side Picket Lines of Klan K ow ardly K asey Krawls le Paia 4 m ean - The (im . lai Paper of The Boyal Klders el the Red Baba, Imperial Headquarters U O B orgs« llalld- lng, Portland. Oregon. A ditte.» loniaiualraHona In L A. Beter, Editor , m Pillock IIlock, Porlland, Oregon. P e rm it N o. 161 ✓ The Official Pease sf the *# O m K i M ax Kina, I UTH SHALL MAKE YOU M E E YE SMALL KNOW TH E TRUTH •ñ Official Journal sf the W« west ef the — PU B LIS H E D W E E K L Y Voi. I, No. 52 PO R T LA N D . ANYWHERE IN U. S. PRICE 5c FR ID AY, A U G U S T 3, 1923 Outrage Condon Scene PRESIDI 50,000 (CLANSMEN A T KOKOM O JULY 4 R KOKOMO. INU., Aag. t - The great­ est gsthvrtag of Klansmse In ths b to­ ni of t f r arder, a meeting whtek numerically pals la É fc jh a é a eves Klan ronvsatlona a l national propor­ tion*. was staged herd-M P *■ R l t Is coaaonratlve lo sag that M.ooo Klansuien. most of them accsm led by their wives and (a p lllit, were; NatfcmaJ H w d o f Klan present. t. At every Intvraeatlen of the country Address Nation from roads Klan »men In regatta were there Kansas City, Mo. lo show the way and lend assistance to the pilgrims. Scores of special f Interurbana and train* congealed the sidings at Kokomo. Malfalla Park, which ‘la owned by Knighta of the Ku Kina Klan, to a 185-scr* beauty spoL It Baa a v is - AT VANCOUVER. WN. Jerry Riordan, K-C, Caught Crawling on His All-Fours at Initiation. WHINES LIKE SPITZ PUPPY Escorted Outside the Lines » SHO( ÍEDJ INCE IMMUNE I II west to CONSTRI F O R A V P C IF IX IO N ’ The editor 1 » ¿ 2 fto f a fiery cross l«r Ihe w ell-m sS !*nriflxton of a hantaakrroa« O ffe I p wk* own* n n« a »paper la th flf k ef Taklata end »h « »nabt te tA fj ! » T W O W OUNDED WHEN PROTESTANTS SHOT A T DEFIANT OF STATE ENEMIES 1M AND E H DARK RUSHVILXM, IND.. Aag. 2— Th* reign of terror, launched to Intimidate Protestants has anraad to Rnshrilla and two person» are recovering from wounds inflicted by bullets tired from a high-powered rifle Info a meeting ef American Protestants held hers. At the time of the firing of the »hot. the meeting was being addressed by a speaker. - It Is believed eke shots were fired from the ear track which ran» along the north side of Hte sace track. Investigation shows that the >line of fire was directed toward the Pompous Parker, Czar o f Condon, Orders Popular Minister Out o f Town. HERO STANDS UPON R U T S W ’ dr I Lenient By C. L. LOCKE I Special Olspatrh • —1— L Written Expressly ler The Western ATUANTA, QA.. Aug. J —A radio ad­ Fred L. Gifford. Grand Dragon awkward waj are rrawUag sa Ihelr dress to the Ktontmen of tbs Nation ef the Knights e f the K * KInx brille« arnand Man open-alr laltto- and their friends will be delivered by YES, John L» Kennedy to the name K i n n d Imperial Representative ll«n s export agenl» si thè Bina are the Imperial Wlsard. Dr. Hiram Wes- ef the National aathortttes o f the and Omaha Banker the title, of Amer­ »M ina In Ihe ka«*y Kenklaves, bereI ley Evans. Tuesday evening. August 7, Order, w ill visit Condon, Otes • » ica’s greatest philanthropist and un­ er shenf August 1ft, for th* par­ and Iherr and eterywherv. la all : August 3, Engineers’ Quar­ at Kansas City. Mo. ravel*, r of economic troubles; especi­ Dr. Evans will begin hla address at pe** e f conferring personally. probabili!}, regutorly* reperita« Ihelr ally those troubles which hang heav- ters, at the Armory, 9 P. M. 8 p. tn , Csntral Standard time |( p.za. with the Klansmen of that com­ dari and desperale dolags Ihelr pspal ¡ily upon the American farmers, at Portland). It will bo from Station munity. Mr. (»Ifford Is net only Tim e o f Your Life. | £ j Hear him: “ Buy a thousand or more pina» sud piattina». In Ihe nlse aad WOQ. with a wave length of 884 Famous W atfiorae, y a famess chieftain e f the Klan, t m a _r I,- bushels of wheat or a bag or barrel patirai rtrra llv e » »1 Ihe Ulna. metres. of Allison, Publicly Convert* ’ of floar.” This to the bankers’ “ Pre- Subject: Tbo Biggest Stnpker ever The Western Amerleaa rlabt non, li All Klansmsn are aaksd to tune ItW ferred solution of ths tanners' an Anti-KUn Lecturer.’ Western American Special, Vernonla, for the occasion The address should • It wl.hed tn he »eakalluaal. foald pub. ' glT, „ tn ,h„ Armory. to hell, bat he to atoe fellow troubles" . . . . ’Every loyal cltl- Ora.. July 28.—Vernonla. the Nehalam ho hoard perfectly within a radius of Itoh same Inside tofurmatUn eaneem- To; A „ mrmkMr, ol Co. A. 11 (lb ef the REAL aa am ten and every financial, commercial Valley City that furnished th* attrac­ 1800 miles. Ina Ibe hnsey*. af «urh an asfnandlaa „ , . .. . . , . u . , everywhere by ail KIND, On the evening of July 21, lu the and industrial organisation, east, west, tion Important enough for Archbishop aalnre a« la make Ihr kalr af Ike peo­ e f that fraternity. Inquiry by Th* Western American Evangelical »Lurch of Sweet Home, north and south,” are asked to sup­ ple »land straight npoa end like the i When: August 8, I»** Christy to rid* tn a special railroad elicited the opinion of a radio chief port THE campaign. until« on Ihe bark . f Ibe fretful par- 1 w " ' r* : «Engineer.’ Quarteru. Mult- Oregon, a ministerial student from car. Isn’t a Catholic city hr a long that the atmospheric conditions prob­ How like the war slogan: "M#he th* ways Vernonla to at present about 7S Telephone Special- eaplae. uomah County Armory. near Chicago gave am antl-Kton lec­ CONDON, Gilliam County, Ore.. Aug. ably would bo adverse, making It dif­ world safe for democracy!” Or that Me published not long aa»s for ex- i ( : ( • P »• per cent American, and rapidly grow­ ture, quoting freely from Henry P. ficult for more (ban a taw Oregon other sinister cry of the pack: “ Wky 1.—Fearing loas o f local political power ample, an r y e .« line»» desrrlption of NOW THEN. LET B OO! Fry’s book, "The Modem Ku Klux don’t Englahd pay the Interest (usury) ing stronger. Ihe ghoulish and aha-tly Initiation Th* * “ « ' » • • » »*• « oln« «**• * radio receivers to hear the Wlsard’» The city has a new and strong little through law enforcement and the Im­ eeremontol of Ihe k. of C . aad we SMOKER nsxt Friday night which to speech. Howsver, ho advised that the Klan,“ calling this Order bj >patriotic, she owes the United States?" And Klan of soma halt hundred members, provement of conditions by the activi­ even hud artist's »kefrhr» of »one * ° tB* lo ^ th* Knl ■ Pajamas for claua radio tans study the problem and ex­ law-breaking, nou-fraternal, mislead­ poor distressed England escrowed and never a night without new appli­ ties of Klansmen, n small group of ing In doctrine, and a purely money­ periment with a view to a decisive something—the Lord knows what— o v i r i Ihrrrln, made srrrrtiy on the * n» n , I’ope and be goon inirriran». In spirit A big show glvyn by the SHAW Accordingly, It was announced on to whom? Another papal bank, of were In attendance to help Initiate a rada on Jnly 21. with 52 persons In mid In fncl, wllhonl any klud of o,rr. AMUSEMENT COMPANY, which will large class of new members Two Im­ line headed by Sheriff Elmer Mon­ T H R E A T E N S O C IE TY OF Monday morning »boot 8:30 o’clock course. sen« aHegtonre, mid yon thereby nm include a KRAI. HUI.A DANCE given mense fiery crosses were burning dar­ tagna and Prosecuting Attorney T. A. that V. K. Allison, the famous war- Wky the Kennedy Kry FORM ER C A T H O LIC S harmonise all fhe discord. by the beat-looking and best-wiggling horse from Lebanon, would reply. Ad­ I would that some of our great (?) ing the ceremony and the tight was Weinke, threats wer made openly Ilerr*» a rhalfragr to Ihr Brawling (from the anklea up) dancer tn th* CH1CAOO, ILL». Aug. 1.