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The Washington times., 1939-01-11
QUIZ ON SOCIALISM

Hopkins went on to say that
he did not think he could give
Vandenberg an answer salts.
factory to you CVandenberg) -
: Asked whether he had ever been
registered as a Socialist during
the World War, Hopkins said he
could not definitely recall.
= Il do not nave a definite
recollection of registering as a
Socialist but if l did I can eX-
plain that. I did not like the ef-
fort to get us into the World
War. l liked the Socialist can
-dldate for mayor"
: The witness said he had always
been a Bryan man" follower
of the late William Jennings
Bryan: that he supported Al Smith
for the presidency in 1928.
Frankly. I could not support
John w Davis when he ran for
the presidency" Hopkins said.
Il supported the Senator La
Toilette and Burt Wheeler ticket
in 1924.
= II am now a registered Demo
~crat in New York"
When Vandenberg asked Hop
kins whether he had told Senate
committee last year that any
thlng Senator Vandenberg pro-
The Washington times., 1939-01-11
NURSES
Increase in Freedman s
Budget Proposed

Consideration is being given a
budget increase to provide train,
ing for additional colored nurses
at Freedmen's Hospital.
President Roosevelt disclosed
this yesterday in stressing the need
for registered nurses of the colored
race for whom training facilities
are available at only two or three
institutions in the country.
In his budget message last week
the President approved an esti.
mate of $490,000 for Freedmen's.
This is an increase of $39,9 800 over
the 1889 appropriation and would
provide use of 100 more beds at
the hospital.
The Washington times., 1939-01-11
CIevengers' Infant
Joins January Club

Two dates on the January cal
endar are already lassoed with
red circles, marking birthdays in
the C. L. Clevenger family of Oak
Crest, Md, and now there's a
third. Yesterday a son was born
to Mrs. Clevenger at the Wash
ington Sanitarium and Hospital
at Takoma Park, and he automat-
ically became a member of the
family's January birthday club.
Mrs. Clevenger's birthday is on
January l and that of her older
son, C. L., jr., is January IS, when
he will be years old. Clevenger
is connected with the Hauserman
Steel Partition Company.
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I Liked the Socialist Candidate Because Didn't Like
Efforts to Put the United States in War:"-LMP

Il think the Interpretation
given by the press to the Shep-
pard committee report was
totally unfair" Hopkins testi-
fled. Then he added with en-
phasiS:
Il am the last man to try to
quibbIe over politics in relief. I
don't think it is funny. I don't
think the American people would
like it. l don't like it.
81 resent as strongly as I can
any statement either privately
or public, that I believe there
should be partisan politics in
relief"
The questioning was shifted by
Vandenberg to the oft-repeatec
and oft-denied newspaper report
quoting Hopkins as saying I'VE
will spend and spend and tax anc
tax and elect and elect"
After Vandenberg noted thai
Hopkins had been quoted to that
effect in the New York Times BY
Arthur Krock, head of that news
papers Washington Bureau, Hop
kins testified flatly:
Il deny the whole business"
Il never made such a state
ment," Hopkins insisted. add
ing that if he had made such a
remark he certainly would re-
call making it,"
If public officials were quotec
in newspapers on everything the,
said in moments of relaxation
it would be some record" Hopkin
testified as laughter swept tn
hearing room.
The Washington times., 1939-01-11
AbsoIUed, He Says

The report of the Sheppard
Senate Campaigns investigating
committee condemning relief in
politics was said by the secretary
designate to have, in effect, alb
solved his administration OF
Wrongdoing.
He admitted there had been po
litical activity by some of the
WPA personnel, but contended the
culprits were very few" in nun
ber.
The Washington times., 1939-01-11
PRINCE GEORGES
GAMBLERS WAIT
MOVE BY POLICE
But WheatIey Pledges
Genuine Prosecutions

