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SEVENTY-SECOND YEAR
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING. MAY 9, 1922
PRICE: VF1TO CENTS
; n n P'Tii n
Jii ; ; I L - - ,
IIID FT UNDER SALEM GIRL
Ill I Hi Mil ;T0;ELf)PE
aft F 1 A H ST J S
z umuiiHd I s AND
Report i of Director Dawes
Declared by Byrns of
South. Carolina u to Be
BunkWilson Credited.
QUIBBLUJG TACTICS - t , 1
AROUSE MRf!OriDELL!
f '!HX t!v!!Ii m J?.
Southern Cohgressmenl Say
Figures Are Juggledito
f.lisslead Public;
1:
, WASIIINOTON. May 8.i-Sharp
ib house today on the report by
Democratic atucU wrt made
Si7iSIfy
Mmii ' Mmi tu , V VruManl
swMav , wuaMa(w a wawMw
Harding aetttnr forth redactions
In government expenditure!.
Reprenit&UTa i Burnshrdlucmf
. . RepreaentatiTo Byrne, .Tennes
see, ranking Democrat of the com
mlltee, who had asked for epeclf-
lo lnformatloa In a resolution.
charged that careful analysis of
the report showed that the figures
"were plainly deceptive' "and that
they had been "manipulated In an
effort to mislead the public Into
the belief that some economy had
been effected, by. the admlnlstra
.uor,;..,;.i, JtS&x,-
:.::. Bonk. Says Byrns'. --v
Jolnins In. the attack,. Repre
sentatlT Brrns. Democrat. South
Carolina, also member o.f the
i aoproprlatlons eommHtee, ifclar
Lthat tt the president had had
(opportunity to examine 4'the ltem-
,lxed statement of alleged" savings,!
conBtltuung.tne tow os
00.000, he would discover that tlTOlTe tlie atatus of aliens and
is pare bunk , . r i , -'v
Defending the report, Represen-i
tatlre Mondell, Wyommg, the R-
publican, leader, asserted ; thatl
Brrns I Tennessee) was quionung i
as to detalU of savings effected,!
ana "that aome f the econdmles
Had resulted Qmie as mucn irou.
the activities of the hndget our
au director ;',..
,,- Some W nanaver,- Claim "
Chairman Madden of the appro-
prUUon committee said somebody
had raised the Question jot "d
tlclency," ana xnac, vmw
ilvrns had mentioned. "
"deficiency estimates for this year
of $147,000,000, It was a fact on
ly $12,000,000 of this. total fould
(Continued on page )
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ONLY FEW DAYS OFJi
1 ffrTyilffrfi ZirtTW
J UltlUVALLtl) Vtttli I
. a ; word is the symbol of an
-mniit an
mA fnrcefnl ideas but
-ithont words to express them,
tieriy ; vaiaeless. It
mum i iaid lhat there are no
h.p it,a n'n. In. the"
earliest recorded ' writings from
J?I Ranakrlt th Chinese, the
TT.t,M- th Creek or : the Latin
tongues, we find the sam thought
again and again. It it the expres
sion only, that varies.; taca
ach nation must eTolre its- owri
form of expression, or symoousm
In Ito literary, art. The. nmveraw
mind In this way frees useu dj
the lndlrldnal ; genius, which . ha
caught. its meaning.. Thus words
,v bA said to be the tools of
fhonrhL . Word study therefore,
. i... K. 4 ImnAHillt A1A
menH of education. And the die-
Alonary ' which fires the aenvia
tloa, the different V shades of
meaning; the .transition .in moa
.of spelling: short, thrjlsjory
t.thm wnrd. is the one lndispen-
able workshop .h ZVr W i SI
words. Among all the eras al
tionary, making, the . present ex-
cela,iAnd there is no excuse, lot
anyone Vto Possess a v-
dlnlonary. The vffZ
Dictionary, now being
VT this paper, easily chief m'
the dictionaries of its claf-un
Bas. peeu
Ta-rachln. We oniy
the time draws near wtien we cu
no longer get this w0ndrtu:!
