Fiery Cross, Volume 3, Number 7, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 December 1923 — Page 4

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THE FIERY CROSS Friday, December 14, 1923

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Sparks from the Fiery Cross By JOHN EIGHT POINT "The noblest motive is the public good." virgil

KLAXVS PROGRAM FOR 1923-24 Militant, old-fashioned Christianity and operative patriotism. Bisfk to the Constitution. Enforce in nt of the Eighteenth Amendment so long as it Is a part of tli? Constitution. Enforcement of present immigration laws and enactment of more stringent laws on immigration.

A key that unlocks heaven should fit any Klan door on earth. It is getting to be rather dangerous to go to church so many of the best people you meet there are Klansmen and Iylanswomen. Tie devil grunts with misery every time a Klansman does a Klannish deed.

Here is a thought That wakes to sing: "There's no right use jQi a wrong thing."

BIBLES, BIGOTS AND THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS

unwilling concessions : "What can a man do when he is sitting between Jesus Christ and Napoleon Bonaparte?" It is a pity that Europe has not had "a paper of the people" comparable with our constitution the document the Klan is steadfastly seeking to preserve for America to give it the stabilizing effect of ballast. With such aid even cantanker

ous Clemenceau might sit between Wilson and Foch feeling that poster

ity might be safe eventually no mat-

tter what "breaks" the diplomatic

game might take.

The Hen and the Egg The (onfession of a Medina, Ohio, woman to having written letters, which she signed "Clan Guard," to a man who disappeared after having received his first "Klan threat," emphasizes most vividly the utter lack of RiitlH.iv icit y in the stories carried by the daily press, in which the Klan Is roundly berated and besmirched. Were it not for the fact that the press jumped at the "opportunity" to sling more mud when the man

disappeared from his home, little would have been thought of the matter. Many were the columns devoted to-the disappearance of the man by the pvo-al!en papers of the country, especially those of the state of Ohio. No effort was apparently made to iiscertain facts or to investigate. The story no sooner "broke" than the reporters and editors were feasting upon "another disappearance due to the Klan." When the truth finally came

to the surface, as it always will if given time, the absurdity of the stories , printed immediately became apparent to those who followed the stories In the daily papers. lu her confession the woman declared that she "got the idea" of writing the letters from a magazine which carried "an expose" of the Klan. The entire matter is much like the "hen and the egg." The hen comes from the egg and the egg from the hen. In the case of the "threat letters" the process is much the same. The "expose" was founded on just such Incidents in which the woman took part, and from the "expose" is hatched more "threat letters.'1

This country should build up a sufficient white population to settle

J for all time the ques'tion of white

supremacy in the United States, until it decides that fatherhood and motherhood are things holy and inviolable, and that a live white baby

TSmre worth while than a pinktongued Pomeranian pup, the color

line will be an anxiety to the anthro

poiogists who are watching its dan

gerous sway in the wrong direction

Of the hills that hide tomorrow I am dreaming as I try, Here, today, to ease the sorrow Of the hosts that hurry by; And I think, aa I am wounded In my efforts to assist, How men's "hates would seem founded Could all see beyond the mist.

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Mexico sets us a good example by cuttlng out child labor. Sh8 has not yet, however, made any provision against cutting off "child" heads,

From the beginning tho Klan has been the subject of bitter attack until l!'.e enemies have created a circle in which their attacks run. The two chief weapons used by tho opposition and both ofwhlch have failed dismally are slander and ridicule. From time to time these are dropped, but nl .vi'vn kept within reach. And thus is the circle kept complete; the attack always circles back to slander and lies. Despite the fact that the dally newspapers continuously find themselves in a quandary from having made hold assertions and jumped at each little thing to cast rejections

on the Klan 33 in the case of the letters written by the Ohio woman they persist in their course. It is true that many dailies have seen the light, just as have a number

of the better magazines, but this fact does not deter the editors of a vast majority of papers in their asinine stand on the Klan question. One can respect the man who takes a stand against any certain thing, if he knows whereof he speaks -and has made a study of that upon which ha intends to write or speak. But the fact that on the face of myriads of columns of "anti-Ivlnn" matter it is plainly seen that the writer knows nothing of the Klan. causes one to wonder just why he is against the Klan. It has been Etoutly denied that theVe is any alien control of the press, but when one

reads' an article that spews venom at an organization1 of which, it is apparent the writer knows nothing, one can only believe that the writer "hs be n seen" and given certain orders. To an intelligent person it is impossible to comprehend how any person can be opposed to any organization or movement if that person does not know iinything about tho organization or movement. A pern must have some grounds on which to base his objections if he is sincere.

