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The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14
AGRICULTURAL needs
OUTLINED IN ST. PAUL
Farmers are "Big Business" of
Nation, Says Frederick
Benz

Farmers are really the 'big bust
ness" of this country, and when they
realize that fact agriculture will
gain its proper place in our econom-
ic life," Frederick Benz, agricultural
agent of the Northern Pacific rail-
way, declared Tuesday in an address
before the st. Paul Transportation
club at it's weekly luncheon meeting
at the st. Paul hotel Mr.. Benz was
for many years a successful Wash
ington farmer.
Mote that our agricultural indus
try" said. Mr.. Benz, with valua-
tion of S77, 1924, 100, 1886, is worth more
than all our coal mines, banks, rail-
roads and factories, which have a
combined value of S72 8,479,0 OPT.
America is primarily an agricultural
nation. The American agricultural
college should be our foremost in
stitution of learning.
1.-THE needs of agriculture today,
as ! see them, are simply education,
legislation, representation, organiza-
ton and elimination. Unless we rec
ognize and grant these just needs, we
face a national crisis more threaten
ing than we have ever faced before.
The greatest need of America to-
day is a thoroughly educated and
we'll trained agricultural population
fitted for scientific production and
scientific marketing, and If this were
provided, many present farm prob
lens would disappear.
Organized farms would help the
situation. Investments, depreciation,
costs of operation and management
should be known and record kept.
'The untaxed wealth Of our coun-
try should be taxed to relieve the
tax burdens now borne by the farms.
A lot Of pernicious laws which lead
to universal hardship and extrava-
gance should be repealed. Our gov
eminent should be simplified to make
it more efficient and reduce its cost.
Farmers should be represented in our
law-making bodies by statesmen, not
by politicians"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14
SHEIKS REBUKED
BY PRESIDENT OF
MILITARY SCHOOL
Moral Weakening and Eff
feminacy Charge Against
Modern Youths
PARENTS ARE BLAMED
Boys Must BE Given Real Re-
spOnsibilities il They Are
to Develop
(Special CorrespOndencel

MILWAUKEE, WIS, March 10
Effeminacy, moral weakening; their
opposite extreme, vicious lawless'
ness-these are not mere words, says
Col. Ferrand of ST. Johns Military
academy, Delafield, Wis.,, but very
real and present dangers.
Speaking recently before the Grand
avenue Mems Congregational club OF
Milwaukee, Col. Farrand in no uncer-
tain terms called attention to an i'm
.creasing tendency toward immortality
and aimlessness on the part of a
large portion of the younger genera
ton.
Nor were his warnings mere gener-
alities, for, one after the other, he
cited instances and statistics, gather
ed from throughout the country,
that made his hearers gasp. Grade
schools in a city of 100000 with 90
cases of social disease in one year
Fifteen girls compelled to leave q
high school in one term because Oh
approaching motherhood. Banditry.
The increasing number of so-called
lounge lizards with their sleek hair
ed, girlish prettiness. All of these,
not isolated cases, but more or less
typical throughout the country.
Blames Parents
Col. Farrand laid the blame square
iy and bluntly at the doors of par
ents and educators. Of the younger
generation he said:
Il sympathize rather than blame,
/ condone rather than condemn" But
of parents and teachers, 81 think
that never since time began have
parents been so incompetent, or
teachers so indifferent. There is
where the blame lies, and if our
country goes down to ruin and decay,
It will be because the parents Of to-
day have miserably failed"
Col. Farrand seriously suggests that
one of the needs of the age is a
school for parents-to teach the &C
tual job of fatherhood and mother
hood.
AS solution of the present boy
and girl problem, Col. Ferrand OFFER
ed many suggestions, the first OF
which was the abolition OF co-edu-
cation at least in secondary or high
schools.
Girls Develop Faster
"Not only is propinquity power
full influence toward the presehs.
widespread immortality, but boys 81
less virile type become persistentiy
more feminized. Those more viirile
are driven out of school by teachers
who fail to understand them and
cover up their own failure by stamp
ing a boy as unruly, vicious or back
ward" an addition" said Col. Fer
rand, "boys in the early teens are
not on mental parity with girls OF
the same age. 1t is not fair to the
bow to force him to compete with his
mental superior, and then drive him
from school by undeserved criticism
when he fails to measure up"
Another point the colonel brought
out was the necessity of communities
giving greater, intelligent attention
to their schools. "They must be will
ing to pay enough to make teaching
attractive to able men and women,
he said.
"But most important of all, the
bow must be Fundamentally and
morally. He must be given response
bilities for which he will be held res
ponsible. They must be adapted to
his age and ability, but they must be
RESPONSIBILITIES, nevertheless"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14
McADOO'S CANDIDACY
STUMPING QUESTION
Continued From Page II

