The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current, September 25, 1921, Section One, Image 14

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Newspaper Page Textss w 14 THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, SEPTE3IBER 23, 1921 NIGHTSHIRT PARTIES OF THE KU KLUX KLAN, IXC. FAT ON FEES No Interest Charged EASY TERMS $10 Donations Split Among Nightshirt Leaders. Very Special KLAN HAS HARD ROW HERE Ilnge Fraud Indicated In Divid 9x12 Axminster Rugs . .$34.65 1.45 ing Cash Kleagie Gets M and King Kleagie Gets $1.- 8-3x10-6 Seamless Brussels Rugs. . . Good Grade of Velvet Carpet Yard. , KUK X T INS S.tSM!,!s1MsiqaMiiiisa SS FOR' LESSiSS WAX "t& .-. . -,. -y fm- ., ?&im .-;'.r y. - -?s: ( , y' v- w yyi -,r- j V ""J. " . 'V' r--- '4 - 3 ; 4 jA'a. . ' . ' - ' ' ' t'-j:kr I If llTi I iiftllil " - ' - " " ' "" " f So far as Portland la concerned, the "Invisible empire," alias Ku Klux Klan. Inc.. Is rapidly becoming In vlalble to the point of extinction. No mora are the application peddlers ex trading- 110 "donation" from sjulllbla '100 per cent Americana" Spurred on under the patriotic urge to get ft of the S10 paid' by each victim, the kleagles are meeting; with constant refunal, so that old King- Kleagie Calloway, whose "rut" la tt out of the 110, shifted from the expensive head quarters In the Multnomah hotel to a very plain Inside room, 60S Plttuck block. Detectives and patrolmen of the Fortland police department who were mulcted out of $10, may be Intereated In knowing that after the kleagie took S, and the kinr kleagie got f 1. the grand goblin, in Los Angeles, took 50 cents and then J 1.50 went to the Imperial treasury, at Atlanta. Qa., ajid the remaining $1 out of the $10 went to the propagation department run In Atlanta by Kdward Young Clarke and Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler. The resound ing title of Clarke Is Imperial Kleagie. Aa the klan'a membership Is estimated at 600,000. this mean 16.000.000 of easy money to be split In commissions. Otker Donatlosa Made. This la simply what happens to the initial 110 "donated" by the Portland detectives, patrolmen and plain citl sens, who are not supposed to be so wise as the "fly cops." Then there are the other "donations" for more degrees, the dues of the local "den" and the $6.23 for the cotton sheeting tiightcap and nightgown, which forms the regalia, all of which make a still more Juicy profit for the higher ups. Mrs. Tyler herself Is authority for how the $10 is split. She got mad at the publicity the klan Is receiving, and In denying that It Is a grafting organisation she made public the schedule of commissions. Further more. Mrs. Tyler states that when Imp. Kleagie Clarke and herself took tip the cause of Imperial Wlxard Sim mons, the imp. wis. didn't have enough money to buy coffee and sinkers, but through the promotion system of Clarke and herself, the wis. now has a -magnificent home on a 400-foot lot In Atlanta, and ha won't have to worry about the win ters fuel bill. Only lllgk po Touched. There is really so much to be told about the Ku Klux Klan. Inc., that only the high spots can be touched. Hut the most touching touch la prob ably the $10 donation. Getting mem bership at ten bones per is worked on business principles. The plan Is a big selling organization. The house-to-house peddlers of application blanks are ordinary salesmen called kleagles: they are directed by a state sales manager called a king kleagie, 'who works under a district sales manager who glories In the title of grand goblin, and this fellow operates under the general sales manager, who Is the Imperial kleagie. The salesmen are after the money, and how the com missions are whacked up has been hown. What they want la the -Jack." The salesmen carry a line of samples, which consist of Insidious propa ganda, calculated to appeal to the racial and religious prejudices of their prospective candidates. The whole business 4s smeared over with an air of "myatery." Soleras Oath Is Needed. There la a real piece of foxy head work evolved by the imp. wis. Be fore a salesman can get a Job at kleagie, with its chance to nick off a four spot from each saw-buck "do nated." the aaleaman must take a aolemn oath that he will follow the orders of Wizard Simmons Implicitly, will support htm and will