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let 1T pRovls IT'S AMERIcANIss

Before any association, secret or
otherwise, Is permitted TO set Itself
up as the defender OF America from
foes real or imaginary it should be
required to demonstrate the quality
o. it's own Americanism. Before pos
Ing as the champion OF 100 per cont
Americanism, it should prove by
words and deed that it is 100 per
cent loyal to tho government, to law
and to order.
Can the Ku-KluN Khan, a recently
formed secret organization, which
falsely claims to be n revival, or rath
CT IL constitution, Of that famous Khan
which in times that were out OF joint
did splendid work for the South
and then its work DONE passed on
forever, measure up as that Khan
measured up to the 100 per cent
American gauge?
Is 1t American to go about preach
inS coverly the substitution OF lynch
law for the orderly procedure Of the
courts?
Is it American to promote racial
rancor and hatrcds?
Is 1t American to arouse religious
passions and to set creed against
creed?
All these things, and more, on tho
word and prospectus OF The pseudo
Khan itself, it is striving to do and
The American people when they come
fully to understand its aims, will
arise in their wrath, denounce it and
cast it out from among them.
1,e, mi.
patch pointed out the fals.ty OF the
klan's claims Of honorable, historical
origin. and warned against it's more
or less openly avowcd objects. Now
the pulpit, as read I'm the able ser
mon Of DR.. Russell Bowie, rector OF
ST. Paul's Episcopal Church has aeeu
aroused to the danger Of such insii-
'ouS, un-Ametcan propaganda AMI is
raising its strident voice in warning.
Inerc is neither room nor need
Tor this Khan in America. IF
those things which 1t processes TO in
tend to do really needed to be done,
America would depend on it's Ameri-
can Legion, the boys who proved their
100 Dcr cent Amcricanfsm on the bat.
tie fields of France, to do them. II
VIII require nc secret meetings, no
midnight maraud;ng no solemn vows
with horrendous penalties attached,
no ehostly shrouds, all at at the direct
ion Of an Imperial Wizard to make
ther services quickly available
should American institutions be ir
danger.
(Richmon1. Va, Times Dispatch. Do,
7. 1920
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KHAN Is MENACE no PEACE
OF THE SOUTH.

