Fiery Cross, Volume 3, Number 49, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 October 1924 — Page 1

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KLANSMEN TO 0. K. CHOICE OF GRAND DRAGONS

ANNOUNCEMENT IS MADE BY IMPERIAL WIZARD ON LAST DAY OF IMPERIAL KLONVOKATION I)R. EVAN'S CHOOSES "THE KLAN SPIRITUAL" AS SUBJECT OK (LOSIX; ADDRESS IS GIVEN BIG OVATION.

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VINCENNES PRIEST CLAIMS PROTESTANT'S BODY AFTER DEATH

Nephew of Thomas Moran Is Forced to Secure Aid to Halt Clergyman

Brothers of Deceased Are Found to Be Beneficiaries in Will Orangemen Attend Funeral

Chief Klansnian Predicts I'nion of All Protestant Churches "Ku VI.. v 11.... t- t.. 4 I

. , ";,'' VINCENNES, Ind., Sept. 29. It Clares Imperial Head In Magnetic was learned today that the will of Address Before Assembled Klaus- the late Tommie Moran, who died

men in Kansas City. nere on September 18, named his

i wo oromers, James ana Angus Moran, of Scotland, as beneficiaries and it is not believed that by any

legal method can the Roman Cath olic church benefit, despite the ac

tions taken by a local priest upon

the death of Mr. Moran

Priest Claims Body Ten minutes after the deceased had passed on a Roman Catholic priest went to the home where Mr. Moran had been living and took possession of the body and had it removed to a local undertaking establishment. A nephew, residing, in Bicknell, sought the aid of friends to recover the body. With five other men he went to the undertaking establishment and after much difficulty secured the body, in order that the

deceased have his wishes carried out. Mr. Moran had been much adverse to the Roman Catholic church and many times had requested a Protestant funeral. It is believed that the more was made by the priest because it was known '-that Mr. Moran has accumulated a fair amount of money

and had only one relative, the nephew, residing in this country. In the opinion of many, it is beyond doubt the priest was paving the way to take charge of the Moran estate after having taken the body and having carried out the funeral as he had planned? The action of the nephew, James Clelland. after having been given the aid of an old friend of the deceased, blocked the priest and

, 4u ii. i e 4i ,. i.ifuiiru ni nit- wiauea oi .vir. :ioran on the last day of the meeting. ; being carried out. Final Address j Orangemen Attend Funeral

(By Staff Correspondent) KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 29. Henceforth the appointment of Grand Dragons in each

Realm will be subject to the approval of the Klansmen of the Realm in which the Grand Dragon is appointed. This move is but one of the many great democratic gestures made during the Imperial Klonvokation which closed here Friday and which was attended by more than 5,000 Klansmen from all parts of the United States and representing every Realm. Each appointment made by the Imperial Wizard must be ratified by the Klansmen before the Grand Dragon's appointment becomes official. Also, if the Klansmen of the

Realm interested do not find any of the men suggested by the Imperial Wizard are desired as chief official of the Rtalm, the Klansmen may nominate a man whom they tnore desire. This announce

ment was made by Dr. Evans

Paid Advertisements Are Used by Roman Catholic Misinformation Bureau to Fool American Voter

(By Wingfoot) True to the predictions made by The Fiery Cross, in regard to the formation of the new Catholic Information Bureau, that organization has begun its work of disseminating propaganda favorable to the Roman Catholic church and giving to the public "information" m direct contradiction to that to be found in authoritative books on Roman" Catholicism, which bear the authorization of prominent Roman Catholic dignitaries. Advertisements appearing in local papers contain statements in direct contradiction to the words of the pope of Rome which words were uttered by the Holy See within the past month. The Fiery Cross never has attacked and never will attack the Roman Catholic religion as a religion. The Fiery Cross believes that every man, woman and child has the per-' feet right to worship as he or she deems fit. But The Fiery Cross does not believe that a Roman Catholic Information Bureau (or any other kind of a bureau) has the right to give to the public erroneous information.

dhT ONE-TENTH OF

KLAN INCOME WILL BE USED

ATTEMPT AT MURDER IN WEST TERRE HAUTE FOLLOWS THREAT NOTE Culprits Escape in Darkness After Firing Five Shots at Rev. C. A. Sanders

Ten Thousand Persons Witness Parade Held Despite Warning Dailies Fail to Print Story

