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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-01-20

home and were there at the time the
shots were reported to have been fise,l
at DR.. McKoin's automobile.
Daniel declared he had received in
formation that Captain Skipwitl in
tended to "get him
Joe Davenport told me that he sol
q message over the phone that Cap
tain Skipwith was going to get me. +
he had to kill me himself" he said.
This was after the kidnapping of his
son. The elder Daniel also told of re
ceiving threatening notices.
Fear the klan-hell no. There's not
enough men in Bastrop to make me
fear" exclaimed Noteworthy during
his testimony, which he delivered in
deep voice that vibrated through the
brick Court House.. "Skulkers" he
termed the klansmen. yellow skulk--
ers. Men that haven't nerve enough to
come out in the open and fight.
81 fear them?" He struck a ham.
mer-like fist against 46 inch chest.
His 300 pound frame shook with
laughter. Here's one they haven't got
buffaloed," he said.
Noteworthy said he was ordered to
whip three men, take them to the
State line and see to it that they did
not return. Those three were ]. G.
Walls, White and Jordan Bailey and
Sunny" King, Negroes of Bayou
Bombay.
"They kidnapped me the night they
got Wat and Tom Richards" Nors-
worthy said. "but they let me go. They
knew better than to try anything with
me-"
KHAN HAND SHOWN SAYS COCO.
The Jekyll-Hyde character OF the
Ku Klux Khan has been definitely es.
tablished in the opinion of Attorney
General Coco.
"Today's Developments" he said to
night, definitely fixed the k1an's po-
sition In the present investigation Of
the outrages In Morehouse Parish and
there is to be no escape for the per
sons who were really responsible for
the gross insult to law and order Ia
this section OF the State"
"The testimony offered today, while
only small part of the mass of evil.
dence which we intend TO offer, reveal
ed in a positive way that khan leaders
were involved in most active manner
in the estate which led up to the shock
ing tortures and murders of two Mer
Rouge citizens. The positive testimony
offered by former klansman as TIC
the two-sided feature OF the khan move
ment: the white hooded and virtuous
side and the black hooded and raiding
and murderous side leaves no doubt as
81 H. II -. ST
pire.
"The khan, not only In Morehousc
but In Louisiana and the nation al
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-01-20

@e Coiinston Wnen you were put out
of the carr"
II saw four"
did you recognize any of them?'
"No."
Have you made any effort to asce.-
tain who those men were?'
I wouldn't know how to go about
it,"
NIECE SAW DANIEL CAPTURED
Davenport said he had made no Of
fort to learn the license numbers of
the automobiles used by the hooded
abductors nor did he make any effort
10 identify the cars or the hooded occu
pants.
Thelma Dade, niece of the murder
ell Daniel Watt. faced a dozen camera
as she wac called to the witness stand.
She testified that as she was driving
out OF Bastrop toward Mer Rouge on
August her car was stopped by men
with black hoods She "saw them
blindfolding Watt Daniel. When she
reached the spot he was out of his car
near the side of the road. There were
three black hooded men around him.
''''O ooW iitt0Cu VI LWGuIy OLuep men,
wearing black hoods.
Did you make any outcry?" she
was asked. II Just called Watt, Watt.
Watt" she replied.
Were any Of the hooded men arm.
ed?"
They were all armed"
70. w. Andrews told of being stop
ped by the black-masked men and of
seeing Daniel, Davenport and Rich.
ards In the truck.
Are you member of the kIan?" he
was asked.
Il was member, but not a charter
member. went to three or four meet
ings and then quit. 1 did not like their
methods"
How do they enforce their orders:'
Il don't know. They get an order
and just enforce 1t. Orders came from
Captain Skipwfth.r
DO you know anything about The
deportation of Ada May Hami1ton?,
Il was one iercd to get her ous Of
town"
Who gave you the order?"
Dr. McKoiD. I refused and I was
not the only one who refused"
WOMAN IN CAR SAW BODIES
Sidney White Of Oak Ridge, who was
in the car with Watt Daniel when he
was kidnapped testified that "five men
armed with guns walked up to our car
and said. This is the man we want >
| Indicating Daniel Daniel got out and
they took him away. After the kidnap
Ing White returned to Bastrop and
| went to a dance. He never tried 10
find out what became of Daniel. He
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1923-01-20
N LINKS NR ROUGE bone CER MACHINE MURDERS WITH XII MX BAND ESEES THAT
MUXER5 TOLD HIM THAT They HAD GOT TWO IMMEDIATELY AFTER DOUBLE Staying MOHOG