out that was based on the Indrehus
vote. X. C. Bell, McAdoo manager,
proposed taking the vote for Mrs.
Oleson, which would give rural coun-
ties more delegates, he said.
"Mr. Bell came over and whispered
to me that the Oleson vote would
give Minneapolis more delegates"
Mrs. +. A. Kingsley announced.
Is Fair Test
z. H. Austin of Minneapolis de-
clared the Indrehus vote was the
fairest test of Democracy. In Min
neapolis and elsewhere, he said, Mrs.
Oleson fell down in Democratic pre-
cinct and got her big vote in Repub-
lican strongholds.
John K. Regain of Mankato said that
the "propoganda" that "a vote for
lndrehus was a vote for socialism"
cost lndrehus heavily in the southern
counties, and they would be penalized
by using his vote as a basis.
Chairman Wolf misunderstood the
remark and challenged the state
ment.
"He didn't say that was So" James
A. Carley called out. you've got a
chip on your shoulder that you've got
to get off"
Clash With Regain Next
Mr.. Indrehus himself came to bat
then.
did you help save the Republican
party, too?" he asked of Regain.
mo" Regain shot back "Pm too
good a Democrat for you to make
such a crack as that. But / don't
think you helped the Democratic par
ty any when you filed"
Chairman Wolf displayed the "chip"
again as the meeting closed. He OBJ
served that during the campaign he
had billed Mrs. Oleson and Mr.. In
drehus to speak together at Mankato,
and had been told they didn't want
1ndrehus, as he would hurt the tick
ct.
"Pm the man he is talking about"
Regain told the committee. 81 told
him what everyone was saying, that it
was hurting both candidates when
they appeared together, and that Mrs.
Oleson was carrying the load Any
one who heard them in the campaign
knows that is true"
Committee Tangled
When it came to a vote, the COM
mittee was tangled up with series
of motions and finally called the roll,
members answering "Oleson" or
'Indrehus." Mrs. A.. X. Gault, the
secretary, gave the vote IA for Ole
son and IL for Indrehus.
NO." two or three members de-
clared, at was tie"
She was about to call the roll over
when z. II. Austin announced that he
and T. J. McDermott had agreed on
compromise, using the Cox vote.
The roll call was stopped to put his
motion and carry it, while r. c. Bell
protested this would cut down the
rural counties.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14
CUT $1,031, 800 FUND
AMONG SCHOOLS
Continued From Page u


most steadily since 1S64-65 when the
first semi-annual distribution was
made according to Christopher Lin
dahl, accountant in the department
Of education.
For that year 64,33O pupils were
included for apportionment and the
rate was So cents in the fall and 13
cents in the spring, or total of rs
cents for the year.
Since that time, Mr.. Lindahl said,
up to the present date, more than
SGT 500, 900 have been distributed to
the schools of the state from the in
terest on the permanent school fund
and the one mill state school tax in
approximately equal amounts.
The money for this recent appor-
tionment is available to the several
school districts just as soon as the
county treasurer makes his March
tax settlement to the state.
Following are some of the counties,
number of pupils and amounts paid:
Benton county, 1852 pupils, S.
$500.
Blue Earth county, 5,63s pupils,
S11, $3.50.
Dakota county, 5,s2s pupils, s12,-
1880.
Freedom county, 5,56l pupils,
Sl1, $3.50.
Goodhue county, 1928 pupils, s12,-
44S.S0.
Hnnepin county, 77,e47 pupils,
S163,05S.70.
Martin county, 4,791 pupils, sl0,-
061.10.
Mower county, 5,226 pupils, slO,-
974.60.
Omsted county, 5,627 pupils, slO,-
$500.
Polk county, 1910 pupils, sl6,-
674.00.
Ramsey county, 1888 pupils, $751;
$3.50.
St. Louis county, 51,O67 pupils,
SLOT ,240.70.
Sherburne county, 1852 pupils,
Sl9,S89.l0.
Stearns county, 9,47l upils, s1s,-
$3.50.
Winona county, 5,3l2 pupils, SILL
1920.
Changes in state aid to assure dis
tribution so that rural schools and
high schools will derive greater bene-
fit were under discussion late today
by the Minnesota School Board asso-
citation, as it wound up it's two-day
session at the state capitol.
State aid was the main issue in a
discussion of proposed legislation for
schools, as the association went on
record for committee to assure
closer cooperation with the Mime
sofa Education association, and pre-
pared to elect officers.
The question of financing educa-
tion of pupils in districts away from
home was debsted, some members ar
guing that the state should continue
it's practise of paying 81 for the sup
port of pupils in other districts and
others arguing that the cost should
be borne by the district in which
they live.
Methods of distributing state aid
were discussed by J. M. Mcconnell,
state commissioner of education, who
explained that the purpose of aid
was to assure equal opportunity for
all children, to stimulate progress,
to provide teacher training depart
ments and to aid school districts with
high tax levies.
Speakers today included George K.
Susens of Alexandria, who discussed
taxation as a means of obtaining
funds for advancement of education,
and A. p. Richie of Bemidji, who
discussed transportation Of pupils.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14

