The Minnesota fiery cross. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1924-19??, 1924-05-16


for the purpose of trying to elimi-
nate Henry and Strong and get the
solid support of the Khan for May
field. He testified that Mayfield had
told him in conference of the heavy
expenditures which were bleeding
him financially" and which could on
ly be "recouped" by an election to
the senate.
Mr.. Henry said he refused to with
draw, and he says judgment then was
passed upon him for going so far as
to say that DIR. Evans declared that
he would return to Atlanta with the
intention of sending out sealed or
ders from the Imperial Palace" that
would leave Mayfeld the sole Khan
support.
Quotes Mayfeid
Mr.. Mayfeld said he had worked
hard to organize the Khan and get
ready for the election, Mr.. Henry
testified. I'VE talked long time in
these various conferences and came
to no agreement. l thought | had
some rights and refused to retire"
did Mayfield indicate any amount
of money he spent?" Chairman Spen-
Ger asked.
"He said he had exhausted him
SELF" Henry replied. "He said that
he would be broke unless he could get
eletced and recoup."
At second conference, Mayfeld
renewed the approach and told of his
having been in the Khan longer than
any other candidates and of having
"heavy expenses" Quoting DR.. Ev-
ans, Mr.. Henry said: IF I'd known
you were coming into the Khan, I'd
have kept you out, because you are
running our entire plan"
Il was really out of the contest
but didn't know it them" said Mr..
Henry.
Judge Clark Knocks
Judge Clark, of Houston, a dis
trict judge formerly in Texas, now a
law partner of Mr. Henry, testified
that he Joined the Khan in October,
1921, and resigned on December 8,
1922. During his membership he
said he on the local executive coun-
Gil, presided as chaplain, then Great
Titan of five provinces in Texas,
and later general counsel for the
Khan for the realm of Texas. He
told about his various appointments
to positions of influence and power
in the Khan. After his resignation
he styled himself a citizen of the
United States. He explained to the
committee that he did not think be-
ing a member of the Khan was COM
patible with good citizenship. He
failed to tell the committee about
seeking to be made general counsel
for the entire organization and de-
handing salary of $4,000 a year
and all of his expenses. He did not
get that appointment and that fail
ure helped him to resign and become
what he called a good American citi-
zen.
No Regard for Oath
81 do not consider that the oath |
took as Klansman binds me to with
hold any information that might be
beneficial to this country" said Judge
Clark. He then introduced a copy of
an agreement among Khan Titans in
January, 1922, at Dallas, apportioning
the orders funds. He also intro
duced minutes of Khan meeting and
had them read into the Record, told
all sorts of Khan business.
In March, 1922, another conference
was called by DIR. Evans and Mayfeld
and the titans were on hand, Clark
said. "Mayfeld is the man." Clark
quoted Evans as saying, "and at the
proper time we will concentrate on
him." Clark said he became indig-
nant, and told Evans he intended to
stand by Henry.
Pulled His Gun
'The conference got so warm"
Clark said, shat l took my gun out
of my pocket and laid it on the dress
err" Senator Watson almost broke up
the hearing by asking the witness if
he had gun with him now.
mo sir, / just wanted to show /
was trying to avoid trouble"
Revealed Khan Connection
Clark testified he had assisted in
getting Henry permission from the
Imperial Palace" at Atlanta to UNI
cover himself as Klansman. In
May, 1922 he went to Atlanta, he said,
to discuss with Evans the senatorial
campaign in Texas. Mayfeld, Clark
continued, helped organize the Tex
anu dtItllucu
during 1921. E. Y. Clarke, of Allan
ia, former imperial officer, was on
hand.
Many of the things to which Clark
testified were secret information with
him in the position he attained at at
torney for his client, the Khan of
Texas To divulge this information
was most unethical, as all attorneys
agree. The fact that he did uncover
this made the members of the COM
mittee sit up and stare at the wit
ness, as most Of the members of the
committee are lawyers.
OIL Man Testifies
John G. Towns, of Houston, con-
nected with the legal department of
the Humble Oil company testified
that he contributed personally $500
to the campaign and that he and J.
l.. Hunter got $1,000 out of R. S.