Thursday, Juna 21, 1223
THE
WESTERN
AM ERICAN
HOODLUM ELEMENT
TAUGHT A LESSON
IN A JERSEY CITY
Old Homestead Baking Co.
Th« Nicht flread for Nicht P m , i ,
U/h Drei*
l r l aad O tl,*n
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Phon« T i M r M i l
VV. Z. flight Wood and
C'Mtl Co.
110»KtiT tVLIiillTM ANO
B E ASURE»
Roman Mayor Halt* Parade,
Whereupon (Clansman
Raise Their Hoods.
183 T ,'O fp * Av*.
Portland, <
2 lii
tabur I U «
IM I Hawlburtvr
Hodge's Sweet Shop
EVERY MIN STAYS IN UNI
Th«
H o rn «
of
S w e a t*
WkotoooU ood Botoli Ceady
Insults .to American Flag
Rebuked by Citizens, W ho
Acclaim the Klan.
W hy
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L a r « Klaeald’s
I M M S B ich a *
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lUlaler L o r d . Daily
Loti
fv rn n u m and P U m Mover
O ffk e : 37» V. ftUrri«on, Cor.
_ JAìfKs V. nona
M 1C -7 » Manchaatar
Partland, Oregon
(JftilIS. I
word of praise you would receive In
reply.
As to tbe advisability of public
ownership. ' presuming you hare an
open mind on Ike subject, ant going
to aslc that you attend at least one
of the Isctnren as indicated on tbe
enclosed announcement, to be de
livered by Mr. Carl D. Thompson, after
whit'll t reel g llT V ou will be willing
to udmlt that oil railroad workers are
not dumphoots. Yours very truly.
A M. ARNOLD.*
Ili il K
G A S O L IN E F IL LIN G S T A T IO N
Chas. T. McPherson
T M rtr-tS i,» aad M m
I M im M
PortUad. Orocoa
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d
insurance Specialist
P h on e
Life — Fire — Accident
Health^— Automobile
Office t Pilone MAJn 6598
309 Yoon Building
1023 Belmont St.
East 1128
E U R E K A PRINTING CO.
Commercial and Job Printing
IlMid 'Btf : ra o a c T Atwr SMB
1111 E. Caruthers Bt
Jual prior to the atari oi the parade ore. Tbe K in s men, paying no lUten-
Mayor Pilcher, a Mason, ordered the thin to tbe hoodlums, continued on Everyone
Should
Hear
parade to atop unleaa the Klansmen their way with fotdod arm*. —
Noted
Lecturer
on
Subject
Mayor Keel« f l m s
retnovijd their masks.
While the
D & D RESTAURANT
KL^N L Ì Y EM FOREVER.
Throughout the tine of mnrrh the
Mayor had no Irgal right to laeuo such
of Vital Importance.
WEST aud CASEY
. an order, the Klahsmen, betnR alwaya Klan amen were a rested by cheer* nnd
“Tile Spirit of the Ku Klux Klan
tnw abiding. ratsrd thetr hood*, much appiano«, end thoee who Imitated the
atilt Uvea, and should live a priceless
Arknowlcdging receipt of the letter
IS*. EAST TH TXTT.F,H ;nTII ST.
to the aurprlae of "Mia Honor," and enake were tpw nnd far between An
heritage lo be aacredly treasured by __________ _____________________
the Klansmen colored the high school given below. The Western American
atond ready for the order to march.
iii U M Aho love ihelr country, re- f>rpa^ f ralt and Vegetables a Specialty
Thla unexpected move upaet the auditorium, tbe leverai thousand peo- heartily concedes that Mr. Raymond gariliesa of «notion. aud are proud of t
pie
aented
there
aroee
and
cheered
jLonergan
is
a
brilliant
writer
and
a
_
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Mayor, who had thought to keep the
its scored traditions.
That this spirit
P. W . B R A D FO R D
Klansmen out of the parade by hla the Klan. which »»used Mayor PI leer fooil authority, as a rule, on economic ma.7 ,iy* alWa > , io warm the hearts
QUALITY GROCERIES
grandstand order to unmaak. but the. seated opon the atagf. to feel very subject«, hut that he la wrong, a i t » '¡ o f manly men. unify them by tho
Mayor hail- another car^ up hla aleeve. > uocomfortalijo after hip a tte m p ilo
wrooJ^ m his attack upon Gon- „pifU Q( |*w|^ klanKhucss to aaeungo
,
We Deliver
He gave-orders‘to allow tbe first dt- * discriminale against a purely Amart- eraJ leopard Wood and In hts cam the billowing tide of fraternal allea-
paign for government ownership of ktlon that surges lb human breasts,
Vtatoii of the parado to etart. The can order.
