San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-30

The fight between Imperial Wiz
ard ii. W. Evans of the Ku Klux
Klan and some of the local klans-
men. which had its inception just
before the visit here of Emperor w
y. Simmons some months ago. has
taken on new interest III the film.
Saturday of an answetS by local
klansmen 10 the Injunction suit
brought against them September II
by Evans. The suit was to restrain
them from comforting the second 81
Knight of Kamelia degree at the
initiatio held at the speedway.
The answer demands that the I'M.
perial Wizard be compelled to pitn-
sent in the 73rd district court with
in ten days complete roster OF the
membership of the San Antonio
khan and 10 present a list oil all
members of Texas klans within ~
DAYS. Ii also charges that the
klan's charter is such thar it re-
ouirps a permit to do business in
Texas. and alleges that the char
ter ION its face shows the terms
and conditions of the charter are in
violation of the ANTITRUST laws oil
the state.
The answer was filed by attorneys
representing defendants named IN the
Evans suit. The case is to be heard
in the I3rd district court October j.
The answer, in full, follows:
Comes now all of the defendants
EXCEPT W. j. Simmons and jack OAR
nell and except generally to plaintiffs
petition. and say the same is insult
ficient in law. and sets forth no cause
of action. and of this they pray judg-
ment of the court.
And said defendants aforesaid.
specially except 10 plaintiffs petition
for the following reasons. to-wit:
~ Defendants specially except TO
said petition because the same is not
verified in the manner required by
law. and is insufficient.
(o) Defendants specially except to
said netition and same fails to allege
who authorized the filing of said suit.
that is. whether the Imperial Wizard
or Supreme Advisors or any one au-
thorized and empowered to do SO,
naming such person.
60 Defendants specially except 10
said petition because same fails 10
allege that aid Ku Klux Klan was
not organized for pecunmary profit.
and if so. that it had a permit to
transact business in the state Of
Texas
"a Defendants specially except to
said petition because said charter
shows upon its face that same was
organized for pecuniary profit. and
must have a permit to do business in
Texas, and because said petition.
shows upon its face that the terms
and conditions OF said charter are
in violation of the antitrust laws of
this state. and are therefore entitled
TO no permit.
% Defendants specially except to
said petition as same charges that n
branch of the knights of
the Ku Klux Khan was organized in
Sana Antonio, Tex. on the 10th day
of April. A. D., 1921, in accordance
with the laws and constitution OF
the main order of Ku Klux Khan.
but fails 10 give the number of said
branch organization in San Antonio,
and TO make said branch organization
a party defendant. and therefore
shows a non-joinder of a necessary
party TO this suit.
90 Defendants specially except 10
said petition because the same fails
to allege and set out in its petition
a list of all members Of the Ku Klux
Khan OF San Antonio, Tex, 10 which
they are entitl d in order TO properly
answer said petition.
ca Defendants specially except TO
said petition. especially that portion
thereof wherein plaintiffs allege that
defendants have given the second de
gree to certain candidates and viii
continue TO do so, without naming
who said parties were that were
initiated into the second degree, or