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The Minnesota fiery cross., 1924-04-11
KENTUCKY AND OHIO
Plan BIBLE READING
Question Up as to Whether or
Not Bible Is Sectarian
Book
(ScOttish Rite News Bureau

WASHINGTON, d. c., April t.
Whether or not the Bible is a sectar-
ian book, whether or not it may or
may not be read and taught as part
of public school educ alton, is, appar-
emily, a never ending problem in diff
ferent parts Of the United States.
Two recent pronouncements en- the
vexed question come from Kentucky
and Cuyohoga Falls, Ohio.
In the Blue Grass state, Governor
Fields has signed the bill, which now
becomes law in ninety days, requiring
the reading of the Bible in the public
schools. The bill in part:
at is important the common school
children shall have lessons of NOR
ality brought to their attention dur
ing their school days.
"The teacher in charge shall read
or cause to be read, portion of the
Bible, daily, in every classroom OF
session room of the common schools
Of the state of Kentucky, in the pres
ence Of the pupils therein assembled
and no child shall be required to read
the Bible against the wish of his par
ent or guardian.
"The failure of any teacher to con-
form to this act shall be cause foi
the revocation of his certificate ir
the manner provided by law"
The Ohio town sets aside an hour
once a week for Bible teaching. Chill
dren are not required to attend. II
their parents prefer, they may take
| music or go to gymnasium during
that hour. Glasses in Bible study are
held by teachers Of different denomi-
nations and a child may attend the
one his or her parents prefer. Nc
marks are given in these classes, but
| the time so spent counts in the cur
| riculum credits.
In Washington, Pa, an old will
dated hundred years ago has beer
discovered in which the testatol
wrote:
Item: ! give and bequeath to
each of my beloved children Bible
to be paid for out of my persona
estate, and by so doing mean to init
| mate to them that it is ten Thousand
times more my will and desire tha
| they should find and possess the pear
of great price hid in ye field OF "
Scriptures, than enjoy anything els'
which | can bequeath to them. o
even ten thousand worlds, were the!
composed of the purest gold, and al
brim full of the richest jewels, ant
vet be ignorant of the precious treas
ures in Gods work, that are hi
even from the most eagle-eyed an
quick-sighted men that are properf
of the present world.
The Minnesota fiery cross., 1924-04-11

Cooperating with a campaign to
raise the educ ational standards OF
Tennessee, which now ranks forty
fourth among the states, the Order OF
the Eastern Star of that jurisdiction
Is taking steps to do its part in the
drive. The movement is outlined in
A letter sent by Mrs. Jane Washing
fon Ewing, Grand Matron OF the
Grand Chapter Of Tennessee, to eV,
cry chapter in her jurisdiction and
relayed to every member.
In her letter Mrs. Ewing makes it
clear that while the drive calls for
separate organized effort on the part
of her organization, it also calls for
the fullest cooperation not only with
all other Masonic bodies so engaged,
but with the Parent-Teachers asso-
citation and other forces working Tor
educ alton in Tennessee.
Among the more ambitious, pro
oosals of the drive is that OF bring,
ing educ alton into the Businesses o1
the Tennessee mountains where llter-
acy is at an exceedingly low level
Mrs. Ewing explains the plan as tol-
lows: =,
How are we going to do this work!
When a general wants to win pat
tie, he carefully co-ordinates nj;
nan-poWer and co-operates with the
leaders of other bodies or units OF
soldiers, with the result, that II theS
work together, ceaselessly, VallantlS
and determinedly, they will win the
battle and gain the front line
trenches.
Masonic Coordination
This is what we must do In the
6ght for education, as others are do
inc elsewhere-co-ordinate our force
with those of the Grand Lodge, A. r
e. A. NJ, the Royal Arch Masons, tn
Knights Templar, and the subordin
ate lodges of the A. F. & A. M. AM
cooperate with them in war upoi
illiteracy. Let US help put Tennessee
Nover the top" in the matter OF edu
cation, and let US first center our ell
forts toward more and far better ru
ral schools. -
The outline adopted by Mrs. Ewini
for her campaign, and recommends
TO the subordinate chapters in tina
state, follows:
/. Each chapter to devote the tim
of one of it's early stated meetings
a general discussion of the subject o
education; the Worthy Matron in &C
yance of the meeting to appoint on
or two speakers who can deal with II
2, At the meeting special com
mittee on education to be appointed
the duties of this committee TO De.
(a) To ascertain the number 9
schools within the jurdisdiction o
The Minnesota fiery cross., 1924-04-11
EDITOR SAYS CLEAN
news NEEDED TODAY
Crime and Sensation Have No
Place i'm Country Press,
Association Told

