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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-24

quality of the livestock and we should buy
it on that basis the producer would be the
loser thereby.
The fact that voluntary shipments of
livestock to the West Fargo market have
substantially increased during the ten
years that Armour and Company has ope-
rated the plant at West Fargo is, in it
self. the best possible proof that weighing
is performed honestly and accurately and
that the prices paid for livestock have Civ
en- the producers maximum net returns.
According to studies made in connection
with the previously mentioned U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture direct marketing
report, shippers who patronize direct mar
kets now have an advantage of l2c per
cwt. over shippers who patronize public
markets. The 12c per cwt. is an average
for the country. It is our contention that
the shippers to West Fargo save some
thing more than that. It is estimated that
North Dakota farmers saved upwards OF
S250,00O on the livestock marketed at
West Fargo last year.
If the proposed bill were enacted into
law, it would directly increase the market
ing costs incident to the sale of livestock
have detrimental effect upon North Da-
ture by increasing livestock production.
1t would so inconvenience producers and
so handicap existing buyers within the
state as to make it difficult if not impos-
sible to continue to operate, with the re-
suit that this business would be driven
from the state to the benefit Of neighbor-
ing states.
n,4l ~ vi
at West Fargo means to the state is best
illustrated by the statement that we pro-
vide employment for as many as $50 peo-
pie and maintain payroll amounting to
as much as $4,000 per week and distri-
butte as much as $8,OOO,OOO annually among
producers Of livestock.
In the 10 years that Armour and Com
pany has been in West Fargo some $685.
614,460 has been brought into the state
and disbursed among the livestock pro-
ducers of North Dakota, among the wage
earners and business houses which sup
ply services and materials necessary to the
conduct of the plant.
Large additional sums of money are
necessarily spent every year in North Da-
kota in the conduct of our business and
Armour and Company's West Fargo plant
is essentially North Dakota institution
paying taxes and in other ways contribut-
ing in large measure to the prosperity Of
the state.
We invite livestock growers who value
the service we are now able to render ct
West Fargo to study the effects Of the
proposed law and to make their views
known to their representatives in the leg
islature Immediately by letter or telegram
or telephone.
HARRY G. MILLS,
Vice President, AEnsur ~ Osmpany
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-24

Weighing and Grading Law
HOW 1T WOULD AFFECT THE LIVESTOCK
PRODUCERS OF NORTH DAKOTA

HUN III WOULD Al
PRODUCERS @
House Bill No. Z, now being considered
in the state legislature has for it's purpose
the installation of state appointed weigh
ers and graders at livestock markets, other
than public markets, in the State of North
Dakota. The object of the bill presum-
ably is to assure: Q) honesty and accur-
acy of weighing; 81 opportunity to give
livestock maximum "fill'' and 81 cor
rectness in grading.
l. WEIGHING.
The scales at the Armour Yards at West
Fargo are tested at intervals as provided
by state law. Furthermore our men who
perform the function of weighing are IL
censed and bonded as provided by state
law.
The Packers and Stockyards Act like
wise provides for periodical inspection Of
scales.
The cost of the proposed state weighing
would eventually fall on the livestock pro-
ducers and add to farmers expenses with
out improving the weighing service which
is already available.
2. FILLS"
At the option of the shipper, livestock
shipped to the West Fargo market would
be penned separately and fed and watered
for period Of two hours after unloading
and before weighing.
Presumably the advocates of the bill be-
lieve that the shippers would benefit by
reason of the "filr' which might be put
on in the two hours interval provided.
Such belief ignores the fact that the
buyer must be sufficiently expert to recog-
nize the existence of "filP' and discount
the price bid accordingly. Therefore, there
would be no real benefit to the shipper by
the reason of the "fill" On this subject
the summary of report on direct market
ing just published by the Department Of
Agriculture, says:
The practice of "filling" hogs by
feeding before selling should be dis
continued at all markets, except
such feeding as may be advisable
for humanitarian reasons. The prac-
tice is wasteful of feed, increases
marketing costs, reduces the value
of the animals for slaughtering and
tends to lower rather than to in
crease total net returns to pro-
ducers.
Note particularly that filling" lessons,
rather than adds to the producers returns.
3. GRADING.
Every lot of livestock is a class in it.
self and the bids that are made represent
the buyers judgment as to the actual
worth Of the livestock involved It is the
definite policy of Armour and Company to
bid for livestock all that the livestock is
worth in the judgment of our expert buy
ers. Consequently grading by state a.
pointee would not, in itself, tend to assure
the shipper any increase in the bids. On
the contrary it might work the other way.
If the state grader underestimate the
Jan. a. 1855
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
Name New Officers

