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FIRST SECTION Pages I to 8. TWO SECTIONS - 16 Pager r"' SEVENTY-THIRD YEAR SALEM, OREGON, SUNDAT MORNING, NOVEMBER 11, 192& PRiCETFivn c:rr. - r i i I' ll' V 5 i GISTICt ESSAGE ISGIBOUJ President I Coolidge Urges That Nation Renew Pledge to Those Fallen in World's Service WILL VISIT UNKNOWN'S GRAVE IN ARLINGTON Day Recalls End of the War and Should Mean' Even tually Permanent Peace WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. . President Coolidge inr an'Armis ; tice "day- statement to" the Amerl- can people. Issued tonight at the White House, declared the nation should renew, tomorrow Its "re i solve to continue to meet Its ob ligations , to those who suffered I injury from their service in the r. world conflict ended fire . years ' The nation, he added, will not fail either to pay "the reverence due to (he memory or those who did not see the end bat died that the end might come.. - Mr- Coolidge tomorrow will go ' to- Arlington national cemetery t accom panted t by Secretary of War Weeks and. -Acting Secretary of ' the Navy Roosevelt to lay a ' wreath on the tomb of the nn ; known soldier, thereby carrying ; forward a enstom established a j year ago b President Harding". - - Statemeilt, Given ..L President Coolidge's statement follows: I . . ' " -Tf v "November 1 1 will be the fifth anniversary of the signing of the' " armistice which ended the world -'wsr.eiiaUoitIia'iiot'.Tiit i recovered from that great cius trophe. nor I will they recover , for some; time, to come. - Bat a great dear of 'prosrcss has been made in thardirecticn..Mostof the ; millions of soldiers "have been re ; turned to their civilian- oecupa .,tions and commerce and industry ; are tending toward their pre-war conditions. I The lapse of time has mellowed the resentments' whlchi . arose oat ; of the war. and has healed many of the wounds that such a- struggle .was bound to make.' t' -- " .t . MIt Is greatly to be hoped that , we are on' the threshold of a new era. The Washington conference, resulting in the first practical 11 . mitation of! armaments among the nations of the earth, did much to promote pace and good will.: lh our own country, rigid economy has brosght our Expenditures within our) Income, and brought about a reduction of war debts.' Wliat Day Meana "Our conn try f will remember : with gratitude on that day those who served? it with such distlnc- , tlon, and renew its resolve to con- - tinne to meet Its obligations to those - who' i suffered ljary , from i their service; But for, their ac- tion, so patriotically .performed, Armistice "Day would, have, quite another meaning for us and' for the world. It will not fail, either, to pay the! reverence due to the memory of; those who did not see the end, but died that the end , might coma. "It is well, also, to recall just what this day meant. It meant . the end of a war. It ought to mean the permanent' return of a , peace wh(ca caa only be establish ed througa good i will, and only enjoyed in security when it rests on justice. - If there is" to be peace on earth, it will be because be twees nationa there Is justice on J earth." ; ;' ; x :'- ;;-;.vv Veterans ; organizations," the army band, a number of chaplains ajid two bishops will participate , In the arm istice day service to be ; held tomorrow afternoon, in the Arlington; cemetery.- President Coolidge's'. pilgrimage-to the tomb of; the unknown soldier will be -made in the morning. Bishop ViiiUm P. SlcDowell of ;! the Methodist Episcopal church i will deliver, the address and the : Invocation , j,m .be spoken by Bishop James E. Freeman of the Episcopal church. : ? THE WEATHER OREGON Generallycloudy Sunday, ) with rain . west por tion; moderate easterly winds: LOCAL WEATHER - (Saturday) , ' v. Max! mum temperature 5. I Mlnimltm temperature 31. Riyer.t 1.4. Rainfiil. 