? 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 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 ** 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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