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The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14
DAKOTA SCHOOLS MAY
HOLD BIBLE CLASSES.
Fear Stand May Lead to Estab-
lishment of State
Church

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 10
cussion Of religious instruction in
North Dakota public schools, while
revealing differences of opinion, has
brought out strong views that there
is danger of this latest educational
proposal leading eventually to some
form of state church, in violation
of the fundamentals upon which the
United States were established.
Following the attorney generals
opinion that North Dakota public
school pupils may not absent them
selves one hour weekly to receive in
struction in parochial schools, a
strong not approving this ruling and
demanding continued separation of
church and state has been sounded
by the Rev. E. P. Baker, pastor of
the Plymouth Congregational church
in Fargo.
He joins with Prof. C. I. Nelson of
the Fargo schools in declaring the
further belief that Bible instruction
as part of school curriculum is il
legal.
Mr.. Baker believes the church
should make use of pupils spare time
instead of encroaching upon public
school time,
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14
TOO MANY LAWS MADE
American Law Institute Has In.
teresting Session in Capt..
tai City
Scottish Rite News Bureau)

WASHINGTON, d. c., March IL
That forty-eight legislatures besides
the national congress turn out more
laws yearly than can be understood
or enforced, is the contention of
many who see in the too large num-
Der of enactments at every session,
the underlying reason for "the laws
delays" an dthe cries against Gus
tice only for the wealthy"
To restate and simplify our legal
restrictions, to the end that we may
have a greater reverence for and
benefits from the laws, is the object
of the American law institute, which
has just closed it's second annual
convention in the capital city.
During the session the members
heard reports of the progress of the
work on the restatement of the law,
a report on the classific alton of the
law by Roscoe Pound, dean of the
Harvard law school, and a report on
the defects in criminal justice by
a committee consisting of Herbert S.
Hadley, chancellor of Washington
university, Missouri, John G. Mil
burn, of New York and William w.
Mikell, dean of the Law School of the
University of Pennsylvania.
The Carnegie corporation has do
mated 81 ,075, 000,, payable over a per-
iod of 10 years to the institute, thus
providing an income in excess Of
100000 a year.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14
WASHINGTON'S FIRST
MONUMENT IN RUINS
Bill Is Now Before Congress to
Repair Famous Granite
Tower
(ScOttish Rite News Bureau

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 10
According to local tradition, as we'll
as authorities in the library Of con-
gress, the first monument erected to
George Washington, president, gen.
eral and Mason is that which now
stands a crumbling ruin Is miles
from Washington midway between
Hagerstown and Frederick. 1t is on
the highest mob of the summit ridge
OF the mountain, 1900 feet above
what is still a main route today.
The monument was erected by the
citizens of Boonsboro Maryland, in
1927 and dedicated on July of that
year. At that time it was a COMICS al
tower of granite, "a feet around the
base, and 80 feet high, with a wind
ing stairway about it leading to an
observation platform on the top. The
tower was lookout station in the
battle of South Mountain in the Civil
war.
1t will cost little to rebuild the
structure, it is said, and a bill to ap-
propriate the necessary funds has
been introduced in congress and re-
ferred to committee. The Society
for Protection and Rebuilding of the
First Washington Monument" (form-
ed in 1919 is authority for the plans
of rebuilding, which include restora-
alton to the original height, with
platform on top, winding stairway
within, and beacon burning nightly
that all who pass by motor from
north to south or along the great
highway from east to west may be
reminded of the man for whom it
stands.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14
CONGRESS WILL HAVE TO SPEED UP WORK IF
MEMBERS ARE TO ATTEND PARTY CONVENTIONS
CBurenu of Publication and Educatior

(Bureau OF Publication and Educatior
WASHINGTON, d. c., March A.
One year from today there will be an
other presidential Inauguration in
Washington, and a man could make
million or two right now if he
could positively guarantee who is to
be the lucky man that is to ride up
to the U. 5. capitol, take the oath of
office and become the next president
OF the United States, one year from
today.
AT any rate the members of con-
gress up on Capitol hill are beginning
to think it over and to speculate on
which party will win and who is to
land the big plum. They are also
beginning to wonder if this session
of congress is going to be over in
time to give the man opportunity to
attend the national conventions of
both major parties next June, as they
will want to do.
Warming was given in the senate
yesterday by Senator Warren, of Wy
oming, chairman of the senate COM
mittee on appropriations, that pros
poets of adjournment of congress by
next June or even July will be out
Of the question unless the senate be-
gins to function as a legislative body
pretty soon.
The senator from Wyoming did not
seek to criticise the senate for it's
actions during the last few months,
but sought merely to call attention
to the situation congress is in right
now. Last year at this time, ell the
appropriation bills had been passed.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14
Wig Ways from WASHINGTON

