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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-27

mediately for my mind was still on
the girl whom presently | saw run
ming down to the sea in her bath
ing suit.
Then my letters had to wait even
a little longer for the loveliness
of that young woman filled my
beauty loving soul.
! caught my breath as saw her
without her nurses uniform.
Her bathing suit was Of black
and perfectly plain. In fact it was
only a one-piece tight fitting gar
ment that covered her body from
her white shoulders to hardly be-
low her hips.
Her skin was so white that ii
dazzled my eyes. Over her hair she
had tied crimson silk hanaker-
chief.
On she sped with tho grace Of
a young Diana. Far ont into the
water she went until gigantic
wave reared its great body toward
her and she dived under its foam
ing crest. A momeHt I saw her
ieisurely floating on tho eompara-
lively still water beyond the surf
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-27
Red Blood Triumphs

An interesting has just been decided Nahant,
aristocratc resort Massachusetts, where Henry
Cabot Lodge and other blue booded Americans who maintain
hereditary mansions routed by red booded American
joyia rotund butcher haing from sunny Italy by the
of Michael Carlo and the decision marked triumph
for the rights Of the individual class prejudice,
D Carlo, who has amassed wealth by industry and
enterprise poached the Of arsocracy by buying
house in the heart of Bostons most select resort
and there entertaining his friends frequently children thirty
forty at time His house parties not enjoyed by
his exclusive neighbors They wished to be rid of him.
Mike phlanthropist The sign in his front yard ANY
workngman regardless of creed color nationality,
have here free for week by applying to Mr. M d
Carlo" is known far and wide.
The police notified and raded his house for liquor
but found He received mysterious offers to buy his
property at large figure The climax last after
outing Mike for children from Lynn tenement houses
which lasted until late where jolly time had talking
laughing eating watermelon the lawn and dancing and
romping the porch while the phonograph Jared the
tender suscepbiles of the hghbrows who out
warrant for his the charge of dsordery conduct
It was not money, but ancestors di Carlo lacked
In his defense, di Carlo sad Anyone who has lawn
should let children play lit That what God lawns
for Is it dsordery to sing the great that Nahan
residents pay big to hear in the opera house Is it
disordery to share good fortune with those who less
fortunate? People in Nahant have told it mistake
to let the kids of Lynn play my land They say does
not fit in with the tone of the village. It is exclusive
village with wealthy estates But is that American? Is that
democracy? | say no.
Most Of us will agree with the old judge who after the
hearing dismissed the declaring that charity begins a
home and most of also believe that di Carlo better
citizen and better American despite his foreign BIRTH that
his exclusive neghbos whose ancestors have been the
community long that they have forgotten humanity and
Americansm, too and become stratfied in classes
There is something unlovely about New England aris-
tocracy that smatter decadence dryo and perhaps
is wise provision Of nature that the old stock dying
having ouved its usefulness, well it's democracy and
that the thin and rared cold blue blood Of exclusive caste
giving before the red blood of the common
people of other lands 1t is of the survival of the
fittest and the di Carlos certainly worthwhile as
their neighbors and great deal more fit.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-27
Will Radium at Last
Open the Door of
the Great Unknown?

II you are sick and want to GET
Wen and Keep Well. write for III
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this almost unknown and wonder
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No trouble or expense. asd the
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ny, both rich and poor.
No natter how bad vour AL
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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-27
Hez Heck Says:

"Men want to marry the most
money while gals want to mar
ry the best dancer"
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Modern Ku
Klux Klan
CONTINUED from Page one }

