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Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-27
Court Opens With
Heavy Docket

-Four pleas Of guilty to fclonics
were made before Judge Cole in the
superior court this morning, when
several men were arraigned for va
rious offences.
Albert Verdettc and c. G. Miller
charged with escaping from jail,
pleaded guilty to the charge.
G. Cadina, pleaded guilty to re.
sisting an officer.
Harry l.. Dukes, charged with the
.theft of an automobile, also entered
a plea of guilty.
The men will appear in court to-
morrow for Judgment.
Douglas Williams was scheduled to
90 on trial this afternoon on a
charge of escaping from jail, Ia
which he entered plea of not
guilty. 80,
G. II. Spurgeon, charged with
stealing an automobile, pleaded not
guilty and will go on trial Wcdnes'
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-27
VIOLENT DEATHS
OVER WEEKEND
SHOW DECREASE
Auto Continues to Lead
AS Cause for Fatal
Accidents.
By United Press Leased Wire

san FRANCISCO. sept Il
While automobile casualties main.
tanned normal figure, deaths from
ether tragic causes were fewer in
the coast states of Oregon, Wash.
ington and California in the past
Wccit end.
The result was the comparatively
low death fignre Of Il.
California reported all except
Washington and two IN Oregon
Approximately 30 injuries were re-
ported from the three states, the
majority arising from automobile
accidents.
Automobiles were responsible for
ten deaths. Hunting accidents
brought death to two. OF the three
other persons killed. one died from
IN accidental overdose of chloro-
form. one was killed by falling
rocks and the third, two and one
half months old baby, was suffo-
Gated.
The death toll by states rs re-
ported 10 the Hlttu ItSS.
California
Sacramento Mrs. Katherine Car
cy, 40. Piedmont, automobile acci-
dent; Dorothy Bowman, =, automo-
bile accident
Nsalia clifford Gillespie, II,
killed while hunting.
Mcrccd-Earlc Bcckwith, IS, au-
tomobilc accident.
Big Crcck-Frank J. Collins, As,
falling rock.
Los Angeles Viola Ross, two
and omc-half months old, suffocated
in blankets.
Oakland-Mrs. Bert w. Osborne,
-. died from injuries received in
automobile accident sept. II in
which her mother, Mrs. l.. l. stein
man, was killed; Miss Lucille Olson,
80, automobile accident; Mrs. Elar-
ic Kohlcr, 30, overdose chloroform.
san Francisco-Mrs. Belle Hays,
sc, automobile accident. Courtney
Owslcy, l., automobile accident.
Corning loren 4 WilGr, Jr.,
killed while hunting
Oregon
Brooks-'Mrs. Ella Stcfen, 80,
and Niece, Miss Agnes Wcllman,
Is. residents of Howell Prairie, au-
tomobic hit at Southern Pacific
grade crossing
Washington
Scattle-.Adolph Peterson, Jr., l2,
bicycle hit by automobile.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-27
Chinese Capture
Yankee Women
Nv United Press Leased wire

SHANGHAI, Sept. 27.-Bandits
in Honan province have massaered
thousands and kidnapped hundreds
including three foreign missionaries
who are believed to be held for ran
som. messages from Shekichew said
Houses throughout the province
have been looted and burned, the
messages said.
Mrs. f. j. Davis and Miss +. Pop
pins of the China inland mission
are thought to be among the cap
tives, as we'll as British mission
ary named Davis.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-27
MCPHERSON HEARING OPENS IN LOS ANGEI. .EE1S
aturday Night Auto Crash Fatal For Tluo japanese
Floods Damage
Arizona Cities
Ey tnited Press Leased wire

PHOENIX, Ariz. Sept. Ii
FloodWaters caused extensive prop
ertv damage in central Arizona to
day following n hours of torren-
tial rains. Scores of motorists
we're marooned as a result of flood
ed highways, and in Florence,
streets were overrun by the flood
waters and store and residential
cellars were flooded.
Relief crews were sent with food
and supplies from Florence to a
point Is miles distant on the Bank
head highway to aid marooned mot
orists.
The rains were general through
out the central portion Of the state
and were accompanied by severe
drop in temperature.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-27
LEADER ASSERTS
NO QUARTER FOR
WET ADVOCATES,
Declares Prohibition Is
Best Method of Solving
Liquor Question.

