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The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
SALVATION ARMY AIDS
HOMELESS IN ST. PAUL
No Longer Necessary for Friend
less Men to Beg on
Streets

The Salvation Army and the Union
Gospel Mission have provided home
less men with 1879 meals and APPS
beds during December, January and
February.
This report was made Friday ia
the Community Chest.
The Chest directors have author
lied payments totaling S2,199.79 to
these agencies to assist their work
for homeless men.
While a large nnurber Of unemploy
ed men were given accommodations
during February, the situation in
March has improved until many men
are now able to find work, according
to Adjt. Z. j. Alder of the Salvation
Army.
"The railroads have taken a num-
ber of men for construction work in
Montana and other points in the
northwest" Adjt. Alder said. 1--WE
are also finding an increased local
demand for workers.
Adjt. Alder asserted that the work
of the two agencies had made il un-
necessary for homeless men to beg
on st. Paul streets this winter.
Because of the improved conditions
the Community Chest announced an
agreement by which it would only
finance the work of the Salvation
Army for homeless men after Satur-
day.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
AMERICA FACES ECONOMIC STATUS OF
RUSSIA If FARMERS ARE NOT AIDED

proceeding. There are too many
banks" he said. "In Minnesota we
have got to have more than 1880
population to each bank. In North
Dakota there is a bank to every 75e
people, in South Dakota one to each
92l people, and in Montana one to
each 1870. The entire United States
provides one bank to every $500 peo-
ple."
Referring to the newly formed
Minnesota Potato Growers exchange,
Mr.. Barr said 1920 farmers will
market their potatoes this year un-
der one selling agency. He declared
cooperative marketing looks toward
raising the price the farmer receives
or lowering the cost of producing his
commodities, but as long as they
compete with each other Il will not
function perfectly.
Dairying Idea Sold
The dairying idea has been sold
TO the northwest, and has diversified
farming TO great extent" he said,
"But existing economic conditions o.
the farms must be changed 10 remov
the dissatisfied tion fast ferment,d By
too great . disparity between farm
income and farm expense"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
Stop Divorces
Before Wedding,
Says Minister

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, March II.
The time for stopping a divorce is
before the wedding, DR.. F. L. Roberts,
pastor of Wesley Methodist church
dec Jared in a sermon based on the
story, LET No Man Put Asunder."
IF persons entered the marriage
relation with spirit of sacrifice,
courage and self control, instead Of
selfishness and passion, there would
be much less divorce" Mr.. Roberts
said.
There are few marriages these
days that are based on real love. 1t
falls to my lot to perform many mar
riage ceremonies. There is an air Of
negation in the attitude of many who
come before me for that purpose
an air that indicates that the mar
riage is only a temporary arrange
ment. The thought of permanency
in the r elation has disappeared to a
great extent.
"Our set almost likes you better
for the sensation and the scandal anG
about the rest of the world one
doesn't care, is an expression COM
monty used by a certain class of peo-
ple."
A congregation of 1000 persons at
tended the service.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
MAYOR NELSON
Gets SURPRISE
IN PRIMARIES
George L. Siegel, Labor
Candidate, Ahead of Him
by 1743 Votes
MORE APPROACHABLE
Arthur f. Sees Governors Chair
Fading into Dim Distant
ImpOssibility
By TWILIGHT

