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In chronological order, the follow
ing musical activities will take place
during the three-day sessions Of
the national organizations: Wednes-
day evening, $3.50 o'clock, Consti-
tuition Hall, concert by the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra, DR..
Hans Kinder conducting; Thurs
day morning at 9:20 o'clock, a
demonstration program by the
Children's Chorus from Friendship
House and the Girls Reserve Glee
Club Of the Y. w. G. A., under Jessie
M. Olin; Thursday at 1915 am, the
Washington Inter High School
Chorus, under DR.. Edwin N. c.
Barnes.
Thursday afternoons program in
cludes an organ recital at o'clock
at Washington Cathedral, with
Palmer Christian, famous American
| organist of the University of Michi-
gan, playing the program; and at
the same hour concert by the
Coolidge Quartet at the Library of
Congress, given by the Elizabeth
Sprague Coolidge Foundation.
Two events are scheduled for Fri
day. At S pm. the Washington
Choral Society, Louis Potter con-
ductor, will present a program in
the ballroom of the Mayf1oWer
Hotel. That evening at $3.50 o'clock
the Gertrude Clarke Whittall Foun-
dation will present the Budapest
Quartet in a concert at the Library
of Congress.
In addition, musical program by
Rosa Tentoni, American soprano OF
the Metropolitan Opera Company
and Benjamin Jones, eminent young
American pianist, will be given al
the annual M. T. N. A. banquet on
Thu 5day evening at 7:30 o'clock al
the MayfloWer. Lawrence Tibbett
baritone, will be the principa.
speaker at the banquet, and Ru-
dolph Ganz, pianist, conductor and
composer, will be the POSTMASTER.
The banquet program will open
with Chopins "Nocturne, Opus 48
No. l" and Debussy's "Toccata" from
Pour lie Piano" by Mr.. Jones. This
will be followed by group of two
songs, Schubert's Gretchen am
Spinnrade, Hugo VOLTS Heimweh'
and an aria from Giordano's opera
Andrea Chenier," sung by Miss
Tentoni. Mr.. Jones second group
includes Bortkiewicz's "Etude, Opus
IS, No. TO-" Rachmaninoff' S prelude
Opus 80, No. II" and Prokofieff s
Suggestion Diabolique. Miss Ten
toni will end the program with g
group of two American songs. Hage.
mans The Night Has a Thousand
Eyes" La Forge's Retreat" ano
Rossinis La Danza."
The National Symphony Orchestra
program for Wednesday night will
be given with the assistance of the
Washington Choral Society anc
Evelyn SWarthout, American con-
cert pianist.
The demonstration choruses under
Miss Olin on Thursday morning will
sing in connection with a talk or
Significant Trends in Elementary
Music Education by Mary Strawr
Vernon of Chicago Musical College
The Washington Inter High Schoo
Chorus will sing Chadwick's Lane
Of Our Hearts" DR.. Barnes, who il
director of music of the District O.
Columbia public schools and presi.
dent of the Southern Conference fol
Music Education, will conduct.
Mr.. Christians organ program viii
include the following works
Handels allegro from the Con.
certo No. 2" Cf1rst set, Frescobaldi'.
"Toccata per ElevaZione. Bach
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Glasses in Opera

Amelia Cont, formerly of the
Metropolitan Opera and Chicago
Civic Opera Co.'S, will conduct classes
in operate repertoire in Washing
ton this Winter. Nine. Cont will
receive inquiries by mail addressed
to 1918 K street NV.
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Organ Program
For NJ. T. N. A.

Outstanding among American or
ganists is Palmer Christian of the
University of Michigan. who is to
play an organ recital on the great
organ Of Washington Cathedral on
Thursday under the auspices of the
Music Teachers National Associa-
ton. Members of the association
have been specially invited to attend,
end the recital is also open to the
| public.
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lumbia Broadcasting Co. and was
given its world premiere by Howard
Barlow during the summer of that
year. The Religion" excerpt is
written in the old ecclesiastical style,
the theme being cast in the Phry-
gian and Lydian modes.
The Washington Choral Society,
which is cooperating In this per-
formance, has appeared twice in the
last year with the National Sym
phony, once for a performance of
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony and
again during the summer season, in
a program conducted by Mr.. Potter
that included Deems Taylor's '"The
Chambered Nautilus" Miss SWar-
thout has won considerable reputa-
ton as concert pianist.
Introduction and polonaise from
"Christmas Eve" = Rimsky-Korsakov
Jupiter symphony" ------- Mozart
1NTERM1ss1oN.
Bethlehem" ----------------Tu Tuthtl
Excerpts from Time Suite" Harris
"The Rio Grande' '---- Lambert
Miss Swarthout. washington Choral
Society.
Prelude. die Meistersinger' Wagner
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The Madrigal Singers, directed by
Mrs. John Milton Sylvester, will
bring their Christmas season to a
close with q program Of madrigals,
folk songs and Christmas music at
the Southern Relief Home, 2727
Adams Mill road. on Tuesday eve
ming,
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Iona Hoffman and Mrs. Cheatham.
This pageant is being presented
in honor of the convention of the
National Music Teachers Associa-
ton, which is converting In Wash
ington this week,
Evening star., 1938-12-25
Music Features Offered
For Teachers Sessions
Chamber and Choral Units,
Organ and Symphony
Are Provided

