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The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07

Falls Press asks a question in front
page editorial: Progress versus the
Khan" it is quoted in full here:
Time was in South Dakota when
people were ahead of the organized
government, notably in Deadwood,
and it was necessary to preserve or
der and administer justice without
the assistance of the law.
Fortunately, indeed, that time has
passed. There may be instances IN
which public officials do not do their
duty. They may not whole-heartedly
enforce the law. Such officials VIC
late the oath they took when they be-
came officers of the law. There is ut
terly no defense for such actions.
Neither is there defense for turn
ing the job of enforcing the law over
to the Khan or any other organiza-
ton. even those whose members bare
their faces to the light and stand up
to be counted. The old saying that
two wrongs do not make right,
is entirely logical.
I'VE will have come to a sorry pass
in this state when it becomes nee
essary to have our laws enforced by
those who deny the accused a fair
hearing in an open court.
us not that exactly what the ku
Klux Khan does?"
Undoubtedly the editor seeks an
answer to his question. 1t can best
be answered by asking a few ques-
tions of him. Does he know of any
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
DEMOCRATS ARE MAKING POLITICAL
CAPITAL OUT OF OIL SCANDAL,

eating committee is going to put Mr..
Mclean on. the witness stand, and it
looks as if he is getting into tight
place. One senator yesterday insin--
uated that he was not so sure but
that Mclean might be indicted for
perjury in the Fall case.
Democrats are charging that Nc
Lean has been a party trying to help
Fall out of close place and that he
tried to do so by connecting that
100000 loan story so Fall could tell
the story he did and thereby hide
and conceal the real man behind the
scenes who actually did loan Mr.. Fall
the money.
Didn't Have Money
1t has been proved by testimony Of
Washington bankers that Mclean did
not have sufficient money in banks
here to have covered his two checks.
totaling 100000 had Mr.. Fall seen
fit to cash same. The checks we're
never cashed and were later returned
to Mclean. People now profess to see
in that transaction deception and re-
fer to it as smoke screen thrown
out to blind and hide Mr.. Doheny,
who really did loan Fall the money.
1t begins to look to the average
man as though Mclean was getting
himself into a tight place, and it is;
going to take some tall squirming
on his part to wriggle out without
conviction himself before the Ameri-
can people of deception and possibly
perjury.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07

1t was not until after 10 o'clock
that the community was startled by
the first bomb, followed by many
others, and divers star shells.
A cross was soon seen burning on
the North Minnesota avenue hill and
another at Minnesota avenue ana
Fourth street. Near the East Side
cemetery another symbol of the klan
was discovered by startled residents
and in the southeast section of the
CITY, near Cherry Rock bridge, a
fourth cross was flaming.
Local newspaper offices, police and
fire departments received many tele-
phone calls from startled citizens
asking. what was the explosion!
Later it was learned that the explo..
sions were only the announcement OF
the burning of the crosses which
were later seen in all sections.
The press here, as in other places
where the Khan has started, attacks
the organization, endeavoring to
paint a picture of it as a lawless
band of outlaws.
Because the editor of The Sioux
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
DEATH KNELL OF GANG
POLITICIANS SOUNDED
Logan Khan Means to Put Over
Program of Righteousness
in Civic Affairs

LOGAN, Ia, March 3.-Oblivion
is staring the peanut" politicians of
Harrison county in the face.
The local unit of the knights of
the Ku Klux Khan are organizing
and mean to put over a program of
civic righteousness which will before
long straighten political conditions
in Logan and the county.
An enthusiastic meeting was held
the past week when many of the
finest men of the county lined up
with the organization. Things have
come to the point in political af-
fairs here, where the decent Ameri-
can citizens are only too glad to af-
filiate with an organization that
means cleaner municipal conditions
and the injection of some real Amer
icanism into civic life.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
GRAVITY KLANSMEN
RECEIVE SURPRISE
Two Speakers Outline All the
Phases of Khan Work at
Secret Session,

GRAVITY, Ia, March 1.-Klans-
men and their friends were surprised
recently when two state speakers
showed up for a meeting held in a
downtown hall, after the word had
passed around that only one would
be present.
Both men outlined the principles
of the Khan in such a forceful man
ner that many remained after the
meeting to take the oath of citizen
ship in the Invisible Empire.
Other meetings are planned for
Gravity for the near future. The
organization is growing rapidly here.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
Opposes Educational Bill

