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Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-09
PARTY GIVEN BY
MRS. JOHN b. BAKER
CHARMING AFFAIR

Complimenting MIR. and Mrs
Howard T. Jones of Holtville and
Miss Gretchen Wciser of Fargo,
North Dakota, who is spending the
season in the valley, Mrs. John Is.
BakeF"gavc a charming party at
her home on Olive avenue Saturday
night The feature of the affair
was an elaborate Easter supper,
served at midnight. The supper was
preceded by cards.
Centering the effective table,
where covers were laid for IS, was
Niehnese doll in Easter costume.
The ehanticlcer motif was empha-
sized in the decorative scheme.
Prizes at cards were won by Miss
Weiser and Fred Nuttall for high
scores, and by Mrs. Wilbur Honckcr
and Robert Hayes, low.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-09
SEELEY
By Press Staff Correspondent

SEEJ4EY, April Q. - Hcrrick
Townsend and daughter, of Los An
geles spent several days with Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Pritchett.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Watkins and
children spent last week with Mr..
and Mrs. A. II. Sheldon. Mr.. Wat
kins is principal of the Lakeside
grammar school and was spending
his Easter vacation in the valley.
Mrs. ID. HARRISON and daughter,
, Mrs. j. Enidc and children of San
Diego spent several days at the Har-
bison ranch.
The Ladies Aid met recently
at the hall. The afternoon was
spent quilting quilt for Mrs.
James Howard. Mrs l.. l.. Hurd
and Mrs. A. II. Sheldon served de
licious refreshments Those present
were Mrs. J. Hogan, Mrs. =. Nelson,
Mrs. Me Hone, Mrs. II. Frost, Mrs.
Nellie Sturkic. Mrs. L. l.. Hurd
Mrs. a. II. Sheldon, Mrs. +. A..
Diehl, Mrs. J. A. Howard, and Mrs.
Paul Luther of Los Angeles, who
is guest of Mrs. II. Frost.
Mr. and Mrs. w. O. Sampson,
Miss Ruth Sampson and Miss Kath.
ryn Weinman motored down from
Los Angeles Thursday and were
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Pritchett. Mrs. w. O. Samp-
son will remain in the valley with
her daughter, Mrs. Pritchctt, sever
al days.
Celebrates Birthday
Frank Pennock Jr., celebrated his
tenth birthday Wednesday after,
noon with a merry party. Sixteen
boys gathered at the Pcmock home
, after school and a very exciting
ball game was played. After the
i hall game the boys gathered in the
/ dining room where a large birthday
cake with ten candles filled the
center of the table. The candles
| were lighted and the boys enjoyed
watching Frank blow them out.
Cake and punch were then served
! and there were Easter favors for
each boy. Games were played the
rest of tho afternoon. Those present
| WIZ -AiItH y ltNNhS'i, Nihi''g -"
ven, Temple Robinson, Harold Rob
inson, Robert Noel, Donald Noel,
Donald Schwartz, X Kcnn e il
! Schwartz, Jack Clcvengor, James
McHonc, G. J. Daley, Hobart Her
rick, Claud IIerrick, Paul Hcrrick,
Douglas Pcnnock and Frank Pen.
mock. Mrs. +. Pennock was assist
ed during the afternoon by Mrs
! Herrick, Mrs. Henderson and Mrs
! Dodds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jess Rodgers and
/ children were called to Long Beach
Friday by the illness of Mr.. Rod.
gers brother.
! John Hogan went to San Diego
Friday to visit his mother over the
week end. His mother celebrated
her ninety-seyenth birthday this
week.
Miss Fredda Hyres, of San Diego
spent the Easter vacation with
her mother, Mrs. T. White.
! Mrs. y. Hollbrook and Miss Edo
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-09
RESERVATIONS FOR
BRIDGE LUNCHEON
SHOULD BE MADE

Reservations for the April bridg.'
luncheon to he given by the card
committee of the Womans Ter
Thousand Club on Wednesday should
be placed al once with Mrs. james
w Glassford, Mrs. Dorsey White
law. or any other member of th .
club s card committee, it was an
nounced today. Reservations will b.
accepted until $50 Wednesday
morning.
Luncheon will be served at !
q clock, TO be followed by play at
O'Clock. All women OF the city
interested in the affair are invited
to attend.
The closing party Of the tourns
ment series will be given early in
May when the prize for the season :
high scores will be awarded.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-09
Brawley Resident
Adjudged Insane

