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Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-03
TIE LIQUOR HEARING

So the whole prohibition question is to be aired in
the United States Senate. That is if the beer commit
tee has not spiked the antprohbs guns by yesterdays
action of refusing to subpoena, pay the freight of
the witnesses the latter wish to use The Senate Judi
ciary committee agrees give fair and full hearing
to the vets and drys both setting aside several days
for each.
The whole country, needless to say, will be inter-
ested in those hearings. A national audience is
ed by the nature of the half dozen proposals made by
the, vets for "liberaZing the present dry regime.
Here they are, as given out before the Tearing:
That the Eighteenth Amendment be modified
TO give local option to individual states the liquor
question.
That the present Volstead limitation of one half of
per cent alcohol in beverages raised to 2.75 pre-
cent.
That the arbitrary limitation of one half of per
cent be changed to provide that beverages be in
toXicating in fact" to be illegal
That restrictions on prescription of liquor by ply
sicians shall all be wi ped out.
nat brewing OF i per cent beer non-intoXicat
ing shall be permitted.
proposals obviously overlap AL
together they pretty fully what the ant-prohbi
tonlstS are aiming at ey calculated to stir up
hot old debate, in Washington and everywhere else
s-ss- The VETS probably aiming at than they
expect to get, for trading purposes There is small
to believe that they will get any of those
ceSSionS from the present Congress- that they will
get the most drastic of them for many years, if
The most difficult proposal of ali is the for amend
ing the dry amendment. The dry forces will fight to
the bitter end against that
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-03
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD r. CARTS
Copyright. 1925. by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY S EASTER
EGGS

The Bob Cat ran so fast into The
den of the Fuzzy FOX one day that
the bad chap nearly caught his silly
little tail in the door.
''What 5 the mattcr?' barked III"
Fuzzy Fox. lis the river on fire
No, snarlcd tn" Bob Cat. i}ut
want you to laugh Go ahead.
laugh! Laugh rs hard as you can,
. First show me something to
laugh at, spoke the Fox. Tho,
for the matter Of that, the way Won
ran i'll here, nearly catching your tail
in the door. was SO funny | ought
to laugh. De YOU mean for me t.
laugh at you?' ~
"No! MOI" mcrcd the Bob Cat.
But laugh at tAe joke | am going
TO play on NJ. Lorgears. Oh, it 5 the
best joke. IIa! Hal am laughing
already" and the Rob Cat ticklcd
! himself in the ribs 10 make his
laughter all the more marry. Il am
laughing now he SAID.
$50 | see, barked the Fox.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-03
Resin Ruling Not
To Be Rejected
By HENRY L. FARRELL

NEW YORK, April 2.-No open
revolt is expected against the rul-
ing Of Commissioner Landis that
any pitcher in any league which is
party to the national agreement
can use resin on his hands.
The American league, which was
the first to turn down the amend
ment of the rules committee permit
ting the use of resin by the pitcher
under the supervision of the umpire
has three courses open.
The club owners in johnson s
circuit have the option of meeting
again and accepting the amendment
or keeping silent, or of making a
direct issue with the commissioner.
From conversations with baseball
people here, the opinion was gather
ed that the less militant club own
ers will allow the controversy to
expire bv default unless the commits
sioner should insist that the mag
mates meet and officially rescind
their objection. AS was pointed out
SCme time age, the American Lea
cue can get around the recognition
Of the rule by private means which
would permit them to argue that
their pitchers did not want to use
resin.
American lcas4c men feel there
is nothing III the rule to require the
umpircs to carry thc little mash bag
to the pitchers loN and if the
pitchers do not ask for it there is
nothing to do about it.
The talk that the controversy may
bc Il serious issuc in the world )
series and perhaps cause the fall
classic to be called off is silly, The
American league pcnnant winners
will not east Il pile of money away
just help their league win uoral
victory.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-03

