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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-19
cspyrisht. 1909. by Joseph Medill
Patterson and Harriet Ford.
Synopsis II Preceding Chapters.


Chapter Judith Bartelmy. so
ciety woman, goes into the Office Of
the Daily Advance to protest against
q story which had severely criticised
her father, a Judge of the United
States court. she discovers that the
author Of the article was Wheel
Brand, brilliant young writer, whom
she had promised to marry. He re-
fuses to cease attacking her father.
Chapter II-Judith discards her
engagement ring. Dupy, a lawyer,
representing big advertisers, calls
and demands Brands discharge, as
his clients are friends of Judge Bar
telmy.
Chapter III-Brand is discharged
By the managing editor, for the pa
per, long owned by an insurance COM
pany, had been friendly to corpora
tons Michael Nolan, who buys the
paper, comes into the Office and finds
Dupuy to be an old enemy Of his.
Chapter w. Nolan calls for
Brand and makes him managing
editor.
CHAPTER v--Brand tells Nolan
and his socially ambitious family
that the dishonest judge, Bartelmy,
and his unsuspecting daughter have
taken them socially so as to try to
induce Nolan not to attack the Judge
Ia his newspaper
ChaptervI-Dupuy aids Bartelmy
in endeavoring to have Brand and
the Advance avoid attacking the
Judge regarding q tricky opinion he
has rendered in the Lansing iron
case. Every man has his price, even
Brand" says Dupuy.
Chapter vII-Nolan says If Brand
will ltrap Bartelmy in the act of Offer
ing him bribe to keep silent that the
Advance will print the story in full
CHAPTER Bartelmy agrees
to pay Brand $4,000 to keep quiet
about the Lansing Iron case.
CHAPTER IX.--Brand lays the
trap for Bartelmy. X.-Bartelmy
arrives at the Bartelmy oficeetaouu
arrives at the Advance Office to pay
Brand the $4,000.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-19


Bartelmy was not beaten yet He
knew that he would not be beaten un-
I'll the Advance appeared in the streets
spreading forth 10 all the world the
story Of his shame,
Shaking from head to foot in his
rage, he pounded the desk and cried
out:
"You have gone to all your trouble
for nothing am going direct 60 Mr.
Nolan's house, and in less than an
hour you will receive orders 10 Kill
that story that dasiardly pack OF lies
you want to print"
Brand smiled calmly, He gathered
the Sl0Oo0 Ia bills. which lay scatter.
ed on the desk where Barlelmy had
thrown them when he dashed for the
car1era.
IN keen those as evidence" be said,
when they have served their purpose
We viii return them 10 you. or maybe
we Will send them To the minority
stockholders in the Lansing lron cont
pany, That's who the money probably
belongs TO-"
Rartelmy accepted the situation with
stoical composure for the Time, He
saw that he would have no chance in
a hand TO hand struggle with the
young athletic editor for possession OF
the money Resides. he must see No
lan-mUst see him al once. That was
the most Important matter TO which
he should now attend
lie walked deliberately 10 the closet
aud secured his hat aud coat lie
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-19

"Ah- ha haw The jurist leaned
back and laughed. You're a clever
lad, Brand Wen, we'll; youth will be-
servedF lie pushed the pad away,
Brand glanced at the clock fxed IL
the wall opposite him.
IT'S getting late Judge" he warned.
Bartelmy reached into the inside
pocket OF his evening dress coat and
extracted an oblong package, Slipping
OF a rubber band that encircled II, he
unwrapped the yellow paper and laid
before him on the managing editors
desk a neat stack of crisp new bank
bills, All OF the $500 denomination.
Bartelmy started 20 count the money /.
hut he desistod and pushed the bills
over toward Hrand
Count H." he said
"Nou count H."
The Judge leaned forward and began
the task Ills head wac within four
or five inches of the mouthpiece Of
the telephone lie picked up the bills,
one at time, and AZ he counted them
he laid them Ia another Pile,
"Five hundred he said lone thou
sand. ilftcen--two thousand. twenty
ave-three thousand. thirty four
thousand, forty-hye Eve thousand,
There Is half Of A." he remarked.
Eyes; that's S500." assented Brand,
"Six thOusanO," said the Judge, CON
tinulng wiih Ass ask-"seyen thou.
sand, seYt4,y' elstt thousand -
Right thopsand dollar" agreed
nranC
-Alne lhcusand,' counted The Judge,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-19
NOTICE.


Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of March, 1910, the under
signed, Seid Back, sold and assigned
all of his right, title and interest n
and to the lease, agricultural imple-
ments and livestock on that certain
hop ranch and vegetable garden To-
Gated on the Bone and Whitaker
ranches on Brown Island near Sa-
lem, Oregon to Wing Hing Yin &
Company, and that the said Wing
Hing Yin e Company have assumed
and agreed to pay all Indebtedness
against Seid Back on account of said
ranch, and is also the owner of all
the claims against parties for COM
modities purchased from said ranch
The said Seid Back will be no longer
responsible for any work done or
supplies or material furnished said
ranch, and all persons are directed
to pay the said Wing Hing Yin &
Company for any debts due to said
ranch, and present any bills against
said ranch for payment to the said
Wing Hing Yin & Company.
SEID BACK.
3-16-6t-dly
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-19
Beware of OintmenLs fo= Catarrh that
Contain Mercury.

COhNtAu
AS mercury win surely destroy the
sense of smell and completely derange
the whole system when entering in
through the mucous surfaces. Such
articles should never be used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply
sicians, as the damage they will do is
ten fold to the good you can possibly
derive from them. Halls Catarrh
Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney
& Co., Toledo, o., contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get
the genuine. 1t is taken internally
and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. ].
Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by druggists. Price, 75c per
bottle.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-19

fdence" memorandum
for me in writing to that effect-a re-
ceipt, so to speakF'
He pushed a pad toward the man
aging editor
"All right-certainly, agreed Brand,
taking up pen
The judge began to congratulate
himself on the ease with which he was
handling the young man,
This is-ah-more businesslike," he
said
But Brand gave him another shock
when he said
Yes; I'll draw It up in duplicate
Each OF us will keep copy signed"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-19
A Pleasant PhYsic.

When you want pleasant physic
give Chamberlain's Stomach Id Liv-
or Tablets trial. They are mild and
gentle in their action and always pro-
duce pleasant cathartic, effect Can
at all good druggists drug stores for
a free sample.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-19

incident, but also
vario us other
matters to which
the A d v a n c Q
seems to hav e
taken exception
in the past7"
b ra nd sank
back in his chair.
You mean you
want us to let
up on you all
around?"
Precisely"
Then that's
understood.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-19

s..a distasteful plunge and had
come 70 the office Of the Ad
vance, waited for Brand to make the
opening remarks about the particular
object Of his visit
Brand WAS waiting for the Judge to
do the same II was the newspaper
man who spoke first. after the two
had seated themselves, He was anx
t0us to get the matter over with as
quickly as possible, for he well knew
that, in spite Of all his precautions, az
fairs Ia newspaper Office are so un
certain that an interruption of an un
expected nature might occur to ruin
the entire plan
mir Dupuy was here short time
ago he yentured
Judge Bartelmy proceeded to ex
plain the appearance Of The lawyer lob
byist IN the affair While II was plain
to Brand that the Judge had sent Du
puy as n go-hetween So that Il would
be Impossible to connect Barelmy
with the payment Of any money as a
brlbe. the jurist did not propose TO ac
knowledge that such had been his laud
able purpose He gave an entirely ar
rerent reason.
Yes, ! know, he said HE found
me at the opera with my daughter
hoped, Mr Brand, that by allowing me
20 act through him you would spare
me this last humiliation
Would II moi be safer for you II no
third party knew Of your trlusaction
With me7" suggested Brand.
z The judge nltied the colossal igno-
rance Of this amateur in trickery Did
not be know that IN the superior
spheres OF crooked practices II became
necessary TO employ third persons on
many occasions TO put through mat
ies of this sort5 And he was a news
paper man OF years OF experience too.
No This peculiar young man would
never finish supplying the Judge with
surprises; OF that Bartelmy was posi-.
tive Perhaps Il might be ia order to
obscrye AZ this point that while Brand
OF vourse could nOf know that these
thoughts were passing through his
visitors mind. he at the same time
would lave been ready 10 confess that
he wns going 10 provide several more
surprises Tor lhe jurist But there are
different varieties OF surprises
"Dupuy Is in my confidence" the
sudge pronounced with an air OF nnal
say.
''He's not IN mine" responded the
managing editor
~You're mistaken in him, know
hin intimately"
''Oh the pity OF H." exclaimed Brand,
'.that you should be intimately ae-
Quainted with such man as Dupuyr'
Bargelmy could not RESTRAIN sareas-
ne smile at the editors sneer AZ Dupuy,
"Mr Brand" be said quickly. "your
lnoral reflections al this junoturc i'm
part a certain quaint humor U the sit
uat,on."
n am afraid that is the trouble with
me. Ny humor Is nearly always unln-
fentl0nal Brand sighed as though
aorry for himself
TIE Judge began 70 show signs 81
nerYonapers.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-19
DON'T ORDER TOO
SMALL A ROAST

