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Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-26

against w. Fl. and Henry Kirkpat-
rick, alleging that on September ii,
1929, plaintiff and defendants en-
tered into a lease whereby plaintiff
leased to W. II. Kirkpatrick, the
west So acres of $3.50 acres in see
tion so, TICS, R15E, S.B.M., lmpcr-
iai county for q term ending May
/, 1892. On March 81, 1880, the
defendants abandoned said proper
ty and lease with no rental paid
since January I, and now refuse to
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-26
JOHN G. CANTON
CONCERT SOLOIST
FOR CHORAL CLUB

John c. Canton, We: Known local
tenor, will be, the soloist at the all
Imperial Valley concert to be given
Tuesday evening in the Wilson
School auditorium under the auspices
of the Imperial Valley Choral club.
Beginning his musical career and
study in Chicago under some of the
famous teachers and singers of the
country, Canton later went to New
York for further study and work.
For the past seven years, both Mr..
and Mrs. Canton have been identi-
fled with and in musical activities
on the Pacific coast, Canton having
appeared in concert before most or
the. musical and women's clubs of
Southern California.
He has also been engaged IS
either director of music or soloist
with somes Of the leading churches
of Los Angles and San Diego, such
. the Temple Baptist in Los An
geles and the First Congregational
of San AIego. Last February, Nino
Marcelli, director of the San Diego
Symphony orchestra. bestowed upon
Canton the. honor of asking him to
be tenor soloist in the production
of Eliiah.' featuring Madame
St hymann-Heink.
Nina Canton, who acts as official
aecompanist for the Choral club
and who is well known as pianist,
began her musical study IN Mime
apolis, later going to the Boston Con-
servatory and to Oberlin University
in Ohio. At one time she toured the
country in company with Frances
Ingram, eontralte of the Chicago
Opera company and at present she
has an enviable reputation as an /,
aeeompanist and coach, her services
being much in demand by the lead /
ing artists of Southern California.
Since coming to the valley, Mr..
and Mrs. Canton have done much for
the cultural life of the community
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-26
White Shrine Social
Ciub Benefit Tuesday

Members of the White Shrine So
eial club are giving benefit bridge
party Tuesday evening in the Mas
onic Temple and extend cordial
invitation to all those who enjoy a
game of cards to be with them up
on this occasion.
Mrs. Fred Bradford of Heber is
in charge Of the affair, and the
committee working under her are
planning all sorts of novelties for
the pleasure of those attending.
Prizes and refreshments will add
to the enjoyment.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-26

lants, in the appeal from the super
ior court of Imperial county to the
district court of appeals of the state
of California in the Fourth Appel
late district, was placed on file in
the county clerks office.
An order sigscd by Judge Thomp-
son denied the motion of Leah Il.
Peterson for change 1t venue IN
the action brought against Guy ret
erSon.
II. +. Collins filed complaint
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-26
Valley Shipments

Carrots, grapefruit and tomatoes
constituted the shipments from the
valley yesterday over the Southern
Pacific lines, total of 8 carloads.
Holtville shipped 4 ears of carrots;
Fl Centro, 3 Of grapefruit and Braw'
lev, ] Of tomatoes. Six ears have
been ordered for Holtville and / for
FL Centre, today.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-26
INCREASE PLANE SERVICE

LOS ANGELES, April 26. W.1-
To accommodate increasing week
end air travel, the T. A. T.-Maddux
Lines will inaugurate service of two
airplanes each way over its trans
continental route, officers of the
company announced today. The ex'
ira service is to begin May 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-26

reconditioned by expert
mechanics. These OK used
cars will provide thousands of
miles of satisfactory perform
ance. II you want reliable
transportation - insist upon
a used car with an OK that
cOunts"-and you will get the
greatest value your money
ever purchased.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-26
Mrs. Kepiey Hostess
To Round Table Group

