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Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-12
TO HOLDERS OF
SECOND LIBERTY LOAN
4. PER CENT BONDS
EXCHANGE OFFERING OF NEW
TREASURY NOTES

Second Liberty Loan bonds have been called
for payment on November 18th next, and 1o|
interest will be paid after that date.
Notice is given OF new offering OF United
STATES Treasury notes. in exchange for Second
Liberty Loan Converted 4 !. per cent bonds !
The new notes will be dated September Is. 1927 J
and will bear interest from that date at the rate
es 3Is per cent The notes will mature in tive !
years but may be called for redemption afterj
three years. -
Interest on Second Liberty Loan Convertssl
Az per cent bonds surrendered and accepted inl
exchange Nill be paid to November Is. 1927
The price OF the issue OF notes. is 100 Hold@
s,s surrendering Second Liberty Loan Convert
ed "A per cert bonds in exchange will receive. aY
the time OF delivery Of the new notes. interes !
on such Second Liberty Loan Converted y pc :
cent bonds from May 10. 1927. to November l5l
1927 less the premium on the new notes issued
Holders of Second Liberty Loan Converted
AZ per cent bonds who desire to take advantage !
OF this opportunity to obtain Treasury notes oJ
the new issue. should arrange with their ban
iss such exchange at the earliest possible date
~ this offer viii remain open only for a limiteS
period after September 10Th.
Further information may be ohAnined from
haIks or trust companies or from any Fedora
Reserve Bank.
A. w. MELLON,I
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington. D. C.. September 8. 1927.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-12
TEN YEARS AGO
September 12. 1917

A campaign to open a temporary
road from Imperial valley to Los
Angeles, is being conducted by Los
Angeles papers.
Ed Royce says he has not given
up horses vet III his transfer bust
ness. as he is using them for special
jobs in spite of the addition of an
other truck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Davis and
children have returned from their
summer vacation.
Miss Lena Mavfield has return
ed from u trip to her former home
in kcn,ucky.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-12

Dinuba, Tulare county, shipped 9
carloads of produce during the frs
ten days of August. :
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-12
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of I'm
perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
September 12, 1907

The county supervisors yesterday
instructed H. H. Peterson to build a
jail at a cost of about $4,000. 1t is
proposed to have four cells placed
in the building, these being built so
that they can be removed when ne
ccssity demands.
w. R. Quick left for Yuma this
morning to round up bunch of In
dians to work on the bitches of
Water Company No. l.
George A. Long was appointed
livestock inspector for Imperial
county, by the supervisors yester'
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-12

that some worthless theater tickets
had been given to him.
The court gave him a speedy trial
and found him guilty and he sobbcd
violently as the Judge sentenced
him to pay a fine of 500 or spend
100 days in the county Jail. The
court, however, turned him loose
provided that he stay ont of town
and confiscated the clock until a
receipt for its purchase could be
produced.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-12

Nurse Jane sighed sadly, for, some
how or other, they thought some
thing might happen. And it did! /
am going to tell YOU about it.
AS Uncle Wiggily hopped along
he met Bumple Woggt"iig. The little
green boy, made of wood, from his
head to his legs, was skipping here
and there looking for wooden nut
'negs that he might have game Of
ball.
Hello, Bumplc,' called Uncle
Wiggily. why aren't YOU at
School?'
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-12

would be a pretty looking sight;
wouldn t you, eh?'
mo, l wouldn t! : said incl
Wiggilv. "And what is more, do
not intend to let any of the bad
chaps catch me. am too smart for
them
Don t be too sure, warned the
muskrat lady, and as Uncle Wig
gily hoped away, his pink nose
bravely twinklmg, his wife and
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-12
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
September 12. 1912

Main street will be paved this
season from the Southern Pacific
railroad to the Date lateral, and the
trustees are now working a plan
for the Improvement.
Percy Kilgore, deputy sheriff is
home from the coast.
Mrs. + l.. Massey returned from
her vacation this morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c. Allies are
home from the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-12

The girls don't catch such big fish the men, in
their summer vacations. STILL they make pretty
good catches
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-12
Uses Tears To
Gain Freedom

