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out later, buying largely IN many
fields
Above all, no one American bank
ing house will receive commissions
or control the placing Of orders,
as j. p. Morgan & Co. did in the
Arst World War. Acting on the
strongest hints from the President
himself, the British and French gov
ernments are not only appointing
their own purchasing missions.
They are also preparing to get advice
Evening star., 1939-11-01
Odd Political
Turn Places
Wheeler Up
Elder La Follette's
Running Mate Hos
Presidency Chance
By CHARLES G. ROSS.

It tells . great deal Of the strange
mutations Of politics to report that
among those with q chance to win
the Democratic nomination for
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The Capital Parade
Repeal Of Arms Embargo to Be Signal
For Buying by Allies in U. S.
BY JOSEPH ALsOP and ROBERT KINTNER

British
certainty appear
cautious prompt
aside French inquiries goods and contracts negotiation
total plane companies will the
the earlier armament orders but both British
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Washington Observations
BoIond Is Sure Embargo Repeal Will Win
In House by Minimum Of 20 Votes

Socialist revolution" on Tuesday,
November Z. The hospitable Red
Embassy has thrown an elaborate
afternoon party on the same occa-
sion annually since Litvindn bar
gained for American recognition of
the U. s. s. r. at Washington in
1893.
In view Of the discourteous treat
ment the United States and its
Moscow ambassador received in
connection with the City of Flint
and Premier Molotoh's attack on
President Roosevelt for ''meddling''
in Finland, 1t will be interesting to
see whether the usual thirsty and
hungry multitude will turn up next
week for the champagne and caviar
always on tap at Soviet soirees.
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widely American bankers nduststs
agent performed
Of their staffs
In short nobody will the inside Furthermore
merca banker likely to make profit The British and French
the banks their deposits and
will be through the New York Reserve Bank
from the central banking Paris and London On
other hand nobody will be left the cod either
been going
the famous fm the British French missions would seduousy
avoid contact with Morgans This Mogans
basis equality with the other
sought from them from the others.
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the purchasing themselves administration
important opinion Others
be admitted the influence wisely exerted.
hAmerica
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ance with the Senate's action. Ad-
ministration leaders count not only
on marshaling the overwhelming
bulk of their regular majority
strength, but on capturing a goodly
block of Republicans who, as the
zero hour approaches, are still on
the fence. Speaker Bankhead,
Leader Raybufn, Foreign Affairs
Chairman Bloom and Whip Boland
expect in particular to retain the
support of six out of the seven G..
o. P. members who voted with the
Democrats in July-Wadsworth Of
New York, Mas of Minnesota,
Stearns of New Hampshire, Ball Of
Connecticut, Cole of New York and
Kean of New Jersey. The only
know Republican backslider is
Representative Bruce Barton of
New York, who broadcast this week
that he has undergone change of
heart since he spoke and voted
against the embargo. Last sum-
mer," said the brilliant young ad-
vertising executive-statesman Il
was ready to do almost anything
short of war to prevent outbreak of
war. Since the President held that
Hitler might be halted by our ac-
ton, I was willing to give Mr.. Roose-
velt's argument the benefit of the
doubt. Now, however, we are asked
to commit a palpably unneutral
act"
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number Of Irish CathOlics-bOth IN
side and out Of Congress-who have
been allowing their sentimental feud
with the British Empire to lead
them to oppose President Rooseyelt's
plan to keep war awsy from the
Americas. Because the Vatican now
completely condemns the basic prin-
ciples of the Nal-C Communist ALI
ance-'racism" and "statism"-and
goes out Of its way to express SYM
pathy for Poland, It will be hard
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We, the People
EneycIieoI Expected to Change Attitude
Of Many Irish Catholics on Arms Embargo
By JAY FRANKLIN.

BY those condolences which at
effective tmng-the encycal Plus published
Vatican Senate-3500
passing neutrality bill
of So to 80
effect circular Catholics
throughout world attitude
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Cougn Catholic followers policy calculated
help Hitler
encycal under consideration in
Vatican its pub
supposed postponed natural desire both
diplomatic embarrassment Muson and
further hardh the German Catholics That has been published
that
longer possibility joining with Germany this
unlikely that the Vatican took into account its probable
on the embargo
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Awaiting the Signal

waiting Canada for final action the arms embargo the
OF the United States Headed
the famous English engineering and manufacturing firm of Babcok
WILCOX
London affiliate already Canada Argen-
tne countries where
being favored this country where order exaus precious
British foreign exchange.
The British thought good policy to wait until the neutrality problem
all
forceps optical other articles
whose much deficient ordinary supplies
policy Officers OF the
country soon after declared These officers seeking blankets.
Shoes electrical motorcycles
tera have already built the $50 900 900 total mentioned above
French
the
NJ Leroy Beauie has coordnato
National
advice and has received the bulk
taken and broader system of consultation will be
instituted later The worked
French delay decision
sion but mission will ultimately this
mand.
A Wise Influence
The squabbe neutrality revision has greatly delayed British
Evening star., 1939-11-01
un-Ar0und" at Agriculture.

