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Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-04
BY Brown Holm cS

~ FTWWU H0TmON
Iris Speaker of the Boston Red SoX
is the big hitter pitchers will have 10
battle with i'm the world series aud
Speaker is a big hitter because he has
an odd style at the plate.
Speaker stands - far back i'm the
batter's box as the llnns of the bat
,er's box will permit. In this position
he is able to see pitched balls alter
they break and always knows. before
he swings his bat if he win hit a
straight bail. curve or spitbau.
American League pitchers say Speak
cr Is one IF the hardest men i'm the
league to fool They say they can't
make him swing at wide curve and
miss il off the end OF his bat. because
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-04

i'm his position he can see the ball
after il curves and knows if he can
reach il.
Most batters stand even with the
plate or i'm front of it and hit the ball
before il has chance to break or as
it is breaking. In this position they
do not always know what they are
swinging at.
Ty cobb hits i'm this style. He hits
before thu bail breaks. except when
opposed 10 Iefthand pitchers. Then he
sometimes stands in the rear of the
box, like Speaker.
Speaker has been the leading hitter
of the SoN this season. His swats have
helped 10 keep the club at the top and
are expected to count FOR big things
i'm the big games.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-04
COUNTY SENDING
OUT ANNUAL BILLS

The county is going to send out its
statements during the next few days
to a trifle more than 5000 persons, tax
statements which will cost the county
approximately $500 to mail.
The mailing of statements for taxes
is not compulsory, Tax Collector n. J.
Reid said this morning. 1t is not prac-
ticed in Los Angeles or San Dlego
counties and is done here purely Tor
the convenience of the taxpayers.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-04
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Oakley Company to Dane ]. Eddy,
lot ;, block L, Brawley.
Ruth Courtright to Mrs. Arthur F.
Pickle n p Sc a and S y Sc i
NE 4 section 16, 14-11, 100 acres.
NJ Thomas ct uX. to w. c. Thomas,
undivided one-half interest in lot II,
black 81, Ell CentrO.
Flora MacHenry ct al to J. w. Walls,
lots 10, II, u, block 33, Addition No. !,
El Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-04

Have your Vacation Films finished
at Evan Davis Studio, , doors west
of POsloffice. We have NOW installed
a special modern department for anna
ielr finishing.-AdN. Nl5h
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-04
Cream Cake

Inquiries among a large number ofWomen
using The Cooks Book" showed this to
be their favorite cake recipe. 1t is easy to
make, certain to turn out well if X { Bak
ing Powder is used. and may be put to-
gether with almost any filling or icing.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-04

street dance, which was advertised for
October l, will be given next Satur-
day on Main street, i'm the interest If
the band. The band had not been suf-
fici"ntly reoreanized for the season ON
the previous date.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-04

General transfer and storage;
prices right. Ed. Royce, 613 MAN,
Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-04
( himneyS Built

or concrete work done. Phone 1G3W.
CPS Olive st. |. \. Thomas.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-04
10 ASSIST Cotton NIrn-J

70 \sSi>t Cotton Wen. G. Martin
of the office of Markets. Department
of Commerce. hats arrived here to work
with the Long staple Cotton Growers
Association this year. assisting i'm mar
keting the Durango cotton crop. for
W hich the outlook is particularly good.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-04

Something ueW in Breakfast Food at
Ross 4 Suarl's AdN.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-04
Public Library story uour-Ree

Public Library story Iiour-Beein-
ming next Saturday. entertaining and
instructive stories will be told the
children each Saturday morning. For
children younger than . years the sto-
ries viii commence at 1880. At Il
thee will be stories for the older chill
dren. The following cycle Of Greek
myths will be continued for the next
weeks: "The Gorgon's Head" "Three
Golden Apples "The Miraculous
Pitcher" THE ChimeTa.' The Mino-
taur," "The Pygmies," THE Golden
Fleece" These stories are in series
Each story however, is complete in
itself and any boys and girls are in
Vited to attend the story hour, whether
or not they are registered borrowers
of books
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-04

Capture Of Naco-At the Tulane Air
dome tonight there will be an extra
screen giving genuine Mexican bat
lie and the capture of Naco, Sonora,
miles south of Bisbee, Ariz. General
p Elias Gales, in command of Car
ranza's troops. takes the town in Il
short but spirited engagement. I'm
mediately after the capture the soldiers
spilled all liquors and broke up all
gambling tools. This picture shows
General Gales train few miles out
of Naco; cavalry formation for battle;
the fight on Boundary street. in front
of custom house; United states troops,
Tenth cavalry, lining up at boundary
as battle began; men and boys taken
prisoners; spilling of liquor until the
streets run wet, and many other scenes
of interest This picture was taken by
Professor c. W. Fait of the Great
Western Feature Film Company of Ma
tional City, Cal, and has not been
shown the public yet. Tonight for the
first time at the Tulane Airdome.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-04

Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Knapp are en-
tertaining Mr.. and Mrs, August Mar
tin, old Iowa friends Mr.. and Mrs.
Martin are now living at jefferson,
okla and are spending their vaca-
ton on the Pacific coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-04
K G. Cream Cake

By Mrs. Janet Mckenzie Hill, Editor of
the Boston Cooking School Magazine.
One-haT cup butter; cup sugar;
yolks Of : eggs, beaten light; II cups
sitted fou1, = leeet tedspoontulS h c
Baking PoWder;t cup cold l0ater; Whites
of eggs, beaten dry.
Cream the butter; add the sugar, yolks of
eggs and water, then the -four, slfted three
times with the baking powder; lastly the
whites of eggs. Bake in two or fe5,E-zl
three layers; put these together 49, ssrv5z,.w,=i,1
with cream filling, and dredge EaXW
the top with confectioner'S Sugar. EEg1
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-29
NtLL|EbLY IN WAR.REN7 PRzEMYSL

, He brings il on small individual trays
Most always it is a glass of coffee
with a spoon in it. On the side used
to be three Jumps of pressed sugar
Now il is one small bit of broken loaf
A tray of black bread is snatched
from the next table. One can have
eggs, but scrambled eggs only, For
that and one other reason ! won
have them. Almost everybody else
takes a plate. They are always
brought so, one spoonful on plate.
That is absolutely all one can have
except cigars and cigarettes. All
smoke. The air is heavy and blue.
Windows are never opened or clean
ed.
The newspapers are read in the
coffee house and postcards are writ
ten here. 1t is useless to write let
ters. Everything must be unsealed
for the censor TO read. So al mes
saees. fond or otherwise, have to be
public
The main street is crowded. 1t Is
narrow and cobble-paved. Trucks
drawn by six horses are hauling can
mons out in the direction of the Tyrol
encampment. where we heard mass
Sunday and witnessed the decora-
tions. started TO count, but got tired
and quit.
was in the coffee house all morn
ing and the string of cannon never
stopped They drive to the left here.
Often traffic on the right had to stop
and turn off side streets TO allow to
pass droves of cattle with the famous
spreading horns of our almost extinct
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-29

food, cooking apparatus. souvenirs
etc. were brought until finally there
was pile almost large enough tt
fill "a car.
l. the only woman. was the only
person who obeyed orders and had
but one bag, that small enough for
me to carry.
Many ~ and Wounded.
The sick and wounded we're being
brought by ambulance, stretcher and
wagon and carried to the train.
Great numbers of soldiers, apparent
ly just arriving. were being given
bread. "Spions." or spies. were be
ing jostled on board between their
woman ran back and forth seeking
unsuccessfully IL way to pass the
soldiers at the door so as to follow a
Jew with furtailed church hat who
had been pushed into the train.
A pale. ragged, hatless boy tried to
dodge under a soldiers gun. He had
tied in handkerchief some belong
ings, or perhaps food for n spy. He
could not evade the loyal watchful
guard He whinned and pleaded in a
weak, thin voice, but the guard was
unmoved
Our party arrived like a tourist
their shoulders, but carrying luggage?
Oh, no! Each flew to see if among
the heapedup luggage the patient
soldiers had theirs.
Colonel John arrived and led US to
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-29