Warned that a new deal in law
enforcement is under way, gam
blers and racketeers who have
found sanctuary in Prince Georges
county for years today were wait.
ing skeptically for States Attorney
H Winship Wheatley to reveal his
hand.
"Jimmy's Place" one of the
largest gambling establishments in
the East. continued it's usual wide
open operations on Bladensburg
Road, just across the District Line
despite the edict of the board of
county commissioners that all
gambling must stop.
"ANY" ESTABLISHMENT
Following a board meeting
Wheatley announced that county
police were assured of the vigorous
support of his office in any ef-
forts they may make to stamp out
gambling Questioned specifically
about what was in store for Jim.
my's place" the young prosecutor
declared:
Any gambling establishment
in the county on which suf-
ficient information is given to
base a conviction will be prose
cuted equally with any other"
Although professional gamblers
are willing to wager that the
threatened clean up will be forgot
ten in few weeks after few of
the smaller Establishments have
been raided, there are indications
in Upper Marlboro that this time
the county politicians mean busi-
ness.
EVIDENCE WANTED
Wheatley is not planning SEN
sational campaign with the object
of forcing "Jimmy's Place" to
close, as it has in the past, for a
few weeks.
Police have been promised that
there will be no fixing" of cases
after they make raid. But they
have been told to go after gam
bling ablishments in an eff
cient, busineSSlike manner and not
to make raids until they know
they can procure evidence which
will stand up in court.
| When a raid is staged, Wheatley
has ordered, all patrons in the
establishment, regardless of who
they are, must be brought to police
headquarters, booked as State wit
nesseS and compelled to post bond
to obtain their release.
NUMBERS GAMES, TARGET
First targets of the new law en-
forcement policy. it appears, will
be the smaller and more disorderly
roadside establishments which
sprang up in all sections Of the
county after Washington police be-
gan to harass numbers operators
here.
/ William A. Carson. chairman of
the board of county commission
ers, instructed police to pay spe-
cial attention to numbers racket
eers.
The board is convinced" he
said. that the decent element
of the county does not want
the stigma of being the refuge
for racketeers driven out of
Washington"
The Washington times., 1939-01-11
Maj. Eliot to Speak

Major George Fielding Eliot
will speak on What Our Democ-
racy Needs for Adequate De,
fense," at the Bronson Cutting
Memorial lecture at Constitution
Hall next Tuesday. He is the
author of The Ramparts We
Watch
The Washington times., 1939-01-11
Demands Showdown

In a belligerent tone of voice,
Hopkins demanded that the per-
son who had quoted him to that
effect to the newspapers, come
out and say I said it."
Il think it is high time that
the person who alleges that I
The Washington times., 1939-01-11

poses on relief is not worth con-
sidering and that anything pro
posed by Republicans is political" "
there was sprinkling Of applause
and some laughter in the hearing
room.
CLOSE QUOTATION
Don't diSappoint your friends
in the audience, Mr.. Hopkins,
and say whether that quotation
is true,' Vandenberg inter
jected.
81 don't recall whether I said
that" Hopkins replied.
Then, amer a pause, Hopkins
continued:
II think that was a pretty
close quotation"
Whereupon Vandenberg said he
thought it would be important to
Republican business interests if
Hopkins as Secretary Of Com
niece "held those views"
Explanation given by Hopkins
was that there are some things
that are political.
rs relief political?" Vanden-
berg asked
Hopkins replied with deliber,
ate No"
The upshot of this exchange
was a statement by Hopkins that
his remark about Republican pro,
posals being no good, was "a poll
tical offside"
Then Vandenberg switched his
grilling to the rise and fall in the
relief rolls.
I'm five and one-half years I
have done all I can to keep poll
tics out of the WPA," Hopkins
said, contending that his record
in keeping politics out of
WpA" iS "oood "
The Washington times., 1939-01-11
Y to Hear Randolph