Henry Van Clevc, IS, of Brawlcy
was adjudged insane by Judge
Vaughn y. Thompson in superior
court, department two, this morn
ing. He was ordered committed to
the hospital for the insane at Pat
ton and Deputy Sheriff Poole LEFT
early this afternoon to deliver the
man to that institution.
Complaint in the case was entered
" William T. Fowler and evidence
was submitted to show that the de-
fendant had been troublesome TO
the wife of the complainant. 1t wa
also brought out that he has littia
control Of his actions and he admitt-
ed to the court that at times "hia
head turns around on his shoulders
and he doeSn t know which way he 5
going
DR.. /. c. House and Dr.. c. )
brooks conducted the examination.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-09
Mrs. Ritz Opens
New Flower Shop

Signs of Easter Were no wher'
more in evidence in the city than
in Mrs. c. J. Ritz new flower shop
on South Sixth street. which was
formally opened Saturday. Easter
lilies and other spring flowers in
rrofusion. potted plants and grace
full baskets Of assorted blossoms
made II a pretty sight.
In addition to the attractive
stock displayed in the new shop, a
number of large and beautiful bas-
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-09

Saturday afternoon, which was at
tended by a large numbor of mem
hers of the primary department.
Games were played under the direct
ion of the Misses Ruth Grafton,
Zelma Claypool and Pauline Poole.
Mrs. George Finley was in charge
of the Easter egg hunt and Mrs.
johnson and Mrs. Paul Cogley of
the refreshments.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-09
MinsheW Case
Reported Settled
ss.sSyyyEgyTSM

The case of Carl o. Alfred against
I. r. Minshew was continued one
week in Judge Finney s court Fri
day when it came up for hearing
on demurrer but it is understood
that an agreement has been rea he'd
and that the ease has already set
tied out of court. Alfred in his com
plant charges the defendant with
alienation of his wife S affections
and asked damages in the sum Of
$4,000.
Ernest Utlcy, attorney for thH
plaintiff, declared that settlement
had been reached in the case amt
that an order to dismiss the action
would be filed within a few days,
He did not state the terms of the
settlement.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-09

NEA Los Angeles Bureau
Here is the first of the new mili-
tary planes for Mexico being con-
structed at the Mexican govern
ment's factory at Tijuana, Mexico,
through a company financed by
Gov. Abelardo Rodriguez of Low
er California. Capt. Louis Farrell
Of the Mexican Air Service will fly
the plane from Tijuana to Mexico
City, thence to Washington. The
plane is shown here before leav-
Ing Tijuana and, left to right,
Gov. Rodriguez, Capt. Farrell and
J. F. Rivera, builder Of the plane.
rhe plane is all-metal, except for
linen used in its wings. 1t is pow
cred by a German 1S5-horsepower
motor and'will be delivered to the
technical university at Mexico
City for. experimental purposes.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-09

ra IIollbrook Of Ontario are visiting
}. y. Hollbrooks.
f. y. Gilbert of San Diego who
has bought the Whitaker place,
south east of town, is here on bust
ness this week.
Home Department mot with Mrs.
Frank Pcnnock Thursday. Dclir-
ious pot luck luncheon was served
at noon. The afternoon was spent
in making over hats. Those present
were Mrs. Klump, Mrs. j. Kennedy.
Mrs. ID. Buchanan, Mrs. +. Higgins,
Mrs. r. Rosenbaum, Mrs. NJ. Lie.
bert, Mrs. c. Mccain, Mrs. Wise
Mrs. II. IIerrick, Mrs. J. Dodds,
Mrs. May Henderson, Mrs. Beck
ham, Mrs. d. league, Mrs. NJ. l..
Morgan, Mrs. Hazel Noel and Mrs.
Frank Pennock.
Mrs. +. y. Hull spent Friday in
FL Centre with her daughter, Mrs,
Sidney Goddard.
School was closed Friday, giving
the teachers and pupils chance to
spend Easter on the coast if they
wished to do so.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Clcvcngcr
and children spent the week end in
Ontario.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-09
FIRST WOMAN TO ACT AS
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE
BY United Press Leased Wire

LOS ANGELES, April 9.-The
first woman ever to sit in superior
court in California, Municipal
Judge Georgia Bullock assumed the
bench in department SO here today.
Judge Bullock was appointed to
the superior bench by the judicial
committee. She will occupy the
post for three months.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-09