for our readers,
hitherto preraillng. We hope that
those who hate not ;
will atall -tnemT-. --
; usual opponumijr Aa
day The coupon published daily
In our coiuras
NAG
Esther Plantingr, an inmate of the State Industrial School for Girls, figured in a sec
ond attempt at a romantic venture yesterday when she eloped with Sherman Douglas, 20,
whb until recently is said by officers to have been in the state training school for passing
a forged check, vj;;,. , ... w .;vi,:.:t:,vi.,. i,, ..... . ,
Yesterday's attempted elopement was interrupted last night near Turner when Sher
iff n.vir Bnwpr &ntl denuUes overtook Dou rfas and the irirl as theV were attempting a
getaway, both riding one horse. In the darkness, the girl
Sherman led the officers a short chase, but wis captured. He
Officials resumed pursuit of the girl U the darkness
I nrv tnu morninff.
v Sherman is married and
ing girl has been permitted, to work in a Salem home and
for the first time Sunday while at a picriicl! ,
With another Salem boy,
ago whefli he and the girl escaped lo Washington before" being
. . ,. . .... ii mi ' ' -T. ' -1
inmate oi ine scnooi at tne ximc, was out on paroie wnen sne mei mm.
; ; At 1:45 this morning Superintendent Clara C. Patterson, of the Girl's school and Dep
uty Sheriff Bert Smith overtook the girl hear Marion. The girl's mount was left with a
farmer while the runaway Was
sther, who is 18 years of age,
"BO w,v..v. , . , .
Willis S. Moore Returns from
Appearance .Before U. :v
S.. Supreme Court
WUlfs S. Moore, assistant attpri
ney general for Oregon, returned
yesterday from Washington, D.'C,
orfcttra ha anbAared before the
r Ufe4 gtatea auoremo court In
tll CAtt 6t Charles r: Dlln aaiinst
jrjttmjiief. he state fish conimls-
Ion an nthers a ckse which ln-
their fishing rights In this state.
fMA wAA flr8t ij.d te tn
TTnitad states district court1 in
portlan( where Olln lost and he
. -fo h mitA Rtte clr-
nf -nneili At San Trail.
. e - . ... .aIn lost: theft
appealeJ to Washingtdfl,
Joint Statute Involved
Under a Joint statute enacted
by the legislatures of Oregon and
Washington In 1915 aliens Were
' mnUd tfca TirivllAva tit ' t ifthlnfe
by IIcenge ta tne Colnmbla rlrer
it had been residents of ;tfie
made appllcaiUon. for citizenship'
Under this, statute Olln . prior to
1919 had been granted a license
to operate fixed apparatus ' near
Cascade Locks.' v-,i '
Under a further agreement be-
1 twee'n the two states in 1 9 1 5 nei
Uher.could amend the law relative
10 we reguiauon ana preseryauon
of fish without the consent of the
other.
Alitma Ar Banned
At the 1919 session the 6regon
legislature amended the v fishing
lews .to proride ..that no license
should be granted to aliens,
:; Olln contended that , thl. .was
Invalid because It was not concur.
red in by the state p( ; Washington,
dedarlng.lt was within .the scope
I of the act of 1915
t Contract Intact, GUdm :.,
The state authorities contend
ed the 1919 law against aliens
j wa not within the scope of the
1 gtatnt8 enacted by the two
i gUtee caus it had no bearing
the preservation And regula
tion1 of fish, and that It did not
impair the obligation of contract
with Washington. -
PeSChuteS XCOUhty W00
Is Being ' Contracted
TjEND,,Or., May 8. Buirerl are
fc onttllcUtlK , the Deschtttes
. fcl .MUfnH .
pected result that relatively few
(JeecM vm be left tor th annual
j Mlo jn BeBd, it , became
fc ..tod -ja hnn-dred and
thousand" pounds has. S
ready been purchased in adranc
of shearthg; the highest prices yet
pald Deln, 33 eenU tor fine wooL
Aa estimated dip of approtimate-
hy 400.000 pounds Is still nnpur-
-a. - . ' v- !. ,
4nd Lake county wool
already largely eontracted.Mt was
reported.- -.
. ,f , WEATHEIt
Tnesdar ! showers: moderate
winds nostly northerly. , .
AM BOY
d OMIORSirLASS
G0NE,';SWAI IN
,
with his wife has lived in Salem
Esther Planting figured in a similar episode, about two years
returned to the ihstitutiom
had beert con-fined to the institution
JEWELS VALUED
TAIlEN IN LOBBY
SAN FRANCISCO, May .
Jewelry ' valued at 112.000 was
iaken ifrom an exhibit maintained
in the lobr .-'of the St. Francis
hotel, by Snreve & Co, The rob
ber had to work literally under
the eyes of scores of persons Who
were In" the lobby. 5 '; t ' .' .' .
