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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-27

est supporters of Morgan's democratic
party and an ardent imperialist pub
LEGATION, editorializes on the Pennsyl
vania republican primaries thusly:
Pennsylvania went thru something
yesterday which Is called a repub-
lean primary but which was aetu-
ally a bitter fight for the control
Of q republican state machine,
fought principally with dollars.
at 10 generally conceded by every
one" says the United Press, "that
more money has been spent In this
campaign than an any other prI-,
mary campaign In the country
Reported expenditures are so
great" says a World dispatch from
Pittsburgh, "that even veteran pol
itIcIans are staggered" e.,
The Evening Worlds correspond
ent In the field suggests $1,000, 900
as "a conservative estimate among
those who have observed such q
flow Of gold as Pennsylvania has
never known" -"
The correspondent Of the Times
estimates the whole cost Of the prI.
mary at $1,000, 900, and adds that
the open and extravaeant use Of
money "has given the Pennsylvania
workers and people generally a diff
terent idea of politics."
The different idea consists in the
workers, about whom the New York
Times is always so greatly concerned,
becoming aware OF the fact that the
much heralded democracy and all its
inalienable rights that we are sup
posed to enjoy are myths.
Workers will want to know more
about government after this exhibition
of graft. They will want to know how
it happens that millions of dollars can
be spent for job that pays but
$500 per year. They know that cap
italists do not invest money unless
they get good returns and will instinc-
lively realize that if so much money
is spent to elect senators, these sen.
ators must be able to do a great deal
for their capitalist masters. VS. s3e
AS for the indignation of the demo
Gratis, they might not be so jubilant
in case an investigation were made
of the source of the immense amount
of money that was spent by Tammany
Hall in New York so they could put
over AL Smith for another term as
governor of the state in order to
have something for presidential tim.
Der in 1920.
Most of the democratic senator's up
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-27

will betray the workers. In the big
strikes of 1911 it was unable to do so
because of the strong position of the
left wing, but in 1921, when the left
wing was paralyzed, the right wing
was able to carry thru its betrayal
policy.
The General Strike.
After the Black Friday debacle the
British unions suffered a crisis. Faith
in the effectiveness of trade unionism
weakened. The unions lost heavily in
membership; in some places even the
militant coal miners union was al
most wiped out. The Triple Alliance,
upon which the workers had placed
such great hopes, collapsed. The
masses turned to parliamentarism for
relief, and the spectacular rise of the
Labor Party took place.
But the workers could not remain
passive. The elements of new and
still greater struggle began to develop.
The employers tried to revive their
diminishing industries by forcing lower
standards of living upon the workers.
Wage cuts and lengthenings Of the
work day multiplied. Unemployment
ran rife. The workers were pro-
gressively driven to desperation. The
labor government did nothing to re-
lieve their condition. The Industrial
system in Great Britain became a tin
der box awaiting the spark. The
workers began to move forward to
the present gigantic clash.
Decisively important in the course
of events vast the enormous strength
ening that took place in the ranks OF
the left wing. Lenin shattered the
ultra-leftism of Pankhurst and opened
the door for the eradication of the
remnants of sectarianism from the left
wing. Factionalism came to an end in
the Communist Party. The British
militants re-established their mass
contacts. BY 1924 the Minority Move
ment had got we'll under way. The
election Of A. j. Cook as secretary of
the Miners Federation was the first
big victory Of the growing left-wing
movement. Thru a series of national
and district conferences the Minority
Movement won the theological leader
ship over ever larger masses of work
ers United Front contacts were set
up with the middle, or progressive,
group of trade union leaders, such as
Purcell, Bramley and others.
Under pressure OF mass discomfort
and strong left-wing organization the
British Trade Union delegation went
to Soviet Russia and later made its
now famous report, which was so sym
pathetic in tone as to send a shiver OF
apprehension all thru the ranks OF
European capitalists and their allies
in the Second International Then
came the formation of the Anglo.Rus-
sian Committee for World Trade
Union Unity. The workers OF Great
Britain. as part of the gc,sral revolu-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-27
BY WILLIAM z. FOSTER.

