Fiery Cross, Volume 3, Number 43, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 August 1924 — Page 1

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"WILLIAMSON COUNTY NOW DRIESTINU.S." S. GLE.W YOUNG, NEMESIS OF CRIMINAL, TELLS IN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW OF THUGS WHO INFESTED ILL1X0IS COrXTY KNIGHTS OF FLAMING CIRCLE HAVE RANKS THINNED BY EXODUS OF GANGSTERS Story of Attack Which Blinded Mrs. Young Is Told Sheriff Gallugan, an Italian, Now Under Bond for Ills Alleged Part In Planning the Attack Al Jen nines Notorious Outlaw, Born at Marion Immunity (-ranted for the Murder of Klansnien Younp Now Under Bonds Totaling 107,000 (By Staff Correspondent) MICHIGAN CITY, Ind!, Aug. 17. In an exclusive interview to a representative of The Fiery Cross, S. Glenn Young, .leader of the law enforcement machinery which cleaned Williamson county, Illinois, of bootleggers, gamblers, hold-up men n.nd thugs of all descriptions, declared here todav that Williamson county "is the driest tountv in the United States."

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headquarters in Herrin, secure in their belief of protection, he said, are now gone. "It is impossible to buy a drink of liquor in Williamson county," said the fearless leader as he leaned back in a

big chair with his crutches at ! w"Yta.rtert for.the ?,iriT(; of man" , . ., tt i i. jiifacturing sentiment and trvincr to ms suie. lie nas not yet re-1 (ft,at (lrv members of congress and covered from the gunshot ;;iid in the election of "liberalWOUnds received when he and j minded" men at the November elecMrs. Young were attacked byjtl0"- ..,-, v,., k lDf Thp national headquarters in

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May "The wound means nothing," he paid as he adjusted the wounded limb to an easier position. "It isn't the physical suffering, it is the mental agony of knowing Mrs. Young, who received a charge of buckshot In the face when the gang opened fire oru us, will be totally blind for life. The physicians removed thirty-five shots from her face. She has just left the hospital." Mr. Young came to Michigan City Saturday morning to deliver an address before an open meeting held by the Ku Klux Klan. During the day, the car in which he and Mrs. Young were riding at the time of the attack and which is riddled with bullets, was on exhibition. "When asked about the attack which blinded Mrs. Young and temporarily crippled him, Mr. Young aid : Followed One Hundred Miles "Our assailant!), five in number, followed us from Herrin for more than one hundred miles before attacking us. It was most evident that they withheld the attack until we were In a county where all the officials and three-fourths of the population are Roman Catholic. We had not gone more than three hundred yards into, that county until they opened fire.' "Four of these men are now under Indictment for the act in Clinton county. The fifth was killed the following day when a posse was fired upon by the bandits. They are members of the St. Louis gang known as Eagan's Rats. Their attorneys and those men who went on their bonds are all members of the Knights of Columbus. They are also under Indictment for the murder of Caesar Cagle, a Klansman andHiffirer of the law, who was killed in co'd blood. Another indictment, for robbing a bank In Johnson City, also hangs over them. "These men, however, are not the only ones arrested in connection with my attempted murder," Mr. Young continued. "Sheriff Gallaghan. an Italian whose rigtit name is Galligano, was arrested on the charge of conspiracy to murder and is now at liberty on a bond of $5,000. The sheriff t also nnder indictment by the federal grand Jury for accepting abrtbe to permit the operation of a bootlegging establishment. H 1 b chief deputy, John Layman, who has since left the county, is also under Indictment for the same charge. The (Continued on Page 6)

