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mt. Scott fierald Published Every Friday at Lents Sta tion, Portland, Oregon LAWRENCE D1NNEF.N, Editor Entered as second-ci««» mail mat ter February 14, 1914 at the post- office at Lenta. Or., under act of con gress, March 8, 1879. Subecript*0" Price • -$1.50 a year NOTES AND NEWS Peace has Its killed and Injured «ven as war. according to the record re cantly broadcast by th» lulled States public health servie«. Twenty three thonaaad killed and 3.M0.0O0 injnred tn a year ta the peacetime record of this country. Great as is this loss there must be added the deetitution brought to thousands of families by the death or injury of the breadwinner Industrial accidenta are a large con- tributor to the raaka of poverty. i , ! ! j » Make 1923 new years is a feast That means there should Lie good things to eat that day. Start a saving» account today. It only takes a dollar. After that you’ll learn what every other depositor knows—that it’a fun to save. we have ; Yeserday was Wilson’» 66th birth day and his friends are taking advan tage of the occasion to point out that EXTRA*. EXTRA! there appears to bo a rising market la Wilson stock. America, they aay. baa The Oregon Journal has come out to fix up the European muddle before against the school bill. Have you our there can be that return to normalcy Sensational new» of this character which was announced a couple of merits at least an extra head. years ago by another distinguished There will be those to cavil at this American. announcement and to say that it would hsve been more to the point if the PHONE AUTO. «24 «3 6232 FOSTER ROAD It is mentioned in behalf of the ex- Journal had come out against the prersdent that he forecast for Europe bill before the election; bRt such an the choice between co-operation and attitude shows a failure to consider ruin and that the news from day to is a clever, able, invisible government the long and recondite study which day brings new proofs of the ac with its eye fixed on the $10 admission the Journal give« to matters of first- curacy of his forecast. No one, «x* fee." rate importance. Others may be able presume, wants to deny that Mr. Wil Baking hia contention on the expert- ence of hi» own »tale. Governor Olcott to make up their minds in a Jay or son had a magnificent vision of a new of Oregon sounded a warning that the two or at moet in a few weeks, but world order; where he failed was in Klan can not be Ignored on the assump his assumption that his dream had when the Journal is called on to con tion that it will die of Its own inherent “We Ignored It for two sider a great public question it con come true at Paris and in his attempt THAT IS ONE REASON WHY weakness years tn Oregon snd then we woke up siders it. No snap judgment is per to have America underwrite the Paris KI KLUX KLAN IS one morning and found that it had cap mitted to interfere with the Journal's settlements. GOING CONCERN tured the state.'' be said methods of orderly thought. There Education, publication of names of It is apparent that thia country members, filing financial reports with fore, even though seven weeks have must interest iteelf in Europe's af- . I state officials under state laws, and passed since the school bill became a fairs. When the farmers of America ' control through the exercise of discre law, we congratulate the Oregon read Senator McCormick's statement, tionary power by the charter boards of the various state», were some of the Journal on ite patiently-w-on disagree on his return from Europe, that Ger ment with the Scottish Rite Mason.-, many needs $100.000.000 worth of GOVERNORS SUGGEST EDUCA methods of combatting the klan men ace that were suggested at various TION. PUBLISHING OF NAMES a disagreement psunful to the Journal American wheat this winter, but can times during the conference. However, AND OTHER PLANS none of tho governors making these because, in its own words, “A* a gen not arrange the necessary credits be- suggestions appeared to be very confl eral thing, the Scottish Rite Masons i cause of the reparations clauses of dent that hia own particular remedy' are most excellent citizens." Washington. —Bewilderment and ap. would be entirely successful. They j the Paris treaty, the question of Ger- prehension are the outstanding char The Journal's announcement M - man reparations at once becomes an were tentative proposal» advanced for acteristics of the attitude of the gov purpose« of discussion rather than the made in the course of an editorial j issue in American politics. W1th a big ernors of moet of the nineteen states expression of deep seated convictions. calling down the