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Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Hopkins Boosted Into
Cabinet by Roosevelt
Garner Man Gets
Job of Directing
Huge Relief Setup
Politicians View Move
As Sign Pointing to
1910 Campaigns

WASHINGTON, Dec. %.
(UF)-President Roosevelt
.oday named Works Prog
ress Administrator Harry L.
Hopkins to be secretary of
commerce in a move interpreted
in some quarters as boost for the
relief spender toward the 1910 New
Deal Democratic presidential nomi-
nation.
Mr. Roosevelt designated Colonel
F. c. Harrington, West Point grad
late, to be acting Works Progress
administrator, and named Aubrey
Williams, who has served as dep
dty administrator, to be admins
traitor of the National Youth Ad-
ministration.
Mr.. Roosevelts orders promoting
Hopkins and shifting Williams
swept from the big spending relief
controls the two men who were
most severely criticized for per-
mitting alleged political activity in
the organization during the 1888
general election.
Harringtons appointment was
looked upon as a distinct victory
for Vice President John N. Garner
sometimes opponent OF left wing
New Deal policies, who. capital
sources said, had let it be known
he would oppose senate confirma-
ton of Hopkins unless an army
man was selected for the relief
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Lettuce Workers
Choose Clio Union
As Bargain Agent

PHOENIX, Dec. 90. CUP)-Let-
tuce shed workers of the Salt River
Valley voted 760 to 252 in favor
Of representation by the United
Cannery, Agricultural Packing and
Allied Workers of America union,
W. M. Howard, Los Angeles, rep
resenting the National Labor Re-
'ations board, announced today.
The referendum started Monday
mder the supervision of the labor
board after ruling had been OBJ
tained in Washington to sanction
l Congress for Industrial Organi-
;ationS petition.
Shippers have appealed from the
abor boards ruling that shed
workers are not agricultural labor
and therefore are not under the
provisions OF the Labor Relations
Act passed by the last congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23

New York after night-long vigil
at the stricken tankers side, was
completed by midmorning, accord
ing to a message from the Scho-
dack received by radio marine at
its Chatham, Mass, station.
All hands including the captain
were removed from the Smaragd
5y lifeboats manned by members
Of the Schodack's crew.
1t was dangerous mission
There was no certainty that the
life boats could get to the tanker
or could get off the human cargo
before it sank or could even survive
in the raging sea. The boats con-
tanned eight oarsmen, rudderman,
and an officer.
Radio operators all up and down
the coast listened tensely to the
drama being enacted in the lonely
wastes of the Atlantic where two
ships were being tossed furiously
by the wind-driven waves and the
oarsmen were struggling in their
boat to get from one to the other.
At Gas am. EST radio marines
station at Chatham, Mass. heard
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23

who married Miss Etting during the
Gimp'S trial
Judge Thomas L. Ambrose will
sentence the baldheaded, limpine
Gimp December 81 to from six
months to 20 years in prison, un-
less Defense Attorney Jerry Gels
Ter can obtain a new trial.
The Gimp who was married to
Miss Etting for Is years and served
as her manager while she earnec
$4,000 week as a radio blues singer
kissed Giesler on the forehead
clowneo for photographers, and
wished everybody, including Miss
Etting, a Merry Christmas.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Elks Prepare 25O
Food Baskets for
FL Centro's Needy

More than $50 Ell Centro Elks
and their ladies played Santa Claus
Thursday night at the 23rd annual
package wrapping session of the
lodge. Two hundred fifty baskets
Of food were prepared for delivery
to needy families in Holtville. I'M
perial and Ell Centro on Saturday
morning.
Plans were completed for the an
nual Christmas theatre parties for
valley children and pore than 30OC
boxes of candy were wrapped for
presentation at the United Artists
and Holtville theatres Christmas
morning.
The theatre party at the United
Artists theatre will start 10 O'Clock
Continued on Page 2, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
u. S. BRAVES OPEN BREAK WITH HITLER
NAZIS ANGERED

