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Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-31
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One worthwhile boy in family
of ne er do wells.
That briefly is the synopsis OF
"'Thc First Kiss which comes to
the West Coast Imperial Theatre to-
night and tomorrow.
The name of the picture does
not really portray the idea of the
story, though around the first kiss
of boy and girl is woven Il tale
cf intense interest.
Gary Cooper takes the part of the
boy who becomes disgustcd with the
condition of his family, which, from
Il proud and respected position i'll
their home town, has fallen to a
low estate through drink, idlcness
ind shiftlessncss. How he raises
them up to the position they once
occupied, and despite the fact that
lie has to break the law to do it, is
a story that is filled with human in.
tcrest.
Fay Wray, in the roic of the
daughter of the town S wcalthiest
man, has a part that demands much
from an actress and she fills the de
mand to the fullest degree. With
Cooper she forms Il team of younger
artists who are certain to be among
the leaders in the movies before
long.
Cooper will be remembered for his
excellent work in ''The Legion of
the Condemned, in which he first
attracted notice of directors and
fans alike. AS a menial oysterman
and the sweetheart of the town 5
richest girl, he has a "fat' part
IN ''The First Kiss and he makes
the most of it.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-31
Gage Christopher
Will Sing Bass
Role in Messiah

Gage Christopher, we'll known bas-
so cantante of Los Angeles, has been
engaged by the Imperial Valley
Choral club to sing the bass role in
The Messiah,' which the club
will present on the afternoon of De-
cember % in the new Imperial Thea
tIe.
Associate membership tickets We're
given out at the choral club re-
hearsal last night and may be pur-
chased from any of the club mem
bers. Membership tickets will be
limited to $50 and those planning
to attend the club s concert, are adj
vised to procure their tickets soon
as indications point to an early sell
cut.
Associate membership tickets en-
title the holder to two reserved seats
for each concert.
The first 20 associate membership
tickets have been sold and are as
follows:
Harold Burnham, W. S. Fawcett,
J. S. Jones, Leo Hetzel, Ben Herring,
Warren Currier. John MeNeece,
Howard P. Meyer, Imperial Music
CO., J. c. Neale, r. II. Demo, Dr.
Philip Hodgkin, DIR. +. o. Carter,
Ray c. Roberts, Victor Gentle, W.
J Clements. DR.. T. \. Burger, Leroy
Holt. 4 II. KelIar, Ross T. Hick-
COX, and Kendall B. Perkins.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-31
Lions Enterta ain
The Ladies With
Halloween Party

Ladies' Night was observed by
the Lions club last night, with Il
dinner bridge at the Hotel Barbara
Worth. Guests were met at the east
door of the hotel by two ghosts and
were made to 90 through the for
mality of shaking clammy hands and
other devices which reminded them
that the Hallowe EN- season is here.
Covers were laid for 80 Lions and
guests in the gaily decorated dining
room. Sheaves Of corn. pumpkins
and black eats furthered the festive
note. After dinner ghost stories
were told, started by one of the
members, and each member adding
several sentences, the results being
a weird collection of stories. DR.. f.
X. Cunningham was heavily fined
for letting politics crop into his
story.
An enjoyable musical program was
given with Mrs. Horace Williams
acting as aeeompanist. Basil Will
Eams played two fine violin mum
bers, including selections from the
81 Merry Widow (Lehar) and Piz-
zicato from "Sylvia Ballet de
libes). Cornet solos by Eugene
Becker included "'The Little Old
Garden (HewitD aud "Togeth-
er.'
Bridge WAS enjoyed on the mez-
zanine floor with prizes for women
going to Miss Norma Young of I'm
perial, first, Mrs. Harry Horton,
second, and Mrs. Ii. c. Coe, consola-
tion. Mems prizes were given to
Mark Washburn, first, H. y. Hughes,
second and {. B. Smith of San
Rafael, consolation.
Guests of the club were Mr.. and
Mrs. II. Y. Hughes and c. B. Smith
q San Rafael was a visiting Lion.
Russell Broadbeck. j. c. Neale
and DIR. f. r. Cunningham were in
charge of the evening" 5 arrange
ments.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-31
SLIGHT CHANGE
MADE Nv DELPHTAN
CLUB BYLAWS