Have you ever tried to telephone
some one at Republic 4l42-the De-
partment of Agriculture? If not,
there's an experience ahead of you.
Secretary Wallace's bailiwick has
such a reputation for giving phone
callers land occasionally visitors)
the "run-around" that orders we're
once issued to stop the buck passing
practice. This column recently tried
to reach an employe in the Depart
ment library. Switchboard impaired
that Agriculture has five libraries!
Then the name Of the desired party
was given. For some weird reason,
the call was switched to Retire
ment," whatever division Of the bu-
collie branch that may be. Retire
ment" had never heard of the person.
Patience personifled, the columnist
asked for Personnel" That division
was presently heard in animated
conversation over something or
other, except the business in hand,
for the ensuing three or four min
utes. Then suddenly a voice out Of
the somewhere chirped: This is
the Maloney Concrete Co." Nothing
daunted, we tried Agriculture's num-
ber all over again, and asked for the
Secretary's office. Thereupon an OBJ
viously competent young woman
named Martin came to the rescue.
She identified the particular library
required and established the contact
instantly. It's costing Uncle Sam
81 $50 ,000, 900 this year to maintain
Agriculture" activities in Washing
ton, including 1885 employees. AS
Mr.. Wallace's domain extends over
1,532,06 square feet, the cost per
square foot works out at about 81 900.
If the departments telephone serv-
ice is any criterion, it's no wonder
the farmer still needs relief.
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Moral Withdrawal of Sympathy

This something more than the naming Of the aeeressor It
what the Nazs call moral encrclement
withdrawal color approval
tcur methods and principles Of Na
What renders Vaicans moral position
parallel our Senate II
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Britain and Neutrality Belt.

Diplomatic quarters in Washing
ton are waiting to see whether the
clustering of the London Times and
other unoficial spokesmen Of John
Bull is going to eventuate in any
thing except indignation over the
declaration Of Panama. The indica-
.tions in question were that Britain
views with lively displeasure the pro-
posal to encircle the Americas with
q 3O0-mile neutrality belt, to keep
the European war at safe distance
from this hemisphere's shores.
The 1910 Census.
Here's a summary of the various
sorts of noses to be counted in the
1910 decennial census Of the United
States - approximately $4,000 900
people: 100000 dwelling units:
5000, 900 business concerns; 10000
manufacturing establishments, and
1000 900 farms.
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Pope Condemns 'Pernicious Error
enial Of the special rights Of

the denial Of the special rights Of
state the complete allegiance Of the individual
idea which credits (Wites Plus KID with unlimited
prosperity
relations
breaks unity society rbs law Of nations It's
foundation leads violation others rights mpdes
peaceful And earlier the pon
penous orhe forguness Of that law Of solidarity
dictated
long church and does think
the particular which people
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HumiliatinE Spectacle.

International law technicalities to
the contrary Notwithstanding. Mr..
and Mrs. John Q. Citizen find the
City of Flint incident extremely hu-
initiating to American national
pride. Here we are, the Citizen
family is saying, with the second
most powerful fleet in the world, rid
ing more or less serenely at anchor,
while Nazi Germany and Red Russia
play battledore and shuttlecock with
one of our merchantmen which
crossed the Atlantic on an entirely
legitimate mission. It hardly miti-
gates the average Americans indig-
nation to note that all the COM
mander In chief of the United
States Navy feels he can do, under
the circumstances, is to ask the
British and German governments
please to do nothing Unnecessarily
to imperil the City of Flint" and the
Al Yankee seamen aboard her. One
of the primary functions of the feet
is to safeguard our commerce at sea
an obligation second only to pro-
tecting our shores against invasion.
The pending Neutrality Bill pro-
poses to scuttle American shipping
from the high seas, performance
which Senator Glass is by no means
alone in finding little short of con-
temptible in a Nation as mighty as
America. But even before Congress
legislates freedom Of the seas" into
the discard, your Uncle Sam stands
by, mute and inglorious, while one
Of his ships is sailed by Hitler crew
into Heaven only knows what kind
of a fate, possibly Davy Jones
locker.
4 4 + 4
Soviet Business as Usual.
If there were a Pulziter prize for
grim diplomatic humor, not to call
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Soviet Business rs Usual.

