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Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
Card Party Monday
At st. Mary's Hall

Second event in the bridge tour
nament sponsored by st. Mary's
Altar society is to take place Mon
day night at o'clock in the
church social hall.
Those who enjoy either auction
or contract are given hearty
invitation TO be present for this
party. Prizes for the bridge game
will be awarded as well as a door
prize. Refreshments win be served
by the hostesses for the evening,
Mrs. F. j. Gianola, Mrs, Mark
Munson. Mrs. John Provazek.
At the end of the tournament.
season prizes will be awarded.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM GIVEN LAST
EVENING FOR SIGNAL CHAPTER

quet hall, opposite the worthy ma
tron and patron, was a log cabin
covered with ice and snow. In the
snow surrounding it were reindeer
and a miniature sleigh with Santa
Claus. Tiny trees, snow covered,
added to the picturesque setting.
The entire room was decorated with
cotton covered with artificial snow
making a striking scene.
Delicious refreshments were
served by the committee headed by
Maude Palmer and assisted by
Alice Jensen and Clara Carr.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
ENTIRE NOS CLUB
DANCE TUESDAY 7

Reindeer Gallop," title indica-
tive of Santa Claus and Christmas
is the jolly name of the next Entire
Nos club dance, Tuesday, December
l8 at 8:45 o'clock in the Ten Thous-
and clubhouse.
MI. and Mrs. w. l.. Bennington,
Jr.. are chairmen of the committee
in charge. assisted by Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson Corren and Mr.. and MIS-.
Frank Martin.
This committee is busy with most
attractive plans for the Christmas
dance.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
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Schools
Churches
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Social Calendar

TONIGHT
University club dance, 3. De
ANA Hotel, Calexico.
A. w. :. formal, 10000 club.
Past Matrons and Patrons, $3.50
Masonic temple. .u..
Lions council, I, Hotel Califor-
mia. .+-
TOMORROW
Sunday services, churches.
ALI canal celebration,
1880.
Girl Reserve vesper, 5, high
school. tr.s..
Wilson vesper service, 1880,
Wilson school. .nt s
MONDAY $500
Acacia home department, Clyde
Dyer ranch.
NJ. E. Missionary, 2, $50 Wens-
ley. ..-r
Chapter AV, 12:45, Harry Hor-
ton home. .r
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
A. w. S. FORMAL
THIS EVENING

Associated Women Students of
Central Junior college will be host
esses this evening at their annual
Christmas formal, a Traditional
event of the Christmas season.
The party will be held in the
Ten Thousand club house and the
various committees have completed
all details, assuring a successful and
enjoyable dance.
Dancing, special entertainment
numbers and refreshments are on
the program for the pleasure of
members and their guests.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
PERjUna[-
PnRACPnpHr

Acacia home department menu
bers are reminded of the meeting
Monday at the Clyde Dyer home
where the women will meet to COM
plete the toy animals which are
to be offered for sale. This meet
ing was changed from Friday, yes
terday, to Monday, December IT.
Chapter AV, P.E.O., will meet
Monday, December IT, for luncheon
at the Harry Horton home. Mem
bers are asked to arrive. promptly
at l2:45 as considerable business
is to be transacted before the
Christmas party takes place.
Mrs. Edna Grassland Of the Pol
ka Dot shop has returned from a
buying trip to Los Angeles.
Mrs. s. o. Lingo of Fullerton
will be in Ell Centre Monday and
her friends will be able to find
her at the Smart Shoppe.
Mrs. j. A. Jamison and Mi5s
Lauro Jamison are leaving tonight
for delightful Christmas vaoa-
ton to Sterling, Illinois, where they
will spend the holidays with their
family. They plan to be zone about
a month. '5fT5r
.
Miss Geraldine johnson, who
has been attending use, arrived
in Ell Centro last nightTfor the
Christmas holidays, being accom-
panied by her mother, Mrs j. D.
Johnson, who has been on a buy
ing trip in Los Angeles for the
past week.
Virginia Hetzel daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Leo Hetzel, also returned
home yesterday from Los Angeles
to spend the Christmas vacation.
She is a student at Cumnock,
E- ~
Another use. student who is
home for the holidays is Miss Bar
bara Tondro, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. A. Tondro.
Intermediate Christian sEndeav-
or members of the Presbyterian
church are reminded that they are
to meet at the high school itomor-
row afternoon at 4;55 p. m. to at
tend the high school GirL Reserve
vespers.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
UNIVERSITY CLUB
CHRISTMAS DANCE
EVENT OF TONIGHT

