THE !!ss W E^TfltN are fostered and propagated to est ill ILh a religious hlerarrhy. must mwt with rvsistanco by every liborty-tovlns Freemason. Any orgnntsathm. be It! 1 Frvemasonrv, Klan, or any society that What are the religious aftalllatlons does not m»a»ur* up to 100 per c e n tia( Wayne It. Wheeler, general cuuns.1 III I I I T l l l T i n U i Amsrkan at understood by the fouud-j 0f tha Anti Saloon laagueT IN I |Pr lip N i l 1 1||n| ' era ot our government. Is un-American. Mr. Wheeler la a Protestant but I« unpatriotic and mutt be met, not b y , not a Mason. ■ . ...- I violence or unlawful act. but at the bat- • - H i J . P r U d n f R n a a l 101 ^ ’« . e panacea of «narchv. so-j Is Senator Oavld A. Reed, of Penn- vaTailU n i g n r n e a t O f « » o y t l vt*iism or rellglo-polltical effort*, ialaylvanta. a Mason? Arch Grand Chapter •the ballot. Will Preemaaona Mae It. j He is A member of Fellowship > of will the politic Kreemaeon betray | Lodge at Pittsburgh, Talk* hia trust* , la Senator Jame* A Reed, of Ml*- “ Bvery Freemason haa the right to William F. Kuhn. Grand High any organization that I* not sub- souri, a Mason*' MERfTS OF K.K.K. MAKE IT IM MORTAL nr 3 AMERICAN Inaugurarte against aflog»J t'alhdllc ESTION BOX1 report from Udine A " that the Mexi »lotea ^Thursda^T^ BAKER INITIATES 55 AND GREETS GIFFORD can r i caldea t'a action produced a deep und palnTul Imiireaalon at the Vatican te d O u tdoor Ceremony The uwtlce o( expulsion was tqsued alter telegraphic .ommunloollon be Hundreds Hasten to Special tween tbe central government and the — — — - * ’ Rally to Waleome Fa authorities of the stale Of Uuamajualo. mous Grand Dragon The officiala o f thU state described the apc-atolic delegate a* haring been the BAKER, Ore.. Jen 31. — A little directing head •* these outdoor eer- „ . . ... thing like celling e epeclal meeting ol . V T T r o , f a monument * ° T ° to “ , Ih s rt.t, ? ! »*• dedication l h m Ku ^ lügt U a a| -, . .„ v r • Oregon, mmkl, lh, --- J meeting does not prevent the Eastern The consultation I. .perlfte la It. 0n cuQ Ku n .m en from shimming over ... .. — ........ ......... — — — _ — — - -- — Several hundred naher Klanaraen .losmd to organize lodges In the tonth the Treasury, .old today that Mezlco n pra#ud th< famoua 8UW officer and have ------------- crested -------------- the im- C r i i n W d H I P R A R I I M ----------------------------- ° f ^ laad’ ' ^ laws were liberal M reesrd. rettgton . , 5. a|Un. Brp, b) tha pression by their nropaganda that the r t L L U V V S M l r r U K U I W No. There are several strong lodges and that their violation could not be rast growlng organization Kn Klux Klan la U an eztreneoua or- oc HONEST, EFFICIENT in Dublin and there is a strong Pro- overlooked by the government. Men Mr 0 1 fford . „p U n a U oo tba on extraneous testant sentiment throughout the coun- 1 later of Interior t'allea la quoted hy |t Mor Uou„ ,vaa ac. ganlzstlon of irrmmmoonry and douhly . Mr E. r JUmaav of San P r.n ct.co,! lry g ^ p u . th. that It h a. tosn ............................ Kzcelaior as havtag-a.d reptad enthu.iaatlr.il> by the Ilaher unfortunate that attea Orand Matters i Western manager of The FVIIowahlp nnd#r CalhoUc domtaatlon for year* Bare Portion Churchmen Klan. The East Oregonians also were and Orand Lodges have bean caught • Forum, the famous Masonic weekly _______ M eile« in the future Intends to Bni-ouragod In their marvelously lit- k . ,k i. nmnaMnda T h . Klan la able newspaper published at Washington. What Is the status of the Towner- take steps to prohibit high foreign dig- strength by the report of the by thin