Continued from Page one.
that he was eligible we had NO
trouble enlisting him in our ranks /"
In other words, some of the best
and most efficient police officers
in the United States are Irish-Cath-
olics, and since, according to the
ku Klux Klan, they are foreigners
and to be classed with the negro
it is highly important, first of ALL
20 ascertain the religion of the chief
of police. AS he probably is moi
an active churchgoer this task was
rather difficult, but when he was
found to be Protestant, he was
eagerly sought after. Now that the
chief has taken the oath of alleg-
lance of the Invisible Empire, !"
and has surrounded himself with his
two hundred and sixty Ku Kluxers
would not give much for the
chances of Catholic to get on the
Norfolk police force. 1t is also in
teresting to read the fact that this
particular Klan states that it is
military, and that a military com
pany will be trained and drilled
and that rifles win be issued to
this secret organization. If this is a
straw indicating the way in which
the Ku Klux wind is blowing, it is
not unreasonable to suppose that
IN the course Of time there will be
a gigantic, secret, national organi-
zatlon drilled as soldiers, and un-
der the autocratic eommnd of the
Emperor of the Invisible Empire. p
The Newsletter" above quoted
again makes an extract from the
report of the Exalted Cyclops of the
Norfolk Klan, which is really more
dangerous to the United States than
he one previously discussed. 1t i
more dangerous for the reason tina
7 reflects the insane light Of relic
Ious fervor and fanticism in CON
nechon with this movement, and
shows how the attempt OF Simmons
o build secret Empire on the re-
igious idea is bearing its fruit
bespeak for this effusion a care
,ul reading:
1 did not think it possible that
ny enthusiasm for our noble order
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/ could be increased, but your letter
Of the fourteenth instant, has FIJI
ed me with added inspiration, Hay
ing been offered an opportunity FOL
service in the field in Missouri,
am resigning my position with the
government here and hope soon to
be among the chosen disciples OF
new freedom to the world. Beyond
the simple office of treasurer in my
home country have never sought
public honors nor eraved political
preference, but in the glorious work
of this God-inspired order every
ounce of my energy will strive for
excellence. l shall never seek the
honor or preferment of office ex-
cept wherein l may contribute to
the honor and preferment of my
Klan. My fellow Klansmen have
here seen fit to confer upon me the
highest honor within their power,
and God being my witness, I would
not barter it for any other honor
that life may hold. My only con-
ISOLATION in leaving my faithful
Khan for a time is that I may aid
in the promulgation of the glorious
institutions Of freedom which my
sons battled for beneath the Stars
and Stripes for which l have pledg-
ed my blood beneath the flaming
symbol of an unconquered race of
men,"
These "News-letters" are valua
BILE as showing the mental attitude
of the workers and members of
the Ku Klux Klan. They show that
wherever it is possible the nation
al organization desires to throw its
net around the officers of the law.
and enroll them in the system. I'm
der the guise Of assisting the au-
thorities to enforce the law this
is done, and to my personal knowl-
edge many conscientious and capa-
Bile officers of the law believe that
the idea is a good one. At the same
time it is an alarming situation
when police Officers and sheriffs
who have already taken one oath |
to the States in which they reside.
take another-a vicious and illegal
Jbligation-to an Invisible En-
pire," ruled autocratically by one
man who has in mind plans he does
not reveal to his followers. What |
s to happen when the chief of po-
ice Of city swears to obey "un-
,onditionally" all laws, regulations,
lecrees and edicts of the Ku Klux |
Ilan (which have been or which |
nay be hereafter enacted"
Whatever excuse teh original Ku
Glux Klan may have had for its
existence, it is impossible to con-
'eive any situation arising in this
.ountry at the present time that
alls for any extrajudicial organi-
alton, functioning in secret, and
Composed of men wearing robes and
masks to &c y al the identities. And
long this line, 1 want to call at
ention to a historical fact. The
riginal Klan was organized and
unctioned at a time when the a
ourts and law-enforcing machinery
f the South were paralyzed, but,
s soon as the courts began to ad-
Minister justice, General Forrest,
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the Grand Wizard, Of the Ku KluS
Klan, issued an order disbanding
the organization on the ground that
it was no longer needed. Surely, II
the originl Klan, having functioned
as an enormous vigilance com
mittee" in several States. found
that its services were not required,
what real excuse can be advanced
for the continuance of an extra
judicial organization in these days
Of ample courts, able officers Of the
law and the administration Of just
iceq 1t seems to me that there are
more than enough law-enforcement
agencies in the United States.
If the system of judicature in
the United States is so helpless
that a secret, masked, Invisible
Empire" is necessary to enforce the
law, then the cold truth is that the
Federal and State governments are
abiect failures. This then, being the
case, it should be the duty Of the
people to devise ways and means
to create and maintain a new sys-
TEN. In the face of the fact that
this country has grown from few
small colonies to one of the great
est of the world powers, and that
the Constitution of the United
States has been the basic law under
which this has been done, and that
our system of law enforcement is
entirely adequate, the attempt on
the part of any organize Rawhat-
ever to take upon itself the en-
forcement of the law is a piece of |
impudenee. All laws
are made and enforced by represen-
tatives of the whole people. They
are not enacted by or for the bene-
fit of class and they cannot be
enforced by class.
The Newsletter also indicates
that the teachings of Simmons are
taking firm root in the minds of
the religious element of the coun-
try. While L may be disputed on
this point, l believe, from my OBJ
in various sections of the
country which I have visited, that
,he people of the South as a whole
AXE their churches and their re-
igions more seriously than do peo-
Die elsewhere. The whole structure
# modern Ku Kluxism, is an at
empt to elothe its real purposes
md intentions in the garb of the
religious revival. Its rit-
lalism is of the camp-meeting or
Ter, and all its ceremonies. as
shall show later. tend to awaken
he emotions Of provincial Protest.
lntism, History has shown in num-
srous instances that where this re-
igious fervor is aroused, it produces
| blind fanaticism that is one of
he most dangerous forces in the
'ody polite when it is turned
oose. The inability of the fanatic
o differentiate between the polit-
cal activities of the Roman Catho-
&c Hierarchy and the Roman Catho- X
e Church as great religious in 4
titution is one of the greatest men
ces Of the Ku Klux movement.
The "News-letters'' show further
hat already the fanatical citizens"
f the Invisible Empire" are
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Married folks who have faith in each other
also have sense not to do much snoopin' round
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-27