Dr. Evans, in his final address, "The Klan Spiritual," confined his remarks entirely to the - religious side of the Klan, and his conception of the Klaus future mission and usefulness. It was by far his greatest effort yet made; it was his masterpiece of this meeting and of his administration up to date. "The millions enrolled and enrolling in the Klan if they get the vision, and th"y will are as certain to abolish sectarian bitterness in this country as it is certain that light dispels darkness," the Imperial Wizard declared. Dr. Evans predicts this will come within a couple of decades and it ay be a longer time will be required for such a movement .to accomplish the desired results. The Klun will work to that end as it is a fact that the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan is an organization of men which exists to dethrone wrong and enthrone right. He told how at midnight Thanksgiving Day, 1915, sixteen men braved the "chilling wind and cutting sleet" while Rtanding about an altar on the summit of Stone Mountain, near Atlanta, Ga., and conducted a brief ceremony which declared that the Bible and the American flag should be "forever paramount in their hearts and lives and in the hearts and lives (Continued on Page 5)

Mr. Moran. who was 48 years of age. was a Presbyterian and was buried from a local funeral parlor on last Monday. Rev. R. S. Rains of the Second Christian Church officiating. The burial was made in Fairvlew cemetery. A large number of Oiangemen, together with many persons from other patriotic organizations, attended the funeral. Mr. Moran died at the homo "of Pete Hobbs, 517 Hickman street.

For this reason The Fiery Cross now calls attention to those things which the advertisements deny and which are taught in the Roman Catholic church things which are contrary to the ideals of America. Some of those statements, to which attention will be called, may be classed merely as forma of belief, but inasmuch as they are erroneous they carry out the contention of The Fiery Cross that the information furnished the Roman Catholic bureau is more or less unreliable. Were it not that these matters are related to the welfare of America, The Fiery Cross would not touch upon such information as is issued by the bureau. Contradicts Pope's Words In an advertisement which appeared in an Indianapolis daily paper on September 20, the Catholic Information Bureau said: 'Catholics do not believe that the pope has (or claims) temporal rights in America. Catholics do not believe that the pope can claim their political allegiance." However, the Indiana Catholic and Record, sponsor of the Catholic Information Bureau, said in its issue of September 19, 44 'When politics eome near the altar, then religion, the church and the pontiff hate the duty to five directions and indications as to fne course to be followed by Catholics.' Pope Pius XI." The foregoing statement by the pope was made on September 9 before a number of visiting students and was carried over all liress wires and appeared in many daily nawspapers throughout the country. As was stated above, The Fiery Cross has ,no inten

tion ui auatMiig me rtoinan ainoiic religion as a religion, but does object to any attempt to lead the

people oi America to believe that the pope is not

looked on by Roman Catholics as the supreme authority, not only in spiritual matters but in civil matters, where the pope believes that these civil matters interfere with the beliefs and doctrines of the Roman

uuiuni; ciiurcn. j ne nonian i aniouc cimrch con

demns the separation of church and state and In view

of that is it not only reasonable to believe 1liat slmnM

tho Roman Catholic church eve gain ascendancy in America that church and state vonld be onel Thus if Protestants are blinded to the truth of the beliefs and doctrines of the Roman Catholic church, by the Catholic Information P.ureau, is it not likely that they will succeed in lining up many votes at the polls which will be cast for men for whom all Roman Catholics are instructed to vote?

BIG PAGEANT STAGED BY JAMESTOWN KLAN

RAIN FAILS TO HALT GREENSBURG PARADE

Thousand Klansmen Take Part Speaker and Musical Organizations Heard

(Special to The Fiery Cross) GrtEENSnCRO. Ind., Sept. 28 Last night's rain interfered only slightly with the Klan parade and public speaking held under the auspices of local Klansmen. More than a thousand robed Klansmen took part in the parade, which was witnessed by the largest crowd that has ever visited this town. At the meeting grounds Klan speakers made splendid patriotic addresses and a fine program of music was provided by the Klan band and drum corps from Indianapolis. The drum corps' quartet was heard In a number of songs. Greensburg Women of the Ku Klux Klan provided food and drinks for thfc large crowd at the public meeting.

