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About The Western American. (Astoria, Or.) 1922-19?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1923)
NEWS OF THE WEEK FROM KLAN CENTERS BAKER HOSPITAL PERIL APPARENT IN • HEEDS JO U R HELP CORRIERE O’AMERICA H v V lS M o t o r O i l Duplay Ad* From Other Live Town« ■W -T era. Thera la every raaaoo to believe from a crowd of about I B man and that It waa a well-planned organised boya lying In wait for an opportunity attempt to wlps out tba meeting at to begin tha attack. '* Ktanamen mat any cost, even to the eitent of murder. tba attack which quickly followed Urn That thla affair did not go to tha as- flrat volley of elude from tha adjoin trrmliy of mnrder. aa happened at, ing field. A tbouaand or more men Carnegie, is no doubt due to the pret who had remained in tba background . Contribute Something at up to thla lime ruahed to the eupport Luigi Barzani Covets Our ence of a much larger force of police and firemen than the rioters .had of tha Brat contingent of tha mob. Once to This Necessary Good Opinion and W * Viscosity, or Body, is that property of oil which en- counted upon. and ruebed (ho Klanamen off tha and Noble Cause. ables it to maintain a film or cushion between the field, destroying tha croaa In their Are Very Sorry. Twe Sertenaly I a Jared. onslaught. Policeman and fireman wearing surface, preventing wear and friction. Two men. however, were believed to ware called but to euppreaa the riot have been seriously Injured. Both Tba Protestant Hospital Association We have received from Now York HyVis holda its high Viscosity under ertreme heat er». but did not appear on tha lean» a marked copy of "Corrlara d'Amar- wars Klanamen. One wearing a white of Baker County, Ora., baa purchased until tha mob bad aucoeeded la wreak Ica,” by courteay of Bdltor Luigi Bar- robe was beaten anconnclous when be fur I It,ooo tba alia anil building (or A trial will convince yon ing It* veil*ounce upon tke Klaasmeu. slnl, dealgned to Impress ua with the attempted to leave the hall early. H a . a complete modern tjnaplul of thirty ■ .............. - ! success and power of the Kalians In , Drive i l today bedr. The property «III bo Improved A l l | c y \ u <e/\ o n e A P New York City, whom be calls "Ital- was beaten with clubs, and hla at lan-Amarlcans" He waa shocked by tackers were about to throw him late ; and a new operating room will ba A l . L l o U n I U S r t A a , added at once. Tba boapltal will ba SH ER W O O D SA T U R D A Y our shlbbolbtb. "T o hell with the hyt a »ewer manhole. A patrolman, how-1| _____ pbaa!" and seemed to think that w# ever, pleaded with the mob' and per-1 In oparatlon within two months. Tha Key. Vlrgtl K. Allison, the eloquent of the “ wild and woolly Weal" vara uuaded them to stop. t officers of the Association ere. Ur. unaware of the numbera and power <M Burlington, Oregon Tha other Klaminin waa badly F. J. Arneaon, treasurer; Uaorga A. Christian church minister of Albany, these “ Italian-Americas«." Mr. Barslnl give» as soma Interest beaten when a mob overturned a n ; Mnrahall, Floyd Jonea, Hugh Alfray, Ore., will deliver an address on ing figures. Hla la not a foreign L. K Caul, Willard Uoaa, John II. Americanism and Klankraft at a big newspaper, ha aays, and hla purpose automobile In which be waa trying | outdoor gathering of Klaaaman and Allen and Inland H Fln«h, aerretary la to make America known to the to tscape. Tba full ««tent of their their friends at Sherwood. Ore., Sat Italians as tha motherland of their Injuries was not known, and It was Thla I anot a Klaa organlaatloa an- choice, remembering at the same time said many others may have been badly tarprlae, but It la a much needed com urday nJgbt, Sept 19. Everyone Is Uia land of their birth Hla aim. ha cordially Jqvlted. munity service and the Klanauien are declaras, la to dispel misunderstand hurt. Klanamen Severely Beaten. ings srfH promote understanding and ««•In« to bark It one hundred per eent. reciprocal sympathy. L A Smith The Thidlattraoe»* of the mob waa Klanatfteti and frlenda throughout the Heme Imposing Figure», Indeed Baker dlatrlrt, or wherever they may apparent tat their determination to Mr. Bartini gives the following fig live, are urged to contribute caah at uras: The "ItaMan-Anwrtcana" of watt until tba Kina «men who had re Phone 312 New York CUy (To HELL with the mained In tba hall should make their nnra to the hoapltala building and hyphen!) own 110,0004100 worth of maintenance fund, ao that It may get appearance In tha effort to return to P. O . Box 737 real catate. 