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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03
Big Crops in Argentina
Wheat Yield Is Estimated at
100000 Tons

BUENOS AYRES, Nov. 2.-Accordirg
to the latest government crop estimates
the wheat crop will total 100000 tons;
linseed, $4,000 tons. and oats, 100000
tons. the figures indicating crops ap-
preaching or exceeding the records.
II was considered too early 70 cs.i-
mate on the maize harvest. TIE hai-
vesting Of the other crops will begin
on November Is.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03
Dividends

American Rect SuGar.-Regular quarterly
dividend Of 100 share on the preferred
stock. payable December 81 70 stockholders OF
record December 10.
Pittsburgh & West Virginia Railway
Dividend Of ~ rer cent on the first pre-
fcrred stock. payable December 10 stock
holders OF record November 5.
Standard oil Company Of New York
Regular quarterly dividend OF 50. payable
December 10 TO stockholders OF record Mo-
yember %.
Manati REGULAR quarterly dividend
Of 2ia per cent on the common stock. paS.
able December l TO stockholders OF record
November 10.
New River Dividend OF $3.50 share on
preferred stock. payable November rs 10
stockholders OF record November To-,
National Rsaning. - Regular quarterly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03

TAKE NOTICE tina, by virtue Of iien IF ~.
nv us against the fol.owins desS''0
sonal property -. >.,..s issued ~
~ ranco Naclonal De Mexico, deno,iii,ns az
81 MsNican. IS. $40. $50. $50. sleV' sSV'
81 900 respectively and seNeFally ,..r., roc
, 1000 shares o, Sacramento NM,ss ~
per Company OF 800 each. Soh, eersr
certificates of 500 shares each anu
ncates az $50 shares each. "a Rrcst
belonging 20 John ". Barhritk. OF ~ nos
street. New York City. New tois' sns ct.
in our POSSESSION We VIII sel, @e,vsck
soral property BY Andrew >. sirhs<
auctione.r' al public sale 20 ne ssrrs
bidder 20 satisfy such lien. az tire h,S,nnosSs
sales Room. IA and 10 Nesey street nv. IN,
OF Manhattan. New York Ci,y, On w IN
day OF November. 1917. at 1850 oeI"N
Dated, October IS. lsi ..,p.NY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03
Other Cities

New Carbide Corporation.-ALBANY,
Oct. &C. X. G. Billings. Myron I.
Herrick and Charles A. Coffin. of New
\ ork. have incorporated the Uaion
Carbidc and Carborundum Corpora
ton. with nominal capital Of $751;
100000. This concern. as recently an
rounced, will take over the Union Car
ide Company, the National Carbon
Company. the Presto Lite Company
and the Linde Air Products Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03
Elections

Denver & Rio Grande. - Finley J.
Shepard has been elected vice-preci-
dent. with headquarters in New York.
to succeed Arthur Coppell. and James
Russell, formerly with the st. Louis
Southwestern Railway Company has
al been elected yice-president. with
headquarters in Denver, in place Of
Arthur f. Sweet. X. /. Watkins has
been elected treasurer, to succeed
Thomas II. Marshall. who has been
made assistant treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03

dividend OF Ia per cent and an cxu' .,o,L
dend OF 90 per cent on the eomn'o" ~
payable November Is TO stockholders W
ord November ,. -
Brookside Mills. - Regular ssmsss.;isol
dividend OF IS a share and an extra aN -,
of IS n share. payable November 10
holders OF record October 81. -
Dominion steel.-Dividend on ne =
stock has been increased from
cent per annum.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03
News Digest


London Market Quiet. - LONDON,
Nov. 1.-The stock market reopered
after the holiday to find only a small
accumulation of orders, principally for
mining, oil and shipping shares and
few gilt-edged securities, which were
generally steady. The tone otherwise
was good, but price movements weic
uninteresting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03
Current

foreign money in terms Of the Ameri-
can dollar. You buy an English pound
parity is S4S6ss per pound. Thus, you
say either that pounds are at discount
or that dollars are ut premium, which
is owing TO the fact tina. in England
the demand for dollars with which to
settle accounts in this country is
greater than the demand in this coun-
Try for pounds with which to settle
accounts in England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03
ANDREW J. MCCORMACK, Auetionee'
pr.cr-rAR Auction SALE
STOCKS AND BONDS, eox
BY ADRIAN IL. MILLER \ So
OFFICE. 80 s. WILLIAM 81
WEDNESDAY. NOV. 4, 1871

