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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-02
BIRDS IN EMBRYO

''Why did you leave the stage?" an
actor asked another, whom he had
not seen for some time. We'll" the
other replied, 81 had hint that 1
was not suited for it." 81 see,' was
the friends comment. ''The little
birds told you, eh?" well, no, not
exactly" was the reply; "but they
might have become birds if they had
been allowed to hatch. "-TOp-Notch.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-02

BY Idah McGlone Gibson
Many women write and ask: How
shall l develop my throat and bust?"
There is one very simple exercise
that, taken together with deep
breathing, will, if persisted in, give
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-02

any woman who is not IN dencaLt
health a fine throat and bust.
Miss Irene Hough kindly consented
to pose with her hands in first posi-
ton.
Stand on the balls of your feet
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
EXPERT COMING HERE
TO STUDY THE APHIS

{. p. Clausen, assistant to Mr..
Quayle, entomologist at the Riverside
experiment station, is expected to re
turn to the valley within the next
two weeks as result of recent trip
in an effort to solve the aphis prob
lem. Both made tour of the val
ley, accompanied by County Horticul-
tural Commissioner F. w. Waite. and
expressed surprise at the number Of
aphis infested localities in the valley
at this season of the year, under nor
NAL conditions the alternating period
of the aphis.
Little is known of the cotton aphis,
which is doing much damage here now,
said the horticultural commissioner
this morning. and Mr.. Clausen, during
his stay here, will study their habits
in an effort to determine some eff
fective check. According to Mr.. Waite
Mr.. Clausen is expected to begin his
Investigations within the next two
weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
Terrible Disaster Befalls
Whole Tribe of Pessimists

Possibly it might have been better
TO have retained those cows and added
to the butter output, but the coast
country bid higher than local farmers
for them, and the natural increase of
the herds for the past year was thus
disposed of.
These cows being shipped are bring
ing as high as $1l5 each, and the rea-
son for the demand is realization on
the coast that tens of thousands of
persons are coming to the coast, and
high prices for butter are expected
Local creamery men, in fact, be
lieve the market will go considerably
above the present price of 81 cents
and will remain we'll up through the
year.
This rise of cents in week IN
the price of butter fat has brought
about of a sudden a much greater
feeling of hopefulness, and of course
the improved cotton market is work
ing to the same end.
There is another most hopeful as
pect. Any person who has visite'
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21

The worst disaster that has fallen
upon the tribe of pessimists in years
has just happened or transpired or
occurred, or something like that.
The cotton market has been ad
vancing very slowly, but very stead
lily, while the demand has become
normal. And on top of this, butter
fat has gone up cents pound in
a week and the markets are crying
for the produce of the valley.
How can any self respecting pes
simist meet these facts without droop
ing his head, like a modest wild flow
er facing the winds of adversely?
The pessimist has of late been
pointing to the fact that the valley
has shipped out about 5000 milch
cows during the last year, but, if he
only knew it, this is one of the best
evidences of prosperity. Those cows
brought to the valley fully a half
million dollars. and, in spite of their
shipment, the production of butter
fat remains at it's highest point.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21

the local hotels during the last week
has noted complete change, the lob
bies being filled and the talk being
Just as it used to be about the price
of land, the opportunity for invest
ment, etc, and many of the visitors
make the fact known that they are
looking for property.
At the real estate offices we hear
again the story of strangers who are
looking for land, and this tone of
hopefulness and expectancy carries US
back to the condition of year ago.
Men who few days since had
crouch and felt like homeless Bel
gians, footsore and weary, are Begin
ming to realize that they are still in
America, with the Star Spangled Ban
ner waving aloft and the ali charged
with the revivifying ozone of liberty
and opportunity.
The pessimist has had his day. He
still is ''in our midst" but his head
begins to hang sheepishly and only a
trumpet's blast is needed to over
throw his bulwark of decaying facts.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
High School Notes.
(By Thomas r. Wilson,