LNOR the past 15 years Great Britain
1 has been the scene of a series of
bitter industrial struggles, of which
the recent historic~general strike was
the elimination. These fights have
centered mostly around the Miners
Union, the heart of the British trade
union movement. In all these strug-
giles the left wing has played an i'm
portant role. Let us trace briefly the
broad outlines of this great movement,
especially with regard to the role of
the left wing.
From 1910 to 1914.
A vital phase in the development of
the recent gigantic struggle of the
British workers was the tremendous
movement of the trade unions in
1904. The first shot in this cam
paign was the conference of the left
wing in Manchester in 1910. The mill
tants at that time were led by Tom
Mann, Purcell and Others. They
launched big movement to swing the
British unions into an offensive
against the employers. The workers
were in an aggressive mood and the
campaign succeeded brilliantly. A Sc
ries of great strikes developed, all Of
them either directly under the leader
ship of the left wing or largely in
fuenced by il. The right wing bureau
cracy viewed the rank and file upris-
ing with great alarm and opposition.
The first struggle was the general
strike Of the Transport Workers in
1911. These workers. hitherto practi.
cally unorganized and suffering mis-
cradle working conditions, completely
tied up all shipping and water front
transport. The powerful British Ship.
ping Federation was compelled to ca
pitulate in a week The effect upon
the labor movement as a whole was
electrical. Soon afterwards the rail-
road men carried thru their big strike
successfully. Then followed a strike
of the million coal miners, which es-
tablished the minimum wage in prin.
ciple and defeated the government.
This militant offensive by the trans.
port workers, railroad men and min
ers raised the morale of the working
class enormously. The labor move.
ent became infused with new spirit,
and within the next three years gained
q million members. The amalgama-
ton movement spread rapidly, many
new consultations taking place. The
Transport Workers Federation was
definitely established. the National
Union Of Railwaymen was formed, the
scattered miners unions were finally
into a national Industrial
union, and, most important OF all the
Development, was the formation, on
he eve Of the war Of the Triple AL.
lance, consisting Of the railroad work.
ars, transport workers and miners.
Upon the Triple Alliance the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-05-27
Singing Society of the
Workers House Gives
Affair Saturday Night

The Singing Society Of the Work
ers' House is giving a performance,
concert and dance this Saturday, May
20 at the Workers House, 1902 w.
Division st. In the performance the
following Russian actors will partic-
ipate: Mr.. and Mrs. Pokatilov, T.
Kobyliansky, A. Berman and M. Fish
man.
Beginning at 1880 p. m. Admission
35 cents
MOSCOW or bustl Don't bust before
you get a sub--but get 5 subs and you
can have your bust.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-07
SEADROMES

If the plans Of Howard R Armstrong chief Of the
mechanical governmental development division Of the
+. l.. DUPONT De NemOurS Company Of Wilmington
Del, prove workable, the Atlantic ocean and possibly
other oceans will day be dotted with great "sea
drOmes."
seadrome, according to this engineer will be A
100 acre more floating anchored, landing field
upon which planes may stop for repairs or refuelng
He believes that such mid-ocean stopping places are
necessary if speed and carrying capacity are to be
achieved in future airp ane Development If long dis
:ance is the aim in aviation the other two features
Will have to be sacrificed and ocean stopping places
VIII not be needed.
The seadromes he proposes will cover approxi-
mately Ill acres, having a displacement of many
thousands tons 81 per cent of which will be below the
line of disturbance. Hotels, fuel storage tank,
food machine shops and meteorological bureaus can be
located them The result will be 80 hour transporta
tion service between Atlantic City. n. j., and Ply
mou h, England
These seadromes may be useful, necessary and
possible things. in which they will probably be-
core established facts Nevertheless let's not have
too many of them, there won't be any ocean left at
all
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-07
CHRISTMAS SEALS

