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Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-21

national elections. e i estimated
that approximately $1,000 seanaen are
disfranchised by the nature Of their
employment. The Neptune AssOcia-
tion Of Masters and Mates has launch
ed q movement to secure legislation
enabling sailors to vote and has ask
ed other shipping groups to cooper
ate.
Anything that brings 3 larger par
ticipation in government strengthens
and broadens democracy. There is
far too much autOcracy and distrust
of democracy in the world today. The
''votes Of sailors" move means more
democracy and is step in the right
direction.
Remember how the steel industry
cried to high heaven that the s-hour
work day would not work, could not
work and would ruin the steel trade
If established?
Now this same steel industry is ac-
tually conceding that the s-hour day
is working, with benefit to all concern
ed. Here's the way the New York
Times tells the story:
"The first half year of the s-hour
day in the steel industry has shown
results of greater efficiency in the
mills, better relations between employ
er and employees and higher stand
ard of living among the worlmen and
their families, according to surveys
recently made in various steel manu-
featuring centers."
The Times adds that welfare work
ers, so-called, maintained by the Uni
ted States Steel Corporation have
followed up conditions closely since
the adoption of the shorter day and
have found that in most cases the
men are satisfied with the 8-hour
shift because it gives them more time
for recreation and more time with
their families.
Maybe after a bit the steel indus
try will actually admit that it was
mistaken on the 8-hour day. Here's
hoping that such will be the case.
Southwest Washington labor press. [volume] (Hoquiam, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1924-03-21
MINERS WILL HOLD
BIG CELEBRATION

The miners of the Roslyn-C Gle Elum
field are planning a monster celebra-
ton for April 1st in commemoration Of
the establishment of the miners eight
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-29
COTTON MEN ON
AMERICAN SIDE
WILL ORGANIZE

At the meeting of the cotton
growers held last night at the
Irvine home, castor Brawley, they
decided to organize as soon as two
thirds of the cotton acreage was
represented il the group.
The meeting last night was at
tended by 25 \otton ranehers who
gathered at the\raueh home of B.
D. Irvine at 7:36 p. m. Commit
tecf were selected No solicit mem
berships in the excE<nge to be or
ganized. 1t was arranged that
upon the signing up. Of ranchers
representing two-thirds of the cot
ton acreage on the American side
of the international boundary line,
by laws, Officers, and other details
would be decided.
The following men were named
as mcmbers of committees: Weist
district: S. II. Atkins and G. w.
Weist; Calipatria district Virgil
Barber, j. X. Griffith and c. L..
Burgren; Westmorland r. II. Eaines
and w. A. McFadden; Brawley:
w. II. Bcs,. w. f. Walter, and
Walter Havekorst; Magnolia,Mul-
berry: b. d. Irvine and T. w.
Lyons; Imperial: j. A. Harris, NJ. d..
Paulin, and G. w. Paulin; Seeley:
w. Zig, and j. c. Davies; Holt
vile: A. c. Finnev and f. Edwards; +;
Mount Signal: c. w. Brockman
and G. l.. Pulliam.
The object of the organization is
to better marketing conditions,
growing conditions, consider the
cotton picking situation, and do
anything that will better cotton
ranching conditions. c. G. jenkins
manager of Imperial County Farm
Bureau, will assist with the detail
work involved in completing organi-
zGtiOn.
There is approximately 10000
acres planted to cotton and two
thirds of this must join the move
ment for it to function properly.
A report of the membership cam
paign will be made next Monday
evening at the meeting to be held
at the Farm Bureau office in FL
Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-29
Nv United Press Leased Wire

SAN FRANCISCO, July 90
Thousands of acres of California for
csts were being burned over today
rs the second serious outbreak or
fire this season approached IT'S eli.
max. ese'"~ '''
A total of nine fires, most of
them i'm the northern part OF the
state, were being fought by nearly
1000 mesi after the flames sahad brok-
en- froIhrcontrol again late Yesterday
afttrndan. .,.tPhertewn of Susanville,
l.assen. f.ounty;i was ,snatched from
the flames last might after four hous-
es on the outskirts, chad gbeen des-
troyed. So serienss had the situa-
tion there, become before control
was aceomplisheda that d patients
were removed from the county hos.
pital and many residents fled from
the town.
Three quartz mills and d score Of
cabins and buildings were burned in
the Whitlock mining district of Mar
iposa' county by n fire which for q
time threatened the town of Mari
posa. ..~ -f-.-ts.r .ts.s
of Oroville, fire was running through
timber Aholdings' OF the Tfutchinson
Lumber t'ompahy today after burn
ing logging camp, $4,000 worth
of lumbering equipment and much
Thc crystal Greek fire in siski.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-29
M Return, Asks
Prior Rights to
Vast Payments
BY LLOYD ALLEN
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)

