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DANCE GIVES AID TO
BLIND RELIEF FUND
Entertainment With Colonial
Features Held at the
Ritz-CarltOn.

dance with Colonial features, COM
bined. with an entertainment Of varied
character, for the benefit of the Perma-
nent Blind Relief War Fund was held
In the main ballroom OF the Ritz-Carlton
last night. Before the dance Nine. Eva
Gauthier and Irene Bordoni were heard
in French songs. Mrs. Carrie Worrell
and Lieut. Frank Bib being at the
piano. Eva Fontaine danced. and in the
sketch "Madelon" Simone d'Herlys and
Emma Eydoux sang. Khaldah gave
some mystic readings and Miss Sydney
Thompson sang The Battle Hymn of
the Republic
Among the young women in Colonia!
costumes who assisted az the dance were
Mrs, ]. Theus Munds, Mrs. Thomas
Robins, Jr.. the Misses Rosalie Blood
good. Helen Cameron. Ethel Howard
Potter, Symphorosa and Grace Bristed,
Lucille Baldwin. Margaret Schroeder,
Emmalena Sizer, Marion Carey Dins.
Tore, Frances Ballard, Olivia Brdmann.
Grace Hendrick. Elizabeth Manning.
Marie Thayer, Margaret Emmett, Con-
stance De Lanoy. Kathleen Macy, Glory
Thomas and Mary Wooley.
Among the patronesses were Mines.
James NJ Beck, Elisha Dyer. Howard
G. Cushing. Austen Gray. B. Benjamin
Pratt, Herbert Shipman. ]. Laurens Van
Aien, Charles T.. Greenough, James
Lowell Putnam. William III. Hirst, Ar
thur Iselin, William Jay, Hermann DEL
richs. Charles II. Ditson, ]. Stewart Bar
ney. James b. Haggin. Charles II. Sabin
and Frederick W. Whitridge.
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faces were inscrutable and their manner
was cheerful. They too believed that they
we're going to destruction. They at
tackled according to schedule. Within
one hour the German prisoners were
coming In steadily"
Gov. Mllliken in his speech insisted
that the spirit of America more even
than the force of her arms was her
great contribution to the world war.
"Our contribution" he said. was In
terms of the spirit rather than in the
terms of force, potent as that force
proved to be. And in the years OF re-
construction ahead of US we must hold
fast to that spirit OF sacrifice and will
ingness to serve and see to'it that in time
OF peace we are able to command the
same spirit of loyalty which actuated
us in the war"
DIR. Hills and Mr.. Dingley discussed
the dangers of too benign a peace and
warned those present that Germany. al
ways considering war her chief bushes IS
enterprise as well as national destiny,
had made careful preparations to cap
ture the commerce and natural resources
OF the world once the treaty Of peace was
concluded
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AUTHOR SUES FINANCIERs.
Talbot Nfundy Says Duke, Drexel
and Others Deceived Him.

Talbot Mundy. best known by his
King OF the Kyber Rifles" yesterday
filed complaint in the County Clerks
office to recover $4,000 from Anthony
j. Drexel, Jr.. George A. Hurry Eliot
Norton. Angler B. Duke. Louis ]. Jen-
nings, James r. Williston. julius Man
ger. Alexander II. jackson and one Nc
Donald, charging them with using him
and his reputation as an author as
catspaw to cause others to invest in a
film concern he alleges the defendants
are backing
Mundy declares the defendants used
their social standings to impress upon
him the responsibility OF the Standard
Films Industries. Inc, Virginia cor
poration, of which they were officers
and directors.
Failure on the part OF the company
TO produce his stories, he says, led to
an Investigation through which he found
that, although his fame had been her
aided abroad in the prospectuses OF the
firm, less than $4,000 collected from
stockholders had ever found its way into
its treasury.
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PILGRIMS ENTERTAIN
VISITING BRITONS
Men Of Letters Here for Lowell
Celebration Attend a Merry
Luncheon.
B6BINGTON-sMITH TALKS
Closer Bonds Between England
and America Urged by
the Speakers.

