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THE Thursday, June 14, 1923 general c irc u la tio n . Denouncing H. J. Langoe and Associates in Fake “ Western American.’ ? Americanized,” Rednecked I Foreigner Also Keeps Booze in Apartment. D u r in g th e re d -h o t po litica l eam - T h e "N o rth m e n " had th a n M V eubecrlhere la P ort* la n d , a n d all c e n re rh e d k new « a r y w a ll that tbla th eft w o u ld racult i m • m ed ia tely In codfuaad m a ll dallyoriaa. B e g in . O p e n in g O u r M a il S u ra en o u g h , the o d ilo r of tko ’’N o rth m a n '* began re ce iv in g an d o p e n in g th e p riv a te perso n al m a il of the e d ito r of T k a W e a te rn A m e ric a n , a n d kaa co n tinued to co m m it tk ic u n p a rd o n a b le offenca at o v a ry o p p o r tu n ity . E v e n w h a n tka addroac a n d Ik e envelope m a rk ln g c ch ow u n m ii - la k a b ly that' tko letter la d ire cte d to tk o e d ito r of T h e W a a te rn A m e ric a n , in tk o P itto c k b lo c k , tbia " A m e r ic a n - iaed" fo re ig n e r, H . J . L a n g o e , kaa opened It, tkua " w ia in g " klm ao lf to o u r p riv a te a ffa ira , and k e e p in g the m o n ey fo r aukacriptiona, 'te n d in g kia fa k e p a p e r to o u r aubaertkera. F u r- tk e rm o re , ik e aaid H . J . L a n g o o aent out a o lU ilo ra w k o repreaenlod th e m - aelvea aa aganla of Ike re a l a n d o n ly W e a te rn A m e ric a n , thua o k ta in in g p a tro n a g e fcy falao pretenaor. A m e ric a n la a tio n J o u r n a l fa r O re g o n a n d tke P aaific N o rtk w o a t, puk liak od m o n tk ly k y T k o N o r tk m a u P u k lia k - in g C o m p a n y (I n c o r p o r a t e d ). O f f l- cerai M . J . La n g o e , p ro a ld o n li B . G . Skulaaon. a a c re ta ry -tre o a u re ri d irn e - tara, G . B . H e g a rd t, B . G . Skulaao n, H . J . La n g o e . O fficea a n d p u k lie k in g beuae, U k b a k u ild ia g , 227t i W a a b - in g to n St., P o rtla n d .” T k o litio page ia àa u n co n e cie n a kle fra u d in m o re w aya tk a n ano. In thè fire i placo, It nevor k a d a a y r ig h i to tko lilla , T k o W e a to rn A m e ric a n . It la n o i a m a g a tin e o f go o d citiaoaa klp , I I th è e d ito r o f it, H . J . La n g o o , la a apecimen of aama. I t laebe generai Roheit A. Lee of Fort Worth No Kin to Illustrious Southern Family. May M otor Company Authorized Ford and Ford son Dealer Expert Ford Reparing (lux Klan miie wai injected trial o l oil frapd caara here this wet t which reaultrd in four ad mitted 1 !lanam*n being rejected for jury dut hceauae.of their Klan affili ation. The t rfendsate ia the oil fraud Portland, Ore. caaea ware: porauediog any W allet Mark*. akoet oo a job, p h jllJ Goldatein. aliaa Ralph P. Yet, tbia crafty Cibaon.l a o b i. to b o ld v „ h 4 n H . Sang, aliaa \ . J. Lang. The Blue Front Grocery and Market ■ I Schwort. t Ira Sherwin. __ rt A. Lee. re French —in a gnat's eye. firtt four pleaded guilty, while Delirarían I-rave at 10 A. M. and 1 P. M. 1er three aworr by alt that i. nd holy /they had never d> a natti hty act in their lives. Indeed, they u rre such paragom of virtue that they 1 rere alhtoat afraid o f them selves. In dfsw in c S jury to try the three who pleaded not guilty, counsel for the d r^ n s e asked each talesman: “ A reirou a tmemher o f the Ku Klux La n g o o , aliaa H anae n, ia bead of p u b lic a tio n called - T H E N O R TH " T k o N o r th m a n P u b lis h in g . C o -," a M A N , " loaned b y " T b a N o rth m a n q u aatio n able atock c o n c e rn th a t baa P u b lla k ln g C o m p a n y ," at P o rtla n d , ope ra ted in P o rtla n d fo r m a n y yeara, tu d d o n lly ch a n g e d Ita nom a to " T H E a n d w h ic h peddlea “ charea" to