnight for

driving thirty miles an hour. How

ever, Mr. Haines did succeed after some time in securing his liberty by

paying; a man called "Red" $25 to

"go his bond."

However, these arrests throw no

fear into Czar Rikhoff, who, in dis

regarding trade signals at Alabama

and Washington streets, and swing

ing into Washington street with the

signal against him, avoided running clown a man living in Temple ave

nue, tnrougn tne agmty or tne man living in Temple avenue and through no effort by the Czar, who was pos

sibly nursing bruised knuckles at the time after pounding them on his desk. It is possible, though, that the

Czar was worrying over the fact that John F. Kortpeter, an aged standkeeper on the market had been thrown into jail at three o'clock in the afternoon and had been given no supper because he "made the police mad." Man Bent With Age The arrest of the old man, who is bent with age, as a part of the "market raid" upholds the record for bravery, established when Mike

Glenn so valiantly went forth to battle the Fiery Cross newsboys with

his "Poison Squad," fed on prejudice, hate and bunk, by its affiliated organization, the un-American Unity League. Due to--the fact that the

trials of the newsboys have not yet been held, Czar Rikhoff, no doubt,

feel3 that he holds a strategic position. By rescinding an order which he did not give, refusing to resign when asked to do so by Limber Lunged Lew, and refusing to incriminate himself by learning the number of the engine in the Ford sedan which Inspector John Mullin drives, he has without equivocation established his generalship. Already the Czar is overcoming the handicap of losing fifteen Protestants, twelve of whom were Masons, from his detective force when he, and his jewels, reduced them because they were Protestants and Ma

sons. He now has a new sergeant in

the person of former traffic officer Kennedy, negro, whom he has raised

in rank during the past week.

Even Sherlock Pope, who introduces the damning evidence of a

picture of the golf links of the presi

dent of the Indianapolis Water Company as part of Limber Lunged

Lew's attempt to turn the water work3 over to Bill Armitage, is not

to compare with Czar Rikhoff, al

leged chief of police of the Indianap

olis police department, auxiliary to

the un-American Unity League Czar About to Abdicate

However, Czar Rikhoff is about to

abdicate; possibly not willingly, but In a way much like the kaiser, whose idea of running a police department

as an auxiliary would be much the same as that of Czar Rikhoff, whose present war on Protestants would

seem to have just about reached the limit. It is thought possible, though, that before abdicating he may investigate certain alleged craps games in Virginia avenue in which an amount of

money changes hands that permits

winners to purchase high priced au

tomobiles from their winnings. Also games of such importance that rival

'gangs" hold up the games at the

point of guns. The police on this beat may be new men, and for that

reason have never been able to learn anything about these games which are alleged to flourish so freely.

In the meantime Mike Glenn can

confer with Joe Roach and "appeal for more traffic men."

Dead President Is Honored By Knights of the Ku Klux Buckeyes Very Active

(By Staff Correspondent) COLUMBUS, O., Aue. r At least

once a week in every city, .-town, village and hamlet In the broad expanse

or tne state or Ohio, a grouD of God

fearing, native, Protestant, gentile

men gather in secret to discuss the

proDiems which today face the great American republic. Sometimes these

same men meet under the broad

canopy or tne star-studded heavRns

beneatn the uplifted fiery cross and add to their numbers others nf thir

fellows who "are ready to rededicate themselves to the cause of their find

their country, their flag and their

nomes. inese men are citizens of the Invisible Empire, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.

To the outsider a treat a

questions must naturallv sni

themselves, as to the reason for this unprecedented enthusiasm and interest for a cause. What is thn

What does it hope to accomplish, and what is being done to bring about its purposes?