Treasury show that at the opening of
business last Saturday the national
debt was S21, 781 ,966 1852. 1t has been
reduced 1898, 100000 in the last year.
Accused congressman
The report of the Chicago grand
jury which indicted Charles r.
Forbes, former director of the Vet
Grams bureau, which said, "that GER
tain sums of money were paid to two
members Of congress-" viii probably
be Investigated by the senate special
committee which has been investigat-
ing the Veterans bureau.
BrOOkhart Heads Committee
Senator Brookhart, Of Iowa, chair
man of the special committee APP
pointed to investigate the depart
ment of Justice and attorney general,
when his attention was called to the
report of the Chicago grand jury,
said that while the committee prob
ably would have jurisdiction in the
matter, he believed that the Veter-
ans bureau committee, which is still
at work, was the proper committee
to look into the charges regarding
the members of congress.
Count so Counties
II Is estimated now that It will
take another month to finish recount
ing the ballots in the contested May
field senatorial election in Texas. The
ballots in fifty counties have been
examined and recounted. That
leaves something like 2l4 counties
yet to wade through, The count will
be completed before the hearings
begin before the subcommittee Of
the privileges and elections commit
tee Of the senate.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14
10000 PEOPLE SEE
XII KLUX PARADE
Special Train Carrying 400 At
tracts Attention in Many
Towns

McCOMB, MISS, March 10.-About
ten thousand people crowded the
streets of McComb last week and wit
messed the parade and ceremonial by
Klansmen from McComb and all parts
of southern Mississippi and Louisi-
ana. A special train of the Illinois
Central railroad brought 400 Klans-
men from Louisiana towns.
Members Of the crew Of the special
train were all Khan sympathizers,
and an electrical crew of three men
was provided to take charge of the
electrically lighted fiery cross at
tached to the rear end of the train.
Citizens gathered at stations of the
towns the special passed through and
cheered the white robed figures that
crowded every window and platform
of the train.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14
ONLY 5000 IN
". VA. CAPITAL
ATTEND CHURCH
DIR. E. w. Halpenny, of State
Religious Council, Sees
Danger
BELOW AVERAGE CITY
QUESTIONABLE Shows Lack Of
knowledge of the Bible
Among Children
BELOW AVERAGE CITY

HARRISBURG, w. VA, March 10.
That Clarksburg is approaching q
tragic condition, because only 5000
persons are enrolled in churches, is
the opinion of DR.. E. w. Halpenny,
Charleston, superintendent of the
West Virginia Sunday school council
of religious education, who recently
made survey of local churches.
Clarkesburg is far below the aver
age for other cities the same size,
the Charleston minister declared.
Clarksburg has a total population of
approximately $4,000 persons. He de-
plores the unfamilarity of school
children with the Bible. Examples of
ignorance of Biblical facts are con-
tanned in set of QUESTIONABLE re-
vealed some time ago in local schools.
In the series of questions are follow
ing information was asked of the
students:
Name five books in the Old Tesla
ment-225.
Name five books in the New Testa-
ment-131.
In which book are the Command
ments?-l31.
Tell one thing about Jacob, Moses,
Samuel, Sampson, Elijah-75.
Write any verse in the Bible and
tell where found-154.
Who spoke of the Beautitudes7
Write any one-77.
Write the first ten words of the
Lords prayer-271.
Which came first, Paul or John the
Baptist, Joseph or Moses?-335.
Write Pslam l, verse !, or Psalm
%, verse 1888.
What was Jorden, Herod, Carmel,
Nazareth, Lazarus?-64.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14

This year none has been passed.
That virtually all recommendation
for constructive legislation will have
to be sacrificed is conceded in many
quarters, especially as the program
OF the coalition between the Republic
can insurgents and the Democrats,
who are in control, is in opposition to
the measures by means of which the
administration supporters had hoped
to provide benefits for the people and
relief.
1t is essential that the necessary
appropriation bills be passed, and so
far it looks to many as if there
might be difficulty in even getting
this essential work done.
Speed up the program, is the slo-
gan for congress nowadays.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14
(Bureau Of Publication and Educate

