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Voi. I, No. 21
SHALL
•AY, DECEMBER
PO R TLA N D , OREGON, T H
P U B L IS H E D W E E K L Y
LOUISIANA KLANSMEN ARE INNOCENT
OF ANY CONNECTION WITH H L U K
BURNS MENJRYINGJO FOOL PUBLIC
AN YW H E R E IN U. S. PRICE 8c
JOHN JACOB ASTOR
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Thouw ndi o f Rollers to
Expended iri Mobilizir
S u p p o rte ra i Paper
Associated Press Carefully Refrains from Mentioning
Klsn in Connection with Mysterious Episode, W hich.,
Is Purely Local in Cause and Effect
Hostil*
H I SCR» «N
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"VELLM HO” M R FIM I C O N O
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Louisiana People, Including Roman Catholics, Respect
the Klsn for Its High Ideals, Its Splendid Services,
and Repudiate Calumnies Bom o f Malice
Th»
nouno»
W u t ir n
next wai
salesmanship eai
(W estern American Special)
of which w ill bo
NF.W O K L K A N S , Dec. 2(1.— Answ ering your query fo r the
s c rip t!«« h«t.
facts in the kidnaping and murder case« In Morehouae parish,
British
otataemen
frequently
aro
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the truth compels an admiasion that no fact or detail so fa r
Sont aportamen In tholr loleuro hour«.
■eveloped justifies anyone ia connecting tho Ku Klux Klan, or Haro I» Mr. A. Sonar Law playing In a
:¿Unsown,/A-ith the crimes, and all such deductions ao fa r have
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second boat salesman will rsesivs a
Klantmen Offering Help
Man
H ig h l y E it e e m e d B y A ll
Although lyoulalann has n strong
Catholic population—tho only ftouth-
rrn' Stnto of which this Is true— the
Ku K lu i Klan always has been and
now is held In high esteem, because
o f Its unquestionable ideals and ex
cellent public service. It gave pro
tection against the terrors of black
rule during tho reconstruction period
after the Civil war, re-established lib
erty In the South and restored the
white man’s rule. For those reasons,
the sensational deductions of “ yellow
kid" reporters from Chicago and of
overrealm ts rtstectlva# from fs r »field
have received scant attention tn this
section, where the fine character of
the Klan and Its members Is knowa to
everyone.
N O LD philosopher, win* wss
none the le t» a philosopher fur
his constant and close observa
tion o f men. remarked that we onn'
best Judge men's temperament ami
Ideals by watching them at their
work and at their play. A keen ob
server would hate very lltUe difficulty
In Judging Americans by their work,
une such has aptly called this Country
"Th#~ Land o f the Strenuous L ife."
Hven our sports partake so rancU of
this strenuoslty that the medical pro
fession Is beginning to warn us of
overlndulgeuce In the more violent
forms o f athletics.
Rut all peoples have ways o f amus
ing themselves on »pedal occasions
and at d ied seasons after s manner
so well established that It base cofne
to be regarded a kind o f ritual, .soya
the New Turk Herald. This hns come
1 down to us from the ages when our
forebears first pushed their way out
i ef the dry tablelands of civilisation.
Kves the mighty power o f the churches
ha« set been able to brush aside some
practices that have their roots deep
In paganism.
A
la te st Vnodel..
tKS‘ TAlod«r, h e . acquired fcòhtrol
the London Tim e«. It I» r«parted
loatt a / O U M O of tho A »tor money
Involves In the deal.
A m e r W r Special) •
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27,— Despite the recent threat« o f Muyor
m agistrate« who « r e becking him,
o f .the Ku Klux Klan held « jubi-
a fter tbe spectacular ii
in a Parie Row hall not
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modsrata priced ear: the third a first-
class phonograph; tho fourth a soli
taire diamond ring; tho fifth a com
p ute radio sot; tho sixth $100 In gold ;
tho ssventh $60 in cash, and the
eighth $26 in cash.’
Those who enter tho campaign and
fall to win one o f the prizes, following
tho rwteo o f tho eoateet to the close,
w ill bo paid 10 per cent of »v e r y dol
lar tum sd In.
Evory man. woman, boy or girl who
enters tho campaign will bo paid lib
erally fo r the work.
Tho Wsstorn American has en
gaged Frank W. Cameron as campaign
manager.
Ha comas highly recom
mended In this line of work.
Watch for full details In next w eek’s
¡«sue, and then, without delay, nomin
ate your favorite candidate.
