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Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
Headlights Must
Comply With Law

Under the supervision of Captain
Frank Oswalt, members of the state
traffic squad launched drive
against motorists runnings cars
with improper headlights at Heber
last night. A test screen was sat
up in the middle of the highway
and as ears approached the officers
were able to determine whether or
not the lights were adjusted prop
erly.
The squad issued 30 tickets dur.
ing the course of the evening with
instructions to the drivers to file
certificates showing that the lights
had been re-adiusted within "a
hours. Eleven such reports had
been returned at noon today.
"Those failing to comply with
this warning will be arrested on
warrants and punished according
ly," the captain announced this
morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
Citrus Expert to
Give Lectures

w. r. Schoonover, Extension
Specialist in Citriculture of the I'm
iyersity of California will discuss
- Winter Management of Grapefruit
Frees at two meetings on Thurs
day next week. These meetings are
being arranged bS the local farm
advisor s office. The first will he
held at 9:30 a. m. Thursday, Nov
ember southwest of Ell Centre at
j. L. Dubois ranch IA miles south
of the Eucalyptus School, a mile
west and a mile south. The other
will be at , p. m. at George w.
Cuttsaw S Ranch, west across New
River from Brawley and 2 miles
north on the first road north ard
u mile west; or 21a miles south of
the junction of the old Los Angeles
and Calipatria highways and 4
mile west.
The best method of wrapping
young trees will be demonstrated
and the irrigation and care of both
Young trees will be discussed.
The Agriculture Extension Ser
vice is also trying to arrange a
grapefruit growers trip to Yuma on
Friday, November 4. Definite an
nouncement regarding this will be
made later.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
COTTON MARKET
nv United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-The cot
ton market closed off 26 to 40
points. SpOtS 81 Is.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
CHAMBER PLANS
DRIVE TO. BUILD
UP MEMBERSHIP

Five new members were taken in
to the Chamber of Commerce at the
meeting of the directors of the or
ganization held last night. They
are: The City Limits Cafe; Cowan
and Clayton company; Business and
Professional Women's Club, Ster-
ling Securities Corporation and the
Ell Centre Drug Company.
After the applications for the
membership of these firms and or
CARNATIONS were approved, plans
were outlined for membership
drive during the pending week. w.
}. Strickland, secretary of the cham
Der will be in charge of the cam
paign and will devote his entire
time to obtaining applications for
membership.
A report received from the State
Railroad Commission denying the
application of the chamber for the
placing of an automatic flagman OF
the Orange street crossing was read.
The matter was then ordered re-
ferred to the Ell Centre Common
Council.
Harold Burnham was appointed
chairman of committee which will
seek to find a desirable site for the
establishment of an airport in the
valley. A thorough discussion cen
tered about the Imperial airport
was held but this site was regarded
as impractical due to wind condi-
tions in the valley.
r. P. Moore was named as the FL
Centre member of the rice commit
tee of the associated chambers and
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27

Valley Chambers
Meet Tomorrow

Arrangements for the gathering
at the Barbara Worth Hotel tomor-
row night of members Of the AS
sociated Chambers of Commerce of
the county We're progressing rapid
~ today, 1T is expected that more
SshanS;.100 members viii attend the
meeting which will open with din
ner at Z o'clock. .
Prior to the dinner members of
the executive committee of the
chambers will meet and go over
business to be brought up at the
gathering.
Judge p. n. Myers, president of
the \chambers,i of Oalipatria will
make known the names of those ap-
pointed on the standing committees
for the ensuing year while R. p.
Moore, chairman of the pest con
troll committee, will give report.
In addition plans for short en-
tertainment program are being map
ped out and lively meeting is ex-
pected to result.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
MEETING SEEKS
EARLIER CLOSING
OF BORDER Line

