Grand K K Ball at Seaside Friday Night
lc P a i d
Portland, Ora.
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Tb. Official Paper uf Tba H o ,.I Ridera of (be R*d
Kuba, Imperial Headquarlrrs U t Honra» Build-
Ina. Portland, Urotron.
'(fidai Paper of tbe Invisible P.aiplre, Knights
Tbe Official
tbe Ka H i n Klon, la On Koala • ( Orrg.n-
Address («mniunicaflans lo I . A. Dryer, Editer, MO
I’lliork lllerk, Portland, Oregon.
Official Janrnal of tbe We
a c t of the Heckle».
Voi. I. No. 48
GOOD WILL REIGNS
IN PORTLAND KLAN
AND FOR EVERYONE
»I
YC S H A L L KNOW T H E T R U T H
P U B L IS H E D W E E K L Y
K LETZ1N G M A N A G E R
W E S T E R N A M E R IC A N
SHALL
M AKE
YOU
FREE
P O R T L A N D , OREGON, FR ID A Y , J U L Y 6, 1923
HARDING AI MERCY
!
JOHNSON TO
C A T H O L IC
SW E R
TURER
A N Y W H E R E IN U. S. PR IC E 5c
ÜSÜRY IS WORLD’S
GREATEST MENACE:
HERE’S THE TROTH
G E T Y O U R TICK ETS
TO R C H A R IT Y B A L L
Rev. James R.
n. Exalted
Get your tickets for the Joyous
LEWIB M KLETZINO. formerly of
Cyclops of Portland
« No. 1. will
dance In Redmen's hall. East Ninth
Portland but who haa lived In Aetoria
and Hawthorne! Portland, the evening
deliver a public lectars on Klankraft
for several year», took charge a. man
" " .............
at Oak Orove. near NUaml. tbe even
of July 14. under auspicean of the
ager of The Weetern American on
ing of Friday, July U, in reply to an
July 1. He I. a young married man
Cameratta club. The Klansmen and
and hla parent» realde In Portland.
attack upon him and kb cause by the
Klanwomen are backing the affair, as
Mr. Kletslng la widely known be-
Reverend- Dorns, a! Homan Catholic
Individuals, because the proceeds will
rauae of hla newspaper work, and re
lecturer. A warm aegtton is probable,!
be used for social relief work, without
cently became, aa Chief Deputy Bber-
oratortcally apeaklng, ba’ good-nature
regard to race or creed.
Klan’s
Secret
Service
Dis
Distinguished
Thinker
Hits
True Klankraft Upon High Iff -under Harley J. Sluaher of Clataop
will prevail at the ifclah
One of Oregon's most charming
closes Facts Concerning
Terrific Blow at Our
Both of the»« ratadur- (who are
matrons, holding high social rank hi
er Phnc Under Leadership county, he Cleaned up the moonahlnera
and hoot logger. In a manner never ex-
like game rooetera) aw said to be well i
Portland, and one of the city's noted
President’s Bodyguard.
Chief Curse.
of Gifford and Others.
relied anywhere, 'fbe work netted
fraternity leaders, will lead the grand
matched In debating ability
Many'
large auma In flpea. Hla peraonal ac-
march. Perfect weather Is hoped for,
would like to aee thee Joust cap-a-pie, ("
tlvlllea atruck (error to tba heart. oT
evtl-doera. He resigned hla position
at the earneat solicitation of the adl- j
I falls to root for a charity ball, has
jtltude. Maybe inch a match can be
tor und the dlrectore of The Western
Here’s Some Information arranged. Mr. D ora is the chal America Now Has 24 Mil- expressed his fear that a dark cloud
Membership in Oregon and American
lenger? L e fê bear fast him.
might develop on that Joyous occasion.
That May Be Immensely
lion Families, 13 Million
Throughout Northwest
Mr Kletslng la a first-class news
He promised to Invoke the aid of
1 paper man. apectallslng In huslneaa
Useful Some Time.
- Without Homes.
Jupiter Pluvitu and keep the dark
Soon to Be Doubled.
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management. He ftlla the long-felt
clouds at a distance.
need and cumplataa tba nucleus of a
But the moon Is always smiling, or
Klan Secret Service.
By C. L. LOCKE.
ThcWegttlar weekly Klan meeting In hard-pulling team
tbe sun is always shining when the
CHICAGO, July 6.—President Hard
Portland Monday night was Joyiye,
In the June. 1921. Issue of "Money," j Klansmen attend a charity ball.
ing la completely surrounded by and
a pamphlet published at 2 E. Twenty-
constructive anil satisfying to the!
