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The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-08-24
|ONE NEGRO NOT
AFRAID OF KLAN
"KLAN IS MY FRIEND IF I LIVE
RIGHT" SAYS NEGRO.
K-K-K--
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Pratt, Kan.-Four hundred candi-
dates were naturalized in the initia-
tion ceremonies Of the Ku Klux Klan
on a farm owned by a negro about
two miles from town a few evenings
ago. '... iNn ~. 49,.
A series Of addresses on Klandom
and Americanism was received with
much enthusiasm by the crowd which
numbered from four to Ave thousand.
Three fiery crosses were burned dur
ing the evening, one at the inita-
tion ceremony and two while the
speaking was going on.
The fact that q negro owned the
farm on which the ceremonies were
conducted was the cause Of much
comment and when asked why he
turned it over to the Klan for the
evening he said: because they are
Americans, and I am not afraid Of
them because ! know they are true,
whether white o. black
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-08-24
ORN SPEAKS ON
SHERBURN STREET
EDITOR OF KHAN PAPER WELL
RECEIVED IN SOUTHERN
MINNESOTA VILLAGE.
XXX

Sherburn, Minn.-"Twilight" Orn
editor of the Call Of the North, spok'
here recently. He was well received
and enthusiastically cheered at fre
quent intervals throughout his fiery
scholarly, interesting lecture g tn
Ku Kux .Klan. Al newspaper ma d
Mr.. Orn is some orator and through
out his lex .rrt7 drove truths witt
sledge ,smmer bicws into thu mind
OF his a1Grenco. People speak Of th'
leather-lunged Magnus Johnson, bu'
let all learn here and now that thu
editor of the Call of the North neet
not give second place to anyone wher
it comes to voice power. Mr.. Orn''
voice had the clearness and carrying
power of a clarion. People that stoot
three blocks away could hear the Klar
lecturer distinctly. Upon what kint
of meat do these Minnesota Skandi
navians feed that they "grow" sucf
powerful voices?
Mr.. Orn said many things that the
writer has wanted to say for long
time. He gave some of the young
men in his audience many things tc
think about most seriously when he
said, young men, possibly some OF
you think it is smart and up-to-date
to take advantage of the girls with
whom you associate. You throw the
moral code, common decency, every
spark of real manliness, all chivalry
and honor into the ash can, then GO
forth to prey on the chastity Of the
American girl. You think it is smart
to see how near the brink of hell you
can lure any and all girls that &C.
cept your attentions. When your
girl companion protests your low
down, dirty advances and fights for
her womanly purity, you dub her as
"slow" and unsophisticated. A pole
cat is a refined gentleman compared
with such a man-no, no, not man,
but devil. There are too many ire
ligious libertines, hell hounds, moral
lepers, degenerate reprobates, human
skunks in America. The Klan be-
lieves in the protection of pure wo-
manhood and will fearlessly, lay le-
gal hands of certain punishment on
all that endanger the glorious, un-
stained purity of the American wo-
man. Listen to me, young man, you
would pound your best friend to pulp
if he did the things to your sister
that you do to girls that the unfor.
tunate enough to entrust themselves
with you outside of the passing pub.
lie view, yet you forget all the while
that the girl you prey upon for the
satisfaction of your animal passion
is somebody's sister. o men, men,
take violent hold of yourself and pray
God that He will give you true con-
ception of the need and glory of pure
womanhood and clean manhood. The
philosophy that contends that men
and women must SOW wild oats be.
fore ready to settle down to Christ.
ian living was born in the slime Of
perdition's most rotton slough"
We earnestly hope that Mr.. Orr
will come back to our village soon;
we are certain that Orn's coming was
a very good thing for our commu.
nifty.
(Contributed)
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State K. K. K. Convention October 9TH
! ton
SPECIAL BULLETIN

The Minnesota State Conven-
ton of the Knights of the Ku
Klux Klan will be held Sunday,
October 7th. Several high Off
GERS of the Klan will come to
this state for the meeting. The
Grand Dragon for the State of
Indiana will deliver the opening
address. All Klansmen of Min
nesOta and nearby states should
plan to attend this meeting.
Watch the Call of the North for
full announcement giving meet
ing place.
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RED WING MAKES