When the Mayor Issued hla iM l the railroads. "Labor," th* railroad and inspire them to achieve the high
Klnn Vas not 1« thla first division
hut waa lu a division led by a amali inJuuto Illegal order for the K Ian li j workers’ propaganda journal, boosting est and noblest to the defense of uur
Hungry T curiste—
body of Junior prdor men, a band and ra en to remove their masks, the for government ownership, Is excel- country, our homes, each other sgi!
When travetlrg throuch Bastero
u munii company of war Veterans Af Klescie in fpjurge was heard/to Set. lenity edited and admirable In 111 evt- ’ imm-.ulty, is the paramount ideal « • !
Oruooti. don't fati to visit Madras,
those
Who
(Ud
not
wish
to
psAde
and
ter a half hoar w»U. the aecoud d i-,i
1
and
dent sincerity and square-dealing, but' ihv Ku.ahU of Ihu Ku Klux Klan.
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_ Step oat id Its editor* and promoters themselves ' ~
vision waa allowed to start, but no, dlacloae
Ihelr ________
Identity to
K. BY f r » Farn« as Restaurant
i. — W. J. Simmons.
C vm v v M s ] Just WlgM
sooinjc had stalled Ao move, than Nnv-.j Uur..r.durtt lo Jim ball *»d rerapve are deceived os to the merits of pub-
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.
i ral polk- men on'hntitorrjrcUh fined their r*galia.v Not one man left the lie ownership of the railroads.
| 1" ! nnapoti*. fnd.. Klansmen have
up In front of tho parade end d«-- line but so. olte body the Klan «men
In a cloee-up study of conditions in treated their home city to a civic bath.
mand-d Ip aes the permit, staling lhat , ralaed» ihelr masks and stepped for- Russia . during the world war. th e' » " W R a t o r a employed by the Klan L S Bobinaon. Prop.
the Junior Order parade had gone and j ward, showing lhat under the white writer loarned from General Lorn on have turned' over to tho police aad
Alberta Tira
Repair Shop
this waa a separate parade’ and that robe and hood were many of the
VULCANIZING
oaaojf (the MeAdoo of the old reglqiel federal officers the names of a Jorge
no permit had been’ laaued. Thla waa city’« leading citlaons and business
Dumber of booUeggers, proprietors
N ew and Caed T ire»
nnd other railroad managers that the
plainly an attempt Id annoy tho men— men of high social standing In
of immoral resorts and professional
All Work Guaranteed
cause of the Terror and the recurrent
Klansmen and would have met with the city and itste, and men whose
gamblers. Furthermore, they have 1033 Union Av«.. N.
Portland, Ore.
revolutions and famine, was the break
success only for the stand taken by character Is, beyond reproach,
backed up thejr Information with
down of tho railroad system through
th* Juniors in line, who claimed It the i Many remark« were heard along the
sworn affidavits and actual evidence.
the weakness aad Inefftclgncy of pub
second division of the parade.
line of march from the .thousands of
A large number of arrevts have been
.
. . .
„
men and women who viewed the lic ownership. General Lomonoaaotf made and most of the initial prosecu
G O D EL BROS.
parade. Tbs Ktanamen were com- and hla co-workers froaly predicted1 tions have resulted In convictions.
After a little further delay, Ihs sec- ‘ mended for being undaunted, and the tbe same kind of disaster in the
MEATS, GROCERIES ANO
This campaigri relûtes the accusa
VEGETABLES
n"d division ones more got under way M, yor w„ condemned for hi*, unfair- Unltod Slates, if public ownership
tion that the Klan takes the law Into 997 Belmont
We Deliver
only lo be stopped amiln by pollcfe-
u„ . Ampr|r, n conduct. The wore attempted,1 for efficient rallrdhd [
Its own hands.
in possible when
men. who demanded that tho Klans- opposition and the disrespect from management
mcn allow themselves lo be searched the hoodlums has caused the finest mixed with pol
The experience
MRS. L. E. KLETZINC
KIWANIANS VISIT IMPERIAL
tor weapons. Again the Klansmen type of men in Bloomfield to seek en of every county thal has tried It lx
PALACE.
Reliable Agent for A ll
submitted to the law ami smiled, while trances to the Invisible Empire, that against pub
ip.