The theft " is ' beUeyed to have
occurred a few minutes, after. 19
o'clock tonight v ' ' 'r '
Four pieces of Jewelry, all of
diamonds set in platinum were
taken. , The length of the the
thief's arm apparently limited the
haul, as Other Jewelry in. the case
valued at more than $30,000 was
not touched. " ' - ' -;. "
The theft was discdrered by F.
C. Martin,', assistant; manager of
the hotel. The entire contents of
tne case from which the pieces
were taken werd valued at more
than $50,006. The lease stood in
a prominent position in the lobby,
It contains two glass shelres, of
which the lower one contained
two rings, four brooches, and
wrist watch. ; The ' thief ' had
loosened and then remoVed one
of the small glass sections in the
side of the case. " ''"
He Is believed to hare 'worked
for days .at odd moments in loos
enlng the pane. Fingerprints; were
plain on the glass and the marks
of a hand on the- plush in the
case. .The police. Obtaining Im
pressions of these, started search
inie their Identification' records.
' The Jewelry exhibit had been in
the lobby since December, '
Most . of City -Trustees : Said
; to Belong to - White-
'. robed. Orgahizatjoh. :
BAKERSFIELD, CalMay8.
The antl-Kn Klnx Klan; meeting,
scheduled to take place on , the
streets of Taft tonight, failed to
materialise, a telephone message
tonight said: , . l; vii U '.
u' The six city trustees f TaftJ
five ot whom are. members of the
klan, considered but did not pass
the anti-making ordinance. ; Taft
Is the only .town in the county
which has refused to pass the or
dinanee. '.! f 1, v.-'t.rn?';'
- Six hundred pe rsons crowded
the Taft city hall when the trus
tees aMi The crowd : made no
demonstration. . ; i ; j -
In. BakersfieldV; Mayor & E. vs. L.
Hougham . appointed a .committee
of f three eity council members to
conduct an investigation to deter
mine If any of the Bakersfleld of
ficials or employee who belong to
the klan had any part In attacks In
and around Bakersfleld. Many
kiansmen attended the .meeting.
No member of the coancll express
ed an opinion- of the Kn - Klnx
AT
$12,000
ARE
I1!';;' . rt-ti-t ii''t.; -1
FIMTSFI
ATTEMPT
JAIL
escaped upon the horse while
was lodged in tne county jau;:
but reported, no progress at
......
for a short time. Tne Plant
w said to have met Sherman
A? . ' i i ',t
apprehended. The girl, an
tl-ii't-vi: ' .-. -, -v-v-:
School officials reort that E
for a year since her f
4
Police Department, Deter
mined to Break up De$
poIiatiOh of Flowers ? .
In an effort to break up a gang
ot boys who have been pillaging
the flower beds of Salem resi
dents, Chief of Police Mqffltt last
night, rounded up four Salem ladsi
who , have admitted activities
along this line. . ,
. Jed.TuleJo, 15; Walter Chance,
15; Bernard Richards, 15 and
Lawrence Trnssler,' 15,- have been
booked to appear before City Re
corder Earl Race at 4:30 this af
ternoon in connection with the de
spoliation of many hyacinth and
tulip beds in the South Salem dis
trict, During the past week many
ownert have reported that valu
able flowering plants 'has been de
stroyed by night time prowlers.
Tjiforma'tton Wanted '
i V'Thls department will appre
ciate information leading to ap
prehension of those who disre
gard the rights of the property
.owner who has put much time and
care in the flower growing," said
Moffltt last nighty . . ' .
. Don H. Upjohn, of 964 South
Liberty street was one ot the lat
est" Tictlms ot flower 4 vandals.
Sunday night when tulips, at the
Upjohn residence were destroyed
and thrown into the street. ,
FIT IS
HIT BY FREEZE
Weather; Prediction Indicat
ed-Further Damage to
Crops Last Night
YAKIMA. Wash.. May 8. Af
ter passing through last night at
f reetm g . tem peratu res . ran glng
front 18 to 30 above xero, Yakima
valley fruit growers tonight con
fronted a; forecast of generally
three degrees lower minimum. '
Damage done by freezing last
night was , undetermined today,
but generally was conceded to be
severe in exposed localities.
