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San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01

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~OULD anything make the average obscure young
1 girl happier than to know that some day soon
~ she would suddenly become famous beauty
the admiration of all the in her home town and
the jealous envy of all its women, and that she would
whisk away in gorgeous clothes to step trumphanty
onto Broadways stage?
This is the miracle the average little stenographer
Or shop girl dreams about she gazes in the mirror
moment after adjusting her hat and her COM
plexion. If that miracle would only happen to her
she would guarantee to be the happest girl in the
world forever after.
As matter of fact. that miracle" is happening
frequently but what follows is not heavenly happl-
ness at all but usually series of disasters and TRACE
dies that seem to prove the old belief that there is
fatal curse in beauty.
Everyone is dazzled when rocket-ke, they shoot
I'D and for while outshine the real stars A little
later when like the rockets blackened stick, they
drop quietly into the river the morgue or the Jail,
few notice it. Some people say All but they have
lived!'
But have they?
Did Julia Bruins as she sat in New York cell the
other day, only twenty-eight years old but looking
fifty, congratulate herself that she had lived, ana
would she like the chance to do it all over again
Julia Bruins. brought up among the shoe factory
workers of North St. Louis, seemed to have yearned
for beauty attention and glory little earlier and
little harder than the girls she played WITH her
father, musician, had taught her a little about
music before he died, and she attended classes IN
dancing and self-expression at SelfCulture Hall,
neghboring settlement house, as did many of her
playmates.
One day Zoe Atkins the playwright, came to
direct a Christmas production of "Alice in Wonder
land" by the members of the settlement and the mir
acIe hogan TO happen Miss Atkins noticed only
lula hailed this little girl just out of grammar school
as beauty and find" She gave her the title role
in "Alce in Wonderland" and all of sudden every
one raved over her. In beauty contest she was
voted the prettiest girl in North St. Louis
Miss Atkins saw to it that her find" studied dane
ing, eocuon and department. At sixteen Julia said
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01
'es Have Brought Tragic Misfortul
Winners of Famous Beauty Conte
Even Those Who Almost Won

close neghbors Then they did not hear anything
for several years. They did not want to hear any
more-it only made them unhappy. Julia was living
the real life, they did not doubt, while they were
washing, mending and trying to bring up an unruly
family and get along with quite ordinary husband.
Life was just darn thing after another for them
1t was shame that girl should have all the luck.
1t made them feel socalistic.
They did not know that the house being
mortgaged up to all it would carry, that there were
no more engagements now, that the motor and the
jewery had disappeared. and that the beauty which
had blossomed so miracuousy early was as strangely
fading.
That house at 20 Sutton place. with Mrs. Chaun-
cey Ocott and Elizabeth Marbury as neigh
D. bors, needed dodgers, and got them Among
IN them were Mrs. Katherine Smith, of Chicago,
AZ and her brother, Lieutenant William c..
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01
r Pretty Faces and Figures Have Bro

"goodby" to all her little friends, showed them her
new dresses her ticket for New York and told them
of the engagement that was promised her. Then of
she went the light of heavenly happiness in her eyes,
a superior mortal on her way to what every woman
wants, and seldom gets.
Sadly and enviousy the other little girls went on
toward their humble destiny of marrying factory
hands or clerks and doing their own ngorious house
work. From time to time as this inevitable fate
closed on them they heard and read of Julias tri-
umphs. She became star on Broadway, in London
Paris and Berlin In potash and Perlmutter,' The
Blue Pearl" "The SQUAD Farm" and in motion pic
lures she occasionally dazzed her home town for an
envious moment.
They learned that she had many friends and adj
mirers an expensive motor costly gowns and Jewels
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-01

