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THE W E 3 TEKI Pa- 3 AMERICAN C. THORZBEN C. TH0RE9EN C. THO RESE* C. T H 0 » unflinching aupport to tba Proteeteitt party baa renominated awe Brother., home tows 1 » me*« w lav Rouge and Jamaa 0. Phelan, member of Ignat lan taka tba office of T o*§ Marshal, be-1 fraternal leader«. * Council 9S, of our Inetltute. T b a ' Having that tha faat the« tha new A quiet but renaaleaa war IS being Democratic party alee baa shown It- waged by thla Committee regarding •aif loyal Ja our moat holy eauao. In-, man did not batons to B» ring would alien labor and alien property holder«, j fluancod by our aotlve work*«*, they matarlally contrlbuto B the reforma It la oppoalng tha Tenure bill and do- ‘ have placed In nomination alavan of tion of the town. On— ell. the new Ing affective work among tba city 1 tha adherente of our Faith far the ( Marshal, however, yuiisd to (ha c a ll; alataan general office«. They have a< b<iola, andeavorlng to bring bark the j •lea nominated a largo majority of tha of tba Immoral crowd, tod it was this Portland Group of Protest It-mlnule period of patriotic exerrtaea Supervisor* from among eur adher man who aent McKotn. Ila beat friend, out on a fake call tbattaould have re-1 ant Workers Serve Nobly Blurted during the war. That drill tlmo i ent* and aupportara. at the Tha Republican party haa nomin suited In hla death tad not Provi haa alnre been. In moat ra«aa, taken up for Common Good. w|th ordinary arhnot work, to tha ax-j ated only an« general afflcar and two dence Intervened. and Supervisor* from our Faith, but da dnafon of Iha Important patriotic edu-, not forgot that among thorn la aur DAMEI-A THE O r t U B Mttrh good work la balm «Iona by cation. Muny acboola have been via-1 moat worthy SUPREME DIRECTOR, BOLD ABB DEFIANT. Courteous Service Thera waa one man In Mer Rouge - t . Iha Americanisation of Public School* Ited and report« made upon them. An Dr. T, H, Morrla. In Tanthill Habile Market Wa muat cuccaad thla year, far tha who stood ouA.sia th« hold, fear laaa Thank Yen Commlltaa, now working ahouldar to other Hat la under Inveallgatlon. 5. E. Center Second mad Yamhill, Yamhill Street Side The talk (a great. More worker« Mayer elected will place In office tha leader of Immorality. That man was ahouldar with all 100 par rant Proteet and laaa dlarord are nreded. Tha various boards, whose appolntaas, Watt Daniels. At tha »me of bis die- Central Pnhlle Market ala thouaand In number. Including the ant organliallona which ara fighting 1 «rhoola Invaatlgated ara: Fourth at Yamhill Htraet HhaUuck, aahool department, will held office far appearance ha was at*to j ; years old; J Phene Atwater SS1S for American Idaal*. a man of tremendous BtFalc.il strength i I Woodmen», IfollUluy. Courh, Kellogg. Ufa. Tba ('ommlllaa la rompoaad of a : I’leaaart Valley, tllenroe, Hawthorne, If we auccaad, tha PUBLIC and dauntless courage He wqa uomar-, ■ roup of 100 par rant woman who meat lloae City, Ariel*. I-enta, Alaryavllle. SCHOOLS and also the city govern rlad, but la the waki of hla single j ment will be OURS, and thara will life war« tba tear« of many a girl— ! onre a weak In dlfferant piece*. They Hlrhmond, Woodstock, Hunnyelde. M m Facy Bed I bb M Grain Fed Pork Roast be no place In them for Jaws. Prot tow ara not an orcanliatlon and have no many a rained life. Only women whoae bualmml* or estants. or othor heretics. V 15c per lb. 17Vic per lb. ronatltutlon. no by law«, no ritual. brother« are Klanamen ure eligible to The Klan cam« Into Uletcnre at Bas Wa are losing ground in Europe Mootings are prAldad over by a chair, membarahlp In the Committee. bacauaa of tha Dreyfus caaa; wo ara trop. McKoln undoufcacily welcomed ' man and rarorda ara kapt by tba aocrv- grieved alee to acknowledge that aur It as a Qod-aead. ila tad pleaded with prestige la waning In tha Philippines. the people; ha had tagged them In . tary.