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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-26

or Gates by special c1spensation'
some time ago, was made an hon
orary member of the khan after
attending an initiation and OBJ
serving the ceremony.
1t is also reported that the
names OF the officers Of the Med
ford khan were named, and sew
eral fiery speeches Of members
were recited.
Arthur Burr, the negro boot
black who was taken into the hills
and strung up in March is on his
way to Medford from Modesto to
appear before the grand jury. He
left for California right after the
klansmen took the rope from
around his neck and has not been
back since nor would he return
until he was promised safe con-
duet by the prosecuting officers.
He will be met south of the Ore
gon line and accompanied to Med
ford. 1t is expected that he will
reach Medford Friday or Satur-
day.
I Hank Johnson, who was noosed
by the khan for alleged chicken
stealing, will go before the jury
this afternoon or tomorrow.
Kelly a Witness.
When the grand jury met yes
terday, Colonel e. e. Kelly, who
resigned the district attorneyship
OF jackson county to go overseas
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-26
BUSINESS MEN
FILE ARGUMENTS
UPON FREAK BILLS

The proposed interest rate
amendment to the constitution
would inhibit loans on many
classes of security and thousands
of mortgages on homes would be
foreclosed at maturity because of
property owners inability to pro-
cure new loans at the legal rate
allowed, according to negative
argument, to be published in the
voters pamphlet, which was filed
with the secretary of state today.
The argument frowning on the
amendment was prepared by the
Portland Press club, the Portland
Association of Credit Men, the
Portland chamber of commerce,
the Associated Retail Credit Men
OF Portland, the Progressive BUS
mess Mems Aclub, the Oregon
Technical council, the Kiwanis
club, and the East Side Business
Mems club.
The proposed income tax bill,
initiated by the state grange, also
is denounced in an argument
filed by this same group today.
Concerning the amendment the
argument contends that "the law
of supply and demand controls
the value of money the same as
of other commodities, with this
difference. that money is the
most sensitive commodity with
which the business world has to
deal" The home owner and the
farmer would particularly suffer,
It is declared. Instead of helping
the class of people who need help
most, it would simply make it i'm
possible for them to borrow
money
The amendment, the argument
insists. would especially initiate
the grain, cattle. sheep and wool
men.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-26

Atlanta, Ca, July 26-(Speca Correspondence
tonal disclosures regarding the management of the Ku
Klux Kan made in the Fulton Superior court by L. D.
Wade Imperial Kgrapp in his reply to the application for
restraining order preventing him from telling Of the affairs
of the khan sought by Edward Young Clarke Imperial Keage
Imperial Klalff and Emperor protein Of the Ku Kux Kan
Clarke and Mrs Elizabeth Tyler, with whom he
arrested in shabe and fined for sordery conduct in the
police court of Atlanta accused of having seized
Of the khan and to be using the order for their
sonal aggrandizmen and being in control of the funds
have become suddenly and enormously wealthy from i'll
gotten gains collected from the ranks of the Kansmen
Clarke is accused of having gained complete control
Emperor Simmons and has either kept him drunk has
advantage of his drunken condition. and thereby pro-
Kaf Imperial Keage controlling the selection of other
officers of the Imperial Koncium which the supreme
council of the order furnishing with immediate dismissal
officers who opposes his will"
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-26
JOHN N. SKIDMORE
OREGON PIONEER, DEAD

South Bend, Wash, July 26-one
of the distinctive characters Of the
old northwest is being buried here
today in the person of Judge John
Nathan Skidmore, who died at the
age Of 50 years. lie came from
Kentucky TO Oregon 90 years ago,
and helped clear the frs from the
present site Of Portland. In the
Indian uprising Of 1855 Mr.. Skid
more joined the Oregon. mounted
volunteers and he engaged in a
number Of battles during the war
fare.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-26
NEW HOSPITALS FOR
FORMER SERVICE MEN

Washington, July 2e-selection
Of St. Cloud, Minnesota, as site
for a new sl,000,o0o hospital for
service men with facilities for be-
tween $50 and $50 men was an
nounced today by Director Forbes
Of the veterans bareau.
Decision to establish a sl,o00,-
600 hospital with facilities for 500
mental eases at Camp Custer, Mich
igan, instead Of the Great Lakes
naval training station ner Chicago.
also was announced By director
Forbea
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-26
Simmons Is Kept Intoxicated as
Clarke and Mrs. Tyler Grab Wealth
''The Modern Ku Klux Klan'