Our Higher Idea Squabbling about state and federal responsibility for prohibition enforcement will not help prohibition. If it aids anybody it will be the enemies of prohibition. If prohibition is a federal law and there are some

bootleggers who are ready to swear

that there is no doubt on this point there should be no question about

the law's enforcement If the Vol

stead act is a bad law it should be

swept off the books by the people who put it there; if it is a good law

it should jbe kept where it is at the present time. In any event the law

should and must be served. Perhaps there has been a disposi

tion of late years to do too much amending of the constitution. If tht3

is the case the weakness should be doctored at the psychological time and place. But, after certain statutes exist, let us all respect them. Even though an amendment may seem fanatical and unwholesome even though we may feel personally that a certain amendment may be

poor general policy in a broader sense we should respect the princi

ple of law itself, and govern ourselves accordingly, until the will of the people as a whole seta aside that which the commonwealth, may deem undesirable. In other words, law is the highest ideal, save God, toward which we as citizens and Klansmen can aspire.

Could men. -see beyond the warning Of the midnight and tho dark To the sunrise of the morning And the love song of the lark. They would be a little kinder

To the folks along the way

Visions make a person blinder

To the troubles of the day.

Visions make a person duller

To the cursings and the sneers,

Visions make a helper, fuller

Of the hopes that drive out fears

Visions of a future glory

When tomorrow's dawn shall come

Make today's poor, darkened story

Bright with light that looks like

home.-

Klansmen, hold fast to your dream

fng, Joyous days shall come to you,

When the cunning and the scheming

Shall give place to what is true

When the sneaking and the lying Shall give way to what is just, Then you'll hear your country crying : "Right has won; in God we trust."

(Reasons for this demand explained

Catholic Bulletin editorial analyzed) By A. L. S. The Catholic Bulletin, published at Cleveland, Ohio, in an editorial comment on the speech of the Imperial Wizard, H. W. Evans, of the Ku Klux Klan, made at Dallas, Texas, has,

among other things, the following to

say:

"The Imperial Wizard could hardly, of course, finish his speech without at least one dig at the parochial school. Every bigot is allowed that

much. Evans knows as well a3 any

one that Catholics have ever stressed

the importance of religion in educa

tion. Non-Catholics are coming to

realize this need also, cow that visions of a lopsided generation are coming up before them, men and women with big heads, clever and capable, but with small hearts and no morals. Catholics have established their parochial schools, have supported them out of their own pockets and have sent their children

to them merely because they believe

that religion is necessary in education. Better citizens are the Tesult of this system. This hardly means that the parochial school is an example of divided Americanism."

Editorial Is Analyzed A little analysis of thi3 editorial

ought to be of interest to our readers.

We have here a declaration that

"Catholics have ever stressed the iniportance of religion in education." Again the statement is made that "they believe that religion is necessary in education." It is difficult to say how much may have been meant to be implied in these statements, for, if judged by the actual actions and attitude of the Catholic church, it appears that that church is favorable only to the teaching of the Catholic religion in connection with education.

It Is recalled by the public generally that the Catholic church is the an

tagonist to the introduction of the Bible into the public schools, and

the Bible is the greatest book the fundamental book of tho Christian

religion. The Klan Wants the Bible

On Making Plans

What are Klansmen thinking about this week? Tuemsrelves. Their

homes. Their towns. Their nation? Our individual thoughts are all plnn. The farmer of you plans his. crops, the grocer plans his routes, tho tanker .fiis loans, the baker his loaves, and on and on. Even the kiddies plan their play all to get the most out of the given thing in life. The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan is the only unit of organization, and the greatest, that is --awaking plans that are shaping the destiny of the America in which we live. Klansmen, as such, have only one purpose in their plans and that la to plan and work toward a common goal, a batter comity, individually and for all. Thin purpose, rigidly adhered to, makes the Klan a unique force in the wcrl '.'s planning.

The enemies of America are shifting tho scenes and changingthelr plans

accordingly.

And the whole matter engages the warm interest of all forward-lookin

Klansmen, never let this scripture be quoted to you : "Because thou art lukewarm and neither cold nor hot, I will spew thee out of my mouth." Lukewarm service of country and religion is not for the true-hearted.

