The Washington times., 1922-10-14
GRAFT CHARGE
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Gambling and Bootlsgging
Known to Officials,
Posters AIIsge.
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what took place du lg our confer.
ence, I ala not divuige to any per
ron what happened Monday night.
Both the other men promised.
.sI was all set for action. The next
night, however. all these places were
closed. The khan insinuates tip
ped them Off. Itdid not. do know.
/ think, who tipped them Oft.
''One Of the two men came to my
office this morning voluntarily. He
raid he was not q klansman, and
that he would never have come to
me Friday night had he known his
companion was Q ku k1uxer. ! be-
lieye him, and have eliminated him
entirely from any connection with
Srhis other man, however, win
he called before the grand jury.
what success viii have ! don't
know. II Il possible that some
grand Jury members are klansmer."
J Mr. Ball said that the summonses
viii 70 out this afternoon.
dI am more anxious, however. to
learn the names OF any officials
who are charged by the khan with
era fling" he said. 81 would rather
catch any Of them than the gam
blers."
Might Bring Suit.
Mr.. Ben said the only recourse
he had for the posters which. he
declares, injure him, was to inst.
tute o personal suit. He said.
however, he did not think he would
DO this, not knowing definitely who
10 responsible for the posters.
Klansmen, Mr.. Ball said, have
urged him to Join. He declined be
cause he objected to the masks.
"Oniy Saturday night somebody
wa: after me to join'" he said I
Httorney BAH declared that during
his term Of office he had always In
yestieated any complaints made by
citizens. He said he never hesitated
to act on any information received.
The charge that one county official
took hush money and tipped off one
Of the gambling joints has been
responsible for calling the men before
the erand jury. Mr.. Ball also says
that II the klansmen VIII furnish
evidence Monday he feels sure he
can convict owners Of the alleged
gambling houses. =
personally. have a>clear record
ir the county" said Mr.. Ball. IAN
Investigation wiz show that with the
exception OF q few cases ] succeeded
in getting convictions In every liquor
cases brought before me.
<'T want it made clear that the
Khan is wrong In fnstnuattng that
employees Of my office says' ont tips. q
My old employe 10 q stenographer
who knows nothing Of these matters.
I am not an officer; I am q prosecu-
tor. None OF the sheriffs or deputy
sheriffs come under me-"
'Time for Showdown"
, This organization has made seri-
ous charges. and declares these
allegations are based on evidence
gathered by MEMBER" said Mr..
The posters Of the khan charge
been visiting these three houses
nightly, with Saturday crowds pass
Ing the 1000 mark. The klap
charges these houses were well
known to county officials, and that
apparently no effort has been made
to stop the violation Of law or to ap-
prsherd the gamblers. 70.
On Monday. the posters declare,
the commonwealth attorney was fur
nished with information by the khan
concerning these establishments.
The three houses have since ciosed
the posters say. @
Initiation List Night.
| Five hundreds members Of the
Knights OF the Ku Klux Khan from
Warrington. Maryland. and Virginia
last night journeysd into Maryland
to q baseball diamond just uf the
MaSIboro pike. two miles from the
Fifty candidates to the order were
given their oath, and the secrets OF
the organization revealed 10 them.
The ceremony was similar to others
iheld In and about Washington The
flaming cross was present and men,
bers were clad in robes. Z
More than sixty automobiles car:
ried the Klansnnen TO the place OF
limitation. The klan last night put
on d full ceremony, with all the
rituals OF initiation. The Klans-
linen formed q square. and the con.
didates were placed tnside. where
the oath was Administered. .. .-
More than thirty piekets were
pleceo AROUND Inv mectAuB " w
An interesting feature Of the cere-
moniai wss the passwords used.
when the first outpoSt was reached
the question put to kiansmsn wis:
"who are your" The answer wss,
"I'n the umpire" II any other
Answers were given the outpotts
would direct the persons to leave the
meeting. A few hundred feet farther
on another outpost was reached. and
Again came Q question: where are
you e6ingf" II the answer was, II
am going to the world series." the
klansmsn would be allowed to pro-
ceSd. .,......
The Klan last night passed . reeo.
lutior, condemning Bolshemisn and
other ''isms."