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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26

! THE TROUBLESOME POTATO.

Old potato growers agree that I:
the market for this stable crop .
is one of the most unstable, and :
consequently one of the most :
difficult to forecast, among the .
leading crops. Potatoes are q :
universal food. They can be .
grown almost anywhere. The :.
crop is relatively of quick =.
growth, but the serious factor is :
the inability to preserve the sur :
plus of Il bountiful year until ,
the time of shortage when the
crop is poor. Consequently any
considerable increase in price :
stimulates increased production, ,
and, with favorable conditions, a
surplus results and prices often
drop so low rs to offer no posi-
bility of profit.
There is no serious need Of i'm
porting potatoes to this country,
since a year of favorable prices
and Il good growing season are
Immediately followed by a sur
plus crop. The danger of i'm
porting new and serious diseases
is sufficient justification for the
secretary of agriculture to main
tain his careful quarantine
against foreign stock. The de-
partment has also cautioned po-
,, tato growers against using Sec
ondhand potato sacks which
may have contained British or
European potatoes, since these
sacks are likely to conceal the
germs of a serious disease
i. Country Gentleman.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
PARAGRAPHS OF INTEREST,

grades Of lemons are coming more and
more into demand for manufacturing
purposes.
1t will require 10000 horsepower Of
electrical energy daily to run the Pan
ama-l'acitic exposition.
At the beginning Of last year there
were in this country in actual opera
ton 1897 national banks. representing
Il paid in capital Of $1,O46,O12,5S
Less than twenty years ago Uganda
WAS one Of the widest districts in
South Africa, and much of it even was
uncXplOrcd. Today it has the begin
ming of several very important tropical
industries.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
APPLE TREE PEST.
White Borers the Worst Enemy
of the Young Plant.
SEARCH FOR THEM CAREFULLY

o'9nS Usually appear JUST NOW inc
Surface Of the Ground-When Locat-
ed Open the Bark and Take the In
sect Out.
The worst and most troublesome
enemy of newly set and young apple
trees is the small white borer that
works in the trunk at and just below
the surface of the ground. Some or
chardists rely almost wholly on paint
Ing the trunks at about this time with
Il whitewash containing a small
amount of carbolic acid, but the writer
has seer much damage done in Or
chards which have received only this
protection. In the first place, the grass
and weeds should be kept hoed away
from the trunks of the trees Il distance
of a foot or more. Often the presence
of the borers is indicated by the red
dish dustlike eXcreta which are usually
thrown out from openings in the bark
just above the surface of the ground.
But sometimes there is no outward
appearance. 1t is well for this reason to
go Owe the trees carefully. The writer
has found Il curved bladed pruning
knife excellent for removing the earth
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26

There are 1o,272 donkeys in Spain.
Cleveland will soon run street cars
on Euclid
More than $lOO,OOO,0OO has been
spent in bringing and keeping the port
of Liverpool up to date.
Women and girls who pass through
Chicago alone will hereafter have the
assistance of policewomen.
An English aviator has equipped his
machine with an acetylene flare. which
would burst into flame and form Il sig
nal should he fall into the sen.
Lemon growers OF Sicily. who often
suffer from an uncertain market, are
rejoicing in the fact that the lower
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
Laugh and the World Laughs Too
LETTER 7houuhts.

John Thompson was Il good husband,
but he possessed a weakness for con
stantly teasing his wife about dress.
One day he found her sitting by the
window.
"Watching the styles. Emmy" he
asked.
Now, John. give me credit for hav-
ing thoughts higher than dresses now
and then" she answered.
"Then you must be thinking of a
new hat" he Observation-Disclosures.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
about the trunk to the depth of an inch
or two and scrnping the bark gently.

