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Show Judge Paves Way to Get Klan's Secrets DENVER, Colo.. April 8 An oath taken by a court witness takes precedence pre-cedence over any oaths that individual may have made before a secret society not to divulge information pertaining to the society. District JudK' Untie' rubd today at a hearing on a complaint brought against Warren R. Oivan, local broker, for alleged refusal lo give to the grand jury here information regarding the local Ku Klux Klan organigation. Investigation of activities of ihe local klan followed a report to District Dis-trict Attorney Van Clse thai Ward Gash, a negro, had left Denver after receiving a letter purporting to have been written by the klan and threat ening him with violence unless he left the tnv Judge BuUeT ordered Given to appear again before the grand jury this aiternoon to furnish the Information desired. The decision sets a precedent of nat ton-wide importance, according to local authorities. |