How Many Is That! "Every college," says Dean Her--bertE. Hawkes of Columbia, "should be ready to admit as many divergent types of students as it can assimilate." Shades of eternal Ra and Horus! How assimilate? Assimilate is a good word, but it should not be used in a connection like -thisIs it not the business of a college to educate rather than to make its students over into a definite type, whether collegiate or national? Unity out of diversitv is a good idea, but some

things are too much to expect of a

modern college. One thing is sure

education should be brought to all

types and races; but it should be brought to them in such a way that rf each tVDe and

The politicians are literally going in circles and have no plansrfrace may be placed at the disposal oi

tne state. Many euueauji a airyai cnrmmfl lf OT-n Q 1 1 V W flrPaiTlft that

people wnp nave ac ueun iu uesi luttiebia ui Auicnia, un i.ucj iwu.no or bo they not. Daniel Burnham once said, "Make no littlo plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood, and probably themselves will not be realized." Make big plans; aim high and hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die,, but long after wo are gone will b9 a living thing, asserting itself with growing intensity."

A friend says that Massachusetts is "dead set. against the Klan." No doubt, ho doubt. We have always had an idea that the Bay state, deep within its withered heart, was ashamed of the Boston Tea Party, though she has managed to cash in on it when it comes to the tourists.

less Prescriptions We may not feel as Horace Mann did. He thought that if there could be an entire abstinence from intoxicating drinks throughout this country during the period of a single generation a "mob would be as im

possible as combustion without oxygen." But it is good logic to feel that if physicians had not prescribed

four million quarts of liquor during the past year and bootleggers had not peddled innumerable million

quarts of white mule, the last leaf of our sacred national document would not look so much like a scrap of good paper in a cuspidor.

Henry Ford's friends declare that he will not "build himself up" to run for president on a platform.

This, if true, is not surprising.

Henry is not accustomed to "build up" things that will run on plat

forms. His specialty is the open road and the ploughed field. And there are those who realize that whatever Henry builds is apt to run aecording to its purposes and schedule. Hank has a restless mind. It surprises people and causes them" to use profanity. Henry ought to be a Klansman maybe he -is;- nobody knows save Tolerance, and Tolerance doesn't always tell the truth, having been schooled where lies are born

and nurtured.

ought to be a Klansnjan. The Klan

you know, lsnT; built up to run

on platforms, either!

Klansmen, how are your local plans? Is every committee functioning? Is your organization machinery "tunod" to the fine point of perfection that Is required of thejdynamo of a lightening bug? If not, plan some more and make them big but true, and, remember dues paid oil the machinery.

can not come true. To say tins does not mean that fundamental unity should not be sought in wise and wholesome ways.

The Awakening

That the thought given America by the Klan is now crystallizing can no

longer be doubted. Slowly but surely the whole of America, excluding, of course, those who would, as The World's Work put it, "alienize the United States," is seeing the light. This was maSt vividly emphasized by President Coolidge's message to Congress, in which ho pointed out that "America Is for Americans." It has been shown in this column from time to time that the American people are beginning to realize the great force of Klan principles, The

president's message substantiates the claims made by The Fiery Cross, that is, that America is swinging into the line of thought being "broadcasted" by the Klan. It is teaching American citizenship, a thing which President Ccolldge declared must exist 11 Americanism is to live. The amalgamated enemies of the republic no doubt resent the words of our president, but, nevertheless, it can hardly be doubted that they are at least beginning to see and to feel the powerful moral effect of the, Klan.

J Americanism real, true and unadulterated is just beginning to make Itiself felt; it is just beginning to awaken from a long sleep.

r The "opening gun" fired by Mayor Shank (of Indianapolis) in Kokomo in his pro-alien campaign was not the kind that Is heard around the world. fc

It it possible that the report that opponents of the Klan "are getting their

heads together", will bring down the. price of cabbage!

If angels had to live with certain people, v They soon would see it wasn't any , fun; There'd scarcely be a happy face in heaven Each angel would turn out a fallen one.