0. Atmosphere, clear, ' '"" Wind. north. " CRIPPLED C0$J1E ASTROLOGER FOUND , . ', ,'i - . ....... .1 ffllW: Death Means Nothing to Me, Says Condemned " Man9 Only Long Sleep From Which One Never Awakens Says He Is Not Guilty But , That He Had Fair Trial. : COQUILLE, Or., Nov. 10. Arthur Covell, crippled astrologrer, t was found guilty by a jury in tne circuit court here tonight of murder in the first degree. He was charged with having instigated the slaying of ; Mrs. Fred Covell his slsterTin-law, by Alton Covell his minor nephew;. Alton Covell is yet to be tried. t ; ; i The condemned man took the verdict cooly and without emotion, displayed no resentment thanked the : court, the jurors and eyen the detectives responsible for his arrest. ; ; "Death means nothing to me; it - is only a long sleep from which one never'awakens, he explained. . w DIE TOGETHER Clarence Ackley and Dewey Anderson Born Same Day Double Funeral t Clarence Ackley and Dewey M. Anderson . were born' within 1. hours of each other 2 years ago last August; in Gilman, Iowa. Playmates throughout their boy hood, chums and pals as young men, they,. died within a period of 24 hours of each other In Salem. Ackley the older, .died .Thursday at-midnight i while Anderson died at 3 ovclock' Saturday morning.; ' Ackley had been iir for a long rtime with tuberculosis and for the last four years had" been' a patient at- the tuberculosis : sanitarium where' he died. Anderson. 'whose home was in' Portland, died at the home ot, his father, after ; eight weeks Illness." . "A double funeral will be held for the two young men,, tomorrow at 2 o'clock from Rlgdon's funeral parlors. Rev. O. L. Lovell will preach the Anderson funeral and ex-serrice men will act , as pall bearers. Rev. : J.; J.'Eraris' will preach the funeral sermon f lor Ackley and members of the men's Bible class of the First Christian church will act as pallbearers. Mr. - Anderson : was a Y son ; or Frank AJ Anderson of Salem and Was1 a -student ' of :l Salem ' high school in 191 6, enlisting for ser vice in the navy in 18 17.1 He serv ed on the USS Oregon for two years and later saw; service on the destroyers Talbot and Williams as chief gunner's mate. For the last two years he had been an employee of. the Willam ette Iron works in" Portland. I Ah Injury to his back developed Into acute nephritis. . ? Besides his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Anderson of Salem, he ls'survived by. his widow, former ly Mrs. Alma Brendel of Seattle; five brothers and three sisters, Mrs. e:"L. Kappaharf. Salem; Mrs. C. j'. Carseldlne, Tillamook; Mrs. Hi ; Haldermon, Lebanon; P. A. Anderson, St. Paul, Minn.; E. K. Anderson, Portland; F. H.- Ander son, Des Moines, Iowa; Hi R. An ifAi-RAn. Seattle: Ray - Anderson, rPort Arthur, Tex. . .'...i. ! --5, Mr. Ackley is survived by his father Alfred Ackley of Salem ; hlr mother, Mrs Nellie Kellogg of Montour, Iowa; a sister, Mrs. Fowler,' Sacramento. Cal;- and brother Floyd Ackley of tYokoho- ma, Japanl p j t v The boys" were cousins by mar riage and came to Oregon at the same time in 105. Pacific International : ; - r Closes Successful Week - :;.! i" "v4---v-;- .PORTLAND, Ore.. Nor.- 10. With the observance of Oregon ah'd Portland day the Pacific In ternational 1 Livestock Exposition wan broneht to a close tonight. Jt was said by show of flcials to have been the most successful livestock exposition yet held here, from the standpoint of attendance and receipts, as well as more of variety and quality' of livestock shown.' A parade' of champion ship winning animals was the fea ture of today. -1 first' trial held MISSOULA, Mont., Nov 10. lit the -first' Jury case to be tried in district court at Poison, the county seat at New) Lake county. .Charles Michel, charged with the murder of Ed ' Burgen. Poison I pool halt proprietor, this . evening OF KURDE n There - was little delay in the Jury's work. At 3:45 o'clock the 10 men and two women filed from the Jury box which they have been occupying for" five5 days. For an hour. ' the ' dense crowd- clung v to the seats in- the courtroom, but finally tiring of the delay, com merfced to leave for supper. Cir cuit Judge Kendall, District At torney Fisher and Claude i 8. Giles, the defense! attorney, re mained. Covell , who fell asleep on his cot after the jury had re tired, was removed to his quarters in the jail. At about 5:30 the bailiff called out that the jury had reached a verdict and was ready1 to report. Officials - hur ried to their places, two jail trus ties carried' the prisoner -back' to his cot' ahd the Jirry filed in. The usual formalities were dispensed with, r The" verdict," sighed by C W. Fensler, foreman, was- handed to Judge Kendall. The latter opened it. "" r-- Ui. - "We, the jury empaneled to try the above case find the defendant guilty of murder.. In the first de gree. ' as charged in the .. indict ment," the judge read. " . 