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21-Th,
vets have made somep rogress dur
ing the past year in their campaign
to modify the prohibition amend
ment, but there will be no compro
mise or surrender by the drv forces
Mrs. Ella A. Boole, Brooklyn, ma
tional president of the w. c. T. |.
declared today
"A compromise would mean de
feat for prohibition, asserted Mrs
Roole, speaking before 3,002 dele
gates to the annual convention OF
the temperance organization which
opened today in the First Method
st church here. And the failure
of prohibition in America means
the failure of prohibition i'll the
world.
'The vets have made some prog
rcss in their campaign for light
wines and beer. They promise that
all the evils that have crePt in
through lack of enforcement will be
done away with il the Nolstead act
i changed to permit the sale OF
light wines and beer.
THE slogans of light wines and
beer and Liquors notwithstanding
in fact are being used simply as a
wedge That point and the same
arguments that are now used to
get rid of prohibition Will be used
for larger alcoholic content and the
final repeal of the eighteenth
amendment.
Have -Four Plans
Mrs. Boole said that activities of
the drys had ccntercd around -four
pla j., straw votes, congressional
modification Of the Nolstead act
state Legislation and rcfcrenda, and
government control.
After summing up these activi-
ties, she declared;
eve are confirmed in our be.
lief that prohibition is the best
method yet tried of solving the
liouor question.
Prohibition is here to stay. The
bombardmcnt of its enemies Is
heavy, and we might as well make
up our minds that this is Il siege
and not a battle. No great reform
was ever won in a day, but we will
win prohibition enforcement if it
takes a generation.
1--WE appeal to all forward look
ing men and women who believe in
the greatness Of America, who be.
lieve in its moral leadership, who
believe in health observation, whc
believe that America j financial
condition today is helped by the
abolition of the liquor traffic, tc
make no quarter with the liquol
tiatfie, to insist upon law enforce
ment even as they themselves ob.
serve the law.
The success of national prohi
bition depends upon the spirit with
which the American people nnder
take the task of making it effect
i've.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-27
MACHINES
S|DE-SW|P[[
ON HIGHWAY
Internal Injuries Cause
Deaths Of Frank Naka-
hara and J. kubasOnO.
MEXICAN NOT HURT
Operation Fails to Save
Man at First Believed
Only Slightly Injured.