Newly elected officers Of the
Bank Women's Club of Wash
ington were announced today
as follows:
President, Miss Alice H.
Whitton, assistant to The Trust
Officer, First National Bank,
Alexandria; vice president, Miss
Eleanor L. Dankmeyer, Of the
Security Savings and CONNER
cial Bank; recording secretary,
Mrs. Laila M. Sloat, National
Metropolitan Bank; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Gertrude c.
Wick, Liberty National Bank;
treasurer. Mrs. Etheline E,
Parker, Security Savings and
Commercial B ank; historian,
Miss Mary Craven, Hamilton
National Bank; board Of gov
ernors, Miss Anne Crawford,
McLachlen Banking Corpora
ton; Miss Constance Fogle,
Riggs National Bank; Mrs. Vir'
ginia Harrison and Mrs. Marion
Sebastian, National Metropoli"
tan Bank; Miss Eleanor c.
Watkins, First National Bank,
Alexandria.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
Virginia Voters Lag
With Poll Taxes

ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE,
Va, March 29.-Charles T. Jesse,
county treasurer, expressed sur
prise today at the small number
of persons who have qualified to
vote this year by payment Of poll
taxes. He said out of about H.
600 names on the list, approx
mately half have paid for the re-
quired three years. He explained:
ITO be qualified to vote a
person must have been a resi-
dent of the State at least one
year and Of the county six
months; must have paid all
capitatiOn taxes aSSessable
against him, If any, for the
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
Talks Of Drama

Mrs. Frederic E. harrington,
who will be the guest Of honor
at the annual dinner Of the
book hour section of the Wom'
ems City Club tonight at the
clubhouse on Jackson Place,
will discuss her impressions Of
this years dramatic output un"
der the title, THE Seasons Best
Plays"
Mrs. Lyman B. Swormstedt
will introduce the speaker and
Mrs. William l.. Corbin, chair"
man of the book hour section.
will preside,
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
Conducts Tour

Mrs. Ellis Logan, chairman Of
the department of fine arts OF
the District Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, will conduct the last
of her series of monthly study
tours of American art tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
Corcoran Gallery of Art, where
the fourteenth biennial exhibi.
ton of contemporary American
oil paintings is now being shown.
Mrs. Logan invites all art low
ers to join the lecture tour.
The District of Columbia Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs was to
present Flora McGill Keefer,
mezzo-soprano, on its "among
women" radio program over
WRC today at lis p. m. Mrs.
Edgar B. Merritt was to intro
duce Mrs. Keefer.
Mrs. Virginia White Speel, Re-
publican national committee.
woman, was scheduled to speak
on today's program. but was not
able to because of illness.
Miss Malinde Havey was
elected delegate and Miss Ma
belle Strider alternate to the
District Convention of Zonta In.
ternational at Trenton, N. j., at
the meeting Of the Washington
conta Club Wednesday at the
y C. A.
At the Zonta meeting next
Wednesday, Miss Janet Richards
will speak on current events.
Dean Henry Grattan Doyle
will speak on How We Look to
the South Americans" before
the forum luncheon of the Wom-
ans National Democratic Club
Monday afternoon at 1890
O'Clock in the clubhouse, 1925
New Hampshire Ave. N. w.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
PEARL BUCKS
LATEST BOOK
REVIEWED
By MARY PADGETT