110.000.000 worth of Lib a fair atari. Send conlrlbutloaa to erty bonds, and they have 1314*00.000 their homes. The moment they ap U K. Caul. Baker. Oregon. Thla la In deposits In the aavlngs banka. peared battling was renewed on tha are 600 "Italian American" phy street*. A hnndred men attacked 10 a ^tecesettry awl a Noted Condon Leaders A s Thera sician* In New York CHy. »00 lawyers. Klansman along towards aaoralag aa 1100 teachers. 4000 grocers. 1000 fruit sist in Program— Every FIVE SH O T IN A T T A C K mere ban it. 160 druggists. 171 builders they endeavored to escape from Odd aud contractors. 14 bankers, 130 Im Fallowa hall. Tha Klanamen ware body Enthusiastic. ON D E L A W A R E (CLANS porters, 416 restaurant owners. 376 aevarely beaten before they escaped. . WILMINUTON. Del employing embroiderer», and 60.000 Pive men needle-workara. Hla paper catara to Several o f the Injured Klanamen wart Seven hundred anthual were »bot and rioting continued for treated at hospital« and later ae: four million "Uallan-Amtrlcsns." several hours following aa Initiation cane, plua a cisae Wa bailara that Luigi Bartini thinks borne. o f 160 candidates by the Ku K lui Klan attended a thrilling himself a truly good American, and be IS doing a world of good among-his on a faun near New Castle last week. g few night» ago at Tradesmen whs advertise la aa Tha Fiery Croaa i people, bat ha can Incrsase hla ase- The most seriously Injured'are Harry County, Oregon. fulnaaa greatly by abolishing tha hate enemy newspnper are na frlenda ef lluehheek. shot In the back, and W ill biased In tha aky and tha arrange- ful hyphen, but.calling hla compatriots yoars and are net entitled te either iam (')ark, shot In the neck, The riot- [ manta war» harmonloua and perfect, "American Italians" It tha hyphen la yoar goodwill er year patronage. ntlal, b u cto put tha foreign daaig lug signed at tha close of the care- Tba gathering Included about 160 i m«ny. when a cross waa lighted Die- j Woman of the Klaa from Condon. Oil- l orders began wlih a volley of shots Bam County, and the Itev. 0. A. aiogan. “To hall with the hyphen 11 1 I. i ............. • Chaney and A. L. Helm of Condon aa- * and |as< h hla readers the significance \ Slated In the eiempllflratton of th »| oflt. ritualistic work. Tha gathering .wait )a d Keuouaee Political KomaaNm ___ . . . . . _____ i Let him also teach hla people that romposed of tha beat kind of Oregon -1 |h(, MDOg |»w *>f Rome does not apply lana, principally farmers and atock-jjn America: that Political Romanista raise re, and they war« all enthusiastic la the Intolerable curse that has caus- Roman Priests Inflame for patriotic achtevament. I * *och * « " “ “ T- Pendleton, Oregon Among thesa American Italian« are Com er Cottonwood and W ater Street« thousands of good Protestants, who Mongrel Hordes with Mo klan-maa, or Klaasweman, agree with VB and not with Barslnl worthy of the name, or Irne to the They aay. aa wa do. To hall with the Appeal« to Prejudice. ■acred vows, will spend n cant with hyphen! E v ^ y Saturday Evening schools e f Carnegie «aw Bt to place I Wo understand and appreciate the a known enemy af »« historical glory of tha Italian people, PITTSBURGH.—Seeking to discover their control o f these schools la the . , I who. a* individual*, are likable and the cause of tha recant lawless acts of hands of trusted cltisens,_ Instead of fine. They are a generous, warm CO N TRACTO RS mob violence. clUsens o f Carnagi« do placing them at tha mercy of admitted hearted raoe, possessing lovable qual Pile driving and bridge building. When on yoor w a ^ ^ a n d from th. Six-Piece Orchestra ities which appeal to everyone. They not have far to go. Recent files of foes of the institution, there must) and moving. ooasl, buy your oils, greases, gas and make aplondtd Americans, after they the Catholic Observer, a Roman Cath ensue riot and carnage in order toj I t , Asteria, Oro. Phone 407 M Wont accessories from