1 Sentenced Tuesday V , Time for sentence was set. for next Tuesday afternoon. , i'.j Covell in a whispered conversa tion with his attorney had asked that sentence be ... pronounced aa soon; as possible. .The nature of the . verdict, without ' recommenda tion' for life imprisonment,' makes the death penalty the only pun ishment allowed by the law. . "My conscience is clearCovell old newspapermen. 'I am inno cent but I am not; afraid to die. If I have saved-Altonfr; will die happily. " After all death is nothing- to fear, only sleep. , v "I have had a fair trial. I have no malice against anyone. Mr. Giles- did his best for me. ' "I would like to get hold of my astrological charts so ; I could study and see what aspects have been working against me. I have sot been-allowed to have my books slice I war placed in jail.' 1 Says Good-bye i 1 :' - -, ' ',. i i Luke SJMay, Seattle criminolo gist who was called here to solve the Covell mystery.: ahd who is largely responsible, for Covell's conviction happened to pass the doomed man's cot.: .Covell reach ed out his hand, grasped May and told hint1 good-bye. . . l ; "You hold nothing against me?" the detective asked. - ' :,s;VNbt a thing In the world," CP veil answered, "you only did your duty' '"t;--Mv:i s j:Sr V Trial of Alton Covell who is,ac cused Nof having-done the actual killing at Arthur Covell's orders will not - commence for ' several "weeks. Judge Kendall announced tonight. ,. " ' s ' . " . Portland Elks Honor vj -;: Grand Exalted Ruler PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 10. At a session in the municipal aud itorium presided over by Jamea Q. . McFarland.1 grand exalted ruler;." :--w'hOT"W on' an of ficial visit here,' Portland lodge' of Elks1 to night initiated a" class " or'mdre than 400 candidates. McFarland was accompanied here by Fred G. Robinson,2 grand secretary of the order. ' r Dope Mlsrarrlee .WALLA WALLA,' Wash., Nor. 10. Coach Zimmerman's psycho logy; miscarried today. He tried to impress so firmly on the Walla Walla high team that they must beat Lewis and Clark to go to Toledo that the team became ner vous and fell down badly. As a matter of fact the defeat has no bearing on the trip as the tickets IIS Jfe05SM and IS"??!?!!??? B?, ... ., ...... .... .... ... . . LUDENDORFF MAY BE TRIED Berlin Officials Decline to Comments Upon Govern ment's Probable Attitude Toward Revolters i STRESEMANN HAS NOT PRESSED HIS ISSUE Vonkahr and Von - Lossow Jlake Public Defense. of ! Themselves- " BERLIN. Nov. 10. (By the Associated Press. ) Pending ' the complete clearing up of the Mu nich revolt through von Kahr's dictatorial government,, official quarters hi Berlin decline to in dicate the central government's at titude , toward. " General Luden dorfrs . culpability in the -Hitler coup. While the beer hall con clave voted to overthrow the Eb-ert-Stresemann government, it only succeeded . in deposing von Knllling's ministry, and this as pect of the situation4 leaves the question of jurisdictlan in doubt. If Ludendorff can be indicted on the charge of high treason, the central government, can demand hfis trial before a special tribunal established in connection with the federal law for the defense of. the republic.1 " , . . ', ;. . . . 