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PAGE FOUR THE 'CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON CapitaJiytouriial Salem, Oregon An Independent Newspaper, Published ererr evening eicept Sunday. Telephone 81; news 82 GEORGE PUTNAM, Editor and Publisher Facts About the Klan "The Ku Klux Klan differs from fraternal organizations In that the obligation is political. The ritual is a sacrilig ious mockery. The whole scheme is vicious in principle and a menace to the peace and safety of America" declares Henry P. Fry, former kleagle, who investigated the order for the New York World and who has compiled the result of his observations in a book entitled "The Modern Ku Klux Klan" (Small, Maynard & Co., Boston.) The basis for these conclusions are: While the organ ization was Incorporated in Georgia, it is not a fraternal . organization in the sense usually understood but an at tempt to create in this republic an "Invisible Empire" en tirely political and military in nature, and designed to function bodily. It is under the control of one man who openly calls himself an emperor, holds the position for life and exercises despotic control over the affairs of the organ ization. Candidates, designed as "aliens" who are received into the organization are not regarded as members, but as "citi zens," and instead of being initiated are "naturalized" and become "subjects" of the "emperor." Membership is re stricted to a limited class of American citizens, including only white, Gentile, American-born Protestants. All other Americans are ineligible. In propagating this "invisible empire" the work is done by a highly paid and efficient field force and carried on by stirring up prejudice and hatred against the negro, the Jew, the Catholic and the foreign born. Under the claim of the " enforcement of "law and order" the "Invisible Empire" is at tempting to take into its grasp the entire law-enforcing ma chinery of the United States, including officers and men of the regular and reserve armies, national guard, sheriffs and their deputies, mayors, police -officials, judges and all per sons connected with law enforcement.. 1 Members of the order are urged to purchase white robes and helmets 'for the purpose of going abroad in disguise and concealing the-identity of the wearers. The sale of these robes is a monopoly owned by the "emperor." The whole proposition is clearly a money making scheme run for the benefit of a few insiders. The order recently purchased for the "Emperor" a $75,000 palace at Atlanta, and several times as much is t be expended in fitting up the grounds. A large printing plant and paraphernalia factory and other activities outlined will bring the investment up to several millionsall in the name of the "Emperor." The country is divided into "domains" each presided over by a "Grand Goblin," who reports to the "Imperial Kleagle." Each state or realm is like a regiment, and the "King Kleagle" in charge reports to his chief, the "Grand Goblin." The "Kleagle" or field man reports to the "King Kleagle" only. Ten dollars "donation" is required for citizenship. The "Kleagle" gets $4 of this, and the balance is sent the "King Kleagle,1 who retains $1 for his part, and remits $5 to the "Grand Goblin." The "Grand Goblin" gets 50 cents and sends $4.50 to the "Imperial Kleagle," who keeps $2.50 and pays into . the "Imperial treasury" for the "Emperor" $2. The whole Bystem is as carefully conducted as' a well organized sales system, "kleagles" being obliged to file weekly returns on a printed blank. The gown and helmet which cost not more than $1.50 to make are sold for $6.50. ' Slaughtered Taint of the Ting-a-ling -Htu li ,1. That Charles Hall, Ku Klux Klandidate for gover&cr, is directly connected with the Pacific Telephone and & Tele graph Co., the coast branch of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co., the trust, is revealed by the report Jfthe Coos and Curry Telephone Co. filed with the Public Service commission. , uit Mr. Hall is president of the Coos and Curry company, which is controlled by the trust. At the annual , election, Jan. 16 1922, E. C. Hickman, division superintended of the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co., voted all of-the preferred stock and one share of the common stock. Of the dividends declared for 1921, the preferred stock-holders, all of which stock was voted by Mr. Hickman,. received $10,000 and the common stock, $4800. Mr. Hall waa elected presi dent and Mr. Hickman vice-president of the company. ,As an initiative bill is to be voted on in November plac ing the appointive power of the public service commission, the rate-fixing power, in the hands of the governor, the telephone company will be in a peculiarly advantageous position with one of its business associates in the executive chair. Is it any wonder that the Coos and Curry Telephone com pany is sending out to all phone managers requests and