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DEFIANCE OF LAWS
STIRS W HARDING
FOR DRASTIC «
f
Prohibition Amendment to
Be Enforced, Says Chief
Exacutive.
Western Amtrlean .Bureau.
naUst, «ru working together In o®posi­
tion to tbo promoter« of denn boob«
Smith » related to Interfere In the
fight to get the measure before the
■tat« nennte."
Henrst'i repräsentativ« bere, W ill­
iam A. Deford, le working energetical-
tf to iVifeat the Mil.
C H A P L A IN S IN N A T IO N A L « V I C E .
To the Editor : Ig it trug that a gnat if^ o n t y of thç chap-
lalnn in thé regular army and navy are Roman Catholics?
A n sw er: No. The proportion is about 4***' Protestant min­
isters to one Roman Catholic priest. In the inny, total 126; 104
Protestant, 21 Catholic. In the navy,-total 81; 67 Protestant, 18
Catholic. O fficers’ reserve corps, 400 Pro testan ts, 146 Catholics.
Don’t let such “ bunk” get your hate-bug dkeited. It is a mat­
K A t l V ANO K L A N gM gN f ..
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l'd rathur b< a Klausmen la robea ter o f real service in the army and navy. Some o f the priests and
et anowy whlte.
Than lu A hi ii Roman Kasey In some o f the ministers are good, kindly and useful men, and gome
robci ua b!ack aa night:
o f l>oth are meaner than the devil and rank With the dog-robbers.
Kor thè Klu«er la American.
The most -arrogant and despicable man with the Grsvee Expedi­
Ami itila is h a uuly bum»
The Kasey >-r.rv«s thè Mago Pope, tion to Siberia (speaking now o f personal knowledge and experi­
The prieat hi» only hope.
ence) waa a certain trout-mouthed chaplain, noted for hia un­
—-liy a 10-Year Old.
feeling cruelty to enlisted men while on the Burch under severe
MONO' 3 MISS ALICE.
handicapa, and he waa not a Catholic priest; It was good for sore
Western Amai «san Bureau.
W AH IIIN tr .N, D. C.. May 11.— Mia» eyes to see what-an exasperated Top Sergeant did to him, on one
Altra Robert on. formar membar of
Collerosa troni Oklahoma, has been occasion.
WASHINGTON. D. C . May *3- Prss-
Ideni Hording will ua« the Army. Navy.
Marine and <’«#»1 Oiiard end spend
every cent In the United Mtntea Treas­
ury, II neceeeary, to enrnrea the pro­ appolmed a welfara wurksr In tbe
hibition luwa of the country, accord­ Veteran'a llureau by l‘ri-«ldont Hard­
AMERICA MUST CLEAR HOUSI
ing to ap<>kn«men at the White tleuee ing. Mtsa Robertson alraody'bas *n-
terad upon hai1 new dutlea.
during the last week.
The Prealdent la dotermlned the
By every mean« withiu its p ow er the Klan aheuld strive to halt
organised minority of Palbollea In the M IN N E S O T A N S H E A R
lii^iurusiiing Hood uf undesirable immigrants from Asia and South­
country, who have taught ihelr people
V O IC E O F T H E K L A N
that the Klghleenth Amendment la not
ern Europe, Not only intuit the gates be closed, but somehow America
to be obeyed uifloss they wtab to. ahall
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn, May I I —
be taught that Dm law of America isKlansmwn here, unable to get newa of nuyit get rid o f the scum o f the melting-pot. Wholesale deportation
must be re« pec led above the law of the organisation favorably presented ■a the remedy. Hcnd tbdm back to the countries whence they came.
Rome.
In tbe local newt|>apers. have started W e have the ships and the eTews for transportation, now tied up and
Defiance Stirs President.
their own paper
It la called "The
The recent statement of ,a prleat In Voire of the Knights of tbe Ku Klux idling at many porta, and the courts can be made to function. It
New York, In which he advised hie Klan," and M speaks In an exceed­
parlahlonera to Ignore the Eighteenth ingly loud and authoritative lone jjf- is the wilt o f the American people that this action be taken and
Amendment. I* Relieved to he one of
with the least pomilrir delay. It should be made a platform plank by
voice.
the Insplrslloue that led the i’ reeldent
Two numbers have been Issued, so far the winning polities! party.
