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Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
imperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
December 5. 1905

J. Y. Taggert and son, Earl, left
last week for Los Angeles to Join
Mrs. Taggcrt, who has been in the
larser city some weeks undergoing
medical treatment.
( Mrs. j. \. jackson and LITTLE son
James, arrived from Riverside last
week and are now residing az their
home in Silsbec.
y large number Of Holtville peo-
ple sho have been in Los Angeles,
mailing final proof ON their lands
arrived home this week. Also a
number OF Calcxico and Brawley
people returned with them.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-12-05
HURRICANE SMELL
WINS FROM LYNCH
by United Press Leased Wire

TACOMA, Wash. Dee. 5--'' Doe
Smell, hurricane Tacoma baatam,
won a six round decision from cali
fornia Joe Lynch Of San Francis
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08

worker who is supposed to be enjoy
ing the benefits of republican
tariff and other G. o. P. legislation.
The 54-hour week is part of their
republican comforting. A 4S-hour
week law was invalidated when a
republican secretary of state failed to
sign it. -
And the dye house workers full
dinner pail, such as he can fill on an
average wage of $23 week, he has
to empty in the intervals of work.
He gets no time off for lunch in the
Crompton mill. The dyeing machinery
must be kept going, so the worker
has to grab his food as he can, with
out taking time to rest or to clean off
the poisonous chemicals in which he
tolls.
Develops Bad Cough.
A typical dye house worker is pale
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08
FRAME-UP ON
NORWAY REDS
in U. S. STYLE
All Officials Indicted in
Drive on Communists
Especial to The Daily Worker)

Especial to The Daily Worker)
CHRISTlANlA, Norway, Oct.
7.-Efforts to swing the Nor
Wegian trade unions soIidly for
the Amsterdam International
have failed.
Following a campaign of
frame-up and terror without
precedent in Norway, and which
seems to have been patterned
after similar campaigns against
the reds in America the reac-
tionaries failed to ge the sup
port of the unions in the key
industries.
The failure of the enemies of
the Communist elements IN the
unions to swing the bulk of the
key unions for Amsterdam is
surprising, due to the fact that
the Communist party of Nor
way, reorganized a short time
ago in accordance with instruc-
tions of the Communist Inter
national, is no longer a party of
unions but of the flexible char
acter prescribed by the Com
munist International, composed
of known revolutionists.
The officials of the Communist
Party have all been indicted previous
to general election.
This was a deliberate move on the
part Of the government to hamper the
party in the election campaign and
since their indictment obvious at
tempts to prejudice the masses
against them have been made. The
authorities claimed to have fount
dynamite placed to destroy the water
supply of Aker, a suburg of Christ
iania and accused the Communist,
of the crime.
Following this event, the govern
ment discovered" nineteen dynamit,
cartridges under the floor of the prose
cutting attorneys office and again &C
cused the Communists of plotting ter
rorism.
Orders for the arrest of all tn.
Communist officials have been ISSUED
as climax to the persecution of tn,
party.
The attitude of the government hal
done much to heal the breach in tn,
ranks of the revolutionary movement
that expressed itself in the split il
the party last year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08

powers that rule big business seem
unable to talk themselves out of. The
important fact to be read in the table
is that the manufacturing power Of the
country has been expanded far beyond
the ability of the people to consume
its product. Reports indicate that the
distribution of commodities is going
on at comparatively high rate In
other words with producers in indus.
try and on the farms forced to accept
low return for their labor their
dustry working at about three-quar.
ters of capacity.
Financiers are trying to tell the
country that all will be we'll when the
international situation is Strengthened
out so that the extra quarter of the
country's product can go abroad to
furnish capital for other peoples. But
any improvement from this source
would be of very short duration.
Economists even of the conservative
school are beginning to realize that
the only permanent solution is to in
crease the purchasing power of wage
earners and farmers sufficiently to
enable them to buy all that they can
produce working full time. Higher
wages which will enable the workers
to enjoy the fruits of the increased
productivity which comes from in
vention represent the only way by
which chronic state of depression
can be avoided.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08