Thu InternalioAal Convention of Ki-
the Irish policemen frisked them. NO freedom shall tg>l pariah from our
However, he A dltor'vf The West-
‘ Magazines
WRAPON8 WERE FOUND ON ANY land.
orn American^ glaAy will Yiear the leo- wanie Club was hold in Atlanta. Ga..
Subscriptions Quarar.leed
KI.ANHMAN, and tho parade once
u. Cgrl D. Thompaon of during the last week In May and thou I 'hone Walnut 347«
turo bj
14V« Oat man St.
more got under way."
There were 35,333 automobiles lost Chicago,
respectful ear to sands of Klwanians were in tbe city.
Thear delays,- caused by guljUc o ffl-1 In 182*. moat of thorn anawerlng to his “ me
Klwanians number in their member
s and Inspiration.”
-
T abor U44
cta1*j*d\oj>xcped«-«M^
the name of Dixie.
_______________ He will
18 at 8 p. m., \n ship many of the leading business
Central Dbrary hall; Jane <0, at 8 men of the nation. That there are
Sunnyside Fuel Co.
p. m.. at Jefferson High School; June 1 also a great many Klansmen In their
Established 1304. Inc. 111!
21. st 2:80 p. m., at Central Library ranks was evidenced by tho visiting
hall, and Jtme 21. 8 p. m . at Central Kfwanls delegates who visited the Im
Long or Shert'Kood and Cool
E. 36th and H aw thorn« A v «.
Library ball, hla theme b.etng “ How to perial Palace. —IM P E R IA L NIGHT-
meet local problems of public uttlf- HAWK.
A 8K FOR
tlea." Ha ha* a plan for a greater
Green
Hill Dairy
Swindlers, reputed to have reaped
city, and ror an equitable distribution
millions through lake charity schemes
Pasteurised
of the coats and the benefits of pub
Cream
durlrg nnd aft6V the war. are pre
lic utilities. Everyone should hear
W hip Cream
paring to stage a comeback, accord-'
Butter Milk
him and everyone is welcome.
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lag to tho N'sw York district attorney.
By Test One or tha Best
Fred A . Armbruster
Manager
Grand Ave. and East Stark
* Portland, Ore.
Eleventh Street G arage
C. W. PRIGGE, Proprietor
Guaranteed Auto Repairing
CORD
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31*4
21.00
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r j K T better Ml rw-r ftforo Y O t W O A lf by E aiftig adjustments
ents i amtth
it» *»•-* t
overhauling done NOW.
s We can givo you the price in ml vanee, i t you w&nt i t
&
THE LENTS GARAGE
AXEL KlUI'AHL, Proprietor
8919 Foster Road
Leather
High
For
j
Lower Columbia Hijjhway
A
• Auto SsrTÎce Station
W E L C O M E FO R A L L
¡"fA b o r’’ and the part this publication
I»? playing In Receiving the railroad
¡ ttAker. Rear In mind thy railroad
I wofk'er la bcgluuing to think for Uirn-
I sep. and It you wero to aak any craJts-
! man for hla opinion of "taibor." 1 ven
ture the assertion that U would be
Six Klpnamen Iron Bue.ygns Klan.
a 8. Whitcomb, Mgr
Roalm'qf Oblo,
hill regalia noted m on a Karl « i t »
aa pallbearer* a t jh e funeral of . Milo
Portland Plumbing and
R. Hayes, Boy Scout Com raids loner of
Heating Co.
Bucini*, last we^k. Tlruy bore (ho
Ca«itract*r¿
casket to a.watting h*ar*o end at the
Repair* Done on th* Day Order ad
M7
Sandy
Boulevard
eatBdtary lowered It into lb* grave.
*8*8 Qt.
Portland, Or*.
yoy
Class
belt
Repairing
tronble*
consult . us
Jobbers in all clueses of fabric belts
'
PEERLESS B E LT R E PA IR F A C T O R Y
53 First Street
OEO. 'W E E 8 H H O N S , Prop.
Portlands Oregon
THIEL
A L L K IN D S O F
su n set 3442
••Brotherhood of Railway and Steam-
,ak‘!r* ,re ■ •"c,l,n« 8lms ,or 7410 Foster Road
ship Clark a. Freight Handlers. Ex-; 'hestrteken '» '* ° t Europe, ostensibly
prase and Station Employ.*. AfflR. lo huy t0iMi ^
cloibinK toT
THE LADD
•tad with American Federation of ,f do,,ors* " Ul aetUalljr
the
<«racers
2nd
Rntrhers Fountain Hilt!
Labor.