! Denouncing as 'pornicEous' tho
methods and utterances Of persons
calling themselves oflici of a re.
GENTLY exploited secret order which
profess to be a rcsuscitation Of tho
Iiu KluX Khan the Rev. w. Russell
Bowie, ID. d., rector OF st. Paul's
Protestant Episcopal Church at last
4 hightis service assailed recent propa
Uganda in Richmond as calculated to
: SOW seeds of race enmity and inject
fnto present times a spirit of rancor.
i fIe charged that an address In tho
City Auditorium in behalf Of the or
Ter was AN appeal to the mob pas
sion and to the spirit Of lynch law"
rhc or. ginal Ku-T<luX Khan, the rec.
or said, had the relative justificat
on OF a terrible emergency, but de.
Glared that such organization now
vas an insult to the forces OF orderly
government"
4 DR.. Bowie said in part:
1t has seemed to a number Of
christian ministers here in Richmond
hat there ought to be sounded from
christian pulpits an appeal for tho
light approach toward the problem
+ race relationships. One of the evil
eg&cicS OF the war has been the ten
tency 10 turn to violence as the way
II settling human controversies. 1t
VAS not Possible that mankind should
a Pc through the terrible experience Of
he worlds struggle with all it's in
ltcment to hatred, and its release of
nj, savage instincts, and not suffer
rom the subtitle effectE OF it for
ears to come. There is danger in the
South that these Influences should
mbltter the relationship between the
White and colored peoples and that
hort cuts Of lawlcssneEs should take
he place OF a patient search for Chris
ian cooperation which is the only
5ay by which solution OF any I'm
IAN problem can be found.
C1TIES AUDITORIUM SPEECH.
In order to make this fact speciiic
is necessary to refer to 1.-The recent
Propaganda in Richmond OF the So.
\ allied Ku-KluX Khan. A meeting Of
10S his organization was recently held
i The city Auditorium. As a part of
he advertisement for the meeting a
\ 'agon. in which we're seated a nun
or or masked and shcetcd figures,
sent through the streets. A doz
Or more men, masked and clothed
ne familiar white dress Of the Ku
d Khan sat on tho platform at
'ceting. These facts are calculat
o causn unensindss and fear
ig the negro population and to
he seeds Of race enmity among
! ,norant everywhere. They roa.e
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makes thh strong race Responsible
for wise, unselfish helpfulncss to-
ward the weaker one must we build
If what we build today would lie wor
thy to endure.
Rev. II. A. Smoot In Centenary
Methodist Church although speaking
OH an eyangelistic theme, declared
tnnt application Of tho Christian prin
cipie in Eetuing all social, economic,
and racial disputes should always he
applied. lie said that Christ should
be made tho central figure in EettKng
all disputes and that those standing
at the highest point Of Christianity
should make the greatest application
Of this.
(Richmond Va. Times Dspatch)
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Of the ugly memories of Rcconstruc.
titn days, and inject into our pres.
cnt times a spirit Of ranoor which we
must avoid.
l do not know what all tho dcclar
cd principles Of the Ku Klux Khan in
the present attempt to resuscitato /,
may be. Some Of them may be sound
| have no wish to denounce the whole
order nor say any word against we'll
intcntioned men who may be in 1t.
But there is part OF It's appeal which
Christian ministers cannot but rccog
MIC as pcrnicious, and against which
Christian community ought to set
its face like flint. In the address at
City Auditorium the other night,
there was distinct appeal to the
law, The speaker OF course, did not
advocate this In so many words but
what he did say was that IL there
should be times and places when
there was no Judge nor prosecuting
attorney nor anybody olse around to
SEQ that justice was done and the ku
KluX w;as organized, then Of course,
wo won't say what might happen.
And the ugly fact was that the audi
cncc had been worked into n mood by
the speaker in which they applauded
this sentence.
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WARNS OF MALICIOUS MEN,
In tho days after the War Between
the States when the whole machinery
h1,n
moral,zed by tho carpetbag rule, the
Kn-KluX had the relative Justiflcat-
ion Of terrible emergency. But to
inject into the mind Of people today
the idea that this sort Of secret organ
i.Ntion lis needed to settle race issues
is to level an insult against the forces
OF orderly government in our com
munites and to play into the hands
Of. malicious men who can insinuato
themselves into the order and cloak
themselves behind tho white mnEk OF
n secret organization.
There are certain things in regard
to the race situation which all con
scicntious mon and women should
make unmistakablc. Unmistakable is
the insistcncc in the first place upon
tain the integrity Of the white race
and of the Negro rae too. But equal
ly unmistakable should be the deter
mination that the Negro as a part OF
The civilization which involves us all
should be assured OF Justice, a sym
pathy and n cooperation in his lcgi
innate desires for Improvement which
nc violence and no secret organiZat-
ion shall cndangor. Tt is plain enough
to every one that there exist in the
fact &c two different races. set aside
by side, great elements OF difficulty
and pcrpleXity. But for all Christian
people the absolute conviction rules
that for this problem, az for every
ether nothing less than the spirit Of
Christ can be followed. We cannot
reach good by evil methods. We must
work toward our solution in peace
and calmncss and in the power OF a
thoughtfq imagination determined
r. no Ghricttian
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EIGHT AUTOS SMASHED AND TWO
MEN INJURED IN TtOLlIIIH
CRASH HERE.

