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other people manage 10 have cars
and a little fun"
Not young people without an in
come of their own"
I'm tired of living in the gutter"
Sheldon faced his wife silently for
a minute.
IF you feel like that. dear. let's
give IL up-shall we2"
''What?"
I'm tired, too-not OF living in the
gutter. because OF course, we don't,
but OF pretending. I told you once
before we We're married that ]
shouldn't marry a rich girl. 1 knew
IT was a mistake. Now, it's bad for
both of US. All my ambition is going,
because l know l can't meet the bur-
den. Maybe I'm not of much account.
Anything you do is all right with me. "
You mean divorce?"
He nodded.
But / don't want ii yorce-
We can't go on like this, can we?
/ hurt you'll seem mean to you've
killed every bit of love you had for
me, and I've hurt myself too. / can't
seem to go on. I dreamed of getting
an interest in a wholesale house of
my own. I wanted to make money
for you"
she did not answer, and he left her
That afternoon she went downtown
and called on Mr. Gibbs, who was an
old friend of hers and had a real
estate business. They came TO an
understanding after much talk on her
part.
THERE was roast lamb for dinner.
Sheldon liked roast lamb. Until
he came within the savory smell of
1t that night, he did not know how
hungry and tired he was All day
he had been trying to think of
somewhere he could turn to raise
money enough to buy out the Austin
interest. There was nowhere, no one,
except his father-in- law. If he tried
to go elsewhere. the first question
would be why he did not go TO
Tillinghast. He came home reluct-
antly and as he turned at the gate
Jean saw him from the dining room
window and noted the slowness of
his approach. He didn't want 10
come home. She'd done that to him.
He looked like a man anticipating a
blow, as indeed he was
How about calling on your broth
err Gilbert-and BELIEF Jean asked
at dinner.
They don't interest you particu-
larly, Jean"
I'D like to, tonight, really"
The Gilbert Millses lived in a little
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for relief from the chaotic turbulence
of the times was eagerly sought.
Agents of the Khan told dissatisfied
men that they brought remedy for
threatened disasters of society. These
agents also made the most of each
community's chief prejudice, and
capitalized race hatred, religious in
tolerance and political greed by max
ing magnificent promises of the power
that would come with secret conniv-
ing and with invisible rule.
Religious prejudice Is the founda-
ton of the Khan, when all camou-
fiage is torn aside. The Khan, shut
ting it's doors to certain citizens,
brought dissolution and hatred from
the start to towns that had been har-
monious and to nelghbors that had
been friends.
The K1an gained dominance in
Texas in the beginning because of
it's birth in time of chaos. Then
it's agents built UP an army Of good
men and OF narrow men alike by OF.
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and Belle do unless you want To-
| why, you silly girl" said Sheldon
| "All evening, I've been glad that ]
! didn't live that way. I've been think
ing how beautifully you taught me to
live. 1 don't want to sell the house
| It's the only home we've had. I'd al
| most sooner go away and leave you
| and Betty in it-unless 1 can swing
| 1t. l could under certain conditions
I've figured that If 1 could buy into
Parke-Austin. l could handle every
! thing within year. 1 know exactly
what's wrong with that firm. I really
know a lot about wholesale gro
| ceries. You SEE
| X X X
| Jean realized that he was talking
just as he used to talk before they
were married.
It's possible to make an awfully
good thing of it, I'm sure. l was al
most tempted today to try to raise
the money, but
But WHAT"
why, Jean, for a little while, until
L got the firm going. it would mean
worse scraping than we have been
up against yet. You'd hate it-say-
| ing everywhere, for I'd have to keep
| my credit good. It's bad enough as
it Is"
TITS not bad at all" Jean contra
dicted him fatty. We're quite COM
Portable. I suppose I could cut a lot
of things out. / really could do bet
ter. But why not sell the house?"
Not seems like letting you pawn
your wedding ring. I've got to do it
on my own, or 1t doesn't amount to
anything. But L almost think, Jean,
l could make Alton see what a rea-
sonable proposition 1t would be. His
bank has money loaned to Parke-
Austin, as 1t is. Do you suppose you
could stand a year or so of real
economy-almost poverty? Because
If 1 did try, / couldn't"
He didn't go on. but Jean knew
what he meant He meant that he
couldn't come home to a cross wife
every night. 1t occurred TO her that
he was giving her a chance to be a
regular wife like Belle, with her
share of the burdens.
