davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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been below normal.
The weather conditions during
early January were rather evere on
sheep and in some cases ranges were
covered resulting in the feeding of
corn and concentrates, The shrink
age from weather conditions result.
ed in a reduction OF six pounds In
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party at the Majestic. Many pretty
informal affairs have been given in
honor of Mrs. Beckiord during her
visit Mrs. Walter Napier and Mrs.
Fred Johnston entertained last week
with small parties.
~ ~ ~
Miss Sue Robertson had for her
guests at her country home at In
grum over the week end Miss Her.
rietta Steele, and Roger Locke, the
nephew of Miss Robertson. Her guests
mOtored to Ingrum Saturday and re-
turned TO San Antonio Sunday even
ing.
Mrs. and Mrs. Walter C. Beckiord
of New York are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. L. III. Kifer for several days.
- ~ -
Mrs. A. r. Weakley has as her
guest Mrs. Il. +. White of st. Jo-
seph. Mo. Many charmingly informal
affairs have been given in honor of
Mrs. White.
~ " -
The Chow elbows will meet at Z 80
Tuesday evening at the home of Don
ME Hood, 80 West Mistletoe avenue.
~ ~ -
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Mas
Ter Plumbers Association will meet at
= 80 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Walter 4. Shafcr, in
Alamo Heights.
u ~ y
The Junior Matrons of the MaGi-
son Square Presbyterian Church gave
an attractive silver tea in the home of
Mrs. $. A. Freedom, Saturday, from
4 TO u o'clock.
The st. Patrick motif was carried
out in the decorations. The attractive
home of Mrs. Freeborn was artisticai-
ly decorated with white spring flow
ers. In the dining room a mound of
white swee. peas adorned the table.
with green tapers and green mints
carrying out the st. Patrick effect.
Mrs. Freedom was assisted by the of
fleers of the church organizations. as
follows: Mesdames A. II. Branl,
Ralph Jackson. George Taft. r. i.
Whitcside. L. y. Haggard and Mrs.
Il. l.. Rhea, Mrs. Frank Morrison
and Mrs. +. Il. Powell poured tea
and coffee, assisted by the junior ma
irons in serving. Miss katherine
Patrick was in charge of the guest
book. Mrs. Kifer gave piano selcc-
ton. Dorothy and Frank Hagen
gave a violin number, accompanied
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WILL MARK ROADS
State Will Erect Signs on Highways
i'm BeXar County.

A. A. Stocker. superintendent Of
maintenance for District No. 10, of
which Bexar county is member, an
nounced through the highway depart
ment of the San Antonio Chamber of
Commerce on Tuesday morning that
signs and markers will be placed by
the state on all highways between the
principal cities of Texas. and stated
that Bexar county's supply of these
new signs has been received.
At all points on the road where
there might be some confusion. and
at all cross roads. the signs will b.
placed. according to Mr.. Stocker. The
mileage from one town to the next
will be given on the markers AMI
the name of the next town on the
highway in either direction will be
given. Arrows will be placed at in.
tervals TO show correct directions.
In addition TO the signs, there will
be special markers designating the
particular highway on which the mo-
torist is travelling. This marker will
be star, with a numerai INSIDE. 10
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Society

Mrs. W. ii. Chambers, Mrs. Craig
Adams and Mrs. Fred Tips entertained
with a charming luncheon at l o'clock
Tuesday at the home of Crs. Chambers
on Magnolia avenue, complimenting
Mrs. Gail Brown of Sherman. Tex,
the guest of Mrs. Burt Calvin and
Mrs. Bartew Arnold, whose marriage
took place recently. The guest list
included a few of the young matrons.
The attractive home was artistically
decorated in spring flowers. In the
dining room yellow daisies adorned the
tabls and the effective color scheme
was further carried out in the yellow
tapers and yellow and white minis.
Mrs. Henry Stumberg poured coffee
at Che end of the table and Mrs.
Francis DeLesdernier at the opposite
end of the table cut the white iced
cake embossed in yellow daisies. A
buffet luncheon was served TO about
30 guests. Others assisting in the din
ing room were Miss Marjorie Adams,
Miss Clara Arnold and Miss jose
phine Tips.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Burnett en-
ter.ained with a delightfully."- informed
dinner party in their home Monday
evening, complimenting Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter C. Beckjord of New York, the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. T.. II. Kifer.
Covers were laid for eight guests.
The dinner was followed by theater
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show whether it is Highway No. l, >
or 3. On Highway No. .. which
starts at Ringgold. Tex, and ex-
tends through Bexar county TO La
redo, special signs designating the
Pat NJ. Neff Highway will be placed
on the posts.
The business of erecting signs in
District No. u will be under the d.
rect supervision of Mr.. Stocker. who
will be assisted by Major w. +. Hut
son. division engineer.
According to reports received by
w. III. Furlong. highway secretary of
the chamber. the state has placed the
bad strip of road between Austin AMI
Brennan. near Manor, Tex. in very
good condition. This strip of bog
holes and rough roads has been dread
ed by motorists for some time. Nj.
furlong stated. and its present splen-
did condition will be great relief TO
travellers in that section of the state.
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SHORTER SKIRTS is
EDICT PARIS SENDS
TO WORLDS WOMEN
Designers Cater to Popu-
larity of Abbreviated
Garment in u. S.