n ght automobiles smashed, two
mon injured and tho lives OF sevel'ua
others in porl, resulted Monday
morning when 4 First and Viadud
street car jumped the track at Ia ghth
and Main street and dashed madly
down f. ghth, sweeping everything
from its path. Pedestrians wore
forced to fec and seek safety in door
ways to AVOID tho danger as tho huge
steel monster continued down tho HIN
III is wild flight. The accident hip
pencd at $40 O'Clock when the street
YVES filled with people on their way
to business Failure Of the brakes to
function Is sad to he tho cause or
tho mishap.
STREET CAR IS WRECKED..
The street, car. was wrecked. The
wheels were torn off and It was tilted
up on one side, with windows broken
and othcrw Sc damaged. Tho street
car which caused the acc dent startea
on it's mad dash just after leaving
Grace Street. The motorman Is said
to have stopped thore and told the
passengers that his brakes were not
working properly and asked them to
set off and walk down the hill.
Most Of Thorn did this ii is sm'd
Some passengers rcma ned on the car.
however, and when the wild rush
started and tho less wary occupants
real Zcd that death was staring them
in the face panic broke loose. Won.
Oh shrickcd and men rushed madly
toward the doors in their frcnzied
Natemcnt. The motOrmm OF the
car, powcrless to stop the onrushins
steel monster, stood at his post grimU
awaiting the fate IN store for himself
and his human cargo when the final
crash should come at the foot Of tho
hill.
At Main Street, another car was
Jus, crossing the thoroughfarc. The
mot@rmau seeing the impending dan
ger, quickly shot the power to the
car and moved it up the street. thus
saving the passengers on his car from
injury and death a Kline coupe was
not so fortunate. This car S owned
by \. O. Swink and in it were l.. l..
Stratus and Thomas Reynolds. Tho
coupe was struck in the middle by
the rushing steel monster and thrown
high INTO the air, landing under the
rear trucks OF the trolley. So great
was the impact between the street
CAR and the automobile that the SOUND
could he heard for blocks. Reynolds
succeeded in jumping from the i'll.
fatcd machine hut the other two men
We're unable to move.
Running across Main Street. the
car did not stop until It had gathered
up all the automobiles parked on both
sides Of Eighth Street below Main
and piled them in huge mass OF
wrcckage. Drastic action on the part
Of city oftic ais had to be threatened
before they could make bystanderS
cease smoking, which was threatening
to ign to loose gasoline from bursted
tanks. At least seven autos were
smashed
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1920-12-11
PAYS TRIBUTE TO LEE.

In this church worshiped that
greatest figure who has arisen in
tho last two generations from among
tho Southern people. In the atmos,
Dhcrc Of this church moves and
hrcathes still something Of the spirit
Of lROhcrt e. Lee. We invoke today
in the guidance OF our present South
the spirit which he showed in his
own time. In spite Of every tcmpta-
tion to be embittcred he was never
bitter. Through every darkness he
trusted the light and the guidance OF
Fhc principles of Jesus. TIC believed
tot tho needs of the South in the
days after the war could only be met
III so far as men with patience, with
self control and with the power of
Christian charity set themselves to
build the new civilization. On no
le1snr foundations can The civilizat-
ion OF today rest. We want no violence
We want no secrecy. With truth and
candor and with the chivalry that
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21
RED CROSS NEWS

Thirty thousand persons in 164
communities, victims Of 70 disasters
in the United Statec during the year
ending June 80 last, were aided by
the American Red Cross, according
to figures which have reached South
western Division Headquarters, St.
Louis, and which were made public
today.
The figures are compiled from the
forthcoming annual report Of the
organization and show that virtually
every phase of Red Cross service, in
Guiding first aid, nursing, health ser
vice, home service, Junior Red Cross
and Military and civilian relief was
brought into play The totals are
exclusive of those Of the recent New
York bomb explosion when more than
50 persons were killed and when pub
lie officials of New York hailed the
Red Cross as one Of the greatest aids
in restoring things to a normal status
and helping the injured
In the Accomplishment Of the relief
work told Of IN the report 140 Red
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21
ohm HAVE cooD FACE"

Senator Harding's smile has won
him handsome Indian blanket. Mana
Carrothers Leaning, matron of an
Indian school at Polacca, Arizona,
tells the story.
An Indian woman from the noun
tains saw Senator Harding's picture
in traders store ''Him look good
him have good face; him honest man.
was her comment. The trader told
her he was to be the next 'big white
chief at Washington" He said his
name was Harding. At the woman's
request, the trader wrote the name
Harding" on slip of paper.
In a few days the Indian woman
returned to the traders store, IN
folded a beautiful blanket that she
had made The trader Immediately
offered to buy it, and asked her Chow
mueh?" s'Me no sell" she answered
''Me make it for Harding. See him
name?" In the blanket, beautiful II
color and design, was woven the name
Harding ssSend to him for me-
she said, as she turned to go. 'sHim
good man, him good white chief"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21
Japan Has a seeond ThouEht