Is at tbe mercy of Roman Catholics
third street. New York city, is given
great audience which filled the Klan
«very day and every night. It has been
| la full Mr Holden's land money MU. j
halt In Pythian Temple
Some Its-
disclosed ber» through an Inveatgw
| a casual reading of which at once j
porant work for the cotnomn good of >
tlon of the personnel of bis secret
makes plain its cumbersomeness, its
service
bodyguard.
all cltlaens. to be accomplished with
red tape. Its creattqp of department J
The guard follows:
out publicity and by methods possible
Hundreds
• rmy of clerks. Inestimatable
Class
Numi
only for the Klan. was discussed In Outrage* Ageing! Klan to R. L. JERVIS, chief, affiliations un
:id
W
e
i-
ro*t*
for
advlfe, notary service,
Waiting— S
known.
detail and reduced to program.
. ,
: record findings and filings, and, more Official
Cease in Mosquito State,
Washington A d
E. W. STARTLING, affiliation un-
come Aw:
Fred I. Ulfford. Urand Dragon of
|than all else, lta lack
Justice and j
ONE MASON IN THE GROUP S S T S E E - r s APPEALS TO THfflONG
PLANNING IMPORTANT WORK
IN BIG CE8EMDNY
TO ENFORCE THE LAW
of tbe Ha klox Klaa
m :xi
CABINET OFFICIALS
RESTING FOR AWHILE
l
SAVING IKE BOVS
OREGON’S NOBLEST.
BEST-PAYHIG TASK
Teaching Unfortunates H ow
to Think Straight and to
.
Live Right.
until ns ■ran
This W ise Appointment by
Governor Pierce Stands
Out in Bold Relief.
• V LEM A. DEVER.
Our boys—the masters of posterity
—are the hope of the raee.
They de
serve all that we can do for them—
especially the unfortunate lads.
After
a dose study at Denver, of the Ben
Lindsey methods of handling boys, to
gether with a long post-graduate
course in boyology. one quickly appre
ciates and estimates highly the en
lightened system used by Superin
Says Executive.
journs
Business W hile tendent V M. Gilbert in the Oregon
known.
- --i '
'equity.
Oregon, aroused enthusiasm, aa usual.
i
-wim s stirring address bn Klankrtft
SUte Training School. Whatever one
Chief Executive Is Gone.
W O
ffo X S p e r t e l Repreaen- ' “ Prove‘‘ .H thing,, hold fast that;
Fred L*
Í.7 m
Clifford.'
upon the higher plan«, and how to win Special Dispatch.
may
think o f the Governor's other ap
7 A HALEY c T t h S T ^
thtlve and Oregon Grand Dragon, will whlrh '* * ood'" ls * **■» oU n>ax,nm: I
J. A. HALEY. Catholic.
•
we. having ever at hand an inrallable
.through all obstructions to the goal
pointments, the reinstatement of Mr.
TRENTON. N. J„ July 6.—Oovtruor
GEORGE C. DRE8CHER. Catholic leave Thursday for CoquUle. Coos
with wh|ch t0 teg, a„ human Special Dispatch.
of true success. He was given the t
. t .
...
Gilbert stands out In' bold relief as
,
.. ,
,,
Sllxer will gltr* the Klansmeo of New
J Q 8 L Y * B' Ma*on
county, to take part in a brilliant out- pffort. whether of thought, ward or
WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 5 —The an >ct of wlsdomi u weU u justice.
Usual spontaneous ovation
Mr. Olf-
,
font said the neat faw months would Jersey all the protection they want
C. W. FREDERICKS. Catholic.
door |n|,|t0on reremoalal the night of act. or. If individual or social.
departure of President and Mrs. Hard- He knows how to handle boys. He
show a great gain in membership, from the armed Catholic mobs that
They Get Best of Things.
j , lly « |n which several hundred good
* Th® Natural Laws.
ing for the West laat week has broken demonstrates daUy that “ ev'ry gate
probably doubling‘ tba Klan numerical-^ have boen attacking wantonly the
Jervis has no religion, at least he AD1„ (>..ni
w|j, become- novlttote
T * e na,’lr,1 laws ar : prta,tlTe’ im* the social whirl here for the last two;that bars to hate wiU open wide to
ly throughout Oregon and the whole ' peaceful Ku Klux meetings throngti- Im. never professed any. However, he
m" l,a,<‘ ' universal, invariable, evident. monthg Cablnet membpr! not of the love.”
