The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-09-23
STATES METROPOLIS
BARS KUKLUX KHAN
Congress Will Take Hand In
Curbing Dangerous
Organization.

Meetings Of the Kuklux Khan will
not be tolerated i'm Louisville, It was
announced by the Board of Public
Safety, following a conference with
Mayor George Weissinger Smith.
a few hours before the announce
ment was made Carl F.. Rettick, gen.
eral manager of the jefferson Theater
called Paul Burlingame, chairman of
the Board of Public Safety, asking his
permission to rent the theater for a
meeting of the Kuklux Khan.
"No," Mr.. Burlingame replied.
Mr.. Rettick said that DR.. G. ). Long
and another man attempted to rent
the theater for a meeting of the or
ganization which was scheduled to be
held Saturday. DR.. Long has offices
at 211-212 Realty Building. He
came here recently from Tulsa, Okla.
Is Oklahoma Dentist.
According to a dispatch from Tul-
sa, DR.. Long is a dentist of that city.
He left Tulsa August 1. the dispatch
stated. DR.. Long was not in his Of
fee last night.
Action of the Board of Public Safe
ty following the announcement in a
full page advertisement in morning
newspaper yesterday of a meeting
Saturday, at which the Reverend Rid
ley would tell What l Know About
the Kuklux Khan"
The Courier-Journal rejected an adj
vertisement announcing the meet
ing.
After reading the advertisement,
Mr.. Smith called Joseph s. Lawson,
City Attorney; Col. Ludlow f. Petty,
Chief of Police; Mr.. Burlingame and
Lewis Y. Johnson, members of the
Board of Public Safety, to his office
for a conference.
Board Issues Statement.
Following the meeting the Board
of Safety issued its statement, which
follows:
Several weeks ago, the Mayor an
nounced that he would employ every
lawful means to prevent the organiza-
tion of a Kuklux Khan in Louisville.
Announcement is made in a news
paper this morning of a proposed
meeting of this clan somewhere in
Louisville on Saturday night. the
place of meeting to be given out la
ter.
THE Board of Public Safety, act
ing in accord with the Mayor, here
by serves notice on the persons in
promoting this organiza-
ton that the meeting advertised for
Saturday night will not be permit
ted
1.-THE Board also says to all own
ers and lesses of public halls in Louis
Vile that it is their duty as patriotic
citizens to refuse to rent a hall to
this organization, and it serves no.
tice on all citizens to remain away
from this meeting or the vicinity of
this meeting.
Should any attempt be made to
hold it in defiance of this order, any
person who attempts to attend this
meeting will be regarded as an un-
patriotic citizen and a law violator
and will be dealt with accordingly"
Seeks Probe by Congress-.
Washington, Sept. 15.-Congres-
sional investigation of the Kuklux
ilan is proposed in a resolution which
Peter Tague, Massa-
,husetts, has drafted. Today, he
his intention of introduce
ng the measure as soon as the House
He will ask that this organization,
which he asserts is ''anti-Catholic,
lnti-Jew, anti-negro and un-Ameri-
an NC ihNOotibdtCu CithCl ny
pecial committee of Congress or by
he Judiciary Committee.
He also will ask that information
n the hands of the Attorney General, |
is a result Of an inquiry conducted |
or several months by agents of the
Department of Justice, be laid before |
congress.
Council TO Oppose Khan
Chicago, Sept. 1S-An organiza-
ion to promote harmony and good
ceiling between all classes, races and
In America was announced
n the process of formation here to-
ay with Edward F. Dunno. former
Governor of Illinois, at its head.
The society will be known as the
Unity Council and its or
anizers intend ultimately to spread
to every section of the country, ac-
ording to Mr.. Dunno.
One of the prime motives behind
he organization, its sponsors said.
'as to combat the Kuklux Khan, and
rganization of councils will be