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Evening star., 1937-03-04
DR.. RAUTH TO LECTURE
Catholic u. Professor to Discuss
"Character DEVELOPMENT"

"Character Development"
The first of series of three lee
lures on child psychology will be given
by DR.. j. Edward Rauth, assistant
psychology professor at Catholic Uni
versity, at IL am. tomorrow at the
Carlton Hotel. His subject will be
character Development"
On Friday, March IL, DR.. Rauth,
who is co-director of the Child Re-
search Center, will discuss "The
Learning and Habit Formation" and
on March 10 his subject will be Play
Activities" The lectures are given
for the benefit of the st. Gertrude's
School of Arts and Crafts.
Evening star., 1937-03-04

wJsv at 1880. The program will
originate in the Chicago Stadium.
GLORIA PERKINS, 14-year-old vio-
linist, who made her debut in
Town Hall last year, will make her
radio premiere with the Bamberger
Symphony Orchestra on VOL at 8.
She will play the first movement from
Saint-Saens' "B Minor Violin Con-
certo." The orchestra will feature
Beethoven's Fifth Symphony"
pHILIP MERIVALE and Gladys
Cooper, famed English actors,
will present q scene from Death Takes
q Holiday" as a feature Of Kate
Smiths "Bandwagon" program on
WJSV at 8.
FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW, star Of
the motion picture David Cop
perfleld," will be interviewed by Bing
Crosby during the Music Hall pro-
gram on WRC at 10.
Mary Garden, noted opera person.
ality, also is scheduled to take part in
the program.
A MELIA EARHART will describe
some of the interesting places on
her proposed 27.00O mile round-the-
world equatorial flight as feature OF
the Show Boat program on WRC at 9.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
L sLUDENDORFF>
GER MAN WA R
GEN ERAL> DIES
Master Mind of Berlin
Offensive Former
Chief of Staff

MUNICH. Dec. 20. (UP) - Gen.
Erich Ludendorff. one Of Germany's
most brilliant So ol1ier5 in the World
war and an anti-Christian. anti
Jewish leader after it, died today.
lie was 70
Regarded by many as Germany's
master mind in the war, credited
with successes that made the late
Marshall Paul Won Hindenburg and
other world figures, he became after
the war an embittered man.
Ludendorff's postwar activities
included campaigns in favor of his
Neo-Pagan sect and against Chris
tianity and Jews, and participation
in the Kapp Putsch and Adolf Hit
ler'S beer cellar PutSch
Ludendorff was 70, and fighter
to the end in peace and war. He
joined the army as a cadet in 1877
ana served in it until the end OF
the World war. He was a member
of the general staff nearly all the
time from 1894 until 1913.
Military experts credit Ludendorff
with large part in the important
increase of Germanys army strength
in 1918. in anticipation Of war.
AT the outbreak of the war he
was on the Belgian front. His COM
manding officer in brigade attack
ing Liege fell dead at his side. Lu-
Continued on Page 2; Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
Visit Nighttime Displays
AN EDITORIAL

Come see the beautiful nighttime Christmas decor
ations in Ell Centre!
This invitation is extended to all of Imperial Valley
by the hundreds and hundreds of Ell Centrans who today
just few days ahead of Christmas have made Ell Cen
tro, the City of Beautiful Christmas Lights.
Thousands of Valleyites will be coming to do their
last week of Christmas shopping, and while here should
not forget to take time OUT for trip through the
residential section.
1t is no idle claim that in Ell Centros history
has it been so beautifully lighted Whole blocks of resi-
dences have lighted trees, bright Sanas giant candles,
of soft blue lights lighted silhouetes and
characters, arranged before flood lights to picture the
Nativity.
Nothing like it has been here and the dis
play such to warrant visitors coming from all valley
places to inspect.
The lighting effects reflect the Christmas cheer and
spirit which eminate from the community Every night
hundreds of motor drive up and down the streets
while occupants stop and enjoy the lighted vistas and
bright symbols radiatng Goodwill Toward Mankind.
That there probably five to ten times many
lighted homes here this year has been the
before indicates that Ell Centro have every expec
fancy of becoming famous in future years for its
Christmas lighting, is the famous Christmas Tree
Lane in Altadena, other communities we'll known for
their Christmas preparations.
Ell Centre stores remaining open this week until
pm. Come and shop-but also, and drink of
real, spiritual stimulation by viewing the beautiful
Christmas lights.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
FL CENTRIC LIGHT CONSCIOUS
JUDGING WILL
BEGIN TUESDAY