Round Table met yesterday with
Mrs. f. B. Kepley at her home, 563
Hamilton avenue
Dainty larkspur formed the center
ri e at the luncheon table, attrae-
tive N is green and white appoint
ments. covers being laid for Mes
danes o. j. Bradshaw, Roy e. Breed
love, Il. w. Campbell, Forrest +.
kutz and the hostess. Bridge occu-
pied the afternoon, Mrs. Roy E.
winning the prize for high
score.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-26

being the founders of the Choral
club and being active in bringing the
leading artists of the coast to FL
Centro.
Tickets or Tuesdays concerts may
be secured from any club member
or at Clement s Drug store or the
Imperial Music company.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-26

The Sacramento district has 1920
acrres in lettuce this year. Last year
the acreage was 700; in 1928, IL
was 1000.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-26
Stock Quotations

with any of terms of sal
lease, whereby plaintiff is damagd
in the sum of $500. Judgment
asked in that amount and for cost
of the action.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-26
LOOK AT THESE BARGAINS!

1929 CIIERoLET CONVERTIBLE
CABRIOLET IF you don't say
this is the cleanest used car you
ever saw we won't ask you to buy
it. A marvelously we'll kept car.
Six or seven Model A. Fcrtis re-
painted and reconditioned and
priced to sell quick.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-26

1929-cHEvRoLET COUPE - We
consider this the outstanding value
OF the year in used car. "A dem
onstration will sell It and the price
is right. Sold with IAN OK that
counts.''
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-26

1e28-PONTIAC COACH-Here is
a car that will give someone miles
and miles of troublc-free service;
is guaranteed and Is being offered
at q bargain.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-26

Tehama county in January tested
90 dairy herds totaling 553 cows
that averaged 20.8S pounds Of but
terfat. The high COW yielded 6S.ll
pounds.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-26

There's no surer sign of used
car quality and dependability
no greater assurance of used
car value than the Chevrolet
red "CK that counts" tag,
found only on the used car
stocks of Chevrolet dealers.
This tag guarantees that the
car bearing il has been care
fully checked and thoroughly
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-26

The great reception accorded the new Chevrolet
since its introduction, January 1st, has brought
unusually large numbers of fine used cars to our
showrO0ms. To make room for further trade-ins
we must clear our stocks at once. Therefore we
are offering these spectacular values for days
only: Here are of the many fine used Car values
marked for quick sale at amazing low prices. Just
of the dozens of bargains, in many makes and
models, awaiting thrifty buyers at our show
rooms. Buy now and profit by these extraOr-
binary savings.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-26
THE WEATHER .
LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY

Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday
with moderate temperature; gentle
variable winds.
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Fair tonight and Sunday with
normal temperature; gentle variable
winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-04-26

II. T. Collins filed complaint
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-19
CALL DEFENSE
sun.
Mass Meeting Tuesday
to Mobilize All

Representative of all workers
organizations, unions, shop coun-
ellis, the unemployed councils, de-
tense bodies, fraternal bodies, and
the Communist Party will meet
Sunday morning in Irving Plaza
Hall to work out plans for siren
uous opposition to the terror in New
York. 1t will fight for the release
of the N. Y. committee of the I'M
employed, for Harry Eisman, Is
year old Young Pioneer, sentenced
to six years for attending the March
6 demonstrations, and arrange de-
Tense for all future cases.
A mass protest meeting and mob
ilization of workers for these pur-
poses is called by the Communist
Party, the l. L. D., the Trade Union
Unity League and Councils of the
Unemployed, for Tuesday, April %,
in Central Opera House.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-19
Earning the Praise of His
Bosses

Policeman Whaen knows who the And he
gain the of those who the bills and thereby call
Public testimonial this fact the
onsratve dinner to be honor Whalen
soed by committee of 600 prominent capitalists and politicians
Among those who will demonstrate approval of Whaen
clubbing March who
pecte cubbngs May 1st all the wenown Vincent
Astor and couple of Vanderbi Aebury Willard
Adoph Ochs and William Randolph Guggen
hms Otto H. Kahn and Darwin Kingsley julius
Owen D. Young the Gmbels and Warbug Soan
Beasco and Will Hays and total of 600 the
We must thanks to the organizers this
the Daily Worker such excellent
of March 6 the behind
lice cubbngs Whan is merely the
He takes his orders directly from these people,
wards from them.
All these 600 nanciers capitalists
tutes frightened by the March
of thousands of workers demonstrated
and nightmares disturb their Sleep approaches the
day which, years. working put forward its
most fundamental demands
Unfortunately for the 600 and their brethren all country
all their violent suppression all their police
suffice to destroy May Day. On the contrary the
they their
the workers. make conscious
determined and er-organized battles.
May Day is only the rehearsal for
Let take the capitalist
the forces Whaen order learn how the the
capitalists and all their Whalens.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-19
IMPERIAL. VALLEY
STRIKE IN May;
CONvEN sun.
Preparations Go On in
Spite of Arrest of
SO Leaders
Total Bail S1,500,OO0
Bosses Wild AS Toilers
Turn to T.U.U.L.
Total Bail S1,500,0O0

