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In all Of the discussion cf govern
ment ai1 to bring about farm re-
ref it is notable that citrus grow.
ers are doing but little complain
ing, b2rafse they themselves have
worked Out their own salvation,
through modern and efficient pro-
duetive ahd marketing methods. In
view of the strong position of the
citrus growers. it is worthy of note
that tEeir present prosperity is due
to the fact that they market their
product at public sale through great
central markets, where the mass of
consuming population lives.
In the early days of the citrus
business in California, isst as was
the ease in the cattle business before
central markets were established,
the grower depended entirely upon
the country buyer TO come to the
ranch At the propitious moment. If
the country buyer didn't show up,
the crop was practically a total loss,
heca"se there were no central mar
kets which the grower could utilize
as a means of disposing of his crop.
The coantry buyer picked the fruit
and took what he wanted, or what
lie could use to best advantage. The
balance, in cattle pariance, were
"cut -backs.'
The country buyer of citrus pro-
duets was in the business solely for
selfish profit. He bought the fruit
as cheaply as he could. He had no
constructive suggestions as to how
to improve the quality of the fruit.
He merely picked what he wanted to
buy, packed it under his own brand,
and marketed the product the best
he could. competing with numerous
other packers and dealers. 1t was
good business, of course, to cut
prices to take care of extra volume
if competition warranted. There
was not at that time, any definite
method by which to measure values
and the grower was entirely at the
mercy of the better posted buyer.
The uncertainty of the country buy
er arriving at the right time, the un-
certainty as to price and lack of
knowledge as to available supplies,
all tended to make citrus growing
an erratic and an unsatisfactory
business.
With the development of the pre-
sent system, by which all citrus
fruits are properly picked, selected
and packed, cooled and shipped to
great central markets in the con
suming centers, production has in
creased, quality improved and prices
have been stabilized. The success
full orange growers are marketing
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-25
Saturday, May Is, 1929

visor, succeeding DeTar at the open
ing of the next fiscal year. u. Il.
Creighton, assistant farm advisor,
and Mrs. Mary Little Thomas, will
continue with the local staff. A
new man with training in dairying
will be secured to serve in the capa-
city of assistant farm advisor. "We
consider the dairy Improvement
program in imperial County,. said
Professor Smith, "a highly i'm
portant part Of the work carried on
by Agricultural Extension and it is
the determination of the extension
service. to see to it that there is no
let down in the dairy program which
has been 50 well developed in the
county,
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-25
Russian Dog In
Need OF Home

Dog lovers who are interested in
obtaining a full ~blooded Russian
wolf hound can do so by communi-
eating with Mrs. j. Duke, 1873 Park
avenue, telephone 167-R, or Mrs
Duke win provide home for the
dog if someone will pay the license
fee.
The dog was roaming around the
streets when it was picked up by
Mrs. Duke, who lived in Russia for
several years and is thoroughly fam
iliar with the breed.
"He's such a heavy eater have
trouble in keeping him supplied and
cannot afford to keep him. Mrs.
Duke said. "If someone wants him
they can have him, but I'll not let
him 90 until / am certain he is going
to have a good home.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-25
FORMER LOCAL
BOY GRADUATES
FROM HARVARD

A former FL Centre boy viii be
among those to receive degrees at
the approaching commencement at
Harvard University. Bernard Bar
ton will receive master S degree at
the School of Business Administra-
tion. Following post graduate work
at Stanford University Barton has
been in Boston for two years taking
the course for whicn provision was
made by George Baker OF New York
for the purpose of training business
executives. Following graduation,
young Barton will be connected with
the koppers Company. subsidiary
of the Aluminium Company of Amer
ica, the Andrew Mellon corporation
He will be located in New Jersey,
near New York City.
c. w. Barton and Mrs. Barton are
gong east to be present at the Har-
ward ceremonies and also to renew
acquaintances with the Barton rela-
tives. Mr.. Barton was born near
Worcester and educated in the
Massachusetts schools. He has not
been back since leaving there more
than 80 years ago and is anticipat-
ing many thrills in revisiting the
scenes of his childhood and also some
mixed emotions as he finds old
friends gone or changed by the pass
ing of generation.
He was formerly editor of the I'M
perial Valley Press and county treas
urer. Bernard attended school here.
graduating from Central Union High
sehsol.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-25
MOTOR INDUSTRY
DEVELOPS MANY
STYLE CHANGES

