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Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-04
MORE CROPS PER FARMER

The Bureau Of Economies of the agricultural de-
parment tnds that IN recent years the average pro-
dacon per capita OF the farm population of this coun-
try has been IL per cent higher than il was in the five
year period from 1908 to 1918.
THIS means that American farms whatever they
may be pfodueng per acre. producing about one
fith more per man than they were before the war
rms = tact deserving FAR attention than has
Farms ike manufacturing industries. have been
growing more efficient They better machinery and
better methods Where fore does take anywhere
near 20 large percentage of the national population
TO feed the nation. If four the farm can pro-
duce a. much food five did few years ago. the fifth
man Is no longer needed on the farm.
Here i proof that the back to the farm propa-
ganda has been overdone and that the natural and
proper trend Of population lies in the other direction
Here, too, is evident factor in the making of
hard times on the farm in recent years. When there
have been more people on the farms than need
ed, naturally they have lost money. Granted there
have been other factors but why ignore this one?
The inclination of so many young men in the rural
sections 10 90 TO the city, regretable it is in some
respects is economically sound if not carried to far
BY reducing the farm population they will reduce pro-
ducton somewhat thereby raising crop prices. At the
time, by adding to the industrial workers. they
will increase industrial production and lower the price
of manufactured goods, thus doubly benefittng the
rural sections.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-04

down the beaeh Curly and FloPpy
Twisiyiail. the piggie boys, toast
ing maFshmail0w candies.
"Let's 20 down therei chatter
ed Billie, aud be- and Johnnie ran
away, leaving UHcie Wiggily alone
b. the sand house. However, be
tlidn Z mind. as be wanted 20 20
TO sleep. Iie closed his eyes, and
was soon in Sluuher Land, but,
all Of "a suddcn. be was awakened
BY feeling something Pinching one
~ bis legs.
"Oh! Ouch, Who are you' -
cried the bunny. opcning his eyes
widc. lie saw y queer sort Of
creature with hig. piuching claws
and long whiAkers staring ~ him.
81 am lobster" cricd the
creature. "and I have romc up out
81 the sea ~ pinch yeu.
f'Oh. dear, sighed rHeic Wig
giiv. More trouble TOE me-
bui ihra aN at outt ht thoEght ~
imrk 20 plav on ths lnbs' E. lie
sa.4 60 tAc r.uehing -han. Nsu
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-04
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD e. GARIS
Copyright, 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY'S SAND
HOUSE

/ Uncle Wiggilv had gone 10 the
seashore because it was such hot
! weather. Even his hollow stump
bungalow in the woods was too
/ warm for the bunny. rabbit gentle
man.
tOf course, he said to Nurse
Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy, his muskrat
lady housekeeper, If | could take
off my fur coat | might not be
so hot. But | can t
A rabbit without his fur would
look funny, wouldn i he?
So Uncle Wiggily went to the
seashore and he took with him
Johnnie and Billie Bushytail, the
squirrel bows. They, too. wore coats
of fur. even in summer.
They will like the cool, salty
oceln waves,' said Mr.. Longears
as he invited the squirrel boys to
20 with him. And Johnnie and
Billie certainly did like the beach.
''Come ON. Uncle Wiggily! :
chattered Billie one morning. ave
want you to help us build sand
house
"Oh, all right laughed the
bunny, twinkling his pink nose
aud wobbling his queer, funny little
short tail. 1--WE shall build Il Won
derful sand house today
Down on the beach Uncle Wiggi-
" and the squirrel boys dug a
hole in the sand. Then they made
big pile of sand and patted it
smooth with clam shells. That was
the roof of the house.
Now we must make door and
some Windows said Uncle Wiggi
~. So he and the squirrel boys,
with their cute little paws, made
holes in the sides of the heap of
followed out sand, and it began to
look like house 1t was almost
like the igloos, or round topped
houses, the North Pole Eskimos
make of blocks of ice and snow.
81 m going TO make fence of
clam shells all around Uncle Wig
gily's sand house. - ehattered John
ME. THAT will make it look
fine.
When the sand house was fin
i,hed, with fehre of clam shells
about IL. Johnnie aud Billie saw,
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-04
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO :
August 4. 1909

The city assessors report gives
the valuation of El Centre $685.
$1,000 which is more than double
the amount of $44S,605, assessed
valuation last year.
A. +. Andrade was visitor IN
FL Centre from Calexico today.
+. j. Brown of the c. ID. Com
pany has been called to Monrovih
because of his fathers illness, he
left today.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-04
Relative es Fight
For McCOrmack's
Release at Once

