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The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-23
His Heart Is With The Khan
West Vrginian Makes Plea for America for Americans
Says He Is Not Klansman

bureau Of Publication and Edueation)
WASHIN TON. May 10.--A man at
Huntington w. Va. has written to the
Bureau of Publication and Education
at Washington saying that he Ia not q
Klansman but stands for the things
that the Khan espouses. II he Is not
a member he ought to be judging from
the sentiments expressed in the let
ter. He writes, in part, as follows:
81 want to say / am not a member
Of the X. X. X. or any other order, but
have talked the things the three Ks
stand for all my life.
America for Americans. Protestant
ism, our glorious public schools
against private and Parochial schools,
put the Italians out Of both houses OF
Congress In Washington, let Americans
run America, etc.
II am Of old Colonial and Revolu-
tionary stock: vas born In the U. 8. A,
but had to wait 81 years before ] could
vote. Foreigners can come In here and
vote long before our American boys;
that Ii not fair or right.
There Is only one thing hold
against the X. X. X. and that is they
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-23

do not shoot back enough when other
people shoot at them. 1t Is a dirty
shame when Americans can not hays
an order OF their own In their eS.
country while every Tom, Dick an
the devil from overseas who comes
over here can start an organization
here to carry on Their propaganda.
That's all right in their estimation but
Americans must not retaliate. Rot on
such argument. Too many of our fool
people pat those kind on the back.
III the pope, and the gang decide
against the Oregon school bill both
houses OF Congress should act and pass
law attending to them for non-Amer-
lean interference.
There are many Americans in this
country just like myself who do not
belong to the X. X. K, but are with
II heart and soul. We are with 1t In
spirit and sympathy and stand for the
same things, talk for 1t and willing
to night for 1t II It ever becomes neces-
sary to do so.
Il for one believe we ought to have
a good American third party with good
Americans at the head Of 1t. Let's co"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-23
COOLIDGE SITTING
EASY, NOMINATION
NOW WRAPPED UP
But Who Is To Receive Vice.
Presidential Plum At
Cleveland?
DEMOCRATS IN A RACE
No Present Candidate Able To
Muster Strength-Mr. Raj.
ston In the Spot.
DEMOCRATS IN A RACE

