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The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-10-15
CORONER'S JURY DOES
NOT FIX CHARGES
-K-K-K-
FAIL TO HOLD MAN
IN CARNEGIE CASE
II II II .

Responsibility for the staying of
Klansman Thos. R. Abbott was not
fixed by Allegheny County, Pennsyl-
vania, coroner's jury inquest last
week. The jury found Abbott came
to his death from a gunshot wound
inflicted by person or persons I'M
known and recommending that the
person or persons be apprehended
and held for the grand jury on a
charge of murder. Two common
wealth witnesses, Harry Albright
Carnegie, and B. F. Hellings, Will
kinsburg, identified Patrick McDer-
mott, Carnegie undertaken, as shoot
ing at Abbott.
Albright, who is not Klansman,
has known McDermott fifteen years,
he declared, and demonstrated with
McDermott when he saw him shoot
asking why he shot in "cold blood"
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-10-15
KHAN STILL WINNING
FAVOR IN MOREHOUSE
Like Oklahoma Attack, Frame-up
Really Helped Order.
U K-K

In view of the Oklahoma farce it
is interesting to recall what effect
the frame-up on the Klan in More
house parish, Louisiana, has had up
on the order. The pastor of Bap-
fist church in Ashley county, Arkan-
sas, which joins Morehouse parish.
gives this account of Khan activity.
"The Khan in IL months time has
revolutionized law and order condi-
tions in Ashley county. 1t has work
ed entirely through the courts. 1t
has not one case of trough stuff" to
it's credit. Its methods have been
orderly and exceedingly effective.
ut is making its influence felt in
this community, just as the More
house Klan is doing, by cooperating
with the officers and the courts in
maintaining the law and enforcing it
in an orderly way. The Khan here.
as well as in Morehouse parish and
all other Klans is composed of the
clean, law abiding element of the
community. In the state the Khan in
fluence is the same as in the COM
munity, on a wider scale.
"The press everywhere has de-
|liberately declined to publish the facts
about the Morehouse parish trouble,
|preferring to champion the cause of
the Parker-Coco plot to put Prot
estants out of business in Catholic
Louisiana. The Khan never murdered
Watt Daniel and T. F. Richards
most people in Morehouse parish
where the trouble occurred, believe
that Richards is now alive and in
Mexico. Disinterested people who
heard the so-called investigation last
January do not believe that the
bodies taken from the reptile-infest-
ed waters of Lake La Fouurche in a
good state of preservation, four
months after the hot oath of. August
were the bodies of Daniel and Rich
ards; such people believe the bodies
were deliberately put in the lake by
enemies of the Klan-a part of the
Parker-Coco plot.
"The general attitude of this COM
munity is favorable to the Khan. Its
numbers have multiplied many times
in these parts since the Parker Coco
prosecutions began; a few weeks ago
Is, 900 Klansmen initiated a class of
1000 near Little Rock. I believe that
more than rs per cent of all the
ministers of Protestant denomina-
tions in this part of the country are
members and they are all Loyalty
supporting it. I speak from personal
knowledge as to membership of Prot
estant ministers being a member my
self.
"The Khan, by it's vigilant efforts
and firm stand for law enforcement
has made the Volstead prohibition
statute function in a marked degree
throughout Arkansas"
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IN FOLD AGAIN
XXX
CHICAGO KHAN COMES
BACK INTO FOLD
XXX

-h-A-h-
Chicago Khan Number H., misled
by insidious propaganda against the
national administration of the
Knights of the Ku Klux Khan, was
one of three Klans in the United
States which last month severed con-
nections with the Imperial Palace,
Atlanta, Ga.
On Monday, September "a, this
Klan, by a unanimous vote of the
membership at a well attended meet
ing, declared their loyalty to the ma
tional administration and the Grand
Dragon of Illinois. They requested
that they be allowed to affiliate with
the national organization once more.
Their petition was granted by the
Grand Dragon.
Requests from the other two Chi
cago Klans which temporarily left
the organization of the Knights of
the Ku Klux Khan to the effect that
they be permitted to again affiliate
are being considered by the Grand
Dragon of Illinois. There are thirty
one -Klans in Chicago. -.
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xxx

