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The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
YOUTHS ARE
DEFENDED BY PREXY
Present Generation Not So Bad,
Is Opinion of Lotus ID.
COffman

President Lotus d. Coffman of the
University of Minnesota comes to
the defense of the present genera
tion of university and college stu
dents in an article published Thurs
day in the February number of Ski
U-Mah, student monthly magazine.
The article is taken to be an an
swer to the criticism voiced by a
number of educators recently against
the disproportionate part of social
activities in student life.
"If the statements of these critics
are to be believed wholly or largely
then one might despair" President
Coffman declared. | have great con-
fidence in the future of the youth
of today when considered in the ag-
gregate, but this does not blind me
to the possibilities of many further
improvements. The youth of today
must accept their share of respon-
sibility for this improvement.
"Law enforcement and sound NOR
ais are winning their way in campus
life," President Coffman said, de
spite the fact that there always are
some who have curious and un-
wholesome slant on life and there
are some who are guilty of indiscre-
tions.
at is rumored from time to time
that there are those who indulge in
social and moral excesses. but ! am
confident that they do not represent
the general tone and spirit Of the
student body in the colleges and uni
versities. IL they did, then can
regard the situation as hopeless"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07

remove its contents, but nobody
showed up. Confiscation was the on
ly thing left to do. The opening OF
the car revealed neat packing boxes.
containing ample excelsior and other
packing material, containing gallon
cans OF alcohol.
While prohibition agents were un-
loading the car, narcotic agents un-
der j. B. Greeson and detectives lay
in wait in downtown apartment, and
when man appeared, arrested him
and seized trunk and suitcase con-
tanning narcotics. There were SEQ
ounces Of drugs, worth $4,000 at
bootleggers' prices. Henry Harbin,
who said he was from New York, was
the man arrested. He was to be ar
raigned before United States Com
missioner Howard S. Abbott on "a
charge of possession Of drugs late to-
day. Agents seized q 5000 trunk
load Of narcotics at the st. Paul un-
ion station q month ago, when smug-
glers attempted TO send Il from So
attic 20 New York.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
DOPE PEDDLINC
RING UNCOVERED
IN Twin CITIES
Seven CO1ored Men Taken
Into Custody at Milwau-
kee by U. S. Agents
ACTIVITIES ARE BROAD
st. Paul Woman Suffering Nerv-
Gus Collapse Following
Arrest by Police

With the arrest of seven Twin Cit
les colored men in Milwaukee, all
accused by the authorities of ped
ding narcotics, the collapse of Mrs.
Villa Hitchcock, 1884 Niles street,
St. Paul, arrested on the accusation
of a confessed narcotic addict, and
the further griiling in Minneapolis
of Herman Harbin, New York, at
whose apartment drugs valued at
S85, 900 were seized, federal authori-
ties and the police believe they are
in possession of leads that will es-
tabiish the existence of, and then
smash, one of the biggest dope-smug-
Cling rings ever unearthed in the
northwest.
According to a special dispatch
from Milwaukee Wednesday night,
the seven colored men arrested there
by the police on evidence supplied by
federal sleuths all came to Milwaukee
from the Twin Cities and are be-
lieved to have obtained a regular sup
ply of morphine, cocaine and opium
from either St. Paul or Minneapolis.
Hope to Learn Source
lnrOugn questioning VI INC Wit
waukee prisoners today authorities,
it is declared, hope to learn definite
ly the source Of the drugs they are
alleged to have peddled in the Mil
waukee underworld.
Federal agents believe through
their testimony they may be able to
link not only the Milwaukee prison
ers, but perhaps Mrs. Hitchcock and
Harbin as well with single drug
ring operating in the northwest.
While the colored men are thought
to have had only minor parts in the
distribution of the narcotics brought
from the Twin Cities, officials are
confident they can tell from whom
they obtained their supplies in the
Twin Cities.
Continued on page 81
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
REBELL|OUS
M|NOR|T|ES
ARE SCORED
President of Minnesota Uni
versity Says Government
Is for Groups
PRINCIPLES FORGOTTEN
Wants to Know if Democracy
Can Survive without Accu.
rate knowledge

