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Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-09
Five Injured in
Oil Field Fire

SAN PEDRO, Calf, July o.
Five men were injured in an ex-
plosion and fire in an agitator at
the Union Oil Company's refinery
on the WilmlngtonJSan Pedro road
early today.
James Sheppard, 10, of Harbor
City was taken to the San Pedro
hospital suffering from first and
second degree burns, and four
others, A. c. Walber, George viii.
Jams, Edward Delano and Carver
Phillips, company employees, were
injured. "a --..
The blaze was similar to one
which swept through the plant
several weeks ago causing thousands
of dollars damage.
The .agitator, similar to a still,
is located in sthe gasoline refinery,
and for time the plant was threat.
.ened with destruction. :;
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-09
FRENCH OFFICER
DENIES REPORT
ON BYRD FLIGHT
Repudiates Assertion Tie
Gave Out Story Plane
Had Landed.

PARIS, July 9.-Commandant
Renverse at the airport of lie
Bourget today issued formal
statement to the United Press in
order to correct erroneous reports
that he had officially announced
the landing of commander Byrd at
Issv Les Moulineaux early July l..
"To cut short the insinuation
now being made" Renverse s state
ment read, 81 want to declare most
formally that l never gave out at
Bourget the news of the landing of
commander Byrd at Issy Les Moulin
eaux.
"This rumor was given only as
coming from prominent Paris
ian newspaper. In the presence of
official personalities I telephoned
this newspaper, which confirmed
the news to me. But standing in my
office at Rourget, 1 only said to
those present, "the newspaper of
which l speak confirms the land
ing and then 1 added that as for
myself I did not believe it.
81 had two reasons to be in
credulous. First of all, Monsieur
who was directing the service at
Bourget, had just telephoned him
self to the prefecture of police
where he was told that, despite an
investigate there was no news of
any landing at Issy Les Moulin
eaux.
Furthermore I knew that the
aviation field at Issy was not light
ed and therefore it would be i'm
possible for an aviator to see to
alight -
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-09
Local Man Named
On State Board
BY United Press Leased Wire

SACRAMENTO, July Gov
ernor Young today appointed the
following members to the state
board of agriculture:
]. ]. Deuel., Bakersfield, to sue,
ceed j. E. McComber, Upton, whose
term expired.
Harold ]. McCurry, Sacramento
to succeed I. L. Borden, San Fran,
cisco, whose term expired.
Ellis Franklin, Colfax, to sue
ceed George S. Gould, Salinas, re-
signed.
The remaining members of the
board are Robert A. Condee, presi,
dent, Chino; Sam H. Greene, San
Francisco; Justus +. Craemer, Or
ange; T. H. Ramsay, Red Bluff
Edward Dickenspeil, Suisun; w. H
Brooks, Ell Centre; Fred H. Bixby
Long Beach; A. c. Hardison, Santa
Paula, and John NJ. Perry, Stock
ton,
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-09
Savage Tribes of
India Surrender
100 Human Skulls
by United Press Leased Wire

ALLAHABAD, July 9.-An un-
usual spectacle was witnessed in the
Naga Hill district of northeast In
dia recently when the tribal chiefs
in the district surrendered, 100
human skulls as evidence of good
faith in their promise to discontinue
human sacrifices.
The surrender was the result Of a
British friendly expedition into the
Naga Hill country aimed at per-
suading the natives to give up the
practice of human sacrifice. At
Shinbwiyang, at the completion of
the tour in April picturesque meet
ing of 500 tribal cheifs and their
followers was held, and many
pledges were secured to abandon the
practice.
Among the hill tribes the skulls
are regarded as extremely impor-
tant relics, having been preserved
for generations and constituting the
basis of their religion.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-09
Husband Admits
Staying Wife
by United Press Leased Wire

OREGON CITY, Ore, July 9. -
A jealous rage caused Alvin Me
Curdy, SO year old mill worker to
murder his wife by smashing her
head with a hammer, according to
confession on record here today.
After the. Staying, MeCurdy set
fire to his humble little home at
Canemah, village one mile south
of here, in the hope that cremation
of the body would conceal his
crime.
That murder had been commit
ted was discovered Friday when
authorities found the charred re-
mains of Mrs. Ethel McCurdy, 45,
in the ruins of the bungalow which
had burned to the ground early in
the day.
The skull was marked by several
deep indentations.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-09
VETERAN
ACTOR IS
NO MORE
John Drew Gets Final
Call After Hard Fight
Against Disease.
END IS PEACEFUL
Was Dean of American
Legitimate Stage and
Beloved BY All