SMALL A ROAST
For your Easter dinner. Very like
ly some friend will drop in and you
want to have enough. And even if
nobody comes the meat will not go
to waste. 1t is too tender and fine
favored for anything like that. If
you want meat which you will relish
and enjoy down to the last mouthful
buy it here.
e. C. CROSS & SON.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-19

"You count the moneU judge"
spread his arms on his desk and bow
ed his head between them until his
cheek rested on the cool polished sur
face.
Judith, Judith" he sobbed, and his
body shook uncontrollediy as he wept
for the girl he loved.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-19

Poverty and misery are the exter.
nalizations of minds in disorder.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-19

turned the key and went out Of the
door leading to the outer hall.
As the judge disappeared Wheeler
Brand sank heavily into his chair He
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-19
TO THE READERS OF The 10, LRMAl :.
TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC

While reading this advertisement showing six men, One from Shtn
Albany from Sem Oregon City and two from Portland Oregon
the MI, Hebron California
gentlemen the and
ofh purchased Southern Pacific
PRACTICAL reliable
the aboutte Klamath country they with their
Sayone influence
O HAS P LAVEY COMPANY
TRUTH
dig the business the which have worked night
and day to by
popetes swoudn NJ the teS2
understanding that advertising this
proves
PC LAEY COMPANY
.C.L
WATCH FOR PROOF IN MONDAYS AID
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-19
CHAPTER xI.

ARTELMY, now that he had
taken the final and extremely
distasteful plunge and had
come TO the office Of the Ad
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1910-03-19
WASHINGTON, CALIFORNIA

Wheat, fruit, dairy and
agricultural lands, ranch
es and water power sites.
Thousands of acres.
La Junta tribune., 1910-10-29
A Tale Of swink.

Col MrVay returned from Arizona
Monday Of last week and this week
inauguraied the work Of constructing
the derrick at the setting Of the new
artesian well location for the city OF
Rocky Ford
Charley relates a little Incident con
Hectcd with his return trip which ",
give to our readers as We got II. and
can not youch for the truthfulncss
Of the story which in substance is
an follows:
Charley says 1t was lat" at night
and the train was speeding along
smoothly and gaining lost time as
each mile post was passed.
The passenger trade was light aud
tho porter concluded to catch few
VIuks between stations
lie was peacefully sleeping when a
rummie" with bottle came down
Tho aisle of the car. and noticing the
pDrter's condition, the "rummie" turn
ed 10 Col. Mcvay and said
Zhc coon's dead"
Weaving To and fro with tho up
lifted phisl OF the yilcst IN his hand
The 'rummio" continued.
"Gest shi'll 'dmInsh'r little OF
'h" elisshCr Of life Porhapsh shi
can revive him"
So saying the 'rummi"" pulled the
cork from the jamborcc flask and
held It under the nostrils of the
sleeping smoke.
The unsteady nerve Of tn" rum
mic caused the liquor TO slop out of
the lottlc. on to the ruby lips Of the
"pp'ah." who awakened with q start.
Jumped TO his feet and yelled out
"swink swink La Junta next
stop"
rpl. Mcvay grabbed the porter and
said you African imp, you better
laIn your stations. This isn't swink.
a. Just passed Boone"
Nell. fore de Lawd, Charley. 1t do
'anuble de- flavor Of Rocky
Ford Gazette.
La Junta tribune., 1910-10-29
Device for Insertion Of Hose Coupling

