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THE L E B A N O N "G O FO R U M Ry w i i l v i u e m WESTCJtH AMERICAN AB!aAN a T w at L ilo o WATCHER OR TOWER MAKES SUCHT ERROR S P E C I A L WATERLOO, IA „ Aug. Z.—Several hundred Invited resident* of this city 1 Editor’* Not»: Owing to certain con renmln«r!f laiuuv»>l Mr. Alllaon chai were afforded ao opportunity to hear dition* reported to be developing In leiiaid him m áp(i tul Social Equality a significant and truthful lector« Jhe vicinity of Lebanon. Oregon, an At th» clone of th* lecture, In reply «bout the Knight* of th* Ku Klux Tho WATCHER OR THE TOWER." lnv«*llgatlou wag made and It was to Saturday evening's disi urbane# by Klan when Her. N. C. Carpenter, of published weekly at Itattl* by Major found advlaablt to »end a special tha Raverand Rinehart, (he latter Dee Moines, spoke here last Wsdnss- Powell, la carrying a Klan Id ret cor y writer to Lebanon every weeh to mounted th* platform and moet'bum- day night In tha Knight» of Pythias ^ ,b, t'meirta; Horthw..t Domain In gather material for write-up» that «1 » bly and In ■ pitiful voice, naked that ball. which th* following appears: "Luther appear In thla column each week. Reverend Allison have merry on him Rev. Carpenter wore the whit* roba Powell Klan No. 1. « 1 Pittock Block. Will Illgem, our Special Represen for hl» being so Ignorant of the mean and pointed cap of the orgaalaatioa Portland, Oragoa." This la an error. tative. will be In Lebanon th* taller ing and lofty Ideale of th* K K.K., In but waa devoid of a mask. Two mask There Is no auch Klan. It was called part of each week, and b# will InvsstI- asmuch a» the Food for bla lecture ed figures were posted at th* door as Luther Powell Klan No. l during the gate matter* pertaining to tha public had been gleaned front Catholic liter- sentries. early provisional day« but after being welfare. W* dish lo warn the wrong- .¿tur» "I'm here, because I'm sold, ladies chartered It waa off. uily named doers and suspects of Lebanon and It I* well In quash th* opponent's and gentlemen, absolutely on the Ku PORTLAND KLAN No. 1 . The Vicinity that William wields a wicked argument», hut It 1» ■ Real Victory to Klux Kl*n.” be declared, WATCHER'S Directory also contain* pbiv Anyone dealring to get In touch have your anll-Klan Convert beg for Those Opposed thla: "K in * Kbagh, The Realm of with thla special writer may do to by tbsrcy and enlightenment In the re a l, Denying the accusation of some al- California, lh* Walk»» auditorium, Los addreaalng him In care of Th* West truths of a Real 100 Per Can! Amir- legsd enemies of th* order that th* Angeles, Cal.” Tbla alto la an error. ern American, Portland. lean Institution: ’• Ku Klua Klan la a notorious band of l*ong live the Ktanl outlaw». Rev. Carpenter said there Insofar as It may Indicate that the Pa cific Northwest Domain bus anything Hitting down upon th* Dalilhaaded • * * were Just three primary sources of to do with the Realm of California. Row, drinking In every word and At tired In their robea and booda. 'opposition: The Western American regrets th* ne phraa* from the lips of,that Renown* several Klansmsn, Including your 1- Those Ignorant of what the or- #d Ku Klua Orator. V- K. Allison, waa huntb|„ W||| |)|gfm departed from th* ganlxatlon »tanda for. In thla eon cessity of having tomakv this correc- Reverend Rinehart, Evangelical p|,y (n aU|on,obj|w Friday evening. nactlOB the speaker declared there “ on* ,n * * * w#r Inquiría», and to Preacher of Naplersvllle, Illinois, at pr |o r to ra(u|ar meeting of the Han- w» ’ • yellow streak In a man's back th* 1 M 4 joVjI% #ll, King Klangla Hweel Hum*. Monday night, when tb* ! 