BERLIN, Dec. %. (UP)-NaZis
turned their attention to Presi-
dent Roosevelt today as their
leaders considered what to do
as the result of a blunt United
States rejection of the Nazi pro-
test against an attack on dictat-
orships by Secretary of Interior
Harold l.. Ickes.
The Deutsches Nachrichten
bureau, the semi-official agency
which disseminated news to Ger
man newspapers, issued the fol-
lowing story reporting the award
to the President, of the medal of
the American Hebrew magazine:
Significant Dedication"
"The committee granting this
significant reward is composed
of notorious prominent Jews and
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Merry Christmas to Everybody Halls
Moe the Gimp as He's Led Off to Jail

HOLLYWOOD, Dec. %. CUP)-
Col. Moe the Gimp stared through
a window draped with steel bars
instead of holly, today and wished
the little LADY,, Ruth Etting, whose
new love affair resulted in his pre-,
dicament Merry Christmas.
A jury found the Gimp, known
more formally as Martin Snyder,
guilty of attempted murder. He
shot. but only slightly wounded
Myrl Alderman, the new boy frieno
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Suicide Believed
29 Palms Resident

The unidentified, aged man who
hanged himself in a COW barn near
CaleXico early this week, is be-
lieved to have been an inhabitant
Of the Twenty-mine Palms area
Deputy Coroner Herbert Hughes
said Friday.
Mrs. c. Hersh. Calexico nurse,
identified him as a hitchhiker who
told her he was prospector and
had been living at Twenty-nine
Palms. She gave him a ride in
her car from Ell Centre to Calexico
three weeks ago, she said.
He told her he was 81 years-of-
age and was a Canadian.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Mothers Deoth Suddens
Official u. s. Sonto Claus

SANTA CLAUS. Ind. Dec. %
(UP)-Santa Claus was happy yes
terday, jovial and full of cheer
Today he was sad, but he promis-
ed that his unhappiness would not
interfere with anyone elses Christ
mas.
Santa Claus is Oscar Phillips.
rotund postmaster of this little In
diana Village who adds to the hap
piness of thousands of children and
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23

jew partisans, including the fl
nancial car Baruch, the pub
Usher Bloch (sic), Bishops
Manning and MacCOnnell (sic),
and further MOrgenthau, the in
dustrialist Schwab, the conduc-
tor TOscanini and the New York
Jewish chieftain, La Guardia."
1t was understood that Adolf
Hitler would decide personally
what action the Nazi govern
ment should take in answer to
the blunt American rejection of
the protest against Ickes' speech.
Neutral observers inclined to
believe that there would be no
break, partly because of the SER
ious effect on German foreign
trade.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Musica Shown as B|dckmdi|er Victim
Who Might Have Retired in 1928
With Three Million Honest Profit

NEW YORK, Dec. 90. (UP)-In-
vestigators conceded today that F.
Donald Coster, the masquerading
ex-convict, had truthfully boasted
in his suicide note that he could
have retired in 1923 with S3,OO0OO0
honest profits from McKesson and
Robbins, Inc.
He was 81 then, and his childhood
poverty in New York's slums, his
two jail terms for smuggling ano
swindling were concealed by his new
cloak of respectability. He might
have enjoyed the rest of his life
in luxury. Instead, he remained
to preside over the drugs firm he
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Water Turned Back
Into |. Y. Canals

Water was turned back into I'm
perial Valley canals Thursday as
Irrigation district crews completed
a four day repair job on the canal
system in Mexico and in the United
States.
During the cut-out period banks
OF the highline canal were strength
ened, lateral headings and outlet
pipes were repaired, the main
headgate at Lawrence Heading in
Mexico was raised 18 inches, banks
were trimmed and distractions at
various points in the canal system
were removed, according to M. J.
DoWd, chief engineer.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Two More Put Up
Christmas Lights

