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The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-02-05
An Idol of Austria.

Vienna. Jan. > q. - Among the sue
rcssful leaders of the Austrian troops
in the present war is General NiItor
Dankl. who has been engaged against
the cars soldiers in Galicia. At one
time it was reported that General
Dankl had serious differences with the
German generals in the eastern theater
of war. but that has been denied from
Berlin.
When the war began General Danki
was commander of defenses in the
Austrian Tyrol and Of the province "'
Norarlberg and commanding general OF
the Fourteenth army corps at Inns,
bruck. At the outbreak Of hostilitics
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-02-05
Canada Fears Invasion.

Fort Erie. Ont. Fob. l.-With ono
citizen locked up on IL charge of trea-
son. foreigners "Slliping" tho members
of the militia. private dinners inter
Tuptefl by the soldiers and the guests
in danger of arrest if they sing Ger
man songs and with more than 100
prisoners of war. the nerves of people
along the niagara frontier arc in rather
Il .inmpy state.
The people are uneasy because every
now and then JUNIORS go the rounds
that the Germans are mobilizing across
the river in Buffalo. prepared to repeat
the famous Fcnian raid. Only a few
weeks ago the Canadian troops We're
modified in Toronto because of Il story
that the Germans were about to attack
the city. There was more excitement
when Il rumor got atloat that a German
in Toronto had succeeded In sending a
trunkful Of plans to the kaiser.
None Of the prisoners has been def
nitely charged with being a spy. They
are all locked up as prisoners Of war.
The Niagara frontier is generally re-
garded as the territory, from Lake
Erie, where the little village of Fort
Erie faces Buffalo. thirty miles to the
end Of the Niagara river. At this place
the old French fort used rs Il United
States army post under the name OF
Fort Niagara. looks out V g the ruins
Of Fort MissaragNa and Fort George,
OH the Canadian side of the river.
This territory is now guarded by $50
men Of the Eorty-four,h Wellnnd and
Lincoln infantry, under command Of
Colonel Hugh Rose. An additional
guard Of two companies of the Nine
teenth infantry is at the power sta
tons ut Niagara Falls. Ont. which is
directly opposite Niagara Falls. \. y.
This guard. of curse. is assisted by
the numerous customs and immigra-
ton officials stationed along the FROM
tier.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-02-05
A Tilt With the Prosecutor.

TIT was impossible to think Of Bar
bara Frayne as a fair weather
friend, and vet I almost wished
she was less loyal. | hated to
think Of her in the company of Alice
Emory, and this in itself revealed the
dangerous tendency of my thought.
was by no means ready to pronounce
the woman guilty, but it vas idle to
deny that the facts thus far developed
against her lacked but little Of posi-
tive proof. The first days testimony.
with its disastrous close, had been
quite sufficient to give an impulse to
the most impartial mind, and the de-
velopments outside the courtroom. be-
ginning with my experience at the
farmhouse and ending with Barstow's
sinister move, had not been calculated
to diminish my doubts. If Gilbert con-
tinued his aggressive campaign when
the trial resumed he would cover the
facts outlined in his opening speech.
And then what? Would Barstow put
his client on the stand, let her assert
her innocence and rest satisfied with
that, or would he endeavor to show
who had committed the crime? Was
1t to be either a verdict Of guilty or an
unsolved mystery?
Thus far there had not been the
slightest indication of any purpose on
Barstow's part to do more than divert
the proofs from his client. If he had
contemplated an aggressive campaign
or meditated turning suspicion upon
any other person he would not have
permitted Gilbert to exclude every 9TH
er inmate of the house from the field
of inquiry. Miss Mapes had been
among the first eliminated from the
prosecutors case. Would she have
been passed by had Barstow had the
faintest suspicion of what l knew?
Was it to remain for me to develop her
part in the story?
Suppose the clew which had been in
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-02-05
PROLOGUE z.