For the benefit Of the foun'
dation fund of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs,
clubwomen of the city Will
gather wednesday afternoon,
April 10, at 2 o'clock, at the
home of Mrs. R. Lee Spire, '28OO
Blagden Ave-, to hear a review
of Pearl Bucks latest novel,
'The House Divided"
Mrs. w. C. LoWdermilk, who
lived next door to Pearl Buck
in China for nearly five years.
and who was president Of the
Nanking Women'S Club, will re-
view the book.
Sponsored by the District Fed.
Grafton of Women's Clubs, the
review is being arranged by the
Baby Lovers Circle of the Flor.
ence Crittenton Board, and
members of that group will act
as hostesses.
Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt is gen
eral chairman and reservations
may be made through her.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
U.S.-Haiti Trade
Agreement Signed
International News Service

A new reciprocal trade agree
ment between the United States
and Haiti was signed at the State
Department yesterday.
Designed to increase the flow
of commerce between this country
and the little republic, the agree.
ment will benefit. American meat,
dairy, fresh and dried fruit prod
ucts at the expense of the domes-
tic rum industry and the Florida
pineapple industry.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
three preceding years; and must
H. -nnsekovnI

three preceding years; and must
be registered"
The deadline for payment of
capitation taxes is six months
prior to the general election.
This year the deadline is May 4.
Anyone who would be qualified
to vote in the general election, on
the Tuesday after the first Mon
day in November, is qualified to
vote in the preceding primary on
the first Tuesday in August.
Capitation taxes, like other
taxes, are assessed as of January
/. and payable prior to December
S, without penalty. On the fol-
lowing June 16, all taxes begin
to bear penalty Of 6 per cent.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
Silver Production
Down in February

World silver production in Feb
ruary totaled 14,8o1,o0O ounces
against 15,717,OoO in January, ac-
cording to the American Bureau
of Metal Statistics.
Output in United States was
3,411,O0O ounces against 2,722,000
in January.
Canadian production was 9O5,-
900 ounces against 1881, 900.
The Washington times., 1935-03-29
Doctors Motoring

DR.. Lulu I. Waters, recently
elected president of the Wom-
ans Osteopathic Auxiliary Of
the District Of Columbia, and
DIR. Clara Little are motoring
to New York City to attend the
annual meeting Of the Eastern
Osteopathic Association tomor-
row and Sunday. DR.. Waters
and DR.. Little are the official
delegates from, the local group.
Evening star., 1935-03-17

street northwest. Assisting the hostess
will be Miss Maxine Duvel and Miss
Louise Wright. An interesting social
meeting is being planned by the host
eSses. All Kappa Deltas in the city
are welcome to attend after notifying
Miss Jones.
A st. Patrick's day cocktail party
will be given this afternoon in the
home Of Mrs. Gilbert L. Began, at 402
Emerson street northwest, from 4 until
Z o'clock, in honor of Miss Bernadine
Hayden, Mrs. Robert Belt and Miss
Anne McCue. new members of zeta
Chapter of Tau Beta Phi Sorority
Miss Della Sayre is in charge Of the
arrangements for this affair
The Washington Alumnae Chapter
of Zeta Tau Alpha will hold Its third
annual dinner dance at the Shoreham
Hotel on Thursday evening at o'clock.
Reservations have been made by Dean
and Mrs. w. Paul Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Warlick, Mr.. and Mrs. Laurie
Hess, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Withrow,
Mr.. and Mrs. Rene ReiXach, DR.. and
Mrs. Lindell L. Leathers, Miss Dorothy
Richtmeyer, Miss Elizabeth Eidham-
mer, Miss Beatrice Clephane, Miss
Mary Elizabeth McGeehee and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Lambert. Other members
wishing to attend should communicate
with Mrs. John r. Ford. SedgWick
Gardens, not later than Tuesday.
Evening star., 1935-03-17
Mrs. Harrison and Others
Plan Visit to Natchez, Miss