me executive committee of the Pill
srfms, an organization Of men who work
10 cement better feeling between Eng
and and the United States. gave a
merry luncheon yesterday to the Eng
llsh and Canadian men of letters
Who are visiting this country to take
part in the commemoration of James
Russell Lowelrs Tooth anniversary.
Chauncey NJ. Depew. president of the
lflgrlms, could not be present. because,
as George T. Wilson, the POSTMASTER,
said, he was In the South with Mayor
Hylan commiserating on the troubles OF
the poor" The meeting. largely due to
the efforts OF Mr.. Wilson, was Of the
most informal nature. and the speeches
were for the most part humorous.
Sir Henry Babington-Smith, British
High Commissioner, recalled the time
when Lowell went TO Elton when Sir
Henry was a student there and made
an address. He said in looking over
the "Bigelow Papers" he was struck
by their plain speaking. and in wonder
ing how 1t was that such unadorned
phrases did not bring with them dislike
for the author from the English he had
decided that 1t was because they were
all actuated by a real desire to promote
amity OF feeling between the two ma
tons.
mo one was more impressed with the
profound Importance of closer bonds be-
tween England and America and worked
so devotedly to this end" he said. 1T
is unfortunate that In recent days some
poisonous minded people grasp at super
fetal differences between the two ma
tons in order to provike i'll feeling, but
the spirit Of the Pilgrims Is the same
az that of Lowell. and I believe the
same spirit inspires the best elements OIL
both side Of the Atlantic"
Other speakers included Prof Stephen
Butler Leacock. Henry Yule Braddon
Australian High Commissioner Rob.
ert Underwood johnson, who read a
poem; Job E. Hedges and Patrick Fran.
els Murphy.
Among those present were Johr
0slsworthy, Alfred Moves, Robert
Nichols. C. Louis Hind. Prof Pelham
Edgar. Duncan Campbell Scott, Prof
Archibald Mcclellan MacMechan, Sii
Robert Alexander Falconer, Prof
Maurice Hutton. DR.. James Cappon
Prof. William Milligan Sloane, Cass Gil
bert. Prof. Ashley II. Thorndike, Prof
Arnold w. Brunner, Vice Admira
0leaves, Major-Gen. David c. Shanks
Bishop Greer. the Rev. Francis l.. Pat
ION. Elmer Z. Brown, Sir Henry Japr
the Very Rev. Howard c. Robbins. d. D.
Alton B. Parker, Fl. Clay Howard. Ches
ter S. Lord. Brander Matthews. the Re,
Ernest W. .Stires. D. D., Major-G Ger
Daniel Appleton, Brig. -Gen. L. c. Ken
yon, Brig. Gen. Charles II. Sheriff.. Co
W. C. Lyddone and Frederick Cunliffe
Owen.
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facing in the growth Of unrest and agi-
tation fostered by aliens was described
by George Barry Mallon. president OF
the Amherst Association and toast
master.
"If there Is not wise and strong lead
ership In every class of society the men,
ace to this country may be more serious
than was the war" he said. There IL
being preached In this country interna-
tionalism in place of patriotism, clsss
hatred instead of our present social or
ganization and the red flag in place OF
the Stars and Stripes"
DIR. Alexander Meiklejohn. president
OF Amherst College. said II was the duty
Of the colleges OF the country to see that
the younger generation, which had
proved it's great ability in the practical
affairs of life. will not overlook the
equally Important but less tangible
things such as religion, insight Into life
and social fellowship.
THE American people are going to be
called upon to use their sense OF proper
ton during the next six months" said
Dwight W. Morrow of ]. p. Morgan &
Co. Mr.. Morrow was in France and
England during the last year as legal
adviser to the Allied Maritime Transport
Council and studied the part played by
the United States and allied nations at
close range. THE period OF criticism and
investigation Is about to start in. We have
got to judge the performance Of the
American Expeditionary Force as a whole
II we look at II as a whole no one who
saw Americas effort abroad need be any
thing but proud of It. 1t was remark
able army
He pointed out that petty criticism OF
France for cases OF overcharsing and
the like was unworthy, since IL every one
of the 100000 Americans in France
were killed Americas proportional con-
tribution would not have reached that
OF France.
Col. Alexander Crane OF the class of
"a. who as a Lieutenant-Colonel fol-
lowed Sherman to the sea- was intro
duced by Mr.. Mallon to the cheering
diners.
The other speakers were Burgess
johnson. 'ss, and the Rev. DR.. Nehemiah
| Boynton OF 10.
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BARRIE, IN LETTER,
EXPLAINS HIS PLAY
Playwright Says.'Dear Brutus'
Was Designed to Aid Anglo
American Union.