Ell CENTRIC, Cal, April IS
Sunday the convention of the Agri-
cultural Workers Industrial League
will meet here, in spite of the at
tempt of the bosses sheriff to put
every leader and organizer in Jail.
The convention is to make plans for
a great strike of the $4,000 cante-
loupe pickers and packers in May
The Agricultural Workers Indus
trial League yesterday issued a
statement calling all workers to close
their ranks and fight on against the
slave conditions in this outdoor hot
house, poor housing, low wages and
long hours.
A strike of 5000 workers here
several months ago was betrayed by
a Mexican liberal" organization,
and the workers, largely Mexican
and Filipino, are turning to the
Trade Union Unity League, and its
Agricultural Workers Industrial
League.
The employers fear the movement,
as is proved by the fact that after
the first strike they established q
Continued on Page FiUe)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-19
Give HARPER ;
MONTHS IN JAIL
Negro Railroaded for
Fight on Lynching

Solomon Harper and Rose Kelly
were railroaded to Jail yesterday on
charges brought by the reactionary
Randolph clique in the Brotherhood
of Sleeping Car Porters for daring
to suggest in mass meeting called
by the union" a campaign against
the Wilkins murderers.
Three Months.
Harper and Kelly were convicted
by Judge We'll in the 18th District
Magistrates Court. Harper, a Ne
gro railroad worker and American
Negro Labor Congress organizer,
got three months in the workhouse.
Kelly, white worker, arrested for
interfering with a policeman who
was trying to break Harper's arm,
was given five days.
I'VE, the members of the council
of the unemployed in Harlem" says
resolution adopted yesterday by
that body, "see and understand that
this railroading of Harper and Kelly
to Jail is premeditated, deliberate
and cold-blooded attempt of the
boss class to rob the workers Of
militant leadership. This has added
to the determination of the unem-
ployed workers to demonstrate May
1 against the capitalist class and
their whole damnable system of OPP
preston"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-19
Chiefs Killing Black Hundreds and Okhrana WtH
A. F. of L. and U. S. Fascists u
Miners Workers Conference Calls All Out in 81
Beare and Moundsvile
Admit 3 Power
Treaty Means
Big Arms Race

LONDON, April 1S.-The process
Of writing loopholes in the three
power treaty" through which an
unlimited navy could be launched,
is now going on here. 1t is ex-
pected that the final draft of the
treaty will be ready for signing
by Tuesday. From statements is
sued by nearly all the imperialist
delegations the main task now is
to broaden the escape clause" so
that the treaty becomes more and
more a cover for the failure of the
five power conference.
A statement issued yesterday by
Senator Robinson, one of the Amer
lean delegates, goes even farther
than the British white paper IN IN
terpreting the safeguarding
clause" Robinson says that any OF
the imperialist powers can build any
sized navy it thinks necessary to
meet the various war situations that
arise. He said:
IF a real emergency should
arise | should want the United
States to be free TO act without
the consent of others, and OF
Continued on Page FiUe)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-19
WORKERS
CONVENE SUNDAY
FOR new union
Hundreds Of Delegates
to Elect Shop
Council
Mass Drive Planned
For Orientation on the
Factories

