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Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-11
Nations Foremost
Orator Sees L. A.

LOS ANGELES, June 1.-Rob.
ert Sessions, the nation S foremost
boy orator, left here to6av on his
return trip to Birmingham, Ala, af.
ter addressing $4,000 persons with
his prize winning oration.
The Young Dcmosthenes made his
final local appearance before the
California Club, with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Gibbs McAdoo guests of
honor.
He will make public appearances
at San Francisco, Salt Lake City,
Denver. Colorado Springs, Kansas
City and st. Louis on the return
trip.
Young Sessions won first place
in the national oratorieal contest on
the constitution in Washington,
May 8. =,
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-11
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. GARIS
Copyright, 1923, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGTLY AND THE
PR00E

Not far from Uncle Wiggily S
hollow stump bungalow little
brook ran over green, mossv stones,
singing in jolly little song night
and day. II bubhlcd and murmured
and Sparkled in the sun, and was,
altogether, beautiful little stream.
Gold and silver fishes swan in
the brook. Song sparrows and rob
ms fluttered in it to take their
baths. Scooter and Tooter, Jingle
and Janglc and skipper and Nipper,
the new little rabbit children of
Uncle Wiggilv, waded in the brook
Jackie and Poetic Bow Wow. the
dogs; Bully and Bawly No Tail, the
frogs. aud Lulu, Alice and Jimmie
Wibblewobble, the ducks-all these
children had fun in the brook and
it was happy stream.
One day, as Uncle Wiggily was
sitting on the bank of the brook,
twinkling his pink nose in the sun.
some wild ducks flew in the air
overhead.
Come, let s fly down to the
brook and have a swim, : quacked
one to another.
"No--not thcre-that is nothing
but common little brook, qnack
Ell the other duck. Ely on until
we come to the hig river-that is
the place for us to swim and prccn
our feathers.
So the wild ducks passed over
the LITTLE brock to get in the big
river, and the brook, seeing them
90 and having heard what the
wild fowl said. felt sad and discou-
nnt Cd
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-11

Cattle, 100 holdovers, approx,
mately 200, better grades active to-
day, others slow, weak. Two loads
atQ 10. steers from nearby feed lot
500, two loads 1910 ID. Imperials
7.75. Several lots plain steers still
unsold, bulk fat cows and heifers
molly odd head and small lots $50
5.75, Gamers and cutters 2.00-3.50,
most bologna bulls 4.25-5.00.
Calves so, steady, several small
lots commons and heavies 5.00.S.25,
more desirable kinds upward to
1000 and above.
Hogs, So, early trading moderate
" active, steady later slow, weak.
five loads l35-l95 ID. butchers
l3.2513.75, two loads to outsiders at
latter price, few packing sows ll.30.
Sheep, none. Sales yesterday in
cluded two decks l02 Id. shorn ewes
at $40 sorted 20 out at 500, good
and choice lambs quotable 1850.
1850.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-11

II wish I could grow into Il big
river!' chattercd the brook.
Why so3a said UncIe Wiggilv.
''Oh, then could make Il noise
in the world. went on the brook.
4 am so little now that only
small children play in me-small ami
nal children and little fishes. |
want to be a big river so the bears
will splash i'll me and so that whales
and sea lions will swim through me.
! am tired of being little brook.
But YOU are such lovely, sing
ing little brook, said Uncle Wig
gily. "Your water IS so clear and
cold. | can see the white pebbles
over which YOU run, and The green
mossy stones. Besides, you flow iH.
to big river farther down the coun-
try and the river flows into the sea.
So really, you become part OF the
great ocean.
"That ism I enough!' murmured
the brook. II want to be big my
self, and ! think | am going to be,
for | see black clouds gathering in
the sky. 1t is going to rain hard
and perhaps enough water viii fall
TO turn me into Big river!'
Surely enough il rained hard. Wa
ter from a thousand little rillS and
rivulcts flowed down the hills into
the brook. 1t rose and swclled,
putting itself over the bank until
from q murmuriug little s,rcam it
turned into roaring torrent, Mud
from the hills slid into thc brook
that had become a river. Trees and
bushes, torn from their beds, were
washed down on the flood.
"Sec how blg | AM! SEQ how
great have grown! - cried the mud
dv river. Come and play in ne
now little animal children, come and
jump across me Uncle Wiggily.' -
"No, - sadly said the rabbi
gentleman, I'VE are afraid of you
now. When YOU were little
brook il did not matter if We fel'
into Won, for your water MS not
deep. ard il wa, clean and clear.
but noW if any of mF little ch:l-
drcu slipped and fell in, YOU would
carry them beneath your muddy
water to the great ocean. Good-hyr,
little brook. We cannot love you
anymore.
Then the brook felt sal and was
sorry il had wished to become big
river, for il lost all IFS friends and
/ though big fishes sPlashcd in il, still
they did not stay long.
And then thc raius ended. The
sun came out. 30 more water flow
1 cd into the brook and II gruw small
~ and smaller, until once more II
vas clean and clear, bubblng over
the white pebbles and the n,ossyr
green stones. Uncle Wiggily hop
ped 10 the edges aud cried:
Come. bunnics, and play IN oui
brook, which has come back TO rs! >
And, oh, how glad | avn to bl
back!' sang the brook. - was
never intended for big river.
and it splashed diamond drop OF
water on the bunny gentleman :,
pink nose, tickling il and making
linn sueeze "ker choo! kcr chof!
And SO the brook went on-for
ever. And if the box of matchc,
will help the gas stove get slppci
when the tea kettle gives a party
for the coffee pot. II tell you next
about Uncle Wiggaly and the water
lilly.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-11
IMPERIAL
by Press staff Correspondent