Scottish Christians have united in
opposition to the smuggling of iiq-
uor into the United States by vessels
flying the British flag. The Scottish
Christian Union in a resolution, just
received in this country, declares
this to be "a scandalous traffic en-
dangering the friendly relations of
two kindred Christian countries"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14

TUNNELTON, w. VA, March IL
A national lecturer for the Ku klux
Khan delivered an address TO members
only at the local klavern a recent
evening. The lecturer, who, in adj
dition to making a talk investigated
the condition of the local organiza-
tion and reported that it is "in fine
shape" The speaker was accorded a
hearty ovation by local kiansmen.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14

The Church of Scotland and the
United Free church have sent COM
mission of inquiry to South America
to determine the best means for pro-
viding churches for the thousands of
Scottish people engaged in the wool
trade of Patagonia.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14

RIEVESVILLE, w. VA, March 10.
Approximately 100 robed Klansmen
went TO the local United Brethren
church a recent evening and present
cd the pastor, the Rev. Mr.. Williams,
with a substantial cash gift to apply
OH the payment Of church bell re-
Gently purchased.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14

CHICKS from pure bred flocks that
will make you fine KLUCKERS,
prices right also hatch your eggs
at cents per chick.-Pharis
Hatchery, Abba, Iowa.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14

WANTED-Reliable Pro-
testant physician wants perman-
ent salaried position in city. What
have you? Address &c" 515 Polk
Bldg, Des Moines, Iowa.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14

WANTED-Middle aged
man, American, wants position.
Is an experienced carpenter, but
will consider what you have. For
references, call this office. Wal
nut 1926 or Walnut 624S-J.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14
CLASSIFIED COLUMN

Advertisements under this head will
be published at the rate of Is cents
line. six average words to the line;
minimum charge 60 cents.
Copy must be in this office by noon
on Monday of publication week.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14

oALEoMETN-heaf he-men Who can
deliver the goods and who are will
ing to connect up with a Des
Moines business firm that offers ex-
ceptionai opportunities to men will
ing to work hard and conscientious
ly. An opportunity to make real
money together with a permanent
connection. Call Walnut 1926 and
ask for the Advertising Manager.
Or for an interview-Room 515
Polk Building.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14

WANTED - Men in every town In
Iowa to establish permanent Shoe
Business. Full or part time. Real
Opportunity. Personal interview
arranged. Address w. v. S., Room
515 Polk Bldg, Des Moines, Iowa.
Evening star., 1924-10-10