prevent any "clems" (klan spelling). Evidently Klmmqni doesn't place too much con fidence in the loyalty of his hand picked 100 per cent Americans. Portland peace officers and others who were "naturalised" by the klan, in a ritual which includes a travesty on baptism, took an oath to obey rilmmona, iwnarlng an allegiance to this bird in Atlanta, which gives Sim mons precedence over the laws of the United States, the state of Oregon, the ordinance of Portland made ttyl pro vided. In short, under their oath, the $10 klansmen make Simmons of At lanta, Oa., the supreme authority In thla country. Aa for the oath, "to vi olate it," aays the kloran, or ritual, "me ana disgrace, dlahonor and death." Bounds Interesting. Whole RJtnal Exposed. Oddly enough, although klansmen are threatened with death for violat ing the secrets of the orgaainatlon, the whole ritual, works and all, were exposed by Imp. Wis. Simmons him nelf. He did this when he copyrighted the kloran at Washington, I. C, in 1SK, and when a book is copyrighted two copies must be filed and these are public records and accessible to anyone. Photographic reproductions of chunks of this "secret" ritual have been printed recently in many news papers. Back of the "get-the-money" Idea, the klan la being charged In all sec tions of the country with attempting to foster race and creed hatred. Let ters written by kleagles showing these things have been published broadcast. Among Supplies sent to the salesmen have been bundles of literature distinctly antl - Catholic. The klan Is no leas anti-Jew and anti-negro and antl-foreign-born citi zen. When I. L. Foweli, who king kleagled before Mayor Baker and other officials on August 1, in a sheet and pillowcase, made his statement to these officers, he Insisted that the klan was not antl-anythlng.- The evi dence rolled up throughout the coun try Is to the contrary, and cltisens of Portland who have been approached aa prospects were given a pretty plain Idea Just how "antl" the klan is. Charter Members Are 34. Well, so much for that. Oettlng back to Simmons, he is the acknowl edged author of the kloran of the K. K. K. Ink., and he fixed things up pretty well for himself. In the first place he selected himself as the super- noan, the Imperial wizard, for Mfe. " he charter members consisted of $4 men, who met on Stone mountain at night under a fiery cross. Prom this small group the klan has spread to all but three or four states. He not only selected himself as imperial wizard but had all hands make oath to keep him In the Job. In tha ritual the tltlea of the vari ous officers of the klan are explained, rnd thla shows how Simmons hates Mmselt in describing the Imperial wizard: "Imperial Wizard The Emperor of riser nlrtare Is nhotocraph dlstribsted I the Invisible Empire, a wise man, a wonder-worker, having power to charm and control. From Vita, to know." Having thus embalmed in the type of the ritual his modest opinion of himself, Simmons charmed and con trolled the ritual to the point that the kludd. or chaplain "from Culdee, the high priest of the ancient Druids" prays thusly: "We invoke thy bless ing upon our emperor, the imperial wizard. Grant him wisdom and grace and may each klanaman'a heart and sou! be Inclined toward him in loving' loyalty and unwavering devotion." No Beta Are Overlooked. Wonder-worker Simmons was over. looking no beta In tying the klans men to him, from the simp who was milked for $10 to join, to the kleagles wno oatn-Dound themselves to see that no rival arose to oust him from his life Job or split the klan Into factions. Just when Imp. Wlx Simmons, the worker of wonders with words, was sitting pretty and the sales force was raking In the commissions from the suckers, something killed the engine or the Klan machinery. The kleagles nao. plenty ot gas and they had their klutch out for the koln but someone began making pointed Inquiries and these caused a puncture. Then a couple of kleagles. despite their oath. ivoianon or wnicn means disgrace. dishonor and death," began spilling the beans and telling the world. And, like a rash, the country over began asking questions about the K. K. K. Ink., and this has been fol lowed up by various federal govern ment departments launching Investi gations. The more the gullible Clansmen are coming to know about the organisa