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The Washington times., 1924-05-27
JEWISH RELIEF
Delegates
ARRIVE
Prominent Women VIII Greet
New York ENJOYS to
&c. II. S. Conclave

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With headquarters at the Hotel
Washington officially opened, sew
eral score Washington women win
today welcome the members OF the
New York delegation who are
scheduled to play an important
part in the success Of the twentieth
annual convention Of the Jewish
Consumptives' Relief Society which
convenes here Saturday.
A delegation Of the women. head
ed by Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith,
honorary chairman and Mrs. Morris
Within, chairman of the reception
committee will be ON duty ct the
Union Station until all Of the New
York party have arrived.
Particular interest is taken in
the arrival Of Mrs. Louis Bloch,
president of the New York Ladies
Auxiliary Of the Jewish COnsump-
tives Relief Society,". who 10 famed
throughout the country as ethe
first lady Of the J.. C. r. s.
Other important members OF the
New York delegation who are ex-
pected in the city today are Mrs.
A. Greenherg, Mrs. j. Zelenkos Mrs.
NJ. Harris, Mrs. j. Bach, Mrs. p.
Krulewitch, Mrs. A. ]. Davidson,
Mrs. G. Fields, Mrs. M. Lidz Gold
stein, Mrs. A. B. Levinsky, Mrs.
H. Krulewitch, Mrs. ], NJ. Crane,
Mrs. b. Shapiro, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph burst, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbst,
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Diamond. Mr..
and Mrs. Rosen and Mr.. and Mrs.
C. Miller.
Dinner for Doctor Spivak.
Reverend s. l.. Genes, director Of
the convention, today announced
that the welcome" dinner to Doc
tor Chain D. Spivak. secretary Of
the society. in Baltimore yesterday,
was great success. A number of
prominent local residents, led by
Norris Garfinkle, treasurer of the
convention committee. and Joseph
L. Topper, lawyer. were present.
As result of the gathering, the
Reverend Genes today voiced conf
dence that Baltimore is aroused"
and viii doubtless render Washing
ton valuable aid in making the tu-
berculosis relief conclave a national
success.
prominent BaltlmofeanS VINO were
present at the dinner were the
Reverend Doctor William Rosenau,
Doctor Samuel V0llman: Doctor
Joseph Gichner, of Johns Hopkins
University; Doctor A. F. Shreier,
Leslie Moses. I. w. Friedenwald,
Leonard Weinberg, Sidney Straus;
A. J. Miller. editor of the Jewish
Times: H. Joseph Lyman. executive
director, Jewish Federation Of Bal
timore, and Miss Freda Simon. sec.
rotary. Jewish Federation Of Balti-
more.
Promise Big Delegation.
Martin J. Kohn, leading Baltimore
business man, was the host at the
dinner and assured Doctor Spivak
that the National Capital can count
on Baltimore to send q good sized
delegation to the cOnvantior.
The Reverend Genes announced
today that besides members Of the
reception committee. Mrs. Harry
Sherry, Mrs. Leonard B. Schloss
and Mrs. Samuel Norman win help
welcome the New York delegation.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
Chicago's First Ceremony
Held at Cream City Park

CHICAGO, ILL, May 20. Chica
go's first outdoor naturalization GER
emonial of the 1924 season was staged
in the old Cream City park at Lyons
last Saturday night, when a large
number of ''aliens" became members
of the Ku Klux Klan.
As the thousands of robed Klans
men marched from their gathering
point in Berwyn, through Ridgeland
boulevard to Riverside and down Law
ton road to Lyons, the residents of
these suburban sections lined the
sidewalks, and in many instances ap
plauded the marchers vigorously.
This naturalization was the first in
a series that will be held here dur
ing the summer months in connection
with the aggressive membership cam
paign now being waged by the di-
rector Of the department of exten-
sion and education.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
Madden Pushed for
House SpeakerShip
tsureau of Publication and Education,

(Bureau Of Publication and Education)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 90
Representative Martin b. Madden, of
Chicago, chairman Of the house ap-
preparations committee, has been
given the unanimous Endorsement of
the Republican members of the Illi-
nois delegation as candidate for
speaker of the next house to succeed
Representative Gillett, who has an
nounced himself as candidate for
the Republican nomination for the
senate from Massachusetts, to sue
ceed Senator David /. Walsh, Demo
crat.
During the contest for the speaker
ship last December, some of his
friends persistently voted for Mad
den, although at that time he was
outspoken in his support of Mr.. Gil
lett.
The Protestant, in its book entitled
"Who's Who in Congress-" has Mr..
Madden listed as a Roman Catholic
and asserts that he voted against the
Burnett immigration bill, voted
against prohibition, fought the 2 per
cent seiective immigration bill, and
signed the Gallivan Irish petition.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
To Build Protestant
Hospital in Kansas

