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The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
A KI.ANSMAN'S CREED

I believe in God and in the ten
cts of the Christian religion and
that goddess nation can not long
prosper.
| believe that q church that IS
not grounded on the principles d
morality and justice is q mockery
to God and man.
| believe that q church that does
not haue the 1ceifare of the COM
mon people at heart is unworthy.
believe in the eternal Separa-
ton of Church and State.
hold no allegiance to any for
eign government, emperor, king,
pope or any other foreign, potiti-
cal or religious potcer.
I hold my allegiance to the St0rs
and Stripes merit to my allegiance
to God alone.
I believe in just latcs and liberty.
I believe in the 1phOtdinS Of the
Constitution of these United States.
believe that our Free Public
School is the corner stone of good
government and that those 1ch0 are
seeking to destroy 1t are enemies
of our Republic and are nntoosthy
of citizenship.
I beliepe in freedom of speech.
I belieUe in a free press WAGON
trolled by political parties or by
religious sects.
I believe in laW and order.
/ believe in the protection Of our
pure tcomdnhood.
/ do not believe in mob violence,
but / do believe that iatcs shoatd
be enacted to prevent the costSes
of mob violence.
I believe in a closer relationship
of capital and labor.
/ believe in the preuention q
unWarranted strikes by foreign la
Dor agitators.
/ believe in the limitation of for
eign immigration.
I am natiue-born American CIT
isen and I believe my rights In this
country are superior to those Of
foreigners.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
TEACHER PENSION
INCREASE BLOCKED
Al Smith Vetoes Measure on
Ground It Would Cost
100000 Year.

The Farrell bill, which would have
cost New York City approximately
100000 In increased school teachers
pensions. was vetoed today By Gov.
ernor Smith that II was q violation
Of the home rule amendment. The
measure would have amended New
York City's charter In relation to the
teachers retirement fund by defining
annual salary" to mean the average
annual salary earned fer Ave years
Immediately preceding retirement.
According to report which I have
received" the Governor wrote In a
memorandum, "the citys annual ap-
propriatiaon to the teachers retire
ment system at the present time is
In excess of 100000. This bill will
add to this appropriation an increas.
ing amount for several years. This
amount will average over 100000 per
year for the next twenty years on the
basis OF the estimates prepared by
the actuary employed by the teachers.
IL am forced to the conclusion, there.
tore. that this bill does relate to the
property. affairs or government OF the
City OF New York"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
MAYORS PLEDGE AID

"A comprehensive. Statewide
movement for rigid law enforce
ment. with particular reference
to bootlegging and all other vic.
lations of the Volstead act,
gambling, prostitution and traffic
In drugs, was embodied In a
definite program OF cooperative
action approved by twenty.seven
Mayors OF the Commonwealth
In session here. a press dispatch
OF May Z says:
by unanimous vote, the
Mayors pledged cooperation
with State and national police
powers In a concentrated drive
against violators OF the liquor
laws. Immediately thereafter q
committee OF five Mayors. ap
pointed by the General Confer
ence. announced that an effort
would be made 10 obtain the aid
OF all executive officials OF the
State In general movement
toward rigid law enforcement"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30

Governor Pinchot's attack on
Mellon and Butler:
"A resolution by the Rev. VIII
liam w. Moore. Of Wisconsin, In.
viting President Nicholas Murray
Butler, OF Columbia University. to
present his views on prehibittsa q
the conference was decisivsly ~
jected. DR.. Butler recently refucsl
a like invitation from DR.. Clarence
T. Wilson OF the commission on
temperance.
"Assailing President Butler, OF
Columbia, as a nullifier OF the pro-
hibition law, and Secretary OF the
Treasury Andrew w. Mellon as an
open defender OF It's violation. Gov.
Clifford Pinchot, OF Pennsylvania,
brought 5000 Methodists to their
feet In wild applause at the mems
convention here last night.
"The secretary has publicly de.
tended conditions which our
whole people know TO be soanda.
ious In the extreme" Governor
Plnchot said, "Iie has publicly
denounced the proposal 10 let In
the light on the federal enforce.
ment service"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30

