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Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24

Fox. Gwen never catch that rab-
bit. He is too smart for as
"WeW catch him this time
whispered the BOB Cat. 81 know
we have tried many times without
catching him, but that's because !
didn I know you could whistle. You
never told me.
''You never asked me-, said the
Fox. Anyhow, | don't see what
my whistling has to do with catch
ing Uncle Wiggily. >
''It has lott" mewod the chap
with the silly little tail. "This is
what wen do. Wen 90 to the
hollow stump bungalow II hide
near the front steps, and you stand
off a little way and whistle as loud
lv as you can. Uncle Wiggily viii
hear YOU whistle. He will hop out
to see what it means. l'n jump
up and shut the door behind him
50 he can't pop back in and lock
US out, and then we II have him,
How is that for a trick?
Z" Seems like a pretty good one, -
snarled the Fox. Then the two bad
chaps started for the rabbit gentle
mans hollow stump bungalow, But,
all Of sudden, the Fox said;
''Look here, Bob Cat, suppose YOU
do shut the door after Uncle Wig.
ailv comes out when ] whistle
I Why, his wife or Nurse Jane will
+ open the door for him and he pop
inside and lock il and wen b" a,
I badly off as before.
"No,D mewcd the Bob Cat
"'Uncle Wiggily is home all alone
/ ] made sure Of that before | met
YOU. Once we get him outside his
bungalow we can easily catch hin
after | shut the door 50 he can 7
pop back in. ~
"All right" growled the Fox
who was getting hungry. Come
on"
Reaching the bungalow, the Bol
Cat hid himself near the front stcpl
out Of sight. Crouching down be
hind bush in front, the Fox begar
10 whistle loudly. Inside tht
bungalow, Uncle Wiggily heard The
toot toot footing whistle and said Z,
himself, being all alone:
~ wonder who is whistlingp
I'm 20 out aud look. -
Out VI the door Ae hoped an,
no sooner was be on the steps than
% from where he was hiding spranI
the Bob Cat. The bad chap slippec
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24
Items Of News
About TheTOWn

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul 7. Nichols
have moved 70 Ell Centre, where
Mr.. Nichols will conduct his bus
mess.
Mr. and Mrs. W. w. Dixon, who
are spending the summer at their
Bankhead Springs cabin, are in the
city a few days on business.
Mr. and Mrs. J. HsHill left to-
dav for Oklahoma City where they
will. visit relatives. On the return
trip they will visit friends and rel,
atives in Texas.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24
D0il1gs About
Court House

\ copy of the appellants opening
brief in the district court of appeals
for the fourth appellate district. of
IC L. Gillett and the Maryland
Casualty company, defendants and
appellants. versus the Missouri
State Life Insurance company, plain
tiff and respondent. was filed in
the county clerk office Yesterday.
This is an appeal from Il decision
given by Judge \. {, finney ih
the superior court Of Imperial
County.
\ complaint of J. Y. Sims against
the Fidelity Citrus Growers. Ltd,
asks judgment of $345.j0 for sery-
ices rendered and labor performed
by the plaintiff.
Amended and supplemental com
fplaints were filed against T. b. Ne
! Call. ct al, by c. l.. Craig and Harry
+. Griffin. asking for RECESSION
of certain contracts and Gamages OF
5000 in the first, and S67js.94 IN
the second complaint.
\ marriage license was issued at
the court house this morning to Joe
Gonzales, and Maria Mota, 28
both of Brawley.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24
Bedtime Stories
By HOWARD E. 0ARRIa
Copyright, 1928, BY Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGILY S JIMPITY
JUMP

"Can YOU whistle'' asked the
Fox of the Bob Cat one day as the
two bad chaps met in the woods
not far from Uncle Wiggily's hol-
low stump bungalow.
"Can l whistle - spoke the Fox,
a cunning look coming over his sly
face. "Of course | can whistle! y
"You re luckv,i : said the Bob
Cat. q can only new and howl.
Z" De YOU want me to whistle! >
asked the Fox.
Not now,' whispered the Bob
Cat. "Wait until we get to Uncle
Wiggily's bungalow. Then | want
YOU to whistle as loudly as you
can.
'sWhat good will that do'''
asked the Fox, looking at the Bob
cats silly little tail and trying not
to laugh.
''It will do lot OF good, > mewed
the Bob Cat. ''If everything comes
out right, we II catch that rabbit
this time.
Pooh, Nonsense, :" sneered the
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24

was brought by Colonel George
Binckley, Raymond Blakeslee and
Tracy Becker, who charge the gov
ernment damaged them to the OK
tent of a million dollars by con
structing the dam along lines Gov
cred by their % year old patent.
At the conclusion of the hearing,
evidence in the suit will be turned
over to the court of claims in
Va : n notOn
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24
Valley Shipments