PITTSBURG, KAN, May 26.-Con-
struction of the first unit of Prot
estant hospital, TO be erected here by
the American Hospital association,
will begin soon, it was decided at a
massmeeting Of the stockholders re-
Gently.
The site was purchased last sum-
mer, and excavation work for the
basement and foundation will be
started as soon as the city completes
storm sewer across the grounds.
The unit to be constructed will cost
approximately 100000 exclusive of
equipment, and will accommodate be-
tween go and rs patients. II will be
fireproof, and will be built to con-
form with the latest ideas in hospi-
tai construction. Ultimately, the ad.
ditional units will make the hospital
one Of the largest and best In this
section.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
$50 men JOIN kLAN
AT KANSAS MEETING
RObed Members Form Cross at
Special Evangelical
Services
Estate News letter.

LEAvENWORTH, KAN, May 26.-
Local Klansmen are describing a re-
cent meeting of the Leayenworth
unit as one of the most successful
ever held nere, $50 Knights being
converted following an address by the
Rev. Arthur Burch, evangelist, who
is conducting a series of meetings at
the First Baptist church. Steps were
taken to cooperate with local Off
'cefs in the endorsement Of the pro-
hibitory law as well as other stat
utes.
PITTSBURG, KAN, May 26.-
Marching quietly into the Lincoln
Park auditorium last Sunday night,
approximately $50 members of the
Knights of the Ku Klux klan, attired
in full regalia, seated themselves in
the middle section in the form of a
cross, and took part in the evangel-
istic services being conducted by the
Rev. and Mrs. Earl Clark, Indianap-
oils, Indiana. A large fiery cross on
the stage of the auditorium gave the
room the appearance of Klavern.
MARYSVILLE, KAN, May 26.-
Many residents of Washington county
are expressing desire to join the
Knights of the Ku Klux Klan after
hearing an excellent lecture on Amer
icanism delivered here Sunday by a
lecturer Of the great American order.
Hundreds Of persons from all parts
of the county were in attendance,
and many in the audience declared it
was one Of the best lectures they had
ever heard.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
MAyFlELD'S BROTHER
EXPENSIVE WITNESS
Cost More Money to Subpoena
Morris Mayfield Than He
Raised for Campaign

Bureau OF Publication and Edneation)
WASHINGTON, d. c.. May 23.-It
cost the government more money to
have Morris Mayfeld, of Terrell, Tex
as, subpoenaed and brought to Wash
ington to testify in the Mayfield SEN
atorial election contest case than he
solicited, raised and spent in money
in the Texas elections in which his
brother, Senator Mayfeld, was elect
ed. That's another bobble of the Ped
dy forces in this long-drawn-out con-
test, which is fizzling more and more
every day it goes on.
Morris Mayfield is wholesale gro
Ger in Texas, and is interested in a
number of wholesle grocery con-
Germs. He testified that he visited
all of them and that he raised among
the wholesale grocery men all-toid
$3.50, and that he spent every cent OF
it in the election of his brother to
the senate without telling the sena-
tor anything about it. The witness
also told the subcommittee that in
his rounds he visited as many as 10
or 20 Klan organizations in Texas
and that to his certain knowledge not
one of them contributed cent to the
Mayfield campaign as organizations.
The Peddy forces did not have any
more witnesses and the committee
was compelled to adjourn again, this
time until next Monday morning at
ten o'clock. The committee today
served notice on the Peddy attorneys
that it could not permit the case to
drag along much longer; that it de-
sired to finish up all testimony now
in a very few days.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
Voters May Abolish PdrOcliai
Schools in Michigan This Fall

