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Evening star., 1924-01-17
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Ralph R. shehyn Of this city and Sarah
b. Thrift of Madison, Va.
Forrest C. Beaeock and Julia N. Sutton.
Paul A. Brilfand Eva I. Honey.
Thomas R. Spencer and Helen II. Robinson,
both Of Falls Church, Va.
Frank A. Smith and Mary Thomas:
Henry Lynch and Sadie West
Thomas H. Ridgate Of this city and Perla
G.. Schieck OF Chester, Pa.
Morris B. T1mmons and Ada G.. MCGEE.
Richard W. Alvis Of COrbin, Va, and Leila
r. Self Of Fredericksburg. Va.
Lloyd b. Mason and Eunice v. jenkins
Bernard J. Brooks and Julia f. Burnside
William A. Gillen Of Hammond, La, and
Laura h. Umberger OF this city.
John W. Collopy, Jr.. and Adelaide Thomas
both Of New York city.
Edward v. r. Sweet and Margaret T. q.
Williams.
Hubert II. Thompson and Elizabeth q. oeser
Clifford r. Beach and Rowena NJ. Clark.
both OF Alexandria, Va.
Buford ID. Moore and Minnie Sprinkle, both
Of Charlotte, Va
Richard q. Gray and Louise breckenridge.
Frank Wright and Nettle Davis.
Charles NJ. Graham Of Hamilton, Va, and
Kathleen Arnold Of Loyettsville, Va.
Evening star., 1924-01-17

matron, permanent. Hine Junior High
School: J. A. Kieg, permanent electri-
clan. Eastern. High School; Henry
Ehm. permanent watchman, Eastern
High School; w. o. Bayne. permanent
laborcr, Eastern High School: A. B.
Bolac, permanent charwoman. Central
High School; w. J. Heurich. perma-
nent engineer, Wilson Normal School; !;
Il. v. Washington. permanent teach
er, class g. Stevens School: B. NJ.
Hope, permanent teacher, class q,
Deanwood School; f. B. Brown, per-
manent teacher. class 2, Cardozo- Old
Bell School: A. Z. Mackall. permanent
teacher, class 2, New Bell School; g.
NJ c. Garrett, permanent teacher,
class 2, Ambush School, and H. r.
Wilkinson, permanent teacher, class
GA Miner Normal School.
Reinstatements-R- Z. Stitt, teach
er. class 2, Woodburn School, and
Edith Fleetwood, teacher, class 2, J..
F. Cook School
Evening star., 1924-01-17

More than two million fir trees are
used every Christmas in the British
Isles.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
CYCLOPS EXPLAINS AIMS OF KLANSMEN
Rev. G. A. Rexroad Declares Himself A Member

that the Khan is not hostile to for
egners as such, but is convinced that
too many foreigners of the sort that
will not assimilate with Americans
are being admitted to this country.
The Khan is a Protestant Christian
organization and no unbeliever can
belong. 1t is none of our business
if a Catholic joins the Knights of Co
lumbus, and we hold it is none Of
their business if a Protestant joins
the Khan. The Khan is not built on
malice and hate, but upon justice
and fair dealing, and we preach them
more than some preachers. We are
opposed to persecution in every form.
The Khan believes in our public
schools and wants an equal chance for
all in them. We tolerate no individ-
ual friction between Klansman and
a Catholic"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
MUST OBEY LAWS
WITHIN KLAN AS
WELL AS OUTSIDE
l m p eri a | Representative
Uncovered Fraudulent
Scheme
MINISTER rs INVEIGLED
So, 900 Illinois Farm Given to
"Dummy" Winner for Prize
Slogan

Bureau OF Publication and Educ atom
WASHINGTON. d. c., March 90
If there is any one thing in which the
Knights of the Ku Klux Khan and all
good Americans are strong, it is in
teaching respect and obedience to
the law. 1t is one of the fundamen-
tai tenets of the organization, and
all officials and members are required
to use all legal means to aid the prop
erly constituted authorities in en-
forcing the law. In the discharge
of this obligation it becomes a sol
emn duty to see that all members OF
the Khan are just as amenable and
obedient to the law as others outside
the order.
In that manner members of the
Khan vindicate their position regard
ing those who are guilty of law vio-
lations, even il thtey happen to be
in the organization itself. That is
| what makes the Khan so strong, viz.
il stands for law enforcement, even
| if it has to clean house on the in
side itself, and that is what it does
at times.
The Khan did this very thing ir
several cases in the south; it has done
it in Washington when one of its
members was turned up to the au,
thorities for bigamy; it is now re-
specter of officials or former official:
if they go wrong.
A st. Louis Case
The Khan takes credit for being
the first to give information to the
district attorney and the government
authorities in the st. Louis case OF
former publishers of the St. Louis
Patriot, a pro-Klan paper, becoming
involved in a shady business transac-
ton. 1t was the splendid work OF
George c. McCarron, of Kansas City
imperial representative of the Khan
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
tBur..u of Publication and Education)

