Fiery Cross, Volume 3, Number 14, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 February 1924 — Page 1

INDIANA STATE EDITION H INDIANA STATE EDITION "THERE IS NO FAILURE EXCEPT FAILURE TO SERVE THE PURPOSE VOLUME III, NUMBER 14 INDIANAPOLIS, IND., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1924 PRICE FIVE CENTS

ALIEN INSANE HEAVY COST TO TAXPAYERS

cost to !skw yohk statk atom: totals koch and onk. hi,k million k at ii ykar j ok tak1mj care of forf.im:ks who compose twenty. five i'ek cent of all cases relief is dkMNIi:i) OF COYEKNMENT ORASTir IMMIGRATION LAWS ARE SOI'CIIT ! Conditions Are Proportionately the j Siiiiio Tlii-niiyliiiiil Hi o.intrv. Experts Assert -Hefeet he Aliens I'anse Terrilic Drain on Pocket- ! book of American Citizens -Nine-ty-lne Per Cent of Bonds (Jhen to Admit Defeethe Aliens Temporarily Are Said to Be Worthless and Foreigners Become Public Charges - (Special to The Fiery Cross) Ni:V YORK, Jan. :il. Declaring that 25 per cent of the inmates of incne aslums in the state of Xew York are aliens, the National Rcpub-; 1 an flu h. at Us monthly meeting I c ailed on the federal government for ! drastic changes in the immigration i laws and for the reimbursement to i the state of $17000.0(10 for the care j of deportable aliens whose presence i in New York is chargeable to the fideral authorities. A report of the i committee of state affairs shows i t lint ttiere are now 10,440 alien in- j i : lie ill New York, which aliens com-I pose hut one-tenth of the population. The state annually pays for the are or these alien insane about $4,r.00,000, andJs. .estimated that of the $50,000,000 bond isaiie for new Mate institutions about three-fourths will be spent for buildings and equipment to take care of the in-i Mine. ! It. was brought out in the report thai Ho i! r cent of the bonds given by those interested in getting defectives into the coun'ry are worthless i ud that thousands of aliens temporarily admitted under bond by the j-nv rniw nt, biter become public charges of the state. .Vicilifiil Inspection Demanded "It is high time," declared W. IT. Van Henschoten, n-porting for the cmmi'lfee of Ktate affair.-, "that the Mate of New York, which is the greatest sufferer by reason of this ( ondition, as well as the entire country, should vigorously insist upon the enactment nf an immigration law not oniy d'-fining what aliens MiaU not he admitted, but also prodding for effective administration and methods, particularly along the line of competent medieal inspection and examination." The club's committee on Mate affairs recommends that the federal government "i h riii'gh Congress, by tlie '-nactment of law and the. apbroprial i'.:i of siil'icient funds, and through it proper ollicers in f Tie adoption of methods and regula iK'.ii-:. provid tor and secure an S'rtef.uate and comp' tent medical ex-1 junination of immisirwnts before cn - try, and a more II'k : :it and rigid ( uforcement .f the immigration law, particularly a r. gcrd: the exclusion of excludable aliens and the deportation, without dc!;.y. of iiliens le Willioill (;e;;..y. o miens ie-':-Z ZTAn. gally Hi" : t 'That, as a prcre(jui-ie to the t'ratit of a vise by an American consul. Die emigrant shall present a medical certiiicate on a blank proi f 'entinued on page 5) WOMEN BURN FIERY CROSS AT DURAND DtU.A.M), .Mich.. Jan. 19. The fii.-t ib.ry cr'.'ss to be burned in this leetion oi the country by the Women of t lie Ku Klux Klr:n. put in its appearance ct the intersection of Saginaw and (lenescc :;tre :ts last Thuisday. The croKt" burst into flame at about seven-thirty in the evening and a crowd of men. women and children quickly gathered about it. There was no sign of opposition apparent as the cross threw its flames heavenward, and those who were nearby seemed to appreciate its significance. The women's organization in this county is enjoying a rapid increase in membership as more and more it is realized that their order stands for everything that is of a higher nature, and that its members have the welfare of their community as well as their country at heart. Initiations are becoming frequent as the order ia growing in popularity.