Tillamook county, Oregon, sold to
Klamath county farmers last year
40 hcifer calves from purcbrcd
sircs and dams of 300 pound re-
cords.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-09

kets Of flowers, some from coast
concerns and others from local
friends brought greetings to Mrs.
Ritz and best wishes for the new
,hoD's success. Mrs. Ritz, who is a
pioneer resident, has been in her
present line Of business for several
wears, and her opening of an eXclu-
sivc shop for this purpose is need
ed addition to the stores of the city.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-09

Ma Kansas Clfy BNTeuH
Hailed as "an absolute and COM
plete success by Italian mr SIC
critics in her debut in Italy, l9'
year-old Kathleen Kcrsting. chlld,
singer of Wichita, Kas., is to sali
for home soon.. The Wichita ho
tary Club financed Kathleen's mu'
sical education abroad after Nine
Emma Calve, famous French operh
star, became interested in the gh
six years ago after hearing he'
voice.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-09

The Baptist church parlors vert
the scene Of a jolly Easter party
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-09

Entire Nos Club members will
meet at the Ten Thousand club to-
morrow night for an Easter dance.
Several clever features developing
the Faster theme are being planned
by the chairmen of the committee,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. c. Sloan.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-09
in his coffee cup

YoU'RE always certain of full~bodied
flavor when you serve this wonderful
coffee. And thefavoris constantwhether
you brew it mild, medium or strong. We
blend it thatway, and pack it in vacuum
to make sure it comes to you that way.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-09

Among the attractive affairs of
the week will be two bridge lunch
cons for which Mrs. George Mann
and Mrs. Don Rex have sent out
cards. The parties will be given at
Las Flores on Wednesday and
Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-04-09

Tonight at the home of the class
president, Ray Rcardon, 40 Hamil-
ton avenue, the monthly meeting of
the Loyal Young Peoples Glass of
the State Street Christian church
will be held The meeting is called
for 1880 o'clock. Plans for the big
entertainment to be given by the
class AT Brunk 5 Tulane thcatcr on
Friday evening, April 90, will be
discussed.
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Charge Hospital With
Refusing to Take Man

JERSEY CITY, N. J., Feb. 10
The North Hudson Hospital is
charged with having refused to admit
Joseph Barnett, 81, of Secaucus, who
was struck by an automobile Friday.
A doctor who was called after the old
man was struck by the auto, whose
driver fled, stated that it was neces-
sary to remove the man to hospital.
An inferno who arrived when the
North Hudson ambulance was sum-
moned would not allow the removal
of the injured man to the hospital,
and told police to take him to the
almshouse, if Barnett had no one to
take care of him. The North Hud-
son hospital was recently charged
with OBTAINING a small child because
it's father was unable to pay a small
bill for medical treatment.
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Ancestors of NATIVE Sons"
California Gold Rush Furnishes Amusement at
the ProvincetoWn Theatre

