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Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11
JAS. W. GLASSFORD,
Attorney for Admins tratriX.

NOTICE or MEETING OF STOCK
HOLDERS OF SONES LUMBER
COMPANY. 4 CORPORATION,
TO CONSIDER A PROPOSITION
TO INCREASE THE CAPITAL
STOCK OF SAID CORPORA
TiON.
Notice Is Hereby Given: That, in
pursuance OF a resolution and or3er
Of he Board Of Directors Of Sones
Lumber Company, corporation.
unanimously adopted at a me"ting Of
said Board duly held at the Office
and principal place cf business Of
said corpora ion. in he Cily Of ri
Centre. Stale Of California, on the
28lh day Of October, A, y. 1913, all
members Of said Board being pres
ent. a special meeting Of lhG- slock-
holders Of said co1Doratioh Wfil be
held a he office Of The corporation
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate Of John II. Glenn, deceased
Nolice is hereby given by the UNDER
signed adminislratrix Of he Estate
Of John II. Glenn, deceased, 10 the
creditors Of, and all persons having
claims agains the said deceased, to
exhibit he same with he necessary
vouchers, within Ten months after he
first publication Of this notice, 10 The
said admins ratriX a the office Of
Jas. w. Glassford, at 107 National
Bank Building. FL Cenlro. California,
or file same in The office of lhe clerk
of The Superior court.
Dated October, 1913.
elena K. GLENN,
Administra riX.
JAS. W. GLASSFORD,
Attorney for Admins ratriX.
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11

i.'~ reclamation. .,. a.
The surve& ofastcK laii8s is2Fehigs
conducted in line with The slate, west
IN and national movement 10 detet~
y; ire land resources available for ha
use of returned soldiers after ne
var
Imperial Valley press., 1918-11-11

Elmer A. Todd announces hal he
has opened his piano studios in he
Davis building. Wlv.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15

made frequent references to Colonel
House as author of the book without
once drawing a denial. In "The North
American Reviews War Weekly" for
January 5, 1918, he says:
"Or why not Colonel House? To many
he appears the strangcst or most mys-
ferrous figure so far appearing Moreover
remarkable to relate, he himself had a like
vision, and immortalized it in his thrilling
account of the hard thinkings and easy
doings of Philip Dru: Administrator and
the lovely Gloria, because as he observes
in his dedicatory note with finality worthy
of Tolstoy himself, in Sthe starting, the
worldwide social structure was wrongly
begun We have often wanted to ask the
colonel whom he holds chiefly responsible
for the false start, simple Eve, seductive
Lilith, the insnuating snake or old Adam
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Enter the Villain
r. OF the Piece

Phlllp progresses with his philan-
throplc work and grows in popularity.
Enter now the sinister figure of Sena-
tor Selwyn. The Senator is the leader
OF predatory wealth. After YOU have
read Colonel Houses description of this
mastery man and the way he bought
the Presidency, the Senate and the Su-
preme Court you get just one guess as to
the original of the man the author had
IN mind. But even the gods NAV be
caught mapping, and the whole scheme
IS exposed through a forgotten dicta-
phone which John Thor left on the ma
chime IN his Office while Senator Selwyn
told him all about the buying of the diff
ferent departments of the government.
Thor, be it known, is the Wall Street
money king who holds the financial in
terests of the nation by the throat. But
there IS poor but honest secretary in
Thor's Office who hears the evidence of
the dictaphone and carries it to the
newspapers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Dru Con the Wrongs of the
South

1.-THE great conflict covering the
years from 1860 to 1865 was still
more than a memory, though but
few living had taken part in it. The
victors in that mighty struggle
thought they had been magnanimous
to the defeated but the well-informed
Southerner knew that they had been
made to pay the most stupendous
penalty ever exacted in modern
times. At one stroke of the pen two
thousand millions of their property
was taken from them A pension svs-
tenn was then inaugurated that taxed
the resources of the nation to paw.
BY the year 1927 more than five thou
sand millions had gone to those who
were of the winning side. Of this the
South was taxed her part, receiving
nothing in return. "-From "Philip
Dru: Administrator"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
Dru Was "SiIent Man." Too