Paris. March 1S.-Spring styles
show certain tendency to shorten
the skirts, in some case to as much
as eighteen inches from the floor. Gen
orally, however, the garments fall to
a point four or five inches above the
ankles. 1t is the belief among Pari-
slams that American women prefer
shorter skirts and the American buy
ers have been kept busy warding off
the attacks of both the anti and pro-
short skirt forces. which have waged
bitter warfare since the new styles
came out.
Most Of the models being taken
back by American buyers are a sort
of compromise, ten to twelve inches
from the floor.
For day wear the skirt remains uni
formly short, less abbreviated than in
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1920 but quite Gepa. ttsse from |,
year ago when the creators Of fashion
extended the gowns TO the ankles.
Some of the hosiery creations pro.
vide startling effects, especially one
design called the 'pelure d'oisnon'
(onion skim.
Buttons are the feature of tailored
suit. coat and dress. There are prob
ably several hundred mites of buttons
on the clothes shown in Paris dress.
makers windows.
Button embroidery is probably the
most novel use made Of them. Colore6
buttons are sewed into a design and
connected by chain stitch. Such EN-.
broidery is splashed all over a frock
or a coat but more frequently it ap-
pears on pockets, collars and cuffs.
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SOCIAL CALENDAR.

! Wednesday. :;
. Mrs. Henry Hart will enter ::
! tain with an informal bridge I
: luncheon at her home Wednes- l
: day, eomplimcnting Mrs, Gail :
7 Brown of Sherman, the guest of I
Z Mrs. Burt Calvin, and Mrs. I
7 Walter G. Beckjord of New !
7 York. the guest of Mrs. E. ii. !
+ Kifer. The guest list will in :
7 clude few of the intimate ::
: friends of the honor guest. ::
+ Colonel and Mrs. J. DeCamp =.
! Hall will entertain with a dim I
: ner party in honor of Major !
: General and Mrs. Il. NJ. Lewis I
+ Wednesday evening at the Men :
!. ger Hotel. General and Mrs. !
+ Lewis will leave soon for sew ::
: eral months in Europe. Upon :;
: their return they will be station :.
: ed in Honolulu. !
Mrs. George c. Charlton, wife !
! of Major Charlton, and Mrs. :
: Elliott ID. Cooke, wife of Cap Z.
+ tain Cooke. will entertain with i;
+ bridge party Wednesday at the :!
: Argonne Heights Officers Mess. :;
!. - 4 4 Il 4. 4. =. 4. !. \. 4. !. 4. j. ::
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SIX VILLAGES BURNED
Score Missing as Forest Fire RACES
Near Toxic.

Toxic. March 1S.-Six villages have
been wiped out by forest fn- which
has ragged since Saturday at the foot
OF Mount Horaiii. near the City of
Nakoya. 40 miles from Toxic. A
score of persons are missing.
Troops have been called out TO fight
the blaze.
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by Miss Aleen Chavez. Mrs. II. L..
Whiteside sang an Irish love song.
Mrs. Edward Andrews arranged the
musical program.
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MorOs Attack Spaniaytls.

NaHIu, March I0.-A c0mmuhlque
on the situation in Morocco says
Spanish forces engaged in relieving
a position at Tafersit were attacked
by rebel rifle fire. Two soldiers were
killed and nine wounded, four SER
iously. Two officers also were
wounded.
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tended they can arrange TO hear the
programs that will profit them most.
Club women are working together to
make this the greatest success Of any
convention of the last % years.
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Bright COlOrs Predominate.

