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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1924-11-20
Charivari Brings
Results, Caledonia
(From Thursdays Daily

(FrOm It1urSday'S Ddl!yl
On Wednesday night the moon
looked down on a lively scene in
Caledonia. At. the home of Fred
Schmidt there was a charivari for
his son, Albert and wife. The
young couple will reside at Merrill.
The bridegroom was quite liberal
and a quantity of delicies have
been purchased and will be en-
joyed at the home Of August
Mielke tonight
q told him I didn't want 10 see
him any more!'
'W1at did he do then?"
Turned the light out" Pas
quino Turin
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
MASONS URGED TO AID
UNIVERSAL EDUCATION
Educated Child Will Not Be
Bad Citizen, Says Inspector
General
Scottish Rite News Service)

Scottish Rite News Service)
WICHITA, KANS., Feb. 25.-In an
address before the reunion of the
Scottish Rite bodies, Thomas G.
Fitch, 33rd degree, Inspector General
of the Scottish Rite in Kansas de-
clared: ''The first duty of every
Mason is to see that every boy and
girl in the United States has equal
educational advantages.
Every Mason must take an inter-
est in the schools of his community.
He must see that the best advan-
tages are provided not only for the
children, but for the teachers.
1.-THE boy or girl who is educated
is not going to be a bad citizen.
Every child in the United States is
entitled to an education, and one of
the goals of Scottish Rite Freema-
sonry is to see that he gets it.
Educ ational advantages todoy are
far better than they were twenty
five years ago, but we must not be
content until all these advantages
are within reach of the poorest child
in the land"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
KHAN SERVICE HELD AT GRANT PARK
CHURCH OF CHRIST in DES MONIES

"The Ideal Citizen" was the topic
of the sermon delivered by Rev. j. E.
Reeser, pastor Of the Grant Park
Church Of Christ, at East Twenty
fifth street and Capitol avenue, Des
Moines, on Sunday evening, February
IL.
At the close Of the service an Off
cial of the Des Moines Ku Klux Khan,
wearing the robes of his office, but
with his hood off. addressed the con-
gregation, following the presentation
of silk American flag.
The keynote of the Klansman's ad-
dress was: "We must Americanize
foreigners, or the foreigners will for
eignize America"
In his sermon, Rev. Mr.. Reeser held
up George Washington as the ideal
OF American citizenship. He outlined
the hardships through which the
United States had passed during the
time Of its founding as an indie
pendent republic.
There were traitors In those days,
and we have some Of similar stripe
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29

a certain time. The name of the
man and the name of the girl was
published.
While Investigations have disclos-
ed that the mystery paper publishes
nothing but facts, officers are max
ing an attempt to find the person or
persons who are putting the paper
out. The Ku Klux Khan has offered
its support to the officers it is un.
derstood.
1t was thought for a while that
the Khan was instrumental in issu-
ing the paper. 1t has been pointed
out, however, that all Khan publ
cations are printed over and above
board and without fear nor favor.
All official Ku Klux Khan publica-
tions are supervised by the Bureau
of Education and Publication,
Washington, ID. c.
While officers are seeking in vain
to find the publishers Of The Moon
light News, the paper is still pub
lished spasmodically and is doing
much toward Kidding the commun-
ity Of an undesirable element. it is
said.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
ST. JOSEPH SCHOOLS
TO READ BIBLE DAILY
Plan Put Into Effect Similar to
Law Now Before Iowa
Legislature

ST. JOSEPH, MO-, Feb. 25-LiteraI
excerpts from the Bible are to be
read in the grade schools of St.
Joseph without comment under the
provisions of resolution adopted by
the school board, providing:
THAT the Superintendent of Pub
lie Schools of St. Joseph be re-
9uested to institute the reading of
the Bible without comment in our
grade schools:
That in order, that American re-
igious liberty may be safeguarded.
any child presenting written state
ment, signed by his parent or guard
ian, may be excused during such
reading"
John W. Thalman, Superintendent
OF Schools, was instructed to pur-
chase for each of the $50 grade
school classrooms a copy of a book
containing selected readings from
the Bible.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
CLANDESTINE NEWSPAPER PRINTED
In WEST VIRGINIA HILLS AT NIGHT

