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The San Francisco call., 1906-10-28

covered, "and I know It."
You do?" exclaimed the colonel
Il do, and SO do you. It's Fanny Lou
den's boy, Gene. come home for his
Christmas holidays
by George. you're right" cried Fit
croft; II recognize him now
But what's the matter with him.
asked Mr. Bradbury. eagerly. Has he
Joined some patent medicine troupe.
mot q bit" replied Eskew. He
went East TO college last fall.
do they make the boys wear them
clothes?" persisted Bradbury. 'lt is
some kind of Uniform
Il don't care what it is" said Jonas
Tabor IF I was Henry Louden
wouldn't let him wear 'em around
here.
'Oh, you wouldn't. wouldn't you, Jo-
nas2" Mr. Arp employed the accents
Of sarcasm. I'D like to see Henry
Louden try to interfere with Gene
Bantry Fanny'd lock the old fool up
in the cellar"
The lofty vision lurched out of view,
II reckon" said the colonel. leaning
forward to see the last of it--'I reckon
Henry Louden's about the saddest case
of abused stepfather ever saw"
ITS his own fault said Mr.. Arp
twice not havin' sense enough not to
marry. Him with son of his own,
toor'
s yes" assented the colonel, marry
in widow with son Of her own. and
that widow Fanny
Wasn't it just the same with her
first husband-Bantry?" Mr.. Davey
asked, not for information, as he Inn
mediately answered himself. You bet
it was. Didn't she always rule the
roost? Yes, she did She made god
of Gene from the day he was born.
Bantry's house was run for him, like
Louden's is now
.And look. exclaimed AIR. Arp. with
satisfaction. "at the way he's turned
outr'
"Ie ain't turned out at all yet; he's
too young" said Buckalew. Besides.
clothes don't make the man."
Wasn't he smokin' cigareet"' cried
Eskew triumphantly. This was final.
It's pity Henry Louden can't do
something for his own son. said Mr..
Bradbury. Why don't he send him
away to college?v
Fanny won't let him., chuckled Mr..
Arp malevolently. Takes all their
spare change TO keep Gene there in
tainly acts the fool. but that Joe Lou
den is the orneriest boy I ever saw in
an ornery worldfullv
He always was kind Of mischee-
vous," admitted Buckalew. II don't
think he's mean. though. and 1t does
seem kind of not just right that Joe's
fathers money-Bantry didn't leave any
thing to speak of---has to go to keepin'
Gene on the fat of the land. with Joe
glttin' up at half-pnst to carry pa
pers. and him goin' on 10 years Old
It's all he's fit fort' exclaimed Es-
kew. He's low down. / tell We. Amt
IL only last week Judge Pike caught
him shootin' craps with Pixies nlgger
driver and some other nigger hired
men in the alley back or Pixies barn.
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Copyright. 1908,
BY Harper s. Brothers

Mr. Schindlinger. the retired grocer,
one of the silent members. corroborated
Eskew's lnforfnatio Il heert dot.
too he gave forth in his fat voice. He
blays dominoes pooty often in der room
back off Louie Farbaeh's saloon.
see him myself. Pooty often. Blayin'
fer az leedle money-mit loafers.
Pretty outlook for the Loudens"
said Eskew Arp. much pleased. One
boy a plum fool and dressed hike it.
the other gone to the dogs already!
What could you expect Joe to be n
retorted Squire Buckalew. "Whaf
chance has he eyer had? Long as
can remember Fapny's made him fetch
and carry for Gene. Genes had
eyerything-eIl the fancy clothes, all
the pocket money, and now college"
You ever hear that boy Joe talk
politics?" asked Uncle Joe Davey,
crossing cough with chuckle His
heads so full of schemes fer running
this town, and State, too, it's wonder
1t don't bust Henry Louden told me
he's see Joe set around and study by
the hour how to save three million
dollars. for the State in two years"
And the best he can do for himself" !"
added Eskew SIS deliverin' the Daily
Tocsin on a secondhand Star bicycle
and gamblin' with niggers and riff-raff
None OF the nice young folks invite him
to their doin's any more
That's because he's got so shabby
he's quit goin' with en-" said Buckalew.