Berlin, March 1S.-Bright colors
are to predominant in women's foot
wear this spring. Apple leaf green j.
new shade for street shoes. wifi.
cerise and purple also promise to be
popular.
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The Popular Way
to Remove Hair

And also the quick, sure, shtisfac-
tory way. Use Del-a-tone. This re-
liable, scientific preparation has been
in general use for IA years. To re-
move any growth of hair just apply
in smooth paste, wash off, and mar
vel at the result. Made by the Shelf
field Co., 536 Lake Shore Drive. Chi
cago. At drug and department stores
or sent prepaid in plain wrapper for
one dollar
DEL-A-T0NE
Removes SuperfIuous Hair
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Her excellency, the Lady Byng OF
Vimy (top), and her husband below
are the first citizens of Canada. He
is governor-general.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-06-19
In EOerybOdys COnfidence=.=.=s.s=.:
THE GATE-POST

By Harold Phillips

Because he is in danger Of
being frozen out of the ex-
hibiting field is Carl Laemmle's
reason for his acquisition last
week of Moore's Rialto Thea
ter here and of three other
theaters in important key cities,
Los Angeles, Detroit and Dem
yer. Laemmle is president of
Universal Pictures, producers.
eve have been forced into
this" says a statement from
Mr.. Laemmle. AFTER many
years we find that the only
way we can break in is to ac-
quire our own houses. 1t is
bad practice and we know it.
It ties up capital. We are
making pictures and do not
want to turn exhibitor. We
will not do so where it is not
necessary, but we cannot per-
nit our product to be frozen
out"
The acquisition of these four
new houses gives Universal
fourteen theaters in important
cities, available for first runs,
with more to be acquired as
soon as possible.
Universal is one of the largest
independent producers which
has had to rely on occasional
showings at the Rialto and at
the new Tivoli for representa-
ton here, except, Of course, in
cases of superspecials like
"The Hunchback Of Notre
Dame"
The Loew houses here are
exhibiting agents for Para
mount and Metro pictures; the
Crandall houses are exclusive
First National product ex-
hibitors, with occasional sallies
into the independent field;
the Rialto has steadily booked
Goldwyn and Cosmopolitan and
independent films.
The Rialto will continue to
book the best independent pic
lures when not showing Uni
versal features, which usually
average about dozen a year.
kk
Irene Castle is through with
the stage for good and is seek
ing newer thrills in the silk
marts, having identified herself
with a New England firm in
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GOINGS-ON
AT the Theaters-

POLPS-De Wolf Hopper troupe
IN The Prince Of Pilsen."
KEITH's-Tom Burke, tenor,
headlining.
TIVOLI-Features and films
RIALTO-"How to Educate a
PALACE-Pola Negri in mont.
martre."
METROPOLITAN-star cast in
The Woman on the Jury"
COLUMBIA-"Peter the Great. "
AMBASSADOR-Anna @. Nils.
son in Innocence"
STRAND-vandeville and films.
CENTRAL--Jack Pickford in
1.-THE Hill Billy"
GLEN ECHO-Outdoor amusa.
ments and dancing,
CHESAPEAKE BEACH-Fish.
ing, dancing, fun devices.
LIE PARADIS ROOF-Dancine
Meyer Davis music.
CHEVY CHASE LAKE-Danc.
ing.
SAVOY Buster Keaton in
Sherlock, jr.'
AVENUE GRAND-Buster Kea.
ton in Sherlock. jr."
ORANDALL'S-Syd Chaplin in
Her Temporary Husband"
APOLLO-"Let Not Man Pat
Assunder."
YORk-"Let Not Man Put
Assunder."
STEAMER ST. JOHHs-Night.
" excursions.
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whose interests she sailed yes
terday for a four weeks trip
abroad.
Leaning against the jib-boom
stanchion of the main top
gallant'sl, though she didn't
know it, Irene vernacularized as
follows:
eyes, boys, it's the home life
for me now. I've had my fling
at Broadway, across the foot
lights and the screen and when
| return it's out to Chicago and
home for me. We dance only
for our own pleasure now. I'm
through with public appear
ances."
Irene is married to a Chi
cago coffee merchant. One re-
porter, who will go far in this
game, spied a book under her
arm, titled,
Getting Ready to Become a
Mother"
GOSSIP.
Theresa Maxwell Conover, last
seen here in "Why Men Leave
Home" was granted a divorce
yesterday from Major John T.
Conover. Among the
earliest attractions booked for
Washington in the new season
are Little Jessie James" and
Irene Bordoni closes this week
in Frisco in Little Miss Blue
beard. Jack Pickford
is laid up after bad fan while
filming "The End of the World.
Rumor has it that Eric
Won Strohein will renew his con-
tract with Goldwyn-Metro. His
picture, Greed" has finally
been cut to twenty-five reels
and will be released as a two
day program. :. Lon
Tellegen is sheiking Corinne
Griffith in her next picture,
"Single Wives"
The daily worker., 1924-03-15

