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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26 (AP) — The old saw that no man is a hero to his valet might be transposed to say that no man or woman either is entirely a mystery to his or her dry cleaner, if one accepts the views of Miss Elizabeth Santry, reciever at a local dry cleaning establishment.
Miss Santry sums up her reactions severely as follows: “The men are unfaithful and careless. The women are stupid and indifferent.” She explains that men are prone to leave love letters in their clothes, and that women make a habit sending garments with jewelry adhering.
This steamer, commanded by Capt. Forbes, coming from Havana to this port with a valuable “assorted” cargo, attempting to pass into Barataria Bay, on Friday night got aground, within about a mile of Fort Livingston.
Turin, Italy.—Employers in this vicinity object to Mussolini’s rule that they must apply to the Fascisti labor bureaus when seeking workers.
Mussolini orders that members of the Fascist party and Fascist unions be given preference in employment. This rule is intended to drive workers into the Fascist unions.
Chicago, Feb. 19. —The Tribune correspondent, in giving a description of the battle at Fort Donelson, says, that when Col. Crafts’ brigade, which had been ordered to reinforce Gen. McClernand, came up in the rear of the thirtieth, thirty first, and twenty-fifth Kentucky, these regiments were lying down and firing over the crest of a hill. They rose, and not knowing whether the force in their rear was friend or foe, the twenty-fifth Kentucky, supposing them to be rebels, poured in a raking volley on them, which did terrible execution, and was sufficient to throw the entire brigade into disorder at once, which was almost a panic. Some threw down their guns and equipments, and fled immediately. The woods were filled with stragglers. Some even fled to fort Henry.
A. F. of L. Head Calls on Workers to Actively Fight Fascism as Menace to Democracy and Organized Labor.
Washington, D. C. (ILNS)—Fascist activity in local unions of the dressmaking industry in New York city was scored by President William Green, of the American Federation of Labor, in vigorously denouncing Fascist propaganda in the trade union movement.
“The American Federation of Labor,” Mr. Green said, “regards Fascism and the Fascist philosophy as equally menacing and dangerous to the maintenance of democracy and democratic institutions as communism. Both Fascism and communism rest upon the basis of dictatorship. For this reason the American Federation of Labor is concerned over the activities of Fascist representatives in New York and elsewhere.