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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-01-10
Sunday, Jan. 10, 1926 -


Moscow, Union Of Soviet Republics Dec, 20, 1925.
Editorial Staff Daily Worker Chicago.
Anniversary the existence of the only English language
United States of America proudly proclais
irresistible of Communist thought Proudly pOcms that for
locked
able nmeasaby ich" America which levies tribute
Of the capitalist world and which hailed by all social patriots
world capitalism,
proIetaran has taken The
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approaching there firm kernel of
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and of the proetarian revolution In America
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GREETINGS from Young Communists

WORKER the found
- ing of the Young Communist international sends its
greetings the of capitalist The
DAILY WORKER feary the interests of the working class
exploited oppressed working class youth
The that will forward
ouy and y along the road of struggle against
taism; against all suppression and exploitation
Long live the Workers Communist Party of Amerca
Long live its sharpest weapon, The DAILY WORKER! So
Executive COMMITTEES Young Communist International
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-19
Price of Food
Shows Increase

WASHINGTON, oct. l9.-Rctail
food prices increased one and three
quarters per cent during the month
ending September - over the prcvi-
ous month. the labor department an
nounced today.
During the month prices of II ar
ticlcs increased while - showed no
change, Strictly fresh eggs went mp
- per cent, the largest increase.
The average cost of food inercaS-
ed in cities rs follows:
Kansas City, Louisville and st.
Louis, four per cent; Chicago, Clcve-
land, Columbus, indianapolis, Min
neapoliS. Peoria, Philadelphia, Ro
chester, Salt Lake City and Spring
field, ILL.,, 3 per cent; Bridgeport
Cincinnati, Dallas, Detroit, Los An
gclcs. Milwaukee, Newark, New
Orleans, New York, Norfolk. Omaha,
Pittsburgh, Richmond, st. Paul
Scranton and Washington, two per
cent: Atlanta, Baltimore, Denver
Fall River. Houston, Jacksonviile
Little Rock, Manchester, Mobile
New Haven, Portland, Maine and
Oregon, Providence, San Francisco
Savannah and Seattle one per cent
and Memphis, Tenn, less than five
tenths of one per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-19
BROWNING CASE
EXPECTED TO BE
BITTER BATTLE
Nv United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, oct 10. Edward
W. Browning and "PeaehcS, his
wife, were further apart than ever
today.
With both suing for separation,
they avoided any suggestion Of com
promise and gave every indication
of fighting it out in the courts IT
it takes all winter.
The wealthy real estate man was
secluded in Newark, \. j., hotel
While there he cannot be served
with notice in his Young wife $
suit, but she can serve through
publication if he does not return
to the state.
The main topic on Broadway was
the amount of alimony "PcachcS -
will demand
Peaches has two Guardians-a
lawyer in Putnam county, where
Browning filed suit, and her moth
or in New York county, where her
suit is pending. The mother, Mrs.
Frances llecnan, was appointed
guardian by Supreme Justice Tier
ncy, on behalf of her daughter, who
signed intention OF seeking scpara-
tion from Browning ON the ground
of cruelty, which she said made it
unsafe to live with her husband.
Further action in Browning $
suit is expected to be taken this
week
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-19
YOUTHS CHARGED
WITH CRIME ORGY
IN SAN FRANCISCO
By United Press Leased Wire

san FRANCISCO, Oct. l9.-Two
% year-old youths were il. police
custody today charged with the five
terrorist murders Of Saturday and
Monday night a week ago.
One was near death from wounds
received when he attempted to elude
police.
Both men were identified by vie
Tins Of hold-ups and assaults com,
mittcd on the same nights. The
lesser crimes were attributed to the
same pair that committed the muir
lers. The men gave their names as
Lawrence Weeks and Clarence
'Buck - Kelly. Weeks was arrest
cd while at work on the Duboee
tunnel. municipal project Kelly,
former taxi driver. was described
as an outlaw with long criminal
record.
Kelly was the man believed dv-
ing. He was shot through the alb,
Gomen and lungs.
Weeks was said bv police TO have
made an almost complete confess ion
of his activities Saturday and Mon
day nights 4 week ago, these in
Guiding participation in the five
murders. eleven assaults and a mum
ber of hold-ups unattended by vic.
lcnnC.
CAPTAIN of Detectives Duncan
Mathewson said third man was in
volved in the killings but due to the
alarm flashed through the under
world on the arrests of Weeks and
Kelly he might not be apprchended
for several davs.
Wcekq corroboratcd his confession
by leading detectives to caches OF
watches and iewehv taken in the
two-night orgy of banditry, police
said.
Weeks in his confession said boil
he and Kelly had "hoo2cd heav
! lily. Weeks. according to 4 state
mcnt from Kelly, is narcotic al
! diet.
Arrest of the two mon followe,
! days of the most intensive man hum
ing in the history of San Francisco
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-19
CITY. COUNTY UPHOLD FINNEY RESOLUTION
istrict Board And Bankers Discuss Flood Control
CROWD HOSTILE
TO LEADER OF
ENGLISH STRIKE

