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Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-28

Business conditions as indicated
on the map of the Nations Busi-
ness official publication of the
United States Chamber of Com
merce, show that business generally
is in about the same condition as at
the end of the year 1881 and begin
ming OF 1882, while Imperial VAL
ley is still one of the few commur-
tiles in The west to be shown as a
white spot indicating good busi-
mess conditions as compared With
the country as a whole. The central
southern section of the United
States is entirely white, the largest
single area SO shown on the map.
Further improvement in South Da-
kota Nebraska and Kansas, accord
ing 10 Frank Green, compiler Of the
map. was due to heavy SHOWS i'm
proving soil conditions. He states
that Florida has had the best sea :
son since 1929 and that good cotton
conditions have caused enlargement
of the white zone in the south.
In brief survey of retail busi-
ness conditions in Ell Centro the
chamber of commerce staff has
found sales in March in most lines
of business slightly in excess OF
those of February, and also OF
March, 1888, indicating that busl-
ness conditions as shown on Green's
barometer are generally reflected IL
Ell Centro and Imperial Valley
Gains in building permits and pos
tai receipts over the corresponding
month in 1888 also indicate de-
mite Improvement in local condi"
tionS.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-28

mends the plan TO me is hie fact
that property owned by the nom
resident pays its share OF this fund
for increasing the business and
prosperity Of Ell Centre, and for
building up property values in Ell
Centro. Fifty-one per cent of the
property in the city is owned by
non-residents and, therefore, 81 per
cent of this tax is paid with out
side capital 1t would be a Very
poor business policy to eliminate
this means of collecting something
from the outside property owners
for the promotional activities OF the
city. for benefits in which he, the
outside property owner, will share,
Every elector of this city should go
TO the polls on April 9 and vote
."no' on Ordinance No. 375, the
only proposition which appears on
the ballot. A "no' vote is a vote
for continuing this very necessary,
very useful and very fair one-mill
levy, and is a vote in favor of a
greater Ell Centro.
(Signed) JASPER L. TRAVERS. -
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-28
CHAMBER TAX
SUPPORTED BY
]. |. TRAvERS
The following letter gives a pio-
neer FL Centran's IS views IN the sub
Ject OF the mill tax for support of
the chamber of commerce:

II happen to be in that class Of
residents and property owners in El
Centre which is not engaged in re-
tail business. l do not maintain a
store and l do not sell merchandise,
but 1 am a moderately heavy tax
payer. Because of nv realty hold
urging every citizen of Ell Centre to
ings mere l have no nesiOauCy III
urging every citizen of Ell Centre
TO vote against reyoking the one
mill tax levy for advertising and
promotional activities of Ell Centro.
The vote on April should be a de-
cided "No' on the proposition
which appears on the ballot.
1.-The chamber of commerce and
the advertising of Ell Centro cannoI,
1 realize, be conducted by the vol
untary contributions of Main street
merchants alone. Every property
owner in the city should pay some
thing as well, in proportion to his
investment This is equitably ac-
complished through the one-mill
tax. IT distributes the small ex-
pense evenly upon all. The man
with heavy realty holdings pays
mere; the man with the small home
or a low priced lot pays just a few
cents per year.
One of the things which COM
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-28
Absent Voters
May Get Ballots

April 4 is the final date on which
citizens of Ell Centro, who will be
absent from the city on election
day, April 9 may obtain absent
voters ballots, Charles Bratton,
city clerk announced today.
Those entitled to an absent vot-
er's ballot must make application
in writing to the city clerk. The
citizen should appear before the
city clerk in person to file applica-
ton for the absent voters ballot,
he may make written request for an
application form which must be
filled out and returned to the city
clerk.
When the application is accepted
as being correct and emitting the
voter to an absent voter IS ballot, one
of the latter, together with equip
mcnt for voting, is sent to him.
These desiring absent voters bal
lots are requested to make applica-
ton for them Immediately rather
than putting it off to the final
date.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-28

Chamber of Commerce Facts
On April 8 the people of El
Centre will vote OH PROPOSE
ton known as Ordinance No.
375; this measure proposes to
remove a | mill tax voted by
the people of Ell Centre, April
8, 1928, to provide necessary
revenue for the chamber of
commerce. In order to ac-
quaint the voters with the
necessity of voting NO on this
proposal, facts and figures
will appear in this column
daily.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-28
Eastern Bank Man
Held On Coast

