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Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-14
Brawley Doctor
Victim OF Thief

1t was likely looking bag as it
reposed in the car of DR.. B. r..
Davidson of Brawley, parked on
Main street in the 600 block here
yesterday, but some thief must have
been somewhat disappointed in its
contents, for they would be of no
use to him unless he is of the med
ical profession.
DR.. Davidson last night reported
to the police station here theft
of the bag from his automobile. 1t
was a rather large leather grip, he
said, and contained instruments
valued at about $50 He was most
interested in the return of the bag
and its contents.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-14
STROBEL WINS FIRST HONORS q
IN BARBARA WORTH CLUB PLAY

Playing consistently good golf
and facing high class competition
at every stage of the game, Jack
Strobel, Barbara Worth club star,
took first honors in the second an
nual invitational tourney staged by
the club when he defeated Elmer
Sears of the Del Rio club, three
and two,in the 36-hole match yes
terday at the Barbara Worth
course.
One of the largest galleries in
the history of the club followed
the players around the course and
applauded the players as they
battled for the lead.
Good golf was not confined to
the championship match, however,
as other pairs in the championship
flight and in the defeated eight
flights showed plenty of stuff.
A feature of the days golf pro-
gram was the presentation of the
Gambrinus cup, offered in the
inter-club tournament which was
completed last week, to Carl West,
of the International club, Calexico.
Unknown to all but a few mem
bers of the tournament committee,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-14
Illness Is Fatal
To J. II. Byerly

J. H. Byerly, go, died at the
county hospital last night follow
ing a brief illness.
He had been a resident of FL
Centre for several years and prior
to his last illness was employed on
the John Kuhn ranch. He had
made his home in Imperial county
for the last 81 years.
Funeral arrangements await
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-14
Marine Writes
OF China War

Ell Centre has at least one rep
resentative in Shanghai who has
been an eyewitness of the Seino-
Japanese warfare, for Samuel Weir,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G..
Weir, who is in the fourth regi-
ment of the u. S. marines, has
been stationed in that city and
been one of the American marines
guarding the international settle
ment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Weir have recent
ly received a letter from their son
describing the battles and speaking
of his duties in guarding residents
of the settlement. His descriptions
of the air conflicts are of particu-
lar interest as he saw number of
spectacular aerial battles.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-14
Death Claims
Local Resident

Funeral services for Jewel Kirk
patrick, 22-year- Negro resident
of Ell Centro, will be conducted
from the A. M. E. church at 2:30
o'clock tomorrow afternoon with
Rev. Hayter officiating. Interment
will take place at Evergreen ceme--
terry.
kirkpatrick died Saturday after
noon at 7:3O First street after a
long illness.
He is survived by his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Kirkpatrick; two
sisters. Mrs. Minnie MCGOWAN and
Leathia Kirkpatrick, and two BROTH
ers, Warren, Jr., and Henry.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-14
Pasadena Father
Seeks Son Here

E. c. Monroe of Pasadena last
night asked the aid of Imperial
county officers in locating his son.
Gerald Monroe, 16, who was in El
Centre when last heard from after
running away from the home of
his parents.
The boy wrote from Ell Centro,
March 5, to say he was working for
an automobile sales agency here,
the father said. Investigation dis
closed he had not worked there.
Gerold Monroe is 5 feet, 10 inches
tall, and weighs 140 pounds. When
last seen he was wearing a leather
Jacket and white coruroy trousers.
Police departments of the valley
were notified to watch for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-14
Passengers Safe
AS Ship Founders

HAMILTON, Bermuda, March
IA. U.PA-The steamer Prince David
was believed to be a total loss To-
day, lodged on coral reefs where
"a passengers and $50 members OF
the crew took 10 life boats in
binding squall
The stricken steamer Of the Can
adian National me was taking
water in four holds, her decks
awash a few minutes after the life
boats were lowered and passengers
and crew we're removed. It was
believed salvage tugs would be un-
able to save her.
The Prince David was Bermuda
bound, running about % knots
when she struck a reef so hard
passengers were thrown to the
deck. The third officer was on the
bridge at the time. He ordered
boats lowered at once.
The Lady Omers of the same
line was summoned by radio, and
removed passengers and crew.
There was no panic.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-14
Spiritualists To
Meet Wednesday

