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THE 3I0RNIXG OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1921 11 OATH OF KU KLUX HELD TREASONABLE Promises of Secrecy Declared Autocratic. DANGER IS. SEEN IN ORDER Inev. W. Jj. Brandon roinls to Ag ony Experienced in Kangaroo Court in Portland. KANSAS CITS', Oct. 20. The letter which Kev. William. 1. Brandon ol Braymer, Mo., sent to Col. W. J Simmons, Imperial wizard of the Klu Kim Klan. recently, has been made I available by Mr. Brandon. Mr. Bran don, who asserts he was tnea in s I klan court in Oregon and suffered humiliation at the hands of the klans men, notifies the Imperial wizard he no longer cares to be a kleagle In the klan. The chief part of the letter fellows: "Dear Sir: September z 1 seni you a telegram In which I asked you to please come or rush some one with authority to investigate the outrages I had received at the hands of the Ku Kin Klan in the west coast coun try, more eopecially In Portland. "The days lave come and gone to my tortured nerves they seemed like weeks and yet you have treated my telegram with silent contempt. Your failure to answer my telegram can not be excused on a plea of Ignorance las to me or this affair. Kxperlrnre Held Dangerous. i rannot see how you could ad vance the plea of ignorance as to who I am for the following reasons: One year ago last January, while lectur ing in Atlanta I called and had quite an extensive interview with you. Again this last May, I came all me way from Missouri to Atlanta to oe naturalized' as a 'citizen- into your 'invisible empire.' Your records Bhow me to be a minister of tne gospel and a lecturer as well as a kleagle. ri'Kulnrlv appointed ana -properly bonded from your 'Imperial palace In the Imperial City of Atlanta.' "If the Ku Klux Klan is as efficient a military order as it claims, then you should or could have known of their series of acts committed against rr.e while I was debating the Irish I t public question with Edward Adams Cantrell of Los Angeles. "A series of events and actions leading up to the most outrageously unjust kangaroo court had to be ex perienced by me before I realized the enormity of the danger to America In the Ku Klux Klan. "Just prior to the debate with Dr. Cantrell in the high school at Port land, the night of September 21, your officers came to me, saying It had been reported (by grapevine) that I was a straw man for the Irish repub lic. They further stated that 600 armed Ku Klux Klansmon would at tend the debate and If I failed to up hold the protestant side it would be the worst thing that could happen to me. "They further stated that if the Irish flag was In the auditorium they would tear It down. I gave them every assurance the debate was real and that there should be no Irish flag there, as. none had been used at our other debates. lrUh King Found. To my horror, I found on entering the auditorium . that evening that there was an Irish flag hanging over the platform. Hefore entering the building I had noticed groups of men assembled outrilde . who appeared angry. I begged and pleaded with the Irish committee to take the flag down that 1 feared bloodshed. Dr. Cantrell said that my fears seemed well founded, for he had noticed the men gathering outside. Finally the flag was removed. "By this time I was "frightened In- tolorably. This scare I could not shake off. I was weak from intense mental agony and could scarcely stand. I do not understand how I ever got through with my part of the debate. "Upon receiving an urgent Invita tion. I decided to attend a meeting of the Ku Klux Klan two nights later. Upon request. I addressed the klansmen. The prolonged applause Indicated the talk pleased them. But man alive! You can never know the surprise I experienced after the ap Vlaime was done! "The exalted cyclops began to thunder out accusations of my being traitor, a hireling of the enemy and ordered me to cease my debat ing and return to Missouri. "I looked at the king kleagle and I read in his faco that he was a member of the conspiracy and that he had come there to 'pull off a real stunt.' as the king kleagle of Wash ington would say: 'To stimulate business.' Jnatli-e llerlnrrd Lacking. Then the trial followed a greater mockery at Justice could never be enacted. This I dare you to deny. I feel now wIMIng to die to save this nation a repetition of the outrage. Orders were issued to the Salem klansmen to see that a