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The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-04-04

pink note. Glotfelty glanced at il
and laughed. "That thing" he said
Says there are reporters present.
don't care If they are. I'm here Il
tell the truth. If they do the same
nobody can object"
Now Herrin Is Dry
Continuing he said: "For the first
time in history Herrin is dry. There
is not roadhouse In Williamson
county.
"The military came, 1000 strong
The Chicago soldiers entered Herrir
with bayonets set. There were moi
enough people on the street to say
hello to them. Everybody laughed al
them. We put some of them up al
our church. The rest were billeteC
in empty saloons. The Chicago pa.
pers said the Chicago soldiers haC
the situation in hand. 1t was a joke
but it made the southern Illinois sol
diers mad; the Chicago troops had to
be taken away before daylight to pre-
vent a fight among the troops.
1.-THE military men asked the cir
cult judge to appoint citizens com.
mittee. He asked couple of lawyer:
to help him get together a neutra
bunch. Ha! That's an impossible
word. There's no such animal as &
neutral in Williamson county. Or
one side are the red-blooded Ameri
can men who belong to churches an6
have at heart the welfare of the peo
pie. On the other are the bootleg
gers and gamblers and their accom-
plices. Every man in Williamson
county is on one sidelo the other
He has to be.
swell, they appointed his so-callec
neutral committee. Every Herrir
man on it is wet. They go on the
bonds of bootleggersl They are
afraid to open their heads. You CAM
tell US they are neutral. They con,
cluded that the sheriff should be re
moved, but compromised by leaving
him in the office as figurehead."
"Birth Pang Of q New Day"
'The other day the major had &
bunch of us preachers on the carpet
He told us to get our people lined w
and there would be no more trouble
| told him we were lined up and or
tiptoe, ready to 60 ahead. We're the
fellows who cleaned up Williamson
county, l told him, and we're going
to keep it cleaned up l told him we
were going to have a mass meeting
Sunday afternoon and asked him tc
have the committeeman there ano
have the sheriff deputize them anc
we would think they meant business
He notified the committeeman and the
sheriff to be there but they didn't
come.
"What we are going through down
there is the birth pang of an new day
in Illinois. We are going to stand
together as one man to finish the job
Well finish the job if it takes the
last cent of our money and the last
drop of our blood"
Glotfelty was applauded most wher
he praised S. Glenn Young and dis.
paraged Governor Small and when he
declared that the men of Williamson
county were going to finish the job
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-04-04
nine FIERY CROSSES
BURN IN 0WATONNA

OWATONNA, MIMI, March 25.-
Department stores everywhere are
announcing spring openings and care
fully arranging their wares for pros
pective buyers. Ii is natural that
they should do this. Spring is here!
So are the robins and the Ku Klux
Khan open air meetings.
Nine fiery crosses were burned
throughout Owatonna recently, and
according to current rumors, the
burning symbols announced the open
ing of the Steel county Khan. The
klansmen of southern Minnesota have
been working hard all winter increas-
ing their membership strength. At
this time there are so many Klans-
men in and around Owatonna that IL
the outsiders" living in Steel county
knew for certainty their numerical
strength, they would betake them
selves to other parts, because so many
here have an entirely erroneous con-
cepton Of the great Protestant Amer
lean organization.
You may look for many interesting
meetings in the outdoors just as soon
as the weather permits. Plans are al
ready being made for a large public
open air naturalization ceremony to
be held in Owatonna. When the Khan
gala day Of Steel county is announced
Kluxers from all parts of the state
and even from outside the state, will
be urged to come here for a real good
time. Visiting Klansmen will never
forget the fellowship and hospitality
of Steel county Klansmen. We never
do ANYTHING here by halves so rest
assured that the public naturaliza-
tion ceremony will be humdinger
and filed throughout with thrills.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-04-04
RED WING, MINNESOTA. KHAN PASSES
RESOLUTION ON LAW ENFORCEMENT

