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THE M. WE S T E R N AMERICAN — and in so »loin« pmaervo civil and re- . , T>, rp a f- - lUfletta lihorty in Am elie« and we will Hqnlty In good building alte, rained Kbm to our • lulrir»'« »he Mmt of s gov ** 'HsrUagloa Addition. A init It, ami a y atiitu.le I« strictly a neutral on*. Any n U lra m t« I » I t * * »«mirar» aro'Ju«* >liwlut>,lí lo a ais- nndcrntandtni; The Fuller Un*U O m « | emmen. roh»>“ lred in Ihe mftnfs . o f 1 „ T ù '0'” ' * ** otte fhref.iihcr*. — ‘ ........... - ■ ■ ■ panv never has concomo»! itself as to whether it* om| love* belong to any j particular salt, croc*!, religion. trater-, ». hofdhou ■> ->n»l tell I'arker the dts m * tri« light ’ und water avullftble. nal or political Ixxl' Su»h ha* b“*»» sehttonl«i to ttn back to the old coen Kant Hid*. ttnraain for someone It It. Lloyd Clark Re* trv front whence he came. It la a aten- >**1» <»T Hlttm-k BUnV oar policy in th»' past »»nil -ach »III William be our trolley In the future tal, moral and «ptrltunl lmpo*«th|||iy IIOI'SR W ANTED veals Record of U pa tart "The r w n r mush vVimpnnv bettercs » for the men who tend ibid work to small furnished bouse w ill g a çlet Foreign Wrecker In absolute tndep«'»Ht*n<v of theufhl ever bet » ay us Into the hand* of the M>af «V either rent, or buy en assy Hartford Man Too Busy on rellclou*. fraternal am i. political Homan Church òr any other dlaloyal lerfel<t‘J<. »H l».,4 # 7 P iti»»* Ulp»‘k. matterà on the part »it people yon- Billae" Parker, self styled, a foreign- *«,in<‘ï Ul ll.niNM CONTR ACTORS W ith His “Nutmegs” to netted with our corntrany. Work ami Parker » policy will bring ioy u» the P 001» » « « l s « d *1 n low tnffc Itone hat the impudence to attempt a Bother About Klan. loyalty to our organisation or. «ur mcvt„ , , nt to wreck and destroy the'hearts s „ . i . , . o „.. ’H ; , chief interest' not the 'natme <>T any-, Ku K ,u)l Kl<(1 ^ ,h, mtereet of that ktyaHat In this natlog. J e m ia M n one * belteis, ... Roman Catholic hierarchy. ‘‘B illae''! Are you gtdng to follow I'urker the The Fuller lotwern employ» thou- hr can “ fool tome of the peo-1 wrecker, or will you remain true to pi*?.«■ 10 i’' ,ul*'*>ru **r,‘$u® •« • * ' 9iau«ls oí men, who *#ll brush« » all p|e-. that h€ c*n c#tch tucker» at your oj-d» r. your p rio ri pit*« and ypuf |rtit d f \ v r ° r ttUloniw * ' m ***' C a M M O t-klbds from hou e to hou»«^ throughout ueilare each, but laat account» In- con*cl*nc»'’ Misunderstanding CUSHION W.ANThil) " the country h Is a wealthy and lm- d k a U t M t -g iite a " already realUoe — --------------- ;— Youug man desires a position with Confusion in. His Army port ant firm.- The Western American ’hia mialakd. ought t o b t d r n n i e . w i / i > i i n , n a deportment »tore or other. A good' wanted to be fair, because Mr. Fuller* por„ <li jual aa quickly oa the legal de I I I }> A I R I A N HI salesman nnd can also write good of Brush Salesmen. branch mauacer for the Oregon «Ji'i- taitl can be arranged. Now mark the v U L I f t A lALlHl li I U show carda and can do first «Iosa dia* play work. Address !.. care of The *¡ou, Mr. \V. Hodgson of Portland. isprediction, he will he tent bacV in due WsMerti American Severn! dajrt ago Th* We*fern Atner- * "square shooter.'' and he declared jeason, lean was informed that A. C. Fuller., to rue body had Uad, probably -otue j -«g o — ‘ .'N lU ilC R M ASH P LA IN SI.WLNt] enemy of the company. A WARNING T O t H E PATRIOTS OP , ______ done n-asonabl«' I f « K 3<th Ht president of the Fuller Brush Com The iuqulry U being MpQdhl to the , AMERICA. Kleagle Orrin R. Smith D o -, VARNISHED Kuun pany. Hartford, Conn., bad