During the days that Dru was re-
organizing he now and then saw
Gloria. She often wondered why
Philip did not tell her something of
his plans, and at times she felt hurt
at his reticence She did not know
that he would have trusted her with
his life without hesitation, but that
his sense of duty sealed his lips when
it cameto matters of public policy.
He knew she would not WILLINGLY
betray him, but he never took chances
upon the judgment she, or any friend
might exercise as to what was or what
was not Important When a thought
or plan had once gone from him to
another it was at the mercy of the
others discretion, and good intention
did not avail if discretion and iudg
ment were lacking He consulted
freely with those from whom he
thought he could obtain help, but
about important matters no one ever
knew but himself his conclusions"
From "Phslsp DrM: Administrator.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
An Impenetrable Battleship

''Dru invited the Strawns to &C.
company him to Newport News to
witness the launching of a new type
of battleship. 1t was said to be, and
probably was, impenetrable. Experts
who had tested a model built on
large scale had declared that this
invention would render obsolete
every battleship in existence. The
principle was this: Running back
from the bow for distance of so
feet only abo>> 4 feet of the hull
showed abzve the waterline, and this
part of Che deck was conceived and
of the ssnoothest, hardest steel. Then
came aeveral turreted sections upon
which guns were mounted. Around
these turrets ran rims of polished
steel, two feet in width and six inches
thick. These rims began four feet
from the waterline and ran four feet
above the level Of the turret decks
The rims were so nicely adjusted with
ball bearings that the smallest blow
would send them spinning around,
therefore, a shell could not penetrate
because it would glance ff"-From
"Philip Dru: A administrator"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
\ II Airing of Views
"a On Society

Those views, put into the mouth of
Colonel House, are taken verbatim from
"Philip Dru." Continuing, Mr.. Childers
quotes Colonel House as follows. the
quotation again being the exact lam
guage of philip Dru," of the book:
"Our civilization is fundamentally
wrong, inasmuch among other things
it restricts efficiency. If society were
properly organized there would be none
who was not sufficiently clothed and fed
The laws, habits and ethical traininp in
vogue are alike responsible for the in
CAPABILITIES in opportunity and the conse-
quent wide difference between the few
and the many. The result of such con-
ditions is to render inefficient q large
part OF the population the percentage
differing in each country in the ratio
that education and enlightenment and un-
selfish laws bear to ignorance, bigotry
and selfish laws.
Little progress has been made in the
early centuries for the reason that on
portunity was confined to few. and it
is only recently that any considerable
part of the worlds population has been
IN a position to become efficient. There
fore, as an economic problem, divorced
from the realm of ethics, the far-sighted
statesman OF tomorrow, if not of to-day.
Will labor to the end that every child
mny have an opportunity to accomplish
that for which it is best suited. Their
bodies Will be properly fed and clothed,
SO that life may mean something more
than struggle for existence. Humanity
as whole will then be able to do its
share toward the conquest of the forces
OF Nature, and there will be brought
about an intellectual, and spiritual QUICK
cn'ng that will make CUR civilization OF
to-day seem crude, as selfish and ilIogl
cal as that of the Dark Ages"
On the fyleaf Of the book is a QUO
tation from Mazzin. The article in
SThe North American Review" saws:
Agreeing with Mazzini, Colonel House
thinks there should be mo war of classes.
no unjust violation of the rights of prop
erty, but constant. disposition to anne.
liorate the condition of the classes least
favored by fortune"
There are said to be extant comics
of Philip Dru" autographed by Colonel
House, but if there be any such the
owners keep them from general obserya-
ton
SO far as confession of authorship
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15

by Colonel House is concerned, he does
not directly admit it nor does he deny
it; he merely declines to discuss the
matter. The publisher of the book, B.
W. Huebsch, 225 Fifth Avenue, is
equally reticent so far as names are con
cerned, though he admits that in q recent
conversation with the author he said
that he was still willing to stand behind
anything that he had written in the
book.
Mr. Huebsch also disclosed that the
author was taken i'll in the fall of 1911
and took advantage of that moment to
write "Philip Dru." Colonel House was
not feeling well in the fall of 1911 and
went to Europe for few months vaca-
ton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15