Jihci kubaSono. A, and Frank
Nakahara, 81. well known Japanese
residents of this city, died at the
FL Centre hospital Yesterday from
injuries received in an automobile
smash up at 9:45 Saturday night,
ON the iioltville road near Ever
green cemetery.
K,nbasouo died early yesterday
morning at the FL Centre hospital,
and Nakahara died last night at
the same institution. The former
never rcgained consciousness fol.
lowing the accident. The alter WIS
able 10 make a statement previous
To an operation which vas per
formed in an effort to save his life.
According to his statement. he
was driving kuhaSonn toward Holt
willie in Ford ear. At the curve
ncar the cemetery their ear was
side swipcd by car coming in the
opposite direction, and driven by a
fncs Bqucquc.
The two ears were side Swipcd.
Nakahara being unable to state who
was to blame. His ear was over
turned, and badly wrecked. He
and kubasono were taken from he
meath il hv passershv and were
brought TO the hospital.
Officers Kirkland and Smycr of
tba stnfa troffi,. J,nart, .
an investigation Of the accident and
questioned BNucquc, who gave his
residence as licbcr. He stated that
he was coming toward this city at
a moderate speed and that the Jap
ancsc ear came from tho city at a
fast rate.
Bqueque Uninjured
He crowded over To his side of
the road rs much as he conld, he
asserted, hut the rear wheel of his
ear was struck by the front wheel
of Nnkahara : ear. Bqueqne was
min iurcd and his ear was only
slightly damaged.
After being questioned by the
officers he was permitted to 20
home, with instructions to he pres
ent at the inquest scheduled for
this afternoon by Coroner Lemons.
Kubosono and Nakahara died
from internal Injuries, according to
physicians at the hospital. knbo-
sono s body was unmarked, except
for superficial scratches. Nakahara
was likewise unmarked.
The bodies were removed to lie.
mons funeral parlors where arrange
ments for the funeral services will
be made by the Japanese associa-
tion.
According to the secretary of
the association neither Kubsono or
Nakahara We're married. Both
had lived in this section for several
years and were highly respected by
other members Of the japanese col
onv. A report that they had been
drinking previous to the accident
was denied by the association Off
cials, also by physicians at the hos
pital.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-27
EVANGELIST
AND MOTHER
F ACE FOES
Witness Identifies Mrs.
Mcpherson as Woman
at Carmel
ATTORNEYS CLASH
Crowds Unable to Obtain
Entrance, Gather About
Court Room.
BY LINCOLN SUAEBERG
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent

LOS ANGELES, Sept EN- the
sombre setting Of tiny courtroom,
! patrolled by more guards than spec
tators. Aimee Semple Mcpherson
and her mother, Mrs. Minnie Ken,
nedy, appeared for preliminary ex'
| animation today on charges of con
spring to defeat justice.
Dressed in modest gowns Of black
and white, the picturesque pastor
of Angelus Temple, and the buxom
business manager of the order OF
the Four Square Gospel. walked
quietly into court shortly after II
a. m.
Hundreds of the evangelist S fol
lowers, and many others, denied adj
nuittance to the hearing. formed 4
rrovd outside the b3i Of Justice a,
the proceedings began. They weri
held in check by police.
There was no demonstration tH
herald the arrival Of the evangclis!
such rs marEc! her appearance be
fore the grand jury last July when
she told hcr famous SioIv of kid
nariGg 'riich the state Gains now
was an utter tamirattJu. At that
timr, Mrs. Mcpherson was surround
ed by a temple lot guard, and
trailed hy her followers. singing
HYMNS of praise and halleluiah to
their leader.
The little courtroom. presided
over by Municipal Judge Samuel
Blake was literally filled with
ncwspapermem and special guards
Spectators were barred.
Principals Pale
The evangelist and her mother
walked maiestically into this back
ground, looking neither to the right
nor left. and took seats ut the coun-
sci table. Both were pale, and deep
white lines on the pretty evange-
list s countenance showed the emo
tional strain she was undergoing.
Seated directly opposite the de-
fendant was a group of witnesses
from Carmel-by-the-Sea, They were
drought 10 ilt It''l M ~ Nt''t' -
prosecutors to testify that Mrs. Me
Phcrson was at Carmel bungalow
with Kenneth G.. OrmiSton, her for
mer radio operator, after her dis
appearance at Ocean Park last MAY.
The witness stared intentlv Mt
the lady preacher, but she appeared
not to notice them.
The entrance of Mrs Lorraine
Wiscman. Siclaff, co-defcndant and
chief state 5 witness, who claims
she was hired by the evangelist to
rraduccc evidence that a Miss \
ava not Mrs. McPh rson was Or
mission 5 companion ~ Camel, was
more dramatic.
Mrs. WiSeman wore q smart fash
ionab'c frock of brown silk with
cane effect in the back, and a
small brown felt hat.
She literally staggered into the
room and sat down very emphatic
ally directly in front of Mrs. Me
Phcrson. The evangelist east a
Continued on Papa 6
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-27
AUTOS TAKE OFFENSIVE
IN TRAIN CRASHES