Roberto Villa. 2S, Mexican,
cried has way to freedom when ar
raigned before Judge Perkins in
city court this morning.
Tears flowed freely as he stood
before the desk and denied that he
was vagrant. He said he was on
his way to see his sister who was
i'll and that a clock found in his
possession when arrested had been
purchased as a gift to the sister.
He said that number of trashy
articles found on his person had
been salvaged from a dump pile and
Imperial Valley press., 1927-09-12
Questions for Tomorrow

Is there monument to Commo,
dore Sloat in California;
What is tie enrolment of Stan
ford University?
Where is the lowest point on the
Southern Pacific railway in the
statc'
What is the Canine Real'
(Send your California questions
to this Department.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02

Even this district active really membership
incredible that out possible every
and would for exactly the candidates.
A Lewis
interesting of
International Organizer he
remarkable interest and solidarity
organize the miners Kentucky
union would
In District 31We Vgnathere
the padding done Considering that there
paying members shown the Secretary
report and that there reported 164 votes
there 1877 strike
that there is such number N
District
bers the last half of 1925 there
10 for myself The inflated membership of
t where the acting president Organizer
been pumped" all the the line ticket
Sky Locals
In District 5Piburgh Distrnearly Of locals listed
voting dead locals which have existence
these locals consist Of nothing substantial than sending
listed that investigation will prove fraudulent.
Many ue sky" locals after these locals
exist. others in
Wholesale padding done large scale the
practice the local unions the anthracite region
it is high time that something be done about
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
District Executive
LaudS Fine Work Of
Late Louis GitIOW

The death Of Louis Gitlow, father
Of Ben Gitlow, is mOurned in an Off
cial statement by the executive COM
mittee of District 2, Workers Com
munist) Party. The statement reads:
In the death Of Comrade Louis Git
low, the Workers (Communist) Party
has lost loyal, devoted and persis-
tent fighter in the cause Of the eman-
cipation Of the workingclass.
To many Comrade Louis Gitlow
was known as the father Of Benjamin
Gitlow, an outstanding leader of the
Party. But Comrade Louis Gitlow was
not merely the father Of Benjamin
Gitlow. Comrade Gitlow leaves behind
him nearly forty years of activity in
the labor, Socialist and Communist
movement. He was one of the early
members Of the Socialist Labor Party
and helped to found the Voice of La
Dor.
When the Socialist Party was
formed, he was a charter member
and was always to be found in the
left wing Of that Party. He helped
to form the official left wing and
when the split occurred in 1919 joined
the Communist Labor Party. He then
worked for the unificatson of the Com
munist forces in America and up to
the date of his death was an active
member of the Workers (Communist)
Party.
Comrade Louis Gitlow died at his
post. Only short While ago, when
he was already i'll. he dould be found
every day until four o'clock in the
morning working for the defense ba-
zaar to help the cloakmakers and
furriers in their struggle. Comrade
Louis Gitlow was one Of the founders
of and active workers in the Interna-
tional Labor Defense.
Comrade Louis Gitlow leaves be-
hind him his son. Benjamin Gitlow,
and his wife, Mother Gitlow, who re-
mains to carry on the work to which
he devoted his life.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
Cappellini Helps
Hudson Throw 5000
Miners Out of Jobs

SCRANTON, Pa, June Hudson
Coal Co. balarSed its order placing
10000 miners back at work IN Lucerne
county today by another order sus-
pending operations in Lackawanna
county. Eight thousand men are
forced into idleness.
The switch came after secret con-
ference with President Rinaldo Cap
pellini Of District /, in which hours
and conditions were discussed. The
grievance committee Of the Hudson
Coal Co. has been at swordpoints with
Cappellini for months. The new
agreement between him and the COM
pany will not help to smooth rela-
tons.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02