In the meantime, if you know of
anyone who might make a good sales
m a n -m a n , boy, woman or girl— kind
ly drop The Western Am erican a
postal card and the campaign manager
w ill call and explain the proposition.
A fter reading the plan In full next
week, w e know you w ill help The
Western American go over the top.
Neither The Western Am erican
management nor the campaign man
ager w ill have anything^ to do with
awarding the prizes Th is w ill be done
by a com mittee of well known profes
sional and business men.
This is your newspaper, the only
one o f its kind west o f the Rockies.
Get behind it. and help us promote
the good cauee.
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Purely Local Episode
Tho State authorities are dealing
with a purely local episode. In which
the Hums detectives, operating for
the federal government, perhaps as
signed to help on request of Governor
Parker, have Jumped, to conclusions
ns to responsibility which are utterly
without merit In fact.
I,ocat Klnnsmon have stated that
the enemies o f their ^>rder wHI be
permitted to go as far as they like,
but that a reckoning Incom ing In the
courts, perhaps In the form of suits
for heavy damages against the au
Old Cuatoms That Continue.
liters o f the special press reports and
Probably
after
Halloween
and
against evory newspaper which pub I Cnrlatmas there la no festival of the
1 year so girt about with long-estab
lishes such dispatches as news.
lished customs as New Tear's day.
Clever Eecape From P rie »«.
Among tho best known o f these are
Ham burg— Four inmates o f the the auguries drawn from what was
Fuhlsputtcl state prison effected an In railed the "Oandleraas hull.” In Scot
genious escape when the leader of the land and other northern countries the
group stole a warden's ’cent sad cap. term Candlemas, given to this season
He marched his three fellow prison«-!« o f the year, la supposed to have had
In lockstep through, the gates and Its origin in religious ceremonies per
passed out unnoticed, other guards formed by candle light. The candles
tnklng It for granted that a working used were very large and highly orna
mented. and were brought In at the
pnrty was being taken out for duty.
midnight hour to the assembled guests,
who, since the falling o f dusk, had
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been drinking freely of the wassail
Fell Ten Stories but
bowl.
Then, lo- procession, they
marched out Into the night, and to
Finally Caught Elevator
their Imaginations tbe passing clouds
assumed the shape of s bull. Front ;
Manuel Hernan.dea, laborer, of
tbe rise and fall and general motions
Dallas. T e x , fell tin storiea
o f these clouds the seer foretold good
(lowo an elovator shaft, landed
or bad weather.
Sometimes, too,
In a wheelbarrow o f mortar, and
auguries for the future were gathered
stepped out unhurt.
from the state of the atmosphere on
Through a misunderstanding
N ew Tear's Eve. and also from the
of signals, the elevator on the
force and character of the wind.
thirteenth door, where Hernan-
In the Imagination of most primi
des was working, was lowered
tive peoples, especially those of the
unknown to him, and when he
North, who were forced to battle
stepped for It down he went.
against the elements of nature for
He caught up with the elevator
life and sustenance, the eves o f great
at the third doer, landing In the
soft mortar. A fter scrupLug off
some of the mortar be continued
The lash o f adversity loves the fat
on the Job.
back, and tha lean bound bas the :
keenest faugh.
or
of
at
la
or woman, aetl-
Meripttene than
t o u r in g
A ll Pseplee Have Ways of Amusing
Themselves on Special Occasions
and at Fixed Seatons.
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in-
The Associated Press, which has an unmatched reputation
for fidelity nnri accuracy to maintain, so fa r has carefully re-
frafhed from even insinuating that the Klan or any o f its mem
bers had any connection with the crimes. Even in New Orleans,
where the anti-Klun influence is n strong factor in the manage
ment o f the newspupers and in public affairs, the sensational
deductions o f the Chicago special reporters and the Bums de
tectives have been spumed as pure conjecture and imaginative.
Governor Parker is said to disavow strongly every report that
he holds the Klan responsible fo r the outrages in Morehouse
parish, and he recognizes the fact that they were due to local
feuds and had Ho connection with the Klan or its members. The
Governor has stated that the only Klansman he knows happens
to tie one o f the best and most honored citizens in the State o f
I/juisiana, and his good friend.
