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The call of the North., 1923-10-05
.MONTANAN'S USE HOOK
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POLITICAL GANG
OUSTED AT HELENA

Helena, Mont-Last Friday night
Helena Klan met on their regular
meeting ground, and thoroughly en-
joyed a lecture delivered by the editor
of the Tri-State American.
Helena has a large membership of
the best citizens of that section of
the country. They recently elected
city officers to the utter astonishment
and bewilderment of the old gang;
showing that right will triumph, and
that gang rule has been relegated to
the dead past and henceforward men
hoping to be elected must be real men
of unquestionable character who can
positively be depended upon to enforce
the law without fear or favor, and
without hope of personal aggrandize-
ment, and who do not aspire to build
up a political machine, and who will
not serve for selfish booty, but who
will stand with head erect and face
uplifted, and challenge the lawless ele-
ment in the practice of their nefarious
conduct.
The call of the North., 1923-10-05
CALL OF THE NORTH
Distributed WHILE
ROCHESTER SLEEPS

"The Call of the North," a news
paper published by the Ku Klux Klan
was pedled around the residence dis
tricts and business offices last night
and found this morning by citizens as
they set forth to work.
The Klan paper has a motto "Eter-
nal Vigilance is the Price Of Liberty"
The issue which was so literally dis
tributed around the Queen City last
night contains screaming headlines
about Austin's "Klanight" and gives a
lurid description of the ceremonials
there. 1t contains an attack on Gov.
Walton of Oklahoma and many ar
ticles caliulated to create sentiment in
favor of the Klan.-Rochester Post
Record.
The call of the North., 1923-10-05
ONE THOUSAND JOIN
COLORADO kLAN

Denver, Colo, Sept. 23.-While a
huge fiery cross blazed overhead,
1000 candidates for membership in
the Ku Klux Klan, surrounded by
1000 robbed and hooded members of
the order, were admitted into men,
bership on the summit of Castle
Mountain Saturday.
The meeting was presided over by
the grand dragon of the Colorado
realm and was attended by a repre-
sentative of the Oklahoma Klan who
discussed the situation and Governor
Walton's war. on the Klan.
The call of the North., 1923-10-05
KLAN INITIATES
1000 AT milwaukee
Long String of Cars Block Road for
Miles to Scene of Ceremony.
5000 Automobiles at Meet.

Milwaukee, Wis.-Under the fiery
cross and within great square
formed by white robed and white
hooded Knights of the Invisible En-
pire, the Ku Klux Klan of Milwaukee
and surrounding cities, Saturday
night initiated a class of more than
1000 men, while thousands of Mil
waukeeans witnessed the picturesque
ceremony.
The crowd was probably the larg-
est that has ever gathered in the old
shooting park, now known as Pleas
ant Valley park, on Woodlawn ave-
nue., near highway 81, and it was va
riously estimated at between $4,000
and 10000.
Thousands of automobiles were
parked within enclosures each one of
which had brought it's load of sight
seers. Additional crowds were brought
to the park on the electric lines.
There was speech by DR.. William
j. Mahoney, OF Atlanta, Ia, 1mper-
ial representative, in which DR.. Ma
honey took several filings at Com
gresham Victor L. Belg ger, within a
stones throw of a restaurant in the
park conducted by Robert Buech,
former socialist sheriff.
There were approximately 1000
robed and hooded Klansmen on the
grounds. The Kansmen, except dur
ing the initiation, were not masked.
The festivities commenced early in
the day, the afternoon being given
over to the barbecue, dancing and var
ious picnic events and the park held
several thousand persons until way
after midnight.
The call of the North., 1923-10-05
KLANSMEN

The "CALL of the NORTH" needs you and you need
the "CALL of the NORTH" Why can't arrangement
be made whereby basis of real cooperation completely
established? If you will send your subscription to P. o.
Box 172, st. Paul. Mnn, we'll than try to give you
your moneys worth. We certainly wish that could
afford to send out the "CALL of the NORTH every week
absolutely free but that simply can't do. Anyway
know you understand why unable to give the
"CALL of the NORTH" gratis will look for your sub
scrpOn in the next mail delivery after read this plea
for support 1t takes money to keep newspaper in
the field, you fully realize and therefore must ask
to do part We know that you would not want
give up the "CALL of the NORTH" and get along with
Minnesota edition of other Klanpaper. All right,
Boys let's have that subscription Let's get it tomorrow
that means action your part TODAY.
The call of the North., 1923-10-05
saltwater PEOPLE SHOW
INTEREST IN kLAN-KRAFT
Enormous Crowd Hears Robed Speaker Elk
plain the X. X. X. Movement, Nothing
Sensational Happens.