Representative Jennings Ran.
dolph, of West Virginia, will
speak on Youth Opportunities
at forum at the Y. M. C. A. Fri.
dau of 2n n m
The Washington times., 1939-01-11
Elizabeth Dilling,
Norris in Clash
At Hearing
Continued from Page II

never saw her" Senator Nicely
CD of West Virginia, chair
man of the committee, said.
The brief complimentary ex.
change over, the witness went on
with her statement, and soon
clashed with Norris, who ques'
toned her regarding her accusa'
ton that Frankfurter was active
in the defense of Sacco and Van.
Zetti.
NORRIS INTERVIEWS
Felix Frankfurter is the kind
of attorney that would defend
any kind of murder so long as
it was committed by Red"
the witness charged.
You cannot hold Mr.. Frank
furter responsible for that MUIR
der" interjected Senator Norris
who was listed in The Red
Network as an enemy Of de-
mocraCy.
I would like to keep TO my
statement" Miss Dilling shot
back, but if you want me to go
into your record l will do so. I
don't like your policies.
Chairman Nicely raped for or.
der after the Nebraska Senator
said he would be glad to have the
witness go into his record.
II don't think Senator Norris
has got anything to do with this
part of the testimony" Senator
Connally D), Texas, interposed.
Let's get on with Frankfurter."
Miss Dilling testified that she
came before the committee Ito
protest the appointment of Felix
Frankfurter to the Supreme Court
bench as an American citizen
who has devoted over seven years
of time and thousands of dollars
Of my own money to studying and
opposing the open and camou
flaged red propaganda aimed at
undermining our form Of govern.
ment."
Refers to Report
She continued:
That Felix Frankfurter
worked closely with the self
avowed Red revolutionary,
Roger Baldwin, even when he
was in the war office, is shown
by the evidence on page 1887
of the report of the New York
State legislative committee in
vestigating seditious activities
known as the Lusk report.
"A letter from Baldwin to
Manley o. Hudson is cited in
which Baldwin says: Lippman
and Frankfurter are of course
out of that particular job now
(war office) and I have to de-
pend entirely upon Keppep."
Completing her prepared state
ment, Miss Dilling walked up tC
the committee strum and
handed copy of THE Red Net
work" to Senator McCarran CD
Nevada.
Chairman. Nicely took the book
and examined it. He said it listed
DR.. Glenn Frank, former presi
dent of the University Of Wiscon
sin. and chairman of the Repub
lican party's sterring committee
as an enemy of the republic.
Witness Angered
"You mean DR.. Frank who
ran the little Moscow at the
University of Wisconsin," Nicely
asked.
Miss Dilling, apparently angry
said:
II didn't know this was to be
a hearing on The Red Net
work If 1t is I'm prepared to
defend The Network and de-
liver a lecture"
You are perfectly qualified
to deliver a lecture" Chairman
Nicely said sharply.
Chairman Nicely read agail
from Miss billings book and sale
the witness had listed Chief Jus
tice Hughes of the Supreme Court
Justice Brandies, Senator Boral
(R.) Of Idaho, and Norris.
Justice Brandies is one of
the most radical individuals in
the United States" she said.
When Chairman Nicely called ou
The Washington times., 1939-01-11
Quizzed by Bailey

Here Chairman Bailey, North
Carolina Democrat, took up the
questioning. Bailey brought up a
number of alleged remarks by
Hopkins While he was WPA Ad-
ministrator and since he became
Secretary Of Commerce.
Questioned on whether he had
said last July that 80 per cent of
the people On relief would vote
Democratic, Hopkins at first said
he did not recall making that
statement. AS an afterthought he
asserted ne probably did say it.
L think most of the poor peo-
pie vote Democratic" Hopkins
explained
He admitted saying during the
last campaigns that if he were
voter in Iowa he would vote
for R epres enta tive Otha D
Wearin for the Democratic Sena.
torial nomination. Wearin op.
posed Senator Gillette who fought
the Administration on several
issues and who was reelected.
Hopkins denied that he had
taken part in the Florida Sena-
torial primary in which New Deal
Senator Claude Pepper was re,
nominated and reelected.
The Washington times., 1939-01-11
Fought to Keep Politics Out
Of Relief Work., Says Hopkins
Denies Tax, Spend
Charge at Quiz
By Senators