° A prayar by tha Chaplain opens No. 5 Compound No. 5 Pure Lard OUR HOPE IB AMERICA. Why net church to correct thalr aural lives, and 247 Alder tba maallng. followad by a »area of begin In California? Success In San 50c per lb. 75c “ Amerlra," and the Ralute and Fled«« Francises means that California will aa ha stated, he was aet pleading f o r ' • Between Second and Third to tha American Flag. hlmaelf. but for hla A la and for tba ' bo oure. - The Original Waffle Tha Committee la doing rery effec- Brother Phelsn'e pact appointees, girls of other parents, who war« grow Hense la Portland his present county pommlttoe, hla ing Into womanhood la Her Roue*. tlva relief work. It baa rarad for ticket now before us, vouch far tha many unfortunate« on Ita own laltla- Seeing that parsttatora was of no TER YEARS 15 BUSINESS future. tlva avail, he discovered, la he thought.! Appended, you will find all tbs Below 1« given, from official recard a. In the Ku Klux Klaa an Instrument Contrary to a mlataken Idea, the C. TH0RE8EN C. TH0RESE5 C. TH0RESE5 C. TH0RESE5 n copy ef a communication which the man of aur Faith on both tickets. Commute« la In no wlae antagonlatlr Remimbar your Catholic Obliga that could accomplish things that no redneck Kemaaa aent la ovary one of to tha I,adl*a of the Invlalble Empire, tion. DO VOUR DUTY as Catholic othar agency could bring about Bo. \ Wood law« 4«02 thadr follower« and friend« la the Cltlxana. tha pressure of tfc* Ban began to be ; but rather la e*ggr_ and wilting to Phelan campaign la Haa Prnnelaca. fait at Mar Roug*,' lopklne’s prosti further tha beat Internet« of that Or They «aereeded In making the metro* tute waa takan away from him and der, regard lean of any per none I an I THE KLANSMAN'S KREED poll« of California the wenlera «(rung- aent to Little Rock 1« her aunt Cer- , moalty which may axial. hold of the potculale ef Iha Tiber, bgt The Klanamen accept the tain other men were,requested to do Tha Committee atanda ready to fare oven yet the P rototaat Amerlraai« Americana Creed aa tha beat the right thing. any court, order or organlxatlon with ontanmber them by a large majority summary: Thus Watt Daalals and hla crowd Ita alma. Ita deeda and Ita records. It aad the Klaa U on the Job. By (heir "W e believe tu the Umlled of follower* saw In tha Klan an agency la wholly and entirely In aympatby method of Ihoruagh organisation aad State« of AnierlO *-* govern - that was certain .to datroy thalr para with tba canaaa aponaorad by tha mili Authorized Ford end active lean«work, »landing together ment of the people, by the peo dise of corrnpttoai. They went Into tant Proteetant order«. Tha member« Ford son Dealer like Meslem fanatic«, or a « the Mar, ple. for the people, who«« Juat consultation, and this undoubtedly waa maintain that harmony muat prevail, power« era derived from tha tba matter dlacutoad the best method but are quirk to detect Internal op moa* u»cd to do aader Brigham corneal of the governed; g de „ Expert Ford Reparto* with which to destroy the Klan In ponent« and do not haaltata to atand Yoaag, the Catholle minority la Aaaer- mocrat* In a republic; a «over- 1 Mer Rouge. They decided to frame for tha principle of tha great Cauae, Ira almo«l raptured the roaatry. I heir : elgu nation of many sovereign Where Alberta Creese« Union up a poker game aa aa alibi, sanding rrgardleaa of peraonallttea. „ trlomph beglaalag with Woodrow atatea; a perfect union, one and WlUoa, who gave Joe Tumulty, KIH two of thalr number to kill McKoln. Thera