Activities in the shipping OF
melons from the valley were no
very heavy Yesterday, decided
slump in all expect honeyballs being
noted. Yesterdays shipments were
divided; Heneyballs, 81 cars: Braw-
ley. y; El Centre, II; sandia, O.
holtville, 6; Calexico, ,; Calipatria,
/; Verdant, J. Watermelons, 20
ears: Holtville. -: CaleXieo, s; Fl
Centre. 6; Brawlay. !. Honeydews,
IS ears: El Centre. IS; Brawiey, 10;
Holtville, Z: Meloland, 3; Turn. :;
Calexieo .; Heber, /. Mixed melons;
FL Centre, I p; Calipatria, >; Ca!eXl-
co, 3; Heber, ]. Catnaloupe; CaleXl-
co, 5. Casabas: Calexico, ,; Holt
vile, l., Grapes: Brawley, ,; Holt
VILE. ]: Meloland, ].
Totals for the season now stand ;
Cantaloupe: 1881; watermelons,
4l02; honeydcws, 2024; mixed
melons. 1547; honeybal!s. 1876; casa
has, S; japanese, II; Perslans, 10
with IS ears Of grapes.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24
TEN YEARS AGO
July "a. 1920

Deputy District Attorney Don {.
Bitter left this afternoon FOR san
Diego for the week end
Failure upon the part of repro
sentatives of the Interstate Gas
Company to put in bid at 10
o'clock this morning for the pur-
chase Of the Imperial Gas company
properties. permission for the sale
of which was granted some weeks
ago 10y the state railroad commis.
sion. will compel the receiver, 6.
+. Pcris TO again petition the rail
read commission for permission TO
close down the plant.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24
HINDENBURG CANCELS
HIS RHINELAND TOUR

BERLIN. July 2i. U.R)-President
Paul Won Hinderburg returned to
Berlin last night, cancelling his
tour of the liberated Rhineland
when - persons were drowned in
the collapse Of a bridge at Cob
LEM celebration. The president was
the first TO contribute to a relief
fund for dependents Of the victims,
donating 10000 marks.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24

J. ID. Bennett, one of the directors
of the irrigation district, who made
the trip from Ilanlon Heading to
Sharp's Heading in boat follow
ing the main canal in order to de
tcrmine the conditions Of the chan
mel, is not averse to telling what he
saw ON the trip and the conclus-
ions he reached. In the Brawlcy
News Mr.. Bennett Is quoted as be
ing of the opinion that no very SER
ious water shortage viii come to the
valley this year provided dredging
is started at once in Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
.July "a. 1915

\ letter received in II Centre
YESTERDAY from Walter Hamilton
brings the information that, with
his father and Lieutenant Governor
Eshlemau. he is ON the verge OF
plunging into the White mountains
of Arizona.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24
Storm Visits
Northern Italy

TREVISO, July %. W.H-A vio-
lent cyclone struck northern Italy
today. Cne person was reported
killed and 80 injured.
The region hit was the Mondello
zone. one Of the bloodiest spots Of
the Italian battle front in the
World War.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24
Finish Near In
Government Suit

LOS ANGELES, July "a. (U'D-
Conclusion Of the hearing into the
Al, 100000 infringement against the
government, growing out OF the
Construction Of Coolidge dam, was
expected today following the test
imony of II. G. Neuffer, designing
engineer, who has been ON the stand
the past several days.
The suit against the government
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24
New Yorker Takes
In Larry Murphy
By Large Margin

OAKLAND. Calf, July p. U.n>-
Using his opponent as a punching
bag during most Of the ten rounds
Of the main event here last night,
ANDY Civodi. OF New York, won a
decision over Larry Murphy OF Los
Angeles.
Murphy was badly beaten Irish
man when the final gong was rung,
Divodi having hit him at will dur
ing the final rounds.
Eight OF the rounds were given 20
Divodi by a large margin, with the
third and fourth even.
Divodi weighed l43l2 and Murphy
1431..
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24
SEA POWER-AND JAPAN

Among the objections that were voiced
to the London naval treaty is the asser-
ton that the treaty leaves the United
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24

