By Associated Press
Hot Springs, Ark., Nov. 17—More arrests today were predicted by county officers, investigating the attack on a number of men clad in regalia similar to that worn by Ku Klux Klan, who had attended a community meeting at Jessieville, Garland county, held to discuss measures for law enforcement and elimination of illicit whiskey distilling which it was declared flourished in that section of the county. One was killed by shots and several wounded.
More than 40 residents of the Marble township sections were arrested by officers and citizen posses yesterday and held in jail for questioning.
A number of stills were destroyed.
From the front page of The Salisbury Evening Post, Nov. 17, 1922
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“White Owls” Strike Terror in Hearts of Negroes and Greasers
Breckinridge, Texas, Nov. 17—Mexicans and negroes are in terror here today following the parade of a white-robed body of men comprising an organization known as the “White Owls.”
The organization is composed of white workmen. Approximately 300 persons took part in the demonstration. The parade is said to have been held in protest against the employment here of negroes and Mexican workmen while many white men are idle. As a result, farmers are having great difficulty in securing negroes for work in the cotton fields.
Placards reading: “We employ white people” are being distributed for posting in store windows and industrial establishments.
No acts of violence have been reported.
From the front page of The Salisbury Evening Post, Nov. 17, 1922
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