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Newspaper Page TextORFfrON STATE UTSA' Ai CIRCULATION Dally average tor June, 6,19. Member Audit Bureau of Circulation. Member Associated Press Full leased wire service. THE WEATHER Washington end Oregon: Tonight and Sunday fairj moderate westerly winds. Local: No rainfall; westerly winds; cloudy; maximum,. 82; minimum, 47 j river, minus 1.1 feet and stationary. " ime , j - 11 FORTY-FOURTH YEAR NO. 173. SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JULY 22, 1922. PRICE TWO CENTS ON TRAINS AND N HJ WH BTANOS FIVH CENTS RAIL SIHE CONFERENCE IN PROGRESS President Harding And Chairman Hooper of Labor Board Rview Situation. t Washington, July f2. Chair man Hooper of the railroad labor board presented to. President Harding In a four-hour conference today details of the rail strike sit uation, reporting on the contro versy between the. union workers and the executives from the In ception to the present time. Leaving the White House after the conference the labor board chairman told newspapermen that "naturally I do not feel at liberty to discuss details of the confer ence," and declined to state whether the president had In mind any future conferences or give any inkling as to what the administration program might be. He did say, however, that he was returning to Chicago. Labor Pledges Sympathy. Almost coincident with Mr. Hooper's arrival the . American Federation of Labor made public telegrams sent by the labor repre sentatives of the national and in ternational unions located at Washington to B. M. Jewell, lead er of the rail strike forces, and John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers, pledging sympathy and cooperation in the respective strikes of the railroad shop and mine workers. The tele-1 grams were signed by Samuel Oompers, president of the Amer ican Federation of Labor, a chair man of the legislative representa tives conference and said: "Reports made to the confer ence from various sections of the country indicate a rising public sympathy in favor of the men who California Prosecutor Brings Seized Records of Kiansmen fo Oregon Los AngeleB, July 22. Ray mond I. Turney, deputy dis trict attorney, who has had charge of the Investigation of Ku Klux Klan activities here, left today for Oregon at the request of state officials there, carrying with him much docu mentary evidence of klan act ivities on the coast. Mr. Tur ney expected to confer . with Governor Olcott and others and to give them such Infor mation as they might wish from the records at his dis posal. The Los Angeles county of ficials secured much evidence in a raid on the office of Wm. S. Coburn, former grand gob lin, which was made immedi ately after a raid at Inglewood, In which one man was killed and several wounded. . The facts developed .from the doc uments seized, and from other sources, resulted In the indict ment of thirty seven members of the Inglewood klan on five felony counts and these, cases are set for trial here next week. WOOL TARIFF COSTS PEOPLE 200 MILLION (Continued on Page Five.) SHiPS FOR CARRYING COAL ARE AVAILABLE Washington,. July 22. The shipping board today joined in the endeavors to furnish the country with coal. Vice-president Smull of the emergency fleet corpora tlon, announced that 40 . ships with a coal carrying capacity of 300,000 tons monthly had been chartered to import coal ikmu Wales and the east coast of Eng land. These vessels in practically every instance now are in Euro pean waters and soon will begin arriving at Atlantic ports with their cargoes, Mr. Smull said. Thirty-one British vessels also have been chartered in the coal carrying trade and should be able to bring 200,000 tons a month ad ditional to American ports. Vice-president Smull's an nouncement added that if the gov ernment so desired approximately 200 ships belonging to the ship Ping board and now tied up be cause of the surplus of ocean ton nage could be placed in operation "id thus If the coal were avail We, bring 1,800,000 tons month iv to American ports In addition to the supplies to be brought by the vessels now in service. LUMBER OUTPUT BREAKS RECORD Tacoma, Wash., July 22. Lumber production in the north west for the first six months of "22 has, with one exception, broken all records. This was msde known today In the semi annual report of the west coast lumbermen's association, compil d following the mid-year mill In ventories. For the first six months of the eurrent year production in the northwest was just one per cent below the record established dur ing the first six months of 1920. ' was S3 percent above the pro auction for the same period last '. New business during 1922 n exceeded the 1920 figures by " Per cent and the 1921 sales by Per cent Shipments are nine Pr cent above those of 1920 and 5 Per cent above those of last Tear. Attack Upon Proposed TFordney - McCumber Duty of 33 Cents a Pound Launched. STOPSM OF KLIGRAPP Acting; Imperial Wizard And Imperial Kleagle Apply to Court to Keep Former Secretary Quiet Atlanta, Ga July 22. Louis D. Wade, recently ousted by Edward Young Clarke as imperial kllgrapp (secretary) of the Knights of the Ku Klan Klan, has been tempo rarily stopped by a court order from ma - t further public state- ire in any way deroga 'g klan or any member of "i family. a irary Injunction was Judge John D. Hum S iuperlor court -and at 1 on Wade, it became This remarkable de- in Ku Klux affairs y. Washington, July 22. The 33 cents a pound duty on scoured wool proposed in the adminlstra tlon tariff bill would enable wool producers to make an average profit of 10 per cent a year over a period of five years. Senator 3ur- sum, republican, New Mexico, de clared today in the senate at the opening of debate on the wool schedule. Opening the democratic attack Senator Walsh of Massachusetts declared the duty proposed was the highest ever levied on raw wool and said it could be shown that the cost to the wool manufac turing Industry of the 33 cents a pound rate would be $72,600,000 annually, which, when paid by the consumer after pyramiding, would be approximately $200,000,000 Burden to People. "That every effort should be made to Improve the condition of che wool growers all agreed," Sen ator Walsh said, "but the wool growers should expect no more to be done for him by the govern ment through indirect taxation tlian those engaged In any other industry. He should not expect the great majority of the people to be burdened by taxation to a greater extent than is the case of the present time." Senator Walsh argued also that the rate of 33 cents per clean pound of wool Is 60 per cent high er than the average rate in oper ation under the Payne-Aldrich law. "The rate of 33 cents per clean pound of wool is at least 33 per cent more, In some cases even higher than that named in the house bill. "The bracket sliding scale of duties through which the rate of 33 cents per clean pound of wool Is levied is objectionable because it is deceptive and cannot be ad ministered in such a way as to avoid litigation." STRIKERS ASK AIDOFUNIONS rhiMin. Julv 22. The threat ened strike of 7300 clerks on the Chicago & Northwestern railroad has been postponed for the time Hot no- of least according to re ports reaching the United States railroad labor hoard mis aner noon. The company is reported to have made some concessions. It was reported at the labor board that the Chicago & North western had agreed to waive mt -i nniire and the clerkf usual j would present a petition to tnt board for a wage increase nu diately. , The clerks are also asuing ' pay, vacation pay and Saturday half holidays. ments t tory to its lmpd - A.U signed J phrles once s known! velopmj created ;g n Up at Palace. TheJitlon of the klan was drawn at the imperial palace and was presented to Judge Humphries by Ben H. Sullivan, a klan 'attor ney. It charged Wade with circu lating "defamatory propaganda" against the klan. "Acting on the allegations In the pettlion, I temporarily enjoin ed Wade from making derogatory statements about the klan or its officers," said Judge Humphries. "A the hearing it will be deter mined if the Injunction shall be dissolved or made permanent." Friends of Wade openly assert ed here that the court's order has stripped him fit his right of free , While Wade is stopped by the court from criticising the klan, acting Imperial Wizard Clarke continues to hand out statements to the press assailing Wade as a traUor who is disgruntled because he lost his job. Clarke admitted he was the official who ordered the injunction suit brought. , Mrs. Wade was less reticent than her husband. "It seems Edward Young Clarke can get away wuh Almost any thing In Atlanta," she asserted. "This latest proceeding beats any thing I've seen yet. But my hus band will win and he will have some astinishlng things to tell. Clarke knows this and that is why he did this little Injunction stunt. Mi LIT MY SY ZR HON F0 "The Modern Ku Klux Klan 99 l - -- This is the seventh installment of the book written by Henry P. Fry exposing the real character and sinister pur pose of the Ku Klux Klan. In the previous chapters, the history of the order was related, Mr. Fry describing how he came to join the Klan under a misapprehension and his ex periences as a Kleagle. Discovering the real aims of the mercenary promoters of the order, Mr, Fry withdrew and wrote a scathing letter to the "Emperor," to which the latter never replied. In it he concisely set forth the menace of the order to Ameri can institutions. Mr. Fry next described the "Invisible Empire" and its incorporators. Today he tells of the organization and the profits realized in the promotion. In Monday's issue, he sets forth the Ku Klux program as defined by the "Emperor" himself. Salem