It is hard to find place in any religion
where prize fights or horse racing fits in.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-27

Some men don't really begin to go to work un-
til they marry second time and get an ambi-
tious wife.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-27

1t was only then that l turned
% my letters.
There was the usual number of
notes of sympathy and polite in
quiry as to the state of my mend
ing fracture. There was state
ment from my broker saying that a
house in the city that / had set
my heart upon could be purchased
for the amount I had offered for
it and last-a letter from my
6rotheri
l smiled as took that letter in
my hand for I realized how human
ly understanding had. been my
beautiful nurse. She must have
known it was from my brother by
its foreign postmark even if she
had not noticed the name "Phillip
Spencer" in the upper left hand
corner.
A less sympathetic and more stup
i'd person would have put Pills
letter right on top Of the pile but
Miss Elliston, with that knowledge
Of the childish vagaries of the sick,
had hidden that letter under all
the others. 1t was to be the "bon
oouche" Of my mornings cores
Pondence.
The letter was postmarked
Paris and in it Phil told me that he
had just come out of Russia where
he had been fNr ten weeks. He
had had neither of my letters nor
my cables during that time.
. Dear, dear old girl" he wrote,
you cannot tell how ashamed i
was when | read your letters and
realized how alone you must have
felt after your accident; how much
you have wanted me all this time.
"But sister-o-mine, my duty
seemed to lie over here since the
lrmistice. My decision to remain
lere was made easy at the time BY
your plan 10 visit your husbands
grave at Chateau Thierry.
1T was the worst kind of luck
hat ! was laid up with that ghastly |
ever when you came over to visit |
8iake's grave, and l have not We
'orgiven the American CONSUL fol
'orbidding you the hospital where
was lying. To think that YOU
anne all the way over here and
lad to return without our seeing
iach other was a. trial.
But cheer up, dear girl. The long
ong trail I have spun about this
art Of the world is now leading
ne straight back to you and home
I have so many interesting
hings to tell you and no doubt yor
re choek full of things to tell me
hope among other things your
lwsuit is coming out all o. X.
AS | read your letters l realized
Or the first time that there is iust
ou and Of all our family. dear
nd we must stay somewhere near
ach other in the future.
= will be with you almost as
'on as you get this.
Phil"
In a twinkling all my plans had
cen changed. ] forgot the trip
broad which had been contem-
lating. ] began to plan a letter to /
Y broker telling him to buy that [
ouse as soon as possible.
So engrossed had l been in nv .
y over the prospect Of seeing my
rother again that / did ont at first
'tice that Miss Elliston had re-
lrned and was standing beside me
My brother is comingl" / ex-
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catching hold Of the idea Of auto
cracy, and that the subjects" are
addressing their rulers as "Your
Majesty"
Were the situation not so serious
and Of such vital moment to the
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Claimed.
Did l notice little spasm of
pain contracting the lips of Miss
Elliston as l told her my brother was
comingf 1 was not quite sure, for
it aBas hardly more than shade
that misted the purple violet eyes.
Tomorlpw-Mrs. Wilmington s
Plans,
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Goodbye BoiIs!
$. 5. S. VIII Rid You q m. !.
Blaclkheads and Skin Fss,',ll' s' INV