Judging of the Post Press Christ
mas Lighting Contest will start
Tuesday night.
The judges, appointed from the
membership of the Chamber of
Commerce Identification commit
tee by P. f. Ryerson, made initial
cursory trips about the city Sunday
night.
This was not for judging pur-
poses so much as to provide mate
rial from which to work out a fair
plan of deciding winners. They were
to meet Monday afternoon. Names
have as yet not been made public
They may decide to keep their
Identities a secret until after WIN
nerS have been selected.
The task confronting them is
more imposing than originally eX-
pected. A preliminary count re-
yealed more than 225 light displays
throughout the city, and it was
Continued on Page 2; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
BLOCK 100 PCT.
YULE LIGHTED

The 500 block on Len Rey is 100
per cent Christmas lightedl
The 600 block on WenSley Is a
close second with only one or two
homes as yet without some form
CT Christmas lighting
Sunday, it was estimated that
more than fifty additional light
displays were erected throughout
the city, with homes on the north
side adding many more lighted
trees. wreaths and other shining
symbols of the season.
Although the Pos:- Press cannot
keep pace with the names and loca-
tions of the displays as fast as
they are erected, several have come
to the attention of the lighting
editor. These are the aSuitions OF
lights to the homes of Mrs. Andy
VIE, Alb Len Rey: w d. Carey.
583 Brighton; Mrs Glen Taylor.
536 South Sixth, and the addition
OF more lighted trees at Central
high school where pupils have a
large Christmas tree downtown.
Lights were donated by the Ell
CGntro Rotary CLUB.
Because not ~ residents turn
their lights on at the same time
each night, it is proposed that ey-
Continued on Page 2, Col. 60
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
.PICKETS TIE
UP WORK Ar
PILOT KNOB
LabOrers Attempt
To Force Closed
Shop Pact

YUMA, Dec. 20.-Approx-
imately 100 men went on
strike today on the 7. A.
Allen sub-contract at Pilot
Knob on the All American
carol - ~ an effort to fo~"e
through a closed-shop agreement.
Pickets surrounded the one struc-
ture on the Pilot Knob wasteway
job which is under construction
by Allen. Labor union leaders
sought a conference with Allen
today to present their demands.
Sheriff Robert w. Ware and Depu-
ty Robert Parrish stood by to pre-
vent violence. Many of Aliens en-
ployes continued on the job.
Third Disturbance
The strike is the third major
labor disturbance on the All Amer
lean canal project since laborers
struck the Peterson contract near
here Nov. IL. After a three day
strike they won the minimum wage
increase they had demanded. The
second disturbance was an abortive
attempt by 35 piledrivers' union
pickets to prevent non-union men
from working at Power Drop No.
d. The pickets were dispersed soon
after they gathered. 3
Allen declared he could not meet
the demands of the labor union
group if he wished to. His contract
With the government provides that
he shall not discriminate between
union and non-union men, he
added.
Admitting that the closed shop
demand is the principal strike is
sue, labor chieftans declared that
they are seeking also better work
ing conditions and an Increased
minimum wage for one craft. A
union representative was asked
which craft wished a wage boost.
and what the present minimum
wage is.
Il am not at liberty TO tell you
that" said the union man.
Affected by the strike are COM
painters, iron workers ana engin-
eers. About 10 per cent of the car
renters and so per cent of the
iron workers are union members.
Seek Discussions
On the heels of Aliens assertion
hat he will go ahead with the job
in spite of the strike, union leaders
announced they hoped to discuss
the situation with Allen today.
1--WE want to talk to Alien as
soon as possible" they said.
Although the strike directly al
fects only one structure in the
Pilot Knob Wasteway, Interrupt
ton of work there may delay COM
pietion of the entire section, de-
scribed as the safety valve of the
AL American canal"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
LYNCHING BILL
CONSIDERATION
SET FOR JAN. 6

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. (UP)-
The senate, driving to complete ac-
ton on housing legislation during
the special session. today overcame
threats of a filibuster from south
ern senators and postponed con-
sideration of the antilynching bill
until Jan. 6.
Determined to enact the housing
bill, designed to curb business re-
cession, even if it becomes neces-
sary to delay adjournment until
Thursday, administration leaders
exerted pressure to win the anti
lynching delay.
Majority Leader Alben w. Bar
kley. D.. KY, said he still is hope
full that the senate banking and
currency committee will report the
housing measure favorably this
afternoon.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20

