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t Thuraday, Ma AMERICAN ion Em { rope In being adjusted about hla neck, with the hangmen'* knot under hla * left The prison officials dreaded the hor rible ordeal, for It was obliged to be ghastly scene, a horrifying exper ience. oa account of the wounds In the old man’s neck. The jury qf 12 was expected to shrink from the awful sight and each to vow never again to witness a spectacle so horrid, brutal and Inhuman. It , Chance for Queer Women. Women of a certain qneer type have expressed a desire to serve on execu tion Juries and certain of them actually begged tor “souvenir pieces" of the hangman's rope which recently waa need In the execution of the moronic . youth. Busted Walters. Their requests 1 OF TODAY IS -: SICKENING TO MANY Ghastly Judicial Killing Scheduled for Early Saturday Morning. M S I WRETCH IS PLEADING "TfoTf arrived at the prison about IMP Weeks ago. n tottering old man. shattered physically and mentally. -He wlS have to be harried up the 1» steps the gallows; will have to he sup ported upon the scaffold trap while the f t r M. & F. Unfair Say Portland Unionists Malar * Frank's Department atara alili la «a an bib«r*a unfair Hat, Hat. hjr ananhnaaa nnanhnaua («ta tat« a( of Ih« lin Part» land Unirai laber labor ('»aneli, rrp» rep resenting all the trades Meadaj, »ec. II. The reasons given are these, chlefljt . , Starvation wages paid to MM employés, - mostly women and girls, who get the apprentie« min Imam af I t a week. It wae unanimously declared that ae nomea er girl, however economi cal she might he, rea)* Uva da» realty la Partland, er «leenher», M «weh pitifully »mall wage«. ■ *i Exaction et aareaseaahle de» i with proper acorn, and the rope was gree ef service. ' / promptly burned, but thja tint^ ifjkay Autocratic and impudent re» inch women apply for “souvbnlrs." It fusai ef J. Meier, alleged brad ef ( iq to be hoped they will be gratified, Uu Arm. to reasid er these griev both by presentation With "souaenlra“ ances af Uber with a view le | of the bloody rope and by being a)- amicable adjastmeat 1 lowed to gate upon the ghastly corpse. The largest part ef the patron ! The law allows no one except the jury age of Meier * »Tank, emanat and necessary officials to witnesa the ing te millions ef dallara annual- actual execution in the prison's chain- lyHls said le cerne from the «lea | bar of horror». der parses ef the peor. , Warden's Latest Innovation. Fee these reasons the working Per*}-, like alb Where who die In the folk ef Portland hast declared State Prison, will be given a Christian Meier A Frank to be an lair, nad funeral and burial — an Innovation ^ a n Imploring a right-thinking established by the humane warden. public te caasMer their grtiv» Johnson S. Smith. The coffin I* made by the prison workmen and neatly fin ished and lined. The body la prepared for burial with a care that might ROTTENLOUSE TRIES 'astonish'the outside undertakers The NEW STAB A T EVANS 'funeral is held in the prison chapel, Affar Imperial Wlxard Or. H. W. with the otnctala and prisoners as the and ten ce. A quartet sings the dece Evans and other executive« of tha dent's favortt« hymn, if he had any. Imperial Palace at Atlanta had g«na to The music is appropriate and the ffer- Washington, D. C„ to attend an Im mon by the chaplain one calculated to port ant conference, another cowardly impress and insplr« an hearer. The and at roc loo« agtack waa launched solemnities and the obsequies lose uggfhnt them In a Georgia court by nothing in comparison with those com« hallow named Rottenloucc, or which characterise the funerals of something Ilka that, the sola aim being free men. The cortege can go no further to hlnd«r tha Klan’a prog