With music teachers performers and laymen gathering
Teachers National Association
by the
National Orchestra will
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07

preferrlng to defer opinions until
given an opportunity to study the
proposal more closely.
Coincident with announcement of
the Nev-Cal offer, the Imperial
Irrigation district Tuesday applied
for a special permit to construct
a sub-station for power delivery
in Ell Centre. The plant would be
located in the block between Orange
and Holt streets between Third and
the railway. The application will
be heard at a meeting of the plan
ming and zoning commission next
Monday afternoon. Previously, Evan
T. HeWeS, district chairman, had
predicted delivery OF district power
in Ell Centre by October, at least.
Negotiations with Nev-Cal for
alterations in electric rates, which
eliminated in a tentative offer
for a three year contract. were
begun months ago, Phil Knights,
city engineer, declared Tuesday.
The present contracts, which have
approximately a year to run, call
for an average monthly payment of
around $500 or roughly $4,000
year. Different rates are paid for
different operations in the city.
Efforts on the part the city
engineers office to obtain lower
rates, particularly for the sewer and
pumping plants, resulted last week
in draft of tentative proposal by
the power company whereby the
city would pay flat rate for all
operations, Knights declared. One
of the rates discussed, IL cents a
kiloWatt hour, would effect a say
ing to the city of roughly $1,000 a
year, Knights said. The plan was
turned over to City Attorney Dorsey
Whitelaw for consideration of its
legal form.
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
CANTON AGAIN
BOMBED; 5000
PERSONS DEAD
Japanese Threaten More
Air Raids to Prove
Defense Futile

CANTON, June 7. (UP)-
(By telephone to H ong
Kong)-The japanese threat
to intensity their air bom-
bardments of Canton was
fulfilled today with three new raids
which raised the toll for II days
to approximately 5000 killed and
wounded.
While air raid alarms screamed
their warnings, the Japanese air.
planes this morning, this afternoon
and again tonight dropped bombs
on crowded residential districts.
commercial centers and military
detectives. Many sections were be-
ing reduced to ruins.
The third raid of the day began
at pm. Ten bombers were sighted
over the Bocca Tigris forts in the
bright moonlight. They swept in
over the city and bombed the power
plant. 1t was put out OF action.
Other bombs demolished the Brit
ish capitalized water works, which
was under construction.
Today's bombingS brought to ii
the number of raids on Canton in
the same number of days. The new
raids were coincident with an an
nouncement by japanese spokes-
man in Shanghai that the japanese
would continue to bomb Canton
with even greater vigor until Chi
nese realize it is futile to resist"
The days first raiders appeared
early.
The new raids came as represen-
tatives of world powers inspected
the bomb torn city to obtain evi-
dence for new diplomatic protests
to Japan against the bombings of
civilian populations.
Foreign military observers and
consular authorities had the unan-
imous opinion that attacks on the
civilian areas were entirely unwar-
ranted. The japanese planes have
bombed some legitimate objectives.
but it was said that the dropping
of bombs on the Bund, at least
half mile from the nearest anti
aircraft battery, must be condemn
ed
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
FUND MEASURE
IN LAST
MINUTE HURRY
Two Major Bills Nearer
Passage as Congress
Speeds Action

