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Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01
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FEATURES
SUPERVISORS COMMENDED

Despite their faults, and at this time
we are going to refrain from mentioning
any of them, it looks as though the su-
pervisors of Imperial county have some
thing coming to them in the way of a
compliment, and we give it to them un-
grudgingly.
According to figures compiled by the
California Taxpayers association, I'm
perial county had the lowest per capita
expenditure of any county in the state
for the fiscal year 1928, placed at
S1266. The same report shows that the
per capita valuation in this county was
the sixth lowest, being placed at 5000.
Commenting on the cost of county
governments in the state, L. D. Clifford,
director of research for the association
says, IF the citizens of the different
counties are enjoying approximately the
same benefits from county government.
some are getting rare bargains or else
others are paying much more than they
should. The burden of proof would
seem to rest on the high cost counties to
prove decidedly better quality of local
government than is furnished by the low
cost group
He also points out that Imperial,
Placer, Solano, Santa Cruz and Santa
Clara counties are getting along on just
half the average per capita expenditures
of Ventura, Santa Barbara, Lassen, SUIT
ter, Colusa, Calaveras and San Luis Obs
po counties.
If the per capita expenditure is a fair
basis on which to judge the efficiency
of the government then Imperial county
is indeed fortunate in being able to pre-
sent an extremely low figure in this con-
nection.
1t appears to be the yardstick deemed
by the California Taxpayers association
as most desirable. Taxpayers generally
are prone to judge by the cost. 1t is the
non-taxpayer, again speaking generally,
who counts not the cost but judges on
what he gets and how much of it, and he
is usually quite difficult to satisfy.
All of US might be able to point out
deficiencies in our county government,
but few will dispute the fact that in these
times particularly, economy in govern
mental expenditures is of paramount i'm
portance. The supervisors appear to
recognize this and for this reason are to
be commended.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01
UNCLE WIGGILY'S PEANUT
CRAB

Uncle Wiggily was always trying
to think ways by which he might
make fun for his bunny boys and
girls and the other animal chill
dren who were spending the Sum-
mer at the seashore. Sometimes the
rabbit gentleman would make fun
for the littleSt of the animals boys
and girls and again he would give
a party for the older ones. Once
in while he gave a good time
to all of them together.
AS for the things Uncle Wiggily
did or made, SO that the animal
children might have fun, why they
were too many to tell. Once he
made salt water taffy for them, or
at least he tried to finish making
some taffy his wife started. But
Uncle Wiggily put in salt for flaw
oring instead of vanilla and you
know what happened.
The next time he made lemon
ade, though it was near to not
being cooled for Mrs. Twistytail,
the fat lady pig, sat on the cake
of ice.
But everything came out all
right in the end" said the rabbit
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01
BED-TIME STORIES
BY HOWARD E. GARRIS
Copyright 1894 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate)

baby mouse, and many more tink
animal children ran to him call
ing:
I'VE want peanuts! We want
peanuts!"
And you shall have them,"
| promised Mr. Longears. Here you
arel" He took the bags from his
pockets and passed them out. My,
how good those brown, roasted
peanuts smelled.
Busy Uncle Wiggily
But, all of sudden there was
trouble. The paws, claws or feet
of the little animal children weren't
strong enough to crack the peanut
shells and Uncle Wiggily had to do
it for them. First Baby Bunty
would call: Crack one for me,
Unkie Wig!' Then, when her nut
! was cracked Squeakie Eeckie would
|! say: open this one for me, please"
So Uncle Wiggily was kept busy
opening peanuts and had no time
to eat any himself. Not that he
| minded, for he loved the children.
But there were so many little
animal boys and girls that Uncle
Wiggily couldn't open peanuts fast
| enough and some of the little tots
| did not get any to eat. So they
began to cry. Nothing is worse at
peanut party than not being
able to crack nuts and eat.
,,,at IITI,of 90,
do?' asked poor Uncle Wiggily as
he sat in a pile of peanut shells
and heard the hungry ones crying
because he couldn't crack their
nuts. Dear me! What shall I do?"
All of a sudden Baby Bunty
screamed
Whats the matter?" asked Mr..
Longears.
Here's a great, big, nasty, old,
pinching crab crawling up out of
the ocean, said the little orphan
rabbit. Hes going to pinch mel"
"Hooray! Assistance"
mo am not, if you please"
answered the crab. "I just came
to help Uncle Wiggily crack the
peanuts. I'll pinch the peanut shells
in my strong claws and open them
for you, Mr.. Longears," said the
| crab.
"oh, will you? How jolly!" cried
the rabbit gentleman. Thanks!
Here, start in. There are plenty of
peanuts for you to crack: more
than I can open"
So the kind crab began crack
ing the nuts in his claws and the
animal children, shouting and
laughing in glee, picked up the
kernels and ate them. 1t was one of
the incest parties they ever had.
They thanked the crab and gave
three cheers for Mr.. Longears.
And if the milk man doesn't leave
a loaf Of bread instead of a cake
Of ice for the gas stove, I'll tell
you next about Uncle Wiggilys
strong lobster.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01
DIR. MONICA
CAST BOASTS
THREE STARS