Senator L. Y. Sherman, of Illinois
IN speech in the Senate September 8
made the direct accusation that "Philip
Dru" was written by Colonel House.
Said Senator Sherman:
"Be it ever remembered the simon
pure texture of the colonel's thoughts
can only be had by digesting a novel
written by him. 1 know that heretofore
it has ordinarily been mere gossip
around the cloakrooms that he was the
author; but I state, subject to any proof
that may be offered that he is not that
l have satisfactory evidence that leads
me to say that he is the author of the
novel. Suffice it to know,
Philip Dru' is an autobiography of
the colonel himself, and solves the
conundrum of how to get rid of the
Constitution
1t was after public accusation was
made that Colonel House was the author
of philip Dru" and the accusation had
not been denied that a biography of
Colonel House, written by his close
friend, Henry Herbert Childers, also of
Texas, appeared in "The North Ameri
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
The Supposed Picture of Wilson

Zone of his advisers was a man Of
distinguished lineage, but who, in his
early youth, had been compelled to
struggle against those unhappy con-
ditions that followed reconstruction
in the South. His intellect and force
Of character had brought him success
In his early manhood, and he was the
masterful head of university that,
under his guidance, was soon to be-
come one of the foremost in the world.
He was trained political economist,
and had rare discernment in public
affairs, therefore Dru leaned heavily
upon him when he began to rehabili-
tate the government. From "Philip
Dru: administrator"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15

autocracy is gathered at Chicago under
the command Of General Newton. Dru
gathers two armies, one at Madison.
Wis, where his views had found espe-
cial favor, and the other at Des Moines.
Iowa. Finding himself thus between
two fires, General Newton retreats to
Buffalo. Dru, whose army now num-
bered 100000 men, moved eastward but
instead Of attacking Newton as the lat
ter expected, kept right on past Buffalo,
bound for New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
The Riddle

can Review That was in April, 1916,
a year before we entered the war. Mr..
Childers is discussing the views of
Colonel House on world affairs, and
says:
II recall his saying to me, in substance.
that the whole fabric of society and gov
eminent has been wrong from the be-
ginning. positively know that if, in a
redistribution of amassed riches, the
greater part of his fortune were taken
from him, he would see it go with serene
composure and without protest"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
CHAPTER "
WHAT THE BOOK is ABOUT

The story of 'Philip Dru" is that of
young man who is introduced to the
readers on commencement day at West
Point. 1t was in 1920, a time when
Wealth had grown so strong that
the few were about to strangle the
many, and among the great masses Of
the people there was sullen and rebel
lious discomfort.
"The laborer in the cities. the pro-
Queer on the farm, the merchant. the
professional man and all save organized
capital and its satellites saw gloomy
and hopeless future"
Philip Dru was graduating into his
chosen profession, the army, but on
this big day he took no part in the
festivities, but stood apart depressed
and out of touch with the triumphant
blare Of militarism." Into his mad;+.
lions steps Gloria Strawn, a DAUGHTER
of that "debased power of wealth.
about which Philip has been copitat;no
Then for some pages the two discuss
the wrongs of the universe. emnlovino
in their conversation most If +ba ,1o4,
'uoes that embellish the talk of younp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
n Few Prophecies
a Fulfilled

1t must be remembered, of course.
that the book was written in 1911 and
1912, before Germany set out to ac-
quire the world. The books events are
supposed to transpire, however, between
1920 and 1885 A few of the things
that are predicted in the book have al
ready happened, although they seemed
fantastic enough at the time they were
written. Those who read the book back
in 1912 probably placed little faith in
the prediction of the overthrow of the
Gar and the breaking up of Russia.
but history has given the statement
the standing of fulfilled prophecy.
So long as Colonel House refuses to
acknowledge or deny the authorship of
the book, the public must content itself
with such evidence as can be adduced to
fix the responsibility. First of all, as
showing the high position of the writer,
the latest advertisement on the paper
cover of the book says:
"The author of this book-a man
prominent in political councils-must
necessarily remain anonymous. His
pages full of facts known only to
the inner circle in statecraft and
finance. His story shows how the
seething, radical elements in the DO
litical cask to-day, under pressure of
rising prices for the poor and greater
privileges for the rich, literally burst
into one great conflict, the Second
Civil War, out Of which rises the fig
ure of Philip Dru, who shapes the
future Of the nation"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
By Woodman Morrison
CHAPTER /
THE SPHINX OF POLITICS