Healing and spiritual messages
will take place at a spiritualists
mass meeting at 7:30 o'clock
Wednesday night at I'll CONNER
cial street, according to Sidney H.
Rocks, certified minister.
Consultations, demonstrations ano,
testimonials are scheduled for the
session. Rocks is giving daily con-
sultationS he said today.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-14
NAMED SOVIET JUSTICE

MOSCOW. WPl-Ivan Bulak, a
well-known judge, has been ap-
pointed vice-commissar of justice
and head of the All-Union supreme
court, succeeding the late Peter
Stuchka in both posts.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-14
The Weather

LOS ANGELES AND VICINITY
Partly cloudy, unsettled weather
tonight and Tuesday. with moderate
temperature; gentle shifting winds,
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Fair and mild tonight and Tues
day but cloudy west portion to-
night; gentle changeable winds off
shore.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-14

word from relatives in Illinois, his
birthplace, and Utah. In the
meantime the body is at Arnolds
funeral home here.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-14

CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT
Srobe 3 and
First Flight
r. Mcnamara A. Smith. l goth hole
Pat Roach A Cravah 3 and
Flight
Nick Ballard Hickcox 4 and
Flight
H H. Davenport defeated L. L. Sroupe 3 and
Fifth Flight
w. w. McEuen defeated w. E. Whtace 1
Sixth Flight
Earl Evans defeated E. E. Keier
Seventh Flight
Harry Reimer G Schnuersten ....~.. 3 and
DEFEATED EIGHT FLIGHTS
Champions hip Flight
Carl West o p Austin l
Flight
Bobby Brazelon
Flight
G. Horne A. Nuffer l 10Th
Third Flight
Geo. r. Buffers defeated w. Hawk and
Fourth Flight
A N Overall defeated C. H. Cummings and
Fifth Flight
Frank M. Taylor defeated p A. Murray and
Sixth Flight
w. Costello w. Townsend l up
Seventh Flight
Tom Bum defeated Ed Henley 4 and
CONSOLATION ROUND
w. S. first.
B F. Francis and Cletus Trindell tie
H. H. Williams defeated H
Frank Johnston, winner of low net
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-14
PRIZE WINNING
ESSAYS in CITY
TREE CONTEST

The following essay by Kath-
ryn Horton, 1893 Brighton
street, took fourth prize in the
palO verde tree contest recent
ly conducted by the Ell Cen
tro Chamber of Comerce.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-03-14

"The smoke is smooth. It's mild. No harsh
ness" The first puff of CHESTERFIELD
telegraphs that.
Better rtobaccos-that's the reason. Ripe.
mellow tobaccOs-Turkish and Domestic.
Not just blended, but cross blended
that is, one kind of leaf blended with an
other kind-not merely mixed with it.
And just enough Turkish tobacco to give
the right aroma-to make the taste better.
The paper is the purest that can be
made. 1t burns without taste or odor.
Every care is taken for just one pur-
pose-to make the best cigarette that can
be made. Try them.
They're clicking ,Vith Millions. ,..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
Boss Press Silent on
Printers Fight

Of the complete silence
capitalist struggle in
the the industry able learn what
typesete the Daily cut
bulletin the mechanical
the newspapers
Already the action against the
N.
who the president
Of the International the officials
natonal local. everything their help the
publishers pr the against the printers shown by the
action Of the notorious Dahn organizer
Big Although the
ocas shall intervene the the member
ship this Dhm the of the York Times
at the request Of the threatened and budoze the
abandoning system
But the Of Damn did Already three
organization in the action
The Times printers and pledged themselves similar action
are the Daily News the Morning Telegraph the
THERE preparing to set up
their machinery handling
eactonary possibility
strike shop that will rapidly
of the capitalist New York of
the capitalist the
all published detailed of the of the
t-eacheous statements Of Austin HewSOn president
the officials they growing
the and file against the decision against
If the their leadership 20
out strike they the
il short
period Of the yarthe prehoiday
recognize that the strike
publishers to retreat
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
Workers Who Testified
At Hearings Fired At
ROckefelIer's Mines
BY ANNA ROCHESTER