... ANOTHER BOAST
Red Wing Klansmen make the
boast that they are the only Klan
in the state that has three genera
tions of Klansmen in the same fam
ily-all active workers. The grand
father, son and grandson in one of
Red Wings prominent families en-
joy this distinction and challenge
any one to show an equal record in
Minnesota.
EYE WITNESS.
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FOREIGN HANDS
! SHOOT kLANSMEN
-h-h-k- -. .
LAWLESS ELEMENT STRIKE AT
KHAN; ACCOMPLISH MOTH
ING BUT THEIR OWN
UNDOING.
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Stubenville, Ohio.-The hand O.
foreignism showed its utter disregard
Of law and fair play when q gant
Of would-be assassins shot a well
known Steubenville Klansman on hi.
way home, and attacked Kansmel
leaving their meeting place her,
Thursday, August 18.
Darwin L. Gibson was on his wa,
home, driving down a dark street
when he was fired upon by severa
men skulking in the darkness. Mr.
Gibson and his companion returned
the shots wounding at least two o.
the gunmen. Mr.. Gibson, however
was seriously wounded in the ex
change of shots and had to be take1
to local hospital where it was fount
that a bullet had entered his head ant
it is possible that the wound may
prove fatal, although the last dis.
patch to the Call of the North reports
him improving.
Dominic Spinitti and John DiSenti.
themselves badly wounded, are unde,
guard in local hospital, and Franz
Velta is in the county jail, charged
with the shooting Of Klansman Glib
son. Spinitti is shot in the shoulder
and DiSentis is shot through the left
eye. The names of these men do not
leave anyone in doubt as to what
part Of Europe they or their parents
came from. We can very nearly pos.
itively state that they are not Pro.
testants, but bitter haters Of people
that do not accept their church.
The Fight Began
The fight began when the Klar
meeting broke -upi at 10:45 Thursda,
night. AS the visiting Klansmen filet
from the hall to enter their automo.
biles, spokesman Of the mob hailet
the first man to enter his car, shout.
ing something about the American
flag, objecting, it seems, to Klansmer
using the flag on their autos.
Hot words were were rapidly pass.
ed back and forth and then a fis,
fight began in which the Klansmer
made every effort to defend them.
selves against the gang of lawless.
ness. Twelve Klansmen seated in
the three leading automobiles suf.
fered injuries inflicted by fists, sticks
and stones. Their cars were wrecked
Police and deputy sheriffs, after more
than three-quarters Of an hour OF
work quelled the foreign-minded moi
Of attackers. About forty of the moi
were injured in the battle. It is es.
timated that a thousand men, haters
Of the Klan and thus revealed as en-.
emies Of America, were in the at
tacking mob.
On the day following the attack
more than one thousand Klansmer
assembled at Richmond, twelve miles
west Of Steubenville and went owe,
the details of the mob attack on the
night before. In a statement one
Steubenville Klansman demanded the
resignation Of Mayor Hawkins an6
Chief Of Police Carter, declaring the
August 18th disorder was the result
Of lax law enforcement. The Klar
has been very active around here ir
getting the law violators, especially
the bootleggers and moonshiners dur.
the recent months and no doubt
aroused the ire Of a number who
didn't want laws enforced.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-08-24

Churches take up 90 many collec-
tons that It is beginning to look ~ II
the Kingdom sf Heaven was Z Day-as-
ysu-entsr TrsersitisA. Birmingham
News.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-08-24

The Bavarians regard three per cent
beer as an outrage. Tn opinion which
10 shared by American prohibiticnists.
Springfield Union.
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KLAN kQMMENIS

Madrid Klan, Realm of Iowa, which
has one Of the most beautiful meet
ing places in the middle west, nat
uralized the largest class in its his
tory, August 6. -, .. -.
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Iowa Falls Klan, Realm Of Iowa,
staged a big barbecue and water
melon feast on August 13, which was
attended by Klansmen from many
towns in this section of the state.
Klan speakers enunciated American
principles. v @s
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-08-24

Three thousand Klansmen, with
their wives and families, attended q
picnic staged by Des Moines Klan
Realm Of Iowa, recently. It was
strictly membership aaffir.
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-08-24

Brookville Nan, Realm Of Penn
sylvania, has forwarded a contribu-
tion to the W. c. T. U. Dry Law En-
forcement fund. They also assisted
recently in purchasing new fire en-
gine for their city. .
The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1923-08-24