tBureau of Publication and Educatio
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. March 90
Admitting that he is the Exalted Cy-
clops of the Ku Klux Khan in Spo-
kane, Washington, and holds the key
over the entire outfit of robes and
hoods. the Rev. c. A. Rexroad pastor
of the Corbin Park Methodist church,
recently addressed a packed audi
ence and gave the first portion OF his
talk entitled "My Answer" declaring
that he was officially affiliated with
the Khan. Here is the story as 1t
comes from Spokane:
Estimated that 600 crowded into
the church and hundreds were turned
away. 1t was an orderly, good-na-
tured crowd, few cheered occasion
ally. words of encouragement were
called out, applsuded for a minute
or more at the conclusion Of the ad-
dress.
an closing Rev. Mr.. Rexroad said:
Il am resigning from nothing. / am
not a gutter. | am going to stay in
Spokane. I'll stick to my guns.
When | get ready to leave Spokane
I'll GO, but it won't be because of
these venomous, lying attacks on me
REV. Mr.. Rexroad said he had re-
ceived 1000 telephone calls commend
ing his stand and only one call and
one letter criticising him for his
Khan affiliations. He branded the In
glewood, Oklahoma. Herrin and Mer
Rouge affairs as 'set-ups' to discredit
the Khan. He branded each of them
a failure and declared the final re-
suit of investigation to be vindica-
ton of the Khan. He said the ku
Klux Khan is a fine Christian institu-
ton which investigates a mans NOR
ais carefully before admitting him
to membership.
1.-THE robe and hood are used only
in ceremonial work. mainly at ini-
tiations, he said. They are not dis
tributed among the membership.
They are all locked up and | hold
the key. The Khan has been through
great housekeeping recently. I'm
fortunately some men went into it
for financial gain TIE Khan is getting
better every day. You can't line up
$500, 900 natural born Americans in
any organization that hasn't high
ideals. can tell you truthfully, be-
cause | know, that the time is COM
ing when Klansmen will come out in
the open and be known. What hull
labaloo there will be then.
"He declared Klansmen killed in
riots are martyrs who died in the
cause of liberty. He denied that the
Khan is antagonistic to the negro,
but is friendly to him and is endeav-
oring to solve his problems and pro-
tect him from exploitation. He said
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
Kentucky Legislature
Passing School
Bible Bill
bureau Publication and Education)

bureau Publication and Education)
WASHINGTON, d. c., March
24.-The Rash bill, providing for
the daily reading of the Bible in
common schools of Kentucky, has
been signed by Governor Fields,
ending a fight waged in the ses-
sion Of the legislature which has
just closed. The measure passed
the senate 81 to l, after having
carried II to IL in the Kentucky
house.
The Bible must be read in every
classroom every day "in the pres
ence of the pupils" under the act.
Revocation of teachers certifi-
Gates is provided for failure TO
comply with the law.
This sentiment is rapidly grow
ing. notwithstanding the intense
opposition to it. But just make
inquiry as to whom the opposition
comes from and then you will be-
gin to understand this American
and anti-American fight that Is
being waged all over the United
States.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28

in Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska
who made a thorough investigation of
the newspaper scheme whereby The
Patriot last fall offered a $4,000 IL
linois farm as the prize for the best
slogan to be adopted by that paper
When the bubble burst and the
scheme fell fat, the publishers OF
that paper at the time picked out a
dummy" awarded the farm to him
with an understanding that he in re-
turn would return it to the original
owner and thereby sought to deceive
and defraud.
As soon as the imperial represent
ative secured all the evidence he
turned it over to the United States
district attorney, for his considera-
tion with a view of an investigation
by the government under federal
statutes relating to the misuse of
the mails. ACCOMPANYING the other
evidence was confession on the part
Of the then business manager. who
happened to be the pastor of the
Fourth Christian church in st. Louis,
The preacher became involved in the
transaction really before he realized
what he was doing or the seriousness
of the difficulty he was getting into
instead of the Khan officials condor
ing bad scheme or seeking to hide
deal, they were the first to expose it
In speaking of it Mr.. McCarron, i'm
perial representative, says:
Methods Unethisal
INV investigation discloses, as per
attached statements of persons in
volved, signed in the presence of 9
number of witnesses, that method:
which are unethical and insincere
| if not actually wrongful, have beer
used to secure subscriptions for The
Patriot. a periodical published in St
Louis, as a pro-Klan, though unoffi-
cial organ. According to the state
ments obtained. the publishers OF
The Patriot solicited and obtained
subscriptions on a promise to give
away farm to the author of sue
cessful slogan.
''They were warned by postal Off.
Gals of the lottery law, and the paid
subscription requirement was aban-
doned, but the promise of the farm
was carried on and the offer was wild
ened to include all who desired &c
submit slogans. Later a plan was
formulated by which fgurehead
was selected and the farm awarded
to him. This fgurehead sets out in
his sworn statement that the farm
was then retransferred to the former
owner, who was the author of the slo-
gan circulation campaign and who
had a contract for half the subscrip-
tions collected"
Preacher Resigns
The minister, Rev. c. c. Crawford
rendered his resignation to his church
with frank statement of how he had
been led into the difficulty. The
church board issued a statement that
their minister had made a mistake
and they refused to accept his resig
nation and called on all the church
members to stand by him in a SYM
| pathetic attitude.
The whole point to be made in this
story is that the Khan does not in
dorse anything shady, and, on the
other hand, is the first to dig up ant
expose wrongdoing even if it exists
in it's own organization. This is a:
it should be.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
bureau Of Publication aud ducation)
Monday, March IL


SENATE-Met at noon; recessed at
$50 p. m.
Debated the pending constitutional
amendment providing for the inaug-
uration of the president and the be-
ginning of the term of congress in
January following election.
Rejected by vote of 20 to 4 an
amendment by Senator Willis, Ohio,
limiting occupancy of the office of
president to one term of four years,
defeated by a vote of As to 10, the
amendment of Senator Harris, Geor-
gia, fixing the term of office at six
years with ineligibility for reeiec-
ton.
Considered far almost three hours
the motion of Senator Shipstead, OF
Minnesota, to reconsider the vote by
which Walter Cohen, negro, of New
Orleans, was rejected as comptroller
of customs, and confirmed the APP
pointment by a vote of 80 to 38.
The Daugherty investigating COM
mittee heard testimony of Gerald o.
Holridge, former secret agent of the
department of justice, bearing upon
an alleged conspiracy to exhibit the
Dempsey-Carpentier fight films.
HOUSE-Met at noon; adjourned
at 5:15 p. m.
Continued general debate on the
naval appropriation bill, but most of
the speeches were devoted to the
soldier bonus bill.
Representative Rogers, Massachu-
sets, precipitated further discussion
concerning Assistant Secretary of
the Navy Roosevelt and the leasing
of the oil reserves by charging that
Representative Stevenson, of South
Carolina, on Saturday made state
ments regarding Mr.. Roosevelt which
could not be substantiated by the
facts.
The johnson immigration bill was
reintroduced retaining the 1890 cen
sus as basis for per cent quota,
but otherwise revised to meet the
suggestions of Secretary Hughes re-
lative to treaties and administrative
features.
In a report to congress, Secretary
of War Weeks declared the Colorado
river is local menace" and added
that the government should deter
mine at once a definite plan for its
control and conversion into national
asset.
Hearings before the rivers and har-
bors committee indicated deter
mined fight will be made on the pro-
posed diversion of water from Lake
Michigan as a part of Chicago's sew
age disposal program.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
Cigaret Seller Is
Fined SIS by Court

Selling l5-cent package of Gig
arets to a minor cost L. Handy, 57I
E. 4th street, S25 in municipal court
the other day.
Many complaints that this store
has been selling cigarets to school
boys have recently been received by
the police department from neigh
boring schools. Saturday morning @
boy was sent in to make a purchase
while an officer waited outside and
observed the transaction. The Gig
arets were sold without questioning
Nj. J. Hartman was charged with
violating the cigaret ordinance. His
case was continued to March % for
trial.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28

