THE S ix they sneak out of their holes, or e x -, tend themselve* part way out. to zee ' what * Koinit on In our wonderful old world It la then that the Early HIM« nab then. Have you over Keen thU curious happening In laiwnadale Square’ “ Not only the ftsh love these ^ Night Prowler».” said one of the men, perhaps mendaciously, “ some folks make meat plea of them, and use them to glee tone to slews.” It was gratl- FOSTER IS BACKED BF ROMAN POWERS IN ONITED STATES Ku KJux K la n o f f the grass signs to Interfere with this profitable pastime and th«t no! license was required to hunt the Night m isin o F o e to E veryth in g T h a t Is “ R e d ” . ITowler*. Western American Special. RT. JO S E P a MICH.. April 11 «- Foretnost In their program against present law enforcement agencies, “ Hqnldation of the KU Klux Klnn. in­ voking criminal conspiracy laws n> prosecuting all persona connected with that organisation.” leads the agenda agreed upon by the Communist party "p f America, according to e»idence brought out here in the trial o f Wil­ liam Z. Foster- and other radlcalt who ; ^ — —— — .»»..> oHTr p 1 iu lirtl ».» ttr Avdirthrnw vwvi tn ivw th*> » v ! C a p p er T e l l. A l th e P a p ist C on stitu tion M ust Be • eminent. Foster, it la said, realised that the Communists never would get far. with the Ka Klux Klan growing by leaps and bounds, as it has been during the last flTe years, with no signs of stop­ ping even now. Backsd By the Pope Poster, with his radical party, has the full and free backing of the Cath­ olic chnrch In America, as is evidenc­ ed by the fact that Frank P. Walsh, one Of the leading Catholic laymen in America, is hit chief counsel and the “ Rev.” J. H. Ryan, a priest, who la chairman of the educational commit­ tee o f the National Catholic Welfare Council, is one of hit closest advisers. * It is confidently believed that Cath­ olic money Is being poured into the defense of these men. who plotted to deliver this country Into the hands of the soviet government of Russia. It. however, is believed the Moscow au­ thorities would never have had any­ thing to any; as the Catholics were planning to wrest control from Foster, under the guise of "rescuing'* the country when the proper ntoment Klan Is Foe to Rede It has produced n distinctly favor­ able opinion here, when it became known that the Reds were against the Ku Klux Klan and numbered It among their blttereet enemies. It Is taken here that anything the Reds ftgh t^ a Pretty Good Onset. The Klan Is classed as among the “ capitalist” organizations by thin Ok. which has ooly two classes for any­ thing—either 'capitalistic” or “ work­ ers.” Take your choice! HAVE YOU CAUGHT NIQHT PROWLERS? M S u prem e. Western American Special. WASHINGTON. D. C . April 18.— Senator Capper of Kansas has written a letter to Governor A1 Smith o f New York commenting on the resolution recently passed by the legislature of that state, petitioning Congress to pass an act modifying the Volstead law so as to permit the use of “ light wines and beer.” Referring to a statement In the res­ olution that national prohibition “ has resulted in widespread contempt for and violation of the law and Illegal traffic In liquors, and in official corrup­ tion.'' Senator Capper contended that “prohibition statutes, enforced, instead of tending to increase crime and offi­ cial corruption, afford one of the surest methods of reducing them to a mini­ mum. Declaring the proposal to lib­ eralize the prohibition law was “ in­ consistent and impracticable.” the Kansas Senator asserted that thoae who are demanding a modification of the enforcement act will not be satis­ fied eicept with a beverage which la intoxicating in fact. Sale o( such bev­ erages. he insisted. can_he legalized only by amending or. restdnding the prohibition amendment Light wines and -beer, in the Senat­ judgment, would “ only tend to in­ grease Mm difficulties of lew enforce­ ment by perpetuating the alcoholic ap­ petite. which la the cause of the pres­ ent violations o f the law.” Such a modification, he declared, would prove unsatisfactory to the “ wets.” who would insist upon further concessions. Enforcement of the present prohi bition law is the only solution of the liquor traffic problem, Senator Cap­ per stated, adding that nothing could be gained by compromise measures. or’s