tion the more anxious are they to ob serve the oath they took not to admit being members. No man likes to be known as the victim of a confidence game. COUPLE WEDDED ON PEAK Dr. II. K. Dewey Marries Sylva )Lee in Unique Surroundings. The top of a mountain peak near Middle creek in southern Oregoi. waa cnosen by Miss Sylva Lee and Dr. II. R. Dewey, of this city, as the spot upon which their marriage vows should be exchanged. News that the ceremony, which was solemnized on September 4, has Just reached the city. On the morning of the wedding the party climbed the mountain and Messra Weeks and Mclntyre built an arch of autumn foliage and pine cones, an beneath It they spread the hide of a deer which had been killed by tha minister, Rev. E. D. Hora schuch of Portland, a few days before, and on this the couple stood, the bride in biking costume, carrying a bouquet of wild flower L. Kase baum an Mlsa Elizabeth Mclntyre and the mothers of both bride and bridegroom were the attendants. Later a wedtllng breakfast was served on the bank of the creek. Dr. and Mrs. Dewey motored to Los Angeles. The bride Is a graduate of Lincoln high school. Gaston Jerseys Sent to Fair. GASTON, Or., Sept. J4. (Special.) A carload of regitered Jerseys be longing to John Kopplin of Gaston leaves here today for the state fair In charge of Fred Shields, formerly herdsman for W. K. Newell. Mr. Kopplin got his foundation stock from Frank Lynn, president of the Oregon Jersey Cattle club, and Ed Cary, well known Jersey breeder of Lafayette. 03 Crook Herds Certified. PRIXEVILLE. Or., Sept. 14. (Spe cial.) Dr. H. W. Lytle. state veter inarian, has sent health certificates to 62 dairymen In Crook county for their herds. Dr. Lytle recently made i. test throughout the county and found no tubercular reactions in any ot the -herd examined. fsr Dronaaaada snrsoses br the kleasrlen. or salesmem. Lower picture In a the foot of Stose mountain, Georgia. TAX ENGINEER RETAINED COMMISSION HIRES MR. DIECK FOR ANOTHER MONTH. Ex-Member of Clly Council to Get $23 Dally for Doing Research Work for Dudgets. , Robert O. Dieck, consulting engi neer and formerly a member of the city council, will be retained r as engineer for the tax conservation and supervision commission for another month, according to a decision reached by the members of this commission yesterday. Mr. Dieck was retained on a salary of $25 a day for the pur pose of aiding the commission in re search work necessary to compile data required In the survey of the budget of the tax levying bodies. F. W. Mulkey, chairman of the commission, stated yesterday that the commission might find It necessary to employ him for another 30 days following the present engagement. The request of the Union high school district No. 1 at Corbett for an extension of time until November 1. In which to file Its budget of pro posed expenditures for 1922. was granted after the commission was informed that the books of the school district were now in the hands ot auditors. The tax commission granted a request of the commission of public docks for an extension of time for firing- its budget. The dock commis sion received an extension until Octo ber 15. O. B. Hegardt, secretary of the dock commission, explained that the heavy shipping in the Portland harbor during the laat few months had made an unusually heavy allot ment of clerical work and that it was not certain that the commission could have its budget In shape to file by October 1, the time set by the law. The tax commission recently gave the city council an extension of time until October 15 in which to file its budgets. .In granting these extensions. Chair man Mulkey explained that the tax commissioners did so reluctantly, and only after presentations had ' been made which carried meritorious rea sons for a delay. The commission reduces its own time of checking the budgets when It extends the time of filing, it was explained, and for thut reason extensions will not be made except where good reasona can be given. Conferences have been held between members of the tax commission's staff and officials of the various tax levying bodies In which the manner in which comparative data should be submitted was agreed upon. HOG EXPERT IN PORTLAND P. W. Young Favors Pig Congress Here in 1925. P. W. Young, 'secretary of the Poland-China breed promotion com mittee, waa in Portland yesterday from Peoria. 