RHODELL, w. VA, Feb. 25.-Boy
page William Randolph Hearst.
Here in the forest fastness of Ra-
leigh county an innovation in journ-
alism has been introduced. 1t has
Hearst's scandal sheets backed off
the proverbial map, if possible, has
more officers on its trail than
Hearst ever had.
This new thing in journalism is a
publication called The Moonlight
News. 1t is printed at night and is
also distributed under the cover of
darkness, it is understood. The
Moonlight News is posted on build
ings, trees and so forth.
The identity Of the editor and the
reportorial staff is profound mys-
terry. Most of the news is detailed
accounts of law violations that
transpire under the cover of dark
ness. And, there is some real, hon
est to goodness scandal. For in
stance The News carried a story
the other night to the effect that a
certain married man was seen on
such and such a road with a girl at
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
INTEREST SHOWN
BY PROTESTANTS.
IN ABBOTT TRIAL
Aged Carnegie Undertaken
Faces Charge of First
Degree Murder
TO HOLD KLONKLAVE
Trustees Of Fredericksburg, Pa,
Scored for FOrbidding
Khan Meeting
TO HOLD KLONKLAVE
(BULLETIN)


PITTSBURG, PA. Feb. 19.-The Al
legheney county grand jury mt noon
today returned two true bills charg'
ing Patrick McDermOtt, Carnegie I'M
dertaker, with murder and inyOiun.
tary manslaughter, In connection
with the killing of Klansman Thorn
as r. Abbott, of Atlasburg, Pa, Sat-
urday night, August %, 1898, when
parading Klansmen were attacked In
Carnegie.
Thirteen jurors voted for indfet'
ment. Il IS known that there were
ak Roman Catholics In the body. AT
least two Protestants. 1t Is believed,
voted against indicting McDermott.
The remainder Of the cases, I'm con.
uectioH with the fatal Carnegie riot,
will be heard before the grand jury
Thursday of this week. The cases OF
approximately fourteen residents OF
Carnegie, charged In different in.
stances with rioting and melting to
riot, will be heard at that time. In
cluded I'm these are: John C0nley,
burgess of Carnegie, charged with RI
citing and melting to riot. Ira (alias
Ike) Irving, Carnegie constable, also
charged with riOting and melting to
riot, and McDermOtt. charged with
KfOting.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
PRISONERS ESCAPE
STOPPED BY SHERIFF
Men in Oklahoma County Jail
Were Proteges of Late
Governor

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 25.--An
attempt to liberate four alleged
murderers from the Oklahoma coun-
ty Jail was frustrated by Sheriff Tom
Caviar last Monday night. These four
prisoners were the prime movers in
the assassination of Paul Mccarthy
on November 10, 1922. Two of the
principals were pardonees of former
Governor Walton, and Sheriff Cavner
is the man who gave four of Wal
toms gunner two minutes to get out
of his office on the morning of Octo-
Der 2, when they had been order
ed by the later impeached governor
to prevent the election called for the
purpose of allowing the legislature
to meet at its own call, when any
governor should be found derelict in
his duties. The gunner had one and
half minutes to spare in leaving
the sheriff's office.
Two of the principals in the assas-
ination of Mccarthy have pleaded
guilty and third has been given a
life sentence, the latter prisoner
being convicted and sentenced to 40
years in the pentitentiary for bank
robbery. Two prisoners pleading
guilty were given life terms in the
penitentiary, and the fourth will go
to trial on February Is when the
county attorney will ask the death
penalty, the allegation being made
that this fourth man is the brains of
an underworld gang in Oklahoma
county.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
Fifty Years of Ups and Downs
OF Iowa Newspaper Life Told
By J. F. Crave of Waperly

tional surrender on the part of both
Generals Tyrell and Grawe.) The two
papers were made one under the
name ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. The
first number after this transaction
was dated Jan. %, 1915.
Judging by the treatment we have
received at the hands of the good
people of Bremen county, and the
rest of our subscribers, that consoli-
dation on the part of the proprietors
of the two papers was one of the
most sensible things they did since
the war of the rebellion was won for
the union.
Nearly all of the men and women
with whom we commenced to march
under the banner of Iowa country
journalism have long since become
footsore and weary, their cares have
flown away, they have fallen out, and
they are now resting in the shade Of
the green foliage of the trees on
the banks on the other side of the
river.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29

today, the Rev. Mr.. Reeser said.
There are too many Benedict Ar
nolds, in the cloak of Professionalism"
he declared. In this class he named
rotten politicians and poor judges
who were making the courts a mock
cry in the eyes of the people.
"Some Of the fundamentals of our
national life are the separation of
church and state, the rights of fran
chise. The ballot box today should
be as sacred to the people as was
the ark of the covenant to the old
Israelites."
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
KHAN GROWS IN MINGO
COUNTY, ". VIRGINIA
Lanky Mountaineer of Ichabod
Crane Type is Organizer
in Williamson