0f i^ b a q ^ motoring U> who would crtllclae an organUktlon ln ‘ barge of oVgaaliatlon work In Prominent Exalted Cyclop» of Leb- \ (bg Bw>th. r Kahg B#ar thu c„ y he knew nothing about. Washington and Idaho, has jurlsdle- anon talked before a record-breaking for tho ptlrp)lll|, üf upoII Z. Those who have bean m ía la -'“ » » In thon* two Sutes over provi#- attendance and held hi* audience to a l, ba, gr„ t worb lbg ^ » . o f 126 to be ! formed v ' i lonal Klans, only. After (barters are high pitch of Intereal during the talk. ua#d gg lb# hoya and the ingnagemeni I Thoae who "do know every prln- : delivered, th* Klan* are absolutely In- The libation Ku Kluier uaik Mr. , aar cheater A t.yona the In- “ P*» for which the order sUnda, bat dependant and self-governing bodies. Rinehart s flimsy arguments one after , UgaU)r aad Managar| thowad the who are un-American. | The Klan’a affklra la the Realm of another, which the aforesaid anti-Klan Oregon, a* everyoa* well knows, are Klansmsn the various object-lessons lecturer had used on the preceding worW>ga of fh. g , ™ j , w. r„ SU IT AG A N ST K LA N exclusively In the lands of Fred L. Í Gifford, Orand Dragon, whose head quarters are at 4M Pittock Block. ibern with 100 per cent Truth, and fir hoya »elected from the a Ignis of (he L IT T L E ROCK. A RK.. Aug. Z.—Suit» PorlUnd Mr. Gifford U alao the hlgh- ing them with hid natural eloquence elites. When Mr. Lyons' lessona bear whlch, accordlng to publlahed stato- ranking KlaU <4Rcers west of the of apeech, they resembled the charred fruit, tha boya will Irecoma Christ ment», wer* lo hav» been flled In Rockies, being linger IM Represent*- Remain* of a (Inal's Eye. worshipping, 100 per cent American the Pulaskl chancery court agalnst , tlve, with authority to art for the Im We quote a few of the silly and cltlsena. James A. Corner, grand dragon of the perial Wlsard In all emergent matters. aalnln* remark* that the Reverend » » * Arkansas Ku Klux Klan. asktng an Portland Klan No. I, Ilk* all other Rlnrharl. D, T. (Dispenser of Truth), A large number of,the Klansmen of audit of Klan books for Arkansas, and chartered Klaus, baa an txcluslvely j made: th« l.*hanon camp mol und to Selo, an Injunctlon to prevent u»e of tha local management »abject only to the "TB* K, C. oath tx as good * » that wh»r# a * l * * * o f VS ventsro wss Initiat Klan ritual Jty _t]|a_Ladle» of tha Ku of the K lan '" ed recently and obligated Into tbe Ko Klux Klan, falled to matsrlallseT and "The Klan Oatli of Allegiance Is all K lin c t lll Temporary officer* ware offlclal» of tha "Hlmmons factlon" of camouflage ” ■elected and Rxaltsd Cyclop» Morrlaon tha Klan and atto'rney» reprssentlng "The Klan la atlrrlng up raotnl pre- i . . . . . ... - - .. ;— ------------ - --------- - r r j s r ± s s s ä .FA,LS tomaì erial > ze Judlce. and one race I. a. good a. U * ^ U<i .W.'*h * * * * [ [ lh“ ' f,f,,o n •U ' wl ,*,,t they had “ ° another." (reahmapu wer» a«cv»d , Tb# Catholic* are not trying to d%- 5000 T A K E IN 300 »troy the public schools ” "That there wer* « f l y raaa* of Kaaltod Cyclop* Allison, otherwise A T BYRON, ILL. where th# Klan waa guilty of commit- *H- K. Kalllaon. of Ihla city, la about BYKOM, ILL.. A u g,‘2.-Byron real- ling lawless depredations." |tb* happiest man living today (Moh- In the latter quotation Mr. A llis o n 'd ,7> Mra. Alllaon presented blm with ilent* witnessed a parade of more than 6000 member» of th» Ku Klux Klan apoke puiiuvu«/ pointedly to and said: * » • " » * » " 'I v one-qbarter pound gtrl. IV him. II IUI, m iu M II*1. '** »4«»t vwi R VUIIU Rif i. « If you can produce on* case out of 1 Th*T now have a boy and a gtrl aad | ,hrou*h »tresta “ 1 ,h® village at 1 * - ' — * - - • - - - th* fifty. 1 would lenve the platform.” hia high reoolvo is that thef shall be later In . the pood» adjacent to tbe 100 Per Cent Americans. The Deacon slumped In hi* seat, and _ neighboring ¿tty 100 new member* of lb* masked arder war* Initiated. Many Byron' resident* witnessed tbe cere- Woodlawa I U I t monta I rilo». : May M otor Company Burlington Pavilion DANCING Every Saturday Evening Authorized Ford and Fordson Dealer Expert Ford Reparlng ‘ J I a t Ü ' ì Six-Piece Orcheatra Where Alberta Crosses Union Portland, Ore. A . S1SERLE, Manager Knrllngtoa, Oregon Here Is Your Opportunity For Real Service * HELP B O O S T The Western American » Do your bit. Start n 10 duly today, remitting $18.00, total sum to cover the club rnte of $1.80 for each sub scriber per year for dubs of 10 Name Address (1......... ............................................... .:.................................. .......... 7................... :....... .............. ........... - ................. 8. ......................................................... ............ ................... ............ 9, ............................. .............. -.......... ................ 