Barrie intended Dear Brutus'' as a
plea for a closer union between this
country and England. The inner mean
ing Of the fantasy which has puzzled
some OF the dramatic wlseacres was ex-
planned by the playwright himself in
quaint letter which was read at the En-
pire Theatre last night at the end Of
the special performance Of his play a.
part Of the Lowell centenary celebration
arranged by tho American Academy o.
Arts and Letters.
The letter was written by Barrie
from London and addressed to Dr.
Nicholas Murray Butler, chairman Of
the committee on arrangements for the
centenary. In reply to DR.. Buffers in
at the ceremony. The letter SAID:
IF I were there on the 21st, to appear
in public for the first and only time.
should be we'll content IL the fret and
only speech of my life was on the pas
sionate desire OF my heart--a closer
friendship between America and Britain.
| Il should probably make my speech
from Lob's favorite postion-beneath
the table. Even then the front row only
would hear me land the others would
be the lucky ones). I would have to
say that I could not make a speech to
a thousand people, but that II they
| would Join me. one at a time. beneath
the table, l would make a thousand
speeches to them. I would tell them
that the play OF Dear Brutus' Is an
allesory about a gentleman called John
Bull, who years ago missed the oppor-
| tunity Of his life (like Bacon when he
did not write Shakespeare). The Mr.
Deorth Of the play Is really John Bull
as Mr.. Gillette cunningly indicates by
his figure.
| "Margaret. the Might Hape Been, 70
really America The play shows how on
the fields of France this father and
daughter get second opportunity of
coming together: and the nightingale Is
George Washington asking them to do It
on his birthday. Are the two now 70
make 1t up permanently. or forever
drift apart? Second chances come to
few. and as for third chance, whoever
heard of It? 1t is now or never. II
1t Is now something will have been
accomplished greater than the war It.
self; democracy will have sown Its
noblest seed, the fruit whereof America
was created to give forth. that ever,
child born into the world should hav,
1 an equal chance.
THE future OF mankind Is listening
for our decision II We cannot rise &c
, the second chance. ours will be thu
blame, but the sorrow will be posterity's
We shall have to say sadly enough:
! The fault, dear Jonathan. is not II
our stars
But in ourselves, that we are under
lngs.''
In the audience that listened to Sh
James NJ Barrie's message were DR.
and Mrs. Nicholas Murray Butler. tn,
} Columbia president. wearing his recently
} acquired insignia of the Legion OF
Honor John Gaisworthy. the English
novelist, and Mrs. Galsworthy. Augustus
Thomas. Robert Underwood johnson and
other men and women prominent in the
field of letters.
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TAX ON RELICS IN DISPUTE.
Surrogate to Decide Point Raised
About Wilbour Collection.

A collection OF ancient Egyptian relics
and books by Egyptian arohaeologists Is
proving a white elephant for their pres
ent and former possessors. When Mrs.
Charlotte b. Wilbour died in Little
Compton, X. l.. in 1914, she left the
noted "Wilbour Egyptian Collection" to
her son, Victor, and two daughters,
Theodore and Evangeline Wilbor. They
presented the collection, valued at $780,
900, to the Brooklyn Institute Of Arts
and Sciences.
AS the institute is educational and is
maintained by city money for the bene.
fit of citizens OF New York, II claims
exemption from the transfer tax. The
State Comptroller holds that the tar
should be paid. because the insti
tute is not tho beneficiary under Mrs
Wilbours will. but received the gift form
her heirs. The Surrogate will decid,
the point.
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ALL DIVIDENDS MUST
PAY NEW TAX RATE
Roper Rules on Levy for Ac-
1ynulafions. -~~-~
Special Despatch 10 THE srS.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2i.--In one OF the
met regulations promulgated under the
'ew tax law the Internal revenue bureau
rIled to-day that dividends paid in 1918
rom accumulated earnings OF previous
years were taxable at the rates under
the new law and not at the lower rates
= The years in which they were earned
The bureau holds that dividends OF do
nestle corporations received in 1918 by
stockholders are subject to the surtax
rates for 1918 established by the new
revenue law. II the earnings distributed
by the corporation we're accumulated
since February 2s. 1913. the new surtax
rates will apply to all such earnings"
Commissioner Roper to-day announced
his decision OF the internal revenue
bureau as to whether individual stock
holders would oe allowed TO use the prior
slrtax rates In figuring the surtax on
dividends In 1913 from accommodations OF
prior years
The sun., 1919-02-22
Dema nds Return of RaiIroa DIS.

Immediate return OF the railroads to
private ownership was demanded at a
dinner of the Traffic Club at the Wal
dorf-Astoria last night by Col. Ned
Arden Flood, who said that the seizure
of private operating concerns by politi-
clans was violation of legal rights
Ralph S. Stubs. president OF the club,
acted as postmaster. Philip Gibbs. war
correspondent, spoke on THE Soul OF
the War The Administration was
severely criticised In a sketch enacted
by club members in which President
Wilson. Col. House and other public men
were represented.
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AIDS GOVERNMENTS CASE.
Rosenwasser Employee Testihes
Against Firm.

