Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1923-01-15
BRANDING OF
WOMAN REACTS
Outrage in Oregon Leads
to Demand for New
Law
GOVERNOR BACKED
BY KU KLUX KHAN

PORTLAND. Ore, Jan. 15.-Scars
on the breast Of Mrs Nevada stand
ish. Of Tillamook. alleged to be re-
suits OF branding by white-robsd
members OF the Klu Klax Khan, will
lead to demand for quick enact
ment OF laws by the oregon leg. sla-
ture TO make it penal offense for
groups OF persons to wear any mask
or costume 10 disguise their identity
and also requiring that the member
ship roll Of every secret order in
this State shall be filed with county
clerks.
lnaSmuch as majority OF the
Legislature is composed Of members
OF the Khan and Governor Pierce.
the new executive. was 4 Khan can
didate, a lively fight is promised over
pending bills to prevent their pass
age
The attest outrage attributed to
the Khan follows less revolving activ-
tiles Of the order Of invisible
government in southern Oregon
which are the subject Of criminal
prosecutions is to be investigate
Immediately by the grand jury OF
Tillamook County.
Fred l.. Clifford. grand cyclops OF
the ku KluX Khan in Oregon. has
started investigation or the Tilla-
NOOK outrage. He says evidence
VIII be forthcoming 10 abeolve mem
hers OF his order from blame for
branding Mrs. Standish. who is The
wife of 4. NJ. Standish. and that the
men who applied the hot iron 10 her
breast are known and Will be pros
ecuted.
Eviderce concerning the branding
as placed before the prosecuting at
torney of Tillamooh is to The effect
that near midnight on November 81.
after Mr.. and Mrs Larson. neigh
oors oi Mrs. Stand sh. had been
visiting her. she answered a knock
AZ her door believing it was the
Larsons returning. She opened the
door, and two men, clothed = mask
ed moods and white robes. entered
seized her and threw her on "a bed.
The robed men then proceeded
To brand her with a metal cross
which was heated over n mass or
lighted matches on the stove. the
cross being held over tho. flame w.th
"a pair Of pliers. Several more
whita-hooded men are said To have
remained outside the house. One
oi the masked men ia alleged 10
have said to Mrs Standish: You
nave been wanting cross and We
viii give YOU a fiery one" Then /
they left the house. warning her to +
say nothing about the torturing in (
-idont.
Mrs S'andish's husband. a
structural craftsman. was on Al the
time i'm St Nincents Hospital al
Portland End he was not told of .
ll later for fear that II would in
erferc with his recovery He he
loves the Ku Klux Khan is respon-
'ible for The outrage upon his wife
Last October Mrs Standish and
her husband, with four others. i'm
'ludinc the Larsons. were indicted
'or selling mooush.ne whisky. but
no were acquitted. Tho Mayor Of
demanded last week that
Yrs. Standish give mp % pistol which
lad been supplied 10 her nv her
.tcpfathei for protection. hut she
efused to comply with the order
nd the matter was dropped.
Webster Holmes. former Circuit
udGe and attorney for Mrs stand
sh. says he saw two policemen.
.uown to be Kldnsmen. hurl stones
IN the front porch OF his clients
.ome ono night. That incident may
~ made the basis Of civil action
or damages against the CITY Of
'illamook. Such n suit would eX-.
'oso the activities Of invisible gov
rnment I'm the oregon Coast town.