The Capital Journal is running seraly this book expos
ing the workings of the Ku Kux Klan, it's real aims and
purposes It is written by Henry p Fry who wrote the
exposure of the Kan for the New York World that that
newspaper the award for rendering the highest service to
the nation any newspaper in America the past
In previously published chapters, Mr. Fry told OF join
ing the Klan under misrepresentation his experiences and
his discovery Of the real motives of the promoters which
followed by his resignation He then turned to ex
pose of Klan propagation methods, which will be followed
by description of the ritual etc.
Publication of the book has been interrupted for two
days forth the scandal that has broken out at Atlanta
showing plainly that the Organization is simply an appeal TO
religious and racial prejudice for the enrichment of graers
1t will be resumed tomorrow.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-26

and who is now a candidate for
circuit Judge, was called as the
first witness. Kelly resigned from
the American Legion of Medford
because it refused to adopt a reso-
luton offered by him denouncing
the Ku Klux Khan. Subsequent
to this he received an anonymous
letter signed II Know ALL" one Of
series sent to various prominent
men Of Medford, warning him to
quit his outspoken hostility to the
khan. Kelly laid this letter before
the grand jury and gave other tes-
timony relating to his knowledge
OF the workings of the khan In
Jackson county.
James e. Edmiston, manager OF
the Oregon Cooperative Fruit
(Continued on Page Fiye.)
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-26
NO FIERY CROSS
ALUM|NES NIGHT
FOR LOCAL KLQX

The Ku Klux meeting, so her
aided and acclaimed, for July 25,
in the read and burn letter"
from the Salem headquarters OF
the organization, apparently
petered out last night.
No flaming cross lit up the
midnight skies. No hooded and
night gowned figures assembled
in weird ritualistic ceremonies
gatherings on Ferguson hill,
where the dope" had 1t that the
coos-coos were to meet. Somebody
must have been scared out--or
got their dates mixed.
Rumors were rife about the
city yesterday concerning the
meeting. Everybody was curious,
but not curious enough to ap-
proach the hillock where the
naturalization" ceremonies OF a
large number Of "aleens" into the
invisible empire we're supposed to
take place.
The big surprise" promised in
the letter must have been ice
cream and cake served at the com
mittee meeting in local lodge
hall. II any meeting was held at
all.
Needless to say. there were
many who were disappointed. for
the spectacle Of a khan meeting
bid fair TO give excitement to an
otherwise quiet evening.
Perhaps the prospect OF being
hit 10 bucks each for the Hall re-
count contest reduced the enthus-
lasm OF the klansmen and made
necessary a postponement Of the
gathering until some future date.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-26
New Principal Is Hired
And Five Teachers Are
Chosen By Directors

the building win be painted and
tinted, and a portion Of tho out-
side will be painted.
Cuyler Van Patten, local contrac-
tor, will have the plans for the
two new portable buildings, to be
used next fall, ready within few
days. it was announced.
The supplies committee last night
was authorized to purchase ten new
typewriters for the commercial de-
patment of the high school.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-26

WALkOUT TO
AID STRIKERS
10000 Shopmen to Join
Men Out-Peace in Rail
road Tie-up Seems Far
Off; Priority is Issue.

Chicago, July 26.-- (By Asso-
ciated Press. With the govern
ment assuming control of freight
traffic from midnight last night,
the eastern railroads continuing
their efforts to form new unions
of shopmen and indication from
Montreal that walkout of 10000
Canadian shopmeu had been au-
thorized, peace in the railway
strike today seemed remote.
On the other hand good will
was apparent'in the meeting being
held at Baltimore between Off
cials of the Baltimore & Ohio rail-
road and representatives of tne
shopmen which have been regard
ed as a possible precursor to other
individual settlement IL success
full.
No Further Spread Expected.
No further spread of the strike
was looked for. Plans have been
perfected for delivering mail by
motor truck at least once day to
every community in upper Michi-
gan. North and South Dakota
and Minnesota.
Curtail OF train service during
the last "a hours was negligible
The Pennsylvania railroad ISSUED
statement last night saying pas
senger and freignt service had
been restored to normal on -that
road.
Denison, Texas, was placed un-
der martial law at o'clock this
morning by Governor Neff, who
ordered five companies of the
Texas national guard to duty
there.
Governor Stephens Of California
in a message to President Hard
ing, called attention to possible
shortage of refrigerator cars for
transporting fruit.
Seniority the Issue.
Two big western trunk lines,
the Santa Fe and the Southern
Pacific, reporting today to the
United States railroad labor board
in support Of the roads contention
that the seniority question is the
big issue at stake in. the shop
crafts strike, declared they had
5000 men at work who would be
affected by 1t.
These men, the roads said, have
been promised that they will be
protected in their seniority rights
over all men who may be employ
ed later, or who may return to
their jobs.
The Santa Fe presented figures
to the board showing 6513 skilled
mechanics and 1859 shop laborers
were at work In its shops last
night.
The Southern Pacific report
shows that out of 1900 shopmen
employed June 80, 5268 did not
walkout and that return of strik-
ers and employment of new men
have brought the total employed
last night up to 664S.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-26