The following correspondence was
the last Miss Nellie BLY,, special cor
respondent for the International News
service in Austria, wrote before leav-
lhF the fortress of Przemysl, which is
now ringed by an iron wall of Rus
Siapsl
PRZEMYSL, Nov 3.-We are to
leave this fortress today. | am sorry,
but under military command one can
only obey. Every moment is inter
estlng here. sit in the Coffee House
Sttber, writing. 1t is impossible TO
write in my frozen room. The coffee
Rouse would not be called warm any
Where but in Galicia. | don't know
whether it is warmed by the porcelain
stove in the corner or by the crowd.
The entire cafe is filled They are
all officers of all degrees, except those
belonging to Col. Johns group. To
&C." man IL civilian attire would
make one gaze at him in surprise.
tiles Of prince and duke and graf
or lord, are so plentiful that one
ceases to be interested.
Everybody, as well as the nobodies,
must come here for his breakfast.
Nothing can be had in the hotels One
after the other, officers hang up
Celr coats and nantes and swords.
hdch must be his own hatboy. They
st on a lounge by a table and the
passive, uninterested miniature per
s'hage who condescends to take the
order gazes with dull and uninterested
eyes at his victim, and says:
Black or white?"
Black Bread and Coffee.
mat means blsck or with milk.
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our two cars. At five and in the dark
we started. We could have no light,
because this train had been fired on
two days before. The day before it
was so dangerous that no train left
In utter darkness our train left the
fortress, and as IL travelled along.
the moon hidden behind clouds, the
only light being an occasional flash
from the engine, we could hear tho
crack, crack, crack of infantry. Now
and then light would appear sud
denly in the black sky. 1t looked like
a fardistant skyrocket
1t was shrapnel. They appeared
more and more, the crack of the In
fantry grew less and less. II sounded
at intervals on the east, the main
firing having ceased. The shrapnel
grew more and more. Then the
shrapnel, like the firing, ceased, and
we rolled off into the dark, still
night.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-29

Texas steer. These cattle come from
Hungary. They are fat and healthy
Many Arrested As Spies.
With unhappy frequency four OF
five soldiers pass with poverty
stricken, ragged individual in their
midst. Sometimes they have two
Often they are boys-very often they
are Jews, bearded, clad in a long dirty
black coat. Barefooted, thin, sad, but
untearful. women and children ran
alongside, moving in and out of the
merciless traffic, always keeping in
sight and nearly always in speaking
reach of their loved one, being taken
to-what?
For these are suspected spies. or
"spione." as they call them. These
are dangerous days. It needs but the
lying word of an enemy to send a
man to his death Time is short. the
foe is battering on the door and death
is reaping his greatest harvest since
voice spake out and said: Let
there be light"
What matters one or two more?
No one has time to listen or care.
Friends cannot sympathze. Their
own woes claim all their pangs. Even
tears have ceased to fall. Who can
weep for one when thousands are
dead and thousands dying every
hour?
There go four soldiers carrying
stretcher On it lies a motionless
form, covered with his blanket. \
woman, carrying something tied in a
large handkerchief, trots behind. On
the wagons, following those splendid
death. They are ell of the pattern ]
have described and in which We trav-
eled. Lying helpless in the bottom or
huddled, mortally i'll men-either Sc,
riously wounded or dying of some dis
ease. Across the tops, on unsafe
boards, hanging feet down from the
insecure rear. are as many more as
can find clinging space.
They are the less helpless, If not
less serious, cases. Feet, arms, heads,
must sit up. There would be no
room to carry new soldiers and new
munitiou. If all injured were per
mitted to lie down.
Shops Kept Closed.
The shops are all closed A procla |
nation issued by the general advises
all shops to be closed, as the break
ing Of Hindenburg's line may mean
another attack on PrZemysl. This |
bringing down of all iron shutters
does not mean much, anyway. Mer-
chandise was exhausted in this fort
ress weeks ago. Nothing is left that
any one wants, much less what one
needs. No new stock can be had, as
the railroads have only time for sol
diers and arms and the transport of
those who have fought and still live
barely live.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-29

They do not relate now the tale OF
their days and nights and weeks OF
hell. Perhaps that may come in time
but now their brains are dulled and
blunted. The sound of shrapnel
whistlng in the air, the booming of
cannon, the dreadful agoniYcd cry of
comrades, Into the trenches" is all
they think and hear. Even hunger
and cold have become of little i'm.
portance. am ashamed even to eat.
My heart is bowed in meekness and
humility. eat the black, dirty bread
in abject thankfulness.
The Archduke Leopold Salvador
puts on his fur-lined coat and departs
He enters his motor car at the door
Off it speeds towards the line whence
comes that terrific booming He Is
commander of artillery. A Polish
prince, whose name | cannot spell
follows his example The others still
remain to drink coffee and write
The cathedral was open so went
in. II Is filed with old wood carvings
and strange old paintings. A Grim
son covered coffin surrounded by
candles stood before the altar rail
A soldier, his head in bandages, knclt
before "A paper-tinsled decorated pic
ture of the Virgin and Child. Another
soldier on clutches ratified off to a
remote corner There was only the
three of us in that sacred quiet spot
Even heather in these days must be
driven to prayer, but the churches
are empty.
Little Baggage Allowed.
! required no time to pack. ! had
only the linen bag, as | had been
ordered. | said goodbye to the room
with the steam radiator but 70 heat,
no water. hung my key for the
last time on the hook below the tiny
slate on which was written Miss
BLY," The sponge, tied to string,
hangs on the same nail, so as to ex-
pedite the registering Of the new
comer's name
Bookkeeping in Przcmysl hotels
must be of the greatest simplicity.
A blackboard in the front hall regis
tiers ones name opposite ones num-
Der. The slate ON one door does
likewise. When one leaves it Is eras-
ed and that's all there is to it. Simi-
lar simplicity in the United States
might tighten work in the divorce
courts.
Followed by two miniature boys,
one with my bag, | went down the
four flights of stairs to the office
There the servants | had never seen
waited for their small tip
Our order was to be at the station
At $3.50. / arrived at 3. Already the
i've soldier servants in our party
we're appearing loaded down with
baggage. Pictures, guns, bags, suit
,ases, cameras, kino machines, coats.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-29
His Own Detective.

