County Democrats Propose Political Klan Elimination

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, January 7, 1926:  Four hundred precinct committeepersons, ward chairs, and other prominent members of the Marion County Democratic Party adopted resolutions last evening pledging to fight to eliminate the Ku Klux Klan from controlling politics in the county.  The resolutions called upon, “all fair-minded citizens regardless of past political affiliations to join in eliminating the Ku Klux Klan and its leaders from all political control in Marion County [and to] resist all efforts of the Klan to nominate candidates in the Democratic primary or to control the Democratic organization.” It was understood veteran party leader Thomas Taggart thoroughly approved and the weight of Marion County with its big block of delegates will make a bitter fight at the coming Democratic state convention against “pussyfooting” on the adoption of an anti-Klan plank in the party platform.

“County Democrats Propose Political Klan Elimination,” The Indianapolis Star, 7 January 1926, p. 1:2

Forty Dry Raids Made Here

From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, December 29 1925:  “Indiana must be dried up” was the ultimatum and for the first time federal prohibition agents concentrated on Indianapolis today.  The biggest liquor raid in the city’s history saw federal officers, deputy sheriffs, and police bust into poolrooms, soft drink parlors, dry beer saloons, drug stores, rooming houses, and private homes with warrants for the arrest of sixty-five persons.  Prisoners were taken to the county jail where friends, relatives, and bondsmen soon appeared asking to see the arrestees but were refused.  Bond may be arranged when the prisoners appear in Criminal Court.  Maximum sentences of six months on the State Farm and $500 (2024:  $9,133) fines will be sought by Prosecutor William Remy. The raids were the culmination of federal agents working secretly for six weeks gathering evidence after months of preparation.

“Forty Dry Raids Made Here,” The Indianapolis Times, 29 December 1925, p. 1:7

Christmas Seal Sale Rapid Here

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, December 22, 1925:  Sales of Christmas Seals, those little holiday emblems of better health, have exceeded previous years according to the Marion County Tuberculosis Association.  While thousands of citizens are sending in their checks to the Christmas Seal headquarters for their annual sticker supply, sales in downtown booths and branch post offices are surpassing prior totals.  For the first time the post adjutant at Ft. Benjamin Harrison generously organized the distribution of Christmas Seals among the soldiers stationed there and a check for the sale of 10,000 TB stamps has been remitted.  Dr. Alfred Henry, president of the local association, said the organization is seeking to lead all the other larger cities of the country in per capita Christmas Seal sales to establish a child nutrition camp next summer for the care of anemic children.

“Christmas Seal Sale Rapid Here,” The Indianapolis Star, 22 December 1925, p. 10:4