Delphian club members met yes
terday morning at the home of their
president, Mrs. F. II. McIver, who
presided at the brief business meet
ing. a slight change in the bylaws
was adopted which made the first
meeting of the Delphian group in
October subject to the call of the
president. Beginning next Tuesday,
November 6, meetings will he held
on the first and third Tuesday of
each month.
"Thc Most Ancient Egyptian
Tales were discussed and Miss Bcs-
sic Proudfoot. section leader. demon
Stratcd most interestingly now liter
allure developed very SLOWLY and
thoroughly from these first tales, 81
Internationally given with no charac-
teriZatioH 10 the modern story. in
which some change takes place in
leading characters no matter how
short story may be. She pointed
out the beginning Of dialop,z and
development of logic in growth of
the story, extending back through
the ages from earliest appearance of
literature.
The study of the Illiad was an
ticipated in a fine description of the
growth and structure of Homeric
work. Beginning with minstrel
story, Miss Proudfoot described how
floating literature of the earliest
times was started and selected and
finally made into unit, many
unit stories compiled, making or
ganic effect or Homeric process.
Some interesting things were told
OF what little is known of the
authorship of the Illiad and also of
events that have been revealed
through a modern explanation at
TROY.
Members present were Mesdames
Dorsey Whitclaw, Elmer \. Heald,
O. G. Horne, \. p. Nuffer, T. II
Gebbie, F. \. Burger, F. T. Minor,
James W. Glassford, +. II. McIver,
Gilbert ID. Preston. A. VI Williams
and Warren Currier
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-31
HEBER
(Press Staff Correspondent)

SLd41 SOIACSpS4A0S-AS(
HEBER. Oct. 31.-Mr. and Mrs
Sam Parker and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Wagner. of McCabe, were Sunday
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard T.
Ware.
Mrs. J. II. Davis and daughter
Hazel. Of Coachella, will make then
home with Mrs. j. J. Lowe, daughter
Of Mrs. Davis.
Messers Van Majors and NJ. II.
Gavin attended the Associated
Chamber Of Commerce meeting at
Imperial Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ II. Gavin and
Mrs. Sadie Fishburn attended the
meeting in the City Park Saturday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thompson
and children were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. White Parker, at Eonds Corner
SUNDAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Knapp were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Knapp on Sunday.
Rov Bumn and son of Rccdlry,
ere in the valley on business trip
and Il visit with Mrs. f. NJ. Collins.
Mr.. and Mrs. clyde Rodgers en-
tcrtaiucd at dinner on sunday, Mr..
aud Mrs. j. ". Porter and children,
Of Holtvillc. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Terrence.
Mrs. John Briggs spent Tuesday
with Mrs. Wyatt Briggs, at CalcXico.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Enochs are en-
tcrtaniug Mrs. Enochs's brother
and his wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Mitchell, Of Watts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Wagner, Of
Puenta, and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Combs,
of Ventura, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ray Barnc,. The Wagoncrs
were residents Of IIeber in the early
days.
Mrs. Wilkiy Lame j., entertaining
her brother, Tom Isabella and his
son, of Los Angeles,
! Mrs. ". j. Strickland and Mrs.
tathrinc Lyon, twins, celebrated
ihcir birthday, at the home Of Mrs.
/ Strickland in III Centric. IIaIlowc zen
decorations gave p ghostly setting
( for the party made up Of near rcla.
/ tiVcs. Covers were laid for Mr.. and
I Mrs. w. j. Strickland, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Carlton JOY, Mrs. Eva Nett
l4aA, Ut sam Dieeo, katherine l. Oh,
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-31
COUNTY EXECUTIVE
BOARD MEETING OF
SPECIAL INTEREST

Club women are looking forward
to an interesting meeting Of the
county executive board Of Federated
clubs, which will be held in Holt
Vile Saturday at the Civic Center
at 10 o clock.
DIR. Harvey L. Eby, chairman of
the Bureau of Rural Life Of the
California Congress of Parents and
Teachers, will be the principal
speaker. having for his, subject
" "lllitcracy. DIR. Ebv is a gifted
speaker and his message promises to
be of decided interest to the club
women Mrs. W. A. Price of San
Diego and Mrs. Jolley of Yuma are
others who are scheduled to make
brief talks.
Reservations are to be made with
Mrs. II. G. Burke of Holtyillc.
The meeting is open to all valley
clubwomen with a special invita-
tion 10 chairmen, who are urged 10
attend and get in direct touch with
their county officials.
Twelve carloads Of hogs sold in
Tulare. October 9, brought u top
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-31
MRS. ROSS HICKCOX
TO ACT As LEADER
FOR HOLTVILLE CLUB

