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About The Western American. (Astoria, Or.) 1922-19?? | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1923)
? I THE SLUSHER SHOWING NO MERCY TO MOONRATS Special to the Western American. ' Astoria. Ore., Feb. it .— Another "un- ratrhable" violator of the liquor law, Henry Baumgartner, logger, waa neatly WESTERN first css* under ft:» tium lata In Cloitao|> cuuaty. lluoUcggcrw nr.’ swearina t)iat lh>'t new law it a *ad blow at lh<> fan<> : (N o t for Soif, but for Others) autoronhile Industry. for with rar ron- n __.i »... i>t*; TUcnlfon uitci.il 10 other peril* they, i Y our friends stato'^ou nr** n will hereafter equip themaelyy» with ^ ■ . i c n . having the best intereat o f your Community. Citi’. State cheap I itale*, used ones at that. . . . ~ o* The rupture of Boumgartn.-r that and Nation at heart, ow ing no .allegiance to any foreign Govern- evening only whetted the «.ai of the nient, political party, sect, creed or ruler, and engaged fn a legi- ctatsnp Sheriff *n<l that of hi* Chief p'niate occupation, and Itelieve in»—viz: Field Deputy. Lewis M. Klottlng They The Tenets o f the Christian Religion. W hile ‘ ‘ sped away to Seaside, where they supremacy. - * - 4 found a his party in ful) swing, the "NON SILBA SEO AMTHAR" ..ti\t Horn A met nun liti» Jagged by Sheriff Harley J. Stusher Protection o f our pure womanhood. Just Law s . day or two ago. and Henry declare P " * ™ 1 ro“ “ Ua* “ n°' * omin anil Liberty; » and song." -song Armed with a search war- bo la going to figkt the case In the rant, .everything in legal order, and Closer relationship o f Pure Americanism. courts. Henry i> a noted woodsman accompanying Policeman Brown of The upholding: o f the Constitution o f these United and bear hnnter — perhaps the best Seaside, they searched the house and States. - ’ 'Ttary Crockett" In western Oregon found: A 1 5-year-old girl, a 1«-year-old The Separation o f Church and State. girl, and a lb-year-old girl, and several He waa the cynosure o f many admiring Freedom o f Speech and Press. young men. all of age. The girls were glances o f plehian pedestrians as he placed In sate charge and the men Closer relationship between Capital and American drove Jn state about the Astoria W(,re thrown In jail, where later each , Labor.' streets In bis fine new Buick Six. forfeited a $50 cash bond and "beat it." Preventing the causes o f mob violpn.ee and Ftor reasons of his own. Sheriff Th* residue of the "wet goods" in the lynching». 1 • Slather suspected contraband cargo rbouae amounted to a pint of poisonous Preventing unwarranted strikes by foreign labor and. on inapection of the chariot, found "moonshine” and a half gallon of taro bottles of moonshine and four "Dago red IMth this filthy and ven- agitators. quarts of wiae. The proepectlve party « “ *>“ * stuff the young men had been Prevention o f fires and destruction of property by was postponed right there, while Pblng <h” wayward girls, with re- lawless elements. . Henry was domiciled In the "can" and *»>** which can be imagine,) The limitation o f foreign immigration. the splendid new car was held for con- Helnia Caught at Last, The much needed local reforms. flscation proceedings under the new Blubbers and Sep*, state law by which a liquor violator, A1> law-abiding Asterisks are re Law and Order. using his car as carrier, forfeits b o th ;*»«:1“ * 0Ter ,h* c*P tur'\ b>r the Sheriff R E A L M E N whose oaths are inviolate a re needed,----- ,, ., , . . . . his liberty aad hU ear. This is the ! o f n?her- a fat and—rosy- tp o n these beliefs and the recommendation o f your friends cheeked bootlegger and ' moonrat—a new descriptive noun herewith coined you are given an opportunity to become » member o f the most for general use—a moonrat being oowerful secret, non-political organization' in