Bastrop, La, Jan. 14-"Captain
Skipwith told me that the khan had al
ready gotten two of the six marked
men, Daniel and Richards and would
get the other four"
In these words J. S. Noteworthy OF
Mer Rouge, a former klansman, testify
ing today at the open hearing being
held to determine those whose names
shall be placed before the Grand Jury
for indictment for the murder and tor
ture of Watt Daniel and Thomas Rich
ards, definitely linked the Ku Klux
Khan with the outrage which has
shocked Louisiana and the nation
AS result of the testimony Of Nors
worthy, a giant weighing 800 pounds
and prosperous planter, 1t seems Ger
tain THAT Captain Skipwith, head OF
the Morehouse khan, will be arrested
within few days. He is known to be
under surveillance and it is only q
question of time when he will be TAX
en- into custody.
Seemingly unafraid Of the vengeance
of the khan, although he has been warn
ed that he may be sssassinated at any
mome emit, Noteworthy, told of his rela-
tions with the khan. The testimony he
gave involved not only Captain Skip
with but Larry Calhoun, Deputy Sher-
if A. l.. Smith, a plantation owner,
DR.. McKoin and others in the operat-
ions of the khan.
SAYS KHAN DEFIED LAW
He told Of meetings of the khan; Of
plans Of the organization to "get" GER
tain residents; of an ayerted clash be-
tween residents OF Mer Rouge and
Bastrop and of the peace conference"
between citizens of Mer Rouge and
Bastrop, at Monroe, following the muir
ders Of last August. To packed court
room, he related the story of the kid
narping on the Bastrop-Mer Rouge
road on the night of August "a when
five men were abducted, two OF whom
were tortured end murdered.
He defined the black hood worn by
the masked band as the raiding garb
of the Morehouse County khan, used at
night to attract less attention. BY his
statements Noteworthy linked the khan
with the murder Of Daniels and Rich
ards; the abduction of Addie Nav
Hamilton; the ordering of various
residents FROM this parish and the
whipping of others.
The testimony came at time when
the khan was predicting verdict OF
not guilty for any of its members
charged with the Mer Rouge crime OF
With completely in it. Noteworthy pc
fured klansmen as holding the laws OF
their organization above the laws oil
the United States Government and OF
recognizing no laws other than their
own. He denounced the khan as an or
eanization from which he shrank be
cause of it's lawIeSsness.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
WOULD CHANGE GAME LAWS
Woman Member Of Lower House
Takes Up cudgeI for Fur.Bear.
Ing Animals.

st. Paul-Important revisions of
che state game laws will be proposed
In bills to be offered in the legisla-
ture soon. One bill on the subject
will be sponsored by woman mem.
Der, Mrs. Hannah J. Kempfer of Otter
Tail county.
Mrs. Kempfe: is prepared to cham.
pion the cause of fur bearing animals
Of Minnesota. Some Of them are not
pro, ected at all. and others might as
wei! not be. toe all the good present
laws do.
The much ,despissd skunk with its
fine and valuable fur ought to be pro-
tected, also the mink. Mrs. Kempfer
said. The damage done by both these
animals has been overestimated. she
believes. The season for muskrat. 9TH
erwise Hudson SEAL" is all wrong,
she holds and her bills will aim to
correct abuses OF the present laws.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
BABCOCK FOR ROAD BILL
Favors Appropriation That Will In.
sure Big Road Program.

st. Paul-C. M. Babcock, highway
commissioner, outlined his idea Of the
$40, 100000 bond issue which he hopes
to have the legislature pass this ses-
sion to carry on the state road build
ing program.
The bond program which Mr.. Bah
cock advocates &C continue the work
Of establishing network Of 1000
miles of trunk line roads, would cover
the next two years, $10,000,000 being
spent each year.
Opposition Develops.
Opposition has cropped out among
legislators already toward allowing
such an expense, believing that the
state should 60 slow and avoid incur
ring any further Indebtedness at this
time. This sentiment was strength.
ened by statement Of Governor Preus
in his message to the legislature last
week, in which the governor cautioned
against spending too much money on
roads at this time. He pointed out
that good roads are necessary, but ad-
vised that the tax-burdened public
should be considered, and that too
much bodybuilding at the present time
is not sound economic policy.
Babcock Cites Reasons.
Some of the reasons cited by Mr..
Babcock why the bond program should
be passed are:
No present road taxes will be in.
creased, the motor vehicle tax will not
be increased. and no gasoline tax is
advocated at this time.
RoadbuilLing costs never were lower
than now.
Highway traffic in Minnesota in the
last 10 years has increased 20 times
as rapidly as highway expenditures.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
WEEKLY RESUME Of THE
MINNESOTA LEGISLATURE
TO BLOCK FORD'S PLAN
Legislative Action Asked by Minneapo-
lis on High Dam Rights.