They were all there this evening, the
young, the old, the weak, the strong,
the halt the manned and the blind; to
see what was going to happen at the
advertised meeting of the Ku Klux
Klan at the Fairgrounds on Wilkin
sreet, between Fifth and Everett.
And what a crowd. When the pro-
gressives held the great Johnson rally
some time ago, they thought they had
broken the record for attendance at a
meeting, but it was nothing compared
with the crowd that gathered to hear
what the K. X. K. speakers had to
say.
Handbills announcing the meeting
for Thursday evening at $3.50 had
been distributed, but no speaker had
put in; and by that time some of these
gathered began to suspect that prac-
tical joker had been busy and put
one over on the town. Possibly from
$500 to 5000 people were mulling
around and the air of mystery SEEM
ed to get them on edge. Someone
would strike match to light his pipe
or cigar, and Immediately bunch
would make rush in that direction,
thinking that it was the sign for
lighting the fiery cross.
At $50 car with two small Amer
lean flags in front pulled up on Ever
EFT street side of the playground, con-
tanning two ladies and three men, one
of which was the speaker, who quick
ly slipped on a robe and hood-the
hood being minus mask-and soon
mounted some kind of platform to ad-
dress the crowd.
Mayor Coffeen and the police de-
partment had made it understood that
there would be no interference with
the meeting unless something out OF
the way was said, and in view OF the
fact that the meetings scheduled for
Lowell park a few months ago was
not permitted to be held the crowd
was on tip-toe to hear what the speak
er would have to say, and what the
police would do. If those who had
imagined that he would start off tear
ing everything to pieces, it was no
doubt surprise when the speaker re-
moved his hood and requested those
present to remove their hats while he
offered a prayer, which he said was
the custom of the Klan in opening a
meeting.
By way of introduction the speaker
stated that the K. K. K. was pro-
testant, christian, non-political organ
ization, which stood for the separa-
tion of church and state, the public
schools, removal of the causes of mob
rule, better relations between capital
and labor, free press, free speech and
peaceful assembly.
The speaker proved to be P. J. Orn,
editor of the "Call of the North," the
Klan paper published in St. Paul. He
dwelt principally on the public school
question, opposing elementary classes
in parochial schools, altho he said the
Klan did not oppose parochial schools
when public schools were not open.
Possibly the biggest sensation of
the meeting was the declaration by
the speaker that the Louisiana cases
of last year was frame-up. He said
the reason the press dropped the
story like a hot potato was that both
Richards and Daniels are alive, Dan
iels in New Orleans, and Richards in
The call of the North., 1923-10-05
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The call of the North., 1923-10-05
WOMEN OF KU KLUX
KHAN TO TAKE PART IN
KHAN DAY CEREMONIES

According to George X. Butcher,
General Chairman for Klan Day at
the State Fair of Texas on Wednes-
day, October "a, the Women of the
Ku Klux Klan will take a prominent
part in the festivities of the day.
Miss A. B. Cloud, Imperial Klailiff of
the Women of the Ku Klux Klan,
stated that several of the national Of
fcers of that organization would at
tend the State Fair on Klan Day and
that Mrs. T. D. Barr of Indianapolis,
Ind, national lecturer for the organi-
zation, would address the ladies on
that date.
The call of the North., 1923-10-05
CALIFORNIA HILLS
SCENE OF kU kLUX
KLAN ACTIVITIES
1000 INITIATED AS
HEAVY FOG HOVERS

DAILY, Cal.-More than 5000 persons
attended the ceremony of the Ku Klux
Klan initiation held near here recent
ly, when it is reported that approx
mately 1000 candidates were taken
into the order.
In the Black Hills, two miles east
of DAILY, and in natural bowl of the
valley the actual naturalization
took place. = A heavy fog hanging
over the scene lent an air of unreali-
ty to the whole proceedings, and made
the ceremony even more impressive.
The call of the North., 1923-10-05
xxx. GIVE LECTURE >
ON ORGANIZATION
Crowd of 1920 People Meet at Des-
ignated Spot-Gives Detail Lecture
on Klan-Speaker, st. Paul Man