SAN FRANCISCO, July 9.-John
Drew, dean Of American legitimate
stage actors, died here at 5:55 A.
NJ. today following a heroic battle
against arthritis and rheumatic
fever which lasted more than six
weeks.
He was stricken at Portland while
starring in the drama Trelawney
Of the Wells,' and rushed here for
treatment. His condition was grave
throughout the course of the dis.
ease but by force Of his own will
and sunny, optimistic disposition,
he fought off the ravages several
times and doctors became hopeful
OF d full recovery.
At his bedside when he passed
away were his daughter, Mrs.
Louis Devereaux and her husband.
John Barrymore, who has been with
the noted actor, who is his uncle,
many times during the illness, was
not present.
Although Drew had been very
weak for several days, his death
hhao thBtCl-
ed by nurses attending him.
Death came peacefully to the
aged actor. He lapsed into un-
consciousness yesterday afternoon
and never emerged from his leth.
: argy.
Septic poisoning which develop
ed and spread through the actor $
body, hastened his death, his ply.
sician, DR.. Lawrence Hoffman told
the United Press.
Drew's active theatrical career
during which he achieved probably
more fame than any other living
actor of the old school spanned
more than half century.
Started Career Early
The son of an Irish comedian and
an actress the beloved actor made
his first appearance in stage at the
old Arch Street theater in Philadel.
phia in 1873, when he was just l9
years old. His role was that of
plumber in ''Cool as a Cucumber.
For almost half a century after
that, the name of John Drew was
one of the most prominent on the
American stage. He appeared in
such successes as "The Masked
Bauble Shop 1.-THE Squire of
Danes Rose Mary and reach
ed the climax Of his career in "The
Liars in 1899. He starred in re-
vival Of 'The School for Scandal
in 1923, and was touring the Paci-
fic coast in Trelawney of the
Wellsy when he was stricken with
his fatal illness in Portland.
Drew's sister, Georgiana Blythe,
was the mother of John and Lionel
Barrymore.
Drew's wife. whom he married in
1880, died in 1918.
His home was East Hampton,
Long Island, n. y.
Endowd with taste for the bet
ter things in life, John Drew re-
Elected the characteristics of a
gentleman, not only in his acting
but off the stage as well.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-09
Veterans Choose
Lindbergh's Name
ny United Press Leased Wire

MONROVIA, July 9. Colonel
Charles A. Lindbergh had one more
honor conferred upon him today.
The first transatlantic flier was
honored last night when "Lind-
bergh Camp" was officially chos'
en- as the name of the United Span
ish American War Veterans of the
San Gabriel Valley Camp. which
was organized at the Legion Hall
The following telegram was for
warded to Lindbergh by A. A. Roe
adjutant:
SIN commemoration of the epic
making flight and comforting rich
ly merited honor upon you, the new
camp of United Spanish American
War Veterans, Of the San Gabriel
Valley organized here last night
unanimously selected Lindbergh as
the name of their new camp
j. H. Hoeppel, postmaster of Ar
cadia, was chosen commander of the
camp.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-09
By United Press Leased Wire

CHICAGO, July 9.-America 8
second largest city-with more than
100000 motor vehicles-today was
in the first grip of a gasoline fam
inc resulting from shutdown of
filling stations and strike of gaso-
line truck drivers and filling station
attendants.
Sixty per cent of the filling sta
tions were closed last night.
Meanwhile, Chicago motorists fac
ed the prospect of a weekend in
which driving over the country
highways will be impossibles due to
the shortage Of gasoline.
%The entire Chicago area-com-
prising parts of four counties and
extending even into northern In
diana-is affected "by the drastic
situation. 1t is estimated that some
100000 persons will be inconven-
fenced should the order remain in
effect over Sunday and that COM
merce generally will be paralyzed.
All police furloughs have been
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-09
Swimming Party
Has Fatal End

Arthur H. Clancy, 81, was drown,
ed early last night in small pond
about four miles north of Brawlev.
A verdict of accidental drowning
was returned by a coroner's jury
following an inquest held at Hopes
undertaking parlors this morning.
According to the information
furnished by witnesses at the in
quest Clancy was a native of New
York state, and was employed by
the Imperial Irrigation District on
an old dredger at Brawley.
The witnesses testified that Clan
fy last night accompanied them on
a swimming trip to the pond. They
said that he entered the water
swan out to a small island in the
pond and appeared to be enjoying
the swim. On the way back to the
mainland Clancy suddenly sank
apparently stricken with heart
attack or with cramps.
The body was pulled from the
water and call sent out for an
emulator. Firemen at Brawley re.
sponded to the call and the emulat-
or was used for more than an hour
in an effort to revive the man but
to no avail. 49,.
E. Knott, R. Alexander, r. Mil,
ner and o. Folsom. were the wit.
nesses.
The body is being held at the
undertaking parlors while an effort
is being made to get in touch with
relatives in the east. AS far as
can be learned the dead man has
no relations in this vicinity.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-09
Fremer's Chief ~
Meets Defeat

