The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-07-01
MYSTERIOUS KNIGHTS coMmUN1
CATE AGAIN WITH CITIZENS
CELEBRATION conNIrTEE.

CATE AGAIN WITH CITIZENS
CELEBRATION cosnurTEE.
DRAWS VEL OF SECRECY sL1GHT'
LIZ ASIDE AND EcTUNcIATEs ITS
BASIC PRINCIPLES.
PoSrAL AUTHORIZE REPORT
NOTHING OBJECTIONABLE POUND
IN MYSTERY LETTER
The Knights 81 IN" Ku NtuN Khan tn
lccted 'hr'r invi$:E'" 1ros'n"" IN" an
other rnrrtiaS % the citizens COMMIT
tee having IN charge the plans for
whrelnE's Fourth ~ 1G.y r"l"nrat ton.
urcr another lcttnr reached Mayor
rHnr,as = Thnncr from Wh""i'nc KAN
NJ | ,uSt before TIN" - C"UN"n" ne
committee session tn" COMMUNICATION
winch ~-a.,~"-'S 4 REQUEST hat "ntf N"
American lag he permitted = IN"
Fourth Of TuIy parade. VA '"'"iN al ana
fled without comment "Nr"T' mat So
rp,,rv Marry = Corcoran said that NJ
d.d not charc" 'hc Ku kiuN Khan. II
@,I~r N orca".:at:nn really exists. with
circulating un-AnrTtran propaganda
and that hN rerir"rairs his position that
foreign born OrgTniHIti"rS ..l." -"
right - display me IA. O.; their uIt.v"
land IN IN" parade. provided -" A"''r.-
can flag * "arc'"i ~ 2r"Srrs5"d N n"
courtesy "f The t1ar.
Before the latest COMMUNICATION 81
the Ku Nlvx Khan was road, ~" fol-
lowing communicative from Postmaster
W. W. irwin REGARDING t0e .''t"r 70
cetv"d BY tho Fourth O. July commits"
last week was read:
tinted states roStoH:CH
Wheeling. W Va. June -. 1921.
Hon. Thomas +. Thonrr. Mayor city OF
Wheeling:
Dear S.--EIavc taken mp IN" matter
% IN" COMMUNICATION from an orGaniza-
ton known rs 'he Knj-h,S % 'he IA
KluN Khan with pNS'ot:.c" inspectors at
this building. and am advised that there
is nothing Illegal or oct,onnh'" in same.
and seemingly no threat - menace -
intended
Would hardly de"rn X a SH-. Gus Qu"S-
ton. but rather respectful request for
display ~ IN" American flos IN IN"
Fourth 81 July pared, N ,hS EXCLUSION
OF foreign ones. Yours 'ru,y
WM W. IRWIN.
The lc;'"r received by Mayor Thon"r
lasr ev")Hc and read before the c""'-
mit,'e follows:
Wheeling. ". w. Juaa 2S. lH":.
Com":;'H" on Fourth Of July r";.Aro-
t!oH.
Thomas r TNorsr. Chairman.
Wheeling ". Va.
Gentlemen.
~ n" meeting e vour COMMITTEES.
held last Thursday eve'I0g. YOU ha., b.
fore v"u FOR consideration our '"rt"r. n
~h:rh ~ respectfully ~"1uH s'ed r'u -
dlSCou-l.e and prevent -" u" Of 1"y
o;h"- than ~" Nmcr:"ar Rag o1 ~" "c-
Cas'"N o. the Fourth 60: July c,!""CH-
tio-. 90 winch YOU h1v" charge.
~ o. sH1'
we road IN ~" l"rJi ~ ners thar s"0'"
mer, hos Of vu,ir rNn2-N:;,"" r"Hd" H'""j
~ nrvrn:ai:o. thai made SG,h . r.lu+~t.
This day is to birthday - our nH',"H.
and "n this day "" at' gong - cet"-
bra'n Tho founding - our r"nuh,iv. and
we wish such y 90" h-I'ion 20 ~ = 'N'Ire-
IS American observance. We have but
one flag. and when "" celebrate our
birthday We want - 500 mono bur the
dac q: cur country Hcior" US: Cor a.
American CiiIZ""s participating IN this
greet H:snt "" haN" hIt one country.
or" Gag. aUd me purpose.
According - the TI"t"i S'r'"n'e|t
rad. hv tHr Secretary o. y.ur commit
.rc. rurliS'pri n tho Wh"e,'N., Register
Of lure "ih. the argument WIS ad-
varroI 'hat her" Is no reason why
foreign "u-> o: nations WIKI which ""
ar" ~: - var should n"' h" t'own In m
TnG"'srI"Hcc Day parade. II he Stars
and stripes are given tH":r proper '''H""'
II answer 20 This. We want 70 n?haS.@H
that ,Hls 8 indeed orr Independence"
pay. and hat patriotic Americans are
no. a>Elrg 100 much when fh"y request
,hat one DAY out 81 three hundred and
SHY IN" 10 50 aSid" Co. - :uiL CON-
pl"... and evr,uSiv.. rh~"rvlrc" 81 our
rar:ono' birthday dHi reveror"" f"r our
national emblem.