4 , Relations Strained For the time being Chancellor Stresemann is not pressing, the issue, especially as cordial rela tions generally .. between Berlin and Munich have not yet been re stored, and the central authorities believe.; that .aggression at ' this time Would have a negative effect Political circles also view the out come of the Hitler putsch as plac ing von Kahr in the ascendancy so far as the nationalist movement in Germany. la concerned, and there. are1 llberar predictions ?that' :the Munich dictator will figure ac tively in national politics. : Von Kahr and General von Los sow : today made public his de fense of the alleged double cross ing of" Hitler. Ludendorff and the other Insurgents. Both declare that their procedure was warrant ed In the face of the attitude of Hitler and of his followers, who threatened to get beyond control. KCOUS rown, Prince's ; Escape May Come Under Province of Allied Powers , PARIS, Nov. 10. (By the As sociated Press ) The escape of the former crown." prince from Holland is: considered W" French official circles as a t serious' and most " la'mentab'le ' complication Which Is likely" further, to embroil relations between Germany and the allies. j Prompt action by the powers, however,- is relied upon to prevent the Incident .from assuming such alarming "proportions as might be suggested, by the coincidence of the escape with General Luden (lorft's attempt at' restoration of the 'monarchy in Bavaria. ; J Although the treaty of Ver sailles does hot mention the Hohenzollerns, other . than' the former kaiser, it is held in allied circles that, since they are' on the list of war guilty, there is ample ground for demanding action by the reichs to prevent their becom ing a disturbing element. : The initiative in the action by the allies concerning- the former crown prinee was taken by Great Britain whose proposition to in terveni at The Hague was ap proved by ' Prenj ter -:" Polricare. Since that action" roved . too late, the allies through! the ambassa dor's council will decide on an other; line of action, which is ex pectedH to- be' a summons jto Ger many either to deliver. Frederick William into the hands or the allies 4s one of the war gnilty or, see, that he is placed in a safe spot where his movements can be controlled as to prevent another escapade. TRIAL SET ATLANTA. Ga.. Nov. 10. -Pros renting! officials' at a conference todiy set December 12 as the date or the trial of Phillip E. Fox, KuJ Klux ; Klan publicity chief, who shot and killed W. S. Coburn attorney for Simmons taction In the latter!" office as( Monday PROBLEM SER OUS POT, OF GOLD v IS NOT FOUND 11 WILL RETURN Americans Find That ! Their . Money Is Not So Useful in PerUn After All BERLIN, Nov. 10. Eleven penniless - American citizens who came to' Germany in search of the pot' of gold ; supposed to be here for foreigners with . their own money will be sent back to Amer ica In the steerage within a few days. The unhappy party conststs chiefly of women, accompanied by their children who changed their dollars . for marks with such dis astrous results that many of them have been living recently on po tatoes alone. ' j - The American Benevolent asso ciation headed ' by Ambassador Houghton, raised money among the Americans in Germany to send back those unfortunate. i There are 250 American sea men Mon the 1 beach" at Hamburg and Bremen and scores of strand ed . Americans elsewhere in Ger many." ', t-J HMl IS DEDICATED Ceremony , a t Willamette Yesterday Preceding Football Game The new Willamette gymnasium was dedicated at a simple service yesterday just preceding -the ' Willamette-Whitman football .game. The -dedication ceremony was held on' the' kite of the old - mission! school; erected by Jason Lee. . Dr. Carl Gregg Doney, presi dent of the !j university, presided, and talks were given by Dr. B. L. Steeves president of the board of trustees; fR.' A. Booth of Eu gene, a member" of the, board of trutteesi : C. P. Bishop, r and Ward S6uthworth, a member r of the student body. Dr. E. C. Hickman offered the prayer of dedication and Rev. Blaine1 E. Kirkpatrick said the closing prayer, . The stu dents and alumni joined in the 'Hymtf to Old Willamette." ' William ' Warren of the freshr man class presented the gift of the class of 1927 to the board' of trustees with the ' statement that the gift was accompanied by the spirit of ' determination on the part of the class td make Willam ette university all that: has been hoped for it, in so far as they are able. The gift is a cement walk from Eaton hall to the gymnas ium, i ? - i - '- Dr. Steeves In ' accepting the gift said the board of trustees appreciated more the spirit of