LOS ANGELES. March 90. UPi--
Vincent G.. McGrath, 26, former Ru-
therford, N. j., bank bookkeeper,
was arrested early today in down.
town hotel by the notice fugitive
SQUAD, acting on information tnat
be is wanted N Rutherford on a
cE arge OF violating he Natlcna!
Banking act.
Arresting officers claimed the sus-
pect admitted embeZzling $4,000
from the institution in 1929. He was
lodged in Jail for federal authorities.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-28
,usand Club Thursday and Friday From 2 to p. m.

tical lines, is another popular style.
and white satin or crepe evening
dresses, strassed up a little, are hav-
ing a fling too. While Paris has
been feeding and dancing its pa
irons along with an undressed revue
for years, New York is just learning
the fun of such an attraction. The
show is good, and the beautiful nude.
"three inches high" in the trick
mirror case, is really almost beau-
tiful and not the usual hare-lipped
type found in a side show.
Over two-thirds of the tonnage OF
| Gravensetin apples have been signed
to the proposed prorate agreement.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-28
CHAMBER ASKS VOTE AGAINST
REvQk|NG TAX Of ONE MILL

for these advertising and promo
tional activities to be paid for by
municipal appropriations, through
the city advertising levy. and thus
compel all of the citizens to pay
for the activities which benefit
the city as whole. This also ap-
plies to nonresident property
owners, who are thus brought in
to support of our promotional ac-
tivities.
RIVERSIDE CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-28
Local Pastor At
Church In Yuma

v. E. ButterWorth. pastor Of the
State Street Christian church, is
conducting evangelistic services at
the Church of Christ in Yuma.
The services began last Sunday
and will continue for two weeks.
Mr.. Butterworth will be homo for
the Good Friday services at the To-
cal church and also for the regular
church services on Sunday.
Any members of the congregation
who find it necessary to communi-
cate with Mr.. Butterworth, can ob-
tain his address by calling his home.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-28
STYLE CHATS
With ALMA ARCHER

Billy Rose is making a real hit in
New York with his novel restaur-
ant, the Casino ae Paree, and the
patrons offer a pretty neat exam
pie of what the average New York
night-lifer enjoys wearing.
Contrary to most spring seasons,
a lot of bright, lipstick red is in the
picture for both dinner and eve
ming frocks. The white street dress
worn under a dark coat, and made
of either silk or wool on ecclesias-
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-28
ICE BOX CAKE

Line mould with lady fingers or
pieces of sponge cake and fill with
the following mixture:
Charlotte Russo = Scald 11a cups
milk, add 112 cups sugar, pinch OF
salt. Soak 2 envelope Gelatine in
y cup cold water minutes. Add
to the above when cold and of the
consistency of jelly, whip. Add
teaspoon vanilla, 4 pint cream
whipped, whites of 3 eggs beaten
set in ice refrigerator two hours.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-28
TOMATO SAUSAGES

/ can tomatoes drain off juice)
Cracker crumbs
Grated cheese
l small onion grated
Salt and pepper
Mix tomato pulp with onion, salt
and pepper, add enough cracker
crumbs to make stiff enough to
form into shapes of sausages. Roll
into grated cheese, then cracker
crumbs and fry in deep fat.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-28
Ice Box Recipes
Demonstrated At
Cooking Institute

Miss Nina Abbey. cooking expert,
demonstrated the following delicious
recipes at today's cooking school,
to the delight of the many interest
ed women.
LEMON SPONGE CAKE
IL cups sugar, Il cup water and
boil until it spins a thread
eggs
l lemon, juice and grated rind
l cup flour
4 teaspoon salt
Pour sugar syrup over Stiffly
beaten egg whites. Beat until cold.
Sift pastry flour measure, then Sift
three times. Beat egg yolks until
light and creamy, add lemon.
Fold into egg whites, then grad
ually fold into flour. Bake in tube
pan at 1926 degrees for hour.
Lilies
Place spoonfulls of above mixture
on buttered baking sheet SO that
rounds of about six inches in dia-
meter are formed. Bake until done
and while still warm, fold one edge
over the other and fasten with
toothpick so that they resemble ILL
lies. Fill with whipped cream
Stems of angelica make the appear
ance more realistic.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-28

The market enforcement service
was able to collect S2,267.25 for
Kings county fruit growers in the
past Is months.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-28
LEMON MILK SHERBET

