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Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-10
Delightful Tale
Presented for
Club Section

Christmas stories that have any
thing new, any surprise, yet which
are in keeping with the true spirit
of this holiday, are hard to find,
but Mrs. Robert w. Ware was most
successful in her choice when she
gave the Christmas program for
the Twice Told Tales section of
the Ten Thousand club Monday.
The section met with Mrs. N.
A. Contos, 468 Vine avenue.
Star of the East" by Eleanor de
Lamateer was the story selected by
Mrs. Ware, and it presented in
interest-compelling form the Christ
mas story, but from an unusual
angle, since it is the tale of Anna
of Nazareth, mother of Mary. Mrs
Ware presented this charming
story delightfully."-, doing full justice
to the beauty of phrase and imag.
cry.
Mrs. Contos served tea to hel
guests, Mrs. Van Slyck pouring
Red contoneaster berries, scarlet.
euSeu Ciotll, PiCeey Ciiiiid dAio oAi
yer made the tea table an attrac.
tive picture. Mrs. Contos delighted
her guests with the traditional Ger
man Christmas cookies and specia
Greek holiday delicacies.
Mrs. j. E. Russell, and Miss Mar
garet Harrison of st. Louis, Mo
who is the house guest of Mrs. w
H. Tyler, jr., were guests of tn
section. members present including
Mesdames P. N. Van Slyck, Don {
Paulus, N. A. Contos, Earle G.. Da
Wis, j. S. Larew, Guy A. Weakley
Ross T. Hickcox, Forrest E. Kuts
Donald w. Ketchen, r. w. Ware
| w IT. TYLER jr
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-10

CALEXICO, Dec. 10.-EXquisite
sWeetpeas, baskets of chrysanthe-
NUNS, bouquets of red roses in the
west, lighted tapers at the star
points, each in the proper color,
made a beautiful setting for the
Calexico Eastern Star chapters i'm
pressive installation ceremony con-
Quoted Monday night in the Elks
temple in that city.
Hattie Mccoy incoming matron
wore frock in peach; Anona May
fled, the outgoing matron and in
stalling officer, wore white bro
caded satin gown; Hazel Erickson,
inviting matron, blue lace and Ethel
Witter of BraWley, deputy grand
matron who was honored with an
escort, smart black and white
ensemble.
These gowns Sccented the white
worm by the other officers and all
wore corsages in this years colors
If peaches and cream, peach col
red gladiolas centerad with Whit
2hrysanthemnms.
Appropriate music added TO the
beauty of the ceremony and was
presented by Elna Huey, soprano;
Kenneth Owens, violinist; Mamie
foster, pianist and Oily Mae Jarvis,
installing organist.
After the installation was COM
1leted, the group adjourned to the
banquet hall for refreshments where
shree beautifully appointed tea tab
les presented an inviting picture.
Two officers, Mrs. Pledger and
Mrs. Moore were unable to be
present for the installation.
New officers for CaleXico are:
Hattie Mccoy, worthy matron;
Herbert MCCOY, worthy patron; Ann
Fl 0 m o ! a, associate matron; Tom
Young, associate patron; Allie c
Jihak, secretary; Clara Raab, trea-
surer: Matte Young, conductress;
Lille Young associate conductreSS;
Florence Pledger, chaplain; Anona
Mayfield, marshal; Alma Parkinson
organist: Effie Conn, Adah, Wah-
meta Echols. Ruth; Mabel Reid
Esther; Martha Moore, Martha: Ora
Belle Logan, Electa: Dorothy Bah
cock, warder; Victor Erickson. SEN
tinel, Mamie Foster, flag escort
Installing Officers were. Hazel
Erickson, presiding worthy matron;
Anona Mayfield, installing matron;
Elna Ada Huey, assisting matron;
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-10