Literature Section members of the
Holtville Woman y club met last
right at the home of Mrs. c. l..
Shaw, where their years program
was opened by Mrs. Ross T. Hick-
cox of this city, who win give Il
course on " Modern Drama.
"What Constitutes n Good Play
was discussed at last night 5 meet
ing by Mrs. IliekcoX, who also
sketehed the development of drama
from the carly beginnings down
through the Greek period and Mid
die Ages, 10 the times of lsbcn,
Shaw and the modern dramatists.
The section holds two meetings Il
month. with much interest mani
Tested in the course rs evidenced by
the large attendance. At the next
meeting Mrs. Hiekeox will read one
of the new plays.
Mrs II. T. Miller. formerly of
Holtville but now of this city, at
tended the meeting as a guest of the
section.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-31
FORCED TO SLEEP IN
CHAIR ---GAS SO BAD

Nights I sat up in a chair, I had
such stomach gas. | took Adlcrika
and nothing / eat hurts me now. |
sleep fine. Airs. Glenn Butler.
Even the FIRST spoonful of Adj
lerika relieves gas on the stomach
and removes astonishing amounts of
old waste matter from the system.
Makes you enjoy your meals and
sleep better. No matter what you
have tried for your stomach ana
bowels, AdIcrika will surprise you.
Clement = Drug Store. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-31
Rheim To Serve
Term In Prison
by United Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Oct. 3l-Convietcd
of second degree murder, "Tcxas
Eddie Rhcim, former Butte, Mont,
soda dispenser, will be sentenced,
November 9, to term of 20 years
to life in Sing Sing prison.
Rhcim, who served with the army
in France and the Hawaiian Islands,
Durscc in a shoe store hold.up.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-31

ton furnished entertainment for the
guests, and prizes were awarded to
Miss Norma Young and Mrs. Carol
Davis for their skill in two of the
games. Those present were Mesdames
c. f. Edgar, J. Rogers, NJ. r. Hart.
sock. Misses Ruth Miller, Anna Bel
ford, Lillian johnson Lorraine Can
non, Lucille Bathrick, Charlotte
Young, Norma Young, liilda and
Olga Nickels, Margaret Salmon.
Leroy, the young son of Rev. and
Mrs. +. w. Howlct, is recovering
from severe illness.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-31

The Matilda highway from Bak-
ersfield through the Sespe Canyon,
first surveyed and sponsored by
Harry MeCary. has been endorsed
by several civic bodies.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-31
Politics On
Air Tonight
By InIted Press Leased Wire

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Thc cam
paign address of Governor Alfred
l.. Smith at Newark is the high
spot Of tonights' political broad
casts over coast-to-coast nctworks.
The Baltimore speech of Senator
william +. Borah will prccede
Smith : on the NBC clain, while
John W. Davis will broadcast a talk
IN support Of the Democratic candi-
date Il half hour after the Newark
program is concluded.
Smiths speech will be carried
throughout the country from the
18th Regiment Armory, Newark,
from 9 to 10 p. IN. eastern time.
Borah s speech will be on the air
from 8 to p. NJ. eastern time. A
cOast-tO.coast network, headed by
WIZ, viii broadcast.
Davis viii speak from 1890 to
II p. m. eastern time, over the reg
uar Wednesday evening Democratic
network Of 80 stations.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-31
FINAL DECREE GRANTED

Los ANGELES, Oct. 3l.-Claire
Windsor, screen actress, has been
granted her final decree of divorce
from Bert Lytell, actor. The inter
locutory decree was entered August
9, 1927.
Orange harvest in Butte County
will begin about November l.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-31

Mrs. Josie !. Phillips has 60 acres
of peaches one mile west of Pomo-
ma, Los Angeles County, which pro
duccd 176 tons of fruit this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-31

Virginia Ralph, and the twin
sisters.
Mrs Catherine Lyon and daugh-
ter, Katherine, made business trip
to the Iona Linda ,Sanitarium Sun
day.
Judge Vaughn Thompson spoke on
the amendments on the November
ballot at the school house Sunday
e,tnine.
Imperial Valley press., 1928-10-31

Twelve carloads Of hogs sold in
Tulare. October 9, brought top
price of S10.GJ.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-25
FREIHEIT CLUB
IN Los ANGELES
Fourth Anniversary of
Mandolin Players

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 24.-The
Freiheit Mandolin Club of Los An
geles will celebrate it's fourth year
of activity in the revolutionary labor
movement in a grand celebration
which is to take place Sunday eve
ming, January 6, 1929, at the Co.
operative Center, Los Angeles.
An interesting symphony concert
has been arranged for the celebra-
ton. Besids the Freiheit Mandolin
Orchestra there will be piano solo
by the noted Vienna pianist, M.
Wolfson; double quartet, mando-
lin and guitar solos.
S. Vost, chairman of the publicity
committee, urges that more work.
ers join the Mandolin Club. Besides
playing for workers affairs, the
club also has a music school with
beginners, intermediate and ad-
vanced classes. tudents can have
the choice of the following instru-
ments: mandolin, guitar, mandola,
mando-cel!o and mando-base.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-25
OFFICIAL
ON B0SS'S PAY
President District II
Operators Official

