SJNDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1921 THE MICHIGAN DAILY MAGAZINE &
Student Interviewed On Ku Klux Klan
(By Hughstn X. cBain) think if he admitted his membership the legality of such an organization have my suspicions that his thots of
The '24 man from Missouri settled in the Klan. It developed that he was might be questioned, but he insisted that gentleman are not the best.'
himself comfortably in a big morris a member. that in the city where he became a With such a fund of information,
This man, a graduate of an eastern member the Klan had been perfectly we thot it would be interesting to
chair and thoughtfully puffed at his university, came this year to Michi- law abiding. have this student write an article for
cigarette. The only sound iythe room gan for the study of law. He was The most interesting phase of this the Magazine. This he-declined to do.
was that Inevitable tick, tick of his engaged in newspaper work last year man's story was that his grandfather It may have been the pressure of his
pet alarm clock on the bureau. in a southern city. It was there that was a member and officers of the work in th University; it may have
"No," he drawled, "I am not a mem- he joined the Klan. According to his original Ku Klux Klan of reconstruc- been because he did not wish to an-
ber of the Ku Klux Klan. You thought version of it; the Klan in that city tion days. "If my grandfather knew tagonize the Ku Klux Klan.
that I was?" he raised his eyebrows. consisted principally of young men, that I belonged to this present or- -
The interviewer nodded. Prospects who were banded together for social ganization, I would probably be fool- In the good old days when we used
of finding a Ku Kluxer among the stu- purposes more than for anything else. ish ever to visit him again. I don't topull a loose tooth by means of a
dent body who was willing to admit He admitted that there might be seed know what he thinks of Walter J. string and a door-knob, it was a case
the fact seemed dimmer each day. for trouble in the Ku Klux Klan; that Simmons. the imperial wizard, but I of making the door a drawer.
"But," continued the '24 man wh
had to be shown, "I have lived in a
locality where the Ku Klux has been
all powerful, I have watched them
work, I have been told of their ob-
jects, their aims, their ambitions,I
Srtra ILHOUETTESkIhaebetodftei that SHADOW
may as well admit, I have filled out an
application blank to Ku Klux Klan
as have an unbelievable number of oods in Autumn Modes for College Women
others in my home town-and," his
eyes twinkled, "in Ann Arbor.
"What do I think of the Klan? Well,-
"thatd Irsthiko thelanoWeullODS and modes - how inextricably intertwined! The feminine mood -
in the first place, it is a powerful or-
ganization. At the present time it is its name is legion. The Autumn mode - is its name not also legion? Each
controlable, as to whatit will be in occasion of the college women's busy life demands a costume in keeping with the
the future is beyond the knowledge
of man. Of -course the question of spiril of the minute. Each college woman is individual i her tastes and so it is an
whether or not 'mob rule' can suc- unlimited fashion plate which carefully embraces conservative, half-way, and ultra
cessfulyh exist is always questionable. a. modes that is able to adapt itself to the varying tastes.
"Should 'the leaders of the Klan ever(
become men of the wrong type, the
order would certainly accomplish
more bad than good. Coats for Every Day Semi-Dress Wraps.
"One instance of their work out in
my town comes to my mind. For years -For out-of-door wear there -For dress wear there are
there has existed there a famous are coats of distinction and black plush coats with luxuri-
gambling den. It had police protec-
tion. Policemen guarded the doors. J warmth. When a the college ous fur collars. Fashioned in
vice, in all its forms, reigned there woman starts hurriedly for her a flari'ng style these coats offer
nightafter night. One daythe own- eight o'clock on a cold morn- a distinctive wrap that is espe-
er received warning fronm the Knights
of the Ku Klux Klan to close down, ing she must have a wrap that cially warm. These coats may
It was disregarded, but, interesting is at once comfortable and ap- be had with a plush collar or
to say, a few days later the place
closed its doors forever. Don't mis- propriate. There are rich Deu- with a collar of Australian
understand me. No extreme act of vedelines, Bolivias and cheme- opossum, dyed opossum or
violence was committed on the man. tines in soft tones of brown and black fur. Fancy silk linings
He still lives, but a wiser man is he.
"In brief, the Ku Klux .ideals are blue. These coats are fashion- add to the beauty, of these
excellent. Propaganda which has re- ed in modish styles and are models. Priced from $25.00
cently appeared against them has been w
published purely for selfish reasons. well lined with satin. Prced to $59.00.
I have read everything I could con- from $25.00 to $150.00. (SECOND FLOOR)
cerning the Klan duirng the past
month and at the present feel per-
fectly free in saying that I am willing Les Chapeaux
to join the orgnization at any time.
"The K. K. K. is strong in the South. For Those Who Watch
Its exact place in the North has yet the Games
to be determined. I, too, am watch-
ing the outcome of the fight against -Pierce Arrow hats of soft felt
the Klan with the greatest of interest." in new shapes are just the thing
to wear to the foot-ball game.
They turn away from the face
Editor's Note-That there are stu- in a piquantly attractive fash-
dents at the University of Michigan, ion. Never has Dame Fashion
who are members of the Ku Klux provided so carefully with hats
Klan, is ,more than a matter of sup- of such smartness for the col-
position. Almost anyone at gome lge women. These chic little
time has discovered a man, who be- models cost only $7.50.
longs 'to that mystical organization. (Second Floor)
Privately these men will admit their
connections; to get the'm to admit
such a fact publicly in an interview
is more difficult. The editor, himself,
had an interesting and enlightening
experiene with a Klansman.
While discussing the organization
pro and con with a group of fellow
students, a new arrival suddently as-
tounded us by asking what we would