A Real System Australia is not 10 per cent popu

lated, yet she is very strict as regards immigration she believes in Australia for Australians. Not a bad idea by any means. Tet there are some who would drlve4he land-hungry hordes of Asia into Australia whether she would have them or no. There are sentimentalists sitting

across the world from Australia who believe, no doubt, that they know more about Australia's needs than Australia knows and they long to tell her so. However, Australia will

be -able to take care of her own troubles, assuredly, without the aid of

economists and other ' theorists. It is lucky that one can not reach her

in sixty seconds by armed airship or

autocratic writl

- More Ballast

Eurone todav resembles a psycho

pathic ward. Everybody is crazy but thee and me. and no doubt thee Is a

little aueer at times. Rachell What

Europe needs most of all la ballast Wn can still hear "Tiger" Clemen

ceau growl at the Versailles high moment of destiny, as he made his

The Ku Klux Klan believes in the

teaching of the fundamentals of re

ligion In- the public schools, and to

this end demands the introduction of the Bible into every public school in the United States of America. The Klan does not believe in the teaching of creeds in the public schools, however. Protestant peoples are essentially a moral people. Their religion is of a practical sort. Protestant peoples everywhere believe and teach ethical practices between man and man, and direct communion between the Individual man and his God. Furthermore, they believe thatll the right

ana sound ' ethical principles are found stated and illustrated In the Bible.

Protestants believe that right, justice and mercy practiced between and among the individual units of a na

tion will result in the lessening of evil to just that extent as men and women will practice right ethical principles' as laid own in the Holy Bible. Christian Principles Should Be Tanght

It is a principle of civilization that

the children should be trained in the methods of right living while they are young. This is overwhelmingly a Protestant Christian nation

which believes that the Bible is the

wora ox uoa ana yet, lor some reason or other, this wonderful book

has been all but forced out of the public schools of tho country every

where.

The Ku Klux Klan grants the principle that each human being shall understand the Bible as the Lord

God Almighty shall give him light tc understand It; the doctrine and prin

ciple of accepting, under compulsion

"fatiOn of God's word aa correct and

infallible has no acceptance among

Klansmen.

The Ku Klux Klan, therefore, de

mands that the Bible be read in all

free American schools without com

ment, that It be accessible at all

times to American children there

and that it shall be accorded the

reverence and given the position In

our modern Christian educational

system that it deserves.

A KLANSMAN'S CREED believe in God and in the tenets

f the Christian religion and that a

godless nation can not long prosper.

I believe that a church that is not

grounded on the principles of morality and justice isa mockery to God

and to man.

I believe that a church that does

not hafve the welfare of the common

people at heart is unworthy.

I believe in the eternal separation

of Church and State.

I hold no allegiance to any foreign

government, emperor, king, pope or any other foreign, political or relig

ious poiver.

I hold my alleqiance to the Stars

and Stripes next to my allegiance to

God alone.

I believe in just laws and liberty.

I believe in the upholding of the

Constitution of these ymted States.

I believe that our Free Public

School is the corner stone of good

government and that those viho are seekina to destrov it are enemies of

our Kepubnc and are unviorthy of

citizenship. I believe in freedom of speech. 1 believe in a free press uncon trolled by political parties or by re ligious sects. l believe in law and order,

I believe in the protection of our

pure womanhood.

I do not believe in mob violence, but I do believe that lavs should be enacted to prevent the causes of mob

violence. ..

believe in a closer relationship of

capital and labor.. believe in the Prevention of un

warranted strikes by foreign labor

agitators. -.,

believe in th limitation of for' eian immigration. ,

I am a native-born America citi

ten and I believe my rights in this-

country are tupejxorjto those of for

eigners. ,

Opposition Scores a Point

Without insisting upon a point.

which is maintained by some observ

ers to the effect that the public

schools of Chicago are under the

control and dictation of the Roman

ists, we might observe thar a music

committee of the Chicago school board has ruled that the patriotic

song, "America," shall not appear in the song books used in the city schools." "America" is an oldfashioned song. Patriots and true Americans have always liked it It has been sung to most of our presidents when they were babes In the cradle sung by American mothers whose hearts were rejoicing with pride and joy over the infant statesmen as they, dreamed their way Into this world that needed them. It has been sung by soldiers bivouacking under the stars on their far-flung

battle lines. It has risen like a

mighty requiem from thousands of throats where the Stars and Stripes

floated proudly and securely In a hellish rain of ballets. It has put heart Into boys who faced instant death at the hands of the nation's

enemies. But the pusillanimous pigmies who masquerade as pedagogic

intellectuals and executives have de

creed that Chicago's children are not to sing the hymn many a soldier has

sung just before his lips were frozen into eternal silence by shrapnel. So

(Continued From Last Issue) "Yes," said the Judge, "we had the goods on FoTthoffer. He had a letter which proved that he was a white slave dealer and Peterson got hold of it. Wevaimed to publish it, but the Kluxers got Peterson, or we think they did. Sometimes I wonder if Forthoff er wasn't back of the thing. It's dern strange how Forthoffer gets

hold of things that happen in our private conferences. I am tempted to believe there is a nigger in the

woodpile somewhere. At any rate, the Klux deed fixed Taylor and we mav yet find the letter and put the