re aw further than the gates, and the body tv« ’ work and h*us*-cJaanlng. Or. is transported to the nearby Asylum Evans and tha Grand Dragons are fully tor cremation. . Warden Smith's Idea, in establish pestiferous grafters by whom ha la ing the fuogral custom, was to givq. frequently attacked from behind and every unfortunate a Christian burial 1 In a little while .wilt have eome of and. in the ceremonies, to appeal ef them behind prison bar« and all of ' fectively to the highest ‘ motives to .them bankrupt financially. which men will respond. TRY POWER OF SILENCR Great power can be obtained by going into the alienee. Carlyle said Obligation. Practice in k g y Ufa tha tni,7 ,h*t speech la silvern, silence » „ is • e ^ n h rrtj of D0 ojj , la golden; that speech la bnman. «1- Diaconnt all rumors. When it la lm- ‘ ,enc* *■ divine, possible to praise g . Brother, KEEP tt the presiding chief of • a great aXLEMTf , fraternal lodge would Impress upon .---------------------——____ the members tha power qf silence, ad- Popery wasn't born In America, vising each and »very member to but It WILL be a good place for its • think of something constructive for FUNERAL. the good o f the Order, and then to - j.etv.'i e W-- r.croi e->i Special E x tra s t : p C H T L A . i O t o f * t. This is Davenport Week at Calef- Bros. Our entire line must go to make room for our new stock soon to arrive mohair Davenport, best web construction................................ $147 $215 plain taupe mohair Daven port, web construction............... $139 fJ50 velour covered, web con structed Davenport ............... $ 82.00 $154 tapestry covered, web con- ’ f ' gtructedDavenport..................$ 77.00 $132 tapestry coveerd, web con structed Davenport ................ $ 69.00 $120 tapestry covered, slat bot tom D avenport.............. $ 64.00 $92.00 velour covered, slat bottom Davenport . , ....... $ 69.00 Many large Overstuffed Chairs and • ~ and Rockers at great reductions These Bargains on Special Easy Payment Terms ROLL-ME MATTRESS, weighing 40 lbs. and filled with prime Java kapok (silk floss) and double-deck De Luxe d t m A r*f\ coil spring. Prjce----- _1 y O v / e d U $5.00 Down— $5.00 a Month Italian style walnut. Dining Room Suite, con sisting o f 45x54-inch top table, set o f 6 chairs and -inch buffet at the a n e a special price q f________________ t | )^ $30.00 Down— $15.00 a Month See our solid walnut and solid mahogany Period Dining Tables if you want quality bargains. . imposi' • period of absolute and aol* Th* (aimed ilrôp' ftf foreign blood ARE YOU QUALIFIED FOR THE KLAN? Min «Urne«, «oaHd'iod tor five m l«-' snail sur«« and no» b« »paring: Tb« qualities Hone for membership In tha Klan are as fultods: i; ut#a. during whkh lima no ob « ahould Tb« ««ara» at« of abana hjr night The applicant must be a while male Oeullle person, a native-born cltlaen ba «lloarad to wkl*P«r or to alter a l Shall ainke tha guilty Irambla, of the United Htatee of America, who owes no allegtanrr of any nature nr word, or to no«« about, tha raauli Whan daylight throw« lia opan baa degree whatsoever to any foralgn government, nation. Institution, seel, ruler, would ba beneficial In renewed aaat On fares that raaambla prince, potentate, people or person; bn must have attained the age of eighteen and a mnltlpilc.iy of Ideai. Out of yiars, be alLaound mind, good rheracler, of commendable reputation and re- «llanca romea ttrahgth of thought and And gkoii tb, guilty on, shall the one ^ be *»«,^1 spared: '«pectahle vocation, n believer In ihe tenets of the Christian religion, and one eal) resalen. Thla father qf ««duello* , whoae allegiance, loyally and devotion to the Gwrernuienl of the l ulled Hialca Impressive worship |s Thle beast that does pollute ble blood of America In all things la unquestionable. He must be a resident wllhlu the that of i be Quakers. for it la con¿ With seeds ‘that bring destruction Jurisdiction of Ihe Klan lo which be spplle« for at leaat twelve luonlhs linmu» ducted la atienes If la In the alleare Thu y„|Ur, . ¿««venger of lual! • dlately preceding the dale of his application. , that "listening* love hears the rustle The Heyal Riders af Ihe Red Hebe require Ihe same qaallflcatle««. except This he hound that, would follow of a wing.’