Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1922-11-22
KANSAS GOVERNOR
FILES SUIT TO GUST
WHITE ROBBED KHAN
SAYS ORGANIZATION is ILLEGAL
AND HOLDS SECRET MEETINGS
SEVEN MEN NAMED IN DUST.
Ea PROCEEDINGS.

Topeka, Kan, Nov, 22.--In an custer
suit Against the Ku Klux Khan iilei
IN the Kansas Supreme Court here
late yesterday the name of seven
Ransans are given as defendants
elonr with that OF the order Inc
suit was ordered by Governor Allen
The petition charges the khan IS op'
GRATING Illegally because 1t has no., Q
Kansas charter. II states that the
klau has several thousand members
In Kansas. nearly all OF whom are
unknown 10 the petitioner. and that
the organization Is secret orcaniza,
zion. using secret signs and holding
secret meetings.
The individuals named as defend.
ante are IS. J. Robinson, organizer
winfield: II. J. Billiard and Thomas
p Daily. secretaries, Fort Scott;
Bruce Kinlkle. exalted cyclops, Caney
Richard Martin. secretary, Caney; W.
d. McCrahb, secretary, Coneyyi!'e'
and Noble c. Mccall, secretary, Arkan-
sas City.
JUDGE Quits Khan Office.
coYeyville. Kan. Nov. 22.-Judge
Clement II. Reed OF the court OF Coz
feyytlle yesterday announced his
resignation from the official position
OF cyclops of the Coffeyyine Ku kluS
Khan realm OF Kansas.
.sA., Parker Keeps Up Fight.
!, WASHINGTON. Nov. 22.-Governor
parker OF Ioulsian left for home last
night asserting that he would CON
tfnue his study Of the activities OF the
Ku Klux Khan in Louisiana before TAX
ing ,any action. AS yet, be said, he
had mad no opportunity to map out
nlan of further action upon his re-
turn.
The governor will attend the con-
ference OF state governors at HOT
Springs. Va, Dec. II. and Will denver
an address on citizenship. While ne
said he had not decided what ne
would sag. he intimated that he might
bring I'D the subject OF the hu hluS
Khan and suggest action by the gov
ernors of Other states in reference 10
the klan.
Charges that khan activity in In
diana has rendered state officials I'M
notert were denied in the senate yes
terdav by Senator Ransdell, Demo
Graf Of that state. He said a story
rasarding the situation which appear
ed recently in the Washington POST
and was rerrirted in other cities, was
''ricioue and untrue"
The Iomsiana senator said that
unop rcturnir~ from his home state,
where he found conditions normal"
No was shoeEod and grieved to read
the account Ha added that he had
heard sor. talk about a recent Incl
rent If Ter Pouee, blamed in soma
quarters on individual members Of me
klar, hut had considered the affair In
significant compared to the Chicaeo
race riots. the miners war In west
Tirgfnia and the Herri1 Killings.
:. The Mer Rouge incident later vas
referred t. IN letters read into the
record BY Sem tor Walsh. Democrat.
Nassa chusctts.
=, Judsc kssails Hlsr.
.charrastoa. X. Va. Nov. 22.-'Gho
Kin Klal Klan and similar organi7a-
tiGus" grle scored YESTERDAY BY Fec
erai Judge TcCHntic, r. reading
,ebarao Ito tic grand jgyy. Re, e5li
Aa personally bad recaSed cqmmuai-
cations which caused MIN 70 hasieVe
44,at such IN organization was BE-
coa.tpg ant!v In West Virginia
people do not aear masks %cept
10 cover up something shamesJE
axrenz al hatesuli9 said the Judge II
hig charge.