No, it amt" snapped Mr.. Arp. ITS
because he's so low down He's no
more n town outcast There ain t
ary one of the girls II have thing to
do with him, except that rip-rarin' TOM
boy next door TO Louden's; and the
~ 4. xrrff1 t.o
neither, l can tell ye That Ariel
Tabor
Colonel Flitcroft caught him sur
reptitiousiy by the arm 'Sh. Eskew !"
he whispered. Look out what you're
sayin'.v
You needn't mind me, Jonas Tabor
spoke up, crispIy. II washed my hands
of all responsibility for Rogers branch
of the family long ago. Never was one
OF en- had the energy or brains to
make a decent livin', beginning with
Roger. not orc worth his salt, i set
Rogers son up In business. and all the
return he ever made me was to go into
bankruptcy and take to drink. till he
died sot like his wife did of shame.
| done all I could when I handed him
over my store, and I never expect to
lift a finger for EN- again. Ariel
Tabor's my grandniece. but she didn't
act IKE II, and you can say anything
you like about her, for what care. The
last time n spoke to her was year
and halft ago. and I don't reckon I'll
ever trouble to again
How wds that. Jonas?' quickly In
CURED Mr.. eDavcy. who. being the eld-
eat OF the arty. was the most curious.
What hnp3enedy"
Size wax out in the street. UP on
that high bicycle OF Joe Louden's. He
was teachit' her to ride. and she was
sittin' on itsllse man does J stopped
snd told Her she wasn't respectable
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heavily laden basket to his delivery
wagon halted half way as tie figure
same near and then. making nlvot OF
his heels as Invent by. behaved toward
1t as does theNmagnetic needle TO the
pole.
II was that OF a tall gentleman. cheer
fully though somewhat with cnnai en-
during his nineteenth winter. ETis 5ong
and slender face he wore smiling be-
meath an accurately cut plaster OF dark
hair cornicing his forehead. a fashion
Followed by many youths Of that year.
This perfect bang was shown under a
round black hat whose rim was so
small as almost not to be there at all.
and the head was supported BY a
WaXy white seawall of collar rising
three inches above tne blue bill
lows of puffed cravat. upon
which foated a large hollow pearl.
Ills ulster, sporting a big cape at the
shoulders. and a tasseled hood over the
cape, was of rough Scotch cloth, pat
termed In faint, gray-and- white squares
the size of baggage checks, and it was
so long that the skirts trailed in the
snow His legs were lost in the ac-
curately creased, voluminous garments
that were the tailors' canny reaction
from the tight trousers with which the
eighties had begun; they were, in color
gray and, in size, surpassed the milder
spirit of fashion so far as they permit
tea liberal knee action to take place
almost without superficial effect. Upon
his feet glistened long shoes. shaped
save for the heels. like sharp racing
shells; these were partially protected
by tan-colored- low CATERS with fiat,
shiny, brown buttons. In one hand the
youth swung a bone-handled walking
a n incl f,o1 -,
diameter, the other carried a yellow
leather banjo-case. upon the other side
of which glittered the embossed silver
initials. e B." He was smoking. but
walked with his head up. making use
however, Of gait at that time new to
Canaan. seeming superbly irresponsi-
bic lounge. engendering much motion Of
the shoulders, producing an effect OF
carelessness combined with independ-
ence-an effect which the innocent have
been known to hail as an unconscious
one.
He looked about him as he came
smilingly. with an expression of prince
ly amusement--as an elderly cabinet
minister. say. strolling about village
where he had spent some months in his
youth, q hamlet which he had then
thought large and imposing, but which.
being revisited after years of cosmo-
politan glory. appeals to his whimsy
and his pity. The youths glance at the
Courthouse Enthusiastically said: "Ah, I
recall that odd little box. / thought it
quite large in the days before / be-
came what 7 am now. and / dare say
the good townsfolk still think it an
imposing structurew With everything
in sight he deigned to be amused. es-
pecially with the old faces in the Ma
tional House" windows. To these he
waved his stick with airy graciousness.
My soul" said Mr.. Davey. 1T seems
to know some of u.s.
Yes" agreed Mr. Arp. his voice re-
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What did she say?''
Laughed" said Jonas, his voice be-
coming louder as the recital OF his
wrongs renewed their sting in his soul
Laughed
What did you do?"
Il went up to her and told her she
wasn't decent girl, and shook the
wheel" Mr.. Tabor illustrated by seiz-
ing the lapels of Joe Davey and shak-
ing him. II told her il her grandfather
had any spunk she'd git an old-fash-
ioned hidin' for behavin that way. And
II shook the wheel again" Here Mr.