l.
THE SPHINX OF POLITICS
VT WAS the discovery Of the Rosetta
stone that made possible the unrav
IL cling of the secrets of the Egyptian
pyramids and monuments. The prac
tice is common of referring to Colonel
Edward Mandell House, President Will
sons alter ego, as the Sphinx of Ameri
can politics. From the silent lips of the
man from Texas has come no hint by
which the American public could judge
this man who obviously plays so impor-
tant part in the affairs of the nation.
Now another Rosetta stone has been
found and the mute tongue of the
Sphinx is loosened. Colonel House may
= be known for the manner of man he is.
The stone which is the key to Colonel
Houses mind is book, book written
by Colonel House himself, in which it is
revealed that, millionaire and hard
headed man of business as he is supposed
to be, he is back of that dreamer with
political status of America and the
world In view of Colonel Houses prom
inence in the nations negotiations with
Europe throughout the war and his place
as member of the peace commission
from the United States, the views ex-
pressed in the book on the duties of gov
eminent and on international relations
are of supreme Importance.
The name of the book is "Philip Dru:
Administrator" 1t was published anon
ymously six years ago, and its author
ship has never been publicly acknowl-
edged by Colonel House. Neither has he
denied it, though charged repeatedly
with having written it. The evidence as
to his authorship does not rest entirely
on his silence. however. Baconians, for
instance, who have combed Shakespeare
for ciphers, would find it easy to prove
that Edward Mandell House is the au-
thor of "Philip Dru: Administrator" if
for no other reason than that hotel re-
ferred to in the book is called the Man
dell House.
An even better bit of evidence, per-
haps, is the fact that an intimate per
sonal friend of Colonel House, in quoting
the Texan in a magazine article, act
ually puts into Colonel Houses mouth
the exact language of Philip Dru
There is also at least one very appar-
ent reference to Woodrow Wilson-in the
book, and there are numerous illusions
to public affairs that would be consistent
with the knowledge of inner secrets that
could be gained by man in Colonel
Houses position.
AS a bit Of supplemental evidence,
there are various eulogies on Texas, the
l. SCdCe from WHICH COlOnei HOUSE Halls.
N philip Dru: Administrator" is not
. great book. If any proof of this state
ment is wanted it may be found in the
fact that the book attracted very little
attention when it was published, six years
ago. 1t utterly failed to catch the public
imagination, as, for instance, did Bel
lamy's Looking Backward" book Of
similar import, in an earlier generation.
Books designed to reform the world were
no novelty, even before Sir Thomas More
provided an adjective for all future
projects of the kind by writing his
utopia"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
I'm an Anonymous Book Whose
Authorship He Has Not
Denied

has the greatest influence with President
Wilson and who will play a big part in
drawing up the peace agreement soon
to be adopted in Paris Most extraordi-
nary and interesting is that section of
the book that places entire approval of
Germany's scheme for Mitteleuropa and
turns South America over to the tender
mercies of the Hun. Says one para
graph:
Germany was to have a freer hand
in the countries lying southeast of her
and in Asia Minor"
Philip Dru, as administrator of the
United States, Also knocked the Monroe
Doctrine into a cooked hat by arranging
that:
Germany was to have the freest COM
mercial access to South America, and she
was to develop those countries both with
German colonists and with German capt.
tai"
However, it was not Germany alone to
whom large gifts were given, although
Germany fares by far the most gener-
ously at the lavish hands Of Philip Dru.
To make amends to the United States
for repudiating the Monroe Doctrine,
Dru deprives Great Britain of Canada
and adds it to the United States. 1t is
assumed that England will welcome this
robbery, although a prominent English
man few days ago referred to Canada
as ''the brightest jewel in our CROWN"
and Canadians themselves have shown
no inclination to give up their allegiance
to England. AS compensation for this
breaking up of her empire, England is
given a free rein in Africa, with the
exception of the French colonies
The philanthropic Mr.. Dru, as dictator
of the United States, not only repudiates
the Monroe Doctrine, so dear to every
American heart, but hands the Philip
pines over to Japan. AS matter of
fact, everybody gives up something ex-
cept Germany, which is shown entirely
in a receptive role. The international
arrangements, briefly, are:
Japan to have the Philippines as
protectorate. "The United States to
give the Philippines their independence
under the protection of Japan, reserv-
ing for America and the rest of the
world the freest of trade relations
with the islands"
All the United States got out of
this international barter was Canada.
"In consideration of the United
States lifting practically all custom
barriers, England, after having OBJ
tanned the consent of Canada, agreed
to relinquish her own sphere of po-
litical influence over the Dominion"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-12-15
CHAPTER V
THE PEOPLE MEET AND DEFEAT
AUTOCRACY