TERRE HAUTE PAYS TRIBUTE TO VICTIM OF LAWLESS CONDITIONS Detective Steve Kendall Has Largest Funeral Ever Held in Vigo. County

Many Thousands Attend Last Ritf Administered by Klansineii at Highland Lawn (Uj Staff Correspondent) TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Jan. 2S. Torre Haute yesterday paid its last respects to Steve Kendall, .limrdered detective, when many thousands of citizens attended the former officer's funeral at Highland Lawn cemetery just east of the city. As early as noon automobiles began cemetery and at 2 stream of machines o'clock a steady I iv iiic n I. lilt: poured into the cemetery and street cars unloaded hundreds at the gate ' of the burying ground. ! The fuueral procession was the longest ever held in Torre Haute i and reached the cemetery about 5 I o'clock. Twenty-two cars carrying ' city ofiicials, policemen and firemen, land fifty-one automobiles carrying ! K Inns-men and Women of the Ku j Kiux Klati in regalia, preceded the 1 funeral car. A large number of t - ars carried Odd Fellows. In addi-l"-'u l" "",;-e n-i.uisiueu iu me iur'f I'al procession, nijie intraurban ty tars convoye. Klansmen in regalia to the cemetery where Klan ntt'M wer(' trivt'n ;lt ,ne grave, Mr. Kendall, victim of the reign ol" lawlessness now engulfing Terre Haute under the present administrai'"'1. ls ' "ii.veu ny a wne aim one tliild. a boy of fifteen." His mother, Mrs- Rt'llc Kendall, lives at Farmersburg: lour sisters and three broth ers are also living Air. Kendall was extremely popular and the entire .city .mourns - hia (!atn.

Approximately three - thotTO;

sand persons filed past his bier although an attempt was made to limit the number in consideration of his widow. The funeral was held from the home in North Twelfth street, the Hev. Orlando K. South officiating. The services were brief. The Maple Avenue Methodi Church'"' quartet sang. Detective Kendall, who had been : member of the police force ior about ten vears, was killed on lasi Uednesdav night at about T:;!0 when attempting to thwart a gasoline i lion robbery in Seventeenth- street. The inurdMvremptied his gun into ti'.e body of the detective who at the ; outset, refrained from shooting the robber. It was commonly known . that Kendall had always wished to i avoid killing a man. Due to the crime wave that is sweeping Terre Haute, and the increasing number of hold-ups, gasoline station rob beries and had been s

safe cracking, Kendall ; growing nevcrtnelesti, and the awaktationcrt at the station jelling in coming gradually but

where he met his death, just a fc.? minutes previously. The bandit escaped after shooting the detective j although it is believed he was badly ! wounded as witnesses state that his j co-worker in crime was forced to pull the murderer into the waiting machine. Car Found Among Aliens It has been noted that the car. which was stolen in one foreign : settlement, was abandoned in ansection wherein the i s. That the work of (Continued on Page 5) nen the abotini I I WIDEAWAKE WOMEN HEAD NO. 38,. LEBANON Every Township in Boone Coun I tv Keuresented at a Meeting at Lebanon Recently Jan. 2C. Uetsy held an unusual LEBANON, Ind. Koss Klan No. S8 meeting Wednesday night at Lcbanon. Every township in the county was well represented, each township being seated in groups in the hall, and each group designated by a beautiful banner. A minister of the .Methodist church delivered the message, which was eagerly received by the women present. Betsy Koss No. 38 is one of the best organized units in the country. As proof of the respect in which the kleagle was held by the membership, a purse was given to her just before she left recently to take up work in another community. The women have been busy this winter in charity work. They sent out many baskets of food Christmas j week, and within the week they sent a ton of coal, clothing and food to a worthy woman in Clinton township. Eagle and Union township Women of the Klan recently presented American flags to their schools. A spiendid corps of efficient Christina women have been nppointed a-s provisional officers