Go ahead, sheldon" she answered,
with all the intensity gone from her
voice. Let's do it your way and
watch me help"
He saw Fred Austin in the morning.
"WeIl-s10, 600 cash and the balance
over a period of three years." Austin
said at last.
Henry Alton, his banker. greeted
him affably, but not too affably, as
one who suspects that he may be
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| called upon to cash in on pleasant
ness.
We'll. young mani
Sheldon told him. He found that
| having broken into speech, words
came easily. He was backed also By
the knowledge, verified by Austin,
| that the bank was involved in Parke-
Austin affairs and unwilling to see
| 1t ride TO a fall. He found himself
adroit, canny.
And so I can get it-and make the
business pay-if L can get $4,000
| cash"
| Sounds reasonable. ia like to ses
| that business in young hands-com-
petent hands. What security would
| stands wouldn't be good enough, OF
| course. What else?'
81 haven't anything else"
! 'I see. Mr.. Tillinghast go on your
uote?"
Sheldon shook his head. Il prefer
not to ask him, Mr.. Alton"
| why not?"
IT can't be carried by my wifes
| father I don't like the idea"
Alton whistled softly.
! Just so. Well, there's your house,
but, of course. real estate is poor
security for US
/ can OlieT Lne nOuS6 dS GcEuI
| It's my wife's."
| That must be a big expense"
TT is. But I've no carve are go
| ing TO cut expenses to the bone while
I'm getting this business running"
| But we can't lend you money with
out security"
II feel it is security to get q man
in there who knows the business.
You know what that firm is earning
you know what il should earn. Its
a wonder it hasn't been bought up be-
fore. Some bank is going to see II
| before I'm through, NJ. Alton
Alton looked him over. There was
the look of the young fellow which he
liked; moreover, he couldn't have any
other bank in on the management OF
Parke-Austin. Mills was right. Good
story on Tiuinghast! Well
ut will come up at the directors
meeting this afternoon"
Il see," said Sheldon.
The banker put his hand on the
young mans shoulder.
Informally 1 think I can promise
you that it will be all right. You
needn't go farther"
On the surface car that night the
girls looked al Sheldon. He looked
so handsome, so successful, SO ro-
mantle. But they brought out their
vanity cases and powdered their noses
uselessly, for he looked at mona OF
them. His eyes and his mind were
fixed on something apparently out
side the dark window panes. The car
went past the lighted windows Of the
City and Country Club, and little
smile curved Sheldon's lips. Some
day he'd go in there again when
he could pay for his own membership.
And he'd take Jean there for dinner
Copyright. 1921
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fering the bait most acceptable In
each community.
In negro-populated districts the
fear of race equality, as the result of
uncomfortable conditions, offered a
strong incentive to sincere men to
join the cause.
In other districts the vanguard of
the Khan pictured the Pope's alleged
encroaching power
Everywhere the danger. of foreign
control was stressed. Statistics show
ing the increase of foreigners within
the country were quoted and the i'm
migration doors were made a subject
of argument.
A heartbreaking war with foreign
ers was just over. sentiment was
strong. That our best citizens are q
result of the melting pot, that had
blended the strength OF all nations
into a democratic people, for
gotten. Jewish domination of the in
dustrial power of America was pic
tured. Patriotism and the preserva-
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Victory for Daylight Government
Won in Texas, Says Mrs. Ferguson

| ton OF the law were made a basis al
| appeal that caused many officers OF
the law and good men to enter the
| Khan.
Thus thousands of men, whose in
| tentions and purposes were the best,
| were indicted into an organization
| that soon began a program Of punish
| ment on a par with medieval inquisi-
| lions.
& = x x
EARLY in the history of the Khan
II in Texas, the common people be-
| gan to realize that klannishness was
| based on interests hurtful to their
| own welfare and they refrained from
! joining the invisible empire. But
| there were many who could not see
| the menace of the Khan for its pre-
| tensions.
| Immediately after it's organization
| in Texas a series of outrages, against
! guilty and against innocent victims
alike, shamed sane people and threat
ened to give unlicensed power to any
! man who wore a mask. Unlawful
gangs took advantage OF this OPP
| portunity to gain nefarious purposes
| behind the sheet, and private hatreds
were satisfied in lonely woods with
| torture. Whipping squads were or
| ganized in every Khan, and IT became
| change visits in order to administer
| hoggings and tarring- feather
| ing to stranger victims for neIghbor-
| ing hlans.
