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The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21

who is running this town. Three
cheers for the Klukers."
The wagon hardly started for the
central station when another Fiery
Cross salesman was attacked and was
severely beaten. Quick work on the
part of the police broke up one
group of attackers after another,
but within a half an hour things
quoted down. Yet there was more
or less milling" around until an
early hour of the morning.
Some Comedy Seen
1t seems that every tragedy has its
comedy, and Saturday night on Hen
nipin avenue with the mob in action
was no exception. A foreigner came
up to a Fiery Cross salesman and
stood glazing at him for several min
utes, then planted his feet for a
"round house swing" The Klansman
watched every move of the stranger,
and when the Swing" was released,
side-stepped. The assailant's fist
crashed into a mail box. Thrice he
repeated the Swings" and everyone
was miss. Then the Klansman said,
smilingly, whats the matter, mis-
ter, are you fighting butterflies, or
something"
In spite of Saturday nights anti
Khan mob activities on Hennipin
avenue, The Minnesota Fiery Cross
will be sold in Minneapolis. Hun
dreds of Protestants who were pres
ent at the scene demanded that
something be done to safeguard the
rights of Americans. Thousands Of
Minneapolitans are determined in
their stand for city free from anti
Protestant mobs such as iran wild"
here tonight.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
IOWd,S Present Bible
Law Called Worthless
by A KLANSMAN'

and because we chose to base our
constitution upon His Word. There
fore, the Bible having this direct re-
lation, and being the fundamental
principle of our government, the
reading therefrom in any institution
that has come about through the ap-
plication of the constitution cannot
be in any manner injurious to any
such institutions.
The Bible is not sectarian nor does
it teach sectarianism, sectarianism is
the fruit of the brain of man and
not inspired by God.
To become efficient in any one
thing one must understand the fun
damental principles of that thing,
whatever it may be. There can not
be found any better way of convey
ing American ideals to those who are
to become American citizens than to
permit the reading, and if you please
force such reading if need be, from
the book by which this nation came
into being. When this has come
about we will be able to assimilate
into our national life and make real
American citizens of those who come
into our country and their children.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21

The present Bible law of Iowa
really does not mean anything, mere
ly stating a fact without any provi-
sion for enforcing and carrying out
of that statement of fact.
The government of the United
States of America, was inspired by
the teachings of the Bible. The con-
stitution of our government was TAX
en- from the twelfth chapter of the
Book of Romans. When we consider
this fact we must grant that the BIZ
BILE is the very foundation upon
which our country stands. If it has
come to the time in our history when
it is required to pass a law to force
the reading of the instrument that
caused out existence as a nation, we
have not carried out the intentions
of our forefathers. Inasmuch as it
seems that we have so far failed in
this mission, a law of this nature
must be placed upon the statute
books to see to it that those who
have the responsibility of our future
generations are rightly guided.
The government of the United
States of America, does not compel
any man or woman to enter its pub
lie school system as a servant, but on
the contrary they enter this service
of their own volition. If the public
school with it's regulations and
methods does not call forth the 10y
al and unfailing support of the mem
bers of it's staff; they can and should
retire from its service to fields of
endeavor that will meet with their
approval. Instead of this we find,
however, that they are insisting upon
the government changing certain
rules, and making certain laws to ap-
pease their scruples on some personal
or organized creed, to which they
have subscribed; forgetting that they
entered this public service of their
own free will and accord.
There can not be offered any rea-
son, worthy of consideration, why the
Bible should not be read by every
teacher, in every public school room
in this nation each and every morn
ing.
The Bible made possible the great
est document that ever came from
the pen of mortal man, the constitu-
tion of the United States of Ameri-
ca. Therefore, the two are INSOFAR
able. The American public school is
here because of that unity of the BIZ
BILE and the constitution.
We are a Christian nation because
we recognize that the Bible is the
inspired Word of God, and believe in
the teachings of the Son of God, as
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
KHAN SHOWS HAND IN
SHELDON ACTIVITIES
Burn Fiery Cross, Donate to
Church and Put Over School
Election