issued a Superintendent of the Connecticut, b y W ILLIAM LLOYD CLARK. ing W onderful W op © in Q ran four ruom uppee iu t ; hot statement declaring he would dis Editar of The Rail-Splitter. Milan, lit. — water, light* and phone. Right price Railway. charge all Klansmen In his dlnploy. Evergreen State. to the right peoplr. Vi. A. Mene» t. 737 His alleged statement, which was sedt K Stark. Phone Ksat Slid. It is regrettable that it is m>cessary Western American Special. broadcast, was that Klansmen are of (or The Rail Splitter to refer again WANTED TO BOARD C »lfM , Wash.. Feb. I ! . —At the regu questionable character; that they at to the work of Hilly Parker and Th* lar mentirr February >. the Provi Children to board and room near tempt to rule by tpob; that they are (^MitinwtHl from l’ajit) U New Mcnacef A very few years ago Ockley Oreen School. Telephon* Wal unfit as American eititena; that his Ihe Klan, »leelares-he is »loing all in ibirker conceiveyl the idea of forming sional Klan of Colfax. Wash . received Its charter from Imperial Palace of nut (457. business could prosper regardless of his power to M l oar organliation He ,lls own organliation. one he could « » 'I r t e 'i^ la T b le ^ En»p'lw^Knights’ oV the this organisation; that the Klan was is a mere viper, bltmg against a file. trol an(1 ltu lle WANTED hu own financial ad- composed of fools and radlrhls. who He might as »'e ll try to extinguish the vantage. His idea of malting* success Ku Khu Klun. through Kleagle Orrin Nuwsboya of Protest«*i faith to R. Smith After the charter had been sell Western American 6n atreeu.,1 could not have any Influence upon his flriS of h<>„ » (th a bucket'of water. of his OWI1 order WM t0 br^ .k up eTer> formally presented, officers for the Apply - 407 PU|«ek Bleck. Thursday business. It was also reported that for (h, Ku Klu)t Klan ,, in America other orj er aIul statnpe»le the member» U e Superintendent of the Connecticut .tay^today, tomorrow, forever!- o{ disrup,o j ori,pr, into bis own ensuing term were elected and In- after 3 P. M. See MV Bnlatny. stalletL Railway had endorsed the statement ; dw.Urwl th(, lecturer. |machine. He sent out men who would FOR HALE. A large number of applications for a. , - , .. . One Wilson rotary sewing machine) ^ F*» Referring: again to Anarchist s>cott, stoop to do hia work and In a large citfxenshlp in The lfivl.lt.le Empire #od 0„^ RMu(p#toll por.gbi, Xfv*. r'vx-to,»en AmeHein tmmediateiv ' he : ‘ ho* ,s K l!*n* measure he was ingtrumenlal In b re *» . ^ rM|d„ nU of tbu clty an,, <ur writ„ Call a t'llB PittookBlock. » T ^nd ^ m n t i r ^ i L HlndenburK ,ine‘ Thp H'n,lenh,,r'' i»K up the "p-* ‘ and the Ouardlan. o f ] „ „ „ j y , , , collBtr). )u , W n r„ c(.iT(H, ---------- ---------------------------------- r X w f ^ M F ^ Bae In France was penetrable Our Liberty. He simply succeeded 1 »! utely. I.rgelv a reault of a master S IT IA T H W W A N T tB following denial from Mr. FuUer. ^ w. nt throUgh „ ,iko a wall o f wrecking lw»> gornl orgaaisalion. in the; 1(^ nrr drtlTrr^ r^ nlly by the : o f^ ' FULLER PLEADING HIS INNOCENCE OF SUMMING THE KK M IEN RAT SCORED BY RAIL-SPLITTER MM .