LONDON, July 29.-Under pres
sure from an American-British bank
ing group, France has yielded her
rights to separate action and Pre-
mier Hcrriot proposes to offer mill
tary evacuation of thd Ruhr on
October Is, according to reliable in
formation from unquestiona5ie
sources today.
This is regarded as the turning
point in the inter-Allied reparations
conference, which now only awaits
formal offer from France to this
effect before going ahead now with
the machinery of the experts plan.
The anticipated French proposal
is being jealously guarded with the
utmose secrecy in the meantime. The
French delegation still is working
on il and it will not be ready until
late tonight when it will be circu-
lated among the delegates.
In return, France wants absolute
priority to the first 26 billion gold
rrcncs collected as reparations under
the Dawes McKenna plan.
The figures named by the. French,
26 billion gold francs, covers the
remaining cost of restoring the
French devasted regions.
The proposal is certain to arouse
4 storm of protest from the Belgians,
Italians and all smaller nations who
nave claim to reparations. The
British may object and even the cost
Of the United States army of occu-
pation, which had a certain prior
itv, would be prejudiced.
The presence of the French in
the Ruhr had been the main stumb-
ling block to acquieseence by the
banking groups in the proposed
terms of an International loan to
Germany. Now Herriot is about to
offer to get out,-for % billion gold
france.
The French will also safeguard
themselves by putting in a clause in
the formula providing for appeal to
arbitration against majority deci-
sions on sanctions. ..
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-29
CAUGHT in |. A.
ON BAD CHECK
CHARGE OF HOTEL

James NJ. Bennett, charged with
issuing worthless cheeks, was
brought to the county Jail last
night from Los Angeles where he
was arrested following the cam
plant of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence ..
Lands, proprietors of the st. An
,.hony hotel, CalaxicO.
Bennett, who until recently was
a roomer at the st. Anthony hotel.
is said to have given Mrs. Lands
n check in payr'ent of rent, and
to have asked that the check be
held ur.il he notified Mrs Lands
from Los Angeles.
A few days ago, according TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Lands, he telegraph
ed from Los Angeles that the
check might be eashed and asked
that his baggage be forwarded.
The check, which was made ont on
a Los Angeles bank and amounted
to about $22, was returned as worth
less.
Bennett is said to have issued
other worthless checks during I
Texas and Arizona. He will be
period of several months spent in
held here for trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-29
RAPID WORK BY
FIREMEN HALTS
A LOCAL BLAZE
Bungalow, Tent House
Are Destroyed; Cover
ed by Insurance

What gave every indication of
being Il dangerous fire, was put
out last evening by the rapid work
of the fire department before the
damage reached a $1,000.
The fire, which was we'll under
way when it was discovered short
lv after 900 o clock last night,
completely destroyed Il tent cottage
and 4 frame bungalow al 72l State
street. The loss is estimated at
from $4,000 to $1,000. Both houses
were covered by insurance. they
were owned by A. w. Green of Los
Angeles and formerly Il resident in
El Centre.
The tent cottage Wsls occupied by
Amos Chick, postoffice employe;
Jack King, barber at the Davis
shop ON Main street, and Moody
Booker, omploye in Il lumber yard.
No one was in thI cottage ut the
time the fire broke out. The other
resident has been closed since Mr..
Green left El Centre. The occupants
lost all their clothing and other
personal possessions.
1t is not known what the origin
Of the blaze was, bat it is possible
q defective wire m&y have started
the fire.
The flames rose for over hun
dra, feet rs the fire trucks reach
ed the hydrants nearest the blaze.
For Il few minutes it looked as if
residences on either side might be
burned, but with two streams of
water pouring into the fire, it was
soon out.
The fire burned so rapidly that
it was impossible to remove any of
the belongings of the three men.
A Ford ear standing ne"r tb" cot
tage and belonging to Mr.. Chick,
was partially destroyed in tho IRE.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-29
U. S. FLYERS TOO
BUSY TO ATTEND
PARTY OF KING
by United Press Leased Wire