SHELDON, Ia, March 15.-The
Khan has shown it's presence here re-
Gently by several activities.
Last Monday at the school board
election, 100 votes were polled
which is said to be the largest num-
Der in recent years. 1t is under
stood that the candidates favorable
to the all-American organization
were elected.
Sunday evening a delegation OF
Klansmen visited the First Christian
church and left a donation, to be APP
piled to the work of the congrega-
tion.
Saturday evening the community
was startled to see the burning OF
a large fiery cross on hill top.
These activities are evidence OIL
the fact that the Khan here is one OF
the most active in northern Iowa. II
is reported that IL is growing in
numbers and will soon count in its
ranks the finest citizens of this town
and county.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
ALLEGHENY GRAND
JURY INDICTS Il
CARNEGIE RIOTERS
Thirteen True Bills Re-
turned Against Men Who
Caused Disturbance
TESTIMONY INTERESTS
Khan Investigator From Atlanta
Digs Up Most of Eyi.
dence Used

PITTSBURGH, PA, March S.-Pro-
testantism and justice scored another
victory here Friday when the ALLIE
gheny county grand jury returned IL
true bills involving IL persons on var
ious charges of erioting and melting
riot, in connection with the fatal
attack upon parading Knights of the
Ku Klux Khan at Carnegie, Pa, Sat
urday night, August 25, 1928, during
which Klansman Thomas R. Abbott
of Atlasburg, Pa, was killed.
Patrick j. McDermott, an under
taker of Carnegie, who was indicted
February 10 by the same jury for the
murder of Klansman Abbott, was
among those yesterday indicted by
the same grand jury on charge Of
rioting.
Possibly the most notable among
the persons indicted Friday on
charges Of rioting and melting riot
are John Conley and Ira (alias Ike)
Irving, Burgess and Constable OF
Carnegie respectively. Testimony
introduced during the preliminary
hearings before Justice of the Peace
w. H. Prosser of Scott township,
near Carnegie, when Conley was held
for the present grand jury hearing,
brought out that he had ordered the
heads of his fire and police depart
ments to have the men in readiness
to prevent the parade of the Klans-
men through that boro. 1t was tes-
tilted at that time that Conley had
ordered the chief of the fire depart
ment to have the fire hose connect
ed to prevent their procession.
Names Others
The others indicted Friday were:
VIM. Fiaherty, Joseph Joyce, Law
renee KENNEL, VIM. Laecock, VIM.
E. Melley, James Mcintyre, Chas. Nc
Kenna, and Timothy ODonnell. All
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21

of these are charged with rioting..
Anthony Sorrow, Steve Burdis,
Joseph Sayes, and Michael Hayes had
all been held to the grand jury
charged with riot, but true bills are
not returned in their cases.
limitations that all of the indict-
ed may be charged with murder lat
er on, II they are convicted of hav-
ing participated in the riot, were
given by w. H. Proper of Atlanta,
Ga, national Ku Klux Khan investi-
gator, following the return of the
true bills. Mr.. Proper has had
charge of all investigation into the
riot and it's fatal consequences. Mr..
Proper stated that it has been con-
sidered invoking the 1922 act of the
clares that all who have taken part
in a riot that terminates fatally are
liable for murder.
Strong Fight Seen
Three copies of the Martyred
Klansman, a booklet containing all
testimony introduced during the
hearings of defendants in the Car
negie riot, were sold late Friday af-
ternoon to a nephew of Patrick Nc
Dermott, at the office of the Key
stone American in Pittsburgh, it was
reported, which tends to show that
both McDermott, his relatives and
the church at large, are planning 20
wage strong fight for his salvation.
Un-American residents of Carnegie
were highly jubilant during the last
two months of 1923, after the Allie
gheny county coroner's jury had fail
ed to fix the blame for the killing of
Abbott, shortly after the fatal Aug
ust %; and had released all of the
alleged participants in the fatal riot,
when they were brought for a hear
ing before Alderman Geo. Anderson
of Fifth and Wylie avenues, on vari-
Gus charges of rioting and melting
riot.
Fridays action of the Allegheny
county grand jury, it is believed, will
somewhat tend to show lawless ele-
ments in this and every section of
the United States that justice can be
brought into play, even though every
sinister political and religious infu-
ence be brought to bear to the con-
trary.
No definite date for the court
hearings, of all the men indicted,
has been set.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON KLANKRAFT is
BEING PROMULGATED THROUGHOUT ILLINOIS

Week beginning April z: THE ORR
gin and Operation Of the Constitu-
ton of the United States"
Week beginning April 81: "The
Klan's Attitude Towards the Law"
Week beginning May 5: "The
Home, the Birthplace of the Nation
Week beginning May 10: ''The Khan
as a Civic Asset"
Week beginning June 2: sour Pub.
lie School System"
Week beginning June l6: "The
Dangers Confronting our Public
Schools"
Week beginning June 80: "The
Klan's Responsibility to the Public
Schools"
Week beginning July /: Maintain
ing Our National Independence"
Week beginning July %: america
for Americans"
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21