the class than the actu&l gift. Following the services the as sembly was invited to inspect the building. ; While all of the equip ment has" not arrived, It was ex plained by Dr. Doney that it had been ordered in most f cases but failed toi arrive 'in. time for the opening; f : r t i ; FOB KllilflE Mi Two Men in Yreka Jail Ac cuse Each Other of Hav- . ' 4 - ing Murdered Skeen . SM BElf EACH OTHER YREKA; Cal., Nov: 50. George Hard,' policeman of Vernon, Cal., today visited his son, William Hard, who with -Ronald Erno, is being held in the Siskiyou county jail. -charged with he murder of . . ,Fred; Skeen, rancher of, Sams Neck, j Later the elder Hard vis ited Mrs. Doll le Skeen, mother of the slain man' and expressed his sympathy to her. ; He told her he was sure his son, did not kill her son but was forced to accompany Erno when Erno and Hard fled. The two prisoners . who were brought here last night by Sheriff Calkins; from Los. Angeles, were questioned today by the district attorney. Each is said to have blamed the other for the killing. Sheriff Calkins is taking every precaution to guard his prisoners as there has been talk of lynching thcmlTalking to teputyJ5heriff Robert Nixon today, Mrs. ,: Skeen said she did not want the , men lynched'; but preferred to See the law take its course, adding: "But I would like to ask Hard and Erno why they killed by baby after J took' them in. gave them sheltef and fed jhern." ,m "-"!'. ' v' A- : ' F if SCORED Woodrow Wilson Breaks Sil ence of Many Months on World Affairs Giving Ar mistice Message ADDRESS BROADCASTED BY TWO BIG STATIONS Former President Speaks In to Microphone Com ments on Affairs WASHINGTON. Nov 10 From his place of retirement here, Woodrow Wilson declared tonight id a message to the American peo ple that' the - "sullen ana selfish isolation" to which the United States withdrew after the world war. is "deeply ignoble . because manifestly cowardly and dishonorable- ' - The former president asserted that "demoralizing circumstances',' which America might' have controlled,-have gone from bad to worse, until now, as if to furnish "a sort of sinister climax." France and Italy "have made waste paper of the .treaty of Versailles.". ; The affairs of the world can be Set straight, Mr. Wilson continued only by the firmest and most de termined exhibition of the will to lead and make the right prevail, i i Breaks Silence ; This was the first time in many months that Mr. Wilson has brok en his silence en international af fairs. He spoke into a micro phone in the study -of his. home and his address was broadcast to every section xf the country by two of the most powerful radio phones in the east, one in Wash ington and the other in New York- As the address came through, a "loud speaker" in the Washington office of lhe"telephone company where . newspaper correspondents were assembled, the enunciation was' not very clear, at times and the voice seemed a little husky. It appeared that he placed particular emphasis on what he declared was the "deeply! ignoble" and "mani festly Cowardly and dishonorable" position or America after the wan "The anniversary of Armistice day." he said, "should stir us to great exaltation of spirit because of the proud recollection that it was our day, a day above thOse early days of that never to be forr gotten November which lifted the world to the high levels of vision! and' achievement upon which the great war for democracy and right was fought and won. although the stimulating memories of that hap py time" of triumph are forever marred and embittered for us by the shameful fact that the victory was won to be it remembered chiefly by the Indomitable spirit and valiant sacrifices of our own inconquerable soldiers we turn ed our backs upon our associates and' refused to bear any responsi ble part in the administration of peace or the firm and permanent establishment of the results of the war won at so terrible a cost of life and treasure and withdre into a sullen and Selfish isolation which Is deeply ignoble because it is manifestly cowardly and dis honorable. x' - Fatal Error Made "This must always be a source of deep mortification to us and we shall