Fiery Cross, Volume 2, Number 44, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 August 1923 — Page 12
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THE FIERY CROSS Friday, August 31, 1923
RITUAL AND PARADE
AT CROWN POINT, IND.
Three Fiery Crosses Burned as Rig Class Takes the Oath of Americanism
Toledo Iiitiates
Another Big Glass
CROWN POINT, Ind., Aug. 25.
The county fair grounds here was a scene of much activity last Saturday,
when automobiles began to pour
through the streets headed in that direction, and it was learned that a
big meeting and demonstration was being held there by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. Citizens flocked to the place of meeting and a crowd estimated at about' 6,000 heard a ppeaker of national note give an address on Americanism and the principles of the Klan. Candidates Initiated Various attractions in the way of amusements were also on tho program and In the evening three large fiery crosses wero lighted and a
c lass of 300 candidates took the oath of Americanism and were initiated luto the mysteries of the order. Although it rained at night, a parade was held in which a long line of Klansmen took part, marching in full regalia from the fair grounds to the city square. Blgfjcst Demonstration So Far This was tho biggest demonstration Crown Point has had so far and the crowd was considered very large, owing to the fact that there were no
advance notices of any kind concerning the meeting. The Klan is having a rapid growth here and many more demonstrations are expected in the future, although nothing authentic has been announced by those who are on the "Inside."
TOLEDO, O., Aug. 25. In the lurid glow of a gigantic fiery cross, a great class of 1,000 candidates were naturalized In the initiation ceremonies of the Ku Klux Klan here one evening last week. A speaker of national note gave an address on America and the Klan, which was received with unbounded enthusiasm.
TIGHTING MAYOR' OF ST. ELMO, ILLINOIS, DRIVES OVERLAND
COLONEL INDICTED BY U. S. GOVERNMENT
Chief Executive Acts as Own
Police Force and Rids Town of Rowdies
Was Elected by a Two-to-One Tote
and Is ow Making Good His Pre-Electio'n Promises
Klan Parade to End Three-Day Carnival
PREPARE FOR BIG DAY AT RUSHVniE SEPT. 3
RUSHVILLE. Ind., Aug. 28. Plans are being completed far the big event to be held by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan at the old fair grounds Just east of here and one of the largest crowds ever gathered In this eection of the state is expected. Monday, September 3, is the date of the big day and an elaborate program of entertainment has been arranged. Special rates, it-has been announced, will prevail on all traction lines and railroads leading to Rushville on that day.
NEW YORK, N. Y., Aug. 25. Five men, including Col. Launcelot M. Purcell, former chief of the surplus property division of the United States Army, have been indicted, charged
with defiauding the government .out of about $2,000,000 through the sale of certain surplus war supplies to
private concerns.
The merchandise involved, the in
dictment stated, was 600,000 yards of
denim, 239,104 yards of duck, 708,0:22
yards of osnabury gray and 1,645,065
yards of sheeting.
Besides Col. Purcell, those indicted were John C. Skinner, chief of the sales division, quartermaster corps, a civilian officer; Harry Miller, a merchant, trading as the Harry Miller Company, dealers in textiles and general merchandise, of this city;Bertram Wfelss and Herman Canter, trading as the Universal Sales Company of. Now York.
Three Released on Bonds "Weiss, Canter and Miller entered tentative pleas of not guilty. The
first two were released on bonds of $3,000 each and Miller was freed on $7,500 bonds.
Col. Purcell and Skinner soon will come here for pleading. Three separate indictments were returned. The first charges the de
fendants with submitting a fictitious assign ment and obtaining from the surplus property division merchandise awarded to the Universal Trading Company in the value of $600,000 for about $00,000.
BIG TARADE OF KLA1SSMEX IS CHEERED AT LANCASTER, O.
LANCASTER, O., Aug. 25. A parade given here one evening last veek by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan drew thousands of people to the city who cheered the long liue of Klansmen in full regalia as they made their way along the line of march.
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Driving a truck, on each side of which 'was a reproduction "of a mounted Klansman, T. J. McAdams,
"the fighting mayor" of St. Elmo, Illinois, arrived in Indianapolis" on last Thursday. Upon his arrival here the mayor had a picture taken of the truck. ' Mayor McAdams, who was elected by a two-to-one vote at the last election, also serves as his own chief of police and has cleaned out a gang of rowdies that infested the streets and
annoyed women. The ticket on which Mayor McAdams ran for office was elected in its entirety although the opposition
tried every ' possible means to swing the election, due to the fact that it was whispered that the men on the ticket were favorable toward the Ku Klux Klan. Since the election certain interests in St. Elmo have bit
terly fought the Klan on account of the way the election went Ind because a big change came with the 'Fighting Mayor" taking office. Picnic Is Held However, despite the opposition.
the Klan is growing stronger each month. On last Saturday a barbecue and picnic was held on the old national trail and a rousing and enthusiastic day resulted.