George L. Siegel, the Labor candi-
date for mayor, defeated Mayor Mel
son by 1743 votes in the primary
election. The present indications
point to one of the stiffest mayoral-
ity races between Siegel and Nelson
that St. Paul has had in many a
year.
Mayor Arthur E. Nelson was so con-
fident of his vote pulling ability. that
he remained throughout the primary
election campaign very nearly unap-
proachable. The election returns
prove beyond the possibility of a
doubt that Turkish baths, manipula-
tions and grand stand play for votes
did not count for very much. 1t is
thought by many who are keen poll
tical observers that Nelson will take
an entirely different attitude
throughout the stretch between the
primary election and the final deci-
sion of the St. Paul voters.
Didn't Answer Questions
In the issue of February 20, The
Minnesota Fiery Cross asked Mayor
Nelson some definite questions. His
failure to answer them publicly did
him no good. The mayors denuncia-
tion of the great Protestant organ
ization, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan,
in his Washington day address, de-
livered in the St. Paul auditorium on
the evening of February %, served as
a boomerang and missed fire badly.
The election returns tell long story
with startling briefness. Of course
the supporters of the St. Paul mayor
are making the usual after-the-
primary predictions and point to an
awakening that will mean better
days for Arthur E. | am wondering as
/ hear these ultra-enthusiastic pre-
dictions, how many Turkish baths
there are between the mayors office
and private life.
Arendt and Sherman, as candidates
for mayor, received so few votes that
one would hardly know that they
were in the race at all. The two re-
ceived only l07l votes all told.
In the final count Mayor Nelson re-
ceived 22,499 votes and Siegel 25, PAP
votes. I'll wanger an Angora cat
against night yowling Tommy that
the Siegel strength makes Arthur +.
grind his teeth as he beholds the van
ishing governors chair. But then
Turkish bath or two might prove
soothing.
The following were nominated for
councilmen: H. c. Winzell, j. M,
Clancy, L. L. Hodgson, L. r. L. Fergu-
son, George c. Seidheimer, j. II. Nc
Donald, William Peter, Albert Wun-
derrick, X. j. Carcoran, Henry Derlin,
j. C. McGlogan, William f. Boerin-
ger. Judge Conrad Olson and r. A.
Mac Donald were nominated for muni-
cipal Judge For comptroller, Will
liam F. Scott and +. M. Skipton pres7
ent comptroller we're nominated with
Scott In the lead.
For Justices of the peace, John J,
Coyle. Wallace l.. Kelly, Herrick J..
Hall and Keith Kimball were nomin-
ated.
The nominations for constable are
William II. Miller, T.. w. Hanft,
Thomas v Ryan and Arthur D. Erik
sell
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
cox DENIES LAXITY
CHARGE BY GOVERNOR
Relates History of Moose Lake
Fire, of 1918, Blamed ON
His Negligence

ST. PAUL, MINI, March "a
W. T. Cox, former state forester
of Minnesota, today denied the
charges recently made that lax
lty on the part of Mr.. Cox in en-
forcing the state forestry laws
was responsible for the Moose
Lake fire of 1918.
Mr.. Cox, on the other hand,
charges that the state timber
board, controlled and dominated
by Governor Preus, sold thou
sands facres of immature tim
ber which should have been re-
served for future growth. the
state thereby losing thousands
of dollars and the state forests
being depleted just that much.
In denying that forestry funds
were used for political propaganda,
Mr.. Cox said:
Not one cent was illegally, i'm
properly or unwisely spent. The
campaign for the forestry amend
ment to authorize the establishment
Of permanent state forests was con-
Quoted and paid for by the forestry
association"
Text of Statement
The statement of Mr.. Cox follows:
Governor Preus' speech of last
Wednesday as printed in a number of
papers, demands at least a brief re-
ply. In his attempt to explain his
appointments to the forestry board
and the recent action of the board,
he seems to have been driven to des-
peration.
MIR. Preus' attitude in the matter
of forest conservation has been well
understood for years, His belated
efforts to obtain credit for a few
conservation gestures he was forced
to make will be understood also.
The governor must know that
while we have never had the amount
asked for and thought necessary for
fire protection, we have been getting
increased appropriations from the
legislature session after session as the
need became better understood and
the work of the rangers better ap-
preciated.
False Insinuation
THE insinuation made by Mr..
Preus that forest service funds had
Continued on page
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
PRESBYTERIANs. WILL
AID NEEDY STUDENTS
Plan Rotary Fund for COe, Buena
Vista and Parsons
Colleges

Aid is to given students in the
Presbyterian colleges of Iowa through
a rotary loan fund, according to ar
announcement made by the lows
Presbyterian fund. Considerable
money will be made available by the
various churches of the state during
the next few months. This sum will
be loaned to deserving students tc
use in obtaining an education. Or
their completion of the college work
it will be repaid and another student
enabled to enter school. Thus Is stu
dents will be educated with each ST.
900 in hundred years.
Churches in the state are respond
ing to this plan. Several churches
will use the loan funds raised in
their congregation to give educa-
tional aid to students from the To-
cal Sunday schools when they enter
college.
Presbyterian colleges in Iowa that
will use the loan plan are Buena,
Coe and Parsons.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
GOPHER TIMBER BOARD DENUDED
LAND, SAYS Ex.STATE FORESTER
AMERICA, LOST in WILDERNESS OF
POLITICS, NEEDS STRONG LEADER