RED WING, MINI, March &c.
The Red Wing order of the knight:
of the Ku Klux Khan drew up anc
passed a resolution for law enforce
ment that Is definite and determined
in its language. And there can be
no doubt left in the minds Of the duly
constituted officers Of the law In
Goodhue county as to the position OF
Klansmen here, so far as law en-
forcement is concerned.
The resolution was given to the
public as a paid advertisement ap-
pearing in The Red Wing Daily
Eagle dated March Is. Needless to
say, the resolution has created q SEN
sation and opened the eyes of large
number Of people who have been
waiting on the side lines ready to
join hands with their friends and
neighbors who have been working
fearlessly for better things. Many
have already expressed themselves
as ready to do that which they have
delayed for some time, namely, be-
coming members of the great Prot
estant order.
Text Of Resolution
We reprint as following, the resolu-
ton as it appears in The Red Wing
Daily Eagle:
Whereas the grand jury Of the
county of Goodhue and state of Min
esota, at its last session made a COM
medable effort to bring violators of
law to justice, and in so doing, did re-
turn several indictments against di-
vers alleged law violators requiring
them to appear before the court to
answer for their alleged violations of
the laws of this state;
Therefore, be il resolved, that we
Klansmen of Red Wing, Mimi, Ku
Klux Khan in regular meeting assem-
bled on this 14th day of March, 1924,
do hereby heartily approve of the
work performed by said grand jury;
that said grand jury is entitled to the
thanks of the community in the COM
mendable work in seeking to enforce
respect for law.
"That we as law abiding citizens
of this community favor the enforce
ment of all laws, and those who vio-
late the laws of the state or the ma
brought to justice by a speedy trial
Deiofe al Impartial court, anu re
ceive the punishment that they de-
serve to the end that their example
may deter others from violations of
the law, and that there may be q
more wholesome respect for law and
that law be obeyed for the good Of
orderly government and the welfare
of the community.
Don't Usurp Law
I'VE do not believe in taking the
law into our own hands; we do not
believe that any person or persons
whatsoever should take the enforce
ment of law into his or their hands,
and therefore, we most cheerfully
uphold all officers of the law in the
enforcement of law, in the perform
ance of their duties, and pledge them
our united support.
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st. Louis Paper Prints
Truth In Herrir1 Case

The truth about the conditions n
Williamson county, Illinois, In which
an enrag,ed people arose I'm the face
oil many odds to drive out Illicit H.
-Qu0r dealers, Is gradually seepine
through to the public outside of VIII,
Hanson county. The Rev. Philip Glot.
felty, pastor Of the First M. Z
church at Herrin, who was one Of the
leaders In organizing the law-enforc.
Eng element into q militant body, Il
doing his part to let the world know
OF the conditions before and after
the raids that startled the country
The raids were sensational only In
the sense that the yellow newspapers
distorted the news, misrepresented
the conditions and took sides with
the law breakers. These yellow journ.
ais lost their heads simply because
the knights Of the Ku Klux Khan
we're central figures I'm the organi.
cation that demanded a cleanup, and
when IL was refused by the local and
state officers Of the law, called I'm fed.
eral enforcement officers and start.
ed the work. Mr.. Glotfelty Is now In
demand rs a public speaker by organ
fzatiOns supporting the laws Of the
nation. He spoke at East st. Louis
on Invitation OF the st. Clair COun-
ty W0meu's Christian Temperance
Union. The st. Louis P0st-Dispatch
had q representative present.
The P0st.Dispatch was one of the
yellow journals that misrepresented
district. 1t is so bitterly opposed to
the Knights Of the Ku Klux Khan,
because Of Its Roman Catholic control
that IL never 0verlOOks an Opp0rtun-
aty to print news that In any way re-
fleets on the Khan organization. The
readers attention Is called to the
fact that the word Khan Is not men,
tiofed I'm the POst-Dispatch's ac.
count. 1t Is not like the Rev. MIR.
Glotfelty to take credit from any
element having a hand I'm the vii.
Hanson county cleanup. He Is a
.staunch supporter Of the Khan and
ne knows the cleanup would not
have been possible without the aid Of
members Of the Khan. Therefore, Ii
Is refreshing that the Post dispatch
devoted the space given to Mr.. GlOt.
felty's speech. It may indicate that
the old st.Dispatch Is seeing the
tight. Mr.. Glotfelty's speech as quot.
ed In the Post Dispatch is given be.
low:
Williamson county will finish the
job, the Rev. Philip Glotfelty, pastor
of the First M. E. church of Herrin,
told houseful of people at First
M. E. church, East St. Louis, Tuesday
night, and will finish it without the
help of the neutral bunch" be-
cause, he said, that bunch" is not
neutral and no help can be expected
from it.
1t was near the end of an hours
address on "The Truth About Will
liannson Conntxn under the auspices
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-04-04
Talks mt Klayern