TERRE HAUTE. Dec. 24.-Har-
vey Cartwright is the latest of the
union-smashing Lewis gang in the
United Mine Workers of America
to be openly rewarded for his anti
labor activities by the employers.
He has just resigned as president
Of District IL Of the U. M. w. A.,
to take the position of commissioner
Of the Indiana Bituminous Opera
tors Association.
He takes the place of Phil Penna,
a former official of the U. M. w. A.,
who deserted the union % years ago
to be commissioner for the opera
tors, but who has now retired on
account Of illness.
AS the U. M. w. A. loses men,
bership to the new, militant, Ma
tional Miners Union, it is expected
by miners here that more and more
of the U. M. w. A. bureaucracy will
be openly recognized as being on the
operators pay roll.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-25

working class has stood by its Daily
Worker. Five years, hard years
You think they were hard years.
Why, they were nothing to the
years, that our comrades suffered,
in old Russia, underground Russia.
They were nothing to the bloody
slavery of our comrades in China
today, in India, in Italy.
working class fortitude and endur-
ance and sacrifice that lie ahead of
us.
Yet they were great years, years
of fortitude, endurance, sacrifice.
But they are only the beginning.
We are celebrating the fifth ami
versary of The Daily Worker. To
make this anniversary edition a
success, to aid vitally in building
and preserving the Daily Worker, it
is necessary that more and more
greetings be sent the paper from la
Dor and fraternal organizations and
Party bodies.
But not only greetings are urgent.
Contributions are also a vital need
to the revolutionary Communist
press at this period and may be for
long to come. But as you did net
fail in your proletarian duty in the
past, comrades, you will not fail now
nor in the future.
The paper of the hammer and
sickle is yours to save or forsake.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-25
District s Pioneers to
Hold Third District
Convention in Chicago

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Prepara-
tions are going ahead ia full swing
for the Bird district convention of the
Pioneers of district No. s, which
will be held on Dec. 29 and 80 at the
Workers Center here, at 2021 W.
Division Street, it was announced to-
day.
Delegates are expected from the
coal mining towns of Southern H.
linois, where there are now seven
functioning Pioneer units, from the
steel territory, and from the st.
Louis and Milwaukee sub-districts.
In order to welcome the out-of-
town delegates, workers here are
running huge affair on the night
preceding the convention Friday
night December %, at Wicker Park
Hall, 2040 w. North Ave.
Many novel features are being ar
ranged for this affair, including
various tableaux, plays, a pioneer or
chestra from Gary the newly or
ganized Pioneer chorus of Chicago
and many other stunts and noveltie
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-25
ANTI-|MPERIAL.
WILL MEET
Will Hold Conference
on January IL

The first labor conference to fight
the war danger and the new often
sive of American imperialism will
take place aSturday, Jan. II, at l
p. M, at Labor Temple, 14th St. and
Second Ave-, it was announced yes
terday by Harriet Silverman, secre-
tary of the New York section of
the All-America Anti-Imperialist
League.
In an official call and credential
sent by the League to trade unions,
workers clubs, working women's
bodies and youth organizations,
these are urge dto send in the names
of their delegates at once.
The speakers at the conference
will include Robert w. Dunn, noted
radical economist, Robert Minor.
editor of the Daily Worker, and
George Pershing of the Anti-In-
perialist League.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-25
.RU NOR BOLIVIA
CONTINUES ITS
WAR MOVEMENTS
Bolivian Troops Still
Active in Disputed
Chaco Region
War Threat to League
New Treaty to Strike
at Third Agencies"