at ls.sV q CIV n. - -,
EXCHANGE SALESROOM.
NOS. IA and IS NESEf 81 I'LL,
For Account OF whom II May Coh0e'''
10 chs. New Nethtrland Bank, -.
10 shs. Lioyds Plate Glass ihs; co,rs
IS. 600 FEDERAL Dyestun 4 Chemical C0 ~.
2-year Is, Mtg. CO Notes due ''-'
/. 1918. co,os
s1r. 900 Soaboard Steel & Manganese C0, vi
LIST Lien &c 2-year Notes Que ~
s5o. 600 Rational Railways Of Mexico .-ys,i
CO. Secured Notes. due June !, "A
Dee, 1914. u June. 1873. eeoP1cs a,n.
20 as shs Twenty Six Beaver d. wy
lssh. stock Quotation Telegraph -
z 600 Rubl.s Imperial Russian o",.fs
mrnt 5i7G BIDS. due FeDy; ~, "a
.. 900 shs, Southern OH 4 Chemicsl ~ "a.
/. 100 shs East Coast NsNiSa'0"
Inc. prefd. -,c.
shs. Brown Spin Wright 20.
1000 shs. Hedley Gold MIN ne 90, ,,,ss
500 shs CRANKY Consolidated
Smelling & Power GO.
81 600 shs. san Gregor.o Mining Co,u.,,s
100 shs. CRANKY Consolidated "'"'
smelling & Power Go ,u,,nz
100 shs CRANKY Consolidated '''
Smelling A Power CO
200 shs H,dley Gold Mining 20
100 shs. !ledley Gold MINING "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03
New York

Mexican Petroleum Wins. Judge
Isyer, of the United States District
Curt, denied motion yesterday for
a judgment of S325,000 in suit Of
the Guaranty Trust Company against
the Mexican Petroleum Company. The
litigation arose from the fact that the
Mexican Petroleum Company OF Cali
fornia. because of the Mexican revoiu-
Zen. was unable TO pay an instalment
OF $4,000 into u sinking fund of the
holding company, which. however, made
rOoG by sale of a new issue of under
wing bonds of equal amount. The
Guaranty Trust Company contended
the $4,000 should have been added
~ the sinking fund. The defendant
company disputed the claim of the
Guaranty Trust Company. The decis
ion will be carried to the United States
Circuit Court Of Appeals.
New Stock Exchange Firms.-Charles
Morgan and Harry J. Kane, both for
merly members Of the Stock Exchange
firm OF Sheldon. Morgan & Co.. have
formed partnership under the firm
zane Of Morgan & Kane. Frank l..
sheldon and Paul S. Sheldon. also
formerly OF Sheldon, Morgan & Co.,
with Northrup Dawson and W. Wallace
Lyon, have formed the firm of Sheldon,
Dawson, Lyon & Co.
Exchanges Elect New Members. -
Mark C. Steinberg, Frederic J. NcDon-
aid, Alfred NJ. Leopold and Charles
Morgan have been elected to member
ship on the New York Stock Exchange.
The Stock Exchange membership Of
Abraham B. Mellor has been trars-
ferred to Samuel Weiss.
Arthur II. Lamborn, of Lamborn &
Co., has been elected member Of the
New York Cotton Exchange.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03

Below is given the current exchange
value of foreign money in collars and
cents, together with the intrinsic gold
parity, as calculated by the United
States Mint:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03
ASSAY Office Gold Operations.-Tl

local Assay Office in October eX-
changed S4,S42, S92 in gold bars for gold
certificates presented by jewellers and
ether manufacturing interests.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03
Exchanges Elect New Members.
Detroit Edison Stockholders Meet

.ng.-A special meeting of the stock
holders Of this company has been
called for November % to vote on a
proposal to authorize the issue of 49,
CnC 900 debenture bonds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03

rec ) yesterday, ~-G t.. 90
Jmc"hat lower al . -. ca. Tor
.nety-day and four months bills. SIX
.on:h.' paper was quoted at o52 per
en;.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03
Ten months
Money and Credit