Christmas festivities are reall.'
beginning this week end with the
many social affairs planned in hol-
iday mood
Tonight Women's University club
is holding the first dance of the
season, a Christmas formal at the
Hotel de ANA, Calexico Members
and friends are invited to attend
and the party promises to be one
of the most delightful of the holi-
days
Christmas decorations will be
used throughout and gay entertain
ment has been planned. Those
wishing tickets to the affair may
either obtain them at the hotel
this evening or may secure them
by calling Mrs. Margaret Lanier
Handy, Miss Jean Meyer, Miss Eu-
nice Springle, or Miss Gene Ed
gar.
Dancing will begin at 9 o'clock
this evening and Francis Leonard's S
orchestra will play the latest in
dance music for the enjoyment
of guests
Jack Korn, well known El Cen
tran, will act as guest conductor
and will also present tap dance
specialties. The orchestra has ar
ranged clever limitations of the
leading dance bands of the country
which will be given at intervals
during the evening
Miss Katherine Huston of I'M
perial is chairman of the commit
tee in charge, composed of Miss
Phyllis Pennington of Brawley,
Miss Mae Walker of Holtville, Miss
Grace johnson of Imperial, Miss
Sprinkle and Miss Meyer of Ell
Centro.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
MISSIONARY GROUP
CHANGES SESSION

Methodist Missionary society an
nounces a change in date of meet
ing from Tuesday to Monday De-
cember II, so that members may
have the privilege of hearing the
district extension specialist, Mary
E. Hall of Chula Vista. Mrs. Hall
plans to be in the valley ON that
day and as a result the meeting
has been changed.
The meeting will be at p. m.
December II, at the M. j. Dowd
home. $50 Wensley avenue.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
PAST MATRONS AND
PATRONS TO MEET

Past Matrons and Patrons as
sociation, Order of the Eastern
Star, will hold the annual Christ
mas party at the meeting this
evening at $50 p. m. in the Ma
sonic temple.
There will be pot luck DINNER
and later in the evening the an
nual Christmas party will take
place. Members are asked to bring
inexpensive gifts to the party to
be exchanged during the evening.
All visiting past matrons and pa
trons and all past matrons and pa
irons in the valley are invited to
attend.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
HISTORY SECTION
MEETS ON MONDAY

Members of the Ten Thousand
clubs History Section, or Inter
national Relations, will meet Mon
day.. December II, at 2:30 p. m. at
the home of Mrs. ]. H. Edgar, 534
Wensley avenue. Mrs. Sem Bacon
will be cohostess.
The program will be given by
Mrs. A. B. Hanson who will dis
cuss phases of international re-
lations.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15

Christmas programs will feature
the meetings of the two Ten Thou
sand clubs, Senior and Junior, TO
be held on Thursday of next week,
December 20.
First to meet will be the Ten
Thousand club and the attention
of members is drawn TO the fact
that the meeting will not begin un-
I'll p. m.
Reason for this change Is that
the business session is to be short
and that as the teachers of the
city and neighboring schools are
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
Visitors HOnored
By Bridge Party

Complimenting the women visit
ors at the ice industries convention
being held in this city, the local
women entertained with a charm
ing bridge tea yesterday at the
Barbara Worth hotel.
Christmas decorations were used
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15
Coming Tomorrow
One Day Only
LIGHT BURNED 26 YEARS