111. Mr. Young aaid he was astonished- at the size of the Pacific International Livestock expo sition buildings and said they are the largest and most complete la the country. Mr. Young favors the Idea of hav ing a pig congress here in 1926. A 1 national awine congress would draw entries from Texas. Missouri, Illinois, the Dakota Kansas. Nebraska and the entire hog belt, he asserted. To get the best results from such a con gress, however, he said the 1925 ex position site should be adjacent to the livestock buildings. Mines Bureau Chief Here. Guests of the members' forum of The black-robed figs-re la Imperial W laard. I the Chamber of Commerce at luncheon tomorrow will be H. Foster'TSain. di rector of the United States bureau of mines, and Representative Rhodea of Missouri, chairman of the house com mittee on mines and mining, 'tth them are several executives of the bureau of mines. The party is on a tour of Inspection of the western sta tions of the bureau. VETERAN PUT OFF TRAIN William White, 86, Gets Wander lust and Travels. RIDGE FIELD. Wash., Sept. 24. (Special.) Seised with a desire to go away, but without any means, a man who said he was William White, aged 86. of Beaver Creek, Dr.. left his home Thursday morning bout 8 o'clock with some automoblltsts, who asked him If he wanted to ride. He was taken to Portland, where he took a train from the Union depot, going north on the Northern Pacific rail way company's train No. 402. He was put off at Ridgefield when the train arrived here at 12:42 Thursday morn ing because he possessed no ticket and only about $1.50. He remained with Edward Littler, night clerk, at the depot until morning and was then turned over to Frank Laws, city mar shal, who took him home and gave him his breakfast and later got In touch with some relatives at Beaver Creek over the telephone, who promised to come afer White at once. White presumed he waa "going to Sumner to visit some relatives. When questioned why he left home he said he Just wanted to go away. He Is a civil war veteran. ROADS DECLARED GOOD Hood River Court Finds Highways Are Much Improved. HOOD RIVER, Or., Sept. 24. (Spe cial.) County Judge Haabrouck. who, with members of the county commis sion, F. H. Blackman and George Sheppard. has Just finished an inapec tlon of highways in all parts of the tcounty, says the roads are now bet ter than they have been, at tnis season for yeara. Since the rains began last Sunday five crews have been engaged with graders In various districts. Nearly every mile of road in the valley has been treated with the graders and the dust-fllled chuckholes. the bug aboo ot motorists several weeks ago, have been filled. The hlghwaya have been nicely crowned and with fur ther rain and packing will get better as the season advances. ' Phone your want ads to The Orego nlan. Main 7070. Automatic 50-95. OIL LIGHT BEATS ELECTRIC OR GAS BURNS 94 AIR A new oil lamp that gives an amaz ingly brilliant, aoft, white light, even better than gaa or electricity, has been tested by the U. 8. Government and 15 leading universities and found to be superior to 10 ordinary lamps. It burns without odor, smoke or noise no pumping up. Is simple, clean, safe. Burns 94 air and $ common kerosene (coal-oil). The Inventor. W. C. Johnson. SI N. Fifth street, Portland. 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Miss Florence Beardsley, a graduate of the Oregon Normal school and of the Oregon Agricultural college, has been chosen to take charge of' the Eola school. Mrs. Inez Miller Is supervisor of the Mountain View rural center. Her as sistant will be Miss Mary Donaldson, a graduate of the Oregon Normal school. Supervisor of the Elkins school is Mrs. Chloe A. Seymour. Miss Florence Enschede, another normal school graduate, haa been selected as assistant at Elkins. Mrs. Gertrude F. Collins Is in charge ot the Oak Point center. In the rural centers students at tending the Oregon Normal will re ceive actual practice as teachers. They will be confronted with the proBlems of rural teaching. Groups of students are assigned to the rural center for practice work. Problems involved will be discussed fully upon the stu dents' return to the normal school class rooms. 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