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Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-16
CITY AND VALLEY

Born-To Mr. and Mrs. P. L. He'd
rick, December 10, son.
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Memorial Services-A strong pro.
gram is being prepared for the Book
er l. Washington memorial services
to be held Sunday afternoon at the l..
d 5. theatre. when white and eolored
citizens will join in paying tribute
to the memory of the great leader of
the negro race.
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Sunday Program-Theatre Tulane
wishes to announce for their Sunday
program THE Island of Regenera-
tion,' a siX-part photo-drama taken
from Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady's
story. 1t abounds in dramatic situa-
tionS. The most able critics have
placed it among the great productions.
Edith Story, the beautiful and talented
actress, has the leading role.
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Robert Warwick-At Theatre Tu-
lane ON Friday Robert Warwick will
be seen in a William A. Brady fea-
ture picture of > parts, THE Stolen
Voice Beautiful photography char
acterizeS this exciting and interesting
production, which i full of good stu
ations. 1t is human, a good story
well told. and shows us some init
mate scenes of artistic life which al
ways interest
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Palace Tonight-The Palace theatre
tonight will show that sensational
film, "A Victim of SIM" based upon
the same idea as Damaged Goods"
This remarkable film was shown in
private yesterday to Mayor Swanson
and members of different city de
partments and all pronounced it a
good lesson and one worthy of atten-
ton. There will be three shows to-
night, the first starting at p. m, and
each two hours thereafter.
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afternoon. The Imperial Valley Press
and the El Centro Progress have
joined Manager Best in the entertain
ment of the children. Santa Claus
will positively appear in all his glory
and Will distribute present 10 each
boy and girl who is present at the
matinee. Miss Julia Foncannon and
Miss Julia Grogan have volunteered
to aid in the entertainment and will
contribute several vocal selections.
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a Pair of Skies" Tomorrow-H.
II. Frazee will present the su-
preme laughing success. A Pair of
Skies. with Oscar Firgman and the
New York company for an engage
ment of one night at the L. g. S.
theatre Friday night. As a laugh
producer "A Pair of Skies" is said to
be the greatest success the stage
has ever known. 1t Is the radiant and
glorious fun and hilarity that obtrude
at every point through the play that
holds an audience all the way and JUS
titles the verdict that A Pair of
Skies is the most eminent mirth-im-
pelllng farce present generations of
theatre patrons have ever seen. The
personality of each principal charac-
ter as elucidated in the play. reaches
the right spot" with everyone in
an audience. which, with the theme
of the comedy, makes it entirely fas-
clnatlng and attractive at every mo
ment A year in New York and six
months in Chicago is but a brief rec
ord of the comedy's run in the larger
cities.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-16
CERTIFICATE OF BUSINESS DONE
UNDER A FICTITIOUS NAME.

This is to certify that I, w. H. Pru-
it, am doing business in the Cities of
Ell Centre and CaleXico, Imperial eoun-
ty' California. under designations not
showing the name of the persons in
terested in such business to wit:
VALLEY Steam Laundry, OF FL Centro.
California, and
California.
That l am the only person Interested
IN said business; that l reside at FL
Centro, Imperial county, California
w. H. PRUITT.
state of California. County of Imper-
ial-Ss.:
On this cath day of November. 1915.
Detore me personally appeared w H.
Prultt, known TO me TO be the person
whose name is subscribed to the within
and toresoing instrument, and he ac-
knowledged 10 me that he executed
the same.
Witness my hand and official seal
Der, 1915.
II. w. BREWER.
Notary Public in and for the County Of
Imperial, State OF California Fri Dee24
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-16
RATH & MARSHALL
12B South Sixth St. Phone SlW

We will ship, packed in linen and
burlaped, choice selected Turkeys, for
your order, on one days notice. Also
Turkeys alive and Grated. Place your
order and we will attend 10 the rest.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-16
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS
TO BUILD BRIDGE

Plans, espoused 10y high school boys
from the Central Union High School,
TO erect a foot bridge across the Date
canal at the intersection of Orange
avenue, met with the assent of the
city council at a recent meeting The
material is to be supplied by the city.
the high school Boys to perform the
work.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-16
LARGE CONCERN
SELLS 2,400 LAMBS

Twenty-four hundred lambs have
been sold from the big flock of sheep
owned by the British & American
Mercantile Company. The sheep. which
are being pastured in the North End,
are a mixed strain of Merino and
Dorset and Shropshire, several hun
dred of the latter having been shipped
i'm by the concern.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-12-16
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

WORK WANTED-Milking or gen.
eral farm work by man and three
sons. Address G. T. Beene. See
ley. fl99
L0ST-Mackinaw coat, odd colored,
last Saturday, on Fourth street.
Please leave at Press office. Xl97
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ny JANE DIXON.

