New Britain herald., 1928-02-21
PAINTS VIvIDLY
 THE KU KLUX KHAN
Hugh E. EmmonS, Former Oii.
 CT Reveals Its Aims

Indianapolis, Feb. 21 R-A pie ture of the Ku klux klan as a power grabbing octopus, reaching across the state and nation to seize political control, has been drawn for Attorney General Killiom in a desposition by Hugh F. Emmons. former Klan Cyclops The deposi- ton which required eight hours in the taking, was made yesterday.
 A union of the Klan, the Indiana Anti Saloon League and Horse Thief Detective Asspciations in efforts to elect candidates satisfactory to all of them, was charged by Emmons.
 Emmons testified that at a South Bend Klan meeting he was told by E. g. Shumaker, superintendent of the Indiana Anti-Saloon League. that the League, the Klan and the Horse Thief Detective Association must go down the line together" for Arthur R. Robinson who was elect ed United States senator in 1926.
 Shumaker last night said he could not recall making such 8 statement. He said the Anti-Saloon League was never identified with the klan.
 To Control U. s.
 W. Lee Smith of Indianapolis, un- til recently grand dragon. told Em- mons the Klan was formed for the intention of getting political control of the United States, the deposition said. Emmons was associated with Valley Klan No. 5S of South Bend at the time, between 1923 and 1926.
 Beat up somebody and use some tar and feathers" in an effort to get members was one order from a representative of the Imperial Wiz ards office which was received by Emmons when he was cyclops of St. Joseph county. he deposed. He said & man named Sirman told him the South Bend Klan needed little more "southern spirit and that fl they took somebody out in this "Catholic city and gave them good beating and tarred and feathered somebody. membership would in' crease by hundreds"
 Tn Chicago after he attended the funeral of s. Glenn Young, Klan dr, crusader of Herrin, H., Hiram Wes' lev Evans, imperial wizard of the Klan told him that if the situation at Herrin did not improve he woule send gunmen down there ito clear things up," Emmons declared.
 Political Graft.
 The deposition told how Joe Huf finxton of Evansville, Ind, presen Indiana Grand Dragon. praised Elm mons and Charles J. Orbison. nation al klokard or attorney, representing the Klan, for their aid in electtnl Herbert Males as mayor of Evans vile, Ind. although it took a 10 of money and whiskey to do it, Stpffing of the ballot boxes a Evansville also was mentioned b, Huntingdon, Emmons related. Or bison represented the Klan at yes terday's hearing and entered man, objections to Emmons' testimony.
 Emmons charged the Klan mad lavish expenditures, held orgies . roadhouses, ordered hate-inspirini speeches and boycotts of bushes and establishments in efforts t make itself powerful. He said mem bers were initiated into the Klan ol one set of principles and given an other set to follow after they hal taken their oath.
 Used Sunday School.
 It was further charged that tn Klan used Sunday school publica tions to carry Klan states. that tn membership of the Indiana klan the Klan stronghold of the country had shrunk from 17S,000 in 1923 t less than 1000 paid up members a the present time. that the klan lee turers were instructed to be anti Catholic, anti-Jew and anti-Negr and that the general program wa to get control first of the county then the state and then the countr,