(Jewish Daily Bulletin)
Governor Donabey of Ohio, criticized Republicans in the state legislature who agreed to vote for the bill to compel reading of the Bible in public schools as a means of gaining Ku Klux Klau support.
“Child of a shameless barter and subterfuge used for trading purposes,” was his characteriration of the bill during a speech here.
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