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The Soldiers of the Pope Ate U
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Vhr o f f l r U Papor of Ih« I ails ih le Ei
Kalgbt« <rf tha Ka U n hla a, la Ih« Rral
The orriilut i'uprr >.( Ih r Ite ja l Il Wer. of Ihr Rrd
' tluur, IM ftia il ht-udqiiurter« a it h|/hna llullillag,
l'uri Inibii, OrnrH.
i U r r » all Mail 1er Ih» paver lo I . A. I>e»rr, K W «r,
H M lM l’ Illech Blurh, Purflaii-I, Orrgoa
YC SHALL KNOW TH£ TRUTHS
5 HALL M A R £ Y O U
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The Qffklal
Umpire, Imperial
m
Vol. I, No. 30
K-C TO MAKE WAR
IN OREGON STATE
PORTLAND. OREGON»
PUBLISHED W E E K LY
BABY T ILLM A N SOME
BETTER FROM BURNS
SEALED CASH BOX
AI DANK RECEIVES
AU CONTEST FUND
/ FU N FOR TH E
A T PAPER'S
Jo«hiia Tillman. I hr bright and
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charming baby of Mr. and Mra J. R •
Tillman of Reaalde and AatorU, la |
recovering «lowly at the Good tUmarl |
tan hoapllal from thr effects of «evert I
burn«, «uxtaln.-d arrldratnlly at th«
family home In Rraald* several daya |
Supreme He«d of Black-
Robed, Black-Cowled
Papula Is Defiant
BOLDLY SPOUTING ANARCHY
been constantly at thr brdaldr of U m
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In the most bra son and Impudent
manner, before an audlenrr of several
hundred Kgtnan Catholics, thr notnr.
loua Joe Scott of Los Angeles <>na of
I he national supreme heads at thr
Knights i»P Coltuabaa. ahthlied by
l»op« as 4 "Knight- o f r%f«r brag
on Washington - Iiirihday. Hi Portland
proclaimed war against all sapportPM
of the Oregon public school bill, and
declared that the black-robed anti
black-masked K t"» Wvfuld supply the
weapon a and man-power with whlrh
to reals! to the death (hr enforcement
of (hat law. which ka« adopted at the
recent Stale election by an over
whelming majority.
of hosts of frlrnda la Oregon *'
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KLANKRAFT DEFINED
BY PORTLAND CHIEF
exalted
Cyclops
tea“ with thrilling effect]
the theatre, raastng
MCE TO EDO M
ARCH
baby . She has thr profound symeatky
Declares Stale Cannot Build
Jails “Often Enough" to
Hold His Followers
Hundreds of cl
born, on several
guests of Thr West«
the «rather was k
gram offered the
tatest Irrst was to the
Floys’ Chorus, last
famous Kittle Ms*
Alder
asd. Thr uitlr oar ha* suffered m Subscription Campaign Can-''«»"» K1r** ••**
(m arly bnt srrma Imburd with thr
did—tea Moat Ifepoait «t
as only they ran “ SlO«
lighting spirit of hla dad
tt takes
to hear them. They
Lumbermen’s Trust Co.
.more than a few haras and harts to
put a Tillman out Mra. Tillman has
.
Victors To Be Those Who
W o * H»rde«t Dunn,
_ the Find Period
______
'with huge enjoyment.
-American Is planning ah'
the cbmpIlBients of the Kali
IK « Klux Klan
The Second period of The Western |
American's great subscription cam- [ *
paJgn la ended and all the contestant« '
now racing to their final anal,I
« Ufa
• ’«h a *, March 1«.
AT
M?
D A Y, MARCH 1. 1923
Thai
ltney j
The !
AURORA KLAN BIG
HELP IN CAUSE OF
I
» force !
lha
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MRS. D A V IS IS ILL
B U T IS IM PROVING
Mrs. Lucien Trigg Davis, wife o f
Judge R. H. Darts, Supreme Grand
Counselor of the Ladies o f the In
visible Empire and herself a member
!of the Supreme official family, still
iia very til at berianartmeM home la
Hub of Willamette Valley
To Extend Spokes of
the Klan Wheel
One of the K Ian's greatest lecturers
fh the Oregon Realm served in the
Aurora section four days in February,
fh e thirteenth, fourteenth
and sixteenth, gaining substantial re-
iW tta
LEADERS OF KLAN
IN OREGON S H E
BACK AT REDNECK
K
Is hoped she may be able to receive
visitors In about a week, but at the j
present tlmh all visiting Is prohibited
by her physician
| Mrs. Daria's official tour of several
HUNDREDS EASE» TO
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A N Y W H E R E IN U. S. PRICE 5c
the Multnuma': Hotel in Portland.
niui- “God Give U r More Such
**m
M
o n t ” Saya Distin
Men!”
a joy
guished Lecturer
at the ladle« at (he larUIhla
at Portland, Orrgoa.
