Fiery Cross, Volume 2, Number 48, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 September 1923 — Page 1

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THERE WILL BE NO PARADE FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS' MEETING

America's Most Important Toilers Will Slip Into Town "Unsought and Unsung"

01 to Itny "Makes nn Offer"-Alleged Chief of Police Foils to Act in Slugging Case

Too Late for Courtesy Week They M ill Be Welcomed by Merchants To Yietv Suicide Monuments

Government by the People Being Tested as American Stock Faces Destruction

(By Wiiifrfoot)

The un-American Unity League is today recovering from its shock of having been amazed last week, and it was- reported that the cute little leaguers were being taken to an educational movie showing the history of the brick from the time the straw Is planted that goes Into the brick until the finished product goes into the plate glass window of a Protestant merchant. The leaguers weren't amazed at

the fact that a business man of this city was subpoenaed by Mike Glenn and sent after by two policemen and threatened with being hauled to the police station in the patrol wagon, despite the fact that there was no charge against him; they were not amazed because alleged Chief of Police Rikhoff has taken no action in the case wherein a city detective

slugged a citizen attending the state I fair, even though he had the evidence before him, nor because Patsy McMahon, prizelight trainer, is now a traffic cop in brazen contempt of police regulations. Knew Statement Was "Hokum" The leaguers are amazed because Limber Lunged Lew said members of the league would be fired from -the police force if they continued making trouble. Despite the fact that the leaguers knew the Hatement was just so much "hokum," thpy were so amazed that they wrote

u letter to Limber Lunged Lew about it and then got it iri the newspapers. The amazement suffered by the leaguers last week was second only to the astonishment, amazement, wonderment, bewilderment and awe which paralyzed the leaguers upon learning that Dr. Amelia Keller was neither Catholic, Jew nor Negro. At that time the leaguers were so Knocked that when they awoke Dr. Keller had dumped into their midst her political ambitions and slowlydying hope of political preferment. Since that time lots of things have

happened: Otto Ray, councilman,

a member of the league, has offered much in the same way that the kaiser "offered" Mexico to Japan to forfeit a thousand dollars if he doesn't produce membership cards to the Ku Klux Klan bearing the signatures of Patrolman Bedford and Lieutenant McGee, now under suspension by Czar Rikhoff because they investigated a murder which the police department has made a (Continued on Page 8)

(By Eyewitness) All teachers of the state of Indiana will be represented at the annual convention of the Indiana State Teachers' Association to be held in Indianapolis, October 18, 19 and 20. They will hear lectures from men of repute and of standing in the educational world and will undoubtedly discuss some of their own personal

and private problems as teachers of the children of Hoosierdom. They

will also undoubtedly elect officers of their association for the next year and while in Indianapolis, we hope they will also have a pleasant and

enjoyable time. If the Rotary Club, the Kiwanis Club, the State Chamber of Commerce, Indiana Manufacturers Association, Margot Asquitb, Coue, or some other foreign propagandist with a "message" was coming to Indianapolis, undoubtedly "committees' would be appointed and funds

now be raised to extend the cour

tesies of the city to them, but a careful investigation up and down Washington, Pennsylvania and Illinois

streets fails to reveal any marked en

thusiasm or any plans for a parade or other demonstration for the school teachers of Indiana. They wall probably meet on October 18, 19 and 20, "unsought, unhonored and unsung." A Busy City

We do not think that Indianapolis ill have much to congratulate itself upon in the welcome extended to our Hoosier school teachers. In

dianapolis is a busy city. A great burst of energy with the rotten police department, a rotten city administration and yet the teachers will undoubtedly be amazed at the hotels, banks, office buildings, vast department stores and even at the Cadie Tabernacle itstlf, serenely located opposite the city hall. Possi

bly they will appreciate the wonderful safety zones, with their "suicide monuments" and undoubtedly they will be shown our beautiful boulevards, the gasoline filling station at Maple road and Fall Creek boule

vard, and possibly the "casting pool," where worthy Jack Waltons (Continued on Page 8)

JUST WHEN DID HE PARDON THIS GANG?

KLAN TURNS OUT IN

FULL AT FLORA, IND. Bands and Quartettes Feature in Big Meet Spectacular Parade at Night

(By Eyewitness) Recently a great Avriter in discussing the three greatest books ever written laid down certain rules and fundamentals, among them being that every man should read at least fifty books per year.