NORFOLK, NEB., April 1.-"Crime
and sensation have no place in the
country press" declared Mrs. Marie
Weekes, president of the Nebraska
Press association and editor of The
Press, weekly newspaper published
in this city.
The association, at its midwinter
meeting at Grand Island, Neb., adopt
ed a code of ethics establishing the
fundamental written law that will
guide Nebraska newspapers in their
work. The members realize, said Mrs.
Weekes, that public confidence, built
on the reputation for truth, fairness
and wholesomeness is their best as
set.
The American people must know
the truth about American public af-
fairs, free from partisan prejudice,
Mrs. Weekes declared. She pointed
to the need of more intelligent and
interested electorate, and added that
newspaper editors know that their
readers constitute the ruling class OF
the nation. She continued:
These readers are busy people
whose indifference to national af-
fairs and whose failure to exercise
their sovereignty makes for the very
weakness in government of which
they complain.
The look to their editor for ex-
pert advice in matters of government
and of politics, and they are the real
employer, the real boss" of the
! editorial writer.
l.. &c
boss, too lax in asserting it's author.
ity. Yet all of it's indifference, all OF
| it's ignorance, serves no excuse to its
employee, the editor, who could anc
should serve the news truthfully anc
interpret it intelligently.
Mrs. Weekes pointed to the fact
that women are becoming more anc
more interested in newspaper work
She added:
Women, known for their house
cleaning proclivities, are just as mucf
opposed to the unc lean in journal ism
as in other things, and, with theil
fraters, are constantly enlarginl
their newspaper valuations.
| Mrs. Weekes also is vice-presiden
of the Tri-State Editorial assoc ia
tion, including members Of the Ne
braska, Iowa and South Dakota state
associations and South Dakota state
assoc iations, and according TO prece
dent will be elected president at th'
annual meeting In Sioux City, Iowa
in September.
In 1920 she was an Independent
candidate for election TO the bous'
Of representatives at Washington
The Minnesota fiery cross., 1924-04-11
AID CRIPPLED CHILD

TUNNELTON, w. VA, April L
Tunnelton Klan, Knights of the ku
Klux Klan, has assumed the expense
of treatment of a little girl, age IL,
who is suffering from infantile par
alysis. The child has been a sufferer
since birth. Prior to the klans as
sumption of the expense of physi-
clans care and medicine, the little
girl showed little signs of recovery
Since she has been accorded a physi-
clans care, and medicine is avail
able, she is improving nicely, doctors
say.
The Minnesota fiery cross., 1924-04-11
Ku Klux Klan News
Notes From Kankakee

KANKAKEE, ILL, April 7.-Kan-
kakee Kluxers are preparing to ele-
vate fiery crosses now adorning
the top of their Klavern here twenty
feet higher so it may be seen to bet
ter advantage from surrounding
towns.
A team of Klanswomen from Wat
seka came up last Thursday evening
and assisted in putting on the work
for a large class of Ksnkakee wom-
en-. The women's organization in
this city has a wonderful future,
and great things are predicted fer
them.
Last Friday night the Kankakes
Klan naturalized one of the largest
classes of men in its history and
great satisfaction is felt all over the
country by the way men and women
are fastening to become 100 per cent
Americans.
The Minnesota fiery cross., 1924-04-11

Col. William Cooper Proctor, of
Cincinnati has been appointed chair
man Of the executive committee IN
charge Of the campaign to raise
$3,000,000 to restore the property OF
the Episcopal church destroyed by
the earthquake in Japan,
The Minnesota fiery cross., 1924-04-11

The Korean church, not TO be out
done in missionary enterprise by
Christians Of the West, has sent -four
Korean missionaries to work among
the Chinese Of Shantung Province.
A national, Protestant. nonsectar-
ian broadcasting station, providing
The Minnesota fiery cross., 1924-04-11
SCHOOL GIVEN PICTURE

TUNNELTON, w. VA, April T.
The Tunnelton Khan recently present
ed the local high school with large
picture the Signing Of the Deciara-
tion Of independence. The presenta-
tion speech was made by j. j. Cra-
mer, OF Clarksburg, state lecturer
for the organization,
The Minnesota fiery cross., 1924-04-11