a 100 par cent Amer learn true Americanism, and the olic weekly published in this city, ap- fully express the displeasure of the ican. 10b per cant fair and 100 par meaning of our Constitution and Insti tution« of liberty. Italian leaders like pbnl to the passions o f religious bigots hierarchy. Because of the unwilling cent service. A . S1FERTE, Manager Luigi Barslnl and others la the groups In no uncertain manner" In this pa ness of American citltens to submit to which he tells us abeut are respon per's laaue of August 1« appeals an arrogant priestly interference in the Barllagtoa, Oregon J. A . HALL FURNITURE STORE LINDROFF G A R A G E sible for all the woe* which the Ital - MEW AMD 8IC0MD HAMD Lafayette, Oregon advertisement on the front page' ex conduct of public schools, mob vio ian Immigrants suffer, for they are Will Pay the Highest Price* and Bell the Cheapest of Any Dealer In Asteria Please Otve Us a Trial educated men and easily could teach horting "Catholic men and women” to lence maut be Invoked. them the necessity of whole-hearted “ Fight for? Tour Right«—Don't Aak Thla la the sentiment which prevails : Asteria, Oregon MMMHHNM mì u 681 Franklin Arena« Americanism and the abolition Of the Favors." and calling attention to a In Carnegie, and It la said that tha hyphen. The leaders are the victims of Political Romanian!. The immi recant defaat administered to the feeling of disgust at Roman Catholic Our Hette Is Merries Sooner or Later You'll Drop Around to grants are the victims, too. through Catholics of Carnegie on the school activities which has brought such FREDERICK W . OTTO "their leaders In New York and other question. shame and humiliation to Carnegie large cltlea. REAL E8TATE— INSURANCE Catholics Defeated at Polls will but accentuate the feeling that Mo Racial Prejudice Whatever At the last election of the school a atop mast be put to the high-handed 1/g North Seventh M We have no racial prejudice, none Used Parts tor All Makes Cara whatever, and our only complaint of board the Catholic candidates were methods recently employed by Roman General Repairs the American I (a lian* Is that they are defeated by the votes o f the people, Catholic sympathisers. Carr—; l e citi- Vacuum Cup Tires hyphenated; that they adhere to a double allegiance; and the name la tha Roman Catholics ever since. sens are Insisting that their town Is — for a real meal i in the breast of ■till In America, notwithstanding the true of numerous other racial group*. This fact has rankled — courteous «enrice Murine Ihn M .lv n.-1/yi rtf th* World Thla m n l t e the tl fact that the public un-American conduct of its lawless H O M E R M IL L E R . Prop. A Modem H otel— 1 War It was necessary for the Italians' schools fScelv vc constant abuse and mob. i In America to have a Roman Legion 'Prom pt Proseeutlou Vital. through which to mobilise their men condemnation at their hands on all oc BOLLINGER HOTEL and resources under the Iron neces casions. The defeat o f the Roman The prompt prosecution and convlc- sities of war. and the writer helped to Catholic candidates was pointedly re- tlon of the member« of the mob, who LEWIS TOM, IDAHO promote this inuv.msnt because the tarred to by the Observer in the ad have been arrested for their partlcij “ ItaHan-Amerlcans" fslled to fu n c -; Rest Heals far the tlon readily as Individual American vertisement In these words: “ Look tlon In the crime of August 25, Honey eu the Line cittsans In the community group. If what happened to Carnegie, which is help Jo restore Carnegie as a place ! they are Americans, let them drop the about 50 per cent Catholic. Indiffer where law and order are respected. When In Medford Visit Hungry Tourist » — hyphen and the old country designa tion of double allegiance, and let them ence of Catholic clUsens there .per The lightness with which the coroner When traveling through Eastern Oregon, don’t fall to visit Madras, forswear their obedience to the Roman mitted the election o f an entire antl- called upon to investigate the cases Pope before being granted American j Cathollc school board, which Is now f and the prisoners viewsd these offenses, cltlsenshlp This Is the overwhelming unjustly C. E. BYE’ S F amass Restaurant discriminating against the |t* |s hoped, will