"HOT PAN" now on exhibition at
Ia the Provincetown Theatre is de-
signed primarily for amusement, and
it does not fail of its purpose. The
title of the play derives its name
from an alleged mining village in
California in the days of 40. The
twenty or more characters are hard
drinking, hard swearing, bloodthirsty
lot--the ancestors of the present day
California native sons-the Rabbits,
the newspaper editors who serve the
Southern Pacific railroad, the preach
ers, the climate boosters and the rest
of the current aristocracy of that
state.
The action of the play occurs dur
ing one Sunday-but what Sunday!
A group of miners arrive and occupy
the ranch inhabited by Don Armidio
Herrera and the female of easy virtue
who is temporarily his mistress. The
leader of the gang turns the place
into a gambling house thai soon has
innumerabie patrons, some of whom
get out alive. 1t is difficult to keep
accurate count on the murders, the
knock-down and drag-outs that pune
tuate the action.
The gambler does not maintain con-
troll very long. He is ousted by a
saloon-keeper, who promptly erects a
bar and rents an adjoining room to
the gambler. Gold is discovered inside
or under the house, which causes a
wild gold rush inside the dump; mean
while the murders proceed regular as
clock-work. Finally the original pos
SCISSORS of the place, Herrera and his
mistress, stage a hold-up. They are
about to be lynched when announce
ment is made that gold has been dis
covered ten miles away. There is a
mad scramble in the direction of the
new find and the original owners are
left again in charge of the house.
Thus the thing ended where it began,
except that there were a number of
very comical deaths.
One thing can be said in it's favor
that cannot be said about the major
ity of shows. 1t is not dull or stupid
and doesn't pretend to solve any prob
lem. Hence it is far superior to the
drivel that is usually on tap at the
various "little theatres" about town.
AS matter of fact the play is so
amusing that it even offsets the dis
comfort of wandering through the
twisted thoroughfares of Greenwich
Village in order to locate a theatre
that once was a barn.
H. M. w.
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did not see the colored men do any
shooting, but the strikers were shoot
ing at the colored men when they
were going down the track toward
their homes. At this time Robert
Lane was shot in the right temple,
but all the colored men continued on
home to No. 6, Bruceton, where they
lived, and the striking miners who
came from their barracks after them
with rifles returned"
From information received during
the investigation from people that
are in no way connected with the
labor controversy in this locality it
seems the discomfort and agitation is
caused by the United Mine Workers
that are on strike"
Ready for Inquiry.
This fake investigation" was hur-
riedly made so that it may be avail
able, should the senate committee de-
eide to probe into tire activities of
the coal and IRON police, as it most
likely will. Already there is strong
sentiment in favor of the disbanding
of this private army of thugs, but
under cover of eliminating the "yel-
low dogs" the state constabulary
forces will be augmented by the in
clusion of discharged" coal and iron
thugs. This will not remedy matters
in the slightest for the workers, since
it is universally admitted, except by
the most reactionary of the labor Of
ficialdom and of course by the cap
tails s, that the state troopers are
always on the side Of the operators.
In fact, no less an authority than
former Governor Pinchot, republican
opportunist political office seeker,
admits this. In a letter recently ad-
dressed by the former state executive
to Senator Johnson, relative to the
proposed mine INJURY, it is charged
that "the policy of using the power
of the commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania to break strikes has again been
put in effect" We accept Pinchot's
testimony gladly even tho during his
term of office the powers Of the state
were at the disposal Of the coal
operators.
The governor also said that:
'In strikes and suspensions in the
mines before took office as COVER
nor of Pennsylvania in 1923 the state
took the side of the mine owners as
matter of course. 1t gave the en-
ployer the whole police power Of the
state to use in substantially any way
he chose to use it. 1t commissioned
as special officers, known as coal
and iron police and authorized to
exercise the police power of the state,
any men the employer chose to name,
including, il countless cases, thugs
and gunme> of the most depraved
agd despicaBe type"
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Pennsylvania
Steal Aluminium Workers Wages.
(By a Worker Correspondent