His idea of a busy man who has no time to read even one-half

this exaggerated figure, is ridiculous and absurd.

The fact remains that the American public do read .And are interested in things pertaining to the vital and constitutional

welfare of the nation. It isn't necessary for the average American to read fifty books or twenty-five book8, but he does as a patriotic duty and as an act of true citizenship owe it to America to intelligently search out the truth concerning vital and important issues having to do with the welfare and future of the United States. There are crises in the lives of nations as well as in the lives of individuals and America is now passing through one of these

great danger periods. Test Is Now Evident

Government by the people is being tested as never before in the nation, in the state, in the community, and it is being clearly demonstrated that representative government protects the rights and liberties of its people only in proportion to their own understanding of its principles. When we realize how far we have departed from the political traditions, and civic virtues of the found

ers of our republic, and bow little of

their altruistic vision remains we

appreciate the danger In which we are involved. This is no time for pessimism, but it must - be conceded that we have reached a point at which we must either about face on the immigration problem and assimilate the mass of alien population we have' or be led into irretrievable ruin. The reins of government today in a measure remain' in the hands of the American people but the possibility of their being wrested from their control is

emphasized by occurrences and events throughout this great United

States. Unity Only Can Succeed Solidarity of Americanism can be obtained only by unity of language, unity of purpose, unity of Ideals, unity of hopes and unity of speech; separation of church from state and a great public school system, wherein we can give more thought to the

perpetuation of the public schools than we do to civic beauty spots, and political pork barrels. Evidence beyond doubt and emphasis beyond question is in the re

ception given the speech of . the Grand Dragon of Indiana on immi

gration in last week's issue of The

Fiery Cross.

Probably no subject at this time is

of greater importance and is draw

ing greater interest than that of lm-

TIDE TURNS

AGAINST MAD EXECUTIVE

GOVERNOR CREATES SEETHING MASS OF CONFUSION IN OKLAHOMA

Criminal Element Prospers Under

Orders to Arm Would Shoot Down Legislators

the native and older immigrant stock. A comparison was made between wards of eastern cities containing a large proportion of for

eign-born and primarily American

communities in Indiana and other central states. In the foreign-born communities 17 per cent of the men were rejected as unfit for military

service, only 13 per cent in the Am

erican. About 300,000 men were examined in these two sets of communities. The results can have but

one meaning."

In quoting statistics from an ofn

cial document the Grand Dragon

said :

"In reference to feeblemindedness,

insanity, crime, epilepsy, tuberculo

sis and deformity, the Older immi

grant stc;ka are vastly sounder than

the recent.

-'"ine l.unibr of inmates dealt

mth in these calculations is large enough to Justify considering the several groups as fairly representative samples of their particular

types la the whole population.

"The outstanding conclusion is

that, making all logical allowances for environment conditions, which

may be unfavorable to the immi

grant, the recent immigrants, as

whole, present a higher proportion

or inborn socially inadequate quail

ties than do the older stocks.

(By Staff Correspondent)

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla.,

Sept. 25. On the eve of the

meeting of the state legislature,

which has been called together

to impeach Governor Jack Wal

ton, the tense situation here

STREETS LEADING TO REVIVAL JEET BLOCKED Louivsille Police Chief Arms Officers with Riot Sticks and Tear Bombs and

Balks Protestants who Would Attend Religious Services in Tabernacle.

Un-American Action Continues and Speaker Who Would Deliver Address on Same Street Is Placed Under Arrest Chairman of Board of Safety "Gets Information of Riot"

CROWD SEES KLAN I PARADE AT ARGOS

Crime Average Runs High

"Of crime, in particular, Dr. Laugh

nn says:

'The countries which ran lowest

in crime are those which have contributed most to the elementary

foundation of the population of the United States such as Great Britain.

Scandinavia, Ireland, Germany and the Netherlands. Those Im

migrant groups that run high in crime are from the countries of

southern and eastern Europe.'

