Federal Control of Schools Urge by Wizard of Klan

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, February 14, 1924:  Before a crowded Cadle Tabernacle last night, Hiram Evans, Ku Klux Klan emperor, urged creation of a cabinet level U. S. department of education, attacked the Catholic Church as an enemy of the public school system, and called for strict immigration laws.  “I advocate adequate education of our future citizenship through a free public school system [and] a rigidly enforced immigration adapted to our ideals and needs.  The two go together.  Neither alone can re-Americanize and safeguard our sacred institutions.  If this country continues to be flooded by inferior peoples whose assimilation is impossible the task of enlightened advancement will be hopeless.  Let immigration of every undesirable type be stopped until our own illiteracy and internal strifes can be superseded by a literacy based on unselfish, unshackled truth and patriotism, Evans said.” 

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All Around the Town

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, January 28, 1924:  A new automatic traffic signal has been installed at Meridian St and Maple Rd (38th St) which should be approached “with care and respect,” according to the Hoosier Motor Club, which explains, “This is no longer just a dummy marker, for it is constantly telling traffic just what to do.”  In the few days since the marker’s installation, motorists have been driving by, particularly in the daytime, without looking at the “Stop,” “Go” message contained in the flashing lights because the illumination is not strong enough to stand out in the bright sunlight.  In darkness, the warning red globe on the marker’s top and the changing “Stop, “Go” signals are too distinct to be overlooked.  The “Stop,” “Go” changes at regular intervals with a white light in the center announcing, “Traffic Change.”

“All Around the Town,” The Indianapolis News, 28 January 1924, p. 16:2

New Athletic Club Opened; Monument to Vision and Work

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, January 20, 1924:  The official opening of the new Indianapolis Athletic Club was celebrated last night when more than 1,000 men attended the membership banquet in the club’s magnificent main dining room.  Hundreds of members inspected the building before the evening festivities and proclaimed it surpassed the most ardent expectations, and it was one of the finest athletic clubs in the country.  Governor Warren McCray congratulated the members declaring, “The opening of this club marks a new epoch in the social and commercial life of our great city.  It will be the center of business conferences, the scene of happy family gatherings, and the center of brilliant social events.”  Architect Robert Frost Daggett stated the building was a true product of Indiana with all material in the structure being designed or produced in the state.   

  “New Athletic Club Opened; Monument to Vision and Work,” The Indianapolis Star, 20 January 1924, p. 1:6