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Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
County Officers
Raid Blind Pig

Sheriff Mobley Meadows has large
quantity of whisky and beer on hand
in his office in the county court house,
and William P. Howard is behind the
bars of the Jail, the result of a raid
on an alleged bootlegging joint near
Seeley at 9 o'clock last night by I'm
dersheriff Charles Applestill, Deputy
District Attorney H. L. Welch and
Deputy Sheriff F. c. Kemp.
County officials have been working
on the case for some time, but it was
not until yesterday that they were
sure of their prey. Howard has a
shack in the bed Of New river west
of Seeley. One of the officers went
to the house and bought pint of
Old Taylor whisky, left and joined his
brother officers. With the evidence
at hand the trio descended upon How
ard and placed him under arrest.
Howard had his place fixed up in
great shape for the storing of booze.
To keep his beer cool he had a large
trench dug in the ground which was
filled with water. From this ground
tank the officers took several dozen
bottles of beer. A full ease of whis-
ky, also suit case of the liquor, was
found in corner of the shack un-
der some gunny sacks.
Howard says he is A years of age
and has lived in California all of that
time. Six years of his life has been
spent in the Seeley district. When
arrested he showed no surprise and
when told to get ready to go to town,
he was under arrest, said:
"All right, boys; Pm ready"
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
Suspected Robber
Is Under Arrest
UNITED Press Day Service)

tUnited Press Day Servce)
Los Angeles, Jan. IA. c. Wend-
land, mail clerk aboard the car at
tached on the northbound Southern
Pacific train which was robbed near
Los Angeles, Saturday night, en- route
here, today attempted to identify AL
fred Tosh, suspect under arrest in
the county Jail. Clerk d. w. Perry.
also on the car, saw Tosh and said he
greatly resembled the robber, but he
is uncertain. The robber got less than
500, according to the postal author
tiles, although he overlooked a larger
amount. The officers will go to Riv-
erside tonight to- see Mexican sus-
pect arrested there.
Los Angeles, Jan. 11.-Southern Pa
cifc overland train No. 8, en- route
to San Francisco, was held up by a
bandit somewhere between this city
and Tropico, seven miles north of here,
late Saturday night and the mail ran
sacked. The bandit leaped from the
train when it slowed up at, Tropico and
escaped.
According to reports received here,
the bandit boarded the overland
shortly after it departed from Los
Angeles at 1915 p. M, and almost
Immediately made his appearance in
the mail car. ~,
He compelled A. G. Windland and
D. w. Perry, railway mail clerks in
charge of the car, to stand with hands
elevated, while he went through the
registered mail sacks. He then robbed
the clerks of their watches, money
and other valuables. =
The robbery was not reported until
the train reached Burbank, it's first
stop, eleven miles from this city. I'm
mediately the authorities here were
notified and two posses started in pur-
suit of the robber.
The holdup man wore blue bor-
dered white handkerchief as a mask
and is described by the mail clerks as
being about six feet tall, weight ,17E
pounds and of light complexion He
was attired in a dirty gray suit and o
dark hat. How he obtained entrance
| to the mail car is unknown.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
Villa on His Way to
Attack Mexico's Capital
Following Ojinaga's Fall

(United Press Day service)
Preside, Tex, Jan. 1--WE are
on our way to Mexico City," was the
declaration of General Villa today in
the first interview after his capture
of Ojinaga from the federals. 81 have
1000 troops here. twill take week
to get them away from here, mean
while we will watch for any federals
for escaped from Ojinaga and expect
to march to the railroad, then entrain
for Chihuahua City and move to Tor
reon from Chihuahua. We expect Tor
reon to fall easily. From 5000 to
1000 fresh troops will join me there
from Durango and Laguna districts.
We will then attack Monterey, San
Luis Potosi and ultimately Mexico
City. We expect to have $4,000 to
10000 men when we reach the capi-
tai, which we will take easily unless
the federals flee"
Villa denied that he had executed
any federal prisoners at Ojinaga, say
ing a majority of the captives joined
the rebels. Sa
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
John Heilman
Dies Suddenly