* that the applicant need not he «alive-bora. , • A ahe-born wench of Ignorane» This is g noisy worìd«*ull of vocal Down lo ber leafy hollow? * clamor, .meaningless and thoughtless (or the most part One man In an Shall he be spared—this libertine. huudred la a thinker, or capable of Who seeks “at rang* flesh" to Intelligent leadership; all otbera be r ,g ii U r ,4 et at th« Mere- Ward a da o# man »aobin« ompioymoni. or affoHag Jdbb.tf ragtbtered pleasure - - Amarle an tary" off loo. 4M »Ittoch mach, orili ao «ubliahad froo by — Tho ------ Waotorn ing mere " i f i M 1 11»“ Who dares cohabit with a wench «very ma«* t# *tv* offoctlva aftactiv* oorvlee aarvic*. Thooo rn*aa ado i n or» «n por.ttod^r« « n v ... carsfully by toary «ftort ottort la modo lo alvo One's beat frleml is one who makes about tari y thouaane raadar«. adoro. L*t y«wr orante b« trnaorn. Wb br« Hbfb Io a«rvb y*u, In bidden hours of folanr«? ' Whalhrr yo» br« t Klanaman br nal. "not for oolt but tor otlioro. n*a thoughts one think, who tarns one' Or shall God's finger point him out into creative channels, not tor self Aa on« for swift dlasartlon DB M OLAY YOUTH, high orkool grad- Married Man to work small farm near but for others. , That nevermore hla ae«d may mar Fureat Grove. Ore. Free rent, full italtr, werktng for liunrb o f Red- God give Ua hlen who realise (he time M required. Hnwroltl on place, A race of high perfection? -» arrka, ,orauta jo b with W hit# Folk#. power of eoaalrur'lve thought, who plenty of uutalde work. Cull even Illgbert refrrrnrea. Aak loir»oii, 4.13 ings al 1001 H. Jeraey atreet. Taka Plttorh blurk, Pknnn Hwnv. *-171. seek blessing through service lo Ihe Shall he b« «pared who so depraves Bt John« <-«r, i * , J; »I» world. Tha standard of hla people— TENT FOR HALM Stir ID by 14, fly lo rover 12 by IB; roat »10.00; alao FOR RENT«—Two-room aimrlmenl. Who stoops to keep a concubine two burner oil alove, «lightly iioml, PICTURES REQUESTED. convenient for couple. 6*6 Kaat An cabin or In steeple— roat »IH.7S. Will lake »3000 for Oak, corner Fifteenth ___ _ lip The Imperial Night-Hawk la Thla leech who drugs Caucasian pride wkole outfit, aarriflre. Nee Mrt-lel- anxieee la seeutv for publication lan or lmiaun at daak, 4A3 1‘lttork 11 anted Laundry worb at home by And Anglo-Saxon glory experienced laundress. All flat block, Bway. 4371. e pictures which will prove of In In base defilement of hla luqt work inaugled HKlIwood 2410. terest te Ktoasm««. I And shuns thd after story? •r? 'I PLUMB BR U- Exalted Cyclot». Kllgrappa and “ IIKFHMM AKINfl Nt PKKVINOR* ' mate on amnll Job Aak Lairaon, 4A3 Phone Hrna.lwnv Will aupervlae making and fitting I'ittork block. Klan Khrreepoodents are asked : Or «hall the coovjot stripes be cut fa of your dresses, nulls, etc., at my 4371. to forward to tbls magaalne any To fU him Into fashion. home, 1 to 6 P. M. , photographs of Klan ceremonials, Wbare Iron bars may check tb« (lame FOB RENT Four room modern Ibi MUS IIIBBAKD ules hunar. 333 Hhai'cr atreet, near parade«, etc.. In their Klanton. 