WILLIAMSON, w. VA, Feb. 25.-
Out of the fog of oblivion with a
meagre membership of 35 into a haze
of glory in a class with mighty
movements, where organizations
whose memberships are measured by
the thousands, is the record made by
Williamson Khan, Knights of the Ku
Klux Khan during the past eight
months.
A year ago a handful of struggling
Klansmen were trying to hold a Khan
together at Williamson. Today thou
sands of local Klansmen are looking
for a hall large enough in which to
hold Khan meetings.
Not unlike the widely advertised
cereal There's a Reason" The "Rea-
son" is a tall lanky mount aineer Of
the 1chabod Crane type who earns
his livelihood by preaching the Cos
pei to the folks who inhabit the hills
in Mingo county. This God fearing
man heard of the great organization
and, after investigation, became q
member. He was so impressed with
the work that he spread it's teachings
lnlooShodt the touHty. AS result
Mingo county is now one of the fast
est growing Klan counties in the
state.
At Burch, a little town back in
the hills, this able man has estab-
lished Khan and is now taking in
members at the rate of more than
$50 week. Folks for miles around
are going into Burch to hear the
much trusted man tell about the Ku
Klux Khan. The town has less than
1000 population but a Khan of sew
eral hundred men has already been
established.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
A Lesson From a Hymn

."Biest be the tie that binds" a tie
OF greater proportions than any
earthly tie, tie bigger than any fra
ternai obligation, a tie of God and
love. Our hearts in Christian love"
sending out through the medium of
klankraft that love to whatsoever
shall seek, ''The fellowship of kin
dred minds" as a unit in the great
untfied work, the work of making this
world more closely approach the
standard set by the Nazarene, ais
like to that above"
klansmen, live the spirit of this
hymn and you will be doing your
share in approaching the standard.
Go to church and take a friend. Send
your children to Sabbath School.
Practice the faith that you believe,
and remember through it all:
"A charge to keep have 1;
A God to glorify;
A never-dying soul to save,
And fit it for the sky"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
Is This Personal
Klansman Creed?
= BY HY DOUGLASS

(The following is a copy of a pa
per found among the belongings of
one Thomas Van Alstyne, an electri-
Canada, in October, 1913. Bank
Notes." publication for bankers,
gives this copy, as a sublime state
ment Of a mans personal creed. 1t
seems to be fitted as a statement for
each Klansman to make and live.)
To respect my country, my profess
sion, and myself. To be honest and
fair with my fellowmen, as / ex-
pect them to be honesb and square
with me.
To be loyal citizen of the United
States of America. To speak with
praise, and act always as trust
worthy custodian of its good name.
To be a man whose name carries
weight wherever it goes.
To base my expectations of re-
ward on a solid foundation of service
rendered.
To be willing to pay the price of
success in honest effort.
To look upon my work as an OPP
pOl tuhlt1 W NC otiZSo WIFI yoy dtIO
made the most of, and not as a pain
full drudgery to be reluctantly en-
dured.
To remember that success lies
within myself-my own brain, my
own ambition, my own courage and
determination.
To expect difficulties and force my
way through them.
To turn hard experience into capt.
tai for future use.
To carry an air of optimism in the
presence of those / meet.
To dispel ill-temper with cheer
fulness, kill doubts with strong con-
viction, and reduce active friction
with an agreeable personality.
To make study of my business.
To know my profession in every
detail.
To mix brains with my efforts, and
use system and method in my work.
To hoard days as miser boards
dollars.
To make every hour bring me di-
vidends, increased knowledge, or
healthful recreation.
To keep my future unmortgaged
by debts.
To save as we'll as earn.
To cut out expensive amusements
until l can afford them.
To steer clear of dissipation, and
guard my health of body and peace
of mind as precious stock in trade.
Finally: To take a good grip on
the joys of life.
To fight against nothing so hard as
my own weakness and endeavor to
grow in strength, gentleman,
Christia
So l may be courteous to men,
faithful to friends, true to Coda
fragrance in the path / tread.
Let Klansmen live such a creed
and soon the spirit Of our movement
will be the spirit Of a re-awakened
America.
Let us remember that ours is a
plain everyday selling proposition.
Three rules of selling apply to us as
well as to prunes and pickles. Rule
one:-Possess the goods. Rule two:-
Advertise them. Or in other words
create an appetite for them. Rule
three:-Deliyer the goods as adver-
tised.
Surely we can easily follow these
three rules ,as is evidenced by our
activities as a movement in the last
IL months. The urge today is for
each one individually to accept this
truth and get out on the selling end
of our work and deliver.
Let's Go!
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29