The age-old theatrical policy of
surrounding an outstanding star
with a mediocre cast, in order that
the featured actor might shine the
brighter in comparison with others,
is thing of the past, insofar as
Warner Bros. are concerned.
These producers, who have writ
ten motion picture history for the
past decade, go to the other ex-
treme, and each picture is given
the benefit of the players who can
best portray the characters, thus it
frequently happens that a Warner
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01
STATE GOLF
TITLE MATCH
DATES CHOSEN

DEL MONTE, Calf. Aug. l. U.P
The State Golf association today
announced that the exclusive Cy-
press Point club course will be
available for the qualifying rounds
of the state amateur golf tourna-
ment August 81 to September 2.
In addition to Cypress Point,
three other courses will be used in
the tournament. The champion
ship rounds will be played at Peb-
BILE Beach and the handicap tour
nament at the Monterey Peninsula
club and at the Del Monte course
No. l.
The annual Del Monte women IS
championship will be held simul-
taneously.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01

gentleman, as he stood on the
porch of his seashore cottage one
morning and twinkled his pink
nose. $50 don't see why this
party should not be very jolly
What kind of a party are you
going to give now?" asked Nurse
Jane.
"A peanut party for the very
small animal children" said I'm
Gle Wiggily.
Off For Peanuts
"A peanut partyp exclaimed the
muskrat lady housekeeper. do
you mean the children will have
to roll peanuts along the beach
with their noses?"
"Oh, moi" laughed Mr.. Long
ears. Though that would be fun
/ must try that some time But at
this party the animal children will
just eat peanuts. I must go get
them"
Get the childrenP" asked Nurse
Jane.
Il mean the peanuts" said the
bunny gentleman. "As soon as ]
have the peanuts the children will
gather around quickly enough. I'm
going to buy many bags of hot
roasted peanuts and when the boys
and girls smell them they'll come
running"
1t did not take Uncle Wiggily
long TO buy the peanuts They
were freshly roasted and smelled as
Jolly as a circus parade. No sooner
had Mr.. Longears sat himself dowr
upon a seaweed cushion on the
sandy beach than Baby Bunty
Sister Sallie, Squeakie Eeckie. the
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01

star will appear ins supporting
role. 60.
In doctor Monica' which will
open at the United Artists theatre
today for two days, Kay Francis is
the featured star, but in the COM
pany are also Warren William, an
outstanding screen favorite, who
plays the part of Kay's husband,
and Jean Muir, who enacts the role
of the girl who stole William IS
love. All three are definite stars.
There is also Verree Teasdale, who
made, her first hit in Warner Bros.
Fashions of 1884, She has one
of the important feminine roles as
the confidante of Miss Francis.
Other players in the cast are
Phillip Reed, Emma Dunn, Her.
bert Bunston, Ann Shoemaker,
Virginia Hammond, Hale Hamil-
ton and Virginia Pine.
The picture is a thrilling story
of love and sacrifice. William
Keighley directed.
About 500 acres of meadow land
on the Pit river in Modoc county,
is infested with Austrian field creSs.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01
QUINN CLUB
HOLDS RALLY

