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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-24

Fishes and Pike


WHAT is the most important single
" fact about American civilization?
The answer is: economic inequality.
There has been inequality in other
times and places; the poor have been
equally poor, but never in history
have the rich been so rich, or so Sc
cure in their riches, never have they
built so elaborate machine for
Haunting their riches before the eyes
of the poor. In this statement we
put our finger upon the solar plexus
of America: the land of million
rich engaged in devising new ways
Of exhibiting wealth, and of a hun
dred and twenty million poor, en-
gagged in marvelling at the achieve
ments of the wealth exhibitors,
There have been great empires
prior to capitalist America; the num-
Der of them is buried under the sands
of the ages. But we may safely make
this assertion, that never in all his
tory, or pre-history, has there been
an empire in which the victims of ex-
ploitation were kept so continuously
face to face with the evidences of
their loss Now, as ever, the poor
are huddled in slums, far from the
palaces of the rich; but now, for the
first time, the rich have been vain
enough-future times will say in
sane enough-to devise Sunday sup
Elements" ''tabloids," and "home
editions" to enable the poor to share
imaginatively in the lives of the rich.
The factory slave, having hung for
an hour to strap in a crowded
street car, and eaten his tasteless
supper of denatured foods, props his
stoclinged feet upon a chair, lights
his rancid pipe, and spreads before
his eye magic document-the
twenty-four hour record of all the
murders, adulteries, briberies, be-
trayals, drinking, gambling and gen
eral RIGHTEOUSNESS of the eXploiters
Of the world. It is all made as real
as life to him-the palaces and shin
ing motor-cars the soft-skinned "dar-
lings Of luxury" in their ermines, and
also in their lingerie; their elegantly
groomed escorts in opera costume,
and also in underdrawers-no init
mate details are spared.
And then once a week the wage
slave takes his wife and children to
moving picture palace, where they
see people spend upon supper-party
more than a working class family
earns in year, Old time fairy tales
dealt with far-off things, but the
modern movies deal with the instant
hour, and why they do not lead to-
instant revolution is a problem thr'
would puzzle man from Mars. The
explanation is the conviction, dcept
rooted in the hearts of ninety-nirc
out Of every hundred persons in thu
movie audience, that he or she is
destined to clunlb out upon the face
OF the other ninety-nine, and have q
chance to spend money like those
darings Of luxury upon the screen
1t happened not SO long ago that M
wife was employing a high school boy
of the working class, at the tasks Of
burying the family garbage and
scrubbing the kitchen floor.
"The way the rich people drive
their cars in this city is crime" re-
marked this youth. "TheY don't pay
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-24

All childhood and youth heard formula money talks
had any money formula "Shu up!"
Now the world has ard talking of date 1t
by the word that the modern world controlled
So the formula must be altered; Money wrtesi"
This study of American literature from the
of view 1t takes living writer's and turns their socks inside
asking Where did t? What did do for it?
1t polite book but honest book, and is needed
1t concludes SERIES years ago, including "The Profits
of Religion" "The Brass Check "The Gooseep "The osngs
and "Mammonart."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-24
Letters From Our Readers

carefully-not superficially d
hastily-the health hazards in indus
try and their remedies. At this oc-
casion it should be mentioned that a
permanent Museum Of Safety, mainly
in industry has been open for years
at 100 E 28th St., N. Y. G. Let the
Workers know what may be done to
prevent sickness and accidents in
working places.--B. Liber.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-10-24
Editor, DAILY WORKER:

Editor, DAILY WORKER:
Permit me to attract the attention
Of your readers to the Industrial
Health Exhibit now open at the N. Y.
Academy of Medicine, 103rd st. and
Fifth Avenue, admission free to all.
It is a small exhibition, but very in
structive to factory and shop workers
who are interested in industrial
hygiene and who are willing "A study
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-30
CRUEL BEATING
ADMINISTERED TO
GIRL ON PARTY
By United Press Leased Wire