ed by majority of the committee
membership.
Chairman Smoot, of the finance
committee, criticized dilatOry tactics
of some committeeman, pointing out
that three weeks have been put in
considering only minor details, and
threatened night sessions If greater
speed is not shown in the next few
days.
Payment of claims of Indians in
the state of Washington, amounting
to S600,000, would be authorized in a
bill favorably reported by the Indian
affairs committee.
The oil investigating committee,
which was to have heard Harry r.
Sinclair, failed to do so because Sin
clair's attorney in an elaborate brief
and argument commended that the
senate itself having passed judgment
and the whole question having been
taken into the courts, the committee
was powerless to summon Sinclair for
further testimony.
HOUSE-Met at noon; recessed at
500 p. m. until s p. m. to consider
DIS OH NHe private SdiSHudi'
In the course of consideration of
the naval appropriation bill the
house went on record in favor of an
other naval conference, the president
being requested to initiate a move
for another international conference
to consider further limitation of
competitive naval armament.
Under an amendment adopted,
boys under 81 could not enlist in the
navy except by written consent of
their parents.
Creation Of committee to investi-
gate charges that millions of dollars
worth of government bonds have been
duplicated at the bureau of engrav-
ing and printing, was recommended
by the rules committee.
Completion of locks and dams in
the lower Ohio river was urged be-
fore the rivers and harbors commit
tee by witnesses, who argued that
cities along that waterway would
proceed with construction of docking
facilities if given assurance that con-
gress contemplated completion Of the
improvements in the interests of nav
igation.
The rules committee instructed
Chairman Smell to bring up in the
house at an early day the Nelson re-
solution for an investigation Of the
air craft industry.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
Friday, March 81

SENATE-Met at noon; adjourned
at 4:43 p. m.
Passed the deficiency appropriation
bill, the third supply measure to
reach the senate from the house.
Senators King, Utah, and Nickel
lar, Tennessee, attacked the refund
ing Of federal taxes by the treasury
department and demanded a public
investigation Of all tax claims before
their settlement.
Republican senators of the finance
committee decided to seek the adj
vice of President Coolidge before
putting the bonus bill ahead Of tax
legislation, a step apparently favor
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
Saturday, March 22

SENATE-Met at noon and was in
session most of the afternoon. Spent
the first two hours talking politics.
The fact that the press Of the nation
is beginning to criticize congress for
spending three months and half on
Investigations alone and not getting
down to legislative business, is get
ting under the hides of the solons.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
Tuesday, March Ii

SENATE-Met at noon; adjourned
at 5:5S p. m.
Passed the Norris constitutions
that newly elected presidents ane
congresses shall take office in Janu
ary following their election in Nov
ember, by a vote of SO to 7.
Confirmed the nomination Of Cur
tbs ID. Wilbur, of California, to b'
secretary of the navy.
Senator Caraway, Arkansas, in
political speech assaulted SECRETARY
Hughes and Attorney General Daugh
erty.
In a speech designed to reply tt
the recent remarks of MAJORITY
Leader Lodge in condemnation of the
Democratic attack on President Cool
idge, Senator Neeley, West Virginia
spoke at length in support of free
dom of speech" in the senate.
Asserting that the people woulo
hold congress responsible for failure
to enact tax legislation and relief
measures. Senator Borah declared the
time had about arrived when the sen.
ate should dissolve itself "as a grano
jury" and resume the business of leg
islation.
Senator Hefin, Alabama, in poll
teal speech virtually charged that
Attorney General Daugherty was per
mitted to remain in the cabinet be
cause he knew something that made
administration leaders fear to bring
about his removal"
The oil committees delay in act:
ing on the nomination of Samuel
Knight. of San Francisco, as special
counsel in the California land suits
was criticized in the senate by Sena'
tor Shortage, of that state.
The finance committee resumed
actual work on the revenue bill ano
expects to reach consideration OF
rates by the end Of this week.
The oil investigating committee
heard several witnesses and disc loseo
further speculation in various Oh
stocks by public officials and mem
bers of congress.
The Daugherty investigating com
mittee heard New York and GaiVes
| ton witnesses, the former testitylng
concerning fight film pictures ant
| liquor Withdrawals.
HOUSE-Met at noon; adjourned a.
$40 p. m.
Passed the bonus bill under sus
pension of the rules by vote of 3d.
to "a. The vote was taken after on
" 40 minutes of debate and indicat
ed sufficient support to pass th'
measure over a presidential veto, Il
| ono comes.
A bill authorizing the expenditure
of s7,500,000 for improvement Of
roads and trails in national parks un
der jurisdiction of the interior de
partment, was passed and sent to TIT
| senate.
Passed and sent to the senate
bill to permit persons not of lndiar
blood who have acquired lands o.
funds under the division of Osag'
Indian territory to dispose Of theiI
holdings under direction Of the sec
retary of the interior.
| By unanimous consent the commit
tee on civil service favorably recon-
mended to the house the Lehlbaci
bill to abolish the personnel classifi
cation board and transfer its dutie
TO the civil service commission.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28
Wednesday, March 10