Juice and rind Of large lemons
2 cups sugar
egg yolks, beaten
2 egg whites, beaten
l quart milk
Place the above ingredients in a
paddle type ice cream freezer in
the order given. Freeze in 4 parts
ice to one of salt.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-28

Former cotton lands at Caruth-
ers, Fresno county, are being plant
ed to peas which will be followed
with sweet potatoes.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-28

The following are expressions re-
ceived by the Ell Centro Chamber
of Commerce from other chambers
in California whose communities
are being benefited by an ad-
Vertising levy similar to that in
effect in Ell Centro. These cham
bers through assistance in pro-
motional work made possible from
their city advertising levy have
been able to develop their COM
munities much more successfully
than was possible before such as
sistance from city funds was avail
able.
Our chamber OF commerce re-
ceives funds from both the City
of San Diego and County of San
Diego, raised through tax levy,
to carry on our campaign of ad-
vertising San Diego. In view of
the fact that all of the COM
munity benefits from this advertis-
ing, and the work of the chamber
of commerce, we feel very strongly
that support of this nature, through
a small tax levy, is justified and
should be continued.
SAN DIEGO CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-28

Riverside has a city tax for adj
vertising, and practically all of
this amount is turned over to the
chamber OF commerce. We believe
the ideal method of financing is
Imperial Valley press., 1934-03-28
ORANGE AND TOMATO
COCKTAIL

Place small pieces of orange and
tomato in cocktail glass. Pour lem
on juice over this. Serve very cold
in the cocktail glass surrounded
with cracked ice.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
Strike Sentiment Rises
In Akron Rubber Mills

AKRON, Ohio, May T.-Strike
sentiment is mounting here rapidly
in the rubber mills, as rubber work
ers Of the new A. r. Of L. Federal
Rubber Union prepare for con-
vention to be held on June 4.
Although leaders of the union
have done everything in their power
to keep demands of the workers from
coming to the surface, militant
workers have forced these leaders to
bring to light a blanket agreement"
containing the demands Of the op-
position. This blanket agreement"
las been suppressed for two months
by Colman Claherty, Green's repre-
sentative in the rubber industry.
Everything here indicated that if
the workers demands are not met
they will take strike action against
the rubber bosses.
In an attempt to stop the spread
of the strike sentiment here, the
City Council adopted an ordinance
to regulate" the distribution Of
handbills.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
Var, Lower Lieing Standards
Necessary, Declares Mussolini

ROME, Italy, May 27.-With
brutal brankness Mussolini de-
clared here yesterday, before the
Chamber of Deputies, that Italian
fascism would speed its war arma-
ments at the expense of lowering
the standards of living of the
Italian workers.
eve are probably moving towards
a period of humanity reposing on
lower standard of life We must
not be alarmed by this prospect.
Present-day humanity is very
strong, and is capable of asceti-
cisn, such as we, perhaps have no
conception Of"
Mussolini says it is easy to an
nounce wage increases, but fas-
cism took the road of announcing
wage decreases. Admitting war
was inevitable, and that fascism
is preparing to plumber what it
could in this war, Mussolini said:
THE terrible question mark
that has weighed on the minds
Of the multitude from the dawn
of history to today is this: will
it be peace or will it be war?
History, meanwhile, tells us war
is a phenomenon that accom-
panies the development of hu-
mainly. Perhaps this is the ira
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
Meet June |
In Chicago to
Back Strikers
Bosses, Officials and
Labor Takers Display
New Terror Weapons
Midwest Bureau Daily Worker

Mid-We Bureau Daily Worker
CHICAGO, Ill, May 81. = The
Chicago workers are watching with
great interest the developments of
the strike struggles in Toledo, Min
neapolis and the waterfront and
are encouraged by the heroic stand
taken by the workers in these cities.
The Communist Party is calling a
mass meeting of solidarity with the
strikers and against bloody terror,
on June l, 7:3z p. M, at the Coli
scum, 18th st. and Wabash Ave.
Last night meeting took place
of generals and officers of the Ma
tional Guard, police commissioners,
humanitarian" Governor Horner,
Mayor Kelly and leaders of the Chi
cago Federation of Labor, Oscar
Nelson, vice-president of the Chi
cago Federation of Labor and
Victor Oleander, Secretary of the
Illinois Federation of Labor At
this meeting General Roy D..
Keehan, State Commander of the
National Guard, displayed new war
implements to be used to control
mobs." They include quick-ring gas
bombs, gas canister to create smoke
or gas screens of specie length,
machine guns, etc. in preparation
Continued on Page y
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
40 Organizations
Condemn Use of Militia