W.. Term n, vas .:. ss.ssa ;: :: . lawyer, i. : ,:
w whose business 1t was to res
cue n young woman from the
glamour Of the Great White Way and
the Vaccinations of its satellites. II
was taken up by the public with a
%suddenness that proved its aptncss. |:
well describes certain f%reduenters of
places where public dancing goes on.
The lawyer was John +. Mcintyre.
attorney for Mrs. Kelly. who recently
had her nineteen-year-old daughter
Eugenia brought into court. During
the hearing OF the case some facts not
generally known about the folks who
keep the incandescents burning along
Broadway until long after sunup were
presented. Bercft OF the glitter of lights,
the mysterious blue curtain of scented
cigarette smoke, the quickening pulse
in the glass, the lull and lit of music,
these facts seemed so sordid that those
who had never seen them in their tin
foil wrapping wondered how they could
ever appeal. And II was while these
facts were being stripped of their at
mosphere and laid before the court
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comfortable lounging places plen-
~teous,y piled with cushions. Some
wher concealed in the background
there is bound to be a cabinet which,
when in working order. Is a miniature
bar. Now and then there Is an
elaboration of the stage settings, n real
Oriental environment. with Jewelled
lamps, tapestries and incense. But
these Celebrations are rare.
I'm the studio the gangsters teach
the modern ballroom dances for a on
slderation. Private lessons In the
tango. special instruction on the fox
trot, new versions of the lame duck
are set form. Here the pupil meets
other congenial dancing spirits who do
not spurn "a highball or 50 with their
one steps. A charge of anywhere from
81 TO S25 an hour is made for the privi'
lege of beins among those present.
The pupil meets n spirit o
%cnngrn!al than the rest. The studio
t,N where everything is served but
tea becomes a regular trysting place.
Some time later the pupil awakes to
the fact that he has learned a lot,
but not about dancing. and thai some
one has muicted him of everything not
fastened down with : bolt.
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history OF the Jews in l%.ithuan!a. Saul
Nahl, King OF Poland, would have re-
NAMED merely a myth Bat from cat
Of the Russian archives lraf. Ecr-
~schadzsky produces documents Of in
Contcstihle authority ~ Suupo al
the story Of saul Wahl.
Many descendants of S'u! Nrhl set
tied IN ENGLAND and q number Of them
migrated to the United States. In
cludcd among the former there We're
W chief rabois, the Rev. Hart Lyon
and Il. Solomon H.r chfe.d, an &C.
cieSiastlcal assessor, DyJn y. l.. Bar
nett; a Lord chancellor, Lord IIcrsch-
field; n peer and member OF a Con-
servat!vc Administration, Lord PR
bright; i've Lord Mayors Of London.
Sir benjamin :. Phillips and his son.
Sir George Faudcl Phillips. scyrra!
members OF Parliament. Sir Julian
Guldsmid, Sir Samuel Montague.
Stuart NJ. Manuel, Herbert samuel. II.
:. Samucl and two countosScs. the
Countess Of Rosebcry and the Count
css of orkney.
Poland may regain lis independence.
Germany may consent, Austria and
Russia may agree u rchab.Mtate po-
land. But what about the Jews of
that country? What l. there in store
for them? They have lived there for
centuries; they have helped To build i
up, have shared in its glory, fought
for il; they have shared the misfor-
tunes Of Poland since its downfall.
they are now shedding their blood on
the battlefield which may resuscitate
Poland again; what promises does the
future hold out Tor them?
The situation to-day is not entirely
a hopeless y and the Improbable may
again happen. Improbable, yes, but
not impossible. Not only may the
Jews gain equal rights by the rear
rangemcnt brough; about by the war.
but there may again be seated a Jew
ish king on the throne of Pu.aud.
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Devious Ways by Which This Latest
Parasite of the City's Night Life
Snares His Victims