Declaring that it was the duty of
every citizen in Carnegie, Pennsyl-
vania, to help in finding out who
Abbott, Rev. James M. McQuilkin,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church at Carnegie preached a ring
ing sermon last Sunday. Citizens of
all denominations crowded his church
to hear him.
In the First Methodist Episcopal
church, Rev. S. L. Mills, pastor, spoke
to a congregation which filled the
edifce on "The Meaning of the Fiery
Cross as it Burns on the Hills"
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jury had been called by the district
Judge to investigate into these un-
lawful acts, he, in his eagerness to
avoid such investigation and the con-
sequences thereof, and to secure i'm
munity therefrom, arbitrarily and
without lawful excuse, declared mar
tial law in the whole state; {.
and by military force refused to per-
NIT the courts of justice to function.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-10-15
KHAN HAS BIG MEETING
AT MASON, ILLINOIS
5000 People Assemble For All-Day
Celebration Which Closes With
Naturalization of 100 At Night.

Mason, Ill.-Last Saturday was
Khan day in Effingham county. A
big celebration was held in a field
two miles south of Mason, beginning
at noon, and closing with natural
ization ceremony at night, under the
auspices of the Mason Khan.
twenty-five hundred people were
in attendance at the afternoon ses-
sion. This number swelled to six
thousand at night. By actual count
1880 automobiles entered the grounds
during the day.
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WALTON OFFERS TO RESIGN
(Continued from PAGE One)

Confined from Page One)
out expenditure of the peoples
money upon the inconsistent pretense
of maintaining a visible government.
"The constitution Of the state of
Oklahoma as originally adopted de-
fines the rights of its citizens, and
any officer who ruthlessly tramples
upon these sacred guarantees de-
serves the scorn and condemnation of
every right-thinking citizen. The
governor of Oklahoma should be i'm
peached as speedily as possible, if
human rights, the integrity of our
courts, and the orderly administra-
ton of justice are to be maintained"
The keynote was echoed when
"Ragen's Colts" a notorious gang of
Roman Catholics from Chicago's
"back O. the yards" district, wired
the governor that their organization
had voted $4,000 to defray the ex-
penses of an "expeditionary" force of
gunner to Oklahoma points as re-
Inducements for Walton's fighters.
The racial and religious feeling
aroused is the work of the "Walton-
ites." The opposition of the Khan to
Governor Walton and it's demand for
his impeachment is not based upon
the fight he has made against the
organization but because of his un-
American conduct in office.
Among the reasons for his re-
moval from Office are:
He has refused to permit execution
of state laws most wholesome and
necessary for the public good.
Abused the pardon and parole
power.
Authorized numbers of persons to
carry arms.
Appointed convicts as peace Off
GERS.
Recognized the right of a minority
to rule and dictate the policies of
state government.
Excited class antagonism and en-
deavored to array class against class,
and religion against religion, there
by to gain his political aims and de-
sires.
Directed certain classes to shoot
and kill others, offering immediate
pardons.
Assumed legislative authority Gin
opposition to the constitution and
laws of the state"
Appointed multitudes of new off,
GERS and sent them throughout the
state to harass the people and snake
them bow to his acts of despotism."
Called out the National Guard
without just cause, placed the state
under martial law without just cause,
and has stationed soldiers in certain
communities without reason therefor.
Through threats and otherwise
sought to render the military indie
pendent of and superior to the civil
powers.
That he is establishing, in effect,
dictatorship to supplant constitu-
tional government, and using the
military forces to enforce
his DEGREES.
That because of his opposition to
an initiated legislative petition pro-
viding for the converting of the leg
islature, which petition had been
signed by more than $4,000 legal
voters of this state, he caused many
departmental clerks, at state ex-
pense and in open violation of our
statutes, to spend much time in an
endeayor to find discrepancies in said
petition; that after a special grand
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$4,000 At HOUSTON
XXX =
Great Assembly Demonstrates Khan
Strength in Texas.
u


