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Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-05
,atria and FL Centric Sunday after

patria and El Centro Sunday after
noon.
The Misses Eunice Sprinkle and
Mollie Mcbride of Ell Centre and
Alamo spent the weekend with
Mrs. j. F. Gallaher.
George Cannon returned Sunday
evening from the weekend spent
at Beaumont with his mother, who
had been i'll, but was much i'm
proved at the time of his return.
Frank Gallaher, who has been
in the Marine hospital in San
Francisco since his trip from the
Orient. is improving and expects
to leave the hospital before long.
Albert Boone and wife OF San
Diego are now living in the valley
again. Mrs. Boone was the former
Miss Vivian Haskell. Boone is now
employed in the Piggly Wiggly
store FL Centro.
Mrs. Minnie Hull was visitor
at the home of Mrs. M. Lowe Tor
the past four days.
Mr.. and Mrs c. H. Ferguson
nave COIlDlGIGd viz 81 bAOaAAN'S
croquet playing west OF their store
building and, as they have good
lights for playing, a jolly party
meets every night for a game.
Beth Spencer, who is attending
school in Chicago, spent week be-
fore last with her grandparents
at Macon, Illinois, according to a
letter received by her father, j. G.
Spencer.
The men of the Seeley church
will serve a dinner at the church
Wednesday evening, October "a
Proceeds are to pay for new
roof on the church.
L. D. Hanks vii! sing a sole
at the Seeley church service, Cc-
tober 7. Mrs. Hanks will accom-
pany him on the piano.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-05
DOINGS IN AND ABOUT SEELEY

moved on the Stanley Star ranch
in the Elm district. They formerly
lived near FL Centre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Armstrong
and daughter, Patsy, of Ell Centre,
were dinner guests Sunday of Mr.
and Mrs. NJ. l.. Boone of Elm
district.
Bill and Jack DuBois. Don
Brock, Pat Bush and Temple Rob-
ison drove to Live Oaks Sunday
afternoon to see Warren Brock.
Mr.. and Mrs Carroll of Lantana
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Mead of FL
Centro were Sunday visitors at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Small.
The Seeley Christian Endeavor
will hold their annual election of
officers Sunday evening, October
7 at 7:30 p. m. Clara Mae Davis
is now president and Mary Cook
secretary. Cecil Gipson is leader
October Z. This society is planning
to attend the pre-convention raj
ly at Imperial October 10.
Mrs. l.. d. Hanks, chorister of
the Seeley union church, is re-
questing all who will volunteer to
sing in the church choir to meet
at the church Thursday evening
October II at 7 p. m.
I. M. Boone and wife of Red
Bluffs, California, are visiting
Boone's brother, M L. Boone, and
family of Elm district
All who are interested in organ
izing a baseball team in Seeley
are urged to meet at 2 o'clock
Sunday afternoon at the baseball
diamond.
Ed Diehl and J. p. Williams
spent the weekend on a deep sea
fishing trip, bringing home some
fine fish.
Carl Sheldon, and Walter Wo-
mack accompanied Frank Smith
to Los Angeles Sunday to en-
Joy the baseball games at Wrig-
ley field
Mr.. and Mrs. Beesom of Bonds
Corner were visitors in DiXieland
last week.
E. Shumard and family are liv-
ing on the Henry Frost ranch
northeast OF Seeley
The Westside Country club will
meet with Mrs. Byrtle Dickson
Thursday. october II. Mrs. d. Green
is program hostess and will give
q book review.
Miss Boree, who teaches at
Dixieland, was a dinner guest of
Miss Dorphelia Dearborn at the
Seeley hotel Tuesday evening.
Forrest, Mark and Eugene Bee
som of Dixieland made n trip to
Julian Saturday and returned the
same day.
Bruce Dye of Ramona who is in
the valley on a business trip was
calling on friends Wednesday.
Rev. j. C. Spencer attended the
forty. and eight meeting at Brawley
Friday night.
Margaret Smith was a visitor
in Seeley last week telling her
friends goodbye as she was leaving
for her home in Oklahoma. She
has been staying with her sister
in Holtville since coming down
from Los Angeles.
Miss Dorphelia Dearborn, while
teaching in Dixieland, is living at
the Seeley hotel.
w. H. Montgomery of Dixieland
returned Saturday from his stay in
Julian.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. D. Hanks and
J. c. Spencer were callers In Cali
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-05
ADVERTISING IN
PRESS A SUCCESS
SAYS MRS. LINGO