Senator William II, King, of Utah,
In q speech delivered In this city
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
NEWS FLASHES FROM NATIONAL CAPITAL
Much Speech Making Throughout the Nation

(Bureau Of Publication and Education)
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 28.-
The report reaching the navy de-
partment a few days ago that naval
officers and enlisted men in Uniform
participated in a Khan ceremony re-
Gently near Fall River, Mass, result
ed in the secretary of the navy de-
scribinp the attitude of the navy
toward secret societies or religious
organizations. Asked if the navy re
gulations prohibited naval personnel
from joining the Khan, Secretary
DENLY said that the navy never In
ouired into religious or fraternal al
Gliations of it's members. The navy
department did not think ruling
was necessary at this time.
Beaned on the Coco
Did Won ever hear about fellow
getting beaned on the coco? That Is
what happened to A. V. Coco, attor-
new general of Louisiana, in a recent
election. He was showed under fur
iously in the recent primary election
in that state and will be succeeded
in May by Percy Saint, of New Ut
leans.
Mr.. Coco comes out now and says
he will make no further move In
the prosecution of misdemeanor ana
felony cases at Bastrop, La, growing
out of the operations of hooded and
masked bands in Morehouse County
parish in 1922. Further steps, Coco
said, will be up to the new prosecu-
tor, Mr.. Saint.
Cheers and Kisses
Think of people Kissing in legis--
Iatiye BODY when a measure is voted
through to have the Bible read in
the public schools of that state. That
is precisely what happened, accord
ing to dispatches, when Bible read
ing measure was put through the
legislature Of New Jersey the other
day. The measure went through
amid both cheering and kissing. The
100 per cent Americans did the
cheering and it isn't hard to guess
who did the Kissing.
The writer heard Senator Ollie
James, now deceased, of Kentucky,
say in the Baltimore national Demo
cratic convention the first nomin-
ated Woodrow Wilson for the presi-
dency that only geese Kissed. That
remark was made publicly by James
who was presiding at the time and
William Jennings Bryan was trying
to make a speech, when he was be-
ing Kissed by delegates who did not
like him.
May Lose Delegation
Senator Oscar Underwood invaded
Mississippi recently in his quest for
support for the Democratic nomina-
ton for the presidency. When he
spoke before the Mississippi legisla-
| ture three notes were sent to him at
the speakers stand just prior to his
present alton to that body. The notes
asked him to express himself on the
Ku Klux Khan and he did so by ex-
pressing emphatic disapproval Of the
Khan.
His remarks gave the audience of
lawmakers something akin to an
electric shock. Opinion was sharply
divided among the legislators as to
the effect of the Underwood utter
ances. 1t was thought likely that
his speech would prevent him from
capturing the Mississippi delegation
TO the Democratic convention.
Opposes Educational Bill
canator William II King NJ Utah
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07

last night voiced his opposition to
the establishment of a Federal de-
partment of Public Works, and the
Smith-Towner educational bill, which
would establish department of edu-
cation of the government.
Muscle Shoals Next Week
The way was cleared yesterday for
house action next week on the Mus
Gle Shoals question by the decision
Of Republican leaders to take up the
Mckenzie bill authorizing accep-
lance Of Henry Ford's bid, it being
predicted that the house will get
through with the tax reduction bill
this week.
Final decision as to what priority
should be given Muscle Shoals had
been left by Republican organiza-
tion leaders in the hands of Chair
man Medden of the house appropria-
tion committee who is in favor OF
accepting the Ford bid, but who at
the same time has been pressing for
speedy action by the house on sup
ply bills. Mr. Madden has now come
out an dannounced that the Muscle
Shoals measure shall be on the pro-
gram for next week.
Immigration was scheduled to come
up Immediately after the Muscle
Shoals matter was disposed of in the
house, but now it is predicted that
the bonus bill will come in ahead of
immigration. Then there will be
other measures come along pressing
for attention, so it behooves all MEM
bers of the Khan to begin telegraph
ing and writing letters to members
of the house asking for early con-
sideration of the immigration bill if
they are interested in seeing it get
through this session.
-
Immigration Fight
The senate immigration commit
tee today took several votes on the
immigration bill as it is pending in
that committee. First, the commit
tee voted to substitute as a basis of
operation, Of the three per cent law
| to two per cent.
The committee next voted down
| the 1890 census as basis of foreign
population and substituted the 1910
census instead. This was done by a
vote of 7 to 4 in the committee. Wig
orous opposition to adoption of the
| 1890 census standard, which is pro-
vided in the bill now before the
House, was expressed by Senator
Colt, of Rhode Island, chairman of
| the senate committee.
A motion to suspend immigration
| for a period of five years was lost
by a vote of 2 to 8.
A motion to change the naturaliza-
tion basis was lost to z.
A subcommittee consisting of SEN
| ators Reed, Colt, King and Copeland
were appointed to draft other amend
ments to be presented to the full
committee before the senate bill is
reported to the senate.
Probable Tax Compromise
| Progressive forces in the house are
about ready to switch and have about
agreed to join the administration
leaders in a compromise to make the
tax bill Republican" measure, il
| their demands for normal income
tax rates are met.
1t Is reported that a conference OF
the entire Progressive bloc, IL was
agreed to support the Longworth
compromise OF STA per cent AZ the
maximum surtax rates, II the or
ganization leaders will yield TO a
per cent normal rate on income be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 instead of
9 per cent as Longworth proposes.
The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-03-07
Especial Correspondence