Thus in Just five locals Lewis riven 9s were
total manipulation in favor Of Lewis 14e8 votes
In most Of the active tax paying locals this district
membership voted Yet the grand total vote for the office Of international
16s627 than thousand
report period ending December 1925
This vote Of membership is made possible by inflated
which the votes not honestly recorded.
Widespread Theft
fraudulent voteeounng The
rife with which superficial
cleveTiy done that are not dscob unless
nomprehensle that such fragrant glazing and whole
sale vote stealing could take place in union bu. the facts evident
publish the tabulated Of the in the election
required by the constitution aided and gave encouragement to
fact the auaed vote for the 1926 election was not issued
until nearly four months after specifically
BY constitution for the issuing such certainly significant
technical Of the constitution when the membership Of good fighters
the tho Se' t vd. involved 'san violate the constitution
vote had been issued on time
possible bring irregularities
Of the international convention when the delegates in the interest of fair
Second the constitution ballots preserved
for six months after the election and when the tabuated finally
T;rJ becap.e ME- lewis knew th s4i would b "a @
hesitate to expose such official corruption at time when the union
This issue be postponed Officers elected through
which are 50 necessary withstand the attacks the operators
Honest Election Essential
raising personal feelings
First believe the absolute necessity Of honest elections This the
by which the rank and file
of the
Second Those members who
Feeling
the majority of the voted for that would
duty did not make this
passing through II Is facing
of generalization and encroachmnts by the
firmly convinced that the strength fighting
these encroachmen provided unity the ranks and
into effect the platform which believe elected
platform best maintaining policy
While Mr. Lewis the right
abuated President
policies which the those dap-
proved and voted against. ....t. X
Demands Probe
Of
made committee five
by Mr. Lewis by and these four fifth
thorough investigation Of the
be done promptly and the findings made known the
possible,
that of honesty fair prompt
Executive 0 quick action in this matter
Fraternally,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
Brooklyn Workers
Rally to Defense
Of Sacco, Vanzetti

To rally the workers Of Brooklyn
to the campaign to save the lives Of
Sacco and Vanzetti, a large mass
meeting will be held . p. m. at Ar
cadia Hail. Halsey Street, near Broad
way. It is being arranged by the
Brooklyn Sacco-Vanzetti conference.
The speakers win be Forrest Bal
ley, director, American Civil Liberties
Union; Ludwig Lore, editor, Volkzeit-
ung; Carlo Tresca, editor, II Martello
M. j. 0lgin, editor, The Hammer;
John TartameIla. manager, BARRIERS
union, local s13; Ray Ragozin, In
ternational Labor Defense and Ar
mando Borghi. Anthony Merlino
vice-president Of the international
Journeyman's BARRIERS Union will
preside.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02

In view Of the fact that 90 per cent
Of all industrial policies lapse before
they mature either as claims or me-
turtles, and, thet commissions are
only paid on policies which terminate
as claims and maturities, the "Big
Four" only pay for 10 per cent Of the
business written each year.
In this respect they differ from the
ordinary" companies who pay for all
policies placed, irrespective of how
long they remain in force.
No Medical Fees.
Again. industrial risks are not
medically examined on policies under
$1,000 and as the average weekly pay
ment policy is for a lesser amount
than $500 comparatively few medical
fees are paid. In the Metropolitan
report as submitted to the N. Y. In
surance Department, industrial fees
were less than half of that expended
in the Ordinary" department. The
figures are S735,252.95 in the indus
trial department and 81 ,S03, 59s.14 for
the ordinary" division.
If the claim put forward by the
"Big Four" officials that the 'lapse
and charge" system prevents lapsing
there might be some excuse for its
maintenance. But this is deliber-
ate lie and is used as a club to keep
the field worker in line and further
enrich the officials and directors who
profit thereby
And as long as the agent remains
unorganized the system will remain.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02

These but few cited of illustrate kind
initiation practd District
though District a closelgecond
The Of the anthracite
tona elections To hemo got
to per Of entire is absurd
Note Manipulation.
There sill another method of stealing which
ipuang the candidate changing
examples District
'front.'
signed statements by officers telers of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
Bodies of
Anthracite Miners

WILKES-BARRE, Pa, June L.
The bodies Of five union miners
trapped in the Woodward mine blast
have been abandoned. The decision
was reached by Glen Alden officials
today when they declared that por-
tions Of the mine will be flooded in
an effort to subdue the subterranean
fire feeding on the coal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02

