San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-20
Headquarters Here State
They viii Obey
the law.
OFFICERS PREPARED
Khan Hears That Tacks and
Nails to BE Scat
tered.
INITIATION is OPEN
Expect Klansmen Here
From Over State at
Speedway Friday.
INITIATION IS OPEN

With city and county officials de-
claring that they were prepared to pre-
vent any Ku Klux Khan parade, either
masked or unmasked. and with local
khan officials declaring they -contem-
plate no parade and will live strictly
within the law. interest in the khan mi
tiation set for Friday : ght at the
Speedway south of the city was height
ened Thursday.
Mayor Tobin, Sheriff Stevens and
other city officials issued statement
warning that they were prepared to
stop any attempt on the part of the
khan to march through the city's streets
or highways, and that officers would
control every movement of the klans-
men outside of the Speedway.
Will Respect the Law.
Khan headquarters issued state
ment saying that they would respect
the law in every way and anticipated
mo trouble. They said that they had
heard rumors that tacks and roofing
nails were to be spread along the road
leading TO the Speedway, but that they
we're going to try and keep the road
swept clean, if such an attempt was
made.
There will be lot of people, not
exactly in line with the khan. who are
coming out to sec and hear" said one
khan official. land we want to call at
tention to anyone who might try to
interfere. to the fact that they may
cause injury to cars belonging TO their
friends" Similar tactics were used
near Cuero at a klan meeting some
months ago.
The barbecue will start at o'clock
and is for members of the khan, their
families and invited guests. The pub:
lie will not be admitted to the barbecue
unless invited. At o'clock in the
evening the gates will be opened fox
the general public and Decent admis-
sion fee will be charged. The total
proceeds are to go to the Protestants
Oruhans Home of this city.
From Over the State.
Although they were unable to esti'
mate the expected attendance at the
khan barbecue and initiation, khan Off
cials in San Antonio said Thursday
noon that klansmen from all over the
state were expected and that indica-
tions pointed TO the place being filled.
Delegations of khan members from
San Marcos. Corpus Christi. Beeville.
Hondo and other cities have announced
their intentions of coming.
The public will be seated in the
grandstand. The initiation will be
held in front of the stand just inside of
the track. The ceremonies are sched-
uled to start at z 80. Several speak
crs will deliver addresses at the meet
ing. among them being J. F. Mahoney.
a national lecturer from Ku Klux
Klan headquarters in Atlanta.
View Initiation From Grandstand.
The ceremonies are expected to last
about two hours. The initiation will
be held in plain view of the grand
stand.
Khan headquarters reiterated their
statement made several days ago that
thew would not parade downtown in
violation of the law. There may be
some kind of a parade on the track at
the Speedway. it was said. but nothing
had been decided about it.
I'VE will respect the recent city or
dinance prohibiting parades. although
we don't favor it very much; but we
will observe it,
Seats Now on Sale.
Buses will run from the end of the
South. Flores street car line to the
Speedway. -,
1t is expected that $500 persons will
no initiated into the invisible empire.
The ceremonies are expected to be over
by 10 80 at least. Seats may be pur,
chased at Beethoven Fail in the lobby