In Schenectady, ~ Y. farmer REQ
ognized in leather shop the green
hide OF horse which had been stolen
from him but two weeks before. BY
means OF the hide he traced the thief
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-29
What Makea for Good Work.

We never do well that which we do
not enjoy doing, that toward which
our faculties of thought. feeling and
Temperament do not converge with
unanimity OF assent
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-29


ON RIDeEwooD
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-21
HOW Is THIS?
Register Publishes Government sln.
formation" That's Neither on.
cial Nor Correct

Postmaster W w Irwin said vos.
terday that the statement carried nv
another Wheeling morning paper 10
the effect that stone a. Thomas.
store. 40. 1920 Main street had ba.p
DESIGNATED By an order issued ,as.
to-day by tho PostoffIce depsrtmcpt
90 Washington. ID. C.. AZ station No
az The Wheeling postoffire." was I'M.
correct inasmuch AZ the .posfoffI.s
department az Washington. ID a. -
rad not 20 dcgIrnafcd tho STORE a.
Stone A. Thomas az "a station ip COO.
neciion with tho local posH9ffre.
mar no such official Information had
been RIvon out and that boz has mo-
Official Information 90 give out tbsf
such station" will De- oprred or
september !. And further. that .f
VIII not Do a station or aU bm sirr
lly The right of fho DESIGNATED and
bonded person FOB sell stamps and
such at tho store
Mr Irwin further said chat such
bond bad NOT been given nor had that
details Tor tho establishment of aurb
station been completed. and that
such pfrmi .Iur would not Boz grant.
% by fhr "P0sfofnre derartrmnf az
hlnnfun. ID. CO. until aU postal
laws shall have been complied with.
end further that Tho station would
uo' Do opened before September no..
in any event
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-21
LEVlES TOO HIGH,
BELIEVES MR.. BLUE
TAXES INCREASED BY COUNTIES
THROUGHOUT TIE STATE.
Due 10 Building % Permanent Roads
And Betterrnent % Sehooi Con
citions. Says Tar Commits
sioner

County and municipal taN levies
for the ensuing fiscal year are higher.
speaking generally Of The state At
large than last year. according 70
State Tax Commissioner Fred O. Blue
of Charleston. Sho spent yesterday m
this city. on business The levies m
many instances are too high. IN tue
opinion Of Mr. Blue. who thinks the
legislature should lower the maximum
limit.
District and county lcvies generally
are much higher. due 20 extensive
road building ana improved conditions
in schools. said the tax comm---Sner
Several districts and counties. he add
ed. voted school and road bond issues
and at the same time authorized spec
ial levies to pay the interest ana
create sinking sunds
Considerable permanent road Luild-
Ing II going on over the state this
year. Commissioner Blue remarked.
and many counties raised the ROAD
levy TO the limit end at the same time
laid the special bridge levy authorized
by law. Many municipalities ana
vantage of the special levy authoriz-
ed by the last session Of the legisla-
ture. to raise funds with which to
pay old debts which had been accumu.
lating for years.
More new and better school houses
are now being built or are contem-
plated than ever before. and this lar
gely accounts for the increase IN
school levies. Mr.. Blue said Also.
teachers are being paid higher salaries
and better teaching facilities are
being provided. while the school term
in many districts is being heightened.
ls Not A Candidate.
| Mr.. Blue declined To discuss politics
We have been unusually busy in the
tax department, and really have not
been following the political situation. -"
he said.
Tax Commissioner Blue has fire.
quently mentioned as probable can.
didate for the Republican nomination
for governor. when asked regarding
the probability of his entering the
race he replied that he has no guber-
material aspirations al present. Il
appreciate the complimentary express
sions Of my friends in my behalf" ne
said. but | have no desire to become
candidate for governor or any other
office at this time"
Mr.. Blue was IN Wheeling yesterday
paying an official visit 10 county Of
ficials. He left the city last evening
for Charleston.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-21
NEAR DROWNING
Al Warwood Dam When Two Work.
men Get into ieht-Foreisner
Pitched into River.

