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Evening star., 1915-07-11

they planned some vast expedition to-
gether,-either an adventure into the spa
ghetti renaissance, or an excursion to the
theater, or, at the very least, an onslaught
on the Par Excellence Motion Picture
Emporium.
McIlvane formed the pleasant habit
of strolling past Sobs' clearinghouse
in the spring twilights. Sometimes she
was to be found seated on the brownstone
steps, in the convention-defying manner
of the country mouse. But more often
she waited in the charmed circle of the
street lamp on the corner, because she
preferred the clean drift of the sidewalk
throngs to the stagnant dinginess of her
chatelaine's grim "best parlor."
THE rain had been falling steadily all
afternoon when Sobs came in, drip
ping wet, and stopped at McIlvane's desk
with such light on her face as it is given
to a man to see only once or twice in a
lifetime
"The biggest thing I've ever had," she
whispered breathlessly, "and l dug it up
myself! l had to tell YOU"
McIlvane smiled delightedly. at isn't
news, is it? If it is, you ought to tell
the desk"
at isn't news. It's a special, a very
whopper of a special. Wait until you
see."
"Go to it, said McIlvane fervently.
She turned away with his slangy bene-
diction ringing in her ears. A few mo-
ments later McIlvane glanced up, to find
bor x,;nr ct,,hhxy ,,opoil c1x o,,o.
the copy paper. Uneasiness stirred in him
as he watched. He decided that he would
have look at her whopper before it
started up the chute to the composing
room.
Then the city editor appeared at his
desk smiling, in absolute contradiction
to all well regulated city editors of fic-
ton, apologized for sending him out in
the rain, and asked him to cover shoot
ing in fashionable hotel uptown. Me-
llvane, gathering up his raincoat, stuffing
sheets of paper into his pockets, and other
wise outfitting himself for the fashion,
able shooting, promptly forgot all about
Sobs and her story.
Thus do the gods mingle in the affairs
of men.
TT is permitted a newspaper to make
certain mistakes. But there is one mis-
take that can never be countenanced, and
that is the black sin of "railroading" copy
The editor of the Special Page, for the
favor of whose smiles Sobs toiled, was in
decided hurry that afternoon. 1t was
Saturday afternoon, and the Special
Page editor considered that he had right
to be in a hurry. He desired to catch a
train to the country. So when Sobs came
in to him with twenty pages of smeared
copy to read he merely glanced at it,
nodded vaguely (he was thinking of his
train), told her to write her own head for
it and send it up the chute. Then he
went to the country, with the peace of
man who has filled his page and done his
duty by the commonwealth.
He had sent Sobs out to get story
about the working girls in "model"
clothing factory. He had received a hint
from the Old Man that such story would
do very nicely on Mondays page. So he
had sent Sobs out. Doubtless she had
come back with the regulation pat-on-the-
back for the sainted factory and few
Evening star., 1915-07-11

THE LAW! Multimiionaire JAMES J.
BLUNT, the head of the OCTOPUS, must
be made to answer for his DEFIANCE OF
BE Z sAFEGUARDED"( r. JED .. Etc peSe etce '
This was not the worst of the editorials.
The worst-by far the worst-was a
double-leaded, large-type broadside in the
Evening Flame, alleging that James j.
Blunt, multimillionaire and head of the
Octopus, owned the Evening Gazette.
This particular sheet employed blud-
geoning brand of humor calculated to strike
the street-corner sport, and the bludf
was laid on with will in recountirg the
story of the Gazette's "unintentional be-
trayal of its master" Where the Flame
got it's professed information Heaven only
knows. But every man in the Gazette
Office knew that newspapers do not thrust
their precious noses into libel suits wi.a-
out a few facts flung to windward
THAT same night Gardner, Williams,
and sat in a private room of the little
spaghetti restaurant with good dinner
going to waste under our noses. Now and
then one of us perfunctorily attacked
stray morsel; but there was small sincerity
of appetite. We spoke but little, and then
only of some distant topic such IS the
waiter.
The door opened and McIlvane came
in. He looked white and tired as he
dropped down at the table,
"Well?" we asked in chorus.
"She's gone.
"Gone!"
"Yes. went to her boarding house.
The woman told me she had gone Fright
ened to death, probably, with all this
newspaper howl"
"But where has she gone, man? You
found that out, didn't you?" 1t was Will
Jams who asked.
Mcllvane stared at us with vague eyes.
"Oh, yes, found that out. She's gone
back to her farm"
where's her FARM" asked Gardner.
al don't know" said McIlvane DULY.
Williams leaned forward with a light in
his eye.
81 know!" he cried. ave were swap
ping histories one day, and she told me
all about it. Tits in Pennsylvania.
We looked at Williams in pitying si-
lence
McIlvane sat slumped in his chair, the
hat that he had forgotten to remove pulled
down over his eyes, His face was pinched
and wan.
"l've got to find her, !" he said. al might
have saved her all this-and l didn't
| might have saved her her job. She
told me once that she would die if she
lost her job. She was prouder of her place
in the shop than l would be of place in
heaven. She thought that newspaper
people We're the White knights of the Uni
verse. God knows what she thinks of us
now! Fired because she told the truth
about rotten old death-trap! Fired be-
cause she stepped on a prominent adver-
tiser's toes! Free press-hell! l know
what I'm going to do"
"What?" asked Gardner.
"Quit!"
He rose and walked to the door, OBJ
livious of the fact that his dinner had be-
gun to arrive in job lots. At the threshold
he turned, settling his hat more firmly on
his head.
"I'll find her." he said "if she's in this
uor1I0
Evening star., 1915-07-11