Last week the Press carried story on the camp
conducted at Hpass by the County tuberculosis Asso
citation for undernourished and underweght girls in
Imperial County.
The article told of the benefit that 16 girls re-
ceivng at the camp, and mentioned nedenty that the
latter is supported by funds obtained through the sale
of Red Cross seals at Christmas time.
Each year at Christmas residents of the valley re-
celve quantity of these stamps sent to them through
the mail by the association. Many send check for
their stamps to the committee at once. Many more
never make any remittance for them.
Still others ask: What do they do with the money
obtained from the sale of these stamps?"
These latter have their in the reports COM
ing down from Hipass.
Considerable time will elapse before the Christ
mas seals are placed sale nevertheless it will be
well for those who have not paid much attention to
the stamps in the past, to make mental note at this
time, that when they receive their supply Christ
mas, they will not hesitate to make prompt remit
tance for them
The camp.is doing splendid work, it is managed
economically and efficiently, and all who enjoy the
blessings of good health should be willing to make
small donation toward its support.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-07
CHEAP POWER FOR SALE

Anyone who wants power cheap might apply
at Muscle Shoals, Ala. The government has 100000
klowat hours day to sell there, and may have
more. The price is wofifths of cent per klowatt.
That sounds attractive to the millions of domes-
tic consumers who pay to 10 kilowat for their
electricity. and also to thousands of industrial con-
sumers who get wholesale rates for the current they
use.
The Alabama company which has been taking
the Muscle Shoals power however says this is too
high. 1t has paid only one-ffth of cent per klo-
watt hour far and objects to the raise insisted by
the army engineers in charge of the project. So the
power goes begging for buyers.
The company in question is depending on its
own power obtained from steam plants, with coal as
fuel IT electric power really be reduced cheaper
from coal than two-fths of cent per kilowatt the
TACT Is worth knowing. good many cities with ac-
cesSlDle coal supply, would feel like starting their
own power plants to supply local needs. white coal"
would get black eye
There may be shrewd business in the situation
though. The company referred to happens to be one
of l3 associated southern power companies that want
so year lease of Muscle Shoals
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-07
Saturday, August 7, 1926

the hour of II a. m. of said day, al
the front or North entrance to the
Imperial County court house in the
City of El Centre, County of Imper
ial, State of California, all the In
forest conveyed to it by said Deed
Of Trust, in and to all Of the follow
ing described real property, situate
in the County of Imperial, State OF
California, to-wit:
Lots Three (3) and Four f4)
in Block Five (5) of Ell Do.
RADIO Acres, as per Map thereof
Number 13S, filed in the office
of the County Recorder of Inn
perial County.
In Witness Whereof, The People.
Abstract and Title Company, Ia.
duly authorized this notice, bySht
signature of its Nice-President, at
tested by its Assistant Secretary
who has affixed the Corporate Sea
at FL Centre, California, this 15tl
day of July, 1926.
THE PEOPLES ABSTRACT AND
TITLE COMPANY, Trustee.
BY Fred p. Nuttall, Vice President.
Attest: By II. r. Anderson, Assis-
tant Secretary. (SEALl
j II "a 81 A
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-07

the State Of California, the said d.
r. Crawford and Agnes Crawford,
on April 16, 1926, caused to be re.
corded in the office Of the County
Recorder of Imperial County, Cali
fornia, a Notice Of Default and
Election to Sell under Deed Of
Trust, which said Notice was record
ed in Book 113, Page so of Official
Records, records of Imperial Coun-
ty, California, and
WHEREAS, said d. r. Crawford
and Agnes Crawford, by reason of
the defaults in the payments as
stated, have requested The Peoples
Abstract and Title Company to give
notice and to sell said property, or
so much thereof as shall be neces-
sary to sell, to pay all the indeb-
tedness secured and expenses in
currd necessary to the execution of
the trust.
NOW THEREFORE,, notice is
hereby given that The Peoples Alb
stract and Title Company, by vir-
tue of the authority vested in it as
Trustee. will sell at public auction,
to the highest bidder for cash in
gold coin of the United States, on
the 10th day of August, 1926, at
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-07