existence, one that brother to the dope n»t. or peddler of ^ Sublime Lineage in History.” one that was H iring aad Electrical Sappile* the poisons which make beasts of men . . . .. . » ., . . . . . ., . . . . „ - Batteries Charged ‘ Here Today, “ Here Forever. and women. Heinie is about JO years 1 Here \ esterday, t i t W. Bead S t Astoria - Fill out this card and mail it as directed below. old. Heretofore he has been "bartend- ; tog“ and peddling Industriously, but was always hard to catch. He was tricky and wise. If yon have not subscribed. The Sheriff and Deputy Kletzing SUBSCRIBE NOW visited Fred Palmer's place—-Heinie'! ; * . . ■ v: hangout—on quite-a different mission.- ; Heinie became panicky and tried to | This Means You hide a bottle of moon which he carried Let’s put The Western American for drink-peddling on his fat and To ignore the problems o f your Race and Country is to w il- over the top ampie person, instantly he was^ nub- j fujly defraud posterity. The greatest danger facing the American bed by Kletxing. In his cell in the Republic today is the gradual replacement o f our religious, social county coDaboose Heinie * yellow; de veloped tolly. He put. his arm over •And political fopndatkms by those o f alien origin. To fight for the conservation o f our Race, pnd for its better hit eyes and cried and sobbed exactly ISA* He. Fessenden S t like a spoiled kid. caught in mischief, ment is not a matter o f racial prejudices; it is love o f country. and thus he begged clemency and It is a true sentiment based upon Knowledge and the lessons o f pleaded for mercy. Later he paid a history, rather »than upon a silly sentimentalism bred in ignorance. heavy fine. and (text time, if there G» W . De Lashmutt is one. will-get the extreme limit of .! rema/ k* b’e srV)wth1 o f the Knights o f the Ku Klux Klan the law in the form of fine and prison in thfr face o f wholesale calumny has driven the anti-social and Sens the sentence. Somehow Heinie "brought anti-American forces to desperate measures. With their lying pressure to bear" and kebt his digni Star and Durant propaganda they are striving to discredit this noble organization fied name and pedigree out of the » Cars eyes h f Americans. * Astoria newspapers. However, a large in the n i 'D v m iD —■ i O L R enemies are \ O L R enemies. and organized group of law-abiding H*bVn you buy. Sent forget him . citizens are determined that liyiale The Knights o f the Ku Klux Klan sh all ever s a fe g u a rd the _ Phone East StMti 1 and all his Ilk shall rid Astoria of integrity and w elfare o f our native institutions. They are anti- Res Idea re : Tabor U f i their unwelcome presence; that the nothing except that which is avowedly destructive to constitutional 4*2 HAWTHORNE ATENTE ' infamous traffic in poisonous '‘moon’" privilege. They are tolerant o f nothing, except that which rep- '■ shall stop. WESTERSUND & DAHLGREN YOIIL THE ROL THE A IEN FORCES OF EVIL la p B . R . P e rk in s Sheriff Raids Scow and Naba Old Man. In Your Hour On his way back from Seaside Sher of Need iff Slusber parked his car and set Phone sail across Young’s Bay in a rowboat Tabor 1258 and raided a floating scow owned and occupied by Erick Hanke and his son. »The dad 1* 82 years old. the son about Snook & Whealdon 32. .They found a fine 15-gallon copper Funeral Directors »till and som^ mash—an exceptionally whose presences is never I good equipment. The old man was felt, but who quietly, e ffi- | honest about it and confessed he had ciently attends to all detail* i been making "moon" a couple of 4 . - . . - - vears-V'good moon, too." he'declared. “1 know how,” he added, "take plenty of time and make tt good, of a quality that won't Injure my customers. I didn't make very much, just a little. I but awfully good stuff." H e declared his son w as, innocent and himself