K-C Preacher of Anarchy
Flayed by Defender of t
Americanism.
CATHOLICS CH THE TROTH
| her health will permit.
Thu ,t' m
“> man* Great Meeting at Oregon
City Marked by Enthusi- ,
asm and Loyalty.
anxious Inquiries. «. Mrs. Davis is
greatly loved by boats Of friends in
Oregon and throughout the country.
DEAN HICKS SPEAKS
IN NATION’S FATHER
Before an enthnslastic audience that
packed the largest theatre In Oregon
City Tuesday nighL two Klan orators
flayed Jae Scott of i/M Angeles. Cal»
the supreme heal of -»hie Knights of
in of the flaeet orgaflrallons
i Spirit of Chhmlry'J
— — —
. . Prom now on. all conteatanta wlU i
A fair-sited audience gathered at
ington
Our Land, Té
K»C defiance oT tlSr
James R Johnson. Exalted CycJopa Jdepo.lt their subscriptions, lo g o t * * ;
{canby la the city haD The atteodagee
Go Wrong.”
Forever.
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School Law. declaring tha Oregon
of Portland Klan No 1. found tine. He- » • « * **• "***“ * “ »
for “ me- ***>
was exceedingly good, considering the
authorities
“could not build Jails
spite his constructive activities In tha » * • *
• r*’
from U o |
snowstorm.
THE MODERN ROBIN HOOD.
large enough and OFTEN enough” to
Oregon metropolis,,to deliver aa ad-
°* •*»• advertising cards. In a ; Robin Hood la not dead, f
Dean R. T. T. Hicks, the well known
drear on Klaakraft at Me Ml n atili« •**>"<> money-box which Is now in tho
Hla spirit has lived throng^ tha age«, welcomed, him at Donald In the Ma-' and h«me9«ely popular Protestant hold the K-C rebels.
The audience included scores of
Friday, night. February S3. in lha en* to<ty of Tho Lumbermen's Tras! and now lives aaaeng the AagM Baxcns sonic Temple, all eager to know tke soldiej^of the common good, delivered
Roman Catholics, who listened open-
Armory, before an enthusiastic c a ¿al Company at Broadway and Oak. This | of the Gpldeu West.
truth a flout the Klan.
a' stirring patriotic address before a
mouthed' to the revelation of Klan
box will not be opened until Saturday
enoe of about SSM persona
By hla enemies, he la called an out
Accompanied by the Exalted Cyclops larX* audience In the High School audl-
principles, methods and purposes.
- „ . - , „ , ,. v . .
, night, March 10, at 10 o'clock, and law but who are hi* enemlas?
**Thsy cannot build jails big enough
The Exalted Cyclops told hla hearers
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of the Aurora Provisional Klan. t h o , » « « « » at Ralnior on Waahlngtons
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only
then
will
any
one
kuow
who
the
Some o f them left during the high
and OPTEN enough to hold usl” he what the "K K K «r a n t «M R I
Like (he e Robin Hood of Marrie Old
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- - — - where a Birthday. He urged all to follow thy
; visited
Hubbard,
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voltage denunciation of Anarchist
declared, the Inference balng that tha
Uu gland. he la every where Wherever |antfl and appreciative audience in the
t
Tflt principles of the Father of Our
or. an * *
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Scott, whereby the audience got their
Jails would meet the earn# fata aa tha He
city hall listened with rapt attention, Country; to keep ever before them
warned »bam the C .thoU c
Am„ lr. B
(h. ( . eom. there Is a wrong to be righted.
number and hereafter will be able to
mllllon-dollar Washington High eehoel going to fight the Oregon public school
"Our very soldiers Join hla ranks" '.for an hour and a half, notwtthitand T»1« *»***» '<*«*>* o '
. . .