There is developing a strong reac-
ton in Japan against the lingo Party
which is stirring up opposition to the
United States in the matter of the
proposed California law prohibiting
Japanese from the ownership of land
in the State. The proposed Cali
fornia land law viii prohibit anyone
mot eligible for naturalization" from
owning real estate either personally,
through the fiction of incorporated
companies, or otherwise. As the Su-
preme Court Of the United States
has decided that only white men are
eligible for naturalization, this draws
color line against not only Japanese
but Chinese, Hindus, etc. 1t is alto
gether probable that this question is
only made a blind to cover the de-
signs Of Japan upon Siberia and
China. 1t is intended to embarass
the United States in the assertion of
the integrity Of China and Russia.
It does not seem as if the question
u = rcAACSC -ASl-o III SaA-4OL4la
should be sufficient to fire the Japan
csc heart and bring about war. Fur
thermore, it has wide complications
The semi-independent colonies of
Great Britain, Australia, United
States of South Africa, New Zealand
and Canada, are even more hostile to
the japanese, Chinese and Hindus
than are the people Of the United
States. The Canadians recently pro
voked very serious question by re-
fusing TO allow Hindus who had
served in the British army to land IN
British colonies and acquire real
estate there.
Therefore, the more that the Jap
anese stir up this question the wider
viii be the rift between Great Britain
and Japan and viii deprive Japan OF
all sympathy and assistance from the
British empire. A powerful party
has risen IN Japan opposed to the
governments foreign policy, which Is
exciting the antagonism Of the whole
world The insistence on racial
equality which the japanese repre-
sentatives propOunded at Versailles
has had most unhappy effects.
The hint of war sobers the people
who are tired of fighting, and think
ing Japanese fear the result Of a col
Esion with the great and powerful
United States. The American Navy
greatly outnumbers that Of Japan.
/ The japanese could not hope for any
success against such an overwhelmn-
ing force. Furthermore, American
man and money power vastly exceed
that Of Japan. Japan is q relatively
poor nation, judged by modern
standards, and is crushed under ter
rife debt which is a burden under
which every japanese groans.-Na-
tional Tribune.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

Colo. Springs, Colo, Oct. II, 1920
The Hays Free Press, Hays, Kans.
Dear Editor:
Fellow teachers, permit me to call
your attention to the following:
Teachers Salaries: The made
quate wages paid to the teachers in
the public schools and institutions of
higher learning have impaired and
imperiled that educational system,
which is essential to the future safe
ty and well being of this State. We
must recognize and applaud the self
sacrifice and devotion of all the
teachers who have maintained and
promoted, under trying conditions,
the efficiency of the schools OF the
State, and we want a Republican
Legislature to enact and a Repub-
lican Governor to approve a law pro-
viding for such increased compensa-
ton as is necessary TO the mainten-
ance of the best schools and ade-
quate Minimum Annual Salaries for
teachers upon education and
efficiency.
State aid for the payment of
teachers salaries in those smaller
and weaker school districts which
can not, without assistance, maintain
proper standard of public educa-
ton.
The exodus of teachers from the
schools and Of ministers from the
pulpits IS not to be wondered at be
cause OF the failure to make provi-
sion for adequate salaries, and it pre-
sets a situation of direct menace, the
Importance of which has been recog-
nized by the Republican Party.
Governor Allen said recently that
when the educational and spiritual
life of a nation is weakened for any
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21
Sheridan Coliseum, wher
HAYS GREATEST CONVENTION
In Talent and Numbers the Fifty
Seventh Session of Kansas
Teachers viii SurPass
All Others

When the Chamber of Commerce
invited the Northwest Section Of the
Kansas Teachers Association to meet
at Hays, it pledged Hays to far sur
pass all previous efforts as host. The
number of teachers who visit Hays
during the three days, Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, October 27, %
and %, will surely exceed 1000 and
may reach 5000.
The platform talent is probably
the largest galaxy of celebrities that
has ever appeared in one convention
of Kansas. Thursday afternoon at 2
o'clock Rabbi Steven Wise of New
York City, one of the most eloquent
orators on the platform today, will
deliver an address. Thursday even
ing at o'clock, Ellis Parker Butler,
the humorist, and Judge Ben Lindsey
of Denver, Juvenile Court fame, will
speak. Friday morning at o'clock,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

