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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20

the boys of today are our future
government officials, and workers in
industry. Scouts r trained to fill
these offices as statesmen, not poll
~ticians. AS one of our minister's
said, "a statesman is in office for the
good of the country, a politician for
his own good and benefit"
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-11-20
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C. W. and Clarence Styer of Wolf
Point were Sunday visitors at Sand
Creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hanson and
son, Bobby, were Sunday guests at
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The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
LEGISLATOR
WHO WOULD PROBE
LIQUOR WAR DEATH
Representative KnutSon of
Minnesota Errs From the
straight and Narrow"
rs TERRIBLE MISTAKE!
Citizens Of st. Cloud Who Flout
Law, Say They Will Not
Desert Him

Recently the puhhc's attention was
called to Harold knut ,on's interest
in the shooting of soft-drink parlor
operator in St. Cloud, Minnesota, by
federal officer, which seemed to in
dicate that the congressman was at
tempting to make an impression of
a certain kind on his constituency.
Now comes a Washington dispatch
which appeared in the Minneapolis
Journal, dated March 10, that will be
read with much interest. The dis
patch follows:
Washington. d. C., March 10
Held since last night without bail,
Representative Harold knutson of
the sixth Minnesota congressional dis
trict, was in the Arlington county,
Virginia, Jail today, on charge in
volving alleged moral delinquency
Arrested with him was Leroy n. Hui
Of Washington, who said he was an
employee of government depart
ment. 1t was expected bail would be
fixed for the two before tonight
They were arrested by police locking
for bootleggers. Both pleaded not
guilty to the charge"
All n Mistake, Says knutsOn
Washington, March Ill am the
innocent victim of terrible mis-
take
REP. Knutson. Republican, Min
nesota, so declared today in a for
NAL statement, his first since he was
arrested Sunday night on a statutory
charge with L. M. Hull, government
clerk. while their automobile was
parked at q deserted spot near Ar
lington national cemetery.
"Knutson and Hull were held al
night in the Arlington county Jail,
and were released yesterday on 5000
bail each. Trial was set for March
II.
Go For Drive
"On Sunday evening, Knutson said,
he met Hull, whom he had not seen
since 1917, at a local hotel and sug-
gested that they drive into Virginia
to pass the time.
"'Shortly after passing Arlington,
Knutson said, Mr.. Hull found it nee
essary to leave the car, and | drove
into the first side road. where !
stopped. As Mr.. Hull stepped out Of
Continued on page 81
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
Y COUNTIES IN
MINNESOTA HAVE
WELFARE BOARDS
Becker County Citizens to
Aid Children Named
to Board
TO HELP ALL AGENCIES
Total Of 1880 Cases Have Been
Handled in Five and One
Half Years

The child welfare legislation Of
1917 authorities the state board OF
control, on request of the county
board of commissioners, to appoint
child welfare board in each county
in the state. Seventy-two counties
of the state now have organized
child welfare boards.
For the calendar year of 1924, the
board of control has appointed as
members of the child welfare boaro
in Becker county: Rev. Charles Bran
Scher, Detroit; Miss Margaret Beg
gin, Lake Park; Mrs. Jacob Spring
Cormorant; Miss Anna G. Rogstad
Detroit; county superint endent OF
schools, ex-officio; Marx Jess. Frazee
and member county board, ex-officiO
The members of this board serve
without compensation md are chorg.
ed with performance Of such Guties
as may be required of hem by the
state board of control. 1t is the duty
of the state board Of control to pro
mote the enforcement of all laws for
the protection of defective, illegiti-
Continued on page 81
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
PARTY D.SCORD
IS ELIMINATED
BY REPUBLICANS
For First Time in History,
Acclamation Vote is Used
On Floor
FOR KHAN PRINCIPLES
Condemn Mob Rule and Lynch
Lawlessness Now in the
United States
FOR KLAN PRINCIPLES
(By TWILIGHT