i gucs, hc got thr.i from Mrs.
C,uck. the hen lady Oh, such = lot
Of "ggs rs that rabbit has, Oh my,
Oh my.
"Well, wha, Of it3" asked the
For. He has right to buy eggs.
Yes, know whispered the Bob
Cat. " lie is going to cat those eggs
/ @uess-maybe. YcS, mavbc," said
hc and laughed again.
What : the Joke. asked the
fox. TEL me 50 / can )au-h.'-
This is tho joke. said Bob Cat
uoclo W,gg.ly is going to cat
those eggs tomorrow, wbich is East
cr, But in the nigh, YOU and !
will 70 to 'hr bungalow and take the
eggs out. IN their p,4ro wn shall
put a lot of r,und white tones, that
will look just Ike cg-s.
"I"ej" W'gvlr usH cook the
rou"d "ii'" stnnrs, 'n..ln2 ther
ar" c&ge. ard when h. 'rl.. 10 eat
tncm. the hard stouo- VIII break his
t""'h, Iic will ru.a .at 70 .o to the
dentist aud ~l.u h. go,. wen
catch hju-vou mM ~ W.W be
hiding near hi, 1ru-a .~. u.lGv 10
ru>h out whro lc i.r.~ 't. stones,
th:nkjH. they H1'. .-... f1, Hai'
"I!o. Ha!' "g-ia. .l. Fox.
"Tha' Sounds like ii ga.g rick 70
M", ] II h"Ip you. TH t0u. think
we shall ra'rA 'laf uHLa,''
That night the bo .u.. sunk
int" The bunny Is u"..H ..9 bun
@a.pW. ;o@, whole g... |:gpily
sept, they H... ~. lu...r eggs,
I-nEiu4 in tlo.H place .ot Of
h#ai. whit. STONES.
Vow. wl~ na.aa comes and
h' bite: tines '"n-. tHu...g they
are o22s, bDH Lr~t BIS Goth, "
said thc Eob Ca'. ..Ou l,1l Lop
aud "" u ha." haze Hm,.
50 the two ba. chan. aa in the
bn,'Ic, back nf Tire m.a4u- wait.
in" for davli1i' to- ron. At last
IHSlcr m"uug d4#ua. Inclc
"igglir lop"d ou' ~ l,d.
80 ilapp Ea.fr.,' I. ,.Ii,4. 90 hi,
"ii" uad N9a jaur. }la..r East.
( my Hn.c I~vs ad am l..'
" IiaP Ea-O"r, rruoD. n, littlc
huHv rabbits.
"Inrry dona a.t G.. .... color
llc ED,'.r "@-.,'' said ,l.. fatIlcr.
b""" the Stain, -rlaai.r. Tootcr
and Scooter amI j .'r a.. .Iangic
AND #m2.o ara Nm4so aaa all the
"iH"r by and 2r4 rb5t. Cnclo
"I29IIH brought oar il basket rulI Of
round, whit" 'hiu@ ur picked up
or" and looked carefully a, f..
Some ou" changed Inv Easter
eggs into white stones. said Mr.
Longears "bu it docu', matter,
s'n"" ! ann not going 10 cm thcm.
Anl ih" whit" ~tpuos u,l rplor as
"'"rly as Easter cgqs would.
80 the little buuuios mixed m
red, green, blue, yclo,,, ou,.. and
ilrktocb coiors auJ 4vc4 tbn vIife
stonrs so they ioo.cl ,..f li.o r,st.
ri eggs. Aad such Il jovo. l"If,,
( tim" as there was. ''lf
"SaF, isn't that rabbi, c.rr oo.
ing t" bite On those stones and
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-03
Death Plunge Case
Dropped By Police

san FRANCISCO, April =. -
Further Investigation into the death
of Mrs. Marie lsbcll, %, formerly
of Riverside. who fell five stories to
her death from hotel window, was
dropped by police today.
Authorities were satisfied with
the stories told by Miss Romu2a
Garcin and two Young men, Thomas
j. Elria and L. F. RANDY, who de-
clarcd Mrs. lsbcll had been drink
ing.
Miss Garcia said she put her
friend to bed about three hours be
fore the fatal plunge after the in
toXicated woman complained of be-
ing unable to sec.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-03
BILL PASSED TO ALLOW
PURCHASE OF LAND