Northweat. All reports from every »at the Slate.
is said to lean decidedly to the C.tho-j KUn,m* n
Th,a
fart
cU*8 “
(Continued on Page 8.» „residential party have plans for v J
After a day at the school, with the
quarter gave aasurapee of constructive ^ He was appealed to formally a few lies and. whenever the opportunity
own story of splemhd ------------------------------------------------- cations. Secretaries Wallace, Work boy», one is convinced beyond doubt
effort and proportionate progress
‘ days ago by Klan leaders sad he Im- presents Itself, they get the best o( progress in that wondrous section of N E W BUSIN E SS LIN E -U P and Hoover accompany the. President. th* » the Gilbert system loses nothing
The basic principles of the Klan mediately Issued a statement that If things, especially on trips away from Oregon. Returning to his Portland O F W E S T E R N A M E R IC A N Mr. Hoover, who is now on hi. way « comparison with the Lindsey meth-
nrc now being enforced with uncom tho Klan leader* canto to him unmask Washington.
He probably haa not headquarters, llr Gifford will pack his
will Joint the party on the Pa- <**»• for * brin** oat a11 the ,atent
A S S U R E S BIG R E SU LT S
promising rigor. The “ hate stuff" Is ed and naked for protection, and would entered a church with the President
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ctfic Coast.
Mr. Wallace boarded k «** in the youngsters; it appeals to
war bags, with his usual systematic
taboo, absolutely. Instead of Inveigh talk the matter over with htm fully three times and always manages t o '
Effective from July !. a new bust- the train
tra)n at
>t Chicago.
Chicago
the highest motives to which they will
haste, and leave on July 10 for Ashe
ing niralns.l svll. all members are being and freely, he would give them all surround the President with Catholics
nesfc policy'has been inaugurated wi;h
Secretary
Hughes
is
due
to
make
a
respond;
it rouses their ambition for
Secretary Hughes is due to make a
ville. North Carolina, to attend the
constrained to devote every effort to tbe protection they needed and d«- who come out of Protestant churches
tho advent of a new Business Man few
but most
time, usetalness and true manhood.
few SDi.echeg
speeches, but
most of
of his
his time,
national convention " of the Grand
th« promotion of good, remembering 1 sired
asrer. This week and hereafter the during the absence of the President,
and make slurring remarks. He was
The article which follows will give
Dragons of the Klan.
that the goml In all men la a thou-' Hardly had the Ink dried on the made chief of the White House detail
date of publiootlon of The Western win ^ pagged ln Washington. He has our readers an understanding of the
At this convention some great con
American will be every Friday In- taken , pUc<,
th„ country an„
purpose of the Oregon Training 3chooI
sand times greater than the evil and newspapers carrying the stories be- by Joseph P. Tumulty, when the latter
structive work is going to be done.;
stend of Thursday, and the mailing prppared for 8ummer day8 •
needs only to Im awakened by proper ■ fore the leaders In tho State appeared was secretary to President Wilaon. He
for Boys. The concluding article next
affecting vitally the program and wel
service is being arranged so that every
appeal an appeal to the highest mo- j here at the State house and asked for haa lived with W. H. Moran. cMer of
week will include an account of a day
Secretary
Weeks
has
plans
for
a
fare of the movement. One or two
paper will be delivered to the home 1 sojourn in New Hampshire and Massa- with boys, telling how they live, what
the secret aervlce, and la the oldest
live to which they will respond.
an Interview with the Governor.
projects, in which Mr. Gifford is the
The spirit of brotherly lore and tol
The conference lasted for more than man In point of service at the White
on Friday, the date o f publication. chu»«tta.
they think, and describing actual con
leading figure, are ot national and in
Mall service will ‘ be continued but
eranre Is now so general and so pow » „ hour and when the Klansmen left House. At one time he was supposed
Secretary Denby will pass some ditions. The serious purpose ot mak
ternational scope and importance. The
much quicker delivery will result from time in Michigan.
ing this use of our space Is to inform
erful within the Ku Klux Kim.-under the office of the Executive, they said to have been engaged to Mr. Moran's
Imperial Wlxard. Dr. Hiram W. Evans,
an earlier placing of The "Western
our
great family of 50,000 readers of
th« splendid leadership of men Ilka j they were satisfied with the recep- daughter. He does not seem to care
Attorney General Daugherty will re
and the other Imperial officers w ill j
I)r Evans, our Imperial W I sard, and tlon and with the promises piade by about anything and his men do about
American in the postoffices in the cuperate at Atlantic City and other the essential facts relating to a re
attend the convention. Asheville. N . .