The legislative fight by Minneapo-
lis, led by Mayor Leach, to save the
high dam power from going to Henry
Ford or other private interests, was
opened Tuesday when Senators Sher.
man Child and F. H. Stevens of Mime
apolis, introduced the Leach bill for
municipal utilization of water power
In the state senate.
The bill was referred to the commit
tee on general legislation. A deter
mined fight by the st. Paul delegation
TO prevent the passage of the bill Is
expected.
All cities Of $4,000 or more popula
ton in the state may enter the electric
power business under the provisions
Of the bill and may proceed to develop
the water power possibilities within
their boundaries.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
LOST FAITH In. PHYSICIAN
Mrs. Giles Naturally Indignant at His
Frank Admission Of Ignorance
Of Medicine.

Mrs. Giles husband had been very
III For days he had been gradually
getting worse, but at last there came
q change for the better.
When the doctor called and had q
look at his patient, he announced:
HE Is convalescent."
On hearing this, Mrs. Giles regarded
the physician suspiclously; and her
suspicion increased when he prepared
to 60 without further comment
swell, DOCTOR" said Mrs. Giles,
what are you going to do about itF"
"DoT was the answer. There amt
nothing to be done"
swell, you are doctor. amt your
retorted the enraged lady. "Ain't you
got no medicine for this ere GONZALES
cence?"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
LOS ANGELES
MAN SAYS IT
never FAILS

~Tanlac Is my standby, and ]
wouldn't think Of being without It.
1t has set me on my feet more than
once when I had such bad spells Of
stomach trouble. I thought I couldn't
get WELL" This emphatic statement
was made recently by w. G. Wallace.
820 N. Normandy Place, Los Angeles,
Calf.
AN acid stomach and indigestion
caused me indescribable suffering for
more than four years." he said. awful
pains would strike me soon after eat
ing, and would be almost doubled
up in agony. Often I had to take to
my bed, and would lose much weight
with every spell. I was told had
ulcers, enlarged stomach and other all
ments, but all my efforts to get relief
failed. kept getting worse. and f1g-
ured I would have to get something to
help me or I couldn't keep going much
longer.
II read in the papers where Tanlac
was helping others with stomach trou.
bles, so I began taking 1t. It never
failed to straighten me out, and
gained back my lost weight, too. I
am more grateful than I can say for
the good this medicine has done me,
and I do not hesitate to give it my
fullest recommendation"
Tanlac is sold by all good druggists.
Over 35 million bottles sold.-Adver-
usement.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
Railroad Robberies.

French railroads in the past three
years have paid a total Of sos, 500, OOC
francs indemnity for merchandise
stolen in stations and transit, lost, OF
deteriorated, 1t was announced recently,
All but few millions Of this sum
which is considerably greater than the
budget voted for Frances army this
year-covered the work Of railroad rob-
bers. No wonder that the French
passed legislation increasing greatly
the penalties Of this type Of theft and
providing in extreme cases the penalty
Of hard labor for life.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
SENATE COMMITTEES.

Standing committees of the state
senate, announced today by Lieutenant
Governor Collins, completed the or.
ganization of the 1923 legislature.
Many new memberssof the senate were
given chairmanships owing to the scar.
city Of veteran material. Out of 80
committee chairmen in the senate two
years ago, only II are members Of
the new senate.
Chairmen who will serve the same
committees as before include Senators
F. e. Putnam, on judiciary; ]. D. Sui
livan, general legislation; A. ]. Rockne,
finance; George A. Turnham, game and
fish, and George H. Sullivan, rules.
Senator c. w. Gillian heads the new
committee on marketing; Charles E.
Adams, Duluth, is chairman Of the i'm
portant committee on public highways,
and John M. Gemmill, farmer mem.
Der from Martin county, heads the
committee on agriculture.
Several new senators were given
chairmanships. Senators Child, Cam
eron and Gemmill are all new to the
senate and others recognized are Chris
Rosenwater, who heads the banks, and
banking committee; Claud H. Mac.
Kenzie, civil administration; Allen J.
Furlow. military affairs; Charles F.
Serline, state and county fairs; D. w.
Illsley, state development and immi.
grafton; L. P. Johnson, temperance,
and John Fritsch, public institutions.
cashel Tax Group Chairman.
Senator J. A. Cashel is chairman of
the tax committee; H. H. Bonniwell,
railroads; F. D.. Cliff, drainage; Fred
W. Bessette, public domain; Nick Boy.
Ian, reapportionment; James A. Car.
ley, soldiers home; Rudolph F. Larson,
towns, counties and municipalities;
James E. Madigan, workman's compen.
sation, and Herman Schmechel, mem.
orial parks.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
Enabling Act To Come.