The Knights of the Kn to ttio

believe that too long has tho nativeborn, Protestant white man been asleep at his post of duty. He has not faithfully fulfilled thns nida

tions which by virtue of sacrifices

inaue Dy nis ancestors were passed on to him. He has allowed other

cicuiciilo lacLurs wnir.fi ha not

the best interests of the nation at heart to organize, accomplish their purposes, which oftentimes were detrimental to the public welfare and the good of the whole nation, and

yaaa uu uaueeaea ana unchecked The Klan is of the oninion, and believes that the vast majority of the American people concur, that politicians have too long controlled offices for their personal benefit and that of their friends, and not for the people who elevated them to the

positions or trust they hold. Klan Is a Revival In short, the advent nf th trior.

is a revival. It means to bring about a renaissance in things moral religious, political and patriotic just

J if" 'rauiuiB ana lasting as was the Renaissance of the Dark Ages The Klan stands for militant Protestantism, a holy patriotism and an awakening of the best qualities inherent in its membership. The cynic, the scoffer, call these hollow phrases'. But they are not. They stand for just what they say. The truth of this is coming more and more to be realized by all thinking people. And the methods . the Klan uses are those placed into the hands of every American as his or her un-

aunugeaoie mueritance. tfy using

country. "We face one of the most strategic momenta In the history of our country he declared. "Our flag Is In danger, enemies from abroad and at home seek to overturn our traditions, uproot our laws and make a mockery of the government." It is the Klan which more than any other group of citizens is guarding against this condition, he said. The lecturer stated that within five

years' time the state of Ohio would have a school law similar to the one passed in Oregon last year, making the public school the one and only school in the state. This assertion was heartily received by all. Many speakers, some from Lima and others of nation-wide repute, dwelt in detail upon various phases of Klan purposes. The history of the organization, how it started, when sixteen men on Stone Mountain, Georgia, took an oath to stand

by one school, one law for all, one flag and one country, was told by a

Delphos, Ohio, preacher.

Parade of 6,000

Klan officials In charge of parade

arrangements through downtown

streets declared Saturday night that

&,000 men and women in full re

galia were in the line of march. The procession started at 7:30

o'clock from the park.

Officials on horseback led the line. They were followed by a uniformed

band, and then a delegation of

women of the Ladies of the Ku Klux

Klan followed. Many cities were represented in the line by large del

egations marching together. Mun-

cie, Ind., Springfield, Toledo, Fos

toria, Spencerville, Delphos and Auglaize county, were thus represented, while others marched together without identification. Red and white crosses were carried throughout the column. Five bands and a drum corps were scattered

through the line. The women carried a large silk American flag at half mast. All colors carried were either dropped in memory of the president or draped in black. On the left arm of everyone in the parade, a black bow was worn.

The line led into the public square where the throng formed into one solid mass, kneeled and bowed their

heads for one moment in silent

prayer for the departed chief executive of the nation, while the bands in subdued tones softly played, "America." Then at a command the

throng arose, the bands struck up martial airs, the lines formed again and returned to the park. Tho thousands of spectators who had watched, the parade crowded the driving park to witness the naturalization ceremonies which " followed. Under the light of seven fiery

crosses, some of them burning and others electrically illuminated, a class of candidates, said officially to number 3,700 men, wre taken into the Invisible Empire. Following the oath, the outer guard lines were

withdrawn and the public was permitted to gather closer around the

Tramp Printer Helped j Harding Meet Pay Rollj CLINTON, 111., Aug. 7. Mike Bachman, Warren G. Harding's first printer in Marion, assisted the future President through the reorganization of a defunct newspaper. It was

not always easy for the editor to arrange the weekly pay day. Not only did Mike allow his time to accumu

late, but on more than one occasion loaned a few dollars to assist the boss In paying off the help.

But the road called Mike and.

though he worked at various times

on the Star, he spent his years working and traveling. When Mr. Hard

ing wa3 elected President, Mike

wrote that he was ready to accept a position in the new cabinet and re

ceived a letter in reply stating that the old printer would be given a governmental position if he desired

it. But Mike had spent too many years on the road to be satisfied in one place. His whereabouts are now unknown.