The regular quarterly examinations
will take place next week on Thurs :
day and Friday This is also the fl
raj test for the semester and anyone
failing now must drop out OF those
classes. However, enough subjects
will be started so that they can go
on with a full course.
This morning Miss Jessie Pope
spoke to the pupils during the as
sembly period. She spoke on the
education of the boys and girls. She
went back to the time when the first
school was established in America,
showing how the schools then were
mainly for the boys; how the girls
were gradually allowed to enter, and
she also brought US up to the pres
ent time. She spoke of the new col
leges which were founded, gave the
new departments as added and how
they became main parts of the school
life.
We will have another talk from the
teachers in two weeks.
Tomorrow is the day of the bond
election. Anyone who has the inter-
est of the school at heart is asked to
get out and vote one way or the other.
A committee has been appointed, with
Egbert Swanson as chairman, which
will go around in machines to carry
people to and from the school. The
school truck will cover the town and
the school Ford, and Merton, Gray and
Lawrence, in their machines, will COW
er the outside grammar school dis
trict. The polls open at 8 o'clock
and remain open until at least 5.
The polls for the FL Centro grammar
school district will be in Room of
the High School.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
Baseball Litigation.

Chicago, Jan. 2l.-Keene II. Adding
ton, chief counsel for the Federal
League, resumed his argument today
before Judge Lands in the federal
court asking an injunction to prevent
the operation of the national agree
ment of organized baseball.
The case promises to drag along for
ten days, as counsel are occupying
much more time than was expected.
A number of witnesses are expected
to be introduced to support the affi-
davits AT the conclusion Of the ar
guments and testimony Judge Landis
is expected to take the case under adj
visement. A decision can hardly be
expected before the first week or mid
die of February.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
ROOZE CASE ATTRACTS
MANY SPECTATORS

Before probably the largest crowd
ever gathered in the city hall to wit
ness court proceedings, the second
dav of the case of Mrs. Anita Nc
Crory, on trial on charge of con
ducting a blind tiger, was resumed
at $50 this morning.
Yesterday nearly the entire time
was devoted to the selection of a
Jury, more than 25 having been ex-
cused because of an admitted preju-
dice on the liquor question. A special
venire was required before the jury
finally was selected.
Witnesses for both the prosecution
and the defense took the stand during
the trial today and at a late hour this
afternoon Mrs. McCrory testified in
her own behalf.
Conflicting testimony and frequent
objections by City Attorney Larew
characterized the trial today. Evi-
dence. consisting of booze and money
received in payment, alleged to have
Leen confiscated in the raid on Mrs.
McCrorys East Side home, were in
troduced during the course of the
trial. Attorney Wilson, who is appear
ing for the defendant, attempting to
nrove that the seals were broken on
the bottles which had been taken from
Mrs. McCrory.
Up to late hour this afternoon
the case had not been concluded and
there is a probability that it will be
continued until tomorrow.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
Two Must Hang.

Los Angeles, Jan. 21.-Charles E. T.
Oman. who slew w. M. Alexander,
December 22, and Glen Witt, his ac
complce in the crime, were today SEN
fenced by Judge Willis of the su-
perior court to hang. Oman was
sentenced to die in San Quentin and
Witt at Folsom. The dates of exc
cution will be fixed by Judge Willis
within ten days. Before pronouncing
sentence motions for new trials were
denied. Both will appeal.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
Fighting for Inches.

iiShtlnS IOf lncHeS.
London, Jan. 21.-The actions along
the front from the sea to Alsace have
reached point where they may al
most be referred to as "war by
inches" For days the official state
ments of both the French and Ger
man war offices have related the par
ticulars of splendid gains of one
hundred yards" and those from Paris
and Berlin yesterday and last night
were no exception to the rule.
Hand -to-hand fighting at some
points on the front seems to be raging
with considerable violence and it is at
these places that the hard won gains
of yards are being made. At other
places, either because of unfavorable
weather or for other causes, the ac-
ton has settled down into long, dog
ged duels of field artillery, enlivened
now and again by infantry clashes and
occasional sallies by the supporting
cavalry.
OF actual news there has been none
since the Battle OF scissors, and pre-
sumably accurate French accounts of
that engagement, now that it is vir-
tually over, show it to have been dis
tinguished more for the violence of the
fighting than for any strategic gains
or losses on either side.
Big German Guns Silenccd.
Amsterdam, Jan. 21.-Heavy long
range German guns planted among
the sand dunes northeast Of Nieu-
port have been silenced by British
warships, according to dispatch to
Tie Nandelsblad from Slius. Belgian
troops, cooperating with the fleet,
compelled the Germans to evacuate
the former position on the coast and
prevented the guns being operated.
Zeppelins Reported.
Copenhagen, Jan. 21.-It is reported
fro ma Swedish source that German
Zeppelins have been seen over the
frontier of Finland. They are be-
lieved to be reconnoitering for the
purpose of blowing up bridges on the
new railway connecting Sweden and
Russia through Finland.
kaiser's Health.
Amsterdam, Jan. 21.-A private
dispatch says the Kaiser's physician
has ordered him to return to Berlin
for another operation on his throat.
The Kaiser, it is said, has refused to
accede, declaring he will not return
until his troops have scored an over
whelming victory.
Americans Arrested.
Washington, Jan. 21.-Ambassador
Gerard of Berlin has cabled the state
department that several sailors on the
American cotton steamers Greenbrier
and Carolyn, while ashore at Bremen,
we're arrested by military authorities,
but assurances have been given the
ambassador that the men will be re-
leased in time to rejoin their ships
before they leave port. Ambassador
Gerard did not disclose the charges,
fut officials believe the men were "out
on a lark" when taken.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
PLAN ITINERARY
FOR ALL VISITORS