Style improvement has been
more pronounced and rapid in the
automobile industry than in any
other business, said Fred Cross of
The Inland Motors, local dealers
for the DeSoto Six. Chrysler
Motors product, recently in discuss
ing the evolution OF modern auto
mobile from the days of the horse
drawn vehicle.
Until the advent OF the motor
car, progress in style development
of carriages for personal transpor-
tation was slow. The designs varied
but little for centuries, until with
the coming Of the automobile, every
effort was made to render the
bodies more comfortable and at
traetive to the eye. In the early
days, design and styles naturally
were copied from the lines If the
leading types of carriage. And as
their appearance improved the
makers retained the names of the
favored vehicles Of the past. Thus
we have today the coupe, roadster,
brousham, limousine, victoria and
sedan, though they would hardly
be recognized by the old coach
makers who originated style when
horse was king.
"The leading influence IN style
during the past five years in the
development of the automobile has
been the Chrysler Motors group, in
which the De Soto Six has taken an
outstanding place since its introdue
tion less than a year ago. All
Chrysler built ears have predomina
ling features which set them apart
from other ears, in beauty of line,
in performance and in body con
struction.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-25

their crops in the same manner as
the successful live stock people,
through central markets at public
sale. They bring their oranges to
the big consuming centers for sale,
Just as the stockmen are bringing
their livestock to the various stock
yards for sale.
The orange growers have built up
their demand to keep pace with
supplies through constructive ad-
vertising, a lesson which the live
stock producers might well consider.
Instead Of cutting prices when sup
plies appear burdensome, they spend
Il little more money for advertising,
an important step in stabilizing
values. After all, the value of Il
product is determined entirely by
the demand for it. 1t is well for the
cattlemen to remember that the cit
rus business was not generally pro
fitable, until the undependable sys-
tenn of country buying was discard
ed for the more efficient central
marketing method.
Real cooperative marketing is
now being carried out by many
smaller live stock growers, who pool
their cattle, hogs and sheep in ear.
load lots for sale under competitive
bidding at central markets. The
day of the ''cut back - cattle on the
ranch should pass out along with
the "cut back fruit. The orange
growers have found that there is
a market fors all grades of oranges,
either as whole fruit or in other
forms In the same way, there IS
market for all grades and classes of
live stock. Animals which do not
WELD good enough cuts and steaks
for direct consumption, have a val
ne, although of course, smaller, in
the form of timed meats, bologna
and other such products.
The net return to the citrus grow
er is the eastern market value, less
expense of transportation and mar
keting The net return to the eat
tie grower is the central market
price, less the expense of transpor'
tation and marketing. Both pro
positions represent definite and
fixed method of finding value bas-
ed upon supply and demand, express
ed by the greatest competitive pur-
chasing power in one locality Gem
tralizstion enables comparison so
that each producer may know what
his nelghbor gets and why he gets
it.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-25

ton District and also secretary of
the commission who win meet John
l.. Bacon of San Diego at Chicago
Bacon is California
on the commission.
W. B. Mathews of Los Angeles,
the third commissioner is expected
to leave the coast Sunday afternoon
going direct to the national capital
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-25
Pound Departs
For Capital

Earl c. Pound, president of the
Imperial Irrigation District, left
here yesterday afternoon for Wash
ington, ID. c. where he will attend
as a member the meeting OF the
tri-state commission conference.
He was preceded Thursday by F.
III. McIver, secretary of the 1rriga-
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-25
THE WEATHER

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Fair tonight and Sunday; mode
rately warm Sunday with lower
humidity in the interior. Increasing
fire hazard.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-25
DEATH COMES
SUDDENLY TO
LOCAL YOUTH

Roy Hickcox, Is year old high
school student, son of Neil d.
Hickcox, FL Centre business man
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-25

FIRE WEATHER FORECAST
Rising temperature aud much lower
humidity over the interior; northcr-
~ winds. fresh at high levels over
north and central portions; increas-
ing fire hazards over the interior.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-25

