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if the common folks are wise to the fact that your guests are merely free-lunch grabbers? What's the use of having a coming-out party for your debutante daughter when common folks are wise to the fact that--you're simply putting her on the matrimonial mar ket and asking the boys to come and give her the once over? Why the first thing you know re ceptions, luncheons and dinners will be reported on the sporting page and debutante parties in the markets along with the price of cattle, sheep and hogs. Take it all in all, Mrs. Parsons has kicked in the slats one of Chicago's greatest industries. It is a blow at the stockyards, and smears their ex clusive odor the whole length of Lake Shore drive and Sheridan road. It takes from our swellest dames all there is of mentality and spiritu ality, leaving nothing but such anat omy as there may be and that con sisting largely of gowns and jewels. And it leaves what male brains there is in sassiety scattered among the chauffeurs, butlers, gardeners and grooms. O, Elsie, why did you do this dreadful thing to Chicago? o o OBRECON REACHES EL PASO FOR CONFERENCE El Paso, April 28. Gens. Obregon and Trevino arrived in Juarez today with big escort of Carranzista troops, coming by special train for the conference with Gens. Scott and Punston. With Obregon came 200 of the fin est Mexican soldiers seen in Juarez in years, his personal bodyguard. Obregon was not in his full rega lia. He wore a dark gray, belted military coat. The other officers in the party wore full dress uniform, trimmed with much gold braid. Even the bodyguard glittered. While Obregon has announced he would attempt to obtain prompt withdrawal of U. S. expedition, Car-1 ranza officials here privately favored its continued presence on Mexican soil for time, owing to critical in ternal situation facing de facto gov ernment o o ENGLISH BATTLESHIP SUNK LOSS OF LIFE HEAVY London. British battleship Russell struck a mine and sank in the Medi terranean yesterday, the admiralty announced this afternoon. Of the crew of about 824, 124 officers and men are missing and believed to have perished. The Russell was one of the older British battleships, having been con structed in 19011-01. She displaced 14,000 tons and was 405 feet long, with a beam of 75 feet. She was built at a cost of about $5,000,000. London. German submarine was. sunk off east coast of England yes terday. Crew of 18 surrendered. British steamer Industry was sunk by submarine in Atlantic Crew was left in open boats, but was rescued by steamer Finland. Marseilles. Third convoy of Rus sian troops was landed here today. Paris. Numerous air raids along western front in which German planes, including fokker, were brought down. No important activi ties on whole front excepting inter mittent bombardment northwest of Verdun. o o ONLY ONE LARGE BAND OF VILLA BANDITS REMAINS Columbus, N. M., April 28. Only few Villista bands of any size re main, according tb information here today. Largest is in Sierras near Durango line. Another is east of Minaca flying before an American pursuing column under Col. Dodd. Small marauding bands are sprinkled through Chihua hua state, however. o o Hole in street jolted John Yokum, 2013 Indiana av., from scavenger wagon. Hip dislocated.