New York Tribune sale like that to be put over, the represented at the Governors' Confer The impression could not be avoided and Governor Olcott for libeling Ore 1 people who have the wheat will want ence at White Sulphur Springs. W. Va., that the klan, to put It frankly, has last week, regarding the rise and activ gon. The Tribune, dealing with the • to know what is holding up business > most of the governors either puzzled ities of the Ku Klux Klan To say the or politically terrorized. Oregon school law, said: "After 1926 in Europe. governors tear the klan would probably Danger of Organized Minorities it will be impossible for an Oregon be an unjust accusation in most in The state of Oregon has abolished stances; but to say that they are ap “Why Is the klan?" was a question mother to organize even a neighbor all schorls but the public schools. The prehensive of the results thst may fol which every governor asked tn one hood clays for her small daughter. same thing would unquestionably low its expansion and that they are form or another—and to which no spe Education can come from the state puzzled as to how it can best be met. cific answer was made. That It is a alone. Free choice is barred." The happen in Ontario if the constitution is to give expression to an absolute reaction from the psychology of war of Canada enabled the bigots of that truth time« was a favorite solution offered. Journal calls this 'gross misrepre province to bring up by the referen Even those tew executives who stood According to Governor Hyde of Mis sentation” on the ground that, “Two dum at any time the whole question up boldly in the conference and de souri. the Ku Kluz movement is only a manifestation of a general movement, years at the beginning of the child’s ' of separate schools. There are some nounced the klan in unqualified terms "a symptom of a disease that Is and who indicated that they are will- training can be in a private school. advantage- fcr religious minorities ing and anxious to do all in their deeper." "The country Is overrun with The entire high school and college life in having a parliamentary constitu power to prevent the Invisible Empire organized minorities." he said. “They can be in private institutions. are becoming innumerable and each tion which is not at the mercy of a from supplanting the constitutional one Is trying to dictate the course of Everyone understands that the law form of government, were frankly : bigoted electorate. — The Casket, puzzled when asked to suggest methods the entire country without regard to deals only with the elementary Nova Scotia. by which the pernicious activities of the general welfare, but caring only for schools; the Tribuqe'a reference to its own particular interests." On the other hand the American the klan may be checked. Governor McCray, of Indiana, and the "small daughter" show» that it system of federal judicial review of Time for Silent Treatment Passed Governor Sproul, of Pennsylvania, who had elementary education in mind. state legislation offers a protection .Most of the governors when inter inclined to the belief that the klan ia Talk of high school and college educa to minorities lacking under the par viewed privately by a representative an aftermath of the war spirit, while tion is beside the mark. of the N. C. W. C. News Service were Governor Morrison, of North Carolina, hamentary regime of! Canada arvi inclined to believe that the klan is took the same view from a slightly dif But the Journal’s notion that pri ' England. necessarily of an ephemeral nature and ferent angle. He said he thought It vate individuals are free to maintain will die out within a short time. Sev was "an answer to the Knights of Co schools for the first two years of eral of them expressed the view that lumbus." but refused to elaborate upon publicity even of an adverse nature that statement. Governor Morrison, the child's school lite certainly shows was a factor in helping the klan grow incidentally, was the only Governor WHAT SCHOOL BILL DID a curious conception of freedom. If l in its early stages, although practically present who came forward with even a the state were to undertake the pub all agreed that the organization has qualified defense of the klan. La Grande (Or.) Observer lication of daily newspapers, leaving! now reached such proportions that it That the profits from the sale of Picking flaws with the major the Journal “free” to print only its can not be gtven the silent treatment sheets, pillow-slips, memberships, etc., ity is never very pleasant, but at the present time As to the klan ’ s constitute one powerful motive for the first two pages, our neighbor might try as