The last day of April, hogs at
Hanford, Kings county, auction
sales toppcd mt $l1 40.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-05-25

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA-Fair
tonight and sunday with high tenn
perature in the interior Sunday;
moderate northerly winds ON coast.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-24
Working Women in
Anti-War Conference
at "PlaZa" January 4

At the last meeting of the central
body of the United Councils of
Working Glass Women there were
present about 70 delegates repre-
senting 35 councils. They officially
endorsed the call for anti-war work.
ing women's conference which will
take place Saturday, January 4, at
2 p. M, at Irving Plaza Hall, Irving
Place and 10Th St. Not only did
they pledge to send delegates to this
conference from their councils but
have actively undertaken to visit or
CARNATIONS and secure delegates
therefrom.
Ellen Heino, the secretary of the
New York District of the Finnish
Women's organizations, in addition
to the call addressed to them, has
addressed call in the Finnish Ian
guage to all the Finnish women's or
CARNATIONS.
A special leaflet is being issued
to the women's silk workers, radio,
electrical workers and department
stores.
All working women are urged to
get together in their shops and send
their shop representatives to the
Anti-war Working Women's Confer
ence, january 4.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-24

and improved working conditions.
A meeting of the Williamsburg
section of the Independent Shoe
Workers Union was held yesterday
at "a Havemeyer st. After hearing
the report of J. Berg, on the Met
ropolitan Area Conference of the
Trade Union Unity League, held
Saturday and Sunday, and the main
speaker of the occasion, Magliacano,
each shoe worker present voted to
fight it out with the bosses in the
% shoe shops now locked out even
if it lasts a year.
Two of the Dan Palter shoe COM
pany gangsters attack ed B.
Schwartz, striker, yesterday.
When police reported, the thugs ask
ed for protection from Schwartz,
and got it, while their victim was
threatened with arrest.
Back from U.S.S.R.
At a meeting of the Ridgewood
section of the shoe workers yester-
day heard President Alexanderson,
just back from the workers dele
cation trip to the Soviet Union COM
pare the conditions of shoe work
ers here with those in the U.S.S.R.,
where the seven-hour day and five
day week prevails in most indus
tries and in being installed in the
rest, and all workers are organized.
Comrade Kibrinsky of the Cooper
alive Colony collected 81 for the
striking shoe workers. Other work.
ers are asked to do likewise. At
every affair held by workers, ap-
peals should be made for the relief
Of the striking shoe workers. All
money collected can be turned over
to the office of the union, 16 w.
21st st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-24
u. S. WORKERS DELEGATION Halls
ACHIEVEMENTS OF the u, S, S. R,
Is Delegates Return After Attending 18th
Anniversary Celebrations in USSR

, of civil war, famine and counter
revolution the Soviet Union has ex-
ceeded the pre-war level of produc-
ton and made tremendous strides
toward the construction of social
ism.
Zone of the outstanding features
of this construction is the tremen-
dous interest and enthusiasm with
which the Five-Year Plan of in
naturalization is being carried out.
We find that in the first year, the
increase in production was "a per
cent, which was 3 per cent more than
required by the plan.
100000 in Trade Unions.
eve are also greatly impressed
with the Trade Unions, which have
a membership of 100000, We
find that one of the most important
tasks in carrying out the Five-Year
Plan is assumed by the Trade
Unions. Instead of the Trade
Unions being isolated from the other
institutions, such as cooperatives,
state farms, etc, they, in collabora-
ton with the Communist Party, are
the driving force behind the whole
system, which thru social insurance,
continuous work week, seven-hour
day, has raised and continues to
raise the cultural level of the work
crs and peasants in the U.S.S.R."
A detailed report will be made by
the delegation, which will deal with
various industries, collective farm
ing, cooperatives, etc. The delega-
ton was sent under auspices of the
Friends of the Soviet Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-24
HOOVER SILENT
ON HIS PART IN
SUGAR CRAFT
unfortunate Incident
PleadsWood for Press