Call money was In fairly liberal sup
ply at the Stock Exchange ycsterday
md loaned freely throughout the day
At per cent. the same as on Thursday.
In the market for fixed date loans
hased on Stock Exchange collateral "A
lightly hrmer tendency was noticca-
BE. Banking institutions did not in
crease their offerings. and borrowers
we're reported 70 have bid as high as
. per cent for loans over the year.
Rates quoted or loans secured by IN
dus'risi securities were 5iz 70 81 per
cent for sixty dayz, 81 per cent for
ninety days and four months. and 81
70 & per cent for five and Eiz months
mstyrities.
Ruling rates for money yesterday,
compared with year ago, were as fol-
lows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03

Official rates of discount Tor each Of
&c Twelve Federal districts are as fol-
rs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03

Bonds have been declining almost
as sensationally as stocks and the
average price Of ten high grade is
sues is now about II points below
the high point of the year. The
market is still heavy, but it is in
teresting to note that the tendency
OF municipals recently has been
against the drift of the market. For
the past month municipals have de-
clined very little, and in some cases
they have even advanced slightly.
AS TO the prospects for new issues,
1.-THE Daily Bond Buyer" an au-
thority on the subject, says it is
probable that a demand for securi-
ties exempt from taxation will, be-
tween now and the opening of the
third Liberty Loan Offering, absorb
all the new bonds that must be sold
without unfavorably affecting sell,
ing values.
Sales Of long-term state and mu-
nicipal bonds in the United States
for October and the ten months
ended October 80 compare as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03

Sub Treasury. - New York banks
gained from the Treasury S346,OOO.
Silver.-Bars in London. i5ls d, OFT
I'D; New York, SS7sc, decline OF 1sc;
Mexican dollars, 6Sl2c, unchanged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03
Friday, Norember ?, 1917

An abrupt and spectacular turn
IN the course of prices marked the
opening Of the Stock EXchangc
Coming as the climax to a declInc
which had been going on almost
without interruption for two month
Thursdays slump had put Wa
Streets nerves on edge. The o.
look seemed exceedingly gloom!
even to the most conservative. b.
the measures taken by the governot
of the exchange to establish an off
cial record of short sales, so tn
the blame for bear raiGing, whethor
of enemy origin or not, might be
placed squarely where it belonged,
effectually checked the demoraliza-
ton. There was an immediate rush
by those who previously had sold
short for the. fall to cover their COM
mitments, and as result prices of
the more active issues opened sew
eral points above the closing prices
Of the preceding session. Some
profit taking ensued and prices re-
coded a point or more, but there
they met with strong support, pre-
p sumably from the banks and other
large interests, and danger of a
crash, which had seemed possible on
Thursday, was averted. Most issues
held a large part of the early adj
vances and the majority closed with
substantial net gains.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03
London Money Market.-LONDON,

Nov. money was in good supply at
per cent and discount rates were easy
to-day, with short bills quoted at 4%%s
per cent and three-months' bills at IA
per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03

CommsrcisI Paper. Offerings Of
high grade paper we're taken more
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03

Bank of France Statement.-PARlS,
Nov. 1.-The weekly statement CT the
Bank of France shows the following
changes. in francs:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03

Because the market recovered
when bear raiding was put under
the ban, it does not necessarily fol-
low that the great shrinkage in Sc
curity values has been due to short
selling, or even that short selling
has been the main factor in the de-
cline. On the contrary, it is prob
able that short selling has played
only a minor part in bringing prices
down to present levels. Undoubtedly
hear raiding' has at times helped
t, accelerate the decline and there
by has forced some liquidation, but
the chief trouble has been real sell
ing of real stocks. For instance,
there is good reason for believing
that large blocks Of securities have
leen sold here by the agents for the
british government. Selling of this
character has probably been going
on at intervals for a number Of
months. Also rich men sold heavily,
and, later, small investors dumped
stocks. One day not long ago bear
raiders were bitterly denounced for
an attack on Steel common, when
Investigation disclosed that short
selling was only minor factor in
the market. On that occasion it is
understood that sales of more than
$4,000 shares were traced to one
source, and not a share of it was
for short account. The fact re-
mains, however, that bear raiding"
has helped to make an unfavorable
stock market situation more acute,
and the action of the board is there
fore to be commended,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-03
ONE HUNDKEDTH ANNIVERSARY
BANK OF MONTREAL
Nov 3rd 1917 Nov 3rd' 1911.
Head Office: MONTREAL, CANADA