A boil Is a volcano -.
so chuck fun Of poisonss poisoar ttl
..boir' :. out into a boil, rhala.ss hMas Z
.noiiing .'i,.,iilg UP" until you desiSg1Is aisgs l
81 StRR,esSny tRs ,ao.s ~ ndla, the use Of s. SIt '
known to science. q sssVa,,elesl'
the test OF time. The Ia \. nas Il
ingredients is acknowledas~ar ~rw II n
critics. Its medicinal iro inssoo " ID
guaranteed g to be purely y sssulent !
Right off. It clears the sl,lEns ,lEsslll !. n
pres. ps.ss,,,o Dolls. piotches, blacisheads !, \
and does 1t Thoroughly IN seIupt
Of the blood impurities hd1lEs
rheumatism. makes the blonua uVa q. 4
pure builds up lost flesh, /, tca
manufacture new blood cal. ~.
one of its secrets. S. IS. 4 = "a
an orug stores, In two si1es, n.
ser size 10 the more economicai~
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-27

American people, this iFs..
Ku KiuxisIn would IL a@l4'
greatest pieces Of humo' Y !.
petrated upon the Ams w
lie. "''''eal !
CONTINUED Tomo,,.
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What Happened When
}, -. Sheila EIListon
McGlone Gibson
Refused LoUe /?
BY Idah
McGlone Gibson

Sheila Elliston had come to me
highly recommended as a nurse, not
only by my physician but by one
of my dearest friends--a woman
noted for her philnnthropic work,
but even she had told me nothing
about Miss Elliston's private affairs
Beyond the fact that she would
vouch for her good brecding, hon-
csty and sympathetic interest in her
patient, my friend had said moth
Ing.
j had found her well educated
and better read than most people
She was intensely interested in
everything ] wished to talk about
provided my conversation did not
touch on personal matters mine
or her own. She never tired or bored
ME, but she seemed determined that
! should look upon her as my nurse
and nothing more.
/ was glad that ] was financially
shlo to keep her after l had been
brought back from the hospital and
determined to keep her with me
indefinitely if she would stay. She
held a place in my household aud
In my heart that could not fill if
she left me.
Already l found myself planning
trip abroad with Sheila Episton
as my companion and secretary
duties she really had taken upon
herself ever since she hsd been
with me.
''shall ! put the flowers hero be-
sido yon, Mrs. Wilmipgtoni"
yes, II you will, my dear. And
please go out and enjoy yourself
IT Is too pleasant for anyone to
stay indoors who is able to be out.
Why don't You 90 down to the pier
and take a short swimi The water
win be cold | know but you look
10 me like a girl who would just
enjoy IT,"
"Oh, I would, 1 would, would
love i'll I wont stay long. You
'arely viii aot need me, win yoas"
1Run along child, here comes
he postman and win he reading
ny letters while You are gone
She waited until she had opened
" letters and laid them in an or a
srly pile beside me.
did not pick Up my letters I'M
There Is notiling In the whole I
Vt OF flesh hea4ing remedies that 4
n approach Liquid Borozone IN a
Q rapidity with which It henli
The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1922-04-14
HENRIETTA