(Bureau Of Public alton and Educat ion)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March s.
Representative Cable, of Ohio, in a
speech on the floor of the house adj
vocated formulation of an "Ameri-
can bloc" to combat what he termed
foreign bloc" working against the
Johnson immigration bill.
Representative Rankin of Missis-
sippi, asserted that Democratic mem
bers of congress are receiving letters
threatening them with a Republican
administration next year, if they al
low the Johnson bill to pass. Rep
resentative Cable said the same was
true on the Republican side. So it
seems that the foreign bloc" is work
ing on both parties, trying to play
one against the other and threaten
ing both of them.
IF the immigration committee
would report out a bill suspending
immigration, l believe the house
would support it," Mr.. Cable de-
clared. The Ohio member is also a
member of the house committee on
immigration.
Representative Johnson, of Wash
ington, author of the immigration bill
in the house and chairman of the
committee, declared there was no
hatred in the bill, adding that "the
quicker we close down on immigra-
ton, the better we'll be-"
Representative Blanton, of Texas,
said that he believed the house would
stop immigration for at least five
years.
Look Who Attacks
Take a look at those who attack
the immigration measure. Jewish
members of congress, Catholics in
congress and in the pulpit, Italians,
and foreigners generally.
A public mass meeting to protest
against the passage of the Johnson
bill was held Sunday afternoon at the
Brooklyn, New York, Jewish center,
Eastern Parkway and Brooklyn av-
enue. The speakers denounced the
Johnson bill as narrow minded and
prejudiced. Look who they were.
Congressman Samuel Dickstein, of
Manhattan, a member of the house
immigration committee, and Rev. Fa-
Their Belford, pastor of the Roman
Catholic church of the Nativity,
Classon avenue and Madison street,
Brooklyn. The Catholic priest de-
clared that the Ku Klux Khan was
the driving force back of the John
son bill.
Congressman La Guardia, also of
New York, was also a speaker. He
hit the nail on the head when he
said: "If the johnson bill came up
in congress tomorrow it would pass
by an overwhelming vote" He also
said the bill would by the figures of
the 1890 census cut the Jewish immi-
grafton from $4,000 to 1000. The
Italian immigration would be re-
duced from $4,000 to 1900.
Khan Is Blamed
Congressman Dickstein said he was
member Of the committee "but
don't know that / ought to be proud
of that" After reciting instances
of families kept apart by the law, he
said it was passed in the committee
by fear of the fact that the country
might be flooded with immigration
from Europe as a result of the world
war. ''The Khan is behind the smoke
screen of the census of 1890. The i'm
migration committee says to the
non-Nordic races; you are undesira-
ble.' If our forefathers could see what
their sons are doing now they would
be ashamed of themselves"
The Roman Catholic priest said:
'The country is now passing through
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14
Juniors Organize
In West Virginia

SUTTON, w. VA, March IA Jun
ior Ku Klux Khan was organized in
Sutton recent evening when several
promising boys of the city between
the ages of IL and 16 years were ini-
tiated into the order. Following the
organization, and just as the Bland
theater was dismissing an unusually
large crowd, a fiery cross was seen
burning on the hill in South Sutton,
on the high point of the Garfield
farm. Quite a large crowd of people
witnessed the demonstration from
Main street and other points in the
cit. and for a while speculation was
rife as to the occasion, until the fact
Of the Juniors organizing became cir
culated through the crowds. There
are several Junior Klans throughout
the state now, it is said.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14
CHARTER IS GRANTED

BAYARD, w. VA, March 10
Bayard Khan, Knights of the Ku
Klux Khan, which has been under the
supervision of the state department
of extension for the past six months
and which has developed into big
institution, has been given charter,
according to local Klan officials.
When he charter was presened q
large class of candidates were also
taken into the order.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14

a period of persecution, that most of
the agitation is coming out of the
west and the south, and that in those
sections they were playing politics
in such way as to cause the most
trouble and the most noise. The
labor leaders of the country are be-
hind the movement to restrict i'm
migration because they want to re-
strict the labor market"
Twenty out of % New York con-
gressmen, representing their foreign
constituents in foreign centers, are
making a drive against the immigra-
ton bill. They are: Representatives
Carew, Kindred, Sullivan, Cullen,
Mead, Griffen, Cleary, Quayle, O'Con-
nell, Black, Bloom, Lindsay, Celler,
Corning, Dickstein, Boylan, O'Connor,
Oliver, Prall and Weller.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14

