Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-09-19


comment in his column on page ) OF
the Searchlight for August 90, 1921
as follows:
ITO the citizens Of Dallas County
greetings: This organization has caused
TO be posted the following proclamation
BE it known and hereby proclaimed
That this organization is composed
Of native born Americans and none
other.
That its purpose is to uphold thc
dignity and the authority of the law
That this organization rec =
ognizes that situation fire.
quently arise where no existing law
offers remedy.
THE Eye Of the Unknown"
THAT this organization does
not countenance and will not stand for
social parasites remaining In this city.
1t is equally opposed to the gambler
the trickster, the moral degenerate and
the man who lives by his wits and is
without visible means of support.
The eye of the unknown hath seen
and doth constantly observe al, white
or black, who disregard this warning.
Whatsoever thou sowest that shall you
also reap Regardless Of official. so
cial or financial position. this warning
applies to all living within the jurisdic-
tion of this Klan.
Your sins will find you out Be
not deceived. You cannot deceive US,
and we will not be Knocked.
This warning will not be repeated.
" Meme. Meme, Tekel, Upharsin.'
Hereafter all communications from
us will bear the official seal of the
Klan.
KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX
KHAN"
The day will soon dawn" says the
Rev. DIR. Ridley, when those who have
slandered and belied these mystic men
of the Invisible Empire will be ashamed
of themselves and will be forced by a
healthy Americanism to come out in the
open like men and confess their sins
The mourners' bench is already in
preparation.
Many Outrages Reported
With the showing of this indorse-
ment of lawlessness, the EVENING PUB.
LILO LEDGER records large number of
lawless acts reported in the newspapers
as having been committed in various
parts of the United States this year.
Men have been forcibly taken from
their homes, carried to lonely spots
and beaten, tarred and feathered
Women have been stripped of their
clothing and tarred and feathered.
Men have been fogged and perma-
nently mutilated for alleged immoral
ity parades of men carrying placards
of warnings have been held, similar
warnings have been sent to individuals
by mail or publicly posted in COM
munities, or offered TO and sometimes
accepted by newspapers for publication.
In practically every instance of
physical violence, the criminal acts,
according to the reports, have been per-
petrated by masked men wearing white
hoods and robes. The paraders have
been similarly disguised and their warn
ing placards have stated that they
were the Ku Klux Klan. The warnings
in letters or publicly posted
have been initiated *. X. X" or
have borne conspicuously the signature,
knights Of the Ku Klux Klan."
Texas Is Klan Hotbed
In the State of Texas alone in the
last six months, nearly fifty cases have
been reported, involving either violent
lawless action or threats of such action,
and involving also either the Ku Klux
Klan or masked individuals or mobs, as
March IT, Houston-A. V. Hopkins,
prominent business man, kidnapped and
taken to point outside city, whipped and
warned to leave city. He left town
next day. Hopkins was called from
a business meeting by his assaiants.
April 10, Houston-J. s. Allen, Hou-
ston attorney, taken from crowded
downtown street into the country and
given coat Of tar and feathers. He was
then returned TO the city and dumped
from an auto IN the middle OF the bust
ness section nude except for the tar
and feathers.
April IS. Dallas-Bill Harris, Negro
bellboy, kidnapped and taken from town
into woods, where he received a severe
beating from masked Klansmen and was
told to keep quiet, and did so. Harris
was accused Of insulting a white
woman.
May 20, Dallas - Ku Klux Khan,
1000 mounted and hooded
members, parade through streets while
,rowds cheer. Rlansmen carried fery
ross and American flag side by side.
May %, Dallas-John Moore, aged
.hirty, seized in home by masked men,
AIKEN to outskirts, stripped of clothing
md lashed with horsewhip. Brought
,ack to city and dumped into crowded
treet. Some In party insisted on kill
ng Moore, but leader protested. Moore
vas accused Of having attacked a
welve- year-old girl. He fed from
own afterward.
Justice Of Peace Whipped
May 81, Sour Lake.. ]. De We're,
ustice of the Peace, whipped, tarred
nd feathered by citizens supposed to
ave come from Liberty. Sour Lake
tikens threaten to retaliate. six or