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to laeue aurh a etrong atatement.
and the circulation la aa wide aa Min­
IkMitlegglng hoe grown to he one neapolis. at Pnul and other cities In
1’ relimjnary to this wholesale deportation pf undenirsblea, who
of the foremost indnetrlee In the the neighborhood
It carries no Ad­
United HtntSe and hot been flaurlab vertisement and It la the official organ eom|M>ae o f the bulk o f our criminal i-laoaeS, the Elan, co-operating
In* uhtTer the protection of tbe Cnth of North 8tar No. 1. -Other Klan» as­ witli t)M Mason* and other Protestant organisations/ should make
oltc churT-h ilmost unmolested. Now sisting In Its lasagne» are Nos 1, I.
a scientific and thorough survey o f the facts o f the «ffuatiou, show­
the edict le.tbet nouo will be spared 4, 6. tt. T, I. I and 10 of Minneapolis
ing who the undesirables are, where they can be foand, what they are
In iI k - enforcement of the amendment.
and the auburban Klsns of Kxcelslor.
Weeding Out Cathodes.
Hopkins. Wsyaata. 8t. I-outs Park and doing, how, and why they entered America, and whence they came,
The Prealdent Intimated that If the
Rohblnsdala.
who brought them in and w hy^ and $11 essential facta concerning
people - wlahed they can repeal the
amendment, hut aa long aa It remain»
AOAINST MR. PIOOTT.
them. The result would startle America ; it would shake the Nation
e part of the Constltni.lon. and be la
Whereas. An effort Is being
d
o ita foundations/ it would compel immediate and drastic action,
Preaidanl. ha will enforce It If It
made at Washington. D. C„ to
costs America her last dollar and the
ftir the people then wvmld see in one flashing glance the deadly
last man ahe can thuater to enforce It
have William Plgott of Mottle, a
nature o f the peri! which confronts our country. By all means let
Officials hare are watching with In
Fourth Oograa Knight of Colum-
teraal to see the part the Catholic» are
the survey be made, regardless o f coat. I t w ill bring about reform,
V bus. succeed George Chamber­
going to play In the new program
despite all selfish interests, and strengthen the foundations o f our
lain of Oregon, resigned, on tho
Certain It I* they are being weeded
out of tbe prohibition enforcement de­
Republic.
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Unltod State» Shipping Board,
partment.
which already has twa Jaws and
EDITOR APPROVES
RUN PRINCIPLES
Provides Generous Space
for News of Great Ameri­
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Wattarn American Buraau.
ITTA IIKNA. Mfsa, May M .-T h a
first secular newspaper on record to
declaro Itself thoroughly In favor of
tho principles enunciated by the Ku
Klux Klan and to got behind the Ku
Klux Klan Itself la . tho Ilia Bona
Tlmea, published bar# by J. A. Raeon.
lu the current Issue of the paper.
Mr. Eason throws upon a column on
the first page, which he heads "Klan
Graphs" and makes the following an­
nouncement:
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•This column of our paper will bo
devoted to tho Ku Klux Klan. Any
time you have anything you wish
published, you will find a box Just
Inside tho door of this otflco. Use
this column, or more.— Editor.”
No Samblanct to Mob Rule.
Commenting odllorlally on the Klan
and bis policy elsowhere In tho aame
lasue, aftor aettlng forth tho tenets
of tho Order, which, ho say*, he has ,
Been told the Order stands for, h e ;
says:
"I cannot aae any reeerablance of
mob rule In aurh declaratkma.
I
don’t know whom to approach, bat If
you wish to leave your matter on my
dosk It shall bo published."
Approvta Order Unqualifiedly.
Much favorablo comment has boon
aroused In this thoroughly Ku Klux ■
Klan community In favor of the Times,
for It la felt Mr. Kason I* thoroughly ;
In his convictions. He has come t o :
an acceptance of the Klan through hie 1
own mental proeesiol and without
preaiure of any kind being brought to
bear from any quarter and makes
these announcements of hla own vo-|
lltlon. Nis statom«nt that ha "does
not know whom to approach but la
willing to publish Ku Klux news any­
way" Is takun to mean that he ap­
proves” I ho Order from the depths of
his soul.