The Methodists and the Roman
Catholics:
1.-THE need Of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church for a place In the
press gallery of Congress was pre-.
scented to the general conference by
a New York state delegate in sup
port of his resolution to strengthen
the Methodist Press Bureau at
Washington. The resolution was
referred to a committee.
THE Catholic Church has q
representative In the press gal
lery," said the proposer, Alfred
J. Higgins OF Troy delegation
"He attends the press confer
ences with the President and
cabinet members and gets all
government press material. often
OF inestimable value The Meth.
odist Church ought 10 have the
same ADVANTAGES. The church
news We get through the secular
press IL eolored to suit The fancy
OF men IN certain churches We
want our Information uncolored."
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
LIGHT Is BREAKING

The statement made by Bishop J. r.
Berry. OF Philadelphia. that every
Methodist preacher Is free man and
has as much right TO belong to the
ku Klux Khan as to the Masons or
Odd Fellows" is a helpful and living
enc. II shows that a leader In Meth
edlsm recognizes the rights OF his col
leagues and that he dares place the
Khan on It's true footing
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
Digest of National News for Fiery Cross Readers

Il D JACKSON, Secretary Of State
IL Of Indiana, the successful can
didate in field Of six, running on
the Republican ticket for the nom-
ination for Governor. Mr.. Jackson
had the support Of klansmen Of
Indiana.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
Klansmen Take Charge
of Church Service

VALLEY STREAM, l.. I.-Klans-
men took full charge of the services
at the Grace M. E. church recently,
when the pastor, Rev. Henry Medd,
was presented a silk American flag
and pole. /. r. Hignett was the
speaker Of the evening. The church
choir sang several selections from the
Khan songbook.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
CATHOLICS FAVORED,
METHODLSTS ASSERT
GOV. PINCHOT FLAYS
MELLON AND BUTLER


Of
o prohibit
in tiraw io
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30

Bvery time child 10 taught out Of
warped school book q good man 10
lost 10 his nation.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
Comment of Nations Editors on Victory
of KLansn,en at the Hoosier Primary

the result Of the Indiana primary Tuesday May which Ed Jackson Republican candidate
IN Jacksnsh
n
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30

II pays a Klanaman 20 shake hands
With more than two ongers.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30

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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29

like the look o. a pale face-not over
ly much. Them Injuns that got erway
II never stop runnin' till they've
reached the middle o. next week"
He seized the foot Of Red Shout and
pulled his head out of the fire.
"You oil hellionI" Solomon Ell.
claimed. You dog O. the devil Tum.
bled into hell whar We b'long at last
didn't We? Jack, you take that luther
bucket an bring some water out O.
the creek an put out this fire. The
ring on this ere OF wooden leg is
with a hundred pounds"
Solomon took the Ratchet from his
belt and hacked off the end of Red
SHOUTS wooden leg and put it in his
coat pocket, saying:
From now on q white man can
walk In the bush without gittin' his
bones picked. Injuns is goia' to be
skeered O. us-a few an I wouldn't
be surprised"
When Jack came back with the wa.
Ter, Solomon poured it on the embers
and looked at the swollen form which
still seemed to be straining at the
green withes Of moose wood.
"Nothin' kin be done fer him." said
the old scout. He's gone erway. I
tell We, Jack, it gin my soul a sweat
to hear him dyin'."
A moment Of silence full of the sor-
row of the two men followed. Sol.
ONION broke it by saying:
THAT ere black pill O. mine went
right down into the stummick O. the
hill an give it quite a puke-you hear
to me-"
They went to the cavern's mouth
and looked in.
"Ihey's an awful mess in thar. 1
don't keer to see It," said Solomon.
Near them they discovered a warrior
who had crawled out of that death
chamber in the rocks. He had been
stunned and wounded about the Shout
ders. They helped him to his feet
and led him away. He was trembling
with fear. Solomon found a pine
torch, still burning, near where the
fire had been. BY its light thew
dressed his wounds-the old scout
having with him always a small sur
geon's outfit.
"Whar is t. other captive2" he asked
N the Indian tongue.
About a mile down the trail. IT'S
a woman and a boy" said the warrior.
"Take us whar they be-" Solomon
commanded.
The three started slowly Down the
trail, the warrior leading them.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29

cunnin' leetIe cricket in yer born days
ever
Always thereafter he referred to
the boy as the Little Cricket"
Jack wrote In another of his letters
that as they Jared along, down to-
ward the sown lands of the upper Mo
hawk, Solomon began to develop tai
ents of which none of his friends had
entertained the least suspicion.
HE has had a hard life full of fight
and peril like most of us who were
born in this New World" the young
man wrote. HE reminds me of some
of the Old Testament heroes, and
is not this land we have %traversed
like the plains of Mamre? What a
gentle creature he might have been II
he had had a chance! How long, I
wonder, must we be slayers of men?
AS long, l take it, as there are saw
ages against whom we must defend
ourselves"
The next morning they met a COM
pany Of one of the regiments of Gen
eral Herkimer who had gone in pur-
suit of Red Shout and his followers.
Learning what had happend to that
evil band and it's leader the soldiers
faced about and escorted Solomon and
his party to Oriskany.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29