CHICAGO, March 1.-Governments
everywhere are standing at the cross
roads, and in America mutinous mi
norities are in revolt against repre-
sentative government, against edu-
cation, even against law, President
l.. ID. Coffman of the University of
Minnesota told members of the su-
perindence section of the National
Education association, meeting here
today. He declared that everywhere
groups are attempting to decide
matters on the basis of prejudice
rather than in terms of knowledge
and fact.
Government by partisanship in
the interest of special groups or
classes, rather than government by
principle, is the greatest weakness
in democracy" he said, lone which
now is expressing itself in many
ways.
Party Discipline Gone
"Nationalism seems to be wanting
Sectionalism is becoming more as
sertive. The old individual leader
ship has passed on. 1t was followed
by a multitude of leaders on whom
Snl1Llng groups DeStOWeu ITullSlen'
allegiance. Now we seem to be in
the midst Of an outburst of political
individualism. With the decapita.
tion of the party leaders, party dis
cipline disappeared. Government
instead of being in the hands of par.
ty leaders who are sent as represent.
atives with delegated authority, ha:
now fallen into the hands of an ar.
ray of minor prophets who work tc
fulfill the demands and create the
panaceas of their political authori-
ties and of their political support
ers."
President Coffman said that the
revolt against competent leadership
is extending itself to include re-
volt in some quarters against learn
ing.
Revolt Against Education
at manifests itself among those
who say that education is costing u:
too much and that too many are go,
ing to high schools and to college,
he said. "A much more universal
expression of this revolt against
Continued on page 81
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
Federal Officials Capture
Carload Of Liquor Billed to
Minneapolis Man as Books

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, March l.
Somebody with lots of money and
a highly developed gambling instinct
has been taking the widest of wild
chances in his flirtations with fed
eral officers. Recently he came to
grief, so far as his financial returns
are concerned; and it is possible that
his apprehension means only a few
days.
The federal officers of the Flour
City "nicked" the booze speculator
for tidy sum of $4,000, when they
executed spectacular seizure of liq-
uor, which came consigned to a fic-
titious book company. This was the
second carload Of "boaks" which the
prohibition agents have claimed" in
the last ten days
The carload Of liquor consigned as
"books" was located on a spur track
at Fourth street and Second avenue
North. For Is hours agents took
turns at guard duty, hoping to find
someone trying to enter the car or
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
CONGRESSMAN TO
PROBE SHOOTING
OF DRY V|0LATOR
Citizens of StearnS and
Benton Counties Said to
Be Wrought Up
MANY LAW VIOLATIONS
Representative KnutsOn to Car.
ry on Own Investigation
at st. Cloud

ST. CLOUD, MINI, March 3.--Ac-
cording to the daily press, Congress
man Harold Knutson is much wrought
up over the shooting of one Nicholas
Lahr by prohibition agents who are
operating in and around St. Cloud.
1t is evident that much pressure
has been brought to bear upon the
congressman by citizens and organi-
zations of Stearns and Benton coun-
ties. The newspapers report that pc
titions have been sent to Congress
man Harold Knutson, Senators Ship
stead and Johnson, asking for an in
vestigation of the shooting of Lahr
by federal dry agents.
1t is natural to expect very little
support on the citizens of Benton and
Stearns counties in any real effort to
enforce the prohibition laws in that
part of Minnesota. These two coun-
ties are largely populated by Roman
Catholic Germans, who are known to
be anything but favorable towards
the prohibition laws of this country.
That there are large numbers Of viola
tions of the prohibition amendment
in Stearns and Benton counties is
quite generally understood by those
who have observed conditions even
specifically. So when we read that
Congressman Knutson is giving at
tention to the Lahr shooting, we
readily understand the source of the
pressure which has been centered up
on him, demanding Investigations.
81 am going to the bottom of the
affair" Knutson is alleged to have
declared, "and l will find who is re-
sponsible. What we demand to know
now, are the facts of the case. / am
Continued on page 81
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07

Minneapolis Jews Oppose Johnson Bill; Cry
Persecution When America Runs own Affairs
Enemies Thought
Klan to be Dead;
Lease Land Tract

PITTSBURGH, KAN, March l.
Just as enemies of the Ku Klux Klan
were circulating reports that Pitts
burgh Klan was about to disband,
CONSERVATION was created among
them by announcement of the leas-
ing of a 38 acre tract near here to
be used as county headquarters. The
lease runs for several years, with an
option to purchase, and it is likely
the tract will be purchased and made
into a permanent home for the body.
The tract contains several buildings
that may be used for lodge halls and
other purposes as we'll as large
grand stand, race track and athletic
field.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
Klan is Active in
Harvey County, Kan.