Members of Rice City Klan Num-
Der 26, Of Crowley, Realm Of Louis
lana, visited Eunice, La, recently.
They attended services at the Baptist
Tabernacle, expressing their appre-
citation Of the self-sacrifcing work Of
Rev. w. H. Horton.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-11
PALERMO

BRANCH MILLS-Services will be
resumed at the church, Sunday PM,
at the usual hour, O'clock; Sunday
school at O'clock.
Rehearsals are in progress for an
entertainment to be given Friday ev-
ening. May 18th for the benefit of the
Dinsmore public library. A play en-
titled. 'Chums', will be given, after
which the May Warblers" will en-
terrain. \ baked bean supper will be
served and dancing will follow. The
following books have recently been
purchased Finding of Jasper Holt;
The Red Soldier, Lutz; The Tin Sold
icr, Bailey; The Rover Boys on the
Ocean: Prairie Wife. Stringer; Mas
ter of the Oaks, Stanley; Outdoor
Girls at Rainbow Lake, Hope; Charm
OF the Middle Kingdom. Marsh; Alas
ka our Northern Wonderland. Car
penter; Wanderer of the WaSteland,
Grey. The following were presented
by friends of the library: Kindred Of
the Dust. Kyne; Where Your Treas
ure Is; Day and the Charm School.
Duer.
The remains of the late Mrs. AFRO
Spaulding of Somerville, Mass. were
brought here, Tuesday for burial in
the family lot. Her son, Frank p.
Spaulding of Somerville and sister,
Mrs. Annie Hanlon of Newton, n. H..
accompanied the remains.
Commissioner of Agriculture, Frank
p. Washburn will give an illustrated
lecture at the hall Thursday evening,
May 24th. under the auspices of
Branch Mills grange. This is to be
a public session; all are cordially in
Vitpd.
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Dying Mans, Check
Is Declared Good
In Bangor Case

Bangor, Me-, May 10-The check
for $4,000 which Frederick w. Hill.
Bangor banker, gave to Mrs. Ella +.
Guild, also of Bangor. a few hours
before he died spn Sunday In 1920,
and payment az which was refused
at the bank when presented Monday
morning, Is declared good by the
Maine Law Court. The case came
before the Law Court on exceptions
after a non suit in the lower court,
the action being brought by Mrs.
Guild against the Eastern Trust and
Banking Company, executors. upon
whom the check was drawn and OF
which Mr.. Hill was an officer and
had large deposit of collateral.
The check was made by Mr.. Hill.
when he suffered severe attack. as
a partial payment Of an agreed settle
ment of 100000 on Mrs. Guild on
her promise to marry him. Evidence
is admitted he told her that II he
lived until Monday morning he would
fix up the rest
The ruling Of the law court sets
forth that had the check been q gift
1t would not be valid. but the tran
saction became contract with a
consideration, that of marriage,
which contract was made valid by
the delivery and receipt of the check,
payment Of which may be enforced.
The finding also sets forth that a
promise to marry Iced not be In
writing and Mrs. Guilds oral promise
TO marry Mr.. Hill was sufficient con-
alteration.
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Methods of Acknowledgment
Donors of Funds to Hebron

Novel and unusual methods of ac-
acknowledgement have been decided up
on in recognition Of all the gifts OBJ
tanned in the Hebron academy $780,
600 memorial drive.
Gifts of varying amounts will be
acknowledged in the following man.
ner:
LIST. A suitable bronze tablet bear
ing the names of all former students
who are doners to the fund will be in
stalled in the memorial entrance to
the William Edward Sargent Gym
nasium. The names will be INSTALL
cd by classes on the tablet in the hope
that it will prove complete roster OF
all former Hebron students now liv-
ing.
I'd. A suitable bronze memorial
tablet will be installed in the memori-
al entrance to the new gymnasium as
a TESTING nial to each friend who con-
tributes $4,000. This tablet will be
installed at the option Of the doner
and will be designated as a memorial
to whomsoever the doner desires.
3D. To each contribution of $685.
900 there will be in addition to the
one scholarship in perpetuity to >be
designated as a memorial to whomso-
ever the doner may desire.
4th. A series OF memorial funds.
within the general fund, will be es-
tablished in order that all donors in
the amount of $500 or more may have
the privilege of designating his or her
contribution as a memorial to whom
soever he or she may desire. These
contributions or funds will be set as
memorials and will be acknowledged
in perpetuity in all future official
publications Of Hebron academy such
as the Year Book Catalogues, and the
Annual Glass Books.
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CHINA