If there were Pulziter prize for
grim diplomatic humor, not to call
it by another name, strong claim on
the award would certainly be held
by Dmitri S. Chuvakhin, Charge
d'Affairs of the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics at Washington.
He has issued invitations under the
great gold seal of the star, the
hammer and the sickle, to recep-
ton "in celebration of the 22nd
anniversary of the great october
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A Wise Influence

The squabble neutrality revision greatly British
French
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-30

That Clifford Richards is really
a remarkably talented young pian-
ist was proven definitely for those
who attended his recital Monday
night In the Methodist social hall,
when his teacher, Grace Emmons
Blaisdell of Calexico, presented him
in concert with Frances Fuller Law
son, soprano, as guest artist.
Clifford Is only 13 years of age
and has made outstanding progress
In his musical career, his playing
being marked not only by technical
excellence but by real brillance
and q tone coloring that are ndi-
catiye of the artist.
The program in which he was
presented was one TO test the abil-
ity of mature and finished musi-
clan and Clifford gave a highly
creditable performance which was
really remarkable in view OF his
years.
His first group included compost
tions of Scarlatti, Bach and Bee
thoven: his second, two Chopin
numbers, and one by Lavallee, and
his third, the moderns, Debussy,
Prokofieff, and Carpenter, showing
his versatility in the classical, the
romantic and the modern forms OF
composition. The majority OF the
numbers were brilliant ones and
gave him ample opportunity to show
his ability in this line while In the
Bach "Prelude II In A Flat" as well
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-30
Dams Entire Bridge
Group Enjoys
Dinner Party

During the past year the Dams
Entire section of the Ten Thousand
club has enjoyed a bridge tourna-
ment which concluded Monday
night when the losers entertained
the winners at a delightful dinner
party at the j. l.. Davis home, DBL
Hamilton avenue.
After dinner the group returned
TO the Stevens II. Harris home on
Sandalwood Drive for the last game
OF bridge, presenting Mrs. Paul
Mackey OF Imperial with a surprise
gift from the section.
HoSteSSeS for the evening were:
Mrs. Neal H. Gavin, Miss Marie
Dearborn, Mrs. Harris, Miss Mildred
Record and Mrs. Leverette House,
while the guests included: Miss Bess
Stansbury, Mrs. r. E. Daniel, Mrs.
Jack Weart, Mrs. Mackey, Mrs.
David j. Blank, Miss Leah Bean,
all of Ell Centro and Mrs. Lawrence
Niles OF Imperial.
Wednesday night section mem
bers will meet at the club house at
pm. for a desert picnic, going
from there TO the Yuma sand hills
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-30
Party Compliments
Mary Lou Lewis

Mary Lou Lewis, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. L. A. Lewis of 636 Sandal
wood Drive celebrated her seventh
birthday anniversary Monday at
a party given by her mother IN her
honor.
The youngsters gathered at the
Lewis home for games and re-
freshments, Mary LOUIS brothers,
Bill and David, assisting Mrs. Lewis
in the games.
Donald Duck provided the theme
for the clever decorations, gay col
ored balloons proving an addition
al attraction.
Invited guests included: Susan
Odle, Kay Hitchcock Marian
Bridenbaugh, Janet Johnson, Ann
Havekorst, Connie McNeece, Petite
Todd of Los Angeles Roy Johnson
Byron Hubbell, Gordon Duff, Mary
Lou and David and Bill Lewis.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-30
Senior Farewell
Party yGiven by
Girl Reserves

One of the concluding events in
the high school Girl Reserves cal
endar is the annual farewell party
given for the Seniors, and this
years party took place Monday af-
ternoon in the attractive garden
of the M. j. Dowd home, 669 Wen
Sley avenue.
The girls made a charming pic
ture in their pretty long afternoon
frocks whose colors harmonized
with the garden flowers. Miss Muir
lei Brown, advisor, was IN general
charge. and assisted the group In
receiving their guests.
Mary Moore, retiring president,
was in charge of the brief farewell
ceremony, assisted by ErneStine
Bruton, Roberta Bartholomew, Ro-
sic Fiore, Jane Allinder, Bernice
Russell, Lenna Arnold and Bar
bara Robertson.
Each Senior was presented with
a corsage, centered by a rose, after
which she bade farewell to Miss
Brown and walked up the gang
plank aboard the "ship of life",
the ceremony carrying out a bon
voyage theme.
Tea and cakes were served by
Mary Moore and Neva Dowd, as
sisted by Mrs. Dowd.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-30
Graham, winwright
Chosen Speakers