Beginning tomorrow morning at
10 o'clock, in Manhattan Lyceum,
&c E. Fourth ST., the shop conven-
ton of food workers, called by the
Food Workers Section, Trade Union
Unity League, will establish a Food
Workers Industrial Union, based
on shop delegate council expected
to be representative of hundreds of
crafts and branches of the industry.
The chief task of the convention
will be the drawing up of pro-
gram for mass organizational work,
based on the needs of the most ex-
plotted workers in the industry,
workers in the trustified factories,
canneries and chain stores.
This convention is the climax of
a long, bitter and militant struggle
put up separately by food workers
of different crafts-hotel, restau-
rant and cafeteria workers, food
clerks and bakers. AS previously
independent branches of the indus
try, these workers have courage
ously and VIGOROUSLY battled the
combined forces of big and small
capitalists, the most sweeping in
functions and mass arrests expert
enced in New York and brutal So
cial fascism developed by food
unions affiliated with the United
Hebrew Trades, as we'll as by the
additionally militant Amalgamated
Food Workers, now rivalling the A..
F. of L. in the terroristic tactics Of
its bureaucrats.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-19
Newark Mass Meeting
Sunday Elects Labor
Jury in SeditiOn Case

NEWARK, N. j., April 49,
"Free the ten Newark defendants!
Fight for the right of the workers
to organized" are the slogans of a
mass protest meeting against the
attempt to railroad to prison under
the sedition law workers arrested
in February while meeting to ar
range details for the unemployment
demonstrations. The meeting will
elect a labor jury to sit through
the trial, which starts Tuesday. The
meeting is Sunday, at 2 p. M, at
Krueger's Auditorium, Is Belmont
Ave.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-19
Ex-COPS MURDER
: NEGRO WORKERS
Framed TIL e m Up to
Get $4,000 Reward

FORT WORTH, April 1S.-A
deliberate murder of two Negro
workers, Will Tate and George
Terrell, by P. Boyt and John Alsup,
former policemen, was revealed yes
terday. The murder of the Negro
workers was perpetrated by the ex-
p policemen and several other white
police agents in order to collect a
reward for dead bank bandits.
The facts revealed by the district
attorneys office show that Boyt
and Alsup, the former official gun
men, induced the Negro workers to
go through the motions of a bank
hold-up. Boyt, Alsup and their
friends then deliberately killed Tate
and Terrell in order to collect the
$4,000 offered by the State Bank
ers' Association for the killing of
any bank robber.
P. Boyt confessed the frame-up
and murder and is being held for
trial
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-19
1000 Meeting
IN HEAVY RAIN
Denounce failing and
Prepare for May l

PHILADELPHIA, April 18.-A
huge crowd of we'll over 1000 work
ers gathered in a heavy rain today
at noon in front of the City Hall,
on the call of the international La
Dor Defense, to protest the convic-
ton of Foster, Minor, Amter, Les
ten and Raymond, the five members
of the New York unemployed dele
cation, and to demand the release
of Holmes and Peltz, who were re-
Gently convicted under the vicious
Flynn sedition law in Chester and
VINO are now in jail.
Banners calling on the workers to
Down Tools and Strike on May l."
as we'll as others demanding the re-
lease of all class-war prisoners,
against imperialist war and for the
defense of the Soviet Union, were
carried by many of the workers.
Unanimous Resolution.
A resolution was unanimously and
enthusiastically passed pledging the
workers solidarity with the impris-
oned workers. The resolution de-
mands the immediate release Of the
delegation representing the 10000
New. York workers at the March 8
demonstration, the release of the
Gastonia seven and all other class
war prisoners.
The workers present pieoged
themselves to carry on a huge cam
paign to fight the Flynn sedition
law and to fight for its immediate
repeal.
kilograms of greeting and soli-
darity were sent to Foster, Minor,
Amter, Lesten and Raymond, and
Continued on Page FiUe)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-19
more " 0RKERS.
PROTEST FALLING.
1877 Tried in Chicago
Monday; Cuban Terror

The International Labor Defense,
so East 18th ST., reports receipt OF
a resolution demanding the release
of Foster, Minor, Amter, Raymond
and Lesten from the International
Association of Machinists, District
"a. Hamilton, Ontario. 1t is signed
by A. C. Avering, secretary OF the
district.
Many other organizations and
mass meetings of workers are send
ing in similar demands and pro-
tests. One is from the |. L. D..
branch in Williston, N. D., which
states that at the meeting where
the resolution was adopted, II new
members joined, and that in this
small town, there are $50 unem-
ployed.
Another resolution is from Jad-
ransko More Lodge IA, Philadel-
phia.
The five above mentioned, an
elected delegation Of tie unem-
ployed who were railroaded through
a juryless trial before three judges
on April IL, come up for sentencing
Monday, in special sessions, at the
Criminal Court Building.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-19
OPEN WORKERS
EDUCATION MEET
Conference to M re t
Today