CULVER CITY, Calf, July 30
A young woman was believed to be
dying in the Culver City hospital
here today, the aftermath of brut-
al beating she said she received on
a wild early morning automobile
party.
Before lapsing into unconscious
hess, the girl, believed to be Vivian
Edwards, of Los Angeles. gave a
meager account of the beating
which she told hospital attaches was
administered by a man named Dick
Burk, a member of a party of three
men and three girls.
According to an employee of an
all-nights drug store here, he was
summoned to an automobile early
today which stopped before his
store. Three men and three girls
were in the machine, one of the
men asking directions to a hospital
and informed him that an injured
girl was in the car.
The druggist accompanied them
to the hospital and as the car came
to a halt in front of the place, the
druggist assisted the semi conscious
girl from the car. Immediately the
remainder of the nartv sped away.
The girls condition is critical,
physicians said reporting that q
preliminary examination revealed
that her skull was frac tured.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-30
BANDIT SUSPECT
WHO ESCAPED IS
CAUGHT AGAIN
By United Press LPnscd Wire

Los ANGELES. July 3O-Paul
Knapp, former Seattle policeman
and attack suspect, was recaptured
here today, following two weeks of
liberty, gained in a sensational es,
cape from deputy sheriffs
Mrs. Josephine Knapp, the sus-
pect's wife. who is charged with
having aided her husband to escape
from the home of his mother where
he had been taken bv police off
GERS. was arrested at the same time
and lodged in Jail.
A reward of $3.50 for Knapp and
$500 for his wife, will! be paid the
arrcsting officers who captured tn p,
pair at a street intersection in the
suburban district of the city, after
an extensive manhunt.
Two weeks ago Knapp was taken
from the county Jail In custody of
deputy sheriffs after the prisoner
had been granted request to have
some dental work done. During the
course Of the day he was taken to
the home of his mother and subse,
ouently escaped through a trap
door prepared in clothes closet.
He is wanted in connection with
a series of attacks on HOLLYWOOD
women and number of holdups.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-30
SWISS RESIDENTS
WILL CELEBRATE
NATIONS BIRTH

Plans for the celebration and oh
servance of the three hundred AMI
sixty fifth anniversary of Switzer-
land s national independence day i'll
the Valley Sunday, July 81, are be-
ing completed by members of the
committee in charge of the program.
An historical nlav CT Switzerland
will open the Il yram exercises at
in the evening, followed by an all
night dance. During the evening
and late night fire works will be set
, eff as an added attraction. Tho
exercises are being held under the
auspices of the Imperial Valley
Swiss Club.
Improvements are being made t.
their building on the G. F. Kamm
ranch in preparation for the celebra-
tion. The Kamm ranch is two and
a half miles north and one mile
west Of IIoltville, and one mile east
and one mile south OF McKim brid-
&c.
Refreshments Will be on hand to
care for all wants. The dance in
the evening promises to be one OF
the most successful sponsored by
the club. All are cordially invited
to attend the entertainments and
dance.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-30
War Chieftan's
Color Becomes
Woman's Style

NEyr vOpE Wv on And III.
Krim. the fie-re Riff chieftion who
fo- ven-r ken. the a~'oios - F-a-ao
""d C~oir ~ how will hn tha vno1ol
this FOIL fN- On" of the latest modes
in ~o~en's wear.
Some of tho rohes f0rrd IN his
ooS"O~9;ou ~ tho two ~ t;s ~rv-cr.
low havn rnno-.lv hoan sh~vr !,
Doris o~d ~.oh owl ot',-a.,l w-o-,
40 rrrhrc; ,n~;cr 80. fashi> 10
~ic,no~e oorno:--p1 thn i1na oF ado NJ
;nn .Nor, 20 tho hc"'o cnr.-~a A.
@O~';rr ~ . 1;~~ntoh from ~,
Wo~'"r' Uo-'n Cor~oanior ronro.
~o~tN'''-n IN no-'s tho Ar"h c~,.
N"oidcrirs will he a fall seasonal
Frnrnh CoInnial ofs'c;o'c ~ nrcr.
;~:~~ ocvA.,~;o-- ~1ootif-1 eun-'v
80 49, owh~a;1c-v hovo t"-rad its
"-o i"to y v,o-,-n-fr, footor ~ ncnoc
"n'~rr tbn 1~so-t t-ihns. Far COW
4~,;o- or,h~n;1nrinr w"s nn--;od nu
ot;es'-- no no~t;r,o hrt fc,ir'-;rr
'ho I'eo"vorr- of tho r'oh variotina
NV fo~h;on fnsirro~s. tho rnv"-n-
WONT 10 ernorrac'n~ pmh~oidorirg
80 t-adn tive rraotin~ n lucrative
;r1r-t-v for tho rotiwnN no a rn~"-t
cor living mt peace with the outside
wn~,d
Soft. white. al'.wool materials
aeoo-ated with Arah emhroiao-v.
o-a recommended 30 hNct nre"N-''''r
tho crir;ro, motto found IN Add FL.
Krim's nicturesnue carmcnts.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-30
Officers Spoil
Elopement Trip