John Heilman, Of the firm of He'll
man Brothers, realty brokers, died
very suddenly in his apartment in the
Lion Hotel early Sunday morning, a
complication of stomach disorders be-
ing the direct cause Of death. The
body was shipped to San Diego, Sun
day evening, for interment.
John Heilman was taken i'll Friday
night and retired to bed. His condi-
ton became worse and a physician
was called in and every aid given,
and for time it was believed that
the body would respond to medical
assistance. The deceased had just re-
turned to Ell Centre after being abb
sent in San Diego for some time. He
had made a host of friends here in
both business and social way. A
wife and two children are left to
mourn his loss.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
Abolish Chocolate
Omitted Press Day service)

Omitted Press Day Service)
Washington, Jan. 12.-In spite of
the fact that chocolate is easily car
ried and is one of the few articles of
diet which will "keep" almost indei-
nitely, Secretary of War Garrison
has ordered it's abolishment as an
army ration.
The reason assigned for this action
is report made by DR.. C. F. Long,
worthy of the department of agricul-
ture, who declared that the army
chocolate is reflective as to digesti-
bility." Soldiers have come to re-
gard this food as the greatest and best
standby when under arms in the field,
when rations may be short.
Nothing of equal nutritious value
which may be carried as easily has
yet been discovered by the expert who
reported unfavorably on chocolate,
but experiments are being made in an
effort to find some substitute for it,
which possesses all of the advantages
of chocolate yet will not be "delete-
rious to the health of the consumers"
which chocolate is, according to the
report
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
Three Injured;
Thrown from Auto

Two men and boy were badly in
jured by being thrown from Pope
Hartford stage, driven by Joe Miner,
at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon near
Jacumba. The names of the stage
passengers could not be learned up
to this time, as all were hurried into
San Diego. All injured were cut
about the head when thrown into a
barb wire fence. None of the injured
are considered in a dangerous condi-
ton, although the boy was severely
gashed across the throat.
The. accident occurred at the first
sharp turn at Jacumba. When max
ing the turn the car skidded and part
ly turned up, throwing the occupants,
all but the driver, out and into the
wire fence. Miner righted his car,
picked up his passengers and rushed
them to Campo, where they were CIV
en- first aid, and then on to San Diego,
their destination. The boy was taken
to hospital.
Stage drivers do not consider the
turn or any part of the road near
Jacumba dangerous for any driver
who uses the ordinary amount of cau-
ton and does not try to take the turn
at too great speed. The regular
stage lines operating between Ell Cen
tro and San Diego have never had an
accident in which passenger has been
injured. Only experienced drivers are
employed and the time schedule is
one in which careful driving is pos
sible.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
Big Lumber Blaze
Visits San Pedro

Los Angeles, Jan. 12.-Fire of mys-
terious origin Sunday morning des-
troyed more than 100000 feet of
lumber in the yards of the E. X. Wood
company at San Pedro, entailing a
loss of about $25O,OOO, and only by
superhuman efforts on the part of
members of the fire department was it
possible to confne the flames to the
piles of Oregon pine and the dry kilns
and to keep them away from the mill
and other buildings.
The fire, according to the men, was
the hottest, the most stubborn with
which they have had to contend for
years. More than a dozen men were
overcome and carried to the hospital
at the harbor city.
The flames were first seen soon
after o'clock. The harbor depart
ment at once realized it would be
unable to cope with the situation and
a call for assistance was sent to Los
Angeles.
For eight hours 200 men fought the
flames in every conceivable manner
before they We're under control. The
firemen were forced to tear down the
piles of lumber before it was possible
to put out the blaze.
Officials of the lumber company are
at loss to understand how the fire
started, but it was stated last night
that it was first seen in one of the
dry kilns, two of which were des-
troyed.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
Opening Steel Mills.