debate was not held there. Granting there had been a reasonable excuse, who gave them the right to sit In secret. In a cowardly session, and issue a de cree at the behest of their design ing officers? "I ask you. what right nave you or your 'empire' to regulate or sup press the freedom of speech in Amer ica? Colonel Simmons, that organi sation of yours cannot exist and the people of the United States survive, as free people. The half has never been told in the various exposures of the Ku Klux Klan. The Tortland experience proved that. Sir. 1 re fuse to be bound by your oath of blood! You and your 'citizens' do what you wih. I do not believe single law-abiding, sane and Jus tice-loving, red-blooded man would remain a member of your Ku Klux Klan or a citizen of your self-styled Invls'bte empire' after he once un derstood what it really is. TrrsMis Seen In Oath. "Colonel Simmons, I want to know this one thing: Are all these big. nlgh-sounding imperial titles a ruse to catch the gullible? Are they other wise meaningless? If so, then. Isn't It a ' fact your 'Invisible empire' Is treasonable? I believe the series of oaths a man has to take on becoming a 'citizen of the Invisible empire.' and to you as Its 'emperor,' Is treason to the United States government. "We do not need an 'Invisible em pire,' lnt which a "citizen" is 'nat uralized' by accepting death as a pen alty If he disclosed a single secret of the 'emplro' or its deeds. The taking of a series of 'blood oaths' to you and your officers is not a part of Americanism. Your "invisible em pire' is autocratic; its officers, de crees, orders and laws are to be per fectly obeyed. Under pain of death Its citizens must not disclose their 'citizenship.' and they are taught how they can swear in the courts of our nation that they are not Ku Klux Klansmen. That Is why there la no i. , , TODAY'S FILM FBATl'RES. Columbia Betty Compson, "At the End of the World." Ri voll House Peters, 'The Leopard Woman." Peoples David W. Griffith's "Way Down East." Iajesic Harold Lloyd, "Never w Weaken." Liberty Charlie .Chaplin, "The Idle Class." Star "Nomads of the North." Hippodrome Richard D I x. "All's Fair In Love." Circle Gloria Swanson. "The Great Moment." EVER WEAKEN," Harold Lloyd's latest comedy, now the Majestic, Is filled with thrills and laughs, and audi ences were kept cheering and ap pending yesterday at the funny antics of thus comedian. His stunts in the air on a scaffold many floors above the street are enough to take away one's breath. The plot is not of much interest, except that it serves to give Harold a chance to show off all his best tricks. When he thinks his sweet heart has been false, he tries to com mit suicide and has a lively time be fore he realizes that he wants very much to live. He works out an elaborate plan of ending his existence and then finds himself suddenly on a beam traveling through space with the street many feet below him. The way in which he almost loses his hold on the steel girders which separate him from a fall Into space forms most of the fun of the picture. In the end, of course, the girl Is waiting for hlra to clear up their mis understanding. In the cast with Harold Lloyd are Mildred Davis, Roy Brooks, Mark Jones ana Charles Stevenson. Sharing honors with Lloyd on the Majestic's double bill is Tom Moore in "Beating the Game." . It is a pic ture with an entertaining story and plenty of comedy in addition. Tom J Moore Is seen as "Fancy" Charlie. who Is caught in the act of robbing a rich man's home. The owner of the house offers to stake Charlie to. a start in a little town, and, believing that his benefactor Is a far-seeing crook, with a master plan in view, Charlie accepts. Once established In the town, Charlie sets about earning the repu tation Ol nvam junii omiiu, cording to his agreement. He does any number of honest and honorable acts until lie iinauy .j-inas iu -enjoying himself in his. new life. There is a girl who encourages him An old pal appears Just at the time that ne is Deing nominaieu lor mjvi OI tne town, ana m me rioiw gi h o-iri and 11 his chances for th future, "Honest John" goes forth to tell the crowd the story of his life. The climax Is thoroughly satisfying. Screen Gossip. Eileen Percy is at work on a new picture, after a rest of eight days following completion of "Whatever She Wants." The new " picture Is "Elope If You Must," a comedy drama from the popular story by