Fred L. Gifford of Oregon, that even the Governor.
various parts of the Northwest.
aa they please. Some to work at what
resorts. He ' has been ill several clamation work ln which every good
C.. was selected as the place of meet-,
tho devil himself, if he were ham
ever hour they like with any excuse
A fast auto delivery service will be months but is recovering.
citlxen has a deep heart-interest, and
Ing because of the disagreeable sum
mered fho “ hard liy an ovorsealous F O U R T H D E G R E E K. C.
maintained from Portland to Seaside,
, and get off on foolish excuses when
Postmaster General New expects to to make them better acquainted with
mer climate at Washington.
'making delivery ¡at ail postofftces en- pass a few weeks in Indiana. There a truly noble and efficient public ser
member, might flmi n defender among W IN S A T W A S H IN G T O N they choose. He is often away from
The meeting will be "covered" by
ronte. The antui will leave from The is no place like the old Hoosier State vant— Superintendent L. M. Gilbert.
the listening Knights. "Give the devil
his office two or three days at a time
the regular press associations and the
Western American office» st 7 o'clock
and says he goes on fishing trips.
his due.” he would say, manfully, "for Special Dispatch.
Each Boy a Separate Problem.
open news of It may he found In the a. m. on Friday of each week, and for him when the time for rest ls
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Jut) t -
onre he was an archangel," elc. Even
The purpose of the Boys’ Training
Starting a "Bank-Patters."
possible.
daily newspapers The inside infor-
Hualrl J. Callahan, Fourth De
will arrive in Seaside shortly after
E. W. Starling, the other unknown.
Benedict Arnold had hla tine traits—
Secretary Davis expects to remain School is to effect a positive and re-
___ ____ . . . .
matlon will be disclosed within the
gree Knight ef Columbus, today
waa appointed to the secret service
• .
,v „ ____
. 12 o'clock noon.
he won the great battle of Saratoga
on
the job. but will take week-end sultful elevation in the morfcl concepts
ik . « a ____ ,____ .
..
Klaverns by the Grand Dragons and
was elected president of tbe Dis
Papers will be placed on sale at a n !(rlpg Qn buglne8s aboat the coantry of each boy committed to its care.
In 191S and went Immediately to the
and turned the tide of revolution for
other
officials.
In
due
segson.
trict of Cnlamhla Board e f Edara-
increased number of newsstands and
White House.
He was formerly a
liberty.
Secretary Mellon will pass his vaca- Each boy is a separate problem to be
Mr. Gifford said he hoped this would
tloa. Mr. Callahan Is Hnpreme
newsboys also will work jn the larger tion In Europe.
freight car detective on a little South-
dealt with by specially adapted means.
Sargent 8. Prentiss, the great
be his last necessary journey east of
Treasurer of tbe Knights of Co
(Continued on Pair« S)
cities.
_____________________
Again, the purpose of the school ls to
Southern orator, while "teed up" once
the Rockies this year. Traveling under
lumbus. The District In, lu all
Mall delivery will be checked care- P R A IS E D A N D D A M N E D
make seif-respect to him, in all the
upon a time before the Confederate i essential respects, completely na
summer conditions, especially in the
fully to all other dtsnrtrti"and anvone
j j y FRIENDS A N D FOES implications which the term has for
war. delivered a magnlfleent address
W
E
L
C
O
M
E
K
L
E
T
Z
IN
G
iler the domination of tbe Roman
Seuth. and at the same time keeping
not receiving The Western American. ,
________
more fortunate people, altogether pos
In defense of a lowly bedbug, which
T O P O R T L A N D A G A IN in contact with many points in the promptly, will confer a favor by re Special Dispatch.
Catholic hierarchy, and tbe capi
sible and worth while. ’ The purpose Is
his roommate, nnother statesman, had
tal ylty of America, Including of
West by telegraph. Is not ln any way
At a large gathering ot mutual
I toning to the business office.
FREEPORT, L. I., July 6.—The Klan to show the boys the practical advan
raptured in the Art ot biting him. Mr. j ficialdom, Is as much under the-
enoj.vable and reqnlres the sacrifice
friends
Monday
night
Lewie
M.
Kletx-
'All correspondence will receive im- | was praised and damned during the tages which accrue to keeping out of
Prentiss’ friend was about to slay the
pnpal IWflnenre as Is the capital of
Ing, formerly of Astoria, waa given a of sleep and comfort.
mediate attention.
same fionr here last Sunday night. At Jail, and to living on the plane of law-
bedbug, and he saved him. Said bed
Italy. The election of Mr. Calla
• Preparations are reported perlected
royal
welcome
home
to
Portland.