10 .................................. ...................................................................- .................... Address all remittances and communications to ___________Pittock Block, Portland,^Oregon ______ — “Spread the Truth about the Klu Klux K lan 99 A h intensive campaign I»«« been inaugurated to double the BIG subscription lists of T il K W ESTERN AM E R IC AN ! For a Limited Time A Special Club Subscription Rate Will be allowed for all subscription clubs of 10 subscribers Single Subscription Bate Is $2.00 Per Year T he special rate will be Your doctor will tell you that the prime requisite of good health la sound teeth. for Chiba of 10 Subscribers That is ,the special rate of $1.80 per year for each subeeriber will be given when tile subscription« are sent in olubs of ten. N O W Y O U B O O S T E R S G E T B U SY T h e W e s te rn A m e r ic a n Dentists Pittock Block, Portland, Oregon " R ecognized Authority o f Klan Pu blicity* BUILDING CONTRACTOR Mineral and Surfaced Shingle« and Roll Roofing I f You A re Going to Build $260,000 SHRINE HOME FOR CRIPPLES System depends upon the • f debt. Therefore, we must have Mil lion Dollar Joy Rldea and extrava SPKI NO FIELD, MASS . Aug. 2.— gance» of al] kind», Including more The Now England n it of the Shrine than thirty billion» of dollar» In tax- iivojmni VI vuuuirii la iv . that WEIGHED IN BALANCE Mountain of Obligations While seemingly not a part of my subject, still, the HOARDED ^JOLD now in the United States is very per tinent and needs to be understood by (Continus* from Page 1) people, generally. The last Regional ward Senator Charlea L . Medlar/. He BjLQk 8tatemept which I have gives; was advised ss early as January. 1922. tJw b(fl|lon yalue of u,,, K#ld as ap. See C O N R A D , 266 Third S. M A iji 1683. IDEAL ROOFING CO. KING K ABIN ET SHOP Second Street and CewUto A venne, Castle F U R N IT U R E R E P A IR IN G , R E F IN IS H IN O A N D L IN E OF C A R P E N T E R W O R K A GENERAL Bring this advertisement with you as It will entitle you to 1 H on your furniture, repairing or refiniahlag Klean Kom fort Kommands DUKE’S MEAT MARKET C. K. DUKE, Prep. “ I If you are one o f the millions In these United States who have neglected their most precious h e r i t a g e — good w health—come to thla modern, ! ° f J“ ®1 the8e r**u*t® whlch now * * '" i proxlmately three billion dollars, only, perfecUy equipped dental of tate him so greatly. And, true to form, one M,Hon nfty^ ,gbt minion of which I the only remedy he now can auggest ^ |n >ny genge ^ congldered as be fice before It Is too lute. lt. . fo#m of -oer 1*1 itflTll*«*, which. ------- thg United state8; and thlg ] Here where everything Is at beat. Is but s partial alleviation. gmount |g buried under a mountain provided that could possibly the real benefit of which Inevitably ebllgntlons. Recent claims are that make you more comfortable or our service more satis must flow back Into the coffer* of the ([)eri ,g now more four billion factory. Big Perpetual Syrtem. dollars gold In this country, but that Challeage to Senator MeXnry report , have not yfet veri„ed. YOU NEED NOT FEAR BEING Th* Senator know» ha has not right- • ... ..... . _ - , HURT ly served the people of Oregon If “f 6 For your comfort w e h av* secured th* he desires the voters of Oregon to Two other reports come to me. exclusive rights to use and ndmlnlstar know the same Troth, he has put to which should csUse the people of the new and Incomparable dental anesthetic— Inject himself Into the next senatorial America great concern: First, that one contest. I am prepared to meet him of *v*at meat packing Industries —cordially—In tha press, the pulpit. h» * ,nt0 th* contro1 of lh® Big or out ln the highways and'byways System; second the bars are down among the Farmers, whom he has and th. way now open for Jesuit con- trol of the great Baptl-t University of neglected for so long a time. Chicago. What ( anadiaa* Demand! “ GO TO, NOW, YE KICH MEN, In Canada the people already are demanding federal wonership of all WEEP AND HOWL FOR YOUR MIS ' public utilities, nationalisation of ERIES TH A T SH ALL COME UPON YOUR RICHES ARE COR- banking and credit. Initiative, refer YOU. endum. recall, equal pay for equal RUPTED.” —James 6 tl, 2. It puts