The itinerary, covering eighty miles,
for San Diego and other visitors who
may visit Imperial Valley at any
time, has been definitely settled, ac-
cording to F. E. Place, secretary of
the Imperial Valley Chamber of Com
that the route for the trip had been
decided upon yesterday after tour
of The valley. The trip originally
lad been intended for tourists who
visit San Diego, but, according
to Mr.. Place, plans have been rear
ranged so that residents of the val
ley may make the trip.
The route as planned will start
from some point IN this cisy, proceed
ing west on Main street for a mile
south past the J. II. Reed fruit ranch
and then east to the COnant ranch,
which is. three miles south. From
that point the route again swings to
the south, past the beautiful home of
E. G. Irwin, and from there to the
j. ID. Whiting ranch on the Heber
road. The journey includes visit
to the date farm, where the visitors
will see all phases of date culture.
Calexico and Mexicali will be includ
ed in the itinerary, the latter, it is
believed, being a feature which will
draw many visitors, the distance from
San Diego to Tia Juana probably de-
terring many tourists from making
that trip.
Members of the party who outlined
TIE route yesterday interviewed Mexi-
can officials in an effort to arrange
matters in such a way as to enable
those who make the trip to cross the
line without being delayed at either
the Mexican or United States custom
houses. The Mexicali official in
formed them cordially that he re-
GREETED such arrangements would be
impossible, but stated through an in
terpreter that the "visitors would be
welcomed with open arms and every
courtesy shown them"
From Calexico the route passes the
C.-M. ranch, through Fuller Brothers
ranch, and proceeds north to Holt
vile, where lunch will be served At
that point thirty y-nine miles of the
trip will have been covered.
Alamorio and Brawley are includ-
ed, the trip ending at the starting
point.
Plans for a two day trip, which
will include a journey to Salton sea
and view of the Colorado river, are
teing considered at present, but no
definite announcement has yet been
made.
The trip will be introduced at the
exposition by county representatives
and according to Mr.. Place the visit
to the valley, hotel expenses and in
cidentals will be covered at a fixed
price. The trip, he said this morn
ing. would enable visitors to view the
wonderful richness and agricultural
variety of the county.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
Brin ging i'm Canine.

Halifax, Jan. 21.-The American
steamer Canine, disabled several DAYS
ago while on voyage from San Fran
cisco with Belgian relief supplies. is
expected here tomorrow in tow of
the government steamer Lady Laurier.
The Canine is now down by the head
and progress is very slow.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
Family Wiped Ont.

Hugo, Colo, Jan. 21.-Frank La
Lone, a French homesteader in Kar-
val district, and four of his five chill
dren, were found dead in cabin
this morning. Mrs. La Lone was dy
ing and an 11-year old girl was in
serious condition, either from poison
ing of some kind or coal gas asphyx-
iation.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
Cleaning Up Debris.