Senate-Met at noon; adjourned at
4:40 p. m.
Continued consideration Of the
Wadsworth resolution providing for
ratification of constitutional amend
ments by direct vote of the people.
Agreed TO conference report on the
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28

One interesting thing about the
presidency of the United States is
that although the president may not
be at all greedy of responsibility he
usually has to take good deal of it.
That's American, too.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-28

Each side is accusing the other of
playing politics and of course the
Democrats forcing these investiga--
tions are coming in for their share
of the universal criticism that Is
making itself felt all over the coun-
try. Republicans claim that the
Democrats retailate by declaring
that the Republicans have no legis-,
lative program to be held up, and
there you are. The country will hear
lot about this in the coming CAM
paign and will decide the matter
next November at the polls.
HOUSE-Met at noon and spent
most of the afternoon discussing mat
tiers in the army appropriation bill
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-06
MUESTRA GRATIS

MUESTRA GRATIS
DEPTO. 3-P
THE TANLAC CO.,
Atlanta, Ga, U. S. A.
SirVase enviarnne una muestra
GRATIS de PiIdoras Vegetables
Tanlac, gratis a:
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El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-06
UN vIAJE QUE, AUNQUE ETER-
NO, SERA DICHoSo...
(Muere Virginia ortiz)

Ell mes de octubre de 1924 sera de
triste recordacion para la familja Or
tiz de este pueblo que pierde una jo
va de inestimable valor. una hija es-
tudiosa, bella buena que coasagr0
toda su vida a hacer de su kogaw un
verdadero paraiso. Virginia sc llama
ba aquella muchachita alegre y gra
ciosa. Virginia muere la temprana
edad de ounce aiios. La muerte Ell
esta OCCASION no fue justa; tronch6 pa
ra siempre la felicidad de un hogar ri
sueio. Hoy todo es luto, desesperacion
v desencanto...
Momentos antes de su muerte fnl
llamado por Francisco Ortiz, Agente
de Agriculture, para que viera su
hermanita que yacia moribunda en- el
lecho del dolor y la amargura. lie to-
me una muestra de sangre con ell DO
jeto de investigar malaria. Pocas ho-
ras despues entrego su alma Dias
y su precioso cuerpo a la Madre Tie
IRA. La fosa, fria' como ell eterno ME
10 de los Alpes, duerme en- 81 regazo
la pobre muchachita que nos aban-
dona y nos deja tristes todos los
que tuvimos Ia gloria de conocerla.
Yo envio la faniha Ortiz mi mas
profundo pesame por la desaparicion
de Virginia; pero antes de terminar
quiero advertirles que hay qte tenes
valor, mucho valor para resistir este
golpe fatal; que ell viaje de Virginia
aunque eterno. sera dichoso.
Sebastian A. DIAZ.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-11-06
Ell PUERTO DE SAN
ESTEBAN DE PRAyIA

Sc ha pubiicado un decreto de ley
disponiendo que q partir del proximo
ejercicio durante los nueve siguien-
tes Sc consignara en- el presupuesto del
Ministerio de Fomento un credito de
un million de pesetas para subvencio-
mar las obras del puerto de San Es-
teban de Pravia con cargo a cuya
cantidad Sc abonara trimestralmen-
tie ell so por ciento de las certifi-
caciones de obras nuevas ejecutadas
anualmente en- aquel puerto pagan
dose el resto por las Sociedades Mine
ras de Asturias LA Hullera Espafio-
Ia, "Fabrica de Mieres'', LA In
dustria Asturiana'', 'Aulleras del
Turon'' y La Sociedad General de Fe-
rrocarTiles ''Vasco Asturiana" Di-
cho credito de I'm million de pesetas
podra ampliarse hasta I'M million qui-
nientas mil 81 los importes de las obras
ejecutadas excedieran de La cantidad
consignada 81 Sc disninuyera Ell pla-
20 de ejecucion de las mismas, pero
EN- ningdn case Ell Estado aportara mas
de diez millones de pesetas.