AS candidate for governor
promised that when 1 reached Office /
| would urge laws limiting the license
| of hooded mobs. shall ask the
Legislature to pass laws requiring the
membership of each Khan to be fled
with the county clerk, and | would
have a law that made mask wearing
| in public an offense punishable with
one years imprisonment for ono per
son alone, and with two years i'm
! prisonment for three or more con-
gregated with masks on.
| Although at one time the menace
| of the Khan. with it's silent political
machines and it's determination to &C
Quire power through politics, seemed
| to threaten internal dissolution that
would have brought shame and dis
| tress to this country, 1 believe that
| as far as Texas is concerned, the
crisis is past and that sincere men,
| with the best interest of State and
neighbor at heart, will forsake the
mask for daylight rule, court justice
and religious tolerance.
There are many people who have
| been in bad company before whose
| mani God rescued them from the peril
of too much association with un-
worthiness. That the worst is over
in Texas is best demonstrated by the
| State elections of the last two years.
The 1922 election netted some victor
les for the Khan, but the last election
| was almost complete victory for
| anti-Klansu1en-
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And Jean shall have a pair Of gloves
for her birthday present"
Not my carr" cried Jean.
Your husband is right II he can't
afford to let you have a car you
shouldn't have car" said d. II. r,
and looked coldly at his son-in-law. Il
understand you correctly
Absolutely" said Sheldon. and
squared up to the situation. ''Thate
fine"
He rather expected Jean to denounce
him on the spot, and was not at all sure
that she would go home with him. But
she did, although after her tears had
been suppressed there was a still quiet
about her that he dreaded. She was
tense. and she obviously intended 70
bring him to time.
Meanwhile old D. H Tillinghast sat
on his own bed and chuckled.
That young fellow certainly treated
us TO fireworks-"
And on Jeans birthday! ! wonder II
he's good to her. You must have Chris
tan run her car over in the morning
poor girl -
What CARP
why, the new one"
Not much" said d. H T "She gets
her gloves tomorrow. 1 send no cars to
that house"
But. Dave. you don't intend to make
jean suffer-"
in q measure, that's out Of our
hands. The young mans thesis is sound
enough. OF course, in theory he's quite
right Still, il I'd given Jean a check,
he might have felt differently. But he'll
have his chance to work this out"
How"
LAS 1 remember. we're going &C
California next Sunday for five
months. aren't We? This house Is 10
be closed. and the cars put in storage,
Not a battery left in one OF them ex-
cept the one we take along Let
Sheldon have a taste of independ-
ence."
But how about Jean? She's COM
ing out to us next month with Betty"
81 guess Wen tell Jean to stay with
her husband this Winter" said D. H. t.
TN January there were taxes. Mr..
Tillinghast had paid the taxes on
the expensive house and lot he had
given his daughter. This year he
omitted It. Poverty de luxe grew
more difficult. On Christmas the
and Sheldon a set of books.
One night the Millses had TO go
home in a public bus from a dance.
Sheldon did not have the cash for a
taxi Jean and he sat miserably be-
side each other on the straw seat. she
in her lovely evening wrap and he in
his expensive evening clothes. Shell
don felt that his wife hated him. She
refused invitations after that, and in
deed she was often too tired to go out
in the evening. for she had incom-
petent help in the house.
Jenny, her old cook, had cost $40 a
month; and though Mrs. Tillinghast
had always taken care of that, this
year she had forgotten. So Jenny had
to go. and Jean felt adrift. She wept
a good deal. alternating weeping with
fits of hostility. But for once her in
tenseness, her nervousness" did not
work.
why must we live like pigs7' she
said viciously one morning at break
fast.
Because we aren't living honestly"
Sheldon tried to keep his voice imper-
sonal and persuasive.
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DOR, my dear" exclaimed
90 Jean, and shuffled the cards.
You haven't an idea. We
are simply wretched. 1
The Washington times., 1925-05-15
HOWARD STRIKE
IS BROUGHT
To END
Youths Return to Glasses, But
Threaten to Walk Out II De-
mands Are Not Met
The strike Of 1900 students at

The strike OF 1900 students at
Howard University Is over.
After a. stormy three hour session
in. the university chapel, the strik-
ers accepted a resolution introduced
by group of alumni calling for i'm.
mediate return to classes.
