Fiery Cross, Volume 3, Number 42, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 August 1924 — Page 5
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NATION-WIDE PLOT IS SEEN AT CINCINNATI
(Continued from Page 1) tered and radiators punctured and tops of machines riddled. The tact that authorities do not use the same measures against these thugs as are used In other cases Is giving the alien organization much room in which to work. It Is charged In this city that the car carrying the lacerated body of Heck to the downtown district passed four policemen stationed on a downtown corner on, the lookout for the car as other Klansmen had been thrown Into the business district after be
ing beaten secured the number of
twenty-five cars which passed, but
failed to stop the car carrying Heck,
although it passed the corner at a high rate of speed with no lights burning. 0 Police Slake Slurring Remarks
It was stated that at the home of Heck, where policemen were sent later, one officer was heard to re
mark: "Why worry, it is only a
Kluxer anyway." This attitude Is a reflection of the attitude taken by
Mayor Carrel, who Is bent on per
mining no meetings of the Klan in
Cincinnati. On the night of the out rage the police raided a Klan meet
lng and arrested a minister of Columbus, Ohio, who was delivering an
address.
Hock, who Is a member of a firm of furniture dealers in this city, was
attacked as he drove up in front of his home about 11 o'clock. As he reached over to turn- off his engine, a man, who had foHowed Heck for
several blocks In another car, leaped
on the running board and pushed a
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revolver In his face. At that Instant a man on tbe other' side of the Car
struck Heck in the head with a black-
Jack. Mrs. Heck had seen the attack from the window of thetr home
and attempted to use the telephone but found the wires had been tampered with. Communication, however, was finally gotten with Klan
headquarters and the alarm spread
about one-half hour after Heck had
been kidnapped. Police were notified, and stationed at downtown corners in view of the fact that former victims of the alien band had been thrown from autos in that part of
the city.
Heck was taken north of Norwood, a suburb, and there his clothing was cut from him in strips. The gangsters then beat him Into insensibility with a club. After he had regained consciousness on the return trip to the city, he attempted to talk and a gag was placed in his mouth and bound securely around his head. It is believed that the bands holding the gag saved his life, as it prevented profuse bleeding from the wound in his head which required eleven stitches to close. "Paid for the Job"
The thugs told Heck he was being
beaten because he was a Klansman
and that hia assatlants were being
"paid for the job." The remains of Heck's clothing, covered with blood, were returned to Klan headquarters and left in front of the door of the
ofRce.
There Is no doubt In the mind of
special investigators who have been
not only investigating the case of
Heck, but other kidnapping cases
here, in all of vj-hich Klansmen were brutally beaten, but that the secret anti-Klan organization is now em
ploying denizens of the underworld
including gunmen, In a nation-wide plot to intimidate Klansmen and
Protestants, and to attempt the
checking of the growth of the Klan.
The inaugurating of a reign of ter
ror is a part of the program, ft is
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Yoaura Today! sciousness by members of Knights
of the Flaming Circle, an organiza
tion formed by Roman Catholics to
combat the growth of the Klan and
a branch of which embraces the
bootleggers and gamblers of Herrin, Illinois, is but a part of the nation
wide plot.-
The riot at Haverhill, Mass., in which Klansmen were attacked and
beaten by thugs which gathered there from a number of different cities, and the mobbing of Klans
men and Protestants in Pennsylvania within the past ten days, lend much to the theory of a widespread plot
to wreck the Klan by intimidation
Klansmen were attacked in Wisconsin and other western states by alien
mobs. Opposition In Frenzy Klan opposition has reached i frenzy in its attempt to kill the or
ganization and the continued uniting of Protestant forces to save America
from the degrading influences of Eu
ropean rule has brought to the sur
face the hatred held by Roman aliens against Protestantism and has caused the Roman system to openly
use me tactics or intimidation, bru
tality and force so long employed in
curope.
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KLAN TO ATTEND FAIR
IN BODY ON LAST DAY
SHENANDOAH, . Ia.. Auk. 12
The Tage county fair board has (lis
played its Americanism by granting the Klan of Shenandoah the last day
01 me iair mis year tor its own dem
onstration. A street parade, band concert, address, horse racing and ., .j .1 . . .
an tttiurena on Americanism are
slated for the day.
