Show 1 mm HOODED BAND t 1 DRIVEN AWAY Church Attendants Tear I Masks From Sixt Six Intruders t Pa P April 2 RI El El Elmer mer R n Kidney ft a lawyer who Sunday toro tore tor tho the masks from lit holf I a doren hooded men In tho th Belle neUe- Bellevue vu yue vue Methodist Episcopal church today tOdy refused to discuss the tho th dent lad lad- dent other than to say soy ho he had bad h I plans lan would develop In due time The rho Rev nev Dr R n B n who was In la tIe the pulpit of tho the church In lo the th midst ol of o Easter sn services Ices I hen nhen the men mn entered said Bald heI he ho I h hI I nothing more to do with the matter Any action bir Ir I idne y m take tole BIll 11 be bo for tor him him- him himself self cit and not for the tho church S So far us ns I nm am m concerned said Dr r Urmy the th Incident Is 1 l hse men masked and robed walked Into our church and md verO ero i-caily i disturbing a 0 religious met meet meet Ine Ing hn a hen I them to te retire tin tuch uch disturbance Is la In violation ot of 10 but I what meant what I said when i I 1 told them they were welcome to remain It If the would remor remo 0 their disguises ED PITTSBURG Pa ra I April 2 SIx members of ot a 0 band of ot 16 If white hooded Ku Klux Klansmen ere cs ore shorn ot oi their masks ma ks In la a scrim scrim- scrimmage mage mago after aller the they had been ben ordered from Methodist Episco Episcopal pal church by the pastor the tha th Rev Dr R B n Urmy The Th raster E ter Sunday Sundar services had begun berun when th the tho It is White robed fIgures entered and nd walked down lown an n aisle toward the tho pulpit They were stopped by Elmer L Kidney attorney and ond member of the church board The Easter EDSter morning worshippers were Vue stArtled and Mr Kidney commanded the members of the th masked band to 10 Jene lea e PASTOR SPEAKS SPEARS At this point Dr Urmy Inter Inter- Intervened Intervened Gentlemen ho he saId cald I Ishall hare to ask ou au to retire You Too Youir are ir disturbIng the tho services hero here which la Is a violation of Jaw law You will be b welcome to remain It If you yon remove your disguises Otherwise you must to go The Tb hooded men faced about about and marched silently from the church followed by a n number of oC men from rem the th congregation Out Out- Outside but cido side Ido tho the church a general scrim scrim- scrimmage scrimmage scrim scrim-nis mage ensued and the tb hoods and flowing white whit robes of six of the band ww were re torn away awny revealing their Identity Before Defore they thy left lett In automobiles parked nearby the license numbers of their cars were obtained In 1 S statement Issued fOStI later Mr KIdney declared his intention to request the tho th district attorney to tote prosecute the th members of tho tand aca band nd I have haTe no prejudice against This Organization he lie said but butI but x t protest a a band of masked men Inca whether their masks are ar black or white entering my church churchIn churchIn churchIn In the th midst of the most solemn service of the th year yar and fright fright- women and children and disturbing violation the th It Is a 0 yb- yb vio lation laDon of law and I think It has gone gono far enough enouch These perform perform- performances performances ances of men mon In white whit robes and heeds are ar a violation of law and and V o should be dealt delt with as |