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ANTI-PROHIBITION PARTY TO INDORSE DAMP CONGRESSMEN Wets Organize to Elect SixtyMen for Fight on the Dry Amendment Seek to Send "Liberal-Minded Persons" to Washington in Effort to Remove Legislation WASHINGTON, August IS. The organization o wets known as the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, is going to concentrate its efforts in this campaign on trying to defeat dry senators and representatives and elect men in their stead who are friendly to a modification of the Volstead act. It is going to be a supreme effort to control congress to give the wet bloc in the house and the liberal-minded men in the senate the votes to pass a bill providing for the manufacture and sale of 2.75 per cent beverages. It is proposed to carry on this fight without regard to party, says a statement in behalf of the organization, which contends that if sixty additional wet representatives can bo elected in addition to t'.iose now in the house the law can be changed. The assertion is made that tlrere are now 12G wet members in the house, and seventy who, although voting "dry, are liberal. In the senate, twenty-eight members are counted on to aid in altering the law, while eleven others would probably join in this action, so the association professes ta-believe' - Sixty More Wefs Needed A prominent member of congress in the last session made a statement men were elected next November it would then be possible to modify the Volstead law. It will be the effort of the association to obtain thee sixty additional votes. The Association Against the Prohibition Amendment has created a special political bureau, with headquarters in New York City, This bureau litical fight. Representatives of the association are at work throughout the eastern and middle western states. "Liberal-Minded" New York The hope is that New York will elect a "liberal-minded" ticket. The re-election of two wet candidates in Detroit is predicted. And the rural districts will be invaded in the interest of wet candidates. In Ohio, the home of the Anti-Saloon League, a warm fight will be made and the majority of representatives from Pennsylvania are expected to be wet. KNOX COUNTY KLAN PLANS BIG MEETING 75,000 Expected at Labor Day Picnic "On the Banks of the WaDash" (Special to The Fiery Cross) VINCENNES, Ind., Aug. 18. Klan Park, one of the finest groves in southern Indiana, will be the scene of a big picnic which the Knox county Klan has planned for Labor Day. More than 75,000 persons are expected. A parade, public speaking, and an initiation are among the events already planned for the day. - Klan Park is on the Wabash river near here. All of the roads leading to the park will be carefully marked and ampje parking space will be provided for visiting automobiles. OAKLAND CITY KLAN STAGES BIG PARADE (Special to The Fiery Cross) OAKLAND CITY, Ind., Aug. 15. A crowd estimated at 5,000 persons witnessed a parade by members of the local Klan last Saturday night. In the procession were 165 robed Klansmen, Klanswomen and Juniors, two bands and a number of decorated automobiles. Following the parade addresses were made by the Rev. James Hedge of Princeton and two other speakers. The parade is declared to have been the largest of Its kind ever held here.

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MICHIGAN CITY KLANSMENHAVE CELEBRATION EVEXT SWELLS PROTESTANT HOSPITAL FUND S. GLEXX YOUXG SPEAKS Delegations From Four States Are " Present Throngs Witness Parade in Evening (By Shift Correspondent) MICHIGAN CITY, Ind., Aug 18 The Protestant Hospital Fund was given a big boost here Saturday when big crowds visited the Klan Karnival which closed here Saturday night after, a run of one week. Part of the proceeds were donated to the fund, which the Klansmen are assisting in raising. Member of the Klan are taking an active part in raising the fund, the rnni .$300,000. The amount already subscribed will permit of the starting of building operations at an early date. Under the present plans a hospital will be built in Michigan City and a branch in Laporte. At this time there is no Protestant hospital in either city. Certain opposition has been met by those in charge of the drive and an effort to throw cold water on the) project was made from the beginning. Among the. "objections" offered was that another hospital-was not 'needed- in addition: to the Roman C&thedic hospital in operation here. It was learned, however, that tlie Roman Catholic institution was planning a drive for approximately $100,000 to build an addition to the present hospital buildings because of needed expansion. Cht:rc!;es to Control When the new Protestant hospital gets into operation it will be under the control of a board composed of members of each Protestant church in the city. On account of rain, it was necessary to postpone the meeting schedineu ior two o clock Saturday, until five o'clock. This in turn delayed the parade. The meeting, which was open to the public: was addressed by S. Glenn Young and other speakers. (Continued on Page 5) MANY KLANSMEN AT TIPPECANOE FAIR Klan Band Feature of Day's Program at Lafayette Fine Management Lauded (Special to The Fiery Cross) LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 18 Thursday, August 14, which was observed as Klan Day, was The banner day of the Tippecanoe county fair here. Thousands of Klansmen and their friends thronged the fairgrounds and the newly-organized Ku Klux Klan band of this city provided music both Thursday and Friday. This year's fair was even larger than last year's, the first since the fairgrounds passed largely under Klan control. The shows were cleaner than they have ever been and the general tone of the fair was Detter man before. This is attribute to Klan management, which succeeded in giving Tippecanoe county the finest and largest fair in the fifty-eight years fairs hnvo been conducted in this county. Last year's fair set a new record for receipts and even more money was taken in this year. y The Klan band, which provided fine music on Clan Day, has elected the following officers: William Baer, president; Elmer F. Werner, secretary: and Ivar Skidmere, director. The- band meets for rehearsals every Friday evening. All members - are experienced musicians. Communications should be addressed to the director1, 208 Wiggins street, West Lafayette. MAYOR CASTS VOTE IN FAVOR QF KLAN (Special to The Fiery Cross) SEYMOUR, Ind., Aug. 18. The local Ku Klux Klan has been granted the use of the city park for a demonstration on Labor day. When a dead lock developed in the special meeting oi tne city council. Mayor c. L. Kess ler cast the deciding vote, allowing the Klan to use the grounds for its celebration.