bureau at Publication and Eduestlen)
WASHINGTON, May lot II al
over but the shouting 50 Tar as the
Cleveland convention 10 concerned.
President Coolidge has the nemina.
ton in his vest pocket now and all
interest from now on centers on who
10 to receive the second place on the
ticket
OF one thing be assured and that In
that the nomination for vice-president
Is going to a middle west or a far
western man, a Progressive preferred.
IL 1t can be arranged. And the Re-
pubiicans have in mind the very
antithesis Of Calvin Coolidge for his
running mate. No conservative need
apply for second place and no New
England man or even an Eastern man
has look In, judging from the way
those things 60 In politics.
Political talk now for second place
Is centering around former Governor
Lowden. Of Illinois; Charles @. Dawes.
also of Illinois: Senator Capper and
Henry ]. Allen, Of Kansas; Senator
Borah, Of Idaho, former Senator Bever.
idge, Of Indiana, and men of their
type. A former Progressive will have
a much better chance for second place
on the Republican ticket this year than
ever before as the conservative wing
of the party Is seeking to hold the
Progressives in line and that Is one Of
their ways Of wanting to do it.
With The Democrats
But with the Democrats-that In en-.
tirely another story. The very op-
posite situation exists from that of the
Republicans. No man living can pre-
dict with any degree of accuracy the
man who will receive the Democratic
nomination in New York two weeks
later than the Cleveland convention
No candidate now running Is anywhere
near the two-thirds line.
Governor AL Smith, favored by the
vets and pushed by his Roman Cath.
olic friends for first place, hasn't
ghost Of a chance OF being nominated,
although his friends are making lots
Of noise. Governor Smith can't be
nominated because Of his religious
views and affiliations and because of
his wet ideas. 1t would be political
suicide for the Democrats even to
think Of such a thing and the Demo.
cratic party is not going to throw Its
chances in 1924 to the winds so easily
as that.
McAdoo, Underwood, Davis and 9th.
ers prominently mentioned and active
in running will all make good show
ing, but they will not be able to get
over that twothirds hurdle which is
good and high. Therefore, 1t looks
as though dark horse might be push.
ed to the front and win in a whirlwind
finish that will be enthusiastic and
noisy. All Hoosier Democrats will
claim this means Ralston and Ralston
Is considered a mighty good bet.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-23
INSURGENTS JOIN
REPUBLICAN MOVE
Begins to Look Like Congress
Will End Session Within
Thirty Days.
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bureau Of Publication and EducatIon)
WASHINGTON, May 10.-Somethix
has happened in Washington. Things
have changed and 1t begins to look
more and more like an adjournment
Of Congress yet this month or early
next month. SO that members can get
away from their legislative duties In
time to attend both national conven-
items In June.
This change Of heart ON the part Of
a good many members Of Congress
hes eo0s about rather suddenly anA
most Of them are wondering why. n
Is said the insurgent Republicans have
Joined hands with the regular Repub-
licans In this move and this IL an un-
usual thing at this session as the in
surgent have been voting with the
Democrats most Of the time.
The Democrats are inclined to hang
on and try to make all the political
capital for the campaign they can pos
sibiy manufacture, but the insurgents
have parted company with them on
this proposition. and they win vote
with the regular Republicans to clean
up the legislative slate and make q
quick getaway from Washington with
In thirty days.
With the insurgents and the Repub-
licans united on this move they can
bring about an adjournment when they
want to. The insurgents themselves
admit this change Of front and they
profess to be able to see no reason
why Congress should tarry here much
longer. They seem to be as anxious
as the regulars to get back home and
spend the summer talking to the
voters.
The insurgents have not quarreled
with the Democrats and they are not
disputing their sincerity; they are sim
ply going their own way and pursuing
their own ideas. They seem suddenly
to want to get home and get out among
the voters and give them explanations
of their conduct and get the ground
ready for harvest which will come next
November.
Thus it begins to look like adjourn
ment by the end of this month or the
first Of next month.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-23
As They Are Built

Khan observers note that Europe's
early drift toward potentialities has
ceased. In point Of fact the racial In
stinct OF the old world is always to-
wards monarchy. II 10 no wonder that
Afghanistan and Iraq cling to the
seeptre OF kingly right--it In no won.
der that Persia, who fiirted with 70.
pnblicanism returned finally to the
idea Of monarchial win. They are
built that way. and as God created
them so let them stand.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-23
BUSY-BODY AMERICANS

No American ever gets very far with
the Turks. The case Of DR.. w. 8.
Dodd, Of Konia, illustrates the fact
His standing as physician Is un.
questioned In America. But In his
independent work in Konia he has had
.rouble. He Ia charged with various
kinds Of malpractice by the Turks.
The charges are trumpet up. But
Angora does not interfere. It IL not
healthy for Americans In Konia. The
Turks, we are told, would be afraid
10 treat an eminent Bnglishman or
Italian as they are treating DR.. Dodd.
When the Turks tried to force an Ital.
ian doctor out Of Constantinople some
time ago. Mussolini sent them an ulti.
matum. Immediately the Italian doc.
tors stock rose to par. It II net 20
with De. Dodd.
But here In ths peiaG g the neral !:
r. Or. podd we're practicing his pro
tession In the United States he would
b In no danger and the State Depart.
msnt would not be besieged with de,
mands Ito deal with the situation"
Why force an American or English or
italian doctor down Angora's throat
Why hsh in forbidden waters when
you have Q well-stocked bass pit a,
home? Forever and forever Americans
insist upon sticking their noses into
aowerpots Of other people thus prick
Ing themselves on thorns that are none
Of their concern. II is much better to
cultivate ones own vegetable garden
than TO dig spuds across the line until
our neighbor objects, and then wall
for the constable.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-23
MR.. COOLIDGE
THINKING