HARRISBURG, w. VA. March 12-
Clarksburg chapter of the American
Red Cross has made an appeal to all
foreign-born ex-service men to ap-
pear at the local headquarters be-
fore March and make application
for their second citizenship papers.
They will not have to go through the
long grind of red tape, officers of
the organization declare. The United
States government has set March
as the last day when foreign-born
may take advantage of this offer.
Service in the American army enti-
ties them to first papers without the
usual questioning and routine work,
according to Mrs. Corrine Lcckren,
secretary of the local organization.
1t is believed by some that this is a
move to combat the power for good
of the Khan in the coming election.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
(By TWILIGHT

MINNEAPOLIS MINI, March 8-Egheen statesmen for The
Minnesota Fiery Cross attacked and threatened by anti
Kan mob composed mostly of Jews here tonight Before
cks made by the mob the selling The Minnesota Fiery
Cross official Ku Klux Kan publication, the of
vicious and proane insults To the credit of the Kanmen
be said they all times conducted themselves with
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21

The Klansman who goes 10
lodge with peevish disposition
and a long face often finds that
the devil Is walking by his side.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21

A series of international regional
conferences among missionary work
ers to discuss the Christian world
task are being held during March
and April in north Africa and the
Near East. DR.. John X. Mott has ac-
cepted the invitation Of the Interna-
tional Missionary council to preside
at these meetings, the first Of which
will he held in Morocco, and the last,
general conference, In Jerusalem,
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21

In passing we might say that II
Mr.. Falls middle name Is Bacon, no
wonder he brought ft home.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-21
ORGANIZED MOBBERS ATTACK
statesmen FOR FIERY CROSS
Minneapolis is Scene of Many Fistc Battles When
Agents for Ku Klux Klan Newspaper Start Street
Sales-Men's Conduct Shows Remarkable Restraint.

Police Suppress Rong and Dispense Crowd of RowdesOne News
Vendor and Boy Arresed-Mnnesota Paper Will Sold
Streets of Flour City Despite Threats Made by
Evening star., 1924-11-20
CENTRAL BUSINESS
GAME TO BE PLAYED

High school officials have agreed
that the postponed series game be-
tween Business and Central must be
played in order to complete the 1924
scholastic foot ball schedule. Coach
Woodwork of the Ninth Streeters is
now dickering with the Central
authorities on a date.
Central. will travel to Winchester.
Va, for a game with the high school
eleven of that place. 1t is understood
that the Central-Business match will
be played several days before this
Tech High xerimmaxed with the
University of Maryland freshmen
yesterday in preparation for it's game
with Baltimore Poly tomorrow. The
year4ngs outscored the high school
team. 81 to IS, but Hardell used his
regulars only part of the game.
Alexandria Highs team. that beat
Culpeper's school eleven in a 1s-.o-14
game yesterday, will visit Annapolis
Saturday for a game with the high
school gridmen of that city. Meyers,
Scrivener and Smith led Alexandria, s
attack yesterday. Miller was best for
Culpeper.
Central Highs freshmen dropped a
15-to-l0 basket ball game to the
Langley Junior tossers yesterday.
Tommy Dalgish and Rip Collins
played creditably for Langley.
Evening star., 1924-11-20
HEROES OF GRIDIRON
PLAY FINAL GAMES
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 20.-Col-
lege foot ball in the East has pre-
pared stirring farewells for its
heroes on Saturday.
AT Philadelphia Hazel and Benkert
of Rutgers, who together have
scored 162 points, will play their last
game, against Bucknell. Mcbride of
Syracuse will give his all in an eff
fort to defeat the Colgate team.
which caused saddened hearts in the
Orange ranks a year ago. With their
passing three of the great modern
backfield men will have gone into
history.
Two of these have climbed to the
front ranks of Eastern scorers
through kicking ability,s Mcbride
with IA points after touchdown and
s field goals, Hazel with "a points
after touchdown and 4 field goals.
Benkert has won his Iaurels by fore
ing himself across the last white chalk
mark Is times and has added points
after touchdown.
Tryon of Colgate may yet pass
Benkert and head the list at the end.
He Is but one point behind the Rut-
gers leader.
But Benkert's battle to retain the
leadership will not be SO difficult, as
little BucknelI must keep it's eyes on
two brilliant men in the Rutgers
backfield-
Evening star., 1924-11-20