Today at 2 p. M, in the large
auditorium of the Workers School,
26 Union So, the first conference
for working class education will
open its sessions.
Credentials have been received
from large number of organiza-
tions. These include the Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union.
the Independent S hoe Workers
Union, the Education Department OF
the International Labor Defense,
the International Workers Order
the Workers Cooperative Colony,
the Jewish Workers University, a
number of delegates from Commu-
mist sections, foreign language edu-
cational clubs. the Young Commu-
mist League, etc.
The agenda for the conference as
announced last night by the pro-
visional committee for the confer
ence is as follows:
l. Election of officers; 2. The re-
port on-a. The situation in work
ing class education in New York
b. The nature of working class edu-
cation, c. Our next step; 8. Discus
sion on the report; 4. Report on
Credentials Committee; 5. Adoption,
of resolution; 6. Elections.
There is a 50 fee connected with
each delegate in order to cover the
expenses of the conference.
In last minute announcement is
sued by the joint chairman of the
provisional committee, George Sis
kind, for the Trade Union Unity
League and Sam Darcy for the
Workers School, it was declared that
the aims of the conference will be
"to found permanent organization
closely to connect the educational
and propaganda activities of all
militant working class organizations,
which will help to provide for mu-
tual help in order to extend our &C.
tivities and guide the nature of these
activities along correct revolutionary
paths"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-19
PIONEERS READY MAY ]
Call for Mass School Strike

Pioneers of New York are &C.
lively preparing for May /. Work
has begun among the workers chill
dren for a mass political school
strike. Distributions of literature in
all public and high schools have
taken place during the week. Fri
day afternoon, in front of Walton
High School, the Bronx, workers
child was arrested while distributing
pamphlets calling the pupils to
stay out Of school on May /. So
far eleven schools have issued Pho
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-19
Three Shot in Gun
Battle in ROyaltOn

Capitalist press reports from
Royalton, ILL.,, tell of gun fight
between the officials of the Lewis
and Fishwick cliques. Browning
Davis, brother of u M. w. SUBJ
district official, was shot, also
James Hicks of Royalton, and three
other men.
Howat, head of the Peabody Coal
Co. faction of the United Mine
Workers, and his vice president,
Adolph Germer, of the socialist
party, were in town, trying to hold
a meeting in front of drug store,
and Lewis sent in 100 thugs to
break it up.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-19
The Fascist American FEEDER.
alton of Labor

William Green, president the A. of L., has publicly given
The blessings of his the anworkngass
Day demonstration organized by the fascist Veterans Foreign
for Union Square May s provocative challenge against
traditional May Day which for Al has been celebrated by
workers at that spot.
the Navy plans
for this In the first place puts demonsravy
the Russian division gathering of whegard cuhroa the
Gar.
William Green his blessings this gang, who
modified by Policeman Whalen behalf of Wall
there still who protests against the fascist being
applied to the leadership and policies of the A. of L.?
Is there redbloodd who filled with Indignation
at the sight of this choice collection of expo scoundes
feona murdrs fake fascists Union
May Day?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-19
Walker Names Pay-Triot Day.
Anti-S0viet Bishops
Son Kills Aged Man;
Attacks a Woman

James Matthews Maxon, said to
be the son of Bishop James NJ.
Maxon, one of the leading sky
pilots of the Protestant Episcopal
Church of Tennessee, who is a rabid
supporter of the imperialist war
campaign against the Soviet Union,
yesterday demonstrated the mean
ing Of Christian peacefulness and
charity by brutally numbering Da-
vid Paynter, a 70-year-old printer.
Paynter, aroused by a woman's
scream, had entered the room of
Mrs. Rose Hickey and saw young
Maxon trying to pull her out of
bed. The bishops son, Maxon,
thereupon picked up chair and
beat the aged printer to death.