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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27

While preparations are going ahead
full blast for the opening of the Com
munist Party Convention, Saturday
night, June IS with a mass welcome
to the delegates, the reactionary re-
publican and democratic parties met
yesterday in Trenton within a few
doors of each other, each one charging
the other with being all wet" on the
prohibition issue.
The reactionary parties adjourned
their So-called conventions immedi-
ately after the candidates made their
addresses. Senator Dwight w. Nor
row, who presided temporarily over
the republican convention declared
the outstanding question Of the cam
paign is whether the government Of
New Jersey is to be open or to be
invisible" This was an attack upon
former Governor A. Harry Moore who
is again the democratic candidate for
office, the handpicked candidate of
Frank Hays--the Tammany boss of
New Jersey. In other words, this
meant that Boss Hays would rule
New Jersey, would be the invisible"
government of grafters, gangsters,
bootleggers as they are and have
BEEN, in or out of office, republicans
and democrats alike.
The Communist Party Election
Campaign Committee of New Jersey
calls attention to the fact that these
black reactionaries paid no atten-
ton to the burning problem of the
starving unemployed, to the wage
5lashing which continues worse than
ever in the big plants of New Jersey.
to the fact that 5 militant textile
workers have been framed for muir
der, or to the persecution of foreign
and native born workers, Negro and
white, nor to the lynch threat which
hangs over the heads of nine inno-
cent young Negro workers in Scots
UOIO AldDdtlld.
In contrast to the pot-belhed boss
es and capitalist class gangster poll
ticians who assembled for the DEM
ocratic and republican conventions,
the Communist Party Convention
which opens Sunday. June ID, at
Laurel Garden, 457 Springfield Ave,
Newark will be composed of work
erS from the basic industries of New
Jersey.
Perth Amboy will send 25 delegates
to the convention. Raritan Copper
Works, employing 300 workers will
be represented. also the National
Lead Company Both plants have
had wage cuts of more than 10 per
cent recently. Underpaid women
workers of the cigar industry will
be there and workers from many
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
new JERSEY ELECTION CON-
VENTTON OPENS ON JUNE 18TH

other trades that are ready for strug-
gle under the banner of the Com
munist Party
In preparation for the convention
and for the opening welcome to the
delegates which takes place Saturday
evening, June 10. at the same hall,
the Campaign Committee will hold
street meetings at the following
points this week:
l. Near the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Plant this Thursday at II noon
in Elizabeth
2, Friday evening, in Jersey City,
at Newark and Jersey SITS.
The opening welcome for the DEL
egates on June 10 includes the fol-
lowing program: the Workers La
boratory Theatre of New York, the
Freiheit Gesangs Verein, and the
Slovak Workers Sports Club, of New
ark.
John J. BALKAN, candidate for Gov
ernor on the Communist ticket and
VIM. Patterson of the League Of
Struggle for Negro Rights are among
the speakers. Admission will be 35c.
The Daily Worker will carry full
accounts of the Election Campaign
in New Jersey and of the issues be-
fore the working class which the
Communist Party intends to bring
into the hmelight Unemployment
is the outstanding, burning question
around which the struggle will con-
centrate to win the workers from
the influence of the reactionary
parties.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
Turner
Frame-Up Trial
Picket Is Arrested By
ILGWU Clique

NEW YORK. The case of Dave
Turner, one of the most active strik-
ers at Needleman and Bremen, and
arrested and framed on assault
charges, was postponed to June 5.
The bosses have adopted these tao
tics because of the militant picket
ing and the protest of the members
in local % of the company union.
Picketing will continue before the
Needleman and Bremen shop We'd
nesday at 7 am. and as many work.
ers as can aid the strikers should
turn out
A number of open air meetings
was held Tuesday in the dress mark
ct and will continue to be held every
day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
What's On

WEDNESDAY,
Friends of the Soviet Union,
Branches of Prospect Park, Flat
bush and workers in these neighbour
hoods are urged to come to an open
meeting at tn Ball Room, 112 Crown
ST. Adm. free.
Steve katovis Branch. LID.
VIII hold an open air meeting at 10th
ST. and Second Ave.
CIoaISmnkers g. of the Brop,
VIII have a lecture alta $50 at 400
Boston Rd on the Paris Commune
Adm. free
office Workers Union
Nike Gold. well known proletarian
writer who has recently returned
from the Soviet Union will speak on
the Cultural Movement in the USSR
At our educational meeting which
VIII take place at Labor Temple,
iith st. and Second Ave. at pm.
Executive Committee Workers EN-
servicemen's League
Meets at o. m at 20 East Tenth
st
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
Call Emergency
Meet for Thursday