not also prevail in AMERICAN demand, knd somehow It gvarythlng Just RtgM children of Catholic parents." \ their prosecution. Is golug to he enforced. This waa the criticism which fol Mr. Barslnl produces an admirable Fountain Service in Connection dally paper. The hyphen in every lowed the election of a school board Me klansman, or Klansweman, thing Is the damning feature. If he on which there were no Catholics. It Wa ara preparad to do all kinds of alsctrical work Ladies’ Best Room Mcdterd, Ore. worthy af the name, or true te the could only see It from our vlewpnint. In our new location. Let ua figure on your nest Job. aroused the Ire of the Catollcs. and Horred vows, will spend a cent with READ 100 per cent servio«. the inflammatory words used by the , 0, oar „reaL righteous MOB SURROUNDS H ALL Observer Is urging Catholics to “ fight y A . H . Spraner Phone 595 A T PERTH A M B O Y, N. J. (or your rights" Is ascribed by many 33 Sixth St. near Astor GROCERIES. MEATS, VEGETABLE« Carnegi^oitiaens aa the direct cause - Fish, Cold Storage and lea’ A" Astoria, Ore. TEAMWORK WINS. ON 8ALH AT PERTH AMBOY, N. J.—A mob esti which led msigulded fanatics to bring BEAVERTON, OREGON mated to be all the way from 3000 Ur shame and disgrace to the fair name _______ S.------------ Knlumkla KlaU Heqdquarters 5000 broke up a peaceful assemblage of Carnegie. In calling attention to It's all very well to have ctjgpngc and skill. of 500 Klansmen which was In ses "what happened at Carnegie" the aukl Room Ç, 4104 Maint Phone Red 471 In Foley Hole * / Building And It's fine to be counted a star; sion In Odd Kellowa hall on Friday thors of the passionate appeal -to re Vancouver, Wash'. night a week ago. despite A desperate ligious prejudice did not refer to the But the single deed with its touch o( thrill resistance of 75 patrolmM .. 160 fire crimes and violence which occurred Doesn't tell you the man you are; men, and a Targe force of state troop- on August 25. The great crime evi Seaside, Oregon . dently In the minds of the Ipdlgnant For there's no lone hand In the game Ku Klux Statues y e must play. Romanists was the utter rout and de Old Una U fa Insurance Klansman. we have something en We must work to. a bigger scheme'. tirely new. something that will ap feat of their candidates (or member- peal to the eye, the mind and And the thing that counts in the world American Central Life alilf on the public-school board. heart of all Klanamen and thoaa that are In sympathy with them. today. Murder of Innocent. Insurance Co. . It I* KIOT. a statue, an exact Is how do you pull with tke teem! representation of a Klansman In Modern Cleaning and It Is fair to presume, however, that L . W . Kaalar full regalia. KIOY Is the most —Edward Guest. the storm of hate wrecked upon the fascinating little fellow ever cre P. 0. Box 108 Seaside, Ora, Pressing ated In the office or In the home luckless heads of Inoffendlng psrad- ——— ——— — * - KIOY automatically and persist ently convey* the warm greeting Ing Klansmen. whose only offense was The tradesman who enjoys Man ot Klantshne** to every visitor. The traveling man’s- friend Home Bakery He la lS'tnches l»r - hgth •-* and - - the price that of Protestantism, was the direct patronage and yet advertise* la an Suits pressed while you watt Is within ich of all. For prices Confectionary and Lunch cause of the savage onslaught which rnemy paper Is biting the hand that and agents’ terms, write George 1 aid « e l I, Proprietor lea Cream, Davidson's Bread r ended In murder on the night of Aug- fed him. DOMT LET HIM BITE KOTTE MOVELTY WORKS Candles, Tobacco, Soft Drinks ust 25. So It would seem that simply YOU TWITE. And tell him what you Postofnca Box 747 La Grande, Ore. Theatre Located Opp. Royal Blue But Line Depot Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Baevarton, Oregon because tha frlenda of the public think about IL •a. Is High in Viscosity, H . E. H A D L E Y O n Low er Colum bia Highway SPRAY PATRIOTS IN IMPRESSIVE MEETING SMITH & BLANCHETT Cylinder Regrinding Burlington Pavilion BIGOTS NCITED BY PRESS DANCING LEBECK & SON Hupmobile Cars TH IEL BRO S. Vancouver Auto Co. The Brown Electric Co. SH A ST A CAFE Western American PEOPLES THEATRE 4' L “P ick o f the Pictures ” y \ Zw eifel’s - Tailoring 4