WASHINGTON, April >. - The
senate yesterday passed without
record vote a bin authorizing the
secretary of the interior 10 purchase
land in Santa Barbara, Cal, to be
added to the san Ysabcl Indian
reservation and authorizing an APP
preparation not exceeding $4,000
for that purpose.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-03

4" But aren't YOU a little ahead of
time? Have You played q jonc ON
that rabbit
"No, but / am going to!"
"Thcn, said the FoN, u would
wait until affcrwarl to laugh, for
often tarlo Wig-iiv turns our jokes
on US"
"lIe can't turn I'll, onc!' said
The Bob Cat. "Listeu' Just passed
Uncle Wigg;lys bungalow, lie has
brought home a lot Il white eggs
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-03
AMERICAN ART CENTERS

- Money has brought g great many European art
treasures to this country in recent years Now these
treasures bringing European collectors who hope
to take many of them back to their original aunts
result Of all this maneuvering New York has become
great art center or art market Some European col
lectons are brought directly there for sale
There are moments when thoughtful American
fears that is the money value of these treasures
rather than their art vaUo lat is attractive to Amer
leans That is only partly true America is develop
ing appreciation of these things along with its zest for
mere ownership.
Congress Hopes to Quit by June" Sail right
with u.s.
ANYWAY, evouton's better than revolution.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-03

break his teeth - growled the
waiting fox. Then the Bob Cat look
ed in tho bungalow window and saW
what had happened. "Comc on
he mcwed to the other bad chap
we re fooled again!'' and they
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-03

But the bunny gentleman wished
his happy Easter greeting to all his
friends that day, and he wishes It
to you children, also. And if the
coal man doesn't put flour on his
face to make himself look like Il
powdered sugar chocolate cake. II
tell YOU next about Uncle Wiggily :
mud puddle.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-04-03
TO HEAR TAX CASES
.0ss s IN MIDDLE WEST

WASHINGTON, April 3.-- Four
divisions of the board of tax APP
peals will hear eases in the middle
west and on the Pacific Coast be-
ginning April 10, Judge korncr
chairman of the board announced
today.
Hearings will be at San Francisco
from April 10 to May and at Los
Angeles from May . to May 10.
IN Baltimore Il man had bis air
plane stolen. No doubt the thief
grabbed 1t and flew.
The daily worker., 1926-11-13
N. Y. Sacco-Vanzetti
Committee Needs Aid
in Conducting Drive

NEW YORK, Nov. IL. = SAVE
SACCO AND VANZETTI!.
If you want to give your services to
help free these two prosecuted work
ers, come to the office OF the Sacco-
Vanzetti Emergency Committee, 80
West 11th Street, Room 422 any time
during the day or the early evening,
on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
The Committee needs help in ad-
dressing envelopes and sending out
tickets and circulars for the. great
Sacco-Vanzetti Protest Mass Meeting
at Madison Square Garden, Wednes-
day, November 18th 1925 at p. M
If you can give an hour or day
of your time, you will be helping. to
free these two prosecuted fellow
workers not only from death, but from
the living death of life sentence in
Jail.
The daily worker., 1926-11-13
Glove Workers Rejoice
Over Wage Raises Won

GLovERSVILLE, N. Y, Nov. IL
Fulton county glove workers, num-
bering nearly 10000 have ratified the
wage schedule offered them by the
conference Of their own committee
and the employer Wage increas-
es Of 10 per cent and more have
been won. Equalization increases of
2 per cent to per cent have been
given certain classifcations of work
ers. but all get at least 10 per cent
more than previously The workers
decided in mass meeting to con-
tinue the activities of the committee
which represented them in negotia-
tons, thereby retaining some sem
blance Of organization. The glove
workers union has a total of only a
few hundred members. Makers in
clude silkers. hammers. closers, and
other workers employed in finishing
cut leather into gloves.
The daily worker., 1926-11-13