The office Of foreman on the jury in
the People versus Emory case falls to
the lot of Mr.. Lambert, a literary man.
whose qualifications lay in his absolute
ignorance of the case. Ferris BarstOw.
a man of tenacious tendencies, is the
lawyer of the accused girl. Alice Emory,
former private secretary of Gregory
Shaw. who was found murdered mys-
%teriously in his home. In presenting
the case to the jury Deake Gilbert. the
prosecutor, explains the facts in detail,
and the evidence nll points to the guilt
Of the accused. In dismissing the jul
rors for the day Judge Dudley admon-
ishes them to keep free from all discus
sion Of the case. The foreman. home
ward bound. assists Barbara Frayne,
a young horsewoman. and unwillingly
listens to a declaration OF the Emory
case. Barbara is full of detestation for
the prosecutor because Of his belliger-
ent attitude toward the accused. who
she feels is innocent. The foreman Wis
It's the scene of the murder. Viewing the
home from the outside, he overhears
Madeleine Mapes, the housekeeper, IN
%deavoring to persuade Betty Field. an
other servant. to forget all about a blue
skirt she had seen the former put in the
furnace. At this moment Barstow's
assistant, Mr.. Hunt. visits the women
in an effort to get them to leave the
neighborhood where their testimony
might injure the accused. Lambert,
c11rYnSiru his fnrrn1 IncIrnyripr
disQualifes him from acting further as
a juror, seeks out Gilbert at Barbara
Frayne's home. but the prosecutor re-
fuses to listen to anything bearing on
the Emory case. Before court opens
next day lie gets a herring from Judge
Dudley, who despite everything orders
that he 1.ambert) remain on the jury.
The trial opens. and Gilbert questions
the architect who had drawn the plans
for the Shaw house. Lambert Ques-
lions the witness and forces some val
liable testimony from him. Gilbert sud
denly warns up and produces evidence
that forged Shaw checks We're made
out to the order Of Alice Emory. The
prisoner faints, much to the consterna-
tOn OIL lue NlaQelelne
Mapes, who thinks her dead. When
court adjourns Lambert gets a message
to call up 22 Pollicet and is told by
Miss Frayne that she occupied Miss
Emory's room IN the night of the muir
der, and Miss Emory was not there.
Soon thereafter Lambert is approached
in a dark lane by a man who Lambert
believes is Barstow's assistant, Hunt,
but who calls himself Gilbert's assist
ant and gives the name Corning. This
man tries to worm from Lambert his
reason for desiring to leave the jury,
but fails. He meets the real Corning
later. Barstow requests a delay in the
court proceedings because Of illness
and Lambert, taking advantage Of the
recess, plans to drive to Hefryville. Blu,
his carriage has been given to some
one else, and he turns to horseback
riding with a borrowed saddle, catch
ing up to Miss Frayne on the way aftel
Il chase. She is on her way to yisi
her friend. the prisoner. and each con
tinue on their separate journeys.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-02-05

he was sent to the eastern frontier aud
given command Of the central army of
defense. He was educated at the
Royal Cadet school ut Hamburg and
is regarded as n of the most efficient
officers in the service of Emperor Fran
els Joseph. In his operations against
the Russians he has proved Il skilled
Strate"iSt and is given credit for saw
ing the .Austro-Hungarian army in the
early part of the war when it was
nearly overwhelmed by the Russian
victories in Galicia. General Dankl is
hereditary colonel and honorary ''own-
or" Of the Fifty-third regiment Of
.Asram. which at present is command
ed By Colonel Schirmer and has distin-
guished itself in the Galician cam
uai2n. lGAl
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-02-05

Sharks Guard German Prisoners.
New York, Feb. 2.-Tell it quietly.
because few know it. England has 4
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-02-05
Reindeer Save Eskimos.

Washington. Feb. I'm twenty Years
the reindeer industry has made the l1S-
kimos of Alaska civilized and thrifty
men. This announcement is made by
the federal bureau of education, which
had charge of the experiment of intro
ducinc Russian reindeer into that dis
trict. The reindeer industry began in
Alaska in 1892. when the bureau of
education imported III reindeer from
Siberia. The object was to furnish Il
source of food and clothing supply for
the Eskimos. The importation rontin-
uod until 1902. \ total of 1.2SO rein
deer were taken in from Siberia. Now
there are 47.26G reindeer distributed
nor sixty-two herds. and aO,5:'2 of
these are owned by the natives.
The experiment is one of the most
successful the government has cver
undertaken. 1t has not only provided
the Alaskan Eskimos with food and
clothing. but Il means of transportation
SUPERIOR to dog cams. Instead OF be-
ing uomadic hunters cking out IL pre-
curious existence on the vast untlm-
brrcG tracts Of the arctic coast region,
thc EskimoS, according to the am
now have assured support
and opportunity to acquire wealth by
the sale of meat and skins to tie white
men.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-02-05

wears the Egyptian medal. with the
Alexandria clasp, for his services i'll
the British bombardment of AIexan-
dria. and for the same service he wears
the khedive's big star. After his re-
turn to England from that campaign
.Adela Andrews. He was appointed
rear admiral in command Of the first
battle squadron in 1910 and in 1912
was promoted vice admiral and APP
pointed to the post he now holds.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1915-02-05
A Unique Murder Trial as
Described by the Foreman
Of the Jury, In Which Is
Revealed the MostAstound=
ing and InconCeiyable Act
Of Rascality.
Copyright. 1906. by Harper Bros.

