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fFORTY-FOURTH YEAR NO. 178.
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY; JULY 28, 1922.
PRICE TWO CENTS
ON TRAINS ANIJ MflWg
BTANLiS FIVH CENTS
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SIFFICULTIES IN WAV
SETTLING RAILROAD STRIKE
BELIEVED CLEARING AWAY
Announcement Verbally Made
1 Has Submitted Formal Proposals to Both Sides v or bnd
? Jnjr Strike Which Will Go
J Consideration the First of
f Made Public Now
Washington, July 28. (By Associated Press.) Of 3 lal
announcement was verbally made at the White Hous Ite
Joday that President Harding
proposals for settlement of the
the railway executives and of
of the shop craft unions. -
I The President, it was stated officially, believes thi ' jme
of the dicciculties in the. way of adjustment of the 'enable
which has injured the nation's transportation systa are
."clearing away" as the result of the conferences w." ..i he
concluded shortly before.
i Although outlines of the President's proposals leaked out
during the day, Mr. Harding himself, it was said, would make
public no details prior to the assembly ot the two parties,
jhe executives Will meet in New York Tuesday but the lead
as of the shop crafts unions, it was said, may be unable to
wemble all of their strike commitee members in Chicago
More Wednesday.
Announcement Made.
Washington, July 28. (By As
ociated Press.) Definite an
ouncement that President Hard
is "has evolved proposals for end
38 the rail strike to be' laid be
jre meetings ot union and execu
ive representatives next week
sis made late today by J. A.
ranklin, president of the bollcr
iakers' union, after he, with B.
,' Jewell, general leader of the
.rlkers, had concluded a final
inference with tie president.
1 Ilepresentatives of the striking
hop workers, Mr. Frankin said.
"presumably would meet in Chi-
ago to .consider tue president s
katrman of the association of
Silway executives, has announced
f call for a meeting of executives
text Tuesday in New York.
I Mr. Franklin, as he hurried
way from the White House to
oin the other union chiefs, pre
paratory to returning to Chicago,
hade the further announcement
liat there' would be no settlement
between the unions and individual
railroad.
Three Proposals.
Washington, July 28. (By As-
ioclated Press.) Three proposals
or immediate ending of the rail-
load strike have been submitteJ
Jo representatives of the railroad
Jxecutives and labor unions by
f resident Harding, according to
jnforniatlon obtained today from
Administration advisors who talk
id with the executive,
j The proposals all hinging on
Various plans for adjusting the
Imployes seniority rights, will be
Submitted, it was said, to the ex
ecutives' meeting In New York
Jueaday and to an employes' con
ference in Chicago, to be arranged
y B. M. Jewell, the shopmen
teaaer.
I Outside railroad contracting. It
was said, would be abandoned by
fie railroads under each of the
-hree proposals.
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Gossip on Proposals.
I One of the proposals, according
to those claiming to have Informa
tion of the president's suggestion,
would be for the railroads to
aive the seniority question and
e all strikers back to work
Another was said to be give "loyal
san who have remained at work
prior senority rights over the
Strikers" and the third was for
separate adirnit
lority dispute by each road with
its own employes through Joint
"Hiinutees to be appointed.
Jf n after the nature of the
president's proposals had become
known and efter the cabinet es
ion at which It was presumed the
fwcutlves bad outlined them to
advisors. Air. Jewell aDDeared
t the White House for another
conference with Mr. Harding. The
strike leader refused to discuss
a situation and declared "this
'hlng has come to the point where
can all do good If we keep
valet for a couple of days."
ais, July 28 Kenneth
r' dUams connected with his 23rd
f!f ia the second inning with
n kase off Jones in the
the gams between St. Louis and
'ork today. This pts him
. hinl Qarenee A. Walker of
Sthiati. : . .. -i
( nuu jts louuig lut
neau league, with. 24.
at White House That President
Before Various BodicsFor
the Week No Details e
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was prepared to submit a aal
railroad strike to meet; s j of
the general strike comi ?,ees
G
AM RAPIDLY
SAYS HARDING
Washington, July 28 The presi
dent was said by his advisors to
believe that the three " proposals
promised considerable hope of
j . a tha ,. , fl had
ed away," in the railway situation
within the past few hours than for
several weeks.