CLEVELAND, Ohio, July -
After serving as president OF the
International Brotherhood OF Stat.
ionarv firemen, oilers and railway
sho7 Iaborers for "a years. Timothy
Heaiy was defeated for reeleetion
TODAY AID his post voted John =.
Mcnamara, Boston, Mass.
IN ona of tha bitterest elections
Of tho Brotherhood 3 history, Healv
lost out to his younger opponent
by a vote Of "a to CO.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-09
Many Killed In
German Floods

DRESDEN, Germany, july g.
Floods caused large loss Of life and
property in Saxonv today.
It was estimated that rs persons
had died and that hundreds had
been injured as a result of the ris-
ing waters. One train was over
turned by the flood. Details of the
a,cident were lacking.
Flood stricken towns today IN
tluded Rerggieshubel and Dohn
aglashuette. ,I ..-.--.--.-.-
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-09
TENNIS CHAMP GOES HOME
by United Press Leased Wire

SOUTHAMPTON. England, July
9.-Helen Wills, of California, wo'
men s champion tennis player, sail
ed for home today on the Cunard
liner Berengaria.
Miss Wills won the singles cham
pionship at the all-England lawn
tennis club s tournament at VIM
bledon and partnered with Miss
Elizabeth Ryan, also of California,
won the women's doubles.
Helen was "coming back" after
an operation for appendicitis put
her out of European competition
last summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-09
CHILD CANDY THIEVES
SENTENCED TO PULL WEEDS

WILLOWS, Cal, July 9.-For
breaking into a confectionery shop
here and filling their tummies"
with $l5 worth of candy Teddy
Hall, 6, Floyd Hall, 8, and Billy
Hall, 9, We're assigned by court
edict to pull weeds at the rate OF
25 cents an hour to pay for the
loss.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-09
Johnson Ready
"'7 ToQuit:Jo
BY United Press Leased. Wire

NEW YORK, jay e.-Ban
Johnson, a beaten man, will return
today to the offices of the American
League to straighten out the affairs
of his presidency 'whiche ne will
leave on or before November I. - \
Resigning after S4f years of SER
vice to baseball, Johnson is tired
and not in the best of health. 1t
would not be surprising if he turn.
ed over active direction of the
league TO subord>nates before the
season has run it's course:
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-09
ANGELS BUY soUTHPAw
Nv United Press Leased wire

OTTUMWA. Iowa. July 9. -
Lewis McClelland, 90 year old
southpaw of the Ottumwa club of
the Mississippi Valley League, has
been sold to the Los Angeles Club
Of the Pacific Coast League for a
reported purchase price of $4,000.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-09

Fields containing $50 acres of
grain, valued at $4,000 were burned
over near Willows, Glenn county,
recently. a,..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-03
Federated Press Writer
Betrays Worst Illusions
In an Article on Europe

Due to lack of understanding of
what Communist daily newspaper
should contain, one of the newest
members of the staff prepared and
sent to the composing room, during
the absence of the editors, the Fed
Grated Press article sent out by
Laurence Todd from Washington,
in which Todd gives his impress
sions of a three-months' stay in
Europe.
The article, which got into the
issue of Wednesday, Sept. 28,
sought to apologize for every trea-
son recently committed against la
Dor in the principle countries of
Europe, especially in Great Britain,
Germany and Austria, claiming to
see the British and German work
ing classes stronger in spite of the
defeats they have just suffered,
especially in the passage Of the
trade union bill in England.
Todd goes even further than the
right wing socialists in an effort
to belittle the uprising of the
Vienna workers in July. Seipel
could have asked for no better pro-
paganda for the fascist cause.
The article is supersaturated
with the worst illusions and dis
credits even the so-called 'ljberal"
and "non-partisan" attitude Of the
Federated Press. The article, if
published at all in The DAILY
WORKER, should have been accom-
panied at the same time with
most thoro analysis and severe
criticism. The article by w.
Schlamm in Saturdays Magazine
Section is an excellent reply to that
part of Todd's article that seeks
to deal with the Austrian situation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-03
By i. BILLOUX.