CLEVELAND. Ohio, May q. =
Signed by Ernst Wagenknecht, sec
rotary of the United Anti-Fascist
Conference here, 100 participating
organizations representing COM
bined membership of $1,000 men,
bers, yesterday dispatched the fol-
lowing telegram to President Roose-
welt at Washington, Governor White
at Columbus, Ohio, and Mayor Klotz
at Toledo:
"Anti- Fascist conference, 120 or
CARNATIONS representing $1,000
members meeting in City Club
unanimously condemn use of mill
tia, killing of Toledo workers. We
demand the immediate with
drawaI Of militia from Toledo
A similar telegram was sent by
the conference to Governor Olson
of Minnesota.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
Auto Body Strike
Solid in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA, May PA gen.
eral meeting of auto body strikers
voted down unanimously an order
from the Regional Labor Board to
appear for hearing Tuesday, and
gave full power to the union nego-
tiations committee to negotiate with
individual employers or with the
Commercial Body Builders Associa-
ton.
Forty workers from the Kaiser
shop, whose boss refused to deal
with the committee, we're at the
meeting and voted with the other
men.
After four weeks Of strike the
spirit of the men is as high and
militant as ever.
The strikers were highly gratified
for the food provided for them by
workers of other industries. ano
we're especially grateful to the Trade
Union Unity League for an addi-
tional sum OF money
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
Continued Rifle
Fire Fails to Halt
Toledo Picketing
Conference Called for Tuesday to Take Up Cen
eral Strike; A. F. of L. Leaders and
Musteites Delay Action
BY A. B. MAGM
Especial to the Daily Worker)

TOLEDO, Ohio, May 27.-"General Strike" Through
the smoke of bullets and tear and vomiting this slogan
flares up the torch that weld the scattered ranks of
Toledo workers into battaon of nvncibe stee-as the
heroic struggle of the people of this city against the
saughts of the National Guard and for the right organize
and strike enters its fourth day
To organize mass support for immediate general
strike conference is being called by the Provisional Com
mittee consisting of representatives Of number of mil
liant workers organizations for Tuesday at P. NJ. Ro
Davis Building, Hall l., 129 Michigan Street The confer
call addressed to all F. of unions the Mocha
MICS Educational Society of America the Socialist Party the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
Right to Organise Is Issue in Toledo,
Says A. OIL. Rank and File Committee

Appeal of the A. F. of L. Rank and File Committee
THE A. F. of L. Trade Union Committee for Unemployment
Insurance and Relief in the of the thousands of
F. of L. locals and hundreds of thousands of A. F. of L.
bers who either affiliated to it have endorsed its
sends greetings of solidarity and support to the heroic
strikers of Toledo who in their fight for the right to
ganze in their fight for better conditions have become the
champions of the rights of labor the country over.
The organized workers of the country all workers have
their eyes Toledo We watch with admiration and class
loyalty the brave fighters of Toledo who in the face of the
most brutal and bloody military terror are carving forward
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
See page 3 for additional
Toledo news.

ing of Chevrolet workers tomorrow
night to discuss strike action The
A. F. of L. officials are doing every
thing possible to avoid the danger
Of a general strike" as Otto Brach.
Secretary of the Central Labor
Union, put it yesterday.
Because Of overwhelming senti-
ment for it, they have been COM
PEELED to give lip-service to the
slogan But at the same time,
though 30 per cent of the A. p. Of
L. unions have already voted for
general strike, the leaders have put
of the final vote on it to June /,
by which time they are hoping the
general strike sentiment will have
been smashed and the strike at the
Electric Auto-Lite plant, which has
aroused the entire working class,
and brought the city to the point
Of civil war. will be sewed up.
Yesterday marked another day of
bitter fighting between workers and
National Guardsmen, interrupted by
periodical lulls. Rifle fire was turned
on the workers. armed only with
stones and sling shots, on several
occasions. One young worker, Owen
Dougherty, "a years old, was shot in
the groin and is in serious condi-
ton. Two workers we're bayonetted,
IS year old boy and another
worker were wounded by gas shells.
Several, suffering from effects of
tear and vomiting gas, had to get
hospital treatment.
Guardsmen resorted to new ter
roristic tactics to drive workers
back, At 5 pm. the soldiers in the
front line at Elm and Michigan SITS.
dropped to one knee and levelled
their Springfield rifles at the crowd.
When the workers began to fall
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28