best one can it is hard to lease on life. Governor Allen of Kansas existence and organization of the klan, agree with the majority who have a livelier appreciation of the grim disagreed with other executivee. “The is a proposition that was generally ac voted in Oregon for the com humor of ite suggestion. new klan will not die as soon as the cepted by the governors. This was per pulsory school bill at the late A. P. A. movement did,” he said, “be haps most forcefully expressed by Gov It is ridiculous to presume that election. cause back of the Ku Klux Klan there ernor Allen of Kansas, who said: private schools could exist in any The first direct business re sult we have heard of comes numbers for the first two grades from the Oclxco irrigation pro only; the overhead charges for ad ject in Crook county. Every ministration and supervision could be one knows there is a fine pro borne only by well-to-do families. ject, irrigation ditches in. bond- issued and interest piling up The Journal ends ite account of the and the thing that is lacking matter by saying: “It will take a to make it a success is people. good many Frank Branch Rileys to Driven almost to exaspera undo the harm done Oregon by the tion on account of lack of set 9 tlers leading men in the Ochrco Tribune’s libel”; and, let us add, by 9 the Journal’s supineness in not op • project, together with Prine ville business men and railroad posing an infamous piece of legisla officials of the O.-W. jointly- tion when opposition would have been formed a plan to send a colo of value. nizer into Wisconsin and secure settlers for this fertile area. Thi» was progressing well and VIEWPOINTS a number of Lutheran families had formulated a colony to come to Oregon when the news The publication of the letters of 9 of the late election reached the late Franklin Lane, secretary of 9 Wisconsin. the interior in the Wilson administra Bing! It was all off! No Lutheran families would think tion*, doe» a good service to Mr. Wil of entering a state to make son even though Lane passes some their homes where the compul sory school bill prevailed. very sharp adverse judgments on the As a result Prineville ex-president. The Tumulty memoirs lost a lot of prospective tried Turkeys, Geese, Ducks Chickens Meats and Groceries A Thrift Year Christmas Candies Fruit Cake Mincemeat Pound Cake and all kinds of Pies Hot Coffee, Chocolate, Bouillons 5812 Ninety second Street Phone Auto. «22-28 9 for It*» all in getting atarted. Christmas and New Years You Can Earn I Per Cent on your savings. wrapped bread? 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Nandie Proprietor Tabor 7236 "Probably the saddest reflection upon the intelligence of the Americans who are joining thia organization Is the ease with which they have been ox plotted by the profiteer» who are capi talising their religious and racial pre> nd Ice» for the benefit of this Atlanta I outfit. It Is another nostrum from the home of patent nostrums ” Governors Sproul. Parker. McCray. Olcott. Ritchie. Hyde, and other» ex pressed opinions to the effect that the element of personal profit was prob ably the major Impelling force back of the organisation of the Klan • • A woman in Montreal, more than 100 years old. has outlived all the beneficiaries in her will, her husband and her two children, as well aa the executors of the will and the notary public who drew up the document. I i Dividends are payable every three months. Thia ia a good sound inveetment and our Eaay Payment Plan enable» ycu to get 7 per cent intercat on your savings while you are paying for your shares. 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Send your holiday greetings by long-distance telephone picture a Wilson who sought whole heartedly to keep “neutral in thought I hope yon had as in deed” and had to be forced into A Merry Christmas the war by the renewal of German submarine warfare in 1917. and here’s Tumulty, writing under the influ ence of post-war enthusiasm*, wanted to picture hia chief as being aa anti German and pro-ally as possible. I.ane, on the other hand, wanted to get into the war as quickly aa pos sible and his letters dealing with the day-to-day controversies in the cabi net give a view of Wilaon from a dif ferent angle. The opposing views offer an excellent example of the necessity of reading history with one «ye on the mental make-up of the historian if such a (eat be pos i- ble. Wishin’ you Service to all points in the United States A Happy New Year 19 2 3 C. A. NORWOOD 5907 Foster Rd. Phone <27-23 A a liie HacItlc -telephone And Telegraph Company Read the Herald Classified ads. 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