Fiery Cross, Volume 3, Number 46, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 September 1924 — Page 8

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THE FIERY CROSS Friday, September 12, 1924

Here and There in Klandom

LECTURER GIVEN PIN MEREDITH, N. II. A big meeting was held at thl3 place by the Klan and it is estimated that the crowd present numbered 4,000. National Lecturer Wilson made an address and at its conclusion was presented with a diamond stickpin.

MICHIGAN MEET SUCCESS WEST BRANCH, Mich. The tencounty meet held here by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan was a decided success, and the fairgrounds, just north of town, was filled with people all day. Klansmen and their families drove to the grounds in a continuous stream, and by night an immense crowd was present.

GIVE FLAG TO CHURCH GREENSBURG, Pa. Klansmen marched from their hall to the Church of the Open Door, and presented a beautiful silk flag and stand to the church.

AUTOS BLOCK ROADWAY KINSLEY, Kas. A record-breaking crowd attended an open-air meeting of the Klan at Lewis, nine miles east of Kinsley, recently. An hour or more before the gate to the grounds opened, automobiles blocked the highway for quite a distance, both east and west of the entrance. It was estimated that from 4,000 to 0,000 persons were present.

5,000 AT GATHERING LANCASTER, Ohio More than 5,000 persons attended an outdoor meeting of the Ku Klux Klan held in a forty-acre field near this city. The event was preceded by a parade

in which there were many spectacular floats.

CATHOLICS WITHOUT JPARTY IN MISSOURI; JOIN INDEPENDENT'

Both Democratic and Republican Nominees for Governor Friendly Toward Klan

OKLAHOMA GATHERING A KINS, Okla. Eight hundred people watched five hundred Klansmen hold n great out-of-doors meeting near Akins. It was the greatest gathering of Klansmen during the present year in Sequoyah county.

MEETING IN CHURCH EATONTOWN, X. J. The Methodist church hero was packed and

Jammed to the doors when Klansmen and Khvnswonienof Monmouth rounty hurd Klan lectures from the minister; A.H.Bell, District Kleagle. and Leah E. Li. II, Mr.jor Kleagle. It turned out to be a "doubleheader," for Kleagle Bell addressed an overflow meeting of a thousand person on the outside of the church at the same time Mrs. Bell was addressing the large audience . inside the church.

AID GRIEVING FAMILY PASCO, Wash. Basin City Klansmen won the frienship of at least one family in Kansas recently, when they personally conducted an investigation of the death of the young brother of the Kansas family. The boy, riding a freight train through the yards of the Northern Pacific

railway at Pasco, was killed when

wheels being carried in the car

shifted and fell against him as the

crew switched the car, causing it to lurch. On the day of the death, a telegram was received by the Exalted Cyclops of Basin City Klan to ascertain details of the boy's death, and within two hours the grieving family had learned the full details.

Defeated Candidate Asked to Head New Roman Ticket St. Louis Seeks to Rule State Politics

CATHOLICS DESTROY

PICTURE OF LUTHER

Asbury Park Romans Continue to Efface Likeness of Protestant Leader in Sand

GREAT CROWD HEARS TALK OMAHA. Neb. Dr. C. Arnold Stewart, a Baptist minister of Kansas City, made one of the greatest lectures on Americanism ever delivered in the city of Omaha. Cars were four abreast from Fifty-second street to Eightieth street for almost the whole distance on two roads.tryiug to get into the field when the open-air lecture was held by the light of a fiery cross that burned throughout the meeting. The crowd was variously estimated from 5,000 to 15,000.

KLAN PARADE SURPRISE OMAHA, Neb. Omaha -people were more than surprised when they awoke to the fact that a big Klan meeting had been held here, which was attended by more than 10,000 persons. No inkling of this monster gathciing was given by the

daily press betore the meeting was held, and a scant ten-line notice chronicled the event the morning following the meeting.

ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 6. "Dr. Arthur W. Nelson. Democratic nomi

nee for governor, is confronted withf"!1 it.

the apparent necessity of saying

something rough about the Ku Klux Klan, and saying it immediately, to head off a possible revolt of the members of the Democratic organization in St. Louis," says the GlobeDemocrat. The article continues as follows: "Holdover members of the Democratic city committee who gathered recently at the headquarters drew

attention to the frequent resolutions denouncing the Ku Klux Klan which were adopted by the various ward organizations and the pledges of

many of them never to support any candidate suspected of being the candidate of the Klan. "If Nelson is to receive active support of the Democratic organization in St. Louis if he expects to get the very large Roman Catholic vote of this community and the votes of the people of Jewish ancestry who are affiliated with the Democratic party he must straighten out the Klan issue.'

