Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-11-22
SUIT AGAINST KAN
/ STARTED BY ALLEN
Petition Charges Organization
10 Georgia Corporation With
No State Charter
GENERAL OFFICERS NAMED

GENERAL OFFICERS NAMED
Kansas City. Kan., Nov, 22.-0ov:.
ernor Henry J. Allen. Of Kansas. last
niaht letl nn ouster. suit in the Kans;.,;; Kan;,;
out OF existence" Governor Aliens
action IL the climax Of a long hght
on the Khan, but what methods he ex'
pectetl to use In removing the Klan re-
mained q secret untif the filing OF the
custer suit. He names oficinls Of the
Klan In Kansas and II may involve
national officials OF the orga nization. .
The suit Is fled on the basis that
the Kim In q Georgia corporation, and
not licensed to operate in Kansns. He
eay. this same means may be used
In the Onion. as no charter, he says,
will be granted in any State since the
dangerous menace has developed into
danger against law and order"
The following are the first names to
npDear In the custer suit. against the
Khan:
Thomas r. Baly, Of Fort Scott,
editor of the Bourbon News: II. Bul.
lard, Of Fort Scott; w. ID. Crnbb. Of
Arkansas City; Bruce Hinkle, Of
Caney; Richnrrl Martin. Of Canev !:
Noble G. Mccall, Of Arkansas City |;
W. !. Robinson. Of Winfield.
The petition states that all OF those
persons nre connected with the orRani.
zation and have been for some time
and that they have been engaged in
extending the membership and directing
the affairs OF the organization.
Th" attack was dronred after the
election to fare up again tonight.
Aliens suit to outlaw the Khan. That
to to remove @ " every e Kiansmnnn II from e pMS!ic ic
office. It is known that Governor
Allen has employed agents to cover
the State In nm investigation to learn
I he name Of the public officials who are
Klansmen.
Many Klansmen charge that Aliens
''war to the death" on the Klan 70
prompted by the motive Of revenge.
1t was pointed to by the Klan in
the primary that the candidates for
Congress took little part in the Ahen
type Of State campaign and in the
few speeches made BY Senators Curtis
and Capper they omitted mention Of
Aliens bitter attack on the Klan.
Last night, with the news broadcast
that Allen II out to Oust the Klan, al.
ready more than dozen Klan cere.
lnonials were under way in different SEC.
tions Of the State. In the recent cam.
puign the a.ry cross Of the Klan was
~ the political meetings in the
town halls throughout Kansas.
Topeka, Kan., Nov. 22.-(By A.
PIN connection with the filing OF
the custer suit. Governor Allen issued
a statement saying:
There IL coming to my attention
an increasing number of
from various communities
Df people. who have received threatens
ing letters signed by the Ku Klux Klan.
Such unrest and terror shoult> not occur
In any we'll organized State.
have been committed. most conspicuous
was the whining Of the Mayor Of
Liberty. Whether or not these nets
have been committed BY the Ku Klux
Khan, the fact remains that they have
been committed under the disguise
adopted by. the Klan.
There IL no way Of finding the re.
sronsible heads Of this organization.
because the officers have perSistently
declined to conc to the Secretary Of
States Office. as the law provides, and
take out n charter.
Therefore, our only recourse in
order to protect law and order Is to ask
The Supreme Court to prohibit them
from doing business. since the Klan IL
not content to conduct its business in
the open us other organizations.
II do not deny. Of course. that many
excellent men are associated with this
order. but they do not know how dan
masked organization to take uron itself
The right of assuming power Of govern.
mcnt over the citizens"
Athens. Ca, Nov. 22.-Two hun.
lrcd Negroes and fifty white farmers Of
Oconee County held a mass. meeting,
according to reports published here to-
day. otter notices were posted on sev.
Sunday warning the Negroes to leave
before the end Of the year.
The negroes at the meeting adopted
, resolution declaring confidence In
he law abiding white citizens Of our
and further that 1--WE will
not be driven from among the white
people, whom We know to be our
friends. without first giving them an
Of protecting us"
,OcOnee County has been thrown into
umult on various occasions during the
asst year. State officers attention has
'een called to numerous cnscs Of night
'idinE BY masked men. during which.
'epOrts said, Negroes were taken from
heir homes and Rogged.
The county Grand Jury recently re-.
urned indictments against white per-
'ons after the lynchins Of three Ne
,roes. No convictions were obtained.
Masked women, estimated at fully
700. paraded Atlanta's streets for the
irst time In the history Of the city,
ate last night.
The .paraders were said to be mem.
,ers Of the Dixie Women's League, a |
patriotic society,"" They wore white
Costumes. with flowing sleeves trimmed
n red and blue.
The masks completely covered their
aces. and were similar to those
orrmerly worn by the ku Klux Klan.
The parade was led BY mounted 20.
he members. In pairs, each carrying u
mall American flag.
Just what 1t was all about Atlantans
lid not seem to know. Newsboys |
dubbed them "women Ku Klux's."
Monroe. La.. Nov. G2.-(By A. p
Mrs. Ann +. Garrison. OF West
Monroe. mother of Thomas +. Rich
lrts, who, with Watt Daniels. both
II Mar Rouge. is believed to have been
IN august by masked men.
oday appealed to President Har,ling.
j. Il. A.wcll and the press
o assist her In her endeavOr to discover
whether her .son is dead or alive.