A quiet, but beautiful wedding was
solemnized here on Saturday when
Daisy George became the bride OF For
rest Brown. The groom Is SON OF j,
f. Brown. a prosperous merchant OF
this place. They are prominent young
people and their many friends wish
them a long and happy life.
Jim Short OF this place made a bus
mess trip 10 Van Lear Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rube Berry and Miss
es Mollie and Martha Berry attended
church at Borders chapel Saturday
night.
John Beasley. our leading fox hunt
err, on returning from a chase came
very near losing his life when n skin
capsized.
Moonshine and rains sure are max
Ing this wet season.
Jesse Danial and Bob Brown were
out buying cattle last week.
@. @. Berry was the Sunday dinner
guest OF Rube Berry.
The few days OF sunshine has awak-
ened the sleeping buds giving the
trees mantle Of green and the once
more familiar note OF the whippoor-
win heard as twilight going into dark
ness reminds Us that summer would
soon be- here.
Mrs. Martha Berry was visiting Mrs.
LAsie wallen Monday.
Sunday school al Borders chapel
under the supervision OF J. B. Pres
ton is progressing nicely.
We contemplate organizing a Sun
day school at Loss creek in the near
future.
What Is said 10 be the largest ish
liver caught from the river here was
caught by Ollie jackson Short one day
last week. II was 0 feet long and
weighed 70 lbs. But all fish tales are
discounted
James Berry OF Charley paid home
folks visit recently.
We are glad 10 say that Mre. Mar
tina Brown who has had a severe at
tack OF tonsilitis has almost recover
ed.
John b. Brown left for parts un-
known Monday.
Jess b. Daniel has employment in
the mines at Whitehouse.
Herbert Preston was calling on Mar
,ha Berry sunday.
Let us hear from Gladys. We always
welcome the good old NEWS.
WEEPING WILLOW.
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ig here Monday.

shopping here Monday.
BecKhurn and Thurman Hughes, 3.
y. Damron ana Charles MHy attended
singing school at Adams Sunday.
r. T. May and daughter were shop
ping at Busseyville Tuesday.
Shirley and Eva Preece were at
Madge Monday.
Misses Artie Holbrook and Georgia
Lee and Emily Haws were on Little
Blaine Monday.
Raymond Rose passed through hero
Sunday.
Misses Nora Roberts and Dell Tur-
ner were calling on Miss Gee Hutchi-
son Friday,
Jim Carter and Clyde curnutte or
Ellen attended church here last Sum
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Spillman and Sis
ter. verna, were calling on his pa
rents Sunday.
There will be church here Sunday
by Bro. Cyrus of Smoky Valley. Ey-
erybody come. BRUNETT.
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KENOvA, w. VA.

Mrs. Paris Pickett and daughter.
Violet, we're visiting her sister, Mrs.
Bevely Ball Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Burgett and lit .
tie daughter spent Saturday night
with Mr.. Burgetts parents. Mr.. and
@rs. Geo. Burgett,
Florence May, the little daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsey Pack. is very
low with pneumonia.
Mrs. May Diamond was visiting
Mrs. James Gibson Sunday.
Prentice Thacker and Miss Minnie
Lloyd surprised their many friends, by
going to Catlettsburg Monday and
where they were quietly married. We
wish them long and happy life,
Rev, G. L. Pack filled his regular
appointment at Ardell Sunday.
Mrs. Della Smith and Miss oleta
Riggs were visiting their sister, Mrs,
Estill Pack Sunday.
Mrs. Joanna Hun spent Sunday
with her daughter, Mrs, Bevely Ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonace Pickett Of
Washington, ID. c., was visiting his
son, Paris Pickett Sunday.
Mrs. Ora Lambert and children and
RS. Della Pack was visiting Mrs. Mel
lie Runyons Sunday afternoon,
Jerry Caniff was calling on Miss
Annette Hood Sunday.
Miss Hazel Wilson, who has been
staying with her aunt, returned to her
home at Genoa sunday.
Dennis and Lee Smith have gone TO
the coal fields to work.
Miss Florence Skeens OF Hewlett is
visiting relatives at Kenpvu.
Rev. T.. L. Stephenson filled his reg
ular appointment at the Wayne ave-
nue. church Sunday.
t. II. Money is very III with appen-
Si.eit!s.
The Ladies Aid Of the Wayne ave-
nue. Baptist church will have pie
social here April Is for the benefit OF
eniarging the church honse.
Miss orpha Burgett was visiting her
sister, Mrs. Effie Hatten Sunday.
Emery Pack and James Gibson were
visiting John Gibson at Shoals SAT-
urday and Sunday.
THREE LONESOME GIRLS.