BY LELAND oLDS, Federated Press
How can Henry Ford pay employees
of his Detroit, Toledo & Ironton rail
road an average OF S4.4c an hour
when other carriers, the Michigan
Central, for instance, pay only 63.7cH
Why does the unionized Baltimore &
Ohio pay its employees an average Of
4c an hour less than the openshop
Pennsylvania? These questions arise
in looking over the report of the In
terstate commerce commission stat
tistical bureau on comparative oper-
ating averages for the years 1921 to
1926. These averages include all the
employees paid on an hourly basis.
Wide variation between the major
systems in, the average wages paid
railroad workers is an outstanding
feature of the report from labor's
point of view. It shows average
hourly pay ranging all the way from
the 94.4c paid by Ford down to 48.Sc
an hour paid by the Central of Geor-
gia, an important subsidiary Of the
Illinois Central.
Applying his notorious speedup tao
tics, Ford pays higher average wages
and still keeps the ratio of total
wages to operating revenue eonsid-
erably below the average of the other
railroads. If we leave out the Detroit
Toledo & Ironton, the most obvious
variation in average wages is be-
tween northern and southern carriers,
presumably due to lowpaid colored
labor in the south. But there are
variations between roads in the same
region which are harder to explain.
Gives Figures.
Figures showing for "a leading rail-
roads the average hourly pay Of their
The daily worker., 1926-11-13
A. F. of L. Views Its
Detroit Convention

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.-Conclud-
ing an editorial review of the recent
convention of the American Fedora
tion OF Labor at Detroit, the American
Federationist, official magazine edited
by President William Green, says:
"The convention marked a high
level of constructive deliberation. &.
While every decision was practically
unanimous and no point of order was
raised against any delegate, agree
ment on decisions did not indicate
identity of thinking, but was the re-
suit Of real effort to reach a concensus
Of opinion. Dignity, charity and
tolerance gave high distinction to dis
cussion and decision. =.
"The convention did not convene to
make war on industry or on society,
but to determine how best to promote
the interests Of wage earners in the
rapid social and economic changes in
which we live. The federation re-
CARDS the welfare Of wage caIners as
interdependent upon the welfare OF all
other social and economic groups.
Labor offers its cooperation in work
ing out problems and in carrying thru
plans for the achievement of higher
ideals Of excellence for all groups"
The daily worker., 1926-11-13

NEW -(FP)-Claiming that
increased. efficiency should mean more
pay in their packets, the $4,000 con-
ductors and trainmen on eastern rail-
roads through their union officers pre-
sented their demands for increased
wages before the first arbitration
board acting under tho new Watson
Parker raj labor act. Road and di-
vision chairmcn and general officers
Of the Order os Railway Conductors
and Brotherhood oe Railroad Train
men packed the first session, so that
later meetings we're held in a larger
room.
L. f. Sheppard, conductor president,
compared the basic hourly rates Of
conductors with building trades work
ers and other groups. in train serv-
ice. He stated that the conductor
rate had dropped from S0.5c in 1891
to nc in 1926 while other trades have
had advances of up to 37.5c in the
same period. Sheppard said that con-
duetors had to act virtually as travel
ling superintendcnts of the roads,
with great responsibilities at all
times. and that their basic pay was
only $3.50 a day. Out of this wage
the conductors pay for extra meals
while away from home and for lodg-
ing. They buy their own uniforms,
perhaps two year at about $4S each,
The daily worker., 1926-11-13
BOSS ATTORNEY
DEFENDS THUGS
IN N. Y. STRIKE
Paper Box Workers in
9th Week of Battle