Sir Vincent Meredith, Bart President
Sir Charles Gordon, KOBE, Vce-President
R. B. Angus ESQ., 10 Shaughnessy KCvO. c. R. Hosmer. Esq.,
H. R. Drummond Esq. D. Forbes Angus ESQ., VIM McMaster Esq.,
Major Herbert Nelson, NC Harold Kennedy Esq
H. w. Beaucerk, ESQ., g. B. Fraser, Esq.
Colonel Henry Cockshutt J. II. Ashdown, Esq.
General Manager--Sir Frederick Wilams-Tayior
Assistant General Manager-A. d. Braithwaitc
Washington Journal., 1917-08-03
aIagle8uus Der &riegssielc seiuauidt

Ser &orldlog, ouB Die Ser. Gtao.
ltG cine %Grtldrung Dariiber ubgeben
iollien mel6e &riegs5iele lie eigent.
li@ periOlgen uno auf 0runo melder
geojngltngen cS eDentuell 81 cinem
6rie6en l6IuB fonmten fam, bat i'm
aspngre6 auf alien 5eiten regen 8ei.
iall 9cfrnoen.
5cuator 9orabS gIdn0enoe 2ln,
iprodc iiber oieien @egenitano, sic CT
lllr5ti6 Giclt, bat nidyt menig Oo5ll
peigetrugen, Die inneriten @eoanfcn
Dleler SongreBleute 81 friituaiiieren,
bic ltb lett g8oden eingebeno nit Der
dligenblidliden &riegslage beldaf-
1.di baben. 0ieie Heoe bra6te qIeih.
3eitiG Elm gang neues Clement aus
1opet, OaS melt bon Der augenblidli-
tQe1l Beinaitigung 0es &ongreileS
elD uno Wanni6aften CUR Sortics-
tifa 0e5 @eltrrieges an bepiaigen,
entiernt lit.
@enatorcn lopobl oils Wtitglieoer
9a9 @alie$ limo in 5abllolen 9rieien,
it0oG lett Boden taglib aus il.
~ $>elHatbe5irfen einlaufen ange.
ic.i9en moroea. oas 8erlangen mad
.er 5gcitltellung Der ariegs0ieIe un6
0ricoenSbeoingaln9en gu Iteqen.
Washington Journal., 1917-08-03
9eutid)er Silfsoerein
c. 0. s. 5iieIborit,
StodhoIm. @S,nr

SI0uD0III, SlDtDeft.
5. Wpan flebe Den grief 0u, tn cine
5 Gent : Mare Oarauf uno ienOe ibn
ab. @er nil, fam Den 8rief elm
l6reiben lalien.
9uiol 9as Suoert maF aluei Srieic
cntbalten, einea ON Die Gieben in Der
1einIat, ben anOereu on ben Silfsoer-
Gin nit Der IOreiie oeS Gmpiausers
i'll 3emtidlanO. Inferbem bic bel.
ben Coupons, iuelde in Gdnue0cn fur
Sriefmaren einsetaui6t iuer0em.
Washington Journal., 1917-08-03
Stronger gIriaOue tOrpcOiert.

Ser britiide &rell3er Ariaone. H..
600 Eonncn lit gemGB amtlider De
fnnntgobe Der 2%onOoner @omirolitdt
am Wontag torpeOiert mor0cn uno
aeiumten. Sniolge Der Grploiion
lpur0en SO Ytitglie0er Ser Mann.
d)nit get0tet. 9ue on0eren iin0 &c.
rettet moroen. - Arioane mar elm alter
6ritilder Sreu5er, Der I'M Sabre 1898
aebuii moroen lit. Seine 9eiosung
beltanO aus CIT 0ffi5ieren mo
0tannidaiten. Ole Arioone fiibrte
is 6-5oaige @eidiibe, ~ t2.Niiinoer
an0 cine An5abl tleinere @eidHbe.
Washington Journal., 1917-08-03
4lliiertc @srmnnbete bierber.

pier ipur0e in Grfabrung gebradt,
CAB permunoete fran5oiiide uno bril-
tide Soloaten CUR 8ebanolung uno
ef9olung nod oen Ser. Staaten
i;berfiibrt mer0e ioIlen. Oas ariegs.
Dspartment bat Die 5rage felt eini.
ger 3eit inter 8eratung gebabt uno
IS bieB, Oie Ausfiibrung oes 8lones
lei mabrl6einli6.
Washington Journal., 1917-08-03