Kiansmen Assessed Fifteen Dollars Each to Pay ForRecountin HaU'sBehalf Salem members of the Ku Klux Klan are being assessed fifteen dollars each to help finance the proposed recount of votes cast in the May primary election petitioned for in the interest of Charles Hall, according to a circular letter sent kiansmen with instructions to "read and then burn", a copy of which was given out today at Uovernor Olcott's otlice, TOURISTS FAVOR The Riverside camp ground is fast proving a favorite-place for tourists who wish to camp near the river where they can take a refreshing dip in the morning. On Thursday evening an outfit repre senting In the neighborhood of J7000 consisting of two Buick touring cars and an especially constructed body for a Buick chassis, making a three-car party registered there and remained over until yesterday. The party was headed and chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Menziers of Hickory, North Carolina. T ney have toured the west and will be- Kin their return trip soon, there by completing the transcontinent al tour The rest of the party was made up. by the following: Miss M. Groalthuy, Miss Vir ginia Sailers, Miss Virginia Men ziers, Miss Margaret Oherrill, Miss Catherine Menziers, Miss Sadie Menziers Sterling Menziers, Don ald Menziers, Alex Menziers, Wil liam Menziers, . Balfour Menziers, James Whittier and Charles Men ziers. . Other camps for the day were made up by: Anthony Malaehow skl and son, Santa Clara, Cal., who are touring the west berore .starting for the east from where they plan to 'ga to Europe WBere the son, who Is an accomplished violinist, will completed his stu dies; E. C. Wells and N. B. Tit tard. Mound City, South Dakota; Dr. Hart and party, Tulsa, Cal.; Mr. and Mrs. J. Allen and family, Belilngham, Wash., and Thomas Porter, Sacramento. , New York, July 22. Dr. Joki hl Takamine, prominent Japanese chemist, died in Lenox nm nu pital shortly before noon today after an illness of several weeks. Dr. Takamine, producer of the Diastatic Enzyme "Takadlastase" ind originator of Adrenalin, died ,f a complicated kidney disease rom which he had suffered for everal months. KU KLUX KLAN HEADQUARTERS . Salem, Oregon Read then BURN THIS LETTER Charles Hall is the true and legal Bepublican nominee for Gov ernor of Oregon. - - This is shown by af fidavits and information in possession or the ' Public Defense League organized toy the Protestant, people to pre vent a monumental injustice feeing done the state, the nation and, the whole world. . " '' This data provides material by which we can prove that Hall s opponents have atolen the nomination for a candidate whose every , recent act has iborne the indelibile stamp of the Catholic Pope in Home. , " .... . ,. We will contest the nomination of the present candidate in tne Circuit Court of Marion County. We will fight this battle to a bitter end ,that right many be dona our state, our country and the whole world. This contest will make political history as no other has in modern times. The disclosures will shake the very foundation of the in stitution which has ruled in Oregon and which now would offer American liberty on the alter of the Catholic Euler an far off Italy, in exchange for political favor. We must meet the situation. We must throw every ounce of energy, every thought and act into this great fight. We must provide funds for Legal talent for court expenses, for expenses of witnesses who will come from nearly every part of the state. We must win this struggle for this find the generations that are to follow. " Many thousands of dollars will be needed end every Klansman is called to raise personally, at least $15.00 so that this county will be able to meet the quota required. This amount can be rni- ed by direct donations as many or. me ji.muau.c done or by soliciting contributions from your friends and friends of the cause. Eemember that this fight iB being made for the whole Protestant people. Many of your friends who are splendid Protestant citizens would willingly contribute to the perpetua tion of those beliefs and principles which have saved the world from domination and destructioa. Ask them for their earnest sub stantial support in this, the greatest conflict of all. All donations should be placed in the hands for Harry h. Pearcy, 210 Oregon Building, Salem, Oregon, at the earliest pos sible moment. v ? , , KLANSMEN1 Come to a ibig meeting of the Klan Tuesday, July 25, at our regular meeting plae. A good speaker from Port land will 'be with us and a class of aliens will he naturalized. Our organization is about to make a big leap forward m this city. If you can be DEPENDED UPON be at this meeiting and have a part in this movement. ' . A biz surprise is in store for you, don't miss it. Eemember your obligation and give the Klan your best efforts now. Every Klans man must be present. Eemember our power is in secrecy, Bead the contents of tnis letter, then BUBN IT. . 