Initiations Are Held v? Under Revolving Gross

SANDWICH. I1L, Aug. 7. A huge revolving electric cross was the cause of much interest here as it threw its light over a large number of candidates for membership in the order of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, when the oath of Americanism was administered. An attentive audience listened to an address on the principles of the Klan by a wellknown speaker.

UNIQUE OCCASION The grand master of Masons of Minnesota, Joseph M. McConnelL was the presiding official at a unique occasion when last week he laid the corner stones of the new city hall, community recreational building, and Masonic temple at Virginia, Minn. Masonic bodies from Duluth, Two Harbors, Cloquett and Superior attended the ceremonies in full form.

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their ballots for principles and notaltar within hearing of the speaking.

for parties, by building up in every

community a bloc of organized, effective public opinion and by aiding

amy constituted officials in the discharge of their duties, those ideals

tor which the Knights of the Ku

Klux Klan stand are slowlv hut

surely being brought Into the light of day in the good old Buckeye state

as wen as throughout the nation.

Opposition fostered by un-Ameri

can elements and persecution bred

by forces which in years past have unwittingly been allowed to gain

places of authority in this country, have in the past spread a spiderweb of lies and falsehoods about the

Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. which

have helped rather than hindered tho

growth of the organization.

They have tried to paint the Klan.

before the eyes of the public, as an

organized society for committing crime and depredations against the

community In which it exists. They

have endeavored to picture tho or

ganization as one of night riders and

standing for all the lawlessness that

that term imparts.

In respect to the departed dead,

all fireworks were abandoned. It is believed that this, ilonklave drew more persons from out of town than any recently held in Ohio, other

than the Buckeye Lake convention.

From Toledo alone over 100 members and a band came on a special car. En route they stopped at Leipsic, Ottawa and Columbus Grove, and

in full regalia paraded through the streets. Delegations were also present from points in Michigan and Indiana.

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Reports have been circulated here that the Ku Klux Klan will have a complete ticket in the field in the

coming primary election which takes place this week. The Klan's mem

bership Is being feared by bootleg

gers, gamblers and other denizens

of vice, for indications are that this

community Is going to have an hon-

est-to-goodness civil, law-enforcing

administration, something it has not

been biased with for years.

Lawless, un-American elements

are banding themselves together to elect a machine candidate at "any cost" Report has it that a "slush

fund" of no small proportions has

Banks Are Swelling

Now the public is realizing the ut

ter foolishness and absurdity of

these allegations and as a conse

quence, men from the factory and shop, the store and market, the field

and the highway are filing into the ranks of the citizens of the Invisible

Empire. In Ohio, at least, the "Klan is rid

ing again from the darkness toward the dawn," taking with it all that is

best in American civilization and all

that is worthy in the great tradi

tions of the past

A resume of the activities of the

Klan in Ohio for the past woek, gar

nered from reports ot staff corre

spondents of The Fiery Cross in all

parts of the state, will show that

"good men and true" are gathered

around the uplifted fiery cross. And

the women, too, have followed in their footsteps, standing for the same

high and lofty principles that were first exemplified by the Knights of

the Ku Klux Klan,

Some critics denounce the Klan as

a terrible organization but add that

it has good men in it and is well led

Would the "good men" stay If It were the terrible organization it is made out to be? Would the Knights of the Kn Klux Klan. reach upwards

to 400,000 members in Ohio if it was

such a dreadful body? These qnes-

tions answer themselves and only show the unthinking assertions that

are made by some persons In their

blind effort to discredit an all-Amer-icaa organization.

Lima Honors Hnrding A memorial service in honor of

President Warren G. Harding, marked the Klan gathering at Lima

Saturday night, the largest held in Ohio through the week. Services to

do homage to the nation's deceased

president were held at all klonklaves and klavern8, however.

At 1 o'clock Saturday afternoon,

at the Lima driving park, services

opened. A national Klan lecturer from Detroit foresaw the time when

only those aliens who are coming

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ernment officials, stato governors and representatives of many mili

tary, fraternal and civic organizations.

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troops will swing into line facing

westward as the casket is carried up the long steps to the east entrance

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