a u ck - W ESTER N A M E R I C A N , " fo r p e ere. I t kaa o n ly a fe w aukacrikera. c u n ia ry r.a eone , a n d hoe boon tr y in g o v o r aiaco, w ith laoo- th a n SSS actu al c irc u la tio n . In m ake th o public believe it lo tho reel and o n ly W o e to m A m e ric a n . T h e real W eatern A m e ric a n , o f f i cial jo u rn a l o f tho K u Kfum K la n in tka R ealm nf O re g o n , w it h officea at 4SS P itto c k b lo ck, had boon a g o in g rn te rp ria e fo r eeveral m o n th ., p u b - liakod ovary week at A e te rie , w itk a la rg o c irc u la tio n in P o rtlo a d a n d th ro u g h o u t tko e lite of O re g o n a n d • • catta riag li lt o f lu h acribere in all porta o f tko N o r t k w o il a n d o th e r 10 « . liooa. It b ia about M A SS readers. T k o ed ito r o f T k o W o a la rn A m e r i ca n , w k n waa fig h tin g w it k all kia / m ig h t f a r the P u b lic S ch o o l B ill, il d is c re e tly kad annou n ced li a lo dge m oa ting in P o rtla n d that adverse p r in tin g c o n d itio n s in A e t o r ii w o u ld com pel h im Co m ove Ik e p i p e , to P o r t la n d . fro m w h ic h base a m uck la rg e r c irc u la tio n cou ld bo ob tained ood b e t to r service in gen era l bo givao. A p ra ttlin g gossip, s e rv in g as a spy, m en t. F a r this reason it was im p o s sible to stop tko tk o ft b y federal o rd e r, because, fo rs o o th , it k ad o c c u rre d at tk o P O R T L A N D po sto ffice nod T k a W oa ta rn A m e ric a n was using tk a eecond-c^jsss m a ilin g p riv ile g e th ro u g h th o ^ I s t o r i a p o «to ffi«e . T h i s a rg u m e n t was foolish because tk o p ap er k ad an axtansiea c irc u la tio n in P o rtla n d , a n d was s o lic itin g b u s i ness th ere a n d w as a n e w spap er of AMERICAN B acke d by " W ia e C aaa k e a " fpalge laat O c to b e r on obacuro m o n th ly aeon a fte rw a rd " T k a N o r tk m a u " was d u b bed " T k e W e s te rn A m e ric a n " and fille d w ith a ll hitada af " p a tr io tic " flu h d u d designed lo doaoieo sock of tko pu b lic s t its sm all c irc u la tio n c o u ld roach and to do w h a t h a rm It cou ld la tk a P u b lic S c h o o l B ill atad tk e W h it e F o lk s ' tickot. P ostm a ste r " U n f r ie n d ly " to -Ue T h e W e s te rn A m e ric a n protested at tk a A s to r lp postoffice against this b ru ce n steal o f nom a, a n d also to tko P o s to ffic a D e p a rtm e n t at W a s h in g - te a . T k o A s to ria poetm aater, one H a ld a rm a a , a w ood de aler, happened to bo oo tko o th e r aide o f tko p o litic a l a rg u m e n t, d o in g w k a t he cou ld again st th e interests o f tk o W h ile F o lk s . H o c o u ld n ’t see w k a ra in tk o theft o f tka p ap er’s nam e b y |ke P o rtla n d m an waa a n y offensa again st tka postal re g u la tio n s, a n d of course, ko so re p resentad it to tk o P ostoffica D e p a r t WESTERN answered in the affirmative ■e immediately rejected, The I ce gentleman named above lias Wet 1 posing os a member a l the famous Southern family of Robert An authentic scion of ska a c tio n in n a y w a y th e y m ay that fanfcly is here for the trial with Wo have s ubm itted lo n g fam ily records to prove he.is a Jew. When Talking to Friends TELL THEM The Western American is one o f the most widely quoted new »paper* among all the patriotic journals. TH AT It circulates among thinking citizens and that it is a newspaper for THINKERS. TH AT No one but an Honest-to-Goodnesa 100-Per-Cent American approves o f our policy, but TH AT All Protestant Americans swear by us, “ Sir” Joe Scott and his toe-kissing friends, notwithstanding. TH AT W e want 100,000 more subscribers to offset Po litical Romanism. — TH AT Tke Western American is fast becom ing a na tional publication o f distinction. TH AT Opr subscription price is only $2 the year and - / TH AT Our address is 408 Pittock Block, Portland, Ore. KING KAB1NET SHOP B rin g Ibis advertisement w ith you na U w ill entitle you to I S * on your furniture, repairing or reflnlnhlag Klean Komfort Kommand» Broadway TUI K a re ftil — K le a n DAY PRODUCE CO Meats, Fruit* and Vegetables igk to th e co n tin u e d outrage s a n d a, liar t n ( an ¡impostor. 