Editors N0te--The following ar.
ticIe was written by an Iowa man
who II I'm constant touch with the on.
ward march Of Protestantism through.
out the nation. The following article
form, the sitaatlon In Miehigan.)
The supreme court of Michigan
has ordered the question Of an amend
ment to the state constitution provid-
ing for closing the parochial schools
Of the state to be put upon the bal
lot for vote this fall.
In 1920 this question came up in
that state by petition. Few people
were awake to the situation and the
question was defeated by q vote Of
about two to one. II was instantly
given out ths5 another petition would
soon be circulated for q subsequent
vote on the question.
Friends Of the parochial school at
once got busy. First law was
passed providing for state inspection
of paroehial, and there was scamper-
ing Of the robed sisters to the nor
NAL schools Of the state to make
themselves sufficiently proficient to
bring the grade of Teaching in the
schools up to the public school stand
ard The bill for inspection of the
schools had the earnest backing of
the governor, who, though not pro-
Tossing any religion, was reared q
Catholic. And it was openly claimed
that the bill was secretly. pushed by
two Catholic bishops, of course with
the thought of forestalling by such
measure any further effort to close
the parochial schools by amendment
to the constitution.
Then a bill was passed complicat-
ing the method of getting signatures
upon the petition for amendment to
the constitution. the intent evident
ly being to kill further attempts to
get the necessary number Of signers.
: In spite of this greater difficuley,
petitions were again circulated, and
enough signatures were obtained to
put the question on the ballot. This
time the attorney general favored
Rome for some unaccountable rea-
SON, except, of course, always the Sc
cret power of the big politico-church
organization. He declared absolutely
with no authority of law that the sig
natures had not been obtained within
the proper time limit. The fact is
that no time limit was specified in
the law. But friends of the right do
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30

not always lie down when the tug of
war comes, and Michigan had some
determined men fighting to rid the
state Of this most un-American in
stitution, the parochial school, and
they took the case TO the supreme
court, with the result that the court
puts the question on the ballot for
vote this fall.
Michigan was the first state to take
the matter up, and the campaign
there this fall will be watched by
good citizens all over the country.
No question all the power Of Rome
will center In the state against the
amendment. But, outside of certain
sections Of the upper peninsula, Mich
lyon Is one Of the most completely
Protestant and American states in
the union, and there is very little
doubt that the question win carry
this fall.
The campaign has a much better
chance there this fall than 1t had
some years ago, for the reason that
the Khan Is now well on its feet in
Michigan and growing by leaps and
bounds. The hooded Knights will
give good report of themselves, this
fall.
Then for three years the campaign
has been on in Michigan for state
law providing for the daily use of
the Bible in every public school in
the state, and very late In the legis-
lative session Of 1923 a bill was in
troduced in the senate looking to-
ward that result, introduced simply
to get people to thinking about it for
the next two years.
Michigan people are learning three
very important things that lie at
the very heart of American welfare
and national stability:
1. The public school is the hope Of
the republic.
2. That being so, every child of
the republic must be in the public
school.
3. The two preceding things be-
ing so, the public school must have
in its curriculum absolutely every
thing the child needs to make him
safe, intelligent, clean, worthy, Amer
ican citizen, not only mental and
physical and industrial training, but
also that moral training which can
come only from the Bible in daily
use in every school room.
The eyes of the nation will settle
on Michigan and the fight there for
Americanism.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
FAIRMONT KLAN
MEMBERS HOLD
HUGE MEETING
Glaring, Red, Fiery Cross.
Surrounded by White
R0bed Figures
CURIOUS TURNED AWAY
Secretary Of Company Says He
Believes Meeting Was Just
"Wiener Reast1

FAIRMONT, MINI, May l2.-Ks
kiux Khan members Of Martin coun-
ty had big gathering at Interlaken
Inn last night.
In the glare of a flaming red cross
constructed of electric lights which
were supplied with @juice" from
Delco-light plant, were many white
robed figures, and Others in civilian
dress.
The meeting is thought to have beer
the aftermath of a call sent out Sat
urday night through the burning of
score Of crosses in Fairmont and
others in the various villages and
towns of the county.
Autoists Turned Back
Fairmont autoists, out for a ride
about 10 o'clock last night, attempt
ed to drive through Interiaken past
the hotel and around the race track,
but their car was stopped by four
men in white robes. carrying fash
lights, and the driver was asked to
leave.
Get along there" said the senti-
nels, who ran toward the car from the
hotel porch. In the meantime the
lights on the cross were extinguished
The machine was not allowed to
drive up TO the hotel, but was turned
south at one side of it and left the
park. The purpose of the meeting
Is not known, but it is believed to
have been Klan rally and possibly
a naturalization ceremony. It looked
as If from 100 to 150 automobiles
were parked around the hotel.
Was Wiener Reast2
j. A. Mayer, secretary of the Inter
laken company, said today he did not
know anything about Klan meeting
at the park. Mr.. Mayer lives in the
lnterlaken farmhouse some distance
from the inn.
about two weeks ago." he said, "a
party came to me and asked If Fair
mont business men could have q vie
ner roast in the park. ! told them to
go ahead They ara not dse N lztnsi,
as / carried the key. That's VAIL ]
know about it. guess il was just q
wiener roast"
The Khan apparently is growing to
considerable proportions in the coun
ty, as there was large attendance
at last nights meeting.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
KlanSmen Did Not Burn
Cross Near Convent
Wall, st. Paul

