Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1905-09-08
WRITES
OF THE
ORDER
Also OF Frzternal SOcieIieS
10 General and Their
Legal Status

AZ the req-est u nary q fris-ds
in this city a.3 iaro1gko.t the s:a.s.
] have so-se-tsd @, write briefly as %
rnatters q irtsrss. connected With ~
journsy % The National Fratsrnai
Congress a. Mackirae Isiaua. Mishi-
gau. an persuaded % write of this
session of the eorgress azd i-eitent-
ally - oihsr matters q irtsress for
ths reason that. as the only delegate
fron the great sats q Orezo-. by 70
other zsz.s win tie frater-ai bs-e
feisry orders n this state receive
specific irforuati3z a. 70 questions q
inaportaree diseusss5 ~ ttis e0nvsu-
tion, ard Which are n vital iuteres.
% az sueh orgaEi1ati1ss TIE zaia
objsst % TIE Nasi3lal Fratsrral Cor
gTss = 10 defeat b. uuits3 sE1rt al
state AM national Legislation ininical
70 the life. growth aal prosperity q
AL reliable beaescitry fraisrrsl 80
eietiss in The Urifed States. CanaIa
and Me1iso. o. August .. ia the.
opera houss q The GrarI Hotel. Maek-
iuas Isian1. on Maeirae straits. 800
deieEate-, rspFtssr;ing neariy three
millions q mszherslip a1i f5ur bl-
Hons q protective inszrause carried
By 80 Of tbs grsatest frstsrual bsre-
6eiary organiEaii5zs in the world. met
70 diseu. matters q paramoant ir-
tsrest o. the millions q bcaefeiariss
anoug the aborers. producers and pro-
fessional ei;iEs1s u America. Whe1 4
0ne stands upon the heights where i
this beautiful hotel anl opera house
are situate ana looks far away across
The green waters n the straits n
Maskilae. dotted here and there With
stips ~ commerce. ar1 back again b.
the picturesque submits q the hills
ertWinel iu memory Wiih macy ~ the
stories ~ Feninore Coorers inter.
esting historical writings. anl theu
reverts o. the momeltors questions
thar faee every sssTi1r n the fTaterrni
eoureTs. the change is from ths sub
lime % the serious Upo1 decisions
% these sessions ~ the congress De-
penA ths welfare. prosperity anl hap.l
pizrs of twelve miii.ers ~ more n
oFphaus, widows ard other beuefciar.
lee ~ ihess great orders. TIE opening !
address was made by TIE president.
Hon. A. r. Talbot. 40 the bead % the
Maisvn WaefHen 70 Amrri-a. aatf
Nho vas reelected a. this position
later il the scssa1. Tsltat Is a figure
n intrresi--a vrrEg. Interesting char
acter of laii1nai fame Hs was law
partuer n Wm , Bryan several years
ago. arl toiay stands 90 tls bead %
.hs fraieFual c7nuess aud b. bead [
,onmi ~ ore % the Creates beaea.
.iary ffaternh organintions BE- the
sofld
TIE law s1mniitise selected 40 ihe
,ongress % lsos reported several con,
.eis ou policies throughout the states
in q Which were decided favonhiyI
Except tto Veteran ease 40 So.
-auis No which was decided All.
.srsely % the Knlgtts 70 Pythiaa An
appeal 90 the supreme court is n5w
'sndiug. urh every prospect % a rs-
fersaL Pour ihsuand dollars were
rofei by the congress o. carry thai
.asr. 10 urcreaFy t1 the faprcms
.oaft % tae Uaiiei States TIE wri.
er has not suheieat time O. sutcr into
. diseussion % the poinis involved 10
his celebrated case. sunice it 90 say n
hat II the decision ~ the Missouri !
ouFt Is aairmsi b. Jhe highest tFihu-
.al q our eouHtry. fratsTuai hepef-
iary organiatials win receive a blow
hat viii Fstarl their grovth an aloug I
he liue TIE desisioa already givsn / 3
y the court 8 90 the eject that a | ,
asmbsr ~ q fnteruai oFganization ]
fands on a piane uiih one belougiug /