NOTFINGIlA.;, England, Ce.. -
This town briStIed with military
activity today rs Nottingham spc-
cial constables were prepared to
mobilize and more than 100 police
were drafted to guard the coal
fields cf &ottinghamshiro. follow
ings demonstrations Of hostili;ies
bv crowd surrounding the hotel
where A. j. Cook, s"rrctary Of the
miners federation, held Il council
of war.
The management Of the hotel last
night asked Cook to leave the place,
but he refused and police appealed
to the crowd to dispcrsc.
The crowd planned to seIZ" IL"
federation secretary, who was one
,t the big figures in England s gen
cal strike several months ago, and
la.a him To n post in the market
pla.e but police provided an all
nigtt guard at the hostelry.
Th hostile throngs represent Il
district whhh has returned incrcas-
iEgIv iargc numbers of miners to
the pits recently, They ampl Y dem
onstratca tliat they were not in
sympathy With Cook, who is fight
my to cont.nuc the long coal strike.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-19
FRIENDS MOURN DEATH OF
F. 3. FULLER IN SAN DIEGO

Although not unexpected, news of
the death of F. b. Fuller. arriving
here this morning from San Diego,
was sorrowfully received by many
friends of the deceased, who was one
of the foremost valley citizens for
years.
Mr.. Fuller died at . o'clock this
morning at Mercy hospital, San ri,
ego. after an illness of two months.
A little over a week ago informa-
tion was received here that Mr.. Full
Ter was seriously i'll, and since that
time friends here have kept closely
in touch with his condition.
Francis r. Fuller was born in
Georgia and would have been 60
years old next January He was
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-19
BRITISH EMPIRE
REPRESENTATIVES
HOLD CONFERENCE
Premiers of Various Pos
sessions Meet in London
to Discuss Questions.

LONDON, Oct. l9.-Attcnded by
the premicrs Of all the British do
minions and by two distinguished
representatives of India, the lmpc-
rial conference opened this morning
in the cabinet room at No. IT,,
Downing street, with Premier Bald
win presiding.
Seated at Mr.. Baldwin's s right
hand, occupying, thereby, the place
of honor, was Canada S representa-
tive, Premier Mae Kenzic King,
and around the table. in the we'll
established order of precedence set
up for the dominions, were Premier
Stanley NJ. Bruce of Austr.t a; Hon.
i. G.. Coates. Prime Minister of
New Zealand; Hon. j. b. NJ. Iiert
2og, prime minister of the union of
South Africa; Premier Walter =.
Monroe of Newfoundland President
William T. CosgraNc of the Irish
Free state; and representing India,
Lord Birkenhead. secretary of state
for India and the dark skinned
Mahara iah of Burdwau, Il wealthy
landowner of Bengal who served ON
the So.callcd Muddiman committee
which recently reviewed for the
British government the tlcklish
question of revising the present
constitution of India.
This conference will be in session
not less than four weeks, and it
may hc sitting six weeks. Most of
it's sessions Will be secret but an
official communiquc issued at ir-
regular intervals will let the Brit
ish public and the far.off dominions
know in 4 general way what is go
ing on.
Among the questions on the agrn
da are:
Many Questions on Agenda
|. Foreign affairs, principally
European, rs affecting the British
Empire,-a strictly confidential
resume by Sir Austin Chamberlain
which will be commented upon by
the various dominions.
,. lnter-impcrial relations, initl
Continued on Page 6
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-19
RFED WILL HOLD
INVESTIGATION OF
INDIANA POLITICS