Nine Episodes Presented, Showing "Making of United States History"

(Special to The Fiery Cross) LEBANON, Ind., Sept. 23. The Jamestown unit of the Boone county Klan staged a successful all-day picnic today. The closing feature of the program was a Klan pageant, written by Jamestown Klansmen, which was presented in nine episodes. It was called "Making United States History" and it was extremely well received. The successive scenes ranged from the time of the aboriginal Indians, through the arrival of the Pilgrims, the American revolution and the civil war, down to the present time, with the Klan aiding 'law enforcement and Bible study in the public schools. State speakers spoke throughout the afternoon and evening. A quartet and the Jamestown band provided excellent music. Thousands of persons crowded the grounds in the evening to-witness a public initiation, which was staged by a visiting degree team in the light of three fiery crosses. A 1,000-pound beef was killed and hundreds of pies vere made, but they failed to supply the great crowd.

UNNATURALIZED NUNS TO TEACH IN SCHOOL

(Special to The Fiery Cross) CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept. 26. Twenty more nuns recently arrived in the United States to teach in a parochial school, according to the Catholic Universe, official organ of the hierarchy. None of these women is naturalized, but this will not affect their eligibility from a Catholic viewpoint. .

Office Holders Obligated to Rome For the benefit of the non-Catholic, we will give them an idea of the "duties" of all office holders in America, as laid down by the teachings of the Roman Catholic church, taken from "The Manual of Christian Doctrine," which bears the official okeh of Cardinal D. J. Daugherty, of Philadelphia, and which is a "Course of Religious Instruction" for "Novitiates, High

bcnoois, Academies and Colleges." On page 132, under the caption "Union of Church and State," is found the following: "11". What more should the state do than respect the rights and the liberty of the chnrchl "The state should also aid, protect, and defend the chnrch. What then is the principal obligation of the heads of states! "Their principal obligation is to practice the Catholic religion themsehes and, as they are in power, to protect and defend it." ' Those are the teachings of the Roman Catholic church. Those theories are taught in their parochial schools, their high schools and their colleges. If, for instance, Al Smith of New York had been nominated for the presidency, and later elected, his principal ohligation wonld have licen to the Roman pontiff. This obligation does not stop with the presidency, however, but would be the same with a. governor, a mayor or any other American office holder. When an American casts a vote he should be informed. Is it not more than likely that any man, regardless of what religion he might profess, who wilfully condemns millions of Protestants and seeks the support of aliens and Roman Catholics, will play to the Roman hierarchy after his election 1 Chureli Condemns Liberalism It might be well at this time to go a bit further into that which the Roman Catholic is taught about church and state. On page 133 is found: "122. May the stateseparate itself from the chnrchl

"No; because it may not withdraw from the supreme rule of Christ. "123. What name is given to the doctrine that the state has neither right or the duty to be united to the church to protect it? "This doctrine is called Liberalism. "124. Why is Liberalism to be condemned? "1. Because it denies all subordination of the state to the church. 2. Because it confounds liberty with right. 3. Because it despises the social domination of Christ, and rejects the benefits derived therefrom." Thus does the Roman hierarchy declare and teach that the United States confonnds liberty with right and that It rejects Christ. It becomes more apparent .why Roman Catholic publications stress their appeals that Roman Catholic children be given a Catholic education. Without gloves the Roman Catholic church handles the question and in plain English declares itself against separation of church and state. How can any one contend that the Roman Catholic church is not opposed to American ideals? While it would be impossible to take up the entire advertisement by the Catholic Information Bureau, a l ?w other points might not go amiss inasmuch as the Roman Catholic agencies are attempting to Wind Protestants in an effort not only to lull them to sleep but to secure their votes to put into office men whose "principal obligation" is to the pope of Rome. Bureau Again Contradicts Pope The advertisement savs: "Catholics Hn nut hi;

A that the pope can nullify laws, oaths, or contracts at will "

That is What the advertisement says, but it is at variance with church authorities, for on page 498 i found the following:

"50. What, then, do the faithful need to know about

uie present marriage legislation? "1. No marriage is valid unless it is performed by a priest duly authorized and before at least two wit-

ucooco. A marriage pertormed between two

t-amoncs, or between a Catholic and a baptized nonCatholic, by a civil magistrate, alderman, notary public or a Protestant minister, is hpnrpfnrth null art A tm'iA

3. No marriage Is licit or lawful unless performed by the pastor of the bride or by a priest delegated by him

,,x MiMi(f ui uie uiocpse. Thus do we find that the Done, contrarv to thP n

sertion of the paid advertisement, can declare null and void the most sacred contract made between man and woman and which is legal under the laws of the United States. According to a footnote, this Roman Catholic legislation went into effect Easter Snniinv inns

uu page 43U, in connection with marriage, is also

found:

"12. Has the civil power the right to grant a divorce between Christians?