Houston, Textile greatest crowd
ever assembled in South Texas watch
ed the gigantic Khan initiation at the
Gulf Coast Speedway Saturday night.
More than 10000 people were pres
ent.
| The grandstand was crowded to ca
pacity and more than $4,000 auto
mobiles jammed all highways leading
to the grounds.
The crowd began arriving at six
o'clock. Half an hour later cars were
moving slowly toward the racing
grounds four abreast. More than an
hour was required to get from the
end of Main street to the stands, a
mile away.
All south Texas was represented.
beaumont, Port Arthur, Orange, Gal
weston and other towns and cities
were represented by large delega-
tions.
A corps of hooded and robed SEN
tinels directed traffifficffi through the
jam. Automobiles were deserted on
the sides of roads and the occupants
pushed their way into the grounds.
In clear audible terms, the Exalted
Cyclops announced that the time had
arrived for the candidates to bow be-
meath the fiery cross and assume the
obligation to the American flag and
the emblem of the Invisible Empire.
AS the great fiery cross blazed in
the darkness, a hush fell over the
crowd. A gifted speaker delivered a
remarkable address, on the great prin-
ciples of che Khan. His speech was
received with deafening applause.
The degree team took its station
and the exalted cyclops called the
body to attention. The march through
the long lines of hooded and robed
members of the great American or
der to the sacred altar of the invis-
ible empire was begun by the unnat-
uralized.
Every ear was strained as the con-
ductor issued the oath of the khan to
the candidates. Each repeated the
solemn vow in unison.
The great throng was thoroughly
Khan. Frequent outbursts of applause
greeted the members as they went
about their work.
The ceremonial ended shortly be-
fore midnight. It was an hour later
before the cars untangled themselves
and the last of the spectators had
gone.
It was two hours later when fire
was discovered in the stands.
The grandstand accommodated
more than 5000 spectators during the
ceremonial and was reduced to ashes
before morning.
No on knows how the grandstand
caught fire. Firemen say it might
have been a lighted cigarette dropped
carelessly through the seats or some
hair-brained enemy of the Klan seek
ing revenge through the antics OF
Nero.
The great demonstration proved
that the Khan spirit has a greater
hold on south Texas today than ever
before. The Jews shuddered. The
Catholics foamed at the mouth and
Father Kirwin turned an epileptic
somersault in Galveston.
The Khan today is the strongest in
stitution in this section Of the coun-
try.
1t will be the next time you hear
from it.
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A KANSAS DISGRACE
XXX
Christian Church Closed By Protes-
tant Enemies.
xxx
xxx


tant Enemies.
XXX
After Failing to Remove Protestant
Pastbsf7 Enemies of Americanism
Secure Court Order That Closes
Edifce.
Troy, Kan.-Evangelist Edward
Clutter of Troy, Kansas, states that
he is a one hundred per cent Ameri.
can, a Mason, an Odd Fellow, and a
members of the A. P. A. He is 9
graduate of Cotner university AND
post graduate of Eugene Bible uni
versity. He is a Christian minister
but takes no part in the ecclesiastical
machinery of the Disciples of Christ
denomination. He has evangelical
from the Gulf of Mexico to far north
in Canada, establishing churches, and
under his labors more than ten thou
sand people have been converted
Last January he accepted the pas
torate of the Christian church in Troy
Kansas, and all went we'll until one
Sunday in June a number of men in
white robes quietly and orderly
marched into the church and took
seats, giving closest attention to the
special flag day sermon on the sub
ject, Americanism and Christianity.
Immediately some of the enemies who
had been boasting that they had re-
moved the Baptist minister from
Troy, got busy, with the result that
when about a month ago Mr.. Clutter
introduced a National X. X. K. speak
er and led in prayer at great meet
ing near Troy, pressure was brought
to bear so that the next day Mr..
Clutter was informed by two men,
bers of the board that his services
were no longer required.
The next Sunday part of the board
met while the evening services were
in progress and voted to give written
notice that Mr. Clutter should close
his work in sixty days. The following
Sunday evening an audience of three
hundred was present, and the Chris
tian church being supposed to be a
democratic institution having congre-
gational government, the congrega-
ton voted by a large majority to re-
tain the minister.
1t was also voted that a short meet
ing should Immediately be held by Mr..
and Mrs. Clutter.
On Monday night large audience
was present, but on Tuesday the ser
wants of the enemy got busy, hired
Catholic lawyers and with Joe Griffin,
manager of the White Eagle Filling
Station, Charles Marble, Jr., principal
of the Troy high school; M. F. Ear
hart, Samuel Blauser, H. D. Kent, Jr.,
John Malloy, J. C. Dittemore, and
VIM. Etherton, all farmers, as plain
tiffs, went before Judge C. w. Ryan,
and filed restraining orders against
Mr.. Clutter preaching or permitting
Others to hold services in the church
The sad thing about the matter is
that some of these men had once
pledged themselves to true American
ism, but under the influence of the
two first named submitted them.
selves to this un-American and un-
Christian act.
On Wednesday night Mrs. Clutter
conducted the services, and the. next
day a large paddock was placed or
the door barring her and many others
from divine services in a house dedi.
Gated to the service of God in coun.
try whose constitution gives to its
citizens the right of free speech ant
peaceable public assembly.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-10-15

