Fiery Cross, Volume 3, Number 16, Indianapolis, Marion County, 15 February 1924 — Page 4

THE RIERY CROSS Friday, February 15, 1924 E D I T OR I A L mittee full authority to go into every phase of the oil situation in the investigation now under way. Adopted, also, without discussion DAILY INPEX OF AMERICAN CONGRESS Sparks from the Fiery Cross By JOHN EIGHT POINT "The noblest motive is the public good." virgh. How certain things do come hack; to plague or tease a politician or a political party, especially when steand unanimously, a resolution di The KKKV CROSS Is published every Frday by The Fiery Croat Publishing Company, lndla.napoUa, and -wili maintain a policy ot staunch, Prottant Americanism without (ear or favor. Kdited, not to make up people's minds, but to shake up people's minds; to help mold active public opinion which will make America a proper place to live in. News of truth. kills more false news and shrivels up more "bunk"' than all the earnest arguments in the world. Truth helps to clarify opinions on aerlous qurBtlons by serious people. v (Bureau Publication sad Education) recting the secretary of the interior Monday, February 4 Senate Met at noon; adjourned at 12:15 p. m. Official notice ot the death ot for to taKe immediate steps to recover from the Standard Oil Company of California sections 16 and 36 in the Elk Hills, Cal., naval oil reserves. Debate on the resolution calling nogtaphers take down notes, transcribe them and they find their way into print. " And that's another piece of politics. Senator Willis, of Ohio, has had Very often the Klansmen are all dressed up and KNOW where to go. should begin at home, so many ."ad vanced religionists" are distressed mer President Woodrbw Wilson was hv Oil r TflAnnfafl rlAaiya rt oanA nnf read by the secretary of the Senate - - -"-' -" - -- s s stasia sir'SJXSLS -rs -

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ELAN'S PROGRAM FOR 1924 1. Militant, old-fashioned Christianity and ope rat It e patriotism. 2. Bark to therConHtituUon. 3. Enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment so long as It is a part of the Constitution. 4. Enforcement of present Immigration laws and enactment of more stringent laws on immigration.

Mr. Ryan Proves a Point Voicing "fear for the future of democracy" in America, because of the move now being made throughout the country to regulate education and strengthen the public schools, James H. Ryan, writing in the Atlantic Monthly, asserts that the Catholics "feel that they have a real grievance against the state" and would regard further moves along this particular line, as "religious persecution." Although the article is cleverly written, it fails to explain just why the Catholic church should be so concerned about the furthering of facilities

for education in America. That is, why the Catholic church should be! put io the position as resenting any move made -to standardize and pro-! mote education. The entire article was in reality, a protest against the system of education as planned in America, although the system may not be operating to the best advantage at this time to certain Influences and Just such articles and propaganda as the one in question. "The state, even at its best," declares Mr. Ryan, "is mechanical, wooden, soulless, and the education it supplies is so tinged and colored by mechanical ideas that it would be little short of miraculous if it succeeded, as a general rule, producing anything superior and individual." Inasmuch as the foregoing condemnation is made of the public school and Catholic parochial school is so well spoken of by the writer, it can only be surmised that the whole article is written in defense of the C'utholic opposition to the public school. "There is no valid reason," declares Mr. Ryan, "why the state must educate all children in public schools." In those words the writer upholds the Catholic idea most emphatically. Peculiar as it may seem, Mr. Ryan, despite his other statements, says that "democracy is essentially a religious ideal." In that statement he lays himself open to so many questions that it would take columns of space to reply to them. That is, he does because of the fact that he

makes it quite apparant that he favors the Catholic parochial school and

finds much fault with the public school.

Democracy is a religious ideal but wholly a Protestant ideal. This is not a prejudiced statement but is based on absolute facts which Mr. Ryan can not refute. America is a Protestant nation and the first republic

to exist. It has used the public school system for education. For Mr.

Ryan successfully to refute this statement that democracy is wholly a

Protestant ideal, he would be forced to name countries known a3 Catholic

countries, wherein the Catholic church has held full sway, that are

democracies. This Mr. Ryan can not do as no such countries exist.

If, as Mr. Ryan states, "democracy is essentially a religious ideal, why

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Therefore, as America has had universes! eeruthTiOii, or a public, school system, and is a Protestant country, a republic, should not Mr. Ryan have said that democracy'is:''essentially a Protestant religious ideal?" "Nothing," says Mr. Ryan, "could be more dangerous to the continuance of our democracy than a national system of schools." To substantiate this statement, the writer says that it would "engender bitter prejudices, distrusts and even hatre among certain important groups."