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 27. -
Automobiles have taken the often
sive in crashes with Southern Pa
cific trains, instead of vice versa.
Figures were issued here tending
to prove this point. In the last
eight years, it was shown, 1878 au-
tomobiles have struck trains ON
Southern Pacific rights OF way.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-27
Five Lives Lost
In River Tragedy
By nitcd Press Leased Wire

FOMEROY, Ohio, Sept d -Four
mothers, one of them with a baby
in her arms, drowucd III Ia" ONO
river At Mason, W. Va, TODAY
The dead: Mrs. \. +. Foulk, 90;
Mrs. John Maicr, -; Mrs. Robert
fIammcIl, 80; Mrs. VIII Sponagel,
II, and Mrs. Sponag"l's $ months
ole bah.
With = party Of Pomcroy resi-
dents, the victims had returned
from 4 week k-cnd excursion to Pitts
bnrgh The skiff which was board
ed at Mason to cross the river,
was carried by swift current under
a ferry boat tied to the pier.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-27
Extend Closing OF
Dove Season Here

Frank Richmond, game warden
for Imperial county, has been adj
vised by the state fish and game
commission that the dove season II
Imperial County will close on Octo-
ber 81, and not October l. as orig
inallv announced.
The closing date is the same as
it has been in previous years, Il
federal regulation closing the sea
son on October Is having been
suspended at the request of the
fish and game commission.
The duck season in Imperial
County will open ON October 10,
Richmond states,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-27
Little Change in
School Attendance

Attendance in I'll Ccntro's elc.
mentary schools Is well over the
1000 mark, according to r. NJ. Cru
well, city superintendent, who today
summarized the Figures covering the
first weeks enrolment
"The total enrolment, includino
the Kindergarten, is 1860" Gruweli
stated. Last vc0r at the end Of
the same period 1865 children were
REGISTERED
Detail of,thc present terms en-.
rollmeut shows - in the kindergar
ten; first grade, 204; second grade,
l53; third grade, l53; toiel grab"
10a, fourth grade, 10l; fifth grade,
90; sixth grade, los; seventh grade,
us; eighth grade, 90,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-27
RESCUE WORKERS
CONTINUE EFFORTS
TO SAVE MINERS
AZ Miners EntOmbed in
Iron Mine Y Hours j;
Thought to Be Alive.
uy United Press Leased Wire

lRO\WOOD, Mich, Sept. ~. =
Spurred by the prospect that the
next II hours would bring success
rescue workers continued today in
the quadruplc attempt to reach the
~ men who have been cntombcd in
the G. Pabst iron mine for ~
hours.
Three separate shafts are being
forced through the ground toward
the 800 foot level, where the men are
imprisoned and diamond drill is
sinking II small hole through which
concentrated food may be lowered.
Officials of the Oliver Mining
company, which owns the mine, told
the United Press they believed the
miners would be reached by tonight
Whether the men are alive is
uncertain. Only silence has an
swcrcd the attempts to communicate
with them. Unless there are out
lets, the air supply in the mine
probably has been exhausted, it was
said.
Fear Thirst, Hunger
Thirst and hunger, however, un-
doubtcdly are ravaging the trapped
men if they are alive.
IL. +. Barrett, one of the mine
owners, declared that the tunnel to
the trap may be completed today.
Approximately 400 men were at
the snaft, eager to assist with the
digging, but the shaft was so clog
ged with debris that only six men
could work at time.
The men were cntombed Friday
night by a 300-foot cave in, be
licvcd to have been caused by tn"
vibra 1ions Of an elevator which
slipped and killed three men whiI-
descending into the shaft.
Attempts are being made 90 force
tubes through the debris but these
have been baked by tons of earth
and rock and ore. A basket of
condensed food in tablet form was
ON hand to drop to the rntombed
men if an opening is made.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-27