FORT WORTH, Tex, U.n)-An
electric light bulb has burned con-
tinuously for 20 years in the hall
way between the stage and dress
ing rooms at the Palace theatre
here. The bulb has never been
turned off and the only times it
ceased to shine was when the city
power was turned Off
Imperial Valley press., 1934-12-15

by the hostesSes, prizes were given
to the winners, and the afternoon
ended with the serving of tea.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-21
President To Keep
Both Sides Apart
CONTINUED from Page II

tails of section IA of the recovery
act which guarantees labor's right
to collective bargaining.
The President explained that in
his meetings with capital and labor
he felt the first thing to do was to
listen. He said at present he had
no specific plan to present. Sen
ator Couzens, however, had indi-
Gated to newsmen that the chief
executive had definite PROPOSE
ton.
The President received telc-
gram from William Collins, repre-
sentative of the American Fedora
ton of Labor in Detroit, apprising
him of the action of union repre-
sentatives in postponing their strike
until both sides could be heard at
the White House.
Collins in Sympathy
Collins telegram expressed SYM
pathy with the Presidents efforts
at mediation and peace and praised
his leadership.
Collins added that labor was
prepared to place it's case before
the President, confident that the
right of free choice of union repre-
sentatives would be upheld.
Mr. Roosevelt replied, thanking
the union chieftain for his express
sion and added that he would be
glad to see the union representa-
tives in Washington tomorrow.
The labor delegation will be Will
liam Green, president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor; Collins,
John Bailey and Arthur Greer,
local Michigan union leaders.
The Michigan leaders will meet
with Green tomorrow to draft
their program before going to the
White House.
Green agreed to urge on them ae-
ceptance of plans advanced by Re-
covery Administrator Johnson un-
der which the unions would mar
row their demands to two issues:
An election to determine which
workers want to be represented by
A. F. of l.. unions and establish
ment of a grievances committee.
President Works Hard
Washington, March 21-(UP)-
President Roosevelt swung the
power of his personal influence to-
day toward settlement of the au-
tomobile labor crisis after winning
a 48 hour truce in the conflict
which threatens his entire recov-
cry program.
Confronted by growing disputes
between capital and labor in the
nations three major Industries
steel, railroads and automobiles
the president and his administra-
ton moved with characteristic
speed and assurance.
Responding to the chief execu-
tives prodding, the railroad dis
pute seemed on it's way to COM
promise. His administration moved
to enforce the labor provisions of
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-21
YESTERDAY WAS
P. 0. BIRTHDAY
CONTINUED from Page ~

The contract has even been
given for the fixtures. In fact, it
was given last December, with the
clause that the work be COM
pleted within 60 days. The so
days limit was passed weeks ago.
but still there are no fixtures. With
the real anniversary spirit, how
ever. the postal workers are still
optismistic about the coming Of
the fixtures. When they are In
stalled, there will undoubtedly be
a celebration in the postoffice
whose echoes will be heard from
Chase Park to Pine Hill.
The year that has passed since
the opening of the postoffice has
been an eventful one. Last sum-
mer Postmaster Albert N. Colgrove
was deposed and James It. Kelley
made acting postmaster. Then
came bad news in the form of an
enforced furlough for all employees.
on orders from Washington. Re-
cent months have seen news OF an
examination for the postmastership
and it's well-known consequences,
an increase of business, orders for
another furlough, a state postal
convention here, the economy or
der which has cut down local de-
liveries and minimiZed employ
ment of substitutes. and numerous
other important developments.
All in all. the postal force signs.
1t has been an active and busy
year.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-21
SILVER LEADERS
NOT CONFIDENT
OF THEIR BILL
They Have Little Hope of
Passing Laws in Re-
gard to Metal
BY EDWARD w. LEWIS
UNITED Press STAFF Correspondent