Miss Josephine Campbell. for four
years a packer for Rosenwasser Bros,
testified yesterday for the Government
in the trial of nineteen defendants
charged with conspiracy to defraud.
Miss Campbell swore that Abraham
Weiss, a foreman in the Rosenwasser
plant at Long Island City, instructed her
to erase chalk rejection marks from
shoes and to pack defective shoes for
shipment.
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Golf Popular at White Sulphur.
SpeoiaI DespatcA 10 TEE suN.

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W. Va.
FEB. o1.-Mr. and Mrs. Morton Otis and
Mr.. and Mrs. william ]. Tully OF New
Yorl< were among those on the golf
course to-day. Mr.. andiMr Howard L.
Clark of New York walked over Kata-
mount trail in the afternoon. Countess
Gizywka OF Washington drove to Oak
hurst and Montague Park to-day. Dam
lei G. Reid and party and Jay Rathbun
and party OF New York are among those
expected tomorrow.
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cunard to Call at south.mpton.

LONDON, Feb. 21.-It was announced
Al the annual meeting OF the London and
southwestern Railway Company to-day
that negotiations had been completed
with the Cunard Line. under which
Southampton would become the port OF
call for that company's large passenger
vessels plying between England and
America.
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Gov. smith Here To-day.

ALBANY, Feb. 21.-Gov. Smith went
to New York this afternoon for the week
end. but he will not have the usual BIZ
monthly Governors day In City Hall 81
wouldn't set a bad example for the peo-
pie to follow by working on Washing
toms RlrthdAYn he said
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Our Silk Sale

Beginning Monday is one
of several merchandise
events arranged annually
for our patrons.
Silks for mems many
uses
Silks for the many items
of feminine apparel
Silks for identifying
many a home
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To Buy and Sell
for Cash

and we have developed
on that basis an estab-
lishment offering one
price to all and that price
as low as is consistent
with quality, service and
a fair profit.
The sun., 1919-02-22

"WENTY of these cars are Hudson Super-Six
7passenger Touring Models, of which more
than 10000 are at present in the hands of
enthusiastic owners. They were traded in for closed
Hudsons when the cold weather arrived last Fall.
Only an expert could tell that these cars had ever
been used before For this sale all have been priced
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-14
6. &. AUTO CLUB
ASKS SUPPOR 7
OF ROAD BONDS
Editor Press, FL Centre.

Editor Press, FL Centre.
Dear Sir:
The enclosed information from the
State Highway Commission, procured
at the special request of the Auto
mobile Club Of Southern California, is
something we hope will be published
ley. 1t seems to us of such vital I'M
in every newspaper in Imperial Val
portance to the voters in Imperial
county, that we believe it should reach
the public through the medium of the
entire press Of the county.
The information set cut in the State
Highway Commissions report, con-
tains facts which the people of the
Imperial valley, will, in our Judgment
be glad to know about, and there Is no
way of so widely disseminating this
information as through the columns of
their press. Your cooperation in this
particular is earnestly requested.
Very truly yours,
AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTH
ERN CALIFORNIA,
By Ernest McGaffey.
To the Voters and Taxpayers Of I'M
| perial County:
! The Automobile Club of Southern
! California in pursuance of its plan
to aid in every possible manner the
/ passage of the county and state high
way bond measure to be voted upon
July 1st, made special request of the
State Highway Commission for infor-
nation pertaining to the construction
of the roads particularly affecting the
/ Imperial valley and the information
obtained, we believe to he of special
import to every taxpayer in Imperial
county. The State Highway Com
mission in response to our inquiry has
given out the following statement:
"There is one feature of the pro
posed issue which should be
| thoroughly understood, because of its
Importance, and that is the taking
over by the state of the entire cost
of constructing those certain high
ways which the $15 100000 bond issue
placed on a cooperative basis. At the
present time, two-thirds of the cost OF
these highways falls upon the counties
through which they pass, and this OBJ
viously served to place upon these
counties a heavy financial burden, ano
! in many instances they have found II
very difficult to take care Of their por.
ton of the expense. This arrange
ment has also served to seriously de
lay the construction of these highways
owing to the fact that the counties
Rave found it necessary to distribute
this cost over a period of years"
"a notable example of this is the
highway from San Bernardln'
through the Coachella and lmperia
valleys to Yuma. The estimated cos
cf constructing this highway is neari!
SO 200, 900, and, under the present ar
rangement, approximately two-thlrd
of this amount would have to be fur
nished by the counties of San Ber
nardino, Riverside and Imperial, whicl
are already carrying a substantial
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-14