It is now being planned to build a
Klan hotel on the National road at
St. Elmo. The town has a population of fifteen hundred and one can
well imagine that a goodly per cent of the inhabitants are members of the- Ku Klux Klan. The fact that the rent was raised on a certain lodge in St. Elmo because of its friendliness to the Klan and that the same lodge wag afterward stopped from, subletting the hall to the Klan, has not hurt the steady growth of the organization.
In, fact, according to Mayor McAdams, the inebmership thrives on such un-American acts by those opposed to the strictly American organization. Mayor McAdams left Indianapolis Friday morning to be home for the Klan picnic on Saturday.
' . PLAINFIELD, Ind., Aug. 25. A big street fair and carnival will be held
I in this city August 80, 31, and Sep
tember 1, by the merchants of the city, and the town will be alive with flying banners, music by bands, concessions,' rides, and various kinds of Shows. Saturday night will be Klan night and a big parade of Klansmen will march" through the center of town in full regalia.
A nationally-known speaker will
givean address on Americanism and
the Ku Klux Klan, and following this
will be a large display of fireworks. All Klansmen are invited to attend,
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and Many Signs Welcome Klansmen
INSPIRING MEET IS
HELD AT SPRINGFIELD
Announcement Made Regarding
the Conferring of Higher Degrees
NO ABATEMENT IN JUNIOR KLAN MAIL
Organizers Now in Almost Every County in State Editor of Publication Is Named
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BROOKVILLE, Ind., Aug. 28. A large crowd gathered at Beechwood,
frftbout five miles south of Billings-
ville, one evening last week to hear a well-known speaker give an address on the principles of the Ku Klux Klan. The address was received with very much enthusiasm by the audience and many made known their desire to become affiliated with the
great American order. A complete 'report of the meeting
was sent to the Brookvllle Democrat,
but the editor of that paper refused to print one word concerning the affair and instead printed a long harangue by one Rev. J. M. Walker, an alleged Methodist, who attacked all the principles of Americanism that are embodied in the IJlan movement.
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DARLINGTON, Ind., Aug. 27 A
fancy and well-executed drill by the ladies' drill team of Frankfort was
the feature of a huge Klan demon
stration held here Thursday night The drill was given by twenty ladies in full Klan robes and drew more
applause from the thousands of
spectators than any other part of the
entire affair.
This city was beautifully decorated by the Protestant merchants of the city. Signs welcoming the
Klansmen were In the window displays. A large electric cross lighted the city bandstand. The-erowd began jamming into Darlington early in the afternoon, and by six o'clock there were no parking spaces in the cen
ter of town. Starting early in the evening, the crowd was entertained by musical numbers from a civilian band composed of county musicians, and by Klan songs by the Mystic Quartette. This quartette proved very popular with its witty parodies and snappy singing. Following this, a Christian
minister of this county delivered a pleasing address on the ideals 6f the Klan. He was forced to close soon by the explosion of the starting
bomb as the Klan parade moved off
from Cox's Grove, east of the city. A large fiery cross flamed up on a downtown corner and several beautiful Klan fireworks were touched
off. The explosion of one bomb released a small American flag in the
air and it floated down to the crowd. Huge Flag in Parade The parade was led by a Klansinan carrying a large Americanlag,
tol lowed by two horsemen. Then came the Sheridan band, with visors up, and horns merrily tooting "Opward, Christian Soldiers." The gigantic Crawfordsville flag followed the band, being carried by sixteen robed Klansmen. Expressions of wonder at the size of this flag were
heard on all sides, as the banner of Theodore Roosevelt passod by. Horses and floats followed, "The Little Red Schoolhouse" float draw
ing considerable applause from the enthusiastic spectators. The Lsfdies of the Klan also took an extensive
part in the affair. The ladies in the demonstration were from this coun
ty, Clinton, Putnam, Boone and Fountain counties. The Thorntown Klan band and drum corps also had prominent places in the line of march.
The Sheridan band of forty pieces formed in two lines facing on the main street corner and rendered an enthusiastic .concert. Due to the fact
that the Sheridan bond had assisted in a demonstration at Frankfort the preceding night, there were a few Frankfort men in the band. The parade turned in the west end of town and returned through the "business district to the grove. Twenty Frankfort ladies in full regalia returned to the library front and gave a peppy drill lasting forty
minutes. The drill was well executed and went on with a snap that drew almost continuous applause
from th onlookers who jammed the square. One formation, a human
cross, made as Tne kock or Ages
floated across the street, was prob
ably the most popular section of the drill. Following this drill, the women also returned to the grove, and beneath two flaming crosses, a large
class of candidates were given the first degree, after which several ladies were given the second degree work. The entire demonstration,
while not auite the largest ever held
in this Dart of the state, was one of
the prettiest and most enthusiastic
Kitter has ever witnessed.