Under the auspices of the Quinn
For Governor club, political rally
was held in city park last night.
Candidates for the various county
offices in the approaching primary
elections were present and given an
opportunity to present their cases
to the audiences in speeches which
were limited to two minutes each.
The meeting, although under
Republican Craftsmanship, was not
restricted to members of that party
but invitations were accorded all
candidates of whatever political
affiliation to speak.
Hugh Osborne, county super
visor, sponsored John r. Quinn
for the Republican gubernatorial
nomination. Osborne outlined
Ouinn's career in detail and stated
it was his opinion that Quinn
would make the best chief execu-
tive the state ever has had.
Ben Hulse, state senator, spon-
sored Governor Frank Merriam for
the nomination. He pointed out
Merriam's continual friendship for
the valley and his outstanding rec
ORD in handling state affairs as
lieutenant governor following the
death of Ex-Governor Rolph some
few weeks ago.
S. Wynne, San Diego candidate
for congress was given an oppor-
! tunity to address the gathering for
few moments and a friend of
Ed Izac, also of San Diego for
congress, spoke in the interests of
Izac's candidacy.
| Following the speechmaking by
most of the county candidates for
office, refreshments were served
to those who remained in the park.
In spite of the high wind which
was blowing at the time fair
crowd attended the rally.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01

blinds will be added later.
Maybe they don't think so out
in the Yellowstone, but the post
office department IS information bu-
reau monographs statement as
serting that Postmaster General
Farley is being hailed as one Of
the greatest fishermen who ever
visited the park
1t appears Farley went fishing in
Yellowstone lake "attired in OIL
skins" and caught 40 spotted
trout" the limit under govern
ment park regulations.
John Dickinson, assistant secre-
tary of commerce, firmly believes
that what recovery needs to be
speeding is for someone to invent a
cheap cooling system for average
home. The glamorous twentieS.
Dickinson thinks, %ere caused in
part by the development of radio.
He thinks people are getting tired
of sweltering 10 death in the sum-
mer, arS that air-cooled houses
would have a big sale.
On she stage of the interior de-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01

partment is a big blackboard with
such words as ''glacier, - "geyser, !"
and .''pine trees' scrawled on 1t.
Members of Harold IckeS staff are
being taught all about glaciers,
pine trees, etc, so they can talk in
telligently about the significance of
the pictures on the newest stamps.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01

Published every evening texcept Sunday by The
Imperial Valley Press Inc., e25 State street,
q Centre. California. W. C. Costello business
manager. Telephone 2s business office; 700 edi-
torisi department Full leased wire United Press
Associations
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01
Church To Serue
Chicken Dinner

The public is invited by Rev. H
Hayter, pastor of the A. M. E..
church, 1876 State street, to attend
a chicken dinner to be served to-
morrow in the church dining room.
Dinner will be served from IL 80
a. m. until 2 p. m. and from $50
to $3.50 p. m, proceeds Of the din
ner being used for the benefit of
the church
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
LOUISIANA AT WAR

Greater interest in the Austrian situa-
ton and in the numerous strikes
throughout the country, has overshadow-
ed affairs in New Orleans where merry
little civil war is being staged between
'kingfish" Long and his opponents.
The senator from louisiana through
his henchman, Governor Allen. has en-
ployed the state militia to seize the office
of the New Orleans city registrar, Gre
ating a situation wherein the armed mil
itia face the armed city police force,
with shooting likely to start at almost
any moment.
An appeal has been sent to Washing
ton, asking federal authorities to inter-
vene, something that is not likely to be
granted. 1t is an internal scrap and un-
less federal rights are invaded it is not
to be expected that the federal govern
ment will interfere.
Political control of New Orleans and
Louisiana is the stake for which Long
adherents and opponents are striving.
The "kingfish" has been a virtual ear in
the state and has no intention of giving
up his power so long as he. can hold it
by any means known to him, and being
an experienced politician, he knows
many of them.
Longs character is too we'll known to
neeQ any comment. he has been stencil
in the nostrils of the American people
for too long. 1t is nothing short of hu-
initiating to think that loud-mouthed
bal1yhoo artist loaded down with cheap
ness and vulgarity, is member of the
highest legislative body in the country
Whatever the rights or wrongs of the
present scrap may be, the great major
ity of the American people cannot be-
lieve that Long can be right The SOON
er he is swept into oblivion, the better
for Louisiana and the nation.
A girl with new party dress couldn
be any more careful of it than Los An
geles was last week in keeping down its
official temperature.
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Mrs. Roosevelt's present trip may be
in the role of private citizen, but it
doesn't seem to keep her off the front
page.
1t must be stimulating to folks won-
dering where their next meal is coming
from to read of the extensive trips sug
gested for all of us by Mr.. Brisbane.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01