The success of the Panama confer
ence on missionary work in Latin,
America which met in 1913 has led
to a call for another conference to be
held in Montevideo, Uruguay, in April
which many denominations will par
ticipate, will confine its attention to
mission work in South America.
The Minnesota fiery cross., 1924-04-11

1t is purpose of the American
Bible society, through it's agency in
China, to make the Bible accessible
to every Chinese. Last year three
Bible societies with combined funds
and effort circulated over 100000
copies of scripture.
The Minnesota fiery cross., 1924-04-11

Methodist preachers of Philadel
phia have urged that rigid censor,
ship of radio programs be enforced
1t was suggested that one way to OIL
set what was termed the "trifiins
jazz" programs would be to have 4
half-hour religious program MADE
compulsory at some time during eacf
day.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-11
HOPPE IS WINNER WHEN
 HE OUTLAWS COCHRAN
Billiard Champ Beats Cochran Ends First Clash With 124
 Point Lead

Boston, Jan. 11.-Willie Hoppe worlds champion 1S.2 balkline bill lizards player. won the first block oi his 1,500 point three-night match with Welker Cochran, challenger last night, 500 to 376. Cochran playing brilliantly at times, failed as conspicuously at others, having a total of six blank innings. . Hoppe went out with an unfinished run of 43 in the nineteenth inning Throughout he played consistently good billiards. although only one of his runs, in which he tallied 109 points. approached Cochran's high run of 142.
 The champion took the lead in the opening inning when he ran 90 against for the young Pacific coast star. He was never overtaken.
 Cochran, playing his best, ran 142 in the 11th inning and cut Hopes lead to S2 points. But from the fifteenth inning to the end Hoppe set pace which Cochran was unable to follow.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-11
BRUSH IS COMING BACK
 TO STATES FOR FIGHTS
British Battler Still Insists That He Can Get Best of Johnny
 Dundee.

London, Jan. 11.--Danny Frush, who has been in the throes Of new winning streak here, plans 10 return to America before spring and resume his quest for the featherweight cham pionship.
 Frush still insists he was i'll the day he fought Johnny Dundee and was knocked out. The Britisher thinks he would have knocked out Johnny liilabne if the Clevelander hadn't deliberately fouled him.
 Frush's knockout at the hands of Dundee was one of the surprises of the ring, for Dundee is a notoriously weak hitter and Frush is notably rugged. Had there been any betting at all on the fight fhe outcome would have been viewed with suspicion. It so happened that the bout attracted but little attention and practically nc betting was done.
 F'rush hasn't changed much in his fighting style since he was last in the States; he still stands very erect and carries his guard low. A good straight hitter has no trouble reach- ing his jaw, and his Jaw isn't the toughest in the world at that.
 F'rush has been winning regularly here, but 1t Is no great feat to win regularly in the English feather weight division as 1t now shapes up. Frush hopes to get bout with Dun dee as soon as he lands in America.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-11
 
COLLEGE BASKETBALL
 TITLE RAGE IS CLOSE
Court Arrays of Yale, Pennsylvania, Columbia And Cornell All Look
 Strong As Season Opens

New York, Jan. 1.-The intercol- i legiate basketball league, which opens its 14th season tomorrow night when Columbia and Pennsylvania lives meet hero, promises to add this year to its record for closely contested title races.
 Review of the organizations history since it started in 1910-11 reveals an unusual number of stirring battles for court supremacy. But one team in the annals of the league has ever fin ished the season with clean slate. that being Pennsylvania, which cap tured the title in 19f9-20 with a rec- ord of 10 victories and no defeats.
 The Quakers have won five cham- pionships, four of them in one stretch and lead all of their five rivals. Yale, the 1922-23 titleholder, has furnished three champion teams Columbia two and Princeton and Cornell. one each. Cornell and Columbia shared titular honors one season.
 The championship winners since
New Britain herald., 1924-01-11
Jones Still Stands in
 Golf Line Above Marston

Although Max Marston won the na- tional amateur golf championship at Flossmoor last summer few Wiil con cedc that he deserves to he ranked No. 1 among the amateurs Of The country.
 Marston is g fine golfer. but he hardly ranks above Bobby Jones. vic tor in the open championships at h. wood. And in the opinion Of most critics Marston is not entitled to dis place Chick Evans ot Chicago. who is only a stroke or SO behind Jones in skill. Due to his victory in the na- tionai. Marston is properly rated in third position, behind Jones and Ey- ans. Jess Swcetser is al home in fourth place and Francis Ouimet in fifth. From this point on the ciassifi- cation gecomes a matter Of opinion.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-11
Gibbons Delighted.