Rome, Jan. 21.-Slow progress is
being made in clearing away the
earthquake debris at Avozsano, Ortuc-
chic, Collsmele and other places de
stroyed or damaged by earthquakes,
because of continued snow and sold
weather.
Deaths of from fifteen to twenty
refugees from exposure and hunger
are reported. In the mountainous
districts the soldiers have to carry
arms to shoot down wolves that are
trying to get at the bodies pinned be-
reath the wreckage. The hospital
facilities here are sorely taxed by the
influx of 10000 injured persons from
the quake zone.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
Wants Explanation
Of Alleged Insult

cargo into the nearest British port,
which might be Halifax or Jamaica.
Mr.. Bryan said he could not con
firm the report that the United States
proposed to stand vigorously by the
Dacia when she got into the prize
court. If there is any intention of
the United States employing legal tai
ent to defend the rights of the Dacia
in a prize court, it is not known to
Mr.. Bryan. 1t is expected therefore.
as in the case of the Kroonland, that
the ship owners will pay for their own
attorneys to watch the case in the
prize court.
An effort was made to induce Sec
retary of State Bryan to comment on
the increasing impression that the ac-
tons of Great Britain in nearly all
of the cases of seizure and detention
publicly reported would have very
depressing effect on the administra-
tons merchant marine bill. Mr.. BRYAN
ton"
Great Britain's attitude toward the
nacia shows that after all she has
not changed in 100 years. She is to-
day just what she was in 1912 and
would like to drive American com
merce off the seas. She is a little
more polished, uses more diplomacy,
but she means to do exactly what she
attempted to do in 1872"
This was the statement made to-
day by Senator O'Gorman of New
York in discussing the pending ship
ping bill and the British note an
nouncing the refusal of that govern
men5 to permit this newly acquired
ship to proceed under the American
flag to neutral port with non
contraband cargo. Senator O'Gor-
mans words reflected the sentiment
Of many senator's, but others were in
cjined to be less outspoken. All, how
ever, admitted the Importance of the
Dacia case and it's bearing upon the
general policy of this government.
"I have no doubt" continued Sen
ator O'Gorman, "that our efficient
state department will see to it that
through the proper diplomatic chan
nels the rights of this government
are protected and the British foreign
office impressed with that fact. Our
state department is very attentive in
all matters pertaining to our rela
tions with foreign countries, and |
cannot imagine that any phase of
this most important case can escape
them"
To Seize Dacia.
Havana, Jan. 21.-Two British
cruisers lying off the Cuban coast
are reported to have been ordered to
seize the American steamer Dacia if
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
Eddie Foster Leayes-Eddie Foste

Eddie Foster Leaves-Eddie Foster,
third baseman of the Washington club
in the American league, rendered his
resignation to the Calexico Baseball
Club in the Imperial Valley League
yesterday and last night left for
Washington, where he is to be married
to Miss Nancy Grismond, trained
nurse of the Georgetown University
hospital of that city, upon his ar
rival. Foster met his bride to- be
early last season, when he was taken
suddenly i'll with typhoid fever, being
patient at the hospital, where Miss
Grismond attended him. Foster has
bashfully acknowledged that it was a
case of real love at first sight.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
North End Lands-Arrangemen

North End Lands-Arrangements
have been perfected by which the sur
vey of townships north of the Third
Standard parallel, recently completed
by Raymond II. Satterwhite, will be
checked by Mr.. Satterwhite and an
engineer representing Imperial Water
Company No. 3. Wherever the cor
ners do not conform to those previ-
ously set by Engineers Henderson and
Park, adjustments will be made. When
this is done and the work is ar
proved by officials of the water com
pany and Engineer C. ]. Park, then
general approval may be given the
proposition by which it is proposed to
ask Congress and the interior Depart
ment for acceptance of the resurvey
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
Victims of Superstition.

Rome, Jan. 21.-There is intense ex-
element among the ignoran1 lower
classes today because of rumor that
Rome will be destroyed by an earth
quake January 25. According to the
rumor, vision of the destruction was
revealed in a dream. The rumor has
not been traced.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
Thaw to Go Rack

Manchester, N. H., Jan. 21.-Harrv
Thaw will oe taken to Concord tomor-
row and brought before Federal judge
Aldrich. A'ter preliminares to the
eXtradition, Thaw will be rushed to
New York City and placed in the
Tombs to await trial on the eonspir-
acy indictment in connection with his
escape from Matteawan.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
Wheat Up Again.

Chicago, Jan. 21.-May wheat
jumped cents the first twenty min
utes of trading in the pit today, go
ing to SLABS, new high record for
seventeen years in the pit.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
To Protect Americans.
Smallpox in Vienna.