The Christmas lighting contest
received two more entrants Friday
as Bernice Fair, 1886 Hamilton. ana
Madge Benjamin. TAO State street.
put up lighting displays.
Fifty dollars in prizes will be dis
tributed among winners in the con-
lest. Displays will be judged on
Christmas eve.
Only requirement for entrance i'll
the contest is a telephone call to
the PoSt-PreSS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23

letCuce shippers as 1lelQS dfled SUI
ficiently to allow pickers in the
field. Seven carloads of lettuce
were shipped Thursday and at
least that many cars were expected
to be shipped Friday.
The rain storm did not harm
valley lettuce, according to B. A.
Harrigan, though it delayed ship
ments. Phoenix lettuce shipment
was also slowed, however, Harri-
gan pointed out, and that delay
may aid the valley for valley let
tuce.
Other valley crops were not in
jured by the rain but stockmen
were forced to move cattle and
sheep from the fields to save pas
ture crops, Harrigan said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
BiIIfoIds Lost to
Thieves Here

Thieves went Christmas shopping
for billfolds Thursday, according
to records at the Ell Centro police
station, and were successful.
Alfred Ivanhoe, Ben Earhardt,
and r. w. Wilson, all of Ell Cen
tro, reported their billfolds had
been stolen. Ivanhoe and Earhardt
reported their wallets had beer
taken from their hip pockets. Will
sons billfold was taken from his
car.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Three Cases Heard
Police Court

Police Judge Lee Nuffer dis
posed of three cases Friday morn.
ing and continued a third to Jan
3 on a docket dominated by drunk
and vagrarcy charges.
Edwin McWhite charged With
being drunk, received a 80 day
sentence, suspended on conGiticn
he leave town. Versal F. Con-
verse, vagrant, was ordered To
leave town.
The case of AL Bife, who was ar
rested for the 18th time in recen,
months on a drunk charge, was
continued until Jan. 3.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23

He made arrangements for her
funeral, then hurried back TO Santa
Claus to make sure all the letters
and greetings reach their destina-
tions by Christmas morning.
ITS too bad, he said. "especlally
at this time Of the year. had
planned a great Christmas for her
particularly. But We cant help
these things"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
McCARRAN URGES CUT
IN RELIEF OVERHEAD

WARRINGTON, Dec. 90. up
Sen. McCarran, D., New, today as
serted that the present relief set
up is too heavy with administrative
expense and demanded that admin
istration be decentralized in inter
estS of economy and effectiveness.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23

adults all over the world by sending
their Christmas greetings in let.
ters and packages stamped with
Santa Claus, Ind, postmark.
He was sad because he was called
to nearby Troy last night by the
sudden illness of his mother, Mrs.
Josie Phillips, rs, and stood help
lessly by her bedside to watch her
die a victim of double pneumonia.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Salvation Army
Plans Deliveries

Salvation Army workers Friday
rushed plans for their annual
Christmas basket deliveries Satur-
day, the Christmas program for
needy children Sunday night and
the Christmas dinner Monday.
The Christmas dinner will be
served from noon until six pm.
Monday, salvation army officials
said
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
4 Shopping Day
i Till Christmas

7 OOKING BACK TO CHRIST
MAS ONE YEAR AGO
u. S. seething over bombing of
gunboat Panay by Japs.
Landon announcing he would
not choose to run in 1910.
"Bei Mir Bist Du Schon" headed
for sensational success.
Radio fans blushing over Mae
Vests adam and Eve" broad
cast. Countess "B a b S"
Haugwitz- -Reventlow sailing for
England after signing away
citizenship. "Snow White"
putting theaterS in the black.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Strain
Since World War
Put on Relations
Rebuke to German Government Will
Stand Even Though Resulting Events
Bring End to Di pIomatic Ties

WASHINGTON, Dec %. (UP)-A high administration
official indicated today that the United States would
maintain its strong positive attitude toward the German
though resultant events might lead to
of diplomatic relations The state departments
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23