p st. Paul-One of TIE first measures
to come before the present legislative
session, which win effect only the city
OF Minneapolis, will be an enabling
act, by which the legislature will au-
thorize the Issuance Of bonds for the
erection of q municipal auditorium in
Minneapolis, without increasing the
bonded Indebtedness of the city. Il
is planned to erect a 100000 auditor.
ium by the issuance Of bonds. which
requires special Legislative act. It
Is not thou hit that country members
VIII offsr any objections to the plan
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
ABOLISH WEED INSPECTORS.
Proposed Measure Would Change Nox'
ious Weed Law. d.

st. PaulAThe state weed inspector
will be retained, but the county weed
inspectors will be dismissed and local
control of noxious weeds will be left
in the hands of the township super
visors IL a tentative decision Of the
former members of both branches of
the legislature Is enacted into law.
The decision was reached at confer
ence of senators and representatives
from the agricultural districts held in
the House chamber. Representative
o. C. Neuman Of Wheaton, suggested
the plan. ttrtt h. '..r s.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
COMMITTEES SELECTED
Speaker Nolan Treats House Members
Fair In Assignments.

st. Paul-Speaker w. I. Nolan an.
hounced his committee appointments
Tuesday when the Minnesota House of
Representatives convened after the
Weekend holiday.
Forty-four committees will handle
the legislative work this session, an
Increase Of five committees over 1921.
The new committees are on crime pre-.
vention, public buildings. state parks.
states prison and telephone and tele-
graph.
The four women members Jared
well, Mrs. Macbeth Hurd Paige of Min
neapolis Is on seven committees; Miss
Myrtle Cain of Minneapolis is on five
committees, Mrs. Sue M. Dickey
Hough Of Minneapolis, Is on six com.
mittees, and Mrs. Hannah Kempfer
Of Erhard. was named on six commit
tees.
Two Farmer-labor chairmen.
Speaker Nolan gave committee
chairmanship3 to two members of the
Farmer-Labor faction who opposed
him for the speakership. Carl M.
Iverson of Ashby, who was nominated
by the Farmer-Labor forces for speak.
er, and who received 81 votes to
Speaker Nolan's 80, was made chair.
man Of the agriculture committee. con.
sidered the most important committee
on farmers legislation.
Dawson May Head Appropriations.
Theodore Christianson of Dawson,
again heads the appropriations COM
mittee, which will give final approval
to budgets and all legislation involving
expense to the state. The judiciary
committee this year will be presided
over by John B. Pattison of st. Cloud.
+ The committee on markets and mar
keting, to which will fall the task of
preparing the rural credits bill, will
be in charge Of Col. A. r. Wilkinson
Of Lake Elmo, patriarch of the House.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
loan Shark Bill In.

The senate has received loan
ehark" bill. offered by J. A. jacobson.
st. Paul. and Sherman Child. Mime
apolis, virtually duplicate Of the bill
which received consideration in the
1921 legislature. The bill is designed
to regulate the bushes OF small loan
companies on loans of less than $500
The present legal interest rate ia IL
per cent year. This is being eyaded
however. and the contention Of sup
porters Of the bill IL that no small
loan company can exist on such rate
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
County Of London.

There is a county Of London as we'll
as city Of London. The area Of the
city Is 873 acres, a little more than
one square mile. while the area Of the
county is 1T square miles. For mu-
nicipal purposes London Is divided
into q boroughs, in addition to the
cities of London and Westminster.
Affairs Of the city Of London are
managed by the city corporation, the
general local authority for the re-
mainder Of London being the county
council, constituted in 1883. Greater
London returns 62 members to the
house Of commons.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
He Had ENOUGH.