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KENDALLVILLE TO BE HOST TO ILANS OF NORTH INDIANA Plans Made for Giant Meeting on Labor Day Parade on the Program Fireworks and Initiation Scheduled for Big Demonstration on Bixler Lake (Special to The Fiery Cross) KENDALL VTLLE, Ind., Aug. 18 Kendallville Klansmen will be hosts to 50,000 Klansmen and their friends from northern Indiana, southern Michigan and northwestern Oh'io at a mammoth picnic on Labor Day. Sixth province officials are whipping the plans for the celebration into final shape. Among the day's events they have planned are one of the largest parades ever held in inaiana, participated in by bands, floats and thousands of TObed Klansmen and Klanswomen; a large initiation ceremony, which will includ candidates from every county tn the province, and : a display of Klan fireworks, which will be set off on the edge of Bixlerlake. Motorists are instructed to go to Kendallville and "follow the arrows." The town and, the country surrounding it have been placarded with red arrow direction signs pointing the way to the cene of the ceremony. More than" a hundred acres of parking space will be""provided and the cars -will be under the constant guard o.robed Klansmen.. AnBt6z?ubile -repair .shop will be established on the grounds. The site of the . celebration is. located immediately east of Rixter i lake and boating will be one of the rlmr'a f,.o., JUNIORS CELEBRATE FIRST ANNIVERSARY Successful Two-Day Meeting Is Held Many Candidates Are Initiated 1.0H1 ana rainy weather failed to dampen the ardor of 5,000 Indiana Junior Klansmen and their friends, who gathered at the Hiawatha Gar dens here last Saturday and Sunday August lb ana 17, to celebrate the nrst birthday of the Junior organ ization in this state. Delegations of Junior Klansmen from Newcastle, Terre Haute, Muncie, Anderson and other points arrived Sunday morning and took part in the day's ceremonies that culminated Sunday night in the initiation of a large class of candidates. A feature of the two-day program was radicventertainment, loud speak1 ers being stationed at various points throughout the park. Several bands and drum corps also appeared on the program. Other events of the anni versary celebration included vaudeville acts, motion pictures, public speaking, races, contests, games and a ladies' hat competition. In the last event a new fall hat was awarded each night to the woman who looked the best in it. Church Services Held Church and Sunday school services were conducted Sunday morning and night by Rev. George B Smith. Special bus service was arranged to carry tne -Juniors and their parr ents to the park. The event was the first of its kind to be held in the state.. Junior Klansmen from all parts of the state took part in celebratiqn. Cold and cloudy weather throughout the state, and in many places, hard rains cut the attendance considerably, althoueh the enthusiasm of these who attended was not chilled. The ceremonial held Sunday niht was witnessed by a large crowd of persons not connected with the Klan organization. ; ' Glowing Prospects The growth of the Junior organization throughout the state has taken wonderful strides and the young order is now holding parades and celebrations in various parts of tne state. It now starts on the second year oi ita existence wun glowing pros pects. , KLAN MEETING BILLS BLOWN DOWN BY 'WIND' (Speclal to The Fiery Cross) AURORA, Ind., Aug. 18. The winds of Aurora roar in a strange fashion. By i some trick of fate a gust of wind went sailing down the main street of this town and blew down most of tho Ka Klux Klan meeting bills. Other notices were left untouched, -