in structions for lining up the telephone vote for Half a3 the telephone candidate? The taint of the ting-a-ling besmears Mr. Hall as well as the taint of the Ku Klux Klan., ailllMUlllMMMUlUMlUUUUUUXiX) 81 IOVe'S ccce j Masquerade By Idah McGlone Gibson nmnrnmm;rcmmnnnmm;nm L. H. McMahan has a well deserved reputation of being a "hellraiser" and a few such are needed in the legislature If elected, we can rest assured that he will let the sunlight into dark places and enlighten the public as to what is going on. He presents a constructive platform for the destruc tion of excessive taxation. Politically a free lance, -well in formed, fearless and eloquent, existing conditions aflord a fine opportunity for the exercise of those talents which have won him fame and have already saved the taxpayers many thousands of dollars. Every legislature ought to have a few McMahans. If they-had had, we Would not have the present era of tax inflation. " A strong fight is being made to defeat Thomas B. Kay, the ablest member of the Marion county delegation. J ust why, we do not know, unless it is because Mr. Kay will not accept dictation. Mr. Kay was one of the best informed and most courageous members of either house and vigorously and ag gressively fought higher taxation- measures. His record shows that he gave careful study and attention to every im portant measure and in most instances voted right. He should be reelected. "Painting It White" (From the Portland Spectator) One of the tragedies of the campaign, that verges on travesty, is the capture and piracy of the Tax Reduction League by that political adventurer and buccaneer, who sails the high seas of billingsgate, Dr. A. Slaughter. It is true that many worthy farmers and tax-payers, sincere in their efforts to reduce taxes, still belong to the League and have the privilege of paying' Dr. Slaughter's expenses and of re ceiving his instructions on how to vote, but that is the ex tent of their participation. The League is now not only slaughtered, but Slaughter. The Tax Reduction League promised at its inception to become the deciding factor in the capaign, but since Dr. Slaughter grabbed the pilot wheel and guided its strange cruise on the sea of politics, one by one the influential mem bers were thrown overbroad or deserted the ship on their own account and Slaughter arrogated to himself the supreme powers of boss. Now ho endorses and damns candidates as he pleases and makes dates for public speaking, in which he graciously permits candidates to say a few words and takes up the rest of the time himself in abuse of pretty nearly everybody and everything. Having taken complete possession of the Tax League, and named a ticket by restoration of the convention system with himself as boss, Slaughter is evidently planning the capture of the republican party in Marion county. He is daily instructing the electorate how and for whom to vote, and if his instructions are accepted, will become ruler of the G. O. P. A personage of this importance deserves some attention, so that the rank and file will at least know their boss. Dr. Slaughter has long been a Socialist one of the lead ers in the party in Oregon. During the war he joined the proscribed radical Communist party and was arrested for sedition under the criminal syndicalism act, but escaped on a technicality. After a period of sobbing sympathy with the Russian Bolshevists, he joined the Non-Partisan League of North Dakota and was one of the state committee in the activities of this organization. Last winter he made many Bpieches throughout the country in the effort to launch the League in Dregon and secure it members. When the Non-Partisan League failed to materialize and fizzled out. Slaughter turned his attention to capitalizing tax discontent and riding to power on the farmers contri butions to the cause.' He registered as a republican, and having slaughtered the Tax League is now verbally slaugh tering all candidataes that do not meet his naturopathic ap At the risk of incurring arrest at the Instigation of Adjutant, General White, The Spectator thinks It its duty to tell the people how progresses the gubernatorial candidacy of ithat gallant soldier, loyal friend, and perfect gentle man. To be Quite frank. It is not doing very well, despite the large sums of money epent to give it the semblence of healthy activity. Where the money acme from was a mystery, until someone sugges ted that it was a more or less free will offering given in response to a touching appeal made to of ficers of the national guard. But one can hardly credit this story; national guardsmen of Oregon have never before been compelled to contribute toward the campaign expense of a candidate. The gallant adjutant-general Is letting it be believed that he Is the candidate of the American Legion. Discussing this, the Sa lem Capital Journal says "the White campaign is evidently be Ing run on false pVetenses, for the