-zey were alarmed until they nalIed
a mar on the river road and learned
that Albany was having a celebration.
what be they celebratin'Y' Solo
mon asked.
'1The Declaration O. INDEPENDENCE
the citizen answered.
"It's a good idee," said Solomon.
when we git thar this ere Oh rifle O.
mine II do some talkin' if 1t has a
chanst."
Church bells were ringing as they
neared the city. Its inhabitants were
assembled on the river front. The
Declaration was read and then Gen
eral Schuyler made a brief address
about the peril coming down from the
north. He said that a large force
under General Burgoyne was on Lake
Champlain and that the British were
her holding a council with the SIX
Nations on the shore Of the lake above
Crown Point.
"At present we are unprepared to
meet this great force but l suppose
that help will come and that we shall
not be dismayed. The modest man
who leads the British army from the
north declares in his proclamation that
he is John Burgoyne, Esq, lieutenant
general of his majesty's forces in
America, colonel Of the Queens Regi-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29

ment of Light Dragons, governor Of
Fort William in North Britain, one Of
the commons in parliament and COM
mander of an army and fleet employed
on an expedition from Canada! My
friends, such is the pride that goeth
before a fall. We are an humble, hard
working people. No man among us
can boast of a name SO lavishly
adorned. Our names need only the
simple but glorious adornments Of
frmness, courage and devotion. With
those, l verify believe, we shall have
an ally greater than any this world
can offer. Let US all kneel where we
stand while Rev. Mr.. Munro leads us
in prayer to Almighty God for His
help and guidance
1t was an impressive hour and that
day the same kind of talk was heard
in many places. The church led the
people. Pulpiteers of inspired vision
of which, those days, there were many
spoke with the tongues of men and Of
angels. A sublime faith in "The Great
Ally'' began to travel up and down
the land.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29
CHAPTER XVIII
The Voice of a Woman sobblnu.

The Voice of a Woman sobblnu.
Over the ridge and more than a
mile away was a wet, wild meadow.
They found the COW and horses feed
ing on its edge near the trail. The
moon, clouded since dark, had come
out in the clear ~mid-heavens and
thrown it's light into the high windows
of the forest above the ancient thor
oughfare of the Indian. The red guide
Of the two scouts gave a call which
was quickly answered. A few rods
farther on, they saw a pair of old
Indians sitting in blankets near a
thicket of black timber. They could
hear the voice of a woman sobbing
near where they stood.
"Womern, don't be skeered o. US
we're friends-we're goin' to take We
hum" said Solomon.
The woman came out of the thicket
with a little lad Of four asleep in her
arms.
Where do We live?" Solomon asked.
hawk" she answered In a voice trem-
ping with emotion.
whats yer name?"
"Tm Bill Scott's wife," she an
swered.
Cats blood and gunpowderp Sol
ONION exclaimed. I'm Sol Binkus."
She knelt before the old scout and
kissed his knees and could not speak
for the fitness of her heart. Solomon
bent over and took the sleeping lad
from her arms and held him against
his breast.
Don't feel bad. We're a-goin' TO
take keel o. yeu," said Solomon. ayes,
sir, we bel They amt nobody goin'
to harm ye-nebody at ALL"
There was a note Of tenderness In
the veice of the man as he felt the
chin Of the little lad with his big
thumb and finger.
do ye know what they done with
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29

and ran for their lives shouting pray.
ers TO Manitou as they disappeared in
the darkness. Solomon pulled the en-
bers from around the feet Of the vic
tim.
Now, by the good God Almighty,
pears to me we got the skeer shifted
SO the red man1l be the rabbit fer a
while an I wouldn't wonder" said
Solomon, as he stood looking down
at the scene. HE amt a-goin' 70
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29
Has Anyone Laughed
At You =
ge By ETHEL r.
DSSGUSG~- PEYSER
You Do Not Gamble?