Bureau of Publication and EducatIon)
WASHINGTON, d. c., March g.
In a sermon on "Roman Catholicism
and the Ku Klux Klan," Rev. Charles
E. Jefferson, speaking in New York
church Sunday, said: "The Roman
Catholic church is arrogant, that it
snubbed and slandered the Protest
ant churches, that there were indi-
cations it was in politics and that 1t
would attempt to get share of the
public school funds"
And then this minister had the au-
dacity to say that all these things
did not justify an organization like
the Ku Klux Khan. He said the
members of the Khan are opposed to
the Catholic church because they are
afraid Of it. He said that the fear
complex actuates its movements. He
also said that the Khan, afraid of
the Catholic hierarchy, was opposed
to Catholicism because the church
has a way Of striking back.
In other words, the minister tried
to straddle. He admits the church
is wrong in doing the things the
Catholic church does, but that it
ought to be let alone, to go on and
on and finally as he predicts, try to
get its share Of the public school
funds. In other words, it's all wrong
but keep still and say nothing.
That minister has what some peo-
pie call gelatine spine. II bends
any old way.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14
Becker County Child
Welfare Board Named

DETROIT, MINI, March 10.-The
state board of control has appointed
child welfare board for Becker
county for 1924 The members are
Rev. Charles Bramscher, Detroit;
Miss Begin, Lake Park; Mrs Jacob
Spring, Cormorant; Anna G. Rog-
stead, county superintendent of
schools; Marx Jess, county board of
commissioners. The duty of the
board is to promote enforcement of
laws for the protection of the de-
fective, illegitimate, dependent, neg
lected and delinquent children.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14
AMERICAN BLOC MAY OBTAIN
PASSAGE OF JOHNSON BILL
Congressman Cable of Ohio Would Form Patriots Into
One Body to Counterfeit Activities of Foreign Bloc
Which Is Using Every Means to Defeat Legislation.

Jews Church Element and Foreign Colonies Against
Twenty Members of New York States Delegation
Openly Against Restricting Incoming Aliens.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14

Perhaps no group in France has
been so actively engaged in German
relief as the members of French Pro-
testant churches, who, for many
months, have sent generous help 20
fellow Protestants beyond the Rhine.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14

Mexico has a new representative
in Washington. Reproduced here
with is a late photograph of Senior
Castillo, new Mexican ambassador.
Since the United States recognized
the Oregon government in the re-
public to the south, and re-estab-
lished friendly relations, diplomatic
representation between both coun-
tries has been re-established. 1t is
said that Senior Castillo was infuen-
tial in obtaining the sale of arms to
the federal authorities of Mexico,
by the American government.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-14
Cutting the Public Debt

NuttiuE tuc IuuuC Dent
The public debt has been cut more
than $4,000, 000. 900 In the four and
half years since the great war in
debtedness was at Its peak, August 81,
1919. Figures just given out by the
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hand-torn and ironed. Each, 25c
81x99 Seamless Bleached Sheets,
extra length for double beds;
{. free from starch or dressing;
$1.59 grade. At $1.29.
So Crochet Bed Spreads, single
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$1.39.
35c Unbleached Sheeting Cotton,
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Zoe Bleached Muslin, SO inches
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19c Unbleached Indian Head. 30
inches wide; 2 to 10 ward
lengths; close woven grade.
At 121sc.
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Seamless and Scanned AK
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HOWARD CADETS
PLAN ANNUAL
- aa HI W
y5s,y * =
Reserve Officers Training
Corps Will Present Pro-
gram in Chapel

The reserve officers training corps
of Howard University viii give its
annual program in Rankin Memorial
Chapel Wednesday. There Will be
an assembly of the companies at
1880 p. m. and battalion parade at
1:45. This will be followed by a re-
view of the cadet battalion by Doc
tor Stanley Durkee, president Of
the university, and by the deans
and administration officers.
Starting at p. IN. the companies
will be allowed fifteen minutes each
to participate in a drill and the
awarding of medals Of Manual of
Arms, together with the announce
ment Of the winning company will
take place at 4:30.
THE Nature and Obligation Of a
Contract" was the subject Of an adj
dress by Professor James G. Waters
in Rankin Memorial Chapel at noon
today.
At $50 p. M: the freshman class
and the Louisiana Club viii meet in
Library Hall, while the Progressive
Club Of the university will follow
with meeting at s. The senior
musical recital by Miss Eloise Cot.
trell will be given in the chapel at
S:15.
The Howard Chapter Of the Inez
Millholland Memorial Society will
convene in Library Hall tomorrow
at 4:30 p. m, followed by a meet
ing of the French and German clubs
at 6:30} and s. respectively. Miss
Thelma Duncan will be featured in
the final series Of the senior musical
recital in the chapel at 8 D. m.
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