, . . .
Americanism,
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... ,
_ ml (tee of twelve be appointed, four
keep them under the eye of scrutiny.
of Portland, which went up In flamee, bill with every weapon
was
said
of
them
ol
old,
and
Is
ss
true
at their com-.,.___.
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ing the chiHine«« of the building
By doing this, he said, one cannot go
Everyone in the big audience. Includ
,
. . . ______ „ „ I from the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan,
•at by an Incendiary a short time age. msnd . and . ..
now.
that every Klanaman muat
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| The grand climax of the lecture tonr wron*' e,ther ,n prtT,,e " f* or puW,c ing the adherents of the Roman pope,
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'four
from
the
Royal
Riders
Of
the
Red
KC'a Applaud Their "Here"
Our
lawyers,
doctors,
statesmen,
sfirvice
be ready to do hla full duty.
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Kobe, and four from the Ladles of the warriors, merchants, bankers, farmers waa a great meeting In the Armory at :
was eager to hear about the Klan and
Scott'a address was npplauded wild
Woodburn. The supply of application ; Oe*n Hicks urged alt to be charK- the applause was continuous through
The Klan, he declared, 1« doing won- .16Tli,w , Empire, to see that the
—and.
who
knows
there
may
he
among
ly by the KC rrowd. In which stood derlul work in Oregon and throughout AwBrd, m
flUr|). >B- ,hu (x>m.
blanks was exhausted.
Hundreds able, honest, truthful; to have the out the two speeches.
,
,
S3 nawly fledged KCa. who had Just th. country, under the general Uadar- m M M .B nild,0gs will be followed to them—King Richard btaself!
soemed eager lo Join, realising the
veneraUoa and respect for
Peter Collin« of Boston, l a « , of
As of old. he thwarts at «wery turn
been put through the ghastly Third ship of Dr. H. W. liven«, tho Imperial th6 )eU#r
seriousness of the present situation. "«Hhers that Washington had for hia ficial lecturer for the K-C, who Is
degree, with Its suggestions of the In Wlxard, and other member, of the ! * -
w.
lbelr the machinations of self-soaking and and eager to mnlt their efforts as good —° ne of the outstanding traits o f his
here with the special carload of Je
quisitorial tortures of the dark ages, perlal Family, and In thl. at*te under frt#nd,
to k^ p ,n otal, unprincipled politicians.
citizens in bringing about tb* solid*r- noble character. He admonimbed all suit workers la the guise of “ Tho
The
widow
and
the
orphan,
the
aa described In a recent Issue of The the able direction of Orand U r u f t
w)th th„ rontMt
never to be discouraged by failure or
[lty of the American Nation.
Catholic Extension Society of the
Western American.
Fred L. Gifford, whose service, for tha
v , . rr a u lM | lo u aU t
and hungry and the destitute receive
seeming defeat, because failure some
As
a
result
of
these
lectures,
large
Caited States of America." was bold-
Non-Catholic reporters who heard common good are now recognised and
bounties from his hands
times Is as necessary In the building
lag his meeting at the same time la
every
o
«e
of
them,
fairly
and
aqtArely
H,
,
U
ndi
>rdlaB
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^
p
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t
y
of
numb«™
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to
be
natural-
charactw
Scott's address could hardly believe lauded by •Yeryone.
is coaclasloa, we wish to say that
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Moose haT but had only a «mall
womanhood, a true Knight In p no lesa Ixed from the different towns la the
their ears, though hla defiant and an
The Klan also U creating puhll« !our rriatlons with aU the caadidates
Aurora is 8how,n* OUr tnw •*1™ ’ " ,T~ Une th* erswd. The people, iaeiadtag the
of our Aurora Provision.) Klan
romantic age— sad guar
archistic utterances were no surprise
sentiment against the bootlegger wad hare been pleaeant. Indeed. They, in
. 11Wf|M
desrlv JHba by our i
d u t ifu l hub of the Willamette de'ecU which must be remedied If Catholics, thronged the Klaa meeting
' to the Klansmon. who are well In
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. we would he the men and women that
dope peddler and striving for rigorous turn ^ v , dealt with an organisation sacred liberties, so dearly .won by our I
In the theatre.