(By Staff Correspondent) LOUISVILLE, Ky., Sept. 23. Seldom in these United States have public officials dared put into practice the autocratic methods used here on last Friday night when a cordon of police were thrown about a city block and citizens of this city refused the use of a city street and the privilege of attending a Protestant revival meeting in the Cadle Tabernacle in Third street. The action of the police followed orders issued by the board of

was increased as Walton s saiety ana Decause a meeting nad been advertised in a lot adorder to shoot to kill has spread joining the tabernacle and at which a speaker, E. H. Lougher,

over Oklahoma and the reign was to deliver a speecn on the principles ot the Knights of the

of terror created by the gov- Ku Klux Klan.

ernor a mad actions continues

without abatement.

Despite the fact that Oklahoma

has been the scene of many tense

situations in the past, none has ever approached tEie condition which exists today as the governor of the

state commands all citizens between the ages of 21 and 45 "to hold themselves in readiness for open war

fare."

If it wereiot for the fact that one

is amidst the turmoil now being created by Walton In his mad desire to create the spectacular and

jeopardize 'he 'ives . f .'.iik icu citizens of the state by the indiscrimi

nate arming of the criminal classes of the state, it would be hard to conceive of an American executive go

ing to the lengths to which the "mad governor" of Oklahoma has gone. Criminal Element Prospers From a state of peace and quietude in this city there has sprung an armed camp. Machine guns command the streets, Mayor O. A. Cargill has been stripped of authority and six-shooters bulge under the clothes of men who have been armed

at the authority of Walton. Huge trucks roar through the streets and youths, not much more than chil-

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Largest Crowd at Fall Festival Cheers Marchers in Long Procession

BIG KLAN MEET HELD

AT PITTSB0R0, IND.

ARGOS, Ind., Sept. 21. Before the largest crowd ever assembled in Argos, a blazing cross of burning ptne was carried through nwln street tonight when a large parade

ot Klansmen held the attention of j the thousands who were here on the ! last night of the Argos Fall Festival and Homecoming. The silent marchers, robed, in white, were mostly members of the Klan. in Marshall county, although representatives were included from Knox, South Bend, Ke wanna, and other nearby towns. Heading the procession was a

flaming cross mounted on au automobile which was followed by the Argos band. Other crosses, lighted by electricity, were scattered through the line. A picturesque and novel feature of the parade was two Shetland ponies, completely envel

oped in robes, ridden by two small boys wearing an exact replica of the mask and robe of the Klansman on

parade

News that the parade was to be

held was spread only two days before, and the extraordinary rowd

of the Balkan states have from two to three as nmnr criminals in nnr

migration, and it is thought that no prisons as the proportion of these

more important measure will De con

sidered by the next Congress than

the readjustment and re-enactment

of immigration legislation.

That the voice of the solidified

"The Italians, the Greeks and those Large Crowd Sees Spectacular wnich assembled at Argos Friday

Parade and Hears Stirring Patriotic Address

Those Who Know Them Please Send in Their Records So We Can Start a New File

Thomas II. Gibson, 210 East Thirtythird street, Sunday sent a telegram signed by himself and fourteen others of this city to Governor J. C. Walton, of Oklahoma, commending him for his efforts against the Ku Klux

Klan. The telegram said: "We, the undersigned Hoosiers, are proud that you were born in Indiana. Like you we are for the republic and against the Invisible Empire." Those ho signed it besides Mr. Gibson were: P. W. Kennedy, L. J. Mooney, W. J. Slattery, Daniel D. Brosnan, M. A. Mish, T. J. O'Hara, Denis Egan,"John W. Trenck, Frank Kessing, J. P. OMahony, Peter J. McXamara, A. J. Eisner, Ilanry F. Green and (1. M. Kisacher. The information that Governor

Walton had ordered "his followers" to shoot to kill, seems to have immediately galvanized the un-American Unity League also, and it sent the following wire to Jack: "75,000 members in Marion county behind you." From the number shown it must be that the league got the number of members mixed with the number of bricks on hand. The league may be "behind" Walton, but the citizens of Oklahoma have "caught up" with hint.