"AO." i Conflict With Civil Laws

l uiiimg io page 494 we find another conflict with the

YiiAaws ot America. To the question, "What right does the civiL power possess in regard to marriage' The following answer is given: "It has no right either to declare valid a marriage that is null in the eyes of the church, or. to pronounce null a marriage that is really valid." ?

For lack of pace but one more assertion in the ad

..HKuicm wii do toucnea upon. "Catholics," the advertisement treads, "do not believe that Protestants will be damnea." Under the caption, "Necessity of Belonging to the Church," is the following: ",l4 hy is k necessary to belong to the church in

uiuci lo ue savea : "Because salvation outside the church is just as im possible as salvation without Christ 1C T7- i ... .

... ri wuom is were no salvation outside the

;iiui uu : "For whoever wilfully remains outside the church

iicoo me luiui laugiu oy me cnurcn, or

.Ko sacraments, and to obey her laws -18. Who do not belong to the church?

iuuueis, scnismatics, excommunicates, heretics and

o.puBtai.es uo not Dejong to the church

ine reader will note that "heretics" are outside the

xwu.au amoiic cnurcn. on page 118 is found 20. 'What are heretics?

"Heretics are such as, although baptized, reject one

I (Continued on page 5)

100 BOYS INITIATED BY MARION JUNIORS Ceremony Takes Place at Cadle Tabernacle Following Shqwing of Patriotic Film

Initiation of a hundred American boys" by the Junior Klan of Mafloh county took place at Cadle Taberernacle last Saturday night immediately following the showing of a patriotic film, "The Spirit of the U. S. A." This picture was chosen by a committee from the women of the Ku Klux Klan because it

teaches a lesson in patriotism. Mry Carr and Johnny Walker, are; costarred in the photoplay. Sg J Pollard's Victory Eight provided music for the evening. - j Profits from the sale of, tiejtits will go to the Junior Klan. f.4 Thomas Trisler, Junior Klani Director for Marion county, is greatKr pleased with the success of tHeheiltertainment. i ? f

WORLD ADMITS KLAN . ? IS ELECTION ISSUE

NEW YORK, Sept 29. The New York World admits in an editorial that the Klan is a vital factor in the elections of at least twenty states in the country. - i

ADVERTISES KLAN AT

CATHOLIC CARNIVAL

BARRE, Vt., Sept. 29. Raymond

Lane, dare-devil motorcycle bowl rider of the American exposition

shows, which have just closed a week of carnival activities for the local

lodge of the 'Knights of Columbus, has been making all his rides with a fiery cross and three Ks decorating his machine. Lane was waited upon by a committee immediately after appearing upon the show grounds but refused to remove the emblems of the Klan.

KLOM'OKATION IX SESSION AT? KANSAS CITY UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTS PROGRAM AS OUTLINED BY IMPERIAL WIZARD TO ASSIST IN HUMANITARIAN WORK MANY IMPORTANT MATTERS ARE DISPOSED OF.

(By Staff Correspondent) TERRE HAUTE. Ind.. Sent.

29. Public indignation is at its

height in Vigo county followinsr

the attempt on last Saturday.

at West Terre Haute, to kill Rev. C. A. Sanders, who was

fired upon five times during the

delivery ot an address before thousands of Klansmen. The

sfcots followed a threat re

ceived at the hotel at which the

minister was stopping, before

he left for the grounds to de-

lver the address. Rev. Sanders has received manv

threats on his life and paid no attention to the letter which was crudely vritten and gave every evidence of being a deliberate attempt to impress that the writer was an illiterate. The letter, which was received late in the afternoon, read as

toliows:

"We warned you once before not

to speak In West Terre Haoito as

these d Kluekers-par too mucb.

attention td what you say. ..-You may

ye a ngnting. parson-now-bnt if -you try to speak, you'll be a dead parson.

Heed this warning or you will get

what others have got."

Reference to Rushviile Shooting There was no signature. It is be

lieved that the last sentence of the letter referred to an attack made on a close friend of Rev. Sanders, and

who was fired upon at Rushviile

early in the summer of 1923, when

two men and a woman and a babv

were wounded when the shots went wild. "

Immediately upon the shots being

fired Saturday night, a large number of men ran toward the spot from

which the shots were believed to

have come. The culprits, however, made their escape. A posse of more than one hundred men, led by officers, searched for the man or men

who fired the shots. The meeting was held in a large field and the shots were fired from behind the

stand on which the speaker stood,

and from out of the darkness. It is believed that with the start the attacker had, he reached the road running on that side of the field and (Continued on Page 5)

Reports Read at Meeting Show That Klan Is Now Upon Most SoUd Foundation Chartered Klaverns Are More Than Doubled During Less Than Two Years' Time Klansmen From Every State In Union Attend Meet Which Closed Friday.