E. J. Raj.he. C. K. Wallace Is directing. Eddie Sutherland has been engaged to play the male lead and the cast Includes Mildred Davenport in a character role, Mary Huntress, Joe Bennett and Larry Stears. . Myra Kelly's delightful group of stories entitled "Little Aliens" Is how being filmed. Shirley Mason will play the lead. Jack Strunwasser and Dor othy Yost prepared the screen adap tation. Jack Ford Is directing. The cast Includes Gaston Glass, George Williams, Martha Franklin and Arthur Drew. Several of the famous" California redwood trees, which grow to a height of 300 feet and more, are seen in Larry Semon's newest comedy, "The Sawmill." The comedy was filmed near the wild Lake Hume re gion of California. ' Wilfrid North has Just finished di recting Earle Williams in a picture entitled "Lucky Carson," in which the star appears, at different times, as a "down-and-outer" and a polished gentleman of fashion. Agnes Ayres has started work on "The Lane That Had No Turning." under the direction of Victor Fleming. Sir Gilbert Parker, author of the novel, together with Eugene Mullin made the screen version. Theodore Kosloff, Mahlon Hamilton, Frank Campeau and others are important figures In the cast. way to discover whether they are the ones committing crimes charged to them. "Colonel Simmons, sitting In majesty and imperial wizardshlp as emperor of your 'invisible empire." in your imperial palace (is it the home on Peachtree road your dupes gave you?), don't you think I am doing the only manly thing offered me in renouncing all oaths of secrecy to the 'empire'? I shall expose every secret I know or may learn of the Ku Klux Klan. (Signed) "WILLIAM L. BRANDON." LA GRANDE MAN HONORED Dramatic Order, Knights of Klior- assan, Elect H. P. Oliver. WALLA WALLA, Wash., Oct. 23. (Special.) Permanent organization of the Paclflo Northwest Dramatic Order, Knights of Khorassan associa tion, was formed Saturday with Chas. L. Brill, Walla Walla, president: H. P. Oliver, La Grande, vice-president; F. D. Reynolds. Seattle, secretary-treasurer, and M. O. Nordstrom, Butte, Mont., sergeant-at-arms. The next session will be held at La Grande, Or., September 1 and 2, 1S22. The two-days' meeting ended to night following an elaborate ball in the new armory. A ceremonial was held this afternoon in the Keylor Grand theater, 200 tyros being Initi ated The degree work was put on by Abd Uhl Atef Temple. No. 117, of Portland. An elaborate street parade was held tonight. The morning was spent In sight-seeing. The Portland patrol and band each won $100 prizes as the result of con tests this afternoon. The patrol com peted against the Spokane and Walla Walla patrols. In the band content there was no competition. SENTENCE ISJJUE MONDAY Judge riiclps to Order Kirby and Ituthle to Hang. PENDLETON. Or., Oct. 23. (Spe cial.) Elvle D. Klrby and John L. Rathle, convicted with Emmltt Ban croft a year ago of killing Sheriff Taylor here in July, 1920, will be sentenced Monday for the second time to hang. The two men were recently denied a new trial by the state supreme court. They have been held at the state penitentiary since their conviction. It Is expected that Judge Phelps will allow the customary 30 dfl.vs In which the convicted murder ers may file another appeal if they desire. Floyd Henderson and Irvln Le Roy Stoop are now serving life sentences In the state prison for the killing of the sheriff. Bancroft, Klrby and Rathle were sentenced to hang. Ban croft was hanged several months ago. ONE ROAD STRIKE FREE Central Oregon Line to Run as Long as Weather Is Good. LA GRANDE. Or Oct. J3. (Spe cial.) Even If the railroad strike comes there will be one railroad in the state that will not stop operation. This is the Central Railroad of Ore i,(n, which runs from Union to Cove, and Is about nine miles long. An nouncement has been made by the road's head office at Union that the strike will not affect the line. So long as the weather continues good the road can make good its word, but if the strike should come and last until winter sets In It Is likely that the usual winter aliments of the road, tracks sinking, trains getting stuck a day or so, and many other ills, will force it, too, to shut down. ' I FILMS HELP TEACHERS Subjects in Elementary Schools Depicted on Screen. UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eu gene, Oct. 23. (Special.) Slides and films designed to aid teachers In the elementary schools of Oregon in