Mike Oleiig, 26, and Goldie Ronl.
EFT, Is, started out from Jacumba
early TODAY, planning to clone. But
they landed in the county iail and
they will be returned to Jacumba
today.
Word was received at police head
quarter carly this morning to the
effect that the man and girl had
run away from their homes, the in
formation being forwarded by a
deputy sheriff Of San Diego county
with the theory expressed that they
would arrive in II Centro earl!
this morning.
Patrolman Seeburg found the eo1-
l:'e as the, emerged from the CITY
Limits cafe and as they walked into
IL Centre he placed them under ar
,est, taking them to the county
jail. They admitted having run 4.
way from home, saving they were
clipping. They caught ride into FL
Centfo early this morning and were
waiting for a stage when Patrol
man Sccburg arrived on the scene.
At the county jail the two gave
their names az A. NJ Clary and
Elma Turner
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-30
LULL IN BATTLE
FOR CONTROL OF
.ANCELUS TEMPLE
by United Press Leased Wire

Los ANGELES, July 30.-Bittor
verbal and written attacks hurl-
81 by Aimee Sempie Mcpherson
and her mother Mrs. Minnie Ken.
hedy. gave way todav to rumor and
speculation, az the battle for con
troll Of Angelus Temple simmored
IN deafening silence.
Following "a special meeting Of
e.ders Of the Four Square Gospel
last night, no new statements were
forthcoming from either mother or
daughter and 1t was believed that
some satisfactory arrangement to
both sides had been worked out
Mrs Mcpherson reiterated her in.
tention Of spending a greater part
Of her time spreading the mes
sage OF the -Four Square Gospel
throughout thereountry stating that
she would begin the campaign as
soon as an associate pastor could be
obtained TO conduct the affairs OF
.Angelas Temple,
Deserving the battle front, the
titan haired evangelist went swim
ming yesterday on the same beach
from which she disappeared a year
ago to later appear in the desert
hear Douglas, Ariz.
Meanwhile Mrs. Kennedy vehcm
entity denied that she had even dis
cussed the affair recently at all.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-30
Worlds Tallest
Premier Claimed
By Victoria

MELBOURNE. July 3o.-The
Worlds S tallest rremier is claimed
hy the state of Victoria.
Ned Hogan, Laborite, who re-.
Gently led his party into office,
stands G it. 5l-2 inches in his socks
and fine thatch of curly hair adds
a couple of inches to that height.
Like most Labor Premiers who
have held office in the various
Australian States at different times,
Hogan worked his own wav from
The bottom rune of the ladder. Al
- he left school and drove a team
Of horses on his father : farm, while
even before that age he had done
= man : work in the fields. At 10,
Hogan left for the goldtields of
Western Australia and was lum-
Ter iacE. There he started out on
his political career as spokesman
for workers in disputes with EN-
uloycrS. He also gained the reputat-
ion at athletic meetings there of
being the best exponent of putting
~" weight. tossing the caber, and
similar sports.
Hogan is not vet 40 wears of age,
hut mas had Parliamentary career
cvto"9'No cvo~ 1oondo.
" "a ronrto1 IN hovn no cvt~o'n" 4"
tr~dor"i'o snnh n" rvnro raid n
r.''ino'o n"c',;~~ ,T~hn n Taor &c
New C,vth Nuolos oftar he nqen,,, %
o-n+-r' W rr>~on 1ao- ,~t l-r-n1N0
ther' he will have q hard curh mt
on him. for his marty, though the
LARGEST in the State Tooislotiv"
Nssc',hl7. has ~ ots-,utn ~ ior-
~ er' oon only movorn w'th tho
holm oS throa o- 3or- '"1 arnnAente
''-ho WI Govt oi,,l-- tnrn nv, o,'+s
ehould Hogan head towards eytrcm.
ism.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-30
RECEIVERS SAY
RAMISH LIABLE
FOR MILLIONS