Just who does the writer mean by "important groups?" He has already said that the Catholics would resent such a move to strengthen the public system of education; does he mean that the Catholic church is so bitter against the system of education in America that its members are filled with hatred and distrust because America would strengthen and better education facilities in the United States? To lend weight to his argument Mr. Ryan says: "A policy which would close the doors of Harvard, Yale and Princeton, because they are private schools, condemns Itself by the weight of its own unreasonableness." It will be noted that Mr. Ryan did not include Notre Dame or other Catholic colleges among those who are to have "their doors closed." Possibly he bad several reasons for that, but two of the chief reasons may have been to try to make it appear that certain interests were working

to close Protestant colleges (and thereby throwing unthinking Protestants into the ranks of those who oppose public education) and, by inference,

that the plans to improve the public schools included the closing of

Catholic colleges,

Mr. Ryan resents "with all his soul the unjust imputations ot disloyalty

hurled at one particular religious school the Catholic school." After

this show of resentment Mr. Ryan declares that it is "unfair, unjust and

Immoral," to stamp as disloyal the products of an education the very

foundation of which is authority and respect for authority. "No one," he says, "has a right to cast unjust suspicions on the de

mocracy or patriotism of Cardinal Gibbons." Just why the patriotism of Cardinal Gibbons should be a subject of discussion is not made clear but inasmuch as the writer has chosen to place Cardinal Gibbons into his

article and declares, even though negatively, that the Catholic church dignitary has democracy at heart, he can only place that person in the position of not being loyal to the teachings of Rome because Rome has proven through centuries that she does not favor democracy for the reason

stated above. Cardinal Gibbons' patriotism is not a matter of discussion

A man's view on democracy and his patriotism to his country are two

widely separate things.

Mr. Ryan states that "George Washington openly favored religious

training." Every American knows that and every true Christian American favors religious training. However, these facta have naught to do with

the question on which Mr. Ryan wrote. The injection of George Wash

ington's name into his article was as far fetched as that ot Cardinal

Gibbons. To make his appeal effective, he should have shown that Wash

Ington favored Catholic parochial schools. This Mr. Ryan did not do

tor obvious reasons, chief ot which no doubt, it would be hard for Mr,

Ryan to find where Washington declared in favor of Catholic parochial schools. However, Mr. Ryan tried too hard, it would appear, to leave

that impression.

Taken all in all, Mr. Ryan's article proved but one thing and that it

that the Catholic church is opposed to universal education as it is known In America and prefers the same system ot education it has used tor centuries in the illiterate countries of Europe today.

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The slacker in local politics

who can hide hehind the thin skirts of rich grafters and higher-up crooks is too thin an American to look well in KJannish spring styles. The man who wants to go to work For the Klan and you and me. Can hop right in he needn't call An employment agency. Klansmen, all Is not gold that glitters be not misled by vain Ima

ginings. In this conflict of the Klan against an unreasoning hatred and an unwavering prejudice, success will-be on the side that has the most fieldworkers. The road to every Klavern is paved with the promises of Holy Writ and

the noble deeds of a patriotic ancestry.

We Beek to make the title of Klansman" the most honorable

among men doing what we teach;

living what we preach. Ours is the

noblest lineage; ours is the most

sacrificial teaching therefore, ours

must be the noblest and most sacri

ficial lives. See us as we are as we

strive to make ourselves heroic

knights, even as the visored knights of old times who went about doing good. We are faced by complex problems; we are defamed by those who refuse to recognize our exalted purpose in the moral as well as political and educational phases of life. Yet we go on undaunted to a victory

that means an America restored to the ideals of our fathers. No effort upon our part must be spared. "We

sacrifice to serve." To a Klan Enemy How doth the little busy sneak Improve each passing day. By knocking hard the joyous Klan To those who cross his way.

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sions a little dearer than the pos- most impressive, sessions ot others. It ne believes! Adopted a resolution appointing a his government best, a Klansman committee to attend the fjineral "as should not be afraid to say so. Amer- a mark ot respect to one who has

neia such eminent public station"

ican ideals woven into some of the

European warrants might lift a Kingridden peasantry a notch or two above degradation. The Seven Symbols Behold the Book, The kind of Book That is guide to age and to youth;

Behold the Cross,

The kind of Cross

That lights the fires of truth!