ASBURY PARK, N. J., Sept. 6. In spite of the determination of Roman Catholic citizens of Asbury Park to make an example of their religious " intolerance, ' Frank Lorenz, noted artist, who has been drawing sand pictures on the beach at Asbury Park for several years, will continue

to reconstruct his sand picture of Martin Luther as often as Catholics

CATHOLICS TRY TO TURN SCHOOL INTO CHURCH FOR MASS'

Romans Ask Permission to Use Public Building for Religious Services

Board Denies Permit to Men Who Prefer to Send Their Children to Parochial Institutions

Forum Agent Stabbed

The destruction occurred fifty feet from the place of business of Thomas W. Wilson and only a few blocks from where he was. attacked and stabbed a few weeks ago for selling patriotic papers. Arriving at his beach studio last week, Mr. Lorenz found that his picture of Martin Luther and the quo

tations with it had been totally destroyed, while other groups and pic tures remained unharmed.'

WOMEN'S ORDER GROWING MT. WASHINGTON, Pa. The Klanswomen's organization at Mt. Washington is growing rapidly, and at the last meeting a large class was initiated. The Klan here already is one of the largest women's organizations in the South Hills.

FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE SARDIS, Miss. Sardis Klansmen made their first public appearance on the streets here, when 100 Kluxers

marched from their Klavern and through the principal streets to the high school grounds, where they formed a circle around a fiery cross thirty feet high and initiated a class.

HOLD THREE-DAY MEETING STOCKTON, 111. Klansmen for three days last week held a Klantauqua here, the large tent in which the meetings were held being crowded during the entire time. The program included speaking, musical program and the initiation of sevcial classes of candidates.

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10,000 SEE PARADE SANFORD, Me. Klansmen held a big demonstration here, which was preceded by a most successful pa

rade in which more than 1,000 members appeared in line, about 300 of these in uniform. The line of march was over the principal streets of Sanfprd. The parade was headed by the Klan band from Portland, and several members of the Sanford police department rode horses ahead of the band. It is estimated that fully 10,000 persons viewed the parade.

LABOR DAY CEREMONIAL ASHLAND. Ore. Ashland Klan No. 10 held a great outdoor initiation and ceremonial together with a grand street parade on Labor Day.

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INITIATE 500 CANDIDATES SAN BKRNARDINO, Cal. Headed by a band of forty pieces, more than 100 automobiles driven by members of the Ku Klux Klan in full regalia paraded through the business dis

trict of the city, traveling to Har'cm Springs, where they held initiation ceremonips for a class of al-" most. 500 candidates. Several thou

sand people of (his city lined the route to view the demonstration. FIRST BIG DEMONSTRATION MAYSVILLE, Ky. More, than 20.000 people attended the first large Klan demonstration ever held in this community in an open field about flight miles from here. More than 4.000 cars were parked around the field.

Without a Tarty The article says there was talk of a third ticket at this meeting. It seems that the alien-minded committee members of St. Louis, who are largely Roman Catholic or foreign or both, are confronted with the necessity of doing something

drastic. According to newspaper stories, the nominee for the governorship. Dr. Nelson, on the Democratic ticket, and Sam A. Baker, on the Republican ticket, were both

supported by Klansmen of Missouri. If this be true, the anti-Klanners of St. Louis, who are seeking a place to "flop," are face to face with the

problem of finding the place.

A telegram was sent to Judge

Henry S. Priest, defeated and discredited candidate on the Demo

cratic ticket, asking that he make

the race on an independent ticket.

The telegram was sent by Blodgett

Priest to his father, who sailed last

week for Europe immediately following the primary. Areturn radio

gram was received from Priest re

fusing to enter the race.