MORE light has been thrown on
I1 the Rockefeller methods In Col
orado, in connection with the Col
Orado Fuel and Iron Cos disregard
of the Industrial Commissions pro-
test against a wage-cut.
Every miner who testified at the
1881 hearings at Crested Butte and
Trinidad has been dropped.
A fund for relief" of destitute,
jobless miners is maintained by
contributions of Is cents month
from every employee. Workers
earning less than $40 month and
salaried men getting several thou
sand dollars make equal distribu-
tons. Apparently the company IT.
self pays nothing.
One Of the miners testified at
Trinidad that after IS years of con-
tinuous service with the company
he is in debt at the company store
and unable to care for himself with
out charity. He has been forced to
drop most of his life insurance. He
owns neither home nor automobile
and has only scant furnishings in
the house he occupies.
Passage of state coal mine in
spection law was opposed by the
Rockefeller interests and death rate
in Colorado mines is still far above
The ayerage for the United Stntes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
US. Govt Records
n oW Published
Reveal M thods

money from June to October
The next day, Francis trans
nitted the forged Sisson Docu-
mentS, in complete form, by cy-
pher cablegram to the Department
of State in Washington. Francis
says in his cablegram that he and
Sisson worked out the message,
together. 1t is now generally adj
nlitted, has been admitted even by
the U. S. government that the
SiSson documents were forgeries.
They purported to show that the
German Kaiser was financing the
Bolsheyik revolution. The docu-
nents we're necessary to provide
a propaganda basis, an excuse, for
sending American troops to in,
wade Soviet Russia an excuse
that would convince American
workers.
Lansing did not for a moment
raise the question of possible forg-
cry, or ask for any proof. On
February 18, he cabled Francis:
Il have read these documents
with great interest and trust that
you will make every effort to OBJ
tain further evidence not only of
German intrigue with BolsheviH
but also with members of former
governments particularly Sturmer.
Department agrees with you that
the case must be complete before
publication can be even considered.
Department is not inclined to
think publication at this time de-
Sirable.''
LANSING GIVES HIM A HAND.
Lansing then gives Francis some
hints on preparatton of further
proof" says that one unnamed
man mentioned in the documents
is probably Won lyle, a German in
America, and asks for photographs.
such as could be used in making
"cuts," (pictwes) for the news
papers.
No further proof was forthcom-
ing, at least none is mentioned in
the state department records, but
the forged documents were splash
ed over the front pages of every
newspaper in America!
CTILL another case is that of the
v handling of president Wilson'S
propaganda speeches to the Rus
slams
President Wilson's message of
May %, 1917, was sent in cypher
to Francis before it was published
in America, and Francis, with the
ministers of the provisional gov
eminent in Russia (the capitalist
government ruling after the over
throw of the Gear and before the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
Demagogy on Liberals
and 'Reactionaries"

A RECENT Federated press release from Washington fur
"A nishes important information regarding the attitude of
the Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor
towards RoOseves cabinet appointments. 1t also reveals
cOncretey that the words progressive and reactonary
or lberal as applied by the A F. of L. bureaucracy
leaders of the capitalist parties used only for the
purpose of fooling workers.
The dispatch relates that the leaders of the A. F. of L.
alarmed by reports from Warm Springs that elect ROOe
Federated correspondent that IF Baruch Owen Baker
Of Virginia the trade union forces will be easily satisfied with the nam
menas of he Department of Justice"
Glass southern Bourbon and his reputation for liberalism
G1a on m03g more S Iosaaa an e F Tn Se S o6
system question
on the Oling population
Thomas Walsh infamous
Espionage Act passed by the Wilson administration during the
directed especially against WORKERS thousands Of arrests raids conc
deporato of workers carried
out under this act during the and late 1920
The state dion and criminal syndicalm laWsnow force in
espionage
Of the espionage act and its state offspring that not single German
nt and revolutionary workers and their leaders, and war directors were
author Of the espionage the liberal that would
popular with labor the head the Department of Justice
post
gan1stion of spies and there can be no question His
walShs liberal based his alleged Of
Teapot Dome oil scandal in behalf of the senate investigating commit
tee He is very Gahad in the pursuit of offenders against the capital
and legal vrtuen they competitors of the Standard Oil
Company and its variOus subsidiaries.
Companyhe latter of the outstanding hydro
Wheeler Democratic
strategy at Chicago convention
Mitchell Palmer raid and fourth
sheds additional light the Of the
THE dispatch itself the the left
L.
the labor bureaucracy connection with Wall Streets
administration headed by Roosevelt
This administration has the special through the
offensive of the capitalists working the
representing the will of the majority maintaining the
another preparations
this period of growing mperalk antagonsms.
The F. of L. plays important this scheme
liberals reaconareS of
the fourth the
by the decayng capitalism
the Roosevelt
F. Of their loyal
the
headed by the Communist Party
Of liberalism
yelled by demagogy-th the Roosevelt line.
that the to
Roosevelt liberalism those
A
support of the Daily
methods carrying through these
scale
exposures indisputabe
struggles that developing and the bitterly hostile att
publican democratic administration will bring prosperity
peace liberty
capitalism its and the organization
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14