more. You are no busy talking
tnmbles and stumbles that you will
have no time to dig saffafras roots.
So the two little rabbits were more
watchful and did not fall again
until they reached the place where
the spicy trees and bushes of sassa-
fras grew. There they began to
dig with their paws to loosen the
earth around the smaller trees, for
these roots would be easier to pull.
And let me tell you for | have tried
it, sassafras is one of the hardest
Of all roots to dig.
Stumble and Tumble tried, at first
to dig big roots, even larger than
the ones Uncle Wiggily picked out
for himself. But when the rabbit
boys found that they could not get
these roots out of the earth. and
that their paws slipped off, at
last they tried smaller roots and did
better.
All cf sudden just as Uncle
Niggily was about to pull up the
largest root he could get, out from
behind tree popped the Bob Cat.
Nov Just a moment!' exelaim-
ed Uncle Wiggilv before the bad
chap could speak. II know what
YOU have come for-nibble off my
ears. But before | let you have
any, | want you to pull up this root
for me.
"All right snarlcd the Bob Cat.
81 suppose | must,'' He took hold
of the end of the root with both
claws, and pulled with all his might
Then, when he was straining hard.
all OF sudden, Uncle Wiggilv slvly
leaned down, gnawed the root in two
md it came up so suddenly that
the Bob Cat fell over backward.
turning somerSaults over and over
down the hill and humping himself
in forty leven places.
ooh! Oh. What rick You play,
ed on met howled the bad chap as
he limped away, shaking his paw at
Uncle Wiggily. But before tbs
bob Cat with his silly little tail
could climb up the hill to get the
rabbit, Mr.. Longears, Tumble and
Stumble caught up all the sassafras
roots they could carry, and hurried
home with them. So it all happened
for the best and Nurse Jane made
u wonderful pie.
And if the new broom doesn t
lcat the carpet when they are har-
ing a race to see who can first
Jump over the clothes line, II tell
Won next about Uncle WigCily 5
shower bath.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-07
NOTICE OF TRUSTEES SALE

WHEREAS, by Deed of Trust,
dated May l.. 1920, and recorded
May %, 1920 in Book 166, Page 3
of Deeds, records of Imperial coun-
ty, California, to which record re-
ference is hereby made, Jasper A.
Coleman and Flora NJ. Coleman, his
wife, did grant and convey the pro-
perty therein and hereinafter des-
eribed to The Peoples Abstract and
Title Company, a corporation. of FL
Centre, California, as Trustee, to
secure, among other things, the
payment of one certain promissory
note i'll favor of d. Il. Crawford
and Agnes Crawford, as joint ten
ants, and other sums of money ad-
vanced and interest thereon. and
WHEREAS. said d. R. Crawford
and Agnes Crawford, the owners
and holders of said note and Deed
of Trust, have been obliged to and
have made various advances for
taxes for the purpose of protecting
the interests of said trust, all of
said advaneements having been
made in accordance with the rro-
visions of said Deed of Trust and
being secured thereby, and
WHEREAS. there has been Il de-
fault in the payment of the princi-
pal due on said note. on to-wit:
June l, 1920, and default has been
made in the payment of interest
due, on to-wit: July 12, 1920, to-
gether with all subsequent install
ments of principal and interest due
and payable on said note, and Of
money advanced for taxes and in
terest due and payable thereon, said
y. X. Crawford and Agnes Craw-
ford. have, in accordance with the
provisions thereof, exercised their
option and declared the full amount
Of the Indebtedness secured by said
Deed of Trust Immediately due and
payable, and
WHEREAS, said Deed of Trust
provides that should q breach or de-
fault be made in the performance
of any obligation for which said
Deed of Trust is n security, then
the holder or holders of any note or
notes or Indebtedness mentioned as
secured thereby. may declare all
sums secured thereby Immediately
due and payable, and shall execute
and deliver to the Trustee writ
ten Declaration of Default thcrcun-
der and shall demand for sale, and
shall record, in the office of the
Recorder of the County wherein
said property or some part thereof
is situated, notice of such breach
and of election to cause said pro-
pcrty to be sold to satisfy said OBJ
legation, and
WHEREAS, in accordance with
Section 1924 of the Civil Code Of
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-07
FARM PROSPECTS