Omitted Press Day Service)
Pittsburg, Jan. 12.-The steel mills,
closed for from one to three months
for lack of business, began opening
today throughout the Pittsburg dis
trict. 1t will be the end of the week
before they are running normally, but
steel men say that by that time 50,-
600 more employees will be at work
than last Saturday. The feeling in
business circles is naturally extreme
ly hopeful.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
Want Congressional Probe.

Omitted Press Day Service)
Washington, Jan. ia congress
sional investigation of the Michigan
copper strike was asked today in a
resolution introduced in the Senate by
Ashhurst of Arizona. 1t provides that
the senate education and labor COM
mittees inquire into the history and
status of the relations between en-
ployers and employees, the reasonable
ness of the strikers demands, the
amount of money invested by the vari-
GUS companies and dividends paid; al
SO, whether the immigration laws
have been violated and whether the
companies maintain copper prices in
restraint of trade.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12

uate. All the federal soldiers and
their officers who could scramble to
the American side did so. The others
ran in all directions. Gen. Pascual
Orozco, commander of the federal vol
unteers, threatened with summary ex-
ecution by Villa, was the first to cross.
1t was believed he escaped into the
mountains in Texas.
About 9 o'clock, when the fighting
had been in progress about five hours,
seven wagon loads of documents be-
longing to the Huerta government
came over and were captured by the
United States border patrol. This
was believed to be a preliminary to
the evacuation. #"
Major McNamee, commanding the
United States border patrol, immedi-
ately ordered all cavalrymen to meet
an emergency.
Women, children and wounded
soldiers had been crossing in num-
bers, but the apparent advance of
the rebels to the very heart of the
federal garrison gave reason to be-
lieve a greater rush across the border
was imminent.
For FIVE hours the sharp flashes of
the rebel fire had been seen drawing
closer to the federal retrenchments.
The whole scene was bathed in moon
light, partly obscured by dust and pow
der smoke.
The country about Ojinaga is mostly
desert, with little to sustain life. With
out food, the impoverished federals
would be unable to go a great dis
tance. .s}
Among the federals were nine gen.
erals: Castro, Mercado, Orozco, Man
uel Landa, Ynez, Salazar, Antonio
Rojas, Bias Orpinal, Lorazo Alvis and
ROGUE Comes. Some Of them were
men upon. whom Huerta depended to
maintain his military power in the
north. Defeat of the federal army
at this point marks the most impor-
tant rebel victory Of the present revo-
luton. 1t leaves the rebels in pos
session practically of all the north of
Mexico.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
$285,000 in Hand
For the Highway

San Diego county has taken a big
step ahead in subscribing for state
highway bonds in the sum of $400,-
600, of which $285,OO0 is pledged for
use on the highway between San
Diego and Mountain Springs, bringing
the highway to the county line. TAX
ing this in connection with work be-
ing done in this county, it gives as
surance of the early construction of
the state highway between San Diego
and FL Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
Imported Eggs

New York Mai: With the impor-
tation of eggs from Russia, Denmark,
Austria and Sweden, the arrival in
San Francisco of $4,000 eggs from
China and widespread housewives
boycott against the present high mar
ket prices, it would seem that the cost
of eggs in the United States must
soon come down.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12

Preside, Texas, Jan. 1.-THE Mex
lean federal army with it's nine gen.
erals evacuated Ojinaga, Mexico, at 10
o'clock Saturday night. The trium-
phant rebel forces under Gen. Fran
cisco Villa occupied the village.
Gen. Salvador Mercado, who was
Huerta's chief military commander,
crossed the river and surrendered to
Major McNamee of the United States
army. ,7.sT
, IT was impossible for Major McNa-
NEE to learn what had become of the
federals, whether the bulk of them
had taken refuge on this side or
whether they scattered to points in
Mexico. The country about Ojinaga
is mostly desert, with little to sustain
life.
The defeat of the federal army fol-
lowed only few hours of fighting in
which the rebels, beginning at sun
down, started to close in on the be-
sieged garrison with terrific fire of
cannon, shrapnel and rifle.
General Castro and General Mer-
cado of the federal regulars saw that
the assault was to be nothing less
than massacre. The federals had
only fifty rounds of ammunition for
each man. Generals Castro and Mer-
cado therefore gave the order to evac'
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
accomplishing
Plant for Valley