gave a first-class characterization
of outraged innocence. The detec-
tives listened to it all, then asked
what she wanted to do about bail,
and were told that the Equity,
George Cohan, Sam Harris,
Charles Dillingham;, ]. ]. Shubert
and other celebrities would go her
bail in a minute, but she could not
bear to have anyone know that
such a frightful mistake. had been
made. The police, however,
called up the list and got moth
ing doing" from them all.
Then, according to the police,
she confessed that she had taken
the valuables in moment of des-
peration, driven by need of money
to get drugs. This she later de-
MED as she sat in her cell, unable
to raise the bail that pickpockets
and sneak thieves always manage
to find.
During several days it looked
as if the only friends she had in
the world were her two dogs,
Babe, a chow, and Hindenburg, a
police dog, which the police al
lowed to share her cell because
they were sorry for her and be-
cause it was the only way they
could get her to leave her house
without a scuffle. Then came
an old negro servant, who some
how raised $4,000 and bailed
out his former mistress. When
finally she stepped out of the
Jefferson Market Prison it
would have been hard for the
st. Louis girls to have found
anything in her appearance to
be jealous Of.
How the fatal curse of beauty
hovers over beauty contests and
often swoops down on the win
ner is shown again by the case
of Mrs. Claude Byfeld. AS
; Sarah Gillespie she was typi-
cal Southern belle, pretty, viva
cious, accustomed to the chival-
rous attention of gallant admir-
ers, but none of these turned
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-24
British Mine Owners
Attempt to Cut Wages
and Lengthen Workday
(Continued from page ID


proposals for a new wage agreement
next Tuesday and the Miners Execu-
tive committee will debate It next
day.
The basis Of the proposed settle
ment is five days Of eight hours, with
six hours on Saturday, making a total
Of forty-six hours weekly, instead Of
forty-two as at present.
In addition the mine owners pro-
pose a wage cut, giving as one ex-
cuse that the Ia per cent increase
granted in the past was granted only
on the basis Of making up the wages
for a shorted work day. Now that they
propose lengthening the work week
by four hours, they also want to cut
the IA per cent off the wages.
The old agreement expires on June
30. The mine owners, as usual, plead
that they are all going in rags and
tatters, making no money at all, in
fact, losing money, and that the
wages at present keeps the prices OF
coal too high.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-24
Birthdays in July of Political Prisoners

BIRTHDAYS July Of political prisoners
- various
the Workers National Prison
Wisconsin, al, follows
AT REPREsA, cALIFoRNlA-FoLsoM PRISON.
July q Warren Billings; July &c. James Price
AT SAN QUENTIN PRISON. SAN QUENTIN, CALIFORNIA
Hanson, 1914; July
3d. Joe Varela, No ssf3s; July go VIM. Mnton
and letters advisable
publications directly pubIhera
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-24
SCORE OF COMMUNISTS
IN COURT TODAY TO
DEFEND FREE SPEECH

A score Of Communists will ap-
pear this morning before Judge
Allenretti at the Chicago avenue
police station, Chicago avenue, and
Clark street, to defend their right
to address open air meetings on
tho streets of Chicago.
The cases Of Barney Mass, act
ing national secretary Of the
Young Workers League, and Karl
Reeve, Of the editorial staff Of the
DAILY WORKER, who were arrest
ed last Saturday night on the cor
ner of North avenue and Orchard
street, were continued until this
morning.
They will be heard together with
the cases of seventeen other Com
munists arrested on the same cor
ner the previous week. The prose-
cutor asked for a continuance on
the ground that the city attorney
was not present.
The Communists are charged with
violating ordinance 37o3, which re-
qulres a permit to speak on the
streets. However, the ordinance
has been declared unconstitutional.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-24
Y. w. L. Activities
CIRQUE LeApEns, ATTENTION.