Anglo-Saxon fathers - theta English - '« T W * nd w,n « t e n d the spo)H-s of
formed of the KC-Cathollr pgpgram in
enforcement of all constitutional lairs, i which, to tha beat of our ability, made
Demand Scott’ « Arrest
Yoemen. The Anglo-Ssxd. W l r lt - t h .
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Oregon.
He declared the white Proteetants are the campaign one long to be re mem
. 1 » t . O .™ .!.,
th . K l.n .
spirit of noblu Hood Is abroad In
Even the Portland Oregonian the
The
arrest
of Joe Scott, “ knight of
supreme In America aod never will
for its wholesome character and
m.n w .r . d « M lit, a . , . f th . . « / - , .*“ > «■ --------
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iour land!
MRB. G. E. L.
next morning ramn out wijH an edi abdicate government to the half-baked
saint Oregory." so dubbed by the
fair dealings.
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hall by the Catholic mayor, who Said ■ |j i c t is/ g I T a W 1 -II1 I*
torial denouncing Scott’s declaration .hordps from Europe, nop will they aver
pope for hls “ eminent services to
aa “ anarchistic and un-American." The amalgamate In any way with the £
he d,dnt want the psmee and h.rm<my f V * p Q R B I G G E R P A P E R ! ' • « ‘ollci.m in America.’’ was demand-
^
‘¿ Z j KEELER
OF
SEASIDE
n e u r i i f / , m e r a i r n e v of his communUy to be disturbed.!
*U I\ D IU U U v r A r L I t i
_
Oregonian gave a fair account of the Kikes. Koons and Kathollca." or toy
leaves In bold relief the possibilities |' R E N E W S HIS ENERGY jy,,,,, Woodburti the lecturer eent a » •
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of ,hP ,ecUirer® T1» " » *•
KC-rebel'a utterances, featuring II .other questionable breed.
plenty
of
law
for
this
action,
both
. •
of that cardinal virtue—Ambition.
I . i U W. Keeler, the popular agency m
« M ,/ to
t Many Items and articles of unusual
message
to the
the msvor
mayor, thsnkinr
thanking him
1
properly.
State and federal, and. he said, the
Mr. Johnson is a natural orator «a d
All candidates and their friends are manakw of ,ha American Central Llto for the publicity given the Klan and '• ‘ •rw L w*>lefc were due for publlca-
The Oregon Journal camouflaged lha
Oregon authorities have been filling
holds his audiences spellbound. In urged to come to the Contest Depart i ngural„;e Company In tha/.Lower Co- »seurlng him that members of tho i t,on thl® w« * k-
to w ,lt for th* i
story, nob quoting what he said, nod
the Jails with I. W. Vf. for utterances
other days in Tsnnaaaoo he evoked tha meat, and large envelopes, advertising |umWa s t r i c t , hesdquaskfcrs at Sea- Klan among hie fellow-elttiens her¥- in« * ‘ u "',d' h is »"w iao to Increase ,
burying It on the hack page under n
and activities less than a tenth as
applause of multitudes 'with his ap cards and subscription blanks will be side, has been visiting «old frtedds In » « » r would see that Justice prevailed the
of
the
p,p*
r
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time,
tor
|
misleading heading.
had as the things' that Scott aaid In
supplied,
together
with
any
other
In
peals tor progressive laws. Among
Portland, wher. he receu t» uaderwent
«*>♦ cRy of O e tv .l. and that Amerl- «o n o m le. are n ttc e .«rr and produc
The Portland Telegram gave a brief,
Portland on Washington's Birthday.
other great achievements/ ha put formation wanted.
a
siege
of
Illness
bat
has
recovered
hla
"honTfl
become
and
remain
so-
“
°
“
kl*
h
Besides,
funds
are
•
condensed account and hurled It Inside.
“ If Scott could suck a* bard a« he
Aa a last warning; The finish from health, completely, renewing hi. en- Preme.
through the first child labor legisla
,being reserved for the establishment ;
Had any Klanaman said something of
can blow." «aid one «peakrr, “ he
tion In America and laid the basts tor now on It entirely In your hands. We, orgy in business and constructive
The
lecturer
reports
that
“
great
°
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y
J
n
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com
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fhe kind Tho Telegram would have
might take hack to priest-ridden fa ll.
many progressive measures which now like you. are In the dark, but the sines work.