IN the mining industry the Ku
Klux Klan is becoming a menac-
ing factor that will have to be reck-
oned with in the very near future.
: They are making bold bid for con-
troll of the miners union, notwith-
standing that membership in the
Klan is sufficient grounds for expul-
sion. It is generally taken for
granted amongst the miners that the
khan has already gained complete
control of the Indiana district.
The recommendation of Van Bit
ner, speaking for the resolutions COM
mittee at the national convention,
that the clause against the khan be
stricken from the constitution, the
open support given to the khan py
Hessler, of Indiana, the fact that
Lewis seemed willing to let it go
over, forced many of the delegates
to leave the convention firmly in the
belief, that the Lewis machine, was
either deadly afraid of the influence
of the khan, or were actually menu
bers of it. This recommendation
coming from the resolutions com
mittee was made unquestionably
with Lewis approval. It was his
own hand picked committee, ana
every delegate knew that none of
the committees reported on any ques-
tion to the convention, without fisst
consulting with Lewis.
Klan Is Not MoIested.
This is what helps to make the
khan a dangerous factor in the min
ing industry, and explains why no
real organized expose of the khan
has been made by the miners Off
cials, altho the homes of their men,
bers have been invaded by the khan,
and veritable reign of terror is
being carried on against the for
eigner in many states, reaching a
high water mark in the mining
towns in southern Illinois. The Com
munists and even the miidest of pro-
gressives are bounded by the Lewis
Harrington machine, are boycotted
in the mine, expelled from the
union, because they want TO make
the United Mine Workers of Amer
lea a real militant fighting force,
but the khan is left free to carry
out its work of terrorism and dis
ruption.
The domination Of the khan in Her
rim, johnson City, West Frankfort
The daily worker., 1924-03-15
A. !. Rikov, Soviet Russia's New Premier

IBERIA from which he managed TO es-
cape on three occasions.
From the very beginning of the
March revolution in 1917, Rikov
works in the Moscow Bolshevik or
ganizations, and in August Of that
year is again elected member of the
Central Committee of the Social
Democratic party (Bolshevik) as the
Communist party was then st1n
called.
Held Important Posts.
AS a member of the presidium Of
the Moscow Soviet, Rikov prepared
and secured the passage by the So
Wet of resolutions, censuring the Ke-
rensky government and the Menshe-
viks who were supporting him. When
the All-Russian Congress of Soyiets
voted to take over the powers of the
State in November, Rikov was a
member of the Executive Committee,
and when the first Bolshevik Cabinet
was formed upon the successful con-
clusion of the proletarian revolution,
Rikov entered it as a Commissar of
Internal Affairs. He was later trans
1CAICQ " DC nC0u VI liiC pup NiilC
Council of National Economy when
that body was formed, with the CO.
operation of the Council of Factory
Committees of .Leningrad.
When Russia was living thru her
most critical years-counter-rev
ton and blockade Rikov was charged
with the provisioning Of the Red
Army and the re-establishing Of Rus
sian industry. With the illness Of
Lenin in 1921 came the need of a
substitute. Rikov was made asso-
ciate chairman of the Council of
Commissars and that of the Council
Of Labor and Defense at the sugges-
ton of Lenin. Since 1920 Rikov
serves as a member Of the Central
Committee of the Communist Party,
and when he was chosen Chairman
of the Council of Peoples Commits
sars in place of his teacher and bro
ther-in-arms Lenin, he was a mem-
ber Of the All-Russian Council Of
Trade Unions, Member of the Gem
trail Executive Committee of the
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
and Chairman Of the Supreme Coun-
Gil of Public Economy.
Rikov is now 43 years Of age.
The daily worker., 1924-03-15