If the borers are present their eXcreta
will show, as stated, or the bark will
show fiat and give Il hollow sound as
the knife passes over it. When located
the bark should be opened and the
borer taken out. II the borers are in
their second year and are in deep they
should be prodded with Il wire or Il
pliable peeled apple twig. The borers
that have completed their second year
bore upward sometimes a distance of
four or five inches above the level of
the ground and emerge as borer beetles
through Il round hole about the size of
d double & shot.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
JUANiTA.

JUANITA.
Soft DER the fountain
Lingering falls the southern
moon;
Far DER the mountain
Breaks the day too soon!
In thy dark eyes splendor,
Where the warm light loves to
dwell,
Weary looks, yet tender,
Speak their fond farewell.
When in thy dreaming
Moons like these shall shine
again
And daylight beaming
Prove thy dreams are vain,
Wilt thou not, relenting,
For thine absent lover sigh,
In thy heart consenting
To a prayer gone by?
Mia! Juanita!
Let me linger by thy side!
Mia! Juanita!
Be my own fair bride!
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
Where the Trouble Lay.

"There's no doing anything with our
choir. The soprano and alto are at It
again hammer and longs"
II suppose your homely alto is ieal-
GUS of your sopranos pretty face"
mo; our pretty soprano is Jealous Of
our homely contralto's fine figure
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
Unexpected.

Professor What produces sound
waves?
Student-I don't know, sir.
well, here l speak to you for fifteen
minutes. and that which proceeds from
my mouth produces sound waves.
Now. what is it,
Hot air!''-Yonkers Statesman.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
In a Role.

CarOline-IOu weren't invited to
Bobby Blake's wedding. were you?
times Il week for two years.-Chicago
Record Herald.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26

Client, Belgium, furnishes practical.
ly all of the potted specimens of the
symmetrical Araucaria, or Norfolk Is.
land pine, used as an ornamental TO-
liage house plant in Europe and Amer
lea. The United States imports at
least 25O,OOO Of these plants in small
pots each year.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
Still He Would Be a Pee

IF they played baseball in England
instead of cricket it would never do to
have a nobleman for an umpire"
WHY not:'
He would be bound to give rank de-
cisions.'-BaltimOre American.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
Pa Is In For It Now.

Willie-raw, where are all the talk
ing machines made?
Paw-T+rcy are not made, my son.
They are born.
Maw-YOu so to bed, Willie.-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
No Chance For Him,

II can't see why you should throw
me over because l have lost my mon
ey."
Cant you? Really, you are more Of
an egotist than l supposed you to be-"
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
Different,

There's nothing new under the sun"
Nonsense. l know Il girl who puts
on Il new complexion every daylight
cage Record Herald.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
On the Road.

Mrs. Gpodsole-Didn't you learn to
be a good citizen in the reform school?
Everett Wrest-Ies'm; l learned it
theoretically, but l amt had no prac-
tice.-HOuston Post.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
Comparisons
Archie is remarkably

Daughter-But Archie is remarkably
clever, papa!
Father-Clever? And drawing SIS a
week!
Daughter-True. papa; but think how
much less he's Worth.-Boston Globe.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26

Minus an Important Detail.
THAT girl is Il perfect talking ma
chine"
Not a perfect one. Nothing she says
is Il matter Of record" - Baltimore
American.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
At the Dock,

Ibid you eve notice IL thing about
a ship:'
whats tlat:'
"She can't make knots when she's
tied up."-Baltimore American.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26

daughter, l haze found a husband
of all his poetry"
"Really? Then l do hope l won't
be aVcrse to him"'-PittSburgh Press.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
There Are Slippers and Slippers.

Il don't approve Of a man who sits
around in carpet slippers" exclaimed
the energetic citizen.
Nobody does" replied Miss Cayenne.
".All the men have to wear dancing
~pumps."-Washington Star.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
Sunflower For Poultry,

Sunf1ower seed not only make Il
splendid ration for poultry, but the
rank growing plants furnish much
needed shade in the poultry yard, if no
other shade is provided.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
Rliss,

"What is your idea of henven:'
~ imagine it to be a place where
a man won't be pestered to death by
fool uuestions."-Detroit Free Press.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
One7 ~mpossibIei

".John. there's one thing l want to
say to YOU" 'What's the matter. Mira ?
Aren't You feeling well:'-Puck.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
In Her Favor.