IOTiOTn nOpeS.
"Stagg grooms substitutes for
Badger battle" sums up the informa-
tion on practice at the University of
Chicago in preparation for the game
which would permit the MaroonS an
undisputed claim to the championship.
"Scrimmage against the freshmen
who filled the air with passes from
Ohio State formations" covered the
situation at the University of Illinois.
which still had hope of conference
championship despite the Chicago tie
and the Minnesota reverse.
Fear Each Other.
Iowa and Michigan reports OF fear
of each other told the story of the
They play each other, and either
could claim a hold on the title by
winning if, at the same time, some
thing happened to Chicago.
Above it all, however, scared the
speculations and hopes of thousands
of foot ball goers who will trek to
the various gridirons to ring down
the curtain in the proverbiai blaze
of glory on one of the big tens most
unusual seasons.
Reports that Notre Dame intends to
"eat 'em alive" just to show how far
it stood above the team which held
Chicago, the probable conference
winner to 3-to-O score, have not
dismayed Northwestern. Enjoying it's
most successful season in three years,
having finally won a conference
game, Northwestern is laboring
nightly to see if Notre Danes
famous four horsemen, Crowley.
Miller, Stuhldreher and Layden, can
not be forced to suffer from string
halt, rather than complete the dew
astating ride toward a claim of
national championship.
Ted Rockwell, Michigan's star
quarter, has an opportunity to end
his conference foot ball career as the
"Red" Grange Of Illinois, who leads
him by one point. is out for the sea-
son with an injured shoulder. Rock
we'll has n points to his credit.
Reputation at Stake.
The record of Harry Thomas, Chi
cago halfback, of never having par
ticipated in conference game in
which his team was defeated, is also
at stake. Thomas was out Of the
two conference games Chicago lost
in the three years he has been with
the team.
A green turtle with she'll two feet
in diameter is the trophy in the Illi-
nois-Ohio State game. Junior honor
ed the prize in emulation of the
Michigan. innesota little brown
Jug" The turtle goes with Ohio
State as 1t leaves today for Urbana.
Premier honors in the Hoosier Sec
tfon of the Western Conference in
spire Indiana and Purdue to strenu-
GUS preparation for their tilt at La
Fayette. Indianas victory over Ohio
State gives it the edge. but the Boil
ermakers have victory over North
western and a good showing against
Chicago to their credit.
Minnesota has the foot ball honors
Of the North in its hands as 1t grooms
for Vanderbilt of Nashville, Tenn.
Evening star., 1924-11-20
CUNTS OPEN LEAGUE
PLAY ON JANUARY 3

NEW YORK, November 20.-The
Eastern Intercollegiate Basket Ball
League will open it's season in Phila-
delphia Saturday, January 3, with
Yale and Pennsylvania as opponents,
according to the official schedule for
the season. Games will be played
periodically until March IA.
The official schedule follows:
January-3, Yale at Penn; 8. Columbia at
Penn: 10. Princeton at Columbia and Yale at
Dartmouth; II, Columbia at Dartmouth and
Cornell at Penn; 20, Princeton at Yale and
Penn at Dartmouth; "a, Princeton at Cornell
February, Yale at Columbia and Penn at
Corneli u. Penn at Columbia; IA. Cornell at
Dartmouth; IS. Columbia at Cornell and Penn
at Princeton: 81, Dartmouth at Yale and Cor
nell at Princeton: %. Dartmouth at Columbia
and Yale at Princeton: Is. Cornell At Yale
and Princeton at Dartmouth.
March,, Columbia at Yale; 5, Dartmouth
at Penn: z, Columbia at Princeton and Dart
mouth at Cornell; 10. Dartmouth at Princeton
IA. Yale at Cornell and Princeton at Penn.
Evening star., 1924-11-20
HOLLAND MUST ACT
TO KEEP OLYMPICS

PARIS, November 2o.-The Interna-
tional Olympic committee is much
exercised over the prospects for the
1928 games, says L'Auto and several
letters 'of an imperative character"
have been sent to Holland, to which
country the games were awarded
The Dutch Olympic committee and
government have been requested, the
paper declares. to give their final
answer before March next, accom-
panied by all the requisite technical,
material and financial guarantees.
1t is understood that the Dutch
committee up to the present is as
sured only of the ground on which
to build a stadium and has neither
promises nor financial guarantees
from the government. If the inter-
national committee does not receive
a satisfactory reply by the stated
time, L'Auto declares, the games will
automatically go to the American
Olympic committee and the City Of
Los Angeles.
Evening star., 1924-11-20
DoUGHBoYS AND TARS
WILL BATTLE ON GRID