To the Editor
Pioneer Press,
City.
SIR
We note in this mornings edi-
tion Of your paper an item regard
ing he burning of fiery cross at
or near House Of the Good Shep-
herd, In this city.
Inasmuch as the fiery cross is
distinctively an emblem Of the Ku
Klux Khan, this item will natu-
rally lead the public Of st. Paul to
believe that the Klan burned that
cross last night.
Wish to advise that the burning
Of such cross last night positively
was not authorized and, IL any Of
the parties responsible for burn
ing same are members OF this or
ganization, they were acting who'll
ly without authority and purely
on their own initiative.
1t is our belief that this act was
perpetrated by enemies of the
knights of the Ku Klux Klan, for
the purpose of discrediting our or
ganization in the minds of the
public.
Wish to advise that the Knights
of the Ku Klux Klan is not an an
ti-Catholic organization, except in
the minds of the less informed and
the uninformed, and is probably
so construed by them because of
our belief in the separation Of
church and state, which, as you
know, is written in the constitu-
tion of the United States, and in
our allegiance to Professionalism.
If our stand on these two princi-
Piles makes us anti-Catholic, then
we plead guilty.
We understand that your paper
has not been in sympathy with our
organization, but we believe that
sense of justice and fair play
will prompt you to publish this
letter, as a direct and authentic
reply to the deed perpetrated last
night. Would kindly ask that you
do not publish this letter, unless
you publish it in, its entirety.
Very truly yours,
IMPERIAL REPRESENTATIVE,
Knights o fthe Ku klux Klan,
Realm Of Minnesota.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
Closed Klan Meeting
Held at Rochester

ROCHESTER,, MINI, May 15.-The
closed meeting which was held here
tonight was called to arrange activ-
tiles for the summer season, The att
tendance was very good. After the
pressing business details had been
cleared away, national speaker de-
liyered pepper and ginger" talk.
The Queen City insists on making it
self obvious on the map of Klandom.
Judging entirely by the past, there is
no doubt that it will be successful in
its efforts.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
Junior K1an Organizes
In Illinois

CHICAGO, ILL, May l9.-Witk the
appointment of Fighting Bob" Ev-
ans to the dictatorship Of the Junior
Ku Klux Klan in. Illinois, that de-
partment is now beginning to func
tion.
The Junior Klansmen will counter
act the evils of the "jazz" age, while
building up the physical, mental, and
spiritual character of the member
ship, according to the new director,
Boys between the ages of twelve and
eighteen years are eligible.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
To Curb Crime Means
Reduction of Taxes
: Money Mag Then BE Used For.
Education and County I'm
pr0vements
By a Centerville Klansman)

