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Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-23
u. 5. CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE PLANS
MEETING AT s. F.

san FRANCISCO, Jan. 23.-The
wide scope of the first western re-
gional conference of the Chamber
Of Commerce of the United States
10 be held here January 20 and 80,
and its important bearing on the
business not only of the west but
of the nation, is evidenced i'll the
program of the convention annouc-
ed by Arthur S. Bent, of Los An
geles, chairman of the program
committee and member of the ad
visory council of the western divi.
sion. Eleven states will be repre-
sented at the conference.
The conference will be opened
Tuesday morning, by Paul Shoup
vice-president of the Southern Pa
cific Railroad. He will sketch she
detectives of the conference and
touch upon vital issues of the west
that are also of national character
There will be an address of welcome
by the Mayor of San Francisco
William Sproule, president of the
Southern Pacific will speak or
'Practical Steps to be Taken il
the Solution of the Transportation
Problem.
This will, be followed by an ad
journment for luncheon at which
the out of town delegates will bt
the guests of joint affair given by
the San Francisco Chamber OF
! Commerce and the San Francisco
Commercial Club.
! The discussion of the transporta
tion problem opened in the morning
| by Mr.. Sproule, will be concluded
in the afternoon by Seth Mann
traffic manager of the San Francis
co Chamber Chamber of Commerce
His subject will be Transporta
tion from the View Point of tht
Public"
Three noted speakers will dea
with the problem of cooperative
marketing in the afternoon. Thes'
are Ralph p. Merritt, president o.
the Sun-Maid Raisin Growers O.
Fresno, David l.. Levy Of San Fran
cisco, and Dwight B. Heard, o,
Phoenix, Arizona.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-23
SISTER OF FAMED
MOVIE ST A r is
SUING ! b ROK 4 r
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23.--Rene
Dawes, of New York City, sister of
Marion Davies, film actress, today
appeared in justice court here accus'
ing Kelly Walton, scenario broker,
of embcZzlement.
According to Miss Davies plea,
size sold film story to the First
National Company through the brok-
er, and he failed to deliver her the
f;nds.
Walton admitted he received
$500, but said IT was from Miss
Davis as commission on the sale.
The case was continued for one
week for more evidence.
."My story? Oh, it's n desert
romance, full of slciks," Miss
Davies explained
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-23
LONG BEACH TO GET
THREE SWIMMING AWARDS

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 23.-Long
Beach and the Belmont Shore Ath-
letic Club will be given three of the
seven national swimming champion
ships awarded by the Amateur Ath-
letic Union of Southern California.
Major Owen Il. Bird, chairman of
the registration committee Of the A.
A. L. for the southern district, has
visited the beach city and is pleased
with advantages offered there.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-23
Imperial Wife
Asks Divorce

Wanda F. johnson Of Imperial,
has filed suit for divorce from Ray
mond L. johnson, alleging extreme
cruelty on the part Of the defendant
The complaint sets forth the allcga-
tiOn that johnson is a man of un-
governable temper and frequently
humiliated his wife by using abusive
language to her, sometimes in the
presence of other persons.
The couple were married in III
Centro April Q, 1921, and have ono
son, Roger Kenneth Johnson who is
l. months old. The defendant ask.
custody Of the child in addition to a
divorce and costs of action. S. p.
Williams of Imperial is attorney foI
Mrs. johnson.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-23
Cash Prizes at
Pulitzer Races
To Total $4,000

DAYTON, o., Jan. 23. Cash
prizes totaling $4,000 will be award
cd winners in the 1924 Pulitzer
races here next fall, it was an
nounced today by F. b. Patterson,
president of the National Aeronauti.
cal Association. This increases four.
fold the largest amounts previously
subscribed for distribution in the
races.
Patterson will sail for Europe in
February to make personal calls on
prominent officials in connection
with obtaining foreign participation
in the Pulitzer races.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-23
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
By HOWARD r. GARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY AND NAN
MES NECKLACE