I'M lddnten Sonf1dg, 0en D.
4u9ult, miro 9err Scarf Serrmann
9radt, leinen II. @eburtstue feiern.
0err 8raae ltebt gegenmartig i'm
0ienlte Der Central Union Wiliion.
Qer0lidite @ratulation.
-Dab Die 8epobner oeS 0iltrifts
our6 oas fiir3lid bon Den 8ddereien
dngenommene Serfabren, feline I'M.
~nerfauftea 8rnte bon oen 0etqilbdno.
Tern ourildounebmen, ni6t profitieren
lit ole 9lniibt oes bieligen @ciuno-
belts departments, melhes porge.
tern 0as Relultat elmer bon oemieI.
ben unternonlmenen ll~nteriudllng be
fannt gema6t bat. 0ielelbe botte
ben 3med, oas @emidt ser 9rotlaibp
auSfin0ig gu MAIDEN.
-2ieut. 2ouis Holman pom 8u-
realt oes Wini1teriums oes Snnern
bat orei Sobne, Die fir OnfeI San
fampfen. 2ouis &ouman befinoet
lid auf Dem Il. @. Oampfer uWap-
Homer, Sobn oient in Der Is. Sea
paqerie uno 2eonaro @ooo Moaman
lit elm Witglieo oes meoi3inilhen
Corps. Der Slater batte oen lpanild-
ameritanii6en 8rieg mitgemadt.
-Glarf Griffith bat einen aIge.
meinen Ippea fir SonoS erlulien fin
cine meitere Senoung BON 8ale Bali
@erdten fir Die uSammie8@ IN
,6ranfreid. Serr Griffith mill oielel.
ben in ben na6lten paar @oden mad
Sruntrei6 l6iden, beppr Der 8intel
berannabt.
-am Wontag oie1er @ohe brah1,
ole 8albington Zines einen &eltarti
fel, Der iih NIT Der 8eleioigung BE
faBte, Die Imerifanern oeutl6er @b
%itammung oft 8ugefiigt miro. 90
rim meroen electromagnetic 9lmerifanel
genannt, Die entmeoer einen oeut
l1en Hamen tragen o6er ooh oeutld
er M%bitammung iino. 90 lit 8. y. oel
General Gilbert, Elm Deutihumerifo
ner genannt, Der &ommanoeur oel
in Sranfrei6 gelanoeten amerifanilh
e 2rlppen; General 2ubn, Saup
oes Il. 9. 8riegsfoaegiums, Der nul
our erlteu @eneration gebort lopei.
iein Mmerifanertum in 8etradl
fommt. 4omiral @interbalter, Del
5~rpeitbod)ite Offi3ier un1erer Slotte
Der Mrtifel Der @albington Sime;
mar lelensnert, 5umal man IN ben
8latte jest lelten nur etmas Ser
oauli6es" 81 lelen befommt.
-2ei6enbeItatter aus alien Seilef
Amerifas i6iden an &ongreBleut'
8riefe, in oenen iie Die @orlase unter
itiisen, Die iib nit Dem logenanntel
~Sioletten areu5" befaBt. Oieie Sor
lage Wilroe amerifanii6e 2eihenbe
ltatter beDollmdhtieen, na6 europe
gu reiien, INN fir Die 8eitattuna uni
Ginbaliamierung gefaaener Sol0u
ten al iorgen. Nan beabii6tiet oit
2ei6en mad Nmerifa al bringen.
SEER S. 3. $. BON Gngelfen
Fraiioent Der Seoeral 2ano 8anf BOZ
Columbia, 9. g., erfldrt, baB 81,
Jarmer our Sreibeitsanletbe MIR iehl
lpenig beigetragen baben. Serr Dol
Gngelten mar friiber 9ireftor oel
Wfunae.
Washington Journal., 1917-08-03

l~tniere 2eier in ben Otrpdencn@
Crten iuerSsu in 3nfunit feline
granerci- O0er Siqn6r : Inseiaen
mebr 5n leien befOmmeu, oa lie Ionli
uielei@t an orniiig uer6eu luiirocu.
Die Hcoaftiuu.
Washington Journal., 1917-08-03

Bramdem Sic feline 9rndiaden?
3as u@aibingtDu Sourual" oruGt
lie gut nnS prompt. rlInion 2abel".
Washington Journal., 1917-08-03

GAte SraufiMrter nno &nafumrIt,
rein nnO nnuerfalidt, al baben bel
S~Mhlerst
532 Center nno Is MiggS Marft.
Washington Journal., 1917-08-03
9anoiaeer.