THE raLlying of solid support for the heroic Toledo
Auto-Lte strikers and the workers of Toledo
stands urgent task before every workers Or
ganzatiOn. They in the forefront of the fight to
establish the workers right to strike They are fight
ing to establish the workers right to organize and bar
gain collectively through unions of the workers
choosing. They fighting to ICin higher ICdges and
decent living conditions for their families.
Their fight is a fight for the entire UOrking class.
defeat in Toledo IUOuLd be setback for all workers.
A victory in Toledo ICOuId strengthen the position of
the workers eUeryLOhere. UictOry oOuId be
bow against the capitalists efforts to suppress the
groWing strike Increment by of fascist terror
This is y the bosses and their political hireLtngs
using all their forces to smash the Toledo strike
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
Electric AUTO Lite
Pays Blood Dividend
To Big Stockholders

NEW YORK-The Electric
Auto-Lite Company will pay its
regular dividend Of $1,000 to
preferred stockholders, it was
announced the day after two
workers were murdered by Ohio
National Guardsmen protecting
the Auto-Lite plant in Toledo
The company has consistently
refused to meet the wage de-
mands of the workers, employ
ing thugs. gunner, the Labor
Boards and finally bringing in
the National Guard against the
workers in their fight for or
ganization and a decent stand
ard Of living.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28

developing mass sympathetic strikes can the workers
establish their right to organize to bargain collectively
through unions of their choice, and to strike for
the improvement of their conditions.
Workers! Workers organizations! Rally to the
support of the Toledo strikers! Demand the removal
of the National Guard! Demand halt to the murder
attacks the workers! Demand the granting of
the workers strike demands for higher IUdges for i'm
proved conditions! Rally in huge solidarity demon
stratiOns! Join in sympathetic strikes UitH the To-
IedO LCOrkers!
The Central Committee of the Communist Party
calls upon all workers, particularly Socialist and
A. F. of L. workers. to join in every city in united
ton th the Communists to rally solidarity actions in
support of the Toledo strikers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28

their defeat The Toledo workers. relying on their
own strength, fighting determnedIy for Uic-
tory.
THEY are entitled to the support of every yorker.
The strongest solidarity actions should everywhere
be organized Protest kilograms should be sent against
the nurderOHs attacks by the guardsmeH and police
Demands for the immediate LcthdralCdL of the guards
should be made. general strike of all Toledo
IcOTkers should be launched In all other cities mon
ser demonstrations of solidarity should be held. Sym
pathetic strikes should be undertaken wherever pos
sbte Short protest strikes of fire ten minutes dura
ton should be organized in hundreds Of factories In
every factory and union the workers should realize
that only by broadening the strike Increment, By
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28
DefenseAssails
Decatur Judge,
Attorney-Cen.
Hit Violation of Negro
Rights; Expose Forgery
On Jury Roll

MONTGOMERY, Ala, May 81
Sitting in this former capital of the
slave Confederacy, the Alabama
Supreme Court yesterday heard the
closing speeches of the defense and
prosecution on the appeal against
the lynch death verdicts against
Haywood Patterson and Clarence
Norris, first two of the Scottsboro
boys to be retired under the de-
cision wrested by the mighty world
wide mass fight from the U. S.
Supreme Court, which ordered new
trials for the boys.
The court took the appeals under
Amusement Under ordinary pro-
cedure decision will be returned
within three weeks to two months.
Chewing tobacco and splitting ex-
pertly at the floor. the justices of
Alabamas highest court, listened in
Continued on Page q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-28

This is u0hy they hare modified the police company
GUNNER, and the militia against the Toledo workers
This is Why they attempting to drOWn the strike
in workers blood
The Toledo workers hare made an heroic stand
They hare kept their ranks solid They hare resisted
the importing of Strike-breakers They hare fought
for their right to picket They hare held their ground
firmly and fought to maintain their rights in the face
of the most UciOus terror and violence the side of
the bosses and the government forces. They hare
fought despite all the efforts of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Labor and Socialist Party leaders to bind
them to the strike-bredking N.R.A apparatus. They
hare refused to be fooled by the arbitration
UerS supported by their top leaders which could only
lead to the dsorgauzatiOn of their strike front and to