FIVE minutes later the editorial staff
of the Evening Gazette was proceeding
TRANQUILITY to get out a newspaper, pre-
cisely as though nothing had occurred
But the second edition contained no hint
of a model clothing factory that defied
the rules and regulations laid down by the
laws of the commonwealth
The damage, however, had been done.
The "Yellows" had spotted Sobs' story
in our first edition, and before night they
were playing it as news, with seven-col-
umn scareheads and boxed interviews
from the no doubt vastly bewldered fac
tory girl who had first tipped Sobs off to
the condition of things. Coincidently the
editorial columns of these papers de-
manded all manner of investigation into
the cause of such malfeasance.
The trust (screamed one of the editorials)
has become SO confident of the POWER OF
ITS WEALTH that it has DARED DEFY
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06

to vacate that portion of the street
ON which stands the fence over which
the whole proceedings have arisen.
This, however, he asserts, probably
cannot be accomplished because it will
be necessary to obtain the sanction
of a percentage of the property own
ers in that vicinity, many of whom
are seeking to have the fence removed.
Should the vacating proceedings be
accomplished it will imply that the
fence will remain until the trustees
choose to remove it, vacated property
being at whatever disposal the city
should care to make Of it.
On the contrary, should the move
result in failure it is quite probable
that the street will be opened as
new channel into MeXicali and the
present line of traffic diverted, the
pedestrian portion by way of the
lockwood street entrance and wagon
and automobile traffic by way of the
old route.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06
CALEXICO NOW ON
OFFENSIVE TO KEEP
STREET CLOSED

Efforts and ultimate success to OBJ
tain a writ of mandamus to compel
the city of CaleXico to remove the
fence at the foot of lockwood ave
nue Immediately adjoining the inter
national boundary line has given rise
to q sequel, according to Attorney o.
V. Wilson.
The first efforts toward removing
the fence and opening new channel
into MeXicali was directed toward the
CaleXico board of trustees in the form
of a petition bearing the signatures
of a number Of the residents of the
border town.
Seven times Attorney Wilson ap-
peared before the board, arguing foi
the move in behalf of his clients, but
part of the trustees remained OBJ
durate.
Then in an effort to secure a writ
of mandamus the matter was carried
before the attorney general of the
state. The attorney general, however,
referred the matter to the board of
supervisors for sanction of the use of
the name of the People of the State
of California in the action.
Permission was granted from that
body at recent meeting, but in the
meantime the board of trustees OF
Calexico have not been entirely ig-
norant of what was going on, accord
ing to Attorney Wilson.
They have instructed the city at
torney, he said, to begin proceedings
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06
MAINLY PERSONAL