Los ANGELES, Aug. ito OBJ
tian the release of c. A. Mccormick,
private detective, held in the city
Jail on suspicion of murder and rob
berry growing out of the trial of God
frey Cowdrey, habeas corpus pro-
ceedings were TO be instituted by
Mccormick IS relatives today unless
formal charges were filed against
linn.
cOwdrey received a life sentence
for the murder of Joseph Langley,
Alvarado theater manager, princi
pally on the sensational testimony of
Mccormack. On the other hand,
the suspect charges that friends of
Cowdrey arc "framing" him for
the purpose of obtaining a pardon
for the convicted man.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-04
S. C. Singles 20
to Bill Tilden
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Aug. Bill
Tilden and his travelling troupe of
tennis experts are off for new glo-
ries today, after campaigning
through the Southern California
net tournament and lifting but one
title.
Tilden himself retained the sim
glcG championship, defe,'ing Al.
fred Chaplin, Jr., of Springfield,
Mass. in the finals after four sets,
2-6, GA, Sc, 90.
In the doubles final Chaplin and
Reinke lost to Wallace Bates and
Roland Roberts, of San Francisco,
Sc, 7-J. 90.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-04
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
IN Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
August 4, 1905

Bob Munger returned home today
from visit of "a month on tie
coast.
john +. High of Silsbee was in
town today telling the Blue Lake
was falling an inch every a hours
now.
III. \. Dyke, volunteer weather
observer, stated that the maximum
temperature for July was 124 while
the minimum was 62. Rain to
the amount of .07 of an inch fell.
Only three days were cloudy.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-04
THE VOICE IN THE HICROPHONE

John W. Davis, Democratic candidate. recognizes
the important part that radio is going play in polit
cal campaigns now and hereafter. Eventually" he
suggests 1--WE will pick candidates for two quaifica
tions first do they film well second do they radio
we'll? All other qualifications will be minor"
1t may not become bad that, though there will
be such tendency. Recent broadcasng experience in
Connection with the national conventions, has shown the
immense advantage that is possessed by political lead
er with good radio voice.
No less important than the quality of voice, how
ever il the need of brevty Every candidate Mr. Davis
remarks will have to be careful lest his radio audience
becomes weary of him and tune him out, leaving him
"only voice into micropnone' THAT is the modern
equivalent for voice crying in the wilderness
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-04
TEN YEARS AGO
August 4, 1914

n. J. Keller of Los Angeles is
in El Centro for few days on
business connected with his invest
ments.
Martin Woodward who motored
here from Los Angeles few days
ago started on his return trip to-
day.
Lucille Hale Groves is spending
a week as guest of Mrs. M. G.
Wooter. Miss Groves comes from
San Bernardino.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-04

must be tired from having crawled
up from the sea. Please 20 in my
sand house and rest Yourself.
GAN right! l WIFE, grumbled
the lobster. And when / come
out ! will pinch you.'
80 into the sand house he crawled.
Aud when he was in Uncle Wig
gily suddenly caved the sand house
ia on top of the pinching chap
Down fell the sand ,burying the
lobster out of sight.
''It will be a long time before
You can dig yourself out from
thcrc!' laughed Uncle Wiggily.
And when you do, / shall be far
away!"
Then the bunny, twinkling his
pink nose. hopped off down the
beach TO the marshmallow candy
roast, and the lobster had TO dig
and dig to get himself out Of the
failen.m sand house. But it served
him right, ! think. Apd if the ap-
pie pie win politely get up from
The table aud give its chair TO the
chocolate cake, sboll ueAi tell YOU
about Uncle Wiggilys seucaky
wheel.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-04
>----- -.------.-------------
IMPERIAL
By Press staff Correspon dent

IMPERIAL, Aug. mir. and
Mrs. l.. M. Thompson passed the
weekend at JacumDa. 4
Mrs. Jessie Hoyt Hatch, city libl
rarian, has gone to Hermosa for Il
couple Of weeks.
Frank Ansell returned from Whit
tier Saturday morning.
J. +. Carlson of San Diego was
"a business visitor in Imperial Sat
urday. Mr.. Carlson with his FAM
lily formerly resided in Imperial.
Mr.. aud Mrs. j. Harland Butlcs
are spending few days ut Lag,sl
na.
About twenty five attended the
Young peoples meeting ut the A. w.
Cook home north of town last even
ing. Miss Grace Ansell lead the
topic discussion the topic being
'"Christs Attitude Toward His Enc
mics. -
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. p. Thomas havc
gone to Mission Beach where they
will spend Il couple of weeks.
a neighbor tells us he got three
gallons of beans and six chickens
out of only one row
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-04