ara no feea Incidental to mart- laaeparable; eatabltabed upon Following thla asm« procedure, they be rah Ip. and no duea. Member« ara the power« ol the proideary la many Portland, Ore. tboae principle« of freedom, could eliminate every man who stood i taken In. entirely by, Invitation, with re»peel«. This Catholic appeal for equtolty, JueFice and humanity «olldarify bore the offlrlat name« aad against Immorality. That waa th a . the right to raj act or refuae admle- for wblcb American patrjots aac- modus operand! of the anti forcaa,, alon to any ona who can not prove loyal llaeap and wa* «armoaatrd with a ero*«. rlflced their Uvea and fortunes. and they bad 25 or I I well known men : We. therefore, believe It la our of Mar Rouge, IndaAng the Marshal 1 BROTHERS,* A TTE N TIO N ! duty to odr country tb love It; 1 to put Jobs of that kind over. The 1 It la time to act) The Democratic to aupport tta ConeUtutioa; to grand Jury Investigated the shooting. obey Ita law*; to reaped ita Rut the alibi was there ;tt waa out of | at t l* t . and to dafand It agalnat all H A D E T O S P E C IA L O R D E R (he question for th* law to handle : 148 Second Street . FR E D E R IC K W . O T T O ! Anemia*." Daniel* or RIcbarjlA High C la s s Repairing Between Morrison and Alder REAL ESTATE— INSURANCE >0 COMPROMISE \ For your belt trouble« conanlt ua I i . u a ■■ . Ji .Jtir.iiiii«. ’l l 1 -. t .- i t t b u h ' ii 1 . i . i i » . . i B a s | w, Open Until Midnight Prices and Quality Are V/t North Boventh Bt POSSIBLE A T LAST v-t ' Jobbers in all clease« of fabric belts Seaside, Oregon Every Day in the Year Now, hare was tha Issue right then: ( . R IG H T The law was admittedly Impotent. It Groceries. Fruit, Vegetables, PEERLESS B E L T Dairy and Bakery Goods, waa a question o f whether Mer Rouge (Continued from Pag» >>' 0 * 0 . W ELSHH ON8. Pro*. 1 * i and Cured Masts. would be lurranAhred to tho outlaw. I First Street Perttond, Oragaa ISt Fourth SL Bence« ISSN IN SID E B L O C K ’ W O O D g whole. It la a matter of record that Watt Daniels, er whether good men. he destroyed the character of two girls W. a Fawkes. ll-ln c h Manager In one family. After the older girl be Ike McKotn. could live without dan-j UKn^ tS turin, Cash on Delivery ger of being oaaaaalnaled. There was came a mother of hla Illegitimate The Portland Locksmith child, he waited a few months until no compromise; H had to bo ona of GENERAL REPAIRING E. D. Bo we the tw<^thln|s. R la certain that at { r xpert Kay and Lock work. Saw Filing, ic i» 8 tvanbou H i „ Umpire 025« her younger slater had attained an appearance of maturity, and then ahe least twalve men of Marehous* parish soldering^ Grinding. Mod-i Making, Electrical Repairing figura > rw » Pipe* — Caady followed the aame road to ruin that decided they were not ready to turn 208'/, Fourth Street "Smallest Cigar Storr In Town“ her lister bad traveled. Some of you Mer Rouge, with It* women and chil Between Salme n and Taylor That have read of the girl In tbla caae. Ad dren. ov«r to Watt Danlala dle May Hamilton, and have gueaaed brings us to the night of August 24, DEW EY RAND K N IG H T S that ahe la the younger slater that I 1922. a - The Klan did not authorise the kid SHOE S H I5 I5 0 PARLOR Artisan» Bldg. SB Broadway at Oak have Just mentioned. Main 4477 Ladles—Gent« In addition to thla, this man con naping o f Daniel* and Richard*. That l>oa*t keep That Cold sorted regularly with a negro woman Is certain. For Immediately after H Shop: 17th and Savior A5D CIGAR 8TAKD In the bark of hie store. Thla man happened, Klammen began to assem ble and aak wbat waa going on. They > DR. V E H R 188 Second Street Partlaad, Ore. was a deacon In the church: taught lift* All the