Political activity in small Indiana
town won for one Of the village lights
the postmastership. Quite properly.
politically speaking, he ran both
thumbs in the plum pudding and
thought he was a great boy. But he
was no bookkeeper. His accounts soon
got in what might be called a mess.
Finally he got word to prepare for
checking out. He fused over the nc
counts for hours and late into the
evening.
"Come on out to supper" pleaded a
friend.
Supper" exclaimed the troubled
one, II don't want no supper. I'm full
Of fgures!"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
DYED HER DRAPERIEs,
SKIRT AND A SWEATER
WITH DIAMOND DYES

Each package of Diamond Dyes" con
tains directions SO simple that any woman
can dye or tint faded, shabby skirts
dresses, waists, coats sweaters, stock
ings, hangings, draperies, everything like
new. Buy Diamond Dyes"-po other
hnd-then perfect homo dyeing is guaran'
teed, even If you have never dyed before
Tell your druggist whether the msteria:
It Is linen, cotton, or mixed goods. Dia
mond Dyes never streak, spot, fade, o,
run. So easy to Observation-Disclosures
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
BILLS WOULD RESTORE
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Several Plans Proposed to infiIct Deaf
Penalty for Certain Crimes.

Several Plans Proposed to infiict Death
Penalty for Certain Crimes.
st. Paul-Three capital punishment
bills are being completed for introduc-
ton In the House. Sue M. Dickey
Hough of Minneapolis, one Of the four
women aembers, is among the authors
of the capital punishment program.
One Of the bills repeats the statutes
which would be in conflict with CAPT.
tai punishment another 'designates
that executions shall take place at the
state penitentiary at Saltwater. and
the third provides for employment Of
the death epnalty. The extreme penalty
would be inflicted where murderers
committed a serious crime, such as a
death resulting from an attempted
robbery. 49,. .aa..- a Vs.. =,
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
WANTS PUBLIC HUNTING GROUND

WANTS PUBLIC HUNTING GROUND
st. Paula bill being sponsored by
Senator George A. Turnham, Long
Lake, authorizes the state and game
commission to acquire public hunting
grounds particularly for aquatic fowl.
The commissioner would be empow-
cred to construct suitable buildings on
these hunting grounds and maintain
them for. the use Of all the citizens Of
the state who shall be licensed to hunt
small game. If necessary, an amend
ment will be attached to the public
hunting grounds bill insuring the keep
ing open of all roads to lakes where
there are suitable hunting grounds.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
How Mary Knew.

Mary had just returned from the
country and had repeatedly told Of
the pretty ducks she had seen.
Her brothers, teasing her. said !:
"Why, Mary, you can't tell a duck
from a chicken. Those were chickens
you saw"
"Well, I like that" the little girl
replied, Indignantly. II know they
were ducks because they had rubber
between their toes"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
Ask Him at End Of Month.

Brother Williams, If the summons
were to come for you to 60 to heaven
tonight, would you be ready and
willing"
"Looky heah, Mr.. Tom," was the re-
ply, "ain't, you ware de fact dat
done paid q months house rent in ad-
vance,"
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
Birth Rate In France.

During the first six months Of 1922
the birth rate In the ten largest cities
Of France showed decrease Of 10
per cent compared with that of 1921.
The figures for Paris were 24,23S per
1000. .ar. ....r-
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18

wen and strong again by taking the Veg
etable Compound. decided to see what
It would do for me, and before ! had
finished the fourth bottle ! was much
better, the weakness stopped and the
severe pains in my sides left me. /
am now much stronger and do my own
work and work in the factory besides. ]
am still taking the Vegetable Compound
and give It allthe praise. MRS. NELLIE
QUILLoN, II Morris st. Muskegon, Mich.
Women should heed such warning
symptoms a. bearing down pains and
weakness, for they indicate some female
trouble, and q persistent and faithful
use Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound will seldom fail to help.
The Tomahawk. [volume] (White Earth, Becker County, Minn.) 1903-192?, 1923-01-18
Mrs. Marie Wermuth.

La Crosse, Wis.-"When I was quite
4 young woman my circulation be-
came so poor that I would have q
numbness In my limbs similar to pa
ralysis. ! was never sure Of myself.
for the numbness would come often
times In both limbs at the same time.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry not only gave me immediate re-
lief, but It eventually cured me Of
this condition. II have not had such q
spell IN over twenty years but have
been In the very best Of health, thanks
to Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry Mrs. Marie Wermuth, 925 Pine
All druggists TABLETS or liquid.
Send 1Oc to DR.. Pierce's Invalids'
Hotel, Ruhfalo, N. T.. for trial pkg. ~
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