O'DONNELL RESUMES

KLAN-CRUSHER ROLE

Mad Pat Declares Irish-Romans Are Here to Stay Boasts of Chicago Record

(Special to The Fiery Cross) SCRANTON, Pa., Sept. 29 Frothing at the mouth and making idle boasts of the part he played in "downing-' the Ku Klux Klan in Chicago, Mad Pat O'Donnell, hate prophet and sponsor of the defunct un-American Unity League, misstated some facts in his speech before the Ancient Order ot Hibernians at Rocky Glen. O'Donnell, who publishes copyright lists of alleged Klansmen each week, took upon himself the credit for "squelching" the Klan in Chicago. , He called attention to the fact that jtwo years ago the Klan had fifty-two Klaverns and 54,800 members in the Illinois town, while today, "through his efforts," there is but one Klavern. What Chicago's press agent for papistry failed to say was that the Grand Dragon of Illinois has unified the fifty-two Klaverns of Chicago and that the. combined membership of the one Klavern now existing is greater than ever before. Praises Irish

Mad Pat devoted a part of his

speech to the Irish situation, declaring, "The Irish-Americans of this

country are here to stay. -The son of Gael expects to make this his permanent home and expects to see the American flag become his flag for the ages to come." He paid special tribute to the Ancient Order of Hibernians for its work in opposing the growth of the American Protestant order he ha been vainly fighting In Chicago.

(By Staff Correspondent) KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 29. The Ku Klux Klan made another great forward step in its program of charity and humantarianism when in Klonvokation assembled it was announced that from this time on one-tenth of the income of the great Protestant organization would be used for these purposes in forwarding the program outlined by the Klan in aiding humanity and progress. The Klonvokation closed Friday after many most-important matters had been taken, up and disposed of. Klansmen from, every state in the XTnion were 4n attendance and heard the great program as outlined by Br. 1L 3?.'- .Evans, Imperial Wizard. Prograin Unanimously lildptea"" The Klonvokation voted unanimously to adopt the program of Dr. " Evans for humanitarian work as he proposed in the closing hours of the session. His proposition is that from' now on 10 per cent of all Klan income be set aside for humanitarian purposes. That means a gigantic fund will thus accumulate with

which to operate and it is proposed that the Imperial Wizard, the Kloncilium and, the order itself shall study this work for the ensuing two years while the money is accumulating and then recommend and adopt at the next Klonvokation, two years hence, a program of how the money shall be expended and in what particular kind of humanitarian work. This will give two years in which to formulate a program of procedure and at the same time be gathering in the money with which to start the work. Gigantic Increase Shown When one stODs to think anr ro1.

ize the tremendous growth and development of the organization in the last two years, it was pointed out, it will be appreciated what this means. According to all reports given out here at this Klonvokation, two years ago the Klan onlv had

about $155,000 in its treasury. That was when Dr. Evans took hold and

nis administration of affairs

Todav it is saifl tMa fnnrt

to something like two dollars. The report of t Kligrapp, or the nations

shows that in the nast ti

months there has been an 1

ivi per ceui m me numoei tered Klans in the United A

in the same period the mi

in those chartered Klan.l

creased 409 per cent The! facts as set out against t-j

cipled reports and prop!

(Continued on P$g,

ROAD TO KLAN Bi STREWN WITH

Dillsboro Sees Fine KkV

cession Membership

en Boost by Aliens

(Special to The Fiery .Groin

DILLSBORO, Ind.. Sent

Tacks which enemies of the

had strewn on the roads lead j this city were presented to the '

ers of machines that participate a big Klan parade here last Tnes

More than 5,000 persons crowded 1

eireeus io see me procession pa and It Is estimated that at least Ld

robed members oi the Klan. incite

lng men, women and Juniors, wer

in mo une or march. The

was headed "by -a brass band and

various noats were entered. . Th1

Junior Klan band ot North, Veraoi)

Strewing roads Ieadini la Tiro

loro with tacks was responsible for i noticeable jumo In abnlfc&tionii fa

Jiemberehlp in the Klan; v "