Dutchman out. But as yet we haven't

proved the thing sufficiently to kill

Taylor off completely. Now the tiling I have planned is rash in the

extreme. But it will eeal matters.

I am going to expect you to carry it through without hesitancy. Mr.

Purnell, didn't you say that you were in the sheriffs office when Rigdon

came in and asked for the key to the

hail?"

"Yes," answered Purnell. "And would you swear it?" "Certainly." "Rigdon pretended that he belonged

to the Odd Follows, didn't he?"

"Yes, but he doesn't." "And he left town the night Peterson disappeared?" "Yes, and hasn't been heard from." "Good enough. And will you other gentlemen swear the same tiling?" They all replied in the affirmative. In fact, they had had no particular business in the sheriff's office the afternoon Rigdon came for the key. Thev were merely s Dying to see what

could be seen. TheyTiad found a

clue that would be beneficial.

"Then, since you are all ready tc

accept it. I will reveal my plan," the

judge said cautiously. "It is this

He was speaking in a low tone of

voice. Cameron was alert and listen

ing. The editor was asleeip. "I have a friend in Dallas who is in charge of the morgue of a hospital for delinquents. Every year dozens of un

named tramps die there. They are buried In the potter's field. Do you get me?" "I don't know that I do," answered Purnell, puzzled. "Well, it Is. simply this: That friend is shipping me the disfigured body of a hobo who died there. This

Is to be . placed In a grove near the

Calhoun road and dressed in Peter-

on'3 clothes. I went down to his

place last night after dark and found

whole suit Then this body will

be 'discovered' by one of you men

and reported to the paper. The rest

will be easy."

Look here, judge, isn't this going

too far?" asked Purnell, who waa

growing skeptical of the plan's

feasibility.

Hell, no! We've got to take

chances and now is the most oppor

tune time in the world. The public

mind Is wrought up to a frenzy be

cause of Peterson's kidnapping and

they would believe anything. It will

eternally fix Taylor, may cause some

of the Kluxers to land In the pen it will If I have anything to do with

it and it will elect me. Forthoffer

Is practically eliminated by the sud

den turn of affairs. Will you do it?

Yes, we will try," agreed, the

three. x

w .. -

very weir: then. I'll give you

further instructions tonight"

Cameron listened Intently. The

editor was still asleep when the

crowd left the office. He arose

short time aftej that and went home

unaware of anything that had taken place during the latter part of the

conference.-

The fact that the afternoon Herald

bore the subtle warnlhe of Peter

son's impending "discovery" was not merely an accident The editorial

was. written after a conference between Cameron and the editor, who was now sufficiently sober to write The professor took especial pains to be at the -newspaper office a few hours before press hour. The editor waa paying his respects to the Ku Klux Klan, its dissolution and the class of citizens who composed its membership, when Cameron hap

pened in. He suggested that the

cold body" paragraph be incorporated in the editorial. The semi drunken editor complied. The sug

gestive note In the editorial did not

escape many, and ultimately its re-'

action acted as a terrible boomerang

cislon of the board has met with the approval of the affiliated "Irish" societies of Chicago. What more can

an American ask?