The News this week quotes Warren
G. Harding with the statement that
$1.00 per bushel is enough for wheat
The News should be fair. The state
ment was made in 1916 or 1917
when $1.O0 per bushel was consider
ed the top price for wheat and was
generally satisfactory. He makes no
such statement now. The News
editor seems only to be anxious to
prejudice the voter. A man on the
wrong side of the argument is not al
ways a good loser.
DR.. o. A. Hennerich and wife and
daughter, Josephine, have returned
from visit of several weeks dur
alton to friends in ST. Louis. The
doctor has been absent attending a
postgraduate course in Chicago, and
only recently met his wife in St.
Louis.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

L. J. Pettijohn, Secretary of State,
has been a very efficient and painstak-
ing officer. He is striving to make a
record for efficient public service, and
this opinion is shared largely by the
citizens of Kansas who have had bust
ness dealings with his office. He is
now asking for a second term and
considering his past service, he is
entitled to the votes Of the citizens
Of the state regardless of party affil-
iations. It isn't always that a state
elects an honest, efficient man, there
fore, we believe in rewarding a faith
full servant by continuing him in Office
for the second term at least. Cast
your vote for L. J. Pettijohn for
Secretary of State, November End.
OF course everyone in this part of
the state Especially the newspaper
fraternity knows N. A. Turner, can
didate for State Auditor Mr.. Turn
er has many friends in Western Kan
sas, especially, who will vote and
work for him on November End. He
has been assistant Auditor for several
years and has been efficient and
trustworthy and if you vote for N.
A. Turner for Auditor on election
day, you will make no mistake.
Senator Chas. Curtis spoke to a
large and enthusiastic audience at
Victoria, last Sunday. FIR. Henry
presided as chairman of the meeting
and made a very effective speech
against the League of Nations, and
The Golden Belt Glee Club q Hays
enlivened the meeting with appro-
pirate music. Senator Curtis has
many warm friends among the cit
liens of Ellis County, regardless of
party. A large number attended the
meeting from Hays.
You will notice by ads. appearing
in this paper that the Consolidated
Power and Light Company, Suite 5,
Basgall Building, this city, have start
ed out with a determination to place
before the public their line of cleo
trio equipment In fact, their ads.
are worth your while to read. They
are electric contractors and have just
recently closed some wonderful con-
tracts in northwest Kansas. The cit
liens of Hays should welcome this
company in their midst and will
pay anyone to visit their display.
Read their ad. elsewhere in this
paper.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-10-21

He possesses a fine tenor voice,
having studied two years with W. A.
Hanley Of Springfield, Ohio, two
years with Signor Joseph Muscat, and
one year with j. B. Myler, graduate
of Sontag, Germany, and twenty-five
years leader of the main orchestra
of Dayton, Ohio
He received his instruction in
cornet from Edwin Bath, a graduate
of the Royal Conservatory This
Conservatory trains musicians for the
Queens own band and Mr.. Bath was
for five years their soloist. Mr.. Star
buck also received instruction from
Mr.. Weber of Cincinnati His study
on the clarinet has been with Hamlin
Smith
Under the splendid tutorship of
such efficient instructors as Walter G..
Fisher, GRADUATED of the Central Con-
sevatory of Music, and James DOH
erty, director of The Smartest Opera
Co., he has had the greatest part of
his work in harmony, composition
and orchestra He has also had in
struction from his father who was a
member of the faculty of the Acad-
envy of Music at Xenia, Ohio. teach
ing theory, harmony, counterpart
and history of music.
Mr.. Starbuck holds a teachers life
certificate from the state of Ohio,
and a high school instructors certifi-
cate also from that state.
For the past fifteen years he has
been teaching public school music,
training orchestras, bands and other
musical organizations and has work
ed in some of the noted schools of
the United States, such as the J.
Sterling Morgan High School of Chi
cago, H.; the schools of Gary, Ind
lana, and Marion, Ohio. From the
latter place he holds a special recon-
mendation written in long hand by
! Warren G. Harding. He is highly
commended by the schools of Sui
Ivan, Indiana; Greenville, Illinois,
and Waukegan, Illinois, in which
places he has been instructor in pub
-lic school music, band and orchestra
During the late war Mr.. Starbuck
enlisted in the army, serving as mil
itary instructor and band master un-
til the armistice was signed. After
that he was shifted to the reserve of
ficers training corps and located al
the Western Military Academy at
Alton, III. During the summer OF
1920, he was engaged in a ten thou
sand mile sightseeing tour He has
visited every state in the Union and
has crossed both oceans.