!. You Do Not Gamble?
Many a good party you have
I missed, haven't you? Many a
/ sheer has been leveled at you
I isn't it too true? Yet when you
{ hear of the doings in your heart !.
/ of hearts you're glad that you
/ stuck it out and didn't go back .
I on your notion. You have !.
! missed a lot Of things such as .
/ companionship, such as the hall q.
1 fellow-weil-met attitude of the &.
! crowd, three being included in .
I everything. Yet the very miss :
/ ing of it has made the gang !
7 (only they wouldn't say it, think !
! a "hull lott of you. Who do they !
I go to for advice, the fellow who !
] sits up all night, and the fellow /
I that treats money like dirt and !
! cheats his family out of neces- {
l stiles, or the fellow whose Of 1
! flee keeps office hours with him !
! in it? Who, I ask? /
so ]
Your getaway is: 4
! GambIing's losing, not GAM !
: bIing's k%eepings: Sleep, cash, ]
: job and RESPECT. !
! 70 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.) Z
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29
A LINE O. E
BY John Kendrick Bangs.
BLIND

r KNEW a solemncholy Teller
4 Who dwelt so much down in
his cellar
He never knew the light ecstatic
That glorifed his dusty attic.
He lived so much in thoughts of
doom he
Deemed life a dungeon dark and
gloomy,
And in the darkness ever cropping
Lost all the gifts of joyous
hoping
That waited for him mid the
glories
That flooded all the upper stories.
20 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate. )
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29

CONTINUED Next Week.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29

CHAPTER II.-Unrest grows in the
colonies because OF the oppressive
measures of the English government
Solomon and Jack visit Boston and wit
ness a fight between & mob and a squad
of British soldiers led by Captain Pres
ton, a friend of Solomon's. Later the
return to Boston to testify in Preston's
behalf.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29

CHAPTER HIN November, 177e,
Jack goes to Philadelphia and works
in Benjamin Franklin's printing plant.
Nearly three years later Margaret
writes him from London reminding him
that her youth is passing and saying
she las appealed to Doctor Franklin.
Binkus has received a letter from
Washington to be carried across the
ocean. and Jack sails with him.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29

CHAPTER Xv.-In the Boston Jail
Jack finds Binkus, also a prisoner.
leased when the British evacuate the
city.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29

CHAPTER VI.-Jack and Margaret
meet and are more in love than ever,
but Colonel Hare is not eager for the
marriage,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29

CHAPTER v.-Jack delivers the pa
pers to Franklin in London. BinkuS
Is released n joins them in the great
city.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29

Continued from last week.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29

CHAPTER XIv.-After the battle of
Lexington Jack and Binkus enlist I'M
der Washington, distinguish themselves
in scout duty and are made colonies.
Jack is captured by soldiers command
ed by Lionel Clarke.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29
SYNOPSIS

CHAPTER Solomon Binkus, vet
eran scout and interpreter. and his
young companion. Jack Irons, passing
through Horse Valley, New York, in
September, 1858, to warn settlers OF an
Indian uprising, rescue from a band Of
redskins the wife and daughter Of
Colonel Hare Of England. Jack and
Margaret fall in love. On reaching Fort
Stanwix Colonel Hare say both are too
young to marry, but that If they are Of
the same mind after one year he will
ask Jack to come to London. The Hare
family sail for England, and the Irons
family move to Albany.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29

CHAPTER VII.-Franklin's efforts to
obtain better treatment for the colonies
are futile. He evades the attempt of
the kings men to tow him into port"
War becomes imminent.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29

CHAPTER vIII-General Clarke, a
crotchety old man, calls the Yankees
towards in Jacks hearing. The young
American demands a ~retraction. Lionel
Clarke, the generals son, and a rival
suitor for Margaret's hand, takes up
the quarrel and a duel is arranged,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29

CHAPTER XIII.-After Jacks return
the ferment in the colonies increases
and a general congress is held in Phil
adelphia. The Hares return to Amer
lea.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29

CHAPTER IV.-ArrivinE in England,
Binkus is arrested, bu Jack has the
letter and proceeds to London.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1924-05-29

CHAPTER XvI.-The Declaration of
Independence is adopted and signed,
Jack being present as aid to ohm
Adams. In fighting against Clinton's
forces Jack is badly wounded.
, 1924-09-08