Confined from Page One)
Hoover's spokesman in this day of
his great grief, chat Lakin (presi
dent of the Cuba CO.. and Shattuck
(Hoover's personal attorney who got
$4,000 graft has established con-
tact with the White House as re-
vealed in the formers letter to the
latter"
There is nothing startling about
the fact that Hoover works hand in
hand with the big imperialists. The
scandal crops up in the fact that
the Cuba Co. spent hundreds of
thousands of graft, which Hoovers
friends got, in an effort to obtain
tariff laws passed to their benefit,
without having to oppose the bar
rage of opposition raised by the
Congressional representatives of
the rich beet farmers.
General Crowder, who was one of
Wall Streets governmental cad
visers" to the bloody Machado gov
eminent, also got his hands dirtied
with graft. He handed U. S. war
secrets to the Cuba Co. in order to
aid them in their tariff fight.
The central figure in the whole
graft scheme was president Hoover.
The object was to get his personal
aid. This he promised Immediately
and brought all sorts of pressure to
bear for his sugar trust friends.
That is why he decorates his grief
at the exposure Of his connections"
with the silence of the guilty.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-24
New Rail Plan
Aids War Scheme
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is carried out as it stands at present,
or whether it is amplified or carried
out only in part, long step has
been taken in line with the wishes
of the railroad magnates.
The railroad consolidation plan,
following shortly after Hoovers
message to Congress on Dec. in
which he called for large-scale rail-
road mergers, is the third largest
merger movement this month. The
other two were the S350,000,000 steel
merger connected with the Mellon in
terests, and Owen D. Young's recon-
mendation of a giant electric COM
munication monopoly in which the
American Telegraph and Telephone
Co. with the General Electric Co.
and the Radio Corporation of Amer
lea are to swallow up all other tele-
graph, cable and radio companies.
The speedy movement for the
consolidation of the means of COM
munication and transportation in
America is of the greatest import
ance as offensive moves on the part
of American capitalism both from
an economic and military point Of
view. Part of the attempt to adj
just American capitalism at home
for the ever-sharpening struggle for
the worlds markets, particularly
against Great Britain, the concentra-
ton and unification of the means of
communication and transport is a
vital part of the war preparations
now being carried on feverishly for
this purpose in every sphere not only
by the War Department but by every
important government agency with
Hoover as the managing head.
In linking up all the railway sys-
TENS of the country, particularly the
railroads of the North and South,
the /. c. C.'s plan lays the basis for
the more rapid industrialization of
the South as well as for the use of
it's vast resources in the event of
war. AS for the railroad workers,
the execution of the plan will bring
increased unemployment and speed
up.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-24
JOAN CRAWFORD AT
PITKIN THEATRE

Joan Crawford appears this week
at Loew's Pitkin Theatre in her
first all talking picture, "Untamed,"
The supporting cast is led by Rob-
ert Montgomery.
oddities" the stage presentation
this week features Leon Navarro
and his orchestra. This Capitol
Theatre production also has Ma
dame Maria Nedime, Cole and Sny-
der, Gordon and King, the Three
Dennis Sisters and a group of
Chester Hale girls on the program.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-24

Fifteen members of the American
workers delegation which attended
the twelfth anniversary of the Rus
sian Revolution, returned from the
Soviet Union yesterday on the S. S.
Lancashire. The entire delegation
included 20 workers from various
industries, sailed for the Soviet
Union, October %. Other members
of the delegation remained for longer
tours Of the Soviet Union, and will
soon return to the United States.
In a unanimous statement the
members of the delegation enthusi-
astically praised the achievements
Of the Soviet Union, and the prog
ress made by the Five-Year Plan in
the construction of socialism.
The statement of the delegation in
part follows;
eve, the American delegation rep
resenting various industries of
America, were sent to the Soviet
Union to carry revolutionary geet-
ings from the American workers to
the workers and peasants of the
U.S.S.R. on the twelfth anniversary
of their victorious revolution and to
study the conditions of the workers
and the achievements made by them
under the Soviet form of govern
ment.
Bending Socialism.
"We have visited the mines, mills
and factories, homes for culture and
numerous other Institutions, and we
find that in spite of all the lies,
ISLANDERS and propaganda put forth
by the capitalist class, and in spite
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-24
NEEDLE TRADES SECTION
T.UU.L.