st. Paul, Minn., Jan. ii.-Tommy Gibbons, St. Paul boxer, when in- formed last night that a return match had been arranged between himself and Champion Jack Dempsey de- cared 'it is the best news I've heard in long time.
 Tt means that l am going to be the next heavyweight champion of the world, which is the acme of my ambition" Tommy said.
 "Ever since my fight with the champion at Shelby, Montana, l have tried hard to get return match, for I honestly believe learned more about him that he did about me. feel sure that I can defeat the cham pion and this will be my continual thought until time for me to climb into the ring"
 Unless there are restrictions in his Dempsey contract, Gibbons said he plans to engage in several fights be-
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New Britain herald., 1924-01-11
COLUMBIA AND WEST POINT
 IN TWO YEAR AGREEMENT

New York, Jan. 1l.-Columbia and Army have signed a two-year agree ment for games in 1924 and 1925. it was announced last night by Robert W. Watt, graduate manager of ath- letics at Columbia,
 This years game will be played November 1 5 at West Point.
 The agreement marks the first gridiron relations between the two institutions since 1899 and, according to MT. Watt. is likely to develop into an annual feature.
 The Columbia game completes Army's nine-game schedule for next fall, one of the Htiffest the Cadets have evar faced. Besides the Cadets games with Yale Notre Dame and Navy. it includes contests with St. Louis, Detroit, Boston University, Florida and Norwich.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-11
DEMPSEY-GIBBONS
 BOUT ABOUT FIXED
Champ Probably Will Receive SSOO,OOO for Defending Title

New York, Jan. 11.-It seemed highly probable today that Jack Dempsey would defend his world s Heavyweight boxing title for the second time against Tom Gibbons of St. Paul in a bout in the Metropolitan section ill May or June.
 Every one concerned has agreed to the fight except Jack Kearns Dempsey's manager, and he gave every indication before leaving town today that the program and balance sheet proposed by Tex Rickard would be satisfactory to him. Kearns de- parted for a short stay at Hot Springs, Ark. and said he would give his definite statement when he returns.
 Prospects Brighter.
 Prospects for the bout developed yesterday when Eddie Kane, the chal- lenger's manager, visited Rickard to discuss some indoor bouts for his man this winter. Kane and Gibbons have been hopeful for a return match with Dempsey, but Rickard had frowned upon the proposal despite the fact that the St. Paul battler is the only man to stay the limit with the champion since he ascended his throne.
 Negotiations were instituted for the bout by James Mullen of Chicago and he asserted they were well under way. Rickard, apparently seeing that the match was to be made and that the bout he suggested between Harry Wills and Luis Firpo was improbable decided to take advantage of Kane's willingness. Rickard said there was nothing different to say except that he would utilize either the Polo Grounds or Yankee stadium here or Boyle's Thirty Acres in Jersey City.
 .Gibbons' Chances.
 There is much speculation among the experts over Gibbons chances. As the only man to have remained the limit with the champion he is accord- ed a fair chance by many if the bout is held here where m official decision would be given, but if staged in Jer- sey where decisions are illegal his chances would be poorer.
 Kearns and Rickard know what his financial demands were and that if he met them the bout would be held, so judging from past utterances Dempsey's share will be sS0o,o0o, Gibbons got virtually no money out of tho previous bout held at Shelby Mont, which was a financial flasco and brought ruin to some of its pro- motors.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-11
LINK IS SIDE TRACKED AND
 NEW BRITAIN WINS HOT GAME
Great Exhibition by La liar Defeats West Sides of Hartford 46-42 in Over time Play.
time Play.
The jinx is broken!

The jinx is broken!
 All-New Britain 46---West Sides 42.
 And after overtime play. The All-New Britain basketball team, after dropping four straight games by close margins, and one in overtime play. last night came through with a victory over the West Sides of Hartford by score of 46-42 after five minutes of overtime play which followed the sensational playing of La liar. who tied the game in the closing minutes of the second half.
 had anything but a walk-over and the game was fast and furious from whistle to whistle. At times it be- came very rough and there was a lengthy casualty list, though no one was seriously hurt. Pelletier got a nasty gash over the eye, Herman sprained an ankle, Restella's knee was twisted and in a scrimmage Beckwith lost his eyeglasses and face protector. Brennan officiated.
 The fast work of the West Side boys, compared to their mediocre showing in past games, makes them loom up as strong contenders in the state. At the end of the first half the West Siders were leading by the score of 2s to 21.
 With New Britain trailing, the management shifted the lineup and La liar went into the game when there were eight minutes to play, re-, placing Babcock. He immediately started like a whirlwind, dribbling through the Hartford team and shooting with unerring aim. He dropped in three double-deckers and tied the tally. In the five minutes overtime La liar again shone bril- liantly and lashed the old netting for three more double-deckers which put the game on ice for the Hardware City boys. It was La liars thirteen points that spelled victory for New Britain, though Restella also did well, getting four goals and free try. The other locals, Babcock, Larson and Taylor likewise played a steady consistent game.
 For Hartford Murphy was the brightest star.
 While he was in the game last night wojak played very well.
 After the showing made by New Britain last night the chances of their beating the Dixie Speed Boys at the armory on Saturday night look pretty good. Last nights summary:
New Britain herald., 1924-01-11
PERHAPS EDDIE IS SORRY.