1 Nelson Is Silent Dr. Nelson has said nothing in reply to the demand of the St. Louis

Democratic leaders. A rural politician said in discussing the affair: "Why should Dr. Nelson be worried about what the St. Louis politicians think about it? He only received a

little more than 3,000 votes in St. Louis. St.Louis gave him no support in the primary he was nominated by the true American vote of the Democratic party in the state of Missouri. Moreover, Baker is also taid to have the support of the Republican Klansmen of the state. Therefore, in plain language, Dr. Nelson should worry' about what the St. Louisians demand. St. Louis has found at last that it isn't , running the state of Missouri."

Reconstructs Work Beginning at once to reconstruct his work, Mr. Lorenz placed two signs upon the ruins, which he will leave as they are. One. sign read: "Addressed to the person or persons who destroyed this statue of Martin Luther: Do you think such an act qualifies you as 100 per cent Americans? Let God

and the intelligent public be your

judge."

The other read: "The ill-brained

zealot or moron who destroyed this piece will have short satisfaction as

I shall rebuild it; as I still believe

the majority of the American people

believe in religious liberty as the

founders of this country conceived

it."

The statue showed Luther in an at

titude of prayer, the following inscription written in the sand "Illustrating that epochal moment in the

life of Martin Luther, father of the

Reformation, when lie prayed for strength and guidance to combat the attacks of enemies before the Diet of Worms." The following quotation from Victor Hugo followed: "All human progress must remember Martin Luther." The comments of the majority- of those who viewed the ruins prove that Mr. Lorenz was right and that the American people of this resort will not long countenance such attacks on the liberties Of the country.

CATHOLICS SEEKING HOSPITAL CONTROL

CEDAR RAPIDS, la., Sept. 9.

Despite the opposition of the head of the board of education, the school board of Cedar Rapids has voted to maintain the school strictly as a meeting place forpublic-spirited citizens and-students of the school system. Acting on the petition of St. Mathew's Roman Catholic church, asking that they be permitted to use the Arthur public school for "mass""for

the next six Sundays, the board, by a

vote of three to two, refused the en

emies of the public school the use of the school building. C. F. Luberger, president of the board, in his appeal stated that the

church was "trying to perfect a strong parish," and that "any church is good for a community." For that reason, the Catholics should be permitted the use of the sctfooT building, he said. F. C. Byers, another member, admitted the people of St. Mathews had used the building last week "on. consent of two members of the board." Both Luberger and Byers voted to permit the Catholics to use the building. Patriots Oppose Petition Patriotic members of the board who opposed the petition were J. D.

Wardle, W. J. Neill and A. G. Kampmeier, each one stating that the

Catholic church is opposed to the public school system and was not

entitled to the use of the building.

The Catholics are opposed to the

public school system, Mr. Kampmeier said. "By giving them help and lending the school to them we are helping to build up another strong organization to combat our efforts to sustain the public schools." In substantiating their refusal the three patriotic member? pointed out

kbe recent decision made in regard to

the Trinity Lutheran school Toy the board, when the Lutherans were denied permission to borrow twentyfour public school desks. Officials of the board voted thatnhey would sell the desks but could not consistently lend them.

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SLAP AT LA FOLLETTE IUKA, Miss. Vidette, a weekly

i newspaper published in this city, has

taken a decisive stand for Americanism as pronounced by the Ku Klux Klan. LaFollette, a presidential aspirant, recently felt called upon to denounce the Klan. Vidette in an editorial says: "If Mr. LaFol

lette knows as little about other things as he does about the Ku Klux, he evidently has a large store of misinformation to turn loose on the public."

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MANY WOMEN PRESEXT HANOVER, Pa. The second and a larger demonstration by the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan was staged on the hillside on the farm

of Allen Myers, to the left of Hershey's hill along the Abbottstown highway. A feature not observed in the other demonstration of last fall was the presence of many women. There were several hundred cars parked on both sides of the road, which contained spectators.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 In view

of statements current in some por

tions of the press that a depressed

condition exists in the construction industry, the department of commerce has issued a statement calling attention to the immediate situation as compared with conditions a year ago. The value of contracts let in thirty-six states in July, 1924, shows an increase of 10 per cent over that of a year ago, and the total contracts let from January 1 to the end

of July, 1924, also gained 10 per cent over the same period of 1923. Practically all classes of construction contributed to the increase, although

in varying degree, just as there has been relatively greater activity in

some cities and districts than in

others.