Adam docking ut her critically'-You
seem to be quite different from NE.
Eye-Thut's the first compliment you
ever paid me.--Iuck.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
Good Material.

Politician-My boy wants a job in
your department. Government Official
What can lie do? Notwithstanding.
Government Official - Good. Then |
Won't have to break him in.-I'itts-
burgh Press.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26

Almost any IL can make ii beehive,
but the best ones are factory made.
and may be had from any reliable sup
ply house.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
Business.

"When Miss Vikings married old
Moneybags she gave her age as twen-
ty-five. l feel sure she is older than
that"
"Oh. l suppose she allowed one-third
off for cash"!'-Judge.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
Reqimcntal Repartee.


"Your voice." said the commanding
officer. lis decidedly rasping."
"Yes. sir" said the subordinate,
touching his hat. II have been out
roughing it with Il file of soldiers all
mOrning."-Chicago Tribune.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
No to Be Roped In.

did you follow the thread of her
d~iscourse:'
mo; l soon saw that she just want
cd to string me."-Judge.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
Blind to His Faults.

THAT girl to whom you're writing so
frequently must laugh at your bad
spelling"
'She? Not on your life! She's a
Observation-Disclosures Ledger.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
Done Tn Brown,

81 have Il rare cOOk.'
'Then is everything she gives you
we'll done:"-Baltimore American.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
A Guarantee.

Jones-How did you come to have
such an extraordinarily pretty nurse
girl, my dear?
Mrs. Jones-Because l want u child
to have police protection when she is
in the park.-New York Post.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26
Siziru Each Other Up,

what wages do you expect"
"Forty dollars a week. What do
gety"--Buffalo CXprCSs.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1914-06-26

Yes, kind reader, that fifteen foot stretch of white in the picture is a path
made of a half bushel of cracked corn with just two geese, two turkeys, two
chickens and the snalrows to gobbc it. Their owner always says, Poultry
doesn't pay!'
Feed is wasted in several ways Many feed too much, and the feed is gen.
orally fatcncr-corn, for instance and the hens waste the time and feed lay
ing on fat and fat It's waste except what is needed for heat III energy and
eggs. Take wheat. W1ea is god feed, tut not alone. If fed exclusively Il
hen gets enough carbohydrates to make three sgs a day protein for ne 81
every three day and mmera for one eg every twelve days. What does 1t
cost to feed q hen for Il year? We give OF below Il balanced ration for III
hen FOR a year Figure it OF according to prices you pay:
Pounds Pounds
wheat 70 AmS 0
Arizona republican., 1914-12-27
FILIPINO R|0T CAUSE OF RUMOR
 OF NEW REVOLT
9Esa
Simultaneous Outbreaks in Manila and Navotas Are Quelled in Jig Time Eight Men Under Arrest and Situation in Hand
TAssocIArED rRLss DIspArcHl

MANILA, Dec. 26.-Reports from Navotas, a town of six miles north of the capital, says that simultaneously with the outbreak at Manila Christi mas ever thirty men entered the municipal building, seized three po- licemen on duty and Intellectually tried to open the safe. Later they seized number of attendants at the midnight mass and also captured the Filipino governor, Melendres. They were driven away by police reinforce ments, who altogether captured twen- ty-one. Authorities today are in full control of the situation and the incl dent by them is considered closed.
 Nationalist newspapers accuse other political parties of fomenting the re- vole and they also hint that some Americans were concerned in it in an effort to squash the Jones bill con taining provisions for a greater mea- sure of self government for the is lands.
 Eight Filipinos have been arrested on a charge of sedition as the result of an abortive rising in Manila and environs Thursday night Further ar
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Arizona republican., 1914-12-27
TEN YEAR OLD BOY THROWN AND KICKED
 ID DEATH BY HORSE