25, 1923, during which Klansman
Thomas r. Abbott was killed, and
score of his comrades were injured
when a parade of Knights of the Ku
Klux Khan was attacked.
The first to be heard is Patrick
McDermott, aged Carnegie under
taker, who is charged with the muir
der of Klansman Abbott. His charge
will be aired before the grand jury
here TUESDAY,.
Thursday, Is other residents of
Carnegie, including McDermott, will
be heard on charges of rioting and
melting to riot. Included in these
are John Conley, of Carnegie, and
Constable Ira Uke) Irving. In addi-
tion to the above named, the follow
ing were held to the grand jury dur
ing early December by Justice of
the Peace w. H. Prosser: Timothy
.ODonnell, William Leacock, Michael
F. Hayes, William N. Motley, Ray
mond N. McKenna, James Mcintyre,
Anthony Scrowe, Steve Burdis,
Butch" O'Donnelly, Joseph Joyce,
M. M. Flaherty, Lawrence KENNEL
and Joseph Hayes.
A pre-spring gathering of Klans-
men from all sections of western
Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio and
northern West Virginia was held at
Coraopolis, Pa, near here, Saturday
night, February %. The huge par
ade, which consisted of robed MEM
bers and interpretative floats, formed
at the Coraopolis armory, and ira
versed the principal streets of the
town. A large class of candidates
was initiated into the order during
the procession. Permits for the par
ade were granted.
Lebanon Klansmen are gratified at
the stand by members of the Patrio-
tic Order Of Sons of America of Le-
banon in passing a resolution brand
ing the action of the board of trus-
tees of Fredericksburg in refusing to
permit Khan meeting to be held
there, as unpleasant, thoughtless,
unpatriotic, unfair and suspicious"
A band of Lebanon Klansmen had
gone to Fredericksburg to attend a
Khan meeting, but found it occupied
when they arrived, which was con-
trary to the agreements that had
been given them.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29

A resolution was adopted recently
by the board of education of Youngs-
town, o., ordering the Bible read
daily in the schools Of the city. The
only dissenting vote in the board was
cast by James H. Mutt. Rabbi I. E.
Philo, of the Rodef Sholem Temple,
in a statement to The Fiery Cross,
asserted the move to have the Bible
read in the schools is undemocratic
and he vigorously opposed it.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
POLICE WATCH CLUBS

YOUNGSTOWN, o., Feb. 19.-Chief
of Police Powell has stationed pa
trolmen at seven clubs in this city to
watch for violations of the liquor
and gambling laws. In a recent raid
on the Progress Club, a Jewish or
ganization, the porter is said to have
tried to block the entrance of the
police and he was arrested on a
charge of interfering with an Off
Ger.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
KHAN HEARS LECTURE

MARSCOTT, w. VA, Feb. 26-The
local Methodist Episcopal church was
jammed to capacity Monday evening
last when a national lecturer for the
Knights of the Ku Kiux Khan deliv-
cred an address on the principles of
the great American organization.
Scores of persons expressed a desire
to join the movement following the
speaking.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29

The effect of liberal education Is
making itself felt as far as Cali
fornia. At Leland Stanford courses
are to be given in Cheering" A
good yell leader will receive credit
for his vocal athletics. We wonder,
though, how much credit Is given
the students who memorize a Bible
verse each day and read the consti-
tuition once every year or SO?
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29