Los ANGELES July So
Adolph Ramish, theattr magnate,
owes the Julian Petroleum corpora
tion $l,2ss,379 in alleged usurious
interest, according to a series of
communications made public here
today by receivers Joseph Scott and
II. l.. Carnahan.
Under the state law which per
mits collection Of triple the amount
of the usury, Ramish is liable for
civil judgments totaling So. loo, l34,
according to the correspondence be-
tween s. G. Lewis, ex-head of the
detunct oil company and the re-
ceivers.
= The itemiZed account Of Ramish s
dealings with Lewis and Jack Ben
nett, missing key man in the oil
scandal, is contained in a statement
prepared and submitted to the Ie-
ceivers by Lewis at their request.
Ramish claired he made no profit
usuriOus or otherwise, and that his
books show he took loss of 1854,
900 on stock transactions and $780,
600 on notes. He and his attorney
conferred with the receivers most of
yesterday in an attempt to reconcile
the two claims.
Lewis declared that Ramish in
one transaction charged $500 day
for each day II deferred meeting
certain obligations to him The
total due on this item is $50 5000,
Lewis claims
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-30
British salesman"
Travels Many Miles

LONDON. July 30.-When the
Prince of Wales returns to London
from his Canadian trip he will have
completed annroximatelv 10000
miles since. 1919 as England g ureat-
est travelling salesman " Fer il
10 no secret that the motive hack of
his manv trims "a to "sell' Great
Pritqm to the Dominiona' and 10
forcion countries and Britons are
extraordinarily nroud of the success
of their star salesman.
Between 1919 and the present
trim the Prince of Wales covered
more than 10000 miles in such
trims. Since the close of the Great
War he has made trins to India,
Janan, Australia. the Sandwich Is,
lands and South Africa He has
now visited all the dominions and
practically everv important civili7-
ed country in the world. His pro.
sent trim before II ia comnletra u
is estimated, viii add another 10 00C
miles 70 the 10000 that stood TO
his credit before its start.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-30
GOVERNMENT TO
PROTECT STAND
AMONG POWERS
Will Increase Navy Says
Report, If Arms Farley
Is Failure,
BY PAUL r. MALLON

RAPID CITY, S. d., July 80. -
This government will take steps to
protect its stand among naval pow
ers of the world if the disarmament
conference reaches the expected i'm
passe over arms Limitation it can
be said today on credible authority.
If Great Britain carries out the
program of sea expansion contem-
plated by her proposal at the Gen
eva meeting-amplifying her total
cruiser and destroyer strength to
100000 or 100000 tons-the admin
istration is expected to follow with
program for commensurate
strengthening of the American
navy.
President Coolidge is deeply dis
appointed at the apparent failure
of the conference to accomplish linn
itation or reduction in sea expendi-
lures. Mr.. Coolidge inherited the
disarmament policy from the late
President Harding and has carried
it forward with his program of
economy.
He had looked forward with ey-
pectancv to further reductions in
American naval expenditures and
had fought vigorously to prevent
the naval cruiser bill from being
passed at the last session of con
Gress.
Until collapse of the conference
is certainty, no definite an
nouncement concerning future Am
eriran naval development will he
made but the United Press is in
formed there il no intention on the
part of the administration to per
init Great Britain to build to fur
ther superior proportions over the
American navy.
OF corrse, this government will
concede that extensive outlying col
onies of the British Empire nn"essi-
tate superior cruiser strength for
domestic and commercial PURPOSES
alone. hut if Great Bri''in intends
to build 6on000 or 100000 ton
cruiser and DESTROYER strength,
somethinr must be done by the
United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-30
DESERT CLAIMS
|. A. ENGINEER
AS HEAT VICTIM
Charles F. Peck Dies on
Trip When Water Sup
ply Gives Out.