A meeting, said to have been
called by banking interests and
business men of the valley, was
held at the Conservation Club head
quarters on State Street last night
and passed a resolution which seeks
to close the port of entry between
the United States and Mexico at
CaleXico at 6 p. m. on week days
and at noon on Sundays.
John O. Gresham of HOltville,
president of the Conservation Club,
presided at the meeting but he an
nounced that the present undertak-
ing was not being sponsored by that
body. Roy Thompson acted as see
retary.
Those connected with the present
drive TO close the border at the ear
Eor hours declare that the campaign
IS being carried on as an economic
measure and is directed against the
gambling environment of Mexicali.
The resolution, however, includes
protests against dens of infamy and
saloons.
htN. ptoi Sc iidit imam VI FL Nchtio
gave the principal address at the
gathering in which he urged the CO.
operation of one and all in seeking
to pass the measure.
In the resolution it was pointed
out that American visitors to Mexi
cali spend approximately 100000
= month there.
Copies of the resolutions are 70
te sent to members of the state
legislature. The resolution is drawn
up in the form of a petition and
ill be passed about for the purpose
o. obtaining signatures of valley
residents.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
Court DismiSSes
Traffic Charge

Rowland Morris, truckdriver. OF
Ontario appeared before Jndge May
field this morning in answer to
traffic charge. Morris was ticket
ted some time ago by F. V. Ackley
Of the taffic squad for driving
truck without sufficient rubber. He
lad failed to appear when directed
and warrant had been issued for
hlm. The warrant, however, had not
been served when he showed in
court this morning.
Morris explained to the court that
lie had Just learned that he was sup
posed to appear in court. He said
that at the time Of his arrest he had
believed it merely warning and in
respect to it he had corrected the
default In view of the circum-
stances the complaint against him
was dismissed by the court.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
THE IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS

to the judge that the grape juice did
cause him to become slightly intoxi-
Gated.
"He WASH t drunk, judge, he was
Just suffering slightly from a para,
lytic stroke, remarked Deputy
Sheriff McClelland who was at3the
jail last night when Sakai was lock
Ell up ~
We'll, it II cost you $l5 or a
day in Jail for each So of the fine, ~
;he judge remarked. 81 suppose if
your name was grape juice you 'd
have become intoxicated on saki. !
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27

.eport was 10 the effect that one
III the roomers had lost a wrist
Tatch, purse which was empty
.tnd several other articles of value.
His name was not given.
The second report was made by
Max Brann, who said that he had
lpst a pocketbook containing about
80 in bills, wrist watch and a
heck in the sum of So. Police De
San an immediate investigation in
he cases.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 27.-The
cotton market closed steady. Spots
closed steady, nine down at 21.O9.
Open High Low Close
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
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PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Wiley Weaver Jr.,
formerly of this city and now -
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
War Vet Taken
To San Diego

w. J. Shackelton, who during the
world war held the rank of captain
and saw service overseas, was sent
to the navy hospital at San Diego
from the FL Centre hospital.
Shackelton, who has been employed
in the Chevrolet garage at Holtville,
was brought to the local hospital a
couple of weeks ago for an emer-
gency appendicitis operation. The
operation was successful, and the
veteran is reported to be doing as
well as can be expected, but his re-
will represent the city chamber at
the meeting to be held in the Bar
bara Worth Hotel tomorrow night.
Robert Hayes gave short ad-
dress on the proposed new roadway
to Laguna. He said that survey
must be made by a competent en-
gineer and declared that a new road
way would make Laguna two hours
from Ell Centre by automobile.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
Sakai Declares He
Didn't Drink Saki

J. Sakai, japanese, doesn't care
for saki but he does like grape juice.
he told Judge Perkins in city court
this morning when arraigned on
charge of being drunk. He admitte"
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27
Local Hotel Gets
Visit From Thief

Two theft reports were received
at police headquarters this morning
from a local hotel. both saving that
the rooms Of guests had been enter
ed in their absence and articles of
value and cash taken. The first
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27

Los Angeles registered at the Hotel
Larbala Worth last night.
Mrs. A. A. Could of Holtville Wis
tied El Centre yesterday.
j. f. Davis Of Long Beach, for
lncr resident and owner of consid-
Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-27

coverv is expected to be consider.
ably retarded as he was gassed in
service.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
"Three Wax Men"