The North Star State delega-
tion to the Republican national
convention, June 10, at Cleve-
land, Ohio, goes Instructed for
President Coolidge and pledged
to support the soldiers bonus
and the McNary-Haugen bill.
Seven delegates-at-large were
elected by acclamation.
Col. Charles E. March, mana
ger of the Coolidge campaign in
Minnesota, was unanimously
elected delegate-at-large. Some
political dopesters point to his
election as an indication that all
discord in the ranks of the Min
nesota G. o. P. has been ironed
out. On the convention floor
there was prevailing at all times
an unusual harmony, and the af-
tefmath of peace seemed to
prove the contention Of the
dopesters.
March the Dominates
There was only one outbreak in the
harmonic chorus of the convention,
apd that came whff J.. y; jacobson,
late in the afternss. session propos-
ed from the floor resolution in
structing the dslee ates of Minnesota
to vote for March for committeeman.
Col March arose and declined the
committee pest before Chairman A.
j. Rochne could place the motion.
jacobson, however. persisted in his
motion, but was almost shouted
down by the convention. After sew
eral had expressed their opinion in
regard TO the jacobson motion,
Chairman Rochne interrupted furth-
er deliberation and acted against
the jacobson motion ana was very
nearly unanimously sustained by the
convention. A considerable number
of the delegates at the convention
wished to turn the state convention
into an indorsing convention to re-
commend candidates for state offices,
or at least arrange for a subsequent
convention with that purpose, but
nobody put the matter up to the con-
vention and it went by the boards.
Acclamation Votes Unusual
For the first time in the history
Continued on page 81
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21

1t is seldom that a ma excels in
more than one calling. But Mr.. Bun
ten of 1909 Seventh street, Des
Moines, pictured above with his ten
year-old son, Robert Royal, takes hon
ors, not only as an expert linotype
operator, but also as a writer OF
stories. a
Mr.. Bunten is a typesetter at the
Iowa Printing & Supply Company
Des Moines, where The Fiery Cross is
published. 1t may truthfully be said
that he is a linotype swift" for he
has shown his ability more than once
by turning copy into metal in short
order at the last minute so the Off
cial Ku Klux Klan paper could be is
sued on time.
For about l3 years, Mr.. Bunten has
been in the printing business.
19l4-l5, MIR. Bunten was the publish
er of The Bridgewater Times, at
Bridgewater, Iowa. country weekly
newspaper. Therefore he is intimate
ly acquainted with the ups and downs
of an editors life. That's why he
treats the writer with sympathy;
that's why he doesn't tear his hair
and rave when copy isn't up to snuff
He fixes it up himself, and believe US
he knows how to do it.
But to turn to Mr.. Bunten, the au-
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
World is Getting Better
Says University Teacher

MINNEAPOLIS, March l4.-0ppo-
sition by DR.. w. ID. Riley and other
Minneapolis fundamentalists packed
the West high school auditorium
last night for the talk by Prof. K. A.
Ross.
Where 300 had been the maximum
expected attendance, 1000 crowded
in to hear the University of Wiscon-
sin sociologist, author and lecturer
discuss the question, as the World
Growing Better or Worse?"
He sounded an optimistic note
throughout, but said several import
ant problems, such as war, are yet
to be solved. He stressed improving
conditions of health, public and pri-
vate morality, educ alton and govern
ment.
Less Infantile Mortality
IF the babies were consulted" he
said, they would vote overwhelm-
ingly that the world is growing bet
ter.
'1n the sixteenth century the ex-
pectation of life Of a child born even
in the comparatively cultured city
of Geneva was 20 years. Now in the
United States one-half of those born
may expect to live more than 90
years"
Prof. Ross considered also the
growing generosity of public provi-
sions for secondary educ alton. when
was a boy" he said, people still
asked why they should be taxed to
educ ate other peoples children. Pub
lie sentiment has so developed that
| haven't heard that protest of stin-
giness for 40 years.
Attendance Doubled
Attendance in public high schools
has doubled every eight years since
1890. believe that within 30 years
IL will be considered a matter OF
course that every child of normal en-
uownent will somehow be able TO go
through high school
Prof. Ross dwelt on the institution
of marriage In this ceuntry, compar-
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21