them come and follow. 1t is the
very few who lead; it is the very,
very many who are led.
THE great mass of humanity has
never had anything to do with
the increase of intelligence and
morality, except to act as their
agents Of TRANSMISSION. Creative
intellect is confined to a few"
.Great" Cabinet Fails
Recently we had a president
who, because of inexperience,
pledged that he would assemble
about hm the greatest cabinet
that the United States ever had.
One of them has been forced to
resign; another is now on trial for
collusion with crime.
I'VE need a leader who can un-
tangle the industrial problem and
solve the farm problem.
I'VE need today some great
Olympian to lead US out of all
this chaos"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28

property. The third point he stress
ed was the thinking quality of a
contract which, in the past, had been
as good as bond" but today, be-
cause of weak character, is broken
readily and without thought of con-
sequence.
DR.. Chales Darsie, st. Louis. adult
superintendent of the Christian Mis-
sionary society, addressed the dele
gates from fifty Ramsey county
churches at the second ses-
sion of the association convention in
stitute held in the afternoon at the
Dayton avenue Presbyterian church.
DR.. Darsie spoke on Adults and
Religious Education" He said that
the adult Sunday school classes OF
the average church are only the
remnant counter Of religiously un.
ambitious people" and asserted that
II Is high time for the "adnlt 10
realize his Importance In creating
the proper religious atmosphere for
the child"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28

Pronouncing America lost in
the wilderness of politics, the
Rev. w. T. McElveen pleaded for
a superleader in politics in his
morning sermon at the Plymouth
Congregational church, st, Paul,
Sunday, March 16.
What America sorely needs"
he said, "is for some great lead
er to emerge out of the exist
ing political ooze. We need a
Moses to lead this nation out of
the wilderness of graft, corrup-
tion and incompetency. American
politics is in terrible mess.
Always Follow Leader
"Our children play a game
called follow the leader but the
game is one which mankind has
always played. One of the bot
tom hungers Of human nature
is the desire to be led. The ma
jority of men walk aimlessly and
alone until the right voice bids
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
National Ideals FOrSake1
BY Present Generation Is
Charge of Noted Author
.DEMAGOGUES IN POWER
SAYS HARRY F. ATWOOD
Lecture Given at Citizens Ali.
ance Meeting in st.
Paul

Harry F. Atwood of Chicago,
president of Constitution Ami
versary association and author of
Back to the Republic" Safe
guarding American Ideals and
Keep God in American History" "
in his lecture delivered at the
Citizens Alliance meeting held
in the St. Paul Athletic club last
Thursday night, pointed out
some striking facts pertaining
to the United States constitution.
He sounded warnings that should
be carefully considered by all Ameri-
cans, in fact, Atwood's entire address
was so much like a Ku klux Klan
lecture, that one might think he
heard a discussion on the constitu-
tion by a national Kian speaker.
"America today is living in an age
of expediency, cowardice and dema-
gogy," said Mr.. Atwood. "The gener-
alton now living has been the most
faithless to it's governmental heri-
tage Of any in the history of the
world.
"Six years ago, l started to resur-
rect the constitution of the United
States, the document that in itself
contains a plain answer and solution
of virtually all of the problems that
are vexing our country so sorely. to-
day.
Mob Ruled Country
AT the time the constitution was
written there was in America just
such a mob as there is today in Rus
sia. Communistic experiments had
resulted in disaster. Things had come
to such pass that a mob drove, the
Continued on page 81
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28

Arguing that unless living condi-
tions on the farms of the northwest
are changed, the people of the Unit
ed States will find themselves in the
present economic position of soviet
Russia within five years, Edward
Barr, secretary of the agricultural
and retail subdivisions of the st.
Paul association, told members OF
the st. Paul Association of Office Men
in the Athletic club Tuesday after
noon, that in the present crisis the
union looked to the northwest TO
lead the way.
Mr.. Barr declared 100000 farm
ers had left their farms over the
United States in 1922, that in New
York state alone 26,000 had abandon
ed agriculture and that In 10 corn
and wheat producing states 24ia per
cent had virtually lost their farms
through bankruptcy. He said farm
bankruptcy had increased from five
to IL per cent since pre-war days.
Too Many Banks
lie pointed out that 433 banks over
the country had failed from July /,
1929 20 February |, 1924, saying more
bank failures were recorded In these
seven months than In the FIVE years
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
YOUTHFUL BANDITRY DUE TO LACK
OF MORAL EDUCATION, is CHARGE