propMSnda. T h e Klan I. »ble q ^ # ^ ^ c , rUon Hotel. i sterling bill* nltarles o f tha church from the prac- {irttnd I)r. |un 00 th. „ p w progreM to defend Itself and doe« not M od » jp o r u o n g He is placing represents-1 Thanks to the efforts of Reprooenta- tice of tholr religious belief In Mexico. „ „ g , by th, Klan ,n g|, p , r u of , h. by Masonic orators or the Ms- ».veo t,T is this field for the purpose of Uve Simeon D. Fees, senator-elect from Thli .,rlTU. _ to , hi cl, r_ - of 7 * „ . *v‘ " ,u ^ m "" Dr. Kuhn. “ It U obtaining „ MalniDg , ubaoribari. Ohio. It is dead Jor Ahl. wwslon of Con-1 M ey,cT i ! r Stipulated ^ iE X b *Bd MpwU,,3r ,B » . ^ t • t » o T e Ï organisation Independent of Free- The Fellowship Forum subscription gresa The bUl was referred to the ' obregon I. of the opinion At lM . . » . „ g k„ _ and needs no Masonic anoist- price is only $3 a year, and each 1*- House Educational Committee, of th u taterf.rence on the l*rt of w, r. ^ lh Mr o i f f o i d . T n ltber must Freemasonry pro sue is commonly Mid to be worth which Few is Chairman. Afterward for#lg> pr, , aU# „ Uacr. dInl( , 0 Mezl- nounfanwnt , h. t obnrtlr wUl ^ scribe It. Freemasonry should attend that much. The paper has been very Fes. refuted to call the committee to fBB clrrvmMkw ^ i . Uy . . there am p r e - e n t e d l o ^ ‘ m n J v er, sio ri strictly to Its own business and not fair and generous toward tbe Klan. Its meet, which wan his way of responding #ufftc|ani of h,fh lU n dln ( 1P" “ WC lo tnem in • .very .1 ort with or In the business of best staff typorter—one o f the best to Catholic pressure. In that he wos’a lw ho n n fulf1|, obl|M tloo( lo th. _______________________ In America— was sent to Bastrop. La„ candidate tor the Senate. A majority | cj,urcb- “ I ate not a member of the Klan, but to send out the truth concerning the of the member, o f the committee is in j Report, * g j » .„ I d s u t Harding had POPERY IS BLAM ED I ate not willing to denounce It, aa the fake murders, framed by the halfbreed U ror of the measure When th. new (aIteBd— a oordlal invltatlou and FOR TH E CIVIL W A R philosophy of history la that all p n w e m o r and a group o f Congrea. convene, the bill will be re- haarty Mgr „ „ p p , Referring to the CIvU War. Abraham ganlaad agencies or fraternities must New Orleans Catholics for the pur- introduced and referred to the same I dan)ed by Ameglr.n Charge d'Affalrea totahllah reason and justice for their pose of discrediting th e Ku Klux committee, of which Representative, SummarllB gl u # American Kmbaaay Lincoln said: "This- war never would have been existence or they will die pr*maturely. Klan. For thU aervice the Klansmen Horace M- Towner of Iowa, will be let Mexico City. President Qbregon poMlble without tha sinister Influence “ Freemasonry teaches the Father- aTerywhere P are _ grateful Chairman, being the ranking Republl- hood of God and the Brotherhood 01 * : The Fellowahip Forum's staff rep-1 c m < m > the committee. Hf la Joint firmly end curtly refuse^ to consider of the Jesuits We owe It to popery, It, therefore, recognize* ***** ■ reaentative showed up the other re-1 author of the MU. Then it wlU be re- pardoning the priest for his conduct, that we n ow ‘ tee our land reddenad Flllppl la exported In Washington the* W|tb tb# Wood of Dablrat . oq . ewery tinman being, whatever his race „ l e g le s s liars and irre- ; ported out favorably. 