claims of Legion support" for the Intrepid warrior. But the lack of foundation for the claim is a very small matter. Didn't the daughty adjutant-general intim ate that he was to have the en dorsement of the KKK! And did n't he beg for 1t, and promise all sorts of things, even to the estab lishment in the state chamber in connection with his rather pain ful requisition department? Sotne thing must 'be forgiven the ifKK for refusing to support the valiant adjutant-general; he would have proved a very serviceable tool in the hands of the clansmen, and under the circumstances the oath he made to them would have been one that he might have kepC How ever, the KKK did not and the Le gion would not (even if If could) endorse him. Quoting again, from the Capital Journal, we find: that: On April 19, Capital Post of the American Legion passed a reso lution declaring that it would not support any candidate for of fice and also passed a' resolution declaring It insubordinate to use the name of a post to forward a political oandidacy, so that the action of Colonel White and his supporters is insubordination. However, that is a small mat ter to the redoubtable adjutant general, who can as courageously meet the charge of insubordina. tion as he heroically withstood the Imputation that he had be smirched the reputation of a bro ther officer. 1 Adjutant-General White deni3 that he Is treacherous end disloy al to the man who gave him his high office. It has always hereto fore appeared that . ingratitude was the perfect crime, which could neither be augmented nor attenu ated. And yet those who profess to know, declare that the hardy adjutant-general has succeeded in adding something ter it in the way of misrepresentation; they say he received from Governor Oleotl the office through which he is trying to destroy the man who made him. Our long line of governors have been men of honor, faith, and veracity; the people of Oregon are wnid of them, and will not break the splendid succession. A box of chocolates sometimes works inside stopping an "explanation," but if 'tried too often it fails. ' ? I The supply of kisses always seems to balance the demand. T We are more impressed by the little things in life than by the big. , The worst thing that can happen to a son is to be financed by his dad. Trade can be built up in just one single way, and that is by giving people what they want- In choosing instruments of torture, the folks who give prisoners the "third degree", might try the saxophone. Ilez Heck Says: "They ain't no perticular glory in a homely woman bein' good." Glendening's Youth Perhaps I have coveted my neighbor's wife, confessed Glen den's story, but the tenth com mandment and for that matter the seventh are ifot seriously re garded today. Listen to the Jokes In any theater. That gives a good crossjsection view of men's atti tude. To break the seventh command ment Is a tragedy only to a wo man, Jim. Have you ever realized that in the eyes of the world, an honest man is one who does not break the sixth commandment, and an honest woman one who keeps sacred the seventh? And yet we have been told that each of the ten commandments is sacred. I sincerely believe, Jim, that when we have the single standard of morality that women talk so much about, grafted on to the unwritten laws of men, the world will be bet ter. I returned home from Annapo lis and drifted into a place on c small paper in my horoeHown. I found the job of reporting to my taste. I did not have to keep any hours. I alw.iyj had an excuse for being out at any time of the day or night. I could side-step any par tlcular thing I did not want to do by saying that I was busy with something else. And these circumstances, trivia as they may seem, were an influ ence moulding my character. I re. call that during my stay at Annap oils a professor, in a course In phy sical geography pointed out to the class how environment moulds character. He cited the stony New England farms producing a hard working, puritanical, thrifty, mor al people, while the ease of life In certain tropical countries produc ed & luxury-loving, lazy, lax peo pie. Environment explains the dif ference. So now at this formative 3tage of my life my whole char acter was changed as a result of '.he people I met and the things I did. I learned that I liked all klndl )f people and they liked me. I was more or less interested in every person's story. It matter- d not to me whether .they were priests or penitents, men of wealth r paupers. All of them had some thing interesting to tell. And even n that small city in the middle west, I found that newspeper work vas perhaps the most interesting to a man of my temperament of iiiy in the whole field of human endeavor. I don't remember, .now, when first becam-3 conscious of the fact tha both men and women lik ed me very much indeed, perhaps- more than I liked them, for 1 have met very few people in this world that I cannot instantly