TIK TAK TOE THREE IN A ROE The Fiery Cross herewith submits, without comment, statements made by the Alpha and Omega Trio (iirst to. ran and last to finish.) Each member of the trio has announced that he is an "anli-KIan" candidate for governor of the state of Indiana. The statements follow: Mayor Shank, of Indianapolis, in his keynote speech, said: "I took the lirst degree In the Methodist church but did not go hack after the second." Mayor Durban, of ' Lafayette, said in his keynote speech, "We. have heard much in Indiana of the Bible being good literature, but there recently fell into my hands a piece of literal lire called 'The Indiana Year Book for 1922,' that, as a piece of literature Is better literature at this time to our citizens than the Bible." Mayor Davis, of Terre Haute, in speaking of Rev. C. X. McBrayer, pastor of the Liberty M. V. Church of Terre Haute, said: "He is Inst a common, dirty liar. If he has any red blood in his veins and is (be 'lighting parson' lie claims to.be, he knows what that means."

BIBLES IN THE RURAL SCHOOLS OF FULTON Flas&Afeo Placed on Buildings, the' Work of Klansmen Movement Is Growing ROCHESTER, Ind., Jan. 26. Within the last four weeks the Bible has been placed in the schools- of three townships in Fulton county, including the high schools of the county, and the American, fag has been presented to the schooler The ' ...... ...... i - interest in the gifts. - A funeral was conducted by Fulton county Klansmen recently and it was of much interest to those not familiar with the work of the organization. Only comment of -the 1 complimentary ttiuu was ncaiu ol tne tribute piuci a ttne grave ny l"e iMansmen to a oeparteu memoer, .aU(l the services were so beautum I and impressive that they will not 'won be forgotten by those who wit-j Kta-Inessed tlicin- A A"1 cross was P-aceu on uie gruvu aiiei me Miinmen had knelt while one member of j the party olleieu prayer. About the only opposition heard of the Klan movement in this county comes from what the real American refers to as "spineless Protestants." There are-a number of citiz&is in Fulton county wiio might bo placed in this class, but. the organization is ; surely, I DENY PROTESTANTS USE OF COURTHOUSE i Refusal Made in Spite of Fact That Catholics Used the lluildin Previously VERSAILLES, Ky., Jan. 2:. The Protestant residents and taxpayers I of Woodford county, of which this is ! the county scat, have been denied tiie : use of the courthouse for the purpose r.f hnhlin' a meet tne-. A cenrdi 11 y to j S SVmission of County Judgo Hawkins to use the courtroom for a meeting, ; which was to be addressed by a KenI lucky minj.iler. He "passed the ! buck," telling the committee that he i had nothing whatever to do with letj ting the building, but that Mrs. KdI ger, the jailer, had complete charge i (Jf this part of the county's business, j The building has. been used for nearly every purpose in the past. j SUch as entertainments and shows. speakings and similar functions. About two months ago the Catholics of this county used the courtroom for a meeting to raise funds to build a parochial school. An investigation into the refusal leads to the belief that H. A. Schobertb,, city attorney here, in at the bottom of the affair. He belongs to the Catholic church. From what can be learned here, the committee visited the woman and told the purposes of the meeting. She gave her consent for the use of the courtroom. Later the meeting was advertised in the newspapers over the name of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan. When this appeared, she rescinded her permission. OSCAR A. ROCK DEAD Oscar A. Rock, a blue lodge Mason, and one of the veteran peace officers of the state, died recently at Roches ter, Minn. Since 1921, Mr. Rock has been bead of the investigation bureau ot the Iowa department ot Justice.