Charles F. Peck, 81, of Los Ang-
eles, member of a party of seient
ists and adventnrists who arrived
in the valley early this week in
search Of a meteor which is supposed
to have fallen in the valley in 1915.
was overcome by the heat Oh the
desert, about three miles from Dixie
land yesterday afternoon. Other
members Of the party rushed the
man toward FL Centre in an effort
t. obtain aid but he died on the
way.
The party included w. w. Clopp,
q metalurgist, Roger Peek, son of
the deceased, eonard Welsh and G.
A. Sexton, mining engineers and
adventures.
The party stopped at Coyote
Wells Thursday night and left early
yesterday morning on An exploring
trip into the desert. They proceed
cd about eight miles northeast on
the desert in their efforts to locate
the meteor and then struck off in
the direction of Dixieland.
Shortly after noon the party ra'
cut of water and the heat began
, having telling effect on Peek. Hc
gradually weakened and it was fin.
ollv necessary for other members OF
the party to carry him. They reach
cd an automobile which they had
left near DiXieland and rushed him
to point where water could be OBJ
/ tanned. But Peek was rapidly sink
ing and could not swallow water
His friends then put him back in
the ear and started toward FL Cen
tro to obtain medical aid but the
man died enroute here.
The body was brought to the un.
dertaking parlors of Coroner B. f
Lemons where an inquest was held
late yesterday afternoon. A jury re-
turned verdict of death due tc
| becoming oyerheated.
Peek has been a mining engineer
for many years and has been on
numerous exploits of this nature be
fore. He leaves a wife, three sons and
three daughters. The body will h,
returned to Los Angeles today fol
burial
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-30
OF
COMBINE
T00PEN
Trade Commission To Act
On u. S. Steel-DupOnt-
General Motors Pact.
STARTS AT ONCE
Investigation Will Be
Full and Impartial Of
ficial Says.
By HERBERT LITTLE
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)

WASHINGTON, July 3O.-The
Federal Trade Commission g United
States Steel-Dupont General Motors
investigation will be open and above
board in method, starting at once
with requests for full statements OF
holdings, it was said today.
Later. hearings may be held by
the commission to determine wheth-
er the companies overlapping
stockholdings are beneficial or
otherwise to the public.
Commission officials today dis
closed these aspects of the investi-
cation ordered on motion Of Com
missioner Myers, adding that Or.
Francis Walker, chief economist of
the commission. probably would
seek complete statements from the
three giant companies involved
within few days.
Published reports of the "com-
munitv of interest," allegedlv es-
tablished through purchase OF
114,O00 shares of United States
Steel Corporation stock at S14.o00.-
600 bv the f. I. Dupont De Mem
ours Comparv. led m the Myers
proposal for the investigation w
was adopted unanimously.
The Dunont concern for sO~e TIM
has held large interests in General
Motors. the stock of which has re-
GENTLY made spectacular advances
on high earnirrs statements.
To Oppose Ford
The recent devc'npments have led
to reports that General Motors,
with greater booking. would mat"
ira Chevrolet, Pontiac. Oakland and
other makes of ears aoaiust thu
forthcoming new Ford model for
hott'o for the automobile supremacy
of the world.
This angle is unlikelv TO he d's'
cussod d;roc'lv bnt NOV be brought
ont incidentally in tho course OF
tho innuirv it was believed here.
Chairman Hunt of the commission
said the cose was the BIGGEST ev"r
tackled. He estimated il would
take several ronths to 90 throuoh
tho records of the corporations In
vo'vnd.
Officials do not articinate refne-
al Of the'r rnunnsts to examine al
records. although n rennest NAV be
made to keen some of them secret.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-30
Marines Again
Bomb Sandin0
Dy United Press Leased Wire