has made some headway but great
or speed is necessary and at the
same time that the union recruits
workers who up till now we're not
with us, SO it must systematically
establish the union as an indie
pendent factor functioning sys-
tenatically, and involving the rank
and file into the making and car
rying out OF decisions
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
Some Urgent Needs on the
Theoretical Front
Twelve Months Of ''The COMMUNIST

latlons in the mass work OF the
Party, we will broaden out the theo-
retical front of the Party and the
theoretical interest of the Party
membership Only in such a man
ner can we guard ourselves against
the tendency Of turning the invalu-
able weapon of Marxist- feminist
theories into bookwormish, Schol-
astic speculation. At the same time
We must sharply fight against the
slightest manifestation of the un-
derestimation of the importance Of
theory and its application In the
fight for the mass policies of the
Party. This must be the guiding
spirit of The Communist.
With the growing decay of capt.
talism and the deepening of the
present crisis, we also see the grow
ing decay of its culture and theo-
ries. Monopoly capital in its des-
perate struggle for the capitalist
way out of the crisis and disrupt
ing the ranks Of the working class,
mtensifies the spreading of chau-
whist, fascist ideologies. We must
carry on the Sharpest fight against
the influences of alien bourgeois
ideologieS in the ranks of the work
ing class and the Party. The ideo-
logical authority of capitalism is
shaking considerably. Capitalism
cannot as in the olden days so
easily openly permeate the ranks
of the working class with its ideo-
logy 1t therefore resorts to its
representatives within the ranks Of
the working class to carry over its
tdeologieS. Thus we see the emer-
gence of various "Marxists" who
openly revise MarXism and attempt
to reconcile Marxism with the yari-
Gus expressions of bourgeois ideol-
ogy A serious weakness of The
Communist in the past year was
that it did not carry on a fight
against such revisionists. The Mod
ern Quarterly must be thoroughly
exposed as the bearer of bourgeois
theology in the ranks of the work.
ing class. An uncomprising struggle
must be carried on against the
MarxiStS' of the Modern Quar-
terly, against the open plagarist and
perverter of Marxism, Calverton,
against the renegade Will Herberg
and his theories of American excep-
tionalism and the distortion of the
revolutionary heritage of the AM
erican working class, against the
scholastic and absolute revisionism
of Sidney Hook. CThe fight against
the Modern Quarterly must be con-
crete, without Jumping together its
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
WEAKNESS IN
THEORETICAL ACTIVITIES