KLAN BUSTER RETURNS TO PORTLAND AFTER A TEMPESTUOUS VOYAGE

Capt. Jacob Cummins, League Worker Jerked Up for Story on Raid Newspaper Report States He Is Released on $1,000 Bond No Sale for Cards (Special to Fiery Cross) PORTLAND, Ind., Jan. 27. It is understood that Captain Jacob Cummins, whom it is said set out to "bust the Klan" some time ago, has returned to Portland after having been, according'to- a newspaper report, released on a $1,000 bond at Brookville. Ind., where he is said to have run afoul the la"W in connection with an article printed in "Tolerance," commonly known among many as "the hate sheet" . Captain Cummins started out to annihilate the Klau organization when he is said to have had printed a number of cards or circulars carrying the oatli of the Kit Klux Klan, and offering them for sale at $1.00 each. It is .understood the sale of the printed oath did not go as well as there is deep secrecy surrounding the oath Klansmen take. The oath in full has been printed in The Fiery Cross and parts of it in newspapers and magazines. While some publica lions did not get the oath as it really is, The Fiery Cross printed it verbatim. This Jact 4s said to have held down the sales of the captain. Sends Raid Story The captain. then went to work for the un-Ameriean Unity League which resulted ia his sending to "Tolerance," ass g worker for the un-American. Ufiitjr -league, for which "Tolej&aee't W-tfcja mouthpiece, a. story -of a raid on an alleged bootlegging establishment. In this article, according to the story out of Brookville, the captain attacked a judge and the police officers who took part in the raid. The attack was considered libelous by those persons connected with the raid. In court. Captain Cummins pleaded not guilty and was released on bond. It is understood that Captain Cummins is still in the employ of the un-

American Unity League which, after starting with a great flourish, so far

as publicity went at least, has been slowly dying throughout the state. The league has engaged a number of speakers among whom is Mayor Dui'gan of Lafayette, Ind., whose remark about the Bible in Indianapolis recently killed whatever chance lie may have had to poll a few thousand votes in his raee for governor. Cummins, it is understood, however, did not make speeches but acted in other capacities, cue of which was the sending of news to "the hate sheet," such as got him into trouble at Brookville. "Everything Hut Commendation" Charges were also preferred i ".gainst a co-worker of Cummins and I a local paper in carrying the story, ! raid in part : j "The charges are the outgrowth of !an article published not long ago in 'Tolerances' official organ of the Unity League, in which everything else but commendation was heaped upon the jurist and police officers for a raid they made on an alleged 'blind tiger.' The judge of the circuit court here led the raiding officers and the article which was contributed to 'Tolerance' by Cummins and his co-worker was considered of a libelous nature by the judge and officer in charge of the raid." BIBLE IS PLACED IN CULVER HIGH SCHOOL Ministers Know Klan Is Active and Growing Because of Increase in Attendance CULVER, Ind.. Jan. 26. The Bible has been placed in the high school of Culver through the efforts of the Knights and Women of the Ku Klux Klan of this community. The movement is marching on here and much constructive work may be pointed to. The organization has its onw hall and holds meetings each Friday evening with large and enthusiastic attendance. Attendance at the Protestant churches of the city has doubled within the last few months and the miaisters know from whence the new attendance comes. At the Grace Reformed church recently about 100 Klansmen attended the services and contributed liberally of money to aid the minister in the' good work he is furthering. The sermon on that occasion was on Americanism and it was heartily indorsed by the congregation.