CHICAGO, Oct. 10. = Senator
James A. Reed, chairman Of the SEN
ate campaign committee, today an
nounced his first move in a sweep
ING investigation of the Indiana po-
litical khan scandal. The inquiry
will be held in Chicago, where Reed
is now conducting an investigation
of the Illinois primary,
Subpoenas were issued for Clyde
Wald, Renublican state chairman of
Indiana; Earl Peters, another prom
incnt Indiana Republican, and half
dozen other persons whose names
were withheld.
Senator Reed decided TO 90 into
the charges of corruption in Indiana
after receiving reports from In
dianapolis, where a county grand
Jury is Investigating the state po-
htical situation,
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-19
Eugene Y. Debbs
Nearing Death
Hy Waited Press Leased Wire

ELMHURST, H.. Oct. l9.-Criti.
callv i'll in a local hospital, Eugene
Y. Debs, world known socialist. was
steadily growing worse early today
and death was expected momcntar-
ily
\ bulletin issued by Dr. f. q.
Wisenlan, Debs' personal physician
stated that =" Mr.. Dehs is slipping
rapidly. He may live an hour, pos
sihlv a few hours, but not for long.
The socialist leader entered the
sanitarium a month ago to rccupcr-
ate from a nervous breakdown that
was complicated with kidney trou-
bic.
His condition suddenly took
change for the worse yesterday and
he began sinking.
''Our friend is sinking faster
and faster; we cannot hope Tor him
to live more than few minutes,
Dr. r. G. Wiseman told the United
Press at ll;0J a. m
Debs wife, Mrs. Katherine Dehs;
his brother Theodore, and his sis,
ter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Hcinl, all Of Tcrrc Haute, Tud.
were constantly NJ his bedside At,
tcn9quts were kept busy nHsweriaw
TELEPHONE calls from lanu personal
friends of the socialist leader
friends anxious 10 be advised ~
his condition.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-19
Swing To Talk
At Calexic0

Congressman Phil u. Swing viii
be in the valley this week and IS
to be the principal speaker at the
Calcxi,o Chamber Of Commerce
luncheon on Friday.
rs the congressman was unable
to be at CaleXico on Thursday, the
regular day far the chamber lunch
con, it was postponed until Friday.
1t is expected large number of
businessmen from various parts of
the valley will 81 Io CaicXico to
hCar SWING.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-19
WOMAN DEMANDS
LAWYERS ARREST
AS C0NSpIRAT0R
Declares Attorney Was
Equally Guilty in Nc
PhersOn Case.
By LINCOLN QUARBERG
United Press Staff Core DondcN'

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 10, Mrs.
Nirla kimball, sister of Mrs. Lor-
raino Wiseman, star stat"'s witness
in the Aimee Scmplc Mcpherson
ease, demanded in formal letter to
District Attorney Asa kcycs today
that Roland Rich Woolley, th,
evangelist s personal attorney, be
placed under arrest.
Mrs. kimball is the woman whom
the defense maintains was . Miss
k who made IN affidavit in Sa-
linas, Calf, recently that it WAS
she, and not the evangelist, who oe-
cupied cottage at Carmcl-B Blythe
Sea with Kenneth &. Ormiston, fugi-
tive radio operator.
Mrs. kimball requested the arrest
of WooIIcy as a measure of protec.
tion for her sister who is co-defend-
ant with Mrs. Mcpherson and her
mother, Mrs. Minnie Kennedy on
charges of conspiring to defeat just
ice by preparing false evidence.
The woman asserted in her com
munication that Mrs. Wiscman was
as guilty of crime ~ the two Angc-
lus Temple leaders, but added II was
unfair to prosecute the trio without
placing WoolIey on trial also.
Reviews Testimony
Mrs. kimbaIl reviewed the testi.
mony Of the hearing to date, which
she said implicated the evangelist =
personal lawyer throughout.
y Frbn ~ al ,,,,abt SptJ mart
"The testimony given before
Judge Blake, where my sister is on
trial, shows:
"First, that Mr.. Woollcv admits
he knew from the very inception
that my sister was not telling the
truth when she claimed that she was
at Carmel with Ormiston.
"Second, that with this knowl-
edge of the fake, Mr.. Woolley cauS-
ed my sister TO make false affida-
Wit before Mr.. Bardin of Salinas.
Mr.. W0ollcy also obtained false
affidavit from Rachael Wells.
"Third, that Mr. WoolIry APPROX
ed false statements ISSUED to the
press by my sister, Mrs. Mcpherson
and Mrs. Kennedy.
Fourth. that Mr.. Woollcy knew
that Mrs. Mcpherson and Mrs, Ken.
ncdy were sending money to my S's'
ter, under a false name.
"Fifth. that Mr.. WolleY went to
long Beach with Mrs. Mcpherson
(Contin' sd on page 3
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-19
ROYAL VISITOR
PAYS HOMAGE AT
NATIONS SHRINES,
Places Wreaths on Tombs
OF Washington and the
Unknown Soldier.
BY CARL D. GROAT
nited Press Staff Correspondent