Billfolds with American Spread
Eagle & "America for Americans"
printed in gold. Dozen $500, gross
$4,000. Also will print in gross lots
any design, trademark, or emblem.
Agents wanted. Send SOC for sample.
XII. Thompson, 913 Windsor Ave-,
Chicago, Ill.
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xxx

"Does your wife ever threaten to
60 home to her mother?" was asked
of skinny little Mr.. Meek.
"No," he replied. "Not since her
mother came to live with us."-Kan-
sas City Star.
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xxx
STOP REVIVAL MEETING
XXX
BLOCKADE STREETS TO
STOP KHAN MEETING
kirk

Much Indignation is being manifest
in Louisville, Kentucky, following the
autocratic action of the officials there,
one night last week when police were
ordered to blockade two streets and
in so doing kept Protestants away
from a revival meeting being held
in a large tabernacle there. The &C
ton was taken, the police declare, to
stop a meeting of the Louisville Klan
which was to be held in the open near
the tabernacle. Reports from every
section of the Blue Grass state show
that the membership in the Klan is
increasing at a tremendous rate.
-K-K-K
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-K-K.K

The United Irish Societies, meet
ing in Chicago last week voted that
"America" was not a patriotic song
because it's air is similar to the
British national anthem.
XXX
Pontiac Khan, Realm of Michigan
held a big open air ceremonial last
week which was attended by several
thousand Klansmen from adjoining
Klantons. This is the second big
open air naturalization held there
during the past few months.
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Klansmen-Read your Bible often.
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Church attendance is Klansman's
duty.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-31
LuCan Workman
Killed Wednesday
ANTON DREWLOW THROW N
FROM HAND CAR; DIES
SHORTLY AFTER ACCIDENT.

Anton Drewlow of Lucan was fat
ally hurt Wednesday afternoon while
coming in from work on the section.
The section crew, Mr.. Drewlow and
two sons, Tony and Manion, and Frank
Petrie, were coming in from the east
side of town about three o'clock on
their hand car driven by gas engine.
When about mile out, a jack fell off
the front and struck the car in such
way as to throw the crew about
thirty feet. Manion came out with
out scratch, while his brother Tony
was found unconscious apparently
having struck on his head.
Mr.. Drewlow and Frank Petrie suf-
fered some bruises but were not seri-
ously hurt. DIR. Peterson and DR..
Workman were called but it was
their opinion that Tony could not live
and he died about eight that evening.
The force of his fall seemed to be on
his forehead and he bled freely from
his nose and mouth. He was young
man of eighteen and very well liked
by all who knew him.-Milroy Echo.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-31
Parent-T
Discuss Courses
PARENT-TEACHE ASSOCIA
TION HOLD FIRST MEETING
MONDAY EVENING.