FLORA, Ind., Sept. 25. Last Sat

urday was a gala day here as the

whole town was turned over to the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan and. ceremonies were held during the aft

ernoon and evening. All business houses were decorated in honor of the big event and early in the morning automobiles began pouring into town carrying

Klansmen and their families who came to enjoy the day. The program started at 2 p. m. and consisted of music and lectures of vital interest. The Flora Community band gave a very good musical program and the Burlington

Ladies' Quartette rendered a number of religious songs in a style that captivated their hearers. Among the musical features, the Bridge City Quartette and the Kass Kouety Kwartette shared equal hon

ors. It is unnecessary to say that they put over their numbers in their usual professional style and took the

population by storm. Parade Feature at Mght

The addresses were given by three ministers from Indianapolis, Logansport and Brazil, respectively, and all of their speeches were especially well received. The feature of the evening was a big parade that made its way through

the business district while the crowds that stood eight and ten deep

along curb and sidewalk cheered and applauded continually. It was a big day for Flora and practically the entire town stands strong for the Klan and all things AmaricaA

American public, true to American

ideals, should be intelligently in

formed and should be able to express in intelligent manner-their desires

and In, fact their requirements of

their representatives is an estab

lished fact.

races in our total population would entitle them to If they were only

average in their criminalistic ten- PITTSBORO, Ind., Sept. 24. The

dencles. meettmr and ceremonies of the

"Finally, the death rate of our Kniehts of the Ku Klux Klan here

ioreign-Dorn is snown oy tne census last Saturday night was a tremen-

night is explained by the Interest manifest In the Klan In this county.

For twenty minutes, the time it

took the parade to pass, the im

mense crowd was perfectly still and

aside from saluting the colors and

cheering of the floats, no movement

was noticeable,

Influx Becomes Most Serious

to be appreciably higher than that

of the American stock. In any peo

ple the death rate of infants is so

high that it materially swells that

for a people as a whole.

Low Grade of Mentality

"Children of these immigrants, the

dous success in every sense of the

word and favorable comment on the

affair was heard on every side.

The program was opened by an

address given by a well-known

speaker who held his vast audience

at strict attention during the entire j

ANTI-RLAN RULING

REVERSED BY CITY

Despite the fact that it is almost Inconceivable that such a thing could happen in these United States, the fact remains that Mr. Lougher was arrested without having said

one word and without even having mounted the stand on which he waa to speak. As he approached, the vacant lot a policeman asked him If ha was Lougher and upon the reply that he was, he was placed under arrest and on Saturday morning fined $100 and costs on the charge ot breach of peace, it having been changed from disorderly conduct, the charge on which he was ar rested. Mr. Lougher appealed the 'decision and was released under aa

appeal bond. - -

Indignation Manifest Much indignation is manifest in

Louisville today over the high

handed methods used by the city

officials In- their usurpation of Amer

ican rights and the keeping ' away from a Protestant church service, those who wished, to attend. Mayor Qulnn had stated before the time set

for the speaking that he would order the speaker arrested although, under the constitutions of both America

and Kentucky free speech is guaranteed. The fact that the police not only stopped the meeting of the Ku

Klux Klan, bu,t by their autocratio methods stopped Protestants Worn

attending a religious service by closing the street, does not set well on the Protestants and true Americans of this city.

The Cadle Tabernacle was partly

filled for the religious services when, the police squad arrived and blocked Walnut street and placed officers at

Third and Walnut and at Second and Walnut with other policemen at all

alleys and streets within a radius ot two square blocks. The police were armed with riot sticks and had a supply of tear bombs. As it would be ridiculous to assume that the Klansmen were going to riot among themselves it can only be taken that the police were armed to combat the aliens and rowdies of Louisville who have no more regard for the law op the rights of others than to start a riot.

Among other things in his recent commission showed, are considerably time. He was interrupted, many

address before a body of coal miners below the children of native-born

in Southern Indiana,

Dragon said in part:

"With the turning of the century

we have had to do with a 'new immigration,' greater in numbers, from

the races of outhern and eastern

Europe

"The 'immigration problem' of to

day is a problem of this 'new immigration.' And no question is more

fundamental,

"Just before the outbreak of the

war, Italy alone was furnishing more Immigrants than came from Great Britain, Germany, Scandi

navia, France, the Netherlands,

Belgium and Switzerland combined!

"With this momentous change in source came a great increase in the

total number of immigrants. In the

90's less than 400,000 a year were

coming. In 1905 the million mark

was passed, and for the entire ten years before the war broke out the

average was over 1,100,000 a year.

the Grand parents in ability to pass their work

at school, or to attain distinction.

