The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-20
kU kTUX kLANS
BRING TERROR
TO SOUTHWEST
Gangs Who Tar and
Feather Not Real
kIonsnen.

Austin, Texas, July 20.-Unite,
Press.)-The southwest today fac
ed the problem of an invisible EN-
pire within itself.
The ku KluX Khan, originated il
ancient Scotland and revived il
the trfbuienr carpet baEs;uf
days" of the old south when it ap,
peared no other government was
competent to rule during the period
of readiustment, was to face two
legislative resolutions, one aimed
generally to remove the cause for
its existence in Texas and another
to investigate its objects and ac-
tions. Technicalities OF law hand
icapping prosecutions CT criminal
cases were described as the cause
of existence"
Texas Senate Acts.
One of the resolutions was to be
introduced in the Texas senate
asking resolutions be passed to
break up the Klan which has grown
IN a few months to what is admit
ted to be the strongest secret or
ganization in the south.
Senator Wood said he would spe-
cifically name the Klan and organ
izations declared not bonafide but
which have taken its name in stag
ing demonstrations and furnishing
individuals for infractions of NOR
al laws"
Police and other peace officials,
following an investigation, declar-
ed that many of the assaults, whip
pings and tarring and feathering
affairs of the last few months
throughout the southwest are not
the work of the bonafide Klan, but
the work of small groups of men
who worked under the guise of the
white masks Of the organization
Newspapers Blame Klan.
Texas newspapers and newspaper
men, the latter accompanying tar
and blacksnake parties" after be-
ing told that If they would come
along with the unknown individ-
uals participating they would get
a good story" have credited some
of the affairs to the klansmen.
Masked men and others have
in SIS demonstrations
in Texas this year. These demon
strations have included everything
from gifts to charity to tarring and
feathering a white woman after
she had been stripped of her cloth
ing. She stood naked before her
bductors-men-as they poured
the black fluid upon her.
Three More Victims.
Nacogdoches, Texas, July 20
( ASSOCIATED Press.)-J. W. Nc
Knight, taken by masked men near
Tenaha last night, was beaten and
-ar placed on his clothing but not
IN his body. He was brought to
1is home here about daylight this
by a brother Mcknight
was not forced to submit to a
surgical operation as one report
said.
Lufkin. Texas, July 20.-Ben Ri
ey, about 80 years old, was seized |
here last night by masked men, !
given a coat of tar and feathers |
and released from an automobile !
IN a prominent corner as the eve
ming show patrons were passing. |
Riley ran through the business !
streets to his automobile and left /
1urriedly for his home at Diboll,
about ten miles from here.
One VIII Die.
Tyler, Texas, July 20.-United
Press. EARL H. Peters, "a, an ex-
service man, lay in a local hospi-
al at the point of death today aft
n he said he had been abducted by /
masked men and left at a roadside
where he was found unconscious
A note signed * K c." found at |
Peters side said the wrong man
lad been abducted. One man is
,eing held in Jail here and police
aid they expected to make four
ther arrests.
Peters has no chance to recover, |
was said.