Christmas even 20 old RR himself
Yes-and RR wishes all of Ell
Ccntro a merry Christmas. Even
Roy.
The Window Watcher
The nurses won't let many peo-
pie visit Andy Prcble, pretty bad
ly bunged up in an auto accident
a few days ago. Beth the would
be visitors and Andy object
There's nothing the visitors car
do about it-but there's something
Andy can do.
He watches through the window
of his hospital rccm, and every
time disappointed friend starts
to leave, Andy raps on the window
The desired visit follows, if the
nurse isn't too wat'hful.
That Grard Feeling
Little Leland Littlcfield, Christ
mas shopping with his mother
rushed to her side eXcitedly.
I've just spent my last nickle, y
be announced. Il put it in that
bucket over there"
o
All Mixed Up
2R syn.pathizes with tho chap
whose name he doesn't know, who
told the clerk in a downtown store
that he wanted a dre IS fer his vie
but he didn't want any material
that was plain, flowcrcd or figured
or had opeckS in it.
Il don't mind cheeks he addco
but I don't want EN- square"
Back 10 Andy
Can't get away from Andy Preblc
Best Christmas card Of The yeai
was the one he got from a friend
On it were these verses:
a miss is as good as a mile, they
say.
So they've left you here for another
day.
They picked you up and they
slapped you down,
But you've still come up for an
other round.
Your head is "conked,"
Your ribs are smashed
Your temper riled.
Your ego Dashed.
Your visions poor,
Your voice is low.
But there's enough umph yet,
To make you go
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Clear Weather Menu for Christmas in
Valley; Lettuce Harvest Goes On
With AIIFie|ds Drying Rapidly

lhe weather man olled back Friday and confidently
predicted clear weather for Christmas day and light frost
Tor Christmas the unpredicabe storm which
ed up weather orecasters for the past week. moved out
of Imperial Valley. brisk wind from the west aided
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23

It's Fair Play
Wasn't it B. E. Lemons who once
ragged into the postoffice, stalkeC
to The window 9nd beloved that
ne wanted to see The postmaster.
in perSon-thcn when Penny Rich
mond appeared informed him:
81 want to buy a tWo-cent stamp.
Well, Pennys even now. He sent
Bert a Christmas card Bert found
it in his postoffice box. 1t said,
Merry Christmas. Your box
ren. is due
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Mexican Slabs Wife He Wed Secretly
Six Months Ago, Wounds Children
In Struggle, F|ees Death Scene

BRAWLEY, Dec 23.-A Mexican stabbed his wife
to death with butcher knife here early Thursday night
and slightly wounded two young people who prevented
him from slashng the dying with penknife and
ice pick Juan Castro Sc killed the woman he married
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Storm Tossed Freighter
Rescues Oil Tanker Crew
Gale Whips Atlantic as Seamen Put Out
Lifeboats to Ferry 20 Men, Two Women
Over Mountainous Seas to SafeN

NEW YORK, Dec. %. (UP)-The American freghter
Schodak radioed today that it had completed dangerous
rescue in mountainous of 20 men and two women
aboard the sinking Norwegian oil tanker Smaragd.
The started at dawn $50 miles east southeast of
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23

Butter: Los Angeles. 30ei butter
fat Imperial Valley fob. ranch,
grade A, 38c; manufacturing milk
Sic; route gathered cream 2s'sc.
L. A. Hay: u. $. No. |. icafy
S16-16.50; u. 5 No. l. S13.50-lfi No.
2 Ieafy S13-13.50; No. 2, s11.5o-12'
Minneapolis flax, Dec. S1.S5ls.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-12-23
Magnanimous Roy

Magnanim0us Roy
Roy Womack, ever thoughtful,
sent Christmas card to the Post
Press staff. And, aS sort OF an
afterthought, he said: And Merry
Christmas even 20 old RR himself" !"
Yes-and RR wishes all of Ell
Centre a merry Christmas. Even
Roy.
Evening star., 1938-03-14