He
Visitors
arc
urged
to
remember
that
the First Methodist Church, the Rev. abiding citlxens. The purpose ls to
bug was placed upon trial for his life.
han naturally was expected.
at Coqullle to give the Grand Dragon
waa Introduced eloquently, much to
Mondays and Tuesdays are the busy Walter E. Thompson( pastor, preached prevent boys who already have got a
A kntigaroo court was organised, rom-
a splendid welcome — something like
days of the week for the editor and we * sermon in which he unqualifiedly serious wrong start In life from be
A TLA N TIC CITY, U. J., July 5.— hla astonlahment. by Grand Dragon
pofod of numerous guests at' the tav
that accorded to Harding In Portland.
prefer to visit after the paper Is off placed his seal of approval on the Klan coming criminals.
Fred
U
Gifford,
who
eulogised
"Lew
"
The
Ku
Klux
Klan
Is
In
style
here
ern." A Judge and Jury were selected,
the. press. However, all callqrs will as It exists today and upon the prtn-
as
"an
American
of
sterling
virtue,
now.
The
city
authorities
have
or
Average One Yaar at School.
also sheriff and bailiffs. The bedbug
K L A N S M E N T O H E LP
be welcomed with courteous attention, rlples for which It strives. He stated
During 30 years, since the Institu
v i p placed In a snuffbox upon a chair dered that bare legs not be exposed on without fear and without reproach."
F O U R R IN IT IA T IO N as has always been the policy.
most emphatically that anyone who la tion was founded, it haa cared for
Mr. Kletslng waa too embarrassed
In the dock. It wns charged with all the beach here. The order la that
garments
must
be
wo^n
that
complete
by
the
surprise
to
gather
hla
wlta
for
The editor, now being absorbed in not in sympathy with Klan Ideals is about 2600 boys. In a sparsely settled
Several hundred Portland Klansmen
fclpds of crimes and outrages. The
State like Oregon' auch a figure la of
prosecutor, n’ so a noted orator, did hla ly cover the body and limbs. Inas a speech, but managed tq> express his returning a similar compliment, will the Issues of State and Nation-wide un-Atnerican to the extreme.
heat to win conviction. The mighty much as the Ku Klux regalia covers appreciation and to say that the motto 1 attend in full regalia at an early date interest, witi am iravo much time to | On the other hand, at the Elks Club. significance. One year, on the aver
The Western American, of which 4 spectacular outdoor initiation cere- devote to personal difficulties, and he two blocks from the Methodist church, age, was taken from the lives of these
Prentiss defended, with all his wealth not only the entire bdt)y but the head of
will 'monlul of the Royal Riders of the will hold In abeyance, for the present, Captain Irving O'Hay called the Klan lads and devoted to the regimen of
of eloquence, Impassioned oratory, as weU. it is believed the Order will be Is business manager, hereafter
be
considerably
In
favor
with
tho
auth-
be
"W
e
8erve-U.”
r p < i Robe.
Details later.
a mass of accumulated farts concern- un-American in all of Its aspects. It the school. It would be Interesting to
logic and law. And the bedbug was
Mr. Kletslng Is the reduobtable law-
The Portland Klan also Is planning Ink personal welfare, and fight harder It not known here where O'Hay got discover from these men what effect
acquitted triumphantly "Go on, Bug, orlMea as "what a costume should be.**
enforcer who, as Chief Deputy Sheriff another gigantic and more gorgeous for the Nation-wide success of the his title of Captain, but it Is known their stay at the school has had on
and eat him up.” ssld the merry Pren
that he is a fourth degree Knight of | their after life.
There are going to ha some high of Clatsop county, put the moonshlaers open air ceremonial—perhaps also a greatest movement ever conceived.
tiss. after the trial, tossing the Insect
on
the
run
and
the
bootleggers
on
the
graveyard
proposition
—
for
tho
near
Here’s
to
the
continued
develop-
Cohimbua.
Three things bear on the Training
Jinks
In
the
Portland
Klan
meeting
Inald ' his friend's shirt.
Most ot thfc Elks In this part ot the School's purpose of final good to the
The same spirit of good najure and next Monday night. Everybody, be bum and the fear of the law Into a|l future, announcement of which will ment and further propagation of the
country are Knights of Columbua.
evildoer» .
(Contino**! on Past
Cause.
M.K.
be given to the press.
tolérance now reigns within the Klan. thcro, early, prompt.