Willie Perkins, aged 10, son of Jo- seph Perkins, who resides six and one quarter miles north of Six Points. was killed about four o'clock yesterday afternoon. by being thrown from horse and kicked in the head.
 Young Perkins, and another young boy, were both on the back of the animal. riding along the banks of the Arizona canal, when the horse became frightened and threw them both. off. The Perkins boy, had the reins around his neck, and was dragged some distance, the horses hoofs hitting him in the head crush ing the skull. and terribly lacerat ing his face.
 The boy was picked up and hur- ried to his home near by. where doctors, who were immediately sum moned, pronounced the boys death 10 have been instantaneous. The body was removed to the undertak- ing parlors of Mohn. Driscoll and Maus to be prepared for burial The funeral will be held from the fam fly residence. the time and place of interment will be announced later.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-27

 WANT NJ MORE
 DECATUR STUFF
When American Cruiser North Carolina Threatens to Shell Town, Syrians Quit Riot Against For eigners in Short Order
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1spArcHI

LONDON, Sunday Dec. PA Reuter- dispatch from Athens says the United States cruiser North Carolina threatened to use guns at Tripola, Syria when mob attacked French residents whom the cruiser tried to save When the cruiser threatened to fire the mob fled
 The dispatch said that the North Carolina conveying the American steamer Virginia, had proceeded to Tripoli where the commander re- quested the Turkish authorities to permit British and French consuls to depart with their nationals resi- dent of Tripoli. The request was re- fused. Several French residents then boarded the Virginia, but were at tackled by a mob who wounded the captain and first officer It was then the cruiser threatened to fire. The Virginia, escorted by the North Carolina then left for Dedeagatch. and the North Carolina later pro- ceeded to Smyrna. Many French re- fugees, the dispatch adds, have al ready arrived at the Piraeus. The cruiser North Carolina. according to Washington dispatch of December 16, proceeded from the Islands of Scios on the coast of Asia Minor for Alexandria to take gold to Jaffra for the relief of the Jews in Jeru salem
Arizona republican., 1914-12-27
REpCR0ssA ASKS FUR RELIEF FUR
 MEXICO $ POOR
Shocking Conditions Rival ling Those of Belgium Reported by American Authorities Said to Have
 >s Four Years
IAssocIArrD PRESS DlspArcHl

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.-Condi- tlons of suffering and famine in Mexico. said to rival the distress in the European theatre of war, are described in reports to American Red Cross, with appeals for relief.
 Consul General Hanna sent mes sage from Monterey reading: There is an alarming shortage in staple food supplies. If winter keeps cold there will be great suffering. There is need of 2000 blankets. After four years war the whole country is short of necessities"
 The Consul at Mamamoras con firms the appeal saying: Conditions in Europe which shock the civilized world have existed here against our border for four years unconsidered. Mexico is peopled with widows, and orphans. and famine stalks in land It is seen daily in emaciated forms, shrunken cheeks, drawn skin, and burning eyes: in the faces of wo- men, children and old men. Many died on American soil last year, Os- tensibly from obscure disease. but actually starvation. There are hun dreds of children who never had sufficient food in their lives. The sound of laughter and playing chill dren is stilled. They have endured much and the end of stoicism has been reached. From east, west and south comes the cry for bread. There is need of food, clothes, and medi
Arizona republican., 1914-12-27
BUSINESS OF KILLING MUST
 STOP NOW
Provisional President of Mexico Issues Explicit Order to Generals of Con vention to Cease Sum- mary Executions
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1spArcHl

