Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-09
ROUTE DISCLOSED
FOR KHAN PARADE
Avenue Traffic to Be Halted
From Peace Monument
to Treasury.

The plans Of the Police Department
for handling the crowd and policing
the parade route at the ku klux
Khan demonstration Monday. made
public today in general order Mai
Hesse sent to all members of the po-
lice force, disclosed for the first time
the route Of the procession. AS we'll as
the area in which the klanSmen VIII
form prior to it's start.
The route will he as follows: West
on r street to First street. south on
First street TO Pennsylva MIA avenue,
west on Pennsylvania avenue to Fit
teenth street and south on Fifteenth
20 r. where the parade will disband.
The klansmen Will form in the area
ast Of First street northeast and
north Of East Capitol street. with the
head of the column resting on 3 street
northeast at First.
Rules for Traffic.
While street car traffic will he sus,
pended on Pennsylvania avenue. the
cars crossing on seventh. Ninth and
Fourteenth streets will he permitted
to run up to such time as the head
Of the column is one square distant.
Parking of all vehicles will he pro-
hihited in all streets where units Of
the parade form and on all streets
comprising the parade route after |
o'clock.
No moving vehicular traffic of any
description except public service
vehicles and ambulances will be per-
nitted on any portion of the parade
route after $50 o'clock
Emergency traffic lanes will he
established at Third Sixth. Seventh.
Ninth. Eleventh Twelfth and Four
teenth streets for the passage of
emergency traffic. Pedestrians will
be permitted to cross the parade
route through the traffic lanes.
Suspension of street car traffic on
Pennsylvania avenue from Peace
Monument to the Treasury during
he parade was ordered today by
he Public Utilities Commission
When the Commissioners agreed to
cope off the Avenue for the proces,
sion there was some doubt AS to the
tdvisah ility Sof stopping the street
.ars. in l1aw IF the indefinite informa-
ion given them as to the proba hle
aumher Of marcherS. The question
vas referred to the Utilities Commits
don for consideration. The latest re
,ort received by Maj. Edwin B. Hesse
superintendent of police. indicates
that the procession will be larger than
that in 1925. On the basis of this in
tOrnd tlOn, the commission UoClOeO 10
give the Khan unobStruCted use of the
Avenue.
Police Details Planned.
Arrangements for police details dur
Ing the parade are being completed
today by Maj. HesSe. The system
adopted for handling all large process.
sions Will be followed. with the sew
eral precinct commanders in charge
OF various squads stationed along the
parade route.
The Commissioners also decided to
suspend street car traffic on the
Avenue Saturday during the firemen's
parade. which is expected TO be Of
much shorter duration than the Khan
demonstration.
Protests Are Futile.
While complaints against permitting
the Khan demonstration have been re-
ce!ved, District officials have made il
clear that these protests are futile.
Several complaints already have
been made TO the Commissioners.
The strongest protest came from
the District branch Of the National
Association for the Advancement Of
Colored People Tha 0ermit vas is-