An anti-Klan plot is seen in an at
tempt to remove from the office of
a surveyor, the Rev. William Brown,
at Williamsburg, o. Brown was elect
ed by majority of more than 1000
votes. He holds degree as a sur
veyor, but the county commissioners
have preferred charges Of incompe-
tency against him. He asserts he is
suspected Of being a member of the
Ku Klux Khan.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29
(BY ZEHER)

PITTSBURGH, PA. Feb. 19,-Pro-
testants in Pennsylvania and the ma
tion at large await with interest
the outcome of the grand jury hear
ings here this week, into the causes
evolving out of the fatal riot at
Carnegie, Pa, the night Of August
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29

Interest in the activities of the
Khan was quickened in Watseka, Ill,
last Friday night, when Fighting
Bob" Evans, of the Realm lecture
corps, delievered a patriotic address
at the Christian church in that CITY.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-02-29

The Khan is moral T. N. T.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-05-01
New Cold Storage
 Plant for Kodiak

The New England Fish Company will build a cold storage plant at ko
 diak. One of the main coniderations for the building was a suitable site. It was found that Otto Kraft, mer- chant of Kodiak, possessed one. Most of the property at Kodiak is govern ment property. Kraft had located and made a homestead on the site which the New England Fish Com pany selected. Kraft, seeing it would help the town donated the site and turned his title of the land over to the New England Fish Com pany Kodiak is located right out side of the halibut banks and with the cold storage plant 1t is believed
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-05-01
CATARRHAL DEAFNESS

is often caused by an iniamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is inflamed you have rumbling sound or imperfect hearing. Unless the inflammation can be reduced, your hearing may be de- stroyed forever.
 do what we claim for it-rid your system of Catarrh or Deafness caused by Catarrh. HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE has been successful in the treatment of Catarrh for over Forty Years.
 Sold by all druggists.
 F. J. Cheney & Co.,. Toledo. o.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-05-01
NOTICE TO PAY SCHOOL TAX

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been duly ap- pointed School Tax Collector for Wrangell in conformity with Chap ter 29, Alaska Session Laws, 1919.
 All male persons between the ages of twenty-one and fifty years, ex- cept soldiers, sailors in U. S. Navy or Revenue Cutter Service, volun- teer firemen, paupers and insane persons, are subject to tax in the sum of Five Dollars. (s5.00)
 Should you be living in Alaska on or prior to the first Monday in April, 1924, said tax shall be due and payable on said first date and shall be delinquent after May 1st 1924. Should you arrive in Alaska later than first date above mention ed, tax will be delinquent thirty (30) days after your arrival, or within ten (10) days after notice is given you.
 All persons. firms and corpora tions employing labor shall furnish list of employees to collector and are authorized by law to deduct amount of tax from wages of em- ployees.
 Fines and Imprisonment are pro- vided by the Act above quoted for those who fail or neglect to pay tax or furnish list of employees.
 Dated at Wrangell, Alaska, April IS, 1924.
 L. NJ. CHURCHILL, School Tax Collector for Wrangell
 Alaska
The Wrangell sentinel., 1924-05-01
YOUNG MEMS BUSINESS CLUB EXCURSION TO ALASKA
 SAILS MORNING MAY 25

The Seattle Chamber of Commerce has endorsed the plans of the Young mems excursion to Alaska and re- icommends to its members participa- tion in the trip. The purpose is sightseeing, recreation and promot ing the commercial and social rela tions between the business people of Seattle and Alaska.
 The we'll known steamer, Ala meda, one of the finest, fastest, and most commodious of the Alaska line, has been engaged for the trip. She will sail from Pier No. ? Sunday morning, May 25, at o'clock. Ira versing the famous Inside Passage for the entire voyage, it will be like a trip on Puget Sound, except that it will be far more beautiful and in- teresting from a scenic standpoint Stops of sufficient length will be made at Ketchikan, Wrangell, Pet ersburg, Juneau, Skagway, Haines Sitka and other places to permit the meeting with the people, and other interesting points including the won derful Taku Glacier, will be visited The round trip will require about eleven days.
 The people of Southeastern Alaska are preparing receptions and enter tainments for the visitors and the we'll known Northern hospitality will be prevalent everywhere. Spe- cial features are being arranged for entertainment enroute and it is promised that there will not be a dull moment.-Seattle Business.