The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-10-05

ieCiio o1S oIoIoIISO 1S-"ileCSu, SlaSu-
ed or wrongly featured that the aver
age reader is getting sick and tired of
the American newspapers. There are
few things that are needed as much as
honest, fair, fearless, absolutely un-
controlled newspapers. Headline iers
are a continuous pest of most dan
gerous variety. It is the fortunate
newspaper that is not suffering from
their tactics. The Rochester Bulletin
ought to do some fumigating, even if
that means an entirely new editorial
staff. Sensation-seeking hounds guild
ing the destinies of a newspaper will
surely steer it on the shoals of last
public confidence. And from what we
can gather even the most loyal sup
porters of the Bulletin are not quite
satisfied with the unethical practices
that are far from four-square. The
party, which the Bulletin has been
fighting for most faithfully, suffered
much under the whip of the kept
press. However, it is very evident
that the Bulletin editors have learned
but little in the battle and stand out
conspicuously as unjust, unfair and
unreasonable. 1t seems that when a
concoction can be used advantageous
ly by the editors of the Bulletin, they
do not hesitate. At any rate in their
attack on the Ku Klux Klan they did
not hesitate.
In the concluding paragraph there
is an interesting explanation.-''The
incident is given attention in print
merely as a matter of current news" ."
Ye Gods and little fishes, when did a
lie become news? The Standard die
tionary defines news" as fresh in
formation concerning something that
has recently taken place." Is false
hood information? Never!
XXX
KHAN REPORTED TO
BE HOLDING MEETINGS
NEAR LOCAL CEMETERY
Membership Has Increased to About
Fifty According to Report in Cir
culation Today No Disturbances
Have Occurred; Meetings
Orderly.
Rochester (Minn) Post and Record
Citizens were surprised today when
it was reported that the Ku Klux Klan
was fully organized here and had been
holding meetings in back of the Ca
tholic cemetery at regular intervals.
Reports further revealed that the klan
was conducting strenuous campaign
for new members here.
The fact that the khan was holding
secret meetings back of the St. Johns
burial ground was first brought to
light by small farm boy who seeing
the bonfire light in the darkness of the
night a few weeks ago, let curiosity
get the better of fear and inves.igat-
ed.
What he saw caused him to scamp
er in haste back to his home with his
eyes covered to shut out what he
thought was an army of ghosts and
goblins bearing down on him. For
he had peked through the bushes and
saw many white figures standing
solemnly in front of the bonfire, sing
ing in solemn and spectural tones.
His father listened to the boys
story silently and for many nights
following, with another Rochester
citizen, took his car and drove slowly
around in the vicinity that the boy
had pointed out. Finally his patience
was rewarded and he stared in amaze
ment as he and his companion became
silent witnesses to a meeting of the
Ku Klux Klan and realized that be-
hind those behooded figures were
many familiar faces.
Since that time it has become
known that the khan have had many
meetings in the southeast end of
town and today have increased their
membership to over fifty, it is re-
ported.
XXX
Guess again, Mr.. Reporter and then
multiply your widest guess by four
times the number of the total num-
ber Of holes in all the buttons Of your