At the Klavern of the Des Moines
Khan, Dr.. Evans dwelt more in detail
on subjects of national interest. he
made it clear that he was interest
ed in the Des Moines municipal cleo
ton only in seeing that men fit for
public office and worthy of public
trust, were placed in the seats OF
power.
DR.. Evans came to Des Moines from
Kansas, passing through on his re
turn to Washington, ID. c. He was IN
Davenport on Monday and addressed
three audiences there, after the
Eagles had cancelled contract with
a representative of the Khan givinf
the use of their hall for the meeting
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-04-04
BURN THREE CROSSES

GALESBURG, ILL.,, March 3l.-At
least three fiery crosses, one large
and two small were burned in or near
this city last Friday night. Those
who saw the burning crosses believe
the demonstrations to have been the
work Of the Ku Klux Khan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-20
PLENTY TO WORK ON.

We note with interest that the recently Or
ganzed Safety Council is about ready to
begin functioning and with the opening OF the
busy automobile season, that the council is
going to have plenty to do
If it were possible, we would like to see a
committee of fifty from this organization
given sufficient police power to make it pos
sible for the organization to have teeth which
would bite. We should like to see this COM
mittee of fifty have something to do in cor
recting the evils on the streets of Kenosha.
First of ALL we should like to see them get
that army of automobile drivers who are al
ways willing to sacrifice your safety to their
convenience. Most all of you know these fell
lows. They are the ones who approach corner
knowing that the other fellow has the right-of-
way, but who insist on taking it away from
him. They hope to preserve their own hides
by the idea that the other fellow is not going
to take the chance they take. Of course they
know the road rules, but they pay no atten-
ton to them when they happen to Interfere
with their convenience
1t is to be regretted that some one has not
invented an automobile battering RAM which
could be used on such fellows. Their disregard
for the safety of others makes it unnecessary
for any one to waste any time worrying over
what happens to them
There only idea is to beat it." regardless
of the rights or the safety of others. A COM
mittee IN plain clothes standing on any one
OF the busy corners of Kenosha could arrest a
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dozen of these fellows in half an hour any
day in the week.
This particular specimen OF the well develop
ed road hog is more dangerous to traffic than
any other. The elimination Of him from the
streets Of Kenosha would be the biggest sery-
ice that any committee of safety could render
the rest of the people.
The speeder is a menace, butthe is no more
Of menace than the driver 9whois aways will
ing to sacrifice your safety to his convenience.
Reckless driving does not always consist IN
running an automobile at high speed. A man
can operate an automobile recklessly and, not
run over fifteen miles an hour and many OF
the accidents at street corners are caused by
just this kind of reckless driving. Ii the police
cannot fill the jails with this kind of drivers,
there should be organization on the part of
the rest of the driving public to take over the
job and take it over in a way which will make
these fellows realize that they cannot longer
get away with this violation of the laws of the
road and the moral laws which should guar
antee safety to all of us.
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Your Health
DEFECTIVE EYES.

The Eyesight Conservation Coun-
Gil of America has lately made the
astonishing statement that 25,O0O,0o0
Americans who are workers have de-
fective vision.
In other words, through disease
conditions which have been ignored.
mainly during the years of childhood,
a great number have defective eyes.
Other conditions which prevail in
adults results from eye strain in some
special occupation which calls for
strenuous work during long hours.
The eyes are over-worked and many
never try to effect remedy. Glasses
are often neglected and the eyes be-
come the cause of severe nervous
headaches, dizziness, brain fatigue,
floating specks before the eyes, and
at lines severe cases of bodily fatigue.
There is also the trouble of blurred
eyes and redness with frequent styes.
This condition is frequently caused
by some catarrhal or diseased nasal
sinuses But if nothing is done to
correct such eye troubles, they be-
come worse and worse.
If the disease conditions which pro-
duce so many defective eyes were
properly looked after, the percentage
of such eyes in the industrial world
(about AZ per cent? would be material
ly reduced.
On the other hand, the industrial
conditions have become so exacting
in many occupations that the real
value Of eyesight is often destroyed
in few years.
Have your eyes examined when any
trouble occurs.
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ASTRAY.