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PHILADELPHIA CITIZENS WISH BUTLER TO STAY MINISTERS ASK MAYOR TO ALLOW ARMY OFFICERS TO KEEP UP WAR OX YICE Energetic Suppression of Lawlessness Has Brought General Much 111 Will PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 20. Rumors that Mayor Kendrick was about to bow to the will of the machine politicians and consent to the dismissal of Brig.-Gen. Smedley Butler, director of public safety, cause'd the ministers of 120 Methodist Episcopal churches to call on him and present a resolution saying that "having heard with regret of the possibility of the removal of General Butler from the position in which he has done such heroic work, we, the ministers, most earnestly request mat ne De continued in office." During his tenure of office General Butler has received the warm in dorsement of law-abidine citizens not only of Philadelphia, but throughout the country as welL In the energetic suppression of vice he has necessarily incurred the yfwill of the vicious elements which depend on machine politicians to .protect thenj in .their unlawful operations. Will Not Quit Yolntifarlly -General Butler, Jttis -friends say. wilt-not -quit voluntarily, 'and ,thev say that if the major ts desirous at having him go at this time it will be necessary to dismiss the director; "I have been carrying out the mayor's policies ever since I became director," the general said, "and I do not kn5w that he has made any changes in them. I will continue to carry out orders as long as I remain in office. My instructions are to take police out of politics. What I told lieutenants about going ahead with their work and not letting political bosses own them, whether I am here or not, goes." "General Butler has done a fine job in a big way," saru Governor Pinchot, commenting- on the Philadelphia situation. "He has grown beyond Philadelphia and Pennsylvania into a figure of national prominence. Good government throughout the nation would suffer by his removal. Little Dangerous Opposition "Butler had little dangerous opposition until he began to break up the old-time alliance between the police and the liquor gang politicians. Then the storm broke. I can not believe that Mayor Kendrick will permit the influences which want Philadelphia morally dirty to prevail over the influences which want Philadelphia morally clean." HAMILTON COUNTY TO HOLD KLAN MEETINGS To Be Scene of Two Large Gatherings During Next Thirty Days (Special to The Fiery Cross) NOBLESVILLE, Ind., Aug. 18. Two large gatherings of the-Ku Klux Klan will take- place in Hamilton county within the next thirty days. The first meeting will be held on August 20, at Arcadia. It will be" attended by Klansmen from all ofthe counties in the ninth and tenth congressional districts. Tipton, Lebanon, Fortville, Muncie, Elwood, Alexandria, Logansport, and other Klan centers have indicated that they will be represented. Rev. W. W. Roberts of Crawfordsville will -be the principal speaker. A parade will start at 9 o clock. Ten thousand Klansmen are expected to attend the second meeting, which will be held at an unannounced place in Hamilton county, on September 14. No robes or ban ners will be in evidence at this meeting. Two national speakers will deliver addresses during the afternoon and evening. KLAN. RED MEN AND MASONS AT FUNERAL (Special to The Fiery Cross) LINTON, Ind., Aug. 18. Klaus men, Red Men and Masons in a body attended the funeral of William Scroggins here recently. The funeral was one of the largest ever held in this city. At the cemetery the Kians men formed a double line, through which the funeral procession passed. After the Masonic ceremony, a Klansman made a short talk and Offered a prayer.

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Hurried Ordinance Is Declared to Be Illegal Twenty Thousand Persons Jam Streets (Special to The Fiery Cross) BROOKVILLE, Ind., Aug. 18. Despite the persistent efforts of the opposition, which efforts consisted of attempts to pass laws prohibiting Klan parades, intimidation, the strewing of bushels of tacks along the city streets, and every other conceivable means to prevent it, a Klan parade was held here last Friday night which was witnessed by more than twenty thousand persons. The crowd was the largest, it is said bv oia residents, that ever assembled in4 urooKvine. One of the chief opponents of the Klan in the county is Sim Coleback. president of the board of trustees, who declared emphatically time and time again that the parade would not be held. He hurried a so-called ordinance tirough which for lack of time, was declared to be Jllegal, and fought the Klan to the last. Taks jSweptto Gutter : Just before the parade : was to start "bwOm! squads' were called tacks.- tjushela jof tack.s were -epf from thfei street, in toUi!e-nttiir9 hv the .vo!uqtgr rkers The parkdef men moveu wiinout laterrHpttaai? if was ..composed of delegations of Klansmen and Klanswomen from this city, Richmond. Oxford. Indian-" apolis, Harrison. Connersvtlle, Liberty, Cambridge City. Hamilton, Batesville and many other points. The parade was led by Marshal John Hammond and mounted Klansmen in f I'll regalia. A number of bands took part in the procession, vhich after naradins; the downtown streets disbanded at the ball par!; where a meeting was held. The mectinar, which included a musical program, was open to the public. No disturbance marked the meeting. ROKftWO PICNIC IS SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR Speakers and Bands on Program Birthday Cake Presented to Juniors (Special to The Fiery Cross) KOKOMO, Ind., Aug. IS. A large crowd gathered at Mclfalfa park here yesterday for a home-coming celebration given by the Women of rsaomi Klan No. 2, the Knights of Nathan Hale Klan No. 12 and th Juniors. A picnic lunch was served at the noon hour and a beautifully decorated cake was presented to the Juniors in observance of their first birthday. In the afternoon a fine nroeram was-given by the Nathan Hale brass band and the ladies' drum corps. Two national speakers gave instructive and inspiring addresses. ihe Klan in Howard is enjoying a remarkable growth and Klansmen are displaying great enthusiasm in tne activities of the organization. DECATUR TO STAGE LABOR DAY PICNIC (Special to The Fiery Cross) DECATUR, 111., Aug. 18. The Ku Klux Klan of this city will act as host at a mammoth Klan rally and picnic on Labor day. O. .W. Friederich', Great Titan of Province No. 2, and other national speakers will be heard. Bands, drum corps and male and female Klan Kwartets will provide musical entertainment. In the. evening there will be a large robed parade, to be followed by a display of Klan fireworks. Prizes amounting to $100 in gold will be awarded for the largest delegation in the parade, for the second largest delegation, for the best float and for the second best float. The picnic will be held1 on beauti ful grounds just north of the citv and the forenoon will be given over to sightseeing, Lake Decatur, Decatur's $1,000,000 dam and Abraham Lincoln's -courthouse being among the points of interest