A well at Florin, Sacramento
which is $50 feet deep yields
hundreds of small fish, although two
miles from a river.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-27

The state highway commission
win spend $4,000 in the next year
Strengthening the Ridge Route be,
tween Los Angeles and Bakersfield.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-27
BOX SCORES
AMERICAN
At Cleveland

Philadelphia 0l0 030 000-i 9 3
Cleveland POI 0l0 00l-J 10 .
Grove, Quinn and Cochranc; Jhle
and Scwell.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-27
NATIONAL
At Boston

Philadelphia 0o2 800 o0O-5 7 0
Boston 0l0 800 0O0-4 IL )
Baecht and Jomard h. Smith
and Hogan.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-27

Only game in National today.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-09-27

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-09
NYE AND FRAZIER, DAKOTA
| SENATE INSURGENTS TO
REPENT; PAY CAL A VISIT

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. p
Senators Nye and Frazier, who have
been leading insurgents in congress
are reported to have made "theIr
peace" with the regular republic
ans, following visit by Nye to
President Coolidge, and the an
nouncement Of a scheduled visit Of
Frazier. Much pressure has been
put on the two to join the ranks.
as they are necessary to republican
control Of the senate.
Nye visited Coolidge TO protest
the appointment Of C. r. Mudeett
as United States marshal In North
Dakota. Coolidge withdrew the APP
pointment on Nye's objection, and
il Is understood, other matters we're
discussed.
Frazier has an appointment for a
White House visit. The admins
tratlon Is considering TO give him a
place on the indian affairs commit
tee, II the visit is satisfactory"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-09
A Movie for Young
Workers

NEW YORK CITY.-The story Of
the Passaic strike is of special inter
est to the young workers. For the
first time in the history of the Amer
lean labor movement were the young
workers drawn into strike activity.
Special mass meetings and entertain
ments were held for the young work
ers. They were placed into impor-
tant committees. 1t is because OF
that, that the workers were able to
withstand for all these long months in
their struggle against the bosses.
The Young Workers League OF New
York has made arrangements to
show this picture to the young work
ers of this city on Saturday, Dec. IL,
at 3 p. M, at the Church Of All Ma
lions. For the first time will the pic
ture be shown at the reduced price
of rs cents. This will offer an oppor-
tunity to the many unorganized
young workers to learn the lesson OF
the Passaic strike.
Every young worker should get
busy and invite the young workers
from the factories and the clubs to
come up and see this vivid and dra-
matte picture of the Passaic strike.
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important factors in British political
life. The left wing minority move
ment in the trade unions has also
grown, he said and gave the following
figures: In 1924 the minority move
ment represented 100000 workers and
in 1926, just before the strike, was
spokesman for $4,000 and was sup
ported by over 100 local labor party
organizations.
Unmasked LEFT"
The strike, Jones said, unmasked
the true faces of the so-called cleft"
leaders who wished to exploit the left
sentiment among the workers. He
concluded by saying that the labor
youth under the direction of the Com
munist Party did good work during
the strike and was organizationally
and ideologically strengthened.
Evans (England) dwelt on the posi-
ton and activities of the cooperative
movement in Britain. He declared
that the co-operatives had ignored the
interests of the working class and had
showed a marked inability to under
stand labor's vital everyday needs.
Communist attempts to increase their
influence in the co-operatives had so
far been unsuccessful, he said, but the
Communist Party must intensity it's
work within the cooperative move
ment.
Canadian Problem.
Buck (Canada) emphasized that the
most important task of the British
J Communist Party was to consolidate
, and develop organizationally the left
wing minority movement which, dur
ing the strike, lacked force. This line
is especially necessary now when
classification in British industry will
affect labor unfavorably.
Speaking of the breakup in the
British empire, the speaker pointed
out Canada's aspirations towards in
dependence. Canada is rapidly de-
veloping industrially, United States
capital is aspiring to wrest control
from the English bourgeoisie. Canada
itself must profit by the conflict of
interests between British and Ameri-
can capital.
The Communist Party of Canada
must, with the help of it's brother
parties in the United States and Great
Britain, put forward the slogan of an
independent Canada and the safe
guarding Of labor's interests. The Brit
ish Communist Party must pay more
attention to questions relating to the
colonies and give the working class OF
England's dominions firmer directing
] line, Buck concluded.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-09
SCHOOL BOARD is
u NDER FIRE OF
TEACHERS UNION
Say Platoon Syste m
Only Ford's Method