NEWTON, KAN, March 1.-Har-
vey county is putting on an extensive
campaign with meetings held at New
ton, Sedgwick and Halstead each
week and others at Walton, Hesston,
McLain and several country school
houses. The fiery cross is burning
every night at some point in the
county. Thursday night the Klan
filled to overfowing the Methodist
church here and presented Miss
Meeker, evangelist, with large bas--
ket of flowers. A gift of $50 had
been presented to her previously.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
FARMER.lABORITES TO
GATHER IN MINNESOTA
Convention Called for March IA
at st Cloud to Shape
Policies

Chairman F. A. Pike of the Farm
er-Labor state committee issued the
call for the party convention, to
meet March IA at St. Cloud. Mr..
Pike gave as the purpose of the con-
vention, ito call attention to the fur
ther organization of the party, it's
policies and program for the future,
its plans for the coming campaign,
and such other matters as it may
choose to consider.
The call gives each county one del
egate at large and one for each 1000
votes cast for Magnus Johnson for
governor in 1922.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
MEMBERSHIP BOOMS
Oklahoma Klan Naturalizing 500
Men a Week Says Grand
Dragon

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA, March
3.-Klansmen of the Realm of Okla
homa are in earnest in their cam
paign to have 100000 members dur
ing 1924. From Grand Dragon N. c.
Jewett your correspondent learns
that the membership in this state
is growing at the rate of 500 a week
and it is hoped to increase the num-
Der to 1000 within the next thirty
days.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07

press Is clean, uncontrolled and Tree
Of all "yellOw' journalistic tactics.
Whether or not you are klans.
man, the Klan newspapers Will APP
neal to you because Of their quality.
DO your part In the great work Of
honest, sincerely patriotic. Christian
journalistic endeay0rs by supporting
the Minnesota Fiery Cross m one OF
30 Klan publications.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
ATTACK PLANNED
BY UN-AMERICANS
EVIDENCE SHOWS
bayfield,, WauSau and Anti
60 Have Witnessed Sim.
liar Outbreaks
CAFETERIA DESTROYED
Especial to The Fiery CROSSE
MILWAUKEE, WIS. March I


MILWAUKEE, WIS, March L
Add to the number of Wiscon-
sins anti-Klan mob outrages the
one that took place at Waukesha
a short distance from Milwau-
kee, on the evening of February
26. Read the list: Bayfield,, Wau-
sau, Amigo, Waukesha. Mob
law rules as often in Wisconsin
as in Red Russia, it seems.
The field man of the Ku Klux Klap
had been working in Waukesha for
some time and laid plans for a big
meeting to be held in the cafeteria OF
the Commercial hotel located at Five
Points in the heart of the business
section. Somehow, it now appears.
advance information concerning the
proposed Klan meeting reached I'M
American elements in the city, and
plans accordingly were laid by them
for the mob attack.
Attack Planned
Thefe is every reason to believ.
that the anti-Klan outrage was care
fully planned. A persistent rumor
points to several prominent Wauke-
sha un-Americans as leaders in the
mob activity.
The Klan meeting was scheduled
to take place in the evening at eight
o'clock. At that time the cafeteria
was Jammed with people, most of
them mobbers who smashed their
way in. At the appointed time a ma
tional Klan lectuber took position
at the front of the SFaaience and an
nounced that the meeting would
open with a prayer. Catcalls, jeers,
wild howls and threats came from
several points in the cafeteria hall
with the announcement.
Signal Waiting Attackers
For few minutes pandemonium
reigned supreme. In vain the speak
er tried to make himself heard sud
denly a man jumped to a table and
waved a pistol. Loud yells were Civ
en- by many and it is evident that they
were intended as signals, for a group
Of men pushed their way into the
cafeteria and with drawn revolvers
announced that the meeting was at
an end.
At this time the lights went out,
somebody had cut the electric-light
wires. The entire three-story hotel
was left in darkness. A large num-
Der rushed forward toward the
speaker. The mob's intended victim
was spirited out through a side door
after Klan sympathizers had shielded
him from the rioters.
The Klan lecturer was taken to the
second story of the hotel, where he
remained until rescued by several
automobile loads of men who arrived
from Milwaukee. The Milwaukeeas
had little trouble in getting the Klan
lecturer out Of Waukesha,
Hotel Smashed Up
The mob left the hotel badly
smashed up. Doors were broken in,
windows shattered, furniture was
wrecked. The meeting was supposed
TO have been entirely invitational,
but the mob insisted on making 1t
public la Russia.
Some policemen were present at
the scene of the mob's activity. We
can't definitely state at this tims
whether or not they made honest e.
forts to guarantee the right of pub
lie assemblage, TO say nothing of
private gathering.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07