Advertising in The Press certain
~ helps according to Mrs. s. o.
Lingo whose store was filled with
customers this morning eager TO
take advantage of her anniversary
sale of new fall merchandise.
Today and tomorrow Mrs. Lingo
is offering in celebration OF the
anniversary of seven successful
years Of business in El Centro. new
fall merchandise at special prices.
Street, sport wear. afternoon and
evening gowns are all available and
there are a number Of smart models
from which TO choose
Typical of the sport line is fine
Snyderknit two piece model which
might be worn for street as we'll.
In one Of theFsmart shades Of green
so popular this fall, the blouse has
an interesting neck treatment in
brown, white and green, the design
being extremely modish Fasten-
ings in brown wood are particu-
larly effective.
Another model, one OF the Latter
5 o clock gowns which supply
long felt want, is shown with
brown slit skirt. and blouse Of gold,
studded with gold nail beads.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-05
Valley Masors To
Attend Grand Lodge

Several of the valley MaSons are
leaving this weekend for the ses-
sions of the grand lodge of the
MasonS of California which will
open in San Francisco Monday af-
ternoon, October 8, and continue
through Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. d. Hatch left
yesterday, o. j. Bradshaw and c.,
f. Sones are going this afternoon
and will see the California-St
Mary s football game on Saturday;
Mr.. and Mrs. H. r. Anderson and
John Tyler will also go this week.
end.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-05
EDUCATOR WILL
GIVE RADIO TALK

youth and Unemployment" IS
the topic of the radio talk TO be
made Saturday evening at 7 p. m.
over Radio KPO by Helen Heffer-
nan. chief of the division OF ele-
mentary education md rural
schools, state department of educa-
ton.
Miss Heffernan attended the
conference on youth and unem-
ployment held in Washington this
last June and is fully equipped 70
talk on this subject being, in addi-
ton, an excellent speaker.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-05
PERCO1AL-
PaRACPaPHr

Chapter CIV. P. E. o., meets Sat-
urday, October 6, at 1890 with
Mrs. Norman E. Dupont, sis Wens-
ley avenue. Mrs. S. L. McCrory
will be coiostess and the program
will be on vacation "haps and
mlShaps. >
Home department county chair
man will hold their regular month
" meeting Saturday morning, Oct
ober 6, at 1920 a. m. in the court
house.
Members Of the valley D. A. r.
chapter viii meet in BraWley on
Saturday, October 6, at 2:30 a. m.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest
NIanley Will be interested in the
announcement that they have a
new daughter, born Monday at
Mrs. Manley'S S mother s home in
Yuma, Ariz. Mrs. Manley IS as
sistant guardian Of the Nankoa-
kaga Camp Fire girls who are all
ready to initiate the new arrival in
to membership.
Mrs. James Beuhner and her
young son are visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. R. P Pope Of this
city. A number of informal af-
fairs have been given by her
friends in honor Of Mrs. Beuhner
Mr.. and Mrs. Vaughn Wood of
Huntington Park will be weekend
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Correl and Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Hanna. The Woods are former
valley residents, having lived in
CaleXico where Mr. Wood was con-
nected with the irrigation district.
Mrs. R. B. Harmon and Mrs. o.
c. Harris, both Of HoltVille, were
visitors in El Centro today.
Mrs. James w. Glassford of Los
Angeles, former El Centran, is in
this city today.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-05
GIRLS IN J. c.
PLAY SELECTED

Yesterday afternoon tie following
were selected for the cast in the
junior college play, Mrs. Bump
stead Leigh which will be given
November 8. 9, and 10 in the jun
ior college auditorium.
Mrs. RaWson will be played by
GWendolyn Bliss; Mrs. Stephen
Leayitt, Georgiana SoneS; Mrs. De
Sale, Iva Reah Skipper; Mrs.
Bumpstead Leigh, Melba Deets;
Violet De Sale, Opal Hill; Nina,
Grace Griggs.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-05
TWO MORE Al
CLUBS VISITED

Continuing his work in organiz-
ing Al clubs, H. Lee Landerman,
assistant farm advisor, is inter
viewing leaders of clubs in Sunset
Springs and Mesquite Lake.
1t IS hoped to complete organ
ization by the middle of this month,
prior TO the tour to Laguna dam on
October IA.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-05
ROAL CLUB WILL
MEET IN CALEXICO

First meeting of the Valley Roal
club has been called for this eve
ming. Friday, October 5, at Gas at
the Hotel de ANA.
Dinner will precede the meeting
at which a schedule for the year
will be made. New officers, elect
ed last spring, will preside.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-05
WORTH
REBEKAHS MEET