IMPERIAL. juno Ill. r. Eos.
ter, of the Hercules Gasoline Com.
pany, is in Imperial looking after
the company business here. Mr..
Foster expects to return in 4 few
days to Los Angeles.
A happy httle group enjoyed a
pleasant afternoon at the iloltvillc
plunge yesterday. Those included
in tho group were Janice Allison,
Marion Bedford, David Allison, W.
d, Gott, George Harris, Herbert
Moore and Miss Jeaunctte Gott
Mrs. Fred Riddle, Mary Anne
Riddle and Mrs. Charles Williams,
all of FL Centre were afternoon
guests at the home of Mrs. Ii. $.
Case Yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-11
To Make Appeal
To Higher Court
In Kerr Sentence
by United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, June l0.-Dr.
Franklin f.. Kerr was sentenced to
five years in Federal prison late
YESTERDAY by Federal Judge William
Z. James for mailing poisoned can
dy to his divorced wife, DR.. Luel-
IL Kerr last Thanksgiving. -
Attorneys for the physician an
nounced they would appeal TO the
circuit court Of appeals.
Kerr was convicted by Il jury
after a trial which lasted 10 days.
His former wife, whom he was ac,
eused of attempting to murder, was
the chief witness against him.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-11
No Troops Are
Ordered Out In
Oklahoma Row
by United Press Lcnsed Wire


OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, June
lL-rNatlonal Guard troops are ne.
needed to qucll the trouble at Hen.
rvetta, Okla, arising from the beat
ing of o nou-union miner by alleged
union miners, the adjutant general S
office announced today.
Reports from IIenryetta today
said ',here were no indications of
an1 further disturbances. Five
men were out on bond in conncc-
tion with the Array whi.h occurred
last night when non union man
was said to have been attacked
after he had purchased miners
equipment and clothing.
; The man was said not to have
been seriously injured.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-11
8771 Churches of
Canada Now
United
By United Press Leased Wire

By United Press Leased Wire
TORONTO, Ont, June IL
The United Church of Canada,
representing the most important
step toward protestant unity in
the history of religion, was born
late yesterday.
Fcrsaking their individuality,
Canadian organizations of Pres
byterian, Methodist and Congre-
gational churches joined hands
under the name Of THE United
Church of Canada and in the
future the 100000 adherents of
those three denominations will
worship under one roof.
A total Of 8771 congregations
have been united.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-11

drowning here today when they were
trapped III an overturned bus after
the vehicle had struck a fire hy-
drant.
Passing motorists rescued the
children from underneath the bus,
some of the Youngsters being near
death from drowning. They were
pupils of st. Thomas Parish school.
William Mcdlin. Il. was badly
hurt when he was thrown through
the Windshield Of the stnge.coach.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-11

sion is authorized 70 require tho
employer - furnish written state
ment at any tim" .ho#ing The lanc
Of his insurance carrier. and fail
nre Of ihe employer to furnish such
written statement after a period Of
ten days constitutes prcsumptiyc
evidence that the cmplover has not
complied With the law.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-11