B. M. Graham, county super
visor, and George Winwright, as
sistant county agent, will be prin-
cipal speakers at the final meeting
of the Calipatria farm center and
the Calipatria high school Thurs
day night, according to L. E. Sin
clair, director.
Winwright will deliver the same
address on Friday night as a feature
of the Magnolia Mulberry farm
center meeting. Two movies, one
from the University of California,
will also oe shown at the meeting
in Mulberry school.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-30
Junior College to Graduate
Largest Class in History

professional of graduates. The Rev.
Mr.. j. o. Kirk will pronounce the
invocation; Margaret Madden will
sing. Serving Man is Serving
Thee" (OHara); Calvert Moody
will be heard in THE Rosary" NE
VIM: the discussion will follow after
which the glee club will sing, Coin
Home" from Dvorak's New World
Symphony.
Frank 1. Shepherd, dean OF the
college. will present the class after
which the diplomas will be awarded
by j. w. Donohue of the board of
trustees.
The program will conclude with
Tales OF the Vienna Woods"
(StTauSs). by the orcestra, and with
the benedictlon by the Rev. Dr.
f. A. Palmer
Abraham Lincoln's famous re-
mark II will study and get ready
and maybe my chance will come"
has been chosen by the graduates
for their theme.
Following the commencement
program the alumni association Is
giving dance for the graduates
at the Barbara Worth hotel.
This dance, which Is invitational.
is an innovation this year, taking
the place of the annual reception.
1t will be held In the main dining
room Of the Barbara Worth hotel
and each graduate is permitted TO
invite one guest.
A similar affair will take place
Friday night in the hotel honoring
the members of the Senior class.
and will be held Immediately fol-
lowing the high school commence
ment
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-30
Marian Stanfield,
Grover Rogers
Win Honors

Marian Stanfield and Grover
Rogers won the awards as the most
representative young woman and
young man of the j. G. graduating
class, being presented with their
medals at the assembly Monday
by Elmer w. Heald for Boyce Aten
post, American Legion.
This selection of the outstanding
boy and girl In the Senior class Is
made annually and the awards are
given by the Legion post. The fac
ulty selects a list of those students
having a scholastic average B-or
above and from this list the mem
bers of the class choose the two
representatives.
Other awards made at the as
sembly included: the awarding Of
letters to the speech team by Mrs.
Annette Damron Gillett. coach; and
to the football and basketball
teams by Coach r. M. Armstrong.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-30
School Children
View wConect

Youngsters of the Harding Fifth
grade and of the Wilson sixth
grades had real treat Monday
afternoon, when with their teachers,
they visited the J. S. Jones home.
600 Wensley avenue, where Mrs.
Jones showed them her collection
of Chinese and Japanese dolls.
The two grades are studying
China and Japan and Mrs. Jones
has a rare collection of dolls Illus
trating the various districts in the
two countries, each doll being garb-
ed in the authentic costume of the
region.
Mrs. Jones explained the various
costumes and described the coun-
tries to the great interest OF the
youngsters, presenting each with
candy as q favor.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-30

Twice Told Tales section of the
Ten Thousand club repeated its
successful dinner and program Tor
the husbands of members Monday
night, meeting at the H. C. Diller
home, 473 Hamilton avenue.
Long tables were placed in the
charming outdoor living room in the
Diller garden where Towering
shrubs, plants, trees and green
bushes, with beds OF flowers proVid-
ed a colorful setting for the party.
During the dinner hour Mrs. N.
A. ContoS, chairman, introduced the
guests of honor: Mrs. r. w. Ware,
retiring president of the club; Mrs.
r. Y. Watson, ST., formerly MEM
Der of the club and one time chair
man of the section; Miss Ruth AS
bury of Calipatria, and John KEEP
ley, son of one of the founders of
the section, the late Mrs r.. B.
Kepley.
Mrs. ContoS in turn was present
ed with a gift from the section in
appreciation of her services, Mrs.
Earle G.. Davis, ice-chairman,
making the presentation.
Tribute Paid
A brief tribute to Mrs. w w
Apple, cofounder of the section
whose death occurred recently, was
paid by members and guests.
Mrs. Norman E. Dupont was
chosen by the section to give the
story for the evening and repeated
her skillful rendition of Where
One Grew Before, delightful
story written by Adela Rogers st
John whose theme is the regenera-
ton of city boy and girl through
the medium of the CCC.
A bridge game followed the pro-
gram, Mrs. Ketchen and Mr.. Kepley
winning the high score prizes and
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-30