! to nervousness, but in the latter II
| was easily to be excused
| At 10 O'Clock the gates to the ball
! park were literally clogged with fans,
some of them again equipped with
i camp chairs and reading material 10
| make their wait, purely useless wait
! it was. more comfortable. Around
/ back, where the bieacheriteS held the
! fort, similar scenes were in progress
and when the ticket office was thrown
open at o'clock. the paSteboaTdS
! found eager customers. Just as
! quickly as the man in the booth could
! pass them out at a dollar a throw.
| He raked in the money so fast that
| he soon found it inexpedient to tuck
it away. but simply pulled the green
! backs inside and let them drop to
the floor. When the gates banged to
and the section was sold out at IL
O'Clock. he was standing almost waist
deep in something like 2,2Oo dollar
bills and as many dimes. Incidentally
Uncle Sam will collect those dimes.
Eynon Under Fire.
If Ed Eynon were running for the
Senate or some other political office
he would have cause to worry. 1t
required three policemen to guard
his door from the thousands who
thought pull enough to beg tickets
from him. But there were no ia
vorites. despite insinuationS from the
disappointed ones that big blocks of
the precious cards were being held
for the call of higher ups" Eynon's
hours were hard ones, but he was
obdurate
Goose Goslin succeeded in fighting
his way past the blue flock of guardi
ans to the Secretarys sanctum- forum.
Muddy Ruel had beaten him in by
scant minute or two and right
behind stepped Joe Judge, Tom Zach
airy and Freddy Marberry. all yelling
Justify to know where their tickets
were.
When Eynon announced that each
had been allotted only two or three,
the storm of protest became so black
and ominous that Eynon disappeared
and returned a few minutes later
with Clark Griffith himself The
sight of the boss served to pacify the
Nationals only slightly, but after
-Griff had explained in suave tones
that they We're quite lucky in view
of the fact that they expected to re-
fuse something like 10000 persons
even standing room, Goose and his
pals took what they could get and
departed. mumbling something about
having a base ball game to play any
how. That's the kind of favoritism
that was going on up here.
10000 Seek 5000 Seats
At 10 o'clock it was estimated there
were perhaps 5000 reserved seats that
| remained uncalled for, but they were
| promptly put on public sale. There
were 10000 persons waiting for the
{ pasteboards at that moment, and no
| lines of worry over possibly unsold
seats furrowed Eynon's brow His
| problem was to put three people
where only one could possibly squeeze.
But Ed and his assistants just kept
cool and did the best they could with
what they had
The signs of the times began MAX
ing themselves evident when IL
husky. ehony-hued vendors of eats
challenged the fans in the bleachcrs.
whom they had been bombarding in
cessantlv with peanuts and mustard
! carded hot dogs, to send an equal
number down on the field to decide
the foot ball championship for the
day.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
Thousands Battle for Seats for
Game That Will Settle Base
Ball Championship.
McQUILLAN is REGARDED GIANT
CHOICE FOR PITCHING BURDEN
Criffmen Confident of Capturing Title.
Taylor to Play Third in Shift Neces-
sary After Peck's Injury.
BY HAROLD K. PHILIPS.

CLARK GRIFFITH STADIUM. October lO--A king to
be crowned here this and hours before the sensational
coronation ceremonies scheduled begin all Washington
and OF the Nation seemed be frantcaly hammerng
the Wavering gates of this world series
Once the Giants and the hearted Nationals
will dash into deadly battle and when the dust of strife has lifted
from the field of honor the will have been safely
throned base ball champions OF the world Only tie
the series into another game
Washington touched the limits excited tension last
Saturday when the city dropping work entirely moved
here watch the inaugural ceremonies of this history making
series But today this deboa old Capital craftsmanship and
hgh-Ounding discretion winds and
fought ecStacay for admission the coronation OF the
Evening star., 1924-10-10
BROTHERS SEEK LIMIT
IN LIFE INSURANCE
Three Men Negotiate $15,OOO,OOo
to Insurance, Carrying Out
Realty Plans.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
DETROIT, October 10.-J. Burgess
Book, Herbert V. Book and Frank 2.
Book. brothers, are negotiating what
is said to be the largest single life
insurance transaction ever under
taken, it was learned today They
are being insured in the largest COM
ranies in America and abroad for the
limit the companies will underwrite
The amount of insurance sought ex-
ceeds $15.000,0O0.
The policies are made out in favor
of the Developments Corporation of
Detroit, which was organized by the
brothers TO conduct their operations
The purpose of the insurance is to
guarantee the carrying out of their
plans for the development without
interruption of their Washington
boulevard Improvement program
which already has resulted in the
construction of three buildings
Evening star., 1924-10-10
STEAMBOAT RACES
ACROSS MOUNTAINS
TOWARD SAN DIEGO
Giant Craft Due to Reach
Second Stopping Point
This Afternoon.
FLIES AT so TO 70 MILES
AN HOUR IN HIGH WIND
Ship Touches 7,O0O-Feet Altitude,
Clearing Peaks in Southern
Range of Rockies.
BY The Assnciafed Press