The first demand of an agents
union must call for the abolition of
theF"tl7ass" System. For by means
Of this method Of wage payment are
the evils of the fraud perpetuated.
The excuse offered by the officials
Of the 'Big Four in maintaining this
system (Which costs the industrial
agent upward of SO million dollars
a year in wage deductions) is that it
is lapse deterrent.
In the face of this misleading ex-
cuse the big Four" last year lapsed
over 6 million policies for nearly 1 "a
billions of weekly payment life in
surance. Obviously the "lapse and
charge system is not all that it is
cracked up to be as a lapse proven
ter.
Why They Lapse.
The real causes Of lapses are the
excessively high premium rates and
the unusually harsh policy conditions.
1t is safe to assume that a vast per-
centage of embryonic policyholders
take out their life insurance with the
intention of maintaining the protec-
ton until maturity or death. Under
the stress of dynamite" sales meth
DDS sometimes the amount applied for
is greater than the insured can pos
sible pay for, but the majority of
cases are sincere applications.
Why. then, do we fipd that only
half of all weekly business written
remains in force at the end of the
first year?
1t is because this form Of petty lar
ceny insurance is sold under false
representations. It is because the
purchaser is led to believe something
which is very far from the truth. 1t
is because the rosy picture painted
bv the agent can never, under
present conditions, be realized by the
prospect.
Cash In.
No one knows this better than the
officials of the "Big Four" They
know from past experience that the
average life of an industrial policy is
less than three years. They know that
only 1 per cent of all terminated pol
icies are matured endowments. They
know that the prospect who insures
himself under any plan has only 10
chances in a hundred Of cashing in on
his policy either by death or matur-
ity.
This being the case. and business
being what it is, the wisest plan, in
their estimation. is not only to PEN
alize the policyholder for his poverty
but to blackjack the agent as well.
Haley Fiske Says:
Let us examine in the light of Of
ficial statistics the truth Of the state
ment that due to the high cost Of
maintaining industrial insurance in
force the charge" system must be
preserved.
Haley Fisl1e, the arch-apologist for
weekly premium life insurance, speak
ing on the subject Of lapses says:
.'Lapses DO constitute a most unfor-
tunate feature of the business, a fea-
ture, however. which character
ICES all insurance. The methods of
compensating the field force have
been so fixed as to PENALIZE
LAPSING and encourage persist
ence." Emphasis mine)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02

Dear Srs and
After careful deberaon which have considered solely the welfare
the membership of organization
An examination
tonal election Dec a. 1926
and vote stealing to such startling extent that feel duty only
candidate the office
election but to the United Mine organization
matters before YOU for your attention and action.
the most casual glance padding
c Tens of thousands been added suacted
about best suited the desires needs the
fixing"
and Secretary Treasurer really
Union candidates duly elected the officers
Eastern
In District 30Easten Kentekwhh the first months
paid member the
which without the strike
there Of
Of 26s6 members The vote from the district
Report is as follows:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
Music and Literary Circle

The girls Of the Music and Literary
Circle made a collection among them
selves which netted $3.50 and same
was sent into the office Of the Joint
Defense Committee by Beatrice KARI.
secretary Of the Circle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
UNION OF AGENTS WOULD STOP THE.
FRAUD INVOLVED IN LAPSE CHARGE.

THIS of ten articles of 0bicb this is the NINTH deals
nth the exploitation Of the industrial agent and
methods to combat the cells Of 0eeby payment life Insurance
THIS series the result Of requests pbcz the de-
tails the SUade and fraud aChch the agent Is subject
common avjth the poScqholder.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
BY CHARLES YALE HARRISON
ARTICLE TX

AS long the industrial insurance worker remains unor
ganzed just long win the colossal fraud of weekly payment
life insurance As long the "apse and charge method
of paying exists just long win the agent have to work
hand glove with the footing directors of 1.-THE big Four
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
West Bronx Is On The Man.