SIOUX FALLS D., March There is mistakng the fact
in this city today Knights the Ku kx n here
THURSDAY night the organization made its presence known in
no uncertain way and star shells exploded in the
New Britain herald., 1924-01-08
LIVE STOCK

Dogs. Cats, Pets 5i DoGs-Fiye weeks old puppies for sale 1s Atlantic stfest.
 GILMAN police puppies. ehampion pedI- greed stock; price reasenabie. 'I'boBe 1gsa-2 BABY CHfCKs-oTdcr nov foT spring de- fiyery. We ean furnish any yarie.y of pure breed chicks. EackliMs Bros. inc. Park ana Bgsiep streets
New Britain herald., 1924-01-08
EDUCATIONAL

Dancing Teachers 35 MISS M. sTEINHAUs and Mir. M. stein haus, private instructors in ballroom, collegiate, oriental dancing. Phones residence. sot.-t. studio, ligs. 2l3 Main.
 Instrumental and Vocal 3s MANDOLIN. banjo ukulele. D. (. Benson Barker. Private instruction. Booths olocki phone 2ssJ; not in Monday. MIR. 1. Ro5ENBERg-Pisno instruction; New England Conservatory graduate; credit for High school pupils. 1T Main 5t.; phone z7S-t.
 M r. vALENTINE-Yiolin teacher; studio. 1sg Main si.. Res. .Bs Carlton St. Tel 25S2s3. credit 10 High schosl pupils.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-08

tREsTO LUNCH s8d ResfsaTarf-fFs place Of qaslity. service and ssiisfao- tf0Is Cur homemade pasxrr a1waxs fresh- szl Main street
New Britain herald., 1924-01-08

DELAz.Ef LGNCH-They sii i7Fs ts ca, here There's a reason. too. Tbs r.s-. porulaT restaurant fn town an fhs Beisin hotes yrl. .i.e station HOTEL EEGAL-o opI9osits dspot- under new management. Essofns ana toard as commercial rates
New Britain herald., 1924-01-08

EDDrs BILL DOG BOATING FLAes- Cost half as much, and wear. twice as long, fast coiOIing and absolutely moth proof.
 Size Code Word Pries s'x S' oakum fsss tx6 Oarless .sO0 Oath ts.s0 sKlo' ObeTon sg.p0 s'xIz' Obey saIE EDDY AWNING < DECORATING CO.
 PHONE IoIs-s
 I0s CITI HALL FL
New Britain herald., 1924-01-08

Watches, Diamonds, Jewclry 67 DIAAONDsi DiAMONDs-sat0 spss, z5S by buying your diamonds rom us. We import t0em direct. Step in and com pare quality and price ard be convinced 1. Resnick. Manufacturing JeweleT. 3fO Main St. Opp. Commercial st.
 DIAMOND. watch ana wedding ing head- quarters. HimbeTg e& Horn. sgz Main street and 10 IL. R. Arcade.
 JEwELltY gifts at less than cost. Your opportunity 10 select jeWsify, ivory and silfsrware In the very latest designs at less than half price. This is our last call for our nnal jeweliy sais- Take ad- vantage and save money. henry MOrans, 5s5 hain St. opposite Myrtle.
 TiOsE who have been waiting to buy Watches JewelFy and UiainOnds al lower prices, haze now the otpsftuuitt of getting an honest 15gs of Un all ing stock of good jsweiry. B. Georges. Jew. eier. l55 Main st.. IloOm 10.
New Britain herald., 1924-01-08