4 Women Injured, 1 Seriously, As Cars Crash Near Salem Four women, all residents of Los Angeles, are in the Salem Dea coness hospital, one graveiy in jured and two automobiles are badly wrecked as the result 01 a head-on collision which occurred on the Pacific highway, five miles north of Salem, about 11 o clock this morning. The injured are: Mrs. C. L. Shetts, 28 years of age. Mrs. Grace T. Lloyd, 29. Mrs. G. M. Stoddard, 65, moth er of Mrs. Shetts. Mrs. Madge McDonald, 30. AH of the Injured women were passengers in the northbound au tomobile, which was driven by Mrs. Shetts. Neither J. M. Stovall of Williams, Cal., nor his daugh ter, who were in the other ma chine, was hurt. According to the story told po lice, the crash came w"aen Miss Stovall, driving south, elected to pass a hay wagon. Apparently she failed to see the Shetts car approaching and the two ma chines came together with con siderable force. The Shetts car, which was struck a glancing blow, crashed into a telephone pole at the side of the road and was demolished. The Stovall ma chine was but little damaged. Mrs. Stoddard, who was most seriously Injured, sustained com pound fractures of her left arm and shoulder, a bad gash over one of her eyes, and bruises. Mrs. Shetts received bad cuts on her head, limbs and on one hand and numerous bruises. Mrs. Lloyd sustained a severe laceration on her forehead and several severe bruises. Mrs. Mc Donald also was cut and bruised. RANDALL LEADS NEBRASKA PRIf.lABY Omaha, Neb., July 22. By Associated Press) With only three precincts missing from the states 1913, the vote In the race between Charles Randall of Ran dolph and Adam 'McMuIlen of Beatrice, for nomination for re publican governor' at 3:45 p. m. stood: Big Meeting Called Kiansmen of the Salem district are called upon , to attend a "big meeting of the Klan" on Tuesday. fuly 25, "at our -regular meeting place" at which time "a claas of aliens will be naturalized." ''Our organization is about ti make a big leap forward in thi city," the call to the Klan reads. "If you can be depended upon at this metemg and have a part ii this movement." The appeal declares that Hall the ''true and legal republican nominee and that the disclosures to be made "will shake the vcrj foundation of the institution which has ruled in Ore gon and would now offer American liberty on the alter of the Catho lie ruler in far-off Italy." Thousands Asked 'Many thousands of dollars will be nedeed" states the appeal "and every Klansman is called, to raisi personally at least $15 so that thic county will be able to meet the quota required. This amount can br raised by direct donations as many of the kiansmen have already done or by soliciting contributions from: friends and friends of the cause Eemember your obligation and give the klan your best effort now. Ee member our power is in secrecy. Read the contents of this letter, then turn it." The customary appeal to .relig ious prejudice and bigotry is made and the country declared menaced by the Pope and only to be saved by pungling up the dollars to Klan leaders. It is given in full in the adjoining column. LLOWED F THE KLM DOMAINS LIKE DIVISIONS H LIKE REGIMENTS W LIKE COMPANIES Well Organized Sales System Conducted Kleagles Get $4 of Each $10 "Donation", King Kleagles $1, Grand Goblin 50 Cents, Imperial Kleagle $2.50, Imperial Palace $2 Which Is All of Original "Donation" to Reach Organization County Divided Into Domains, Each n Charge of a Grand Gob tin; The Realms Are In Charge of a King Kleagle, While the Field Organizer Having Charge of a Certain Territory Is a Kleagle Emperor Elected Himself For Life Job By HENRY P. FRY, (Copyright 1922 by Small, Maynard & Co.; Published by arrange ment with author and publisher.) ES FOR COUNTY FAIR Dallas, Or,, July 22. Mrs. Hat- tie Sachtler, secretary of the coun ty fair board, is now engaged in lining up exhibits which will be on display during the county fair In October. Many plans are In the making and it Is the Intenton of the board to make the fair this year the biggest and best that has ever been held in the county. The secretary is assembling the exhibits in the commercial club rooms and up to the present has secured many samples of the best that can be raised in the county. Many of the exhibits will be placed on display in the Polk county booth at the state fair. One' of the chief features now being prepared Is the exhibit of the county's canned fruits. Also the gathering of grasses and grains has been given consider ably attention. One exhibit alone will attract favorable attention to the grain. - This exhibit was se cured from the farm of T. H. Gen tle situated near Monmouth and shows a sample of Rink wheat which stands about six feet in height. The functions of Edward Young Clarke as Imperial Kleagle appear to be exclusively to