Some 40 Imperial Valley stu
dents made the district, state, or
national honor rolls in the piano
tournament conducted this week
end in FL Centro at the studio OF
Oria Kenah, $50 Olive avenue, this
tournament being one in a series
of nationwide events in which 1000
student pianists have participated.
The tournaments are sponsored
by the national guild of piano
teachers and an outside judge is
appointed from the national head
quarters in New York City. For
the Imperial county unit, Paul
Clark Stauffer of San Diego was
appointed from New York head
quarters.
Names of the winners listed be-
low will appear in the national
tournament year book and each
winner will receive a certificate of
honor from the Guild in New York
City.
Those whose playing entitled
them to appear on the national
honor roll and who had TO play 10
pieces are: Marilyn Tison, Dickey
Buster, Jean Swanberger, Hunter
Foster, Roberta Fawcett, Judith
JuStman, Phyllis Justman, Beverly
Burger, Betty Flo Slade, Julia
Luckey, Barbara Ruth Henson, Ro-
berta Bartholomew, Patricia Shank,
Margaret Morrow, Winifred Alder
son.
Those on the state honor roll,
the requirement being the success
ful playing of seven compositions,
are: Robert Tackett, Richard Haf-
ner, Irene Sanford, Joan Winn,
Wanda Foster Thelma Hollings-
worth, Margaret HollingSWorth
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-30
Brilliant Recital Given By
Clifford Richards

as in the Chopin "Etude Douze, Op.
Is No. T. his tone coloring was ex-
ceptionally good.
Added enjoyment for the large
audience which attended the con-
cert was contributed in the singing
of Frances Fuller Lawson whose
sweet, clear, well trained soprano
voice was heard to advantage in
two groups: the Haydn with Ver-
dure Clad The Hills Appear" from
THE Creation, the lyric, "Du Bist
VIE Fine Blume" of RubenStein,
and In contrast, the dramatic, "Je
Dis Que Rien Ne MEpouvante"
from Bizet's Carmen" and Toys"
and Windsor Castle" (Manning).
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-30

Central Junior college will gradu-
ate the largest class in its history,
"a students, Wednesday night at 8
O'Clock in the high school auditor
ium.
Members of the graduating class
are contributing the majority of
numbers on the program, highlight
of which will be a panel discussion
on How May Central Junior Col
lege Best Serve the Youth of the
Community"
Those taking part in the discus
sion are: Joe Badger, Esthella Bias
chko, Sylvia Long. Grover Rogers,
Edgar Shinamoto and Marian Stan
field.
The program will open with a
number by the orchestra, "Pomp
and Circumstance" CElgarJ and the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-30
Tickets Required
ForAdmission to


Seniors at Central have been noti-
fled by Guy A. Weakley, superin-
tendent, that they must secure
tickets for their guests at the office
for the commencement exercises
since no one will be admitted that
night without a ticket.
This ruling has been made due
to the limited seating arrangements
at the FL Centro stadium where the
commencement will take place at
8 o'clock Friday night.
The same ruling will prevail for
the Wilson commencement at the
stadium Thursday night.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-30
VaI|ey Piano Students Achieve
.Honors IN Tournament

Thelma Nelson, Geraldine Skipper.
The district honor roll, with
requirement of four pieces, in
cludes: Betty 10 Brinnon, Rather
inc Ann Keller, Helen Andres. Ar
nina Elvander, Mary Fran Hafner,
Peggy Ann Youngstrom, Roy john
son, Laura Cook, Barbara Fox, Bar
bara Mead, Ruth Wilkinson, Alice
Ann Bowlin, Shirley Secord, Doro-
thea Thompson.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-30
Alpha Hi-y Group
Entertains Betas

Alpha Hi-Y group at Central en-
tertained the Beta group at a de-
lightful party Monday night, the
boys meeting first at the high
school where they enjoyed splen-
did talk by DR.. D. S. Saund of
Brawley on the caste system of
India and on the various races to
be found in that country.
After the program the group ad-
journed to the o. G. Horne home,
500 Len Rey avenue, where dane
ing and various outdoor games in
the garden were enjoyed. Refresh
mentS of ice cream and cake were
served.