MEXICO CITY. Dec. 26.-Provision al President Entatio Gutierrez issued a circular tonight to all the generals Of the armies of the convention order ing them in most explicit terms to cease all summary executions for whatsoever offense
 The circular of the provisional pres ident said in part:
 There has come to my knowledge, that all social classes of citizens in the state are in alarm, even panic stricken at the continuous disappearance of in dividuals, who are kidnapped by night, either to exact money from them or to be murdered in some secluded place.
 When I accepted the honorable posi- tion of president of Mexico, I thought my comrades in arms and partisans at large would help me to establish a strong government, an honest and just government. which while not having any complaisance with the enemy would base all it's acts on morality and law without any subterfuges whatsoev-
 
 necessary to hide in the shodows of night in order to meet out punishment, no matter how drastic But on the con- trary. if there is no trace of trial even if swift. and people are dispoiled of their property and murdered without any legal procedure done, then to- morrow or later we will be called ban dits. kidnappers and. murderers. and we shall he nnabie to contradict such true statements.
 Upon our administrative behavior depends that this government be rec ognized by foreign powers, this happen ing when the economic and financia condition of the country shall hav' improved noticeably and having ob tained such an end we shall have dem onstrated ours is a civilized nation anC also that our government has the pos sibility of giving guarantees to ever. person who dwells in a cultured com munity The most elementary prin ciples of morality and law show th, right of punishment is reserved only t
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Arizona republican., 1914-12-27
Austro-German Operations Against Russians Reach Limit of Intensity With out Advantage and Sub side Before the Lines
FRANCO-BELGIAN- BRITISH IN SAME FIN
Slowness Explained as Re fusal of General Staff to Sacrifice Lives of Sol diers - Turkish Forces Busy, It is Reported
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcHJ

LONDON, Dec. 26.-Neither the Aus tro- German offensive operations against the Russians nor the allies at tacks upon the German lines in the west have made any appreciable recent progress, although fighting continues with unabated fury and in both cases the attacking armies appear to have run full tilt against what seems to be almost impenetrabfe linse.
 The Germans in an official report announce they have ceased attacks on sian masses beyond it, stands across their path to Warsaw. Fog has inter feeed with the battles in Flanders, but along the French front the Germans have been delivering fierce counter-at- tacks in an effort to throw off the pres sure which the allies are exerting. In these, as in the attacks of the allies. which preceded them, the loss on both sides was considera ble, but naturally heavier on the side attacking.
 SloWness of the allies progress is ex- plained in London as being due to the refusal of the geneal staff to sacrifice a greater number of soldiers. They are satisfied with gaining series of small successes by means of artillery practice which in time, it is pointed out. should prepare the way for gen
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Arizona republican., 1914-12-27
GERMANY NOW
 ASKS FOR NEW
 EXEQUATEURS
U. $. Consuls to Belgian Towns Will Be Placed in Difficult Position if Re port in Certain London Dispatches is Correct
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH

WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.-The Unit ed States government at late hour tonight had received no notification from Germany that the American con suls. originally accredited to Belgium, would be required to obtain new exc uuateurs or certificates of authority. Dispatches received from London stat ed the German military officials made this demand of all foreign representa- tives in Belgium. Until such notice is communicated and it's form examined, high officials of the American govern ment will be unable to determine the course of action. officials here re- garded the points involved of delicate character and say only that they would study the various precedents before reaching a decision.
 In discussing the status of Brand Whitlock, recently the president, said he would of course remain the Ameri- can minister to Belgium even though he left the country indefinitely. Whit lock is now in Brussels dealing unof- ficially with the German military au- thorities but is accsedited to the Bel bian government whose seat is at Havre in France The status of con- sular officers who are given specified districts in which to exercise author ity. may present a more complex prob lem. Under certain definitions as es- tablished by the Hague conventions the occupation of country only extends to those territories where authority is established and where the invader IS in position to exercise this authority. It IS under that definition no doubt that the German government has occupied a large part of Belgium, but international jaws have drawn distinction between civil and military occupation. Should Germany formally annex Belgium and establish civil authority everywhere therein the situation would be further complicated as anneXations during the time of war have not been generally recognized Decisions of the final peace conferences terminating the con-
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