Have all The Fiery Cross
readers taken the ad-
vice offered them from
time to time by tie
Washington Bureau of
Publication and Educa-
tion recently and sent
letters and kilograms
to u. S. senator's and
representatives asking
them to fight and vote
for a restrictive immi-
grafton bill?
There is not a minute t.
lose. All the enemies
of immigration restric-
tion are busy every
day. They are moving
everything possible to
thwart the immigra-
tion program for this
country at this session
of congress.
Think ii over. Do your
duty right now. Get
busy. All the aliens
are busy on the other
side.
Read the editorial, "The
Time Has Come" on
Page Four, and act
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07

r HAVE noticed that parents VINO
never forget to lock their poul-
u try house door when evening
comes, so thieves won't carry away
the pullets, let their children run
wild at all hours.
Ara you the kind of a parent who
is sot"falsely" modest that you avoid
presenting in clean way the Sc
cretaof Efe?"
Too many boys and girls learn
about sexual matters from the filthy
mouths of low-down degenerates.
MANY a fellow who wants to pound
tosa pulp the "shiek" who violated
the chastity of his sister forgets tnat
tho girl he ruined is some other tel-
ioFs sister, . Z.
The man that says business can't
ba done in a Christian way has neV,
er tried to do business that way, ana
therefore, doesn't know what he Is
talking about.
We have an over-supply of Squash
men" in this country; God give US
more "Oak-men."
r. Moon-guzzling. jazz-crazy, night
tramping. water-eyed, city dudes
can't understand why the sober, stu
dious. Woodworking, right-lving
chicks" from the country get Ihe
good Jobs in the business world. For
q i;tnev, | would willingly enlighten
the chop-house "chubbers" OF the
time-clock brigade.
The Sunday movie, as now operat-
ed is as much out of place In any
American community as a garbage
can in the parlor.
When you hear o mayor referring
to the Ku Klux Klan as an organiza-
tion that is substituting moD-iaW
for the constitution, he's nothing
more than a "clothes-pin politician.
It won't be long until you get
supply of "franked" speeches from
the politicians, who, as congressman
have the privilege of making you
and me pay for their campaign liter
ature.
Did YOU ever hear the song enti-
tied millions for Franked Hot AIR,
But Not One Cent for Bonus?
WHEN a man n freely RELY and
w enthusiastically tells you
that he will lower the taxes,
make the trusts take notice, put
the profiteers in Jail, oust the po-
litical crooks, eject from public
life the long-haired demagogues'
He's Just a Politician. ,
When a man amidst oratorlcal
"fummeries" presents himself
to the Deer Peepur as all
righteous, supremely honest,
zealously patriotic, fearlessly
courageous, everlastingly watch
full,
When a man goes before or
panized radical and ecclesiastl-
cal groups and there shouts loud
and high with stentorian empha-
sis that the Ku Klux Klan is the
menace of the American civili-
zation,
When a man talks in sweet
platitudes and evades taking a
stand on anything definite,
He's Just a Politician.
When a man who cant tell the
difference between a whiffletree
and a wire stretcher tries to tell
the farmer how he's going to
bring economic justice to rural
America,
He's Just a Politician.
When a man reveals to the
world what wonders he has ac-
complished as a faithful servant
of the masses, and calls atten-
ton to sacrifices he has made be-
cause he loved the common peo-
pie so much,
uo,e Inst N poltftcian.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07