EDITATING, alone with con­ science. an evening or two ago. upon a bench In Lownsdale Square “ where every prospect pleases and only man Is vile," the writer’s thoughts were interrupted by the spectacle o f two men and a boy In­ dustriously hunting something upon the greensward n few yards away Each o f the men carried a flashlight, S q u a b b le O v e r P etty Jeal with which he searched carefully ou sies G iv e* A id and every yard o f the grass over a wide C o m fo r t to R om an s. area o f the park. Every few moments each man would nab and pluCk at something in the grass, while the Western American Special, boy, carrying a pail, received the j WASHINGTON. D. C.—April 18.— quarry. "Angels and ministers of ’ Certain propaganda Is already at work grace, defend us.” quoth the watcher, in the United States to make capital wondering whether these were a trio of the dispute at Atlanta between Im- o f escaped ones from the nut house. perlal Wizard Evans and Emperor He watched them with greater inter­ Simmons, and to use It as an entering est. The two men, moving about wedge in the campaign toward the dis­ on their knees, accompanied by the integration of the Klan. handy boy with the pail, were catch­ Thaw Hearst newspapers carry a ing ’em. rapidly. Whatever it was. story from San Antonio, Texas, pur When they came closer the - writer porting to be an Interview from George asked them to satisfy his curiosity, j w . Keel, "grand kleagle” for the Lone “ what do you men think you ■ a r e ' star state. In which Mr. Keel Is doing?" “ Huh, catchin’ halts,” was the quoted as saying Lone Star Klans reply. "W e've got nearly a gallon of , men would secede from the Imperial Night-Prowlers. Finest bait in the , body if Simmons wins, and stating it world.” Watch me now and you'll see J will stand aquarely behind Imperial something." The writer watched and, Wizard Evans. in a moment, the man—flashlight in A high official of the Texas realm left, right held at ready—pounced | who is in Washington for a few days upon osmething which he saw in the ' gays he does not believe any such grass, and by firm but gentle pulling statement was made by Mr. Keel, espe- he extracted from mother earth a : daily before a decision had been glorified , angle-worn about seven 1 reached at Atlanta. He pointed out Inches long—a wonderfully fat and that the KJan'e big aim Is a unifica- Juicy one. It was almost big as a | tlon of the white gentile Protestant snake. It had a well defined head but thought and personnel of the country no tail. The nether end was stubby and that It would be the last in the and the body was banded, here and country to start a secession movement, there with thick gristle or muscle. U f 4t is pointed out here that the i t coiled and uncoiled, squirmed and fairs of the Klan ara in tho hands of wriggled like a snake, hardened itaelt ths members and what they aay goes at a touch, as IF fearing the hook, and if Simmons la In control and tho mem- made ready to escape at the first op- bert do not like his administration portunity. “ NlghyProwler,” said the they can change IL Likewise, if the man. “ a regular he worm, grand-daddy Evans regime peeves unsatisfactory it o f the angle-worn tribe, and Oh Boy, likewise can be speedily removed and how the big fish love ’em !” It seem» one more satisfactory instituted. The the Night-Prowlers stay In their winter Klan le bigger then any man or aet of hole# until the warm showers com#, men In It, end It la here to stay, re- untll the treee begin to bud end tha gardleee of petty jealousies, Tester Ooweri bloom: then, sfter ntfhtfhll, | day, Today and Forever. ATLANTA DISPUTE HEARTENS ENEMY j [ » at • *° N ew spap er M an o n Tour. 0 •* I KANSAS SENATOR HITS AL OF ROME ON LIQUOR ISSUE the waist wll red, white ttnd blue, with n fsstened over her heart, grant an In- tervlew durll moments that remained Ul ay started, ller heed dl band of red, white and letters U 0. K. in [owlny veil of silken.net cot hair. Conceal- the lower her face was n heavy white silk i* ' In the course of Interview, (he tlrand ^Counselor, in answer to the re­ porter's questions, nil of which had to do with the doings of the Ladles of the Invisible Empire |a Paterson, ex plained that Betsy Ross Council, which INVISIBLE LADIES INVITE REPORTERS TO BIG INITIATION s U n co m p ro - U K *• note that them were no keep r ccj R i g * , , S erve a* E scort ng T h u rsd ay, A p r il 19, 1923 M E R IC A N W E S T WOMEN OF EAST ARE BUSY » has th* a -nemhershtp in ^ the hundreds "*•***• and with mud. ilval this w»a nest to Im-, possible in the darknasa. Another "Inylsible empira" happen tug of Saturday *•» the performance of the last rites of the Ku Klux Klan at the grave of ll-’Ury M. Earl In Laurel Grove cemetery in the after» noon. This was the Klanamen’s first public appearan.y at a funeral In I’at eraon. Masked and «Hired lu their full regulia. 