presentation of various parts of the courses have been "prepared by the un'verslty extension division. From the primary through the eighth grade the films take up different phases of the various subjects. Similar films are being prepared for high schools of the state. A large number of Oregon schools are now equipped with movtng-plcture ma chines and a still larger number have steropticon-sllde lanterns. NEW RDfiD PUNS MADE OUGAXIZATIOX FORMED FOR BOOSTING HIGHWAY. Phone your want ads to The Orego oiaa. Alain 7071). Automatic 560-3. Route From Glenwood to White Swan Expected to Be Open by Next July. G OLD E N DALE, Wash:, Oct. 23. (Special.) August Hansen of Glen wood, Wash., one of the main advo cates of the proposed scenic high way from Glenwood, near Mount Adams, to White Swan, on the Yaki ma Indian reservation, near Fort Simcoe, said yesterday that a com plete reorganization of the forces working for the new highway was effected at a meeting of the Yakima Commercial club at Yakima, Wash., October 15. Heretofore promotion work in Klickitat county has been done by an organization at Glenwood known as the Yakima. Glenwood & Columbia Highway association, and at the Yakima end by Individuals in favor of the route and the Yakima Commercial club. The new organiza tion will be known as the Mount Adams Highway association, and will have headquarters at each end of. the line. H. R. Murray, a merchant of Glenwood, will head 'the movement therer and Mr. Hansen Is secretary treasurer of the Glenwood forces. Mr. Hansen said plans had been perfected by which It Is expected the new route will be open for travel by July 1, 1922. Ha declared the only barrier now Is a strip of country for about six miles in the Big Klickitat basin, 'commencing at Dairy creek, north of Glenwood, and extending to the present ford at Soda Springs, near the mouth of Surveyor's creek, where It Is proposed to bridge the Big Klickitat river. SENATORS LI UP TP PASS TAX BILL Farmers' and Manufacturers' Blocs Compromise. 1922 MEASURE PLANNED 112 CARS APPLES SHIPPED Car Shortage at PTyssa So Acute Most Shipments in Bulk. NYSSA, Or., Oct 23. (Special.) Picking of the 1921 apple crop in the Northwest Orchard company orchards was completed Friday. One hundred and twelve carloads of the fruit have been shipped to date from the Apple Valley Packing plant, at Apple Val ley. Seventy-five of the cars con tained Johnathans and 30 were Roman Beauties from the Minton orchard. Sorting for shipment has begun on the Wlnesaps. Ten carloads await cars for shipment. Car shortage' has j Deen so acute tnis year mat most ox the apples have been shipped In bulk. Apple packing at the Nyssa packing plant closed last Wednesday with a big feed at the packing house for the packers and other help. Smoot Proposal Favored by Busi ness Interests, to Be Enacted Next Year.' BY HARDEX COLFAX. (Copy-riant. Mm. by The Oregonian.) WASHINGTON. D. C, Oct. 23. (Special.) The new revenue law to be enacted next year to take the plaae of the one which congress will soon pass will connect the chief provisions of the Smoot bill providing for manu facturers' or sales lax on commodities. Agreement to this effect has been reached among senate leaders of the eastern bloc, representing the indus trial sections of the country, soma of the leaders of the agriculture bloc and the leaders of the manufacturers bloc, who are strongly supporting the Smoot measure. In return for this concession the manufacturers' bloc will line up behind the present bill when it comes to a vote in the upper house, probably within the next ten days. Until this week the plan has been to hold the Smoot measure In reserve, shelving it this season for enactment next year, so that funds, if needed. could be obtained lor a soldier bonus. Factory Bloc Stronger. Accessions to the ranks of sales tax supporters In the senate, however, have recently strengthened the manu facturers' bloc so materially that it has become a powerful force to be reckoned with. The present conces sion on the part of the agriculture leaders parallels to a large extent the concessions to those leaders them selves a few weeks ago when the chief provisions of the bill were re vised at their dictation. Senator Penrose, chairman of the finance committee, looks upon the present bill as a temporary measure, to be replaced later on. Next to Pen rose on the committee comes McCum ber. a proponent of the soldier bonus. Mr. McCumber is