tor- get when they go out of my life. True, if they come back Into my life I begin all over again with the background of memories, but it is an idiosyncracy of mine that the man of woman who is with. me, is the only man or woman that I know at the. moment. I rec ognize that this quality is at once weakness and a strength, but more strength than weakness. No man, and only two women, havj played important parts in my life. You will say this is very egotisti cal and selfish and I Quite agree with you. But I am what I am, Jim, and honestly I think that per haps I am doin-r one of the beet nd most decent things I ever did in my life to try and make you understand Just what I am. Writ- ng my own life story makes many things clearer to, me. Alice Had gone away to school when I went to Annapolis. She was able to stand the gaff and was still in college when I return- d home. Then followed a number of episodes of more or less import ance with the girls in my home town. They served to pass away the time, but I know now that I was not in love with any one of the girla. I was only in love with adventure and with love. I know now that I was always trying to gratify my curiosity. Do you know, Jim, that I be lieve curiosity has more to answer ftxr' than any other temptation that menaces the morals of man kind? It has been so in my case and I think that if men would tell the .truth, most of them would ag ree. I never did like my own society I believe that few men do un less they are cut' and dried men of scientific minds instead of hu man hearts. I never could sing the little vaudeville hall-ad: "I am my own best friend; I like my. self and me." - Men are much more gregarious than women. And I sometimes think that I am quite the most gregarious peraon on earth, yet I have always been able to get plen ty of company without much effort. I have been bored, I have ueen angry, 1 nave Deen interested, i have been disgusted, I have been thrilled with people, but I have never been lonely while in the company of my kind. I never was one of those persons who stalked among men and women and yet who held himself aloof. I aui al ways' one pf them when I -am with them. - - Finally. Jim. I -began t6 grow tired of the little town that I was n. That has always been the curse of my existence. I always gran-tired. "Don't you see." interrupted Dr. Milton, "that that man is un consciously a male vampire? His personality in so winning that both men and women will do any thing for him. They tell him their secrets, their hopes, their ambitions. They give him their trust and love and after that he is through." "I think you are right. Milt, reluctantly agreed Clavering. "And I think that perhaps Harry, himself, has an inkling of that idea." Tomorrow In Search of Bliss. WILLAMETTE MUSiT STUDENTS TO BE HEARD Music pupils of Miss Holman and Professor Hobson, dean of the Willamette school of music, will present Eugenia Meyers, pianist, and Everett Craven, baritone, as sisted by Kathleen LaRaut, so prano, In a concert recital Monday evening. May 28, at the Firet Methodist church. The public is cordially invited. There is to be no charge. This recital promises to be one of the best musical events of the year including as it does composi tions of a very wide range of in terest, ranging from the time of Handel to the works of modern English and French composers. : Invalid) NO COOKING Tt:s "Food -Drink" for All Ages. Quick Lunch at Home, Office, an Fountains, AA for HORLICKS. I6r Aroid Imitations & Substitutes Methodists Name Bishops Hot Springs, Ark., May 17. (By Associated Press) Dr. J. E. Dickey of rGiffin, Ga., and Dr. W. B. Beauchamp of Nashville, Tenn. WEDNESDAY, MAY 17. wera Alert aH htai.A .." 1, I 7 oi we Meth odist Episcopal church. South , today's session of the ntnete ' quardennial general conferenc. , octuim Daiiot. LADD & BUSH BANKERS ESTABLISHED 1863 GENERAL BANKING' BUSINESS Office Hours from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. Getting Down to Business The men who fail financially in life -never amass a competence, have to work hard to the end of their days, or depend on charity are those who never got down to business in the matter of saving. Steady, persistent, systematic saving, along with sane investment of your funds, will put any man, under ordinary circum stances, where in later years ha will have a nice little income aside from amy salary. The United States National Invites ' your account. SALEM OREGON Slogan: "I will make an honest effort to relieve the overburd ened taxpayer." Fannie Kay Bishop Republican Candidate for Nomin ation as One of the Four Repre sentatives in the Legislature from Marion County, Oregon Her election will assure public service of the highest character. Not obligated to work for any appropriation other than the tax payers would approve. (Paid Adv.) "It Pays to Advertise" Grand Theater, Thursday. May 18. 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