~HE other day / carefully went
over the "hOme edition" OF q
Il daily newspaper. What did l
f,nd2 A murder case featured In all
Its gruesome details; a filthy scandal
story containing enough "muck" to
satisfy any underworld character; a
road house incident given more
space than the latest politicai de.
yelopment I'm Washington; an article
denouncing the VOlstead Act as
failure obviously booze prop&an.
da); a Protestant minister who went
wrong featured; an editorial In
colorful way justifying the oItlawry
of the Herrin, Illinois, bootiegger,,
aliens; and an interesting politicai
story squeezed into a "stick."
I leave IL to you whether or no.
the journalistic talent that complied
and laid out this "home edition" is
worthy Of recognition. Surely you
Will agree with me when ! say that
America needs the ku klux kian
press, which IN presenting news that
properly enlightens, thoroughly IN
forms, and gives the truth. The Khan
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
TWILIGHT'S
THINKLINGS
"JOLTS"
~ "JOLTS"
HE'S JUST A POLITICIAN
KLAN PRESS Is NEEDED

r HAVE noticed that parents who
never forget to lock their poul-
= try house door when evening
comes, so thieves won't carry away
the pullets, let their children run
wild" at all hours.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07

The Sunday movie, as now operat-
ed. is as much out of place IN any
American community as a garbage
can in the parlor.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07

Too many boys and girls learn
abouf sexual matters from the filthy
months of low-down degenerates.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07

Arep you the kind of a parent who
is sor.Afalsely" modest that you avold
presenting in a clean way the Sc
cret of life?"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07

When you hear o mayor referring
to the Ku Klux Klan as an organiza-
tion that is substituting moD-ia"
for the constitution, he's nothing
more than "clothes-pin politician
The Alaska fisherman., 1924-12-15

Company, the Pacific Steamship Company, and the Canadian Pacific line. During the summer, their ser vice is almost daily, going to and from the states, while in the winter months their arrivals and departures are a little less frequent, the town being cut off at times for a week CT ten days without a steamer.
 It is entirely practicable and proO- able that Ketchikan will in the near future be connected with the Grand Trunk railway system at Prince Ru- pert, it's Canadian Terminus ninety miles away by a car ferry. This will afford direct car service between Alaska and the markets of the East ern states, which will mean more rapid growth of all industries ,n the district.
 In word, Ketchikan and the ket- chikan district is healthy, thriving section, which with reasonable iegis- lative assistance from the national government will go ahead steadily and rapidly, but which without as sistance will go ahead anyhow as it has fer the past twenty yeras.
The Alaska fisherman., 1924-12-15

A short time ago MT. O'Malley came into our offices to get acquaint- ed and to discuss the fish situation. When we tried to show him that the burden of conservation was being put on the resident fishermen and that the scientific trap was the greatest destroyer of the fishing industry and the economic structure of the Terri tory, MT. O'Malley said: q have no intention of getting into contro- versy as to the gear used." Evi dently O'Malley is in the habit of making this statement, or at least his department is for we herewith quote from the debate on the fish cries subject in the House of Repre- sentatives when said legislation was being considered:
 Mckeown-I made very careful estimate of the number (of traps) that would be removed, taking the
The Alaska fisherman., 1924-12-15

licensed traps of the year 1920, and taking charts of Alaska and marking off the location of every trap, and concluded that 29 per cent of the licensed traps would be removed. The Bureau of Fisheries holds that ap- proximately 50 per cent would be re- moved. 1 am not entering into any controversy as to the percentage of removal, although I consider that l gave the matter more attention than did the Bureau"
 Why should there be any contro- versy between MT. McKeown and the Bureau of Fisheries why should O'Malley refuse to discuss the de- structiveness of the trap system if there is a real disinterestedness The Bureau of Fisheries continues to tel the world that they are working for the conservation of our fisheries but issue regulations placing the burden of conservation on the resi- dent fisherman and other regulations that would create the least hardship on the trap system. Statements like the above show that the Bureau of Fisheries is in reality the official watchdog of the trap system and gives the lie direct to the statement that they have no interest in any controversy as to gear used in the industry.
The Alaska fisherman., 1924-12-15

Aside from That.-Author- Have you read my new book?"
 Friend-"Yes."
 Author-"What do you think of it ?"
 Friend-"Well, to be candid with you, I think the covers are too far apart. ."-Calgary Daily Herald.