Spur, manager of the Calexico Cot
ton Gin and Compress Company, has
just concluded arrangements for the
immediate erection in Calexico of a
recompressing plant, which will mean
that every bale of cotton grown in
Imperial valley will be brought to
Calexico from the fields for ginning,
or if ginned at other points will be
brought to Calexico for recompress-
ing before. being shipped. At the
present time the nearest compressing
plant is located at Houston, Texas,
where all local cotton to be exported
must be recompressed, for the reason
that all steamship transportation
companies refuse to handle anything
but the recompressed bale.
The location Of this large and i'm
portant industry means more for Cal
exico than just the added pay roll to
the city. 1t means that another step
is being taken in making Calexico
the cotton city Of Imperial valley,
where the cotton industry of this val
ley is rapidly gaining ground and
promises to BECOME one of the great
est wealth producers of the entire
Southwest. For. Calexico to be the
center of this vast wealth production
and to become the recognized point
for the handling of this crop will
mean more to build the city up to
the point which the Chronicle has
been claiming for it for more than
year than any other one thing will
ever do.
This new recompressing plant as
planned by Mr.. Spur will have
capacity of 10000 bales monthly, will
employ twenty men and will have an
estimated pay roll of from $500 to
$4,000 monthly. 1t is planned to be-
gin work upon the construction of
buildings at once, and it is expected
that the work of recompressing will
be ready to start by the middle of
February. The machinery has been
bought and two sites have been made
secure near the present gin of this
company, upon one of which locations
the new industry will be located.
Mr.. Spur is making arrangements
to establish branch yards in each val
ley town, where the bales will be
stored ready for shipment to Calexico
for recompressing. 1t is likely that
this recompressing will assist in
opening new oriental markets, where
the cotton of this valley is in but
the lack of COMPRISING facilities has
heretofore tended to prevent ship
ments by water.
In addition to these mentioned fea-
lures this plant will also insure the
benefits of a bonded cotton yard
where warehouse receipts will be is
sued, upon which money may be bor-
rowed.
J. T. Vincent of Memphis, Tenn,
has been secured to take charge of
the erection of the machinery and to
manage the plant when it is ready to
operate. For thirteen years he has
been consulting engineer for the
Farmers Gin Compress and Cotton
Company, but he left Calexico yes
terday for Memphis to sever his con-
nection with that company and to
make preparations to return to this
city at once, that he may be here in
time to erect the machinery which is
now being assembled for shipment.
Charles S. Spur states that the
new press is due the latter part of
this month and that he expects to
have Calexico's largest and latest in
dustrial plant in operation by the
riddle of February.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
PERSONAL

PERSONAL
Rev. A. L. Kinter, pastor of the
Baptist Church, left this morning for
San Diego, where he will attend the
Southern California Baptist Church
convention, which meets in that city
January II to Is inclusive. The con-
vention is to be held in the First
Baptist Church of San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
Cold in Chicago.

(United Press Day Servlce)
Chicago, Jan. 12.-There is much
suffering from cold wave that struck
Chicago this morning. Lodging houses
are packed with homeless men and the
prediction is for colder weather.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12

Toxic, Jan. 12.-Reports here say
that many lives were lost and sew
eral villages destroyed, but all are un-
confirmed. Refugees reaching other
villages told wild stories of rushing
rivers of lava, declaring hundreds of
people were engulfed.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
Critical Situation In
South Africa Follows
Labor and Race Trouble

posted at strategical points along the
reef of Jaegersfontein. All is quiet
now.
The Bedfordshire regiment, with
twenty-five officers from the school
of musketry, with two Maxims, ar
rived this morning.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
More Rain Coming

Omitted Press Day Service)
Los Angeles, Jan. 12.-The local
weather prediction is: Rain tonight
and Tuesday; fresh to brisk southeast
winds. @G
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
Omitted Press .Day fservice)

