Evening journal., 1920-10-30
PRIEST BANS
HINDOO'S LOVE
,cides He Has Plunged
Sweetheart and Family
Into Trouble
RIDERS HIM TO
GIVE GIRL UP

SACRAMENTO. Cal, oct. 3O.-From
ie valley OF the Dekkan, across the
acine 20 the valley OF the Sacramen-
A lha long hand Of Brahma's priest |
iod has reached to crush the love /
VA Hindu for a white girl 8nd 10 |
rN whatever smolderng race an
2Onism the unusual romance may
|laVc aroused.
IN cnnot bew is the pronounce
nent OF the Brahmins In the case ~
Ipcsa Khan. East Indian and Peat
lunlCr, pretty American whose pro-
UstO marriage carried their names
to courts and news headlines and
[irOagM furOr Of comment.
A.n Khan, though In his own land
be- may not walk in the shadow OF
Ga, saccrd0ial caste. has bowed his
|lead and composed his heart TO iis
/ |rri,siiy mand8e, seeking TO forget
ls Doe toll. with his fellows.
p SO Khan grows rice near Gridley,
xiutle county. For fourteen years ne
|ias worked and now he is wealthy
y nd stili young ~ Khan wanted 10
*narry Pearl Huricr. i5 ycars Old,
y white girl. Her family Twin SIS
.er. mother and fyiher--Wrro not
Wealthy. pcsa offered her his
p alii The pair started ou. to get
N marriage license Incy Nislttd
II evcral roumics but met a si0lid
tcfusal from each clerk.
Il Then officials Of Bultc county d.
II ided Mfs. Hunter was not capable
Il taking care of Pearl and her twin
4 sler Ruby. The ewO girls were
a 1llaccn IN state home.
n The mother fought In several
Il 5'Ourts 10 have Them released ana
a FINALLY succeeded In lhe autOmo-
pile OF Khan and another or his
a 0untrymcn. ihe mother and tWC
- lalqhiers started for Nevada, where
7.hr was gOinc.tO place them IN Z
c0nyen.. The entire party was ar
resied at Truckee. not many miles
Prom the Nevada State line. tn.
flunfer girls were again placed iI
IietentiOn and their case brought
before the Appellate Court of Sac
Iramento.
At this time ihe slow anger o
the prahmins Of Sacramento Vale
began 20 rise. Their priests callf'
together followers NJ the prophs, an
|ein a temporary mosque In Sacramen
10 the Court of lhe East b. gan grind
ling out a decision that will afec
the decis on TO be gwen by the cour
IOf the West.
N'You. Pesa Khan, have made
grave mistake" said the local hig
|. priest. "You hive sought 70 defea
lihe prejudice Of the West and hav
/ met only obstacles. This girl is nC
of your race. but you have by you
Efforts plunged her into, sea
trouble. The daughters have bee
taken from their mother, who's
nights are now spent i'm sorrow
BY he edict Of this court. you mul
never rest until YOU have restore
them again 10 their mother.
"Also. Pesa Khan, by the edict
this court. YOU shall never mari
This girl"
And before them Khan swore
would obey the win Of The court.
Through his attorneys he has TO-
|, the Court Of Appeals that he seel
\ no longer TO marry Pearl Huntc
and that he viii spend his last CO
10 restore The Hunter -irls To The
earlier safe NJ happiness. With On
promise Of Khan. ihe Hindu. and
L statement Of renunclation from PED
Hunter. ihe release of The girls W
undoubtedly he granted.
In the meantime. the Brahm
rourt members have gone back
work in the rice felds until sil
lime when another problem aDectl
NE race Is 10 h. decided.