During the last few months the
danger of war has approached APP
N,preciably nearer. All the prophecies
of the Communist International and
of the Y. CT l. on the war danger
are proving to be right.
The near approach Of the danger
set in with the constant efforts on
the part of the imperialist countries
to provoke revolutionary China, the
sending of troops and warships to the
Chinese waters. The bombardment
of Marking is one instance out of the
many attempts to crush the Chinese
revolution.
Besides this, the imperialists have
been exerting their utmost efforts of
late for the preparation of an inter-
vention against the Russian revolu-
ton.
The resolution of the last Plenum
of the Y.CI. was right in stating
that: "the struggle against imperial
list war and militarism, and for the
defence Of the Chinese revolution, is
the main task of the Y.CI. at the
present time" And indeed there can
be no doubt that the Y. C. l. plays an
exceedingly important role in defend
the Chinese and Russian revolutions,
for the navies and imperialist armies
draw their recruits from the ranks of
the young workers and peasants. We
cannot accomplish any efficient work
for the defence of these revolutions
unless we direct our main efforts to
the practical anti-militarist struggle
within the navies and imperialist
armies.
Towards the end of last winter, at
the time when Great Britain sent out
it's first warships, our Youth com.
rades modified their whole organiza-
ton, and endeavored to arouse the
British working class against this in
PREVENTION, and to reach the seamen
themselves
Imperialist Deception.
In order to deceive the masses of
the workers, the British government
began by merely modifying troops
ALL warships from Malta to Gibral-
tar. \ Our Youth comrades and the
Parts,. exposed this manoeuvre at
once, but it was not until the first
cruisers left the British ports, and
the naval troops stationed in Britain
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-03
British Kill Coolie.

At the Hankow dock, where Brit
ish cruisers are drawn up, Chinese
coolie spat on the dock. A British
sailor, on guard at the gangway,
made angry signs to him to wipe up
the spit with his clothes. The Chinese
cooie shrugged his shoulders and
rubbed out the spit with the sole Of
his shoe. Whereupon the British
sailor pulled a revolver and shot the
coolie, the bullet passing through the
hip and telling the man to earth.
While the coolie still lay on the dock
groaning, a man from the British
consulate arrived. Without looking
at the coolie, he said to the captain
of the cruiser, SA71ything happen
here?" Nothing important, re-
piled the captain calmly Those
words, nothing important" burn in
the mind of the young Chinese for
eign secretary who told me of the
outrage. He was offered a scholar
ship to Yale but refused He does
not want to get the "Anglo-Saxon
mentality" He wants to visit Japan
and then study in Russia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-03
The Anti NliEtarist Work of the Communist Youth

were modified, that an energetic
protest was raised among the work.
ing people. The comrades could COM
pare the situation with that of 1914.
Thanks to their preparatory strug,
giles, our British comrades were by no
means taken by surprise. The cam
paign was continued with intensified
energy.
Youth comrades were delegated to
all ports of departure. They were
commissioned to distribute leaflets
and manifestoes, and to organize
meetings. Whilst these comrades
carried our slogans to the troops
which were to be embarked, other
comrades travelled all over the coun-
try holding meetings. The slogan of
Sabotage" was issued first of all, in
order to prevent the transport of am
munition. Then manifesto was is
sued calling upon the soldiers and
sailors to "fraternize" with the Chi
nese soldiers, workers, and peasants.
The slogan: "The defeat of British
imperialism means the victory of the
workers at home" was emphatically
proclaimed and well received every
where.
opagandize Troops.
Our work exercised such an in
fluence upon the departing troops
that the government was soon obliged
to keep the departures almost entirely
secret. At first the regiments
marched through the streets, ac-
companied by band, but soon it was
found advisable to get the troops as
quickly as possible down to the docks,
where the public is not admitted.
During this time our leaflets were
still being distributed both by Youth
comrades and by non-Party workers,
and agitation by word of mouth was
continued. We may claim that our
British Youth comrades were emin-
emily successful in getting at the
troops before their departure.
Our comrades participated in large
numbers in the work of the Hands
off Russia" Committees, and their
newspaper, the young Worker" de-
voted considerable space to the Chi
nese revolution in every single issue.
There is no doubt whatever that
this whole struggle against interven-
ton in China is closely bound up with
the fight in defence of the Russian
revolution. Realizing this, the Youth
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-03