¡r b> ,h ;, *1 ”: , 1 "¡¡* yr u- logx.TÂÏÂu, »«».,*. DECLARES NEVER SAID IT POWER LOR GOOD ! Overstuffed Davenport In two-tone taupe velour, 3 looge cushion*, covered beck. Special ceoh Jobbing price Every Davenport on Our Floor It a Genuine Bargain $ 82.50 $ 38.75 Combination Range Bargain Beautiful Queen Anne Library Extenxion Table > G. W . De Lashmutt * » Sells the Star and Durant Cars When yen bny, dent forget Mm Phene Fast KM Residence: Tabor 0547 402 HAWTHORNE ATENCF in Your Hoar of Need Phoae . Tabor 1258 Snook Sc. Whealdon Funeral Directors whose prjsehces is never felt, but who quietly, effi ciently attends to all details Rose City Van Co. He is using exactly the same tactics j for a single standard o f morality' MIAN WANTRD. now relative to the Klan that he used;among Klansmen and emphasized the Wanted—$800.00 Iona from private previously in his former efforts toLpolnt that KUnkraft means implicit P «rtJ hy Loyhl American. Oo»>4 m - bniId , Parker machine on the ruins o f obedience _______________L to the law», ____ even lo tbe ¡ «nrlty. AddrAaa R. L K., 407 flltBQk tb(, otber orders. He Is making a vie .most dekftll, upoiLlhe upon lhe eighteenth BlocL most minute dolili. toflB and atta(.k olf tbe nat|onal amendment and tbe gambling laws of Young man 25, auto mecha ale or officers of the order. ! this state And explained that Klan- truck driver wants work, good refer Men who through their ability and ; kraft meant obedience to thee* laws. ence* R. K. 102. Western American. tuples, labors have' bulli up the great- The lecture was an Inspiration to all. CARPRNTER WORK WAXTKD-—For (,,tj m0st efficient, and most ef/ective. Aft-r the lecture, a banquet was anythin* in tba carpenter Hoe. It pnitestaiit frntprnrtv m the history o f : »erred - Owing to the great number ; wjy p ,y ycd, ,0 WaJlnat M70. all thè world. These men have been present, another larger hall had to be “W e have stood the press libels and tried aB If by fire. There is no posslby- engaged to serve it In. , When dessert ROOM W A N TE D —Lady without fain- abuse as long as we can,” he declared. i;9 on cayth that th» -e men are weak | was served, the officers at the head of Uj wants warm, light room, in prt “ Patience ceases to be a virtue. From or ever will surreniler to Komauism j the center table were presented with v* t« family, with beBfckeepIng prlttl- now on we will fight, and with every or any other disloyal forces. Parker! a large whit# cake with K. K. K. In red « I « 1 Went side preferred O. B , 407 »eapon at our command. We will go |s taking the word of The Bras* letters a< ruee the top. The affair was Ptttoch block, ... ........... ...... " " into the courts. We will drag these Check” newspapers and using their1 pronounced by members who bad at W H AT HAVR YOU TO TfU Q RT diryr libelers before the hnr of Justice, testimony against tho order and Its‘ tended many others of similar nature. I uave int#resl In a niw house We will send some of them to the penl leaders. In doing this he has aligned (to be the greatest meeting dver held o( ydt fnpip|Ttf gatorlg. Org. t tentiary, p n tia r v t where r h p r n they t h o r always a l u - a v c have h a v e be-^ h o . l himself : » __ i * with . u *i___ _____x ,___i s ; ^ k . » a h «., in i h » A t » » a # P n l tn « * the traitor Kimbro. Allen in the «Hy o í Colfax. location. $1.000.0# la the amount Just eleven month, have elapwtd of |h- wu| tf>d# f(jf ^ longed. W o will drive them out of of Kansas. Parker of Ixiuisiana, Hylan every American community. We have o f New York, and should be considered since * few men met wtih Kleagle thing worth the money. Addreee 8. stood their filthy abuse, their coward- a traitor to his obligations and to th e; Orrin R Smith In this city to talk j of WeaUrn Arnerlft0n ly attacks, their abominable mud-sling-^organization over over the the forming forming of of a a Klan Klan hVO- here- A » j « . ’ ing in behalf of the Roman Pope Just Parker crawled into the movement a result "of tbls meeting, eight men W ANTBD — Gentleman who desire* as long as we intend to. From now on,; from the Socialist soap box because were " T ir a fixed two weeks later, j room and board Is a real bom«. Large