one filled with hatred conflicting
stories and quick action by Ell Cen
tro police. California Highway Pa
troll officers and deputy sheriffS.
The unconscious body of Adolph
Macias, 80 483 Park avenue. was
found in the road in front of the
Santa Fe club by Patrolman T. NJ.
Sharp and T. j. Harris, who also
discovered two bloody cranks lying
nearby. Macias, a physician said,
has a broken left arm and shoulder
and severe bo1y bruises. He was
taken to the county hospital.
A witness SD Joe zarate, 81,
ranch foreman, had assaulted Ma
cias. A police radio broadcast was
made. Zarate and a companion,
Praxidis Alcanter. 33. ranch laborer,
were arrested by Highway Patrol
men Tillman Daley and Joe Bisgard
on a road three miles north and
a mile east of Ell Centre. A severe
cash had been cut in zarates left
cheek.
Zarate admitted that he hit Ma
cias maybe two times" with an
automobile crank, but said Macias
struck him first. Joe Napoleon,
another Mexican. also struck Ma
cias, zarate said. Napoleon, ar
rested by Deputy Sheriff Herbert
Hughes and Patrolman Harris, ad-
mitted he saw the fight, but denied
taking part.
Officers could not discover the
cause of the battle, except that
principals had been drinking.
zarate, Alcanter and Napoleon
were booked on suspicion of as
sault. Trial was set for Jan. 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
100 MEN STRIKE ON CANAL JOE
Auto Ubsets, Kills Passenger
DEATH TOLL IN
VALLEY SCARS
TO FORTY-FOUR

Imperial county's annual
traffic death total mounted
to Al Sunday with the death
of Conrad Moliter, 46, Los
Angeles, in a One-car acci-
dent three miles south of the Riv-
erside county line late Saturday.
The death of Moliter lifted the
annual highway death 11ll to with
il. two of the final total last year,
40
Molier died in the Brawley hos
pital Sunday afternoon as re-
suit of injuries suffered when a
car in which he was returning to
Los Angeles, ran into sand beside
the highway and overturned sew
oral tines. He made the trip to
Imperial Valley to ascertain the
value Of the land he had purchased
il. the Chocolate mountains.
A coroner's jury blamed the fat
Glity upon Frank Sanchez, driver
Cf the death car. The verdict re-
turned at Thornton's undertaking
establishment in Brawley Monday
morning, declared Moliter met
death as a result of excessively
.aSt driving on the part of San
cheZ.
Walsh signed a complaint charg-
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
Cummings Asks
Probe of Federal
Judges Conduct

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. CUP)-
Attorney General Homer S. Cum
mings asked congress today to in
Vestigate the conduct of U. S. Dis
tr.ct judge Ferdinand Geirger OF
Milwaukee because of the juristS
dismissal of grand jury that was
Investigating the automobile fin
ance industry.
Cummings request was contain
&C in siX-pa6e letter to Chairman
w Summers of the house judiciary
committee where all impeachment
Proceedings must originate. He
charged that Geigers conduct was
so obstructive to the administra-
ton of Justice that I could NOT
justify a failure to bring it to your
noWledge."
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
Guns Confiscated from
Ford Workers Caravan

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Dec. 20. (U.P)
-Sheriff's deputies today arrested
% men in a caravan of Ford work
ers who allegedly were armed with
.shotguns, pistols and blackjacks.
Homer Martin, international pres
ident of the United Automobile
Workers of America which called a
strike at the Ford assembly plant,
delayed his departure for the east
because of the "tenseness of the
situation"
He said he would remain here to
arrange for a public mass meeting
at which the union side Of the ques-
ton would be explained to the peo-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20

pie of Kansas City.
1T will be hard to avoid violence, "
he said, particularly with police
aligned against our men"
Sheriff j. L. Williams said he
confiscated IA pistols, II shotguns
and 81 other varieties of weapons,
including blackjacks, lead pipes and
brass knuckles, which he found in
the automobiles in the Ford work
ers caravan.
No disorders were reported as
workers were escorted into the plant
ttiS morning. Tacks were found
strewn on a street near the plant.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
Driver Blamed
In Auto Accident

A complaint charging L. C.
Townsend, 26, with negligent homi-
eide was signed Monday by High
way Patrolman Bill Tackett.
Jurymen at an inquest Saturday
held Townsend responsible for the
death of Frank Edward Wallace
in an automobile accident east of
Imperial late Friday. Townsend
was treated at the county hospital
for minor injuries and then was
taken to the county Jail. He still
is an inmate there.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20

Reorganization of the govern
ment was reported to have started,
with Yu Yu-jen. president of the
control Yuan, or central steering
committee, demanding the resigna-
ton of prominent leaders.
The Chinese were heartened in
their resistance today by the ao-
mission of japanese army authori-
ties that their troops had boarded
the American gunboat Panay as it
was sinking after a Japanese aerial
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20