President Coolidge has put some
wonderful thoughts before the peo-
pie recently. You hear him saying
the same things the Khan has been
preaching insistentIy for months.
Listen: Fundamentally, Amer
lea 10 sound. II America wishes to
maintain lie prosperity II must
maintain It's ideals" And again:
1.-THE danger to America 10 not In
the direction Of the failure to main.
tain its economic position, but In
the direction Of the failure to main.
tain its ldsals." II Is good to feel
that the president Of this common.
wealth sees the essential point Of
attack In battling for the best
things Of America.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-23
200-YEAR-OLD HOUSE
BOUGHT BY HENRY FORD

LYNN. MASS.-Workmen are tear,
Ing down a house OF eight rooms on
the Burrill place, In Swampscott. the
building TO be reconstructed on Henry
Ford's place, al Sudbury. where he
recently opened the Wayside Inn.
The house is among the oldest In
Massac husetts, erected more than 200
years ago and occupied since then by
descendants of Tbenezer Burrill, one
time Chief Justice OF the Supreme
Court OF Rhode Island. The same
handmade nails will be used In the
Reconstruction.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-23
THE NEGRO AT WORK

The negro 10 developing a stronger
race consciousness. Why not7 ISM
II better to have strong race consci
business than q weak one? Isn't II
better to develop the best phases OF
race consciousness and use them In the
building of moral and mental stamina
than to strangle and to smother the
instincts Of ethical right and of safe
self determination?
Sixty-three organizations Of negroes
represented by three hundred dele
gates, have unanimously approved an
organization called the Negro Sanhe
drin. Professor Kelly Miller, of How
ard University, is the leading spirit
According to his statement the San
hedrin will meet bionnially. 1t will
function by means OF national ex
ecutive committee, a commission OF
public information, and special per
manent commissions of experts on the
more important phases Of race inter
ests." Such subjects as public health
education, labor, politics, womens
movements, Observation-Disclosures, bust
ness, fraternal organizations, cultural
programs and race movements will oc
cupy the attention Of the Sanhedrin
The distinct Office OF the organiza
ton will be in tie direction OF self
help and self direction. Professor
destined to inaugurate on the large
scale a new phase of race life-name.
ly. the period OF self-help and organ
lied cooperation toward discharging
our share Of responsibility, direction
and effort in the solution OF the race
situation In America"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-23
MAKING MORE ENEMIES

Representative la Guardia, the
Italian congressman from New
York, who made himself SO unpop-
uIar on the immigration bill In his
numerous attacks on II, 10 now
devotIns himself to another scrap.
He has introduced In the House a
resolution asking Congress to pro-
test against the imprisonment Of
De Valera. At a public meeting for
the discussion Of this subject la
Guardia said that his courage In
presenting the resolution, which he
felt was right In the sense Of JUS
Ace, has made him decidedly un.
popular In certain quarters. He
declared that despite this he be-
Iieves that under the circumstances
attending De vaIera's arrest and
Imprisonment, the United States
should intervene.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-23
the House for settlement, which is
not impossible.
New Rule Works


New Rule Works
The new rule In the House Of Rep
resentatives works, as It was tried
out here this week in the Barley
bill, which seeks to abolish the Rail
road Labor Board, In the settling OF
disputes between the railroads and
their employees. Mr.. Barkley. q
Democrat, was supported by his solid
party and also by the Republican in
surgents In the House and he carried
the day BY taking away from the
House committee on Interstate Com
merce his bill because a. he alleges
the committee would not act on It.
This new rule means that . bill can
no longer be smothered in commit.
tee. The regular Republicans OPP
posed the bill, but were defeated,
losing control Of the House on that
measure.
Another Dilemma
President Coolidge is on the horns
Of another bad dilemma and that is
the tax or revenue bill. He was
beaten in trying to get the Mellon
plan adopted. Just what he will do
when 1t reaches him for signature
is not known. He will not cross the
tax bridge until he reaches it.
or course, when the tax bill goes
to conference another heroic effort
will be made by administration lead
ers to get concessions from what is
now contained in the Democratic
substitutes and we Will have to wait
and see how the President and his
leaders in Congress come out on that
proposition before an accurate pre-
diction can be made.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-23