OHlteu Press oCGI1 COCTeSpOluenL
WASHI NGTON, Oct 10 Marie.
queen of Roumania, turned her foot
steps today down the paths to Amer
ica : dearest shrines-thc tombs of
George Washington and Of the un
known soldier.
Even before she had paid her rc-
sprcts to the living, the queen be
took herself to the mausole.Jps Of
the past-historic markers along the
broad reaches of the Potomac.
Her crowded day, the second of an
American tour of thousands of miles
called first for her to do homage to
the soldier sleeping in Arlington
and then to the journey to Mount
Vernon, where rest the ashes of the
father of his country.
These ceremonies done, the queen
went at 3:45 t4sS afternoon to pay
delayed respects to President Cool
idge. And, in keeping with custom
the president, three quarters Of an
hours later, repaid her call by Il for
NAL visit to her at her country S
legation. Tonight, she is to dine at
the white house, guest of the pres
dent and Mrs. Coolidge.
Repeats Ceremony
Her ma.esty twice laid the wreath
: upon the unknown soldiers tomb
When the party arrived at Ar
lington cemetery, it was met by 9
detachment of cavalry from For
Myer and escorted to the memoria
l,s, IL ka n
ma icsty left her ear and stopped tC
chat n moment with General Rock
cnback. Then she asked for hel
wreath, which was handed TO her h\
Il legation attaehe.
Her ma jcsty at once walked to the
tomb, laid the wreath on it, anc
crossed herself and bowed her hcaC
for Il moment.
\ battery of camera men rushe(
ivp and told her majesty hcl
speed had caused them to mis-:
it all.
Queen Marie smiled, picked up the
wreath of blue and yellow Flowers
and repeated the ceremony witt
! great dignity.
! Her majesty stopped 10 eial !"
moment with army officers. N
she entered her ear, General Rock
enback expressed TO her his pleasure
j at her visit.
: "Thank you, General her ma
! iesty replied. - have been ae
! customed t osoldiers all my life.
Accompanied by the regents he
Continued on page three
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-19
PROHIBITION IS
DEFEATED WHEN
NORWAY VOTES

OSLO, Norway. Oct. l9.-Norway
defeated prohibition in, the nation
wide plcbiscite Yesterday. il became
known today after tabulation of the
vote.
AS early as fas; night prohibition-
lists conceded they lost 10000 votes
which ordinarily they would have
gotten.
The referendum was to decide
whether the ban on spirtuous IL
mors. The only dry law remaining
from more comprehensive prohibi-
tion statute enacted in l9l4, was to
be continued
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-19
Sheffield Will
Discuss Mexico

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-Amhas-
sador James X. Sheffield arrived in
Washington today to confer with
Secretary of State Kellogg on an
answer to the last Mexican note re
garding oil and land laws.
Admiral Consul Blocker, at Ma
zatlan, notified the department that
Mexican police authorities expect to
capture today the murderers Of j. r.
Spriggs, American superintendent of
the Pepper company, who was killed
and robbed in Sinaloa, October 10.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-19
WHAT'S DOING
TONIGHT

Entire Nos Dance, Woman's
10000 club house, $3.50 p. m.
Winter league baseball meet
ing, Edgar Bros. Hardware
store, 8 p. m.
Brawley fights, American le-
gion arena, 8 p. III.
Sciots band practice, Sixth
and State streets.
knights of Pythias meet, Da-
Wis hall.
Lone Wolf Returns, Pal
ace theater.
"One Minute To Play" Val
ley theater.
why Men Leave Home,
Brunks tent theater.
Music and Arts meeting, Ku-
pelian studio. s p. N.
Cole for Judge club, meets at
court house, 7:30 p. III.
TOMORROW
Chamber Of commerce lunch
con, Barbara Worth 1910.
Delphian club meets, j. Stew
art Ross home, $3.50 a. III.
Beech home department
meets, Ike Dye home, 10:30 am.
Pythian Sisters Thimble club
all day meeting, Leonard home.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-19
FINNEY HEADING
FORSACRAMENT0
TO LEAD FIGHT