Junior Ten Thousand club men,
bers will have their Christmas
celebration at their meeting Thurs
day of this week for the program
will carry out that theme and in
addition, each member is to bring
gaily wrapped Christmas gift not
to exceed 10 cents in cost.
Mrs. George King is chairman OF
the program committee and has
arranged delightful holiday en-
tertainment for her fellow club
members.
The house committee, headed by
Kathryn Hinderks as chairman
has planned tempting refreshments
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Officers for
4-HCIub

Officers elected recently by Euca-
lyptuS All club are:
Jackie Wardlow, president; Helen
Osuna, vice-president; Carol Mar
tin, secretary; Dicky FORESTER, re-
porter; Dolly Forester, program
chairman; Betty Forester. yell
leader Bobby Forester, social
chairman
Mrs. G.. Higgins, Mrs. Jack
WardloW, Mrs. Charles Hackleman
and Mrs. E. E. Anderson are the
girls leaders. Jack Dubois will act
as leader for the boys.
This club numbers 35 boys ant
girls in its membership.
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Helene E. Bennett
New Sorop+imis+
Club Presid ent

Helene Bennett is the new presi-
dent of the Ell Centro Soroptimist
clubs having been elected to that
office at the dinner meeting Mon
day night in the Barbara Worth
hotel.
Other officers elected are Marie
r. jenkins, first vice. president; Zilia
Wandrey, second ce-preSident;
Genevieve Kenyon, recording secre-
tary; Elouise Sherwood, correspond
ing secretary; Mabelle Beecher
treasurer; Pearl Burke, outgoing
president, auditor; Anis Robinson
director.
The bath mat, given by Oria Ke-
nah, was awarded to Mrs. Leslie
Hancock, Soroptimist regional dir
ector from San Jose
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-10
Plan Party for
Golf Widows

A bridge party for golf widows"
will be held Sunday afternoon at
the Barbara Worth country club,
1t was announced Tuesday. The
party will be open to all wives of
members and their guests.
The women will make up their
own foursomes, the club seeing that
bridge cards and tables will be rea-
dy for them, playing starting at
p. m. a door prize will be awarded
by the club.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-10
Junior Club to Celebrate
Christmas Thursday Night

which will be in keeping With
this Yuletide theme. Members OF
Miss Hinderk's committee are Emo
gene Blackard, Mrs. John Edgar.
Mrs. Robert Brown, Mrs. John Pin
ney, Mrs. Hal johnson, Mrs. Rus
sell Smith, Marjorie Spear, Mrs.
Maurice Young, Mrs. w. W. Routt-
Mrs. Dee Percival, president, will
start the business meeting promptly
at 7:3O pm. Thursday in the club
The clubs Christmas formal
dance is Saturday night and detail
ed announcement as to plans for
this party will be made by the So
cial committee Thursday night.
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Luncheon. Surprise Program
For Ten Thousand Club

the supervision of Dorothy Arm
strong will be heard in Christmas
carols.
Mrs. F.. D. Jacobs is in charge OF
the program for the afternoon.
which will be outstanding. Past
presidents will take part, including
Mesdames Hugh T. Osborne, F. D.
Jacobs, o. j. Bradshaw, Ray Ed
gar, M. j. Dowd, Warren Currier,
r. w. Ware, P. NJ Van Slyck, as
sisted by Mrs. Ross T. Hickcox and
Mrs. Earle G.. Davis as program
chairman Harp music will be pre-
sented by Mrs. Jack Brem.
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Imperial School
Presents PIay

IMPERIAL. Dec. 10.-"The Sec
ond Fiddle" is the title of the enter
tanning play to be presented Thurs
day night at o'clock in the Impe-
rial high school auditorium.
Members of the cast include
Charlotte Midkiff, Helen Tyler
Johnny Jackson, Cleo Bosnian, Eliz-
abeth Benson, Ruth Engle. Jim
Murphy, with Betty Prince and Bob
HavenS in the leading roles.
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Ca|eMco Eastern Star Has
Impres ssive Installation