Today. June 2S, Comrade Barney
Mass, acting national secretary of the
Young Workers League, will address
the Chicago group leaders. The sub
ject OF Comrade Mass lecture is, 1.-THE
Chinese Situation and It's Relation to
the World Labor Movement" Place:
261S Hirsch Blvd.
All group leaders must attend this
lecture, as the Chinese question is
one Of the most important today, and
the group leaders must know how to
bring this question before the eyes OF
the children. The lecture will start
at eight o'clock sharp and all those
that are not there at that time will
miss part of very interesting talk.
All group leaders should attend, and
all outside comrades that are inter
ested IN this subject are invited TO
come, listen, and partake in the dis
cussion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-24
SECOND PROGRESSIVE
SENATOR DIES AS LA
TOILETTE IS BURIED

MADISON, Wis, June 22.-Whlle
Senator LaFolIette was being bur-
led here at Forest Hills cemetery,
word came that another senate
progressive Edwin r. Laid Of
North Dakota, had died In BaltI-
more, Md, Of kidney trouble and
neurltls.
LaFollette's coffin, as II stood In
the capitol rotunda, was draped In
the flag that had flown from the
battleshlp Wisconsin, his associates
seeming to find II consistent TO add
this military touch to his services.
The public was not admitted to the
funeral services.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-24
PROGRESSIVES
FORCE LEE TO
CALL OFF MEET
Class Cola boration
Feast Postponed"
BY ALFRED WAeENKNEcHT
Especial to The Daily Worker)


CLEVELAND, June 22.-"Bill"
Lees white flag of surrender is al
ready down to half mast. 1t may be
completely out of sight with the pas
age Of few more days We now learn
that the recent Brotherhood of Train
mems convention, held in Cleveland,
gave Lee and his brother reaction
aries a few Jobs, the carrying out of
which will not be conductive to q
closer friendship with the railroad
magnates.
The Lee class peace plan meeting
has been postponed. AS will be re-
membered, Lee went all class COLA
borationists one hundred points better
in proposing a plan for permanent
rail peace at the convention of the
B. r. T. All railroad executive and
Railway Union heads were to gather
in solemn conclave to abolish the
class struggle. The initial meeting of
the cats and mice was to have occur
red in this city on June 20. It is not
going to be held so soon If ct all.
"1ot Weather" for Bill Lee
One excuse given is the hot wea-
Their. Another is that many railway
experts are going to London to the
international railway congress. But
these are just excuses. Every sane
worker knows that neither weather
nor London would keep either rail-
way executives or such a first class
bosses lackey as Lee away from a
nice conference held for the purpose
Of abolishing strikes, wage demands
and general opposition to the gang Of
coupon clippers.
The underlying reason for cancel
ling the class peace meeting is be-
cause the delegates refused to behave
Lee-like at the B. R. T. convention.
The wonderful scheme of Lees for
truce and peace must not have been
acceptable serum for incubation to
the delegates. The convention was a
closed door affair The several pro-
gressive delegates on the inside were
eventually discovered and thrown out.
Everything was done to give Lee
smooth sailing. However, big things
seem to have happened inside.
Something Busted Inside
The world now learns that the con-
vention delegates demanded a nation
wide movement for wage increases.
The chairmen's association OF the b.
r. T. were instructed to take up with
the general chairman OF the Order Of
Railway Conductors Union in meet
ings beginning November 1. Present
agreements expire December 81. The
wages increase to be demanded is 70
per cent. So now Lees harmony
meeting has been delayed. because Of
hot weather says Lee.
What we hope is that the rank and
file in the B. r. T. will continue to
make It ever hotter for Lee by con-
tinuous demands OF better working
conditions, more wages, amalgama-
ton, international trade union unity
so that the white flag of Lee will
never again float over the unions
front, but instead the red nag Of strug-
gle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-24
PARIS CHINESE
GIVE SLEEPY
ENVOY A push
Sign on Dotted Line"
Say Students
Especial to The Daily Worker,