BROUGH. England, July 29.-The
American airmen will push on, prob.
ably Thursday, with their world
flight, even if the present incle-
ment weather holds and they are
forced to fly dangerously low over
the sea on their way to the Ork-
neys, Lieut.. Lowell. Smith, com
manding the round the world ex-
pedition, said today. Trial flights
will be made tomorrow.
The airplanes are cleaned and
fresly vanished and spick and span
us when they started from Santa
Monica. The British experts have
becn amazed to see the flyers de-
voting virtually all the daylight
hours for the past II days to per-
sonally supervising the refitting
and cleaning of the machines.
Lieut.. Smith and his comrades
even sidetracked King George s
recent garden party at Buckingham
Palace in favor of an afternoon
tinkering with their planes, asking
his ms ajesty to excuse them as they
were accepting no invitations.
GENEVA, July 29.-The Italian
aviator, Locatello, who is flying to
join the American flyers on their
trip across the Atlantic, left the
bay of Ouchy for Strasbugy today.
He expected to follow the course or
the Rhine as far as Holland and
then cross to England and join the
Americans.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-29
REMOVE SICK in HOSPITAL AS
FOREST FIRES MENACE TOWN

you county was expected to be con
trolled early today, according to re-
ports received from State Forester
NJ. b. Pratt. Many farms were saw
ed in this section when Il strong
wind turned the flames.
Timberland in Path
Timberlands of the Fruit Growers
Supply company were in the path
of flames which were spreading in
the Beaver Creek district in Klam-
ath national forest today in the vi
cinity of Cinnebar Springs. A Sec
ond fire in this district, near Soap
Creek, was believed under control
this morning,
The fire near Castle Crags, Shasta
county, was reported controlled again
today after furious outbreak late
Yesterday. This fire has been burn
ing for more than a week and has
taken heavy toll in ranch and timber
property. u-
In Southern California, augment
ed forces of fire fighters were bat
tling flames in Bautiste canyon, San
Jacinto mountains near Riverside
High winds were rendering their eff
forts almost futile. The blaze in
the Cuyamaca district of Santa
Barbara national forest were be-
lieved practically under control to-
day.
g The fire situation in Oregon and
Washington still was reported 'tfav-
Continued on page six
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-29
CRIDDLE MEETS
:. HEAVY FIRE OF
|. v. QUESTIONS
Railroad COmmiss i O NJ
Hears Power Rate
Evidence 6
by United Presx Leased Wire

RIVERSIDE, July 29.-With both
sides of the ease presented to
Chairman Clyde l.. Seavey of the
State Railroad Commission, evidence.
in the plea of the Southern Sierras
Power Company TOR an increase in
power rates during the present
emergency was expected to be clos
day, when +. b. Criddle, vice pres
ed here today.
The hearing was opened ,yester-
ident and general manager of the
corporation, presented the request
for an increase of rates until May
l, 1925, to make up an asserted
$750,000 loss, due to the necessity
of generating power in steam plants
because of the present water short
age.
Criddle said the Southern Sierras
would present monthly statements
to the commission, which, at any
time Il profit is shown, can order
rate cut. He also stated the
CORPORATION would be willing to alb
sorb 20 per cent of the loss, which
would leave the sum consumers
are asked to make up a. approx
imately 100000.
Imperial Valley delegations -are
vigorously opposing the. request,
and today had CriGdie up for heavy
cross examination. The Imperial
people claim that the. Holton Power
Company, a subsidiary of the South
ern Sierras, has been showing a
profit, and therefore il is not pro
per that they should be asked to
make up portion of the loss sus
tained by the entire system. '
Attorney Charles Childers, of the
Imperial Valley Irrigation District;
Attorney Leroy Edwards, -reresent-
ing the Southwestern Portland Ce
ment Company, and Attorney Char
les +. Scott, representing the as
soeiated chambers of commerce of
Imperial Valley, are leading the at
tack. ..t-
No decision on. the petition is ex'
pected for several days.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-29
Child, 4, Son Of Well Known Couple, Killed on Highway
Revolt in Brazil Over;;
Rebels Are Fleeing City
BY United Press Leased Wire