The Staples ball diamond was the
scene of dramatic situation Thursday
evening when a number of the Ku
Klux Klan addressed a large crowd
of over 1900 people.
The huge trees, the beautiful moon,
all of which seemed to hover closely
and around the lot, gave location
suitable for any dramatic play. AS
one stood in the center of the lot there
was a feeling of being in a huge
amphitheater.
For those who are inclined to be
sentimental the beautiful setting of
that occasion would give them the
feeling of wanting to forget their
troubles, worries and griefs and just
drink in the fresh invigorating air
and gaze at the moon with intent eyes.
The situation seemed to hold the
crowd spellbound and when the Klans-
man appeared in his white robe there
was a feeling of mystery that crept
over them. For the Klan, who have
always been more or less of a mys-
terry, the feeling of mystery that hung
over the place, the beautiful moon
light evening, the huge trees, the
location, could have not been excelled.
The nickname of the speaker was
also rather fitting, "Twi-light."
Two saw horses and a wide board
formed the platform from which the
Klansman spoke.-Stillwater Messen-
ger.
The call of the North., 1923-10-05
.ROWDIES RUN TRUE
1OFORM IN SAGINAW
XXX
Jeers Greet Singing of America" as
Aliens Attempt to Create
| Trouble.

Especial to the Call of the North.)
Saginaw, Mich.-At an American
meeting here, held by the knights Of
the Ku Klux Klan, students of tht
Catholic schools formed a circle
around the speakers stand and Kissed
cat-called and indulged in boisterou!
laughter while our national anthem
"America" was being sung.
Chief of Police Mccoy, Roman
Catholic and Knight of Columbus
when interviewed by an American
earlier in the day, said he would have
man on the grounds to see that or
der was maintained, it is understood
and the sheriff, who is of the same
stripe as the chief, also promised
ample protection.
None to Lead in Prayer
Instead of the crowd being com
posed of Americans, however, il
seemed that the entire force of Roman
Catholics were summoned to attenC
the meet.
They surged about in an ominous
way when the speaker asked if some
one would lead in prayer and although
there were more than twelve priests
in the crowd, not one of them Offered
to give a prayer for an effort that
would make America better place il
which to live and rear children.
Among the alien opposition was
the usual strong-arm gang, it is al
legged, and one character known al
"Soap Box" Jack O'Brien, who seemed
to be one of the foreign leaders
wanted to ask the speaker questions
and made himself obnoxious in many
ways. The speaker offered to answer
his questions after the talk was over
but the "soap box" was not to bt
found at that time.
1t was the opinion of many thai
the whole affair was a concerted eff
fort on the part of the police and tht
alien opposition to use their well
known rule by numbers against al
Americans and was the best eye-open
er that the Protestant citizens of thi!
place have ever had.
See Need of Klan
That they now know their police
heads are Catholics who are working
for the church and not for the iber
ty of free-thinking Americans, ha!
been pointed out here by many, ant
the meeting as it was, filled will
hecklers and rowdies who want Eu
ropes spawn of illiteracy over her,
to help them thrust their ancient
policies on an enlightened world, prov
ed more conclusively to those few
Americans who were present that tha
! Knights of the Ku Klux Klan is need
ed here.
After the meeting was over ant
the speaker had returned to his hote
the heckling by the aliens continued
over the telephone.
Sentiment for Klan
AS result of the domineering act:
by the enemies of American princi
Piles, sentiment of Protestant Ameri
cans here has taken a decided trene
toward the Ku Klux Klan, and it i:
conceded by many that the local or
ganization will soon be large factor
in the affairs of the city.
Meetings have been arranged fol
the near future and enthusiasm run.
high.
The call of the North., 1923-10-05
INITIATED At
LOS ANGELES, CAL.
-k-K-K-
Series of Demonstrations Now Taking
Place Throughout the
State.