Residential contracts for July this year show an increase of 3 per cent over those of last July; industrial

and commercial building combined to

show a 3. per cent increase; public

works and utility construction, a 10

per cent increase; educational build

ings. a 28 per cent increase, and miscellaneous, including hospitals and institutions, religious and memorial buildings and public buildings, a 42 per cent increase. Cement in Demand

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SING OLD HYMNS DCNBAR, W. Va. An innovation in Klan meetings was introduced here when members of Charleston and Dunbar Klans opened a public meeting with prayers and songs. Sevoral members of the' organization

i wtre called upon to pray and va

rious old-time hymns were sung.

SPEAKING AT FAIR JACKSON, Miss. During the Neshoba county fair a lecture was given to tho general public by Dr. William McDougall, on the principles of the Ku Klux Klan. The crowd

numbered several hundred.

Cement shipments from the mills in July increased 21 per cent over the same month last year, and for the seven months ended July were

4 per cent higher. Although there was some decrease in lumber production in the first seven months of the year, orders for lumber reported by eight leading associations during the six weeks; ending the middle of August show an increase of 29 per cent over the same period of last year. There has been some recession in tho cost of construction The department of commerce index number

for frame house materials shows a decrease in twelve months from 214 to 199, compared with 1913 as 100, and for brick house materials, from

217 to 201. Other index numbers show a decrease in general construction costs from 222 to 214.

WHIPPLE, Ariz., Sept. 6. Out of all the other available places to choose for her "boring-in" process, Rome is now seeking to control the many veterans bureau hospitals, which harbor our disabled veterans of the world war. As proof of this contention, the case of the Rev. Neil

Brennan, Catholic priest, who is doing the pioneer work in this instance at the veterans bureau hospital number 50, located at Whipple, a suburb of Prescott, is cited. Object to Priest At this hospital there are 600 tubercular patients fighting the great battle to recover their lost health. Of this 600 patients, but 100 of them are o the-Catholic faith. The other 500 object strenuously to the presence of the Catholic priest in their

midst.

Before Congress adjourned last

June, it was contemplated that a bill

would be passed providing chaplains

of various faiths for the many

veterans' bureau hospitals. Upon

the recommendation of Director

Hine3 that "it is not necessary at

this time that chaplains be provided

for the hospitals," the bill was laid

on the shelf.

Roman Camouflage -Three thousand miles from Washington,Priest Neil Brennan arrives at the Veterans' Bureau hospital at

Whipple, and, under pretense of being a Knights of Columbus worker, establishes himself. - The commanding officer saw fit to provide the priest with government quarters and subsistence. Previously, the Knights of Columbus work at the Whipple hospital had been carried on by two workers who are still on the ground doing the same work. The designation of Priest Brennan as a Knights of

Columbus worker is just a little more of Rome's camouflage. When services were held in the Red Cross hut at ,AVhipple on Memorial day, the commanding officer left no doubt in the minds of the patients as to Priest Brennan's status when he introduced him as

"Our chaplain, the Reverend Brennan, will now address you."

A few weeks later, the priest is evidently, impressed with his security and begins to wear a chaplain's uniform. The uniform is very familiar to the ex-soldiers, for it is an exact duplicate of the uniforms worn by the present army chaplains, "U. S." on the collar, cross on the shoulders, puttees and campaign hat with staff cord. There is positively no authority whatever .for Priest Brennan wearing socli a uni

form. He is not a reserve chaplain

assigned to active duty. The uni

form Is not that of the K. C. worker, as Priest Brennan claims It is.

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The capture of these aliens, part

of whom were taken by officers near Cape Sable, and part of them near

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News items from the other end of the state show that a net has been thrown clear . to Atlanta, Ga., to snare a number of aliens who were supposed to have been landed near Perry, Fla., and whisked away iD waiting automobiles. Smuggling Continues The smuggling game is still goiijg on on both the east coast and west coast of Florida, although it has never been as strong on the east as on the west coast. The immigration officials in Miami

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The American Museum of Natural History recently imported thirty tons of coral from the Bahamas for use in a new exhibit

Each seal eats eight pounds of fresh fish daily in Bronx zoo.

Spain has about 100 amateur radio

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Urges 'Catholic Control "Priest Rrennan's presence at

Whipple is a great source of dissat

isfaction to the majority or the

veterans here. At his various Sun

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