that Mr.. Mcintyre pinned the tag Of
truth on pleasures parasites.
Social gangsters." he called them.
That the name will stick Is indicated
oy the rapidity with which 1t has
spread and the frequency Of its use.
To qualify under the head Of social
gangster 1t is necessary to be without
scruples. without visible means Of sup
port, without ambition. without char.
acter or credit. Add to this an unlim-
tied capacity for parties. dancing,
freak foods and Joy rides and you have
the ideal social gangster.
Like the East Side gunner. these
social gangsters are always armed TO-
the fray. Their weapons are youth.
clothes and the ability to do the mod
ern dances better than the ordinary
amateur. Youth may be missing.
Even their dancing may be merely \
blum without seriously endangering
their standing.
Only one weapon Is regarded as alb
solutely necessary. Without II tn.
most agile. the most youthful, the clev.
crest Of the gangsters must be failures.
This weapon Is clothes.
Clothes are to the social gangste~
what the pick and shovel are to the
digger; what the saw and hammer are
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Dancing Places His Hunting Ground
...Stvlish Clothes and Smooth
Tongue His Weapons

Usually these studios are in a
fashionable or a semi-fashionable
neighborhood. so that the address may
add prestige to the game. The
teacher may be a girl who operates
on her own hook or with a dancing
partner. Sometimes a man is the host
and instructor, a man who wears white
silk hose and patent leather dancing
pumps in the middle of the afternoon.
and who leaves his pale blue lounglng
robe draped carelessly across the back
# a chair for effect. The host is sure
to be even better at mixing drinks
than he is at dancing. When the dan
cling craze dies out he will probably be
n first class bartender.
"Tp social gangstor is an evolution
Of the times and of the type of present
day amusement. He is as unscrupu-
lous as any gunman. In his advanced
form he will stop at nothing. His
aim in life is to eat. drink and be
merry. The only thing he will not do
is TO work. Work is absolutely
against his principles. II we can put
a working premium on his operations
we may ob,iterate him. A few months
at hard labor might effect a cure. Al
least this remedy Is worth trying"
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mcnded to our attention the punCtili-
Gus business management of saul, the
Jew OF the town Of Br2esk, who on
many occasions during the reign of
our predecessor served the crown by
his wide experience in matters per-
tanning To duties, taxes and diverse
revenues, and by furthering the finan-
c!al prosperity NJ the reslm by his
conscientious efforts"
For a period OF ten years thereafter
Saul Wahl was entrusted with the
collection of taxes IN bridges. flour
and liquor. stephen Bathory had
awarded him the salt monopoly OF
Poland. Within two years after his
election King Sigismund conferred on
saul the title of Royal Official" a
high rank in the kingdom of that day.
The royal decree comforting that rank
is a remarkable document ard runs
rs follows:
I'VE, King Of Poland. having con-
WINGED ourselves of the rare zeal and
distinguished ability of saul, do here
with grant him a place among the
royal officials, and that he may he as
surcd of our favor for him we eX-
'nilN I'm ana MS ithds L" lhe last oil
MS me from u""rulhdt!"n l" IN" Ju-
rlsuA'tioN OF any ctS''Ilah' or rnu"ic-
pal court or or any court IN our
N'hu' OF Whatever k!hd or rank u
may ne. 5" that II ne ne summoned
"'l"re the court OF any JunSe or dis
trict in any matter whatsoever. he il
great or small, criminal or civil, he Is
not Obliged IN apppar and dnfppl him
se,t,
MS Eoous may not De dIstrdlned,
ms 'S'a'rs NOT use" as security II
ne hIihse'' cah heIthcf he arrested nor
NcP' III PRISON, MS refusal 10 ap-
pe"t o''oie a JuoS' or e" give oAll
S"'' IN no wise DE pursuance he is
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Feodor IvanoviCh, son OF Ivan the
Terrible; John Prince of Finland. and
a number Of minor aspirants. Be-
tween the rival contentious. DR.. G..