''Three Wax Men" is a picture i'm
ported from Germany and Paul LEM,
the master director, is responsible
for it.
Here is a film devoid of bunk, ro-
coco sets, a nauseous finale and other
characteristics that go to make up
the average American production.
The story is made up of three
imaginary tales from the lines of
Haroun AL Raschid, Ivan the Ter
rible, and Jack-the-Kipper, played re-
spectively by Emil Jannings, Conrad
Veidt and Werner Kraus.
Although it seemed to us that the
aforesaid three tales were perhaps a
bit too fantastic, they are neverthe-
less masterfully played, incomparably
lighted and simple enough to capti-
vate even the most critical. Jannings
is seen in an unusual role which he
portrays delightfully."-. Emil as a
bouffant comedian was both sur
prise and a treat. No less deserv-
ing Of mention is Conrad Veidt as
Ivan the Terrible.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
With the OrchestrQS
NEW YORK SYMPHONY.

Margaret Matzenauer will be the
soloist at this Sunday afternoons
concert in Mecca Auditorium. She
will sing two arias, "Ah, perfido," by
Beethoven, and "Voce di Donna"
from Ponchielli's "Gioconda." The
orchestral program includes Sym
phonic Variations by Dvorak, the
overture de Corsair," by Berlioz, and
the Fourth Symphony in D minor by
Schumann.
The first of the symphony concerts
for children will be held in Carnegie
Hall this Saturday morning. This
series as we'll as the symphony con-
certs for young people will be under
the direction of Walter Damrosch. He
originated the idea of symphony con-
certs for children eleven years ago.
At these concerts for children DAM
rosch first teaches his youthful au-
dience to distinguish the instruments
of the orchestra. He supplements the
playing of the orchestra with inter-
esting stories about, the great COM
posers and their works.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
DRAMA IN
Henrik HIibsen and AN Enemy
of the People"

IAN Enemy of the People" was
Henrik Ibsen's answer to the Norwe-
gian critics and public who condemned
Ghosts" and him for writing it. The
grim Morse dramatist was fighter.
Sc in the play which Walter Hamp-
den is now presenting at Hampden's
Theatre he defied the press and pub
lie and proclaimed the doctrine that
the many are always wrong and the
few always right.
Richard Strauss caricatured the
German music critics in Elm Helden-
leben" by a prodigious orchestral
snarling and swapping. Ibsen in can
Enemy of the People" represented the
press as time serving and utilitarian,
afraid to tell the truth when truth
will offend subscribers and advertis-
ers, and bowling subsequently before
authority and influence.
Ibsen wrote this comedy at white
heat, but even so with lighter pen
than he used in any other Of his plays.
1t is entirely objective and satirical,
with far more comedy than would
have been expected of the author of
"Rosmersholm" and Ghosts" The
storm of obloquy which broke about
his head after the production of
Ghosts" drove him to work at once,
so that instead of taking two years
over the play, as was his wont, he
finished it in less than eight months.
The big scene in Gan Enemy of the
People" is in the fourth act when DR..
Stockmann faces his irate fellow citi-
zens and tells them to their teeth how
low their average intelligence is. At
ter speaking of what he considers
the Colossal stupidity of the author
tiles" of which his brother, the Bur-
gomaster, was magnificent exam
ple," DR.. Stockmann says:
81 shall say no more about our
leading men. For l cherish the COM
Portable conviction that these lag
CARDS, these relics of decaying or
der of thought, are diligently cutting
their own throats."
That was Ibsen's answer to those
who in his own day and time con-
demned "Ghosts" and his later even
searchingly psychological
dramas.
Ibsen further developed this doc
trine in his private writings. In a
letter to George Brandes, written
shortly after can Enemy of the Peo
pie" was finished, he said:
GAS to AN Enemy of the People,
if we had a chance to discuss it I
think we should come to tolerable
agreement. You are, Of course, right
in urging that we must all work for
the spread of our opinion. But l
maintain that a fighter at the intel
lectual outposts can never gather a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
PHILHARMONIC.

