side Picket Lines of Klan
K ow ardly K asey Krawls
le Paia
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m ean
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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.
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UTH SHALL MAKE YOU M E E
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Voi. I, No. 52
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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<l " BlB Tln,B 8turt-
cations Last Friday night their sec would-be community rulers has openly
making affair. The church building and secured a credit for one hundred
test.
F IR S T :’
»pot, had we rnred lo use them. (
ond outdoor demonstration was staged outraged the moral sentiment of the
The Imperial Wltard's address wilt was »boat three-fourth» filled. The millions of dollars with a papal con
PAY DAY—IF CHECKS ARRIVE.
Von are np nsaln«t llrala» and ( ’oar
on Seward’s HIU, adjoining tka city people and defied the State and Pad
feeling
was
In
favor
of
giving
the
op-
be carried lu full JDV) In next week’s
trolled bank, which bank, sent two
age, Old base). Kenonnrr the foreign SECOND:
^
lim its Some two hand red Klansmen
- .» y ' -
.w - » -
nw pey
• * *-*
! m „ i#t , no n C bvvi ii A iuui nan.
"
c n c c l c s ■ o r • I » » /
IM U U -,1
u u iw t»
oa>» 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.
COMPANY A, 116TH ENOINEERS.
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