CHAPTER XXII The Discovery

Meticulously planned and skill

fully executed. Judge Karraker's scheme matured In due timer This

crowning leat or unscrupulous strat

egy, aimed at the Ku Klux. Klan and

purposed for its destruction, was

carried out without hitch or iar. On

the success of this most darine move

the judge stalced bis -election in

deed, hla political future. If the

secret organization was to be

crusnea, it must be crushed now

He was the victor so far. He had forced the Prairie City Klan to dis

band. This, he assured himself, was

onry a Beginning. He had recently organized.the American Voters Pur

ity League, composed of his class of voters, pledged to the supreme object of "purifying" American politics by removing the Klan. The league was growing by leans and bounds.

be It Et tone laudamng. The de-Tit numbered some ten thousand

In getting out of JaiL For others

he had lessened court fines. Its president was a gambler and its sec

retary a bootlegger. The league wa3 becoming extremely active, us

ing money freely and whisky more freely. Its membership was composed of a variety of classes and colors, negroes and Mexicans, nondescript whites, a few of the lower class Jews and a number of foreignborn. Most of the foreigners, however, were steering clear of Karraker and supporting Forthoffer, who was not and did not claim to -be, an American. To the austere yet wily Judge the league was a new child. He fathered it and worked for it by day and night, advised and directed its every

activity. With and through It he intended, after the election to storm the citadel, of Atlanta and ront the Imperial Wizard with all his staff. He would fight the Klan In every court; he would sponsor a congressional investigation; he would drive the damnable horde of one hundred per cent Americans into the sea. What right had such an organization

in America, anywayT This was a free country at least, until prohibi

tion came. The Jew and the for-

pisrTiAr had nn TTmrh richfr Viata nn tha

native-born man. He did not like

the foreigner, neither did he like the

Yankees. He despised the "niggers,"

of course being a genuine southerner of tho old political ring but just now they were handy. If he

could weld the Jew, the negro, the foreigner and the Catholic Into a ring opposed to the Klan, then his bootleggers would be safe. Deep In his heart he knew that the Klan was not opposed to any man's religion; that Klansmen stood for a square deal for every race ; that they had arisen in their might to rid America of the political parasite and radical propagandist and to save her from certain anarchy. But, because

he feared the organization, he was willing to go against his own sincere convictions.

Though his victory had been

achieved, It was by no means certain that the Prairie City Klan would go

out or business. Already there were rumors afloat to the effect that they

were reorganizing.--'They might yet ruin his chance of election, and if they should, sphinx-like, rise out of their "ashes after this last thrust and blow, he knew his career was at an

end. It this should fall the Klan would win! It was now or never with Judge Ka.rraker.

Therefore he spent extra time and

particular pains in arranging every

detail so that there should be no possibility of failure. The three wit

nesses he had stationed In Beatty's office were chosen to "discover" the body. They were eminently fitted for

the task. Though all three were supposed to be men of high character, they were nevertheless bound to Karraker by such strong ties of po-' litical attachment that they were really at his beck and calL The fact that they were men of prominence in the county and highly respected citizens of the community gave more weight to their words. Two of them were Protestants and Odd Fellows. The,other, and leader, -was of a faith whose adherents are universally opposed to the Klan organization. On Sunday morning the body was found. Prairie City was again electrified by sensation and horrified by

tne grewsome reality. The ghastly thing that the men found men who

claimed to have been lod to find it by accident was viewed by hundreds

as it lay in the morgue. A stream

of oeonle. some mere cnrlosltv ack

ers, others who gave a knowing wink

still others who swore and clinched

their fists and vowed vengeancesurged through the building. The word spread from lip to lip "Peter

son's body has been discovered!"

The churches, whose doors had been

opened to receive the Sunday school classes, were well-nigh deserted. All

Prairie City was on the streets. There was trouble in the "air. The lawleRfl filomAnl-. ODTtcrraarataA in

groups, murmured and cursed, many of them boldly displaying the butts

or huge revolvers. The sheriff was

greeted with scorn, with jeers and

hisses, everywhere. Men pointed him

out to their children, whispering.

There's Sheriff Beatty, the Ku

Klux!" Women, whose husbands

engaged In doubtful occupations, sneered at everyone who had been accused of beIongla-to the Klan, saying abusive . things that men

would have been arrested for repeating.

The churches gradually filled up, after the body was taken to a back room in the undertaking establishment The preachers were pale. Many of them had been pointed out as Klansmen. The ladies In the pews whispered about It but practically all were behind their pastors. If murder had been committed by the Klan as it evidently had been by somebody they, were sure the ministers of the town were not parties to the deed. There were two-churches, however, which were by no means silent; two ministers who were not afraid to speak. One was Dr. Krauss. the

Jewish rabbi. The .other was Father Vincent O'Rourke.

members six weeks after organization, over half dl whom the Judge had befriended . some . time in the past Some of them he had assisted

w (To Be Continued) The next installment of Th Bounds of the. Law" will -appear, in this space next week ',. r