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Show Oklahoma State Under Martial Law Oklahoma City, Okla. Martial law for the entire state of Oklahoma was proclaimed at midnight Saturday by Governor J. C. Walton. Calling the-full the-full force of the approximately 6000-troops 6000-troops in the Oklahoma national guard to his command, the governor climaxed his spectacular fight against the Ku Klux Klan by declaring de-claring that any person who aids the-organization the-organization in carrying out its "purposes" "pur-poses" are enemies of the sovereign. Btate of Oklahoma and shall be dsalt with by the military forces. Due to the existence of a "self- styled Invisible Empire," Governor Walton declared a state of insurrection and rebellion is in effect against the constitution con-stitution and authorities of Oklahoma, Okla-homa, and that a general state of "public alarm and fear and jeopardy of life, peace and personal safety" has resulted. |