Los Angeles, Cal.-Fiery crosses
blazed along the hills of the Rincon in
Ventura county, a few days ago when
Klansmen of Santa Barbara, Ventura
and adjacent towns staged an auto
mobile parade and naturalization cere-
monial.
About three thousand Klansmen in
full regalia gathered at Stanley park
in Santa Barbara county and induct-
ed one thousand aliens into citizen
ship of the Invisible Empire.
Thousands of people witnessed the
procession of automobiles which car
ried the Klansmen through many
small towns and villages. The mo-
torists were in the full regalia Of the
order. Many of them carried fiery
crosses made of red roses while the
American flag was in evidence all the
way down the line.
This is one of a series of demon
strations planned by the rapidly grow
ing Klans in this section of the Realm
of California.
The call of the North., 1923-10-05
TEXAS KHAN PLANS
100000 KLAVERN

Forth Worth Klan Number 101,
Realm of Texas, is planning the con-
struction of klavern building which
will cost $200,OO0. This khan is in
excellent financial condition, having
recently disposed of some valuable
property holdings and its member
ship of several thousand is enthusias-
tic and ready to 60.
Plans for the magnificent klavern
were discussed at a great khan rally,
naturalization and barbecue held
September %.
The call of the North., 1923-10-05
BALTIMORE KLAN
ELECTS OFFICERS
-k-K-K-
Enthusiastic Meeting Held and Pros
poets Look Bright for Local
Americans.

-h-h-h-
Baltimore, Md.-About 300 men,
bers of Thomas Dixon Klan No. I,
of Baltimore, Md, attended meeting
held at the Klan temple in Baltimore
last Friday night. The large gather
ing was due to summons being sent
members to the effect that special
meeting was to be held at the hall on
Friday, September IA, for the purpose
of choosing an exalted cyclops to take
the place of Rev. James w. Ford, who
resigned ten days ago.
Best Type of Men in Race
Everything went off fine, and a man
was elected to the Office Of the ex-
alted cyclops who is of the best type
of Klansmen. The vote was a COM
pliment, as there was man running
in opposition to him, who, like the
man honored, is also a good earnest
Klansman. The final vote gave the
winner a majority of 181. It is the
consensus of opinion that the new ex-
alted cyclops of Thomas Dixon will be
big success, and put the banner Klan
of the state of Maryland where it be-
longs-on top.
Each man of the Thomas Dixon
Klan has pledged himself to give the
new presiding officer his whole hearted
support. If this is done there can be
no doubt of the future of Thomas Dix
on Klan No. 1, of Baltimore, Md.
The call of the North., 1923-10-05

XXX
The call of the North., 1923-10-05

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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-22
HASKELL INDIANS
HERE FOR BUTLER
CLASH SATURDAY
Team In Charge of Coach
HanIey Takes Short PraC-
tice at Irwin Field,

The Haskell Indian football play
ers arrived in the city this morning
and are quartered at the ClaypooI
Hotel They are in charge Of COacn
Dick Hanley. a former Washington
State College player. A short prac-
tics was planned at 1870 this after
noon at Irwin field. The Haskell
warriors play Butler here Saturday.
The team has come West by easy
stages since it's game last Saturday
IN New York with the Quantico
Marines, which ended in a Il to II
tie. According to the coach the In
dams made nineteen first downs
against seven for the Marines. The
Haskell eleven was only one yard
from the Quantico goal line with two
downs to go as the game ended.
Coach Hanley declares everything
said Of the great star, John Levi, Is
true. In the Marine contest his
punts averaged IS yards, according
to Hanley. His forward passing is
a feature of the teams play. AS a
defensive back he has few superiors.
Elkins at half hack is a renowned
track athlete. Last year at the Penn
games he took third in the Pen
tathlon.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-22

undefeateo and tied for conference
leadership. take the field against
worthy opponents in an effort to com.
plete schedules without a stain.
Illinois, playing a harder schedule
than the Wolverines, journeys to Co
lunbus, Ohio, to face Wilce's Ohio
State eleven. If the Illini win as ex.
pected, they will have come through
five Conference games without defeat.
In addition. Illinois defeated Nebraska
and Butler College.
Michigan stays at home to meet the
powerful Minnesota squad, which has
been coming along without defeat.
Minnesota was virtually put out of
the running by playing to sccreless
tie against Wisconsin
Wisconsin and Chicago meet in an
other hard game at Stage field.
Neither team has much advantage.
except that Stages men are possibly
in better physical condition.
Northwestern, kicked around all
over the Conference this year, enter
tains Iowa at the Evanston home
coming Coach Thistlethwaite has an
nounced he will discard sentiment and
put young material into the lineup,
although 1t will be the last chance for
several of his regulars to appear In
Purple suits.
Indiana and Purdue. both put out
of the running early in the season,
will clash at Bloomington for the
Big Ten championship of Indiana"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-22
HARVARD HOPES
REST ON MAKING
YALE BEAT SELF.
Forcing 0vercOnfidence in
Rival Squad Only Chance
Blue Looks for Feast.
BY HENRY L. FARRELL,

United Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Nov 22.-Consider-
ing that in sixteen years Yale has not
scored a touchdown on Harvard's field
and that in the same period Yale has
scored only one touchdown against
Harvard any place, it can be realized
with what hope for a feast Yale looks
to the battle with Harvard next Sat
urday in Cambridge.
Yale seems to have one Of the best
teams in it's history Certainly, 1t
is the best eleven that has repre-
scented Yale since Cupid Blacks fine
team of 1915.
Harvard apparently has the worst
team of years and Harvard feels at
heart that the only chance for victory
rests in the possibility that Yale will
beat itself. Yale teams have done
such things in the past.
Playing to the vanity Of Yale in
the hope of filing the team with too
much confidence, Harvard is sending
out gil Dobie" lamentations and
Harvard men in New York maintain
it's 8 to 2 against us.
Yale not Only feels sure of victory,
but its fondest hope is to score more
than Al points, a record that Har-
ward holds over Yale since 1918.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-22
STARS
MEET FERNDALES
Feature Football Battle Ar
ranged Here Dec, 2.

The exCollegians will meet Ferndale
Dec. 2 in the final game of the Fern
dale schedule. according to arrange
ments concluded today by Manager
Wertz of the Ferndales.
1t is said the following players will
appear in the lineup Of the Excel
legians: Duttenhaver, Phil Brown,
Hungate, KIser, McClaffin, Pruett,
Welbourn, Millar. Kimmel and Feree.
It is almost a certainty Tubby Moffet
will also be on the aIl-star squad.
The Butler football season ends this
week with the Haskell Indian game
Saturday, and this contest winds up
the college grid careers of the meh
who are to play in the Ferndale game.
The contest will be played at Pennsy
Park.
Next Sunday the Ferndales meet
their old Jonesboro rivals at the east
side park.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-22
ARMY FAVORITE
OVER MIDDIES
Cadets Rated Two Touch
downs Better on Form.
By United Press


NEW YORK. Nov. 22.-Because
Yale has such a chance to smear
Harvard, the Yale Harvard game out
ranks the classic Army Navy battle
here Saturday in general interest.
Navy this year is in much the same
under-dog position OF Harvard. Both
the cadets and midshipmen have been
defeated this year, but the Army looks
10 be two touchdowns better than
the Navy.
The cadets have powerful team. a
fine back field behind a great line,
but the soldiers are not as mentally
alert as Yale, Cornell. Syracuse and
the other leading Eastern teams.
A lot Of Eastern interest will fol-
low the Syracuse team to Nebraska
Despite it's defeat last Saturday by
Colgate, Syracuse is still one of the
real teams OF the East.
Syracuse defeated Nebraska last
year after Nebraska had beaten Notre
Dame and the same situation presents
itself this year
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-22
RENSSELAER, is COMING
WITH STRONG LINEUP
Y. T.. C.s Sure to BE Given Struggle
at Washington Park Sunday.

In the advance lineup Of the Rens-
selaer team that appears at Wash
ington Park Sunday as opponents
for Al Feeney's Y. p. c. eleven, APP
pear the names of several former
college and high school stars.
Kinsley, a former Emerson OF Gary
high school player is at tackle
position and Puts of West Virginia
at the other tackle. Notre Dame is
represented by Eigelsback at quarter
hack and Babcock at full back.
Miller, a half back, is a Navy boy
and Porter at left end gained his ex-
perience al Lombard. Action galore
is expected from this crew.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-11-22
HARD PRACTICE is OVER
BoiInlermaI1ers, After Strenuous
Wednesday, Taper OF for Battle.

Boilmermal1ers, After Strenuous
Wednesday. Taper OF for Battle.
BIZ Times Special
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Nov. 22.-FHnal
signal drills and polishing up work
were on the Purdue program today
and Friday for the Indiana contest
at Bloomington Saturday. One of the
hardest scrimmages of the year was
INDUCED in Wednesday, but no
further chances Of injury will be
taken.
Coach Phelan is nursing several
cripples along. Wellman is the worst
Of the lot. Winston and Sanderson
are the candidates for his job at end.
Captain Claypool. Carlson, Ander-
son and Wellman did not get into
the scrimmage Wednesday because of
their condition. Spradling, who has
been bothered by injuries. got into
the practice for a short time
Many Purdue rooters will make the
Bloomington trip.