One upon time Uncle Wigsily
hoped over to the house where
Mamie and Billie Wagtail, the goat
children, lived with their father
and mother goats. But, even while
the rabbit gentleman was so!1e
distance away from the goat house,
he heard the sound of CRYING.
"My goodness! said the rab-
bit uncle to himself, 81 hope the
Fuzzy Fox or the Bob Cat hasn t
gotten in while Mr.. and Mrs. Wag-
tail are out to nibble Mamie s or
Billie's ears! ! had better hurry
there and see what is wrong
The crying sound became louder
the nearer Uncle Wiggily nopped
toward the goat house and at last,
as he went i'll, he saw Mamie sit
ting in 4 chair and weeping big,
salty tears that splashed down on
the oileloth in the kitchen.
But as Mrs. Wagtail, the lady
goat. was there, Uncle Wiggily
knew it could not have been the
Fox or Bob Cat which had made
N,n,;a nrx-
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-23
TEN YEARS AGO

Undersheriff Charles Applestill
returned from Los Angeles where
he has been spending several days
ON county business.
A. L. Bliss of Los Angeles com
pletcd the purchase of 100 acres of
land near Holtville from T. T. Var
ney, Nebraska banker.
Attorney Galen Nichols of I'M
perial visited FL Ccntro today.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-23
German Aviator
Makes New High
Altitude Record

BUENOS, AIRES, Jan. 23.-Thc
German aviator, Otto Ballod, broke
the worlds record for altitude, ear
lying weight equivalent to IL per-
sons, the aero club asserted III q
statement today.
Ballod late yesterday reached an
altitude of Gls5 meters il one hour
and ~ minute.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-23
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
January %, 1909

A. B. Hammond, president of the
National Lumber Company, who has
been spending the week here look
ing after his lumber yard, left for
Coachella where he has another
yard.
L. r. Grieve, who comes from
Siskiyou county, has purchased seve-
raj lots in Brawley and started
erecting Il home on his new loca.
tion.
Frank Nelson, a recent arrival
from Nebraska, is putting out a
quarter section in eucalyptus trees.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-23
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
January %, 1905

Mrs. 2. T.. Hollister of San Ber-
nardino is here visiting relatives.
Mrs. Z. J. Grain arrived from
San Pedro and is spending several
days at the Hotel Imperial.
Z. c. Phillips of Inglewood left
for the coast after looking after
business interests.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-23

PARIS Andrew Boncl, French
light heavyweight, has been named
as the French champion, succeeding
to the title l0rdcrcd vacated by
Battling Ski, the French boxing fed
Grafton announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-23

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.-Wild Bhi
Reed aud Captain Bob Roper fought
10 draw in their eight round bout
here last night.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-23

Another of life's little compensations-the stars
are most beautiful in midwinter when it's too cold
outdoors to look at them.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-23

That Box prize peace plan might be described as
half league onward"
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-23
EEWER IlTNIGRANTS

The House committee immigration, framing
new bill replace the law expiring June 80 has voted
reduced the quotas from per cent of the various
tionaties represented in this country IN 1910 to per
cent of those represented here in 1890
This arrangement, if approved when the measure
comes before Congress, will make big reduction in
present number of immigrants admissible per year.
1t will also make marked difference in the national
ty of those admitted in favor of the racial stocks of
western and northwestern Europe
The proposed apportionment plan IS not altogeth-
er mathematical In addition the strict percentage
basis there is to be unrestricted entry for the wives
husbands children under 49, of American citizens.
1t is believed however that this concession will not
equal the actual cut made IN the quotas.
There is no question that the country in general
wants fewer immigrants rather than more with pref
erence for the kind of immigrants who predominated
in the last century, and wants decent regard shown
for human relationships in admitting newcomers. The
new measure worked cut SO far, commends itself
on these three points. 1t will commend itself still fur
ther if the committee devise practical way to
make the bulk of selections abroad through American
officials instead of waiting until the applicants reach
our shores.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-01-23

America is full of people who feel like selling THEN
beds to buy better radio SETS because since they took
up radio they have no use for their beds anyway.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-18
AUTO INDUSTRY
FACING DECLINE.
DECLARES OLDS
Says Flivver Business Is
Inflated
By LELAND OLDS
(Federated Press Industrial Edit,