Then comes the revolution. Philip
Dru's West Point training now stands
HIM IN good stead. He does not believe
IN war, but if there must be war he is
Tor force without stint" The army of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-24
daughter contradicted. People
never believe YOU when you tell the
absolute truth"
A New Idea.

Perversity IS contagious. and a
spirit that had not visited Cynthia
Long since, her childhood entered
into her now.
But who does tell the absolute
truth she challenged. We all go
through life doing and saying what
Is expected OF US Has il ever oc-
Cured 10. anyone what a sensation
would be produced, ~ all OF a sud
den we all began TO say what We
felt and what people do not expect
u to say That would bring out a
crowd much bigger than the most
fashionable wedding could call
forth" ..r1..-.rs ~
DoraE eyes met CynthiR's across
the table. and flashed forth a sym
pE,hetlc spark. For the moment
these girls were Ike a pair OF re-
frsctory children trying 20 shock
their elders They were also con-
fsdsrates In swift rebellion
against oonventionalitisS that ham
psrsd their dSsires.
That's an excellent IDEA, Gym!
Dora exclaimed. what DO you say
10 our having 9 truth-tsllingNGo-
companinsent 20 our wedding? Just
think how the announcement would
read on the oLrds-'You are tn
vitsd,' etc. ending up with-'Only
the truth VIII be spoken a. the
ceremony Ny. what an excite
nsnt 81 would c-use."
Dora. my dee -ou talk lot OF
feollShnSSs," 81. en- Livingstone
commented reproy.nElY,
Then. az Dora ElEElsd hysteri-
eGlIy, he changed the subject TO
come down TO common sense" no
GGiG, suppose you ladies leave Us
men to talk and smoke by ourselves
for a few minutes We viii Join
you IN the drawing room In q little
while ! know you want TO talk
wedding clothes - and We men
doR'IP"
tie Re CSAtiAUSd-J
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-24
Puss in Boots, Jr.

put the key In her vanity bag and
hid it under her pillow.
"Ir you'll stay to dinner" said the
old Dolphin. "TlI give you the finest
fish dinner you ever ate. a wnaI"
hsh stake and some s"aEull eggs.
and a pint Of sea cows milk. som"
seaweed sauce. and watcrcress. and
oysters served on silk"
Iut. would YOU bcIiev" H. iSSs
didn't feel hungry. SO he and the
duck sailor said goodbye aud wen
back 10 their boat and sailed away.
over the Dreams misty spray. until
they came to the Land Of Nod. where
sleep was vain by the little Dream
God. And as soon as puss and III"
little white duck set foot ON shore.
they became so sleepy that their
ewes winkrd aud blinIed. and pretty
soon they both lay down on this
soft grass and went sound L" slc~p.
And then twinkle. twinkle star
shone down with its pretty golden
eye and sang a sleepy lullaby:
over the ocean cool and sweet.
IN to the sea grass waving feet.
Blows the wing from the rainbow
west,
Whispering low. Ills time for rest.
And next time YOU shall hear
white happened when Pu>s and the
little white duck woke up.
Copyright. 1918. David Cory.
To he Continued.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-04-24
HOUSEHOLD
SUGGESTIONS

An easy way 20 skin 4 beet with
out bleeding II and causing Il 20
lose color f. 10 put It in cold whtsr
as soon as II Il cooked. Then draw
the hand gently down the beet and
the skin will drop on without
trouble.
Always prsSS silk under a piece
Of muslin TO prevent the -silE from
becoming hard and craeky. First
damp the muslin and use Il modSr-
Gtsly hot iron till the muslin Is quite
Gry.
Enamel baths can be thoroughly
cleaned with a flannel dipped In
parAffin and should not be scrubbed
with soap. as this cracks the en-
GmsL
when f!asiy-sheppsd nuts are
needed for cake, salads or sand
wIshsG ruA the nULs through the
HInslnG machine,