inevitably be forced by tbe moral obligations of freedom and honor to retrieve that fatal error and assume once more the role of courage, self-respect and helpful ness which every . true American must wish and believe' to be our true part in the affairs of the world.' ;T ,"" j -, ; -. r "That we should thus have done a great wrong to civilization, and at . one of the critical turningj points in, tne nistory or. manaina is the more to' be . deplored be cause every anxious year, that baa followed - has made, the! exceeding need for such services as we might have rendered more"' and more manifest and more pressing, as de moralizing circumstances which we might 4 have ; controlled have gone from bad td worse utnll now -as if. to furnish a sort of sinister elain France and Italy between them have' made waste paper of the treaty of Versailles' and ; the whole field of international, rela tionships is in perilous confusion. ' Service Possible; - "The affairs of the world can be set straight only by the firm est and most determined exhibi tion of the will, to lead and make the right prevail. , "Happily the present . situation of affairs in the .world affords us v;(2aiiaue ffya page 32, 5 YEAR OLD GIRL KILLED BY ACCIDENT Lauretta Isabel Miner, Loses Life While Trying to Lead Cow With. Rope J VANCOUVER, Wash., Nov. 10 --Lauretta; Isabel, 5 years ,old; daughter of Mr., and Mrs. Frank Miner, lost 5 her life i here today when a cow which she was at tempting to lead -home by a rope leading from the cow's horns. to the ., child's waist, bojted and dragged her into the . slough! Whether the little girl wai drowned or, died from a broken neck will not be known until an autopsy is held. I The rope about the (girl's waist broke just as the cow plunged into the slough, and the victim was-left In the water, while the cow ran away. - . Line of March- for f Parade j ' . iui i ai auc Outlined and-All Other. i , .-.'-FeaturfVs PlatinpAV'dlh S The Armistice day celebration fit Salem, while it was so well ob- ' , - ' .- . ...... t served,"'. last ; year and - the people seemed to ; get into . the 'spirit" of the day, will this year, surpass by Car anything that has been, at tempted in. the past. ,- , , " The parade forms at , Marlon square at ' 10 . a. m. and starts promptly at 10:15. The line of march will be south on Commer cial to" Court, east on Court 1 to Church, south on Church to "State, west . on State r to '. Commercial, south on . Commercial . to Ferry, east on Ferry to the armory, f I The forming is as follows: Mili7 tary organizations form oh Cbm merciai, facing south. Civic orf gahizatlons will form' on Marion street east' or Commercial facing west.. Schools' "will form on Map ton west of, Commercial .facing east. " - . . i 1 The order'of march-f Police es cort;' 'fand marshalKwlth staff; naifbhal " 'colors; ; Salem Indian Training' school band; Company F 1 62 infantry. ONG; xoast defense detachment. ONG; Grand Army of the Republic escorted by the Sons of Veterans and . the Daughters of Veterans: Woman's Relief corps; Ladles of the Grand Army of tbe Republic; Ladies' Auxiliary to this Sons of Veterans; Veterans of the Spanish American war with aux iliary; World War Veterans' with auxiliaries. This Includes Ameri can Legion, Veterans "of Foreign fvars; all other World' war veter ans and Gold Star Mothers; the Oregon State ' Training School band,, training sclool cadets; Sal tation army; Knights of Colum bus; YMCA: Cherrians, Benevo lent and Patriotic Order of Elks; pther civic organizations; Willam ette university, Salem high school, Salem' junior high schools, grade schools. ' " -. 