MARION, Ia, Oct. z. = Difficulties
which are said to have resulted in the
revoking Of the charter OF the Ku Klux
Khan in this county and the removal
of all officers will be discussed here
tonight at meeting of more than
5000 members OF the Independent
Khan, formed following the split with
the parent organization. The dissen
ton is said to have resulted from ef
forts OF the Iowa domain OF the Khan
to swing members OF that organization
behind w. J. Burbank, Khan guberna
torial candidate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08

and file. We know That you are very
anxious to participate and not only to
participate, but do everything in your
power to further our movement.
Perhaps, you are not fully informed,
of the present situation in the metal
industry, perhaps, you do not realize
the seriousness and the significance
of the present movement among the
metal workers. Nevertheless we
know that you are anxious and ready
to fall in line with the rest of the
rebels and help carry on the fight Of
the rank and file.
We believe, that if you are a rebel
you cannot but answer this appeal
and you must answer if you desire to
consider yourself to be a part of the
left wing movement
Here is our appeal to you:
Join us-to do your duty. Join US
to participate inethe daily struggles of
the rank and file Join us-to help
strengthens and build strong Metal
Workers Union.
This is your opportunity-Join us
this Wednesday, Oct. 5, 1924, s p. m.
sharp at the Hungarian House. $50
East S1st street, between First and
Second avenues.
Come to answer the roll call-if
you know any progressive and rebel
metal worker who did not receive
such letter bring him along with
you, but please be on time.
Fraternally yours,
The Executive Committee,
Metal Trades Section,
Trade Union Educational League,
Gustav Obergfell, Secretary.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08
Pennsylvania Censors
Change Minds About
Beauty & Bolshevik
Especial to The Daily Worker)

Especial to The Daily Worker)
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. AFTER
turning down the new Russian com.
edy-drama, Beauty and Bolshevik,' u
the Pennsylvania state board of mo.
ton picture censors reconsidered the
decision and permitted the showing
to go on with few minor title
changes.
The picture will be shown at the
Lulu Temple, Saturday, Oct. II, and il
is confidently expected that its sue
cess will be fully up to the mark set
by all previous pictures The action
of the censors in almost barring the
labor film greatly increased the inter
est in the picture. In every case
where there is censorship opposition
large crowds are attracted that would
otherwise remain Indifferent. In
Philadelphia picture shows have
always been exceptionally successful
so those who want to be sure of see
ing this feature film will do well to
buy their tickets in advance at the
local Office, 521 York Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08
RHODE ISLAND
LABOR FIGHTS
BOSSES UNION
.A.4moskeag Union Took
Ten Per Cent Cut
BY ART SHIELDS

Federated Press STAIR Correspondent
CROMPTON, r. l., Oct. T.
Polish workers, who predomi-
nate in the big Crompton COM
pany velvet and corduroy mills
here have voted down their en-
ployer's proposal for a COM
pany union.
The company union is polite
ly called a plan for industrial
democracy by Frank Rich
mond, the aged owner, and he
announces that he will continue
the agitation until he converts
the workers to the idea.
Union Fights the Plan.
A stiff fight is, being made against
the company union idea by the
Amalgamated Textile Workers I'm
ion, which has an active local in the
Pawtuxet Valley, and which recently
won a strike for higher wages in the
Crompton dye house.
The company union Pawtuxet Val
ley employers are urging is modelled
after the one that has just accepted
a ten per cent cut in wages in the
Amoskeag works at Manchester, N. H.
1t gives the employers final decision
on all questions. Under the proposed
plan the Crompton workers would
elect only one of three bodies, .he
House Of Representatives A settle
ment of grievances effected in the
House is reviewed by Senate, which
has majority of overseers, as fore
men are called here, and a minority
of operatives. Final decision rests
with the Cabinet, consisting of the
owner and superintendent.
Workers in Fighting Mood.
Unless the industrial democracy
plan is put thru wage cut in this
company's plants does not seem likely
in the near future. The workers are
in a mood to fight back as they did
in the 9-month strike of 1922 when
a wage cut was defeated. And the
Crompton company is relatively busy
as compared to neighboring mills of
the B. B. & R. Knight company,
which have done nothing for months.
The Crompton mills are on two red
uced shifts for the weavers, spinners
and carders and 54-hour week for
the dyers.
The dyers' conditions illustrate the
lard lot of the New England textile
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08

