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Show "The Fightin'est Man in the South" When. Gov. John M. i'arker took a fresh chew of tobacco, jjuve an extra hitch to his belt and started out single-handed and atone to make war on Imperial wizards, exalted rychmses. grand dragons, terrors and whatnots of the Ku Klux Klun, the invisible empire found It.self at Kr'l's with "the fightln'etit man in the South." No man In public life ever ba-1 more devoted friends or more bitter enemies. Opponents of the governor have applied to him every epithet of which the tongue has knowledge save that of coward. For to doubt the courage of the Louisiana executive Is to make one ridiculous, so widespread Is his reputation for nerve and determination deter-mination to accomplish anything he sets otvt to do. Ther were no funds available for Investigation. I'arker dug down lntu his pocket. When be found his investigators in-vestigators were being balked nt every ill N m . n It... V,,:; . . v ) I i'' ' '' I - - ' ; 1 'V i! turn, be appealed to the United States government and secured the co-operation ' of the Department of Justice, which sent Into Morehouse I'arish Its best trained men. Then he sent troops to guard his men when search was to be Instituted for the bodies. Citizens from all quarters protested. Ills answer was to order i out a machine gun rompany. , |