Continued from Page II
experience in business before
he became head of Sears. Roe
buck and Company"
The Washington times., 1939-01-11

made that statement come out
and say So"
The new Secretary denied that
his philosophy of government is
Ito spend and spend and tax and
tax and elect and elect"
At this point, Senator Clark
Cd, Missouri. brought UP dis,
patch in the New York Times to-
day saying that President RooSe
welt had assigned Hopkins to the
task of healing the strife between
the American Federation of Labor
and the CIO. and to effect good
will between business and the
Roosevelt administration.
Il see by the paper" Clark
said. that you are now to take
over the duties Of the Depart
ment of Labor and try to bring
peace in the labor world"
Hopkins replied:
L don't know anything about
| that renNrt -
The Washington times., 1939-01-11

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Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-02
Progressive Party
Enjoyed by Group

Che of the most interesting OF
the New Years eve parties was the
progressive dinner enjoyed by a
group of friends, this party having
become a traditional New Years
observance for this particular
group.
The guests first assembled at the
home of Mr and Mrs. L. L. Duff
for cocktails, then going to the
Ralph Reynolds home where the
soup course was served. Mrs. Rey-
nolds is the fortunate possessor of
some beautiful old English china,
serving her soup from a tureen over
200 years old with matching plates.
Many pieces of rare ola china were
featured in the table appointment.
The main course was served at
the j. E. Burns home with Mr.. and
Mrs. Leslie Mcconnell, Mr.. and Mrs.
H R. Anderson and Mr.. and Mrs.
Burns as hosts.
FROM the Burns home the group
journeyed to the E. B. Ingle home
where dessert was served and
where they watched the New Year
N. welcoming it in appropriate
manner.
Mrs. Ingle's sister and brther-
in-laW, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph
Cleveland of Banning were present
for The party.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-02
Cocktail Party
Compliments
Visitors

New Years visitors at the Louis
B. McManus home, 666 SandalWood
Drive, were Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Weir
of San Diego. Mr.. Weir and Mrs.
McManus are brother and sister.
Saturday night Mr.. and Mrs.
McManus were hosts at a delightful
cocktail party honoring their
guests, the group later going to the
Barbara Worth golf club for the
Junior Ten Thousand clubs dance.
Those enjoying Mr.. and Mrs
McManuss hospitality were: Mr..
and Mrs. Bill Foss, DR.. and Mrs.
Arnold A. Ariaudo, Mr.. and Mrs
Eugene Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Will
liam Pata, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Gal
loWay, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Rudy FroWiss
Mr.. and Mrs. John Salassi, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Dold and the guests
of honor
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Weir, also OF
San Diego and former residents,
spent the Christmas holidays with
their daughter, Mrs. McManus and
Mr.. McManus.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-02
Georqe Shawvers Celebrate
Golden Wedding Sunday

Palm Springs charming hotel, E
Mirador was headquarters New
Years day for a golden wedding
celebration. that of Mr. and Mrs.
George ShaWVer of Holtville. well
known and prominent residents Of
Imperial Valley.
Fifty-nine friends and relatives,
both from Imperial Valley and from
the coast, gathered at the hotel for
a reception and luncheon.
The reception took place prior to
the luncheon. friends and relatives
of the guests offering their good
wishes and congratulations To Mr..
and Mrs. Shaver who received not
only many beautiful gifts in honor
of the occasion but kilograms and
other messages from those unable
to be present.
Golden flowers, roses and many
others decorated the tables which
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-02