The first meeting of the Parent
Teachers Association was marked by
an interesting discussion on the rela-
tive merits of the industrial and
classical course in the high school
curriculum. A short talk by j. NJ.
Woodworth presented the advantages
of industrial courses and Ralph P.
Nelson principal of the high school,
led the argument for the classical or
general courses as being the most ad-
vantageouS.
Mr.. Woodworth presented his topic
very generally, stating that he was
merely opening the subject for free
discussion. He cited the necessity of
industrial training as means for
making a livelihood, finding much of
merit in such courses. He also called
attention to the danger Of letting
these courses crowd out the general
culture subjects and expressed his be-
lief in elective courses as the best
solution for the problem thus present.
ed.
Mr.. Nelson gave some interesting
statistics which proved the value, both
social and monetary, of a college
education, and also showed that such
an education is within the province of
any boy or girl who has good health
and willingness to work. He then
showed that classical subjects are
an absolute necessity in the high
school courses if graduates from these
elementary schools are to be qualified
to do the work Of college and Univ
ersities. A most interesting discus
sion of the two phases OF school work
then took place those taking part in
cluding Rev. Faul L. Grove, Miss
Elsie Davis, w. H. Gold, Mrs. Farver,
and Eugene F. Crevier. Mr.. Crevier,
who is the head Of the manual train
ing department of the local school,
gave some interesting information
relative to Junior High Schools and
the opportunity they offer for expert
vocational guidance.
The evenings program opened with
two piano selections beautifully play
ed by Miss Thue. Miss Opal Giebler,
head of the schools musical depart
ment, sang two much appreciated
songs and Miss Gladys Pearson gave
clever reading. Mrs. C. L. Farver,
president of the Association presided
at the meeting. Following the pro-
gram a committee served doughnuts,
pickles and coffee and general social
hour was enjoyed by these attending
the meeting.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1923-10-31
Archbishop
Confirms Class
TWENTY ONE PRIESTS ATTEND
TUESDAYS CONFIRMATION OF
CLASS OF FORTY-SIX.
SEVENTEEN AT BECHYN.
WOMEN SERVE THREE HUN.
DRIED AT DINNER IN HONOR
OF BISHOP BOWLING.

The impressive and beautiful con-
firmation service Of the Roman Cat
holic Church was held at the Church
of Saint Catherine last Tuesday af-
ternoon when Most Reverend Austin
Dowling, Archbishop of the st. Paul
diocese, confirmed class of forty
six communicates. The class had
been prepared for confirmation by Rev.
w. j. Jiracek, pastor of the Church of
st. Catherine, and Rev. j. j. Tomek,
former pastor who had known prac-
tically all members of the class dur
ing his pastorate here, was among
the visiting clergy. Earlier in the
same afternoon class of seventeen
was confirmed at Bechyn. Music for
the confirmation in the local church
was furnished by St. Catherine s
choir with Mrs. John Klaus at the
organ.
A pleasant feature of the day was
the visit of large number of the
clergy from other parishes in this
section of the state. These included
Rev. Alphonse Kotonc of st. Leo, Rev.
w. j. Stewart of Minneota, Rev. H.
Van Welleghem of Ghent, Rev. AL
fred Kern of Lucan, Rev. M. j. Kasp-
er of Wanda, Rev. Norbert Gerstl of
Morgan, Rev. M. Condor of Morton,
Rev. John j. Hurst of Danvers, Rev.
Carl REM of Sleepy Eye, Rev. J. j.
Tomek, Lonsdale, Rev. Francis
Bouska of. Montevideo, Rev. Jos.
Bouska of Veseli, Rev. H. D. Pomije
of Olivia, Rev. John Goergen of Fair
fax, Rev. Andrew Kohler of Clara
City, Rev. M. Moitzheim Of Wabasso,
Rev. Steven Winter of Lamberton,
Rev. William eastman of LIE Sueur,
Rev. George Keefe of Minneapolis,
Rev. George Corlin of Marshall and
Rev. Anthony Scholzen of Bird Island.
At six o'clock the ladies Of the
church served two course dinner in
honor of the Archbishop, the guests
including the visiting clergy, the new
communicates, members of the church
and their friends, about three hum
dred being served. The dining hall
presented most attractive appear
ance having been decorated with au-
tumn leaves, evergreens and shaded
lights by the Girls Society of the
church. During the dinner an ORCH
estra under the direction Of Director
George Bittrich furnished music.