we will defend the work of the Klan. he found he could make more money Owing to the «m llciou» policy of the room with use of garage If preferred, which Is divine In its conception and preaching patriotism than taking up press, which attempted to t h every Telephone Walnut 7582, sublime In Its operation. Thus far collection* fropi a crowd of down-and- crime »ommltted In the United States j may oar enemies go and no further, onts on the street corner. He swapped upon the Knlgbts of the Ku Klux Klan, America was founded by Anglo-Saxons ads with Gale’s Communist magazine propagation for the first weeks was WATCHMAKER aad JEWELER upon the eternal principles of protest- in Mexico and wrote Gale to the effect. slow. No Klan lecturer had as yet « $12# llanxe with 4 ltd* for wood rooking. 3 burner* for gue cook ing. 18-Inch oven'foe wund brluw und ga* oven und broiler above; white dour panel*, nickel leg I»***, poltehed top. gat klndler ft. fire box; pip* go** up thr back. will» shaped top In walnut or mahugany: extends to $ feet. Our . very neweat patterns Our cosh • Jobbing price «a n a s only >JO. ID , Itsgulur retell prie* I« 0BL50 9I2JM rash. $LM a mouth $353.05 •.Fisc» N ilirrt»«e Hedruum Halle Including bow-fool tied. D* Lux* spring, mattrees. chlftorette ran« try rua», drwsser, bench, chair -. j 1 ami rocker R etail« * • rosy term* fe r 0I2U, t U M ra.h, $*.VVU a menili $2« down and $10 a month 8a* It In our window $ 82.50 our r«*h Jobbing price Our Sale Continueg W ith Bargain* Unequalled All :Through Our Five Floor* » B. R. Perkins which published the dastardly criminal libela against the Klan and Its leaders throughout the Mer Roug- hearing, thereby laying themselves liable to heavy penalties which yet must be as- sessed. all are eager and prompt to print anything and everything libelous of the Klau, tbe speaker said.^£ut are silent concerning^ the outrageous an- archistic monthiugs and treasonable utterances o f Joe Scott and other KC leaders of his ilk. j Itegulnr «riling price uf Ihl* beautiful D *«*»p ert 1« IW lW l <>n terms of S3ILO0 down and *8jm a m»»nth nllheut Inter««1 LEADERS STRIKE “ I know nothing abont the Klan. nor c r u b o .r j, sweepng theVncmy before interest of hit own machine, the L O n<>T c c fu nis. Kxalted Cyclop* o f , d U ^ T t “ tor W^atVro^ a £ S p have I formulated any opinion regard- them like chaff before the wind. The B.. which never functioned and "h tch , Vancouver W .,h and lecturer for I » T W rtTtock B lidL ------------------------------------------------ line of the Klan Is Impenetrable, be- is dead today. Washington and Idaho. Thirty-one of n a i s a w ..aea . cause It is invisible, thonlrti solid as I At »> that that time tin,- the ik , national „ h a iu I officer* officers ■ ia a ___ r.____ v . . . beat cltUens __________ BA3IT TO BORROW 11004 on 86 of i;< whitman County’s were sens good land; 8 to 10 acres cleared; steel a thousand feet thick, and It ie lbe "P a," the G. of L. and the Orange- I f yon have not subscribed, naturalised on the evening of the pres-, qjj b 'n M e M tte n . first mortgage ne* everywhere The grand army of the men appealed tò this publication to -ntatlon of the charter, this being the curtty C P , SUBSCRIBE NOW Weelern American Invisible Empire will move presently. champion their cause and we became 'argeat class that could be haadled " " — led by the-Fiery Cross and the stain » h e . ^ p o k e » « « . for these men who conveniently in the already ov«*r WANTRD TO RCNT This Means You less Flag of America, and » ill drive were . s great a bo»ly of men as ever crowded Klavern * '» Ex« .. ... , RrftAOcabl* r*nt. X. T. 2 . cart W tit- Let's put The Western American