Four hundred delegates were pres
ent at the convention when Fred A.
Pike present state chairman, called
for order. The convention was held
in the St.. Cloud armory. Banners
bearing the legend la Toilette for
President" decorated the walls OF
hall on every side.
Mr.. Pixies opening address was an
appeal for harmony. He said, LET
us go forward with united hearts,
and shoulder to shoulder, win the
battle that all the states are looking
to Minnesota to win next fall"
The resolution calling for indorse-
ment of the national third party
movement was offered by Frank Fish
er and c. A. Hathaway of the st.
Paul delegation.
1t stated that "the two old parties
both have been shown by the in
vestigation of the Teapot Dome, vet
erans' bureau, and other scandals
that they are completely in the
hands of big business and against
the interests of the working class,
thus making it necessary for the
farmers and workers to organize a
raTIDcT-LduOi parry lioeiSsS'sJ
we'll as in Minnesota"
The resolution was passed by big
standing vote.
La Toilette Cheered
When Mr.. Pike eulogized lighting
Bob" La Toilette of Wisconsin, wild
demonstrations registered approval,
He was mentioned as the logical can
didate for president on a third
party ticket.
After a floor battle lasting APP
proximately an hour, David H. Evans
of Tracy was elected temporary
chairman. There were five others
nominated for the job but they with
drew before Evans was elected.
After the third party movement
had been approved by the conven-
tion, David Shier of Minneapolis, one
of the Hennipin county delegates
raised the question about the con-
ference for political action in CleVe-
land, July 4, and its bearing upon
the third party movement initiated
in St. Paul.
Mr.. Mahoney answered that 1T is
the desire of political leaders in the
Farmer-Labor movement to give the
public assurance that there would be
q third party candidate in the next
Continued on page %
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
MINNESOTA COP. FOR COOLIDGE
Burial of Kansas
Klansmen Marked
By Fine Ceremony

LECOMPTON, KAN, March IL
After the funeral services for Klans-
man Donald Taylor, l9, who was kill
ed by an electric wire of the Law
renee power plant, we're conducted in
the Methodist church here recently
by the Rev. H. A. Babbit, knights
from the adjoining klans paid tri-
butte to their deceased brother by a
brief ceremony at the grave in Oak
Hill cemetery at Lawrence.
Following the service at the church
long procession, which was met on
the outskirts of Lawrence by mount
ed knights, went to the grave, where
the Rev. Mr.. Babbit conducted a
brief ceremony.
After sixty Lecompton Klansmen
heard a brief talk by their exalted
cyclope, they dropped the. roses or
the casket. A fiery cross of rec
carnations was added to the great
bank of floral offerings. The services
ended with a prayer by the Klan OF
the Locompton unit.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
WANTS OLD CULTURE
United States Has No Real Sys-
TEN of Education, Says
Doctor

SAN DIEGO, CALF, March IL
DR.. Tully c. Knoles, president Of the
College of the Pacific, at San Jose,
in addressing a group OF teachers
here, declared that while the United
States has the most magnificent sys-
TEN Of schools in the world 1t has no
real system Of education.
"We have not defined our objective
in education" he explained, but II
is necessary that we do SO in order
to enable people to see that the
greatest thing In the world is ser
vice for common humanity"
He called attention to the fact
that the trend in the schools Of to-
day is toward social science, and
that the old cultural subjects OF
Greek and Latin, so long considered
the foundation of higher education,
are gradually declining.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21

thor. He has written stories for The
Peoples Popular Monthly. A series
of bedtime rhymes for children, enti-
tied Tommy Ted in Tangletown," is
now being syndicated throughout the
country. He has also written short
"squibs" for Judge, the. national fun
weekly.
At p1sent, pr. Bunten's latest sto-
ry, "Crawfish," story for boys, is
being published serialiy in The Des
Moines Sunday Register, through
whose courtesy the above picture is
reproduced. This story will be syn
dicated in many papers in the Unit
ed States.
Writing boys stories is a hobby
with MIR. Bunten. He draws his in
spiration from his son, Robert, who
is seen with him in the cut.
"Crawfish" tells of the adventures
of a real, red-blooded, American boy
during his vacation on an Iowa farm
The story starts from Des Moines
and is making unusually interesting
reading to the laos of this state.
We could say lot more nice things
about Roy But what's the use. He
has to set the type for this story
and if we got too fiowery he would
cut it out. But take our word foI
it, when it comes to tickling the keys
he's right there.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
DEMOCRAT WANTS VOTE
OF FARMER.LAB0RITES
Edward Indrehus Would Take
Place Of Harold KnutsOn
in Congress