2anoi6etr.
lie feiniten Salami uu6 GerbcIat'
iuirite limb at babem BET
GibIers,
532 Center. rn6 18 Niggs Narft.
Washington Journal., 1917-08-03

rIbOnniert ami bus uSOnrnal".
Washington Journal., 1917-08-03
griefe nadl NemtIdlamO.

/. @on idreibe leinen 9rief ali
Die Serman0ten uno entbalte iid al.
Ter politii6en gtahriAten.
2. @an idreibe einen 5meiten
Brief nit iOlgenoem 8ortlout: Scr
Oeutlde 9ilfsDerein miro gebeten, orl-
Iiegenoen 9rief tueiter gu ienoen nab F.:
= folgt Iorelie Der Sermanoten ih
Oeutl6luno uno Aorelie oes 9(blen-
0ers in Mmerifa.
3. Dian gebe nad Dem Souptpolt-
gebau0e gum Stompi6aIter uno
frage iiir ieoen nod 9euti6lon0 0u
ienOenoen 9rief na6 olpei Snternati
onoI &eplD Coupons fir SdDeOen,
Nson be5abIe fiir jeoen Coupon iebs
Gents.
A. Wfan tue 5mei Dieier Coupons
in Den Brief, neblne einen 8rieium-
lhlag uno itreibe bort foleenOe DO
reIIe 0arauf:
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-24
NATIONAL SONGS

National Song Week has just been observed in the
schools of Illinois, It would be interesting to know just
what songs the children sang and whether they really
put some heart into them.
There lack of good singabe national song char
acterstic of the American temperament. 1.-The Star
Spangled Banner is difficult its notes run both high
and low with wide intervals. The average person drops
out when the verse reaches the squeay points Peo
pie would sing it cheerfuy if it had better rhythm
America" is merely borrowed from John Bull One very
good air is commonly called "Keler's American HYMN
but is well known 1t is vigorous and expressive
but much the choral style for restless and enthu
sastc temperament.
The song best fitting national temperament from
the musical viewpoint is Dixie which will stir enthusl
asm even in a Northern audience. 1t has rhythmic
swing that makes one want to sing dance.
song will need something of that tingling, conta-
gious enthusiasm before American crowd will sing it
with any pep" Ragtime is really the expression of
American feeling The musicians that there is value
in this despised type of musical notation Their
scientific for it is cyncopaton and the great mod
composers make lake of it. 1t is up to song
writer with genius for expressing the temperament Of
people to produce patriotic song having touch Of
ragtime tnge about it, yet dgned with strong vire
harmony, and with melody having animation and
impetuous quality. Then National Song Week will be
observed with enthusiasm and it will promote pa
triotic feeling.
Imperial Valley press., 1917-02-24
STRAIGHT Fronts to Rule In
.Miladi's Gowns During 1917

+ sic level it is not altogether footless
to remark on the new spring foot.
gear. AT last, after chic Parisians
smart Londoners and Frenchy Argen-
tine beauties have worn the short.
vamped, snub-nosed, high-heeled Paris
shoes and slippers for two whole sea-
sons they are not at our tagging
feet. Whether we will kick up much
fuss about being shed in these long
as-they-are-broad effects is yet to be
seen. Truly after the long, long
vamps of the long, long winter, our
pedal eXtremities are to be driven to
extremes it seems. Tootsies really
look much timer in these new French
foot fashions if you don't mind look
ing a bit as if you had club feet.
Up to date, haven't glimpsed any on
a real American foot, but there are
lots on hand in the smartest Fifth
Avenue shops.
Buttoned, laced, strapped and in all
colors of suede kid, silk, satin and
patent leather they are like the shoes
Of another season save for the abrupt
difference of absolutely round stub
toes where Heretofore our vamps were
as long and pointed as a wifely cur
tain lecture.
Since Fashion has put her foot down
in short vamps on long vamps, how
ever, it looks as if there would be
nothing for us to do but toe the mark
in these round-toed boots. Verify, the
footprints on the sands of summer
time are bound to look a bit blunt,
to say the least.