The alumni group was headed by
c. E. Lane. Although accepting the
peace resolution, the strike leaders
declared that If the faculty does not
provide a remedy for the students
grievances the walkout will be re-
sumed.
Following is the text OF the
alumni resolution which resulted in
the return of the students to
classes:
Being desirous Of ending the un-
pleasant situation that has pre-
vailed at Howard University since
May Z, and on the representation
of a group of leading citizens of
Washington that amicable relations
would be restored with the univer-
sity: that no penalties will be Inn
posed upon any participant in the
strike; immediate taking up the
matter of revising the rules effect
ing physical education; that no cut
will be charged for the time the
students have been out of class.
that no further suspensions be
made on the twenty-cut rule until
the situation is settled; the stu
dent body at meeting in chapel
on the afternoon of May Ii vote
to return to class"
The Washington times., 1925-05-15
CONTINUED from Page 4)

and games and maypole dances
calculated to appeal especially to
the children.
The fete began at 3 o'clock and
lasted until 10, with a performance
of "Tableaux from the Arabian
Nights" both afternoon and evening;
so supper was served between the
two performances, with ladies of
the State Department group as
hostesses: and a number of parties
were arranged to sup in the Streets
of Cairo''-despite the uncharacteris-
tic chill.
Mrs. Carr In Charge OF
Bridge and Mah-JOng.
Mrs. Wilbur j. Carr, acting presi-
dent of the Neighborhood House
Board. was, as usual, in charge OF
the bridge and mah-jong party,
and the tables were filled during
the early afternoon with pretty
women in smart spring frocks. Tea
was served on the vera1G;i, the
guests wandering off afterward to
shop around among the booths or
to find their places for the per
formance in the sylvan theater.
There Mrs. Walter Tuckerman,
chairman of the fete, was in per
sonal charge and under hcr di-
rection a pleasant program had
been worked out. Beside the color
full tableauX there were Oriental
dances by some of Miss Minnie
Hawkes. pupils, with a Peter
Pan dance" by little Miss Helen
May Bloedorn for variety, and the
King Smith Fauvettes gave group
of Russian peasant songs in strik-
ing fashion. their gorgeously
colored costumes contributing in no
small part to the effectiveness of
this scene.
With Mrs Tuckerman as chair
man and Miss Nancy Hoyt as vice
chairman, some of the prettiest
girls in town had been gathered to!
gether to appear as ''Scheherazade"
Miss Hoyt1, "Morgianna" Miss
Louise Irelandl. The Fair Persian"
Miss Betty Byrne), Princess. of
Bengal Miss Gratia Houghton) and
many of the other lovely heroines
of the Thousand and One Nights.
Miss Natalie Hammond as a slave
girl contributes a striking Eastern
dance and, like Miles. Claire and
Helene -Heilmann. who seem to
have a genuine flair for the dra-
matte, was exceptionally striking IN
her makeup.
Others in the cast wA'e Countess
della Porta. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Suydam, Mile. Pueyrredon, Miss
Helen Strauss, and the Misses
Phoebe and Elsie Quinby. The two
Quinby girls and their mother, Mrs.
Rowland Quinby, chairman of III
The Washington times., 1925-05-15

of the War Finance Corporation,
will be the guest of honor and
speaker at the College Women's
Club tea, Monday, from 4 to 6
o'clock, at the club house, 1922
street. Mr.. Morrill, was until recent.
ly chief of the packers and stock
yards administration, United States
Department of Agriculture.
Mrs. Clyde w. Warburton, chair
man of the press committee, will
be hostess at the tea. Mrs. William
{, Van Week will preside at the
tea table and will be assisted by
Mrs. A. c. Dillman and Miss airline
Dufour.
MI. and Mrs. Parker Fl. Kemble
Oh Marblehead Neck, Mass, are
stopping at the Shoreham.
X H. n
A reception in honor OF, Mime.
Thalia Sabanrieva, Metropolitan
opera star who sang with the
Washington Opera Company
wednesday night, and the orches.
ira director, Jacques Samassoud,
was given last night by the Greece
America Society and the Greek.
American Iintercolligiate League
The reception was held in the
home of Miss Anne Darlington.
prominent in activities of the two
organizations, at No. 1910 Twen-
tieth street northwest.