Frabor forgetting In the wrath melted
by the recollection that he had not to
do with an inanimate object, swung
the gasping and helpless Mr.. Davey
rapidly back and forth in his chair. Il
shook 1t good and hard"
What did she do them? asked Peter
Bradbury
Fell off on me- replied Jonas. vio-
lentiy. On purpose.
Il wisht she'd killed ye.' said Mr.
Davey, in choking voice, as. released
he sank back in his chair.
"On purpose repeated Jonas. And
smashed straw hat I hadn't had three
months! All to pieces! So it couldn't
be fixed"
And what them pursued Bradbury
She ran" replied Jonas, bitterly
He paused and gulped.
What did he do?" Peter leaned for
ward in his chair eagerly.
The narrator of the outrage gulped
again. and opened and shut his mouth
before responding.
He said IL didn't pay for broken
spoke on his wheel he'd have to sue
me.'
No one inquired If Jonas had paid
and Jonas said no more. The recol-
lection of his wrongs, together with
Davey. had been too much for him. He
sank back, painting, in his chair. his
hands fluttering nervously over his
heart, and closed his eyes.
Il wonder why" ruminated Mr. Brad
bury-'I wonder why Gene Bautry
walked UP from the deepo. Don't seem
much like his style. Should think he'd
of rode UP In a hack.
"Silov' said Uncle Joe Davy. his
breath recovered. He wanted to walk
up past Judge Pixies TO see il there
wasn't show of Mamie's bein' at the
window. and give her a chance to looE
at that college uniform and banjo box
and new walk of his
Mr.. Arp began to show signs of un-
easiness.
I'D like mighty well to know he
said. shifting round in his chair, III
there's anybody here that's been able
to answer the question / put yesterday
just before we went home. You al
tried to. but / didn't hear anything
could consider anyways near even q
fair argument"
who tried tor asked BuckaIew
sharply. sitting UP straight. What
question:
What proof can you bring me- be-
gan Mr.. Arp. deliberately, that We
folks. modernly- amt more Degenerate
than the ancient Romans"
ITO BE Contlnued.)
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the year 1867. for definite purpose. IT
passed out of actual organization in
the year 1889, dying as soon as its
purpose had been achieved.
That purpose was the restraining OF
the mistaken and misdirected enthusi-
ssm OF the negroes at time when.
shortly after the close OF the Civil
War. the white men of the South were
practically disfranchised. At that time
the organization known as the Freed
mems Bureau located a representative
in every county seat throughout the
reconstructed states. This representa-
tive was almost always discharged
Federal soldier. His ostensible purpose
was to see that the freed negroes had
the contrsctual and other rights guar
snteed them under the fifteenth
amendment and the laws passed by
Congress for their benefit subsequent
to its adoption.
One OF the means by which these
representatives of the Freedmens Bu-
reau sought to accomplish their
svowed purposes was the organization
OF the negroes into a secret order
known as the Loyal League The or
ganization had its ritual and regalia,
held its secret and its omen meetings.
fostered the idea OF independence Of
his former master in the mind OF the
negro and was leading tolir~egularities
which called for suppression with a
strong and certain hand.
Necessity is the mother OF invention.
Out OF the necessity OF the times the
ku KiuX Khan was born. The super
stition Of the negro was then. as now,
one of his pronounced characteristics.
and It was decided by those vino had
the matter in hand to play upon this
ra ather than resort to arms or show OF
force to subdue the dangerous tenden-
cies which were being fostered by the
Loyal League.