= The legitimate function of Con-
gress is legislation making the laws
to start new activities and regulate
old ones. But Congress is never as
happy as when it has an orgy of in
vestigations.. Now, Investigating is a
proper congressional function. Carried
to extremes, however, it encroaches
on the judicial side of government, a
function belonging primarily to the
courts and prosecutors.
Similarly, the courts show a ten
dency to. encroach on the legislative
by peculiar interpretations" And
the executive branch of government
for some years has had tendency
to usurp legislative and judicial
powers.
Government nationally is in danger
of its three parts trespassing on eack
other.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-20
Gloom Rules Over
Shipping Conditions

Liverpool.-From the point of view
of shipping, 1923 was about the worst
year Liverpool can remember; there
are, however, signs of improvement,
for since January l there has been
a greater demand for tonnage. in many
directions. This was a statement in
an address made recently by Sir r.
Burton Chadwick, president of the
Liverpool Shipping Stats Association.
Continuing his remarks the speaker
said the shipowners should endeavor
to cheaper operating costs and in
crease efficiency rather than expect
high freight and passenger rates One
of the greatest hindrances of the ship
owner today was the extraordinary de-
lay in turning round his ship, com
bined with the high port charges
Both those factors were not the result
of high wages, but of poor work for
that wage.
The question of carrying British
cargoes in foreigp ships was dealt with
on the same occasion by j. H! Shar-
rock, former director of one of the
big steamship lines. He deplored the
fact that some British shippers were
l.sending cargoes in foreign ships and
paying their freights to foreign ship
owners, while many British seamen
We're walking the streets.
The Liverpool Underwriters Asso-
citation aso met in conference few
days ago, and the president, Samuel
Barker, madera pessimistic report. The
only cheerful feature in the cargo
business, he said, was that there had
been considerable reduction in the
amount of loss suffered through theft
and pilferage. 1t was as yet impossi-
bic to form an accurate estimate OF
losses to marine underwriters through
the Japanese earthquake.
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Stockholm Some of the most FAM
Gus of the historic estates of Sweden
as well as large industrial forest
lands have been invaded as result
of the movement to provide more small
farms and homesteads.
1t has been announced that Lind
holmen, the country estate celebrated
for 600 years, and more than 400 years
ago the birthplace Of Gustavus Vssa,
Sweden's greatest king, is to. be re-
duced to 80 per cent of its present
size. More than 1000 acres will be
placed at the disposal of the organ
izations interested in home colonial
tion.
The organizations also have obtain
ed $4,000 acres of industrial lands to
parcel out to families of small means.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-20
THE PRIMARY ELECTION.

The city primary election takes place to-
morrow and it is up to you to go to the polls
and vote The citizen who is really interested in
city votes at all elections if for no other rea-
son than to make the habit stronger The votes
whichs really count in any political division OF
the government are the votes which are cast at
every election, and not those which are cast
spasn1odically when the voter hasn't anything
else to do or when he or she happens to have
friend running for Office.
It may be that there has been none of the
s'Hurrah'' stuff connected with this primary
election, and that there may be a shortage of
candidates in some of the wards and pre-
cincts. It's these elections which furnish the
best chance for the people who are interested
in the advancement of personal rather than
civic ideals to get control of a government.
When the people of Kenosha get it into their
heads that they are to go to the polls on every
election day and put their names on the lists
as participating citizens, there will not be
any great danger of the failing of good gov
eminent in Kenosha.
Most elections are not controlled by the
people who get out and vote, but by the peo-
pie who find it is inconvenient or decide that
it is unnecessary for them to go to the polls.
Too many elections are under the control Of
stay at home voters, and when the state
passes law providing that the men and wo-
men who fail to vote lose their right Of fran
chise for period Of years or forever the state
will have gone long ways toward making
elections more of an intelligent expression of
the will Of the people.
The election tomorrow has a lot of interest
in it for many sections Of the city. In many
| of the wards only one candidate has been
named for Office and if this one candidate hap
pens to be unfit for the Office it is the duty of
the people to get out and put some one on the
ticket who is fit to hold office and who will
render intelligent service to the city.
The control of the city of Kenosha is too
big a matter to allow primary election to go
by default The people of Kenosha should
have too much interest in it's future to remain
luke warm and permit a few self seeking peo-
pie who are not fit for service to get into office
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RAPID.