ADD SOCIETY
Mrs. John Allen Munson will be
hostess at the tea to be given by
the Woman's City Club, 90 Jack
son Place, on Sunday afternoon
from 4:3O to s o'clock. Assisting
Mrs. Munson will be Mrs. James
F. Callbreath, Miss Agnes Winn
and Miss Florence. Bell, Mrs. L. E.
w. Fehl will preside at the tea
table.
The big card party announced
Tor the evening of Saturday, June
.. at the New Willard Hotel, under
the auspices Of the Craftsman Club
and the Woman's Auxiliary, of the
United States Veterans Bureau, for
the Bureaus much needed and
helpfully dispensed Welfare Fund,
has among its patronesses and pa
irons the following: Mrs. Coolidge,
Mrs. Bessie p. Bruggeman, chair
man of the Employees Compensa-
tion Commission, Mrs. Virginia
White Speel, president of the Fed
Grafton Of Women's Club of the
District, the director of the Bu.
reau's staff. Frederick N. Zihlman,
representative from Maryland, chair
man of the District Committee, Gen
eral Anton Stephan, president Men s
City Club, and Mrs. Stephan.
The ground floor of the llostelry,
adjacent to Peacock Alley" has
been reserved for the occasion.
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girls committee, were largely in
strumental in assembling the cast.
The setting was picturesque in
the extreme. with the. green sward
sweeping down in natural amrhl-
theater to the lily pond at the foot
of the stage and trees and flower
ing shrubs rearing their heads as
background for the gaily painted
scenery. Every movement of the
actors on the stage was reflected
i'm the pool. And in the evening
the scene took on new charm from
the contrast between the lights ana
the reflections with the blacknes5
of the foliage.
1t was in the sylvan theater that
/ spied the Japanese Ambassador
and Nine. Matsudaira, with two
small daughters in brilliantly embrol-
dered Japanese costume, giving
most picturesque aspect to the
little group. And later Nine.
Matsudaria made the round of the
booths. gathering packages as, she
went and followed by such comment
as Isn't she a dear?' She wore
smart Occidental dress but several
other ladies of the Japanese en-
bassy in bright kimonos were help
ing Mrs Charles Burnett at the
Japanese flower mart
Mrs. Wilbur, wife of the Secre-
tary of the Navy, was an interested
spectator at the theatricals, the
Secretary joining her there in the
late afternoon. Mrs. Wilbur was
also patroness for the "Chinese
City" where, under the direction
of Mrs. Edward w. Eberle, a group
of navy women did a land office
business in Chinese games. Mrs.
Hoover was patroness for Siberia" !"
where ices were served by a group
of women in Russian dress. At
the Bazaar in india" ladies of the
British Embassy, headed by Mrs.
John Joyce Broderick and Mrs.
Lawson-Johnston were in charge.
The cake booth was in charge of
Countess Szechenyi. with Nine.
Ekengren presiding over the candy
table assisted by Nine Wallenberg,
Nine. Simopoulos and others. Nine.
Panaretoff served Turkish coffee,
with Nine. Prochnik and Mrs. Harry
Norment standing by to guard the
magic gift tree" The presiding
sisting Nine. Heilmann, of the
French embassy, conducted a sale of
hats and scarfs, "ba ting for" Mrs..
Lawrence Townsend. There was
also a booth at which articles MADE
at Nejghborhood House were on
sale and children from the settle.
ment house presented some anus
ing dances on the green. Decora
tions were by J. p. S. Neigh, OF
Neighborhood House and Edmund
ST Cyr harrington. Ponies were
The Washington times., 1925-05-15
SYRACUSE VIGlLANTES
FILE BLIND PIG" LIST

SYRACUSE, n. Y, May 10
The Syracuse Vigilance committee,
Attorney Lincoln w. Lygert, chair
man, today filed with John G. Sar-
gent, Attorney General of the
United States, a supplemental list
of sixty-four establishments in Sy-
racuse where the national pro
hibition act is being violated"
Twenty-four Syracuse establish
ments were named for padlocking in
the first list filed with President
Coolidge at the time Dyggert de-
manded the removal from office of
Federal Prosecutor Oliver d. Bur
den.
The Washington times., 1925-05-15
TRANSFERS COUNTED
IN STREET CAR SURVEY

The need for rerouting street
car lines Of Washington now is
being studied by engineers making
the transportation survey here.
One hundred and fifty thousand
transfers collected by railway and
bus companies last Tuesday are be-
ing counted by q corps of girl
workers to show the number of
points at which transfers are used
in Washington,