Customs and Their Origin; Hap
penings of Long Ago.
ear
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No|l Already Power in Boroufk A ffairs
Crowing Powerful, Numerically and
Despite Executive's Foolish Threats
the M a l l » of •
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Representatives of iho Klan. It 1»
--tt»<ler»luod, havd assured the State
authorities of r< luimciu to Kirn »11
posultile »Id In bringing iho murderers
of W ait Daniels »nd Thomas F. Rich
ard» to Justice; that they aro ell tho
more eager to assist lit the work of
Justice because encm le» o f tho Klan
have dono their utmost to tuako the
credulous public believe that member»
o f tlu> orit inlzntlon bed something to
do with the crime».
An Independent Investigation of the
murder mystery 1« now ia progreas.
It 1» no now thins for masked rider»
to commit surh Crime» In th l» »ee-
llon, which usually are due to lullnre
o f the authorities to enforce iho lav/»,
a» woll a» to rrlnio» agatnnl tho white
race, through concubinage with nc
groes, commlttcsl defiantly by disre
putable white men. It 1» regarded a»
certain that the kidnaping» and k ill
in g! were the result o f a persistent
violation of Iho written and unwritten
laVs, Involving certain phases of the
rare problem.
Preservation o f the
purity of tho white raeo, which moans
also the protection of negro»», hns be
come »Ince the war part of the un
written law which no man now mny
violate with Bafety. The rarolesa dis
regard of other day» has changed to a
determination that concubinage shall
cease at nil routs.
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A N ew
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N N E W YEAR S K V S In England.
All in tn» olden day.
The children w«nt »-caroling.
All tn the olden nay;
And ever a» they Journey'd on,
This choroe would you hear:
"Ood send you kattpy, Qod evnd you
happy,
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Pray Ood evnd yoil e nappy New Year!"
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I f . 1SSX. Westers Nreepeper Cnkie.)'
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O T by mourning because life
cannot be all springtime. Not
by thinking that youth can l/o
powdered, painted, dressed uud a f
fected Into renewal. Not by looking
backward and living upon reminis
cence. Not by counting np our losses.
In fourfold beauty life Is on tiie
wing. As well try to change the course
uud succession o f seaeora as to hold
back the progress o f our ages. Spring,
summer, autumn, winter are not only
Tor nature, but for human nature. No
One Is deceived by Imitation when we
are not Just as young as we used to be.
Fadiug picture« and a passing allow,
“ slings and arrows o f outrageous for
tune." are JuiR the differences In life s
weather.
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But every season has Its own pecu
liar beauty. Every day o f every year
Is really a gem on Time's finger. There
is even a majestic and terrible beauty
In a storm. In the long monotony o f
the doldrums at seu one could hail a
cyclone. In the dusty glare o f pro
tracted drought a flood could be wel
comed. In too much o f any season the
wish arises fo r the rest o f the pro
gram. Change opens tip new vistas
o f the scenery o f our histories. The
afternoon o f life Is meant to be a pleas
ant outlook upon Its harvest fields, a
gathering In o f that wealth o f produc
tion that requires time and patient toil.
The enjoyment o f that richness of
character that Is given only to long
experience.
Wisdom can never lie
hastily acquired. Nothing can be done
in leas time than It takes. Even Ood
mnst wait until fall for a ripe apple.
Age marks progress and gives leis
ure. T o look forward and go on with
power of choice hitherto-denied, and
to have time and opportunity to do
one likes, rather than as he must,
these are quick. T o have acquired new
I lowers o f thought and to have time
fo r books, to hobnob with a few
cronies, to have a little something to
do, to sit on the porch and see the
world go by. rtP*1oofc beyond the set
ting sun to a new dnj\ and bejTnd the
coming winter to a new spring—all
these and more may mean that age
has kept the best wine until now!
N
E D U C ATIO N W I L L ABO LISH
POVERTY
|~ T o live cheaply, miserably, to have
Across - the Held» and meadow»
1 the dread o f hunger, the fear o f leav-
Amt 11«rough the frosty light.
While staray eye* and starry skies
! Ing loved ones In want and on the
Illumed In« wintry night.
The children caroled blithely on.
j world's sesnt mercy, to work hard and
In chorus sweet and dear:
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“God sand you happy, Qod sand you gain nothing except a bare livin g—
h»ppy.
Pray Ood send you a happy New Year!“ i this Is the essence o f poverty and It
I coon must be remedied In America.
Our days ere sadly nwdern.