sa BUENOS AIRES, July 29.-Bra-
zilian federal troops are. in complete
control of the city of Sac Paulo to-
day, but it is not certain whether
the rcDellious state troops have sur
Rendered or evacuated the city for
strategic reasons.
Official communicates issued by
the Brazilian federal government in
Rio de Janeiro yesterday are some
what contradictory.
The first communique announced
that the rebel forces had '''capitu-
]ated,' while later one said the
rebels had been forced to evacuatc
the city of Sac Paulo.
1t appears probable that what
really happened was that the rebels
fled to the interior where they will
disperse and endeavor to make their
way to refuge in adjoining coun-
tries.
The federal forces claim to have
taken many prisoners.
Gov. Carlos de Campos has re-
turned and reassumed his position as
head of the state government. Mar
stial law continues, however.
The main column of the rebel
troops, which evacuated Sac Paulo
yesterday, appears to have escaped
into the interior, although this is
not confirmed by today's official
communique, which merely says:
"The revolutionary leaders have
escaped, but the government has
ordered their capture. -,
Rebellion Is Over
There can be no doubt that tho
rebellion is practically over and that
the victory of the government OF
President Bernardes is complete
The rebels, after more than three
weeks of bitter fighting, found theil
position hopeless when support they
had expected from other parts of the
country failed to materialize. :.
The population of Sac Paulo, Sec
ond city of Brazil, with 100000 in
habitants when the rebellion start
ed, has begun to return to its 'homes
and rebuilding ruined properties will
NC DcSuIl dt OHCt.. W COHl
merce from the rebellion will not be
as extensive as might be expected,
according to private messages. Huge
stocks of coffee held in the interior
of Sac PanlD state have not been
disturbed and normal shipments to
the United States which averaged
upwards of 100000 bags Il month,
can be resumed at once.h
1t is believed here " the federal
government will offer amnesty to
the rank and file of the rebel troops
hut that all leaders will be executed
summarily as rapidly as they are
rcanded up, ~ s....
There was great jubilation IN Rio,
the federal capital, over the govern
laent victory, the population hailing
President Berpardes as Il hero. .
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-29
Seven In Court
on Vagrancy
Charges

Business in the police court
seems to be picking up, so far
as the number of vagrancy cas-
es are concerned. Seven prison
crs brought in by city police of
ficers to face charges of vag-
rancy. Each Of the seven plead
ed guilty to the charge and
was sentenced to spend six
months in the county Jail.
The names of the seven are:
A zoriela, M. Murietta, I. Con
zalcs, T. Hernandez, George
Ehlcns, Jose Garcia and G. Soto.
E. Finley, arrested last night
on a charge of being drunk
and disturbing the peace, was
sentenced 10 spend 60 days in
the county Jail, which sentence
was suspended on his promise to
be out of town by July 30.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-29
20 DEAD, MUCH
CATTLE GONE IN
SCOURCE in SOUTH

MEMPHIS, Tenn, July 20
Twenty persons mostly negroes, and
over. 5000 head of cattle are re-
ported dead in Tennessee, Arkansas
and Mississippi from Anthrax Adj
ditional expert help has been rushed
to Mississippi, where Gov. Whitfield
reports eight persons and 5000 head
of cattle dead and no signs of the
scourge ending.
Telegrams appealed for an i'm
mediate federal appropriation as
we'll aS instant medical relief by
state and federal authorities.
Senator McKellar of Tennessee
called for an emergency appropria-
tion to check the spread of the di-
seasc. Telegrams We're sent by the
anthrax conference held at the
chamber of commerce here Monday.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-29
Story in Press
Brings Gift
for Fund


That tll- Imperial Valley Press
is wif}l,l 9oad was evidenced
Ey the fact that this mornings
mail carried to Mrs. L. P. Sar-
gent a check for five dollars for
the Shotwell benefit fund. The
check was accompanied by a
letter writt'n by Jack White
head, of Redding, California,
in which he declared that he had
noted in the Imprrial Valley
Press the plight of the Shot ]
well family and was taking
pleasure in enclosing five dol
lars 10 ado to she fund, TO-
gether with his best wishes for
the family's welfarr.
Mrs. Sargent had the five dol
lars place to the credit the Shot
well fund realized from the sup
per and dance held on Saturday
night at Live Oaks, making in
all tho sum Of 1896. So f
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-29
COOLIDGE HAS
SPEECH WELL
BLOCKED ..oOUT

-
WASHINGTON, July 29.--Presi,
dent Coolidge today. has his. accOPt-
ance address well blocked out with
the issues selected which the Re
publican party win emphasize in its
campaign.
The notification ceremony August
Ia will launch the campaign. The
address, carried by radio to millions
the country over, will strike the
keynote upon which hundreds of
campaign speakers will harp during
the contest.
Mr.. Coolidge, it is understood,
will make no new or startling pro
nouncements but will explain and
analyze the Republican program as
originally outlined in general way
by the platform adopted at the Re
publican national convention. ''.
''Tax reduction, economy in, gov
ernment and efficiency in admins
tration,' virtually has become the
official motto of the Republican
campaign. 4 aA~~' a. 10
To this text Mr.. Coolidge will
confine himself without ,amy attempt
at placating sections by novel or
purely local policies.
In spite of the fact that tire nor
NAL Republican campaign headqnar-
ters have been established in Chi
cago and New York, the actual head
quarters of the Republicans. con
tinue to be the offices of the
white house. Senators, congressman
and other party leaders come there
daily for instructions, for confer
ences and for help. The real center
of the Republican campaign is Mr..
Coolidge's desk. GscL.
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-29
SWING WILL Be
GUEST OF HONOR
LOCAL CHAMBER
Mass Meeting and Picnic
at Brawley Plaza
Tonight