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. pa
While unconfirmed reports Persist
that Bolivia is continuing troop
movements in the northern Chaco
region, this only throws into darker
shadow the so-called Cancellation
and arbitration" conference here of
the Pan-American Union.
While Rule IA of the procedure
set up by the conference calls for
public hearings of the principal
commissions of the conference, the
rule is calmly ignored, as it was
when the Daily Worker corre-
spondent two weeks ago led pro-
test of correspondents, to whom
Kellogg was compelled finally to ad-
init that the rule had been violated.
More Secrecy.
Saturday, the rule was again sus-
pended and the Committee on Con-
ciliation met for four hours behind
closed doors. At that, no result was
reported, on the excuse that some
governments wished to consult their
governments by cable before acting.
The significance of this is ap-
parent when, despite the secrecy, it
leaked out that the proposed "treaty
on conciliation" has a war threat in
it against any ''third agency" which
dares to intervene in a dispute after
the Pan-American Commission,
which the treaty establishes, sets
its machinery IN motion"
War Move Against League.
The plain inference of this is a
war threat against the League of
Nations or any nation or group of
nations in Latin America which in
tervenes as mediator in any Latin
Americap affairs.
Firstly, the draft treaty provided
that there be a permanent commits
sion set up, which will be obliged,
even without investigation of any
dispute. 10 o11ef conclllatory mea-
sures at once when trouble appears.
Then it is said in devious language
that "the offer of good offices on
the part of third parties will not
be regarded as an unfriendly act
before the machinery of conciliation
has been set in motion"
By this clause the ground is laid
for any offer of mediation by "third
parties" to be treated as an "un-
friendly act" as the Monroe Doc
trine machinery in the form of Pan
American commissions are set up
permanently" and are instructed to
act first and investigate afterward.
The clause afer this clause bring
Continued on Page T'l0o
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-25
MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
FOR PARTY DISCUSSION

The Central Executive Committee of the Workers (Communs)
Party has arranged the following membership meetings connection
with the Party Discussion These meetings have originally been ched
ud earlier but Party Penum final the fol
lowing:
Thursday December 27h-New York City, Superior, Wisc
Seattle Wash; Chicago Ill., Friday December 2shBoon Pha
dephia Buffalo, St Paul Saturday December 29Ptsburg De-
tro New Haven San Francisco Sunday December 30thCleve
land, Kansas City, Los Angeles.
The Central Executive Committee desires that the widest
tion the Party shall participate these General Membership
meetings and calls upon every Party member attend
The place of the meeting in each city will be announced the
next few days.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-25
WORKERS SCORE
YANKEE TYRANNY
Wicks, Moreau Expose
Bolivia War

Many workers Joined in condemn
ing the activities of American i'm
perialism in Latin Amerca at a
meeting on the Bolivia Paraguay
war, held yesterday afternoon at
Lexington Hall, 11sth ST., near Lex
ington Ave. The meeting was held
under the auspices of the Harlem
section of the Workers Communist
Party, the Spanish fraction of the
New York district of the Party, and
the New York branch Of the All
America Anti-Imperialist League.
H. M. Wicks, of the Daily Worker,
showed the workings of U. S. i'm
perialism in TIE Bolivia Paraguay
conflict and pointed out that Stand
ard Oil and American bankers COM
pletely dominated the Bolivian gov
ernment.
Wicks termed the "peace" maneu-
vers going on at the Pan-American
Conference in Washington as only
clever manipulations by Kellogg to
ward off British imperialism, act
ing through the League of Nations,
and "settle" the dispute in a way
favorable to the Yankee interests.
"The brazen assault against Para
quay is part Of the whole vicious
offensive of Yankee tyranny that
has as its objective the enslavement
of all Latin America, and the ex-
termination of the power in that
part of the world of its great i'm
perialist rival, England. The peace
maneuyer at Washington is part
of the preparation for a new world
war;" he said.
Albert Moreau, representing the
American section of the All-America
Anti-Imperialist League, traced the
maneuvers of British and American
imperialisms in South America and
showed how the Latin American
workers and farmers were fighting
Yankee aggression. He called for
united action of the American and
Latin American workers against
United States imperialism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-25
KEEP DAILY ON RED so!
Voice OF Workers Must Line ON

In the bitter cold gray air of the
early morning, that from five to
seven o'clock cold which workers
know SO well, the crowds rush across
Union Square. They are heading
for the two subways that converge
there, heading for their jobs, for the
eight, nine, ten, eleven hours of
slavery that awaits them all.
One sign looks down to them. as
they stare up at it, one line of hope
thru the cold gray morning: "The
Daily Worker" across the building
that houses the offices of the only
Communist daily in the English
throughout the world.
But what if some cold gray bitter
morning, some cold proletarian
morning, that sign should not be
there! Suppose that the long and
desperate struggle of the great
American militant organ should go
down to defeat in its fight for the
workers.
What hope would take to your
days slavery with you if that sign
were gone, comrades,
Who would speak to you il the
voice of the Communist press were
silent in the United States, COM
rades?
Yet this can happen, this is al
ways lying in wait to happen.
Thru five long years the American