purity of womanhood.World Investigates KlanBetween June, 1920, and October. 1921, Klan grew from an estimated 5,000 members to 100.000. In this period the New York World made an. investigation of the Klan, and reported those findings for that period:Four killings,One mutilation.One branding with acid.41 floggings.27 Ui r-and-feather parties.5 kidnnpifigS-43 individuals warned to leave,14 communities threatened by posters.16 parades of masked men.Whether justly or unjustly, a wave of lawlessness that accompanied Klan's growth was associated with the Klan, Congress Acts AgainThe outcry was so great that another concessional investigation followed, in October. 1921,