The following copy Of the Of
ficiai records gives Mr.. Wades
answer in detail:
knights Of the Ku K1ux Khan
VS.. L. D. Wade,
No. 5526s-F Fulton Supreme Court
September Term. l922-Injunetion.
Now comes L. d. Wade, defend
ant in the above stated case, and,
without waving his pleas in abate-
ment heretofore filed or either Of
them, but specially insisting there
on, appears specially for the purpose
of answering the allegations of
plaintiffs petition, and thereupon
AYERS:
Il
Defendant admits that he was
Imperial Kligrapp of the Ku Klux
Khan prior to and until the 9th
day Of June, 1929, about which date
iContfnued ON mage two1
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-26
KuGRAPP BARES SCANDAL
KLANSMEN TRANSFORMED
TO BODY OF TRIBUTE PAYERS

Wade exposes usurpation of supreme power by Inn
periaI Kleagle who is now Emperor protein Of Ku
Klux Klan and with Mrs. Tyler has become Sud
denly enormously wealthy from iIl-gotten gains
collected from the ranks of the Klansmen.- Order
is used for personal aggrandzement.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-26

Clarke Accused Of Converting Order Into Vast Body Of
Tribute Payers Whose Money Enriches His Golfers, So
That He Has Reduced the Other members Of the Kan to
Practical Serfdom-Colectng Money From Every Officer
and Agent Who Is Handling Money
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-26
COOPERATION
ASKED FROM
COMMISSIONS
IF
tate Railroad and Public
Utility Boards Called
Upon to Garry Out
Priority Orders.

u Washington, July 26-State rail-
bad and public utility commissions
we're called upon today by the Inter-
Mate commerce commission to give
zctive assistance in carrying out the
briority orders for the distribution
kf coal.
The request Of the commission,
which followed closely upon the is
suance of the priority orders and
The declaration of national
Emergency in the states east of the
river, was made in tel
sgrams dispatched to the regulatory
bodies of the various states by COM
missioner Aitehisen, in charge of
he commissions car service divi-
lon.
Armistice Requested
The commission desires to know
shether, ''if local developments con-
|ected with our general service or
ers require, we can rely on having
ctive assistance of your commits
Ion," the telegram addressed to the
Iates said. This possibility may in
olve survey, certification and
olicing of certain local needs un-
er priority orders issued or to be
ssued Emergency is most acute and
kquires best effort Of all under
bmmon plan if distress which will
|ome is to be mitigated."
Having joined in the fuel distri-
Iution plan thus prepared for, pro-
lucing operators and railroad traf-
ic today ava ID the word from
President Harding to set in motion
be machinery for emergency con-
rol. The president was expected BY
administration officials to formally
|stablish foundation for the scheme
" appointment of a presidential
|ommittee of representatives from
he Interstate commerce commission
md the deuestments of commerce,
ustice and interior, with secretary
Hoover as chairman.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-26

Rights Of way are being obtain
ed for the widening Of the Nc
Kenzie highway at o,Brlen's Point,
at DeeThorn, and at other places
where It Is to 30 improved.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-26
THE WEATHER

washington and Oregon: Tonight fair.
Thursday fair and warmer.
Local: No rainfall; northerly winds:
part cloudy max ~: Dain. 40; river,
minus H. feet and stationary
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-26
Today S Scores

American at Chicago
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-26
CIRCULATION

Daily average for June. 6.1es.
Msmber Audit Bureau OF Circulation.
Member Associated Press Full leased
fire service.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-07-26

CONTINUED on page two)
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-15
Mother Love.