Had Eddie Charity. catcher of the Washington Nationals. known that Donie Bush would not manage the team in 1924, he probably wouldn't have jumped 10 the Indus- trial League in the west that offers such fancy salaries to discontented major leaguers. Bush. as manager of the Nationals last year, was strong for Muddy Ruel as catcher, seldom giving Charity chance. Eddie felt that he was being dis criminated against and jumped at the chance to quit the majors.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-11
PAINTERS TAKE GAME
By Defeating Mark Twain Club of Hartford They Crowd 11th Straight Victory onto Calendar.

The Partners made it II straight last night when they defeated the Mark Twain club of Hartford in a fast games, 37-2l.
 Both teams started off at a fast clip, the Partners scoring first. They ran up seven points before they were stopped.
 The score at the end of the first half was 2i to 6 in favor of the Pan- thers.
 The second half started off at n fast clip, the Mark Twains scoring first, The Partners were held score- less for the first 10 minutes of play. The score at the end of the second half was Partners 37. NJ. T. c. 21.
 The score.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-11
COBB STRONG FOR MANuscH.

nusch as inc best prospect that has broken into inc majors in years. He looks for him 10 bc one of the big gest stars in the same inside of three years. "Manuscb has wonderful natural ability" says Cobb. ''he needs only to learn how 10 make use Of it to be one Of the stars of sS.a game. He's d great batsman rigt now and is sure to improve Tor q big fellow he is rery fast. He s'ill has considerable to learn about fieId- ing but is picking up fn fine style"
New Britain herald., 1924-01-11
VETS IN GREATER NUMBERS
 IN POLL AT HARVARD UNIV.

Cambridge. Mass. Jan. II. .-- The modern vets" at Harvard claimed a victory last night on the face of re- turns from a poll held by the Harvard Crimson to ascertain the views of faculty and undergraduates on the prohibition question, the first of a series Of college votes on the question throughout the country.
 Editors of the college newspaper announced after an analysis Of the re- suit that the university as q whole apparently included approximately HOO "wets" as against 900 favoring bone dry plan Of prohibition en- forcement.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-11
DUNDEE HAS ACCEPTED
Agrees to Terms Offered for Bout Be- tween Himself and Lombardo in Panama City February 22.

Panama, Jan. 11.--Johnny Dun dee's manager has accepted the terms offered by Promoter Roberts for q fight between Dundee and Jose Lom- bardo in Panama City on February 22, according to announcement made by Roberts last night. He added that Dundee will sail from New York on February on the steamer Santa Teresa.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-11
TO FIGHT DUNDEE

New York, Jan. 1.-The winner of tonlght's 15-round match between sammy Mandell, of Rockford. 1ll., and Jack Bernstein, Of Yonkers. will have a chance 10 battle Johnny Dundee for the junior lightweight title at Madison Square Garden, if was an- nounced yesterday. Bernstein lost this crown to Dundee recently.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-11
nTTs aRIppEns INNIIEp

Medf0rd. Mass. Jan. H. - The Tufts college athletic authorities have taken under consideration an invita- ton for the Tufts football team to play Western Reserve university at Cleveland next Thanksgiving Day. II arranged it will be the first intersec- tional contest for Tufts since the team played the University Of Detroit, at IsetrOit. in 1920.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-11
HOCKEY1STS TO MEET
Cleveland and Minneapolis VIII Play Each Other Tonight and Tomorrow Night in Important games.

Cleveland. Jan. ii.--Cloveland, leaders in group two of the United States amateur hockey league, meets Minneapolis here tonight and tomor- row night. The local team leads the group by virtue of its two defeats over Duluth last week, being the only sextette with a clean slate.