NEW YORK. - An emergency
conference of all working class Or
CARNATIONS will be held this Thurs
day, May %, at pm, at 118 Bris-
toll Street to discuss setting up
workers center. The old headquar
ters burned down and the work can
not be slackened.
All working class organizations are
urged to elect delegates. those al
ready elected must attend.
The conference is called under the
auspices of Section of the Com
munist Party-the Brownsville sec
ton. .....
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
U. S. MILK CONSUMPTION LAGs

THE United States lags far behind
many other countries in the per cap
ita consumption of milk" so reports
survey on the dairy products in
dustry issued by Charles D. Barney
and Company.
Out of work and starving, Jack
Viola, SO, 43S Sigel St., stole bottle
of milk from a Gold Coast home.
For this he was fined So and SEN
fenced to 80 days in the Bridewell by
Judge Edelman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27

GIVE YOUR ANSWER TO HOO
vER'S PROGRAM OF HUNGER,
WAGE CUTS AND PERSECUTION,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27
Tonight

GRADUATION EXERCISES
of the
NATIONAL TRAINING SCHOOL
Manhattan Lyceum, &C East 4 ST.,
New York
Wednesday, May ~, 1881, 8 pm.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-27

Use your Red Shock Troop List
every day On your job. The worker
next to you will help save the Daily
Worker.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05

meenie, miny, mo- Uncle Wiggily
hoped nearer and nearer. All of
Q sudden he cried:
oh, the bushes are on fire!"
For he saw a flaming flash of red.
But a whistling voice spoke and
said
There is no fire, Uncle Wiggily,
though 1 do look like a bit OF flame
with my red feathers and a bird
named the Cardinal flew out of the
bushes near the den and perched
on a tree over the rabbits head. II
wonder if you could do me favor?"
asked the bright red Cardinal"
1T will be a pleasure for me
to try" said Uncle Wiggily What
can 1 Go to help you, my beautiful
fire bird?"
But we must wait Until the next
story to find out what the rabbit
did. Then, if the popcorn ball can
find some peanuts dancing around
inside the clam shell, I'll tell you
about Uncle Wiggily's funny fire
trick.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05

stuck his funny sign in front Of
the gate and hoped back again.
Then the Fox came creeping up.
He looked surprised when he saw
the sign.
Hal No parxing!" snarled the
Fox. And P. D. on it.. too. Po-
lice Dog, l suppose. Dear me!
It's getting so there's no place for
us to park now-nobody wants us
TO stop. And now Uncle Wiggily
has sign. Too bad" Then, not
daring to stop and knock at the
door to catch the rabbit, the Fox
ran up the hill where the Wolf and
Bob Cat waited.
I'VE saw you" mewed the Bob
Cat. You didn't go up to the door
and knock at all. You kept right
on going"
why did you do that?" asked
the Wolf.
Il didn't dare stopl" howled the
Fox. There's a Police Dog No
Parking sign in front of Uncle Wig
gilys bungalow and l didn't dare
stop for fear of being arrested.
Come on, we've got to find some
other way of catching him"
Il know good way" whispered
the Wolf.
Howe" asked the Fox.
"Well watch and see when he
comes to the woods near here for
an adventure" said the Wolf. "He
can't have a No Parking sign with
him then and we won't need to be
afraid of the Police Dog. We can
catch him easily, I think"
Lets try it, anyhow" Whined the
Fox.
So the three animals kept watch.
Meanwhile Uncle Wiggily was hav-
ing a good laugh at his funny sign.
THAT keeps the Bad Chaps
away" he said. Now I'll 90 out
and have an adventure in the
woods"
"You had better be carefulw
warned Nurse Jane.
81 shall" Uncle Wiggily prom
ised.
Away to the woods he hoped and,
before ne knew it he was close TO
the den of the Fox where the three
hungry ones had met to talk about
catching rabbits. In front of the
den grow thick bushes, making a
sort of screen. In the den, back
Of this screen, sat the Fox, the
Wolf and the Bob Cat. Uncle Wig
gily could not see them but they
saw him.
"Here he comes now" whispered
the Fox. "Oh, this is luck!"
Let me catch him first" begged
the Bob Cat.
"No, let mel" whispered the Wolf.
wen count-out Tor it as the chill
dren do when they play tag" said
the Fox. So while the three Bad
CHAPS were counting out, "eenie,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05
Runaway Girls
Given Freedom