NEcderated Tress Industrial Editor)
Employment in Michigan factories
has reached peak which threatens
increasing insecurity to the wage
earners in that state, according to
figures made public by J. L. Lovett.
general manager, Michigan Manu-
facturers' Association. He pictures
an inflated employment market, es-
pecially in the automobile industry.
Employees should begin taking steps
to protect their interests when the
automobile industry reaches the sat-
uration point
Employment Initiation.
The number employed in Michigan
factories, according to Lovett, ex-
ceeds that in any previous year in
history. The number Of workers on
the pay rolls is greater even than
the number employed during the
postwar imitation year, 1919, while
nearly twice as much money is being
paid out each week in wages.
In Detroit 70 firms employing
about two-thirds of the city's indus
trial workers report approximately
241, 200 employers on their pay rolls.
On this basis Lovett estimates the
total employed by the 5000 Detroit
factories at over 361, 1000. In 1919
sthe federal census bureau estimated
peak industrial employment Of
Wayne county, which includes De-
troit, at 256,0OO.
Grand Rapids employment figures
show a gain of 5000 over 1919 altho
the furniture industry is operating
at not more than 20 per cent of ca
pacity. Flint with a total employ
ment of about $4,000 shows a gain
of 10 per cent. Pontiac with total
Of $4,000 reports a gain of 10 per
cent. Lancaster and Kalamazoo both
report gains of 5000 over 1919.
While Jackson reports a gain of
1000, Battle Creek a gain of 1000
and Muskegon gain Of 1000.
Carrying Eggs in One Basket.
A glance at the census of manu-
facturers would seem to Indicate
that Michigan is carrying too many
eggs in one basket. Like the man
who invests the greater part of his
savings in single venture Michi-
gan has invested over half her jobs
in the making of automobiles, auto
mobile bodies and accessories. In
1919, according to the census, 1877
681 of the 471,242 industrial work.
ers in Michigan were directly engag-
ed in the production of automobiles
and auto parts. Since 1919 the au-
tomobile industry has grown mate
rally. As matter of fact so per
cent Of all the workers employed by
the automobile industry in the Unit
ed States now work in Michigan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-18
LABOR COUNCIL
FLASHES S. 0. S.
FOR RUTHENBERG
Must Have More Funds
To Make Appeal

Attorneys fees and supplementary
legal expenses took s2,170 of the
1891 paid into the Labor Defense
Council during the month of Febru-
airy, as shown by the financial
statement, just made public. This
indicates that unless the returns are
increased, the Council will be un-
able to free itself from the burden
Of debt which is hampering its OPP
erations.
The Labor Defense Council an
nounces that it is in debt to the
amount of $1,000.
February's receipts were largely
stimulated by the Labor Defense
Councils special premium offer, un-
der which everyone selling a full
sheet Of Ruthenberg Appeal Coupons
receives a free copy Of Jury Libedin-
sky's stirring novel "A Week" This
IS illustrated by the fact that re-
turns from the sale Of Ruthenberg
Appeal Coupons during the month
totaled 1881, constituting the larg-
est single source Of revenue.
Subscription lists were second in
amount of revenue produced, ac-
counting for S1,348. Local branches
of the Labor Defense Council sent
in S1,042 to the National Office as a
result of the months activities. The
remaining 5000 was realized from
trade union contributions, collections
at meetings, and contributions from
individuals.
Two months ago, the Labor De-
Tense Council announced that it had
to have $4,000 by March 1. Only
1882 has come in since then. The
L. d. c. is again sending out the
call to GET BEHIND THE RUTH
ENBERG APPEAL.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-18
Watch Fridaus Paper for Honor Roll.

is impossible to enroll the those have sold
subs IN this new drive in todays paper Beginning Fri
day. March FL and continuing every Tuesday and Friday
thereafter the of the live wires who making
DAILY WORKER grow will be published in the Honor Roll.
For more reasons than one the Honor Roll will be an
historic document On it will be enrolled the names of the
best fighters in the American labor movement who know
that there is no better to build the militant
than by increasing THE DAILY WORKER circulation
Is your going to be this Roll of Honor? Sell a
subscription to THE DAILY WORKER put it there Sell
years Sub at the regular secure for yourself half
months sub to The Labor Herald The beraor or Soviet
Russia Pictorial" free!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-18
Cal Coolidge Cuts
Short Interview Nth
The Passion Players

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE
president cannot receive public adj
dresses from people of a foreign ma
ton unless presented thru the usual
diplomatic channels, President Cool
idge declared today in letter
to Anton Lang, the Christus of
the famous Oberammergau Passion
Players.
The presidents letter, which was
addressed to Lang in care Of the
German embassy at Washington,
was in explanation of the action of
Mr.. Coolidge in cutting short the
audience which the Passion Players
had at the White House on Satur-
day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-18
Your Union Meeting
Wind Tue.day, March Is. 1g24