Rmnor has 1T that Surprise Val
ley. Nodoc Count. Is TO have n rail
road built this summer, RUNNING
through ta Winucmucea, Nevada.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24

Colusa was one place in Northern
California where no restrictions
were placed on the use Of fireworks
eu Independence Day.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24

Engineer Mitchell, who has had
charge of the construction of the
New River branch of the Holton-
Interurban Railway, announces that
his work will be finished the first
week in August This road extends
from Ell Centre to Scelcy, 4 distance
of S.02 miles and is standard
built road in every respect.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24
w. |. Stone -~ NOn-BOard Insurance

State Insurance Commissioner requirements the
came for Board companies The prices to you
remarkably lower. Let show you this real saving
Phone w. /. Stone 246 or 387-Offce 83A Main. Ass
collection service
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24

Army worms are giving the farm
ers of Shasta County a hard fight
in several valley districts.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24

Placer County has shipped double
the fruit this year that 1t had 10
same date last year. Newcastle is
33 carloads ahead.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24
Looking Backward
What Tue Press Files Tell of
Imperial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
.Jul,y % 1910

j. p. Townsend of the FL Ccntro
Transfer Company returned this
morning after spending a few days
with his family at Los Angeles and
Long Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24
Herbert LOWdermiIk. Gen'l. Insurance

Successor to Rule & Sons, Inc, Ell Centre Branch.
We write all kinds of Insurance end you will receive
the same uninterrupted service at the same location
COG Main Street. Phone 1894.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24

Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post office, Ell Centre
Calf, as Second Glass
Matter.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24
Army & Navy Variety Store

New and Used Furniture stoves linoleums hardware.
We buy and sell everything for less NJ Marcot prop.
Main st.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24
Radiator Repairing

Also Radiator Recoring and cleaning, cleaned with
out injury to the core. Imperial Valley Sheet Metal
Works, Is 1 Broadway. Res. Phone 1928. Bus
Phone 1177.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24

He gave o quick limqity jump
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24
Imperial Valley Sheet Metal Works

--5l5 Broadway. Tanks, Skylight, Cornice, Gutter,
Dairy and Restaurant Work and General Repairing,
+ Res Phone 1928 Bus. Phone 1177.
Imperial Valley press., 1930-07-24
Opt0metrist-Dr. Senn Bacon

Quality Eye Service Scientifically equipped to treat
ell muscular and crossed eyes. Nearsghted
Myopc) eyes and childrens eyes given special atten-
ton. Glasses fitted Lenses duplicated. 58l Main
ST. Phone 228-W
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
Cleveland Jobless Council
Active Among Unemployed

ginning was to hold our meetings in
the Finnish language because all
our original membership were Fin
nish speaking comrades. But the
first time we had a non-Finnish
speaking comrade with US we saw
the mistake. Now all our meetings
are in English.
Our work has been to send dele
gates to the city central council.
We organized squads for going
from house to house in our district
to find out the number of unem-
ployed, giving them our leaflets and
explaining our work.
We also hold open air meetings
in front of the factories on MORN
ings when the workers are going
to work and the unemployed are
there looking for work. September
l demonstration is also under con-
sideration.
On Thursday, August rs, we are
holding an entertainment and dance
at s p. m. 1t will be held at the
hall where we hold meetings. The
money from the affair will go to
and be used for T.U.U.L, work.
The meetings are held every Tues
day and Friday at 2;30 p. M, at
1908 West 5Sth St. All the West
Side comrades are welcome to be
there.
SECRETARY.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
Anthracite Miners Bitter
Against Sellout Worsening
Their Plight; Bosses Glad

the check-off. The coal miners are
opposed to the check-off. They
know that the Lewis gang have
practically ruled financially the or
ganization and the money is spent
for the favorites and gangsters of
the Lewis gang. $500 to $1,000 a
month for eacl man.
Lewis Gang In Saddle.
The check-off is used to keep
Lewis and his gang in power and
the miners know if they strike they
will not receive a cent of this money.
The agreement says that the coal
miners have agreed to cooperate
with the employers in increasing eff
ficiency and in producing more.
At the present time the coal
miner gets paid for tonnage, ut the
bosses sell it by the short tonnage.
If rocks or anything is found in
the cars loaded it means the miner
will be penalized by being sent
home for several days.
Arbitration Trap.
The new agreement provides for
arbitration, namely, a committee of
II, consisting of 3 presidents and
3 secretaries of Districts 1, Z and 9,
and six from the employers. They
elect an Impartial" chairman. The
agreement provides that the pit or
grievance committees are not to
mix in any question involving work.
ing conditions, but to confine them
selves to inner union matters. And
that strikes will be avoided.
ct was precisely these griev-
ance committees that led a whole
series of local strikes against the
bosses, against and contrary to
the wishes of the Lewis machine,
and were important in responding
to the need for struggle.-Editor.)
Lewis Has Plans.
Lewis aspires to become secretary
of labor. He hopes by his sell-out
of the 100000 hard coal miners he
deserves a good recommendation
from the coal barons.
No meetings of the Mine, Oil and
Smelter Workers Industrial Union
are permitted to be held in the An
thracite, and the miners are terror
lied not to attend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
1atless Days Here
Again, Says Worker
i'm a Parody Song