1 f,r** °* n u * wash. Though there were great differences aatioaalUy may he, to entitled to (pongjhie nincompoops- He exonerated " * ------------* ' ___ of opinion between the North end the What Is the numerical strength of all tbe rights and prlritagoo that the Klansmen and proclaimed their in -. .. i HENRY FORD A U T H O R South on the question of devery, tbe Ku Klux Klan? drained nation may offer. It nocence u riiu p r j Jeff r u Davis nur n y on«* « OF A U T O SU G G E ST IO N , neither nor a ony one ui of in the _. _ , .... . . According to the latest Information nixed that a man's religion U sacred, Tha Forum is entitled to Klan sun-1 .. .. . ., leading men of the Confederacy wquld we can gather, the membership about bo b o Protestant. Romanist. Jow or At a meeting of the Dutch Treat 'jfc.ro dared to attack tbe North, had oy* y*______________ ' December I had Just passed the J,000,- Mohatetesnrttn Thors can bo no pro **** 000 mark There has been an abnormal Club of New Turk City last week tfcey not felled on the promisee of the scription for *00110010000 Sake.’ PARKER S H O W N UP monthly Increase since, however, due ! Emile Coue, agoelle of autosuggestion. Jenults. that, under the mask of dem- m i IS __ ___ “But we must dearly recognise a IN BASTROP OUTRAGE to the Mer Rouge affair In Louisiana, ftn<1 Bugera were the leading ocracy, the money and arms of the l t d Igloos belief from a Tellglo-polit 1 lights on the program. The French Rornan Catholics, even the arms of It Is said. ical ballet.’ Freemasonry, while recog The following letter was published autoeuggaothtetot furnished the eer- France, were at their disposal. If they nising tbe greatest liberty to rights. a few day» ago by The Fellowship ; privilege, and religion to every man ~ .J . ~ . ’ , ., ^ ' H“ the v * Uc* n *n »mbasiador ‘ o | loua portion o f tke meeting, while WlU wou|d gtUci, u, •• (rirty Years In th* n !> r ir L r ^ t t o r ^ .“ y ^ m u w ic w r the vn,,e<i s u ,m ’ p « » ^ u . 1^ . ^ ^ » « . -Churcb of Rome. p . , . r« u . rk. rellglo-polltical propaganda that to C" ' N° ' 11 whMt ter“ *d *“ “ AP0» { for thoa* In seed of chaarfutaei* The .b le and thoroughly authentic expose To the Editor: tollc Delegate,' ’ who endeavored to be-1 latter claimed that Henry Ford was 0f Roman Catholicism—by Rev. i o f the rights and privileges Having recently read a copy of your come officially recognized when Pres!- , the original Inventor of autoeugges- Charles Cblnlquy o reformed priest o f a free people, or that to unpatriotic, excellent paper, and am much pleased dent Harding first took office, hut 1 ,|0n< M d D*twlUtetandlng w lltotaadlng the tt* pr presence and e personal friend of Lincoln.) a scheming to aonvert the religion H ■ b * h ,te of our free American ; tailed. Ho Is supposed to b* the sal-1 of the r misent sat Jnwochman proceeded i Thus It Is svldsnt that behind a right of the people to Ita spedai tue r» tt » TTnttdMt . . . f ta*t,t“ 0on* M *l“ d ‘ he aggreaeIona of bassador, however, and In so far os be I to substantiate hto contention In these "smoke screen” of religious and patri . ™ "“ r ? 7 the Roman Catholic hierarchy, also can without recognition, he fulfills words, says th* Mew Fork World. otic pretensions, the Romanists bare rellglo-polltical effort that is not Amer- wlth yoor Btutud. towgrdg tbe Ku duty “Henry Ford. Invented autoeugges- been plotting and conniving to over lean, not patriotic but whose efforts R] „ x Klan, on organisation which lo turn. He Invented It when he firet throw democracy, usurp the authority very similar In principles and aims to PRESIDENT OF MEXICO made a synopsis, of hia car. Ford's a o f Christ, and again plunge the world the Masonic fraternity. EXPELS POPE’S AGENT great feller. He gtu 't always righ t ^ Into darkness and chaoe. An all- In Yarn Hour Hope you will (if you have not al- — ■■ like when he mtxpd np in religion. He American Proteatant organization has ready done so) make prominent and In addition to the trouble# wnlcn the of Neod was all wrong thore and the Jewa were arisen to defend America against this emphatic denial of the false press re- Pope Is experiencing with some of the all right. They seriously considered • papal plot: and Christ, though Invlsl- Phone ports representing Mr. Clark of The European countries who are objecting boyeotttog his ear, ___ hut they couldn't ble. is on the field. Taker U&8 Klan as favoring the admission of to his political interference, now come* • ^ d V n otter oM Utet'wss^aaThesp* _______________________. Catholic, to membership In the Klan; the Government o f Mexico on th . ^ moM Jewl<h wtor> „ „ „ g„ Y. M. C A. IN PERIL Snook & Whealdon and that will show up tbe unjust and American continent, whose K°*crn' I enough money to buy s Ford buy a OF ROMAN INTRIGUE malicious persecution of the KUn In ment heed. President Obregon. Issued ; ArrQw aM ow, the dlff, r, nc<s U Fanerai Directors Louisiana by Governor Parker and h!s an executive order directing the ex p u l- »j a »hole day with Henry Pprlngfleld. Maas., Jan 30 — Friends ! whose prswnees is nev er K. C. supporters. islon from Mexico within three days of ont on hl< farm ^ m r H# d|d tha ot tbs T. M. C. A looked askance at re- j felt, but who quietly» effi Scores Governor Parker Monsignor Ernesto Flllppl. the apos- „ „ fc jn g for Ba ^ „ 1 Bnd one e* Bt to admit Roman Catho- ' ciently attende ta all detail■ Unless you have received informs- tollc delegate In Mexico. • other feller and wo did s lot o'ta lk in g ,,w ' ** w>* declared th* suggestion- tlon other than that published by the The order for expulsion came as the ^ long R l h f DurBal bad w** th* •’♦ginning of an attempt by j Associated Press, you are not sware 1 result of Monstgnor Flllppl'» directing put 0Bt bJ# B#w g U (, #Q(1 j the Roman Catholics to create dlssen- of the diabolical methods employed by and participating In religious ceremo- ^ ,4 to Henry that he'd have to cut his |,lon * nd “ >ls great Instltu- \ the Parker-K. C. combine to make the hies contrary to the federal laws of ‘ prJeB And pretty goon fc() d,d; cut u Hon. Dr. John R. Mott, general see-, Klan a criminal organization in the Mexico. It Is the first Important move 115() btjt tJwt j UBt , Q d|g^0ur8g# rotary-of the Internatlonsl Commit- which. It Is said, the government will thlevlng eyes of the public. | •** of “ >® T. M. C. A., declared laat "Well, that day I oaked Henry just 1 8ur><Uy lh* 1 th* "Roman Catholic Following are some of the nominations and standing of the how long he could cut the price. He Church I. organizing sn Internatlonsl candidates in The Western American’s big subscription cam- said that was getting Into the business ^*|hpalgn to undermine the T. M. P. paign. Mrs. H. E. Hadley still is maintaining her lead, followed eDd of It. but thoa b* winked at Edael closely by Mabell E. Jones, who is making a spectacular race for and said they cogld afford to give th* 1 H* m*/,e thl* <,*CI,r*“ on at a meet tt on unfortunate that the enemies of otherwise. It is unworthy." t first place. Mrs. Fred Armbruster has been ill this week and was STORAGE 8 *00*9«, PU*. *nd Furnitur. Mmlnq c o m p e lle d Mad. A puc » t h .nd ro*?' R«^*p^u^Torte.n McClellan SMITH WATCHMAKER and JEWELER Mrs. H. E. Hadl«ya Burlington (Linnton)...... ......... .......... - ............ ... Mabell E. Jones, 1173 Gladstone Are.......... ........ ....................- .... .. Mrs. Fred Armbruster, Cecilia Apartments........ .......................... ...» Orpheum Bldg. Phone Rain 1184 Roy R. McClellan. 445 Morrison St------------ L...... ............................. .... J. A. H A IM T t a - a . a ¿ r ’ EKTHKtt Ethel Howard, 13»1 Tabor ML-................. ............................................ A- J. Newman, Linnton, Ore......— —--------------------------- * ...... Our Food la Cooked and Swved Clean W. E. Bailey. g626 70th St—.---------- -------------------------------------------- with the "Homey" Flavor Sheriff Harley Slusher, Astoria, Ore— ------------- -——......... . O. K. Lunch Sc Chop House Nat R. Long, 840 E. i4th 8 t ---- --------- -------------- --------------------------- Mrs. H. W. Hunt, 9843 55th Ave. S. E---- ------ -------------------------------- 1M Broadway a w Washington S tr w t Fortl*nd, Or.BOO Between First and Second , c* r * W*T ,f kept control o f the ,n* to relinquish second place to Mabell Jones. Roy R - : J ^ V e!"*, be “ 'id ‘me thüTÏ y ^ m ' " ^ T ' â i d S L “1 ‘ ^ e ^ t ï advanced to fourth place while Ethel Howard, Mrs. H . ‘ Eord would iaed enough bolts la two nMnt ,ollow»d » diwumion of the rulM W. Hant and Harley Slusher, sheriff of Astoria, advanced into months to pay for itaelf." • i« ° T«mlng the organisation of certain Y M. C. A : committee, who have been big company” this week, by leaps and bounds. suspected of being altogether too ■ E PATIENT, K L A N iM iN ! Standing of the various candidates is aa follows: friendly to the efforts of the Roman M rg Z e rth g R o w e C ook , . U n lo n .... ....... ........................ ............. .................. 1.275.000 ! 054 075 676 386 4717 00 431 000 413 200 334.710 318.100 202.300 200.300 151,620 104.100 »3.000 88.700 Th* Wet,#r" American In working out h»"*« conttraatlv# plana, not only ! ,or ***• development o f th# official paper of th# Re^m o f Oregon, but for oth*r betterment work. Thee# plans lnc,ud* • ‘ areoanhlnf nows-gathorlng All thla ! and " " " Intelligence service. •*rvlc* take* time. Within present limits a ! great amount of nows mutt swolt Its ; turn i t the linotype. W# hop* ooon to Increase th* also of th* paper to sixteen pages, with many deslrabla Improvements^—'The Editor. 4130 for • $555 8*piece 1 0 ltd walnut Dining Set consisting of 72-inch buffet, tet of 6 chair* and flLfoot table with 4Bx60-in- top. See it in our window. for a $180.00 all white porcelain C on||^.V ion Range with 4 burn «era for wood and 4 burner» for gag, 2 separate ovens and broiler. Calef Bros. Annual Clearance Sale Every Article Reduced (on trnrl Good* Always Excepted *19 .95 $37 .5 0 for a beautiful Italian style mahogany Dav enport Table in 2-tone ' finish - k A ~ __ A r»*«l bargain at the regular price of #27.50. Queen Anne stvle for #25.(H>. • for a beautiful mahogany Queen Anne Library Extension T o p 28x4«r> in c h e s a n d e x t e n d s to (» f e e t. R e g u la r p ric e # 48..'X). O t h - ers as lo w a * # 2 7 .5 0 . *176 .5 0 Vz Price for a handsome semi poster two-tone walnut Bedroom Suite eou.suituig of bed. semi- v a n i t y euse, chiffo- rette, bench and rocker. Oompare it with any on the market at ilouble the price. W c h a ve a fe w Genuine W illo wChairs and Rockers in ivury finish to cloae out at Vi» price. Coiuo in und sec if vou ean use theni. hom e ^F I^I s S e RS 0 0 -7 0 -F IF T H S T . , ORTLAND.OR l Always Your Money’s Worth SEE k D. LEA For 1923----------- FORD CARS— 1923 t hsve som . good buys In socond hand cars I. D. LEA Res. ¡’ Lese (Evening.) Empire IMS LENTS G A R A G E The Largest sod Most Completely Equipped Automotive Servies In the Mount 8cott District The Right Place for Right Service AX KL KIDDAHL. P r o r e * or 8S1S Fester Rood Phone tlS-M AR TIFICIAL FLOWERS M ade by One Who Knows ' '■ *1 1 .. .. Catholics to break Into the" ranks of the T. M. C. A. Peacen 17*4 D rop m e a postal and I will call Res. Walnut 1101 Shipley Transfer St Storage Company upon you , subm itting sam ples. Flow ers are guaranteed to be HoTlrng, Parking sad Shlpplag furniture and Plan* Moving n 8 per laity 108 Fourteenth St. b e a u tifu l or n o charge m ade. Portland, Ore. H. W. Rohrer, Huntington, Ore—........ - ........... Preeh Em it and Vegetables a 8 per laity Susie B. Enouf, 96 E. 37th 3t :—.....— ------ Lawrence A. Ten Eyck, 914 Yale S t .......|— ........— —— P. W . BRADFORD WARN ALIEN OUTLAWS. PAINTING 1 Arvid B. Carlson, 750 Corbett St-.—-—......— -------- —■» 88,200 QUALITY GROCERIES Frederlckburg, Va., Jan. 30.— Letters Harry Federsplel, 6218 Powell Valley ..... .......... ............ - 88,050 warning them to leave the city at once We Delhref Logan A. Read. 501 E 37th St................... ......................... 83,126 j has thrown tke foreign population of D. E. Buckman, Viking Bakery..............................— - ...... 80.200 1083 Belmont 8t Phone Tab«r *137 this historic old town Into fever heat. 49,000 „ „ wirnec. B a v . the surface Oeo. A. Marvel, Boyd, Ore-------------------------------------------- Tha Catholics at once charged th* tOO per dent Ininrance Service and TO u save all Mrg. Alice V. George, Eugene, Ore--------------------------------- 4M.62C „ rid ng 0f thg letters to tbe Ku Klux Mrs. Martha Dunn, Newberg, Ore.................— ---- --------- 52,300 n jan> but poHiQ »ad county officials Talk It Over With Marshall C. Fisher. Roseburg, Ore— ..... ...... .... ...........*~ 47.000 hgTB scouted the Jdea. Bootlegging by AI Holmgren H Earl Johnson, 1040 E. 13th S t N— .....—.— *— ........— . 41.000 I restaurants and fruit-stand operators Pala ting aad Oladya Qalchutt. 88 E. Lombard St.....—a» l'J.leO t)a M id to be th* reason for tha re- Decorating Phone Mrs. J..W . Minor, Baker, Ore--------------------—---- -------- — Contractor 14.000 »entment against the foreigner«. Many Main 0699 1036 N. Bank Bldg A. D. Montelth, 587 E. 15th N................. ..... .... ......... .... — 11.000 bave announced they will heed tbe New Stock 1833 Eleanor McAllester, 618 Columbia Bird.................. ........ — Met Ceke* »nt Waffles. Steaks 11,100 warning. * Wall Paper sed Chape. Coffee a Specialty C. W. Dasher. 878 Vancouver A r t— ------- ------------ — .... ... 14.000 - _________ _ ‘• REAL H O M E C O O K IN G " at Commence your sprlogfM rs. H! T. Btevenson, Route 1—...........—— -------— — .... ....... ........ - --- ------- ---- ------------- 6,100 ' . Masonry is Denmark. Norway, Bwe- painting and papering Nathan Hale. 602 East 8th 8 t .... ----------------------------------------- 6,100 den and th* riraad National Lodge of BOB S NOW Mrs. F. T. Bell, «22 Lina Ave-------- ----- ------- *--------— ---------------- 8.100 Berlin. Gerxuny •* known an the 1 j v Lunch ifW a . m . t* tun P. M j m Nota-—Rend «tory In hwx Hem «howtog hew eoay H h to jqmp Rife fh* C8 rl»nlen greqp. nodenudM sto* must |- Taber *478 _______A , * * ■ be professor» *f tlte C%rt»Han reUgdtet. CSoiISimV ** PAPER HANGING' REX” M RS. B. C. SH R O Y 736 Marguerite Ave. Portland, Ore. To Our Many Friends: If you har« not Bubacrlbefl, SUBSCRIBE NOW W * carry a com p l.t , line of Staple and Fancy Groceries Your Patronage lo Respectfully Solicited - - This Means You Let's put The Western American over the top D. & H. Grocery . 144 Second St. B. R . 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