SOUTH-Mrs. r. c. Maxwell and
Mrs Emma Robbins were in Angus
ia on business Friday.
Harold Tollefson of Newport. r.
l.. who has been visiting at l. Lin
coin Jones', returned on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. l.. Fuller and
Mrs. w. j. Thompson made a bust
ness trip to Augusta Tuesday.
The joint meeting of the w. +.
M. S. and w. c. T. U. at Mary w.
James on Tuesday p. m. was well
attended. The same officers were
reelected in the w. c. T. U. and
much interest was added to both
meetings by the presence and re-
marks of Mrs. Khald Totah.
Vassalboro quarterly meeting of
the Friends will be held at Lake
side next Saturday and Sunday. The
Gospel Team" composed of Rev.
Arthur Jones of Winthrop. Rev.
Bertha Smith of Windham and Rev.
Osborne Hoffman of Pittsfield, N.
H.. will be in attendance. As usual
there will be no service here until
Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Albert Jones went
to Augusta on Monday to meet
their daughters. Miss Clara NJ.
Jones and Mrs. Khalil Totah. The
former has made her headquarters
in Somerset. Mass, the past fall and
winter, while Mrs. Totah, whose
home is in Jerusalem. Palestine, has
been away four years. Everyone
gladly welcomes back CLARA" and
"Ermina"
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Hinckley Grange

Hnckley grange met in regular
session, Tuesday evening. The lee
'turer. Mrs. Frances Hall, presented
the following program: Song. by the
grange; numerous reading. Lizzie M.
Kicker; reading. Mrs. j. w. Hender-
son. May Sth being the Tooth ami
vcrsary of the first singing of the
beautiful song. "HOme. Sweet Home,
Mrs. Florice Hall sang it, at this time
and was followed by Mrs. G. w
Hinckley in descriptive reading Of
the selection. Mrs. Hinckley also told
OF her trip to Southern California the
past winter. which was interesting.
Mrs. w. p. Hinckley gave a reading
Plans We're made to observe the
grange anniversary at the next meet
ing. There will be a good program.
with a supper. Those on the supper
committee are Mrs. Katherine Bick-
ford. Mr.. and Mrs. Hewes. Ralph Cain.
Fearl Webb, Mr.. and Mrs. L. p. Gift
ford
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DRESDEN
SOUTH-George Carlton Of Y

SOJTH-George Carlton Of Wis
casset was in town Tuesday.
Mrs. Frank McCobb and son.
Hartland, visited Mrs. Harry Hatch
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Mitchell and
her children. Charles and Florence
of Bath. passed Sunday with Mrs.
Mitchells brother and wife. and
sister, Margaret Packard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenwood Siegars
of Woolwich have moved onto the
Albert Tibbetts farm to care for Mr..
Siegar's mother. who underwent a
very serious operation a few weeks
ago at the Bath Hospital. She is
still in very poor health. The many
friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Siegars are
glad to welcome them back to town
after an absence Of Is years.
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H|NCKLEY

Miss Loretta p. Young and Miss
Edna Beal, who have been passing
the winter in Southern Pines, North
Carolina, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
T.: B. Hicks at Craggin Brook Farm.
A game Of baseball was played,
Tuesday afternoon between the Ferry
school and the Hinckley Midgets. re.
sulting in a score Of Is to 4 in favor
of the Ferry school. The game was
played on the Ferry grounds.
DIR. Llewella Morrow of Ginning
college, Marking. China, who has
been passing the winter in New York
in the interest of her profession Is the
guest of her sister. Miss Georgia Mer-
row at Good Will Farm. She expects
to sail for China the latter part Of
August.
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READFIELD