Many Thousands Attend.
KT, PASO, Tox., May IS.—Twonty
thousand attondod an open-air Ku
Klux ceremonial held horo by Frontier*
Klan No. 100, when 100 were natural-,
lied.
More than 25(10 automobile»
were parked In the vicinity of the
field where the eeromony waa held.
P A P A L C O M B IN A T IO N
F IG H T S C L E A N BO O K S
ALHANY, % ,- Y., May 13. — Tho
Clean-Hooks League, flgbtiag for (ho .
passage of a bill to protect the pub­
lic from vicious, Impure and anarchla
tic lltoraluro, reveals that Governor
AKred L Smith. "Casey" Catholic, and
.William Randolph Hfearat, yellow Jour-'
two Knights of Columbus, giving
the latter full oontrol, Mr. Cham­
berlain having been one of the
two Masons on the board; and
Whoreaa, The appointment of
Mr. Plgott, who la a devout Ro­
man Catholic and Knight of Co­
lumbus and ardent defend of Ad­
miral Benson, K. C , and because
Mr. Plgott'e appointment might
give the Roman political hlor-
srehy fuW opportunity to dite
criminate against Oregon's porta
and vital oommeiWial Interests
and to plundor the treasury of
tho United States at will and
without llq^lt: now be It
Resolved,' That United States
Senator Charles McNary, now
visiting In Portland, be requested
to convey Immediately to the
Prealdent of the United Statcc
and to others having a vole« In
„the appointment the emphatic
and uncompromising objection of
the Ku Klux Klan of Oregon
against tha appointment of aald
Plgott, which objection repre­
sent! the concensus of opinion
of a great majorlty -of citizens of
all parties and of «vary walk In
life In this state.
Adopted unanimously, Monday,
May t l, 1*21.
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STAND BY GOVERNOR. •
Whereat, Tha Klan la doing Ita
beat to back up the enforcement
of the National and State law*
against tha Illicit traffic In In­
toxicating liquor and narcotic
drugs; and
Whereat, Thar« aaama to be a
remarkable laxity and leniency on
the part of certain Olatrlct and
County officials In dealing w it #
thaae offenders, this being Illus­
trated In the case of one Mr.
Rosencrang of 329 Callage street,
Portland, who, though charged
with the boldest and moat Im­
pudent kind of violation of tha
liquor law, and against whom tha
State authorities claim to have
overwhelming a v I d a n c a, waa
placed under a minimum bond of
$260, and then waa released on
hla own rtcognlxancteby District
Judge Oolch on tha advice of tha
Dletrlet Attorney’» office; and
W here»», Tha Klan racantly
adopted unanimously a resolution
demanding the thorough, steady
and Impartial enforcement of
thaae laws without fear or favor;
now be It
Reaolved, That Govtrnor W al­
ter M. Pierce and hla agents be
assured by tha Klan that every
effort shall be made to back up
hla announced program ef en­
forcement; and further, that ho
should use hla power aa Gover­
nor in providing efficient prose­
cution and Judicial haarlng of
thooo caooo, to tho ond that tha
Constitution of tho United Stateo
and ef tha State of Orogon ohall
not bo mado ridiculous and In­
operative.
Adopted unanimously, Monday,
May 2t, 1623.
FWa
MAURO TIRE & REPAIR (X).
GOODYEAR SERVICE STATION
COM. NINTH ana OAK — TWO STONBS — GOR. glOHTH and COUCH
The
PORTLAND, OREGON
J. H. Rankin Co.
wants yoe to aee tha aaw spring
E nglund & -H en d erson
TAILORS
Suits,
Overcoats,
t
Wa Da All Kinds ef
Phene Us Broadway MU
Hats,
S. E. Corner Sixth and Pin«
Furnishings
Portland, O r«.