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JUNIORS TO CELE
BRATE BIRTHDAY
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elected to public office, regardless
of their political affiliations. This
means that these Junior Klansmen,
as they become eligible to vote, will play an active part in cleaning up the political life of our nation. The
civic phase alone, makes the Junior Ku Klux Klan worth while, and entitles ft to the hearty support and co-operation of all Klansmen end Klanswomen.
Emlson Lias Hoke Record A strong, clean tody, as well as
a clear, sound mind, Is a necessary
attribute to the real American boy. Teams in all branches of athletics are formed in every Junior Klan.
Some of the teams have developed into real aggregations as therack baseball squad at Emlson, Indiana
the basket ball champions of two '
state Junior Klan basket ball tourneys, the Tuscarawas county, Ohio, Juniors the West Virginia wrestling
and tennis champions and scores of other cases. Baseball, basket ball, football,. wrestling, boxing, tennis all have their interest for the Amer
ican boy, and every local Junior Klan has facilities for carrying out
the athletic program.
After all, the future of America
depends upon her boys, and the re
ligious, cmc and athletic depart
ments of the Junior Ku Klux Klan
furnish the right training for the building of real men.
The Junior Ku Klux Klan la
closely aligned with the senior organization. At the head, there are five members of the Imperial Kloncllium who supervise, the National Director of the Junior Klan and hia office. Then, the Grand Dragon of each Realm in the Knights of the Ku
Klux Klan organization, advises the State Director of the Junior Ku Klux Klan in that state. Each local Klan has an advisory committee, which confers with the local Field Director of the Junior Klan upon the boys' activities in that locality.
Such close contact between the two departments of the Klan brings the
boys into constant contact with the operation of the true principles of
Kiankraft.
SIGNED DENIAL ISSUED BY 0TB F. GERMAN
ATTACKS EIANS51AN AT SBTERSVULE
HAIR CUT 35c SHAVE 20c 133 East Court Street Half Mock from Washlnston street; half Wock from Pennsylvania street; half block from Delaware street; half block from Market street. GEORGE THOMAS Formerly of 9tsblns Hotel Knrher Shop, Prop. WE ATTEMPT TO SATISFY FHOM THE CUSTOMER'S VIEWPOINT
The Strength of the Klan
When the boys become of the age
wnere they may apply for member
ship in the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, senior organization, they will
De wen versed in all branches of Kiankraft. Such material will be the backbone and strength of the
Klan in the future.
At the recent meeting of the grand dragons, imperial representatives and titans, held on Mackinac Island, Mich., the National Director of the
Junior . Ku Klux Klan addressed all
Klansmen present upon the subject of the boys' auxiliary, outlinine
briefly the history of the organiza
tion trom the time of its start in Indiana and Ohio, up through its official recognition by the Knights
or me k.u Klux Klan as a depart
ment of same, and to the present
aay.
The National Director closed his address -with a plea for more hearty
tu-uiremiiuu irom me senior or
ganizations throughout the emnire.
The Junior Ku Klux Klan is every day proving its worth to the nation and to the invisible empire. Through co-operation every Klansman with his shoulder to the wheel the
Junior Ku Klux K?an is bound to enjoy unprecedented growth in the
immediate future.
One year old and going strong for America and Kiankraft! On
their hftieth and hundredth anniver
saries they will still be going strong
ror America and Kiankraft. Watch them grow between now and their second anniversary, and watching
mem, seniors, help them grow!
During the two-day meeting this week, there will be many athletic
contests on the program. Indications point to a large attendance and all preparations to handle a big
crowd at the gardens, which are lo
cated at Thirty-eighth street and Pendleton Pike, and excellent space
nas Deen reserved for camping out
fits. The finale will come in the nature of a surprise a3 this has been
withheld by those in charge.
There will be Sunday school and
church services on Sunday, which will be conducted by Rev. George B. Smith. There has been arrangements made for special bus service and astous will leave the terminal at Kentucky avenue and Maryland street every half hour.
(Continued from Page 1) mind are very unjust and mischievous. "OTIS F. GERMAN." Story Causes Surprise
The statement made by the Hearst paper caused surprise here although 1 tiie papers owned by Hearst are J known as strong anti-Klan publica-! tions. Another phase of the happening which caused some wonder, Is how the priest's housekeeper, who was reported to have been hurt, could have been injured by the glass feeing blown from the front door of the residence. The bomb was fired after midnight according to all repotts, including the priest's, and did no damage other than at the spot where it struck. According to the story, every one was asleep in the house when the supposed bombing by enemies took place. Rev. August C. Varnie Is pastor of
the, St. Cyril Methodius Roman Catholic Church. He stated that he
believed the attack was "because he has attempted to. secure harmony in North Judson."