He-hearing by the railroad labor
board of, the shopmen's wage ques
tion, was said to be empraced in all
three of the proposal. In the pro
posal it was Baid, contemplated that
both employers and employes agree
that hereafter the board's rulings
be observed without question.
The president had suggested with
reference Jo seniority, it was as
serted that as an initial step un
der one proposal, the labor board
be given complete jurisdiction over
the senority controversy. If this
would not be agreed upon it was
said the president proposed as
substitute the plan through joint
committees composed of three mem
bers representing each party to the
controversy. In event, of disagree
ment of such committees, it was
proposed that the question then be
taken to -som6 form of arbitration
tribunal. -
AH administration officials ac
quainted with the proposals appear
ed to share the president's view
that 'a basis upon which the strikers
mieht return to work had been
worked oat. .
AMENDMENTS TO
TARIFF ACCEPTED
Washington. July 28. Amend
ments to the administration tariri
hv Senator Lenroot, 'republican.
Wisconsin, designed to remove at
least part of what he character
ized as "concealed protection"
fnr manufacturers of woolen
cloth, were approved today by the
senate after they had been ac
cepted by Senator Smoot. republi
can, Utah, In charge of the bill
for the finance committee major
ity. The amendments would apply
only to clothes bearing the full
Wool compensatory rate of 9
cents a pound. Senator Lenroot
sought to have it apply to wo
men's dress goods carrying a com
pensatory duty of 0 cents a
pound, but the senate refused by
a rot of .33 to 25. '
Seal Fnr Bill Postponed
Washington, July 28. The
aenate commerce committee today
decided to defer until next ses
sion consideration ef the Johnson
bill affecting the taking of fur
seals in the Brlbiloft Islands, and
their sale. The department of
commerce, the committee was ad
vised. Is opposed to ay change In
the present system. I
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HUSBANDS MURDERERS
Bstancia, New Mexico, July
28. Three men were hanged
here at 7 o'clock this morning
for the murder of Anton Coury,
a merchant of Duran, New Mex
ico, last September. A fourth
man who was convicted was
granted a stay ot execution on
an appeal to the district court
for a new trial at the last min
ute. - : . -:
Mrs. Coury, widow of the
slain merchant, was a silent
watcher at the hangings. The
three, Carlos Renterla, Ysidoro
Miranda and Luis Medrano,
were put on scaffolds and the
three traps were sprung simul
taneously. ,
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STATE AFFIDAVITS
RECALL ELECTION
Mpflford Or.. July 28. Two af
fidavits have been filed by former
members of the Ku Klux Klan
staHnar that D. M. Lowe, recall
candidate for sheriff, is a klans-
mnn On of them is as follows,
signed by J. B. Edmiston, man
ager of the Oregon Cooperative
Qrowers plant here:
"I. J. E. Edmiston. being first
duly Bworn depose and say that
during tne montns oi reutuav,
March and April, 1922r I was a
member of the Medford Ku Klux
Klan lodge. Since that time I
hava resiened. But during that
time I several times sat in the Ku
Klux lodge with D. M, Lowe ana
know that he was a member of the
Ku Klux Klan. I make this affi
davit for the citizens' committee
tiBcause the Issue seems to have
been raised and it is material to
know whether If elected as sheriff
Mr. Lowe will follow his obliga
tion to uphold and enforce the
law, or whether he will follow his
oath' as a klansman to protect the
klansmen of "all hazards, murder,
treason and rape'alone exoepted."
The recall election is set for
Saturday, Judge Calkins having
refused to grant an injunction
ae-ainst Its being held. As a con
sequence ot this court action the
county Is plunged Into an intense
ly bitter two-day campaign. Yes
terday afternoon the Medford
Mail Tribune devoted an entire
special edition to the support of
Sheriff Terrill, and during the
night some one, supposely a sup
porter of Lowe, broke into the of
fice and removed all the "spaces"
from tho magazines of the lino
type machines, equivalent , to
"spiking the cannon" of an op
posing army.
PRAYING IN PUBLIC
NOT YET A CRIME
Portland, Ore., July 28. Pray
ing in public Is not an offense
against the civil service and there
for George Winters, veteran era--i.
f ih Mtv nark bureau Is to
get his Job back. This is the ruling
of the civil service cobuiiuu
which found that Winters had
been improperly dismissed.
