Fiery Cross, Volume 2, Number 42, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 August 1923 — Page 11

Friday, August 17, 1923

THE FIERY CROSS PAGE ELEVEN

DISTURBER OF KLAN CEREMONY IS FINED

Autoist Who Was Arrested by Klansman at Sebring Will Appeal to Higher Court

SEBRING, O., Aug. 11 Bitterness

at the trial of Dean Huseroft, charged with recklessly driving his automobile during a Klan ceremony

here last Saturday, was so great that Sheriff Paul Lyden ot Mahoning county Btatloned six deputies in the court of Mayor Harold Mushrush to maintain order Friday night. A fine of $25 and costs was as

sessed. Attorney J. W. Powers, Yonngstown, counsel for the defendant, declared the case would bd car

ried to the common pleas court on appeal.

Huseroft was arrested by John Arnold, said to have been clad in a Klansman's regalia, who was sworn in as a special police officer for the evening's celebration. Witnesses, friends of Huseroft's, declared that he was not driving fast or recklessly. Throughout the trial efforts to inject the religious faith of Huseroft were made bf his lawyer.

After hearing the testimony,

Mayor Mushrush assessed tie fine, declaring he regretted that a heavier penalty could not be assessed. In

summing up he pointed out that the

religious faith of neither of the par

ties involved had any weight with

him in making his decision.

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KING KLEAGLE OF OHIO ISSUES OFFI CIAL ANNOUNCEMENT WHICH WILL BE ENTHU SIASTICALLY RECEIVED

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COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 14. News

which will be received with elation' throughout Buckeye Klandom, Is that all Ohio Klans will receive their charters in December. Many local

organizations have already reached

their set quotas. The news will

spur others on to get their member

ships up to the set number before

that time so they can benefit by the order. The official announcement to this effect, which was issued here today by the state office of the Ku Klux Klan, reads in full as follows: Text of Order "Whereas, in the course of the de

velopment of patriotism in the state

of Ohio and in response to that emulated spirit of Christianity which hah

been in the life of every Klansman

and the development of the great

spirit of the craft in the trying days

surrounding our fight from the be

ginning down to the present time;

because of our expansion from a

mere handful of men into the gigantic army of Christian soldiers that

are being assembled by the thou

sands in the great state of Ohio from day to day, the time has come to announce to the state that all organizations will be chartered on December

20, except those bodies who have set

a charter quota and have not attained it.

"Let us make this one of the great

est days in the history of the state ot

Ohio, when all good citizens will kneel in common accord and give thanks to Almighty God for the wonderful achievement and blessing which has been bestowed on this generation arid the benefit -that will be passed to posterity. God in his wonderful wisdom and generous mercy has united us and we have

built better than we dreamed, until

today there is not a nook or corner in the state where the fiery cross

has not illuminated the heavens and the flag blazed the way for patriots

to a greater future hope. "May the same divine wisdom con

tinue to guide us and make us ap

proach with great humility our sol

emn responsibility as citizens, as pa

triots and as Christian soldiers, so

that no one might shirk his duty be

tween now and that momentous hour on December 20 at midnight, when

the last solemn word shall have been

said and our spirit fixed in the de

lectable bounds ot the Invisible Em

pire in a stamp of glory and gold

that-swill aark as-sublime this great

est of all events of the twentieth century. Calls for Enthusiasm "See that a burning fire of enthusiasm throbs in the breast of every member of your organization, so that he will awaken to the responsibility to do by his fellow man as it has

been done by him, so that the closing hour of the final day every available son of a white man's country,

under a white man's flag will be car

rying the glorious light in answering

the modern clarion call.

"Remember that an enthusiasm,

single-handed, will 'remove moun

tainous barriers, where an army ot workers without enthusiasm will not

excite a tremor of interest ; and then

remember, that when the fire of en

thusiasm is kindled in the heart? of

men, they will rise to the occasion as

only true sons of America can."

Plans Are Under Way to Stamp Out Illiteracy in Ohio by 1930 County Superintendents Asked to Aid

Ko Klux Klan Secret Service Men

File Warrants Which Are Served by Sheriff But Knocked Out In Court

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(By Staff Correspondent) COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 13. Espe cially commendable is the announce

ment made by Director of Education

Vernon M. Riegel, that courses of study especially designed to Instill

patriotism and lovcf lor country in school children, will soon be put into

effect in Ohio public schools.

It is not enough that the school

child should gain an idea of the

greatness of his native land from ordinary courses of study such as historyand civics, it is pointed out,

There must be an organized effort to plant the ideals of the United States

so deeply into .the heart of every stu

dent that they can not be forgotten,

The deplorable attitude towards

laws and their enforcement which is more or less prevalent today, would not exist to such a widespread extent

if proper training along patriotic

lines were given. To Examine Histories

The first step in bringing into ef

fect this program will be a thorough

Investigation' of all American his

tories now in use in Ohio's pnblic

schools. In this work Director Rie

gel has enlisted the aid of six patriotic societies. They are the Daugh

ters of the American Revolution, G.

A. R., Spanish-American war Veter

ans, American Legion, Ohio Society,

Sons of the American Revolution.

Ohio Federation of Women's Clubs

and the Ohio League of Women Vot

ers.

A letter has been sent to the heads

of each of these organizations, out

lining Mr. Riegel a plan of action and

asking for whole-hearted support

The keynote of his letter is that it is time steps in this direction were

taken to accomplish definite results

At the same time that he has opened his campaign to build up patriotism, Director Riegel has announced his plans for .warring on illiteracy in Ohio so that by 1930 there will not be a person within the borders of the Buckeye state who can not read and write. The 1920 census showed that there were 131,000 illiterates in Ohio. Approximately two-thirds of them are foreign-born. Thus the best line ot attack at the source of this evil is through Americanization work and night schools.