The Philharmonic Orchestra, Will
lem Mengelberg conducting, will not
be heard here until next Sunday af-
ternoon, at the first of series of
concerts at the Metropolitan Opera
House. The program will be an all
Wagner one.
This week, beginning tomorrow the
Philharmonic plays in Akron, New
Haven, Chicago, Columbus, Indian
apolis and Cleveland. After the
Metropolitan concert, the orchestra
will play in Philadelphia, Baltimore,
Reading, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh,
returning here again Sunday matinee
at Carnegie Hall on November 13.
The program next Sunday follows:
Faust Overture; Excerpts from "Par-
sifal," Prelude, Good Friday Spell,
Transformation Music and Finale Act
1: Prelude to "Meistersinger"; Pre-
lude to Act III, Dance of Apprentices,
and Hans Sachs Welcome from
"Meistersinger"; Waldweben from
"Siegffied"; Overture to Flying
Dutchman."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29

majority around him. In ten years
perhaps, the majority may occupy
the standpoint which DR.. Stockmann
held at the public meeting. But in
those ten years the doctor will not
have been standing still; he will still
be ten years ahead of the majority.
"At the point where 1 stood when
l wrote each of my books, there now
stands a fairly compact multitude;
but I myself am there no longer; /
am elsewhere and, 1 hope, further
ahead"
In another letter of Ibsen's to
Brandes he declares that he got more
joy out of writing can Enemy of the
People" than in composing any other
he had written up to that time; show
ing that even a great man, and, per-
haps, wise one is quite human and
relishes taking pot shots at his enc
mics.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
',>ap,,'M u S [ C.c*>n>=,'
Metropolitan Season
Opens Monday With
"Turandot"

Gatti-Casazza will open his TWEEN
tieth season as head Of the Metro
politan Opera Company Monday eve
ming with Puccini's posthumous opera
"Turandot" which will be sung by
Mines. Ludikar Tedesco, Bada, Ce-
hanovsky and Altglass. Serafin will
conduct.
"Die Meistersinger," on Wednes-
day evening will introduce new Ger
man soprano from the Berlin Stadt
Opera, Nine. Crete Stuckgold, as
Eva; Nine. Howard and Laubenthal,
Whitehill, Richard Mayr, the new
German bass from Munich, are the
other principals.
Other operas of the week: "Andrea
Chenier," Thursday, with Easton,
Howard, Gigli, and Danise.
"Forza del Destino," Friday, with
Rosa Ponselle, Bourskaya, Martinelli,
and Basiola.
Erich Wolfgang Korngold's "Vio-
lanta" will have its premiere and
"Haensel und Gretel" will be revived
at the Saturday matinee; the former
with Jeritza, Guilford, Kirchhoff,
and Whitehill; the latter with Fleis-
cher, Mario, Flicker and Schutzen-
dorf.
"Rigoletto," Saturday night, with
Lerch, Alcock, Lauri-Volpi, and De-
Luca.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
The NeW PLAYS

BEHOLD THIS DREAMER" 9
comedy by Fulton Oursler aud Au-
brey Kennedy, opens Monday night
at the Cort Theatre with Glenn Hun
ter featured.
"THE ARABIAN meIodrama
by Gordon Keane, with Walker
Whiteside, opens Monday at the FL
tinge Theatre.
INK" a satirical rnelodrama by
Dana Watterson Greeley will have it's
premiere at the Biltmore Tuesday
night. William HRrrigan heads the
cast.
TAKE MY ADVICE" comedy
by Elliott Lester, opens Tuesday
night at the Belmont. Ralph Morgan
and Vivian Tobin are the leading
players.
JOHN" new play by Philip Bar
ry, will be presented by the Actors
Theatre Wednesday at the Klaw
Theatre. Jacob Ben-Ami and Con-
stance Collier are featured in the
cast.
"a CONNECTICUT YANKEE" a
musical comedy, adapted by Richard
Rodgers, Lorenz Hart and Herbert
Fields, from Mark Twain's famous
romance, will open at the Vanderbilt
Theatre Thursday night
THE WICKED AGE" a new play
by Mae West, Friday night at Daily Is
SiXty-third Street Theatre. Miss
West viii play the chief role.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
Letters From Our Readers