Winters was discharged several
weeks ago because he persisted In
praying loudly as a preamble toj
opening his lunch pail, a rite
which had proved objectionable to
his foreman and associates.
Family Indicted for
Bertha Katz Murtfor -By
Ker Jealous Sister
New York, July 28. Mrs.
Minnie Keisler, her sons, Mor
ris and George, and her bro
ther. Max Katz, were indicted
by a grand jury in Brooklyn
today for first degree murder
in connection with the slaying
of Mrs. Beisler s sister. Bertha
Katz, whom Mrs. Beisler ac
cused of stealing the love of her
husband "John the barber"
Reisler, widely known sport
promoter. The quartet entered
pleas of not guilty and were re
manded to jail to await trial.
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COAL STRIKE
President Harding Writes
That Federal Authority
Is Powerless to Inter
fere with Miners.
Washincton. July 28--Confidcnt
that enough coal will be produced
eventually to meet th county s
needg regardless of strikes on rail
roads and in the mines. President
Harding, it was eaid late today at
the White ilouse contemplates uv
step in the coal striRe buuiiviuu.
The administration it was added,
will of course, interpose no condi-4i-
Vimi1l the irovernor of any
state' adopt the policies of Govern-
a n
Qr McCray of Indiana, anu viru
beck of Michigan and undertake
coal production for the public.
T .n.ino. -Mich.. July 28-A letter
from President Harding to G-overn-rsmonhai-k.'
received today , de
clared in effect that the federal
government is powerless to inter
fere with the attitude of the Unit
ed Mine Workers of America, to
wards independent local agree
ments that at present notmng can
be done except enable men willing
4 wn,l tn work in safety, and that
the big 'issue in the coal strike dis
pute is national .dictation,, unnesi
tstitiirlv assumed bv the mine work
ers," which must be taken care Of
by legislation.
Ti TiroiJMniit'a letter, which Was
in reply to a telegram sent by the
mrramnr 1n,o wbbIc when he inform-
ed the national executive he was
asking John L. Lewis, president ot
workers, to erant Michi
gan miners permission to enter agree
meats independently or tneir nauuu-
al affiliation and return to worn
said: .
President's letter
"T rtnn't. know whether vou have
tia ttBratinfrivA -power to effect a
voluntary agreement in Michigan,
but I think it rair to assume you
ment. For the present in the ab
sence of law to guarantee service
tn ih TiiiMii! welfare, we can only
take steps necessary to enable men
willing to work to do so in perrect
safety. I do not think this means
an armed guard at the mouth of
every 'mine. It does mean the as-
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LEGION CHIEF
WARNS AGAINST
KLAN MENACE
The Dalles, Or., July 28. Sol
emn warning against allowing re
ligious differences to split the
American Legion fato factions was
Issued today by Lane Goodell, de
partment commander, in an ad
dress at the opening session of the
Oregon department of the Legion.
Mr. Goodell did not mention any
organization specifically.
"One thing that I am going to
touch on Is very delicate," Mr.
Goodell began. "Soiue of our posts
have been split, possibly not open
ly. Lifelong friends will hardly
speak. We more or less look ask
ance at each other wondering Is
he or Isn't he. It strikes me as a
terriblo thing in our organization,
an organization whose member
ship has the fellowship of service
to our country, ve had no re
ligious lines and we had no lines
ot birth In the army.
"We did not have until a year
ago. Now we seem to nave, i am
sure it will not live, for I know
that the Legion will. live. To me
my buddy means much mom than
some one who was not a buddy,
and who happens to belong to the
same church that I do. I cannot
believe that a true legionnaire
would belong to any organization
which would influence him to put
his buddy of a different religion
on the other side."
After Mr. Goodell had finished,
committee reports were heard.
iniiiD w v n r
U ililvjll yOiAlL
binding Character
"The Modern
H. f
. ana reaignea in uisguat.
Tomorrow Mr. Fry will explain in detail, section by
section, the Kluxers oath printed today and point out
wherein it differs from the oaths of other secret socie
ties. In later issues will follow the ritual and ceremon
ies of the lodge.