—Threats vertising began Immediately by both financiers will Make clear Just how witnessed for many miles tn all dlrsc- against the Klansmen, who were doing hnsryst We declare that VIM' dare City of Portland. are reported here against members of Klansmen and friends, and when th* nothing and saying nothing, obeying those dollars— which are to cost the nol hold nn open-air Inlltotlna cero- THIRD: the Co-Chrletlan Society of Chicago, meeting In the Christian church was Visitors from the laws and attending strictly to their English people so much In usury— montol, as (ho American Klnasmeu do, An ORIENTAL dance by th* Same composed of persons who have with­ called to order at I p. m. every sea" own business. These comical paradera have done the American people any Orore, Hillsboro and pul nn yonr Inside ritual la Ihe Dancer and. believe me, brother, she drawn from the Roman Catholic was practically filled and many per­ real good or benefited anyone except the city, and « In automobiles, whose motives wer* opeu. You know the publle would n’t »ure Is (he SNAKE'S KNEE8 when It church here to form a society more delighted and surprised that Vernonla not publicly known, drove past ths sons wtfre standing. Both buildings the Big Perpetual System. stood for If. You must have a rare» comes to putting on a Happy Smile In harmony with American principles. hold about the same number of people, Under our present monetary system was really a Klan town. The city to dwelling-places of Klansmen and past fully guarded liall, light» turned low, and entortalnlng the boys "W * retain the essentials of the but Allison had the crowd! Klansmen It matters not at all what pries the growing rapidly, aa an Industrial and their hall, honking their horns by way lilurk robes and black cowls, and ab­ Catholic form of worship, but we do In civilian clothes and In regalia were FOURTH: consumers pay for flour. The Big home city; eh* has trebled in popula­ of defiance t>r warning. They were solute »ccrccy. Why I The Man's DAVY JONES, an accontrlc comed­ not bslleve that cltlsens of the United present to hack up their representa­ Perpetual' System leaves nothing to tion within twelve months. New­ trying to start something. operation» are secret and my»lerlous, ian who sure brings down the house States should, belong to an organisa­ tives. the workers above a meager subsis­ comers are Inquiring for businees lo­ Next Step In OnHawry. hut everything else, prrtalnlng lo when It comes to Impersonating a hick tion despotically controlled by a for­ Mr. Allison bad received a copy of tence and many do not get even that. cations, dally—and, the crowd will see Emboldened by their show of force, principle« and purpose», 1« open every., eigner aad we ar* opposed to the many preacher or giving a soft shoe dance. the objections presented at the pre­ WHY’ , THEN. THE KENNEPT KRY? to It, that White Americans are th* feeling their oats as community auto- where to Hod’s clean nuiJight. OCR abuses that have been Introduced Into vious meting, and proceeded to answer May the degr God be patient with successful ones to locate. This city cruts, the would-be bosses framed their loyally 1» lo Ihe ('Oaitltnilon and Ihe FIFTH : the Roman Catholic church by medle- theni. one by one tw0 hour, A PRETTY QIRL who plays th* our dull comprehension! The farm- means business, and It to being , next step without regard to law or I’ rcsldml. TO I’ R loyalty 1» lo Ihr lit. val and modern popes,” says Andre were consumed in giving the answers. era of the United States are carrying "Cleaned Up’’.’ i morals It was generally known that Ilo Italian autocrat on Ihe Itnnk« of violin and makes her feet talk while Stuart Bowles, priest of the new so­ The crowd then lingered nearly one an EIGHT BILLION DOLLAR BUR- she Is doing It. the Rev. O. A. Cheney, pastor of the the Tiber nl Rome. Yon are «ervlle ciety. hour more, talking of the points coy- DEN OF DEBT, and the Shylocks must O R G A N IZ A T IO N BE­ ANI>, la-t but not least, there ; Congregational church, a well known In everything lo the priest». Bowles says that he has received ered In the lecture. Several persons have the usury due upon the same, will be hoae*t-to-Uod EATS LIEVED EXISTENT | thirty-second degree Mason..was Ex­ We klnn»Bien are AMERICANS, word that opponents of his new church were to favorably Impressed that they «My Dollar»! 0, My Dollar*!’* that anyone would crawl tea alted Cyclops of the Condon Klan. Mr. worshiping only Hod. One flag, one have been making plans to deprive asked for application blanks. Ths man CARMI. ILL.. Aug. *.—A number of So far as the average banker is con- mile» on Ihelr bare knee* to Chaney to a sincere, earnest Christian, country, one 'allegiance! him and his people of their lire* and the residents of Canni and vicinity who gave th# Anti lecture was ob- corned, I sincerely pity him; because. partake of and, after the eat», preaching and practicing th* Golden liberty. served to "almost have changed" his the time is wheeling fast when all of w* r8 attracted to the vicinity of "Nlc- Telephone Mpeelnl. there will be plenty ef »moke» Rule without thought of profit or self- mlnd: and w u willing and falr-mlnd- their “ My dollars" will be confiscated j hel" hill, Just south of the city limits, VANCOUVER, Wash, Aug. J.— aad hot hand game* to the McMINNYU.I.F FRIEND. promotion. He to xealous. of conree, In ed enough to admit that he had been by the Frankenstein Monster In th* by ,he burning of a cross, boy» woat ’take cold from Wednesday night, July 25, long will he the crusade of the Fiery Cross and Very bnsy, hat will «end right man deceived and misinformed. same way that It has robbed and re- I " these days’of Ku Klux Klan aettv- slttlnp around too long. remembered by the people of Clarke necessarily has the courage of hla con­ Itlea It has 'been symbolic that the a* possible to get the fact* of Everybody about hare, both inside duced the farmers and Industrial BRINO YOUR PA L—MALE ONE— county, Washington. On thla date the victions. burning of a cross announced th* or­ which yon sp e a k »— Editor. and outside, ears thin controversy has workers The only difference wilt be famous Columbia Klan No. 1 of Van­ AND COME ONE AND ALL, AND On Saturday. July 28, about noon, been s great advertisement for th* or- that the bankers, being bigger, will ganisation of a Klan In that particu­ couver held one of the moat spectacular LET'S PUT THE ENGINEERS ON A IM S VILLE, T E N T I ON ! lar community and naturally a major­ A. B. Robertson (Mason), a wool buyer ganltatlon. Mr. Allison sxplalnsd fall harder; and, being softer, the opsn-alr Initiation ceremonials ever THE MAP. Toar request will he filled next everything to carefully that there splatter will be given more publicity, ity of the people were of the opinion and grain dealer, met Mr. Chaney on Your* for a good time, staged hy any fraternity tn this see- However. I feel far different to­ that the cross bespoke a Klan organi­ the street. " I want to talk to yon a weeh. Looking up the Inforaiatioa.— could be no doubt In the mind of any- ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE, tlon of the country, at the foot of 8 (Continued on Page 2) sation here. on*. fContined on Pag* 3.) Editor. 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