Mrs. Gussie Galloway and Annie
Wahlstrom of Phoenix were released
from the county jail last night, the
Wahlstrom girl to return to her
uncle in Phoenix and Mrs. Galloway
TO go TO an uncle in Salinas.
Mrs. Galloway, who gave her age
at the county jail as l8, but admit
ted TO Tom Sharp, district attor-
neys investigator, she is only l6,
refused to return to her husband in
Phoenix, although he wired he is
willing to furnish her ticket home.
Her 29-year-old husband is too
Old" the girl told officers.
The Wahlstrom girl, who accom-
panied Mrs. Galloway to E Centro,
admitted she is only Is years old.
She was sent back to her uncle,
since her parents are dead.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05
GRANT COMPANY
OFFERS VACATION
CHECK-UP FREE

When you are ready TO start on
your motor vacation trip it is well
to remember that 1t is the little
things that cause the most trouble
when you are on unknown desert
roads or way up in the mountains
miles from home or a service sta
tion. A dried Oft generator, a
stone bruise on a tire, corroded
battery, q short in the ignition sys-
tenn, are some of the things that
can cause all sorts of trouble and
mar the pleasure OF your motor-va-
cation If they are not found before
you leave home.
This summer, make up your mind
to think vacation, not worry
about the condition and perform
ance of your automobile. Do not
trust to luck that your car will get
you there and back without trouble
Make sure that there will be no
unknown little things to develop
into major troubles and costly re-
pair bills. This is the advice of
Herbert Paul, head Of the U. S.
Grant Auto Equipment company,
operators of the modern "one
stop" plants in Imperial Valley.
Paul, as his friends know, is an
experienced motor traveller and he
knows how neglect can cause un-
limited unhappiness on the high
way. He says my own experiences
have been to a great extent respon-
sible for the complete free vacation
check-up service that we have per-
fected for motorists. We service
thousands of cars every year at
our plants where 81 different serv-
ices are available at one location,
and have the opportunity Of know
ing that the average car that is
driven about the city month after
month is not fit for a long trip
over rough roads. The minor trou-
bles do not appear quickly with
ordinary city motoring but they
develop rapidly once you are on
long trip where the efficiency of
your car is tested to the limit. We
will gladly check over your tires,
battery ignition, wheels, brakes,
etc, before you leave the city so
that you can free your mind of car
trouble and fully enjoy the trip
you have no doubt anticipated for
months"
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05
Canal To Require
Much Excavation

Estimated excavation work incl
dent to construction Of the ALL
American canal totals 54,027 ,74l
cubic yards, according TO the en-
gineering report Of the U. S. Rec
lamation bureau.
That quantity of dirt would fill
2,70l .387 railroad cars and the cost
of excavating it is estimated TO
cost S9,575,754.
Engineers based the cost figures
on unit costs ranging from as low
as 10 cents per cubic yard up TO
sl.25 per cubic yard for the most
difficult cuts.
It is interesting TO note that the
Imperial Irrigation district drain
age excavations totalled IL SOC, ,09l
cubic yards, a little over fifth Of
the quantity involved in building
the canal. Unit costs in the drain
age work vary from as low as Sc
cents per cubic yard to 1872 cents.
The average unit cost was 09 cents
per cubic yard The total miles of
drains built by the district accord
ing TO the last annual report was
23326 miles.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05
Published by
IMPERIAL VALLEY
PRESS. INC.
W. c. COSTELLO
Manager
RELIEF IN PRISON