Washington, March 21-(UP)-
Congressional silver leaders pri-
vately admit little hope of passing
this session any of the sweeping
legislation they have sponsored to
put silver back into the monetary
picture.
Faced with the administration
edict against such legislation pend
ing a thorough investigation of the
monetary issue, they are pushing
the Dies bill which carries only a
partial reconciliation program.
AS a result of White House ac-
ton the entire silver legislative bat
tie has died down. The silver
groups were more agreeable to
compromises. and willing to accept
anything rather than moth ing.
The Dies bill, now before the
senate agriculture committee,
would permit silver up to a total
of $1.600,000,00O in world market
price value to be received in pay
ment for agricultural exports. The
inducement offered to the purchas-
ers would be a 10 to rs per cent
premium above the world price of
silver.
The "16 to 1" silver bills appear
definitely shunted aside. There ap-
pears little chance for bills, such
as introduced by Senator Burton
X. Wheeler, democrat, Mont. and
Rep william N. Fiesinger, demo-
crat, Ohio, which provides for huge
silver purchases and issuance of
certificates against the bullion until
commodity prices reach the 1926
level.
The Dies bill as yet has not been
definitely opposed by either the
White House or the treasury. Sem
ate silver leaders believe it will
pass that body unless the admin
lstration definitely comes out
against it.
Various personalities and issues
have confused the silver fight. The
leading one today was q senate at
tempt to learn from Secretary of
Treasury Henry L. Morgenthau, ri
the names of large holders of sill
yer. Charges have been made that
silver is being boarded in anticipa-
ton of legislation which would in
crease its value. Morgenthau said
investigation showed no members
of congress specializing in silver.
The silver blocs want to raise the
price of silver in relation to gold
Most members however have aban.
doned the old Bryan "16 to J." pro-
posal. They maintain monetization
will aid economic recovery. They
view it's price rehabilitation as nee
essary to that end.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-21
RACING SEASON
OPENED TODAY
Lincolnshire Handicap Is
: Run Off in England
This Afternoon

Lincoln, England, March 21.-
(UP)-Spring and the flat racing
season opened auspiciously to-day
with the 10th running of the Lin
colnshire handicap, first big event
Of the season.
The winner turned up in M.
Simon's 4-year old gelding, Play
On, with ]. McLean's Obesity Sec
ond and Pierre Wertheimer' s
Quartz il third in the field of 20.
The race was worth about $4,000
tot the winner.
Play On was 100 to in the
betting. Obesity was 33 to 1 and
Quartz II was favorite at to l..
Play On won by a neck in an ex-
citing finish, with Obesity only a
head in front of Quartz II.
A crowd of $4,000 watched at
the historic Carholme track in the
outskirts of Lincoln. Betting was
generally. light, most small bet
tors coupling the event in
double" wagers with Fridays
grand national at Liverpool.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-21
New Lincoln Records
Discovered By Woman
Personal Physician Was Southern Sympatfzer,
Doctors Wife Reveals in Magazine Article

won over the hostile family. "My
husband loved Lincoln and couldn't
see anything wrong with him,
except his manners" wrote Mrs
Stone. "Of course the poor man
had no manners"
When Lincoln died, the Stones
were under suspicion. Mrs Stone,
to overcome that suspicion, bought
all the crepe she could find in the
available stores, and covered the
entire front of the doctors house
with it. She explained her action
by saying: at was known that
was General Lees cousin, and
people had gone SO mad that hate
that I thought they might burn
our house down."
When soldiers came to get DR.
Stone to go to Lincoln's bedside on
the night Of the assassination,
there was some doubt as to
whether the summons was an or
binary professional one, or an
arrest with a drumhead court
martial in prospect. Mrs Stone
ran down the steps of her house
after the soldiers, and screamed
at them, Don't let any harm come
to my husband" Then, when the
soldiers paid no attention, she
stood weeping on the sidewalk,
sobbing, "They will kill him! They
will kill my husband, just because
/ am Lees cousin! They are beasts,
those Yankee soldiers!"
But it turned out that the doc
tor was not wanted as a spy or
traitor, but in hopes that he would
be able to alleviate the presidents
SUFFERING
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-21