Ernest Poston left for San Diego
this morning.
w. l. Stone has returned from trip
20 San Diego.
Philo Jones of Brawley was a vis-
itor in FL Centro today.
Mayor Swanson is expected to re-
turn to Ell Centro tomorrow.
Attorney J. W. Griffin of Holtville
was a courthouse visitor today.
Frank Krebs left for San Diego
and other coast towns this morning.
Attorney Phil D. Swing is spending
q months vacation on the coast.
Constable Frank Crane of Calexico
was a visitor in Ell Centre yesterday
T. D. Mccall of Imperial was
business visitor in the city this morn
ing.
L. E. Cooley left this morning for
Hollywood where he will spend
months vacation.
MIS-. OndfieS Il. l ldIl Is NlSlIlllS III
the valley from San Diego. She is at
the Barbara Worth.
A. d. Kepley, connected with the
district attorneys office, is spending
his vacation on the coast.
Under Sheriff and Mrs. II. w. An
derson will leave this afternoon for
a several days vacation at Campo.
Kenneth A. Davis left this morn
ing for Boulevard where he will spend
couple of weeks with his mother.
Mrs. B. r. Lien, Miss Agnes Lien.
Miss Eva Lien left this morning for
3 weeks vacation at San Diego and
Live Oak Springs.
Deputy District Attorney f. r.
Simon will leave tomorrow morning
for . weeks vacation at Live Oak
Springs and San Diego.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06

room with their pungent odor. About
the walls Of the second room appear
such names as Ostend, Bruges, Namur
and other cities well-known to Amer
leans through war dispatches.
Apparently nothing was overlooked
by France in preparing her exhibit
for the big fair. There are rare rugs
and tapestries from the time Of
Napoleon, relics of Balzac, General
Lafayette and others famous in
French history, as we'll as costly eX-
hbits from the modistes and shops Of
Paris, the nations best in art and in
every industry.
The Tower of Jewels is just begin
ming to get back its reputation after
having encountered the competition of
diamond Jim" Brady during his visit
here. diamond Jim" arrived without
advance notices, but soon had the
sparkling tower blushing for shame.
On one of his afternoon visits to the
fair Brady drew an engineer" of
about l20 pounds when he rented q
wheel chair to take him about the
grounds. As diamond jim" was ac-
companied by a young woman, the
had a fair-sized load to
push even over level streets, consid-
ering Brady's heft But when the
chair headed toward the Baker street
entrance, passing the Inside Inn peo-
pie began to line up to watch.
There is a gradual rise there for
about blocks and near the top the
incline is sharp. Brady sparkled in
the sunlight oblivious to the cause of
filters floating around, but the chair
boy was extended at an angle of about
60 degrees, perspiring, pushing and
blowing and barely able to keep "Dia- /
mond Jim" from rolling back on him.
He made the hill, but it was a close
call.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06
Hold Jumpers Meeting.

Waukesha, Wis, Aug 6.--The an
nual camp meeting Of the Metropol-
itan Church Association. i.nown as
the Holy Jumpers opened here yes
terday. Meetings will be held morn
ing, afternoon and evening under the
direction of Rev. Edwin l. Harvey,
daily during the ten days session. The
speakers will include Rev. and Mrs
C. T. Hollingsworth of ENGLAND, Mrs
Josephine S. Norman of South Africa,
and Rev. and Mrs A. r. Mokstad of
India.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06

bodice of striped material whole
sleeves and front are of a transpar-
ent white or ecru chiffon with the
striped skirt belted and banded with
silk are the most prevalent phases OF
these versatile costumes. Some OF
them live up more closely to the patch
work idea by having a combination Of
dotted silk trimmed in striped organ
die with plain transparent chiffon
sleeves, a plain silken jacket effect
and belt and garnishments of bead
work. Patchwork seems a kindly term
to designate some Of these creations.
To dub them simply a mess comes
nearer to the verities.
It's been a neck and neck race all
summer between the stripes and the
dots. Zebra girls will soon be turn
ing dotty, however, as stripes are more
dashing and noticeable and therefore
you tire of them more easily than of
the more conservative little dot. Com
bining the stripes and the dots gives
a result startlingly reminiscent of 4
"words and music" effect. To be sure
this striking costume of note is bit
loud, but it strikes the right keynote
of the moment and never is the least
bit flat.
So don't doff your stripes to don
dots-just try a little of both.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06
BELGIUM MAKES
BRAVE SHOWING
By Fred S. Ferguson