Down In Baltimore there stands an
old Colonial house which never fails to
arouse curiosity Of visitors. II is not
that it looks different from other
houses on the same block, but it is be-
cause 1t stands month in and month
ont with shades drawn, storm-doors
closed apparently tenantless and yet
with eight that never goes out.
From the side of the portico there
hangs a furnished, weather beaten Ian
tern in which there is always burn
ing the little light. Ever since the
Civil war it has burned steadily and
it was not until recently that the story
connected with it came TO the notice of
the general public
1t appears that the only child, a
boy, Of the owners of the house, ran
away when about 10 years old to join
the army, His mother ordered the
light to be kept burning 80 that if he
should return he would find it to well
come him. Years passed and she never
changed the order. Hir husband died,
but she lived on in the big house with
two faithful servants, and never per-
mitted the light to be put out.
At her death, it developed, she left TO
her old butler certain amount OF
money with instructions that he was
to live in the basement OF the house
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-15
VEST FAIRLEE

| Mrs. Russ Blake, who has been in
the Hanover hospital, is better and at
home.
Mrs. Nell Dearborn and grandson
and Miss Sarah Jane Dearborn are at
the old homestead.
All the camps around the lake are
well filed.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Krook made a
visit over the end of the week at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. Edith
Krook Gates, Newport, N. Fl.
DR.. c. Fl. Barr of Montpelier is in
town with brand new Buick car, six
cylinder and five passenger.
Oscar Corse Of Vershire was In t,wn
recently, looking over real estate with
q view to moving down.
r. A. Southworth and G. N. Krook
have each finished of a new garage.
Several times the writer has seen
people passing in their autos, allow.
ing little children from eight to ten
years old TO hold the wheel. 1t Is q
dangerous practice. If the parents do
not value the life of their offspring,
the car is worth something.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luben and Mrs. Rhine
berger and daughter are at the kim
ball place for vacation.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-15
DEToUR INSTRUCTIONS.
Through Traffic, Barre to st. Johns.
bury, Should Go Via Hardwick.

The Vermont highway department
has issued a statement, telling of road
construction or repair at Oh points In
Vermont. Special instructions regard
ing detours are given as follows:
Federal aid project, No. 2s, Bridge
water. For local traffic to and from
Woodstock this is l2-mile detour
via Plymouth Union. In wet weather
the road between West Bridgewater
and Plymouth Union will be found
wet and slippery, as much Of this road
is narrow and unimproved. Through
traffic will find better road between
Rutland and Woodstock, via Ludlow
and Wallingford.
Federal aid project, No. 81, High
gate. Drive slowly over this detour
during wet weather. Follow the signs.
Federal aid project, No. 81, Marsh
field Cabot. Local traffic detours via
Cabot and Walden station. Traffic be-
tween Montpelier and St. Johnsbury
should go via Hardwick
Federal aid project, No. "a, Cam
bridge. Follow the signs. Drive slowly.
Detour has good surface for the great
er part but is narrow and crooked in
places This detour has recently been
much improved by crawling the bad
places.
Federal aid project, No. ID, New Ha-
ven-Waltham. Part of this detour is
over clay road, very slippery in wet
weather. Drive slowly.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-15
Largest Indian Treaty Bowl Found in
Canada.

An Indian treaty bowl, weighing GOO
pounds and said TO be the largest in
existence, was found at Simkish, 100
miles north of here.
The relic, said 70 be more than 500
years old, is 10 feet long ard accord
ing to archaeologists, was made by
Indians using stone tools and axes.
The bowl, which was the center Of an
interesting Indian ceremony, was
called by the aborigines the mo her
of the Eve tribes"
These tribes would leet 10 discuss
hunting laws and tribal boundaries.
and on such occasions the bowl was
filed with some kind OF liquor. After
the conference the chiefs would take
smaller bowl, and. filing it with the
liquor, take it back to their council.
ors. If the terms agreed on for a
treaty were approved by these council
ors the liquor was accepted. but If the
councillors objected TO any o. the terms
the liquor was returned and the YES
sci was laid under the neck of the
idol, this constituting an ultimatum.
The bowl was found BY party en-
gagged in removing a totem pole at
tached TO the side of an Old house.
The relic will be placed in the Van
eouver ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS b. C. cor
respondence in New York Herald.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-15
is YEARS HEALTH OFFICER.
Dr. Henry Tucker, Brattleboro, to Re-
move to Franklin, N. H.