53» K 24th SI. Ho. 42p Of all hla truant paastoo; Mallory. Phour Walnut 84M. d'oa Many Minna' bay« erected or Where even Utoee who love him bent. aewioa June I ; »30.00 a month. fa One-half large aleve fer real on Mor Aye. eveo one awe«t daughter. are plashing to erect their own rlaon street; 2-year lease. Good lo TO TRADB- < in« »alo Carl Z*laa lea»n Klaverna, some are building hos ; Would blush to give, hla burning lljpa cation. Reni reasonable. Apply and rom|MMind abatter for S A «|r«elal The blessing of K M wataf ? pitals or Pttoaotani homes. and 0 inch eondenalng lenae. Her Wealern American. ' field 374S. —_________ <« Photograph« or architects* per- Though this man sing (a can apectfvmr Ofotheae bonding, wit? CEMENT CONTRACTOR wanteil; to Healed - Two or ihre« modern fur nished housekeeping rooms on West And vile miscegenation. be pebHabed in the imperial oar ton small baaemenla Nee Kama ell, with (lord»« Mwtgago Co.. Bun Hid» wKh private family. L. P. , A greater shame hange Ilka a pall NTgbt-Hkwk. If Beat lo Poatofnce aet 1344. morning. f» Car half our growing nation. Box ISM, Atlanta Ua. FOR GOOD HHOt REPAIRING TRY PAINT E M Two or tbr*« wan tad; card W. Holding. 253 Third Street, south mro. Al Ilolmgteo. Tabor-t»T5. fa of Auditorium BOY. IS, out of »«hool waata %«rk of •ay kind. Nunart 2320. or aak Her Fer Rent-Two-room apartment; con rotary. 453 llttock blark, Bway. 43TL venient fur couple. IM Meat Oak Bt. CLASSI S THE HALF-SISTERS ONB ACRE for aaie, la Uardea Home U ale rally nurse, open for engage- Tbo abatna'a far you. O Illinois - I district; half 1» cor«, mangle hneta, menu, city or country, Terms rea- And shame for all your aelghbors. other half »Sowed; clear of enrurn eonafoe- TAbor 4S1T.- . braare; good road. Boll Riia water, Wanted Man »o' «pray larga basement Whoa« lawa Jeer at the laws of God IC»a. Hix block, to depot. Twenty Disfiguring bis labora. with kaleomtne Bee Frank Win train, daily each way Fifteen min God mad« hla ■ « « !arplaca pure white. ter». Puylly Restaurant. . fa utes to Portland. Hacrlflee for tl.oou They lived fast 20 squares apart. Cnah Come and aee H, or write A, K. But distance doaa not matter— Kastman. Box tl, Uardea Mot»«, Ore. H'naled—First-clnaa union sign paint A cast too fair sad .too complete One liven within a mansion grand. Also have one eere with bouae, barn, er. Apply Boales A Carver Tiro , To merit man's correction. chicken honae, ete., for rent, »SB.mt Where an (tore coma to flatter; 8tp>p. J l f Flrat atreet._____________ a m o a t » . _________________ _____ The other live« ‘add aqualld fflth; Tha mongrel bread you gave the land. UK. A. I». HOG«ATT A Ufa of atima i b i canker— rom RALE-Tent, «Ue 10»I4—fly to O north, shall wreck ypnr glory Chiropractic Pkyatolua rover, 12*18—eoet 0*0.10; two burner Still botk W - W t o e r '“ to the mat ’Bra twlcg a hundred years have rolled oil «tev«, used only a few months. In Co rat *r ly at t it Palling Building, hi Who la a wealthy bunks*. now located at hit Broadway Build- O’« « this disgusting story. . gu«<l eeadUiuBi coat *18.) A- ■ tabe »30.00 for, outfit. Addtea» R; « Prohibit by your laws and might One Urea la )ux« 9 -and wealth. Th|g Vila amalgamation. r For Sale at Sacrifice And call* aw -Ange».“ Mother.’' WAMTBD—Two or throe-modero for I room modern home, arranged for Or black til agars'a seething blood And walte on her with loving core airbed housekeeping rooms on west two (lata, tt block Irvington car Shall villlfy the natioa. As aha walte ¿ti'V í other. aide with private family. Address Lot 5#xjh0: fruit, berries and hla share Her father, too. L. P. ______ ahruba; upper flat rents for IU M And white men shall ba white no more. * Of every klae Owner leaving city. »4100. or 1*6 00 Their works shall fall and crumble. WANTED - 50 men or women to pick There's not n boms In nil the land furbished. A. H. Johnson, 6»0 25 acre« of logauberrlee el 2 cent« Their offspring shall b» yelow brala So filled with sweet behavior. Skidmore St. per pound. City limits of Aurora. 