md frequently afflicted with a bad
cough. He breathes the confined
atmosphere, saturated with unhealthy
fumes, and his clogged feet slosh
about in poisonous liquid. Usually
the dye house worker is too tired and
depressed at the days end to consider
organization. In the Crompton plants,
however, they are the best organized
group of workers.
None of the cotton mill work is
healthy. In the weaving, carding and
spinning departments ventilation is
kept at a minimum while the air is
kept warm and moist. The humidifiers
use the Pawtuxet River water, pol
luted by the dye houses of mills fur
Their up the valley. Pulmonary dis
eases are common.
Wages Very Low.
When the worker gets home un-
healthy conditions continue. One, two
and six family tenements are rented
to the workers unfurnished. Few
have modern sanitary devices. The
only repairs / heard of as made by
the company were in the homes of
Jacob and Pawl Pankiewiecz, shot up
by state guardsmen in the 1922 strike.
Seven shots went thru the doors.
Since the strike the company put in
new doors-to hide evidence of its
crimes, workeps say. But there are
bullet marks which remain. These
are scars on the Pankiewiecz broth
ers themselves. Jacob, a father of
seven, shot in thigh and ankle, and
Pawl, shot in the abdomen.
The average wage for all depart
ments, totaling 1900 workers, is
slightly less than $40 weekly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08
Would Dodge Eight-Hour Act.

VANCOUVER, B. C.-The lumber
bosses are working tooth and nail tc
postpone the operation of the S-houi
day legislation which is to go into eff
feet in British Columbia, Jan. l, 1925
The latest move to annul the legisla
ton is the compiling of lists of work
ers working more than 4S hours
weekly and to press claims that they
should not come under the provisions
of the act because they are either
temporary exceptions" to the provis
ions of the act or exceptional cases
to be permanently excluded from the
legislation. There are in all approx
mately $4,000 workers in this province
who will be affected by the act.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08
Cop Guilty Of Attacking Girl.

Indirect confirmation Of labor union
charges that Chicago policemen were
brutal and offensive in their treat
ment Of girl pickets in the dressmak
ers strike of last spring is seen BY
unionists in the conviction of Thomas
Guilfoyle who attacked a girl in tn,
city hall while he was still on the
Chicago police force. The jury con
victed/ him in five minutes. The sen
tence viii be to Ia years in prison
Guilfoyle appealed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08
Rubber and Tobacco Wages for
Women.

TORONTO.-The Ontario minimum
wage board has fixed minimum wages
Of women workers In the rubber and
tobacco trades in Toronto at $40 per
week the first six months and $11 for
the next six months. After a years
experience the minimum is $3.50 per
week. In the same city the minimum
for girls is IS per week for the first
six months, then SO for six months
and after that $40. The rates for
smaller cities and towns are lower,
the girls ranging from Sc to 50 in all
places below 5000 population; while
for the same class of place the min.
imum for experienced workers is $40
per week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08
AMERICAN COLD
is FINANCING
PICKING TROOPS
FIashlight Thrown on
Chinese Situation
Especial to The Dahl. Worker

Especial to The Dails Worker)
MOSCOW, Russia, Oct. TN. Mel
nikov, chief of the far eastern depart
ment of the Soviet foreign Office
throws an interesting fashlight on
sinister forces at work behind the
scenes in the present Chinese con
fiict. He lays considerable RESPONSE
bility at the feet Of the United States
government, which, he says, is foster
ing the Chinese war for its own ends.
Definite proofs that American GOV
eminent gold is behind the Picking
group in the present struggle is nat
urally impossible to supply" said Mel
nikov. But every known fact points
in that direction. Anglo-American in
vestments and enterprises are all
wrapped up in the progress of this
group, and Americans only support it.
For proof of participation of Amer
leans in the struggle we need only
to point to the fact that the foreign
negotiations in Picking under Anglo
American leadership have agreed to
maintain peace in the central capital,
thus enabling WI Pei-fu to withdraw
troops from there and fling them into
the battle line In effect, that is the
same as if the United States directly
moved troops into line"
Russa's Position.
In explanation of Russia's position
towards China, Melnikov made the fol
lowing enlightening diagnosis of the
Chinese situation:
Fundamentally, the present Chin
ese conflict is a struggle between Jap
anese interests on the one hand and
British and American interests on the
other As Great Britain and the
United States possess greater re
sources than does Japan, they prob
, ably will win.
while the Russian people have
sympathy with certain Chinese groups,
and say so, the Soviet government
takes no part. We stand by the pro-
vision Of our Chinese treaty, which
we mean to observe. The Chinese
must fight out their domestic differ,
ences between themselves. 1t is their
business to settle their internal dis
putes without foreign Intervention.
For Complete independence.
Russia stands for the complete in
dependence Of China and complete
freedom from restrictions upon that
independence, whether thru the main
tenance of foreign exterritorial rights
or by other means. Admittedly the
condition of China presents many diff
iculties for other countries. The
weakness of the central government
makes it difficult to secure respect fol
treaty provisions in the outer prov
inces. We know this to be fact, fol-
it is true Of our own treaty with
China. Still, foreign Intervention
would only do harm.
"At the beginning Chang Tso-lin de
clared himself against The enforce
ment of parts of our treaty, including
the problem of the Chinese Eastern
railway. Now he has changed his
views entirely. However, we have to
maintain some relations with Chang
Tso-lin, for he is the real ruler over a
great area consisting of three outer
provinces which border for long dis
lance on our country.
How far Japan supports Chang
Tso-lin we do not know, but it is com.
mon knowledge that Japan is permit
ting him to use the South Manchurian
railroad for the movement of his
| troops."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08
Oil Exports From Mexico.