-! iIie -ih~bcldleG lreSS.
San DIEGO, Calf, October Io-
The Navy dirieibIe Shenandoah con
tinued to slip easily westward to
ward this her second stopping point
on her precedent-setting transconti-
mental flight early today. She was
safely across the continental divide
by dawn and daylight raced past her
as she neared Tucson, Ariz
Cruising along the southern air
route recently followed by the around
the world flyers, the Shenandoah was
forced to stab the sky at unwonted
attitudes, and making so to 20 miles
an hour with a favoring breeze, was
1000 feet up as she neared Tucson.
Approximately 900 miles had been
covered at dawn since the Shenandoah
cast off from Fort Worth, Tex.
mooring mast y hours previously.
No definite time had been set for her
arrival here, but she was expected
before sunset" From here the course
Of her third and final leg of the West
ern trip Will be up the Pacific Coast
to Camp Lewis, Wash. From there
she will retrace her path through the
heavens TO Lakehurst. \. j.
Leaving Fort Worth, the Shenan-
doah bucked headwind and an
average speed OF 4U miles an hOCf
was maintained. The big ship wac
held as close to the ground as safety
would permit in crossing the noun
tains of western Texas so that as
little as possible of the helium gas in
her bags would be forced through the
safety valves by the rarefied atmos-
phere.
AS it passed San Simeon, the
dirigible got into radio communica-
ton with the University of Arizona
station long enough to give its po-
sition and send greetings.
San Diego, the rendezvous of daring
airmen and scene of many aircraft
records, was awaiting the novelty of a
visit from Americas big dirigible with
an aerial circus. 1t will start with her
arrival and end when she floats into
the sky for Camp Lewis.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
Paris Builds Cells to Keep Diuorce ......
Seekers From Bitter Parting Fights
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
PARIS, October 1O.-Divorce
seekers in Paris henceforth will
have to make a short sojourn be-
hind bars and under lock and key.
On the second floor of the Paris
courthouse workers are installing
iron and steel gates-built along
the lines of cell doors-at the en-
RANGES of waiting rooms where the
men and women await their turn
to appear before the judge.
According to French law when
suit is entered for divorce the
judge in a final effort at concilia-
ton summons before him both
husband and wife. This is known
as the meeting ''in extremis."
Two waiting rooms separated by
a corridor, have in the past shell
tered, respectively, women and
men until their particular case was
reached. The corridor, however,
proved woefully inadequate to sep
arate the estranged pairs, as daily
some> wife could not resist the
temptation of crossing over to the
mems waiting room and telling her
Evening star., 1924-10-10

husband what she thought of him.
Sometimes it was the husband who
invaded the women's room and in
bitter terms reproached the spouse.
The result was continuous dis
putes and often blows. Many
husband left the courthouse bear
ing the marks of madam's finger
nails and several women departed
with hair disheveled and headgear
torn.
From now on husbands and
wives desirous of severing the
matrimonial tie will be ushered
into the rooms and the steel gates
locked behind them, to be released
one by one when their names are
called.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
JUNGLE JOE" SCORES
LA FOLLETTE'S COURSE
Breaks Two-Year Silence to Hit
Man Elected as Republican Who
Turned on Party.
BY the Associated Press.

HOOPESTON, ILL.,, October TO-
Uncle Joe" Cannon, retired veteran
Representative, came out of nearly
two years of private life last night to
address business mems meeting here
and to attack Senator Robert NJ. La
Toilette, Independent candidate for
President
Mr.. Cannon said he had little re-
gard for "a man who Is elected as a
Republican or a Democrat and then
turns around and raises the devil
with those who put him in Office"
II guess i do not have to keep my
mouth shut about whom l mean," I'm
Gle Joe said. Its Bob La Toilette"
Evening star., 1924-10-10
YOUTH ADMITS MURDER
OF MOTHER AND SISTER
"They Told Me to Do It." Says
Alleged Mental Defective,
Held in AK Sayings.
Rv tho Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, October TO-
Aauilla Redditt, "a, alleged mental
defective, previously believed harm
less, killed his mother and a sister
with an ak at their farm home near
here yesterday. They told me to do
it," he babbled in the Jail here to-
day, changing to accuse "a woman
and then "a negro"
Mrs. Redditt and her daughter
Mary Lou lived four hours after their
skulls were crushed. Mildred, IA,
Aquilla's sister, escaped.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
Gov. Smith Better.

BOSTON October 10.-The condition
of Gov. Alfred E. Smith of New York,
who on Wednesday Cancelled speak
ing engagements for the week be-
cause of an attack of rheumatism,
was reported greatly improved today,
and he was expected to leave for New
York.
Evening star., 1924-10-10
Plot Perils $50, 100000 Bonds.

AUSTIN, Tex, October 10.-A Texas
ranger guard was sent to the plant
printing s5o,00o.QoO Mexican gold
bonds yesterday after the head of the
printing house had reported danger
threat by a Mexican agent. Rumors
OF the Mexican plot were 30 vague
they could not be traced