I WANT to call the attention of
the taxpayers of Centerville to
the number of criminal cases which
have come before our county courts.
You ask where your tax money goes?
Too much Of it goes for criminal
upkeep.
The largest per cent of cases be-
fore our judicial bodies are those of
foreigners. 1t has been found that
the majority of foreigners brought
before the courts are without natur-
alization papers or any intention of
procuring them. About rs per cent
of such cases go unpunished, or with
a light Jail sentence. American ju-
rors have false sense Of pity for the
foreigners who are having harG
struggle in strange land"
But il is time Americanism was
protected. Citizens of Centerville
should awake to the situation. They
should know that there are number
of roadhouses between the Rock Is
land crossing and Mining Camp
Number Thirty. As an evidence OF
this, taxicabs may be seen at these
different places all hours Of the
night. These places are no more than
dives where men and women may
congregate and where all known vice
exists. Women of the underworld
type make their business at such
places, and the condition on the
whole is most deplorable.
These joints are run by foreigners,
but. American citizens help to pat
ronize them. The general public
would shudder with horror to know
that some of the business men of our
city patronize these places. The
courts Of today should be given suf-
ficient backing by some organized
body to be able to satisfactorily
crush both patrons and owners of
these road houses. In the past, the
fear of the Black Hand society cowed
some. of the jurors to leniency, but
that day Is past, and there Is an or
ganization strong enough to crush
this Illicit trade.
That organization is the Knights
of the Ku Klux Klan. The men Of
that organization are red-blooded
Americans with enough courage to
face the dirty political ring which
constantly supported and elected of
fcers who favored this lawless ele-
ment, and demand clean, law-abid-
ing city. As soon as this condition
Is brought around our taxes will be
used for education and improvement.
rather than in our courts and for
the maintenance Of large force OF
enforcement officers.
Reducing the number of criminal
cases means ultimately the reducing
Of our taxes. That gives the situa-
tion financial and moral aspect, and
every real man should shoulder the
burden Of cleaning up Appanoosc
county so that representatives OF the
underworld will have no place here.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
TW0 uNIrS yaIN RoRtCS

ITASCA. TEX. Hiilsboro Khan No.
80, and Itasca Klan, No. 1876. are con-
solidating and In this way expect. TO
accomplish more work than either
Khan could accomplish individually.
A joint meeting was held recently at
HiiIsboro and II In estimated that
nearly 1900 attended.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
Hold Klan Meeting
at Money Greek

MONEY CREEK, MINI, May A.
Rain. black, sticky mud and home
talent plays did not prevent the
scheduled meeting Of the Ku klux
Klan here tonight. Members Of the
Protestant organization OF Rushford
and other neighboring towns were
present. The state speaker outlined
the principles Of the Klan and 9th
erwise assisted In making the whole
affair successful. A class was natu-
rallied.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
Proof of Gods Lope
WILLIAM j. BRYAN

We see all about US conclusive
proof of the infinite intelligence and
fathomless love of the heavenly Fa-
ther On the lofty mountain sum-
mits He builds. His mighty reservoirs,
and piles high the winter SHOWS,
which, melting, furnish the water for
singing brooks, for the hidden veins,
and for the springs that pour out
their refreshing flood through the
smitten rocks. At His touch the same
element that furnishes ice to cool the
fevered brow furnishes also the steam
to move mans commerce on sea and
land. He imprisons in roaring cata-
racts exhaustless energy for the serv-
bowels Of the earth beds of coal and
rivers of oil; He studs the canyons
frowning walls with precious metals
and priceless gems; He extends His
magic wand, and the soil becomes
rich with fertility; the early and lat
ter rains supply the needed moisture,
and the sun, with its marvellous al
chemy, transmutes base clay into
golden grain. He gives US in infinite
variety the fruits of the orchard, the
vegetables of the garden, and the ber-
ries of the woods. He gives us the
sturdy oak, the fruitful nut tree, and
the graceful palm.
In compassion He makes the horse
to bear our burdens and the COW to
supply the dairy; and He gives as the
faithful hen. He maeks the fishes to
scour the sea for food, and then yield
themselves up to the table; He sends
the bee forth to gather sweets for
man, and birds to sing his cares away.
He paints the skies with the gray Of
the morning and the glow Of the sum
set; He sets His radiant bow in the
clouds, and copies its colors in myri-
ad flowers. He gives to the babe a
mothers love, to the child fathers
care, TO parents the joy of children,
to brothers and sisters the sweet as
sociation of the fireside. and He gives
to all the friend. Well may the
psalmist exclaim, The heavens de-
clare the glory Of God; and the firma-
ment showeth His handiwork. Day
unto day uttereth speech, and night
unto night showeth knowledge y
Surely everything that hath breath
should praise the Lcrd.---"In His I'm
age"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30
Florida Klan to Build
Klavern; First in State

DeLAND FLA, May 26. If plans of
the Exalted Cyclops and kiansmen
Of DeLand Klan No. Is meet with
early success. DeLand Klan will be
the first Klan in the Realm of Flor.
ida to own and occupy klayern OF
its own. A valuable site suitable for
the construction of Klavern has
been donated TO the DeLand klan
through the generosity Of one OF the
residents Of DeLand.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-30

BIRMINGHAM. ALA.--Robert y.
Lee Khan, No. I, has organized drum
corps and IL now forming band.
Both organizations are equipped with
the new regulation klan band unit
forms.