Growers in many localities to
day "estimated that damage to
blossoms would , not, seriously af
fect the crop, which normally has
to be thinned extensively, 7.
Tonight's damage, according to
E' 8. Ellison, federal : frost ob
rervert of the valley, , threatened
to te heavier than last night, both
en account of severe cold abd the
fact' that" successive freezes" are
mote 'disastrous -,: thin ' a single
one. '
COLD AT BAKER
v BAKER. Or., May 8. The tem
peratare went below, the freezing
mark here , early stoday and: was
accompanied by snow, which "at
one time : approached , a hlizzard
ii volume but melted Immediate
ly. The minimum - temperature
was 30 -degree. .
BOYS ADMIT
VANDAL WDRK
YAKIMA
OSTRAMOER IS
LAST TO FILE
IB THE RECALL
i r i .
Williams Has One Candidate
, Against Him and Buchtel
I Two for Popular Verdict
on May 19.
J. R. LINN REFUSES
i TO BECOME INVOLVED
E. M. Cousin at Last Minute
, Prevailed Upon to Stay
Out of Race
Edward Ostrander of Portland,
former secretary of the public
service commission, and who was
nominated at a convention In
Portland Saturday night to com
pete with Newton McCoy as a re
call candidate for public service
commissioner in the effort to dis-
lodge Fred O. Buchtel, present
commissioner representing the
western Oregon district, filed his
certificate of acceptance with the
secretary of state late yesterday.
Robert S." Duncan telephoned
Secretary Kofcer that E. M. Cou
sin will not file a certificate of
acceptance. ' He was nominated at
the Dance Hall" convention Sat
urday night. ;
V James R. ,Llnn of Salem, wbo at
the convention nominated Ostran
der as a recall candidatte against
Fred ; Ai" Williams, 'representing
the state at large en the commis
sion, refused to accopt the nomin
ation although those responsible
for his nomination presented the
certificate of nomination at the
secretary's office. T. M. Kerri
gan of Portland is a recaircandl
date against Williams. Linn's re
fusal to accept and Cousin's keep
ing out leaves two men against
Buohtel and one against Williams
, StaftemenU Filed .
Williams and Buchtel both fil
ed with the secretary of state y-
terday the 200-word statements
allowed each of them to go with
the names on the ballot The re
call candidates against them are
not permitted to file statements
to go on the ballot, but the secre
tary of state will prepare a 200
W6rd statement setting forth, the
reasons giving for1 Invoking the
recall. . .
r Buchtel. In his 200-word state
ment,' declares that he faithfully
has kept his oath of office, and
cites' a number of editorial com
ments from Oregon newspapers
against the recall.
Newspapers Quoted
"I desire to have placed on the
1 recall ballot under the heading1---
Statement be Commissioner Fred
GBuchtel or under such proper
heading Is defined by law, the fol
lowing two hundred words:
"We know the members of the
commission - and have confidence
in their honesty." Cottage Grove
Sentinel. r .
"The Telegram believes the re
call In this instance is unwar
ranted." Portland Telegram.
"The recall will serve not use
ful purpose. It will work for de
moralization and should be de
feated' Salem Capital Journral,
: wn.4tt .Via nniltl ffl
Its practical application is Illus
trated is Illustrated in this, the
first time it has been invoked
against state officers." Portland
Oregonian.
Political Profit Goal
This, haste to get the present
commission's goat suggests not so
much concern for the public wet
tare as a desire to .capitalize an
unpopular decision Jn to Immed
iate ' political profit." Medford
Mall Tribune.
. "The members of the present
commission have shown them
selves efficient, honest and fear
less in the discharge of their dn
ties and should not be displaced
with untried men seeking offices.
-Baker City Democrat. ; ;
"H "Being' permitted only 200
words en the ballot, I merely add
to the foregoing, that when I as
sumed office, I took a solemn oath
to faith fnllv and honestly dis
charge the duties of such office.
Having kept that oath and my pre
election pledges. Without regard
to personal or political conse
Quences. I 'willingly ' submit my
case) Into the hands of the people
tor their verdict." "
-X Favoritelsm' Decried J
" Williams, in his statement, de-
(Contlnred on page 6)
SALEM GIRL
IS MISSING
FROM HOME
Whereabouts of Inis Thornton
Mystifies Officers and
' School Superintendent
In formation was given out here
yesterday that Inis Thornton, 1?
years old, a paroled girl from the
state industrial school for girls,
has been missing for a mouth
from her home in Salem. Marion
county officers have been search
ing for the girl, but have! not giv
en the case publicity. She Is a
daughter of Mrs. Flora Thornton,
who lives on Hickory street here.