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Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01

j. Riorda has just completed a
winery with a 175,000 gallon ca
pacity at st. Helena, Napa county.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Of
Imperial Valley for This
|. Date In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO

TWENTY YEARS AGO
August 1, 1914
w. O.. Hamilton and family have
gone to the mountains for few
weeks.
w. I. Stone arrived yesterday
from the east, where he has been
spending the summer.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01

Mrs. Roosevelt's present trip may be
in the role of private citizen, but it
doesn't seem to keep her off the front
page.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01

1t must be stimulating to folks won-
dering where their next meal is coming
from to read of the extensive trips sug-
gested for all of us by Mr.. Brisbane.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01

Harry Elphick, Sebastopol, So
noma county, will operate his apple
drier at full capacity this season.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01
TEN YEARS AGO
n ynnA

TEN YEARS AGO
August l, 1924
Robert Hayes of Holtville is now
in Mexico City making a study OF
Mexican cotton.
DR.. and Mrs. Forrest Kutz are
spending several weeks in Kansas
City and middle western cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01

FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
August 1, 1919
The estimation on the costs and
the specifications of the All-Amer-
ican canal will be finishde next
week.
C. O. Hildebrandt and family are
spending a vacation at Big Bear.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01

A girl with a new party dress couldn t
be any more careful of it than Los An
geles was last week in keeping down its
official temperature.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01

blinds will be added later.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01

On .he stage of the interior de-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-08-01

About 500 acres of meadow land
on the Pit river in Modoc county,
is infested with Austrian field cress.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-12
Enemies of the Taximen

IN PAGE ONE Of tOday's issue we print
" a whitening expose Of Socialist leaders
splitting tactics written by Sam 0rner,
President Of the Manhattan Local of the
Taxi Drivers Union Of Greater New York.
Sam Orner is not Communist. He writes
from the angle OF an honest trade union leader,
fighting to build and maintain independent and
united union OF the taxi drivers He shows from his
own experiences what the Communists have been
pointing out and fighting against all along.
orner shows up the trickery the strike breaking
methods of Panken, Most, Levy & Co. In order to
achieve the end Of splitting the taxi union by trying
to force them into the corroding grip Of Green,
Vol, Lewis & Co, the Socialist leaders stop at
nothing The main brunt of their attack, Of course,
is against the Communists who fought side by side
with the taxi drivers in their inspiring and heroic
strike while the Socialist leaders were trying by every
means to discourage and disrupt the strike in the
interest Of La Cuardia and the taxi owners
The taxi drivers must maintain unity in their
ranks. They must maintain their fighting
acknowledgements, free from the strike breaking
control of the A. F. of L. leaders. They must not
allow the Socialist leaders to maneuver them into
the hands Of the same A. F. of L. leaders who broke
the Philadelphia taxi strike, the Ford and Budd
strikes who drove the Weirton steel workers into
company unions, and who now do everything to
keep the 100000 auto workers from striking against
company unions
Taxi drivers! Be on guard against the Socialist
leaders who want to shackle you with the expert
enced strike breakers leading the A. F. OF b. Keep
your ranks united, strong and independent. Build
your own union!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-12

have awakened the working class
population to blazing militancy.
will need more than $4,000 copies to
supply its aroused working-class
ranks.
The May Day Daily Worker will
appear in four separate editions
one each for the Far West, the
Middle West, the Eastern Seaboard
and New York City. In order to
insure arrival of these editions on
time, orders should be wired in nowl
Act On These Points Today!
Other important things in con-
nection with the May Day edition
need immediate attention. These
include the securing of May Day
greetings to the Daily Worker, as
well as advertisements from all
cities and localities. Greetings will
be printed not only from organiza-
tons, workers clubs, units and
branches, ETC., but also from in
dividual workers. The minimum
charge for an individual greeting is
% cents. All greetings must be in
not later than April % to appear
ia &~~ May Day edition.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-12
Immediate Action Needed Insure Success of Nav Edition