Congressman Phil d. Swing is to
be the guest of honor at an~infofmal
dinner at the Oregon hotel We'd
nesdav night at which members of
the chamber of commerce Will be
hosts, according to plans announced
at the office of Secretary James 7.
Coyle today.
The dinner will start at 6:l3
o clock as usual, and will be follow
ed by brief talk by the congress
man in which he is expected to tell
of some of his past experiences.
The talk is to be nOn-polItical.
Congressman. Swing is to appear
on the east side later III the eve
ming for brief speech and then will
address citizens of FL Centre at
Citv Park. at a big mass meeting.
The meeting at Fort Yuma last
night, at which Congressman Swing
addressed about 800 citizens, was
an enthusiastic one in which senti-
ment for the reelection of the con
gressman ran high.
Congressman Swing was accom-
panied by Colonel b. F. Fly OF
Yuma, aud Attorney Elmer Healt
Of Calipatria. - - r, :.
The party left. Fort Yuma this
morning and came through El Cen
tro. reaching Brawley at noon, The
afternoon was to be spent in con
ference with ,Brawley supporters and
this evening, a big picnic and mass
meeting are scheduled for the plaza
at 7:30. Swing will be the guest
of honor and will make a short talk.
He will return to Ell Centre and
spend the night here, leaving for
Holtv;lc tomorrow morning, where
~ luncheon will be. rendered in his
honor at noon. .-.,t.... 4i... 81
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-29
Highway to Yuma
Will Be Finished
by September Is

Following the opening of the first
section of the new road between I'M
perial Valley and Yuma, strip
about five miles in length, on Thurs
day, it has been announced that the
second strip to be opened to traffic
will be ready between September
10 and Is.
The five mile stretch extends from
the end of the plank road TO point
opposite Knog Crossing ON the
Southern Pacific railroad and saves
about a mile and half of bad de
tour.
The next section to be completed
will extend TO Yuma and will elm
mate an II mile detour, which mo-
torists says is almost ruinous to mo-
tor ears now. The road is of gravel
and is being graded and leveled so
that it will be first class highway
when it is finished
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-29
NEARBY
FIXING A TIRE
WHEN BOY STRUCK
Driver of Death Car, a
Local Man, Held
Blameless

The happy laughter of a four
year old child was stilled forever
yesterday afternoon when an auto
mobile struck it and hurled the lit
tie body to the concrete pavement
near Gebbie s corner three miles
south of FL Centro, on the Calexieo
highway. Death was believed in
Simultaneous. !
The little child, Roy Gilbert Bak-
er, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. v. T.. Bak-
er, 432A Holt Avenue, was within
q few feet of his parents when he
was killed. The mother ran to the
spot where her infant son lay in a
pool of blood, and gathering him
into her arms, shrieked, Hes
dead,' and fell in a faint at the
side of the road.
The driver of the car, which
struck the child, was Tristram
Skinner, rancher near FL Centro and
brother-in-law of Attorney Ross
Hickcox. He stopped his machine
as soon as he struck the boy, and
running back, called to passing
car to halt and carry the little nn-
conscious form to the hospital at
Ell Centre.
Parents of the child, and others
who saw the accident, said that Mr..
Skinner was entirely without blame
and that the accident was unavoid-
able.
The little boy and an older bro
ther were playing on the side OF the
irrigation ditch along. the highway,
and did not see the approaching ear
driven by Mr.. Skinner as their par
ent s ear was parked at the side
Continued on Page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1924-07-29
BODY OF MEXICAN
FOUND NEAR 5. P.
RY. in IMPERIAL

The body of an unidentified Mex
lean was found about mile north
of Imperial early this morning. The
man, who's is evidently about 80
years old, is though, TO have come
to his death from heat exhaustion
The body lay near the Southern
Pacific railroad tracks about Il
hundred feet from shade trees.s
Coroner b. Il. Lemons was noti-
fled when the body was found and
the Mexican is being held at the
funeral parlors until an inquest can
be arranged land Identification
made. .. ,. Uu-.s tA. ..-