3- members of the Erickson Klan of Paterson, marched over the hill, in the form of a rose, just aa the Rev Irving O. Starr aator of Calvary M. E. church, had concluded the final prayer* carried a large wooden cross, an American tUg and a five-foot cross of carnatyoa*. Their appear ance came ns a complete surpriae. in fact, two of the gray» diggers ran away In fear. The impressive cere­ mony was concluded with the dropping of white carnations mto the open grave by each of the Klanamen, who upon doing eo. «aid. ''Farewell, brother Klansmaq.'* * < They meets regularly, but not. however, in G ra v e D ig g e rs ‘‘ Beat It” place of Saturday erealng's initiatory ceremony which was a special affair W h e n K lan sm en S u d d en ­ Membership in tha organization. wMbh Is now active In Ji Melee, she said, t« ly A p p e a r in C em etery. composed of native-born and hatur allied 100 per cent American women Western American Special citizens. - a - KLAN MAY BE BLAMED. PATBRSON. N J.. April IS.—An ini­ Keep Scribe Blindfolded WASHINGTON, i' 1'-. April IL — tiatory ceremony of the Ladles of the Another lnterruptktn uraj then the Following execution oL Catholic pre­ on v : , , was w „ reporter, again bUndfowd.' was led late In Moscow for placing church ’ nessed on Saturday night by a Call re­ from the building, over a cobblestone canons nbove state laws, newspapers porter. walk and Into another hulldlug. where here print dispatches from Paris say- j The ceremony was. held in what ap the handkerchief was Again removed tag prelate was lursured before execu pet red to be a large abandoned- S lit ; This lime' the room was larger and lion Same efiargo preferred at Mer where the blindfolded reporter, es­ seemed to be an abandoned factory of Rougle Ku Klux may be accuaed. corted by members of the Uoyal Riders tome kind. Plaaka placed upon boxes of the Red Robe, was taken in a motor HEMPS TUE m U -T IK T furbished seats for the gathering of car. beautifully robed and relied mem bers, If yon are a real kl»n a*ae. If yea , Answering a phoce call Saturday of the organisation present. , T h e r e ' base- the spirit uf n read American, night."the reported was asked: were four stations tor officers and in prove It by patronizing, eirltu ltrly , "How would you like .to attend an the middle of the room stood an niur. the ad r erti sere In The Renter« Amer­ initiation o f the Ladies of the Invis­ upon which rested an open Bible. In ican. The concentration of onr bay-1 ible Empira?” the far corner of the room stood a log power will bring the Pep# sad his The reporter accepted the. Invtta-1 sott of tent, over which appeared tools to lime quicker than anything else Imaginable. Don’t buy even a tiou. “ Meet us in ten minutes at Lib the letter». “ M. C..“ which, as the toothpick, except from a White Man. erty and Walnut streot“ Grand Counselor- anplained In her In­ Instead of meeting a delegation terpretation of the services, stands for from the Ladies of the Invisible Em­ Mother Counaelor .... pire. as he had expected, the reporter The Mother Counselor opened the was greeted by four masked and • I meeting with an order for the retire . robed Royal Riders of the Red Robe. meat of ail who were not entitled to - The spokesman, who introduced stay The reporter arose, bent upon himself aa the Supreme Ragon of the taking his departure, but was advised R. R. R. R. In this state, and who by the Grand Counselor that the order wore two “ R's” Just over his heart was not applicable to him. special per Instead of the single "R " worn by the -mission having been granted for him other three hooded and robed men. to remain. ushered the reporter into a waiting Hear Mysterious Signal automobile, asked him to submit to Then after the password bad been being blindfolded