PARIS, June 22.-carryine banners
saying Hands of ChIna" and
"Down with British-Amerlcan Inter
vention" over 100 Chinese students in
Paris pIcketed the Chinese embassy
here yesterday and twenty of them
conducted an unweIcome Interview
with Ambassador Tohin Lu.
Time To Protest Is Now
1T is no good" said the leader of
the party, ito try to telephone. We
have cut the wires Of your Office
phone and the phone in your private
apartment is we'll guarded by mem
bers of our party. The janitor and
other European servants are our pri-
soners for the time being. Let us
waste no time.
you have never protested the send
ing of French warships 20 China. You
had better do it now"
The puzzled minister was presented
with four documents which he was
compelled to sign. One was note Of
protest to the French government as
sorting in undiplomatic language
China's right to live as an independ-
ent country and peremptorily demand
ing the withdrawal of the French
warships from Chinese waters.
Nudge Negligent Ambassador
The second was a cable message to
a Shanghai republican paper, express
ing unequivocal approval of the revo-
lutionary deeds there and urging the
students, working men and other pa
triots to fight to the bitter end.
The third was proclamation to the
Chinese people urging them not to
give up the fight against the European
capitalist. 1t said: "To the Chinese
peoplei Present events in China
prove our people are now entirely
awakened and have decided unre-
seryedly to combat Imperialism"
A Letter to the Cops
The fourth document was letter to
the French police, informing them
that all who had come to visit the
minister in the delegation were most
welcome guests and asking the au-
thorities not to bother them.
When these various documents had
been signed, the leader of the visiting
delegation bowed deeply and followed
his fellows out OF the building.
The Puzzled Police
At the gates the intruders were met
by a large force Of French police, who,
Of course, could not enter the legation
grounds. When the inspector of police
wanted to investigate what had been
doing the leader of the delegation pre-
scented him with Minister Tcheng
Loh's safe conduct. The party was
then permitted to withdraw without
interference.
The police were greatly puzzled.
They had been informed by passers-by
that there was a riot in the Chinese
embassy.
One Of the Chinese patriots, who
had been posted as a sentry in the
janitor's room was forgotten when the
other members Of the party left. He
was arrested.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-24
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, June 22.-Great Bri-
tain, pound sterling, 4.S5%; cable
4.S6A. France, franc. 4.64A; cable
4.65. Belgium, franc. 4.61h: cable
4.62. Italy, Ira 3.74%; cable 3.75.
Sweden, krone, 2e.74; cable 2e.77.
Norway krone. 1897; cable 1899.
Denmark. krone, 1918; cable 1920
Germany, mark, not quoted. Shanghai,
tael, 77.25; cable 1890.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-24
Chicago Meat Shops
Are Unsanitary, Says
Recent u. S. Report

WASHINGTON, d. O., June a.
Chicago butchers are unsanitary, the
department Of agricultures latest
statement reports. The six other
cities whose meat shops fall short OF
sanitary conditions are New Orleans.
Birmingham. Oklahoma City. Baiti-
more, Washington and Detroit.
Needless 10 specify these unsanitary
conditions have been found in meat
shops in the poor districts Of tho city
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-24

Getting a DAILY WORKER sub or
two will make a better Communist OF
20,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-24
Shepherd Case Nears End.

The trial Of William d. Shepherd
for the alleged murder of william
Nelson McClintock. his foster-son,
wound It's way toward its final chap
tiers as the defense prepared to pre-
sent its closing witnesses including
the defendant hims
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-24
Defense Lawyers
Confer on Scopes
Trial at Dayton

DAYTON, Tenn, June 22.--The de-
Tense attorneys in the trial OF John
r. Scopes, to take place here July
10. were In conference here today.
headed by Clarence Darrow Scopes
will be tried for teaching evolution in
the Rhea county high school, in VIC.
lation Of the states recently passed
anti-evolution law.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-06-24
FASCIST DICTATORSHIP
COMPLETED BY PASSING
OF DECREE MEASURES
(speoIaI 70 The paIIy Workerl

Especial to The Daily Worker)
ROME, Italy, June 22.-The fas-
clstI have begun three-day nation
al congress Of their party, follow
Ing the passage In the chamber Of
the bills which empower Premier
MussoiinI to make laws by Issuing
DEGREES, and which make provisions
for censorship of the press.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-09-10
Capes Are Featured in
Early Autumn Fashions