karpeles tells us. Poland fell into
anarchy. Government was suspended:
the various Palatines, each in his OWE
p~rincipality. raised loans. levied taxes
and modified armies in the interest of
one or another OF the candidates.
Warsaw was the meeting place Of
the new Diet and the great plain
around the city was the camping
ground Of the several armies with
which the Palatines came to conduct
the election. Each candidate also
came with his bodyguard Of Cossacks,
Heyducks or Wal!achs. The gentry
on their part. in order to preserve the
sacredness of the franchise, also came
we'll armed.
Adalbert Se.ski, Palatine of Siradia,
rose and in a subtle and crafty speech
advanced the claim Of the Hapsburg
nominee. A cry Of NO German for
us. We will have no German" was
, the answer with which the tumultuous
assembly recorded It's objection.
Prince Radziwill, who supported the
pretensions OF the northern Prince,
rose after Adalbert and spoke. This
is no time for meretricious words" he
said. but for deeds. In the presence
of the Turk at our gates 1t behooves
us to lay aside all private bands and
personal animosities and with uplifted
hand to seek the divine counsel. The
safety of Chrlstendom, Of which Sar-
.,atga IL. tLA t,.n En1ttAn Ia,nnIa an
The prudence and concord of the es-
tates of Poland"
The mere reference to the capture
OF Vienna by the Ottoman forces was
sufficient to excite a wrathful yell
from the supporters of the Austrian
Prince, and in the tumult that ensued
the Primate rose TO proclaim the
Papal candidate. Macmillan, as King
Of Poland. Raising the cruciix aloft,
he had already pronounced the first
words of the coronation formula when
he was interrupted by the more eau
tious of his party. who, to avoid blood
shed, postponed the proclamation I'M
til the following day.
In this electric atmosphere the de-
bate was to be resumed the next day.
1t looked more like a field of battle
than an elective assembly. The op-
posing parties faced one another in
full panoply. With the prospect of
a fierce war at hand an idea flashed
through Radziwill's mind.
The law Of Poland, as it existed AT
that period. provided that the throne
might not remain unoccupied for any
length Of time Inc hat In case the
electors could mo- agree on a candi-
date an outsider should be appointed
rex pro temporc.' This honor was
offered to Radziwill, but he declined
to accept it. saying that there was a
nan who belonged to neither party
and who in wisdom and in goodness
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Another trick Of the gangstcr Is TO
have women accomplices who make
ii their business to meet women in
restaurants, to ripen casual acquaint-
ance into something hat resembles
friendship and then invite the victim
t. my apartment for luncheon or for
a friendly little game of cards. II II
plays cards she loses. lightly at first,
later in chunks. The first thing she
knows her jewelry and VERIFYING
she possesses Is in the pawnshop.
Young boys whose bank rolls out
balance their brains and visitors from
out of town are favor!te victims of
the female social gangster. The sys-
I m in such n case is to meet the
victim. get him going and then in
vite him to a private club, where
only the chosen few may penetrate.
The victim is fiattered. H. imagines
himself a devil of n fellow.
AT the club he meets more attrac-
tive girls and men about W Their
smart clothes and smart m
press him hug ly. He feels he is
elected t. the inner circle. An invita-
ton to a friendly little game of cards
or a spin at a toy roulette Wheel kept
in my apartment just for the fun OF
IT. is a privi, ge he cannot afford to
overlook. He wakes up when his bank
notifies him that his account is over
drawn or one Of the polite social
players colby informs him they will
20 10 his father 10 collect his gam
bling debts II he doesn't come
across
still another ram!ficatlon OF tho
evil is the sJ-called studio. The studio
In question consists of one room or
more, n hardwood floor, a few near
Oriental rugs that can be hastily
pushed back. a music box, and some
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by EDWARD HERBERT.