The leading theoretical articles on
MarxiSm-Leninism which appeared
in the Communist were largely
TRANSACTIONS either from Russian or
German. This reflects the weak
ness of our own theoretical activi-
ties. The application of Marxism-
Leninism to the study of American
history, American economics, is a
virgin field Because of its his
torical development the history of
the American labor movement has
been the monopoly of bourgeois
historians, like Commons, and
others. The American Revolution,
the Civil War and Reconstruction
Period the rise of American cap
italism are chapters in American
history which have hardly been
touched from a Marxist-Leninist
viewpoint Theoretical activities on
this front will help tremendously
in an understanding of the specific
and peculiar features in our struggle
for the winning of the majority of
the working class. A deeper Marx
ian-Leninist insight in the history
of the American working class will
be an invaluable aid in our present
day fight against Sectarianism. The
1888 issues of The Communist
should serve to initiate and organ
ize studies in the application of
Marxlsm- Leninism to American
history and Our present day prob
lens.
m the theoretical front in the
" spirit of Stains letter in the
struggle against rotten liberalism,
not the slightest concessions in any
shape or form should be tolerated.
The various deviationS which arise
in our mass policies and activities
have their roots and influence in
alien ideologies. Basic theoretical
articles will help greatly in our
fight against opportuntism in all
its forms.
A serious weakness of the last
years Communist is the irreg-
ular appearance of book reviews.
Through our book review section
we can expose the various ideologies
of the ruling class and their Marx
ian reyisionists. The book review
section must also serve as a means
of popularizing our own publica-
tions. This should be definitely
corrected.
Steps have already been taken
to improve the Communist along
the lines discussed.
While some Improvements have
been made in the direction of SIM
plifying the language and method
of presentation of the articles app
pearing in The Communist, much
is, to be desired yet.
DISTRIBUTION VITAL
The circulation of The Comma
mist, as we said at the outset, is by
no means satisfactory in spite OF its
growth. The problem of distribu-
ton is essential. The circulation
of The Communist can easily be
increased if the Party members viii
be modified politically for the var
ious phases of the mass work of the
Party. The Communist should not be
taken up as a separate little book,
but related to the concrete phases
of the work of the Party. Most Of
the articles in The Communist deal
with the concrete phases Of the
Party's mass work. The districts
and the Party from top to bottom,
in considering any phase OF the
Party's mass work should also refer
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-10-28
Socialist Workers for Anti-War
CONGRESS

Paris, Oct. 2-The disciplinary action being
taken by the Central Committee of the French
Socialist party against those of its branches and
members who answered the appeal of Henri Bar
busse and Roman ROLAND TO take part in the
preparation of the international Anti-War Con-
gress in Amsterdam is meeting with strong re-
sistance from the rank and file Of the Socialist
party. number of branches have adopted pro-
test resolutions and yesterday meeting Of TOO
members of the Socialist party took place in Paris
and listened to speeches on the issue. A resolu-
ton was adopted by 700 against 40 votes express
ing complete approval Of the action of those mem
bers and officials of the Socialist party who co.
operated in the International Anti-War Congress,
protesting against the measures of the Central
Committee and against the One-sided reporting Of
the official party organ ~la Populaire" and call
ing for room In the "Populaire" for the articles
of the pro-congress elements and for the imme-
date holding Of national congress In order to dis
cuss the whole question and affiliate the party Il
the permanent anti-war committee Up to ths
present ala Populaires has not even mentioned
this most important meeting and resolution.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-10-28
Pig Iron Production Falls: Nor
Than Half In 1871

The production of pig iron and ferrO-alov,
blast furnaces in the United States IN ,ul
amounted to 18,288,71 tons valued at s2sS9,9Ns
decrease of 81 per cent in quantity and saS
per cent in value from the 42,486,750 tons vors
$714,588, 1913, turned out in 1920, according II !,
formation from the Census of Manufactures MAD.
available as of Oct. 49, by the Department Of Cam.
merce.
The number of establishments in the induar
declined from 105 to go between 1929 and 1921
and the average number of workers drOvOed a
per cent, from 24,96O in 1929 to 1850 last yes,
Wages decreased 81 per cent from$41 9585 $50 IA
$19,258, 799.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1932-10-28
Final Official Figures for Elections

Athens. Oct. THE Greek Ministry Oh One
interior has now published the final figures for
the Greek parliamentary elections which took
r,aca on Sept. 25. According to the official list
1be seats are distributed as follows: Venisehsts
lO1 nsS). Peoples Party "a (19), Progressive
nartv Is. Communist party 10, Agrarians TO- the
Peasants 8. Radicals 5, Independents 8, Freethink
ers 3. and the Conservative Democrats l.
The uress points out that the Communist party
has had the strongest gains and is in fact the
tbird strongest party, having received more votes
than the Progressive party. Despite this, how
ever the Communist party receives less seats than
the Progressive party. Pure arbitrariness ON the
0ort Of the Government has altered the real re-
suits IN favor of the government