- The girl will be 18 years old in
a few weeks, and one theory is
that she may be remaining hid
den until that time when she can
no longer be committed to tne
school. i
, Mrs. Clara Patterson, superin
tendent of the school. viBited a
sister of the girl at Corvallls re
cently who disclaims knowledge
of the girl's whereabouts. Her
mother In Salem is much worried.
Paralyzed Woman Burns
to Death at Boise, Ida.
BOISE, Idaho, May 8. Partly
paralysed and dumb from a for
mer Illness, Mrs. Hattie Rament,
64, a resident of a Boise rooming
house, was found this afternoon
lying in flames in an alley back
of the building. All of her cloth
ing with the exceptlqn of a cor
set had been burned from her
body when she was discovered by
two men in a nearby carriage
works. The city physician, called
in attendance, took the woman
to a hospital,, where she died two
hours later.
Unable to speak and . alone at
the time, of the accident, Mrs.
Rament was unable to attract at
tention or to Inform her rescuers
of the 'manner in which she was
burned. A hot Tire 'in her- cook
stove and a lid partly off the
stove, led police to believe that
the accident occurred while she
L was cooking.
Tears in Uncle Joe's
Eyes at House Ceremony
WASHINGTON, May 8. Tears
came to the eyes of "Uncle Joe" in
the house today as members-re
ferring to his 86th birthday yes
terday, told of the regret occa
sioned in congress by his retire
ment next March.
Representative Monde!!, the
Republican leader said that while
Mr. Cannon would not be In the
house in person after that time.
'he wlll'be with nsn spirit and
in the embodiment of that splen
did influence he so long exerted in
this body and the country."
Crouched down in his' seat and
taking no part In the brief cere
mony "Uncle , Joe" smiled Just
once When Representative uar-
rett, Tennessee, the Democratic
leader, declared the entire mem
bership regretted his decision to
retire from the house, "in the
bloom of his youth."
Burns Detectives Are
Accused by Britisher
1
NEWARK, N, 3., May 8. Al
exander Rohertson, British war
veteran, who charged three Burns
detectives were attempting to
make him leave this country be
cause of his affection for Miss
Mary Culberson, daughter of Sen
ator Culberson of Texas, left here
this evening for Washington,
where he will seek the aid of the
British embassy, where he will
make the charges of kidnaping
and Impersonating federal offic
ers against the kidnapers.
jOld Gun Fighter Dies
? By Policeman s Bullet
ADMORE, Okla.; May 8Fun-
eral services of Bud Ballew which
were postponed from yesterday
afternoon until ' this" morning,
were again postponed because of
continued rain.
Ballew, one of the few surviv
ing members of the, "old. gen
fighting" days of the southwest,
was shot and killed ; Friday by
Chief - of Police McCormick, at
Wichita Falls, Texas.
sxow
i PORTLAND, Ore., May
Snow flurried, hail and rain in
turn formed featares of an unus
ual day in May weather today. A
minimum temperature of 33 de
grees last night was, report eel.-
ID
BERS
ARE! EXCORIATED
BY GRAND
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8. A letter discountenancing
admittance of members of the Ku KIux Klan into the Masonic
order was ordered sent to all members of the order in Cali
forhia and the Hawaiian islands tod!ay by Dr. Samuel E.
Burke of Los Angeles, grand master of the California juris
diction of the order, who is visiting here. . ; 3
The, letter, which contains approximately 800 .words, as
serts that the Klan tenets are inimical to the tenets of true
Americanism iftid Masonry and therefore have Bo place with-
in the organization. 1 4 ' , r ; , ; ' v
In his letter Grand Master Burke said that "the practical
operations of the organization do not coincide with the prin
ciples and ideals upon which our government was founded nor
upon the principles and ideals of Free Masonry."-
The letter also says its writer does no believe reports
which he says have been circulated to the effect that in some
localities the Ku Klux Klan is fostered and encouraged by;
Masons. 1 .." " 1 , ,
LITTLE EIRL
Didn't See Circus, But Gave
Dollar She Had Saved
to ; Charities
There is one little girl In Salem
who did hot see the circus. She
is a big-eyed, live little girl, who
is as Interested In Hons and mon
keys and all :. the strange birds
and the spangled riders and the
beautiful white horses of the cir
cus as anybody. s'&'
But when the Associated Char
ities called formoney to help care
for the hungry people right here
in Salemr-or the children, who
have no food and , the r frantic
mothers who have to see their lit
tle ones starve in this land of
plentyshe took the dollar, that
was given' her for , the circus and
plunked It, almost tearfully but
with ah everlasting Joy, Into the
treasury of the Charities. 5
A eircus is one of the most
wonderful memories of childhood
anywhere. On this blessed mem
ory, men and" women lire joyfully
for half a centorr. thereafter. Bnt
this litUe Salem girl wbo did not
see the circus will have a finer
remembrance than if every beau
tiful horse, every 'beautiful creat
ure of the whole circus, had play
ed a special act for her own bene
fit right in her own front yard.