Negro Victim of
Klan Hanging
trangely M issing
M'jltford, Or.,i; July 2S Arthur
Burr., colored, first victim of the
night 'riding in Jackson county, now
undei investigation by ithe special
grand;: jury, and an important wit
ness, was listed among the "miss
ing," today. He left Modesto, Cali
fornia, In time to reach this city
at 8 o'clock this morning. Federal
airents met the train, but he was
not aboard, and none of the train
attaches remembered seeing him.
What -became of Burr and his pres
ent whereabouts is only a matter of
conjecture, and is under investiga
tion. Tha grand jury which has been in
session all week, probing and hear
ing evidence on the "necktie par-
tics ' will probably adjourn fcat
nrdayi out of respect to the relig
ious -views of one of the member
ho is seventh day adventist.
Th jury today is hearing testi
mony on the ''hanging" of Henry
Johnson of Jacksonville, checking
up testimony, and a score of wit
nesses have been subpoenoed, most
of the residents of Jacksonville.
The grand jury has about com
pleted its work so far as the tak
Minister Unfrocked,
For Marrying Couple
Wearing Bathing Suits
Lawton, Okla., July 28. (By
Associated Press) Convicted at
a seer it trial on the widely her
alded "athing' suit" charge and
allegat(on of perjury and high
handed disciplining of members
of his lock, the Rev. Thomas J.
Irwin, farmer pastor of the Law
ton Presbyterian church was un
frocked as a minister of the Pres
byterian church In the United
States early today by the Judicial
comlsslon of the El Reno presby
tery. W. A. Roach was moderator
ot tha trial board. ,
The. expulsion of the Rev. Ir
win from the ministry came as a
climax to episodes growing out
ot a bitter controversy from the
Lawton church.
The convicted minister gave
notice of an appeal to the sinod
body in the church, which Is
scheduled to meet in October.
Irwtn was found guilty of con
THIS COUPON AND FIVE CENTS
will admit any child of 12 years or under to the Special
CAPITAL JOURNAL MATINEE
Showing Harry Myers in his greatest production
"The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe."
; THE BLIGH THEATRE
, SATURDAY, JULY 29, 10 A. M. .
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Ku Klux Klan"
The Capital Journal today pre
sents another installment of tho
"The Mbdern Ku Klux Klan" by
Henry P. Fry, author of the New
York World expose that caused
the congressional investigation
of the order.
S Mr. Fry in previous chapters
detailed how he joined the Ku
III Klux Klan under a misapprehen
llsion, became a kleagle, was disil
if(lusioned,' discovered the real aims
III and purposes of the organizers,
ing oi testimony .is concerned
Burr's testimony is the last piece
of major importance not yet laid
before the jury. Because of one of
the members of tho jury is a seventh
day adventist and has religious
scruples against sitting on his sab
bath aayf the jury will adjourn
this evening until Monday morning.
It is the bolief of Assistant At
torney General Liljquvist that the
jury will be able to make its report
by Monday nighty or by Tuesday
forenoon at the least.
Charges that prominent mem
bers of the Medford realm ot the
Ku Klux Klan spirited away one
important witness, S. B. Standifer,
subpoenaed to testify before the-
present grand Jury, Into the moun
tains, and supplied sufficient pro
visions to care for him and hit
family for a number of weeks will
be presented to the Jury before the
present investigation ends, It is
reported.
Standifer, who has been em
ployed for some months as a spe
cial county agent to. arrest viola
tors of the prohibition law, accord
Ins -to stories going the rounds,
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duct unbecoming a minister in
performing a marriage ceremony
last summer at Medicine Park, a
resort near here, In which the
principals, including the minister,
wore bathing suits. It was alleg
ed the wedding was conducted in
a spirit of revelry, bringing dis
repute upon the church. He was
convicted of having sworn to a
false affidavit to obtain a district
court Injunction restraining In
terference with his conduct of his
affairs of the Lawton church.
The third .count on which his Jur
ors voted guilty was that ha dis
ciplined members ot his congrega
tion without due process as pro
vided by church regulations.
Women represent the entire
force of receiving and paying tell
ers of the Commercial Trust com
pany in Philadelphia. There are
seven In number.