Behold the Flag, The kind of Flag

For a flag-loving man like me;

Behold the Sword,

The kind of Sword

Unsheathed for liberty!

Behold the Water, The kind of Water

That's a symbol of unity;

Behold the Robe, That's the kind of Robe

That stands lor purity !

How skillfully he spreads his lies, How ceaselessly he toils; Each time he sings a song of hate With hell he shares his spoils. In works of labor and' Of love

i 1 would be busy, too;

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CONTRIBUTION FOR CHURCH 8T. PARIS, O., Feb. 9. A large delegation of Klansmen visited the Honey Creek Baptist church north of Addison recently at the closing service of an evangelistic meeting conducted by the Rev. H. U. Rough. The church waa filled to capacity when the Klansmen silently appeared. They took part in the serv

ices and at the close presented a

sum of money to the minister to be used In his work. The visitors were warmly welcomed and the contribuUon was gratefully received.

COST OF HILARITY BOOSTED LOGAN, O., Feb. 9. On the theory

that all who can afford to est drunk

at prevailing prices of liquor can afford to pay a stiff price for the privilege. Mayor John Wolf has an

nounced that hereafter 926 and costs will, be the minimum fins for drunkenness In this city. In ths olden

days the usual price was $1 and costs, amounting (a approximately $11, but the mayor believes the cost

ot hilarity should keep pace with

tber things. , , -

own to the Boston Zoo

" Awake at Last

Philadelphia has at last felt the powerful finger of a real cleanup

man. In the "city of brotherly love"

great changes are coming off daily

which will go far toward refining the

quality of love that has been an out

standing type for some time. The

white-slave trade is now becoming a

downtrodden Industry. The immacu

late lives of the Philadelphia cops

are being illuminated by the search

light of actual investigation ot police

conditions. And the heroic medicine

that is being prescribed by the mayor

and his effective little co-worker is

to last for a year. Certainly the

crooks and demimondaines will all

hike for New York where the weary cease from troubling at dawn and

the wicked are at rest the entire

twenty-four hours of the day.

"For Some Time to Come"

In commenting on the recent state

ment of the archbishop of Canterbury

to the effect that the differences be

tween the Roman Catholic church

and AneliclSm are so great as to

"nrove for some time to come in

superable," the Catholic Union and Times of Buffalo says: "You will

notice that the head of the English church remarked, 'for some time to

come insuperable, which is another way of admitting that the day will

dawn when the difficulties win be

removed and the Anglicans will hum

bly ask admittance to the fold which

several centuries ago their forefathers deserted." Humbly ask ah! A very pleasing statement, and quite

worthy to appear in the editorial

columns of certain Protestant reli

gious (?) papers that seem, at the present moment, to be excessively unbiased.

Saner, president of the American Bar Association, is against prohibition. That is sad. A lawyer, one would think, should stand hard by the constitution. Saner says that George Washington used to drink. True; but George Washington was incapable of speaking against the Constitution ot the United States. Mr. Saner should not grow ln-

The house immigration committee,

as all know, reported favorably on

an Immigration bill whlcn would

limit the number ot Immigrants to a

2 per cent of the number of foreign

citizens In the United states in lgso,

The -existing law is based on per

cent of the number ot foreign .citizens in this country in 1910. Any law that reduces the opportunities of the undesirables to get Into Amer

ica fa good as far as It goes. Unnecessary Bistres

Most Klansmen are proud of a nationalism which exalts oar flag, oar

government, above other .govern

menta. Most Klansmea find difficulty

In understanding why, when .charity

Behold the Visor,

The kind of Visor

That's knightly and American;

It is the sign Of unselfishness

Of the Knights of the Ku Klux

Klan! Greater love hath no man non

sylba sed nnthar "not for self, but for others."

The Great Tradition Scholarship has been called "the

great tradition." It kept learning

alive through centuries of barbarism and sensuality. It held despotic rul

ers from absolute brutality, and it

kept tottering courts from unspeak

able savagery and debauchery. What happened was bad enough, but without the guiding star ot scholarship

the destruction of humankind would have seemed certain. And yet, the Klansman believes that there is a greater tradition than the tradition

of scholarship. And he hopes to

greet the day when if will be nur

tured in the bosom of universities no

less than in the humble homes. This

greater tradition is common sense. Scholarshin, touches life- at many points, bat' Common" sense guides, in

forms and disciplines by its logic and

sanity in a thousand ways which

scholarship can not reach. Common

sense sizes up life's problems, dis

counts plausible arguments, digs into motives, and is, in brief, the scientific

method or idea applied. The Klansman who nurtures common sense In

his dally life and who Sees to it that j his children are brought up accord- i ing to its dictates will solve many of the statescraft problems of the inevitable future.