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ROMAN CATHOLICS TURN TO NEW PARTY LEADER WETS SEE BRIGHTER PROSPECTS AL SMITH FIGURES IN CONFERENCE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE WISCONSIN SENATOR DENOUNCES VAST BODY OF PROTESTANTS Foreign Influences, Whipped Badly in New York Convention and Discounted at Cleveland Gathering, Stage a Comeback Sore Spots' Created Do Not Heal Readily and Many Rumors Result Eastern States Holding Large Alien and Wet Vote Are Promised LaFclIette, It Is Hinted (By Staff Correspondent) WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 20. That LaFoBette will cajry the banner of the Roman hierarchy in the coming presidential election is seen in the -slowly gravitating to. the Wis consin senator of the alien ori : ganizationsv and the fervid ap-' peal of leaders to get behind the third party candidate. The bitter denunciation of the mil-", lions Iestamft-iititi?

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Certain Roman Catholic politicians who are known as leaders in other parties, are' -sorely disgruntled at the futile attempt to have the Klan denounced at the Republican and Democratic conventions. Al Smith, who led the forcearwhich attempted to make the Democratic party take up his fight against the Klan is most bitter. Plans laid to increase th power of the Roman Catholic church in America crumbled like a house of cards when the Brennan-Smith crowd were roundly whipped in New York. Sore Spot Created - This naturally created a sore spot and some sores do - not heal readily. Rumors were afloat mora than a week ago that LaFollette, Smith, Brennan, Mayor Dever, of Chicago, Mayor Schwab, of Buffalo, who told Roman Catholic organizations to arm, and other politicians were in conference. Immediately following this alleged conference LaFollette denounced the millions of (Continued on Page 5) KLAN LENDS AID TO CHAUTAUQUA SEASON (Special to Tho Fiery Cross) NOBLESVILLE, ' Ind., Aug. 18. Through the assistance of the Ku Klux Klan of this city, Noblesville's 1925 Chautauqua has been assured. Local .Klansmen subscribed . to 150 tickets and agreed to sell that many more, making, a total of 300 tickets disposed of through the efforts" of the Klan. In addition to its purchase of tickets, the local Klan has consented to provide a speaker for one of the afternoon and one of the evening meetings. According to the Nobfesville Daily Ledger, "There have been Chautauqua meetings in Noblesville for fourteen years and many churches and fraternal organizations have done a great deal to make them a success, but no society of any kind has been as liberal with any Chautauqua in the past as the Klan has been relative to making the 1925 -event a success." This paper has shown no previous sympathy for the Klan movement. CHESTERTON KLAN TO . HAVE A (ELEBRAT10N (Special to The Fiery Cross) CHESTERTON, fnd., Aug. 18. Th' Ku Klux Klan of this city is plaaj,-ning-a demonstration here Saturday, August 23. Music will be provided by two Klan bands. Speaking and an Initiation are on the program. The announcement says the picnio will last from "4 o'clock until you're ready to go."

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