'v-!' : - ' i' The reviewing stand will be! at fourt house square' on ' Church fetreet. The parade will be ;re viewed by Commander of Sedg wick post GAR, accompanied I by icommanders of thex Spanish " Am-' erican War Veterans," American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars knd the orator of the day. i : j The . chief executive of the Boy Scouts will have charge of the di recting of and erection and mark ing of the reviewing . stand and help Itf directing the traffic. The exercises at : the armory will j 1m- Ciediately follow the parade as it djourns. Master of ceremonies is Post Commander George Griffith bf the American' Legion. ' The au dience will stand with heads bow ed while Rev. Blaine "Kirkpatrick offers prayer in memory of' the sacrifices brought to mind by the day. ;. P-'C: :'"' ' , i '. j Two selections will be given by the Apollo club. Orator of the day is Judge Lawrence T. Harris Of . the Oregon supreme court; The audience . will sing - patriotic songs. i . "" There is to be a football game at! the Willamette field between Ithe Salem high school and the Eu gene high, school at 2:30. j The day's wlndup will be a grand armistice day ball at the armory ''and the advance ' indica tions are that this will be the big gest event of its kind ever held in Salem. . : "' ;. Kiwanis Convention to ! Be in Denver Next June I CHICAGO, Nov. , 1 0, " Next year's convention" of Kiwanis In ternational will be held in Denver1, Cohx. June 16 to 19, the execu tive and financial commlttse to day announced at a meeting; where plana also were considered for a banquet" to be . held December V In honor of the international of icev .: ,.-. ,; ,- , . - -"- - , i- UU ItLlMULiiL fflES til i . Thousands of Spcctntcrc Line Streets : as White Robed Marchers Pzzz in Vari-Colbred Unifcrma FLAMING CROSS IS - CARRIED BY AIRPLAY V. K. Allison Presents 1;:': L of Order in Address rt Fair Grounds- i " Thousands of people stood la the chilly air last night for hours waiting tor one of, tbe .greatest' gatherings of : the Ku Klux Klan ia' Oregon to pass in parade from the fairgrounds, through the busi ness district and back to the fair grounds. C Hundreds of; automo biles' were parked at Intersections and along the line of march for a view of the vwhiteF-f obed mexabc r Of the organization. : Royal , Riders of the Red Kol- and4 a Scotch-kiltie band of Pert- land headed, the procession im me diately behind automobiles tear ing the high officials. From IE c 3 to U800 klansmen 'participate! iz the parade which was fully a iV. in length. Music was Curnis c I by Albany and Eugene bands, tL j band from the . boys trair.: -school. and other musical orr- cations. .. Not all the uniforr klansmen. It was .said, marc! in the parade, and 'claims wer made that In' all r 3000 were I robes. " It was the -longest p arr " ever : held in Salem. ' Aeroplane Carries" Cross ' " While the parade was pa kn . aeroplane with ; the elects lighted' cross of the order, -later the -words vJoln KII. .' flew above1. the city, preceding t processjpa bade: to the falrgro-u i .:. whWe-the- publje .wasa Jr.:;a e J t listen to a lecture. Admittance t the" fairgrounds was by card cr.:." prioi to the return of the rar. ers ' Hundreds of automoti: were parked - within the rc while a long string of cars i :, -ed behind the "marching kin men. ' ' . ''..:; '- "All ideals of pure America -ism. no immigration 'in any c -gree-. from southern "Europe l: Asia,' the supremacy of the Am erican race' and -the necessity s I keeping the blood of the Ang: -Saxon race are' the objects of t' Ku Klux. Klan," declared V." : : . Allison," pastor of the Christ: church at Lebanon,' and Gr: Titan of Province 3, in spea'.: to a large gathering of klacsi and visitors at the grandstand. The Ku Klux Klan Is act! nothing that is not anti-Americ;n. It strives to teach' the doctrine cZ pure ' Americanism, ' Allen i -fluences have grown to such ; extent in . thisv country that f made necessary., an. organizst! to teach and sustain the ideal3 cf Anglo-Saxoniam, , The-? Ku lU-ix Klan stands for the-principles cr Protestantism and believes that the - present position, occupied ' ' the United States was attained I . cause it was a Christian , natlc and' was' Protc-stant." 1 GrandT 1 Titan i Allison declare I that th white race is; supret:o and the Anglo-Saxons are cr dained by God to be the leaders (Continued on page 3J A New Overlanu Champion Sedan ' And ' A Splendid Chevrolet Touring 7 Car ' . And A Diamond Itinrr ' And Eleven Gold Prizes . . And : ; , ; ' : CzzK Prizes r Total' Valna 2CCD.C 3 - Will be elTcn away frc to Ambitious People. ; , f For Full Particulars Call To See, Phone or V.'ril 3 Oregon '& tatc-innn' ; 215 South" Conn crc! -,