Our way» are modern, too;
The conditions that produce poverty
Rut hearts atUI' beet ha high with love
must be changed, and thereby the red
As once they Used to do—
So take the old-time' meeeage.
socialist will be abolished. T h e rem
Good friends, both far and near;
“God lend you happy. Qod send you edy. the change, must come through
happy.
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eduestlhn and «volution, never by re
Pray Ood n s d #ou a happy New T e e rr
volt.
—Nor* ArchtbelJ Smith.
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Klansmen from every part o f Greater N ew Y ork and others
09me singly «nd- in groups by subway and surface cars.
Policemen oh the beat where the Klanfest was held de
clared they knew nothing and saw nothing o f any KJansmen,
but that every body was making merry'. Police reports were
minus any reference to Klan activities, but the newspaper re-
potters were “ wise” to the program and many o f them, it is be
lieved, took part in the festivities.
Mayor Hylan has declined to com
ment on the reported defiance o f his
Y H E K L A N S M A N ’S KREED
recent order», which placed a ban on
Klaasmen similar to that on “ wobbly*'
The
Klansmen
accept the
disturbers. Tbe Mayor’s friends have
American's Creed as the beet
"Joshed" him about the Klansmen un
summary: '
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til he Is said to be ready to take the
“ W e believe In the United
warpath. The general quip in the
States o f Am erica— a govern
clubs and hotel lobbies is: "T b e Ku
ment o f the people, by the peo
Klux’U get you, If you don’t watch
ple. for - the people, whose just
o u t!"
power» are derived from the
The New York Klan No. 1 (» said
consent o f the governed; a de
to have a large and rapidly growing
mocracy In a republic; a sover
membership: furthermore, that It in
eign nation o f many sovereign
clude« scores of l?bw York's famous
states; a perfect nnlon. one and
millionaires and business men. t o
inseparable;, established upon
gether with many highly placed news
those
principles
of
freedom,
paper and magazine men.
equality, justice and humanity
Mayor Hylan’s threats against the
fo r which Am erican patriots sac
Klan are not taken seriously in New
rificed their lives and fortunes.
York, where the futility of attempting
We. therefore, believe it is nnr
to suppress a purely American order,
duty to our country to love It;
organized and Incorporated for Ideal
to support Us Constitution; to
istic purposes, la generally recognized,
obey its laws; to respect its
even by leadingO atholIc» and Knights
flag, and to dfefend it against all
o f Columbus.
enemies.”
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Mayor Hylap's political adviaqjrs are
sai<( to have warned him to "la y o ff"
the Klan. If he cherishes any hope of ] ♦
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further political preferment, because
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Christmas w e e k
conditions *
the Klan already is a power to be I * compelled us to reduce some- *
reckoned with In borough affairs.
* what the amobnt o f news m atter *
The Mayor's dilemma is said to be
* for this issue, but next week's
further complicated by lbs alleged fact 4 Issue w ill more ^ « n make up 4
that several hundred policemen and 4 any lack. Be sure and get your 4
many high ranking officers are either 4 copy next week. It w ill contain 4
m em ber! of tbe Klan. or have' filed
4 news and announcements o f 4
their applications for admission.
4 great Im portance'to the cans«.
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The organizing KI eagle o f the Klan
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has “ made no bones" o f declaring that
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New York Klan No. 1 soon w ill be one
SAID T H E G R E AT EM ANCI
o f tbe storngest In the country, nu
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m erically and financially, with the
aggregate wealth o f Individual mem
“ The way fo r a man to rise Is
bers mounting high Into nine figures.
to improve himself ia every way
So far there has been no visible
he can, never suspecting that
demonstration qf Klan activities.
anybody wishes to hinder him.
LORD
ROSEBERY
ON
SCOUTING
Lord Rosebery, prominent British
statesman and warm supporter of
scouting. In speaking ou scout train
ing says: " I f I were to form the high
est Ideal for ray country. I f would
be this; that It should be a nation of
which the manhood was exclusively
composed o f men who bad Been or
who were boy scouts and who were
trained IH (he boy scout theory. Such
a nation jrould be tbe honor o f man
kind. It would ne the greatest moral
force the world has ever known."
Allow me to assure you that sus
picion and jealousy novar did
help any man in any situation.
There may sometimes be ungen
erous attempt.« to keep a man
down; and they will succeed, too.
If ho allows his mind to bo di
verted from Its true channel, to
brood over the attempted Injury.
Cast about and aeo if this feel
ing hae not Injured every per
son you have known to fall Into
N.M
- — Abraham Linoolh.