f alone guilty which wa*. of course, more moonshine. I Leniency was allowed in this case 1 on account ef the defendant's ad vanced age and his promises hereafter Baggage, Plano and Furniture Moving Special T rip s M ade A n y Placo j to bo good. - r , s u n s e t 5030 | While Sheriff Blusher's day and 8»th and Foatar Road Portland, Oregon njg},t activities have reduced moon- — -------------------------------------------- " «hlning and bootlegging to an unex ampled minimum, ike infamous busi ness continue# despite the drastjc laws and all efforts to enforce them? WATCHMAKER and JEWELER The Sheriff says his only policy I* to 193 Broadway "keep after them." giving them no Phone Main 1181 j rest and keeping them ever uneasy. Orpheum Bldg. thus making the business extra haz- J. A. HAMMITT A. A. A OCE7.THER j ardous and costly. R o s e C it y V a n Co. STQR 4 GP SMITH Slusher's inflexible. policy of law-en- $82.50 III II.HIM; CONTK ICTOMH tlixir* mnrllaetl at a low rate. Done ».’ally Kvcii alii»*, uniform depili O. F II cure 407 Pit Inch Itlm k, exchange r<>r Hiowabllo. Mary» Ht aero* in Southern Oregon Io n ijkki laud An«. ■ ■ - 1 . *\ p o s it i o n M Vmiug roan desire* u position with a deparfmetit. »tore or other. A good salesman and >an also a rile good show carda and ean do first class Uta- pìay work. Address I,, cure of. The \V**tern American. c h i l d r e n ' s AMD p i . u v done reasonable hi : h i m huy» » high • gratto rumhliiatlon Hange a lili iwo Averi* and hroiler three burri era tur gas uml tour for wood or cosi ■* hit* gas Itghter for *inrtlng wmul and cual tir*«. W h 11 e ih ,recluta and black enaiuvl trlmmed — a I a r g e. well • bulli l’unge tliul retali* ut tl.n t'umpletcly In» stalle,I K**y ferma ut *2 0 dumi and $10 t a nniiith. , 114 K. 24th St M'KMHIIED KOOM ricatk four-room upper flat; hot water, light* and phone Hlghl price to the right people. K A Hem’ll. 727 K »lark Phone Kast 8310. W-ANTEO TO HOARD ('hllilrcn to board ami room near Ocktey Ureen School Telephone Wal nut *’457. ----------------------------------------------- L _ W tN TEI» .Newsboy* o f Protestant -faith to sell Western American on street*. Apply 407 Pltlock Block. Thursday; after 3 I*. M: See Mr. Belamy. FOR MALE. line WII koii rotary sewing machine and one liemingtou portable type-' writer Call »1 336 l‘IUock Block. . SITUATION WANTED , Lady wishes position a* manager of apartment house; also experienced demonstrator. XY I. Western Amerl» an. 407 Ptttork Block. WANT TO BORROW $1000 oñ Si acre* good land; I to 10 acre* cleared; nil In cultivation, first mortgage se curity. C. F.. curd Western American. WANTED TO HRNT Want 50x100 storeroom'In Sell wood Krnaouable rent. X. Y.dt., care West ern American. 407 Plttock Block. LOAN WANTED Want to borrow $1.000 for two or three yearn. Security, flrat mortgage on property. S per cent. B. P. 101. 407 Plttock Block.__________ LOAN WANTKD. Wanted—$304.00 loan from private party by Loyal American. Good se curity. Address R. L. K . 407 Plttock Block. Young man !5, auto mechanic or truck driver wanla work, good refer ences. E. K. 102. Western American CARPENTER W 0R K w a n t e d — Fur anything in the carpenter line it win pay you to call Walinut s«7«. i ------------- ™ . ° M " ' ANT" I>_! ^ ! r wllhou* ,,m FU R N ITU R E By I VilUam Lloyd Clark . Milan, 111. Here I« tnulher Largato 5t»lnrh Hull,I H alani Tup a 2-Tone Mah. Italian Davenport Table Period Dining Table for only Rllenda to eight feet tt Tit a bargain. $ 25.00 $57.75 IJuhbtng prlrel 7-Piece^Walnut Bedroom Suite Beautiful 2-lotie finish I ’ome and *«* Ibl* on* before you buy It 1* a bargain W e Are 2>/s Blocks North of Washington St. on FIFTH & JÊ S& 6 3 -T O -F IF T H ST . PORTLAND.ORc. vato family, with housekeeping privil- i ««<**. West side preferred, o. B , 407 Plttock block._____________________ w hat , haTe have you lnterc#t to trao e ? I. D. L E A a new holu, ~h Salesman Ford Automobiles Associated with FT*net* Vtotor t i r Co. Hawthorne Aver nt Grand Phone East 3770 Re*. Phone (Evening*) Empire IWV L are Roman Catholics. -*! P W BRADFORD “Ten States* have Catholic administrations. r * Q t'A LITY GROCERIES “ Thirty-one States now have Catholic Democratic committees. We Deliver “ Twehty-one States haye Catholic Republican committees. Phone Tabor 2137 “ Roman Catholics are in a majority in the city councils of n>2'i Belmont si. Hot Cako« a n d ‘ W affle «. Steak« Ifi.OOO towns and cities in the United States. and Chop«. Coffee a Specialty “Twenty thousand P U B L IC S C H O O L S have one-fourth Cath- j “ R E A L H O M E C O O K IN G “ at olic teachers. “ Six hundred P U B L IC S C H O O L S now use Catholic Readers | B O B ’S 35c Lunch 11:00 A. M. to 2:00 P. M. m d teach from the Roman Catholic religion. •3 Tanth Street, “ N ew York, Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Buffalo, To- non*diI?k. *M* rop. N ear Htnrk Igdo, Cleveland and St. Louis now employ over 75 per cent of Old Line Life Insurance W hy deny existence to the Klan? H ow deny the honest purpose o f its plan? There is work for me and you With this company so true.; ’T is American clear through— To a man! Long incompetents have ruled in our land; See the chaps that results on every hand. Time to net the nation right— L ift the veil and see the light; They’re enrolling day and night— Loyal b a n d ! j I “ W hat does it profit us if we w in Democracy for all Europe, Vam hlll at Tanth Straot and Sacrifice our own Freedom to Papal Despotism! Read the Opponiti» Pu blic L ib ra ry __________ M A IN 4737 following, facts, and then roll up your sleeves and get in action tor V IC T O R Y O V E R T H E C O M M O N FOE, T H E M A N -G O D s.aeon irai Raa. W alnut 1 3 « O F T H E T IB E R .” Shipley Transfer & Storage A ft e r pointing out that practically every department o f j?ov- Company trnment is headed by Roman Catholics, he continues: Moving, Parking nnd Shipping Furniture and Pßnn Moving a “ Under the ¡«resent (Dem ocratic) administration, over two- Specialty thirds o f the Ambassadors appointed to foreign countries are '(K Fourteenth HL Portland, Ore, Roman Catholics. , “V “ Over 70 per cent o f the appointments of President Wilson, *’T*h VnR an’d Vegetable* a Specialty The Klan r. Our Newest and Best At Bargains Unequalled We Will Please Yon M E N A C E T O A M E R IC A IN T A B L O ID FORM JL . Clearance Sale of lly w“ nt* war®» » « h i room. In Pi+ resents the forces o f evil. /, not „yet complete. In Astoria. Or# I f you can qualify, it is your bounden duty to enlist in the Rood location. $ 1 . 000.00 is the amount“ Of the equity. W ill trade for any ranks o f this truly Amerifcan Order. thing worth the money. Address H. K N IG H T S O F T H E K U K L U X K L A N . J.. care of Western American. Apply at 453 Pittock Block. T r y Inn ♦ « • A * * " Our Food Is Cooked and Served Clean i K letzin g with the “Homey" Flavor j Many moonrats and doperats and O . K . Lunch & Chop H o u s e their indulgent friend,* lately have been complaining to the Sheriff that 230 Washington Street Portland, Oregon Chief Field Deputy Kletzing is .gen-. Between First and Second ! erally “persona non grata,” unwelcome and Unpopular as deputy, and urging ' him to “ fire” Kletzing because they i don’t like him. Sheriff Slusber turns a deaf 'e8r to all such pfennings, be cause Kletzlng’s honesty and effi ciency are unquestionable. In the Thursday, February 22, 1923 A M E R IC A N American Central Life Insurance Co. L. w. Keeler P. O. Box 105 /TKT better service from YOUR C AR by having adjustment* nnd overhauling dune NOW. We enn give you the price in advance, if you want it. 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