10Y w UIheT correspondence
ARNOLD, Pa, (By MaiD.-A
friend of mine who is foreman in
the dye and tube department Of the
aluminium factory of this town, told
me about the conditions under which
the men and women are working in
that shop. He told me about their
wages and the bonus they make.
Whatever time they slow up for
a moment, no matter how, if their
machine is broken, or the crane isn't
on time, or they are fixing their
tools to work with, or they need tools
and go to get them or for any other
reason which is inevitable on job
like that-that's time lost!
Special men are on watch thru the
department to mark down the lost
time in a special lost-time book in
which they keep the workers names
Then the lost time record is turned
in and the amount taken off your
wages. Women make twenty cents
an hour and men forty-five cents
there. Many times they take off as
much as twenty or fifty times on
your lost time which nullifies your
bonus and often half of your wages.
j. p
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them at one time. We would be nearly
half dead.
After a few breaths of fresh air
we'd have to get right back to work.
When we were relieved from watch
we'd go up to the wash-room to wash
ourselves and clothes.
There were no shower baths or
laundry for the crew, but only for the
officers and c. P. o. (chief petty of
ficers). We had to wash ourselves
and our clothes in a pail!
For our bath we were not sup
posed to take more than two buckets
of water, one to soap our bodies with,
the other one to wash ourselves down
by spilling it over our heads. One
bucket of water was allowed for
washing clothes. There was hose
of cold salt water which we used to
rinse soap from our bodies and our
clothes. The wash-room was small
and crowded to add to our discomfort.
COaling a Warship.
Coaling ship is the hardest job in
the navy. We coaled about every
six weeks. The barges with hundreds
of tons of soft coal tie up next to
the ship. Then nearly everyone sets
to the back-breaking work with the
shovels. The coal is put in canvas
bags and carried to the bunkers
where the coal is stored.
F'iremen go into the bunkers and
trim, that is level, the coal. During
the coaling which takes about eight
hours the officers and chief petty Of
ficers do the ordering.
1t takes at least a day to clean
ship after coaling. Other hand jobs
are cleaning, chipping and painting
the bunkers. They are painted with
red lead. AS the bunkers are hot the
color would blind US and we had to go
up for air every few minutes.
"Sold For Years"
Q. Do you advise anyone to join
the navy?
A. He'll No! It's a slaves life and
you're sold for four years. Discipline
is very strict and the slightest dis
obedience means the brig, lie. prison.
The happiest day in the navy for me
was the day l received my discharge.
An EX-SAILOR.
EDITOR-The former U. S.
sailor who wrote the above letter
makes a special request in post
script that his name be omitted.
The DAILY WORKER takes every
precaution to protect the names of
its Worker Correspondents. We
never publish names except at your
request.
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According to the former governor
of Pennsylvania there are twenty of
those "yellow dogs" for every state
policeman, besides additional thugs
sworn in as deputy sheriffs. And for
those deputies, sheriffs were paid by
The coal companies one dollar a day
for each man sworn in.
Information collected by investiga-
tors for the Pennsylvania-Ohio Min
ers' Relief Committee, with head
quarters at GIT Penn Ave, Pitts
burgh, proves that former governor
Pinchot's criticism of the conduct of
the coal and iron police errs on the
side of caution.
Many miners frankly declare that
had the former governor been sincere
in his castigation of the yellow
dogs" he would not confine his ac-
ton to a polite letter to Senator
Johnson but would lead a statewide
movement to organize the masses
not only against the coal and iron
police but also for the abolition of
the state constabulary system. Pin
chot is merely trying to ride back
into power on the back of a popular
wave of Indignation against the con-
duct of the Mellon-Fisher-R Reed adj
ministration in the present industrial
crisis.
Pennsylvania is a shining example
of the need for a Labor Party, thru
which the workers in all industries
could organize for campaign against
state cossacks, coal and iron thugs,
deputy sheriffs in the pay of the
operators, company judges and the
two political wings of capitalism in
this state, the democratic and repub-
lican parties.
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present our kicks to the company, but
the company "supervises" the cleo
tions and counts the votes, so who
ever the Standard Oil wants elected
is elected. We have no union in the
Standard, and the workers are sure
that the N. J. Federation of Labor
does not want to organize the men.
because maybe they have been
Squared" by the Standard Oil Co.
IF you are interested in the other
workers wages here are some
Bricklayers, SOC an hour; painters,
roc an hour; boilermakers, soc an
hour; carpenters 75c an hour; ma
hour; carpenters, 75c an hour; ma
hour; stillmen, zoe an hour; truck
drivers, Tic an hour; coopers aver
age little more than 60c an hour;
pressers, Tic an hour.
A STANDARD OIL WORKER.
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SHOWS
CONDITIONS ON
NAVAL VESSELS
Enlistments Four Years
of Prison
(By a Worker Correspondent)

CBy a Worker Correspondent
l am an ex-sailor from the U. S.
navy. | was fireman. Here are a
Few Of the questions about the navy
[ am often asked, and my answers.
Unemployment and Enlistments
@. Why do men join the navy?
A. The main reason men join the
navy is because of poverty due to un-
employment, etc. Other reasons are
lome discomfort, desire to learn a
rade, adventure, etc.
Most recruiting stations Of the
navy, and the army and marines also,
IRE located where here are homeless
nd unemployed workers.. The
3owery and Sixth Avenue in this
ity are examples. The United States
government actually does nothing for
he unemployed.
Learn While You Earn!"
Q. What chance is there to learn
a trade?
A. During my enlistment | was on
three different ships and among over
a thousand men altogether. I never
saw one man go to a trade school.
There are trade schools, but the
chance to go there l judge from my
experience to be one in a thousand.
Most of the mechanics in the navy
come in as mechanics, having learned
in civil life. People should learn that
the United States naval and military
forces are not trained for constructive
work, but for destructive purposes.
Navy Fireman's Life.
Q. What is life like navy fire
man?
A. Our ship was a coal burner.
While sailing our watches were four
hours on and eight off. We had to
work almost to the point of exhaus-
ton to keep up the necessary amount
of steam. The work was killing And
our ship only sailed up and down the
Atlantic coast of the United States.
To make more speed we sometimes
had forced draft watches down below
which means they closed up the fresh
air ventilators and forced artificial
air into the fireroom thru fans over
our heads.
The coal dust would fly and it
would get terribly hot. Your lungs
would burn from the lack of fresh
air. When the forced draft was not
needed any longer the fans were
stopped and the ventilators opened
again. Everyone would crowd under