Twenty-Seven years without a
single "absent or "latc" is the
school record Of family of three
~ Egham, Surrey. Each one of
the trio scored perfect attend
ance between the ages Of five and
u
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-11
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
June II, 1910

G. Z. Kennedy, agent for the
Western Union and Wells-Fargo Ex
press Company, this week has re
ceived through the agent of the
Cour. House Garage handsome
new Chalmers-D Detroit automobile
and will poiu the growing corps OF
Imperial Valley autoists.
Prof. w. s. Edwards, who has been
principal of the FL Centre grammar
schools for the past year, has dc
cided to accept position in high
school work in Los Angeles county
for the next school year, and will
be in charge of the high school at
Azusa.
l. y. Stephens returned to IL Cen
tro this week after tour of sev-
eral months which took him from
the northwest corner of the United
States through the middle and south.
He visited his former homie in
Texas while away.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-11
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell OF
Imperial Valley for This Date
in Past Years =
NINETEEN YEARS AGO
June II, 1906

John B. Hooker, aged 65 years
was drowned Saturday at his home
uinc miles south OF Holtville. He
had had 4 stroke of paralysis, but
was able to be around and had gone
to irriga;e his garden. Not being
seen, members of his family follow.
ed his footprints to 4 gate in the
irrigation ditch, SuSpecting that
he had fallen into the water, they
followed down stream and found his
body. 1t is believed he had another
stroke of paralysis and fell from
the gate.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. 4. Wood are ON
their way to Minneapolis, Minneso-
ia, TO visit Mr.. Wood 5 relatives.
They will be gone about Il month.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-11
Cattle Market

Federal and State Market Bur
eau's Prices For Today. Furnish
ed Thrors,f Courtesy Of the L.
"a, Union stock Yards Company.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-11

All these heathenish radio terms wouldn't be so
bad If the radio fans knew how to pronounce them.
Imperial Valley press., 1925-06-11

CuVsts Honey a. Leading arocsra
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-14
Papers Lie About r, ~
Prosperity" But .st
Poor Seek Charity

TACOMA, Wash, March 12.-Taco-
ma papers constantly tell of the stead
lily increasing prosperity of this city.
But the county charity commissioners
Office proves that they lie.
The past eleven months show 5S4
cases OF outdoor relief and 1905 coun-
ty hospital cases. This almost doubles
the figures for the preceding fiscal
year. This February shows double
the expense Of last February. There
is a long waiting list Of applicants
who wish to enter the county hospital
and the county poor farm, both Of
which are overcrowded now.
And this relief does not reach the
hundreds Of migratory workers who
drift thru the city, vainly seeking
work, sleeping in box cars, pool halls.
ETC., and begging for food. Their
only job is keeping cool with Coolidge.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-14

pickets from trespassing on the prop
erty picketed, or from blocking en-
frances.
The Name Doesn't Matter.
The case at issue was that in which
John HAM, who operates four scab
second run, ten cent movie houses in
Seattley is fighting the Musicians I'm.
ion. The fight against his scab houses
has been dragging on for over two
years. The Seattle union has tried to
evade the anti-picketing law of 1919,
by placing observers" to report on
union men going into the shows. The
decision says that the name don't mat.
ter. e r+aa
This decision follows. one handed
down in 1922 by the Spokane courts in
the case Of Dempsey's Pastime .restau-
rant vs.. the Cooks and Waters I'm
ion, and reverses the King County
court decision in the DAM case.
All PIeketinp Is Violation Of Law.
II allowed to stand, it means that
picketing is made wholly illegal It
is somewhat doubtful If 1t will go I'M
challenged by the unions.
HAM operates four theaters, two up
town, one downtown, one on the skid
road. His audiences are made VI
chiefly of workers. His Star Theater,
on the skid road, is always crowded,
neither the A. F. of l.. boycott on the
theater, nor the I. W. w. boycott on
California movies seeming to interest
the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-14
Italian Rail Union
Headquarters Burned
by Fascist Gang:

ROME-On the night of January 8,
q band of fascist invaded and sacked
the headquarters of the Italian Rail-
waymen's Federation at Bologna. The
usual methods were employed. After
forcing the door the furniture was
thrown out of the windows, sprayed
with petroleum and set on fire.
The building was also seriously dam
aged, and not one of the eight rooms
Is in a state to be used. The damage
Is estimated at 10000 liras.
In a report the committee Of the
federation states, THE result Of 30
years constant effort has been de-
stroyed at a single blow. We are
left with nothing but the faith and
will that have hitherto helped us to
overcome all difficulties and carry on
with our work. We shall carry on
in the spirit of the Italian railwaymen
who honor us with their confidence"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-14
CzARISTS GIVEN
MONEY BY new
YORK SOCIETY
Parasites Hold Dance for
Russia's Enemies