Every fashion report emphasizes the
Importance of capes and, in the adj
vance collections shown for early fall
wraps of this type are conspicuously
featured.
Almost overnight they have dawned
upon fashions horizon and even in the
modes of the hour the cape in its
varied and interesting interpretations
has a place of exceptional prominence.
The transparent wrap, which may
be a coat but quite as often is a cape,
is one of the essentials of wardrobe
and whether it forms part of an en-
semble or has been designed to ac-
company a frock of different material
it is to be found in practically every
notable collection of new models.
The triple cape of black satin
launched recently has been huge
success and has inspired other models
rather similar in type. One Of these
is fashioned of heavy brown crepe de
chine, each cape laid in fine plaits
which are held in at the bottom with
a band of the material. The revers
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-09-10
Use of Flare and
Fur on Fall Coat
Daytime Outer Garment to
Be Either Mannish or
Feminine.

The advance shOwings indicate that
the daytime coats of autumn will be
divided into two classes-the tailored
and thes formal. Mannish and fem
mime, writes q fashion correspondent
In the New York Herald Tribune,
would be an equally accurate designa-
ton. Thu outstanding characteristics
of the formal and feminine type are
the almost invariable use of the flare
and the lavish employment of fur
Some models flare from the shoulder
down, some feature circular flounces.
either all around or at the front only,
and others flare at both front and
sides. Fur is applied to these formal
coats in almost every conceivable MAJ
aer-wherever an opportunity pre-
sents itself.
Tailored coats provide a sharp con
trast The flared silhouette is pres
ent, but not to the exclusion of the
straight and the redingote outlines
Trimming is occasionally entirely alb
sent; when present it appears In the
greatest moderation. When fur Is us. 1
1t Is usually of the fiat variety, such
as beaver or antelope Tweeds and
some of the kasha weaves are the
principal fabrics of the mannish coat.
Exquisite color comb nations are dis
played in the shoes exhibited by
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-09-10
Properly Fitted Gloves
Sure to Give Service

The saleswoman at the glove coun-
ter no longer says, "What size,
please?' nowadays; instead she care
fully measures your hand and then
produces the proper-sized glove for it.
Nevertheless the thoughtful shopper
likes to know what the process Is
which enables her to do so-every
woman wants to know what size glove
she wears
Your kid gloves come in quarter
sizes from 57a to SO, and you get them
with fingers long, or short, or medium
You should get your fabric glove about
a half size larger than you do the kid
ones, since the cloth gloves have prac-
tically no stretch" to them. Misses
gloves come in the same sizes as wom-
ems gloves do. Mems range from 6%
to 10. And children's gloves can be
had from 5000 to Z.
Don't make the mistake of insisting
upon the size you shave been wear
ing" when the saleswoman suggests
another. Particularly if your old glove
is torn or split, there is evidence that
the new one should be selected ac-
cording to the size of the hand-not
according to the size of the worn
out glove.
1t seems that women have a tend
ency to buy too small gloves. And
it is for this reason that the French"
system of glove sizes, rather than the
american" system that has been de-
scribed, is sometimes used; for this
French" system, also called the
blind" system, because the chances
are that the customer will not under
stand it, eliminates the probability that
the customer will insist on buying a
size too small for her.
Howeve !, if you do. find the "Ameri-
cam system Of glove sizes in use, re-
member these points when you are
tempted to insist on having your reg
ular size" In the first place, gloves
differ so greatly In elasticity that
size right for you in one kind of ma
terial may be quite wrong in another.
Again, different makes of gloves run
differently in Sizes Then, it's not i'm
possible for your hand to grow, you
know! Just because you once wore
size 61s glove is no reason that you al
ways should. And, finally, don't think
you can settle the matter of glove
sizes merely by holding the back of
the glove up to the back of your hand;
for the glove must not only fit the
width Of your hand but its bulk also.
Remember that a too small glove
does not minimize the size of the hand.
1t simply splits out rapidly, and so Is
costly purchase.