Tom Blake, of the Los Angeles
Athletic Club, rose to swimming
prominence yesterday when ne won
the S00-yard ocean swim at Santa
Monica, defeating fast field.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-08-04
Davis Chooses Locust Valley
For Permanent Headquarters
of His Presidential Campaign

ington. The impression had pre-
viouslys prevailed that an offiesl
would be opened in the California
city.
The daily worker., 1924-07-29
GALS SHIPPING
HEAD CONTINUES
SCAB POLICIES
Farms Out Repairs to
Open Shop Concerns

WASHINGTON, July 2S.-Admiral
Palmer, chosen by President Coolidge
to dominate the Shipping Board poll
cies through his job as head Of the
Emergency Fleet Corporation, keeps
up the anti-union policy of his prede-
cessors. N. P. Alifas, president of
District Al Of the Machinists, repre-
senting the navy yard and arsenal
mechanics, says that the administra-
tion policy continues to deprive the
navy yards Of the repair work on
Shipping Board vessels, although the
navy yards bid far lower than the
private yards that get the business.
The navy yards now employ along the
Atlantic seaboard some $4,000 men; if
all the Shipping Board vessels were
repaired in the navy yards there
would be 10000 men employed, and
the overhead charge would be cut in
half, thereby insuring a much lower
price on the repairs than is now Sc
cured
''In the last session of Congress the
House adopted, in the independent
appropriation bill, an amendment by
Hull Of Iowa which required that all
Government repairs be made in these
shops and yards if the bids were as
low as the private bids" said Alias.
''In the Senate a similar amendment,
but limited to Shipping Board vessels,
was adopted at the instance of Sena-
tor Copeland. The conferees threw
both provisions out and reported a
bill which merely changed the then
existing law by making the minimum
estimate $4,000 instead Of 100000
for a repair job on which the navy
yards must be asked to bid. 1t did not
require that the lowest responsible
bid be accepted. The navy yards bids
are always the lowest, but the Ship
ping Board then permits the. private
bidder to get the work at the navy
yard figures, or at higher figures.
They are always against saving money
IL it means giving work to the navy
yard employees on anything but war
preparations"
One Of the Shipping Boards tricks
to cheat the intent Of the law as to
bids is to require bids within ten
days, when two to three weeks are
required by the yard routine for safe
bidding on job.
The daily worker., 1924-07-29

I'VE will give 1t back to France when
we have carried 1t throughout the
world"
Revolutionary Carnival.
After the official ceremonies, the
workers scattered across the vast Oc-
tober Field to one entertainment after
another. Ten great tribunes separ-
ated by wide distances, displayed pro-
grams of song, drama, symbolic dem
onstration, to great throngs of onlook-
ers. Four thousand workers partici-
pated as actors in these performances,
which were arranged by the education
al committees of the various unions.
Between the tribunes were husky ath.
letes reclining in the grass, or groups
of gay young people dancing the
Carmagnole, or troops of Young Pion,
eers in red shirts and boomers, march
ing to some demonstration Of their
own.
Carnival spirit reigned supreme. In
all my time In Moscow l do not re-
member such vast holiday demon.
stration as this.
The daily worker., 1924-07-29