Monday evening. May 14th, there
will be a play at Giles hall, presented
by Sons of Veterans under the super
vision of II. Price Webber of Au-
gusta, entitled Dora. The proceeds
will be given to Lafayette Lodge,
+. and (. NJ, No. 4S.
About 40 Pomona members met
at Grange hall. Readfield, and had a
very interesting meeting, Wednes-
day.
Ladies OF the Universalist society
held an all day circle at the vestry'
Tuesday.
r. w. Harvey
The body of r. w. Harvey was
brought from Hallowell to Readf1eld
for interment in the family lot in
Readfield Corner cemetery. Tuesday.
May s.
Sara L. Fogg, matron Of the new
Home for Aged Women in Auburn,
is passing few days at the home of
Chase E Fogg. her brother.
There will be a meeting Of the
Readf1eld Corner Cemetery Associa-
ton at the NJ. f. chapel at 7.30
p. NJ, Nay 16. This is the annual
meeting and all who are interested
in the up.eep Of this old cemetery
are invited to be present and become
members of the association. This
cemeter-' contains between three and
four acres of ground, has something
like $50 lots. besides tho numerous
graves in the older part OF the yard
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kettles was placed a large back log
of rock maple and the fire was built
up" Of lighter combustibles in front
of the log under the kettles.
Warm days following cold nights
conduced to the best run of sap. The
morning crust on the snow offered
the best time for gathering the sap
with the sap yoke, an instrument
made of Eastwood extending across
the shoulders. A bucket for carrying
the sap was suspended from each
end, thus avoiding continual drag
ging Of the weight Of the buckets
upon the arm which after a few
hours becomes quite uncomfortable.
Some of the gathering had to be
done on snowshoes when the snow
was soft.
The spiles were made with shave
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WASHINGTON

EAST-Allen Ripley was In Pal
ermo Tuesday, where he traded
horses with Stanley Powell.
Charles +. Overlook went to Som
erville Tuesday and purchased a
COW and calf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Linscott.
who have been at the home of his
father. Arnold Linscott, for a few
weeks, have moved to Washington
village.
Eden Rhodes and Arthur Turner
are at work for l.. L. L-orton sting-
ling his buildings.
Allan Ripley is carpentering for
Charles Smith of Burkettyille.
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1t Is hored many will be interested
IN helping put the cemetery in good
condition before Memorial day.
Frank T. Fogg. brother of Chase
z: Fogg. 10 very sick at his home in
Charlestown, N. H.
The -ertainment given for the
benent Of the o. e. S., at Grange
nall Tuesday evening was well at
tended and much enjoyed.
Mr. ana Mrs. William Morgan
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THE FARMS OF Sk0WHECAN
lnstalIment Number Three

set in the ground In the back of
the camp We're watts" into which the
sap was poured when gathered" and
where it remained until it was dipped
into the kettles as the sap boiled
down. There was also bunk" on
which man might sleep when he
was not taking his turn i'll watching
the fire.
There was always within reach
that Yankee source of amusement
the checkerboard. This was before
the advent of the modern evaporation
The boiling down" was done ip large
five or ten pail kettles. Backfof the
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By c. w. JUDkiNS

sThe sugar maple supplied the
SOple in the fiftes with large part
q their saccharine needs. Pure
Nipple sugar and maple syrup af-
t'ded a delicious sweet.
The writer distinctly remembers
sap berth" and the sugaring off
= the days of his childhood. His
Their tapped about three hundred of
He sugar naples. many Of them
tee feet in diameter.
xThe camp was bull of logs open
front toward the fire oyer which
Neral kettles We're suspended from
4 pole resting on "crotched' sticks"
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A Strange Condition -.
I'VE have seen strange c0ndls
before, said Everett Palmer "eMJ
we ever before have to sell two PA X
to buy a harness" kansas
Star.
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have returned from Massacnu
where they PASSED the winter.
Will Jose is assisting E. W. n
to single his house this weeh.
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MT. VERNON

Mrs Alfred Turner is much better
and went by auto to the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Irwin Kelley, Oak
land. for an indefinite stay, as the
doctor ordered her to rest for awhile.
The farmers are getting their gar
dens ready for summer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-05-11

Mrs. c. H. Mcdonald visited her
friend, Mrs. Enza Cooper. In Ran
dolph. Monday.
George Irving was a business
visitor in Gardiner Wednesday.
Elmer Burke is whitening cell
ings for the Blinn's Hill people this
week
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Birthdav PARTY

VILLAGE-Little Phyllis Cate en-
tertained a party of her little friends
last Saturday it being her 10th
birthday. After having a pleasant
afternoon in her new play house re-
freshments were served. Those
present were Barbara Ford. Sylvia
Leonard. Doris Randell. Evelyn Le-
Mar. Virginia Blinn and the little
girl staying at Mrs. w. Gouds.
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Mra. Xarreu

Mrs. Varney of Vienna passed
away Tuesday night OTTER suffering
for a week or more.