bonded Indebtedness. The proposed
bond issue will relieve these counties
of all expense in connection with the
construction of this highway, and will
at the same time make possible its
early completion"
at may be we'll to mention the fact
that the original plans for the con-
struction of this highway into the I'M
perial valley provided for consider
able mileage of pavement eight feet
in width. This was done in order that
the cost of construction might be kept
down, and not reach a figure which
would be too burdensome upon the
counties sharing in this expense. If
the new bond issue carries, all future
construction will be on the basis of
pavement fifteen feet in width. thus
making this highway much more ser
viceable and satisfactory from every
viewpoint"
"The new issue also provides for the
construction of two additional con
nections with transcontinental high
ways, thus making total Of three
transcontinental lines coming into
the southern end of the state. This is
a matter of no small Importance, in
asmuch as the volume of transcon-
tinental and interstate travel is rapid
| ly increasing, even under the present
condition of these highways which to-
day are very largely unimprOved."
From this statement, it will be ap-
parent that Imperial county can de
vote 81 900 of the county bond
issue monies to the building of local
roads that, otherwise, would have to
be applied by Imperial county on the
building of the state highways alone
if the state and county cooperative
agreement were to remain IN force
In other words, a favorable vote on
the State Highway Bond Issue means
to Imperial county that her obligation
to aid the state in the building OF the
trunk line roads is taken over by the
state, thus permitting the entire sum
of the County Bond issue to be devot-
ed to the building of roads other than
the state highway.
The Imperial county representatives
Of the Automobile Club Of Southern
California are devoting their entire
energy and effort for bringing out a
favorable vote for both County and
State Highway Bonds and they are
being reinforced by the organization
as a whole, as in the opinion of the
officers of the Club, the two measures
are inseparable. A large amount OF
campaign literature is being scatter
ed broadcast throughout the county
and special maps pertaining both t(
the State Highways and to the pro
posed County system hove been pre-
! pared to show "why Imperial County
should cast a unanimous vote in favor
of both measures of July 1st."
, Respectfully submitted,
AUTOMOBILE CLUB OF SOUTH
ERN CALIFORNIA.
Per c. f. McSTAY,
Field Secretary.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-14
GASOLINE BOILING
POINTS TELL STORY

Contrary to the opinion held by q
great many people, the real value of
gasoline is not shown by the old
fashioned gravity test. This test tells
nothing about the vaporizing and
combustive qualities of the fuel, as
has been pointed out by the National
Bureau of Standards at Washington.
Only the boiling point test is really
efficient.
Boiling points, of course, mean eX-
actly what the words say. That IS,
they are points on the thermometer at
which a liquid will begin to boil. For
cold engine to start quickly the
gasoline must vaporize at low tenn
perature. To get quick and smooth
acceleration, somewhat higher boil;
ing points are necessary, and for full
power and long mileage the fuel must
have still higher boiling points,
High quality gasoline must have
a complete and continuous chain OF
boiling points, ranging from the low
to the high. Combustion starts with
the lowest and flashes on through the
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-14

The State Highway bond act will
be voted on July 1 next. Never was
there clearer issue; never an iosue
so absolutely removed from party pol
itics. 1t is simply a question Of
whether we shall have good roads or
bad roads. 1t would scarcely seem
that any argument was necessary to
decide this question in the affirma-
tive. There is no county, city, town
or farming community that will not
benefit substantially by the passage
of this measure. There is no citizen,
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-14

man or woman, whatever his or her
calling, who will not be benefited
directly by the act. There is a GER
tain money value to be derived from
putting this act into force, which
will be shared in by ever man, wom-
an and child in Southern California.
1t is to be hoped that the act will
be carried by the greatest majority
ever given a measure passed by the
state legislature, and we earnestly ap-
pal to all of our readers to vote Eyes"
for the State Highway Bond act on
july l.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-14

uniform chain from low to high with
the result that there is full-powered
instantaneous combustion. Eliminate
one link and the full power chain IS
broken. The famous Red Crown gas
oline has the complete power chain.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-14
MOVIE TEACHERS.
(Rv Associated Pressl

Mexico City, May "a (By maiD
Motion pictures will be used by the
Mexican government to demonstrate
to Mexicans how to apply modern
machinery to farm life. Pastor
Rouaix, secretary of agriculture, and
several federal engineers, have left
the capital on a tour to promote bet
ter farming, using the pictures to
show the farmers how to do 1t.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-14

Those shower baths at the Mary
land Hotel in San Diego sure do make
a hit after dusty motor trip. The
MARYLAND Cafe is famous.--Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1919-06-14

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