Pressnre Groups The attention of the Klansman

should be called to a new term just coming into use among sociologists

and politicians. The phrase is "pres

sure groups," and refers to organi

zations that for good or even evil

purposes maintain a kind of "lobby,

seeking to persuade legislators of

national or state authority to do

what they think the nation or state

should do in respect to their mdi vidual claims. Some onhese "pres

sure groups" may be useful in pro

moting good government, and as such

their lineage is undoubtedly an honorable one. If they organize public

sentiment to insist on progressive

legislation, they are direct descendants of the barons who faced King John at Runnymede and forced from him the Magna Charta nay more, they are of the race and caste that flooded Independence Hall at the most momentous period in the New

World's history.

Serving the World Social unrest is said to be the

product of the finest idealism the

world has ever known. It is pointed out that without social unrest there can be no substantial progress. It is

even asserted that the Bible Indis

criminately teaches men to forget

these things which are behind and to

reach forth unto those things which are before. And all of this sounds most beautiful. But the danger is that too great unrest will plunge civ

ilization Into an abyss Just as was done in historical cycles now long

vanished. Without a substantial an

chor made fast In the glorious facts

of a splendid past, we might easily

pass from the irritation of disturbed

social -vision to the chaos of anar

chv. Klannlshness affords a check

upon doubtful motive and unconsid

ered, a n-A merican restlessness. Klansmen recognize that some ot the

restlessness comes not alone from

fine Idealism" bat from rank touch

with the debased social systems of

Eurooe. Hie war served to draw

America into a closeness that could

only result In a besmearing ot Amer

ican parity ot purpose with the dregs

and Inks of the Pit It those thin

era that word Is -complimentary! who perpetually harp upon the nec

essity ot American nearness to jsn

rope would only take their feverish carcasses to foreign shores, leaving

Americans to the peaceful development of their' lives according to American principles, the whole world

would m served.

and the president pro tempore designated Senators Lodge, Warren, Smoot, Edge, Brandegee, Republicans, and Robinson, Overman, Glass, Sheppard, and Edwards, Democrats, to represent the senate. The Teapot Dome oil investigating committee notified former Secretary Fall that he need not appear until Friday, by which time the senate will have acted on the committee's request for readoption of the original resolution granting it full authority. House Met at noon; adjourned at 12:15 p. m. Democratic Leader Garrett, Tennessee, formally announced the death of former President Wilson and paid tribute to his life, character and public services.

In moving an adjournment Re-,

publican Leader Longworth spoke briefly in eulogy of the former presi

dent, and Speaker Gillett was authorized to appoint a committee to

lepresent the house at the funeral. The Winslow bill to appropriate $11,500,000 for purchase of the Cape Code canal was approved by the commerce committee.

Tuesday, February 5 Senate Not in session; adjourned

on Monday until Thursday noon out

of respect to the memory of former President Wilson. House Met at noon; odjourned at 4:34 p. m. Considered general measures on the calendar, passed a flood of minor bills. Representative Wainwright, New York, defended the air service against the recent attack of Representative Nelson, Wisconsin. Continued consideration of the supply bill for the treasury and postofflce departments, and approved the item of 1O,62!,970 for prohibition enforcement. Speaker Gillett signed the Walsh

resolution for the employing of

counsel In the naval oil reserve

cases and sent it to the senate

where, after the signature of Presi

dent pro tern Cummins has been

aflixed, it will go to the Whit House.

The speaker appointed a committee consisting of eleven Republicans

and twelve Democrats to represent,

the house at the funeral of former

President Wilson.

Republican members of the ways

and means committee approved a 25

per cent reduction in all personal in

come taxes payable this year. It was decided that the tax on jewelry should be placed at 5 per cent, with

all articles valued under $40 ex

erupted. Treasury experts estimate

that the reduction in income taxes

to be paid this year will mean a saving to the taxpayers of the country of $225,000,000. Wednesday, February 8 Senate Not in session. Oil investigating committee was also in recess out of respect to" the memory of former President Wilson. House Not in session; adjourned over the day because of the funeral of former President WTilson.