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
San Francisco, Aug. 6.-The tragedy
Of Belgium is written deep at the
Panama. Pacific Exposition. Laugh
ing crowds, thrilled by the splendor
of the big fair and its wonders, sud
denly become silent before what is
veritably Belgium's shrine among the
exhibits of nations of the world.
The appearance of the manned and
torn nation, which holds the SYM
pathy of an entire world, is not ex-
pected. And when it is encountered
under the sheltering folds of the
French tri-color, men and women stop
short.
Two rooms in the palatial French
building are set aside for Belgium.
France has done more than any other
nation in her efforts to pay her re-
SpcClS 10 lHlS COuHllN lilouSH Hei
exhibits and not the least of the pains
taken by the republic is the attention
given Belgium. To the right of the
broad, carpeted stairs leading to the
main floor of the French building is
the Belgium exhibit. Above the door
is merely the inscription. Belgium"
But beyond is the work of a nation
rearing its head above its ruins and
proclaiming to the world, that Belgium
still lives.
The Belgium exhibit is not large.
There is a big model of the city of
Antwerp, now held by the Germans.
Yhere are a few paintings, bronzes and
exhibits of work from miscellaneous
industries.
Men and women stand in silence be-
fore busts of King Albert and Queen
Elizabeth, mounted upon pedestals
rear the center of the room. AT the
foot of these pedestals cut flowers and
wreaths are piled high, filling the
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06
Why Pay MOre7

One way fare between FL Centro
and Holtville, 35c; round trip, 6Oc.
Ride in comfortable motor cars on a
good roadbed
Leave Ell Centre, 1880 a. m., 1900
m.. $40 and 700 p. m.
Leave Holtville, 200 and S:15 a.
m.; 4:45 and 1880 p m.
HOLTON INTERURBAN RAILWAY
COMPANY.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06
German Day at Exposition.

San Francisco, Aug. 6.-Yesterday
was German day at the Panama-Pa-
cific international Exposition. Thou
sands of Germans from all parts of
the United States were here to pay
tribute to the Fatherland.
The days program was opened with
a parade in which 10 O20 Germans
took part. Two choruses of the Pa
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06

New York, Aug. 6.-Madame La
Mode has 4 perfect passion this sum-
mer for masquerading in rural raj
ment and adapting to herself for per-
verse purposes all the quaint and
primitive sartorial devices of the
peasantry. In reckless manner she
has shown that one touch of bodice
makes princess and peasant kin. In
fact, this comic opera girdle of laced
black velvet may be said to have
struck a note of equality by being
halfway of a peeress and also half
way of a peasant with equally pleas
ing results. Not being confined to the
upper, lower or middle classes eXclu-
sively it has confined the middle of
all.
Many a last summers frock has
been freshened up to 1915 standards
by simply adding the peasant girdle
or bodice with its cord or ribbon laces.
Then there is the popular smock
like the gardener and Gret, the gar
dener's girl, wears when they go
wedding, sowing and spading, to say
nothing of the wide-brimmed floppy
garden hats of loose woven straw that
milady has snatched from their SIM
pie heads to perch on her own friv-
olous pate.
Copying everything in the apron
line from the gay little inconsequen-
tial affair affected by the ladies' maid
and the femme de chambre up to the
more durable models displayed by the
kitchen queen and presiding goddess
of the laundry tube she has converted
them by grace of sheer fabrics and
threadlike laces into exquisite finish
ing touches on her smart summer
frocks.
The filmy fichu shrouding her
snowy bosom was inspired by the ker-
chief of the simple dairy maid and
to such extremes is her penchant for
all things primitive that they have
even affected her eating and sleep
ing. She insists on taking her food
off the crude hand-painted peasant
wares of Brittany, Bulgaria or the
Black Forest, while her bed and table
linen is of unbleached peasant weaves
stunningly monogrammed. For after
all she prides herself as really getting
next to nature and being truly Of the
people IN her present peasant modes
and yet though she wears an apron
it Is ever of the finest lace and hand
embroidered. If she covers her bed
with unbleached muslin and drapes
her windows in cheesecloth and lays
her table with coarse linen in natural
shade they are all exquisitely stitched
and embroidered and monogrammed
in the height of art and artistry.
Dame Fashion only plays at being
primitive.
Patch pockets aren't the only patch
on this seasons vagaries of apparel.
Indeed the whole scheme of a sue
cessful toilette seems to be patchy.
Three and even four different ma
terials and colors often go to make up
a single frock and the more the mer-
rier is the mode. The tiny silken
jackets of plain color worn over a
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06

cific Saangerbund and two choruses
of children We're given during the day
Al the formal ceremonies D. C. j.
Hexamer of Philadelphia an expo
sition official. gave the address OF
the day.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06