DENBY IN LINE TO FEE STEAM FROM TEAPOT

CONGRKSS SO BUSY PLAYING POLITICS THAT BUSINESS GOES OVER INDEFINITELY FALL INQUIRY' GIVES ORATORS FINE CHANCE TO GET INTO RECORD AND CAMPAIGN THUNDER IS BEING .MADE IN GREAT REAMS Some Texas Counties Refuse to Give Up Ballot Boxes In MayfieldPeddy Election Contest One County Has Burned Senatorial Ballots, It Is Said It Now Appears Inquiry May Be Postponed Almost liidelinitely (Bureau Publication and Education) WASHINGTON. D. C, Jan. 2G. Congress, congress, thy name is politics this session. Such is usually the case in the long session just preceding a national campaign. It was the same four years ago at this lime and all during the long session, only the partisan tables were reversed. The Democrats had been in power eight years, the war had been on four years and there were all kinds of graft and reckless expenditures to investigate. A Republican congress had come into power and was busy with all sorts of hearings, investigations, and the air was blue with campaign speeches. Every one was showing up what the opposition had done and had not done and the newspapers were jam full of disclosures which made juicy reading. Now the tables are turned, the "RomiHlinsiixs hnva ltoan in nowpr a fcw v9 sn the rieHinemts mighty busy unearthing things that do not look or sound good for the Republicans and the country is getting what one James Cox calls an "ear full." There will be more of it undoubtedly from now until the end of this session. Thus will the campaign orators be filled full of things that wicked Republicans have done and we will get the other side from a Democratic standpoint. Are After Secretary Fall The Democrats seem to have centered their attacks on what former Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Hsl did or did not do, etc. The investigation of that $100,000 is still going on before the senate public lands committee. Many members of the senate and house are attending the sessions of the committee and are listening in on te testimony with a view of taking steps to cancel the leases given on naval oil reserves td Harry I Sinclair and to Edward L. Doheny by former Secretary Fall. It is said the house Democrats will take this action if its leaders decide that cancellation is within congressional power. Inquiry in the senate shows that a similar state of mind exists in that (Continued on page 5) MRS. HARDING TO JOIN MARION STAR STAFF Accepts Associate Editorship of Former President's Newspaper MARION, O., Jan. 23. Mrs. Warren G. Harding, widow of President Harding, is to become an associate editor of the Marion Star. She plans to write over her own signature for the newspaper which her husband conducted thirty-five years. This was revealed here in a letter received from her at Washington accepting her election as a director of the Harding Publishing Company, which issues the Star. "I have your letter apprising me of my election," wrote Mrs. Harding to President Loui3 H. Brush of the Harding company, "and confirming the arrangement for me to act as an occasional contributing editor of the Star. "It is very pleasing to me to retain a connection financial, official and editorial with the newspaper, for the success of which Mr. Harding and I worked so many years. "We both had confidence that you and your associates would maintain the principle of public service upon which the Star was founded and its success achieved. "So long as the avowed principles ot the publication are maintained you may count upon my interest and cooperation fuliy. I have confidence that this will be for the remainder of my life."

MAYOR SHANK GIVEN COOL RECEPTION IN GREENCASTLE EFFORT

Applause Is Lacking as "Blunder List" Grows Fair Crowd Turns Out Few Adherents Left as Wabbly Attitude Becomes More Pronounced "Forgets" Planks (By Staff Correspondent) GREENCASTLE, Ind.. Jan. 26. Following a speech delivered here a few days ago by Mayor S. L. Shank, of Indianapolis, there has been much discussion as to why he failed to attack the Ku Klux Klan inasmuch as his fight on the Klan was to be one of the "planks" in his "platform" on which he is running for governor of tire state. While it is thought possible by some of the citizens here that he is intending to drop the Klan from his speeches.NIue to the fact that the alien interests have been "getting eff" Mayor Shank, this is not thought to be the case. Mr. Shank is now pledged to "fight the Klan" j and any swerving from that purpose will cause what little vote he will j

poll, in the opinion of tne majority, has once again taken part m a to dwindle to practically nothing. I fK,rrhnricp mir-Vi is thnt which Prom the start there were com- ciisturDarice sucnas tnat wmcn paratively few who conceded the in-1 disrupted the Central Labor dianapoiis mayor even a chance. I Union last summer, when fawitu a number .of blunders from natics on reiigi0n created a disthe very outset, his chances have i , , n. t. u i - i grown dimmer with each succeed- i turbancc in that body and ing week. ; passed an "anti-Klan" resolu

"Forgets" Important "Plank" During his talk here he used his old line of jokes and talked about crooked politicians. He discussed ; high taxes but did not say just howl he expected to lower them by build- ' ir, n,i mninrafninD- hnrmroris nt ."D ......... ... miles of electric lights along the country roads of Indiana As the Tights were "one 6T tEtf "planks"- fn his "platform" some of the audience regisierea surprise wnen ne iaueu to mention them. He talked some of "Sarah" but did not say .as he did in his "keynote" speech in Indianapolis, that "he took the first degree in the Methodist church and did not go back after the second." He did not say just what part Bill Armitage, known for years as a professional gambler, played in his (the mayor's) race for governor. The lack of applause throughout the speech was most conspicuous. In the opinion of practically all who attended the meeting, the mayor gained nothing by his visit to Greencasile. There is practically no j foreign element here and it is in those localities where foreigners : abound that Mayor Shank makes the I best impression. The fact that many i true Americans live in. this vicinity is thought by some to be the reason that he did not attack the Klan. However, it is believed that when in localities where many aliens reside, such as at Gary, Mayor Shank will again attack the Klau. Just how he expects to win votes in this way, i? a question with Greencastle residents. Little Space 1o Mayor While it is true that the newspapers of the state are giving but little space to the mayor in hi3 candidacy, enough is given for the voters to know that seemingly he is picking (Continued on Pago 5) TEHEE HAUTE KLANSW0MEN CHARTERED Officers Are Installed at Large Meeting Deceased Member of Frankfort Buried TERRE HAUTE, Ind.. Jan. 26. Going over the top with its required quota, the local court of the Women of the Ku Klux Klan is now a chartered organization. On the 18th the presentation was made by state and national officers, at one of the largest meetings yet held by the organization. The largest halL in the city was used and better than three hundred were turned away, or rather not able to get in due to the large turnout The officers for the remainder of the year were duly installed and the court started on its way under iwt own power, The local court had charge of the largest funeral ever held in Vigo county for a member ot the organization last Tuesday, when members directed the burial services of Mrs. Ethel Lyons, of Frankfort, Ind. On the arrival of the deceased a guard of women took charge. At Highland Lawn cemetery, 104 robed women took part in the burial services. Among the floral offerings was a beautiful cross of red flowers, from the Women's Organization of Frankfort.