Milan, Italy, Jan. 21.-The Corriert
Sra publishes a dispatch from Vienna
stating that 151 cases of black small
pox have appeared there and that the
disease is spreading.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
Division of Mexico
Seems To Be Near

Washington, Jan. Government
officials are more confident today than
ever than the chances are increasing
for the establishment of an indepen-
dent government in northern Mexico
under the auspices of General Vii
la.
These officials point to the dis
patches to the state department to-
day bearing out that view They make
no secret of the hope that there will
lie such new government, even if it
DC not formally and technically de-
clared as a republic"
Enrique c. Llorente, agent of the
provisional government at Washing
ton, took issue with these views of the
state department officials. Mr.. Loren
te says that Villa is not preparing to
establish an Independent republic" in
northern Mexico.
Officials, nevertheless, maintain
that the withdrawal of General Villa
from the south and the dispatches
which show his concentration of mill
tary forces and all the requisites for
railway and other civil control in the
rorth indicate plainly that, whether
or not there will be republic" there
will be a new government at Chihua-
hua. These officials declare that they
would be pleased to see Villa as the
military ruler over the northern half
of Mexico, because they would then
have one de facto authority to deal
with.
High praise was given to General
Villa today at the White House and
at the war department by Rev. Dr.
F. C. Kelley of Chicago, president of
the Catholic Church Extension Soci-
ETY.. He discussed the conditions of
Catholics in Mexico, and in Vera Cruz
especially, with the president and
with Secretary of War Garrison. DR..
Kelly noted to the president that the
views of Villa toward the Catholic
church had undergone a decided
change.
Gutierrez Joins CarranZa.
Vera Cruz, Jan. 2l.-The Carranza
government announces that Gutierrez,
former provisional president, has
turned over 1000 troops to Carranza
and been commissioned general in
the Carranzista army.
Garza's Cabinet.
Mexico City, Jan. 21.-Garza has
appointed Ortiz Rodriguez to be min
lister of foreign affairs and General
Serratos to be minister of war. They
took office today.
To Protect Americans.
Washington, Jan. 21.Full protection
to all Americans in sections under his
control, as well as property, was guar
anteed today in informal assurances
sent to the state department by Viii
la. Silliman reported that some
troops which had left the capital with
Gutierrez had gone over to Villa, who
reported at Aguas Calientes today.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
Showers Predicted.

Los Angeles, Jan. 21.-Forecast for
Southern California: Occasional show
ers tonight and Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
OFFICIAL STATEMENTS
FROM BELLIGERENTS
From Germany.

Berlin, Jan. 1.-Following is the of
ficial statement of the German war
office today:
an the west there were only artil-
lery duels yesterday between the coast
and the River Lys. The trenches at
Notre Dame De Lorette, which were
occupied Tuesday, we lost Wednesday.
We repelled French attacks on both
sides of the Arras-Lill highway and
took and retained two French trenches
southwest of Barry au Bac, notwith-
standing counter attacks. Attacks
on our position south of St. Mihiel
were repulsed We recaptured the
position evacuated by US northwest of
Pont Mousson and we took four
cannon and several prisoners. Fight
ing continues in the remainder of the
trenches. In the Vosges and north
west of Sennheim battles are pro-
crossing. The situation in East Prus-
sia is unchanged. East of Lipno we
took 100 prisoners"
From France.
Paris, Jan. 21.-The destruction of
the German ammunition depot near
Rheims by French artillery, after
aviators had established the range, is
announced in official dispatches from
the front. A terrific explosion fol-
lowed, and it is believed many Ger
mans were killed. Following this the
French infantrymen advanced, occu-
pying some German trenches.
There was hard fighting in the
Woevre district, where the French
are struggling desperately to drive a
wedge through the German forces
holding open the st. Mihiel lines of
communication. ..-.ete
The Germans are delivering furious
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21

counter attacks near Beausejour and
Pont a Mousson.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
Gutierrez Joins CarranZa.

Vera Cruz, Jan. 21.-The CarranZa
government announces that Gutierrez,
former provisional president, has
turned over 1000 troops to Carranza
and been commissioned general in
the Carranzista army.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-01-21
To Seize Dacia.

Havana, Jan. 21.-Two British
cruisers lying off the Cuban coast
are reported to have been ordered to
seize the American steamer Dacia if
she sails from Galveston for Germany
with cotton.