May Day Special for specific town!
and neighborhoods. This must be
done without delay, as the deadline
for orders for the special May Day
edition is April "a.
Increase Concentration Orders!
Several of the districts which
have already sent in their tentative
quotas for the distribution of this
edition, notably Pittsburgh, Detroit
and Minnesota, should Immediately
make plans for increasing their
quotas. This applies particularly to
Pittsburgh and Detroit, two of the
Communist Party's most important
concentration districts, two of the
most outstanding centers of heavy
industry in the United States. A
mere 10000 copies for Pittsburgh
and $1,000 for Detroit are less than
half of the amounts these districts
should order. Such amounts would
be entirely inadequate to meet the
needs of the embattled workers in
these important industrial centers.
Minnesota, too, in which recent UNI
employed and G. w. A. struggles
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-12
Hopkins Hypocrisy Hides
Attacks on JobleSs

THE hypocrisy of the Roosevelt govern
L ment on the question of unemployment
insurance was once more demonstrated by
the speech of Federal Relief Director Hop
kins before the Red Cross Convention in
Washington.
Hopkins, together with all other men,
bers of Roosevelts official family and Roosevelt
himself, has flat-footedly endorsed the Wagner
employment reserves" bill which they fraudulently
call unemployment insurance" One need only re-
member that the Wagner bill would not go into eff
feet for two years and that applies only to those
working who might become jobess and not TO
the sixteen million unemployed.
At the same time that Hopkins advocates" I'M
employment insurance" and specifically boosts the
Wagner bill, which exempts the federal government
from granting unemployment insurance, Hopkins
lays the basis for further relief cuts He admits that
four and one half million families are dependent
upon relief, totalng with families, 100000 per-
sons.
Hopkins only other proposal is broad public
works program" But we know what kind of pro-
gram for public works that Hopkins has in mind
The P. W. A has shown that by public works the
Roosevelt government means millions Of dollars
given in loans" to bankers and for
Thus Hopkins policy is in line with the Roosevelt
liquidation of the g. w. A., with the firing and wage
cuts the work relief" with the drastic cuts
in relief appropriations 1t is, in practice bayhoo
"for" unemployment insurance, which serves the
useful purpose of a smoke screen to hide from the
workers and farmers the futilty to the unemployed
Of the Wagner BILL and to conceal the relief cuts the
government is putting over.
This demagogic talk of unemployment in
surance" is the governments method Of attacking
the Workers Unemployment and Social Insurance
Bill CHI. R. 1899. This is the only bill before Con-
gress which calls for security to all those now I'M
employed.
In accord with the decisions Of the Communist
Partys powerful Eighth National Convention there
should be wider mobilization of the workers and
farmers in a more deepgoing mass campaign for the
enactment of the Workers Bill I'll R. 1899.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-12
Fascist Committee
Plans to Frame
Shoe Union Leader
w ork ers In Bowdoin
Shop Remain on
Strike
By Bssrek
Newton
D. Baker


HAVERHILLl, Mass, April II. -
More shops signed an agreement
with the United Shoe and Leather
Workers Union, and the price list
yesterday involved thousands of
workers. The turn workmen are
still striking at the Bowdoin Shoe
Company, however, as the question
Of price is not settled.
The local newspaper, the Haver-
hill Gazette, is still playing up the
newly formed Vigilance Committee,
which was organized to smash up
the union 1t was revealed that this
committee had worked out plans to
frame up Joe Castillo, leader of the
union, on trumped-up charges. This
information leaked out of q scent
meeting of the Committee.
Through this Vigilance Commit
tee the shoe bosses are trying to
split the locals of the union here
away from the United Shoe and
Leather. The local city officials
gave sanction secretly to the Vigi-
lance Committee to frame the mill
tant leaders of the union.
The union members, determined
to defeat this move, are preparing
to protest against the fascist COM
mittee.