All members Of the Needle Trades
Section of the T.U.U.L. are called to
attend a membership meeting on
Thursday, December %, p. M, at
Irving Plaza Hall, to discuss "The
New Functions of the T.U.U.L. in
New Unions and in the Old Reform
ist Unions" All needle trades Left
Wing workers are urged to attend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-24
YCL Anti-Religious
Dance Tonight

The dance tonight of the Young
Communist League at the New Web
ster Manor, 125 E. 18th ST., will be
the finest affair held during 1929.
The hall has been beautifully decor
ated with anti-religious slogans, and
with the wall newspapers of the Y.
c. L. The John c. Smith "Har-
lemite' Jazz Band will play.
The Communist Youth are deter
mined to change the Christmas holt
day into a real revolutionary anti
religious frolic. A wallpaper conf
petition will be held. All revolution
airy workers should be present to-
night. Tickets so cents, at door,
rs cents. Dance, eat and drink until
early morning.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-24

The Secretariat of the Associa-
ton Of Workers in Revolutionary
photography has confirmed a
scheme of work for an experiment
tai Sound-Film group. This group
will study the theory and practice
of the production of sound films,
carry out experimental research,
systematic all the data ON the
technique of the production and the
development of the sound film in
the Soviet Union.
The Presidium of the Board of
the Peoples Commissariat for Edu-
cation has passed a plan for the
participation of the kinematograph
industry in agitation for the Five
Year Industrial Plan ("PyatiletkaO.
The Sovkino has been invited to
make systematic use for its topical
films of all measures connected
with the "Pyatiletka," and to in
crease it's output, and aid in the in
dustrialzation of the country and
the collectivization of agricultural
economy.
The Sovkino has opened the first
Topical News Kino Theatre in the
U. S. S. R., in the premises of the
kinematograph hall of the Museum
of the Revolution. Each showing
will last 7 minutes; price of admis-
sion, kopeks (about a penny.
Both current numbers and topical
films will be photographed by spe-
cial operators attached to the
theatre.
X. Vinogradskaya, author of "a
Remnant of Empire" has written
another scenario for the Sovkino,
titled Life Speaking"
The composer N. Shostakovitch,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-24
Soviet Films TO Aid IN
Five Year Industrial Plan

author of the opera, "Nose" Can in
depreciation of work by the ia
nous Russian author, N. GogoD, is
supplying the music for the film,
"Odna," Sovkino production - no
less than twenty film-shooting
groups are at present working in
the Sovkino Moscow works.
Kozintsev and Trauerberg have
left for Oiratya, to take landscape
films for the picture, "Alone." The
principal role of the teacher will be
taken by E. Kuzmina, the heroine
of "The New Babylon" the film of
the French Revolution recently
shown here at the Cameo Theatre.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-24
Labor and Fraternal
Organizations

The Lenin Memorial Pagent to be
presented by the Workers Dramatic
Council at Madison. Square Garden.
Jan. Is is. now in Rehearsal under di,,
rection Of Comrade Edith Segal and
Emioe Basshe One hundred rom-
rades are needed for important parts
no experienc necessary. Come to re-
hearsal Thursday, Dec. 26, 7.30 D m.
Package Party and Dance.
Is arranged by the Bronx Workers
Athletic Club on Tuesday evening
Dec. "a. at Rose Garden. 1547 Boston
Rd.
women's Council No. -.
Has postponed its next regular
meetings on account OF impoitant
council will be Jan. T. All council
members are invited to the Chinese
night at the Cooperative Auditorium
Tuesday night.
Working Women Conference.
Anti-war working woman's confer
ence will take place Saturday. Jan.
4 at p. M. Irving Plaza Hall. Irving
Pl and 18th St. under the ausnices
Of the Communist Party. New York
District. All trade unions. shop rep-
resentatives and progressive women's
organizations are requested to elect
delegates.
Workers Dance Group.
The Workers Dance Group. which
will participate in the Lenfn Mem
orial Pageant TO he presented at the
Benin Memorial Mee.'~r ~ Madison
Square Garden. Ja~ 90 ',.iii have its
narf febD.rsaI 10 So =. ~. :, a fter-
noon. Dec. 25 ~ $50 ~ ~ha-', ~
the Workers Center. roofo A02. Com
rades who have rood form and q
's1ysa of rhythm are eligible.