Joe Mayfield. installing patron; Dor
othy Fitzpatrick, marshal; Maude
Reddish, chaplain; Oily Mae JARVIS,
music; Mamie Foster, flag escort.
Mrs. Fred Bradford and her COM
mittee were in charge of decora-
tions and refreshments.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-10
MARDI GRAS GROUPS
WILL MEET

A Joint committee of the El Cen
.tro Chamber of Commerce and e.
Centre growers and shippers viii
hold its first meeting Wednesday
noon to plan for the Winter Garden
Mardi Gras Jan. 81 to Feb, ., in
elusive. Other FL Centrans inter
,stea i'll the festival may attend.
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Announcements
OF Ne etinss

Dorothy RiC1 circle of the First
Baptist church will have an all da.
meeting Thursday at the home o.
Mrs. George Paskle. 654 Holt avenu
where the day will be devoted tt
White Cross work with pot luck
luncheon at noon. A silver offering
will be taken.
McCabe- Eucalyptus home depart
ment has changed its plans for its
meeting Thursday, starting at II
am. instead of the usual 10 o'clock.
A business meeting will be held and
Miss Glenn will arrive shortly be-
fore noon to demonstrate the proper
methods to be used in carving tur-
keys, two huge birds being planned
for the Christmas dinner that noon.
The meeting will take place at the
John T. Rice home on West Main.
Jasper home departments meet
ing at the d. Claverie home when
Miss Glenn will demonstrate two
projects, the making of novelty cur
bdlilS, anu Giie iodotiii5 oiio eei FiiiS
of turkeys. Each woman who at
tends is to bring a little gift for
the Christmas party that afternoon
A pot luck luncheon is planned for
the noon hour
De Anza chapter, OAR is sched-
uled to meet Saturday afternoon at
= p.m. at the home of Mrs. c. R.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-10

De Anza chapter, OAR, is sched-
uled to meet Saturday afternoon at
2 pm. at the home of Mrs. c. R.
Walker, VT stmorland.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
Germans Ease Up on Air
Raids on British CAPITAL

have been shot down
Most damage during the
raids was caused In q Mersey-
side town ana another In the
midlands where high explosives
and inoendiary bombs caused
fires and some damage.
Three volunteer firefnen were
killed when a bomb demolished
their fire station In The Liverpool
area and II was feared that othera
had been injured. Ia the same
district q high explosive bomb de-
stroyed a TOW Of houses and
started two fires. which quickly
were brought under control
II was announced officially Mon
day that 10 German raiders were
shot down over Britain Sunday
Ten British fighters were missing
but pilots Of six Of them were re
ported safe.
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Weather Halls 5
Navy Planes Here

Five U. 3. navy observation
planes from San Pedro. Calf.
which left Seattle for Salt Lake.
City on a return flight to the home
base landed at hcchord field
shortly after noon Monday.
The landing was made. accord
ing to Lieut.. J. ". Mills, u. s. n,
in command Of the flight. because
Of poor flying weather. Lieut..
Mills said that a. soon a. weather
conditions improve. the planes will
continue TO Salt Lake City and
then 70 San Pedro.
Others on the training flight IN
Guided Lieut.. J. n. Mimi: Enslgns
7. p. Goodwin. L. =. Miller, ID =
Bowman. NJ. NJ RamsdaIe and
three enlisted men.
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coineidsnt viih tho campaign
wlndup. the capital IL preparing
for ths grim business of another
draft for military training. the
first In our peace tins history.
The regis tratlon 81 1900. 900
young men for military ssryies.
however, DID not bseoms . cam
paign larls because both I'rssis
dent Roosevelt and Wllikls en-.
aorsed compulsory services. The
draft lottery tnssa place here
Tuesday.
Bat fhe nation i flaming from
COST 70 coast With dispute Nheih.
sr one Or the other ~ the fandl.
dates would be less likely 10 Lead
the country into war. ne third
term - another tremendous isa'is
along with questions ~ more o.
less government regulation Of
business. spending. and tha coms
parstiss ability ~ the tuo eandis
dates 70 administer the vast bust
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British Admit
Loss Of Ship
Empress of Britoin
Is Sunk by Nozis