NEW YORK, March 12.-More
money will be raised here tomorrow
in the interests Of the deposed car
lists, when the wives and daughters
of the exploiters Of American workers,
hold ball for the benefit OF counter
revolutionary Russians who would
again impose the yoke Of czardom on
the Russian people.
The dance, given under the auspices
of the Russian Refugee Society of
America" will be entitled, Dance Of
the Cherry Orchard" and will glori-
fy the period before the Russian re-
Volution, when the aristocracy enjoy
ed luxury and the expense Of the toll
ing Russian peasants and workers.
Grand Duchess" Maria Of Russia,
Baroness" A. L. Frederiecksz, "Prin-
cess" Yousoupoff, and Princess" Fri
ma, are patronesses Of the ball, side
by side with the American society
parasites. Included among tn 9
Americans who are helping to raise
money for a further attack on the
workers and peasants government OF
Soviet Russia, are Mrs. George Cor
don Battle, Miss Margaret woodrow
Wilson, Mrs. ]. Boarden Harrison and
Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-14
Coolidge Demand for
Discharging Workers
Hits Printers Union

WASHINGTON, March 12.-colum-
bia Typographical Union has protest
ed to President Coolidge the sudden
dismissal of 175 of its members from
the government printing ONCE, which
is almost solidIy organized.
Public printer Carter is accused BY
President Smith of the union with
violation of the law in this summary
move in the so-called economy pro-
gram. The fact that veterans Of the
world war are among those laid OF
is further complicating the situation
Carter replies that he was ordered
to reduce the force to 1000 men, and
that he did so as humanely az was
possible. The White House demanded
a reduction in operating costs; It is
now up to Coolidge.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-14
MOBILES ARE
PARDONED But
STILL HELD
May Still Be Deported,
Tho Unaccused

NEW YORK, March 1.-THE cases
Of the five Industrial Workers of the
World, wartime political prisoners
who were pardoned by President Cool
idge but are still being held held for
deportation by the department of Ia
Dor, will be argued in the federal dis
trict court in Chicago on March II.
Attorney Isaac Shorr will repres-
emit the wobblies and endeavor to
have the men released He argues
that there is no justification for the
deportation warrants since the pres
ident has pardoned the men, can
ceiling their alleged offenses. Herbert
Mailer, Joseph Oates, Pietro Nigra,
and William Moran are the men in
volved.
If the federal judge decides against
the men and remands them to the
department of labor, writ Of habeas
corpus proceedings will be instituted
Immediately for the release Of the
men.
According to the New York branch
Of the general defense committee the
department of labor is unwarrantedly
blocking the release of the men which
should have followed the presidents
pardon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-14
Lumber Trust Gives
Lessons on How
to Beat the Law

SEATTLE, March 12.-Announce-
ment has been made that at the an
nual meeting of the Douglas Fir Elk
ploitation and Export company, e. G
Griggs of Tacoma was reelected pres
ident.
The federal government started &C
ton against this company as a com
bination in restraint of trade" about
a year ago, but with no results to
date.
The reason for no results may +
that Griggs, democrat, was running
for congress last fall on that ticket
Then, when it was too late to put any.
one else up, he withdrew, leaving the
fields clear for the lily of reaction
Johnson, the author of the antf-for-
eign-born immigration bill. ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-14

entirely in control of the workers, al
lows every member only one vote, re-
CARELESS of the number of shares he
holds.
No profits are allowed sharehold-
ers, and no interest is paid on the
stock. The food is sold at low prices,
and is kept at a high standard OF
quality. The profits are put into edu,
cational work among the Gary work.
ers, and for mutual aid to the workers
belonging to the society.
All workers interested in furthering
the interests of their class are invited
to attend the mass meeting which will
be held at 200 D. m. March is, at
215 West 18th avenue. Speakers will
tell of the work of the cooperative
in both Russian and English Ian
guages. Admission is free. 4sw
All workers are invited to buy, 9
share of stock in the Gary Workers
Cooperative. ud W.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-14
English Firm Gets
Zinc Concession
from Soviet Russia