The Ku Klux Khan was one Of The
most perfectly organized bodies that
ever assembled. 1t was lswless in no
sense of the word. Not only was every
form Of lawlessness prescribed. but it's
members We're prohibited from the per-
formance Of any act OF irregularity and
required to conform strictly to the or
ders of their superiors in office. One OF
the first articles in the obligation which
was taken enjoined obedience to the
constitution and laws of the United
States and to the State in which the
member lived
The methods of procedure employed
by the Ku Klux Klan were very simple
They were organized under the control
of the Grand Wizard. whose authority
extended over the entire empire" as il
was called. Immediately subordinate
TO the Grand. Wizard were the Grand
Dragons of the various realms" as the
State organizations were denomnated
Under these were the Grand Titans
each OF whom ruled over a province,
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pocket and advised never to return to
Mississippi. The Klan had saved his
life. Had he been returned to East
Tennessee in the agitation then exist
ing they would have hanged him first
and made inquiry forty years later
In 1863 the Loyal League went into
innocuous s6esnetude It had literally
been .'haunted'' out of existence. And
with its passing the Ku Klux band dis
banded. never to reorganize
But there were plenty OF unscrupu-
lous characters floating about who rec
ognized the opportunity to hide the
commission OF crimes behind the cloak
of the defunct organization. and who
conceyed that it's mystery would suf-
flee TO place an effectual bar to the le-
gal investigation of thei: evil deeds
In this they were for a time not dis
appointed. But their criminalitg be-
came so fiagrant and SO bold that the
matter was taken in hand by the Fed
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eral authorities. and secret service men
thronged the South for months seeking e
to discover the responsible head of the
reputed Ku Klux Klan and to bring the
members of tho organization to ac-
count.
For months they hunted down the
mem bcrs of this organization which had
assumed the title and paraphernalia of
the Ku Klux Klan. Occasionally they
stumbled by accident upon member of
the genuine organization. but always
without being able TO force a revela-
tion of any of the secrets pertaining to
the real Khan, Enough was brought
to light concerning the illegitimate sue
ceSsor, of the Ku Klux Khan, however.
to bring about the disorganization of
that body and to cause thinking men
on the outside to surmise that this was
indeed. as the event Las proved. a diff
ferent organization from that which
first assumed the name Ku Klux.
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THE CONQUEST .OF CANAAN
Ccontinued from Front Page. J

Continued from Front Page.)
There's q party at the Judges to-
night" said Mr.. Bradbury-'kind OF a
ball Mamie Pixies givin' for the young
folks. Quite a doin's. I hear
That's another thing that's running
Canaan" Mr.. Arp declared, morosely.
These entertainments they have now
adays- Spend all the money out of
town-band from Indianapolis, chicken
salad and darl1y walters from Chica-
go. And what I want to know is,
What's this town goin' to do about the
nsgger question:"
What about it?" asked Mr.. Davey.
belligerently.
What about it?' Mr.. ARD Knocked.
tercely. You better say What about
itg"
Well whaty" maintained Mr.. Davey,
steadfastly.
I'll bet there amt any less than four
thousand niggers in Canaan todayl'
Mr. Arp hammered the floor with his
stick. Every last one Of 'em Grim
inals, and more comm. on every train. =
NO such a thing" said Squire Buck
aiew, living up TO his bounden duty.
You look down the street. There's
the ten forty-five comm in now. I'll
bet you a straight flve-cent Peek-a-Boo
cigar there amt airy nigger on the
whole train except the sleepin' car por-
ters"
What kind Of way to argue is
thaty' demanded Mr.. Arp hotly. Bet
tin aint proof. is it2 Besides thar's
the through express from the East. I
meant trains from the South"
You didn't say so" retorted Bucka-
lew triumphantly. Stick TO your bet.
Esl1ew. stick to your bet"
Ny bet. cried the outraged Eskew.
Who offered TO bet2"
You did" replied the Squire with
perfect assurance and sincerity. The
others supported him in the heartiest
spirit OF n-with-the-dance, and war
and Joy were unconfned
A decrepit hack or two, a couple OF
old fashioned surreys and q few cut
unders" drove by. bearing the newly
arrived and their valises. the hotel om-
nibus depositfng several commercial
travellers at the door. A solitary fr-
ure came from the station on foot, and
when Il appeared within fair range Of
the window Uncle Joe Davey. who had
but lowered on the TANKS of the com
bat, first removed his spectacIes and
wiped them, as though distrusting the
vision they Of cred him. then replacing
them scanned anew the approaching
ngure and uttered smothered cry.
Ny Lord Almighty" he gasped.
What's this2 Look there"
They looked A truce came invoiun-
tarily, and they sat in paralvtic silence
as the figure made its stately and sen
sstional progress along Main street.
Not only the aged men were smitten.
Men shoveiing snow from the. pave
ments stopped suddenly in their lsbors
two women talking busily OF 2 door
step were stilied and remained IN fro
zen attitudes as ii passed: a grocers
clerk crossing the pavement carrying
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- Ew or those who have heard the
sppellation "the Wizard OF the sad
die" applied TO General Nathan
Bedford Forrest. the prince OF Con-
federsto csvairymen. are aware OF
Its origin. II is commonly supposed
that the wonderful dash and daring OF
the great Memphian. which led nstur-
ally 20 the almost uninterrupted sue
cess OF his exploits AT arms, and which
inspired The unauestioning devotion Of
his men, was primarily responsible for
IT, But such Is not the case.