were arranged in A hollow square.
At each place was a candle in a
golden holder. nut cups repeating
the color. Highlight of the lunch
con was the beautiful wedding cake.
Many Guests
Friends from near and lar were
present. the majority coming from
Holtville where Mr.. and Mrs.
SnaWVer have made their home
since 1912 when they purchased the
ranch On which they now reside.
They have played a prominent part
in the valleys development and
are widely known throughout the
county
The day was particularly plea
SAINT for Mr. and Mrs. ShaWVer
since their two daughters and their
husbands and their grandson were
with them as well as other rela-
tives. including Mr. ShaWver's bro
ther. Harvey E. Shawver of Santa
Monica who was present at their
wedding 30 years ago in Chicago.
Ill
The shawver's two daughters are
Mrs. r. B Harmon of Palm Springs,
formerly of Holtville. and Mrs.
Floyd c. Dillon of . Milwaukee.
Kansas. formerly Of Ell Centre.
Both Mr. and Mrs Harmon and
Mr.. and Mrs. Dillon. and their son.
Donald, we're present Other re-
latives in attendance, in addition to
daughter. Miss Cuma ShaWver of
Mr. Harvey Shaver were: his
Santa Monica Mrs. ShaWvers
niece, Mrs. Ralph Hulse of Pasa
dena. and Mrs Shawver's cousin
Mrs. Jennie Streeter of Los An2e-
les
Mr.. and Mrs. p. N. Judd, Mrs. T
C. Lanier aud Miss Margaret Lanier
were the only Ell Centrans present
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-02

Entertaining for their daughter
and son-in law, Mr.. and Mrs. Car
los Worrall of Long Beach, Mr..
and Mrs. Howard P. Meyer held
open house New Years day, ,invit-
ing many of their friends to call at
their home, 525 Wensley avenue,
that afternoon.
Coral gladiola decorated the liv-
ing room where Mr.. and Mrs. Mey-
er received their guests, the din
ing room being decorated in white.
The attractively appointed tea
table had a centerpiece of white
pompoms and candy tuft,, lighted
by white tapers in silver holders.
The tea and coffee services, the
crystal and china completed the
charming picture,
Mrs. Don C. Bitter, and Mrs. Ell
mer w. Heald poured during the
first hour and Mrs. Harry Horton
and Mrs. Minor O. SimmS, during
the second. Mrs. Stevens H. Har-
ris assisted Mrs. Meyer in the din
ing room. as did the Misses Ruth
WhitelaW, Barbara Horton, Kay
Nuffer and Elizabeth Meyer.
Mr. and Mrs. Worrall and their
tiny daughter, Pamela Ann, arrived
Saturday afternoon from Long
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-02
Canoeists Battle
Heavy Seas on
Ocean Jaunf

HONOLULU. Jan. 2. CUP) = A
trio of adventurous Americans bat
tied heavy seas in the Pacific to-
day, bound for Hilo on the first
lap of a 1000 mile voyage by out
rigger canoe, while HaWaiians spec
ulated over a report a fourth per-
son joined the expedition shortly
before it sailed from Honolulu Sat
mday.
The additional weight of an ex-
ira person in the frail, 80 foot
boat, might mean success or fail
ure to the voyage, according to
veteran canoeists who declared ut
can't be DONE" before U. A Wood
bury, A, Elsinge, Calf, Don Hall,
25, Long Beach and Chauncey
BroWnell left the island port.
The adventurers planned to take
at least 20 days on the voyage.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-02
Hilarious PARTY
New Year S Eve

An hilarious New Years eve was
experienced by some so young peo-
pie who attended the open house
Saturday night given by Howard
Hatch at his home, 562 Len Rey
avenue
Uproarious games of all sorts, as
we'll as dancing, provided plenty OF
fun for the many young people who
dropped in during the evening, the
group later attending the midnight
show at the United Artists theatre
Cleverly Worded signs led the
guests to the various rooms where
different games were featured or
where the tempting refreshments
were served. Decorations carried
out a New Years theme.
The young host was assisted by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy L
Hatch.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-02

quarters Tor delightful dance and
midnight supper. Colorful decora-
tionS, plenty of noisemakers and a
tempting supper menu contributed
TO the success of this party.
For the Junior Ten Thousand
club members and their friends,
the Barbara Worth golf club WIS
headquarters for a formal dance,
balloons, serpentine, confetti, and a
blazing fire in the big fireplace
providing a festive background for
the smart gowns worn by the wom-
ell. Favors were distributed at
midnight, largely noisemakers
which assisted in welcoming the
New Year.
One of the largest parties of all
and one of the most successful was
the big dance given in the Ell Cen
tro Veterans hall under the au-
spices of the Imperial Valley Cen
tral Labor council, and attended by
hundreds from all parts of the
county.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-02
New Years Arrival Greeted
With Enthusiasm byVaIIey