the enemy before it. like the great in- banded themselves together to serve nr. (N.r.1. gave the presen allon ad- >rn Am„ lcan, M ; rm gug Block visible army which the Hermans lie- tbe Protestant cause, over the top dresa, In which he set forth In a moat ■ ■* ■■■ ■ ■ - .................... held at the Battle of the Marne, which ifcrk -f., rpcord was broadcast forceful way t}ie duties o f a Klan and 1 LOAN WANTRD caused terror In their legions and tbrou|fbout tb<> nalton and „ baffles 'he criterion of the member*, and Want to borrow $1,000 for two or disastrous rout." three years. Security. Oral mortgage me to understand why any organila pointed out a number of ways in on property, 8 per cent. B. P. 101 . The Infamous dally newspapers, »'on- tion would allow him to become a ¡which a Klanaraan could check up on 407 PIKock Block. 1352 Se. Fessenden SL trolled by "Kikes and Katholies,” member after that exposure. * j himself. He made plain the necessity iC IA .75 . • ** ea-ro- fifth st . P O R TL A NO, O R l ' .y w *'— I'd'iH on» — “ T ............ . . . t o . t o . t o . ■ I. D. L E A » Salom an Ford Automobiles ---- (gtni'lalsil WtU ftrinelo Motor Car Co. Hawthorne »Ate gt Grumi ^ , , Phone Knot 3770 Kao. Phone (Evpalag»») Empire It* » /NKT better service from VO L'K.C AIt by having a»lju«lui*nts and ovarfaauling donft '^i'OW. ' , ,, We run give you tho pricc in ndfiui, »-, i f you want it. THE LENTS Ú A R A G E AXEL KII.DAHL. Proprietor ; MIO Footer Rood - Phon« Sonset 1634 SMITH antism. and by the help of God and that a copy of his publication wag to visited Colfax and the whole task of 10$ Broad tray the Ku Klux Ktaiy H will remain so him as refreshing ag a shower bath on undoing this pernicious work of mis- Orplteum Bid*. Phone Main 1181 'fo re v e r!” a j uiy day. The files of both papers representation (ell upon Kleagle Smith. ’ Some Startling Statistic« will prove that I am right. ¡Rut with the taking of the oath and He« Canes and Waffle*. •leeks T and Chaps. Celts* a gpfcialty One distinguished speaker gave A letter has just reached this office: a close study of tbe ideals and pur- ‘‘ ACAL HOME COOKING” at some statistics of the KC and ihe Y. M. asking me if I believe tha: Parker Is poses of the organization, such doubts ’ Baggage, Ptano and Furniture Mewing ¡C. A. that seemed to startle all hearers, a Jesuit in the service of the enemy, and misgiving« as these men bad bar- j BO B 'S Special Tripe Made Any Place He showed the undue proportion of I do not know. I cannot understand bored, fell «w ay and they became1 35c Lunch 11 HO A. M. to t:M P. M. + s u n s e t 5010 Catholic appointments during the reign tbe man. He says every patriotic aware of th « great responsibility M l - »1 Tseth gtreet, 8*th and Foster Road Portland, Oregon 0f "p refl|dent Joseph Tumulty, K. C.. [order has been broken up through ing upon them as pioneer Klansmen Broadway SHI Ron Pmn — - ~ ^ — —— — — — - - — and of Vice-rresident Woodrow Wil- strife created by men wltSln the ranks In this city. With tbe preststent ef- son.” ‘‘It was President Joe Tumul- and then proceeds to carry out this forts and continual encouragement of Old Lina Life Inauranee O . ^y^” h$ declared, "who vilely succeeded infamous policy himself at every op- Kleagle Smith, this nucleus grew In American Central Life ___ _ _ _ _ in keeping Freemasons from going to portunity. If he is not well rewarded numbers and the Infant stage waa France to help their brethren in the by Political Romanism it is not be- soon passed. LAter In the year Dr. Inauranee Co. cause of liberty, while promoting cause he is not earning that reward. Berger cam« to Walla-W alla, Wash.. L. W. Keeler *30 Washington Street Portland, Oregon KCs In every direction, sending them He is foreign-born, has a brogue with an inspiring lecture, which added P. 0 . Box 105 Seaside, Ore. Between First and Second over to undermine and attack the which he brought over and which he new impetng and many new members —-------- . « . ......................... protestant Y. M. C. A. But the “ Y ” has never disposed of, is at slippery to the rapidly growing Klan. turned over its war funds at the close ?