01 Impudence sad rumble: Beautiful aliady c a m p ground. Th», state shall reel oa sinking agnd. : Wood and elly water fornlehed. Geese and Dark for sale or to lot on Wlth poverty and sorrow— «hare*. Kggs for hatching. Phone For further Information call or dad there shall be recession BAat 4254 K M. Bothwell. »24 K. And-yesterday wae-Mka today. writ«. Miller Broa. Loganberry Of all that enoe waa glory her# Everett 8L Farm, Aurora. Oregon. _________ _ And ala»'’ wUt M tomorrow. To earth's white-faced procession. The' Sunlight o f a- MU4r sphere For Into I have a nice four-room fcouae on a Shall never sbinM»>M«M her. Thjp to the problem of today, , Its 100-foot lot In Mllwaukla. Ore.. Vancouver; 5-room bungalow and For where «be Is akd.|Mat remain. garage. Corner lot, 50x104; nil To laarn from birds of feather which I will sell; going to Califor hulU-lai. No reasonable offer re Nor do her clo^ How wall they -keep unto themselves nia. Bargain. Modani houaa. Bull ■ ffi. i futed A. H Johnson. SM Bkldmore la clear and stormy weather. Run water, hot and cold: gas, elec These slaters òftei£pjgd by My. Tb* beasts that prowl the Jungles deep, tricity and full basement. Price prreanla! pinata and bulb«» Bat not a word of taoUoh »2000. Easy terms. O. C. Johnson. than 50 kinds. Foxgloves 10c. Betrays the kinship ef their blood— . The flab that awlm tha ocean. All Seek their kind and lore their own Box HI. MHwankle. Ore. fa Canterbury and Primroses. Phone Between them Il4h ah ocean. Y/lth masterly devotion. ■—--------------- TAbor 4510. Two pins could adt took more alike. „Roadw ay J42». ! <;.• . ■ .. - i For Kxrhh«g*-N*«L hlgh-power Rem- sbh^ , No mirror give r»fleotion ----------------------- More like the two thaa when they meet At] love their own save those Who bear > (Ogton 25-callhVr slide action hunt- - ■■ ............ The Image of Christ Eternal— Ing rifle. Lyman peep and Ivory JOB WANTED — Flrat class track Before the world*» lagpactton. driver, oversea« veteran, wants Job bead, also factory eights; also ooe Man, man alone, the chasm leaps, driving any. klnd of motor car. Aak Though one has eyes of asaro bine. hundred soft point cartridges, value Vi’hsre blood la made Internal. ’««tern Amari can. Editor Wa And skin of Illy ghlfiieee. rrnnn t< \ trade for Undprwooddyj>*- rif.U cS Is ~ ZiZsSXT \ And hair that falla like braids of gold wrlter; will pay caah difference. ' Where there’s 'a race to better; _ WANTED—Protestant boy« to tell The In splendor sad Is lightness, Unless those higher up step down Secretary, 453 Plttock nik., BRoad- Western American In thalr Immedi And lips like rbbtoe—red as wine. ate neighborhood. ' Good money Tq treason and te fattar. war 4371. ... - after school honra. Call Saturday From which a world of lahghter. morning, IQS Plttcok Dlock. D.J1, Shoe That Boy Right—I’m J»st atert- Rings out to gladden other hearts Must white men hear reformers rail Ing making boy.’ shoes—hand made And leaves a Joy long after. In blasphemous oration. FOR RF.NT—Ono larga room for light —shoes that defy rough usaga and housekeeping. Kleen¿ konvenlent, With slur and slander preach The other’s face, In to m and alee. tooy. SI ft. 13th St. N. EAet 6776. are comfortable and naat; made to - The rot of blood equalisation? In gesture and aapreesion, fit all kinds of feet; tlsea from B, 10. : Yoaag man, truck driver, wants work; Or shall wa give "rope’* to bind It but a counterpart of her 11, II. IS. 1. 2. 