MEXICO CITY.-Of the S,772, 900
barrels on oil exported to the United
States from Mexico during the month
Of August of this year, Standard Oil
exported 100000; FL Aguila Branch
Of Royal Dutch-ShelD 100000; Royal
Dutch 100000; Sinclair $4,000; Mex
lean Gulf 100000; The Empire 373,.
600; Texas Co. 100000; New England
Fuel 174.000; Mexican Seaboard 76, 900.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08

424s. Here is just the coat to
make boy comfortable and to keer
him warm. The fronts are double
breasted. The sleeve is in raglan
style, with roomy armscye. Serge
cheviot, tweed and other coat ma
terials may be used for this design.
The Pattern is cut in 4 Sizes: 4
6, Sand 10 years. A 6 years size
requires 2h yards of 81 inch material
Pattern mailed to any address on
receipt OF 12c in silver or stamps.
Send lie in silver or stamps for
our UP-TO-DATE. FALL & WINTER
1924-1925 BOOK OF FASHIONS.
Address: The DAILY WORKER, ft1s
w. Washington Blvd, Chicago, MI.
NOTICE TO PATTERN BUYERs--The
patterns being sold thru the DAILY
WORKER pattern department are fur
nished by New York firm OF pattern
manufacturers. Orders are forwarded bv
the DAILY WORKER every day S as r ~
ceived, and they are mailed by the man
ufacturer direct to the customer. The
DAILY WORKER does not keen n stook
OF patterns on hand. Delivery OF PAT
terms ordinarily will take at least 10 dava
from the date OF mailing the order. 10
not become impatient II your pattern Il
delayed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08
Your Union Meeting
seoond wednesday, oct. 8, 1g24.

Name of Local and
No. Place of Meeting.
ia1 coopers. 1901 Eseanaba Ave.
Firemen's Assn, "a w. Randolph
ST., p. m.
$40 Boot and Shoe Workers, 1899 Mil.
waukee. Ave.
Garments Dist. Council, s44s S
Ashland Ave.
Jewelry Workers, 10 w. Adams ST
1o4 Garment Workers, Ladies', 32s w
Van Buren, St., $3.50 p. m.
1876 Machinists, 113 S. Ashland Blvd.
524 Machinists, 735 N. Cicero Ave.
375 Maintenance Of Way, 426 w. SD st.
Carpenters, IT'S w. Washington ST
70 Carpenters, II Garfield Blvd.
Fl Carpenters, Polk and Western.
PAP Carpenters, GAS S. Ashland Ave.
1893 Carpenters, 81a w. Harrison Sc.
1874 Carpenters. 1888 N. Halsted ST.
1874 CARPENTERS, 1888 N. HALSTED
ST, HI FEELING, Rec. sec'y.,
2253 Grace ST. Irving 1897.
Hold Carriers, 1852 w. Division st.
485 Sheet Metal, 1924 s. Halsted ST.
219 Railroad Trainmen, 426 w. 63rd ST.,
1880 p. m.
y Roofers, TT w. Adams ST.
754 Transfers, 22o S. Ashland Blvd.
75e Teamsters (MeaD, 22o S. Ashland
Blvd.
13046 Tuckpointers and Frt. Cleaners, S1o
w. Harrison St.
924 Tunnel and Subway Workers, et4
w. Harrison st.
1922 Carpenters, 6414 S. Halsted st.
81 Painters, Sherman and Main Sts.,
s Plasterers' eio w. Monroe s..
70 Sheet Metal, TIA w. harrison ST.
(Note-Unless otherwise stated all
meetings e at p. m.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08
Child Is EIeetroeut