FLooR COYERfNGs aBe assorT 1en.- n. laid ard cogoleum rUgs ready for in- srection q special Jsn. prices. P, Bsl son. s0s Main street
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-15

New Fall Suit Samples now on display-We guarantee a ft-Prices S30 and up to S55; at Urbach's.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-15

Seattle Brick Ice Cream, at the AL aska Shop. If.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-15

tation in American territory and transfer to. Canadian jurisdiction" said Collector John c. Mcbride.
 Associated Press despatches under a Dawson date line received yester- day by The Empire said 9S cases of the shipment were missing and there were a number of cases out of which bottles had been taken.
 "The shipment as loaded and billed out of Vancouver was received intact at Skagway and so delivered to the Canadian authorities" de clared NJ. s. Whittier, Special De- putty Collector of Customs, who rep resented the U. s. Customs Service during the check made at Skagway and transfer from American to Can adian soil Confirming our own check, we were officially advised from Whitehorse that the entire shipment was received there with out any shortage. It is thus ap- parent that any such shortage as that reported from Dawson must have occurred between the time it arrived in Whitehorse and it's re ceipt at Dawson," he concluded.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-15
RECORDS SHOW WOMEN
 ARE MORE INTELLIGENT

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Oct. 15-The way intelligence is meas ured by the faculty at the Univer- sity of Washington-wome are more intelligent than men. The cold, bleak fact became known yesterday when the comparative standing of organ ized and unorganized groups of stu dents here from last year were made known.
 Says Dean of Men, J. E. Gould "The men held their own, they were as good last year as they were in 1922-23.
 Says Mrs. Arthur Haggett, dean of women-"Womcn have gone steadily forward. Their average was not only far above that of the men but individual women's organizations were the winners of the first places in the scholastic race last year.
 The Kappa Kappa Gamma soror- ity was the highest organization enthusiastically for the year 1923-4 here with an average of 7.16. The local D. A. R. organization was second in the women's group and the Alpha Chi Omega third.
 The Acacia, Masonic fraternity was the leader of the mems group, with an average of 6.45, with the Tillicums, non-fraternity organization, second and the Beta Theta Pi fraternity third.
 The all- University scholastic aver age increased from 5.8 in 1922-23 to 6 O3 last year. the raise being directly tue to the improved grades re- ceived by the women. Twenty three women's organizations were above the all-U average while only six mems organizations were in that position. The non-sorority and non-fraternity groups led the fraternity and soror- ity groups enthusiastically although the very lowest women's group was above the all-fraternity mems group.
 Twenty-three mems organizations were below the lowest women's or ganization.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-15
JUNEAU DENIES THAT
 BOOZE WAS STOLEN

In speaking of the recent shortage of booze reported by Canadian au thorities, the Juneau Empire has the following to say:
 The alleged shortages reported from Dawson in the shipment of medicinal liquor made from Van couver last month to the Yukon Ter ritorial government did not occur in American territory nor this side of Whitehorse, according to state ment ade today at local head quarters for the Alaska Customs district The records of checks made by both American and Can adian officials show not a single case of the shipment to have been tempered with during it's transpor-
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-15

Suits made to measure. See Ur- bach. If.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-15

Veteran Walter Johnson, pitcher for the Washington Senators, winners of the world series, who has been picked as the most useful player in the Amer ican League. This is Johnson's 18th year in organized baseball.
Seward daily gateway., 1924-10-15

Monarch Ma1Iab1e Ranges at Graefs
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04

South Dakota State College is yours
use it all you can.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
A WORTHY FARM
RELIEF MEASURE

There has been presented to congress
plan for agricultural relief in the
northwest that we hope will speedily
ne enacted. into law. This plan pro-
yides for a $50,000,000 revolving live
took loan fund to be advanced by the
GOV enmeHt Loans up to $1,000 each
20 farmers and tenants and available
to worthy farmers irrespective OF
present Indebtedness Will be available
when the bill becomes law. The
money loaned is to be used exclusively
FOR the purchase of dairy and beet
cattle, sheep, hogs and poultry. Live
"tock so purchased and the increase
therefrom is to be collateral for the
loans. The interest rate on such loans
IS to be not more than six per cent.
This will provide the necessary
means for putting many struggling
GARNER and tenant on his feet by get
ting him started on the right sort of
diversified farming and on the road
to making money.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
A GOOD ADVERTISEMENT