To make a drinking glass has requir-
ed from four to seven hours. Now it's
done in II minutes, by new machine
at the Libbey plant in Toledo. One
machine makes 100000 tumblers a
week, so strong that one inverted
tumbler supports 970 pounds of iron
Machinery like this takes the place
of a lot of human labor. But every
one gains. The labor formerly en-
ployed is released for making other
articles. Soy each month, more and
more articles come into general use
steadily raising the standard Of
living.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-03-20
NIGHT-CAP

A night-cap is the best thing for
avoiding colds and rheumatism. So
claims Sir James Santlie, celebrated
authority on health. His name is
most appropriate.
Thirsty readers will be disappoint-
ed to learn that the night-cap he re-
fers to is, not whiskey toddy, but
flannel cap for the head. Once
these were used by nearly everybody.
Old things always return, if you just
give them enough time. History is a
revolving wheel.
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Mexico
BY BOB DoRMAN
Cruz, Mexico Why has Mex

Vera Cruz, Mexico Why has Mex
leo so many revolutions
At the present moment the Balkans
of America are finishing their nresl-
Dental primary, with bullets cast n
stead of ballots.
The returns are about all in-the
government seems to have been TIE
winner.
But behind it all--this selecting
presidents with bullets instead of with
ballots there is a reason.
And that reason is--Indians.
For the population of Mexico is es-
sentially Indian.
E;ghty-fve per cent are of Indian
and mixed blood, with the Indian
prcdominating. @
And the Indian has never with any
great degree of success accepted the
white mans civilization.
To cross the border into Mexico is
to turn back the clock of time 2U0
years-in some ways.
From modern Pullmans running on
modern railway one looks out upon
land cultivated as it was in centur-
les past.
Oxen hooked to forked stick pillow
the earth.
Water is drawn by hand in buckets
from wells in order to irrigate the
fields.
Of course the big estates under the
management Of the foreigner use the
most modern agricultural implements.
But the natives do not like modern
implements.
Take the case of the Santa Inez
ranch near Cuatla.
Two carloads of the most modern
agricultural implements were INSTALL
ed under the urge of an American
salesman. The wages of the workers
were doubled. New houses of wood
were constructed for them.
A year later the American returned,
thinking that with the showing this
ranch must have made under progress J.
sive management, he would be able TO
make large sales to the neighboring
ranches.
He found the modern implements
broken and rusted, stored in a barn.
The wages were back to normal and
the workers were once more living in
the brush shacks to which they were
accustomed.
They had deliberately wrecked the
new implements; the larger wages had
caused them to lay off as soon as they
had earned the amount to which they
were accustomed; and the nice, new
wooden houses were gratefully receiv-
ed as it saved them the labor of OBJ
q +t,.o
Extreme, maybe typical.
The Indian is by heredity averse to
labor He prefers to hunt and fish.
The accumulation of wealth, the
provision against old age, the ambition
to rise above his fellows, have no part
in his makeup.
With the country at peace under an
imitation of civilized government, lie
must work in order to live
But in a state of war, with freedom
to steal and loot, with his support
coming from the country Of which
he lives his life is an ideal one. He
takes his woman to war with him, to
do his cooking, to do the chores that
must be done.
He is again the warrior, with no
duty except to fight and to amuse him
self.
Hence he is easily led toatake the
warpath. 1t means freedom from work
from civilized duties that irk him.
He follows some leader, it doesn t
matter whom. If captured, he joins
the victor. He isn't fighting for a
principle Just because he loves fight
ing, because it frees him from the
necessity of work.