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PAGE TWO W. A. Bettis, “Wichita, Kansas. “We advise you to beware. You are continuously publishing un warranted attacks on the Invisi. ble Empire, the most dauntless Organization known to man. “Take heed and govern yourself accordingly. KNIGHTS OF THE KU KLUX KLAN Here today, yesterday, and forever “Dated on this the 25th day of the 10th mouth *{ the year of our Lord 1922 and on the Drerdful Day of the Weeping Week of the Mournful Month of the Year of the Klan LVI.” ' *_ . l Knox Defeats High School 41 —Q On Friday afternoon, Nov. 3d, the Athens High and Industrial School met her arch enemy, the Knox Institute aggregation, on the Chase Street Park gridiron. The air was balmy and the soil perfectly dry ; so that all nature tended to make the game entirely possible. The High School children took a stand on the west side of “stage of action.” While immediately * east of them was the large Knox delegation with banners waving and colors flying. At four o’clock Dr. B. L. Jack #• son and Mr. Henry Pinkard com pared their watches: the game was called. Events were brief in the first half, and the agile Athens Highs seemed to be a pretty good match for the Knox men. But in the beginning of the second “semester” the Knox skill togeth er with the superior weight of her THE ATHENS REPUBLIQUE men began to assert itself. All through the last half however, the light weight Athens Highs put up a gallant fight for their sport ing honor and to Bave the tender hearts of the young lassies— class mates and comrades —who came to cheer them and would see them win. The Knox soon became success ful, in working the college trick a that their coach, Mr. W. L. Bur nett, and assistant Coach, Mr. W.C. Brunt, had taught them; and about mid-way the last half made a touch down as often astheycartd to. The time-keep ers were lost with wild enthusiasm as the “Tigers” crossed one goal after the other, and thus permitted the game to continue fully fiftem too long. At dusk when nature was turning against them the game was called with Knox claim ing 41 points, and the Knightly little High School eleven ‘’snow ed under” but heads upright r*~ady to advance again at the first op portunity. WOMAN’S PARTY INSTITUE “BEST LAWS’’ Washington, D. C. Nov —6 A series of “best laws” dealing with all women’s subjects, it elu ding >nairiage, divorce, guard ship of children, wives, property rights, jury service, and women in industry is now being drafted by the legislative depaitment of the National Womau’s party for presentation to all state legisla tures. These laws taken from actual law's now in force in oi e or mote states, will be presented to the party conference of etate and nat ional oi ficers in Washington on Nov. 11 and 12. If endorsed, the state branches of the party will be authorized to campaign for their passage at the next meeting of state legislatu res. Miss Maud Younger, legisla tive chairman of the Woman's party, in announcing this new proposal, said: “The purpose of the new plan is to make our campaign not only a negative one, removing discrim inations against women from our laws, but also a positive one, sub stituting the highest form of equ ality. “For instance, one of the be6t. , lawb in the country on illegitima cy is that of North Dakota, where illegitimacy has been abolished. “One of the best laws on ‘sup port' is that of Louisiana, where the law states that husband and wife pledge to each other mutual fidelity, aid, and assistance. “One of the best laws on alimo ny is that of Ohi >, where husband or wife may receive alimony from the other. “One of the best laws on d< wer and courtesy is in Virginia, where each .was made equal. In other states there aro good inheritance laws, good guardianship Jaws, good laws as to jury service, and equal protection for men and women workers.” ANNOUNCEMENT A surprise to her friends will be the news of the quiet marriage of Mrs. Eula B. Howard to Mr. David B. Barrow, which took place in Atlanta. Ga., Tuesday night July 25, 1922. The impressive ceremony was performed by Rev. » Williams, the pastor of cosmopol itan A. M. E. Church, she is ex pecting to make Atlanta her home. Now we wish her a long, happy life. November 11, 1922