Brattleboro, July I5.--Dr. Henry
Tucker, health officer, resident Of
Brattleboro for 4S years, has announced
his decision to retire and that he and
Mrs. Tucker are planning to 60 later in
the year to Franklin, N. H., to live
with their daughter, Mrs. Thomas +.
Clifford. He will be so years old next
May
DR.. Tucker vas appointed health of
ficer of Brattleboro for five consecutive,
three-year terms by the state board Of
health, his appointment being in 1905,
He il q member of various Masonic and
medical organizations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-15

State OF Vermont District Of Washington, -.
The honorable probate court for the dis
trict aforesaid. 10 all p<rsons Interested In
estate Of George Dy. late Of City
Of Barre. in said district. deceased. GREET
ING,
WHEREAS, said court has assigned the
srd day Of August next for examining and
allowing the account Of the administrator Of
the estate Of said decreased and for decree
Of the residue Of said estate 70 the lawful
claimants Of the same. and ordered that pub
lie notice thereof be given to all per-
sons interested in said estate by publishing
this order thrse weeks successfully previous
10 the day assigned. in the Barre Daily Tims.
. newspaper published at City Of Barre. In
said district
THEREFORE,. you are hereby notified to sp-
pear at the probate office in Montpelier.
In said district, on the day assigned. then
and there 10 contest the allowance Of said
account II you ses cause and TO establish
vcur right ~ heirs. legate~ ana Lawful.
claimants TO said residue.
Given under nv hand this 18th day II
July. 1922.
FRANK ,. MARTIN. Judge
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-15

Arrangements for the installation OF
some so more Of the land lighthouses
similar to those which the Standard
Oil company installed in Vermont last
year have been completed and the
work of installation will ihortly be
commenced. The plans include the in
stallation of about 20 of them on the
Roosevelt highway, stated Mr.. Foster
Of the Standard Oil company yester-
day while in Montpelier. Probably
there will not be many of these near
Montpelier this year because some
were Installed in this section last year,
although it is planned to install some
in Williamstown gulf.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-15

Some Suggestions as to How 1t Can
Be Accomplished.

The extension service, college Of
agriculture, University Of Vermont,
in cooperation with the y. s. depart
.ment Of agriculture, has during the
last two or three years given consid-
cradle attention to farm drainage in
Vermont. A drainage engineer from
the federal department. has visited
various sections OF the state and laid
out number Of drainage systems.
The cheapest and simplest method
Of draining land is by the shallow sur
face ditch, which follows the low de-
preston or the shortest lines between
sloughs. This plan Of drainage can
usually be worked out by the farmer
without the aid of an engineer. After
heavy rain, or in the spring when
the water is standing on the surface,
the best locations for proposed sur
face bitches are easily determined.
The surface water will also give a
fair idea Of the depth of cuts TO be
made through low ridges from one
swale to another.
These bitches can be made with a
pillow and slip scraper or with small
grader at any time when the teams
are not otherwise busy. Each rain
will reveal the points which are too
high, and the faulty places can be
improved at the next opportunity. In
this manner, low spots on the field
can be gradually brought into cul-
tivable condition.
The surface ditch is not intended
for thorough drainage Of the land,
but merely to remove the surface wa
ter, so that when storm is over alb
sorption and evaporation may at once
begin the work of restoring the land
to cultivable condition.
Such bitches, unless through high
ridges, should be made wide enough
to be readily crossed by farm machin-
cry, so that they win not interfere
with cultivation. II their beds are
too wet for farm crops they can be
sown in grass and moved each year,
which win keep them clean and give
some return for the land occupied.
BY intelligent and careful ditching,
the farmer can in the course of a few
years. at very small expense, get
his land in such condition that it will
be practically free from surface wa
ter.
In constructing surface bitches care
should be taken not to excavate deep
err in the low places where the water
win stand. Such system Of bitches
will greatly increase the productivity
Of wet land.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-15
A Statement in Peril.

why don't you put more of a hu-
morous touch into your speeches ?"
Il made a humorous speech once, -
unused Senator Sorghum.
Wasn't il successfully"
1T was too successful. The folks
said il was shame TO waste me on
Washington; ! ought to he in vande-
vile. "-washington Star.