NEW YORK, Nov. 11.--Last Thurs
day night fight took place between
colored strikebreakers employed by
the Best-Made Paper Box Company.
124 Wooster street, and striking
workers. An Italian striker, Dan
Iulo, was wounded in the head by
one OF the colored scabs and two Ne,
gro strikebreakers are being held for
the grand jury on charges of felon-
ious assault.
At the hearing of the two Negroes,
Warren Brewster and Eric Boyd, at
Tombs Court Monday. it was brought
out that Brewster slashed Iulo with
a straight razor and that Boyd was
an accomphce The razor was pro-
dueed in evidence by the officer who
made the arrest.
Bosses Attorney.
Samuel L. Wallerstein, attorney for
the United Paper Box Manufacturers
Association, defended the two men,
who had been employed by the Best
Made company. a member of the as
sociation. The union maintains that
Wallerstein's appearance in behalf of
the defendants shows that the en-
ploYers' association is behind the
bosses in their efforts to break the
strike by employing colored strike
breakers.
The strike is now in its sixth
week. The union is fighting for up-
ion recognition, a 44-hour week, q
IS increase in wages which would
bring the minimum up to $23 a week,
and double pay for Sunday work.
The daily worker., 1926-11-13
DEBs MEMORIAL MEETINGS
IN SCORE OF CITIES

Some twenty cities thruout the
United States have already held or
are arranging memorial meetings for
Eugene V. Debs under the auspices Of
international Labor Defense. James
P. Cannon, secretary of l. L. D., has
already spoken at a number of these
meetings in cities from Chicago east
ward to the coast and will speak at
another few meetings in the middle
west.
The meetings that will be held in
the next few days are as follows:
Los Angeles, Nov. IL, at Music Arts
Hall.
Milwaukee, Nov. IA, with William f.
Dunno.
Kansas City, Nov. IA, with James P.
Cannon.
Portland, Ore, Nov. IA.
Rock Island, Nov. IA, Labor Tenn
pie. with Max Shachtman.
Buffalo, Nov. IA, with Elizabeth Cur.
ley Flynn.
Erie, Nov. IS, with Elizabeth Guriey
Flynn.
The daily worker., 1926-11-13
Mayor of Herrin in
Threat on Gangsters

HERRIN, ILL.,, Nov. 11-Mayor Mar
shall Mccormick today issued dec
laration Of war against the Shelton
gang in a statement in which he told
of visit of the Sheltons to Herrln
Saturday night at which time Chief
of Police Griffin was caught by the
gangsters and notified to return some
guns captured from the gang about
three months ago.
The mayor said the chief recog-
nized Carl and Bernie Shelton, Ray
Walker and "Jardown" Armes. The
mayor declared that the arms which
were captured in a raid on the Pal
ace Hotel here would not be returned
He added that he would "get 1000
men together if necessary to drive
the Sheltons away from the city.
The daily worker., 1926-11-13
PQssaic Film Returns

The marvellous film drama Of the
Passaic textile strike will be shown
once again In Chicago on Friday,
Nov. 12, at Schoenhoffen Hall, Ash
land Ave. and Division ST., under
the auspices of the Polish Relief
Committee for Passaic Strikers.
Many workers did not have a
chance to see this historical pic
ture when it was shown at Ashland
Auditorium on October 2e and
where four thousand workers came
to see It. They will have chance
to see It on Nov. IL. Admission is
so cents. Two showings, at p. m.
and 9 p. m.
The daily worker., 1926-11-13
Jury Demanded for
Workers Who Put Up
Anniversary Posters

Jury trial for the two workers ar.
rested by Chicago police Saturday for
distributing posters advertising the
celebration OF the ninth anniversary
Of the Russian revolution was dc.
manded in police court Monday by
Attorney D. J. Bentall for Inferno.
tional Labor Defense.
The case will probably come up IN
two weeks, II is announced.
The workers. d. stevens and ~
Plasin were released on $50 bail
An ordinance that Is never en-.
forced, except against workers, was
dug up by the police as an excuse for
falling the workers. The ordinance
is said to prohibit the placing OF post
RS on light poles in this city, but
he poles are covered with announce.
lents OF bourgeoisie affairs
The daily worker., 1926-11-13