An affair was held in the head
quarters of the West Bronx Workers
Club on Friday night, May 9th. S.
Liptin, one Of the entertainers at the
affair. utilized the situation with an
appeal for the imprisoned cloak
makers and furriers which ne ted
S2S.35.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02

Photo of the 81 passenger liner aloo designed for
between San Francisco and Honolulu being owed through
New York habor Although having large hole the forward part
Of her hull and 1000 of water in her hold following rammg
off Nantucket light Massachusetts, by tho Norwegian freghcr
Jacob Christensen Moo stayed Marine engineers
probably other vessel could stood punishment sustain
ed this pride the American merchant and not have
gone the bottom Constructed Philadelphia the Maoo
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
BROPHY PROVES BY FIGURES THAT
LEWIS STOLE MINERS union VOTE
lContinAsa from Pace onsl

organization He held office district president of the central
Pennsylvania miners for 10 before running for international
president the Save the Union ticket last Fall He the
leading exponent Of naturalization and other progressive policies
the union for years and his 1926 campaign crysaed the
position against the conservative methods of John L. Lewis
These Irregularities continues Brophys letter, are not
few votes scattered local union but the casual glance
veals daring of vote padding entire districts In fact
the large amount of VOTE fixing that has been done leads to
believe that the occupying the offices international
President VcePresent and Secretary really
elected and that the Save the Union candidates duly
elected the international officers of union His report
follows
70 the Membership the United of
Greetings:
For the information of all coal
following appeal which
Letter to Board.
international Executive Board
United Mine Of
Indianapolis,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
Force Big Coal Firms
To Pay Tax Due City

SCRANTON, Pa, June 1.---City Of
ficials have employed three engineers
to force the Glen Alden and Scranton
coal companies to pay taxes on all
their coal lands. The engineers are
surveying to discover untazed coal
reserves.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02
Needle Trade Defense
Workmen's Circle Reply.

The following resolution wa
adopted at Branch 271 w. G.
eve, the members Of Branch 271
VIC. gathered at a regular meeting
Of our Branch on May 9th, at As
toria Hall, have discussed the decision
Of the 9th Annual Convention of the
Workmen's Circle and have decided as
follows:
WHEREAS, the National Executive
Committee of the Workmen's Circle
has given to the Sigman Clique S10,-
900 Of the hard-earned money of our
members, which was collected for toe
Cloakmaker strikers, and
WHEREAS, it is the duty Of the
Workmen's Circle to help unions and
not to smash them, and
WHEREAS, the Workmen's Circle
has lent its support to the union
smashing tactics Of the Sigman- Wolf
McGrady clique against the class
conscious workers; be it therefore
RESOLVED; that we protest most
vigorously against such action, and
decide to support the cloakmakers and
furriers in their fight against the
traitors"
As a beginning we send $4,000 to
the Joint Defense & Relief Committee
which is defending the imprisoned
cloabmakers and furriers who are
behind prison bars due to the treaeh-
cry of the Sigman and McGrady
clique. - (Signed) Chotiner Youth
Branch ri, VIC, Resolution Com
mittee, NJ. Brennan. S. Plat, and A.
BookOff.
Teller Branch 491 VIC. Also Responds
At meeting of Teller Branch 491,
VIC. which was held on Friday, May
18th, a collection was made which
amounted to $4,000. The branch
pledged itself to support the defense
committee as long as it will be
necessary.-(Signed) n. Kirsh. Finn.
Sec'y.. 5. Levine, Rec Sec'y.
Here's Another.
The Chenstochoer Branch Of the
Jewish National Workers Alliance
celebrated its 10th Anniversary with
a Banquet on May Sth. The partici-
pants of the celebration did not for
get the imprisoned Cloakmakers and
FurTiers and made a collection which
Melted $4,000. The money was sent
to the office Of the Joint Defense
Committee by Rubin Berger, Sec'y.
The Woman Again.
The Women's Council No. 8 of
Lower Bronx had banquet for the
benefit Of the imprisoned Cloak
makers and Furriers. It brought in
S44.0O
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02

Read The Daily Worker Every Day
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-06-02

The Woman Again.

The Women's Council No. 8 of
Lower Bronx had banquet for the
benefit Of the imprisoned Cloak
makers and Furriers. It brought in
S44.00