Assemblyman \. &. Finney is to-
day cnroutc to Sacramento where
he will be in attendance ut the
special session of the state lc2is-
lature called by Governor Richard
SON to overthrow the Finney Rescr-
walton to the Colorado River Com
pact.
In letter written to friends
here Finnev stated: "My plan IS
to leave Los Angeles Tuesday ON
the way north and to stop at sev-
eral places before reaching Sacra
mcnto. have word from San Fran
cisco that we will have all that
bunch as well as three from Alamo
da county whom we did not have
before. sent out Il large number
of trlcg ANS on Friday to assembly
men and state senators with the re-
suit that many of them have re-
sponded voicing their support to
the Finncy Reservations,
In commenting on the situation
as il appears today, Charles l.,
Childers of the Imperial Irrigation
District declared there is little to
fear from the latest Richardson at
tempt to upset the program of those
sponsoring the Swing. johnson bill.
California is thoroughly alive to
the danger of quitclaiming her
'ghtS to the Colorado river before
She has a guarantee of storage y
ChildcrS declared that Fimey is
working with his old time aggrcs-
siveness in eanvaSsing the member
ship of the legislature and that the
Imperial county assemblyman is
Going to he ready for the fight on
Friday. Finncv has dropped ev-
crvthing else to defeat the Rich
ardson move which will, if allowed
to 90 on, defeat the Swing johnson
bin and he has assurances from al
parts of the state that he will have
an overwhelming support. =
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-19
Coolidge Fills
Federal Offices

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1o.-Prcsi,
dent Coolidge today appointed Al
bert G.. Williams, commissioner of
the federal farm loan board and
George r. James, vice governor of
the federal reserve board to be ad-
ditional members of the newly ere
ated emergency cotton board. Other
members are Chairman Meyers of
the War Finance corporation and
secretaries Mellon, Jardine and
Hoover. =.
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-19

born while his father was in the
Confederate. army, fighting for the
south. The elder Fuller was killed
in battle and never saw his son.
Shortly after the Civil war, the
family moved to Texas, whore the
deceased grew up in Hereford and
later engaged in the cattle business.
He came to Imperial Valley in
October 1905, and shortly after
ward organized the Fl Centre Nation
al bank, becoming its president. Tie
continued in active charge of the
bank until its consolidation in 1920
with the Southern Trust and Com
merce bank, when he became a vice
Continued ON page 81
Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-19
DECLARE L
NECESSARY
To VALLEY
Both Bottles Endorse
Ratification With Res
cryatiOns.
ACTION UNANIMOUS
Copies of Resolutions
To Be Sent to Members
of Legislature.

Officials of Imperial County and
FL Centre event to bat late yes
tcrday aud this morning to demon.
strato to members Of the California
legislature that this county. is I'M
equivocallv in favor of the Finney
Reservation to the Colorado River
Compact. which reservation Coy.
ernor Richardson is attempting to
discard by means Of 4 special ses.
sion of the legislature en- Friday OF
This week.
By unanimous action the counts
supervisors yesterday adopted i
resolution declaring the Finnes
Resolution or reservation to be tie
greatest safeguard California has
to its water supply in the Colorado
River, The City of FL Centre trus
tees met this morning in special
session and followed the action of
the supervisors with similar res0-
luton unanimously adopted.
In explaining the dangers that
are attendant upon the efforts of
Governor Richardson to secure un-
qualified ratification Of the com
naet. Charles l.. Childers, attorney
for the Imperial irrigation District
and acknowledged expert on water
law, appeared before the city trus-
tees this morning and outlined the
positions of the upper basin states
with respect to the Swing johnson
bill.
UppeI States Opposed
ChiIders pointed out that testi-
! mony before congressional commit
tees in Washington last wear had
demonstrated that the upper basin
/ states are for the most part uncon-
cerned or opposed to the Boulder
Canyon Dam project and once they
obtain ratification of the compact
guaranteeing them all the water
from the Colorado they need they
! viii not support our attempts to
| get passage of the Swing Johnson
bill. DELPHI Carpenter, l.. Ward
| Bannister, water commissioners and
! state officials from upper basin
states were unanimous in urging the
! ratification of the compact without
| reservation at the same time refus-
ing to promise support of the Swing
Johnson bill and it was not until
we inserted the Finnev reservation
which makes our ratification coin.
cident with the passage of that bill,
did they cyincc any interest in our
| legislation, Childcrs said
" Delphi Carpenter, water commits
sioner of Colorado and leader of the
upper basin states in Colorado riv-
Confined on Page 81