• an eei and ha* done the Protestant As one who knot^. and Is on the Telephone 801 of the struggle, giving them to serv- cause in America more harm than any inside of this wonderful organization, ices for the disabled veterans, while man who has been trusted and honored I want to/«ay that, as I meet with the J. O. BLARE the Roman KC kept seven million dol- with membership in the various or- men whom I recognize aa thqbest men lars of public money with which to ganizatlons. of the county, I am aatlsfled that the fight th> United States government My paper is not in any sense of the Colfaz Klan will always stand for Bav# the surface and you save all and Just I.tws passed by the people ” | word an official organ for the Ku Klux law and order and tbe beet and high- Speaking of ‘‘flappers” and other I Klan. Btit we do have the cause of est Ideals o f this, the greatest c juntry human phenomena which have beenlthis great fraternity nt heart. We have on earth, our (rim AMERICA, A l Holmgren charged against tbe public school, the abiding faith in the leaders who have - Painting and lecturer said; “ No wonder we have,made It the greatest f»>rce for Christ- A man has bean found In Kansas Decorating flappers! Look at the great number Ian citizenship and right principles who Is th« father of 28 children. He Auto Expreoa and Quick Contracter of Roman Catholics we have teaching that) exist*_^in America today. has been gnarried three tlm«s. No. 1 Delivery o f ell kind* New Stock 1923 the Young Idea They swing R-om one In thirty year*» of hard work I hare wa* the mother of I t as follows: Two, Wall Paper ! r • (extreme to the other.” He declared never gone off half-cocked on any set« twine, one aet of triplets and Commence your spring Oregon public schools, now hap- question that concerns the good of four singles. No. 2 was the mother 717 Broadway • painting and papering .illy to be rid of tbe Roman incubus,, Protestantism iu America, and I am of ten, all singles His present wife N0W ,p speedily would develop into the f i n e s t .now appealing to you with all tha Is the moU»#r o f O y « Hie youn*e»t •RABIDI, 0RC0ON 101$ Belmont 1n America, with every modern advan- [power of my being to stand firm for I* 11 montkn, and the oldest Is 51. This Taber $675 tage and auxiliary. your leader*, sara this great order, boy is « o a f Schedule ' ,t Portland, Astoria and Seaside Leave Terminal imh and Barnslde Portland, Ore. Leave Kincaid’ » nth and Rxchange Asterl«, Ore. UiOO Midnight fiM A. M. 4:00 P.M. K. LUNCH and HOUSE i 1.e' Royal Blue Line Busses STO RAGE PIONEER TRANSFER , 8 cup poo »e, 8 L «¡30 A.M. t iM A.M. 3KM P.M. Helen« and Rainier Locals Doily We Call and Dallvar y R U G G L E S , Merchant Tailoring Cleaning, Pressing, Alteration* Mala 860 « Gents’ Nulls Cleaned nnd Pressed, $L 85 384 THIRD STREET To Our Many Friend»: We carry s complete Une Of Staple end Fancy Groceries Your Patronage Ik Respectfully Sal let t#d D. & H. Grocery 144 Sacond St PORTLAND, OREGON S A Y K LA N SM E N ! 5Í •J should any Loyal Amsrl- •nrartco Servie« 7 For your'fam ily's protection and your own aaturactlon, talk over L ife In aurane* matter* with 100 % t i REX” 10W Northwestern Bank Bldg.