New Britain herald., 1925-01-29
Tells Grand Jury h. vestigating Saturdays Tragedies That Chris tianity Alone Can Save Country.
In Meantime Clergyman, Preaching Funeral Ser mon, Eulogizes s. Glenn Young as Great Re- former.
By The Associated Press.

By Tho Associated Press.
 Herrin, H., Jan. 29,-Fleading for a peaceful settlement of the Kan and anti-Klan strife in Wiliamstown, county, Mrs. Ora Thomas, 30, widow of the deputy sheriff slain with S. Glenn Young and two others Satur- day night, told the coroner's jury to- day that guns had been tried and failed.
 Mrs. Thomas, dressed In deep mourning. after telling her story, without emotion. closed by declaring
 T want to say that we will have to have non-factional men on our juries and grand iuries if we are to settle this. We can't settle this with guns. It has been tried and failed. I think that Christians are tho only persons who can make this country what it used to be. I want to say | that as far as the Klan is concerned. many business men who formerly were opposed to Ora on account Of this thing came to him the week be- fore the shooting and burisd Inc | hatchet."
 The widow told how she had gone to the Herrin City hospital with sister and Mrs. Fielding, a neighbor. when told that her husband had 1 been wounded.
 At the hospital, she said, the5 found two armed men. One, she de- clared, attempted to hit Dr. J. T. Black. owner of the hospital aud 2 known anti-Klans non, >ver he hea with his gun, when Mrs. Fielding ip tervened.
 Young's Funeral Held
 Eulogizing the work in William son county of S. Glenn Young, tlr Rev. I. E. Lee, pastor of the Firs' Baptist church here, today declared at the funeral of the slain liquor raider that he was more responsible 1 than any other for cleaning out the dives and joints of this county, and every foe that he had knew it we'll"
 Conditions in Williamson county were almosts beyond description two years ago" he said. More than thirty public saloons were active on the Main street of Herrin. Scores of smaller joints were open in all parts of the city, open gambling houses were numerous and there were many roadhouses throughout the county. Conditions were stead fly growing worse, the dives were multiplying and there was a large element in the county that included the rankest of scotflaws. bootleggers. gamblers and prostitutes.
 Today the saloons are closed.
 Saloons Are Gone
 "The public saloon has become q thing of the past in Herrin only in the last fifteen months. The same may be said of the public gambling houses. All of the county's notor- ious roadhouses have been closed.
 Where have our law violatorS gone? Some have left the county. Many are still with us. Many havr reformed and l believe they will make good citizens.
 Who wrought this reform?
 If Williamson county had not had some of the best of the na- tions citizenship, she would have decayed beyond redemption, And while many have had part in this work there is one name that comes to every mind first when they think of the Williamson county cleanup:
 "S. Glenn Young.
 "A man who did his work thor oughly and made the supreme sacri- fee in doing it. He has done more than any other one man to make law and order paramount in Williamson county.
 Hopes For Day of Peace
 I've are hoping and praying for peace, The peace founded upon law and justice 10 all. Perhaps the day of that peace is at hand. If moi may God speed the day"
 Will Guard Tomb
 Two Ku Klux Klansmcn will stand guard at the tomb Of & Glenn Young for year and perhaps longer, ac cordng to a statement by prom nent Klan leader.
 ! The guard will he maiutai0cd a token of respect for Young.