NAss%~AN 49, AS~N
No. Name of Local and Place Of Meeting.
y BricklayeSs, 912 w. Monroe St.
% Carpenters, DiverSey and Sheffield
ltl Carpenters. 1923 E. 18th st.
zIz Carpenters, Moose Hall, Chicago Heights
l7Ss Carpenters, Springfield and 26th.
4ez Engineers, $50 w. Washington st.
$50 Firemsn and Enginemen, 543s s. Hal
Sted 81.
b4z Federal Employees, Great Northern Hotel
Glove Workers Joint Council, l7IO N.
Winchester Ave, s go D. m.
He'd Carriers, 225 e. 18th St., Chicago
HeiRhts, Ill.
Hod Carriers, s1a W. Harrison st.
u Ladies' Garment Workers, S2s w. Van
Buren, st.
Marine Fire and Oilers, 357 N. Clark
~ Painters, 20 W. Randolph St.
lsV Painters, n. E. cor. California and
ls4 Painters s4l4 S. Halsted st.
lsl Painters. N. w. cor State and 5Bth.
Z75 Painters, 22O w. Oak st.
szl Painters, TrumbulI and Ogden Ave.
SOx Plasterers, Monroe and Peoria SITS.
Printers and Die Stampers, 10 w.
Adams st.
a44 Railway Carmen, 18th and Drexel Ave.
aoaI Railway Clerks, . s. Clinton st.
zzly Railway Clerks, 500 w. Washington.
9V5 Transfers, 15s N. State st.
Walters, 234 w. Randolph st.
(Note-Uniess otherwise stated ali meeting,
are At D. MI
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-18

ence in the convention as 5000 mem
bers in 20 locals of $50 members
each; each local is entitled to one
delegate and one vote. Ordinarily
the small local however, will not be
represented; but the machine upsets
the rule and perverts the constitution
to help defeat the wishes of the mem
bership.
Remove ViOlators From Office.
The violations of the constitution
and the rights of the membership
pointed out herein should be sufficient
grounds for removing the whole Dis
trict and International Administra-
tons. They are jointly responsible,
either for actually committing viola
tions or for aiding and abetting them
or for failing to protest against and
stop them.
Amend the Constitution.
1t will be very difficult to prevent
these violations as long as elected and
appointed officials are allowed to act
as delegates. A constitutional amend
ment should be made to prevent any,
one on the payroll from being a dele
gate. Any official or employee whose
knowledge or advices can benefit the
convention can be allowed to speak
but not to vote. This would not pre-
vent the President and Secretary
from exercising their present duties
they do not need to be delegates.
The present procedure for secur-
ing exoneration is very loose. 1t is
doubtless all right except when it
comes to establishing the membership
of the local for election or convention
purposes. A provision should be
adopted requiring the request for ex-
oneration for members who will be
entitled to vote in district and ma
tional elections, or entitled to repre-
sentation in convention, to specify
the names and addresses Of the per-
sons applied for. This list should be
sworn to by the local officers.
A provision should be adopted per-
hitting any delegate to inspect the
credentials of the delegates, and the
sworn applications for generation.
At present one is led to doubt
whether there are really any Gre
dentials from some of these funky
locals. No one but the machine ever
sees the credentials.
The credential report should also
be required to give more information.
1t should show for each local the
number Of paid and number of ex-
onerated members entitled to repre-
sentation, and in the case of local in
which all or part of its vote depends
on the exonerated members, the re-
port should state why these meIq have
been exonerated The report shoAias
also contain a list of the men repre-
senting more than one local with the
numbers Of the different locals he
represents.
The constitution is loose regarding
The disposition of the charter of
dead local. AS soon as the member
ship falls below ten for a certain
time, say three months, for any rea-
son, the charter should automatically
be suspended and the International
Secretary should be required to pub
lish the fact. Then if the member
ship remains below ten for an adj
ditional period of say three months
the charter should be automatically
revoked.
At present the disposition of such
local is left to the discretion Of the
International President who has the
sole right to revoke charters, but is
not given any instructions as to the
use of this power.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-18
TIE pOE COLI 1D
Put Your Name on the Honor Roll!

