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About The Western American. (Astoria, Or.) 1922-19?? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 30, 1922)
THE WE9T E K 8 AMERICAN TKur»J>^ N ot RESERVED FOR FUTURE HONORS Buy FURNITURE on CREDIT In ter eating Facts About Clatsop County Chapter, Ameri can Rod Cross Ask for our Uborpl prices and terms on FURNITURE. The Clatsop County Chapter Secretary of the Red Cross, during the year from October 1, 1921, to October 1, 1922, visited 1490 families. She talked with 2176 persons in the office. *A total of 1881 letter was received and written. The average day’s work was: Five home visits, seven office interviews, seven let ters written and received, and five home calls. Visits were made to 23 communities in the county. Persons in ¿4 d lie rent states Were communicated with. It was necessary to get in touch with persons in Alaska, Germany, Norway and Turkey. All this was done in connection with aid given local lamiliM and individuals. The Red Cross could not function were ittiot for the co-opera tion of other organisations. The Clatsop County Chapter has found the following agencies very helpful, both' in Clatsop county and alt over the United States: ’ A mrrican Legion American Red Cross Roy Scouts . . Federal officiate Hoepitale Logging campt Enough Said And our Low Cash P r i c e s GROCERIES In business for your pleasure Finnish M ercantile Co Uppertown Aster Court - # - Near Eaet Relief Polire Departments Private individuale Profeeeional men and women Salvation Army Schools and inetitutione State officiala Y. M. C. A. Y. W. C. A. DO YOU WANT THIS WORK TO CEASE? IF NOT, JOIN THE RED CROSS! THE RED CROSS LAST YEAR BROUGHT INTO CLAT SOP COUNTY ALONE, THROUGH ADJUSTED CLAIMS OF EX-SERVICE MEN,\MORE THAN »50,000. To ignore the problems of your Race and Country is to wil fully defraud posterity. The greatest danger facing the Ameri can Repubijc today is the gradual replacement of our religious, «ocid and political foundations by those of alien origin. • * TO fight for the conservation of our Race, in d for its better ment is not a matter of racial prejudices; it is love of country. It is a true sentiment based upon Knowledge and the lessons of history, rather than upon a silly sentimentalism bred in ignorance. The remarkable growth of the Knights of the Ku Klhx Klnr in the face of wholesale calumny has driven the anti-social and anti-American forces to desperate measures. With their lying propaganda they are striving to discredit this noble organization in the eyes of Americans. OUR enemies are YOUR enemies! The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan shall ever safeguard the integrity and welfare of our native institutions. They are anti nothing except that which is avowedly destructive to constitu tional privilege. They are Intolerant of nothing, except that which represents the forces of evil. If you can qualify, it is your bounden duty to enlist in the ranks of this truly American Order. * KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN. University Brand, Men’s Pure Wool Mackinaws, Regular price $11.50, ---— . - o a qq NOTICE! Insist on the Union, Label on your Printing and Newspapers * Hon. A. L. Stephens, 693 Wasco St., Portland, popularly known to thousands as “Big Steve,” because of his ample size, physically and in every other w*y, with especial reference to big ness of heart, made a splendid race for the office of City Com missioner on November 7 and Jus defeat, by a small margin, is the lament of hdfct* of friends. • Folia win« Astori« printing Arms can supply th is label oo all Job Mr. Stephens was a victim of an unfortunate split in the printing: ranks of the patriotic progressives. His popularity is exceeded by that of no man in Portland, it is conceded, and by common consent he is reserved for future high political honors. His friends declare "Big Steve" is eminently qualified to be Mayor of.Portland, or even Governor of Oregon. I* The big fellow took his defeat philosophically and smilingly. "Everything that happens is for the best,” he said, "though we may not understand i t at the time. No disappotttment, misery, sorrow or trouble ever cornea to any person emspt for a good purpose—the dedityi of tfhr Mystic Weaver—the ‘divinity that ' shapes our ends, rough-hew them as we may.’ Without the (cessant striving for betterment, for promotion and develop ment, men would stagnate, like cities do, and would go out of ths > world as weak as when they were born. At the present time it behooves all of us, as good citizens, to stand by the winners Drink Cherry Blossom, in the recent election and help ftiem to make good., Other elec A Sugar Drink tions will come along, after awhile, and other opportunities will develop. Astoria, Ore. NIP BOTTLING WORKS CHRIS JAGER - (Continued from 1’ago 1) * • - fice, and if he fail to resign, we demand that he be removed by executive authority, or that he be recalled and ousted from of fice as soon as the time limit will allow. Back of this demand stand a great majority of the law-abiding people of Oregon, who deeply feel a righteous indignation against an alleged Iniquity that would shame the ‘devil, Mr. Fulton Is Sardonic ?> • likewise that the Towner-Sterling Bill, which has a majority in Congress, finally will bo reported favorably out of committee and liccome the law of the land. The Towner-Sterling Bill creates a. Department of Educa tion, with its head as a member of the President's Cabinet. It is demanded by Protestant America, and it is opposed only by the Roman Catholic church. This great national measure, will promote Americanization en masse through all schools, utilising every advantage of science and enlightenment, sweeping forever into the discard the established agencies of foreign education and alien propaganda. Every patriot is saying, “God speed the day!”. Attomey.G. C. Fulton, one of the chief sponsors of Judge J.'A . Eakin, recently protested to the WESTERN AMERICAN against its "attacks” upon the jurist. He was told that the crit icism was preliminary to the exposure of alleged denial of justice in Eakin’s court. Anticipating the purport of the editor’s re marks, Mr. Fulton asked: “But who shall we get to take his place? There isn’t nnother lawyer in* the district fitted for and available for the position.” He also remarked that he, too, dis approved of a certain decision in which justice was denied a poor and unfortunate litigant. (This refers- to the Haiti Kautzman case, previously published in the WESTERN AMERICAN.) Mr. Fulton wAs advised to take the bench himself, by favor of the 'people, rather than see'conditions continue as they are. He pooh-poohed the idea, of course. Since that time the WESTERN AMERICAN has found several excellent, lawyers, in Portland and elsewhere, who are willing to establish a residence in Astoria with a view to winning the circuit judgshifi. Ivet’s send to JeriCho, or to Karalia, if necessary, for the right kind of lawyer for this judgship, rathter than tolerate longer the mail-order" divorce system, and otfcer alleged evils equally as base. The Morning A storian and the Evening Budget of Astoria have refused all along to give publicity to this complaint, because neither of them is‘ tt defender of jjublic welfare, each' being, as everyone knows, merely a time-serving and unreliable "rag,” in different to everything except its “pay-roll.” Consider the Original Charges 829 Commercial Street, Astoria, Ore. Un toft to* MEN! / (Continued from Page 1) on Below is reprinted, to gain a larger circulation and for em phasis, the original statement of the alleged facts. Withholding the second article for a few days, again we give Judge Eakin an opportunity to answer. We want to be fair and reasonable.^ We have plenty of time—several months, in fact—before a recall is legally possible. There are other means of action, however. Read the statement. Poijlder the purport o f it. and then realfze, as you must, the true cause of the widespread distrust of the courts, which are, or ought to be, the bulwark of our liberty. (To be continued.) 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