Chairman Henry Morris reports
two other gifts: 3; E, Pettygrew
$1, and American Legion auxili
ary $10. ..The deficit for the hills
already Incurred Is slowly being
taken care of, and the committee
hopes that it may have some
money for other urgent cases thai
need help. "
SALEIITESIPUZ
WHEW MYSTERlf CARS
MCE THROUGH CITY
. . - v .- !
Two highpowered cars speedino; recklessly through Salem
streets at 60 miles an hour. . ; i
Grim faced occupants of the cars who utterly disregard
ed all speed codes, and ethics of the road. - :
An attempt by an armed occupant of one car to prevent
the escape of the leading machine. This occurring at Cot
tage and Ferry streets within: a block of Blossom Day
throngs. - - V, ' :; I ; v.-
These are highlights in a mysterious episode witnessed by
several Salem residents 4 p. ra. Sunday ; 2 5 "
No report of the affair has been made to Sheriff Oscar
Bower or to Chief of Police Verden M. Moffitt. Dsk Ser
geant Ralph Davis, of the local police department last night
denied a report that he had information concerning the in
cident .
According to a reputable citizen, the incident occurred at
about 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
An unidentified car swung onto
Ferry street from Commercial aad
at , a high rate , of speed hurried
to Cottage street where the car
turned eouth, closely pursued by
a second machine. '
; - Gas Is Flourished -?
At the corner of Ferry and Cot
tage streets, it is reported, a man
leaped from the second car and
ran into the middle of the street
OFKLAtl
The grand master's letter fol
lows in part: . .
"To Master Masons, Wardens
and Brethren of all lodges In the
jurisdiction: ' i
4 InrUibility Not Liked
"Through the public' press and
otherwise the grand master baa
been advised ot the activities In
California ot an 'organization
known as the Ku Klux Klan. or
the Invisible empire, membership
In' which Is said' to be confined to
native-born American . cltlzenn
who believe 'in the tenents of the
Christian religion, but so secret in
Its workings that even the names
of Its members are not known to
the public.' : -'-"'V' '
'This 'Invisible ; empire' pro
tends that its chief purpose Is to
aid in the enforcement of the law
of the land; but its practical work,
lug appear to-be to interfere with
the orderly and lawful adminis
tratlotf 6f the processes of f out
courts and the duly ? constituted
officers of the law;, n society
which skulks and strikes in the
dark, under cover of ; masks; an
organization which is so un-mer-lcan
and un-Masonle in its meth
ods as to merit the disapproval ot
thoughtful, law-abiding, order
loving men. V..:;;'v--(-'rv. - t
v Attitude He 14 Dangerous
, "It seeks, by secret methods, 7
to rectify what its leading mem
bers may conceive to be improper '
conduct on the part of! people not
members of the Klan and to Inter
rupt the rule of conduct to be ob
served by non-members. Without
regard to the courts or the duly
authorized officers ot the, law,
and to Judge and condemn and
execute its mandates by the die
turn of ' a sheeted and hooded
klansman, whose identity is hid
den from the light ot orderly gov
ernment by the people in fact,
and in deed, an organization as
sumlng dangerous military and
judicial powers and authority over
all whose conduct or whose views
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flourishing a revolver at the re
treating car. ' These tactics fail
ing, the gun wielder returned to
his machine and , both: car were
soon out of , sight. ,
WlJle there has been no ex
planation' of the incident, the af
fair, smacks of "high-jacking."
the hew criminal acttvity which
has been attributed to the scarc-
( Continued on page 6)
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pi of aculrlr it.