LONDoN-The admiralty an.
nounced Monday that the canad.
ian Pacific liner Empress OF
Britain, one Of the prides of the
British merchant marine. had been
lost "as result Of enemy action
Germany had announced
the torpedoing Of the liner off
the Irish coast, and said to-
day that its hulk had been
SUNK
A joint sdmiralty-war office
communique said:
The Empress of Britain was
attacked by enemy aircraft and
set afire and IL became necessary
to abandon ship.
Salvage operations were com.
menced Immediately but whilst In
tow the Empress OF Britain sub
sequently blew up and sank.
'some SOS survivors Of n
total OF GAS already have been
landed by British warships.
Included in this number were
military families and a small num-
Der Of military personnel.
"Resolute and efficient handling
Of the Empress Of Britain's air.
craft defenses contributed TO the
largely high proportion Of the
total complement being saved"
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Tom Desmond
Passes Here
Funer0l Will Be
At 3 P. M. TuesdoY

Thomas Toni Desmond. for
msr Pierce county sheriff. died
Sunday in a local hospital. lie was
rs years old.
A robust person whose hearty
disposition won him many friends.
Desmond remained active until his
death. He was a member Of Fair
weather lodge No. 81. the scot
tish Rite bodies. the Afifi Temple
Shrine. the Vida chapter OF o. ".
s.. the Elks lodge No. ia, and the
Eagles lodge.
During bis varied career. Des-
mond. . native o. Ireland. saw
service in the u. $. army. serving
from 1882 To 1897 he worked ~
ioneshoremsn on his arrival In
Tacoma and later a. . stationary
engineer In Alaska. During A. "
Ffwcett's first term a. mayor.
Desmond Was a pstroiman. Later
he served a. deputy auditor and
a. deputy sheriff. From 1927 10
1880 he wss sheriff u Pierce
county.
Surviving are one son. George
T. Desmond, and ons brother. Con
rad Desmond. both Of Tacoma.
one daughter. Mrs.. Herman y.
Henderson 81 Oakland, Cal and
one grandson.
The funeral viii b. held AZ p.
m. Tuesday In the Buekley-King
chapel with Rev. J. J. Pruit Of
ficiatlng. Attending burial tn
Mountain View eemetery VIII b.
pallb3arers Charles y. WEIGH
william Reed. Harold Bird. Ralph
Bush. Warren Nsilist and Fred
ertck Thompson.
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Arrest Cub Pitcher

GOLDENDALE. Wash Prose
cutor Edgar n. Garfield Of Khckl-
tat county said Monday Vernon
Olsen. q. who nald he was .
pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. had
been arrested on a possible negii-
gent homicide charge and then
released on his own recoRnizanes
after his car struck and KILLED
". W. Peterson. 81. Lyle. satur.
day night.
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Tacoma ssIsctive service boards
Monday completed ths lists q
draft rsgistrznts showing the ser.
ial numbers assigned 70 each man
who registered IN each o. the
eounty's seven districts
These lists are now complete *
eept for the first column which IL
left open for later Insertion Of the
order numbers. 10 - determined
b. the MASTER list which viii Be
based on Tuesdays lottery ~
Washington. D. 9.
The many columns Of space
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Delay Power Hearing