Edward Indrehus of Foley, Demo
cratic candidate for governor in the
1922 election, Friday announced him
self Farmer-Labor candidate for
congress in the sixth district. He
said he had received many assur-
ances of support from Farmer-Labor
delegates.
The Democratic party has ceased
Indrehus. II shall file on the Farmer
Labor ticket" He is a farmer but,
until now. has held aloof from the
third party and was an opponent OF
Magnus johnson in the last general
election. The sixth district is now
represented by Harold Knutson.
Another party shift was disclosed
with the report that w. l. Carss OF
Proctor, will file for the Farmer
Labor nomination for congress in
the eighth district to succeed Oscar
j. Larson. Mr.. Carss was elected in
1918 as an independent, but filed in
1920 as a Democrat and again in
1922, losing both times to Mr. Lar
son. He sat in the Farmer-Labor
federation meeting at Minneapolis
Thursday as a delegate.
Mayor Julius J. Reiter, of Roches-
ter, another former Democrat, will
be a candidate for congress in the
first district, he told delegates to-
day. He will file as Farmer-Labor
candidate. Mower county members
of the party are backing County At
torney Baudler.
Republicans Of the first district
will stage a contest for the nomina-
tion, now that Sydney Anderson has
announced his retirement. Senator
Allen j. Furlow of Rochester, an
nounced himself a candidate Thurs
day. He il a service man and took
a leading part in the last session OF
the state legislature.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
lLull Follows in Cases
of Indicted Rioters

PITTSBURGH, PA, March 10
The proverbisl lull after a storm
seems applicable to the situation IN
western Pennsylvania now regarding
the indictment of IL persons by Al
legheny county grand jury in con-
nection with the fatal attack upon
parading Klansmen in Carnegie last
fall, during which Klansman Thomas
r. Abbott of Atlasburg, was shot to
death.
Between the time that the men in
volved in the cases were held for the
grand jury by Justice Prosser, and
their hearing before the grand jury
veritable deluge of comment, pre-,
diction and counteraction emenated
from the friends and relatives OF the
men. Now that the men have been
indicted on various charges OF muir
der, melting riot and rioting, their
hackers seem to be cognizant of the
fact that they attempted to stop
one parade "too many
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
.BABC0Ck REVIEWS
ROAD BOND FIGHT
500, ,000, 900 Program Will BE TAX
en- Before 1925 Legislature,
Says Commission

The Minnesota highway depart
ment will renew its fight for the
S20,000,000 road bond issue in the
1925 legislature, c. NJ Babcock, state
highway commissioner, announced
Wednesday.
The notice is being served we'll in
advance Of the legislative session so
that the people of the state may
have plenty of time to gather all
the facts and weigh the proposal on
its merits, Mr.. Babcock said in a
statement.
Mr.. Babcock will renew to the leg
islature recommendation for the
first issue of state truck highway
bonds as provided in Good Roads
Amendment No. /, to care for two
years-$10,0 100000 each year.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
silent ABOUT KLAN
Senator Underwood Talks to
South Carolina Legislature

COLUMBIA, S. c., March IL
Senator Oscar w. Underwood, of Ala
bama. candidate for the Democratic
nomination for the presidency, ad-
dressed a joint session Of the two
houses Of the general assembly last
Wednesday. He was heard by about
two-thirds Of the membership ana
was given a respectful hearing: but
cid not arouse a great deal OF en-.
thusiasm. He presented his views OF
national political issues, but made
mo mention of the Ku Klux klan. He
has been quoted in the daily papers
as being very much opposed to the
organization.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
ANDERSON TO Retire
WHEN Term IS ENDED
First District Representative
VIII Not Seek Reelection;
iii Health Is Cause

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March l2-
Representative Sydney Anderson Of
Minnesota announced here today that
he will not be a candidate for re-
election and that he will retire from
public life at the end Of his present
term in congress.
Ill health and desire to provide
for his family in the future were
given by Mr.. Anderson as his reasons
for not seeking reelection in the
first Minnesota district.
More than week ago Mr.. Ander-
son obtained an indefinite leave Of
absence from the house and now is
confined i'm his home here.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21

ed with other countries. He told of
the close supervision of unmarried
youth of both sexes in eastern e0un-
tries, contrasting with their freedom
in America. He stressed the sanctity
Of American idea that marriage
should be for love.
"In Europe" he said, marriage is
arranged with the idea of the brides
dough on the bridgegroom's mind.
Here, a person marrying for money
is looked down upon.
There is less divorces in European
countries because people there are
less scrupulous as to morals, and do
not hesitate to carry on clandestine
love affairs. In America, people pre-
Continued on page s.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
Kentucky Passes Bond
Bill For Education