Omitted Press sDay fService)
Preside, Texas, Jan. 12.-Forty-five
hundred refugees, including the de-
feated Ojinaga garrison, are in the
concentration camp here today, with
out clothing except what they wore,
or food and shelter. Much sickness
prevails, although there have been no
deaths yet except from wounds. Amer
lean pack trains are rushing supplies
from Maria, the nearest railroad
point, 78 miles away. The rebels say
81 rebels and 80 federals were killed
in the final assault on Ojinaga Satur-
day night. 1t is reported, however,
that the rebel losses were greater than
that. ~
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12
Omitted Press Day Service)

Omitted Press Day Servce)
Capetown, South Africa, Jan. 12.-
Though Sunday was comparatively
quiet, so far as the railroad strike
is concerned, the authorities remained
on the alert today. Traffic is nearly
at standstill in Orange State and
the Transvaal. 1t seems certain FAM
inc will follow.
There are threats of continued
general strike in johannesburg, where
the Trade Federation at mass meet
ing yesterday adopted resolutions fa-
voring a general walkout.
Strong military forces here are in
readiness for use at johannesburg and
Pretoria. The native situation con-
tinued critical, although the blacks
are yet subdued after the death of
seven of their number in the first out
break Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1914-01-12

johannesburg, Jan. 12.-The situa-
ton arising out of the strike of rail-
way men in the Union of South Africa
has become acutely critical. The i'm
prisonment of the mems leaders has
caused CONSERVATION among the strik-
ers and aroused the bitterest resent
ment. The trades federation has rec
commended a general strike and bal
lot will be taken on this question Tues
day.
Not since the Beers laid down their
arms to the Britons, in 1902, has the
Rand been as near state of war as
it is now. Martial law will be de-
clared at noon today. Many of those
who predicted failure for the strike
have become so alarmed they are
pleading for white unity to protect the
women and children from the horrors
of a native uprising.
The calling out of the burghers has
resulted in the gathering of 10000
of the old Free State burghers, who
have sprung to arms with the same
alacrity as in the days of a native
uprising or when the British invaded
the veldt. The force is under COM
mand of the veteran Boer general,
Jacobus H. de la Rey.
Secretary Balm of the johannesburg
Trades Federation, for whom war
rant has been issued, was present at
a meeting held in the Trades hall to-
night. He was surrounded by a body
guard of 1000. The police, realizing
that he could not be arrested with
out bloodshed, decided to await more
favorable opportunity.
Mr. Ward, another official of the
Trades Federation, threatened retalia-
ton for the governments arrest of
the mems leaders. The body of citi-
zens seem to be on the side of the
government.
The latest dispatches from various
points show that mobilization of the
armed force is proceeding rapidly in
the Transvaal and Natal.
At Durham the mobilization Of the
local corps has been completed. They
are guarding the harbor and the sta
tions along the railroad line to point
half way to Pitermaritzpurg.
Johannesburg is assuming the ap-
pearance of besieged city. The shops
and hotels are barricaded and troops
and police are seen everywhere. The
main body of the citizens defense
force is encamped on the Wanderers
cricket grounds, while contingents are
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-11-27
FOUND TIME FOR AMENITIES
How British and Beers Exchanged
Compliments During the Long
Siege Of Kimberley.

During the Boer war Mr.. Rhodes
was shut up in Kimberley, and the
Beers constantly shelled the town with
long-range artillery. They were not
very successful, for with 800 big shells
they only killed II people.
Meantime, Mr. Rhodes accomplished
the extraordinary feat Of getting a
cannon built at his works inside the
town. 1t was regular modern rifed
gun, and fired shells-also homemade
ON each of which was stamped
with compliments Of c. J. Rhodes .
The Beers themselves were not with
out sense of humor. During Christ
mas, 1899, they were besieging Lady
smith, and on Christmas eve they fired
ten plugged shells into the town each
with a piece of plum pudding inside
and each bearing the words. With the
seasons compliments"
Two of the shells were found by the
garrison, and it was discovered that
like Mr. Rhodes, they were home.
made having been cast in a foundry
at Johannesburg.