ROCK ISLAND. ILL.,, Oct. War.
rem, 16 months old son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Arnold A. Brasch, was dead here to.
day as a result OF placing hts tongue
in live electric light socket which
had been disconnected from wash
ing machine
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08
| 500, 900 WORKERS WHO EARNED
MEAGER LIVING ONE YEAR AGO
NOW COMPLETELY OUT OF JOBS
BY LELAND oLDs.
(Federated Press IndustrIaI Edltor,

Approximately 100000
living factories
optimism
the public
expectation.
gain working time furnishes the only
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08

represented by. an increase of 8 per
cent in the per cent of capacity opera
ton and Of 1 per cent in working
time. But this means nothing more
than the end of inventory vacation
periods which generally occur in July
The sifinificant facts are that per
cent Of the reporting establishments
were altogether idle and that the re-
mainder were operating only 8s per
cent Of full time and n per cent of
full capacity. That means that the
factories of the country in August
were stunning out less than 6S per
cent of their normal full-time output,
The real situation is reflected in
the table which shows for the major
industrial divisions the pre- cent de-
crease in employment from year ago
and the per cent of full-time capacity
operated during the month Of August
Employ Pct. of
ment Oper-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08
SOMe yEsIIag fLab@r~ hdr1yy;Amuzmv
ARE YOU A METAL WORKER?
DO YOU LIVE In NEW YORK
CITY? ATTEND THIS MEETING!

residing City please
following letter special consideration:
Workers Who Are RebeIs
a metal a
participate everyday
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EARN YOUR COMMUNIST MER.
IT STAMP BY GETTING A NEW
MEMBER FOR THE PARTY AND
ANOTHER READER AND SUB
scRIBER TO THE DAILY
Wo r X Err.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08

377S. Here is an ever popular mas.
querade design-one that is sure to
please and to be very comfortable.
II can readily be developed and is
suitable for many kinds of materials.
Calico, cretonne, chintz, muslin, cam.
brio, satin, and crepe are good for
this model.
TIE Pattern is cut in sizes: 6-S,
and 1912 years for children, 14-16
years for misses, and 3S-4O; 42-44
inches bust measure for adults. A
1912 year size requires 5h yards OF
~ inch material for the suit, and VI
yard for the cap. A 3s-40 inch size
requires So yards of 81 inch material
for the suit and X yard for the cap.
Pattern mailed to any address on
receipt OF 12c in silver or stamps
Send 12c in silver or stamps for
our UP-To-DATE FALL "a WINTER
1s24-l025 y3ooK OF FASHIONS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08

INDUSTRY decrease alton
Food and kindred products. n
Textiles and their products II 81
Iron and steel and products % SIS
Lumber and it's products. 8 &c
Leather and it's products. 13 "a
Paper and printing ..--......... 81
Chemicals, allied products Is SO
Stone, clay, glass products n
Metal products, not IRON. IL So
Tobacco products ................ 1 u
Vehicles for land transport II 70
Miscellaneous ........... II So
Such figures reflect depression in
manufacturing industry which the
Newark leader. ([Newark, Ohio]) 1917-1946, 1924-06-20
LABOR SPIES DO NOT PAY

Warning a Chamber of Commerce
audience that labor spies do not pay
and that employers who use them de-
serve to fail in business, Sherman
Rogers of the Outlook, said:
"Any employer that employs liars
to go down and get dope in their
plant is going to have lots of labor
trouble, and he ought to have a thou
sand times more than he has got. If
you have not got foremen with
enough human kindness, with enough
gift, and if you yourself can't go down
there, but have got to go and hire a
born liar to tell you about your men,
well, you ought to go out of business
Any man that will do down and
double-cross man that he breaks
bread with down in the plants, is just
a low enough snake to come into the
office and double-cross you, and he
always does just that.
eff you men want to know what
causes labor troubles you just &c
home tonight, close the bathroom
door, and take a look in the looking
glass, and you will be looking at
about nine-tenths of the cause of your
trouble in your plant"