Division Protective Com-! * lfU '
’
Iteslhuraut
mitt** Representing Employes of S.
Political Mirada.
The best in all departments
P. Co, Pacific System.
Should Gove mor ~ ATTIml th, Roman
Phone
Service
Delivery
"Portland, Ore., June 18, 1923. Mr. Catholic cholro for the prosCIrfficyi be
Sunset 173d
Qever, editor. Western American, 40T nnmtnnted by thç Democrats, tho na 11th and Hawthorne
I PKtock Block. Portland. Ore. Dear tion will probably bo treated to the
(TIETRQLRT _ * Phone East 0720
I Sir: , My attention has been called to smerlarle of the State of Taxas going
C H A S. C. EM ER Y
the editorial In the laat Issue of The Republican by 50,000 vote*.
Authorised Service end Parts
Western American entitled “ Railroad
Chattanooga Klan No. 4. Realm of
Satisfaction Guaranteed— 1 $ Teerd
Workers Deceived."
Knowing Hew
"While Mr. Lonergan’s views as con Tennessee, haa probably the largest 7*7 C. Eighth at Hawthorn*
Portland
Klan
Klau
rn
In
th*
country.
It
will
cerns Mr. Wood may not square up ex
accommodate
8000
people.
Th*o
walls
actly with oqy views, I will say that
: from an economic standpoint he Is are painted with representations of
Frank Russell Barber Shop
Klansmen In full regalia and a huge
right more times than he Is wrong.
’ Fhlldrea’» Hair CaUiog
electrically lighted fiery erobw stands
"The part of your editorial to which
a Specialty
In rear of the altar. This Klan also
I take exception Is the last part hav-
-Tmirttitim» <k»wt town office«.
MIT Sandy Boulevard
I big to do with the. publication of
Belts
M A R K T O S P E C IA L O R .D IR
X
M I L K
*
Phone Sunset 1534
Sunnyside M arket
f
t 3 ™
E X P R E S S Â N D M O V IN G
Copying a od Enlarging
eel vee Ui a v e ng e the Insult-Ui the
Burlington, Oregon
1 ' j , i i P
FRED G A N T E N B E IN
Peter Pan Service
^RAILWAY WORKERS '4
L
E. H A D L E Y
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KW ICK
KAÄEKUL
KOMPETENT
Does the Mongrel H ow l at the Moon?
Joy-Makers for Young and
Old for the Glorious
Fourth
*
lettre T rim i» » l
ttfih jutai iteriteMe
l'W.Uttù, Ore.
leappeear, SC l l f m
K od ak F in is h in g
lll.iiu.MKIKI.il. N. J„ Juno iC-e- Lttsl
ii I k It l th« Junior 0. I'. A. M. staged a
rue Hay parade ami Invited all Tra
il rnal ami patriotic organxletluns to
take part aa their Rinata 1 A written
invitation « a t aturt to the Bloomfield
Knlchla o rtho Ku Kins Klan and waa
arreplrd. alter the Klan lenders had
conferred with the city official who
had laaued the permit to th« Junior
need the un American element
Order.
This official aahl there waa no law Uloomfleld to gather Into a mob.
»Calnat maakrd parade« In the Hlr.tr which broke out with «11« Inaultc and
and ad via* <1 III* Klanam u that they the throwing of e g x « The « m * thrown
had a perfect right to parade Xs In hit the American Kla* carried by the
vited aural»
Arrangements were - bulling Klaiiameo on horeeback. No
uiad<- and two hundred aud fifty rob«d at(ompt was mode by tbe police te
Kleuemrn assembled at the startling atop this uu-Amarloao outrage, but
H p t .. ■i-.-l—:
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arvrral civilian« took It upon
A
Ro vai Blue Line Busses
Portland, Astoria and Seaside
rr<MPpt l>eMrerjr
I'ftone RKII wcmm I Ï.U2
Schedale
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- I .S HI AT O «
RESTAURANT
f'
313 Aster Street
A S T O R IA , ORE
Wear
C O R TLE Y CLOTHES
S u its arid O verco at* at P ric e s $18.50 to $35.00
Oar Gaarnnteet After having worn any of our Suita or Overcoats
nnd def<-om devtlep we w ill’refund the money you have paid or
make other adjustment satisfactory to purchaser.
Kpertal Mac of Shoes, list.. Shirts Underwear, etc, at
reasonable prices
CLEMENT
THE
B O ST O N S T O R E
Curnmr S» ».nib and Aster Sts.
Astoria, Oragea
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