Many prominent Mississippians now
residing in the Capital. including Mrs.
Pat Harrison, Mrs. Eugene o. Sykes,
Mrs. Percy Quinn, Mrs. JEFF Buzbee.
Mrs. John Rankin, Mrs. Ellen Wood
ward, Mrs. Dan r. McGehee and
others, are contemplating taking ad-
vantage of the usual annual pilgrim
age through the historic homes of
Natchez, Miss, which will occur from
Sunday, March 81, to April z.
The Natchez Garden Club is issuing
invitations to all those who are in
terested in the romance and history
of the Old South to join this pill
grimage.
Each of the mansions to be visited
has been the theater Of events both
noble and ignoble in the history Of
the Southwest and are linked with
the lives Of such celebrated charac-
tiers as Aaron Burr, Andrew jackson,
La Fayette, Henry Clay. Gen. Sam
Houston, President Zachary Taylor,
Jefferson Davis and countless others.
AL Of the houses are filled with
priceless antiques and are architec-
tural triumphs of dead age. You
will be welcomed by ladies in hoop
skirts, girls in bonnets and pantel-
cites and typical Southern colonels.
You will enjoy real Southern cooking
served by real black mammies. Old
fashioned balls In ante-bellum homes
and other colorful events are planned
for each evening, and entertainment
of great variety await those going on
the pilgrimage to Natchez, where the
Old South still lives and ante-bellum
homss greet old and new friends.
Evening star., 1935-03-17
Boys Club Of Washington.
Ladies of Charity Will
Meet to Plan Benefit

Mrs. George O'Connor, president of
the city-wide group of the Ladies OF
Charity, has called a special meeting
in her home tomorrow afternoon, at
4 o'clock, to complete plans on the
milk fund. Reports from the officers
OF the group and the various heads of
committees are to be submitted and
final arrangements made regarding
the benefit play scheduled for Thurs
day at $3.50 O'Clock at the Willard
Hotel.
Mr.. Tom Brahany and Mrs. George
O'Connor, supported by their usually
clever cast, will give the performance,
The ticket holders are promised an
evening of brilliant entertainment.
Evening star., 1935-03-17
Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
Benefit plav for Milk Fund

The Troubadours of the Friendly
Sons Of st. Patrick, headed by such
talent as George O'Connor and Tom
Brahany, familiar to all Washington
the benefit Of the milk fund, March
21. at $50 o'clock at the Willard,
under the auspices of the City-Wide
Group of the Ladies Of Charity, with
officers as follows:
The president Of the City-Wide
Group lis Mrs. George O'Connor; hon.
orary past president. Mrs. Arthur
Mullen; first vice president, Mrs JOS
eph Tumulty: second vice president,
Mrs. John Remon; secretary, Mrs. E.
r. Foss; treasurer, Mrs. M. Brooks.
Mrs. Harry Somerville Is in charge
of the sale of tickets. All returns for
tickets and any donations should be
made direct to her at the Willard
Hotel.
The proceeds derived from the sale
OF tickets will be devoted exclusively
to supplying milk to the underpriv-
ileged children of the District, many
Of whom are tubercular.
Some of those on the long list OF
honorary patrons and patronesses OF
this play are: Mrs. Franklin Delano
Roosevelt, Postmaster General and
Mrs. James A. Farley, Michael G..
Curley, Archbishop of Baltimore: Col.
Louis McHcnry Howe, Michael Mac
White, Minister of the Irish Free
State, and Mrs. MacWhite; Mr.. and
Mrs. Stephen Early, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marvin Mcintyre, Senator and Mrs.
Joseph O'Mahoney, Senator and Mrs.
Ryan Duffy. A group Of charming
young ladies has volunteered to serve
as ushers In charge of Mrs. John
Remon, among who are the Misses
Mary and Anna Lee Stuart, Rosemary
and Grace Mary Colliflower. Marian
Somerville, Miss Tumulty, Miss Cam
eron, the Misses Helen OConnor,
Ruth Remond. Eleanor O'Donoghue,
Jane Gormley, Regina Biggs, Polly
Foote.
Evening star., 1935-03-17
3 ] ! / & (
RAPIp.FiRE ROMANCE ~ EVAN EVANS