Copyright. 1906. by Harper Bros.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-11
MAINLY PERSONAL

r. E. Wills of Brawley was in FL
Centre today.
Z. Z. Bliss is down from Los Ange-
les for a few days.
Don Davenport of CaleXico was n
visitor in FL Centre Saturday
Attorney D. L. Aault of CaleXico was
in El Centre today on business.
F. A. Tetley of Riverside is spend
ing a short time in El Centre.
John Kavanaugh of Holtville was a
visitor at the court house today.
city Marshal Y. McFadden has re
turned from a visit of week on the
coast.
e. Il. Browne, city clerk and re-
corder of CaleXico. was visitor in
El Centre today.
Attorney J. f. Seymour left Sunday
morning for San Diego, where he will
spend Il few days.
q. p. Smith, agent for the South
crn Pacific, returned this morning from
u short vacation on the coast.
George Elliott, baggage man of the
Pacific, and Mrs. Elliott, are
home from tour of 10000 miles, which
included New York and Mexican points
Fred Henderson, West Side rancher,
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-11
REPORT OF AUTO
WRECK UNCONFIRMED

Reports of an automobile wreck be
tween Holtville and Imperial saturday
evening could not be confirmed today.
Auto drivers knew nothing If the ac-
cidcnt and the sherifrs office had not
been notified.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-11

who is now living al san Diego. is
spending a few days in the valley.
Mr.. Henderson. wh9 is an extensive
cotton grower. expressed himself a.
pleased with the outlook
Fndersheriff II. W. Anderson is cX-
pected 10 return today or tomorrow
from Dallas bringing with him Edgar
Byrd, who is wanted ON a charge Of
murderons assault. Byrd was arrest
ed at Dallas after he had been ar
rested and released at webb City. Mo.
G. D. Armstead is down from Riv-
erside for a few days. Mr. ArmsteVad.
who before coming here Witnessed the
close of the Riverside county fair
stated that the affair was the most
successful that had been held in wears.
The average attendance for the , days
was 10000.
!. NJ Harcleroad. who has been i'll
for the past 10 days with pneumonia,
is stil in critical condition. Mr..
Harcleroad rested easy last night, but
there was no marked Improvement in
his condition. Miss Ruth Harcleroad.
who has been in San Diego. has been
called home
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-11
STAGE MAN BREAKS
ARM FIFTH TIME

John Adkins, one of tbe proprictur~
Of the Pioneer Stage Line, hae inst
had a fracture Of lnc riehl arm re
dueed f9r the rfa lime. but. h, bas
moi lorsakcu the stage business for a
calling less hazardous To Life and limb.
and particularly a the latter.
In each of The > instances Adkins
arm wae broken while he waa tryine
10 turn over an obstinate engine which
repaid his efforts BY baekiiring and
Uwi-rne the crank out Of his hand.
striking him ON the arm.
Cnless hc takes long chance aud
eranks a car With his lcft hand, il
will probably be a long time before he
turns over another engine, for the
fracture in his right arm has just be
gun 10 mend and il viii probably be
some time before he can use it again.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-11

See Cleo Madison in "EXtravagance'
at tn, l.. & s touight.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-11
FOREST FIRES ARE
AGAIN DENUDING
MOUNTAIN SIDES