tor “ a little while,” , taken up. a shrill whi-tle -was heard, and then gave the command to start. i and a moment later 1! ladles, known The reporter sought to open h con­ as a team, formed a square around the versation. but bis hosts sat silent wants you to see the new spring 1 altar. Wearing what appeared lo be throughout the long ride. a cape of red. white and hJue. the How They Made the Big “ R” members of the tgtm were differently The only comment the Supreme Ra­ atllrad than w a sw ^ v Members o f the gon made to the reporter was that organization. T ig guardian o f ,the tho Royal Riders o f the. Red Robe sacred book, one oj the four lending bad planned to take him with them officers of the couarU, ted in prayer when they lighted the big "R “ on after the team had pone through some Garret mountain. The “IL” he said, motions at tha altar. was constructed by sticking Into the There were no light* In the place, ground and rocks a number of red other than tha lights from a huge lights, such as used in political par­ cross, studded with ted' electric lights, ades, all of which were lighted by as 42 candidates sere led by the means of a fuse running from one to Senior and Junior‘ Conductresses to the other. The Riders left the scene A large assortment to select the station o f the Senior Counaelor. from and capable aalsemeu to Immediately alter they had lighted the where, after the reporter had once help you. fuse, the Supreme Ragon further again been blindfolded, some secret stated, and then declined to answer work was taken up. after which the any of the other questions the reporter handkerchief was again removed THE asked.. They were then led .to one-aide of The machine eventually stopped, the room, where they were formed the Ktansmen whispered to each Into a line, facing tha altar and rigid utber-and then the suspense was ,y by #fMy m. mb|lUMloll pM#eBt. Tha « * * , . * , escorted into a mall and apparently ......................................................... ! were then led to the different stations, ‘ abandoned building, where the hand­ at each of which they - received In-i Q u in n s A u to M a ch in e S h op kerchief was removed from hla eyes «tractions as to the teachings of the Cylinders bored U SO each in most oars for the first lime. The room seemed order. The singing of several hymns 1 WITHOUT RAMOVINO to be an old office o f some kind, de­ by a women's quartet followed void of all furniture, with the ex­ IIS E. killings worth Are. R aL Ceremonies in Tent ' Near Albina ception of several boxes and a broken Meanwhile, the Mother Counselor chair. had retired to her tent, to which the All in Good Humor _ „ - . candidates were conducted. Afteri AM ES GROCERY The Supreme Ragon, explaining that havlng been rpc<,|vpd by there would 1« time to wait." , Coun„ , or> tbi> randldale, mar, h„ d t0 GROCERIES - MEATS - FRUITS VEGETABLES asked the reporter if there were any the ¿ ,U r ar0UQd wh|ch th# team ha(, j questions he would like U> ask. , formed a Th, „andldates Laughter was tha only anawtr the kM lt prtyer wM1(, , , olo„ t B0|t - I’hone Tabor 8 7 » 1410 E. Gllsan St reporter received when be asked If he lmppeg. , Te,y gaus lhe . ^ 8t,u ... Broadway 8171 V '• "~ still In Paterson. The Supreme Then> fonowlnK gome degree work Y o u n g ’ s D a iry Lunch Ragon answered in the negative when by the team, the curtains of the tent W. -H. TOUNO, Proprietor asked If the Royal Itideh o f the Red were openwl and Mother CoUDwl6r Breakfast - Luncheon - Dinner Robe is affiliated with the Ladles of stepped forward and delivered the oath ■eat Pie Maker# In City Our C offee Brings Hundreds the Invisible Empire or the Ku Klux to the candidates The flag wag then Bet. 11th and 12th Klan. He volunteered to explain that ralMd ano blindfolded All Kinds of Fresh and halt Fleh end Grand Counselor Present him and motored him back to tbe place Poultry. Your Petrenage Solicited where he was picked up. none the At this point the Grand and Deputy 170 tecend. Near Yamhill, Portland, Ore. Grand Counselors of the Indies o f the worse for hie weird experience but. O A. Day Rroadway 7211 Invisible Empire were uni-red in by nevertheless, still in doubt da tt> what Kareful — Rican — Kompetent two Riders and Introduced tty tho re- wa* t porte.r. 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