Saturday, March Is, the campaign 900
- scrlbers for THE DAILY WORKER opened. On
Monday March ~ the first results of the campaign reached
THE DAILY WORKER.
IL appears that the employees in the business Office in
Tor few months of stiff work the returns keep coming
at the rate in which they have So far the major
y of the subs under the special terms of the new
drive have been sold by Chicago patriots.
very likely this caused by the fact that Chicago has
start on the rest OF the country because Chicago readers
ceve their and get letters in to THE
DAILY WORKER Office quickly But Chicagoans claim
tney are OIL to flying start and that they will lead the
campaign from start to finish
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in which the Convention is held h.
lore 1t Will be entitled to representa-
tion." 0SN'A's'-
A local delinquent Sept. l, 1923 or
becoming so later would not be en-
Titled to representation because even
tho 1t would comply with Article Ia
Section Is, it would not be in good
standing for the required four
months, the convention having been
held in January. Nevertheless, there
were delegates seated from four
locals which were on the delinoent
list Jan. II, 1924. These locals arc
1877 Cecil; 1865, Bridgeville; $40
vandergrift; and 1903 Imperial, all
represented" by the payroll outfit.
Illegal Votes-By Appointed Employees.
Article XII, Section 10 states "No
appointed employee of the organiza-
ton shall be delegate from anv other
local union than his own" The paw
roll bunch transfer their membership
whenever the interests of the machine
demand 1t so it is hard to tell in what
local certain one holds membership
at present. But when an appointed
employe represents more than one
local, he is clearly and indisputablv
violating this section of the Constitu-
ton.
Four District Organizers and one
International appointed emplove each
represented more than one local thus
casting illegal votes to the number of
10, and representing illegally 8 locals.
Organizers Frank Dobbins, 3143 and
1870; Jas. Malone, 1901, 274, 2271.
1887; John Busarell, 1O46. 4OO1.
1889; Robt. Gaitens, 1247, 3141:
Convention Sergeant-at-Arms Thos.
Dobbins, 3081, 3149.)
Mine On Strike.
2230 belongs to Lilly Mine. West
Brownsville where there has been a
strike since the spring of 1923. Re-
ports are conflicting about the status
OF this strike, but it seems that the
mine is operating, and that many of
the original strikers are no longer
on strike. 1t is doubtful if there are
enough on strike to be entitled to two
votes, after 8 or months with mines
working all around. Many would
leave for other mines. This local
paid on PIT men the six months end
ing Jan. 1, 1928, before the strike
started.
objectionable Votes By Appointees.
Eleven locals with thirteen votes
were represented by appointed en-
ployes who formerly belonged to
other locals. If any of these en-
ployes did not belong to the local
represented, the vote was illegal;
and even if they all did belong, the
fact remains that their transfer of
membership was merely for the pur-
pose of being able to better serve the
machine and defeat the interests of
the membership. Crank Dobbins,
3143; Garlic Wolcutt, 1898; Percy
Thompson, 4874; Thos. Naylor, 1878;
Jas. Riach, 408; David Hickey, 1882;
+. P. Runaway, 1882; John Grecula,
1852; Pete Maracini, 4S40; Thos.
Dobbins, 3081; Bozo Damich, 963.)
Article XIV, Section states,
local Unions shall be composed of
ten or more workmen, skilled and UNI
skilled, working in or around coal
mines, coal washers, or coke ovens"
Section IL states, amy member
becoming three months in arrears
for dues and assessments, unless Of
fatally exonerated from the payment
of same, shall forfeit his member
ship" Section 20, provides for ex-
oneration only for those who have not
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-18
Geel Extra Day of Rest.

LONDON, March 17.-"An extra
days rest" was ordered today for the
Prince Of Wales and plans for the
heir to the British throne returning
to London from Aldershot were
changed at the last minute.
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Murder Follows Murder.

CASPER, Wyo., March 17.-Fred
Van Gordon, accused Of numbering
his wife and their ~ year old son,
was shot to death in gun battle with
sheriff Peyton Of Douglas, Wyoming
last night.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-18
Questionable Votes:


BISMARCK, N. D., March IT,
President Coolidge was a favorite in
the betting today to win from SEN
ator Hiram Johnson In the North
Dakota primary tomorrow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-03-18
Constitution Of Miners Union
and Rights Of Membership Are
Violated By the Payroll Vote
By J. A. HAMILTON.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. March 17-What the Lewis machine
must nave IN United Mine Workers convention is control of
enough and votes to decide the action
District Five, Western Pennsylvania has long been
source OF supply Tor these delegates and the strong