Imperial Valley press., 1915-03-04

Fire Alarm-A small stack Of hay
IN the rear of the Blinn Lumber Com
pany yard caught fire this morning at
1918 and the alarm was sounded. The
loss was nominal.
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Theatre Tulane-"Psycho,' the brain
marvel, whose demonstrations have
startled the world. is also amusing
and entertaining, and will open his
two-night engagement AT the Tulane
tonight. The regular change Of pic
lures will also be shown. The price
of admission will be D cents.
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Mrs. Paine Dies-Mrs. Anna Paine,
aged 81 years, probably the heaviest
person in the valley, as she weighed
400 pounds. died Tuesday at the home
Of her daughters. four miles west of
CaleXico, from pneumonia. The fu-
neral was held yesterday at c. A.
Skaters chapel, interment in Ever
green cemetery.
L. & s. Theatre-"A Gentleman of
Art" a two-part smuggling drama.
The story tells of the apprehension of
two artists, father and son, who are
smuggling diamonds into America in
their paint tubes. The plot is well
constructed and the final scenes in
tensely dramatic. "The Rutler Out
Witted.' a western drama, and 1.-TWO
of a Kind laugh-maker, make a
program that is interesting.
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"A Modern Eve"-The characters
in a Modern Eve" the Berlin mu-
sical comedy which lie Comte & Fish
er will present at the Opera House,
Thursday, March Il, all bear fancy
French names, such As Cascadier, De
La Rochetaille and Pontgirard. The
vehicle, however, was imported from
Berlin, and the librettists bear such
Teutonic cognomens Is OkonokoWsky
and Schoenfeld, while the COMPOSERS
are well known Under Der Linden as
Herr Victor Hollaender and Herr Jean
Gilbert.
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Christian Science Bools-The FL
Centre Public Library has recently re
ceived from the trustees under the
will of Mary Baker Eddy The follow
ing books on Christian Science BIZ
Mary Baker Eddy: "Science and
HEALTH miscellaneous Writings"
First Church of Christ. Scientist. and
Miscellany "Unity Of Good, " Chris
tian Healing" "Messages to the
Mother Church" "Iife Of Mary Baker
Eddy" by Sibyl Wilbur, and the fol-
lowing periodicals.: Christian Science
Journal, Christian Science Monitor.
Christian Science Sentinel. These
books and periodicals have been
presented without cost to the library
and are to ne placed at the disposal
of the reading public as soon as they
have been catalogued.
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Our Own Play-In the better class
Of theatrical offerings of the present
day, not only is a high order of merit
expected from the presenting actors.
but the rising of the curtain is await
ed with no small degree Of expectancy
On the part Of regular thea be-poer5
in the matter Of scenery. In "The
Winning Of Barbara Worth" which
comes TO the Onera House Friday and
Saturday, March - and -, the pro
duccrs have eXcelled al former ef-
forts in the wav Of massive scenic
splendor. As Harold Bell Wripht'+
great book from which the play is
made finds lis scene in this valley.
who're many Of its characters arc
widely known, the attendance viii
probably break all records. TIL nrc-
logue shows desert scene, after
sandstorm in which the parents Of
Rarbara Worth have lost their live.
The second act Of the play shows the
city Of Barba before tho flood and
the last act shows the same cilN arier