Editor, Daily Worker
The present working conditions IN
the South Omaha Packing Plants are
a fine example of what happens when
trade unions are broken up by treach-
erous labor leaders collaborating with
the bosses,
Hearing of the frightful conditions
there I made an investigation by 60
ing thru the larger plants and later
talking TO the men employed in var
icus departments. They are very bit
Ter IN their denunciation Of the en-
ployers who are reducing them to
slavery.
Since their union was broken up IN
1920 wages have been reduced in all
DEPARTMENTS; in some as much as
fifty per cent. Today the men in
most departments receive only forty
two cents hour. The maximum wage
paid is only seventy-five cents per
hour, paid to a few skilled workers.
The infamous "speed-up system"
has been introduced in all depart
ments. This together with better ma
chinery has greatly reduced the num-
Der of men employed. Production per
mar has increased fifty to one hun
bred per cent thru these methods.
Workers are guaranteed only forty
hours per week so the majority re-
ceive between seventeen and twenty
dollars, which is a starvation wage
especially when one considers that
most men employed in these industries
have large families. Besides, fully
one-third of those employed work on
the average only six months each
year.
In the butchers department at Ar
rnours, men are encouraged to exert
themselves to the utmost by bonuses
of thirty-three to ninety cents per
week. Similar methods are used in
the other plants to increase produc-
ton
The many improvements in the
technique of the machinery has sub
stantially increased the number of
women employed. They are receiving
twelve to fourteen dollars per week
for work men were formerly receiv-
ing eighteen to twenty dollars. Con-
seouently they are taking the place
Of men in many departments.
There are five large plants here
and on the average about one thous
and men apply at their gates in vain
for work each morning. Several
thousand packing house workers have
left this city in the last year. They
win help to increase the number of
wage slaves i'll some other city.
ROY E. STEPHENS.
Omaha, Nebraska.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
Notes

"The Wise Wife," starring Phyllis
Haver, will be the principal film at
the Cameo Theatre beginning today.
Charles Chaplin in 1.-THE Fireman"
u nature picture, "Cabbages and
Things" and Moonlight Sonata, !"
Beethoven's melody interpreted in
color, will also be shown.
Two new theatres, the Madison at
Myrtle and Wyciloff avenues and the
Chester at fremont, West Farms and
Boston Road, are due to open in No
vember under the direction Of 3. S.
Moss.
A revival Of "Robin Hood" with
Douglas Fairbanks as its star, will be
the offering at the 55th Street Cine
ma, starting today.
"A Harp in Hook" first release,
appears upon the screen at Moss
Broadway beginning Monday. Ru-
dolph Schildkraut, Bessie Love and
Junior Coghlan are in the cast.
The Broadway and Cameo this week
are playing the pictures Of the Demp-
;ey-Tunney Fight.
"Uncle Toms Cabin" will be given
It's premiere by the Universal The
atre on Friday November 4th.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29
ON THE SCREEN

The Capitol Theatre will celebrate
it's eighth anniversary beginning to-
day. Many new features are an
nounced including "Tea for Three"
the picture, fashioned from the farce
of Roi Cooper Megrue, with Lew Cody
and Aileen Pringle heading the cast.
James Barton and Grace LaRue
will be featured in the stage presenta-
ton.
"The Main Event" with Vera
Reynolds, will come to the Roxy
Theatre this Saturday. The film is
based on story by Paul Allison called
THAT Makes Us Even" Rudolph
Schildkraut, Julia Faye, Charles De-
laney, Robert Armstrong and Ernie
Adams are the other players.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29

"The Banshee," melodrama by
w. D. Heppenstall and Ralph Guilt
nan. is now in rehearsal. Barry Ma
collum, Margaret Barnstead, Marie
Carroll, Harriet Sterling, Lewis Lev
erett and Doan Borup are in the cast
The show should arrive in New York
about November.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29

Schuman-Heink, who last year cele-
brated the Golden Jubilee as a sing
er, is now on her Farewell tour. She
is to give seventy-five concerts, ex-
tending from coast to coast, and will
come to New York, December 10th.
She also plans to return to the
Metropolitan to sing in her well known
Wagnerian roles.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-29

'The Angel Of Broadway" will be
shown at the Colony Theatre, begin
ming this Saturday. Leatrlce Joy is
the star.