Modern Equipment tha Bible class, sang In the choir and sent up to Captain Sklpworth's room W. K Pea« Deway L. Bristow ilailhi, I.ltfht nnd Rlectrlclty Ptxdta Mala 0*30 ...Union Shop Mattag« donated to charitable and religious for him. Now, it must be remembered that this was shortly after the men causes. He was at that time a pillar The SL Charles Hotel Waah. N «ar 5th 301 Buchanan Bldg. BARBER 8HOP of light "shining" In the church. I were kidnaped. Sklpworth Immediate Per Painting, Tinting and Paper Hanging Ed. Moore, Prop. have held this man up bafor* you ly came down town and was aa much Paint - Hardware * Wall Paper - Building Material because he la a typical specimen of ■urprlaad aa any one. I have every 1 « S’rent B*., Bet. Morrison and Yamhill Portland, Ore. and a square dual for all at the C H A S. W A R D E & S O N _________ 5702 92nd S t the cltlaenihlp of the Mer Rouge bad reason to believ* that Sklpworth did --------------------- — ---------------------------------------------------------------- element. He la typical In that he not know that these men ware to be Main 1024 Elast 0555 6*39 Hrvrnty-arcoad SL H. E. Funeral Directors was the leader along business lines by kidnaped. I have reason to believe “ From the Cheapest That’ s Good to the Best That’ s Made” Portland. Oregon Union Transfer Co. reason of hla wealth; leader of reli there were three men In the band who _____________ __ ______________ _____________ , Oliver Hall, Prog. gious sentiment because he waa dea did not belong to the Klan, one being : Weat hide Marrlaoa at Twelfth the father of a girt that Daniels had an* Furniture Moving B U IL D IN G con In the church. Broadway 0490 \ storage CONTRACTOR ruln* d - - Special Tripe Mede Anywhere In order that you may know that I do not know, but I assume, that m H First Street Portland, Or*. lOBtt Fotg-th Street Opposite S. P. Ticket Office 1 have not created a fictitious charac ter. I will call thla man’s name; It la Sklpworth subsequently baa been ap- — • i praised of wh«t actually did happen. ,v’ ° CONRAD Rea Phone Wet 0375 or make alteration« at your real W. E. Hopkins, and the man la at lib W O O D S ’ IN D IA N V IL L A G E donee or business place, I would b erty to Institute proceedings agalnat Portland ««1 Washington Street glad to help dealgn your work. 2: me If I have not written the truth. 1 Mineral and Surfaced Shingles and Pendleton Indian Blanket* Bath Robes yeara In Portland. it was known to th«s* men that Dan Beth Robe Meterlel* by tho Yard He is typical of the men who have Roll Roofing Birch Berk Porch Baekcta Moccaelna testified agalnat the Klan in thla "hear iels and Richard« were the men who The Home Theatre of Sellwood All Kinds o f Roof Repairing All 1*0 p *r Cent American fired upon Dr. McKotn. Whether Rich- All Kind of Other Indian Roof Reahlngllng W . N. Eisminger ing.' Made I ards gave them thla Information when 3M Third Street Phone Mein 1« First Class Entertain E. «01 h !1. Tabor »ECENT CITIZENS * they first took him out to be quea- j Frederick T. N ot* Essie H. N ot* j -IT P O R T McKOIN * ment A ll the Time CANDIES TOBACCO tloned. la (or you to oonjecture upon. 1 CIGARS Let me draw you a graphic picture THREE MEN HANDLED A W HITE MAN’S PLACE C. E. NICH0L80N. Mgr. Dr». F. T. & E. H. Not* of Mer Rouge. Fifty per cent of the D IT L A W LEADERS Chiropractic and Electre Therapy ISIS Eaat Thirteenth S t G R O C E R IE S married men and SO par cent of the Twelve men were involved In tha i Phones: unmarried men were consorting e^th kidnaping, but only three men were , 5H-H5 Pekum Did« Broadway 5334 Empire 0140 «SS W. Lombard Si negro women. Poker games on Main engaged in the task of handling Dan- 1 Empire 009? Em ni re 1371 