Barbara Worth Rebekahs met
last night in the lodge headquar-
ters at 532 Main for their regular
business meeting.
The meeting was also an inStruc-
ton session, Elnora Strange of Ell
Centro, district deputy president,
presiding.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-05
Schools
Churches
CAMP FIRE GIRLS
ELECT OFFICERS

Nankoakaga Camp Fire girls held
their election of officers yesterday
at the home of Mrs. H. K. Nc
Climans, 59l Brighton avenue.
Jean MunSon is president; Shir-
ley Cornett, president; Betty
Reid, secretary and scribe; Ellen
Marie Gianola, treasurer; Betty
Lemons, song leader.
Plans were made for beginning
the year s activities.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-05
CLUB SECTION
PLANS SESSION

One OF the first of the Ten Thou
sand club sections to call meet
ing is the International Relations
group, formerly the History Sec
ton. which VIII meet on Monday,
October 15, at 2:30 p. m. at the
home of Mrs. Philip N. Van Slyck,
562 Wensley avenue.
Mrs. Fred Kenyon will be the af-
ternoon S speaker and will talk on
the far east.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-05
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Social Calendar
TONIGHT

TONIGHT
Roal CLUB, Gas. De ANA. Cal
eXicO.
Humane society, 1880, chamber
of commerce.
Grapefruit growers, 1880, court
house.
Football. 6. Central field.
Magnolia Mulberry farm CEN
ter. 7:30, Mulberry school.
TOMORROW
Chapter CIV, p. E. o.. 1880,
SIS WenSley.
ID. 4. r.. 2:3O, Brawley.
Home department chairmen,
1880. court house.
5-H club. Imperial.
Farm bureau directors. 1880.
court house.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-05

GUILD MEETING

First meeting Of the Presbyterian
guild has been called for Tuesday
October g. in the church where
luncheon will be served at o clock
Mrs. o. J. Bradshaw and her cir
Gle will be in charge of the lunch
con.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-10-05

A committee Of growers from
Kern county, recently made trip
to Oregon TO inspect seed potatoes.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-11-23
TIGHE REELECTED
STEEL MEMS CHIEF

By A. r. of L. News Service.
Pittsburgh, Pan. F. Tighe, presi-
dent of the Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers, has
been reelected, according to a final
report of the international Canvassing
Board named at the recent fifty-fifth
annual convention. Early reports had
it that alleged radical elements op-
posing Tighe had accomplished his de-
feat.
Louis Leonard, well-known and able
secretary-treasurer, was also re-elect-
ed. Other officers elected include:
William Gray, assistant secretary
treasurer; Ben l. Davis, managing ed.
itor; Thomas G. Gillis, vice president
boiling and finishing division; E. w
Miller, vice president, sheet and tir
division; J. K. Gather, vice president
industrial division; John Savage, resi-
dent trustee; A. w. Armour, trustee
boiling and finishing division, anc
Fl. j. Rose, trustee, sheet and tir
division.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-11-23
COURT HOUSE
Stands as Monument to I'm
ion Labor

BY A. F. of l.. News Service.
Santa Barbara, Calif.-The Santa
Barbara county court house here is
regarded as among the outstanding
monuments to organized labor. 1t was
built, under a segregated contract, by
local contractors, entirely local union
labor-a real feat for a city of only
10000.
The building cost $1,250,000, believ-
ed to be exceptionally low, for it is
truly one of the modern showplaces
of California.
According to G.. L. Priesher, who
was chairman of the Board of Super
visors at the time, this community
also has another labor distinction. II
was the first governmental unit in the
West to adopt the 51a day week, ir
1929, and the first such unit to &C
under the NRA, with seven-hour day
and fve-day week, without reduction
in pay.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-11-23
NRA Asked To Bar at Once
Blue Eagle on Prison Goods
Cotton Garment Authority Declares It Will Quit Unless
Competition of Convict Made Products is Stopped

The use of the Blue Eagle on
products made by convicts was
declared ga desecration of the
Blue Eagle itself, a misuse of
that insignia deceiving to the con-
Stunning public and calculated to
encourage rather than stop the
sale Of prison products"
The resolution asserted that the
authority to use the Blue Eagle or
certain prison products was granted
without the knowledge or consent OF
this industry or labor" and that it
should be Immediately withdrawn.
The resolution further said that
"the result of these and other circum-
stances, despite the best efforts of this
industry, has been to permit and te
encourage the sale of goods made by
convicts in unfair competition with the
products of this industry made under
the code, and in compliance with the
wage and hours provisions set up BY
the national industrial recovery ad
ministration.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-11-23
Citing Record of Notorious Bergo "Detective Agency
New York Industrial Commissioner Andrews Recon-
mends Consideration of Withdrawing State Sanction
For Continued Operation of Organization.