A guilty conscience is not the most de-
sirable of companions and to have one
for nearly four decades is more than
Charles +. Johnson could stand.
In 1898 Johnson escaped from the Ne
braska state prison where he was serv-
ing term for forgery, and became a fu-
gitive from justice. For years he wan
dered in all parts of the world, always
with the fear that the law would reach
out its hand and claim him.
He succeeded in evading this however,
but he could not get away from his own
conscience.
Early this year he was shipwrecked
off the coast of Japan and while cling
ing to a rock in a faint hope that he
would be rescued, he vowed that If res
cue did come in time he would make ev-
cry effort to return to prison and take
the punishment he had so long avoided.
Aid came and Johnson kept to his
word. An old man of &c, broken and
buffeted by the shadowy life he had
been forced to lead, he made his way
back to the United States and then to his
home in Oakland, Nebraska. Leaving
there he started out on foot for the state
prison at Lincoln and upon his arrival
gave himself up with a sigh of relief
that the long torture of four decades was
over.
Prison officials, surprised at john
sons story, and touched by its tragedy,
greeted him kindly and have promised
he will be we'll cared for while paying
the penalty for his early folly.
He told that warden that prison holds
no fears for him. Far from being
place of punishment, it is for him hav-
en- of rest where each day brings new
hope and where an old man can sleep
peacefully at night.
There should be some sort of moral to
this story, but any who read it can figure
it out without being told.
Having listened to army teamsters, we
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05
Ortega Makes
Grave Mistake

Guadalupe Ortega, 72 years old
and weighing 125 pounds, objected
to being arrested by 200-pound r.
r. Voyles, city officer, last night,
and in his objection tore the OF
ficer's shirt of and inflicted other
painful injuries and bruises on TIE
person OF the copper.
Perhaps the objection was occas-
stoned by a premonition that his
second visit TO the police court
would net Ortega a sentence OF 80
days in the county jail for being
drunk. This was the sentence
passed by Judge Kendall B. Perk-
ms this morning, after Ortega ad-
mitted having appeared in police
court once before. At that time his
sentence was suspended during good
behavior.
Another defendant charged
with drunkenness was sentenced TO
pay a $40 fine or serve five days
in iail. He was @. DiaZ, 25
Charles Williams, 60, pleaded not
guilty TO a charge Of vagrancy.
Trial was set for this afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05
He stuck bis siApn hon

bunny children were waiting TO see
what Uncle Wiggily would do.
"Ha! Hal laughed the rabbit
gentleman. $50 P. d. stands for
Police Dog, does it, Bunty?"
why, yes, doesn't it?" asked the
little orphan rabbit girl.
We'll, in a way, yes" answered
Mr.. Longears. Il hope the Bad
Chaps will think SO, anyhow" So
when it came the turn Of the Fox
TO make a second visit to the bum
galow TO try to catch the rabbit,
Uncle Wiggily quickly hoped out,
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05
IMPULSIVE MAN CURBED

PHOENIX, Ariz. U.P)-Mark Fox
was freed on a 60 day suspended
sentence after he promised TO curb
irresistible impulses" such as
caused him to throw a rock through
the plate glass window OF a gro
cery store.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05

This is the second year of plum
thinning experiments in Solano
County One plot is irrigated, the
other plot is not. In each plot three
trees are thinned heavily, three
lightly and three with no thinning.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05
Bedtime Stories
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright. 1928, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
UNCLE WIGGHY AND THE
FIRE BIRDS

The Fox, the Wolf and the Bcb
Cat kept knocking on Uncle Wig
gily's bungalow door, hoping ne
would open II so one of them could
lump in and catch him. I told you
about that last night, you know.
But Uncle Wiggily was too wise
and clever TO be fooled by the Bad
Chaps. He let them run up TO his
door and knock, but the rabbit gen.
tleman didn't get caught. AT last,
when he was tired of having the
hungry animals tapping for him,
Uncle Wiggily said he was going TO
put up a funny sign TO keep them
from bothering him. 1 asked you 10
guess what words Uncle Wiggily puL
on his sign.
Well, now let's see how many OF
you guessed right. These were the
words the rabbit gentleman put on
his sign.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell of
Ipperial Valley for This Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO

The board of supervisors of the
county recently took up the matter
of a hearing on the petition for an
election on the proposition to form
the Imperial Irrigation district in
accordance with the provisions of
the state law. Land owners from
all parts of the valley attended the
board session.
Activities in handling the canta-
loupe crop are reaching their
height and in order to handle the
traffic the Southern Pacific has
sent three more train crews TO the
valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05

Ripe Tartarians were shipped from
Beaumont, Riverside County, May
], three weeks earlier than usual
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05
NO PARKING

What does p. D. stand for?"
asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy WuZzy as
Uncle Wiggily was going out to put
the sign up in front Of his bungalow.
1T stands for Police Dog, said
Baby Bunty who, with the other
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05
TEN YEARS AGO
June <. 1921