WASHINGTON, June 7.
(UP)-The house appropri-
ations committee today ia
vorably reported a $274, ,233,-
229 final deficiency bill. The
bill, carrying funds to start building
the greatest war fleet in American
history, was one of the last hurdles
in the path of congressional ad-
journment.
The other major issue before the
congress was the disputed wage
hour bill and today conferees reach
ed an apparent compromise on
southern demands for wage flexibil-
ity. The compromise, drafted by a
southern bloc, won approval of
senate confereeS and of Chairman
Mary T.. Norton of the house con-
ference group. 1t was understood
that Mrs. Norton would be sup
ported by a majority of her house
conferees in accepting the COM
promise.
If the compromise is accepted
formally by the conferees it was
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Wearin, who had been endorsed by
Harry l.. Hopkins, Works Progress
administrator, and James Roosevelt
son of the president. conceded de
feat early today on the basis Of
incomplete returns.
The vote in 2,203 precincts out of
2,447 was:
Gillette-74,071.
Wearin-39,7 $50
The Republicans nominated for
the u. S. senate Lester J. Dickinson
opponent of everything New Deal
iSh".
He defeated Rep. Lloyd ThurSton
considered one Of the more liberal
members of the COP. congress
sional delegation.
Unofficial returns from 2,2O3 pre-
cinctS gave:
Dickinson-130,541.
Thurston-99,4 ,422
Gillette's total, with more chan
half the precincts reported was
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Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
Town Threatened
By Forest Fire

ABERDEEN, Wash, June 7. CUP)
A forest fire that threatened to
wipe out the tiny community of
Melton, 80 miles inland from the
coast, was under control today.
A skeleton crew of 25 men
patrclled the fire line. Danger of
the fire again getting out of control
was believed past, but forest service
men ordered three pumps kept on
the scene.
Famed by a brisk wind, the fire
jumped yesterday from a pile of
stumps to tree tops and started
burning toward Melton.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
Gambling Devices
Remain Unclaimed

One hundred gambling machines,
unclaimed. unhonored and unsung,
are gatherig dust in the sheriff's S
office and six police stations after
confiscation in surprise raids May
81.
Any owner who claims his part
of the confiscated roulette wheels,
slot machines. or pinball games i'm
mediately will be charged with vio-
lation of state gambling laws. Hence
the hands-off policy of the owners.
The raids were staged under the
direction of District Attorney Elmer
Heald, Sheriff Robert w. Ware, and
police chiefs in seven valley munic-
ipalities.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
French Invasion
Military Problem

PARIS, June 7. UP) - France
now regards the invasion of air.
planes from Spain as a military,
not a diplomatic problem and the
solution has been left with the gen.
eral staff, government spokes-
man said today.
"The government regards as use
less further protests to authorities
of either side in the Spanish civil
war" the spokesman said. "as there
is no hope of practical results to
avoid further violation of the
French frontier.
Hereafter it is a military, not
a diplomatic problem. The solution
depends on the general staff which
has taken all necessary dispositions.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
AERIAL JAUNT
CANAL
TINY R|VULET
Reporter Finds Mighty
Project Cute From
Birds Eye View
- BY LOGAN JENKINS =

A garden ditch that mean
ders through the sand hills,
then runs like the path of an
arrow to Calexico. Spade up
a few places, pat down the sides
with the back of a shovel and turn
in the water.
That is the way the All American
canal looks from the air.
In a way it is a shame to go
aloft and look down on the All
American. The years have built
up a conception of the canal as
a monster thing that eats its way
80 miles through rock and sand Yet
here it is. 1000 feet below, only
furrow in the desert.
After the takeoff from the air
port at Imperial where Chad
Sproule gunned his monoplane up
to 600 feet and headed southeast,
the valley stretched for miles on
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1000 ACRES UNDER
WATER IN JOAQUIN

STOCKTON, Cal, June 7. CUP)-
The San Joaquin river, running
three feet above flood stage, broke
through its west bank at the Para
disc cut today and inundated 1000
acres of farm lands, forcing ten
families to evacuate their homes.
Flood waters covered the main
San Francisco-Fresno highway No.
5 at Mossdale, nine miles south OF
Stockton, halting traffic. Automo-
biles and trucks bound for the San
Joaquin Valley were re-routed west
Fed by huge runoff of fast
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07

CHICAGO, June 7. CUP)-The en-
ragged husband of Mrs. Florence
johnson. "a, victim of a brutal brick
bludgeoning, struck her confessed
slayer, Robert Nixon, grinning 10
year old Negro, with his fists when
they met today at a coroners in
quest.
Nixon attempted to retaliate de-
spite shackles binding him to Il
policeman.
The scuffle occurred when the
husband. Elmer Johnson, a city fire
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
Morals Defendant
Charges Frameup

Bill Griffith, charged with a
morals offense against an 1l-year-
old girl. from the witness stand
Tuesday declared the girls father
was attempting to frame him to
get even for a fancied wrong.
The jury in Judge R. d. Nc
Pherrins court heard the sOrdid
story told by the little girl. her
brother. and her father. Griffith,
curly haired and dapper, stared
straight ahead during the testimony
presented for the state by Deputy
District Attorney r. /. French.
Alfred Blaisdell is defending Grif-
fifth.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
Imperial Voters
To Discuss Issue