MANAGUA, July 30.-Ameriean
aviators, aiding the land forces in
pursuing the Liberal General Sand
mo, again bombed small outpost
oil Sandino 5 troops yesterday and
several Nicaraguans were killed
and found according to reports
reaching here TODAY.
1t was the third time Sandino 8
men had been attacked from the
air Peing without defensive weap-
ons against planes, the troops were
reported to be deserting their lead
er.
Marines and loyal Nicaraguan
National Puardsmen were pushing
still farther into the jungle in pur-
suing of Sandino, who refused to
lay down arms in accordance with
the Sacasa Diaz peace terms.
a large bulk Of the Liberal party
rcsents statements of General Mon.
cada that Sandino and his followers
nre bandits. They accuse the former
Liberal chief Of playing personal
politics.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-30
Boxers to Stage
Return Match

Following the write-up of last
nights petting party between Har.
~ Lee and Ad Allegrini, at the I'm
perial Valley Athletic club, Frank
Richmond, club matchmaker, called
the Press to state that lie has sign
ed the two gentlemen for return
bout at an early date.
Not since the famous Brown
Goodrich ruckus of two years ago
has the valley staged a fight that
has caused as much talk as las;
nights affair. Harry Lee is a
murderer, burglar, Apache, coward,
second-storv man and Bolshevist.
if you would believe one section OF
fans, and clever heady, smart i,
hard hitting two fisted fighter if
YOU would believe another section.
The first section believes Ad Ale
GRIM combination of Archangel
Michael and Charlie Lindbergh
while the second group would rate
him with "Castv' when he st, y
out, Merkle when he didn't touch
second. or Doctor Cook who faxed
a north pole discovery.
These conditions being true. the
folks should have great time at
the next pow-wow, and plenty of
opportunity to get steamed up over
it in the meantime.
AS for last night s battle, the
summer weather will tell on the
boys, some of whom saw it was
framed. Maybe il was, but anyone
who framed would be 8 sap to take
the punishment either Lee or Ale
grim took.
Regardless Of differences Of opin.
ion (and everyone present has a
different version) anv boxing match
that can keep majority of the
fans standing up for seven rounds
is-some fight, and keeping time
for it is heck of a job
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-30
Mrs. DrulnmOnd
Able To Sit Tn
ny United Press Lensed Wire

Los ANGELES, July 30.--In n
bungalow somewhere beyond the
city limits, the address Of which is
being kept secret, Clara Drum.
mond sleeping beauty of Fres
no sat up unaided today. the second
time since she was attacked by the
strange malady l22 days ago.
"A momentous occasion in the
ease of this paralyzed girl. who, but
a little more than 100 days ago
could hardly eft an eyelid, can now
sit aione,' said DR.. William j. Pea.
cock, in reporting the latest deve-
lopment in his patient.
According to Mrs. r. b. Tyler.
her nurse, the sleeping girl" now
cries when hungry and can feel
when she is being moved about
Through fear of intervening city
authorities, the girl was removed
from a. private sanitarium to the
bungalow, where she will remain
until her slow struggle to recovery
is over.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-07-30
cTTJNTNros rONNvu-N rN NM
ATT OWEn TO HAVE DOG

PFRKFLFY, Calf. Julv 30
William Aeaoue, % sonior student at
the University Of California who
&c ho~NnA re'iaf IF r,a1;,nl soio~oa
los boon owen nnrnissi~n n have
''e WIT" doe, Patsy, with him nj
his bedside
Tnn~"n enefored hrntnn srirn
whom he struck a submerged rock,
ai'''r" ir " mol ~ .0uircv Ca1H Ho
oaoown"nio3 .irN on oil hiking trins
eNd was at Quincy with him when
the accident occurred.