Detroit, Mich.
The Daily Worker,
City Editor-Dear Sir: En-
closed please find words for
parody on the current song hit
Happy Days Are Here Again"
which | hope you will be able to
use. | am broke and out of work
even as these words suggest.
Hoover Prosperity Song
(Tune: Happy Days Are Here
AGAIN.
Meatless days are here again,
Since Hoover resumed his reign
Now We must all strive in vain
To find ourselves employment.
ii
Eatless days are here again
Starvation seems to be his game
High tariff helps to make us
strain
To find work to do.
III
Capitalists seem to have their
way,
We, as workers, have to pay
Just to see old Hoover play
His game of prosperity.
"
If you've never seen his flag
Here it is and its no gag
We cannot support that wag
And his prosperity.
V
Sunny days are here again
But the combines cut the grain
And we must compete in vain
With Boover's prosperity.
vi
Whensser this country goes lame
The right one never gets the
blame
Don't you think that is a frame
of Hoover and his clan.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
Cleveland, o.

To the Daily Worker:
Cleveland Council No. 2 of the
T.U.U.L. Unemployed Council was
organized August 3, 1880, with a
membership of thirty. l personally
know that most of the members
have been out of work for three
months or more so they all know
that something must be done about
the situation and they were ready
to organize and fight against the
capitalist class that has robbed us
of the commodities of life which we
produced with our labor and which
belongs to us.
I.W.W. Disrupters Ousted.
Our first meeting was not quite
success for there was this I.W.W.
element that tried to poison the
progress of the organization by
their soup-kitchen ideas. But this
meeting accomplished this, that it
cleaned away this harmful much of
WV iSln. NOW we are uHuel tHe
leadership of the T.U.U.L. and the
Communist Party which will lead
us not only in our daily struggle
for immediate demands hu also
in the preparation for the final
struggle for the overthrow of cap
italism and for the establishment of
a workers government.
One mistake we done in the be-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
$1,000 Wage For Rubber
Toilers of Naugatuck, Conn.
Naugatuck, Conn.

Dear Contradict
The rubber shops in Naugatuck
are now working four days week,
with a greater decrease in help and
at lower wage. Some of the de-
partments are working on the ar
engagements made by the foremen
to suit themselves.
The average wage here is now
S12 a week and plenty of hours to
earn it in. The town is full of dis
satisfaction, but they still have a
lot of prosperity in their minds
which will soon be frozen out by the
cold weather.
The town is full of unemployed
and some are in pretty bad shape.
We have four plants of the U. S.
Rubber here and three others and
the same conditions exist in all
plants. Some workers are earning
SIS a week and little more, but
not hell of lot more.
There is also a foundry in the
town and the workers are pressed
for all they are worth. They work
nine hours a day and thirty-five
hours week with very low wages.
We are now starting an election
campaign through the state and
Naugatuck will be one of our stops,
not only one but plenty, as this
town used to be a great socialist
town at one time. / am a candi-
date on the Communist ticket for
encouragement and l am very
popular here on account of my foot
ball activity, which have now given
up to put my full time to Party
work.
1 have been asked to run on the
socialist ticket, but | told them that
am a Communist and / can't see
their socialist bunk.
A. BORGNIS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
SOUTHERN OHIO
FARMERS ARE
DEBT-STRICKEN
Bosses Keep Them in
State of Serfdom