The purchasing power of the American farmer
greater last year than at any time since the de-
flation period began in l920-and 1926 has an even
chance to bring continuance of this comparative pros
perty.
There is big winter wheat crop and although the
spring planting has suffered by of drouth IN
sections, there should still be eXportable sur
plus of $50 million bushels of the preferred cereal
Corn has not promised we'll, but recent rains
have greatly improved the situation. The fall farrow-
ing of hogs will be unusually large and good market
for which must always be considered in its rela-
tion to live stock, is thus assured.
The tobacco crop compares well with last years
and the cotton crop looks like big There will be
less hay, oats and barley but more white potatoes.
The peach crop threatens to be the largest in his
tory while poultry and dairying, which every year be-
important factors in farm income promise
increased return
There have been bigger crop years, and years of
better prices, but the fruits of the farmers labor will
at least sustain his purchasing at the levels of
the past II months.
And that means that every business in the country
industrial commercial-can face the future con-
fdenty.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-07

over a bit of grass on the top step
and fell all the way to the bottom
step as he tried to catch hold of Tn
Gle Wiggily's right ear
".What's all this about asked
the rabbit gentleman as he picked
up his two little rabbit boys.
"Where are we going and what IS
Nurse Jane goinge to bake in tn
oven'''
"Sassafras pie,' answered
Stumble. taking hold of both his
bind paws with his front paws 50
he wouldn I fall again.
"And we re going to the woods TO
help YOU dig some sassafras roots.
Hurray! Hurray, Hurray. shouted
Tumble and he was so excited that
down he fell again sitting on top
ef his fathers tall silk hat and
crushing it flat like IA pancake.
"Oh!" gasped Tumble.
"Oh. OIL gasped Stumble.
''Never mind said Uncle Wig
gily. or Daddycums, as the little
bunnies often called him, = am
not going to wear my nat to go
sassafrassing, III put on my old
cap, as we shall have to crawl under
the bushes to get the roots.
So Tumble didn t feel so bad. and
then he and stumble smiled as they
hoped off down the road, up hill
and down dale. through the woods
and across the meadow to get the
sassafras.
Sassafras, as perhaps most of you
know, ism I a bad chap, like the
! Pipsisewah and Skeeziks used TO be,
before they went far away not TO
bother the bunny gentleman any
more. Sassafras is the root of a
tree that grows in the woods. The
| Juice of the root is used to flavor
candy and bottled soda water, and
real children like to gnaw the root,
for it has a fine, spicy taste.
Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy and
Uncle Wiggily's wife used TO make
pie of sassafras root, just as your
mothers may make pie out of rhu-
barb or huckleberries.
II love sassafras pie sand
Tumble as te hurried along, and fell
over a grain Of sand dropped by
some ant. Ker flump, ker flip, fell
! Tumble.
$50 do - sand Stumble and just
as lie said that he toppled over back
ward because he stepped on Il wet
Leaf near o spring, and it was slip
perry as the skin OF Il fresh banana
"Oh, / didn't mean i wanted ia
/ fall as you did" said Stumble tc
/ his brother. - meant like sassa'
fras pie the same as you did. "
AN right laughed Uncle Wig
gily. "Now try not to fall any
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-07
Research Shows
Flour Replaced
By Sweet Foods
BY United Press Leased Wire

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal,
Aug. :. - One-fifth of the total
amount of flour IN the American di-
etary has been replaced during the
past 20 years by sugar and the more
expensive foods such rs milk, meats,
fats, fruits and vegetables, accord
ing to an investigation completed
here by the foods research institute
of Stanford university. If Ameri
cans used as much flour as they
did 20 years ago, more than 26,
100000 more barrels would be con-
sumed according to the report.
Food habits Of Americans are
shown to have changed more since
the end of the world war than in
the 70 years preceding.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-08-07
Looking Backward
What the Press files tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this da.e
in past years.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
August 7, 1905

The FL Centre postoffice mas been
made "a money order office by order
from Washington. This postoffice
was established on October 2l last
and is therefore the Youngest post
office in the valley. 1t also has
the distinction Of becoming 4
money order office quicker than any
of the others after being establish
ed. The rapid growth Of this post
office 5 business fairly indicates the
growth Of the town and vicinity.
Al present rate this will be pres
idential postoffice within a year.
Mrs. :. G. Mack. with daughters,
Eleanor and Isabelle, left this
morning to visit friends at Corona
and coast points.
Adolph, the butcher, has returned
from "a prospecting trip Of several
months duration.
Miss Helen AIlatt left this week
on her vacation. She will visit home
folks at Riverside and coast points.