SPRINGFIELD, O., Aug. 27. In
response to a call sent out Thursday for a special meeting, over 4,000 members, of the local Klan assem
bled on the Klonklave grounds east
of the city, Friday night.
This special klavern was one of
the most important and inspiring meetings that the Springfield Klan
has yet held. It was called to instill co-operation and solidarity of pur
pose and action into the members of the Klan. A number of state officers were present and gave short but powerful talks against the few in the organization who are attempting to disrupt the greatest movement on earths Speakers Cheered The mighty throng of men cheered theJ speakers. Every man pledged himself to .bring an eligible candidate to the next invitational meet ing on September 4. This will be the last Invitation klonklave to be
held prior to the state klonklave. It was announced tljat the conferring of the higher degrees of the or
ganization will be given the latter
part of December or early in the
New Year. "Warning was issued to
Klansmen to not allow sinister per sons to influence them into any or
ganization purported to be a branch of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and those present were admonished
to await the official announcement
of the conferring of advanced, de
grees. Representatives or the Junior
Klan were also present and outlined
the principles of the movement.
With the first appearance of The Junior Klansman, a weekly publication to be devoted solely to the in
terests of the Junior Klan, but a lit
tle more than a week away, it was
yesterday announced that Milton El-
rod, Jr., will act as editor-in-chief until a complete staff is chosen from among the members of the Junior organization. The publication will be in magazine form and the an
nouncement of its near appearance
has created much enthusiasm among the potential members of the. newJunior organization.
From headquarters it has been an
nounced that organizers are now in
almost each and every county in Indiana and that they are being met with unbounded enthusiasm. As was
previously announced, all those wish
ing to get in touch with the national headquarters, which is located in
Indianapolis, will address postofflce
iocs box 1622L Indianapolis.
No Abatement in Letters
There has been no abatement in
the number of letters from boys and girls from every state in the Union
and the office force at national bead'
Quarters is working until -late each night in an effort to properly-take care of all correspondence and 'the many other important matters in connection with the new organization. The office is gradually catching up after having been snowed under with the avalanche of mail at the first announcement of the organization of the order and it is hoped that everything will be ia the smoothest of; running order at a very early date, at Which time the great influx of members will begin in real earnest. It is sincerely believed that no organization ever was formed that met with such instantaneous approval
and clamor for admittance than has the Junior Klan. .
PETERSBURG HAS BIG
INITIATION MEETING
PETERSBURG, Ind., Aug. 28. At a well attended meeting of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan at the Pike county fair grounds recently, a large class of candidates were naturalized in the initiation ceremonies of the Invisible Empire. Two large fiery crosses, thirty feet tall, were burned as the oath was being administered. Klansmen from various parts of southern Ohio attended and in addition to these and the Indiana Klansmen, there were about 800 persons attracted to the scene.
PARADE AND SPEECH
AT COATESYILLE, IND.
(Special to The Fiery Cross) COATESVILLE, Ind., Aug. 27. Before one of the largest crowds
that ever assembled in Coatesville the Ku Klux Klan, on last Friday night, held a very impressive meeting. At 8 o'clock in the evening the main streets were crowded with people estimated between twenty-five hundred and three thousand. A platform had been erected where for an hour the crowd listened to a patriotic concert given by the band, after which a speaker of national reputation delivered an impressive address
which was heard with much interest. At the close of the address a large fiery cross was lighted which was a signal for the start of the parade which was led by robed Klansmen on horseback, followed by sixteen Klansmen carrying the American flag. It was said that there were 100 Klansmen in the parade.
The women s Organization was
also represented in the march.
At the close of the evening's en
tertainment many of the citizens of Coatesville declared their intention
of becoming members.
PLAN FIRST LOGAN MEET
LOGAN, O., Aug. 17. The Klon
klave which will be held here Thursday evening, August 30, will be the
first public demonstration by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan in Hocking county. Circular letters have been sent to all Ohio Klans,
and a large throng of visitors is
expected.
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'ORTT.AND. Ind.. Aug. 28. This
city was crowded to capacity last
Ratiirdflv n erht when a Dig initiation
ceremony took place under the au
spices of the Knights oi tne o.u mux Klan on Forest avenue.
The ceremonies started shortly
after 9 o'clock and it was after 11 be
fore they were over. Klansmen m
full regalia formed a guara aDout thn rnnrUrlatpa that were about 400
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.held back to a given point while the
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Fiery crosses were lighted at the
beginning of the ceremony ana an American flag was draped about the hnHv nf rsiTiriirlfl.tp.H.
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were not overworked as the crowd
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