Senator Bruce, Maryland, again broke with his party and in a brief speech said he could not support the resolution, because It not only sought to deny the inalienable right of an American citizen to a trial before his peers, but because it sought to exercise -a power the Senate did not possess. Passed a large number of bills of minor importance. ( Made public the text of the treaty of friendship, commerce and consular rights negotiated with Germany. An investigation of the affairs of the shipping board and the Emergency Fleet Corporation is provided for in a resolution by Senator King, Utah, the resolution charging that those bodies have spent approximately $3,500,000,000, have assets now not exceeding $200,000,000 and claims against them exceeding that sum. Chairman Spencer, of the senate privileges and elections committee, issued a public reprimand to Hume

Graves, a deputy sergeant-at-arms of

the Senate, selected by George E. B

Peddy, for statements said to have been made with regard to the May-

field election case.

Acting on the advice of counsel,

the oil investigating committee de

cided to abandon .further , efforts to examine former Secretary Fall on the ground that possible immunity might make successful prosecution

in the courts, if ordered, doubtful.

Chairman Lenroot gave out a let

ter received from E. L. Doheny fix

ing the amount of money paid the

McAdoo law firm by his concern at

$la0,000 instead of $250;000 as form

erly testified by him, adding that

none of it related to any of the matters under investigation.

House Met at noon; adjourned at

6:05 p.m.

Laid aside the interior department

appropriation measure and consid

ered the resolution for a constitutional amendment to prohibit the issuance of tax-exempt securities. The new revenue bill, providing for a complete revision of federal taxes and for a 25 per cent reduction in 1923 income taxes, was reported to the house by a vote of 15 to 3, eight Democrats merely voting "present." Free use of the mails would be accorded the widow of former President Wilson under the terms of a resolution introduced by the chairman of the postoflice committee.

6y toe Democratic party. This fa

the same Doheny who Is now in the

limelight in the oil scandal. 'Republicans In the Senate enjoyed seeing their opponents squirm in their seats during the reading of this

speech. . ,

Senator Spencer, chairman of the

senate committee on -privileges and

elections, is out with a public reprimand of Hume Graves, of Texas, one of the deputy sergeant-at-arms of

the senate, selected by George E. B. Peddy, who is contesting the election

of Senator Mayfleld; of Texas. The

other day this man Graves gave out

an interview in which he proceeded

to say what the members of the United States senate would have to

do in the contested election case.

Senator Spencer gave out the following, statement: .

"My attention,, has been called to

the statements which ' a deputy

sergeant-at-arms : of the UnitedStates senate has -made regarding

irregularities which he claims were

found by him in connection with the

ballot boxes in Texas, which he was employed solely, with a companion representing the other side, to col

lect and forward to the United States postoflice for transmission to the sergeant-at-arms. "Any such 'comments are entirely out of place and outside the duties of the deputy sergeant-at-arms in the matter. . "I very much regret any attempt to prejudge in any way this case, which must be decided entirely by the evidence as it is submitted lh the presence of both parties', before the regularly constituted committee of the senate and gossip of the kind to which my attention has been called can not be too severely reprimanded." Senator Spencer said his work of gathering the ballots in Texas was about completed or otherwise he would have Graves removed from hla job.

Are You-One of These?

Thursday, February 7

Senate Met at noon; recessed at

5:10 p. m. . Readopted, without debate, a reso

lution giving the public lands com-

A KLANSMAN'S CREED believe in God and in the tenets

of the Christian religion and that a godless nation can not long prosper.

I believe that a church thai is not

grounded on the principles of moral

ity and justice is a mockery to uoa and to man.

I believe that a church that does

not have the uiellare of the common

people at heart is uniuorthy.

I believe in the eternal separation

of Church and State.

I hold no allegiance to any foreign

government, emperor, king, pope of any other foreign, political or religious power. I hold my allegiance to the Stars and Strifes next to my allegiance to

Cod alone. 1 believe in fust laius and liberty. I believe in the upholding of the Constitution of these United States. believe that our Free Public School is the corner stone ot good

government and that those who are seeking to destroy it are enemies of

our Republic and art umsorthy of

citizenship. , believe in freedom of speech.

I believe in a free press uncon trolled by political parties or by re-

Ugxous sects. I believe in law and order.

I believe in the protection of our

pure womanhood.

I io not believe, in mob violence, but I do believe that laws should be

enacted to prevent the causes of mob-

vtolence. I believe in closer relationship of

catttal and labor.

I believe in the prevention of unwarranted strikes by foreign labor agitators. I believe in tie limitation of for"

eien immigration. . ..

