The New York herald., 1922-03-27


vnced that spring Is here with bells and
everything.
For at the zoo with every spring the
birth rate takes a sudden ding, and
sure enough. the last ten days, Head
keeper Toomey frankly says. the animals
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panions had stopped in an alley behind
the building where the Kan assemblies
were held ITO take drink" On driving
out of the alley a number Of shots were
fired. Clayton receiving mortal wounds.
Charge of Contempt Entered.
Investigation of this case developed
charge of contempt against Police
Commissioner J. ID. Copeland OF Austin
and +. G. Reynolds, clerk OF the Austin
Woodmen of the World, for refusing to
answer Grand Jury questions regarding
the personnel and officers of the Klan
A fine of 800 and Jail sentence were
imposed by the District Judge. Cope
land and Reynolds obtained their free
dom on writs of habeas corpus and took
an appeal, their case now being under
consideration by the Appellate Court.
F. II. Ethcredge, AZ years old, man
ager of the Temple Lumber Company
of Dallas, was called to the door of his
home just after S o'clock on the night
of March 20 by n party of five un-
masked men, who said Ftheredge was
wanted by the Sheriff." Etheredge was
seized as he stepped out on the porch.
He fought strcnuously with his assail-
ants. Margaret Ethercdge, his 17-year-
old daughter. ran to her fathers aid.
She was struck over the head with a
pistol and rendered unconscious Mary
Etheredge. q 15-year-old daughter, saw
the affray.
The five unmasked men, after a severe
struggle, In which blows were freely ex-
changed. succeeded in forcing Etheredge
into an automobile standing at the curb.
They drove to a point three miles south
Of Dallas, where g. number of other men
were waiting After giving Etheredge
a moral lecture" they handcuffed him
to tree and administered twenty-five
lashes.
While his body was painfully bruised
and cut, Etheredge was able to attend
his business the next day. He said he
knew OF no reason for the beating. Re
ports current at Dallas said allegations
of immoral practices were made against
him. At the time of the fiogging Mrs.
D. 8. Riddick, 55. Etheredges sister,
was keeping house for him, his wife
being In a sanitarium at Terrell, Texas.
Mrs. Etheredge became suddenly i'll
about three months ago.
Rewards Arc Onered.
Rewards aggregating $4,000 have been
offered by Dallas authorities and resi-
dents for the apprehension Of those con-
cerned In the affair, including an offer
of $1,000 purporting in a letter received
by Mayor s. r. Aldrige to be from the
Ku Klux Khan. As g. result of police
Investigation Of the Etheredge and
Police Sergeant Louis Spencer and Pa
trolrnan Paul Adair were suspended from
the police force and Patrolman J. J.
Crawford was discharged. Charges OF
aggravated assault upon Rothblum were
filed against Crawford. Ftheredge told
officers that his assailants said he was
the sixty-third man fogged at Dallas
recently.
Agents of the United States Depart
ment of Justice at Dallas under the df-
rection Of Charles E. BRENNAN are col
Iecting data regarding flogging incl
dents with view to determining
whether or not the foggings are vio-
Iation of the Federal civil rights bill
passed soon after the war between the
States. The law was designed to pro-
tect persons in the exercise OF their civil
rights. Etheredge declared his intention
not to be intimidsted into leaving Dali
las. Several threatening telephone calls
have been received by him during the
last few days warning him to leave un-
der penalty of death.
Walter Gibbs, 25, was shot to death
at Nashville. Ark. on March 20 while
endeavoring to protect Joel Harris. So
from masked men. Harris, who was
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whipped and ordered to leave town. He
left. Harris had been accused OF con-
sorting with negro women, It Is said.
whipped. Tarred and Featbered.
Peace at Sour Lake, near Beaumont
Texas. was knocked unconscious with
the butt of pistol. whipped. tarred and
feathered by unmasked men on March
20 at Beaumont. Pelt and his viia had
left Sour Lake because Of warningt and
had been ordered to leave Beaumont
They knew of no reason for the attack
and denied reports of malpractice made
against Mrs. Pclt
On the night OF March the Rev. J.
NJ Keller. a Catholic priest. who had
been rector of st. Joseph's parish at
Slaton, Texas, since 1916. was taken
from his UOuSc ny "a pduu Ol HidShtu
men, spirited out OF town. whipped.
tarred and feathered. Previous to the
attack Mr.. Keller had been warned 10
leave town, and on the afternoon OF
March a mass meeting was held at
Slaton at which. 1t was said, efforts 10
have him removed from Slaton parish
had been unavaiiing. Mr.. Keller. who
Is of German origin, had been the SUBJ
ject OF criticism during the war. After
the attack he left Slaton.
Three negro bellboys employed In
hotels at Okmulgee, Okla, were beaten
by a band of unmasked men on the
night of March 4. The mon told them
IL was their purpose to rid hotels of
porters who solicit guests in behalf of
women who seil whisky"
Philip Rothblum, a picture Trainer.
was seized at his home In Dallas. Texas.
on the night of March by a band of
unmaskod men, taken to an isolated
point outside Of Dallas. severely flogged
and warned ito leave town" Roth
blum and his wife left for Little Rock.
Ark, the following day. 1t was said he
had been accused OF immoral practices.
A vigorous denunclation OF the Roth
blum affair was made by Mayor s. r.
Aldrcge and by District Judge Robert
3. Seay Of Dallas.
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