FRANKFORT, KY, March H.
kentucky's $75000,0 900 good roads
and educational bond issue bill was
signed recently by Gov. William j.
Fields. Unless attacked in the courts
as unconstitutional, the measure will
be voted on in November.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
OIL CHAIRMAN ILL

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March H.
The senate oil investigating commit
tee has been forced to take an adj
journment until next week, owing to
the indisposition of Senator Walsh.
Of Montana, chief investigator and
prosecutor. Senator Walsh is suffer-
ing with a cold and Mt, Is TO keep
TO the house for = dg n recup-
Grafton. III sa...
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
FARMER-L -LABORIT|ES BOOST
LAFOLLETTE FOR PRESIDENT
Four Hundred Delegates Attend Convention of Mime
sofa Third Party at ST. PaulTak of Splits" in Ranks
Proves to Be But Idle Chatter.
Platform For Public Ownership, Identical With That Adopted by
Federation Minneapolis Is Approved by State
Have Not Failed Farmers.
Ry TWILIGHT)

ST. CLOUD MIMI March IS The many splits in the ranks
the revealed today being largely imag
mary The convention worked with complete harmony prevailing
If any threatening internal dscord exists the Farmerabor
party Minnesota certainly did not to the surface on the
the obbes of the hotels Of this city
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-16
Four New World ..s Records Are Set
 At Racing Event

~ ULvER CITY, Cal, Dec 15.-
 Speed records that once started
 the sporting world lay today in the wake of Bennett Hills smashing nonstop drive to 3, victory in the closing 250 mile race of the Ameri- can Automobile associations 1924 sea- son here yesterday. < Records broken are: F
 1. Harry Hartzs former worlds record of 1899 miles per hour sus- tained for a distance of 50 miles at Charlotte. On last October, re- placed yesterday by Ralph de Palma, veteran Italian driver, whose average for the first half hundred miles was 12S.6 miles per hour.
 2. Hartz's Charlotte record for 100 miles of 119.4 miles per hour smashed by Hills average of 12S miles per hour in the speedy new Culver City bowl.
 3. Hartz's 200 mile record of 119.4 also established at Charlotte speedway outclassed by Hills speed of 126.9.
 4. Tommy Milton's 250 mile record of 11S.17 miles an hour, established in the October Charlotte race, and bettered by more than eight miles, an hour when Hill finished yesterdays whirl in one hour, 58 minutes and IS 3-5 seconds or an average speed Of 126.0 miles an hour.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-16

The game was held up while Baker had his arm bound up.
 Connie Mack gave out bitter inter- views that evening. These were broad cast. Cobb was described as man with qualities undesirable in sport, man who stopped at nothing to gain his end.
 Cobb replied to these accusations and the feud grew intense.
 A newspaper photographer happened to be at third base in that game and he was fortunate in snapping the play. It was clear photograph, showing Cobb coming into the bag and Bakers hand, holding the ball, foot or so away from his body.
 The photograph was used to show that Baker was clumsy. That he had deliberately gotten in the way of Cobb's spikes. He had tagged Cobb and failed to jump to one side. That was also Cobb's contention-that Baker did not get out of the way but purposely got into the path of the spikes.
 Philadelphia replied that the photo graph instead of showing that Baker had tagged Cobb, really showed Baker in the act of reaching for Cobb. The position of the hand in the photograph  they said, had not yet tagged Cobb and could really be in no other position. Cobb, seeing that he was caught, was deliberately throwing his spikes into Baker.
 Threats, Police Escorts
 There was long newspaper contro- versy-indulged in generally in all parts of the country-on the merits of pho tographs as evidence. It seemed the final conclusion that this particular photograph could serve either side for its ow11 purpose. The shutter snapped while Bakers hand was in the air. near the body, but it proved nothing. While the camera did not lie in this instance, it surely did not speak a specific truth for Baker might be in the act of touch ing Cobb or he might be in the act of pulling back his arm after touching him.
 There was much ado over this incl dent. Feeling ran high. Soon after the Detroit team played in Philadelphia. On arrival Cobb received several letters. One of them read:
 'I'll be on the roof of house across the street from the ball park with a rifle and in the third inning I'm going to put bullet right through your hear' Just warning"
 Cobb received similar letters. When the team took the field that afternoon the outfield was trimmed by policemen. They escorted Cobb on to the playing field and they escorted him off the field. Not a person touched Cobb or tried to. All they did was to hiss and boo, but Cobb was used to that. He would have been lonely if they hadn't hissed and booed