SPOKANE The federal power
commissions bearings on alleged
political activities of TIE states
private poUer companies were
recessed here today until 1880
a. n. Tuesday. The delay occurred
when commission attorneys failed
70 arrive.
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Italian land. sea and air forces
attacked at dawn. bombing the
airports at Athens and Patras
where four were killed and 40
wounded.
Earlier, Premier John Metaxas
had rejected an italian ultimatum
demanding that Greece break off
relations with Britain and permit
fascist occupation of strategic
Greek bases to guarantee the ma
tons neutrality"
Fight" was Metaxas' re-
ply in a message 20 the people
ordering mobilization Of the
armed forces.
The premief, assured of British
support. conferred by telephone
with Gen. Ismet Inonu of Turkey,
which had been reported prepared
to aid Greece against an ag-
gressor.
War came again 20 this
ancient center of culture,
learning and military science
with the shrek of air raid
alarms sirens Monday morn
Ing. Antiaircraft guns roared
reassuring blast around
Athens but enemy planes
were not seen from the center
Of the city during the first Of
a series of alarms.
Later, Italian war crafts dived
on the Tatoi airport. formerly
used by the military but now the
civil port of Athens. dropping
bombs. Other enemy planes struck
at scattered Greek communica-
tions centers. especially airports.
seeking to destroy them as basis
for Greek or British airplanes.
Crowds Of Greeks, cheering
and waving flags, rushed
through the streets during the
day, their yells sometimes
overshadowed by n deadly
rumble of anfiaircraft guns.
The flags Of the United
States, Great Britain and
Turkey were waved wildly by
demonstrators, who cheered n
they massed In front Of the
various legations and embas-
sizes, including the American.
Schools were closed and thou
sands of reserve firemen and po-
lice were called to special duty.
The proclamation of King George
calling upon the nation to resist
was read to the capital over loud
speakers.
Metaxas also conferred with
diplomatic Representatives of
Jugoslavia and Bulgaria,
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ATHENS. Greece Brltfsi


sEATTLE-An Old fault IN the
Mt. 81 area Monday was blamed
for a mild minute and-a-half earth
quake felt In thu Puget sound
area At z.s3 p. m. Sunday.
no damage Was reported.
Residents from Everett 20 Taco
ma ssld they felt the JOLT.
Prof. Howard coombs. Uniyerr
atty u Washington heismoIogist,
said the shock was on an east
west line about 80 miles from here
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LoND0S-The capital exper-
fenced its second daylight alarm
about noon Monday but no planes
were seen or heard over the city.
German night raids were re-
ported TO have been on a smaller
scale than previous nights. and
much less intense over London
An air and home security
ministries joint communique
said the main attacks were
made In the early hours Of
darkness over Northwest Eng
land and the midlands but
that bombs also were dropped
on a Large number Of points
in other parts of England and
South Wales" Casualties.
the communique said, were
not numerous
An attempt Of q large German
force to attack on the Northeast
England coast vas met BY IN
tense antiaircraft fire and strong
forces Of British fighters and
driven back TO sea A number Of
the German planes were said 70
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29

Definition
Is Cleared
New Opinion on
Professional"
Classification

WASHINGTON - Wage
hour Administrator Philip
Fleming Monday character
lied as misrepresentation" re-
ports that his recent defini-
ton Of the wage-hour laws
exemption clause would re-
move large groups of workers
from maximum work-week
provisions.
His statement was made in
Identical letters 70 Joseph Curfan.
president OF the Greater New
York Industrial council (cIo).
and B. o. Lum. financial secretary
OF the Seattle Association Of
Technical Engineers and Archi-
tects fAFLl.
The general tenor Of the letters
was that exemptions from the 40
hour work-week limitation would
not be as widespread az was
generally believed when, ON Oct
Il. he first issued the new dcfini-
ton Of executive. administrative
and professional employees.
He said that the major change
IN the definition Of professional
workers was addition of the re-
quirement that 10 be exempted a.
professionals they must receive NJ
least 300 n month. He also noted
that they must meet five other
qualifications.
Their work must he intel
iecfuai and varied IN eharae-
ter. must require the exercise
of discretion and must he of
the type which cannot be
standardized. Not more than
70 per cent OF the work week
can be devoted TO non-exempt
work; and afhe work must
fall within either one Of the
recognized learned profess
sions or the recognized ar
tistic professions"
He said the new definition will
guarantee the acts protection to
many members Of the learned
professions, such as chemists and
engineers. who in some instances
have been grossly exploited by
their employers by the require
ment Of long hours at low wages"
To he exempted n admins
trative employees, he noted.
employees must fulfil four re-
quiremenfs-they must re-
celve at least $500 q month.
They must exercise discre-
tionary Judgment In their
work; they must perform
tasks directly related 20 man
agement policies or general
business operations; and their
work must be non-manuaf.
Thus" he said. the definition
Of administrative does not permit
the exemption. for example, Of
employees who perform manual
tasks such az tool and die makers,
no matter what they earn, nor Of
those whose work IL purely
routine such as business machine
operators. no matter what they
earn. nor Of any empioye whose
rate Of paw in leas than 1900 A
month Tor $50 a week."
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Numbers Assigned by Boards;
Lottery TO Be Held Tuesday