Saturday will be no great day for
pacifists in the neighborhood Of Clark
Griffith Stadium. There'll be too
many uniforms of the Army and
Navy in. view and too much herman
scrapping on the field for the too
peaceful crowd. Gridiron warriors of
the Atlantic Scout Fleet and the Fort
Benning Infantry School are to clash
and that meansNa a red-hot foot ball
game. even though the contenders
may lack the polish Of the more in
tensively trained college eIevens.
This battle of Soldiers and Sailors
for the Presidents Cup will be truly
national affair. Men of 10 States and
Territories will be on the opposing,
teams. Each eleven will have but
one officer in its lineup. The Sol
diers probably will start play with
Lieut.. George Smythe, all-America
player while at West Point last year,
at quarterback. while the Tars likely
will use Ira Mckee. recent Annapolis
graduate and one of the best athletes
ever developed at the Naval Academy,
in their backfeld.
The Fort Benning team probably
will be a bit heavier than the Fleet
aggregation, but the latter is ex-
pected to offset that Army advan-
tage with it's greater experience. The
Fleet has to it's credit victories over
the Quantico Marine enlisted eleven
and the Cd Army Corps team of en-
listed men, in addition to several
other notable triumphs this year.
Evening star., 1924-11-20
new SENIOR QUINT
WILL SEEK lAURELS

Senior basket ball tossers. led by
Ernest Humphrey of the 1928 I'm
maculate Conception Seniors and
Robert Cover of the Quincy Athletic
Club, expect to organize a team this
season that will give the best of the
luints hereabouts a real battle. A
name for the team will be decided
upon and a coach will be selected at
a meeting in the near future.
Wesley Fillius, star center of the
1923 Gonzaga High team, has cast his
lot with the new quint, together with
Bangs OF the Circle Athletic Club.
Simons and Paul Pyne. another Con-
zaga performer. also will play. Sc
nior basket ball players who desire
get in touch with Ernest Humphrey
at 314 East Capitol street, apart
ment 3.
NJ. =. Cook IL sending the Argyle
tossers through the PAGES these days
in preparation for the game with the
heavier Quincy Athletic Club to be
played on November 81 on the for
mer's court. Smith and Bowers of
the Quincys and Banks, Brooks and
Robinson of the Argyles should bear
watching.
COkumOIa M108et1 aFC on tne look
out for a game tonight with any
team averaging lis pounds. Tele-
phone challenges to Manager r.
Johnson at Columbia 1920.
City Club tOKsers opened their sea-
son with bang last night by TAX
ing the measure of the st. Paul team,
81 to Is. Gardner and Harris of the
victors and McNulty of ST. Paul were
the outstanding players.
Paramount Athletic Club fell be-
fore the Boys Club Celtics in a "a
to-22 engagement. Lucas and Calla-
CHAN had their eyes peeled for goal
shooting.
Stanton Athletic Club will develop
a 125 and 135 pound team this season.
Games with the 125-pounders can be
arranged by calling Maurice FitZ-
gerald at Main 1852. Manager Gooch
is booking games for the 135-pound
team at Lincoln 1896.
Evening star., 1924-11-20
QUIN.T LEAGUE
CHANGES Z0NING RULE

NEW YORK, November 20.-The
Eastern Intercollegiate Basket Ball
League. which will open it's season
January 8, has changed the Zoning
rule which inflicts different penalties
on fouls committed within certain
areas.
One shot from the foul line will be
permitted on all fouls committed, ex-
cept on a player in the act of shoot
ing at the basket.
In cases where a player shooting is
fouled, two shots will be allowed.
Evening star., 1924-11-20
AMATEUR-PR0 TOURNEY
TO FARRELL AND BLOCH

PINEHURST. N. c., November 90
Johnny Farrell, professional of the
Quaker Ridge Club, New York, and
Harold Bloch, amateur of Quaker
Ridge, won the annual Midsouth anna
teur professional best ball golf tour
nament. Their score was 1877 for the
So holes.
Jim Barnes and F.. c. Newton of
Brookline, Mass, came SECOND with
139 strokes.
Barnes failure to sink short puts
contributed to the defeat of the
Barnes-Newton team.