r F as a result Of the war in Europe
Russia, Germany and Austria
were to restore to Poland It's in
dependence; IL numerous candi-
dates for the throne should present
themselves, and IL for the sake OF
peace and harmony the crown should
be offered to a Jewish citizen. history
would only repeat itself. A sixteenth
century chapter OF Poland would only
be %reenacted in the twentieth century.
The commercial genius OF the Jew
had made him Indispensable to the
people of Poland in the sixteenth CEN
fury, and as his only trade rival, the
German, was disliked by the average
Pole, the Jewish race basked In the
sunshine of royal and popular favor.
Moreover, as the Rev. Mr.. Wasserzug
tells rs, in the seesaw of the two great
religious parties of the time the He
brew enjoyed the momentary advan-
taRe OF Dtlng
The reforming movement had by
1875 already subsidized in Germany.
But in the Polish territories the wave
Of religious and sectarian strife was
only just beginning to rise. 1t be-
came fashionable among the mobiles
openly to confess anti-papll doctrines,
and King Sigismund Augustus prac-
tically renowned pipacy altogether.
Thus in the course OF events while
Protestant and Catholic faced each
other with daggers drawn the Jew
was able to enjoy comparative free
dom.
Prince Christopher Nicholas Radzl-
Will, Duke of Olyka and Nieswiesz
returned to Catholicism after his
father had left the Catholic Church
and Joined the Protestants. His pill
primage to Jerusalem brought him
considerable fame. on his homewsrd
journey he was attacked by a band
of robbers at Pescara, and there he
was left without means of travel. In
n destitute condition he reached An
coma.
The Papal Governor, whose aid he
invoked. did not take his story seri'
ously and refused to render him any
assistance. Rabbi Samuel Judah OF
I'adua, to whom he neX applied for =
loan, readily advanced the sum of twC
hundred crowns to the stranded Prince
In gratitude for the accommodation
Radziw!ll, before his departure, prom
Used his benefactor to locate tbs
rabbits son Saul, who had settled In
Poland, and there TO render him such
protection as ne might need.
Not only did Radziwill keep his
promise by locating Saul, but, on hnd-
ing him to be a man above the ordi'
nary, took a liking to him and wai
thereafter a valuable friend to the
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for which he ID generously paid. one
woman who lives IN a quiet suburb
recently confessed she spent as high
as 500 a month In dancing tips.
Fortunately the unsalaried satellites
are not count nanced by the better
dance places. Many OF them employ
young men TO perform this service as
they employ musicians or walters.
Plenty OF ambitious youths are glad to
add to their slender lncomesin this way.
In a certain personally conducted
dance hall in the heart OF the dance
district a successful and high minded
woman with more than a passing in
terest In the place was seated at a tea
table with three friends. one Of the
paid dancers. a clean cut young chap
of pleasing personality. came up and
asked for a dance.
THE place Is all right and the hoy
is all right remarked the woman.
but isn't that an awful way for a per-
fectly healthy young animal TO earn a
living?"
1t is. How many young men can
resist the temptation to play for a Nv
inc when playing is so much easier
than work and the returns are just as
good. The spirit of the dance gets
into the blood. II Is like good wine
a little OF II is beneficial. but once it
becomes a habit 1t will crumble away
the best resolutions, the strongest
character.
From Val O'Farrell. the detective
who helped to rescue Miss Kelly,
m some interesting facts about the
operations Of the social gangsters.
O'Farreu knows the Tendcrloin as
most folks know their A Bs. II Is his
business TO know IL.
"The social gaugster is just like any
other soft shoe worker" he says. "Hc
has an infinite variety. You will find
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to the carpenter. The coats Of the
gangsters are ultra-ftting. The gowns
Of their women companions c~aricature
the prevailing modes. The object OF
this Of course is 10 attract attention,
TO catch any eye hat may be rovin :
about in search of adventure.
An example Of their taste in clothes
may be found any afternoon In Il
Broadway tea room. He is a good
looking youth. Is this particular gang
ster. with a mop of marcelled blond
hair brushed straight back from his
classic brow and a pair of violet blue
eyes that a look unutterable things.
His English coats are so tight you
wonder how he bends and sways with
out bursting from them. His linen is the
finest and is heavily m~onogrammed.
His shoes go to prove how freakish
may be the fancy of a bootmaker. And
what do you suppose is his distinctive
idea IN dress? A violet blue crepe de
chine collar to match his eyes held
tightly about his throat by n jewelle1
barpin. Suits may come and suits may
go, but the violet blue collar is ever
present.
This boy receives no salary from the
proprietor of the place. He is allowed
to sign checks up to a certain meagre
amount in the hope that his semblance
Of spending money will encourage
others to spend. For the remainder
he is given the foraging privileges Of
the place. He may make appointments
with women patrons to receive private
lessons from him at IS. $40, or as high
as s25 a lesson. depending on the gull
libility OF the victim.
He may take tips for dancing with
women at afternoon teas. He may be
commissioned L take them out to din
ner and spend the evening dancing.