the steel code, and his own inter-
vention postponed at the last min
ute strike of automobile workers
that all observers agreed would
have spread and tied up the entire
industry.
The automobile strike was far
from settled and it was feared that
a compromise satisfactory to both
sides might prove difficult. Mr.
Roosevelt, however, confidently
prepared for vital conference
with representatives of manage
ment and labor tomorrow when
he will seek to iron out the bitter
dispute growing out of labor's eff
forts to organize the industry un-
der the provision Of the recovery
act that guarantees the right Of
collective bargaining to labor.
Auto Leaders on Scene
Automobile leaders arrived here
to-day for preliminary discussions.
Recovery Administrator Hugh S.
Johnson who has been comforting
with them in New York preceded
them to report to the president.
President William Green Of the
American Federation of Labor was
already here and William Collins,
Detroit A. F. of L. leader, WAS
to be here in time for the formal
meeting tomorrow. Two automo-
bile workers representatives will
accompany him.
The significance of the dispute
was not underestimated here. The
president was devoting almost his
entire attention to it. Despite the
calling of the truce. both sides APP
peared to be standing firm on the
disputed issue.
The strike was to have started
to-day but was postponed last
night at the presidents personal
request pending mediation efforts.
The automotive situation was
just one of three major issues be-
fore the president, the others be-
ing railroads and the Weirton case
regarded by many as a test bearing
implications to the steel industry
similar to those pending in the au-
tomobile fight.
WeirtOn Workers Present
The Weirton workers delegation
headed by William j. Long, was
received at the White House by
Marvin Mcintyre, presidential Sec
rotary.
Their petition expressed fear the
court action instituted by the gov
eminent might be unsettled for a
year, and that in any event it
would not force the company "to
deal with our union
Asserting that all Of the presi-
dents orders have been disregard
ed, the petition continued:
Must all workers seeking their
rights be forced to sacrifice their
homes and see their children go
without food before Washington
will do something for them?
FINALLY, therefore, we call upon
you to get Weir to comply with the
MIRA within 48 hours or get the
Wagner bill passed this week, or
else stop pretending that any i'm
mediate and effective action by the
government is possible. In that
case, in view of your earlier state
ments. we ask you to call upon the
steel workers of the country to
strike to get the rights you can't
get otherwise"
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-21
WAGES BEFORE
ANY DIVIDENDS

Rosenheim, Germany, Mar 21-
(UP)-Wages come before divi-
dends, Chancellor Adolph Hitler
warned employers today.
Demanding united cooperation In
a drive to save the nation econom-
ically, Hitler said in a speech wire
lessed throughout the country:
employers must understand
that our task can be done only If
all cooperate without pursuing
egoistic aims. Failure would mean
the doom of German economic life.
MANY employers lack under
standing, and believe that they are
justified in raising dividends in
stead of raising wages. Such proceed
ure will be prevented in futures"
Hitler made his speech from a
dump wagon at a celebration of a
great program of constructing mo-
tor toll roads.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-03-21

New York, (UP)-New histori-
cal facts about Abraham Lincoln
have Just come to light through
the enterprise of Margaret De-
land, who discovered that the wife
of Lincoln's family physician, DIR
Robert Stone, had q considerable
store of personal "reminiscences
which had never before been re-
corded. Mrs Deland has begun
the recording of these reminls-
cenccs in an article published by
the Woman's Home Companion.
1t is interesting to note that
Lincoln's health, during his in
cumbency of the presidency, was
in the hands of a physician who
was generally regarded as a south
ern sympathizer. DR. Stones wife
was, in fact, a cousin of Robert z.
Lee, and it was even gossiped
around Washington by southern
sympathizers that Lincoln's kind
ness to Mrs Stone was IAN effort
to ingratiate himself with General
Lee against the time when Lee
should take Washington"
The Civil War was already
under way when Lincoln first sent
for DR. Stone to come to the White
House. Mrs Stone was shocked by
the summons. She felt that any
connection between her family and
Lincoln would be regarded by her
Confederate friends as a traitor
Gus act against her cousin, Cen
eral Lee. But her husband decided
to go.
"a doctor can't choose his pa
tients," DIR Stone explained to her
IT don't know why he wants me.
because he must know my South
ern affiliations"
Another guest in the house, a
rabid southern sympathizer, urged
DR. stone to go. Its the oppor-
tunity of your life," this man re-
marked. "Go and kill him.
But Lincoln's personality soon