love to see the Mexicans die They
are well paid. They are the hunting
dogs-they are the pack which Juan
Silva loves to keep around him-these
men and few others who are out
casts who cannot be taken back into
their old places among men. They
are the links between the inside of
the valley and the outside-scoundrels
who can afford to see their fellows
dying around them!"
Hail" said the Kid. This Juan
Silva. as you call him-this center of
the entire system-he's the sort Of a
fellow that I'd like to see"
YES" said the friar, "he is a man
to see-and to forget. He Is a man
beyond prayers. I should say. my
brother"
Then they came upon sight of the
valley.
They had toiled all the day up a
gradual slope and they came before
evening to the edge of the highest
plateau. Before them they saw the
landscape descending step beyond step
into a dimness of sand dust and sun
mist. and beyond the dimness the
landscape rose again, in step beyond
step.
After a time. by a change of the
wind or of the light-or perhaps
their eyes were little more accus-
toned to peering into the strange
mist-it seemed that the bottom Of
the view cleared out, as sediment
clears out of water.
And now they could make out dis
tinctly faint sheen Of dull, purplish,
dusty green in the bottom valley of
all. 1t was not like a valley. It was
like great trench which had been
followed out and out and out until
no breath Of wind could ever stir in
it, and only the focused and refo-
cussed and accumulated sun was
boarded there in masses of infinite
heat.
Tomorrow Montana captures the
last person on earth he expected to
Evening star., 1935-03-17
Sorority Celebrating
ST. pa4rick's Dau


Tau Phi Sigma Sorority held its an
nual St. Patrick's party at the Ban
nockburn Country Club last night.
dancing until late hour. All the
recently installed officers were present.
including Miss Mary A. Pisani, presi-
dent; Miss Josephine Coieo, vice presi-
dent; Miss Carnie Rossanelle, corre-
spending secretary; Miss Phyllis
Ragusa, recording secretary, and Miss
Esther Anzelmo, sergeant at arms.
The District of Columbia chapters
Of Sigma Theta Sorority will have q
tea today at Brook Farm Tea House.
in Chevy Chase, Md, in celebration
Of Founders day.
Arrangements are being made by
Miss Hilma Morris and Miss Margaret
Gibson of Beta Chapter.
The supper meeting of the Kappa
Kappa Gamma Sorority Alumnae As
sociation will be held in the home Of
Mrs. Amos Pagter, at 4606 Sixteenth
street, Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock.
The hoStesses will be assisted by
Mrs. Ralph Lawrence, Mrs. Floyd
Rothballer, Mrs. Banks Ceilings, Mrs.
S. R. Newell, Mrs. william Lockart.
Miss Helen johnson and Miss Kather-
| Inc Wilson, and the program of music
will be furnished by Mrs. Lois Abber-
nathy. All Kappas are cordially in
vited to attend, and reservations may
be made with Mrs. Edward c. Stone, at
Bill N street northwest.
Zeta Chapter of Delta Alpha Sorority
Is planning a st. Patrick's 1arty, to
be held at the home of Margaret
Freer. 1865 North Capitol street, to-
morrow. The hoStesses are Miss Clara
Moots, Miss Charlotte BaublitZ and
Miss Florence Burnside. The rushees
and their friends are invited.
Miss Louella Lowe and Mrs. Charles
Anna Fox will entertain the Washing
ton Alumnae Chapter, Women's Col
lege. University of North Carolina, at
their home, 1915 Sixteenth street
northwest, apartment "a, on Tuesday
at BIS o'clock.
Miss Lowe and Mrs. Fox will be
assisted by officers Of the local alumnae
chapter. Visiting alumnae are invited.
A bridge luncheon sponsored by the
Minerva Club of Rho Chapter, Sigma
Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. will be held
in the chapter house, at 1923 Sixteenth
street northwest, Tuesday afternoon
from 1890 to 4 o'clock. Mrs. Arthur
Hilland is chairman of the Committee
on Arrangements, assisted by Mrs.
Bradford, Mrs. Buckingham, Mrs. Har-
grave, Mrs. Hooper, Mrs. Whitaker,
Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Wolford.
Reservations may be had by calling
Mrs. Arthur Hilland, and guests are
requested to bring cards.
Kappa Deltas who are members Of
the evening group of the Washington
Alunnae Association will be enter
tanned Thursday by Miss Helen Hull
Jones In her home, at $500 Garrison
Evening star., 1935-03-17
Officers and Ladies of
Fort Meade Socially Busy