Lack of moral education for child
rem is responsible for youthful bandi-
try, John l.. Alexander, of Chicago,
for ten years young peoples superin-
tendent of the International Coun-
Gil of Religious Education, told $50
men and women at luncheon meet
ing given by the board of directors
of the Ramsey County Sunday School
association at St. Paul Thursday, in
the Palm room of the Saint Paul
hotel.
Mr.. Alexander added that the spir-
itual and material interests of the
community, represented by the
churches and banks. respectively,
could not be separated and that on
them and the homes rested the whole
structure Of the moral integrity.
Because the sacredness Of person.
ality has not properly been taught,
life today is cheap and murder Is
rife, he continued, and rohberies are
due TO lack Of respect for personal
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
WILL NOT Be STATU:''
PROHIBITION CHIEF
Senator Thomas Sterling Denies
Wild Rumors in South
Dakota

MITCHELL, S. d.. March 2l.-Sen-
ator Thomas Sterling, in this city
for a short time Thursday, was
shown a news dispatch from Pierre.
which stated that his Endorsement
for state prohibition director had
been traded off for support of his
candidacy for reelection, and brand
ed the statement as maliciously
false.
Senator Sterling expressed sur
prise that anyone would stoop to
such tactics even in the heat of poll
tical campaign.
The senator repeated a statement
made by him to the press some
weeks ago that mo promise, direct
or indirect, has been made by me to
any candidate for prohibition direc-
tor. The office is being filed salts
factorily by ]. B. Taylor and no man
has my endorsement to succeed him."
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
MINNEAPOLIS POLICE
WItL AID JUVENILES
viii Watch Dance and Pool Halls
and Sale of Tobacco to
Minors

MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, March 13
"A police squad Of five members to
devote itself to juvenile police pro
blems is the plan of civic and social
organizations of the city, which will
soon be presented to the city coun-
Gil for adoption.
The squad will have to do, as q
special duty, with the regulation OF
public dance halls, pool halls. the
sale of tobacco in any form to min
ors, and to check or lessen those in
fuences that contribute to the de-
linquency of the boys and girls of the
city, as shown by the constantly in
creasing criminal cases in the juven-
lie court.
Ralph johnson, who has been work
ing on this problem single handed.
under the direction of the board of
education, says that the pitfalls OF
the young are numerous in the city
and that concerted movement is
now under way among the various
organizations of the city, as we'll as
business and professional people of
the city to extend protecting wings
about the youth of the city.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
MAY HOLD Third
PARTY NATIONAL
|. MEET IN ST.PAUL
Headquarters Established
in Labor Temple-Wm.
Mahoney in Charge
BID MADE BY OMAHA
Convention Will "DO Just as La.
Toilette Wants" Says Ma
tiOnal Manager
BID MADE BY OMAHA

Simmering activities in third
party circles warmed up considerably
Thursday following the establishment
of what is officially termed the Ma.
tional Farmer-Labor Progressive
convention headquarters at Labor
Temple, ST. Paul, and announcement
by William Mahoney that the propos,
ed national convention June II will
seek to form preliminary working
units in every state of the union, and
will "do what LaFollette wants" in
the way of procedure and platform
This means that the convention
will be in the nature of a many-ring
circus, as the various state delega.
tions will meet at one time or an.
other in various halls to be obtained
in addition to the convention hall OF
auditorium, he said.
Omaha Makes Bid
Mr.. Mahoney said Omaha is max.
ing strenuous bid for the conven-
tion, even Offering to furnish the
halls necessary and pay all conven.
tion expenses.
1t is generally understood, how.
ever, that the convention will be held
either in Minneapolis or St. Paul, as
it was the consensus of opinion
at the northwest conference to de-
eide on the date of the convention
that the Twin Cities are located ex-
actly right from a geographical-poh
tical viewpoint.
The first intimation that Omaha
wanted the convention came at the
conference, but it received scant at
tention at that time. w. II. Green
Continued on page 81
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
California Citizens in Fa-
vor of Restrictive
immigration