"When the Klan began to make
inroads here," he is quoted in the American, "little ruffles started."
One of these "little ruffles" was
firing into a Klan meeting. Leo Hogan, a former secretary of the Knights of Columbus, did the shooting and several persons, including two women, were injufed. He afterward fired six shots at Sheriff Ger
man when that official went to his
home to arrest him. At a trial held
at Rochester, Indiana, Hogan was
sent to a state institution.
Rev. Varnie said that he had
never"openly attacked the Klan" in
his interview with the American re
porter. He failed to state, however
just what kind of attacks he had
made.
Newspapers Confused
In an attempt to fasten the out
rage on the Klan, anti-Klan papers
and Roman Catholic publications
have contradicted themselves and
the efforts to make much of very little have taxed the credulity of
their readers. The Chicago Amer
ican stated that the housekeeper was cut by flying glass while the Indiana Catholic states that she
"was frightened at the sound of
crashing glass and ran to the front
porch." Just how she was "wounded has not been ascertained.
Klan investigators are at work on the case and it is hoped 'that the culprits will be caught up in a few davs. Certain clews have taperi f mind
which will lead, it is believed, to
bringing to light the truth sur
rounding the bombing. The fact
that such little damage was done
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WM. D. BEANBLOSSOM
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
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(Continued from Page 1) "the kind of hard feeling the Klan stirs up. The hard feeling seems to always come from aliens and law breakers."
According to authentic sources.
much cleaning could be done in Sisteraville despite the effort ot Mayor
ouwn 10 maite it appear otherwise. The town is Infested with bootleggers and " it appears that the
chief source of opposition comes from
those persons engaged in the illicit
sale of liquor. In this city, as in all others, law violators are always opposed to the Klanr It is the belief of many citizens that the advertisement signed by the mayor has given
muwi encouragement to a certain
class of law breakers who fear the moral influence- of the Ku Klux Klan.
The Klan has had a substantial
growth here and is throwing tbe Influences of evil into confusion On the day of the attack on the Klansmen, it is estimated that more than
one thousand Klansmen were on the streets within a short time after the attack. No harm was done the foreigner, however, Klansmen respect
ing the law as in all cases.
Much Comment Caused It Is charged that the chief nf
police knows where certain places are which are suspected of being bootlegging establishments but no raids on those places have resulted
from that knowledge if the chief really possesses it. The advertisement signed by the mayor has caused much comment here when coupled with Certain other circumstances.
KLAN AT FUNERAL
OF MURDERED MAN
(Special to The Fiery Cross)
LAFAYETTE. Ind., Aug. 8. Three
nunarea robed Klansmen and Klanswomen had charge of funeral serv
ices for Jesse Nelson, of Upland,
wno aiea irom Dullet wounds in-
nictea .by bandits. The services were held last Sunday morning at the Center church, north of Upland, and a purse of $700 was given to
ieisons widow by the men and
women or the Klan.
(Continued from Page 1) body of 'American citizens, as there was at no time a word or act ol the Protestants to cause the least dls, turbance. Many opinions were given, however, "by citizens who witnessed the affair or were informed later. In the opinion of 'some It was merely the training Catholics receive under the direction of papal headquarters at vRome. The advocating of open war on Protestants by Frank IX. Schwab, mayor of Buffalo, and a consolidation of forces throughout the country to rule or ruin America, is also thought
io oe at least one of the causes. Some say that the firearms used
were brought from the basement of the Catholic church, but this a3 yet has not been verified. It does not do
away with the -fact, hbwever, that the
Komans did have firearms, and that
they used them on Protestant citi
zens of the community.
Amendment Peeves Rome
Another opinion advanced as an
excuse for the outrage is the fact that the Catholic press has been erroneously leading the followers of the Italian leader to believe that their parochial schools will be taken away from them if the Michigan
school amendment is put through this fall. As the vast majority of foreign idealists are instructed not
to read anything that is not sponsored by the papal throne in Tta.lv.
it is only natural that they would not hate any way to find out that the
public school amendment does hot
anect the parochial schools, but re
qunea an American cniiaren in
Michigan to go for a certain time to
the public school where some idea
may be gained of how to use" brains
instead of guns.