IN CLEvELAND
ENTHUSIASTIC
Workers Join Party Af-
ter Meeting

CLEVELAND, o., Nov. lift you
are ready to fight for the same kind
Of government in the United States
as in Soviet Russia then all Of you
who are not party members raise your
hands and show your willingness by
joining the Workers (Communist)
Party"
Forty workers raised their hands
amid the plaudits of the 1000 workers
present. They We're furnished with
application cards and villa be enrolled
in the ranks of the party.
The young boys and girls present,
carried away with enthusiasm by Com
rade Bert Wolfe's speech clamored to
be taken into the party. Seventeen of
they were enrolled in the Pioneers
and will work to build it up.
The celebration of the Russian Rev
olution was more enthusiastic than in
many years. The district committee
prepared fine program, especially
distinguished by revolutionary tab
leaux staged and arranged by Sadie
Amter, to poems read by Mr.. Leteira.
The effect was tremendous and the
applause overwhelming.
The Freiheit Singing Society and
Freiheit Children's Chorus, the Ukrain-
ian Singing Society and the Hunga-
rian Workers Chorus furnished the
music part OF the program, together
with soprano solos by Mrs. N. Gross.
is Inspiration to All.
Comrade I. Amter district secrs-
tary of the party, called upon the
workers to realize the Importance of
the Russian Revolution. not merely
as an achievement of the Russian
workers, but as the inspiration Of the
workers the world over The Chinese
problem is an American problem and
until the American workers under
stand that they will continue to be
exploited as they are today. Together
with the colonial peoples, the work
ers of this country will have to fight
for emancipation.
mine years have passed, tenth
and an eleventh will be added to 1t,
and just as one socialist republic after
the other has been added to the union,
so with the recurring anniversaries.
more republics will be added till we
have a Union of Socialist Europe and
then Of the world"
Compares Nations.
Comrade Bert Wolfe compared the
Russia of Lenin and the United
States of Coolidge"
Comrade R. Ldcic spoke for the
Young Workers Communist League,
without which the revolution in the
United States and everywhere will
not be possible.
Dancing ended the celebration,
which was pronounced one Of the fin
est that Cleveland has enjoyed.
The daily worker., 1926-11-13
Show Real Plight of the
Workers

WASHINGTON-(FP)- Pres Fred
w. Baer of the init. Assn. of Fire
Fighters explained that the grip of
loan sharks upon members of city
fire departments had become so COM
plete in some parts Of the country,
a few years ago, that public senti-
ment demanded and secured legal
safeguards for the men against pay
ment of usury by garnishee process.
Ten per cent a month was general
ly exacted and when payments wege
not met on time a debtor would be
permanently unable to diminish his
debt.
Under present conditions a creditor
with just claim can collect by bring
ing his claim to the fire chief or fire
commission, which gives the debtor
the choice of resigning or paying up.
But no usury is countenanced by the
employing officers.
The daily worker., 1926-11-13
Conductors Tell Why Pay Should Be Raised

and their caps at 1925, as a New
York Central conductor on a crack
train related.
Conductors usually have to serve as
brakemen 10 years before they be-
come conductors, Sheppard stated,
Iio emphasized the hazards of rail-
road workers lives and their fncreas-
ed efficiency as evidenced by higher
tonnage per worker.
BRIEF cross-examination indicated
that the companies would claim in
creased efficiency due, not to the
workers, but to the elimination of
grade crossings, switches, and i'm
proved equipment.
The trainmen gave the same eff
cheney argument as the conductors.
The trainmen's brotherhood is COM
posed chiefly of brakemen but has
some switchmen. The brotherhood S
jurisdiction over switchmen is chal-
lenged by the Switchmen's Union of
North America, affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor.
The wage demands were first made
Feb. 1 on the rail mediation board
appointed by president Coolidge. The
board failed to bring the roads and
unions to agreement so each side
chose two arbitrators who chose two
others, electing Edgar e. Clark chair
man.
The daily worker., 1926-11-13
Cleveland Local of
|. L. D. Making Good
Progress Toward Goal

CLEVELAND, Nov. 1.-THE Cleve-
land Local Of |. L. d. is going for
ward toward its goal for 1000 mein-
bers. With the organization of an
other new branch which is known as
shop branch No. 1 starting out with
nine members we are going forward
at full speed toward a greater and bet
ter /. L. d. in Cleveland.
Sacco-Vanzetti meetings are being
arranged in all sections Of the city at
which new members are being signed
up.
These meetings, too, will help to-
ward popularizing the I. L. d. and
building up its membership.