by several successive party con-
crosses. Rikov servfh as organizer
of the Moscow district and was
member Of the Russian Bureau Of
the Central Committee, i.e., that part
of the G. G. whose members resided
and worked in Russia. Rikov visited
the emigrant revolutionary centers-
Paris, London, Geneva-only when
important matters concerning the
revolutionary movement were being
dealt with by the leading party ele-
ments, compelled to live outside Of
Russia.
Betrayed by Agent PrOvocateur.
Rikov was arrested soon after the
third London Congress at a secret
meeting of the Leningrad Commit
tee. Freed by the revolution Of that
year, Rikov was elected a delegate
to the first Soviet of Workers Depu-
ties, where he served until that body
was disbanded by the authorities.
On May /, 1907, Rikov is again
arrested and after June 28, 1903 lives
under police surveillance by order of
the Minister of the Interior. Having
been later sent out of Russia, Rikov
returns with an illegal passport, but
on Feb. l, 1910 is again arrested
and sent to the province of Arch
angel for three years. He soon es-
capes from there and joins the Cen
trail Committee of the party at Paris.
In the summer of 1910 Rikov returns
to Russia again to organize the work
for the coming national congress of
the party. He is turned over to the
police by the agent-provocateur Bri-
andinski soon after his arrival. In
August, 1911 Rikov falls into the
hands Of the authorities in Moscow
and after serving nine months in
prison, is sent back to the Archangel
region where he remains till Feb
ruary, 1913.
In October, 1918, Rikov is exiled
by order Of the Minister of the In
terror to live four years in the far
away region Of Marin in Siberia, but
he escapes from there Sept. 20, 1914
to Samara where he is arrested in
month and sent back to his place
Of exile. Altogether kikov spent
seven and one-half years in solitary
confinement in prison and several
years Of exile in Archangel and ST.
The daily worker., 1924-03-15

The effect of this attack upon the
foreign born, instead of making citi-
zens Of them, really keeps them from
becoming citizens. In actual prac-
tice the foreigner finds that he can
get better protection from the for
eign consul than he gets from either
his union or the local law enforcing
bodies, and the foreign consuls are
advising their countrymen not to
take out their citizenship papers, be-
cause in doing so they can get no
protection from him or from the gov
ernment that he represents. Strange
as this may seem, yet it is true, as
witness the vigorous protest of the
French consul against the raids Of
the klan on the French colony in
Johnson City.
Terrifying Effect of Secrecy.
Where are all those fighting min
ers that made such a glorious record
for organized labor in the State Of
Illinois? How can they stand idly by
and not accept this challenge. In
the city of West Frankfort. which
is 100 per cent organized, the fiery
cross of the khan burns day and
night in the center of the town, yet
not a half dozen men are known
publicly to be members of the khan.
The terrifying effect Of the khan
upon the population is its secrecy
and its ruthlessness. Inc average
man does not care to take the risk
in leading the fight against these
monsters for fear of their vengeance,
which is swift, brutal and extends
to all members Of the family alike.
The cause of this abnormal situa-
tion is the inaction of the leaders of
organized labor. If instead of fight
ing the radicals or assisting to keep
in Office such tin horn politicians as
Governor Small, they would start an
organized public campaign against
the klan, they could clean it out Of
Illinois within 48 hours. l doubt il
there are a hundred workers in the
entire state who would have the
courage in the face of such cam
paign to come out openly in support
of the khan, and the miners have the
power in their hands to force the
business men to change their opinion
about the Americanism Of the khan.
The miners must demand that their
officials wage fight against the Ku
Klux Klan until it is driven from
the coal fields of this state.
The daily worker., 1924-03-15
The Ku Klux KIan and the Miners nz J. v: 5oHNsToNH

and other mining towns, is a stand
ing challenge to organized labor of
Illinois, which has not as yet been
accepted. 1t is an open insult to the
miners of Illinois whose members
are mostly of foreign birth. AS long
as the khan is allowed unrestricted
license to do as they please, it will
be difficult to tell just who compose
it's members, but the morons and
towards who make up the khan. could
very easily be exposed to the light
of day, if an energetic public cam
paign was carried on against them,
led by the miners officials and the
Illinois State Federation Of Labor.
The resistance against the khan in
these towns is led by miners, in
spite of the passive attitude of their
official. Senator Sneed, who is also
an official of the miners union in
the Herrin sub-district, should be
leading the fight in that town, but
he is afraid of his political lob.
Frank harrington and John H.
Walker should be leading a state
fight against this gang of hoodlums.
but it is not considered good poll
tics to take this fight up. The fact
that the three of them are miners,
and it is the members of their or
ganization that are the victims,
seems to have no weight with them.
Declares Klan Members cowards
The utter cowardliness of the khan
members is shown, not only by the
fact that they do their dirty work
generally in the dead Of night,
hooded and in gangs large enough to
insure safety, but that they are
afraid to admit openly their mem
bership, altho the organization is
legal. Only a few of them come out
in the open, such as Glen Young,
and he has to get big, fat fee for
doing so, the rest of the cowardly
crew sneak into the darkness Of
secrecy.
The smoke screen behind which
these mental dwarfs work is prohi-
bition.- In reality they are being
used as white guard organization,
and if the present congress passes
any of the numerous anti-foreign
born bills that are now pending be-
fore that body, the khan viii be the
secret service organization which
will spy upon the foreign born work
ers and take upon themselves the