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Nd.
March 16.-Maj. and Mrs. Howard
Hume had as their house guests last
week end Maj. and Mrs. Joseph M.
Swing of the War College, Washing
ton, and Mai. and Mrs Roscoe Bat
son of Fort Hoyle On Saturday
evening Maj. and Mrs. Hume enter
tained in their quarters with a din
ner party for their guests, and others
invited included Maj. and Mrs. Carl
j. Adler, Capt. and Mrs. Herbert B.
Wheeler, and Lieut.. and Mrs. John
H. Evans
On Tuesday evening a bridge and
poker party was held at the Oficers'
Club for which the hosts Of the eve
riag were Maj. and Mrs. Carl J.
Adler
Lieut.. and Mrs. John H. Evans had
as their guests for dinner on Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Dexte- North of Wash
ington. After dinner Lieut.. and Mrs
Evans and their guests attended the
bridge party of the club.
Mrs. r. p. Richardson of the East
ern Shore Of Virginia, who was the
guest Of Lieut.. and Mrs. Elliott Wat
Evening star., 1935-03-17

a girl can start her Spring
wardrobe off with.
Out of a broadside of smart en-
sembles we have chosen the one
sketched, for it teens with style and
is simple enough to make in very
short time, even by inexperienced
sewers
There is a shirtwaist feeling about
the frock-large buttons fasten it in
front, and becoming collar, trimmed
with rows of braid, gives jaunty
finish to the neck The straight up
and-down skirt gets its foot room
from two back pleats-the front Is
pencil slim.
The background sketch gives you
some idea Of the snlartness Of the
collarless jacket that completes it.
1t has fy-away lines that belle their
appearance by fitting well at the neck.
An extension tab with a buttonhole
fastens onto corresponding button
on the other side, keeping it in po-
Sition.
Dramatic cuffs, braid trimmed to
match the collar of the dress, finish
the short-length sleeves.
The simple style Of this ensemble
makes 1t adaptable to many different
materials. Confident of success, one
may choose medium weight silk,
Evening star., 1935-03-17
1853

nnatelasse, pebble weaves, taffeta, syn
thetic crepe, thin wool, linen, Italian
hemp or cotton suiting.
Navy blue is Springs own color.
Combine with it white. dusty pink,
light blue, or any Of the misty shades
Of hyacinth. Tortoise shades Of
brown and amber are very new. With
them We see a great deal of yellow
used, and faint beige. bonbon pink.
pale blue and some red.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. l6l5-B
is designed in sizes IL, IA, l6, ID
and 20. Size 16 requires. for dress
and jacket, AS yards of 39-inch ma
terial. 1914 yards contrasting braid
trimming.
Every Barbara Bell pattern includes
an illustrated instruction guide which
Is easy to follow.
Evening star., 1935-03-17

kins for several days, left for her
home on Tuesday.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Herbert B. Thatcher,
who spent a months leave in West
Palm Beach, Fla. have returned to
the post. Lieut.. Leo H. HeintZ. who
accompanied them also has returned
to the post. while Mrs. Heintz re-
manned In Florida for visit with her
parents.
This evening a ST. aPtrick's day
dance was held at the Officers Club,
and preceding it large dinner party
was given at the club by Capt. and
Mrs. Grattan McCafferty and Lieut..
and Mrs. D. NICK. Ashton as joint
hosts
Other hosts preceding the dance
were Lieut.. and Mrs. Paul A. Pick
hardt, who entertained In their quar-
ters their guests, including Capt. and
Mrs. c. B. Lenow and Capt. and Mrs
Stephen B. Elkins of Washington.
Lieut.. and Mrs. John w. Harmony Of
College Park, Md, and Lieut.. and Mrs.
Ewing H. France
Evening star., 1935-03-17
Clyde Yards Are Busy.

The Clyde shipbuilding yards of
Scotland now have more work than
at any time in three years.
Evening star., 1935-03-17
Bricklayer Is Quick.

Laying 5000 bricks in four hours
was the feat recently Of Hull, Eng
land, bricklayer.