'
{credit Is due" to the Aurora Provl-
7 ' 1“
<Ully
hlaaoned It with a screaming banner
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i M » ■ . ' of the Oregon «plrlt of
i bring blessings upon the common who work the hardest will be the vic
Mr. Kapler lias been with hla
stonal Klan and Its efflclen. Exalted W
° f th* Rock,*‘ ' ,nd on* of tha
nnd a thundering editorial.
brat in all America. The Western |
Americanism."
tors.
i people.
pany seven years and hM boon a top- Cyclops, also the Klansmen of that j
The Portland News had only a aqulb. I
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American arili continue permanently ! * * ' 0 ,r J"**» aren’ t big enough to
notch member Of tho 3100,000 Club thriving city, tor the able suppo
hurled away Inside.
*
a| tha off )cwl journaj 0f the Klan in ****** U»* K-C ro b e's" he declared,
several Ham. He la a candidate for glvnn the lecturer on hia official tour,
People Want a' Dally Newspaper.
tha Realm of Orewm. The coming “ we will turn the parochial' schools
the quarter Million Club this year
Many KtamniBn are complimenting
late jails, at small expeuajg for the
* * * 4 prlvdie eaterprise.
hla friends, who mint
The Oregonian for Its fair uows serv
change, and keep them there while
see that he goes over 4ha top.
state. "They are all 100 percent pure c t w e n i T T A
RAI I T n
ice and rather timid editorial, but all
the Ktan Is making this country safe
ATTA
The Western Am elia*» next week gold," the lecturer said, "as well as ^ 6 M ER
tK A
1 I A f B
l A A L L L L TC
I V
Klansmen arc demanding the Imme
♦Mrs, H. E. tfAdldSr. Burlington (Linnton),_. .„ 5.531.150
fer Americans."
BE
GIVEN
M
ARCH
2
will bate a apeclal arttkle about Mr. pure American. Everywhere In this
diate establishment of a morning dally
Mabel! Jones, 1179 Gladstone A ve......... :____ 5,250,125
"How can good citiseas he aspect^]
Keeior's company, whit* is on« of territory the beneficent influence of
newspaper with an evening edition,
Mr*. Fred Armbruster, Cecilia Apartments
5,095,100
to endure the outrageous defiance by
the
Klan
Is
being
felt
and
a
bright
,Th®
Cameretta
Club
wUl
give
an-
the
best
In
Americs
so that the people may get the news
Harley Slusher, Sheriff, Astoria.............. ..... 4,920,125
an orgarrfxcd alien minority pf « bene
new era of progress is dawning. Ood °*“ ®r
dance and card party
In full without bias or camouflage.
Roy McClellan, 445 Morrlaon Street ....... .... 3,476,010
ficent laa- nassed by the overwhelm
NOW
BUCK
UP
OLD
TOP.
give
us
more
soch
M
E
N
!"
‘
*»e
evening
of
March
3
at
8
o'clock
Governor Walter M. Pierce, who
Mrs. H. W. Hunt. 9342 55th Avenue. S. E...... - 3.272.000
- -
In Pythian hall. West Park and Yam- ing vets of the people*"
AND
«
M
I
L
f!
supported the public achodt bill, la ex
Nat R. Long, 940 East Twenty-fourth Street.. 3,006.000
Governor Parker Is Scored
The blggeet huneh of covrsrd* to bIH street, Portlaud.
This is tho
From the day of you«birth
pected to have something tn ary.
A. D. Monteith, 587 E. 15th, North-.. 2.350.000
be found on earth today are those who second of a aeriee of dances and
T ill you ride In ■ heatae,
"Governor Parker of Louisiana, who
shortly, aa to whether the black-robed
W. E. Bailey, 626 17th St________:____________ 3,235.000
are afraid o f being railed bigot by parties plauaqd fa » tho season, Tha framed up with Roman Dateettve
•Thing« war* nsveeaaAad
and blaek-eowled KC’a will tie per
Mrs. F. T. Bell, 6*2 Linn A Venn*.________ _
1,»8,000
soma pompous priest ot some nuHy1 public l* Indited. Tickets W rent*. Burns the Msr Rouge oatrags agatn-t
They
might
net
haw^aen
woraA.
»
mitted to defy and flout a eonstlfft-
Ethel Howard, 1391 Tabor Street.— ------------ 1,968,000
Now,
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Vnlgbt of p o p fit..’. .
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Standing of Contestants