Dear Santa Claus:-
1 have just come home from
downtown ON Saturday night. That
is, part of me has Just come home.
The rest of me is under somebody's
fingernails that scratched me while
I was trying to get up to the coun-
ter to buy red and purple necktie
for Uncle Joshua. l was afraid II
I lidn't get it in a hurry, Warren
Currier would beat me to it.
Now Santa. I want you to do
only just one thing for me for
Christmas. / want you to convince
everybody else that they should do
their shopping early, so that when
I Get around to doing mine every
body else will be through with
theirs, and there won't be anybody
to play hop-scotch on my bunions
arl tag with my temper.
OF course. Santa, Jim Farley and
Penny Richmond can't do it, but
maybe you can. If you do get ev-
erybody else to do their shopping
early promise I'll do mine late
as usual.
Hopefully.
CSigned) RR.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20

attack
Gen. Kumakichi Harada, chief
Japanese army attache in China,
who made the statement at press
conference, nevertheless denied that
Japanse surface vessels had ma
chined- gunned the Panay after
the bombing. despite official ad-
mission in Tokyo that the Ameri-
can warship had been machine
Continued on Page 2; Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
SitdOwners Convicted
OF Malicious Mischief

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 20. CUP)-
Twenty-Five participants of the
Douglas aircraft plant, who INDUCED
in a "situown strike" last February
to-day were convicted in superior
court on charges of conspiracy to
commit unlawful detainer and mali
cious mischief.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
TOYS ARRIVE AT POST-PRESS
FOR GIFTS TO NEEDY CHILDREN

A lot of youngsters in Imperial
Valley will be convinced this week
that there is a Santa Claus. after
all.
Those boys and girls who wrote
to Santa Claus this month asking
for Just something to play with 81
whose parents are too poor to give
them toys, will receive their play
things
This assurance was given Monday
as toys continued to arrive at the
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20

PCst-Press office most of them Civ
en- by anonymous contributors to
the Post Press Christmas Fund and
Toy Chest.
Money donated to the fund will
be turned over to agencies diStri-
butins food and sweets to poor
families, while the toys will be
handled by another group making
sure that poor children receive the
plaYtnings.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
Roosevelt Insists
On Wage-HOur Bill

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20. (UP)-
A group of Democratic representa-
lives who conferred with President
Roosevelt today, said the president
otill insists that a wage-hour bill
is necessary despite last weeks house
action shelving the measure.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
Fill in Blank If
You Have Displays

The POst-Press wants TO pub
lish complete list of names and
addresses Of persons having any
kind IF light display, whether ii
be only single candle or
whole house. Please fill out the
blank form found on Page 2
and mail or bring il 70 the office
of the POst-Press. 1t would be
impossible for us 10 ascertain the
list in any other way. Many
ThankSi
LIGHTING EDITOR.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
Reds Demand
China Control

SHANGHAI, Dec. 20. (UP)-Communist leaders took
advantage of the dsorganizaton of the Chinese Central
government today to demand that Generaissmo Chang
Kai-Shek establish regime bearing farther to the
left and strongly organized resist Japan to the end
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
SNOW COVERS
HALF OF u. s.
(By United PreSS)

Snow covered the north
ern half of the United States
today from the Rocky Noun
tains to the Appalachians.
The U. S. weather bureau re-
ported that the snowfall ranged
from a trace in few sections to
7 inches at Dubuque, Ia, and l6
inches at Houghton, Mich.
Forecaster c. A. Donnel of Chi
cago said the snow might last
until Christmas"
Temperatures dropped in the
eastern Dakotas. Minnesota, and
northern Wisconsin 1t was "a be-
low at Bemidji. MINI, 10 below
at Duluth, IA below in Moorhead,
Mimi, and 10 below at Devils
Lake N. d.
COLD WIND
HITS VALLEY
The weather man decided to give
Imperial Valley a little pref Christ
mas weather Monday by sending
cold wind from the north and
east
Temperatures at noon Monday
had reached 81 degrees. =
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20. (UP)-
Dry winds of almost gale velocity
swept over southern California
from San Diego to Santa Barbara
today, causing much discomfort
but little damage.
The winds were blamed for the
shattering of a huge plate glass
window in Hollywood depart
ment store.
The wind speed was reported by
government meteorologists to be
45 miles an hour in some places,
threatening to uproot trees and
blowing fruit off in citrus groves.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
IN DUEL
WITH AUTO CRANKS

bloody duel with automobile cranks near the Santa
Fe Club Main street in Ell Cenro Sunday night left
one Mexican in the hospital with broken bones and three
others in the Ell Centre jail awaiting trial assault charg
The of the duel and subsequent police activity is
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
Turn on Christmas
Lights 5 to 9 PM.