HARBINGER OF STRIFE SHOWS AT CONFERENCE-

MARION COUNTY ORGANIZATION' FOR PROGRESSIVE POLITICAL ACTION FEELS BLIGHT AS MNETEEN OFFICES ARE 1L V1BEB AMONG TEN MEN AND CHAOS IS PROMISED FOR ANOTHER NON-PARTISAN BODY OF WORKERS. t'li-Anierican Unity League to Have Control of Questionnaire to Be Sent to Candidates? Movement to Gain Upper Hand Started Eight Months Ago, Declare Old Members Protestants Sit Helpless as Committees Are "Loaded." (By Wingfoot) The harbinger of strife, John McNamara, commonly known as a dynamiter and member of the tin-American Unity League, tion which resulted in approximately one dozen labor unions falling away from the central hnrlv . Tlus time the 1!anon County Confcrence for Non-Partisan Progressive Political Action has fallen under the blighting hand of the unseen forces iviiich .direct those weapoaa-dWged against Protestantism in ItuVmp-olir-. and Marion county. The result is that today the questionnaire which will go to the candidate in Marion county who will go before the people for approval at the coming primaries, will be compiled by a committee controlled by persons opposed to Protestantism. While not appearing on the face of it, it is conceded by thosa (Continued on Page 5) EVANGELIST THANKS KLAN FOR ITS AID Klansmen Also Appreciate Work Done in Elwood by the Rev. A J. Stiger ELWOOD, Ind., Jan. 2G.---U the ! close of the revival, conducted by the Rev. O. J. Stiger, of Covington, Ky., in the Baptist church here, the evangelist heartily thanked the Klansmen of the community for the assistance given in making the meeting a success, and the Klansmen came back with a hearty indorsement of the Rev. Mr. Stiger, proving to him that they appreciated his stand for Americanism in the sermons ho preached at the revival. The evangelist will long be remembered by the wide-awake citizens of Elwood. The following are some of the statements made by the Rev. Mr. Stiger that Elwood people will remember: "I, like many others, was prejudiced in the beginning against the Klan because of its hood. Today it matters little to me what a man has on his face but I am seriously concerned about what he has in his heart. "I am for the Klan because it has been for me. They are for the things I am for, against the things I am against. "When God wanted to plant a great nation on this western hemi sphere, he sent to the new country from -Europe the Huguenots of France, the Puritans of England, the Presbyterians of Holland, the Covenanters of Scotland. -These are the early seed sown in this country. Sow these seed and you get a religious, freedom-loving people. "If the enemies of Klandom want to get rid of this organization remove its grievances and the causes that brought it forth, and in my judgment it will automatically dis solve." After much boasting of what he was going to do to Elwood Klansmen in the nature of "expose," Dale of the notorious Muncie Post, failed to deliver to the aliens of Elwood today. His publication, which he said would have juicy reading for the aliens, failed to appear ' on the streets of the city. Something happened, but no one seems to know what it was. Elwood got aolng all right without the circulation of the Post and st probably will struggle along indefinitely without it.

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