The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-09-19
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WAS 1I1ut1lAlOQs 4ss323s.
Draooed woman out to a lone.
ly spot and poured acid over her
breast and other parts OF her body:
Dragged a Mrs. Cook OF Sandy
Creek! with her husband and two
other married couples from tftcir
home, shot up the home, beat her
with q gun and then discovered
they had the wrong people. But
the result was that when Mrs.
Cock became mother her child
was dead.
Men have been fIogged for maxi
ing '.hofne brew" according to Of
ficials Of the military committee.
and It IL declared that no less
than 900 have been frightened cut
of the county by threats OF fog.
gings or worat treatment
Warned BY Letter.
On August 30, 1922, one Dave
McHenry. OF Broken Arrow, re.
ceived q letter OF warning on Ku
Klux Khan stationery and signed
BY the KIan, telling him that you
have been spending your money on
other women when you need It to
take care Of your family, this is
to give you notice that IL you
don't stop we viii take 1t in hands
and see IL we can't stop III.
We went to war with Germany
Tor less than has been done IN
Tulsa county, said one official Of
the military commission today. In
commenting on these. matters. Tes-
ttmony on many Of these cases ~
known to be on filei with the com.
mission and Ii to be made public
when the Investigation here ana
IN Oklahoma City have been com
p1efed.
There is the outline Of the things
that were reported to have taken
place in Tulsa county within the
past two years. Governor Walton
notified the Tulsa authorities that
II more n0ggings took place, he
would send the troops into the
county to preserve order.
Then early in August, Nate
Hantaman, accused Of being a boot
logger, was taken right off Main
street, hurried to the country and
flogged terrifically, according TO his
story. His wife. Mabel West, who
operates a hotel. appealed to the
governor and the result was the
imposition of martial law.
Now Tulsa il no frontier town.
1t IL q beautiful city of 10, 900 on
the Arkansas river, wealthy, full of
beautiful homes and modern office
buildings which would be q credit
to Chicago. The men and women
who work In these offices are
exactly the same sort of people who
come dashing out Of any city's Of
fire buildings, the women gowned
we'll
Tries to Make Peace.
Tulsa, of course, did not like
martial law. So. Mcclure undertook
to make peace between the. two
forces. The governors ultimatum
was the resignation OF Sheriff r.. D.
Sanford. Police Commissioners n. w.
kiskaddon. and the jury commits
soner, declaring all were members of
policemen ana other city and county
officials also belonged to the ain.
visible empire"
Mcclure failed to get the cham
Der Of commerce to adopt resolu.
tons calling upon the Khan TO
"unmask and disband."
n. w. Jewett, of Oklahoma City,
grand dragon" of the Oklahoma
Khan, was reported to have advised
his followers to pay no attention
to Governor Walton's demands.
Walton came to Oklahoma City
from Kansas City, where he had
in politics and sold autonlo.
biles as side line. He was elected
mayor and became a power in
politics.
1t is common knowledge that the
Khan supported Robert Wilson,
State superintendent of schools.
against Walton. but Walton was
easily. It. il declared
that, following the nomination. the
Khan made dire threats against
any members who voted for Wal.
ton. But he got the biggest vote
ever given in the State. He re-
ceived the unanimous support of
union labor, and also by the re-
farmer-labor league,
political organi. alton much like the
Non-Partisan League of the north
west.
PardOns Start Fight.
Soon after he took office, it is de-
clared the pardoning power of the
executive began working with UNI
usual celebrity. There was one case
in particular that reused the ire
Of the klansmen. It was the dis.
covery that Avis Fears was not
in the penitentiaty where he. with
Tom Cook. had been sentenced for
a particularly atrocious murder.
Then the charge came that more
than 200 pardons had been granted
by the governor, and 1t is This
matter, as we'll az the matter Of
appointments to the State market
ing commission, contracts for pub
lie supplies and buildings and sales
of State produced granite, that