500 dozen assorted Trout Files, dozen B E W A R t O F K A M E L IA UNDER B A N - OF K L A N C A. NORW OOD 6SS7 Foster Rond kepm am ’S INSIDE BLOCK W OOD P o rk a p s L a n g o o b u y i b o o n 1 'ilk a rticle , w a rn in g h im in n frie n d ly w a y th a t pmtiaoce k a d c o o tid to bo a T k a W e s te rn A m e r ic a n m o n e y , v irtu e , a n d th a t if it w o rn poasihla h a ve p ro o f th at ko K E E P S kooi f o r h im to re p a ir tk o w ro n g o u t of and o f a v a ry b o / q u a lity — in kis in g q u a rte rs ia tk a o ld L a h b o r o o k c o u rt ko n e w k ad a g o o d o p p o rtu n ity . e ry nt Secon d a n d ¡ j f s e k l s g l o a T h i s H o w as to ld th at tk a w r it e r ia o th a r is p h o t tip f a r tk o p ro h ib itio n yoors k a d m et A . E . C la r k , kis la w p o rto o r, a n d .. believed k irn to ko eleutbt. O o tk o -*---------- * L l - J — “y - 1— 1 - t -t — k u ild ia g , ikia . “ A m i r U n a i e - d " f o r la g a n y c o n ce p tio n o f tk o lo ft y ethics o f tka logoi p ro fe s s io n w o u ld s p u rn e ig n e r kos a t ig n i •fThe W e s te rn A m e ric a n , T h e N o r t h auck co n d u ct as L e a g u e waa g u ilty of. m a n P u b lis h in g C o , L a n g o o S te a m S k u la a o n . h o w e v e r^ a k o w e d k im a alf to bo iL k ird -0 6 -tk p sam o le a th e r , boconeo s h ip A g e n c y , W A L K I N I ’ be wkiaaed th a t th e p ro p e r p laca to S om e one W I L L w a lk Ip soma tim e aottlo tk o c o n tro v e rs y w as in c o u rt, a n d ta k r"1 »im ' to tba calaboose fo r T h a t ’s tb a L A W Y E R o f i t — a n d d o w n h a v in g boose a n d fo r s u p p lyin g otkors w itk all sbek la w y e r s !— w h o cro a to w it k it. T h i s i t kis ty p o ood his ¡doe tro u b le a n d thus o b ta in pra ctico . T h i s of "g o o d c itis o n s k ip ." S o m e h o w L a n ia eevore, b ut it is e n tire ly ju s tifie d goo gets a w a y w it k it end rides b y S ktsUson'e re m a rk s la ro p ly to o a ro u n d in an a x p e n tie e autom obile. fa ir p ro p o s itio n . H o d id not o b je ct H ia business is e vid e n tly th a t of to th e a rtic le . * c a tc h ia g suckers, c a p ita lie in g tk o ---------F o r e i g n e r s A l l C lu b b e d U p allen influencée, and P o rtla n d Is fu ll H a s it com a to pass th a t tkeea h a lf - of them , ns th e f ly -k y -n t g k t p r o m o t ba ked fo re ign e rs d o m in a ta o u r c o u a - ers all a x u lta a tly d é clara. t r y no d o u r p u b lic a ffa irs to tu c k a n " G o o d G it isoask ip ," F o rs o o th 1 e n tra t th a t th e y ca n got a w a y w it k - L a n g o o call* k is p u b lica tio n " A A N Y T H I N G ? ft seams so, in som e m aga sin e of goo d citiso n s k ip ." H a ro sections. In tk a o ld h o m o section o f ia tke title page o f this brasen fa k e r: tk o w r ita r , w h o re a fo re ig n e r is a " T H E W E S T E R N A M E R I C A N , (c o n ra ra avie n o d less tk a n o n e -h a lf o f tin u in g T k a N o r t h m a n ), a M a g a s in » one p e r cent o f _ th e p o p u la tio n , w o o f G o o d C itis o n s k ip , tk o recognised n e ve r w o u ld th in k o f takii in f suck a ington side o f the Bridge of the Gods, is a wonderful sight. The climb to the top is a trip you will o f go o d money. T h e y heap a h a n d y p o s t. B u