the teeth— not the patient— to Still, some of my friends think my sleep and work, no court to be legally competent to declare arts of parliament uncon- sane. Impartial statements of the truth thar* la no hurt ] stltuttonal. pensions for mothers, old are "radical.” A banker friend said age pensions, government control of to me a short time ago: “ Locke. I think cold storage, and several other re- \ you are a radical, but. as God Is my | Judge, I have a profound conviction | form provisions. However, the natiewUlsnllon e f ex that you are absolutely right.” Here I leave you, with this last ad change at rest In a short time would “ Utterly Painless” 1 bring about a redraas noupreat. In any monition: Consider that only which Is for j country, that ther* would* be no need Open Sundays and Evening* O ver Rlvolt Theatre for government ownership of utilities. the best good of ear country as a Because, all of (base would render Whole, and do not let individual In Salem Portland Nawbar« real servlet to government, instead of terests blind you, or cause you to turn aside from honorable duty to God giving servility to the Big System. Copyright by the Tw ilight Sleep Co., In o , 1*11 The exlatencs ot the Big Perpetual and Country, * UTTER BROS. Subscription Bate Is $2.00 Per Year $18 Per Year ' be erected bar* at a cost of 1ZM.000. ***" . . M11I • . .. ; 1 m ore than tw o h u n d re d b illio n a o u a r s Tha unit will conEst of a two-atory o f u s u r y -b e a r in g d eb t w h ic h the A m e r- administration bulling with detachad wing» and will _he t lr _ .____ ___ vision will be n k * sTor 60 bed* and • « • » * » the Fatal Truth an orthopedic lurgeon trill be I n ' . I hav* stated repeatedly that any charge. Requliements for admission evil wbhA la persisted ln, holds within are possibility af Improvement, nor- Itself that force wbteh must ulUmately P R IE S T G E T S $1830 mal _ mentality aad _______ the Inability of the and Irrevocably bring about It* own Y E A R A S F IR E C H IE F ^ e n u to pay lor »enrice* rendered, destruction This truth is being 11-, Treatment It given regardless of re- lastrated glaringly In Russia. Oer- j NEW YORK. Aug. Z.— Rev. Edward ( ngtoqi crppd or fraternal affiliations/ many. England and France, and other P. Costello, of th* Church of Assump usury-stricken countries at the pres-, tion. Brooklyn, has b<u*n named chap ORDER DENIES T H R E A T ent time, ao that It seems almost lm -! lain of the fire department of > the T P ILLINOIS W O M A N beetle for anyone to question the nn-. borough. The added title of honorary escapable results of corporate control | battalion chief give* him a salary of I QUINCY, ILL. Aug. Z.—A local of finances, or to foolishly invite such j tlHSO a year. : newspaper has received a letter from la cataclysm upon themselves. The experiences of peoples through j Quincy Klansmsn staUng that the 1 order was not he author of a note all of the ages show clearly that usury j received by a Era. Cook threatening and the sex passions have been and are the two great destructive forces her unless shf evicted a tenant. 1 which mankind have permitted to rule them and to pile np alt.sorts of de humanising conditions which , crush out character and spirituality. Bad Teeth Mean Bad Health— S ingle Meals, Fruit* and Vegetables A va Phene TAber 6878 BREAKFAST ——V D IN N E R LUNCHEON ST. N IC H O L A S Albert E. Co* Joel H. Coe Phone Broadw ay T ilt Given Mall RUGGLES, Merchant Tailoring Main KOS Cleaning. Pressing, Alterations Gents’ Salts Cleaned and Pressed, 8186 _ 884 THIRD STREET CHIUS. F. HEICK G A S O L IN E F IL L IN G S T A T IO N Automobile Tires and Accessories—High Grade Lubricating Oita and Greats* Gas and Electric Supplies— VulcsnUlng— Battery Charging Thirty-third and Bstmsnt Stesela . Portland. Orsssa FISH— More than -»S different kinds of Frcrh Flah to make your »«lections from. Fish from the California Coast now coaniag. Wholesale and Retail PIONEER FISH MARKET L AC. The Gdm W a ffle House i 247 Alder The Original Waffle House In Portlnnd TEX TEARS IX BUSIXE88 * H E YES, M anagers Phone Main 5*W Between Second-and Third , 8*6 Yamhill Street N e a r Foot of Yamhill In Your Hour of Need Phene 1868 Snook Sc Whealdon Panerai Director* fait, but who qulotkr, effi ciently attends to an