Imperial Valley had the gayest
New Years eve in many years, ey-
cry community featuring gala cele-
brations as a farewell to 1888 and
an uproarious welcome for 1899.
Nearly every hotel in the valley
celebrated the holiday with din
r1er dance, attended by hundreds
OF residents. Ea6.l proved a de-
lightful affair as did the many pri-
vate parties and those sponsored
by organizations.
Theatres and churches joined III
the festivities, the former holding
special late shows, and the latter
conducting pleasant Watchnight
parties, featuring appropriate serv-
ices as the new year was ushered
in.
Among the many parties in Ell
Centre, three were outstanding,
these sponsored by the Ell Centro
Elks, the Junior Ten Thousand
club and the |. v. Labor council
Three hundred Elks and their
guests thronged the Elks head
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-02
Calendar
MONDAY

MONDAY
VIEW. No. 201, 81, Veterans hall,
Brawley
Troop 45, BSA, 7:30, Heber
TUESDAY
Lions club, Barbara Worth
NJ. E. WOmen's Aid society, 1890,
NJ. f. social hall
Pen Women, 3, 740 South Sixth
Advanced bridge, 1880, Dick Wat
son home
IO.O.F. No. 397, 8, 532 Main
l. V. Commandery No. 81, 3, Mas
Onic temple
Oasis Shrine No. 20, w. S. of j.,
8, Masonic temple
Lip reading class, 10, high
school
Troop 6. BSA, 7:30, Scout hut
Troop %. BSA, 1870, Eastside
Scout hut
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-02
Train Collision
.PeriIs Many

= MACOMB, Mo-, Jan. 2. CUP) -
Passengers of two st. Louis and
San Francisco (F'risco) trains were
shaken when the Sunnyland, car
rying homeWard bound Georgia
Tech football players, collided with
the Florida special on a siding
here.
The engineer of the Sunnyland,
which left Kansas City for Mem
.phis Sunday morning applied en-
ergency brakes and put the loco
motive drivers in reverse when his
train took to the siding. Trainmen
estimated that the southbound was
travelling about Is miles an hour
when it hit the waiting train.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-02
JanuaryW will Be
Busy Month for
C.E. Societies

County Christian Endeavor mem
bers are to have busy month IN
January since a number of events
have been scheduled which should
certainly begin the New Year in
excellent fashion for this organiza-
ton.
On January 6 young peoples
rally will take place at 7:30 ocolck
in the BraWley Christian church;
a county executive board meeting
is set for January in the BraWley
Christian church; on January IA
and Is all societies in the desert
area will attend leadership instl-
tute at the Ell Centro Presbyterian
church at which time many state
officers will be present; on jan
uary % an intermediate rally is
scheduled for the Ell Centro State
Street Christian church and on
January 30, junior rally is plan
ned although the exact place has
not been decided upon as yet.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-01-02
Entertaiins for
Mrs. CowIino

Complimenting Mrs. Julia Cowl-
ing of San Diego, sister of Mrs.
o. c. Horne who has been spending
the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs.
Horne, Mrs. j. S. Larew entertain
ed at luncheon Friday at the Bar
bara Worth hotel.
In keeping with the holiday
theme, the table appointment was
in colorful red, places being mark
ed for Mrs. CoWling, Mrs. Horne,
Mrs. w. w. Apple and Mrs. Larew.
After luncheon the group motor
ed to the LareW home, 545 WenSley
avenue, to enjoy an afternoon to-
gether.