HARDIN, March 12.-The conclus-
ion OF big contract is reported for
the exploitation OF the Tetukhe zinc
ore mines. by which the concession
aire, Drummer, undertakes to set up
a blast furnace and generally to run
the enterprise in such a manner as to
have zinc exported as a finished pro-
duct and not in the shape of crude
ore, as it was done before the war
OF 1914, when the said mines were
worked by a German firm.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-14
Steel Workers Lose
$500, 900 to Bosses
BY Clever Little Cal

WASHINGTON. ID. c., March H.
President Coolidge did not sign the
bill, passed by the house and senate,
for payment to the former workers in
the Bethlehem Steel company's plant
the raise in wages granted them by
the war labor board and repudiated
by Chas. M. Schwab and his company.
Some $4,000 due these steel work
ers is involved. Payment was TO have
been made from the treasury, and
the government was then to have
sued the company for reimbursement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-14
UNEMPL OYMENT
is EXTENSIVE.
STATE REPORTS
But Points Hopefully to
4,301 New Jobs

Factory industry, at least, is ex
banding slightly in Illinois, according
to the estimate Of the general advis.
ory board of the Illinois state depart
ment of labor. But the report admits
that there is extensive unemploy-
ment"
The 1888 manufacturers who re-
port to the department, had on the
pay roll for the week ending the
middle of February, 2S5,39S workers,
or about 40 per cent Of the factory
workers of the state. This is an in.
crease of 4,301 workers since the prev.
ious months report.
Some Very, Very Thin Gains
The report says, "of forty-four ont
Of fifty-five industries, practically all
recorded a gain" Presumably. how.
ever, the 4,SO1 re-employed workers.
when spread over these forty-four in
dustries, make the gain thin in each.
or very thin indeed In most. The de.
partment does not elucidate these fE-
ures except by indirectiOn.
The leading increase was IN tbs
metal industry, automobile and Acces
sorry products adding 11.e to the Jan.
uary payroll. In agricultural nipple
ments, the report states, en- recent
months the payrolls have been stead
lily increased until operations are now
Al per cent above the low point reach
ed in August 1924.
The Rate Of Men to Jobs
Operations Of the free employment
Offices showed there were 17s persons
registered for each 100 jobs In Febru
airy, as compared with 1873 in January.
I'm Chicago, 1.41s building permits
authorized S27, 220,450 worth of work.
which was about 100000 over the
figure of February 1924. In the res.
idential suburbs Of Chicago, PRINCIPAL.
ly Oak Park, Evanston and Bervyp
the new projects were exceptionally
extensive"
Silent On Miners
The report is as silent as the grave
on the terrible unemployment rife
among the coal miners OF the state
Of Illinois.
In explaining, the anomaly Of ex-
banding industry and extensive nm.
employment" the report says; when
business after a period Of decline
changes for the better, all the workers
are not taken back at once, but the
process is slow and gradual"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-14
Sabotage of Bosses
Is "Good Business;
of /. w. w., a Crime
Especial to The Daily worksr)

VANCOUVER, B. c., March 12.-
Pacific coast logging production is to
be cut one-half for the next two
months by agreement between loggers,
lumbermen, and bankers of British
Columbia, Washington, Oregon and
California. This is necessary in order
to keep prices high on building mate
rial, and the logical result of an eco
nomici system based on production for
profit as in America, not for use, as
in. Soviet Russia.
This is clearly combination in re-
straint of trade, but needless to say
neither the American or Canadian gov
eminent will bother to interfere. They
are too busy framing up cases. against
rebellious workers.
When a worker slows down on pro-
duction, he gets fred. When the work
ing class organizations agree that
slowing down on production would be
a good idea, as the l. w. w. has been
accused Of doing, they are charged
with sabotage, criminal syndicalism,
etc., and are apt to be sent to prison.
When the bosses do exactly the same
thing, it shows what good business
men they are.
This is typical of capitalism which
makes laws to Cypress the workers,
but protects their exploiters.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-03-14
New York 7 enants
Demand Action on
Housing Girls i 8

NEW YORK, March 12-In spite Of
the fact that statistics show that the
number Of dwellings in New York is
434,175 and the number of families
1856 900. the legislature at Albany has
failed to provide any rent or housing
regulations.
The Audubon Community council,
the Washington Heights Tenants as
sociation, and the Tenant-Taxpayers'
Protective league have sent resolu-
lions to the legislature protesting
against that body's inaction in the
face of the New York City housing
crisis.