I am a native-born America citie and I believe my rights in this country are superior to J hose cf for

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Friday, February 8 Senate Met at noon; recessed at 5:50 p. m. Debate continued on the D'enby resignation resolution, Senators Walsh, Montana, and Heflin, Alabama, assailing Dehby. Senator Borah, Idaho, opposed the resolution

on the ground that it related to a

question solely within the jurisdic

tion of the executive.

President Coolidge announced his

approval ot the Walsh oil lease can

cellation resolution but declaring

that he expressed no opinion con

cerning the statements in the

preamble, that it was for the courts

to determine the legal effect of the

circumstances.

Silas H. Strawn, of Chicago, and

Atlee Pomerene, of Ohio, were nomi

nated as special counsel for the

government in the oil lease cancella

tion cases. Nominations referred to

the public lands committee. Adopted without debate a resolu

tion offered by Senator LaFollette, Wisconsin, directing the public lands committee to investigate the

circumstances by which the Hono

lulu Consolidated Oil Company se

cured extensive contracts in naval

reserve No. 2 in California.

House Met at noon; adjourned at

6:30 p. m. -

After two days' debate, defeated

the resolution proposing a constitu

tional amendment prohibiting the

issue of tax-exempt securities by a vote of 247 to 133, which was seven less than the requisite two-thirds

vote.

The Oklahoma Citizen asks these questions : Did he send in his application and then wait three or four weeks before venturing ap to the klavern to take the initiation? Does he absent himself from

meetings as regularly as if there were a death in his home every Tuesday night?

Does he send his dues In by mail? Is he one of those hard-to-flnd per

sons you can't count on when the antis try to put over a political

coup?

Does he somehow get awfully in

terested in the weather when you make some remark to him concern

ing the affairs of. the order?

Check up on him, hoys. He is probably one ot those skim-

milk fellows who thought his $10 initiation fee would be a "good business investment."

He was a joiner for business rea

sons.

The Kiwanis, Rotarians and other

clubs oust absentee members. Their members get right or get out.

Any man who can't attend meet

ing at least once in three months ought to be suspended, dues paid or no dues. It lsnt a fat treasury that makes an organization effective.

Check 'em -up, boys. Show those fifty-percenters that

they made a darn poor investment

when they joined the Klan "for busi

ness reasons.

Saturday, February 9

Senate Met at noon; In session

most ot the afternoon.

Debate continued on the Denby

resignation. Agreement reached dur

ing the day to vote on -the resolution

and all amendments on Monday aft

ernoon next.

House Met at noon; in session

most ot the afternoon.

Working on appropriation meas

ures.

Sees New Alien Law

Highway a Scenic Wonder

YAKIMA, Wash., Feb. 9. The new

Yakima highway to be opened for traffic early In the spring is a scenio wonder, the most- remarkable in

some respects in the entire country. Some of the outstanding features of this new highway are:

The deepest rock cuts in the

United States, 90 and 98 feet. .

A 238-foot tunnel through-a great

rock ridge. - '

Winds through a forest of petri

fied stumps, remains of huge trees alive before the lava rock buried

them. ; . Clings to sides of rock cliffs 1.000 to 1,500 feet above the Yakima river. Eleven times' the Tpad plunges through or under rock canopies. . Thirty-slx-mlle ".'stretch ot this new highway cost $1,000,000. Eliminates three summits of the Cascade mountains, one-higher than, famous Snoqualmie Pass. - . Passes through an altitude with' minimum snowfall permitting all winter traffic. : , " -

The Corner Stone

WASHINGTON. Feb. 9. Repre

sentative Samuel D. McReynolds, of Tennessee, member of the House commiittee on immigration, is out

with a statement to the effect that

"with the expiration of the present law, June 80, Congress will pass a more stringent immigration law than we have ever had before In this

country.? f

ThlSiBtatement will meet with a hearty amen from the whole country where red-blooded Americans live. It's the . Answer to the demand which- has come from the Knights ot the Ku Klux Klan all over this nation. -!; ' - -v r" ,- . -

EVANSPORT, O., Feb. 12 The following inscription was printed en the fly-leaf of Bibles distributed" among Tiffin, county schools recently

"We believe the free public school, to be the corner stone of good government and that those who are asking to destroy it are enemies of

lour republic and unworthy ot citl-

senshlp." . . ,

"Every man's nature Is concealed with many folds ot disguise. Dawn, Scorn the - proud , man that ii ashamed to weep. DawnL - - ;