Lynchburg, o.
)aily Worker, Dear Comrades:
l have lived amongst the Ohio
'armers for 10 years and made a
.pecial study of their living condi-
ions, especially in the southern
,art Of the state.
Always in Debt.
Living conditions are deplorable
nd getting worse all the time. In
hose counties where the farmers
epend mostly on tobacco, for a
money crop which averages from
o to Is cents a pound afer hauling
to the market and paying COM
Mission, taxes and grocery bills,
here is usually nothing left over
nd often in arrears with their bill
or the next crops. Just like the
oal miners in West Virginia, al
Ways in debt to the boss. they work
or.
The farmers have large families.
heir children go around in tatters,
ndernourished and a large number
rippled. Their education they re-
Give in the little one room school
ouse mostly is religious opium.
Bankers Rule.
The southern part of the state
most of the states institu-
ions with it's inmates.
The bankers, lawyers and bust
less leeches and professional opium
,eddlers advise and control their
.estinies. Anyone with a progress
i've idea is not welcome in their
midst. They all vote dry and drink
noonshine.
Ignorance, and dire poverty pre-
.ails amongst the farmers of South
rn Ohio. T. H.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29
RELIEF,
INSURANCE FUND
TILLERS NEED
Farmers Must Unite
With City Workers
rBu q Farmer Coyresponden

by q Farmer Correspondent
SANISH, N. d. note Hoover
has called bankers to the white
house to discuss "relief" for the
drought-stricken farmers. Just mag
inc, farmers, what "relief" this will
be for us!
These bankers will grant" the
farmers loans on easy" security
up to $2O,OOO,OOO, plus interest, of
course. The poor farmer, we all
know, has no security of any kind
to give, and since there are about
100000 farm families in the
United States needing relief of
some kind, each family will, if they
get it at all, receive the big sum of
$500!
Farmers, this is nothing but an
insult to our class, and we must not
stand for it. Another ridiculous
capitalist "relief" scheme is the one
given by Secretary of Agriculture,
Hyde, who says there is a balance
OF SoOO,O0O from the flood relief
fund, which can be used for the
stricken farmers. On 100000
farm families needing relief this
will be 20 cents per family, so now
we have the magnificent total of
$500, and, mind you, this will be
loan at six per cent interest!
Fellow-farmers, we must cease
following these capitalist bunk
peddlers and do some real fighting
ourselves How different is the
program of the United Farmers
League! The U.F.L. demands that
special Farmers Insurance and
Relief Fund be raised by tax upon
now non-taxable bonds, tax upon
the stock and capitalization of all
corporations, a tax on all foreign
loans and investments, the turning
over of this and of all Farm Board
funds to an administration of actual
farmers. Billions are needed for
farm relief and we must fight for
it, strike for it, demonstrate for it,
yes, take it!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-29

result of their enforced "vacation"%
would be whacked up among the
coupon-clipping parasites. 1t was
to a straw boss that the big shot
was overheard giving the real rea-
son for the lay-off.
Workers, Not Bosses, Suffer.
No, it would not do for the slaves
to know that they were being vic
timized for the sake of dividends.
They were treated to sob ballad
about the hard times from which the
bosses were Suffering" about the
drop in freight loadings, about
taking an inventory" etc. Even
though the workers in our shops
have to diet on this hooey for the
next half month, the pot-bellies must
get their regular Doodle.
Speed-up In Repair Shops.
Repair work on the 500 locomo-
tives in the Jersey Central service
is done almost exclusively in the
Elizabethport shops. Working con-
ditions are frightful. Hardly a
month goes by that worker is not
killed on the job, despite the book
of safety rules" copy of which
is given to every new hand with the
warning that if he loses it he will
be locked four bits. A hell of lot
of good the "rules" did the poor
worker who was working inside a
boiler recently when live steam was
shot into it. He was scalded to
death before he could think of read
ing up on the safety rules"
Patch and Repatch Work.
The "rules" don't have word to
say about what to do when the out
worn cable on a travelling crane
snaps and pots "safe and sane"
worker on the head. There have
been many accidents" of this ma
ture, directly traceable to the
greed of the bosses, who will not
hear of spending a few dollars to
replace rotten equipment, in the
face of which all the safety rules
in the world don't mean a damn.
1t is a wonder that there are so
'few" wrecks to the credit of this
road. Engines are constantly out
of service. Not a single length of
pipe is junked by the Jersey Cen
trail before it is as full of holes as
screen door. We keep patching
up antique locomotive parts until
they are all patches. To make mat
ters worse, every job in the yard is
done on piece rates, which means
that the workers must rush like
blazes just to make cigarette money.
And, as premium is put on speed
and quantity production, the quail
ity of the work suffers, endanger-
ing not only the slaves on the job,
but also the train crews and passen-
gers who are hauled about by these
rickety locomotives after they leave
the yard.
"The stockholders must be salts
fed" come what may. But the