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of Obligation Shown
(LEAGLESB1ISTER -
LIGATION AT AI Hit
CONMEf TO ALIEN
Two Forms of Oath are
Latter at Lodge Meetings and it is Interspersed
With Verbose and Long Winded Effusions of Em
peror Simmons as Contained in the Ritual The
Short Form is for Naturalization Alone.
Four Main Sections In the Oath Are Entitled Obedience,
Secrecy, Fidelity and Klannishness Each Provides Bind
ing Obligations and the Candidate Agrees to "Seal by My
Blood." Significance Realized by Few
By HENRY P. FKY,
(Copyright 1922 by Small, Maynard & Co.; Published by arrange
raent with author and publisher.)
CHAPTER VI
The Ku Klux Klan Oath
In the printed literature of the "Invisible Empire," it
is stated that those who cannot assume a "real oath,"' wiih
serious determination to Keep same inviolate, are not de
sired in the ranks of Ku Kluxism. There is no doubt what
ever that "Emperor" Simmons, who probably wrote the
oath, has produced a "real oath."
In making a critical analysis of the oath, I shall first
reproduce it in its entirety, and then take it up in sections
and show my viewpoint. If this oath is not a dangerous
document and likely to imbue people with the spirit of tak
ing the law into their own
tion of my contention against
essarily fail. My case against Ku Kluxism rests to a large
extent upon the potential danger to the country from an ab
solutely secret organization, bound togeher by this, oath, un
der the sole domination of one man, and likely at any time
to-draw into its ranks men
but the Ku Klux Jaw.
K. OBENCHAIN'S
CASE IS CONCLUDED
Los Angeles, Cal., July 28 The
fate of Mrs. Madalynne Obenchaln,
on trial for the second time for the
murder of her sweetheart, J. Bel-
ton Kennedy, was expected to be
tn tha hands ot the jury some time
today,
Asa Keyes, deputy district at
torney began final arguments for
the prosecution and said he ex
pected to conclude In time for the
Jury to be charged and retire with
the case today.
Hundreds of Kids
To Attend Journal
Matinee at Bligh
At the Bligh theater tomorrow
the eleventh episode of "The Ad
ventures of Robinson Crusoe,"
will be shown tor Salem boys and
girls by The Capital Journal, and
if the jams at past performances
may serve to Indicate the size of
tomorrow's crowd, hundreds of
youngsters will be lined up in
front of the boxoftlce by 10
o'clock. ;
A five-cent piece and a Capital
Journal coupon will entitle any
lad or lass under the age of 13 to
see the picture
Advance report on tha eleventh
installment' state that It Is one ot
the most Interesting of the 18
all of which are to be shown for
Salem boys and girls by The Jour-
I al. Many local critics have de
clared the serial to be the most In
teresting ever shown In the city
Unquestionably the crowds have
followed It more consistently than
any picture ot lta kind ever dls
clayed here.
Harry Meyers, who has been
starred in many features. Is east
in the leading role as Robinson
kiiii i
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Used, Long and Short, the
hands, then a considerable por
the Ku Klux Klan must nec
with no regard for anything
The oath is printed separately
from the ritual, and the name "Ku
Klux Klan" does not appear in it.
In places where the name is spoken
there are asterisks. The document
consists of three printed pages
bound together, and, for the con
venience of the person administer
ing it, is broken up into phases
separated by dashes. I am giving
it here properly punctuated so that
the reader can more easily grasp
its significance. It is supposed to
be adminietered in sections, sand
wiched in between the verbose and
long winded effusions of ".Emper
or" Simmons as contained in tho
ritual. When the work is conferred
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Crusoe. Ha is backed by a very
able cast.
The picture deals with the story
ot Robinson Crusoe and Friday on
the Island a story most Ameri
can, youngsters are familiar with.
The suspense is well sustained In
the film.
No expense was spared by the
Universal company in "shooting"
Its scenes. The picture was taken
in Algiers, Morocco and In the
Madagascar and Cannibal islands.
The management ot the Bligh
announced this afternoon that it
would be well for chidlren to be t
the boxofflce early tomorrow. AH
children who appear at tha thea
ter will ba given an opportunity
ot witnessing the picture, even
though two showings are neces
sary. Branch Lines Cease
Brandon, Man., July 28 Owing
to the coal striks In the United
States, all branch lines trains on
tha Great Northern raUway from
her hava been cancelled, It was
announced today.