Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-01-27
COPY OF NOTICES POSTED
"REMERMER THE DYNAMITE
YOU WILL GET WHAT Me-
GROES GOT LAST FALL"
ONE ARREST HAS been MADE
An Old Negro Is Frightened by
Threats 10 Bury Him Alive
Afraid TO Return Home.

Details Of n Ku-Klux Klan, having
as its purpose subject entirely diff
ferent from that OF the mythical Or
ganzation which plays so important
part in one Of the problem plays
of the present day, with headquarters
in Tulsa, are thought to be in the
hands of the authorities. Efforts to
break up the Klan, known as the
Dynamite Dips earnestly pursued
for weeks. William Morgan, pros
porous farmer Of Usage county is un-
der arrest on technical charge.
Farmers throughout the section
of the country lying north and west
of Tulsa have been terrorized OF late
| by the mysterious warnings" that
have reached them. The Klan does
not seem to have any particular line
of action. but suddenly they will pick
out victim who has committed
some act that Is supposedly distaste-
| full to them and make life a veritable
nightmare for him until he has rem
edied his alleged defects, or paid tri-
butte to the gang.
The latest course Of the Klu-Klux
Klan Of Eastern Oklahoma is to try
to compel farmers to open up road
ways through their land which have
/ been used once but are now fenced
up.
Fence Cut and Notice Posted.
Last Sunday night the barb wire
fence was cut on a farm owned by
T. j. Leahy, near Hominy, at a point
where a good former road ran. A
new road which led around the place
had been opened and put in good con-
dtion before the old road was clos
ed to traffic. A farmer nemed Po-
pino who is tenant on the place,
found the wire cut Monday morning,
and nearby was displayed on a sheet
black hand" piece of stationery, the
| following warning:
NOTICE.
Mr.. POpinO:-Plcasc keep this road
open or you will get what the negroes
got last fall. Remember the dyna-
mite. Now look out, and open up"
Popino hastily informed neighbor-
ing farmers who were not connected
with the Klan OF his discovery. Tues
day night courageous little band of
men hid themselves near the broken
fence, which had been roughly patch
cd up. Late in the night members
Of tho Klan, wearing a dress that COW
cred their heads and faces, rode up
on horses. and again cut the wires.
The watchers said nothing and their
presence was not discovered. The
next day a warrant was issued at
Pawhuska for the arrest of William
Morgan, near Hominy. who, it is
charged, was one of the party that
visited the fence that night. He Is
charged with malicious destruction of
property.
Farmers Live in Dreaded Fear.
Farmers throughout the Usage Ma
| ton and in Tulsa county are living
In dreaded fear of the band of night
providers. who in some respects are
emulating the escapades Of the Night
Riders in the tobacco district of Ten
nessee although as yet iHere have
been no murders committed by the
Oklahoma Night Riders.
1t was learned from a reliable and
official source yesterday that detec-
tives and other officers have obtained
information which indicates that the
headquarters of this band is in Tulsa,
and that a well known resident here
is the active head of the organization.
Threatens to Burn Alive.
Thursday night the same gang
nearly frightened an old negro to
death. The negro. whose name is
johnson, lives in little shack, about
twelve miles northwest of Tulsa He
had experienced some trouble with
he alleges he discovered the latter
stealing some of his cattle. The Klu-
Klux members attired in their un-
seemly robes, rode up to the negro's
cabin Thursday night about mid
night. and called the frightened oc-
cupant to the outside. Reading an
imaginary proclamation. the leader
of this gang Informed the negro that
the organization had placed his name
on the book Of death" and that un-
less he forfeited all his cattle to the
white man With whom he had ex-
pcrienced the trouble within twenty
four hours he would be buried alive
in his own cabin.