The call of the North. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1923-1924, 1924-02-08

growth is so big that it has become
necessary to call in feldmen from
other states to aid in properly organ
izing and taking care Of the sudden
increase. 49,,
XXX
A TAMMANY SHADOW
Representative George w. Lind
say of Brooklyn, N. Y, though NOM
inally a Protestant, has introduced
in Congress bill designed to kill the
Ku Klux Khan. Coming from the
political atmosphere of Tammany
Hall, he shares the spirit of Roman
Catholic bigotry that has brought
many measures into Congress and
other legislative bodies in recent
years to make Professionalism GRIM
inal offense as Papal Rome has uni
formly done when clothed with Off
cial political power.
XXX
AMERICANS IN POWER
Bribery has gone out of style in
Youngstown, Ohio, Clyde Osborne,
newly appointed law director as
serts. He announces he will prose-
cute any person who offers to pay for
protection" Youngstown was
Cleaned up" politically at the recent
city election officers being swept into
Office by the law-abiding citizenship
who became tired of the reign of
anti-American political ring.
XXX
LAW ENFORCEMENT
On information supplied by the Ku
Klux Klan, series of raids has been
made in and near Alliance, Ohio,
which revealed fragrant violations of
the liquor law. eve are going to
mop Alliance dry" is the word given
out by one of the Klansmen.
XXX
ACCUSES OFFICERS
Enforcement of the prohibition law
in and about Toledo, Ohio, has be-
come merely a profit-sharing enter
prise for enforcement agents, is
charge of a Toledo man who pro-
fesses to know whereof he speaks.
The fee system of collecting fines is
the cause, the accuser says. He as
serts that many of the enforcement
agents are not even American citi-
zens. The officers, this man says,
cannot afford to put the bootlegger
out of business because they depend
on his fines to pay their salaries.
XXX
RESTRICTIVE IMMIGRATION
Americas latchstring will hang
higher to immigrant aliens on the
passage of the immigration measures
now pending in Congress, declared
Congressman J. L. Cable Of Lima,
Ohio, in a speech at Columbus re-
Gently at a noon meeting of the Ex-
change club. conditions in the
United States demand a permanent
policy of immigration, one that is
"selective in principle, humane in
operation, but above al lelse, a safe
and sound restrictive measure" Mr..
Gable asserted.
XXX
EFFECTIVE MEASURE
Hereafter every bootlegger and
liquor law violator will be fined
81, 1000 on conviction, according to an
nouncement of Judge Joe Hefferman
of Youngstown, Ohio. The part pay
ment plan, which has enabled pro-
hibition violators to pay their fines
with the proceeds from unfinished
business is to be stopped, Judge JEFF
ferman also announced.
XXX
OFFICIAL HOUSEKEEPING
Official housekeeping at Spring
field, Ohio, has begun. The ultima
tum delivered by the law-abiding citi-
zens in sweeping majority at the
last November election is being car
ried out without any apology or COM
promise with the forces that have
controlled municipal affairs for three
decades. Mayor Furry has been de-
posed by the new commission, and
notices of removal from Office have
been served w. A. Mahoney, city
manager; Justin Altschul, Jew police
court prosecutor and anti-Klan law
yer; Orion G. Rust, commissioner,
who was lined up with the old admin
istration; R. E. O'Brien, police chief;
Samuel F. Hunter, fire chief; George
Cotter, superintendent of the water
works, and Frank Halloran, market
master. 1t is the reply of American
citizenship of the rough-shod methods
of alien city officials to rule an
American city.
XXX
EFFECT OF POLITICS"
Indications that sweeping investi-
cation of conditions at the Girls In
dustrial School at Delaware, Ohio, a
state institution, were promised when
state official, who has taken a hand
in the inquiry started by the Knights
of the Ku Klux Khan, asked for evil
dence Of Encouragement gathered by
the Klansmen. The inquiry was
started following a mutiny of the girl
inmates of the institution recently
&c. C. Crabs, attorney general, has
asserted that the conditions are the