There were, happily, no babies
present to have their little noses
broken by brute fists, nor no Protes
tant women to tear clothes from. r
was done by the Catholic students of Notre Dame at South Bend re
cently.
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arrest of a Fiery Cross newsboy recently, has been discharged by tae management. It fs understood that many patrons of the theatre showedaueh resentment at the act which '
was considered at the time, as merely that of a fanatic. The Fiery Cross salesman was arrested near the en--trance ot the theatre oh the
of the manager. The company oper-
i"e piace or amusement controls a number of other play houses
aiso, ana u is said that business at the hbuses was far from being in-
creasea oy the action of the manager.
ADDRESS ALL MAIL TO FIERY
JttUSS PtUT TO INDIVIDUALS.
MAKES BIG MOUNTAIN
OUT OF A MOLEHILL
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the local newspapers something to write about. A touch ot humor was added to the affair by. a paragraph in the Journal which read: "Probably the next grand Jury will investigate the whole matter, under the old law against whltecapping." .
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and that nobody was seen near the one family were initiated Thl home of the priest, has brought grandfather, past his eightieth birth about a certain line of investigation day, two of his sons and one grandby Klansmen that may uncover the SOn, took the oath of allegiance to whole story, it is believed here. God, home and countrv 6"lllt'e lo
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LIFT BAN ON KLAN
Rescind Resolution of 1922
Forbidding Members to Belong to Both
REVERSAL OF FEELING SEEN AT COVINGTON
Many Former Enemies Now Within Ranks of Klan Much Interest in Coming Election
COVINGTON, Ky., Aug. 12. A great reversal in feeling is seen in Covington and Kenton county as many persons formerly opposing the Klan have either become members of the organization or are now seeking membership. The organization Is growing at a most rapid rate and large classes of candidates are being Initiated each week. At the present time approximately ninety .per cent of the officeholders, are Roman Catholics and virtually all public positions given out by the city officials are given to Roman Catholics. Protestants of this city do not believe that it is as it should be. It is believed here that the coming election next" fall will materially change this ratio. It Is expected
that the election will be hotly cpntested in Covington as well as throughout Kenton county.
FARGO, N. D., August 10. The
Grand Lodge A. F. & A. M., of North
Dakota, in its thirty-fifth annual
communication held in this city, re
scinded the resolution which was adopted in the proceedings of that
grand body In 1922, whereby masons were prohibited from becoming members of the Knights of the Ku
Klux Klan. WBen the new Master
came into office this year he was in
formed that he would lose half of
the masonic membership in North
Dakota if he insisted in enforcing
me iyzz rule.
As the matter now stands, any mason who is a member of the Ku
Klux Klan. When the new master his allegiance to that organization,
nor win any one be penalized from
joining, if he so desires.
The drastic edict adopted in June,
lyzz, pronioitea all master masons
ot North-Dakota from applying fof
membership or from participating in
the affairs of the Klan, and considered it a masonic offense, triable
under the masonic code of that state.
and all masons then members of fhe Klan were required to sever their relations with the Klan within ' six
months after the promulgation of
the order.
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SHIPS INC0MMERCE
Shipping Board Chairman
aends Appeal to American Foreign Trade Experts
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. A na
tion-wide survey of the extent American ships are being utilized by Americans has been undertaken by
uDainnao i. v. U'connor, of the shipping board, who addressed ner-
sonal letters to more than 10,000 firms and Individuals engaged in foreign commerce, soliciting their cc
operation in enlarging the merchant marine.
"As the ships are your ships and
hunt witn your capital and that of other American citizens," Mr. O'Connor wrote, "there is no doubt but that you will co-operate to tbe utmost. The deficit in operation at present is approximately S30.00O.ooo
per annum, and the gross operating volume is $150,000,000. "This operating deficit is stated bv
some to be a 'loss,' but can not be so considered when it is remembered that but for this expenditure the American, exporter and Importer and the American producer ' and consumer would be taxed .many times that sura in Jnevitably increased ocean freight rates should American
sag snips De withdrawn from, oversear trade."
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