Charles Sumner hooked together
The ideas Of Christian injunction and
the Declaration of independence and
called It the Democratic idea" Could
democracy be founded on a nobler
basis?
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-23

One ladder Is enough--if Il IL not
the wrong one, The Klan's ladder IL
right. It's rounds are solf.denial, faith
and consocr1tlon II In good one TO
use when climbing toward the cross
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-23

The klsnsman reverences the pure
~omsnhood Of his country and strives
to hold II up in the light Of a holy
ideal.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-23

Forest Protection Boosted by Boy Scouts

Boy Scouts of the national capital
bugle and drum corps and all the trim
mings The parade was reviewed by
President Coolidge and scout officials
from the west steps Of the executive
Offices, shown In the picture.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-23

nv ARREN T. MccRAY, governor
" Of Indiana, who was convicted
in a federal court Of using the
malls In furtherance of a scheme
to defraud. He resigned his office
and went to prison for ten years.
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It is all right to tell mother every thing, if she can stand the shock. |.
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refused to approve this clause and would have voted against the. proto- col had not compromise been reach ed. That compromise makes it pos sible for a nation, in such circum
 stance, to take it's case before the league council for a hearing
 In other words, under the terms of the compromise effected, the league council is made superior to the in ternational court-and even an issue determined judicially to be an inter
 nal question may be carried to higher tribunal for political determi- nation. The incident is of peculiar moment to this country because our government has passed law barring
 the Japanese and other orientals and like other countries, including Jap an-holds to the view that immigra- ton is solely domestic question.
 It is interesting that Australia, part of the British empire, and which has raised the barriers against the Japanese, announces through it's pre- mier that it will not accept the com promise. That brings to the fore front of discussion the point that the United States is not alone in it's atti- tude toward oriental immigration. Australia, New Zealand, Canada and South Africa are less hospitable to the Japanese than is the United States. The Japanese spokesman at Geneva, for example, said that al though Japanese were treated with respect in the United States they were not allowed to occupy hotels in British South Africa In other words, the British empire faces the same situation as does our own country in regard to the issue, although it diff fers in the important respect that it is a member of the league of nations while the United States, by prefer ence and volition, is an outsider.
 The viewpoint of Japan may be so understood without being accepted Japan seeks room for it's overflow population and prefers the white mans country It shows no bellig- erency in it's attitude toward the is- sue before the league, saying only that though the world court may de- clare immigration to be a domestic problem, it still asks the privilege of carrying on negotiations without being placed in the position of an az gressor state. That is logical from Tokios standpoint, but it does not alter the determination of other countries to say who they shall or shall not admit to their populations.
 The position of the United States as a non-member of the league is the more secure than that of a league signatory and its determination to re-
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AGAIfl-THE LEAGUE

John w. Davis, democratic nomi- nee for the presidency, finds luck breaking against him in advocating that the United States join the league of nations, just as the controversy over the immigration question bobS up in Geneva. In view of the league assembly's action in yielding to Jap an, Mir. Davis appeals will be met by the American people with stolid indif- ference-or more determined stand hat the league is the best thing in the world for us to stay out of.
 While the immigration question was not specifically mentioned in Ja- pans opposition to the "protocoP as originally drawn it cannot be disasso- ciated from the incident, and the Ja- panese spokesmen admit that it is one of the questions at issue~
 So insistent was public sentiment in the United States when the league covenant was being drawn, that the immigration question was placed be- yond it's pale on the ground that this is purely domestic problem and can not be drawn into international dis cussion. But with oriental patience, Japan bided it's time It was realized that so far as Tokio was concerned, it was not a closed incident It was proposed in connection with the pro tocol' to the arbitration covenant that any question declared by the world court to be a domestic ques- tion was out of the leagues juris- diction and that any nation which refused to abide by the courts ruling would be deemed an aggressor. Japan
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ma.n master of it's own affairs only hardened by the incident.
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It is, of course, his head and his mustache, but one of our contempor- aries believes Brother Charley" would be a much better looking man if he would have some facial artist clip his coffee strainers and transplant them on the vacant 40 in township 24, range 37.
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''Direct to Storage''
 Versus Drums