Work Is" Continued This work was previously handled

by the Americanization department.

At the last session of the general

assembly, however, funds to continue the work were not appropriated and

it was regrettably discontinued. In

part, however, it is being continued

by the state department of educa tion. '

Every county superintendent of

education has been asked by M. W. Simpson, who is in charge of- adult education in Ohio, to obtain the names of every illiterate within his

territory. Thus, educators can aim at the source of the evil and rapidly

eliminate it.

LANCASTER, Ky.. Aug. .13. On last Thursday night both, the Ku Klux

Klan and the women's Organisation held meetings in commemoration ot

the late President Harding. At the conclusion of a short address by a local minister the entire assemblage knelt in silent prayer.

SPEAKER GETS APPLAUSE

(By Staff Correspondent) COLUMBUS, O., Aug. 13. "In

again, out again, going again," is the

policy pursued by operators of parl-

mutuel machines at Keuian Park race track. Grove City, southwest of

here, where the Grand Circuit run

ning races have been in full swing

for the past week.

Last Monday secret service men

for the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan

swore out seventy warrants and an

equal number of affidavits- for the op

erators of the machines and paying

booths at the Grove City track. A

warrant for the arrest of H. D. Shep-

ard, manager of the Capitol City Rac

ing Association, charging him with

permitting gambling on premises un

der his control and a search war

rant for the seizure of all parapher

nalia, were issued. The warrants

were "John Doe" warrants.

Justice of the Peace Irvin Demor-

est, of Jackson township. Issued the

papers. Deputy sheriffs and spe

cially deputized men who were to assist in the arrests gathered in the basement of the Methodist church at

Grove City.

Sheriff Assists

BUCHLAND, Ohio, August 13.-

Last Thursday night an enthusiastic

audience was present to hear a local

speaker deliver an address on the Ku Klux Klan. The speaker was

greetea-'with much applause.

Klan Aids Aged Negro to Recover Eyesight FRANKFORT, Ohio, August 13, Elijah Lockler, aged 73, negro, can once again see the light of day. A

successful operation was performed to remove cataracts from his eyes.:

A month ago the old gentleman was at a loss as to how to finance the ex

pensive undertaking. Hearing -of his need a group of Klansmen one day visited his home and left a substantial donation .with a letter directing that the money be used, to perform the operation. This act of kindness has done much in this vicinity to dispel a deal of wild notions as to the attitude ot the Knights ot the -Ku Klux Klan toward the colored race.

Attention, Fieldmen

CANDIDATES INITIATED

WILMINGTON, Del., Aug. 13. A class of five hundred candidates

were initiated at the top of Penny

Hill near this city on last Wednes

day night, as two giant fiery crosses

blazed from the hilltop. The meet

ing was one of the largest held near

this place for several weeks. A na

tional officer of the Ku Klux Klan

delivered an address immediately preceding the initiation.

MIDNIGHT SUPPEK

Gibsland Klan Number 59, Realm

of Louisiana, a few days ago con

ducted a most impressive public

naturalization ceremony. Sixty-six aliens were naturalized and after an address on the. patriotic principles

of the Klan, the" visiting Klansmen were entertained at a midnight

supper.

50,000 SPECTATORS

Following the law. Squire Demorest called Sheriff Frank Holycross of Franklin county, saying that he did not have enough men to serve the warrants and asked for help. The sheriff came. However, he refused

to serve the "John Doe" warrants, saying that the supreme court ruling required a description of the party to be arrested.

Mr. Shepard was placed under ar

rest. In his arraignment before Jus

tice Demorest, it was noted that the warrant for his arrest wasn't signed

and the case was forthwith dis I missed.

However, gambling at the track on

Monday, after the fifth race, stopped, Nevertheless, it was resumed the fol

lowing day. Thursday several oper

ators were arrested by the sheriff,

charged with operating the game and

selling tickets. They will have their I trials on August 28. j

The racing at Beulah Park contin

ues for another week. What action will be taken by the Klan to stop it

has not yet been decided upon. It

is agreed that arresting does no good,

for the sheriff no sooner makes an arrest, than the accused get out on bond and resume their operations.

Fifteen Machines Fifteen pari-mutuel machines and

twenty-two paying booths are open under the grandstand. Everyone was

gambling. In the crowd were seen

many of the "best known" police

court characters and bootleggers of.

recent days. The extent of the evil.

however, extends to some so-called

decent business men of Columbus.

who have been spending most of

their time at the rail since the races

opened.

Injunction proceedings may be sought' this week,, it was indicated

today. It is believed that such an-

appllcation would be granted, as fav

orable action was received on an In

junction against the Grand Circuit

meeting at the Columbus Driving Park two weeks ago.

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by the sheriff and the chief of police and headed by the band of the Federalsburg Klan. Refreshments were served all visitors at the Cambridge

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The much heralded gathering

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saw Klansmen of the Realm of Washington Btage their ceremonial

near Seattle. There was an Impressive fireworks display and over a thousand aliens were naturalized into the Invisible Empire. Thousands of Klansmen participated.

CHILDREN'S JOYRIDE St. Joseph Klan Number 4, Realm of Missouri, recently took all the children cared t6r by charitable organizations in that city for a Joyride. The youngsters from the homes and orphanages were put In automobiles and driven by Klansmen to a local

amusement park where they enjoyed themselves during the evening and were provided with all the ice cream

they could eat.

AN ANSWER TO MAKY INQUIRIES

Many letters lave been received by The Fiery Cross asking the religion of President Coolldge. Mr. Ceolldge Is a member of no chnreh although It Is understood that he attends the Congregational chnreh of which his wife Is a member.

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