Forest fires which have been burn
ing in the mountains west of here for
The past week have reached the sum
nit and are now threatening 10 sweep
eastward According to the statements
Of stage drivers who drove over the
Imperial VaIey-San Diego road yes
rerday, the fire started in Lawson val
ley ana swept toward the summit, be
ing famed by heavy wind.
Forest rangers are fighting the
flames. they say, but rhero is Htue
hope that the fire will be brought uu-
der control.
50 far there has been no damage 10
property and only few of the live
oak trees have boon destroyed The
fires for the most part have been CON
fined to the heavy growth of brush
which Al This season Of The year is uu-
usually dry.
There appears - he no wei defined
line of fire, the stage drivers assert.
In forest fire. burning in spots aud
sweeping whole mountain sides clean
until the fire burns itself out.
So far as could be learned. not Il
person has been injured and no prop
crty has been ieopardizcd.
Forest fires at this season Of the
year. and particularly in dry years.
occur annually in spite Of the prccau-
tions of the rangers. The hills are lib
,,sa Ia. viii ,1o -. In,
fire warnings II hunters aud campers
aud although every care is exercised
the rangers are compelled 10 deal with
a situation similar to the present one
each year.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-11

See cleo Madison in "ENtraVagance"
It the l.. Il ). tonight-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-11

Hotel. Calcvico. Modern.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-11
HOTEL ARRIVALS
Oregon.

Oregon.
y. Shoar, Los Angeles; Isaac Spring
er, Pasadena; Guy Woodland. san Die
go; Mr.. and Mrs. Z. T. McCarty, san
Francisco; c. Burgess. san Francisco.
Barbara Worth.
II. X. Furnass, Los Angeles; y.
Schoa, Los Angeles; w. r. Wilson, Los
Angeles; r. II. Whitehead, G. Il.
Smith, J. Fl. Mann. Los Angeles; G.
Bell, Leo A. Myers, Nicholas Girard,
San Diego; Joseph r. Rhodes, Pasa-
dena; Mr.. and Mrs. X. c. Cross Mr..
and Mrs b. G.. Doak, Los Angeles; Bale
Blankenship, San Diego; Mr.. and Mrs.
T. b. Mccartney, Winchester, Wash;
j. r. Wilson, Milwaukee.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-11
MANAGER OF BAND
EXTENDS THANKS
FOR SUPP o K I

In behalf of the El Centre Hand, !
wish 10 express my sincere thanks aud
appreciation to the many merchants
and business men who 50 literally sup
ported and assisted in making the
celebration Saturday evening suc-
cess. RODNEY GILLTAM
business Manager
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-11

Planters Hotel calexico. Modern.-Adv.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-11
Inn LATE Tn IINSSIEN

wANTED-To buy for cash. good work
team; about 1900 pounds each {.
Whitlow, miles south l. mile west
of pumping plant.
FOR RENT-A 1O-room furnished
house at 7S0 Brighton street, $40 per
month. J. G. Delozier, lo9 South
Sixth St. El Centre.
FOR SALE-52 choice heifers, some
milking, $50 each; terms. j. G. De
lozier. l09 South Sixth 81. 1l Cen
tro.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-11
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

At the annual meeting of the Valley
Interscholaatic Athletic Association,
held nj the High School in El Cen
tro Saturday, the athletic schedule was
arranged for the coming winter. The
sports for the high schools discussed
were football basketball. mterscholas-
tie track and field events. and base
ball. Football and basketball will be
the first Football viii begin Novem-
Der and BASKETBALL January s.
Being the FIRST games played, the
following schedules were made and
accepted:
Foothnn Schedule.
No. &C L H. $. vs.. Calezico, al
Brawley. Csecond team game. not reg
ularD
Nov. 2o-T II. $. US. II. Il. :. at Holt
Vile. G. II. $. ". CaleNico. At CaleN-
leo
Nov. 25-H II. $. VS. e. II s. ap FL
Centre
Dee 4 L Il. $. ve. G. Il. $. at I'm
pcrial II. II S. y. CaleNico. At uolt-
Vile.
On account of tho County y. NJ c. \.
convention which is te DE held at
Rrawlcy. November G, il was request
ed Of the schools that there he "a foot
ball game there ON that dav. As EraW-
ley High School has no football ,elm.
the second teams of CaIrNico and FL
Centre were scheduled for an ezhi-
bition game at the northern city.
un.I.,tbulI S,h.Jui,
Jan S-B. II. & vs.. CalcXieo. al ca-
leXico: G. II. S. vs.. H. IT. s, nj IT. Con
tro.
Jan -Calexieo VS.. e. II. $. at FL
Centre. IT, II. $. rs l. II. $. al Holt
Vile.
Jan. 92-R. H. s. vs.. H. II $. at
Rrawley. G II. $. VS. I. II. s, al I'M
pcrial
Jan. 29-R. II. $. VS.. I Il. $. at I'M
perial ColcXico vs. II. II. $, al Holt
Vile
Feb 5-Calexico Us. / IT, s. at ca
lexico. II. II. $. vs.. G. II. $, al Hraw-
ley.
These schedules are both very com
pact, games being PLAYED each week
They are both arranged 50 that each
town will have regular games during
The season.
In order to pay the expenses Of the
athletic teams small admission fee
will be charged mt each game. the Wis
iting team getting the greater percent
age of the gate receipts.
Much interest and a successful ath-
letic season are predicted for this year
and with the good showing previously
made lei Centre should take the lead.
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-11
VALLEY SnnifnriIIm.