the Nationalist came north so fast
and absorbed so many undigested
armies, they were bound to encounter
it at some stage in their career. If
they had not come north so fast they
would never have awakened the
masses. And it is the awakened
masses who, in the end, will finish
with the militarism in China. So it is
all an episode in the steady but slow
development.
There is only one power I have
seen in all China that has the nerve
to face the soldiers. The merchants
- they tremblingly bring out their
money-bags to buy themselves a brief
lease Of life. The officials? - they
also in fear try to soften the soldiers
a little, while withdrawing them
much. But the peasants of Human,
and dare say of other provinces also,
have had courage to go against SOL
diers, even without arms or leaders. In
all ChilS, both north and south, the
peasantry is beginning to organize and
arm itself, sometimes only with lances
and farming implements. In these
peasants is eventual hope. They
have energy and realism and courage.
1t was the Kuomintang that or
gained them, and gave them the slog-
ans they are ready to die for. Today
the Kuomintang disowns them, forced
to do it by the military.
Borodin said to me, not recently,
but when I first came to Hankow,
''This northern expedition, this Han
kow government, is only the first of
many episodes. The Russian revoIu-
ton was a very big thing, but the
Chinese revolution is infinitely bigger.
1t will kill more than one Borodin
before it is achieved"
Such is the patience of those who
are struggling and suffering in the
Chinese revolution, while we of the
west grow impatient for quick
returns.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-03
COOLIDGE TO co
TO CUBA TO TRY
BUNK ON LATINS
Tries to Stem Protest
Against Imperialism

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2. - In the
hope of convincing South and Central
American states that the United
States has no inperialistic designs
against her SISTER republics" Presi-
dent Coolidge will go to Havana for
the Sixth international Conference of
American states.
The latent hatred of Latin America
for Yankee imperialism whipped up
by the invasion of Nicaragua and
Mexican revolts inspired by U. S. oil
interests have convinced Coolidge that
at least a little oil must be cast on
the troubled waters.
Fight t. S. Imperialism.
The invitation to Coolidge was pre-
sented last April by Butcher Ma
chado, president of Cuba and puppet
of American sugar interests and the
National City Bank The invitation
was also extended to Secretary of
State Kellogg, who was busy plan
ming the murder Of Nicaraguan lib
erals.
Latin-America, because it has been
OIIC VI Clle IilOSG eCClNe SpllSLEO VI
American Imperialism, has caused the
state department great deal Of
trouble recently. The COLOSSUS of
the North" has been bitterly attacked
by Nationalistic and class conscious
workers and farmers in addition to
large sections of the Latin American
intellectuals and bourgeoisie. The
Ibanez coup d'etat in Chile, inspired
by the Guggenheim copper interests,
the Tacna-Arica dispute, Mexico,
Nicaragua, have all added fuel to La
tin-American hatred for U. S. inn
perialism in the last few months. $500
Trade On Decline.
The fight against Yankee imperial
ism has been reflected in the decline
in Latin-American trade of the
United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-03
By ANNA LOUISE STRONG.


HANKOW, China by mail). - To-
morrow morning leave on a wonder
full trip across half the backyard of
China, going northwest with the Rus
slams returning to Moscow. Borodin,
the well known adviser of the Ma
tionalist Government of Canton and
later Hankow, goes back to Moscow
with caravan of 20 people, mostly
Russians, but some Chinese who are
going along for educational purposes.
We have a doctor, two cooks, an
official camera and all the appurten-
ances of a historic trip. 1t is 6
weeks camping trip, with autos and
tents, very rare trip indeed, since
it can only be made when some of
fetal party has enough autos and
bodyguards to make the journey.
Borodin Ends Long Service.
Long before you read this the press
will be full of various interpretations
of Borodin's return to Moscow. But,
just between ourselves, l have the
feeling, from the looks | see on diff
ferent peoples faces, that it is Boro-
din who chooses to go, rather than
Hankow which chooses to send him.
He is very tired, and somewhat i'll
with a years in the Chinese tropics;
and he also feels, like Mrs. Sun Vat
Sen, that he cannot lend himself to
creating a facade of revolution to
military reaction which is killing pea
SAINTS and labor leaders. Not that
he himself has said this. Certainly
as a most discreet adviser and
foreigner, he would never voice such
open criticism of the government he
serves.
Masses Will End Reaction.
Today in Hankow, even as in HUI
nan, one cannot in any way find a
responsible Communist to interview,
and hardly a labor leader. The union
halls are occupied by soldiers.
Whose fault was it? I think no
ones. 1t is one of the inevitable
stages of Chinese development. If