Berlin.-Every seventh son born in
prominent German families in which
the preceding six sons are alive is a
"God child" of the kaiser. He now
has 10000.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06

Grape juice is the popular summer
drink. We are agents for Red Wing,
Welch's and Armour's, on ice at the
fountain or we have it in pints and
quarts to take home with you. Try
it at home. Baldridge Drug Co.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06
CITY AND VALLEY

Born.-To Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan r.
Ralston Of Calexieo, a daughter.
= :: y
The Fairy and the Wait. This
beautiful little drama the feature
at Tulane Airdome tonight and will
be found one of the most pleasing of
entertainments.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06
War Oddities.

London = Britain's popular waf
song, "Sster Susie's Sewing Shirts
for Soldiers" has a rival. It's
cousin Clara's Cooking Cakes for
Cossacks."
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06

Houses raised, moved and leveled
Work guaranteed Ed Royce, 63::
Main.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06
COSTUMES MIMIC
THE SIMPLE LIFE
BY Margaret Mason

By Margaret Mason
written for the United Press)
Dolly of the dairy
And Bridget who peels spuds
And Greta of the garden
And Susie of the suds
Have all been emulated
BY Fashion in her duds.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06

Pianos moved with best of care any.
where in valley. Ed Royce.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06

Modern broom housekeeping apis,
658 Commercial. Ed Royce.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-08-06
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

If YOU WANT some No. water
stock, inquire at Bank, F. B. Fuller.
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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-09
TWENTY-EIGHT TO
TRIAL FOR FRAUD
Mayor of Terre Haute and
q Others Charged
With Conspiracy.

q INDIANAPOLIS, March S.--A jury
was sworn late eoday in the United
States district court 10 try Dom M.
Roberts mayor of Terre Haute, and
u others who are charged in an In
dictment with conspirins TO defraud
the federal government through cor
rupting the election of November g.,
1914, in Terre Haute.
United states District Attorney
Frank c. Daley had begun to read
the indictment when court adjourned
until tomorrow morning.
Before the jury was completed 2s
Veniremen were examined. The de-
tense exercised nine of its ten peremp-
tory challenges while the government
used only one. Mr.. Dailey's questions
were taken TO indicate he had in
formation that an tempt had been
made to tanper with the men sum
moned for jury duty. All, however,
declared they had talked TO no one or
received any mail tending TO influence
their judgment In the case.
The jury as sworn contains nine
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-09
WHAT DYSPEPTICS
SHOULD EAT
A PHYSICIANS ADVICE

o'Indigestion and practically all forms Of
stomach trouble are nine times out of ten,
due to aeiditys therefore stomach sufferers
should whenever possible avoid eating food
that is acid in its nature, or which by
chemical action in the stomach develops acid
fly Unfortunately such q rule eliminates
most foods which ere pleasant to the taste
ss wei, as those which ore rich in blood
flesh and serv0 building properties This Is
the reason why dySpeptics and stomach suf'
ferers are usually SO thin emacisted and
lacking in Shas vital energy which can only
come from q well.fed bodyo For the benefit
OF those sufferers who have been obliged TO
exclude from their diet all stsrchyo sweet or
fatty food. and are trying TO keep up mis-
cradle existence on gluten products would
suggest you should try . meal OF any food
or foods which you may like. M moderate
amount, taking Immediately afterwards .
tsaspoonful OF bisursted magnesis In a little
hot or cold water. This will neutraliIe any
be formed and instead OF the usual feeling
of unessiness and tulneSso You will find
thst your food agrees with you perfectly
Hisnrsted mAgnesiA Ia doubtless the best
food corrective and Satscid known 1t has
no direct action on the stomach but by neu-
tralizing the scidity OF the food contents,
and thus removing the source OF the acid
irritation which inflsmes the delicate stOm.
nch lining. II does more than could possibly
be done by any drug or medicine. As a
physician, | believe in the use OF medicine
whenever necessary but ] must admit that
cannot see the sense Of dosing an IN
famed and irritsted stomach with drugs in
stead Of getting rid Of the Scid--the canse
of all the trouble Get q little bisurated
mngnesia from your druggist. eat what you
want at your next meal, take some Of the
bisurated magnesia as directed above, and
gee IL I'm not right