G. ". Williams. Court S~tenograpaer E.
+. Jones, WiIhelmen9 Phippt, H. A De-
Iamos. From Porto Rico: Walter Bjerg,
Charles Pfeitfer, Evelyn Ri harrison,
Enid Horlyc, Ivan Bernerson, Rose
Hodge. Arthur Shvetir, Cyril Laymann.
The ship sailed at 2 p m. yesterday
with tie outgoing mail and the following
passengers: For ST. Thomas:-C. W..
Eaton, G. Boggetf, Benjamin Viii ening,
Annie Whitening. For Porto Rjco.-Mr,
& Mrs G. A. Fleming, A. j, Mem endez.
The rainfall measured at tie Fort yes
terday morning was i line and this
mornjsg 6 lines.
Owing to the inclemency of the Noash-
er last night tie Industrial. Band did not
render its promised concert.
, 1924-09-08
LOCAL

The :. 5. "Catherine'' arrived at Fred.
o,itsfad AZ 2 O'Clock p. m. on Saturday
br;nr;no go bags Of mail for this town
5h;ob was received and delivered as
a mutCr She brought the following
I-o9songaIs. from ST. Thomas: Captain
b. J. Miller, MISS ga 6o9seH' Judge
Evening star., 1924-05-10
PRESIDENT TO SPEAK
ON BETTER HOMES"
WCAP Will Broadcast Remarks
by Mr.. Coolidge at s
O'Clock Tonight.
VOICE BECOMING FAMILIAR
Chief Executive Often ION the
Air" Recently.

President Coolidge, from his study
IN the White House. will address the
vast audience of radio listeners-in
. tonight on the subject of Better
Homes" The speech will be broad
cast through station WCAP, which
has installed its special remote con-
troll pick up apparatus in the Ex
ecutiye Mansion.
The President will begin reading
the message at S o'clock. 1t is about
500 words in length and will take
about ten minutes to read. WRC will
be silent while Mr.. Coolidge is ION
the air
The voice of President Coolidge is
more familiar to the audience of
broadcast listeners than any other
chief executive. Since he has been
in the White House MIR. Coolidge has
addressed the country through the
medium of radio on a number of oc-
CoSionS The two important address
ses made by the President in New
York at the Lincoln Day dinner and
the annual luncheon of the Associated
Press were broadcast. in addition to
his message to Congress and a num-
her of other speeches made in Wash
ington, including the one at the for
NAL opening of the congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion, the one at the dedication of the
National Academy of Sciences, and
the Harding Memorial speech which
was sent out direct from the White
House.
Evening star., 1924-05-10
RADIO NEWS

Curtis D. Wilbur, newly appointed
Secretary of the Navy, will headline
fhe program tonight of WRC. Sec
rotary Wilbur will talk on naval at
fairs and activities. With him on the
program will be the United States
Navy Band under the direction of
Charles Benter. The band will feature
Gretchen Hood, soprano, and an ex-
cellent musical program has been
planned by way of setting off the ap-
pearance of the new secretary before
the microphone.
WRCs audience will he reminded Of
Mothers day tomorrow by two
events. Following the children s
hour, Mrs. c. c. Calhoun will tell
Mothers Memorial Foundation, while
at the opening of the evening pro-
gram, a Mothers day message from
Rt Rev. James L. Freeman, Bishop
of the Episcopal Diocese of Wash
ington. will be read.
With a cabinet officer on it's pro-
gram, the Park road station decided
to balance it's schedule, and made
canvass of Capitol Hill for congress-
ional repEsse1tation of as asson resua Wa
booked for a talk on "Have Faith in
Our Republic" while Representative
Ketcham of Michigan was engaged to
give the regular Saturday evening
Bible talk.
Other features of merit on the pro-
gram will be a strong recital by Dor
othy D. Wilson, a young artist who
has appeared in Cherry Blossom
Time" and a piano recital by Eliza
beth Gardner Coombs. Both of these
artists have appeared on WRC'S in
visible stage before.
Francis Moore, American pianist,
$uill present two groups of piano solos
through WEAF tonight He has ac-
Companied Nine. Powell, Metropolitan
opera star, for a number of years.
A brief description of the origin and
f:nstom of the commemoration of
Mothers day will be broadcast from
WIZ tomorrow.
o. "Roxie's" program tomorrow night
will be devoted to a special Mothers
day feature. The great radio impre-
carlo is arranging to broadcast a pro-
gram in which the entire staff of ar
fists at the Capitol Theater will par
ticipate, the theme being carried out
In the musical numbers and dramatic
readings. The first half hour of the
entertainment will consist of Spanish
music Introductory of the Fred Niblo
production, Thy Name is Woman,
which will be followed by the Moth
yrs day program.