East of Holtville. Fifth street. Iona
Linda methods. Phone S9F13. Trans
portation provided from all parts of
valley. Rates reasonable.-AdV
Imperial Valley press., 1915-10-11
AUTO PLUNGES INTO
IRRIGATION DITCH

The front wheels of a Paige tour
ins car plunged into am irrigation ditch
near the Long ranch ON the Imperial
El Ccntro road early Saturday even
ing. when the driver of the machine
failed To see the turn OF the road oyer
the bridge. Nonc Of the occupants
were injured and The car was only
slightly damaged.
But YOU could have done better al
Planters Hotel Calexico Modern.-Adv.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-07-17
To Wash Lace Curtains

Try this plan and you will find
that your curtains will last much
longer. Shake out the dust and
fold the curtains evenly, from four
to eight times, according to size.
Now wet them, wash, boil and
rinse, always keeping them folded
until they are ready for the
stretching frame. When they are
washed in this way none of the
fine threads will give way.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-07-17
Pockets Held Firmly

When stitching pockets on
aprons and skirts or any other
garment that the pockets are
stitched on, you will find that
they will not rip off SO easily if
the stitching is begun about half
an inch from the top and stitched
downward. When you come to
the other side stitch downward
the same distance as you stitched
upward on the other side.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-07-17

cloth wrung out, and press with
hot iron, but not until thor
ough1y dry. Continue the steam
ing and pressing over the entire
garment. The result will aston
ish you and the cloth will be as
fresh as if done in a shop.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-07-17

service tests the Department OF
Agriculture has secured results
which appear to establish definite
ly the value of oil-mixed concrete
for damp-proof construction. De-
tailed results of these tests, which
were carried out in connection
with the work of the Office of
Public Roads are contained in the
new bulletin, No. go, of the de-
partment, entitled 3Oil-Mixed
Portland ment Concrete"
Briefly summarized, the conclu-
sions to be drawn from them are
that the admixture of certain min
eral oils in small proportions, not
to exceed 10 per cent of cement
used, does not lessen the tensile
strength of mortar; that the de-
crease in the cOmpreSSive strength
of mortar and concrete is not ser
ious; that concrete mixed with oil
takes much longer to set hard, per-
haps twice as long, but that the
increase in strength is nearly as
rapid in the oi1-mixed material as
in the plain concrete. The use of
oil does not make the concrete
1mpervious to heavy water pres
sure, but it does make it practical
ly non-absorbent under low heads.
The value of oil-mixed concrete
IS said to be particularly great in
the construction of basement
floors and walls, watering
troughs, cisterns, barns, silos and
IN all parts of concrete structures
that are to be made damp-proof.
The oil should in no case ex-
coed 10 per cent of the weight of
the cement, and for the most part
5 per cent is all that is necessary.
Since a bag of cement weighs "a
pounds, ~ pounds of oil, or about
q quarts, should be added for
each bag of cement used in the
mixture. The sand and cement
should be first mixed with the
proper amount of water into a
stiff mortar, to which is added
the correct amount of oil, and the
whole mass again thoroughly
mixed until all traces of oil have
disappeared. Particular care
should be taken to insure that the
oil is thoroughly incorporated in
the mixture and the time of mix
ing should be practically double
that when the oil is not used. For
this reason a continuous mixer
should not be used in oil-cement-
concrete work, as it is difficult
with this type of machine to in
crease the time of mixing suffi-
GENTLY.
The kind of oil is also important
and the following technical speci-
flcations are suggested in the bull
letin in order to prevent the use
of certain oils which might tend to
impair the strength of the mortar
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-07-17
Shiny Garments

The garment should be given
a good brushing, after which lay
it out fiat on an ironing board
and place over the garment wet