The city council is holding up the
confirmation of Mayor Dever's three
recent appointments to fill vacancies
on the board.
]. Lewis Coath, retiring member
of the board. declared that it was
merely a rubber stamp in the hands
of an invisible government. He and
members of the Chicago Teachers
Federation assail Superintendent Nc
Andrews. Coath named Allen B. Pond.
Of the coming board, as member of
the invisible government Mayor
Dever says he is not. Coath retorts
that he hasn't told all he knows about
the board.
Bankers Are Numerous.
The Chicago Teachers Federation
calls attention to the fact that there
are already three bankers on the
board, and that the confirmation of
Walter ]. Raymer, who is president
of the Fullerton State Bank, will raise
it to four. IS
At a recent meeting of thescouncil,
Alderman Oscar F. Nelson presented a
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted, directing the committee on
schools to investigate the platoon
schools of the city. 1t is stated in this
resolution that on July 9, 1924, the
board of education, by bare majority,
and without reference to committee,
recommended that the platoon sys-
tenn be tried out in limited number
Of schools, and that since that time
Superintendent McAndrews has pro-
ceeded to platoonize almost 100
schools, that he is now extending the
system to all of the elementary
schools, and that in schools already
platooned, city ordinances are being
violated by conducting classes in base
ments and auditoriums.
Teachers Vote Without Lunch.
On the same day that Alderman
Nelson was asking for an investiga-
ton the principals of the platoon
schools were submitting to the teach
ers under them a bulletin from Super
intendent McAndrews, in which 33
propositions were to be voted on. In
many of these Fordized schools the
teachers have no time for any out
side matters, such as voting on the
propositions, except at lunch time,
and many were compelled to go with
out their lunch to vote, without time
for discussions. The voting was by
show of hands.
The Chicago Teachers Federation
| protests that the platoon system is
exactly the factory system applied to
the education of the child"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-09
Workers of Detroit
VIII Attend Banquet
with Albert Weisbord

DETROIT, Mich, Dec. Z. - After
attending the vast mass meeting ad-
dressed by Albert Weisbord Wednes-
day, Dec. s, at the Majestic Theater,
many workers of Detroit will have an
opportunity to spend an enjoyable
evening with Weisbord the following
day, Thursday, Dec. 9, at the G. A. R.
Hall, corner Grand River and Cass.
The Workers Party has arranged a
working class banquet for Weisbord
and invites all the workers interested
in the Passaic strike and the organiza-
ton Of the unorganized to be present.
The admission will be SOC and will
include lunch. Some interesting side
lights of the great Passaic strike will
be related by Weisbord at the ban
quet.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-12-09
Aristocratic Clubs
Learn Belatedly That
July Was Anniversary


Now that the golf season is over
and the Army and Navy game is a
thing of the past, a large number of
organizations, including the Union
League, Iroquois and Kiwanis clubs,
the Chicago League of Women Voters,
and the Junior Association Of Com
MERGE, have recalled that last July 4th
was the 150th anniversary Of the sign
ing of the Declaration of Independ-
ence. Hence this, the second week of
December, will be independence
Week.
This suggests that perhaps there will
sometime be tardy recognition Of the
principles of that document, such as
freedom OF speech and the right to an
impartial trial by jury, such as Sacco
and Vanzetti are vainly demanding.