New York City (ILNS)-Citing
complaints of guards" employed by
the notorious strikebreaking Bergof
Service Bureau and shipped to plant
of the Bibb Manufacturing Co. in
Georgia, where they acted as deputy
sheriffs during the recent textile
strike, Industrial Commissioner Ell
mer F. Andrews has recommended to
the Secretary of State that hearing
be held for the purpose of determin-
ing whether the license of the Ber-
goff Detective Service, Inc, 2 Colum-
bus Circle, should be revoked.
According to eight complaints on
file in the Bureau Of Labor Welfare
of the state department of labor, men
were hired in New York city, shipped
to Georgia where they worked for two
days and returned to New York,
spending two days and nights on the
train. The men claimed they were
promised pay for waiting time; that
they were not told they were to be
used as strikebreakers and deputy
sheriffs but as guards" which some
Of them understood to mean watch
men; that they were not paid for
waiting time nor for the two days
spent in travel to and from the strike
scene; that they were required to
sign contract Of employment which,
by waving liability for accident or
injury, is in violation of the work
mems compensation law On October
% in the Ninth Manhattan munich
pal court, two of these complainants
| obtained default judgments against
the Bergoff Bureau for $40 and $40,
the full sums claimed as wages due
for working and waiting time.
Three BergOff Listings
I The Bergoff Service Bureau is list
ed in the county clerks office as a
firm of which Pearl L. Bergoff is
president. The Bergoff Service Bu-
reau is not listed in the public tele-
phone directories, but the following
listings do appear:
Bergotf Detective Service, Inc,
Columbus Circle.
P. L. Burgoff, Detective, Columbus
Circle.
"There is reason to believe that
the Bergoff Service Bureau, Bergofl
Detective Service, Inc, and P. L. Ber.
goff, Detective, are, in practice, one
and the same," Commissioner An.
drews said. "J. C. Hackett, who ap.
peared to explain the acts and prac-
tices of the Bergoff Service Bureau
identified himself as vice president anc
director Of the Bergoff Detective Serv
ice, Inc. Further, P. l.. Bergoff, in two
articles appearing in the New Yorl
Post, October "a 5, 1884, admitted
being the head of the Bergoff Service
Bureau. This organization has beer
found to have withheld wages illegally
and the department of labor has infor.
nation that jobs and conditions of EN-.
ployment were misrepresented to ap
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-11-23

New York City (ILNS)-The Cot
ton Garment code authority has ask
the NRA to withdraw Immediately
from prison authorities the right to
use the Blue Eagle label on convict
made products, and has notified Presi-
dent Roosevelt that if such action is
not taken, it would "feel itself forced
to relinquish the solemn responsible
ty placed upon it for the enforcement
of the CODE"
R. B. Paddock, executive director
of the code, wrote the president, en-
closing a resolution passed at a re-
cent code authority meeting on motion
of Thomas A. Rickert, president OF
the United Garment Workers OF
America and vice president of the
American Federation of Labor, who
is a member of the code authority
ssUnless some immediate, definite
and vigorous action be taken by
NRA, through executive order or
otherwise, to stem the increasing tide
of competition from products made by
convicts, the effectuation of the code
of fair competition for this industry
will be impossible" the resolution
said.
It is charged that the prison COM
pact authority, instead of aiding in
the elimination of unfair competition
between prison products and the cot
ton garment industry, "has lmprop-
erly assumed it's function to be the
protection of prison interests, which,
assumption is in utter conflict with
the purpose and theory OF the emer-
gency prison compact set up under the
act"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-11-23
BIGGEST RACKET"
Says Smedley Butler In
Speech Assailing War