the Commune days. From
Valiant it passed to the social
ist party, under the protection
of the 20 section in Paris. This
section decided to give the flag
to the workers of Moscow.
Paris to Moscow.
A procession of 100000 workers held
a farewell parade in Paris May 25,
More than 100000 workers welcomed
1t in Moscow July 6.
For nearly five hours they were
marching 10 abreast into Hodinka
field now named the Field of October.
A great tribune 10 IT, square, with a
pyramid of platforms one above the
other, held the delegates of the Com
munist International, the central exc
cutive of Russia and the Moscow city
government. Massed around the trib-
une were hundreds of encircling fac
tory delegates bearing their factory
banners of embroidered red silk or
velvet topped with metal stars or
S1ChASDs AIOulu luSS6 was WlQ6
aisle and then came the hundreds of
thousands of spectators with eight
wide aisles formed through their
midst by single lines of soldiers.
Cheer Worn Red Banner.
A festival spirit pervaded the as
sembly. Men and girls were raised
aloft on the arms and shoulders of
their friends, and balanced above the
throngs. They led the cheers and
salutations and even made speeches.
The worn red banner was borne down
one of the aisles by the delegation of
French Communists. 1t was lifted
aloft to the highest platform of the
tribune, where it was visible for half
mile away. President Kalenin re-
ceived it.
In friendly exchange, the workers
OF Moscow presented their French
comrades with fine new banner with
their greetings embroidered upon it.
The Moscow newspapers for the day
contained these significant words,
across the face of waving banner:
The daily worker., 1924-07-29
Dairy co.ops Get Rates Reduced.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, July 2S.-
Six major railroad systems in Mime
sofa have ordered sweeping reduc-
tions amounting to more than $1,000,-
900 annually in the cost of shipping
cooperative dairy products. Two
other big railroad systems, the Chica-
go, Milwaukee & st. Paul and the
Rock Island, also have the PROPOSE
tion under advisement and an an
nouncement OF similar reductions is
predicted by cooperative organization
officials.
The daily worker., 1924-07-29
CO-OPERATIVES
IN AMERICA DO
BIG BUSINESS
Consumers Producers
Groups Show Profits

One Of the largest consumers CO.
operatives in the country is the Frank
lin Cooperative Creamery Company of
Minneapolis, which last year did $3,-
100000 worth of business, with net
earnings of $1SO,OO0 after meeting all
expenses. The City Cooperative Dairy
Company of Cleveland is another con.
sumers' cooperative in the thousand
dollar-a-day class. In fact, it's business
equalled S1,5OO a day at the end of
the first quarter for 1924, while the
turnover for June, despite the sharp
drop in the price of milk, was s32,50O,
with $500 net earnings.
Similarly the Cleveland Cooperative
Coal Company, which started business
without any organization the first Of
last November, sold $144,000 worth Of
coal in 1O4 business days. In the
same city cooperative society oper-
ating six grocery stores did business
of over quarter of a million dollars
last year, and reports a trade OF more
than thousand dollars day for the
first six months of this year. Across
the line in Canada, the cooperative
society of Sydney Mines, N. s., had a
turnover for 1923 of $1,304,70O, or
over $4,000 for every working day.
incidentally, this society returned
$4,000 in cooperative dividends to
it's patrons.
But the prosperity of American
Cooperatives is not confined to con-
sumers' stores. The United States
Department of Agriculture reports
that large number Of farmers CO.
operative organizations handled more
than million dollars for the year The
total business transacted by the Grain
Cooperatives was $490, 900 ,000-almost
half billion dollar business for this
group alone! The fruit and vegetable
producers cooperatives report a turn
over of $2S0,0OO,00O, while one of the
largest societies in the dairymen's
group. the Dairymen's Cooperative
League of New York State, transacted
5000 100000 worth of business during
1923. The rs cotton growers coopera-
tives report an average annual income
Of $1,2S2,000; the 40 poultry growers
cooperatives. s45O.O0O; while the IA
tobacco growers cooperatives trans
acted in 1928 a business averaging
nearly S10,0O0,O0O apiece.
The business turnover OF several OF
our larger labor cooperative banks ex.
ceeds 100000 day. while rs OF them
handle more than the $1,000 a day.
American cooperation is Just begin.
ming to grow. II has plenty OF room
yet to expand. Our consumers move.
ment, to be sure, lags considerably be-
hind similar cooperatives in Europe
most Of which had 80 years head start
over our American societies. But in
the field Of agricultural cooperation
and labor cooperation banking, Am.
erica leads the world in the volume OF
business handled. We have no apollo
gies TO offer and no pessImism as to
the future Of American cooperation in
these important fields.
The daily worker., 1924-07-29
A GOOD SPORTS COSTUME