t this ia a d iffe re n t section aied a v e ry different k in d o f b u rg . H a ro tk o fallow w it h tko alia a ja rg o n , b e in g in sufficient n u m b e rs . U c ln b b a d up in auck n w a y th a t ko bassos tk o situation. It ia in to le ra b le to a fre o -b o rn A m a ric e n ! I t is in to l- a m b la to one w hose an cestors fo u g h t w it k W m b in g te n , W a y n e a n d C re a n e f o r tk e freedom a n d inde pend ence of A m e ric a . T h e ed ito r admits th a t th is a rticle is w ritte n ia righ te o u s iaadignotiou, bocease he bus boon ro b b e d e n d o ut- ra g e d in a manner th a t n o m o o w e a ld en dure. H o w w ould y o u fool to k ava som e c ra fty s ln n k o p e n in g y o u r p r i- v o te m o il? This is tk a o n ly a p o lo g y necessary fo r aur St.OOt reade rs, nil o f w h o m ore interested in ju s tice , tk a sq u a re deal and tk a w e lfa re of T k e W e s te rn Am erican. ---------- Do you w ant to re ca ll P ierce? I i D Orders Gire* Prompt Attention * Best Quality and a square deal for all at the RUGGLES, Merchant Tailoring Tremont Bakery C le a n in g , P ro sa la * , A lt er a t ison M H S B O TO a tJ-O M O ad S L S . E . POrtload. Oregon Phone * A « « « « . GEORGE WETLE Repairing of Aata Radiator» a Specialty All Work Guaranteed FEEDERS, TANKS, BODIES Acetylene Welding 4M Hawthorne Ava Portland, Or Corner !>m________________________ R. H. RANDOLPH Complete Building Service Before building or planning the new home, see me. for I have 100 up-to- date plana to select from. P la n s $10 and np. No Jot too Small BUXTON’S GROCERY Fresh Fratto aad Vegetables No Job too largo R. H. RANDOLPH CONTRACTOR—GENERAL JOBBING Plans and Specifications Furnished Phone Main OSSO ...U n io n I The St. Charles Hotel Plano and Furniture Moving il Tripe Made Any Place SUNSET 9030 os tar Road Portland. Oregon MORGAN & KAIN DR. FLETCHER be able to enjoy and reach very easily when the Bridge of the Gods is built. Y ou ¿an help build it by subscribing now to the stock, par value now $ I per share. the Gods is built. Beacon 1794 TERMINAL Open Until Midnight Every Day in the Year Orocerieo. Fruit, Vegetables, Dairy and Bakery Goode, and Cured Meats. Shipley Transfer & Storage Company Packing and Shipping Furniture and Piano Roving a Specialty Portland, Ora 10S Fourteenth SL M a vis * , FREDERICK W . OTTO REAL Rea. Tabor 1MT—Office Beacon 5JÎ* R AY BELLAMY Llfs — Accident — Auto 706 Coach Building T. URE. WILLIAMS, Fisca/ Agent Portland, Ore 100 Per Cent Service — Day or Night J. A. CORNES GROCERIES Fratte and Prodace In 8eason G ra n d m a ’ s C a k es a n d C o o k ie s Sold Everywhere Rea. Walnut 1302 E 8 T A T E — INSURANCE 1/2 North Seventh St Seaelde, Oregon You can help build the bridge. 328 Henry Building TVLf AMIIIKG AXD RETREADING S54 E. Burnside St. Near E. 28th SL •b Fishing is great on the Washing ton side of the Bridge of the Gods. M any lakes and streams can be reached easily when the Bridge of Dealers In Goodyear Tires aad Tabes All Kinds of Ttree—W e Guarantee AÖ our Work GENERAL INSURANCE BRoadway 3808 WE DELIVER CIGARS AND TOBACCO , L1>oked~Het L u d m AU H om i Foot Doctor I-adjr Assistant B E A C O N R O C K , on the W ash gSSBMSv M c K a y ’ S p l a c e Help Build the Bridge of the the bridge. Stock now being of fered for public, par value $1 per * 12-iach Cash on Delivery PffllPfffff muüiKiiiuiqgjmitidiitiiatottiliwii.niiniiiiimtuiimBkiim'iii.i'.. urttii You will want a summer home at one of those beautiful lakes on the Washington side when the Bridge of the Gods is built. Help build East O a S f c l M l a r 6872 Quinns Auto Machine Shop Cylinders bored |».BS each In moat car* WITHOUT REMOVING US E. Kllllngxworth A t «. Near Albina W b L 2362 T h e G em W a ffle H ou se