3, 4. ». Made right. good references. Care O. D., 407 In marring« his fair daughter Whose Ilfs needs BO confession; 100 per cent honest In every detail; : Plttock Block._____________________ To tome black buck whose smelling Yet there are none to walk with her. only five dollars. A. S. HWART^, hide CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS Not for her lowly station, 1162 Belmont, or 2704 74th St. and A. Rlsdon Co. Free plana. Phone Cannot be cleansed with water? Bat Just because 'thers Is a gulf of Hawthorne car line. tb RUnset 4281. Twlxt her »ad her relation. Or (hall hie mother, precious soul, RiriLDINO CONTRACTORS I Who watched him when In trouble, Get Year Panama — I * Fran or Hat This life Is anch a tangle-tale. Door* mortised at a low rata. Dona ter», 302 Morrison St., near 10th. Ex ! Ami nnraed him when hie helpless neatly Even aldea, uniform depth. Its pathway! are ao winding; pert Panama and straw hat bleach- O. F. I l . care 407 Plttock Block. I> bands 8o much la don« we do not see, -lu g and blocking. - Positively no Would chase each fairy bubble— So much we see to blinding; WANTED acids used "Personal aerVJce and She who was first to guide-his steps. Some live by faith .1» barren flelde, Newsboys of Protestant faith to the square deal for all. my motto. I Shall aha extol his prattle sail Western. American on atraeta. And aotne in ala and clover; C. C. SOUTH WORTH. fa I By taking to her widowed breast Apply 407 Plttock Block, Thursday, But God In His own time atfd place A baboon low aa cattle? after I P. M See Mr. Belsmy. Shall turn the over. Here’s a Real Honye-FOr dale; One acre cultivated land In Gardo« CARPENTER WORK WANTED—For If these half .istern know the truth. Tbo colors change when we strike anything In the carpenter line. It Home, six block* from Oregon Elec home, Perchance ae gdeslp know* It, tric station; gas, telephone, Bull will pay you to call Watlnut 507». . The son I Is horror-stricken— One keep# her penes by fear atone, Run water and elaetrtctty available; Tha senses reel and shame rebukes A secret though she shows K: Longview and Kelso Opportunity twenty trains each way dally; price A chanca to make a lot o f money on ! > Such thoughts that only alcken. The other one wOHto die of shame »1500; terms. Address A. R. East • a good platting proposition. Forty Not for your child a nigger's tore?* If she divined »oaplclrm , man. Box 13, Oardan Home. fa acres can ba cut Into a subdivision. Not fop your widowed Mother? In others' eyes ae to her kin Joa C. Inman. Kelso, Wash. Then Ood of mercy unseal your lips Need a Teat I— 81 m 10 x 14 feet; alao With her of low pooM*00 To preach one tot another. fly to cover same. 12x14. Two-hole Perennial Plante and Ralba — Mor And who Is then to blame the one coal oil etove. Price« right. Phone than 60 varieties. Fox gloves 10c And you wboee morals bleed at nlgbt For/gbrtntlnf 'from the other, Lillee of the valley 80c per doten BRoad way 0420. fa Whan all the world la (leaping, Reduction on plante by tho docen. Since she ha. not « tie by blood TAbor 4810. Remember, Ood’a birth record shows Another Good Tent — For aale Unto that AngOI Mother? What wench your child Is keeping; 14x3, fly to cover same 12x1». Ood’a enre« te on that lowly one. FOR »ALE—Leaving city, muet sacri And God have merey on your soul. And heaven cannot alter hols oil stove used 2 mOnths. fice alx-cyllnder car. 81s cord tires, You who cannot raalat her— The leper-epot« that mar the akin retary. 412 Plttock Bloch. four new. Car thoroughly overhauled Who give» the white child of yonr wife Like some scanned halter. to last ten day*. Good condition Fer gale Phonograph and *fx rec A 'nigger* for a aleter.” guaranteed. Want »450. Worth ord In good condition; used about —OLIVER ALL8TROM $1000. Ask Editor Western Amerl- i <rtoa '7 H D*jjl » UA-WJU. i * «ix montât. WAmut nit, ■ ■; f.