Let's turn ON the Christmas
displays between 5 pm. and .
pm. every night. Visitors can
then see all displays burning
simultaneously.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
A Bit Misunderstood

A Bit Misunderstood
Let's go hunting" said Jim Mar
shall to o. j. Jennings the other
day, and. Sure" said Jennings,
who likes nothing better than a
good hunting expedition.
So Jennings got out his old u
gauge shotgun and all the other
paraphernalia and waited, dreaming
of luscious ducks for the dinner
table. Sunday morning Marshall
drove by. Jennings got into the
car.
An hour or so later Jennings look
ed about. They were in the noun
tainS."
Hey" said Jennings, 81 didn't
know there was any hunting up
here"
Sure" replied Marshall, best
hunting you ever saw
A while later they got out of the
car Then. for the first time. Jen-
nings understood MarShallS pro-
position and his own mistake.
1t was a fossil hunting expedition.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
Unexr &c ed Talent

UneXrec ed Talent
Ralph Stilgenbaur, Secret Opera
tive Z-10, reports he joined the
chorus at a local supper club. The
only difficulty he seems to have is
in singing the right song.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
MasterfuI Strategy

Deputy Coroner Herbert Hughes
has solved the problem of getting
people to serve on coronerS jurieS.
He just announced that there will
be a taxi dancer as witness. He
stumbled into the idea hunting iu-
rors to hear the case of two Fill
pinos. After the taxi dancer was
mentioned. he even had volunteers.
History did not repeat itself, said
Herbert. because never before in
history has that happened
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20
Wanted, A Pine Board

At lest RR has discovered Bob
Whitelaw's principal diversion. 1t
is whiting At least the huge
pocket knife he carries around leads
to that conclusion. The doggoned
thing is so big that RR expects
everv moment to see Bob execute a
cavalry salute with it.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20

Butter: Los Angeles 81; But
terfat, Imperial Valley, fob. ranch
grade A AZ; manufacturing milk
40; route gathered cream 368c
L. A. Hay; u. 5. No. 1 $1,000
S2O.5O. No. 2 leafy $1,000. No.
2 S1S.50-1900
Minneapolis Flax; Dec. $2lO4l5
Imperial Valley press., 1937-12-20

Snow covered the north
ern half of the United States
today from the Rocky Noun
tainS to the AnnalachianS.
Evening star., 1937-08-04
MARRIAGE LICENSES

Raymond Rimer. 30. and Frances G. Collier.
Is both Of 1851 Girard ST.; Judge R.
Albert , r; +; Fisie5; S5. Phnsdelph,a, and
st., Rev. L. w. Albert.
RALPH r Hemmenwsy. 20, 3so Concord
catur St; Rev. J. A. Trader.
Vincent F Muilin. 1s, 242l 3rd st. ne. and
Rsiia BEL N ~ THOMAS T1onnS. 49, Clarendon Va;
and Marian J. Bowen, 27, $50 Edeewooa
Herman an M. w W. Smith It esSsi a4' 1884 E st. me-,
and stells z; sasnett Is. 5o2 E st. ne;
IS both Of Irvington, N. j.; Judge r
John H. Morgan, 33. and Catherine Hunt
~ -. both, both OF 1885 4th ST. Judge r. E
Carl Baker, 81 Blue Plains, and Ruth A
Baker. %. sos S st: Rev. r. H. Curtis
L vsrnier. 20. Richmond; Rev. A. F
Reginald G. Ross. "a, 1717 T st., anc
Gonsus 1s s la J. Norris. 29' l346 W ST.; Rev
David L. oNeil. "A, Fredericksburg. Va.
anu anu la B; cocuzzi, 81. 612l Georsi'
Louis R. GotIiieb: +: 'S'Gas IS, Gas4 Monroe st.
and Augusta r. Friedburg, 20, 1927
Quincy ST; Rev. Norman Gerstenfeld
Arnold G G Bedingtield, -, Rosersville; Ala.
City Pa, Rev c. w. Nelson.
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an and GsTtrgSe Ger ;;.S Crump ,, 95 $50 columbi'
Kenney Dill 3S, and Annie Scott. 81, bott
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"a. both of Baltimore; Rev. R. H Stone
Edwin 9. Matchett, %, 925 sth st. anc
Elizabeth M Nelson, %, 200 Bates st.
Rev. s. T. Nicholas