a foreigner. who Is employed AZ the
Foundation company that has charge
Of the building Of the government
dam, a. Warwood had "a narrow cs-
cape from drowning yesterday after
noon when be- got into scrap with
another wOrkmen. Tho other being
the strongest of the two picked up
the foreigner and threw him over the
edge Of the guide wall on the West
Virginia side OF the river The other
fellow returned to his work and left
the foreigner 60
One o. the engineer on dredge
boat heard the foreigner calling for
help. BE a. once throw large rope
nom the dredgo boat which the FOR.
eirner grabbed and no WAS towcd to
tho boat Hc was badly frightened
but ho returned 90 his work
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-21
COUNCIL TUESDAY
Meeting Will be Called Monday 70
Take up Annual Appropriation
Ordinance. Will Test Mettle.

Calls will be issued Monday morn
ing for recessed meeting OF the city
council TO meet Tuesday evening. At
this meeting the annual appropriation
ordinance will be taken up and chan
ges made therein. City officials who
have gone through the ordeal Of pas
sing an annual appropriation budget
say that this session will test the
mettle OF the new councilmen.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-21
sum MON JURORS
Deputy Sherffs Start out on Hard
and Tedious Job Yesterday-Over
Hundred 90 &c Called

Deputy shorlffs started out yester.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-21

day morning serving summonses On
forty-two Jurors summoned 10 servc
IN the criminal court during the fau
and the forty-two summoned TO serve
In each part OF the circuit court A
total OF 1876 Jurors are 10 be sum.
moned by the sheriffs. and will he
increased by the number OF iurors
that may be called In AZ extra panoIs
Clerk Of the Circuit Court Jobn r.
Kingdom is busy preparing his doc.
ket
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-21
POSTPONE MEsIlne
wheeling Gold Range minina Com
pany Bankrupt Hearing Goes
over Two Week.

For the second time the meeting
OF the Wheeling Gold Range Mining
company. bankrupt. was POSTPONED
two weeks. The meeting was achcd.
uIrd to be- heard before Referee in
bankruptcy D. " Cummina yester
day but was postponed pending a..
lions before The United States court
at Reno Referee Cummins entered
an order throurh The Reno court re-
eifaininE tho sheriff Of that county
from selling The property OF the com.
uInL
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-21
COUNTY COURT.


Marriage Licenses.
Memen HAPPEN. Barton. Ohio. 10
Mary Renicko. Barton. Ohio.
Joseph konski Martins Ferry
Anna Gurgacy. McMechen.
Deeds Recorded.
Daniel r. Biggs and wife 10 the
state Board 81 Control. a lot near
West Liberty. adjoining Iands of
Julia Prall and John {. shaw. Con
sideration. S2.t0O
Julia Chrisnell % Sadie Norris lot
boz Center Wheeling Consideration
$40
Deeds o. Trust
Two deeds Of trust have been fled
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-21
BUYS PROPERTY
Hazel Atlas Company Acquires 5000
Acres OF Land In Taylor County
-Consideration Unknown.

u has been officially announced
that the HazelAtlas Glass company
has acquired 5000 acres Of land In
Taylor county. formerly the property
OF the Comet OH company. All OF
the property Is under lease and 90 f.
probable that the name Of the oporat-
INK company will not be- changed.
This transaction BE- considered one Of
the bigEest real estate deals In that
part Of the state.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-08-21
JUDGMENT MOTION
Filed With Circuit Clerk by Attorney
Casey Yesterday. one Appeal
Case Filed.

Attorney W. b. Casey filed a motion
for judgment with the clerk Of the cir
cult court yesterday styled Emma ID.
Trigg VS. y Vincent The motion IN
wolves the sum OF S3O5.35 alleged Que
on four promissory notes. An appeal
case In which H. y. Bowman was
compelled 10 furnish bond in a non
support case was filed from the court
of Squire Gomper.