Consolidation of the mutual wat
er companies with the irrigation
district and operation of the water
distribution system of Imperial
county under one head would be
the most satisfactory method and
would make for economy and better
service in the opinion of 80 per cent
OF the men present at a mass meet
ing this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05

To May l, the Yucaipa Valley
had received 14.13 inches of rain, a
fraction of an inch ahead of last
ear.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05

Reno has put on its first old-time gun
battle, with a gambler biting the dust.
And like the old-time western novel, the
jury finds the Staying justifiable.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05

Sometimes the Father of Hollywood
must have wondered if it would not
have been better to have kept it in COW
pasture.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05

Melon distributors have started a
little war of car diversion to see If
1t will not expedite action by rail-
road officials in helping along a cut
IN the eXtortionate charges for
shipping the melon crop OF the
valley
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Junp r. 1915

The Barbara Worth hotel this
morning passed TO w. F. Holt for
s8l, $50 at trustees sale. The local
company organized to build the
hotel appealed more to patriotism
than to a sense of profit and its
cost reached $247,000 A trust deed
was placed on it to raise funds for
its completion.
Two more haystacks were burned
east of Heber this morning, pre-
sumably by the gang OF incendiar-
les operating in the valley.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05

Having listened to army teamsters, we
refused to admit that Butler or Dawes
know anything about 'cussing".
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05
Issued Daily, Except
Sundays. Entered at the
Post Office, El Centre,
Calf, as Second-Class
Matter.
PREVENTING CRIME

A step which should aid greatly in re-
ducing crime in California was taken
yesterday when Governor Rolph signed
the bill providing for the installation of
the teletype in II key cities of the state.
The teletype system is the same as
that used by the United Press in the
leased wire service it gives to the Press
1t will be operated from central bu-
reau in Sacramento, extending as far
north as Yreka, with FL Centre being the
extreme southern point of the system.
By means of the teletype crime news
can be collected and sent out to the key
cities with very little loss of time, there
by enabling the authorities in the II key
cities to cooperate in apprehending
criminals and in exchanging crime data.
From the II key cities news of i'm
portance can be relayed to any point in
the state, creating network which can
be placed in action quickly and effici-
emily
The teletype here will be installed in
the sheriff's office. 1t will be operated
"a hours day and should prove an eff
ficient aide to law enforcement officers
throughout the state.
The case against frankie Foster,
charged with the murder of Alfred Lin
gle in Chicago, has been continued 10
times. 1t will probably be 10 and out
for him. Out of jail.
If Indy and Anne start on that Pa
cific hop, don't be surprised if Charles
Jr., is found on the tail skid as stow
away.
IL i l
must have wondered if it would not
have been better to have kept it in cow
pasture.
Reno has put on its first old-time gun
battle, with a gambler biting the dust.
And like the old-time western novel, the
Jury finds the Staying justifiable.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05

If Indy and Anne start on that Pa
cific hop, don't be surprised if Charles
Jr., is found on the tail skid as stow
away.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-06-05

The case against frankie Foster,
charged with the murder of Alfred Lin
gle in Chicago, has been continued 10
times. 1t will probably be 10 and out
for him. Out of jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-22
HOWARD 80 VICTOR
IN LAST HOME GAME
Trims Virginia Seminary With
Early Touchdown and Safety
in Second Period.

Howard University, playing its final
home foot ball game, gave its supporters
something to remember it by until next
season by downing Virginia Seminary,
9 to 0, yesterday in the Bison Stadium.
Using team composed mainly Of
substitutes, Howard scored in the open
ing period, when, after kicking of and
recovering a tumble, Hall passed to Per-
kins for touchdown. Hall drop-kicked
the extra point.
Seminary threatened to score in the
second period, when j. Jones skirted
end for 10 yards and 15-yard penalty
placed the bali on the Howard 11-yard
Stripe. The Bisons, however, held, and
big gains by Hall, Perkins and Boswell
took the ball near the visitors goal
Seminary held for downs, but a poor
pass from center got Howard two more
points when Peyton tackled Leake be-
hind his goal line for safety.
In the third quarter Howard threat
ened, coming to the Seminary 10-yard
line, but was turned back, while in the
final period a Seminary march ended
on the Bison's 8-yard line.