street; whiskey aa accessible as water; 'ela and Richards. The other men THE BEAVER Phono Sellwood >01« Sportine Good nreachers forced to condone these con- were taken by the remaining nine, to T E D R. M O Y E R PHARM ACY Sellwood Jewelry ■Itlona because the men who supported , ascertain aa to what extent they were j K. R. Mowrrv. Prop. Salesman for P. Livingston, Prop. the church participated. Manhals ; Involved In the conspiracy to kill Dr. Secoad and Ankeny Jeweler aad Watchmaker ntl Mayor« elected on thla tort of . McKoln. The chances are' that the Reliable Auto Repairing DURANT AND STA RCARS Phone Sellwood 14B» T ry u* for workmanship and earvle» Battery and Electrical Work lllxh grad* Watc-hee. Expert Watch •leket. j nine men mentioned did not know Storage. Washing and Accessorise and Jewelry Repairing MO r mattila Ave ’ Partlaad, Ora. 1«S1 la Clock * There were, of course, some people In who were the three men who carried East 5798 N. A. NELSON. Manager __________ GEO. LOCKHOVMN, Shop Foreman s t nth •«. Portland, Or, Ree.« Walnut 7S89 Mer Rouge who wet* representative of Daniels and Richards away In the ’ he very hlgheet type of cltlsenship. ; Ford truck. But I can state thla much Stop! Look! Listen! Phan« Sal I wood 0070 nr. McKoln’s home waa only a few t authoritatively from the evidence !t- ELECTRIC PAINTED Portland’s White American Shoemakers miles from Mer Rouge. It waa tha , self, that this was the intention of the SPANIOL * PETERSEN ollcltatlon of the good people of Mer ! three men who had Daniels and Rich- Rouge that Induced the physician to - ards at tba time they left the little Donee Painting Paper Hanging 108 Fourth Street Between Washington nnd Stork Phone Broadway «4*2 novw to Mer Rouge. Certain munici town of Colllnston, headed toward B E R L IN B. D AVI8. Proprietor pal projects were under consideration ~ * - * ( tm Men’s, W om en’s and Children’s Fine Shoes at that time and all agreed that Me- both a good ’’threahlng" and then let LU N C H EO N D IN N E R 1 ------------- - BREAKFAST SCHOOL SHOES A SPECIALTY Koln was the man for tha Job. He Richards come back home to bis wife M c K A Y ’S PI ACC “ Tha Stora Whore Quality la Always First and Price« Right” was elected Mayor, but In Improving end children and force Daniels to leave «w c iV F t I O r L A t - t Opek Evening! tha street«, water and lights of the Mer Rouge. This waa evidenced by ! Wa Ara Determined to Grow In Bnalneaa by Deserving to Grow and Solicit CIGARS AND TOBACCO W e H ave Reduced W ir Price*. Not the Quality Tour Patronage «own, hq also undertook cartel« tm- (he fact that one of these men told Steam Cooked Hot Lnnckee All Hour« We Appreciate Tour Patrono«* its Sixth Albert B. Co* PORTLAND, ORE. n rove manta along moral llnaa. He Davenport and ha »wore It on t h * ) «ten «, Liberty Merket, Fifth and Yam- IS7S Egal Thirteenth SL P o rtla n d , < Phon* RroaJwoy 7IH Joel H. Cbe parsuaded an old friend from hla old (Continued oa Pago 4J kin streets Trod» at tha TO Pacific-Bay City Market . G“ Thoresen Choice Meats • B u n g a lo w M ark et The Particular Market for Particular People The Gem W affle House HERE’S THE GOODS ON BtACK KNIGHTS I Hams, Half or Whole 24c per lb. i Insist on May Motor Company BARKER’S BREAD I T ’S D E L I C I O U S TERMINAL EAT Grocery ' Leather Belts The Parity Lunch Mer Rouge Facts REPAIR FACTORY 59 Furniture Repairing FAULKNER *o C a ll S U n s e t 4 0 2 7 Compiimanta of The Portland Mortuary Best Quality Tremont Bakery E D P. H E I M , T a i l o r If You Are Doing to Build ISIS SL'iZTJJZ STZ 'DEAL ROOnNC CO J. ] L . S C H A F E R American Shoe Shining Parlor M ULTNO M AH HOTEL G A R A G E SIGNS Sellwood Shoe Store DAVIS BROTHERS „ ST. NICHOLAS CAFETERIA * |1