(Bureau Publication and Education)
WASHINGTON, d. c., March
24.-At a conference between the
California delegation in congress
and the citizens of that state here
in Washington, immigration legis-
lation was the subject under dis
cussion. After the conference a
formal statement was issued in
which IL was stated that the gen
tleman's agreement now In force
with Japan had failed 30 accom-
plish it's purpose and now IL should
give way 10 a specific law on the
subject. The California people IA
vor a restrictive immigration law
with teeth In Il.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
Kansas Town Puts On
Sunday School Contest

ST. JOHN, KAN, March 24.-The
friendly Sunday school attendance
contest being held between St. John
and Stafford, which will close on Eas-
ter Sunday, has done much to boost
Sunday school attendance of both
cities. During the progress of the
contest the attendance at each place
has increased from 900 to 1,400. The
total attendance at each city during
the contest to date varies only "a.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28

ven for wishy-washy individuals
whose Americanism is mostly "mon-
key chatter" no place for the politi-
cal opportunist.
However, bear in mind that a man
should not be judged by "the fibre of
his garments or his social or financial
standing" Every man that hlans-
man recommends for citizenship
should be worthy to have and to
hold the honors we bestow."
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28

W LANSMEN, it behooves you to
X guard well the portal of the In
AA visible Empire. Men of low
ideals, uncertain conceptions of life,
questionable motives for seeking cit
izenship, careless attitudes toward
right and wrong should never be per
mitted to enter the Klavern. The
Klan does not appeal to such men
and shortly they may become, "ene-
mics within the gates" IL the ku
Klux Klan goes down in wreckage, it
will be due to the failures on the
part Of those Klansmen who did not
guard we'll the portal of the lnvisi-
bic Empire.
Look we'll to the distinguishing
marks chivalric head, compas-,
sionate heart, a prudent tongue and
a courageous will. j..
No man who Is not known TO be OF
the type that will courageously
through fair and stormy weather be
devoted to our country. our klan,
our homes and each other" should re-
ceive the passport" which permits
him TO emigrate 10 delectable bounds
OF the Invisible Empire" The klan
is no rendezvous for towards. no ha-
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
TWILIGHT'S
THINKLINGS
UNITY
KHAN MOTIVES
THE PORTAL OF THE INVIS-
IBLE EMPIRE
THE other night | heard an
i artist bring forth from a

TINE other night | heard an
i artist bring forth from a
pipe organ wonderful harmonies
of joy, hope, anticipation, thank
fulness, beauty, love, faith, devo-
ton. AS | watched the master
touch the keys of the splendid
instrument before which he was
seated, a thought forced itself
upon me. How essential unity is
in the proper execution of all
things meritorious! Un ty
Write the word indelibly on the
scrolls of your mind. If, as the
organist played, one key, or any
other part Of the mechanism, re-
fused to do it's work, became in
active, there would be discord,
and possibly a denunciation of
the master on the part of those
who came to listen to the work
of the artist.
The Klan must have unity. Ev-
ery Klansman must become an
active portion of one stupen-
dous whole" Individual indif-
ference, petty jealousies, false
activities and the assertion OF
evil bring forth syncopations OF
discord instead of harmonies OF
unity.
If we, consciously or uncon-
sciously, allow ourselves to be-
come mesmerized by notions
apart from the Klan program,
and thus become inactive, inert,
Indifferent, unkindly critical, or
shift our work to other shoulders,
we shall soon have false notes,
dead keys"-discord in our or
ganization. We will then sing
songs of hate instead of love.
Klansmen, we have undertaken
to build, lovingly and truly, and
our work sheplAAbe governed by
the divine principles OF Kan
kraft.
Let us resolve, Klansmen all, to
express unity in our love for our
country, our homes and each 9TH
er. Drop a pebble of sound
Americanism in the waters OF hui
man welfare, and it shall cause a
ripple which will be felt on the
farthest shores of world con-
sciousness. A Klansman living
truly for others rather than self
will erect a building of God, a
house not made with hands, eter-
nal in the heavens" "