IMPERIAL. June 7.-Advisability
of a proposed $4,000 bond issue for
sewer construction, slated to come
before voters June 10, will be dis
cussed here tonight at mass meet
ing at the high school auditorium.
Among speakers will be Henry
Miller, former mayor, L. j. Thomas
and o. D. Van Dyke, chamber Of
commerce president, as we'll as
members of the city council and
planning commission. Mayor D. V
Stewart announced.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07

union, they voted at a conference
in Ell Centre.
They reiterated their contention
that they do not come under the
Wagner act or the Labor Relations
board because cantaloupe shipping
is agriculture and not industry.
Therefore they refused to prepare
a history of cantaloupe growing
from the purchase of seed until
the cantaloupe is shipped. This
history was requested by Maurice
Howard, NLRB representative, for
submission to the board in Wash
ington.
Thomas Pepper of BraWley, chair
man of a committee appointed by
shippers to visit Howard at his
request, gave a reporc of the meet
ing held in Ell Centro Monday
morning The committee delivered
Howard a letter setting forth the
shippers stand in regard to the
Wagner act and thee NLRB.
In discussing the cantaloupe his
tory, Pepper quoted Howard as
saying he already had such a his
tory from the CIO.
Howard's reference to the Wrap
Packers union as a social and bene-
VIOLENT organization, Pepper declar.
ed, brought laugh from the com.
mittee. They informed Howard, HI
said, that the Wrap-Packers unior
had been in existence for some tim,
and was regular union. Howart
had been informed by the CIO, h
told Pepper, that it was forme,
merely for social purposes. He prom
ised to investigate.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07

LOS ANGELES, June 7. CUP)-
Mrs. Anna Laura Barnett, widow OF
jackson Barnett, millionaire Okla
hCma Indian, today made a sensa
tional attempt to break out of the
county Jail after having obtained
release from her cell on ruse.
Mrs. Barnett was arrested 10 days
ago for refusal to surrender house
hold goods under a judgment OBJ
tained by a furniture company.
She sent word to the Jail matron
today that she desired to see news
paper reporters and make state
ment The matron dressed her for
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
Legion Entertains
Boys State Group

Eighteen Imperial Valley youths
selected to attend the Boys State
in Sacramento this year attended
Legion Intnr-post council meeting
at Westmorland Monday night as
special guests.
Christy Plemons of Ell Centre, who
attended last year and served as
lieutenant governor, outlined the
benefits he derived from the little
nation set up by boys from every
county in the state.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
Widow Barnett ATTEMPTS
L. A. Jail Break: FoiIed

the interview.
She was taken to the attorneys
room while matrons, acceding to
Mrs. Barnett's request, prepared to
ask reporters to see her.
AS she entered the conference
room, Mrs. Barnett broke away from
the matron. dashed to the elevator
door, and pushed the button.
When the elevator door opened,
Mrs. Barnett attempted to push
her way into the lift.
Matrons seized her and a lively
struggle ensued. However, with re-
inforcements the matrons finally
subdued her and returned her to
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
Husband Of Murdered
Woman Attacks Killer

man, was called as a witness before
Coroner Frank Walsh.
Todays inquest was into the
death of Mrs. Johnson. Nixon also
has confessed the assault-slaying Of
four other women, each of the
victims bludgeoned to death with a
brick.
johnson. who was sitting in a
front row of the county morgue'S
inquest room, was forced to walk
past the manacled prisoner to reach
the witness stand.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07

parked on the street in Westmor-
land Monday night. Examination
convinced him it was the one hunt
ed by officers throughout Imperial
Valley. He telephoned Sheriff Rob
ert w. Ware. Guzman was arrested
as the registered owner. He said
he was the driver and declared his
brother, Mike Guzman. was asleep
in the car at the time of the
accident.
The victim of the traffic accident
still is unidentified, Deputy County
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07

her cell.
I'm a ward of the federal courts
and you can't hold me here any
longer" Mrs. Barnett screamed as
she was locked up again.
Following her arrest she expressed
dissatisfaction over jail arrange
ments and became so argumentative
that she was placed In a separate
cell.
Sheriff's deputies who arrested
her said she would be kept In jail
until she surrendered several rugs.
draperies and tapesties 10 s. * j.
Sloane, furniture dealers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
Canal Structure
Bids Due Soon