Throughout Alaska this Company is making rapidly increasing percent age of it's deliveries direct in bulk to our customers storage. Everywhere customers are eliminating drums and new storage equipment is planned or under construction in order to obtain the considerable savings made pos sible by bulk deliveries to customers own storage. ,.-
 Two motor ships, Standard Ser vice" and Alaska Standard,' operat- ing in the Alaskan service, make reg ular visits to over hundred ports of call.
 Petroleum products dispensed by these ships and by the eight Standard Oil distributing stations (shown on the map) are dependably high in quail ityand are offered unreasonable prices.
 Write our office in the Alaska Build ing, Seattle, Washington, or the near est Standard Oil Station (shown on the map) for details of Standard Oil Service in Alaskan territory.
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No, the Schick Test is quite diff ferent thing from the Sheik test One is to find if child is immune to diphtheria. while the other-well, if you are a "Sheik," you know more about it than we do-Windsor, Mo- Review.
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MY, WHAT A LONG WAIT!

Territorial government, if 1t evcf comes will arrive the day after they make congress, the supreme court, the White House, and the county tax collector as free from politics as the weather bureau is now. And that will be the next day NEVER.
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Some folks have an idea that back to nature" is a fashion and not a movement, bushes a Missourian pa per thru its columns.
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The germ that makes a swell-head is usually shrewd enough to pick an empty one.
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In polite society it is always much easier to do the proper thing than the right thing. Springfield, III Jour nal.
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There is less deceit in the saucy ur- chin who makes many faces at you than in an adult who is two-faced.
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Chicago names her streets after presidents. Philadelphia names hers after nuts.--Supply your own moral
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It isn't so much what the average man stands for, as what he falls for.
Evening star., 1924-12-18
.OFF|C|ALSANSNER
INCOME MANDAMUS
Mellon and Blair Deny Right
of Separate Filing in
California.

Andrew w. Mellon, Secretary Of the
Treasury and David H. Blair. COM
missioner of the Internal Revenue have
hled answer to the rule in man
damus issued against them recently
in the District Supreme Court TO COM
per modification of the income tax
regulations so as to include California
among the States which have com
munity property laws and which per-
NIT husband and wife to make sepa-
rate income tax returns. Suit was
brought by George F. Guy and his
wife, Carrie Guy of Los Angeles,
Calf, who claim they and other resi-
dents Of that State are being denied
privileges to which they are entitled
under their State law and which are
granted to residents of other States
having community property laws.
The Government officials admit that
the States of Arizona. Idaho, Louisi-
ana, Nevada, New Mexico. Texas and.
Washington have laws providing that
property acquired during marriage
belongs in common to the husband
and wife and that regulations have
been made under authority of the
income tax laws permitting separate
returns by husband and wife, each
for the income from one-haIf OF the
property. California, the defendents'
declare. has no such community of
interest law as would entitle residents
of that State to the privilege stated
because under the laws of California
the wife has no interest in the in
come arising from community prop
erty during the life of the husband
The officials admit that Harry NJ
Daugherty. when Attorney General
of the United States. rendered an
opinion holding that residents of
California hold property in common
when purchased during marriage, but
assert that his opinion was never
incorporated in the regulations of
the Internal Revenue Bureau and
deny that it has the legal effect
claimed for it by Guy and his counsel
Denial of the right of the court to grant
a mandamus in this case is also made.
and it is claimed by the de-
PENDANTS that the right to recover
taxes paid cannot be decfled in a
ants say they are not the proper
officials to be sued to get back taxes
and ask dismissal of the proceeding