New York City (ILNS)-Bitter de-
nunciation of war, which he called the
greatest international racket" and
the greatest money making scheme
for insiders" featured an address by
Major General Smedley D. Butler, for
mer commander of the United States
Marines, at the Congregation B'nai
Jeshurun here.
"The churches popped up the boys
in 1917" Butler declared. "The next
time the people who believe in God
cannot preach to the soldiers that
war is holy crusade. It's not. It's
the greatest curse of the civilized
world, the greatest international
racket
For thirty-three years and four
months was an active agent in the
greatest debt-collecting agency in the
world, the u S. Marine Corps" he
continued.
Cites Huge War Wastes
"In France / couldn't find one
American soldier out of l 1,650000 who
knew what we were fighting for. Do
you want to know why? Not to end
war or make the world safe for
democracy. We went to war because
the allies owed us more money than
the Germans.
"The war never brought this coun-
try anything. A few insiders made
the profits. The International Nickel
Company earned 1900 per cent profit.
"The government bought $2O,OO0,-
600 worth of mosquito nets. And there
wasn't mosquito in France.
'Thirty-fve million pairs of shoes,
Cor only 100000 men when every
pair of shoes would last year.
"One billion dollars worth of air.
planes that wouldn't get off the
ground"
Arms Parleys Bunk
Arms conferences are a lot of
| DNIlhs IOO VI dullllTdlS ana generals
sit around and talk. What difference
does it make if any decide to scrap
8-inch guns and use 6-inch guns
There's only one way to disarm.
| That's disarm."
Urging that none SHOULD shoulder
a rifle outside the United States," the
general gave his idea of the best
means of keeping the country out of
war, saying:
"Amend the constitution and
change the method of declaring war;
Take the power away from congress.
Let only those who are going to do
the dying do the voting. The story
would be different. | beg of you not
to espouse cause of any kind that
might force us to war outside the
United States. Let's be sure our
homes are in danger before we fight
"Its up to us. 1t takes courage.
You may be ostracized. But that's
nothing. Nobody speaks to me now"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-11-23
INTERNATIONAL
Unions Shown Big Help To
Canadian Labor

Toronto (ILNS)-The outstanding
result of the union of United States
and Canadian workers has been the
unselishness and loyalty of the work
ers of the United States to the work
ers of Canada, said James Simpson
vice president of the Trades and
Labor CONGRESS-. in a radio-cast ad-
dress.
"These characteristics of the
workers of the United States empha-
size the difference between the inter
national trade unions and the purely
national and industrial unions IN
their respective strength and capacity
to meet the strength of industrialists
and inanciers who are internationally
organized he declared.
In II years ending June, 1880, the
international Typographical Unior
spent for defense purposes Throughout
it's entire jurisdiction, $16,599,289. o.
this amount $4,706,361 or % per cent
was expended on behalf of it's mem
bership in Canada, which has aver
aged about per cent of the tota
membership.
Total receipts Of the Typograph
ical Union from the Canadian mem
bership over IL years was 1850
total expenditures of the Typos Uniol
in Canada was 5,449,088.
Other examples of high returns ol
the Canadian members investmen
in international unions were given
The Toronto Photo -Engravers in tn
years 1929 to 1888 contributed $50,
OO9 to the international; in benefit
and defense they received $131,971,
favorable balance of $4,000.
In 1909, the United Mine Worker
spent $1,50O,000 in Cape Breton
N S., to neat back the greatest as
sault ever made upon organized labor
Mr.. Simpson said the aid give
Canadian workers in the way of rails
ing and protecting wages could not b
estimated.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-11-23

plicants, also that men have been re-
quired to sign contracts waving
claims for accident or other injury,
i'll violation Of the workmen's compen-
sation law.
These circumstances, it seems to
me, constitute sufficient grounds for
considering revocation of any license
Bergoff or his organizations may
have, either as a detective service or
other agency.
"But there is a more important ques-
tion than violation of specific provi-
sions Of the labor and workmen' S
compensation law. 1t would seem to
be against public policy to sanction
the continued operation of an organi
zatiOn whose head admits its chief
function is to organize armies of mer-
cenaries to be hired out to employers
in industrial disputes. In his signed
articles in the New York Post, P. l.
! Bergof made many admissions which
| should be of interest as indicating the
| type of detective service he furnishes
"Small Armies" Modified
| "He boasts of having mobilized
small armies on a few hours notice
answering the call of railroads, trac-
ton and steamship companies ir
scores of American cities AS
head of the Bergoff Service Bureau
with headquarters in New York anc
Chicago, we have done our part in
recent strikes. Textiles in the Soutl
and public utilities in Milwaukee have
been among our recent clients
Preparation for breaking strike
resembles the mobilization of min
iature army for actual warfare.
Starting with nucleus of profession
al strikebreakers, Traditional men are
modified through advertisements ant
the help wanted column of newspa
pers. Recruiting has been carried OF
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1934-11-23
FERA Medical Director

Washington.-Harry L. Hopkins,
administrator of the federal emer-
gency relief administration, has an
nounced the appointment of DR.. Cliff
ford E. Waller as medical director
for the FERA. DR.. Waller was for
merly assistant surgeon general, in
charge of the state relations division
of the Bureau of Public Health. His
duties will include directing both
the policies and activities of the
FERA in the field of medical relief
to the great army of the needy this
winter.