not satisfied with any plan that leaves the bonus out of consideration. The third man on the committee Is Smoot of Utah, chief apostle ..f the sales tax. The fourth Is LaFollette, whose dissatisfaction with the present measure took the form of forcing rejection this week of one of its chief provisions. Republicans at Odds. The four leading republicans of the finance committee are thus at odds with their own child, the revenue Dm. So are tho business interests of the east. So, to a great extent, are the farmers of the west, and the middle west. And at the other end of Penn sylvania avenue sits General Dawes, who has much to say as to expendi tures. Back of this entire situation Is tho coming arms parley, which furnishes a hope that the military establishments' requirements of funds may be reduced. Mr. Penrose believes that revenue loo-lnln tlon can be more scientifically and equltsbly devised through the medium of a Joint congressional com mittee or a commission appointed by congress to make recommendations within a reasonable time. The followers of Penrose, the agri cultural bloc and the manufacturers' bloc will Join in supporting the pres ent bill when It comes before the sen ate for adoption, and that bill will pass, possibly with material modifi cations, within the next ten days. Forty Per Cent Tax Plan. It will then go to conference, where among the chief items to be adjusted is the wide difference between house and senate limitations on Ue surtax. The houe favored 32 per cent. The present senate revision, forced by the agricultural bloc, calls for 50 per cent. Leaders 'n both houses con template adjustment of about 40 per cent. But against that 40 per cent the united business Interests of the east have raised protesting voices of much volume. Through their chief trade organizations, the National Associa tion of Manufacturer, the Chamber of Commerce of the United States and other powerful associations, they are almost a unit in protest against the schedules of the bill as It stands today, and are out In strength for the manufacturers' tax, proposed by Sen ator Smoot. The Smoot measure, largely by the influential backing thus given It, has acquired many supporters In the sen ate since the dog days. It Is esti mated that more than 30 republican senators favor the plan, but, because of political and Other considerations, only a fraction of that number are openly advocating It. NEW VIADUCT PROPOSED Plan Would Eliminate Grade Crossing Xear Salem. SALEM, Or., Oct. 23. (Special.) A meeting will be held at the Com mercial club here Monday to consider the construction of a viaduct over the tracks of the Southern Pacific rail road on the route of the Pacific high way at a point about two miles north of Salem. The proposed viaduct If constructed will change the route of the Pacific highway and will eliminate one of the most hazardous crossings between this city and Portland. Ths cost of the Improvement was estimated at 3100.000. Of this sum the railroad company will pay $40,000. the city of Salem 120,000, Marion county $20,000 and the -state $20,000. It would be approximately 800 feet in length. Phone us for prices on your winter coal. Diamond Coal Co.. Bdwy. 3037. Adv LOSS OF RADIUM MYSTERY Young Inventor enable to Account for Disappearance. SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 23. (Spe cial.) Alfred Hubbard, inventor of the Hubbard electric generator. In ex- plaining tne aiwiipearnuto ui lauiuiu ValUeo. at ?iuw iium a muium uvnuio belonging to Dr. L. L. Stevens, de clared that the radium disappeared some time last Tuesday night after he had hidden the needle at his home. The loss was discovered Wednesday when Hubbard returned the needle to Dr. Stevens. Hubbard declared: "I am ready to do everything pos sible to recover the radium. "I have been In the city ever since the loss was discovered and have en deavored to find out how the loss oc curred. I had been using the radium needles belonging to Dr. Stevens in some experiments at my laboratory. Tuesday night I hid the needle un- Reed-French Piano Co. Monday morning we offer a used dark mahog any Player Piano, in modern design and fine condition, for $390.00. Terms to suit purchaser. 12th and Washington Sts. " is no compliment to have it said that I am only a highly developed intellectual machine. Good God, there is more to me than that I" Woodrow Wilson WOODROW. 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