which would Be required 10 iias all
the thousands Of names and serial
numbers makes II impoaaihls To
publish the entire list In your
newspaper
LISTS for each district are
asallabie at "a draf. board
offiees--f0ur at the aFmory,
one each a. south Tacoma.
EatonvlIIe and PuyaiIup.
Local board clerks have had no
chance yet to make up alphabet-
zeal lists 50 II i JOB Of con-
CONTINUED on Page "a. Column 81
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WAR ZONE
BULLETINS

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS advice.
received In London snsbss~is. Co
night said that " vas believed
spain had agreed "a allow Ger
man troops 10 enter Spanish
territory.
MOSCOW - Nothing was.
known here Monday night ~
reports that Russia had made
Representations 10 Germany ana
Italy against extension Of the
war 10 The Balkans and the re-
ports were regarded AZ Of
doubtful authenticity.
BERLIs--Adoif Hitter left
for Germany Monday night. ihs
official news agency said. after
talks With Benito sfussoiinI a
Florenns.
BEIDHADE The British fleet
was reported without confifma-
ton late Monday to have land.
81 British troops on the island
Of Crete.
BELGRADE IHronflfmed
reports late today sAid = naval
action b<tween Italian ana
Greek warshlps occurred off the
island Of Corfu.
ATHENS, Greece Brlttsh
forces are even now" fighting
In bshalf u Greece, ths Official
radio station reported Monday.
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super-fshboot the new $50 900 Western poeific Is
shown making troll preparatory 10 departure Tuesdoy
Tor Son Diego Making voyooes OF 10 three months
DURATION she fish FOR the 6oopooos archipelago.
olone the Mesicon and Central American for
ponomo the so OF fish she bring home Son Diego
will bring her owners 81 900 eoch trip She hos 2.uon
including Copt Manuel Svo. the rodionnon. cook
and engineer The Western Poetic hos been under
strueon for yeor OF the Western Bodybuilding Co ship
ynrds here.
Lower most interesting feoture OF the vessel Is the
ohope beautifully poneIed in nnohooony wherein the West
Pocifies Portuguese worhips dolly The croft
100 feet long, diesel enoined with speed Of knots and
boosts automatic pilot fothomeer fodo telephone and
wireless automatic fire-fohno equipment and full feffo
erotion for her valuable corooes
Interesting is the foct the Western Poetic cofes live
boit, and Is deeply loden lo-foot droft when out
word bound thon when filled with homework bound
Her fishermen will coioh tuno with hook line and rod from
oversize steel orotinos OF the voters edge
Note the Amerioon floo pointed her hull ottesinq
the forowoy voters she'll visit
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-29
F. D. R. and Willkie Hit
Their Campaign Peaks
Contest Is Hardest Fought
Political Bottle Since 1916

WAsmsaToS-Frank 10 Roosevelt and Wendell l. Hiikis nj
campaign peaks Monday entered The stretch period a
fought presidential 1919 Wood
Charles Hughes d
efirnaf from