Relatively few of them ever finish

high school. This condition among the children may well be explained

by the lower grade of mentality found among the foreign born men

themselves in the army intelligence

tests.

"This startling series of facts is

from official records. There is here

no product of passoin. For that very

reason they are more serious and

must rouse us to a sense, of the dan

ger of an inescapable national im pairment, unless we heed the warn

ing in time,

"To continue to admit the mem

bers of inferior races into tills country on a large scale can only mean

a steady and inevitable decline In

the physical, mental nnd moral well-

being or the American nation.

Attention is directed to the fact

times by vigorous applause and at

the conclusion of his speech wbs given cheer after cheer.

Following the speaking a huge pa

rade was given which-was one of the best ever seen in Indiana, according

to many who were there, and as the parade made its way along the line of march, enthusiasm rose to a high pitch.

Stirring music from two bands.

long lines of Klansmen in full re

galia, beautiful floats and symbols.

together with flaming torches and

unique placards all went to make

the parade an event to he long re

membered and appreciation of the

efforts of those on the parade com

mittee was shown by the applause

of those who witnessed the spectacle.

Float Draws Attention One beautiful float which drew

special attention was the "Spirit of

'76," on which a number ot cnnaren

HALLOWELL, Me., Sept. 24. Confronted with a petition signed by more than 400 citizens asking

that the use of the city hall be per

mitted for the use ot Ku Klux Klan

meetings, the board of aldermen ot Hallowell has been forced to reverse a former decision and grant the re

quest. The petition was presented by Frank E. Southard, who said he was a paid attorney for a group of men who were not Klansmen, but were seeking only fairness to all people.

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"Onr Immigration was more than n "ere to Italian Presented a tableau of that historic doubling. It had suddenly become gftaSd oJE&- Other floats of various kinds

women, and that these races ac- caB ,, . . 1Z , . counted for nearly 27 ner cent of all a did all of the other features

the births occurring in the state out- The true spirit of Americanism of

side of New York City, although they , the present day generation was also

furnish less than 7 per cent of the I shown in tne iaci wai residents nere

total population. American Stock Imperiled

"My friends, the significance of au

thoritative statements like these can

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an influx ana an mtiux oi matins

and Slavs. In the years from 1901

to 1910 no less than ,SuO,VVO immi

grants came to ns from the new

racial sources. In 1914 alone there were 900,000 and more. War Proves Unfitness "During the war the rejections ot drafted men proved the relative unfitness of the foreign-born for

military swvlfia as compared - witaj

threw open their yards that visiting Klansmen might use them for parking spaces. It was a great day for Americans in this community and will be long ren&i&hered.

MAYBE IT'S EASY MONEY

In a letter to Judge James M. Leathers, of superior court, Mayor Lew Shank Monday complained about Robert Harding, a bailiff in Judge Leathers' court, who, the mayor said, had been making remarks in public to the effect that the city would have a new mayor within a few weeks. The mayor said in the letter that he had been informed Harding made a wager with another man that Shank' would not be mayor by November 1. He said that Hiif.h action from, an emnloye

of the court is surprising in view

of the fact that Judge reamers had received support from the

Shank organization m me cam paign in which he was elected.

- Injunction Is Sought On Thursday night an injunction against the police interfering with the Friday night meeting had been sought by Mr. Lougher. It was arguf 1 before Judge Lafon Allen who

rei ' to interfere with the police. Afi wing testimony by both the city v,.- ials and men who It Is understood were members of the Klan, Judge Allen stated that he could enjoin the meeting of the Klan but also that he would not take any action toward interfering with the actions of the police. He listened to a part of the lecture as given by Mr.

lxmgner ana stated that he saw nothing wrong with it but could not issue an injunction against the police. The entire city legal staff, the board of public safety and Col. Forrest Braden attended the chambers sessions held in Judge Allen's office in the Inter-Southern buildings J. S. Luscher, attorney, appeared

for the Klan.

Why the meeting had been ordered stopped was told to Judge, Allen by C F. Huhlein, chairman of the safety board and Joseph Selllgman,

member, and by Colonel Braden.

"Information of a Slot" Mr. Huhlein said that the board, through police channels, had obtained Information, that should the meeting be held there would be a riot. The board as guardian of the public peace was acting within tti fCtaatlaaad m f aae tt.