New Spring Good« at Morgan’s
Ws SI» sow stocks» with a eodisUi» Ila» of fins whits toads tar Syria«—
English I-on* Cloths Zfc«-. 19c anS «Or—Fin# Ja» a«sea Nainsook, vary soft
and On», pries» «te ta He par yard—Sad our Lla-Weavss In Haa ahaar ma­
teria! (or Baby Ornate. 4« inch*« wMr and nntshsd Ilka Unan, prie» fee to
Stc per yard—W « pay all postase—Oír» na a trial
A
larga assortment to saleet
from and capable salesmen to
h alf too -
M O R G A N D R Y G O O D S STO R E
Phons SE tlwood MM
THt
J. H. Rankin Co.
*5 C. TH0RE8BR
C. THORESEX
east mu sc
C. TH0BE8EH
HI Sixth Street
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CONSTIPATION
Constipation with Ks attending
disorders is undoubtedly one of the
most common of all loco-oiWlua-
tions, affecting people of all na­
tions, therefore ia Important aad
should he of Interact to both tkoeo
effected and all Interested In pro­
moting health.
& Thoresen
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Bt t il«
Bungalow M arket
The Particular Market for Particular People
Is Tambili Public Harket
H. E. Conor Sonad aad Yamhill, YamkBI Street Side
Kurthertnore, aa an economic necessity, the government should
Portland, Oregon
deport all alien! o f the working claaa, including all except non-em­
Constipation la a sluggishness of
ployed visitors o f wealth and leisure, who enter and stay in America
tha hewala due to deficient peri­
JC. THOBESEH
C. TH0BE8K5
C, THORESEN
C, TH0BE8EB 5
for seven years withoht oiÿaining final eitiienxhip papers. Even
staltic motion of their walla. This
now, in Oregon, the Attornev-Oeneral rules, the state cannot oust
condition is the result of mis­
alien employee on public work ; only elective and appointive officers
aligned vertebra« la the spine
a
< *s
art* hit by tho law .passed at the last session o f the legislature, which
which produces pressure on the
nerves leading to the bowels.
had conveyed the impression thst only eitixens o f the United States
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lawfully could he employed on public work.
Chiropractic remove» this pres­
“ The hill, aa originally introduced,’ ’ aaya the AUorney5General.
sure, thereby restoring the bowels
e*j
“ applied to employea aa w ell as public office««; hut the provision
to worms 1.
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extruding it to sipphiyea waa atrirken out b y amendment during the
á J M
Cases of constipation of many
course o f consideration o f the b ill.’ ’
ii« i
‘ years' standing hare responded
a -) )
It is monxtrouN and unpardonable fo r office-holders to employ
readily to Chlropractlce adjust-,
aliéna upon public work while American citizens arc walking the mbnts.
streets vainly seeking employment Jt is a shame and a disgrace for
If you are troubled with this dis­
aliens, slacker» or hoine-fire-teuders, to be permitted to hold public
order, try Chiropractic. Give it a
joha while-ek-aerviee veterans from oversea« vainly seek the same thorough trial and be convinced
kind o f employment. Tire Klan should appoint a commission to find
that It wHI help you.
P H O N E S E L L W O O D 1089
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out immedistcly how many aliens are. holding publie jobs, who they
are, where they came from, why they are here, who employed them
A R E Y O U B U Y IN G Y O U R M IL K A N D C R E A M
Dr. Forest L. Howard
and why, apd then bring the necessary pressure to bear to have them
FRO M T H E R IG H T D A IR Y ?
Chiropractic Specialist
ousted by the power o f publicity and public opinion.
Straight Chiropractic Only
An office-holder, high pr low, who is so lacking in patriotism
Suite 439. Morgan Building
Raw and Pasteurized
and the essentials o f true citizenship as to give desirable jobs to aliens
Phone MAIn 3(37
M IL K A N D C R E A M
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in preference to mtiiens, especially disregarding the prior rights of
the ex-service men who offered their lives iu defense o f the country,
W# start new route»'April 1 os follows:
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AM ES GROCERY ,
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not- onîÿ should lie kicked" out o f o ffice by rcMll or otherwise, hut
Laurelhurst. Mount Scctt and Woodstock
Albina, Irvington. Alberts, Alameda, Rose City.
should he forerd to leave the community to whiA he ia such a traitor. GROCERIES - HEATS - F ROTS
VEGETABLES
Public condemnation o f such treacherous and ha^hesome reptiles in
Present routes are:
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Sellwood, Steven«, Ladd, Hawthorne, Eaat and
polities rannot possibly ho overdone, fo r they deserve condign and
Phase Tabor 8 7 » 144« E. Gl Kan 8t
Went Moreland and the West Side.
merciless punishment.