Bids will be opened June 27 on
construction of the Alamo river
and New Briar canal crossings and
the Central main check and turn
cut Cn the All American canal, the
Bureau of Reclamation at Yuma
announced Tuesday.
The work, to be begun within 80
days of receipt of notice to start
and completed with 800 days, in
cludes excavating small portions OF
the canal which have not been
touched in the Calexico district.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07

melting snow in the mountains, the
river cut a 150-foot break in the
bank when it reached a crest of
20.4 feet. Flood stage is II feet.
The floodwaterS were bounded by
the Southern Pacific tracks, the
highway and the west bank. The
village of Mossdale was inundated.
1t was approximately the same
area that was flooded last winter
and spring. Today's break was
several hundred feet above the old
break.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
Hit-Run Autoist Admits
Driving Death Machine

Coroner Herbert Hughes said. The
aged man was killed as he slept in
a pushcart parked off the highway
a mile south of Westmorland. He
was tossed 30 feet into a borrow pit
and his possessions scattered so feet
along the roadway. Many valley
residents remember the man but no
one yet has been able to recall his
name. Guzman lives near West
morland. He is 81 years of age.
Officers still are investigating Incl
dents before and after the accident.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
DOCKWEILER WILL
SPEAK HERE SOON

John DockWeiler, Democratic cam
didate for governor, will speak at
the Ell Centre city park at 1880 pm.
Friday Senator Edward H. Law
will introduce him. Dockweiler will
arrive at the Barbara Worth hotel
Friday morning in time for con-
ferences with Imperial Valley Dem
OcratS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07

Eligio Guzman drove the car
which struck and killed an unidenti-
fled scissors grinder near Westmor-
land Sunday morning, ne confessed
Tuesday
The Mexican was arrested early
Tuesday and taken to the county
jail. He admitted driving his car
Over the push cart parked beside the
Highway but insisted he did not
A1ow he had struck and killed a
pan.
NHarold Dickerson, Westmorland
police officer, found the death car
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
All American Just Mere Ditch
When Viewed from FIiers Perch
NEW DEAL BE EATEN
IN IOWA PRIMARY
FOR u. s. SENATOR
Wearin, Favored by Administration Comedies
Nomination to Incumbent Who Voted
Against Court Packing Bill

DES MONIES, Ia, June Z. tUP)Sen. Guy M. Gillette,
who lost favor with the New Deal for opposing President
RoOsevelts supreme court reorganization BILL today won
to the United States senate in the Iowa
primary by wide margin. His opponent Rep. Otha d.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
COUNCILMEN
SILENT ON
POWE Err DEAL
District Plans SubstatiOn in Ell CentrO
While Nev-Cal Proposes Three Year
Contract for City Business

Ell Cenro city councilmen non-cor,mtal Tuesday
concerning proposed threeyear power contract with
the NevCal Electric slated for official presentation at
adjourned meeting of the council Tuesday night.
Councjlmen reluctant to take definite stands,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
CANTALOUPE
MEN FIGHT
UNION PLAN
Group Denies Labor Board Jurisdiction
Over Packing Sheds in Valley;
Will Oppose All Strikes

Imperial Valley cantaloupe shippers banded Monday
night against CO vote among their employees and voted
to act as unit if one shipping plant is strkebound
The shippers will allow vote among their employees
TO determine if majority of the workers belong to CIO
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
Proven Pudding

Proven fuu0ine--
Please don't blame RR if you try
this recipe and it doesn't pan out
as well as it did for Mrs. Guy Har-
riSon.
Early this week Mrs. Harrison
was making ice cream. She made
the custard and measured the eX-
tract that means flavoring, Incl
dentally) into a cup Fortunately,
Or unfortunately, similar cup
stood nearby full of coffee, and
she picked it up by accident, in
stead of the extract. Into the Gus
tard went the coffee and there
was nothing left to do except
freeze it.
The result was really something
to stay home to eat. Just another
of RRs hints to housewives on
homemaking.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
For the Staff

Watermelon season definitely is
here. Five big melons appeared at
the Post-PreSs offices Tuesday
with the compliments of the Zin-
merle ranch delivered by puff
fling DOC" Zinn.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-06-07
Not a Lie

Not a Lie
This happened on Main street
when Negro woman climbed up
on one of the public scales. RR s
eyes popped cut and he wondered
if the scales would hold her with
out collapsing; but they did, and
apparently registered figure dis
pleasing to the woman. Putting,
she stepped down and grumbled:
Dat scales amt no gentmum.
1t tole de truif!"