Canon Anson Phelps Stokes of the
Washington Cathedral, who oficiated
at the couples marriage, is to con-
duct funeral services At IL am. to-
morrow At Hysong's funeral parlors,
1900 N street NV. Interment will be
private.
Mrs. Smell was for many years a
prominent member of the District
League OF Women Voters, serving as
Executive Board member, chairman
OF the Committee on Legal Status of
Women and delegate to the Fedora
ton of Citizens Associations.
She was twice elected chairman Of
the Executive Board of the National
Women's Democratic Club and in
1920 was the first Washington woman
to be sent TO a national political con-
vention.
She also was active in the Womens
City Club and the American Associ-
alton of University Women and was
a trustee Of the Town Hall Open
Forum. As chairman of the Edu-
cation Committee of the American
Association of University Women Mrs.
Smell campaigned for establishment
OF national poetry award similar to
that given in England
Friends today recalled that Mrs.
Smell had been for many years an
ardent supporter of the cause of ma
tional representation for the District.
A sister. Mrs. A. J. Davis Of Cum.
berland. Me-, survives, as do a niece.
MRS. Isabelle Cromwell Richardson,
and a nephew. A. J. Davis, I'd, of
Washington.
Evening star., 1938-03-14

in Washington's
civic circles. died
yesterday at the
University Wom-
ems Club, 1884 l
street NV.
A resident of
Washington for
m ore t h an IS
years, Mrs. Smell
was q native of
Maine. After grad
'uation from Well
lesley College she
married Frank Hi.
ram Smell, who
died many years
AHN
Evening star., 1938-03-14
Spelling Match Planned.

A spelling match between teams
from the Government Printing Office
and the Navy Department will b<
held Wednesday night in Noun,
Pleasant Public Library. it was an.
no''nced today by E. c. Helm, presi.
dent Of the Capital City Spelling Club
sponsor of the contest.
The match will start at 1901 pm.
Evening star., 1938-03-14
MAN SHOT IN TUSSLE
WITH D. c. POLICEMAN
Member Of Radio Car Crew Saws
He Was Forced to Use Pistol
to Make Arrest,

Shot in the stomach by . police
man early Sunday morning, Fleming
Johnston, %, colored, Of the 1900 block
of Thirty-second street NV, was re-
ported in critical condition today at
Gallinger Hospital.
Policeman H. D. Larey of the seventh
precinct, said he shot Johnston during
a scuffle in which he was trying to
arrest him. Policeman Larey reported
he was in scout car cruising In the
1900 block Of Potomac street NV,
when he saw two colored men fighting.
Both men fled when he stopped, Police
man Larey said, but after chasing
Johnston in the car for several blocks
he finally caught him at Thirty-third
street and Prospect avenue NV.
Evening star., 1938-03-14

An English school has abandoned
geography text books in favor Of
teaching the subject by census-taking
projects and observation tours in in
dustrial and residential sections.
Evening star., 1938-03-14
MRS. SMELL DIES;
WASC|V|CLEADER
Funeral Rites Tomorrow for
Democratic Woman's
Club Organizer.

Mrs. Isabelle Cromwell Smell, IS, an
organizer OF the National Women's
Democratic Club here and prominent
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-14
Big Horn Co.
Wins Prizes
At Recent Potato, Corn and Seed
Show Held at Billings
The Winners,