The truth is that II came from his
connection with the Ku Klux Khan. OF
which organization it is asserted def
initclv that the big hearted. big brain
ed and mighty thewed Confederate was
commander in chief The title which
- The I'm KluN Klan applied to its head
official was simply the Grand Wizard. -
What was the Ku Klux Klan? No
suthenic history OF the organization
has ever beer. written. Much has been
hinted at. More has been suspected.
But of definite and authenticated in
formation there has been a sorry
dearth
And there was good and sufficient
reason for the fact. II was one OF the
articles OF the oath to which eSery
member Of the Ku 1IluN Klan sub
scribcd before being received into the
ranks OF the membership OF that mys-
terious body. that lie should never ad-
nit being member of the order. or
that he possessed ans positive and
definite Information concerning IL or
the works which ii wrought And IT
has not been until the passage Of years
has thinned tho ghostly ranks of the
weird brotherhood and until. seen in
the perspective OF tho past the rea
sons which underiaA the obligation to
secrecy were recognized as dwfndling
ano passing awav-nay. not until a
new reason arose with the flight OF
years cogently comma nding speech in
order that by the few remaining sur
ViVors OF the order the memory of one
Of the most worthy OF secret organiza-
lions might be cleared OF the unjust
aspersions OF its calumniators-that
there have been found among it's men,
soers those who are willing. speaking IN
uasi-confdential terms TO those who
love and respect the memory OF their
departed comrades, to voice at length
Ine inner history or this uncannH-
brotherhood. And these sneak opl,-
with quietly smiling faces Of the things
tney have heard" Not one OF them
VIII say 10 YOU: q belonged to the
order 7 saw these things done. 7
Know whereof I speak" Nor does one
OF them consent TO have his name given
even in this oblique connection with
the matter
A mystery the Ku Klux Klan was
born; mystery fl lived and died. and a
mystery shall forever haunt its grave
This is the dictum OF its votaries Tbev
nave nothing TO fear from disclosures
OF us secrets, either from the Federal
authorities or from the social world
IN fact, throughout the Southland TO-
cay the leaders in professional and
business life, the chief personages in
social life, the best men in the Churches
and In every department Of life are
among the members OF this weird or
ganlzation' which appeared. acted out
its little career and disappeared as in
eXplicably as il came.
This much. nevertheless is assured: !:
The ku KluX Klan came into being in
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By Ida L. Brooks.

Nv FE have the statement straight
A from a learned source that the
Wv middle-aged woman has dis
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fragrant The river and harbor bill pro-
vides money for improvements to be
sure, but not one dollar of 1t is ever
paid back TO the government from any
source. Such benefit as accrues to the
country is indirect, and in too many
cases there is no benefit, the expense
Is dead loss With irrigation, how
ever, the government invests money
which is certain 10 come back; and its
investment gives returns of a hundred
fold in the development OF the western
empire.
In such cause another hundred MIL
lion would be well loaned. and Mr.. Kio-
sci did well TO voice his convictions and
direct attention to the wisdom of his
opinions.
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Mr.. KIEsEL's PLAN.

One most admirable thing about the
Hon. Fred J. Kiesers speech to the ir-
rigation congress was the frankness
with which he told what he wanted.
and why he wants II. He thinks con-
Fress should be asked to provide at
least 500 600, 900 for irrigation projects,
though ne would be content with say,
half the sum as starter And Mr..
Kiesel is right.
All Of the money congress provides
for these reclamation undertakings is
in the nature of a loan without inter-
est. It is not an appropriation in the
common acceptation Of the term be-
cause the entire sum Is 10 be returned
TO the public treasury and fits return
IS guaranteed by the owners Of land
irrigated by water from government
reservoirs. No better security exists
than these lands, and no better class OF
citizens lives anywhere than the men
who settle these lands. They improve
their holdings, add 10 the taxable
values OF their communities. build
states out Of deserts and strengthen
the nation with good citizenship.
II is common for eastern newspapers
and writer's TO class the irrigation ap-
propriations with river and harbor ap-
propriations. No error could be more