Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1906-08-31
XII KLUX HLAN
TO Be REVIVED
Petitions Circulated for Forma'
ton of Famous Band.
ourRAoEs CAUSE or MOVEMENT

Meeting VIII De Held In Secret at an
Early Date to Perfect FIano-Mo'e
County Police Soon to Be Provided
by ome'aIs.
Atlanta. Aug 30.-Petiloua bearing
tentative plan Tor tAe formation 81
"A Ku hlux Khan, modeieU IN EvASr'
al way upon the Khan OF r,,ohsl'uc'
ton ,lmes. which Thomas n.AuL, Ia
his novel, the Clansman, |4a' 10
the memory of older read, ~ VIVA
IL are beng circulated o' Na'.Ius
places around Atlanta.
Those who sign the slips ot paper
pledge themselves 20 attend meet
ing To he held shortly, when the or.
ganizatlon will he formally lannch'd'
No date is set for the meeting me-
is any place mentioned. The petitions,
however. are numorously signed.
The formation of the Ku kluA Khan
was thought expedlen, In view OF the
recent and atrocous our cs COM
mitted by negroes upon white women
II Is believed by some that It's oper'
atlnns viii be- mare effective even
than the increased force " county ~.
lice and The deputies winch Sherin
helms will APPOINT In each OF the IL
militia districts,
The utmost secrecy Is being pre-
served. No one knows the names
NJ the men who first Instituted the
movement. No one knows yet where
the mysterious meeting will he held
The petitions ARE handed out from
various stores and public places ali
around town
The petitions made their first mp
pearance Monday evening". u had
been rumoFed that the Ku kluG was
taking form In Fulton county. bul this
was the first formal notification Oi 1t.
The papers were circulated both In
Atlanta. aud nj stores on the out.
skirts Of the city.
II IL not known whether tn organ.
lzhtion will bear the name ~ the Ku
Ilux. hui It's operations. t0 al In.
tents AMI purposes will ne the same
Il viii exercise night pa :ol and
will scour every corner ~ the coun.
". Susriclnus negroes who cannot
account for their actions. who are
idlers pr are Iut A. late hours with.
sut q suificier, excuse. will be- mad
tO 'moye on Negroes whose inau
ence are known 20 be dangernu. ~
community will bd asked 10 leave
II
n l. believed that tho organization
will be completed by the eni ~ the
week Meanwhile preparations ere
going forward for the increase ~ tho
county police force from ~ To 30 men
Applicants are Numerous for the Jobs
ard when the board ~ county com.
missioner meets next "Wednesday n
will have . number ~ names 10 select
from
Chairman r. v Carter. ~ the com.
mifiee on roads and bridges said "a
tuesday that he wosild call his com.
miftee together shortly and 9th them
go into the matter ~ sslec'inE head
quarters foF the three camps for The
county pplire. snd wO1Id AisO ser
about the purchase % blooahounds
Ills committee VII report 70 the board
on Wednesday
sheriff Nelms wiil appOiaf the ala
Deputies In each miliiia district. ~ be-
Sas authorized BY me boafd. II is
belie1ed that by FRIDAY week the nys
TEN Win have bern orEanissd. .
TIE police board Instructed Chief
ienaIngs "a pat on ~ more poiicsmsu
81 oues ard lst them 80 n uork to
help give me city psOisetioa This
actioa wfii ~ subjsci "a shs approval
q tho sossf
The chief 90 So ihsss iasfracsoas
Vns 0a ~ nssn wsenss fsY