Fiery Cross, Volume 2, Number 45, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 September 1923 — Page 9

DEAL'S ISLAND. SCENE OF BIG CELEBRATION

taken into the organization. Members of the Klan came early to the celebration, to enjoy the delightful bay bathing which the island offers at this particular spot. Later a sea food supper -was prepared by the ladies. In the evening a high fiery cross blazed forth, in the light of which the new members were initiated. This was one of the largest and most enjoyable Klan meetings in this section of Maryland, and other successful affairs are already being planned. "Fighting Mayor9' of St. Elmo Drives Through SAYS LA GRANGE WILL is said by one who was present to have- been patriotic In character. The same citizen is authority for the statement that there soon will be s Klan organization here, and that already there are Klansmen among the citizens of the community, and also for the prediction that within six months this" will be the strongest or ganization in the county. The organization stands for the preservation of law and order! A recent census of the membership in this state showed a total of many thousands, he said. Among the things for which the Klan stands, as outlined by the lecturer, are freedom of speech and of the press, 100 per cent Americanism, the tenets of the Protestant Chrisr tian church and the supremacy' of the white race with respect to all other races. HAVE A LARGE KLAN PRINCESS ANNE, Md., Sept. 3. A huge outdoor naturalization ceremony was held by the Maryland KniRhka of the Ku Klux Klan on Deal's Island last Friday evening. The PrinceH9 Anne degree team had charge of the ceremonials, which wi re staged on the old camp grounds mid hundreds of new members were Missouri Organization Will Grow Fast, Says SpeakerIntense Interest Is Shown . LA GRANGE, Mo., Sept. 3. An address which was made, according to current report, in the interest of the Ku Klux Klan, to Klan members and prospective members was delivered in Conrath Hall recently to a capacity crowd of men who were present by invitation. The address, which was given by a speaker well known in these parts, McAllister & bonham TAILORS Arc Now Showing (he Now Fall and Winter Line of Woolens They do all of their work in their own shop. :M1 Marlon Hldg., Corner Meridian and Ohio Sts., 2d floor. Circle 7078

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TRIAL OF KLANSMEN IS POSTPONED AGAIN IT SPRINGFIELD, 0.

Case of Americans Arrested by Irate Alien Police Chief Still Hangs Fire

Alien Opposition Does Not Want Case

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"the Klan's enemies endeavored to

place the blame upon it. It is for this reason that the state office ot the Knights of the Ku KluxKlan offers $5,000 reward to anyone pToving that any member of the masked gang is a member of the Ku Klux Klan.

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(By Staff Correspondent) SPRINGFIELD. O., Sept. 1. Following the announcement of the postponement of the trial of the seventy-two Klansmen arrested here on

July 6 when returning from a funeral, Justin Altschul, police prosecutor, informed the court in open session that the delay asked was based upon technicalities in the arrest. He informed Judge Golden C. Davis that he did not wish to ask the court to decide the merits of the case upon what he considered worthless technicalities, and further stated

that he wanted to await the action of the loal police department in their attitude toward tie great Klan parade to be held here on Sept. 8. In a brief and illogical statement

to the court, Prosecutor Altschul said that owing to the fact that "these persons with others are contemplating another parade here in the near future upon a much larger scale and insist that same can be held without provoking any disorders, the outcome will be awaited with interest

and will determine the final attitude of the city toward the instant cases." Citizens Still Indignant

The announcement is taken locally

as an indication of the weakness of the city officials in their action in making the most unnecessary and asinine arrest in the history of Ohio. Public indignation against those responsible for the arrest of the Klansmen has not subsided although more than six weeks have elapsed since

the event took place-. Prosecutor Altschul, who is al

leged to be a bitter enemy of the Klan, has, in . his action in asking for a postponement of the trial, only increased the prevalent feeling here that the whole affair was the result of animosity and a stubborn determination upon the part of himself and police officials to destroy the or

ganization in Springfield and Clark county. His statement is taken among all classes of citizens here as a deceptive subterfuge to encourage enemies of the Klan to action when the parade is held, and then in this way to incriminate the Klansmen. It is held that he is merely doing thi3 to carry out in effect his ruling that caused a big laugh among the legal fraternity of the country, in which, before an investigation of the

affairs, he said: "When a company of

persons are on parade and someone on the sidewalk utters a slur, those in the line of parade can be charged as disorderly, whether they are dis

orderly or not.

Can't Cite Law In spite of the faet that Prosecutor Altschul has been openly challenged to cite the law to substantiate his ruling he has persistently evaded an answer, and it is thought locally that the impression made by his ruling

.will afford an excuse for trouble

makers to attempt to embarrass the

marchers in the parade ot Klansmen

A lot of propaganda has been

spread through the eity of unfair things that are to be done to in

criminate the marcherB in a patriotic parade. Much displeasure is being

expressed everywhere on account of

the postponement of the trial, and

the spirit of indignation against

Chief of Police R. E. O'Brien and

his hand-picked coterie ot Klan

haters has only been Increased.

LOGANSPORT. Ind., Sept. 1. Last

Saturday was a day that will long be

remembered in Logansport as one of

the biggest of holidays in the history

of the city. The all-day session of

the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan was a success in every way and one of the largest crowds this city has ever known turned out to see the big parade and ceremonies held by that organization. The meeting was opened at 10 o'clock in the morning when the

crowd gathered and sang "America,

which was followed by a prayer and the reading of the twelfth chapter of Romans from the Bible. After a series of interesting speeches on Americanism the meeting was adjourned during the noon hour." ' - ' "Old Man" Speaks In the afternoon a stirring and sensational speech was made by the "old man" himself, who received the biggest welcome anyone can remember of an individual ever getting in Logansport.

After the crowd was entertained by the Watson girls' band of Muncie, and the ladies' quartet, a well-known speaker gave an address on the Junior organization which was received

with tremendous applause. Another brilliant speech followed

by the Imperial Lecturer of the ! Women's Organization, who won the applause of all present by one of the best speeches of her career. During the day the crowd was en

tertained by the Logansport Quartet, the ladies' quartet and the Royal Center Band, all of whom were given a tremendous ovation. The parade in the evening was one of splendor and was headed by the mounted police in uniform and the American Legion Band in uniform. Klansmen in full regalia, marching in formation of a cross and car

rying red torches, presented a spec

tacular sight and were cheered to the echo by the vast throngs on the

sidelines. The parade was full of many fea

tures, such as floats, unique symbols

and spectacular formations, and the large crowds followed it back to the grounds, where it disbanded in order

that the marchers could view the gigantic display of fireworks that con

cluded the day's outing.

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Elan Offers Reward of $5,000

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ing the lead of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan who have posted a re

ward of $5,000 if the twelve masked

men who, on August 6 kidnapped Mrs.

Irene Wright from her home here,

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This crime, which greatly startled

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sending which had been going on for

several weeks. Many people were threatened and ordered to mend their ways or leave ' town. "While many of these communications were unsigned, others bore the initials "K. K. K." Blamed Klan Enemies of tha Klan did all they

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organization. Consequently, when

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