Several prizes and ribbons were
awarded to Big Horn county ex-
hibitorS at the recent Potato, Corn
and Seed Show held in Billings.
The following were among the win
ners:
Geo. Ransier of Hardin, list place
in the class of irrigated Yellow
Dent corr and Albert Ransier 3rd
in the same class.
Geo. Crosby of Hardin, LIST place
in the class of Cossack Registered
alfalfa seed.
John E. Rice of Lodge Grass, End
in the common alfalfa seed class.
Ed Torske of Hardin. LIST place in
the approved Yogo winter wheat
seed.
J. NJ. Walker of Hardin won sew
eral places with his splendid dis
play Of potatoes, consisting of Bliss
Triumph, Irish Cobblers, Early
Ohios and Melted Gems, which ad-
ded much to the display from Big
Horn county.
E. M. Spriggs of Wyola also won
in the Bliss Triumph class of po-
tatoes produced by him as a men,
Der Of the All Potato club.
An educational booth, showing
the value of using pure seed was
prepared by Geo. W. Gustafson.
Big Horn county extension agent
and attracted a great deal of in
terest on the part of those visiting
the show.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-14
County Al
Club Winners
Club Leader Through County
Agent GustafSOn.

County winners in All club work
in 1887 have been awarded gold
medals from State Club Leader
R. E. Cameron, through the office
of the Big Horn county extension
agent, Geo. W. GuStafson.
Miss Patty Sewers won the
clothing contest and the gold
medal given through Montgomery
Ward & Company.
Edna Mae Simpson was awarded
a gold medal in food preparation,
through the makers of Electrolux
Marian Smell was awarded a sill
e medal in the Stvle Revue.
Over one million club members
over the nation co-oDerated thru
~" NotiNra] Committee on Bows
and Girls club work of Chicago,
The awards have been received
by the above winners.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-14
Home After a Five-Weeks
Auto Trip to East Coast

mos. beautiful place of worship
in the world. Other points of in
terest we're the Statue of Liberty,
Gr"nt'S Tomb, the U. S. Sub
Treasury, scene OF George Wash
ington's Inauguration as president
in 1889; New York's Chinatown,
Greenwich Village, the Stock Ex-
change, the Hall of Fame, Holland
Vehicular Tunnel, the Tombs Pris-
on, Ellis Island, Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art, American Museum of
Natural History, the Yankee Stad-
ium, Central, Bronx and Prospect
parks. and the famous Coney Is
land in Brooklyn.
They motored to Westpoint and
viewed the U. S. Military Academy,
took a glance at Sing Sing Prison
at Observation-Disclosures and at
PHILADELPHIA. saw Independence
Hall and the immortal Liberey Bell
in which the crack is plainly Wis
ible from a considerable distance.
En- route home thev stopped of
at Washington, D. c., visited The
national Capitol. saw congress in
session. the White House. the U. S.
Supreme Court in session. the Con-
gressional Library. Lincoln Memoir
ial, WASHINGTON Monument. Ar
hngton Cemetery and the Tomb Of
.the Unknown Soldier, the home of
Gen. r. E. Lee. across the river
from washington, and the beauti-
full George washington home at
Mt. Vernon. They went through
the Smithsonian Institute and
saw among other things of interest
1.-The Shirt of St. Louis" the plane
flown bv Col. Chas. A. Lindbergh
on his initial flight across the At
lantic. In the u. S. Treasury build
ing thew witnessed the printing of
PAPER money and postage and rev.
nue. StampS.
All in all. it was a most wordar-
fnl trio and one that non of the
participants will ever forget. Mr..
Ottun- says the weather was fine
and the roads were good.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-01-14
Young Matron
Called Home
Mrs. Dagny C. Schubert Succumbs-
Leaves Infant Daughter
Five Days Old. :

Mrs. Dagny C. Schubert, wife Of
DR.. J. w. Schubert of the Hardin
Clinic, died early Sunday evening
at the Hardin General hospital.
On Wednesday, Jan. S., she gave
birth to a daughter and was do
ing we'll until Saturday, when she
passed aav the following day.
Mrs. Schubert was born Sept. 10,
1908. at DEBORAH, Iowa. She was
a trained nurse and came here
with her husband in October. Dur
ing her short residence here she
made many friends who are griev-
ed at her death and whose SYM
nathv goes out to DR.. Schubert
and his infant daughter. The re-
mains were; shipped Monday night
to Great Falls. where interment
was had Thursday afternoon in the
family plot.