Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-08-12

February 5, 1921-In Houston,
Texas, B. /. Hobbs, a lawyer, was
seized, had his hair clipped and
was ordered to leave town, the
charge against him being too
close fraternization" with negroes.
Hobbs then went to Alvin, Texas,
short distance away, and on
February 8, 1921, was run out OF
that town by eight masked men.
March 8, 1921--At Houston,
Texas, ]. La Fayette Cockrell, a
negro dentist, was mutilated by
masked men for alleged associa-
ton with white women. A race
riot nearly resulted from this at
tack.
March Z, 1921-A. V. Hopkins,
merchant of Houston, Texas,
was mutilated, tarred. and feath-
cred for annoying high school
girls.
April 1, 1921-Alexande John
son, a negro bell boy, of Dallas
Texas, was taken out by masked
men, whipped, and the letters TX.
X. X" burned on his forehead
with acid. He was said to have
associated with white women.
April 10, 1921.-Gus Beck
stock man, OF WEBSTER, Texas, was
tied to telegraph pole by masked
men, beaten and left there all
night.
April 10, 19zI,-At Houston.
Texas, J. S. Allen, prominent at
torney was seized in a crowded
downtown street by masked men,
and conveyed to the country in an
automobile. He was there tarred
and feathered. He was then re
turned to the city, and was dump
ed from car into the middle OF
street In the most prominent
business section, in a nude condi-
tion except for the coating of tar
and feathers. In the reports o.
the case there is no record OF pol
ice interference.
April Is, l921.--Bill Harris, a
negro bell boy, at Dallas, Texas,
was beaten by masked men for al
legged insult of white women.
Many 0utrages Reported.
April 26, 1921.-At Houston,
Texas, j. w, McGee, an automo.
bile salesman, was whipped by
masked men for annoying high
school girls.
May /, 1921.-"Red" Kemp, a
iitney driver, was whipped. tarreo
and feathered by II masked men
at Goose Creek, Texas.
May 4, 1921--Sam King, Mar
shall at BRENNAN, Texas, was tarr-
red and feathered. He then re-
signed his office.
May z, 1921,-At Beaumont.
Texas, DR.. j. S. Paul was seized
by is masked men, whipped,
tarred and feathered and given As
hours in which to leave the city
At the same time r. p. Scott, IA
Marine Corps veteran of Dewey
Vile was given the same treat
ment. These two acts were pub
licly admitted by the Beaumont
Khan, and their charter was re-
Yoked by Emperor" Simmons.
May 20, 1921.--One thousand
men marched through the streets
OF Dallas, Texas, at night, mount
ed and unmounted, all of them
attired in the nu KluX regalia,
They carried fiery cross, and Sc
yeral banners bearing these
words: THE Invisible Empire"
White Supremacy" Pure Wom-
anhood, dallas Must Be Clean
"our Little Girls Must Be Pro
tected," "All Native Born" "Th,
Guilty Must Pay" They rode and
marched through the streets sill
emily and without interference
from the authorities. announce
ments of the purposes and oh
jects of the Klan had previously
been accepted and printed by the
Dallas papers.
Tarred and Feathered
May 81, 1921.-At Sour Lake.
Texas, Joe J. Devere, justice OF
the peace, was tarred and feath-
cred.
May %, 1921.-Ku Klux Khan
paid $40 fine in police court at
Dallas, Texas, for tacking signs
on telegraph poles.
May 2s, 1921.-At Dallas. Tex
as, John Moore, white. was seized
In his home by masked men, TAX
en- to the outskirts OF the city.
stripped OF his clothing and lashed
with a horsewhip. He was accus-
ed of attacking a u year old girl.
He fled town.
May 20, 1921.-At Houston,
Texas, Ira McKeown. taxi driver.
was beaten.
May "a, 1921.--At Dallas. Tex
as, John Parks was flogged by
masked men.
May 25, 1921.-Jack Morgan.
of Shreveport, was tarred and fea-
thered by masked men.
June 8, 1s21.-Dr. R. H. Len
srt, at Brenham. Texas. was
whipped. tarred and feathered by
light masked men. He was
harged with disloyalty during ]