4792-4791 Comfort and good style
re here depicted. The Bodice Skirt
791 may be worn with any Over
louise or with a jacket or coat. The
,ont Of the bodice may be overlaid
18th material to form a vestee. The
louise 4792 has smart lines, and is
ood for all sports material. Linen
as chosen for this Costume with cire
bbon and fancy braid for trimming.
The Bodice Skirt is cut In 4 Sizes
mall, 1896; Medium, 3S-40; Large
2-44; Extra Large, 46.4S inches bust
easure. The Blouse is cut In Q Sees:
{, 36, 3S, 40, AZ and Al inches bust
easure. To make Skirt and Blouse
,r 3S inch bust size will require
V yards OF 40 inch material. For
odice OF lining or other contrasting
aterial 32 inches wide IN yard is
,quired. The vestee on the Blouse
contrasting material requires Il
ard 8 inches wide. The width of
ie skirt with plaits expended is 2ts
ards.
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FARMER TELLS
HOW PRODUCER
is ''PROSPERINC"
Minnesota Man Shows
Up Political Lies

Here's the first answer to the
DAILY WORKERS request that
farmers write us of the prosperous"
conditions they are enjoying" The
capitalist press has been Dragging
about the high prices that grain is
bringing on the market, but the prices
are in "the pit" on LaSalle or Wall
streets. The farmer didn't get high
prices when he had to sell his grain
some months ago. This farmers
statement Of facts ought to paint the
lie on the political propaganda of the
two old (grafD parties about the
farmers prosperity"
From A erich" District
ROCHESTER,, MINI, July 22.-To
the Farm Editor, DAILY WORKER: :
Relative to your request of readers
informing you as to the extent of
present prosperous conditions of the
farmers, let me say that l live in a
district where diversified farming is
practiced, where a crop failure has
never been known since 1855, where
corn, small grain, wheat and various
kinds of fruits are grown, with rail
roads and good markets.
Not having large farm 900 acres)
raise little oats, some potatoes and
mostly corn. Having about 80 acres in
pasture Gland too hilly for cultivation)
must, according to amount of stock
kept, buy some grain feed.
came from town today, endeavor-
ing to buy some wheat and corn, and
found wheat selling at the elevator
at $1.50 per bushel, corn s1.13 per
bushel, oats so cents, barley IA cents.
was astonished at the prices, wheat
having gone up 80 cents per bushel
since last buying, the elevator man
telling me he paid S1.35 per bushel
for it,
Farmers Have to Buy.
inquired of lot of farmers as to
whether they had anything to sell
but everyone said no, they were buy
ing feed themselves or going without
went back to the elevator and
asked the boss whore he bought his
grain. He told me it was shipped IL
from the large elevators in the cite;
of st. Paul, Minneapolis, and Duluth
that he did not know of a single
farmer who did not buy feed. l told
him, at these prices, my stock
would have to go without grain, when
he finally induced me to buy some
screenings at $1.75 per hundred.
Lost His Farm
When going to town, | usually buy
so cent meal and it takes two and
one-half dozen eggs to purchase it. ]
find that most of the farmers here ar
range to go to town between meals,
as they cannot afford to spend the so
cents. That may be the reason why
lost my farm, as | needed $4,000 TO
pay up a mortgage on it, worth $4,000
three years ago, but would not borrow
the amount. l am now renting on
shares. know several farmers
around here, owning their farms, sub
ject to mortgages, who cannot afford
to even kill meat for family use, but
are living on bread and milk, and the
like, and yet they holler, but as a Jew
who was picking up rags the other
day said-Ja, the farmers always hol.
Ter, dat's all they know.
Respectfully yours,
NELS M. NELSON, MI -
R. r. No. Ar
The daily worker., 1924-07-29
|TATTERED RED FLAG OF PARIS
COMMUNE FLUNG TO BREEZE IN
MOSCOW AS WORKERS CHEER
BY ANISE.
Federated Press Staff Correspondentl

MOSCOW.-(By Mail )--Four hundred thousand Moscow
workers poured into the great October Field outside Moscow
July to celebrate three holidays the nterna-
ona Day of Cooperation also the first anniversary
the signing of the soviet constitution is also the day
chosen to receive the flag of the Paris Commune.
This flag of the small red banners borne by the
the barcades of Paris in 1871 Saved by the
who bore it, it carried for time to London during his
escape the reaconay which closed the Commune
gave Edouard Valiant Socialist and
The daily worker., 1924-07-29
Soviet Official Reports.

LONDON, July 2S.--Radovsky, Sow
let representative to the Anglo-Rus-
sian financial conference, has re-
turned to Moscow to report to his
government on the progress of nego-
tiations.
The daily worker., 1924-07-29

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The Pattern is cut in 4 Sizes: 4, 6,
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is required.
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