The pillory o f publicity, at every turn, without abatement and
Wa ars Producers sad Distributors, All of oar Hitt earns* from
taberraUs tested esws
without remorae; should he applied to every treacherous rascal and
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unprincipled scalawag who deceives the people into* electing him
to office only to obtain an opportunity to hettay his friends by re­
warding ttfeir enemies and J>v handing ont his fcvors to former oppo­
ON 8ALH AT
Lewis Wilson snd H. V, Franklin, Proprietors
nents and aliens. W e have in mind several surh abominable scoun-
$2$ Tseoma Avenne
drela who mistnkPtfly imagine themselves safe from punishment, but
Portland- VaocosTer Waiting
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their reward is coining, and soon. It w ill be applied, with compound
W E SO LIC IT B O T H W H O L E S A L E A N D R E T A IL
¡»tercet.
Western American
WILLSBURG DAIRY
N. W Cor. Third and Main Sta
Vancouver. Wash.
W hat must be thought o f an alien, subject if an inferior foreign
power, who enjoys for years and years the ulequaled liberty and
prosperity o f Ainerieif. yet acorns to apply fot “ second papers’ ’—
Columbia
Gardner
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Batterla»
final eltixenshipT Many o f them even fail to take out “ first papers.”
Cars
They have no interest in our country, except what they can got out
C R ESTO N G A R A G E
o f it. Yet, here we have droves o f them em p tied on public w ork!
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Qrlbbls Bros.
A a intmigranf 18 years old ran make a diflaration o f intention
SOth and Powell Sts.
Portland. Ore.
and obtain Nis first papers st a coat o f one dollar immediately aft«# Phone SUnset SUI
entering the country. H e then must w ait two years and not more
than seven years from the date o f filin g his intention before he can
obtain hia final citizenship (wipers. He must have resided in the
United States five yesrs before applying fo r fiwd papers. He must
take two witnesses to e-ourt, both oilmens, who A v e known the appli­
cant personally fo r five years, and know that le has resided in the
United States for that length o f time. The e « t o f final papers is
Klosn
! milk snd
four dollars— a total o f .five dollars for citiaeiabip. The law is too
Kreom a
easy. It admits too many undesirable, p erso» who by reason of
from healthy
Rows
mental and spiritual defects, w ill resist the fiercest fires o f the
melting-pot, and hordes o f this type are now («using trouble in our
Hols $488
Haste t, Box 18«
country. Naturalization can bo canceled, however, in.extrcmc cases,
and mew laws can he made to meet national emergencies. The free-
Phons 8unsol IT4J
bqrn white Americans are determined never to ibdieate tlteir rule, in
DR. L. R. PUGH
every part o f national life, to the unfit wetikiings and half-baked
Dsstlst
“ A m ericans" that have flooded t-he country ft*m Europe and Asia.
Office: Hoorn» t and S Lsscb Building
Walborn’s
Correct Millinery
Sunny Brook
Dairy
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LANSM EN!
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I^atronize those who aivertisq in your
newspaper, T H E W E S T E R N ’A M E B C A N . They are
your friend«, and while all o f them are nst Klansmen, they
all have courage, and do not bow the k »e to foreign dic­
tates. They deserve your support and $re worthy o f it.
I f you are a real Klansm&n, you will heed this appeal.
J
505 Union Ave. N.
Portland, Oregon
W e believe w e deserve your
• . patronage
Plodde mention the Western Aosortcss when calling.
«7th and Footer Rssd
{ Rsd.1 4714 riet R B .'
PerUmnn, Orsdon
U. L. SCHÄFER
QROCESIES
Empire «440
«83 W. Lombard S t
C . W . K A R L S O N
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S O N
F onerai Director$ arid Embalmer g
“EQUAL SERVICE TO ALL”
Franklin Ava. Bot 11th and Mth
Phone 2MS
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