We do not comment on the adyer-
tisements a""oaring in the Pioneer
very often, but the Mellctte County
State Bank of White River, that Is
this week using half page Of space
to let the people know the true con
diticn Of that institution, has one Of
the best bank ads we have ever carried
The showing made is really remark
able, taking into consideration the
average banking conditions in this
state at the present time. We con
graduate the management of this IN
stitution on the fine showing made,
which is not only a good advertise
mcnt for them, but also fer Mellette
county.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
REAL WINTER IS HERE

Last Saturday the weather man got
busy and sent us our first real honest
to-goodness winter weather The mer-
curry began to drop and a few flakes
Of snow to fall, and by evening the
earth was pretty well covered with
snow. 1t continued to snow more OF
less during the night and most of
Sunday, and perhaps in all about six
inches Of snow fell on the level. The
mercury registerd l6 degrees below
zero Sunday night, and Monday night
it dropped TO 2S below, and New
Years day it just hovered around the
zero mark all day, and dropped to %
below again New Years night. Sun
day and Monday there was quite a
breeze blowing, and this, together with
the low temperature, made it very dis
agreeable to be out, and it caused
people to suffer from the sudden
change. This is real winter weather
we have been having the past week,
and in the long run will prove good
thing for the country.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
W. J. ARNOLD WILL
SPEAK IN WOOD

We have just received letter from
W. j. Arnold, secretary of the South
Dakota Development Association, stat
ING that he would be in Wood on We'd
nesday, January 9, at 200 O clock p.
m., to make a speech to our people
Mr.. Arnold's one big job is to boost
South Dakota and his slogan is
South Dakota for Everybody, and
Everybody for South Dakota" He is
going to make a real booster talk and
everyone in this vicinity should ar
range to attend this meeting. We are
going to ask the ladies of Wood to
furnish enough doughnuts to feed
those who attend this melting and
there will be plenty of hot coffee
provided.
Mr.. Arnold is one of the best talk
ers in the state and you are going to
miss real treat if you fail to hear
him in Wood next Wednesday after.
noon, at two o clock.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
PAST YEARS WEATHER

In looking over our monthly weather
observations for the year 1923, we
deduct these very interesting facts
The total precipitation for the year
1923 amounted to 2l.20 inches, the
greater part of which fell during the
months of April, May, June, July,
AUGUST, September and October. The
wettest month of the year was June,
with q record of 5.57 inches of pre-
cipitation. The dliest month Of the
year was February, when we had but
08 Of an inch of moisture. The first
three months Of the year 1923 gave
us but IA inches OF precipitation.
February 3 gave as the coolest day Of
tie entire year when the mercury
dropped to 20 degrees below zero.
However, there is some question as to
whether or not December 81 should
not have this distinction, as during
the night of December 81 the NOR
curry dropped to 28 degrees below
zero.
July Is was the warmest day Of the
veat, when the mercury registered
90 degrees in the shade AS a whole
the summer of 1923 was one Of the
coolest we have had for some years,
and was remarkable for the absence
of any excessive heat. We missed
taking weather readings on ten days
during the year on account OF beng
away from home. TIE observations we
took and of which we have record,
show that in 1923 we had los bright
sun shiney davs, 40 partly cloudy,
and 70 cloudy days. In April we had
l.54 inches of moisture; III May, 3.3;
June, 5.57 July, 3.97; August, l.72;
September, 1.33; October, LOO. The
other months of the year showed less
than an inch Of precipitation.
The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1924-01-04
MELLETTE COUNTY.AT
THE STATE COLLEGE

Mellette county is represented by
two students at South Dakota Stat.
College this year, according to a re-
port just received from the office of
the college registrar The agricultur-
al college is truly state institution,
as is shown by the fact that all of
the ga organized counties in the state
are represented in its student body
this year, with but two exceptions, the
counties of Bennett and. jackson.
Fourteen other states are repre-
sented by students at the college this
year, Minnesota leading with 4S. The
other states are: Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, !, ,M4ntana,
Nebraska, North Dakota, New York
Ohio, Texas, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
Other nations sending students to
State are: Bolivia, Greece, Norway
Syria and Denmark