propagate the work and organize Klans, after which they are turned over to Simmons. According to a statement made by Clarke to the World the organization has one thousand chartered Klans, it requiring the services of two people engaged every day to write charters. After the Klans are chartered they are turned over to Simmons, In this connection, it would be well to turn back co the charter and note that under Section 7, the "business of ;he society shall be under the control of the Imperial Wizard (President)," etc. This control is so thorough that in th8 secret constitution of the organization the term of office of the president is for life, and he can be removed only by the jnanimflus vote of his Imperial Kloncilium. The constitu tion also provides as follows : - "Article I, Section 2. The government of this order shall ever bo nilitary in character, most especially its management and control; aud io legislative enactment or constitutional amendment hereafter forever ihall encroach upon, effect or change this essential, fundamental princi ple of thig order The Invisible Empire. "Section 2. The government of this order shall be invested primarily n the Imperial Wizard as Commander-in-chief or Emperor of the In visible Empire." I, Acting in pursuance of the con stitution which provides that the organization is "military in char acter," ! the propagation depart ment functions in pretty much the same manner as the army handles its business. The Imperial Kleaglo is virtually a Chief of Staff, r more properly an Adjutant General The country is divided into eight "Itomains" comprising certain states, each state being known ag a "Jiealm," which is again divided into districts where the actual field work is done. Tho "lomain" is under 'com- KU KLUX KLAN TEXAS PRIMARIES Austin, Texas, July 22. Texas rangers under command of Cap tain W. L. Wroght were ordered on duty at Corpus Christ! today t maintain order at the polls dur ing the democratic primary. Char les M. Crawford, assistant ad jutant general, in making thi: announcement, did not dlsclosi the reason for the order.' Most all of the new tariff duties are painful duties. Dallas, Texas, July 22. Wltl Ku Klux Klan and anti-klar forces playing a huge factor in on of the most bitterly contended primary campaigns ever held it the state of Texas, voting began today. Culberson Opposed Klan sentiment against United States Senator Charles A. Culber son, who Is seeking to succeed himself, has been manifested to a marked degree, as he' declared himself as opposed to the klan. The principal candidates for the senatorial nomination besides Culberson are Cullen F. Thomas, an outstanding Prohibitionist; Earl B. Mayfleld, president of the state railroad commission; ex Governor James' E. Ferguson, sup. porter of organized labor, also favorable to the amending of the Volstead law to permit sale of beer and light wines; Clarence Osley, assistant secretary of agri culture at Washington in the Wil son administration, and R. u. Henry, an ex-congresatnaji. Henry Ko Kluxer Henry, during his campaign, has openlyy announced that he is member of the Ku Klux Klan and says he believes a member of the klan should sit in the United States senate. For the gubernatorial nomina tion Covernor Pat Neff Is seeking reelection and Is opposed by Fred B. Rogers, running on a farm labor union platformj Harry T. Warner, for years a prominent newspaper editor, who entered the race late, and W. W. King, a farmer, who is running "on bis own." (Continued on page four) MITE FINED FOR STEALING TIRE Albany, July 22 The theft of a ipare tire from the automo.b'ile of Dr. J. W. Goins, which was parked n front of his residence here Thurs lay night resulted in Raymond Nor wood and Judge E. Peetz, an em ploye of a 6atem rurniture house, both- of Salem, being fined 125 each, and Miss Bessie Houston, formerly of this city, and Miss Charlotte Hardy of Salem spending a night in the county jail. When taken before Justice of ths Peace Olliver this morning both youag men, who were released on bail furnished by a fraternity broth- pleaded guilty to larcency and paid their fines. The girls, who were forced to remain in jail over night, have been released, with their case continued pending their good behavior. Dr. Goins heard a motor running In front of his horns and saw someone leave his ear. Ha notified Traffic Inspector Bloom, who made the arrest near Jefferson. The owner of the Balein car it Peetz, who left his machine her as security for payment of the fine, promising to pay tomorrow. Ths men told the court that they were without an extra nre and had been seeking all evening for one that would fit their machine. Johnson Asraia Candidate. Olympla, Wash., July 22. Rep resentative Albert Johnson, con gressman from the third district of this state, tiled his candidacy fe-election here today at the office of the secretary of state.