"m. Tankersley, an employe of
'he Santa Fe in the Water Service
as plumber, is the inventor OF a
new and improved devise for the in
sertlon Of hose couplings and for ap.
piyihs the clamping members without
the rr" Of wise or other appliances.
al any place required as the tool is
compIrle in itself The clamp and
nt'ihg may be applied by any one
Kno",ng what he wants to do. Pat
ents have been applied for through
ChandIe" 4 Chandlee. of Washington.
ID. [, and an interest has been as
sign"d TO h. S. Wndin for valuable
consideration.
THIS tool is provided with spud
ON the eXpander plan, and will hold
any hose coupling from one.half inch
TO two and onc-half inches. The coup
ling being placed upon this the hose
is easily forced on, and the same is
detacHabl" from main arms of the
tool which is held together by a
bolt. The shorter ends of the arms
are formed into curved gripping jaws,
one OF which has an enlarged por-
tion and is provided with threaded
aperiuEr to receive threaded pin
which s cut away more on one side
than on the other. In one position
this forms a straight gripping edge.
and Boy reversing this pin one-half
turn B, will project inward enough To
catch DO slotted way of some makes
of clamps. The o. ject Of this re
versihIa pin being that ii may be
apple To any make of clamp.
TIL tool is further provided with
slidahla link on main arms. with a
thread"d aperture for a thumb screw.
This frame and thumb screw consti-
tutes clamping devise where' Y
the arms may be forced together and
obtain any required grip on the
clampuE member, when the clamping
bolt may be readily applied. And
when the tool is released you have
the satisfaction that your work is
well done and will stand the high
pressurn Of water, air or steam
La Junta tribune., 1910-10-29
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1910
REMINISCENT
CO1PILfD fROH TRIBUNE
FILES Of
TWENTY YEARSAGO

George Barngrover moved his fam.
ily up from Coolidge.
Born 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Mud, a
nine pound son-some more Mud.
II. Z. Finney, piano and organ
tuner was in town on one of his
periodical visits.
party of hunters from La Junta
killed three bears in Smith canyon
during the week.
The thermometer registered around
the so mark in La Junta-eyery day
twenty years ago.
Don't scratch a name. but vote the
republican ticket straight" said the
Tribune Of twenty years ago. Ditto.
this year.
The Mountain Electric Company was
looking the ground over in La Junta
with a view to establishing an elec.
tric light plant
La Junta was unusually lively TWEEN
" years ago. according to the Tri.
bune Two new business houses op-
en.d during the week
a party OF surveyors was Ia town
the first OF the week running line
through La Junta for new railroad
The shops were to be located in
La Junta. Probably the Rock Is
Land once again yet
That new wheel lathe would be
placed In the La Junta shops was an
assured fact. and the turning of
wheels which had hitherto been sent
to Nickerson and Topeka, was to De
done here.
4 200 pound deer was run over at
Thatcher by a freight train. The en-
gine,r claimed that he could bring
down more game with his engine than
most railroad men could with a brace
Of Winchestcrs.
Arthur Cornforth. OF Colorado
Spngs, was In town representing the
Hal. Lock and Safe Company. He Is
now one OF the leading lawyers OF
that city and candidate on the
republican ticket for state senator
La Junta tribune., 1910-10-29
Fowler Bootieseers Arrested.

J. Z. Garrett and Frank Child.rs
Were arrested In Fowler Tuesday al.
ternoon. with supply OF wet goods
and apparent saloon operating mater
ial The arrest was made by night
policeman r. H. Dunn, while 10th
men w.r. absent from the room, OF
ficer Dunn raided the joint and found
a large Jug half full Of whisky. pint
measures. half pints and quart cups,
bottles. sack full OF corks and other
saloon equipment Their room was 10
an upper story OF a downtown bust
ness block and 1t s thought that the
bootlegging has been going on for
about two weeks.
Sheriff Potter went TO Fowler az
o so and returned the same evening
with the prisoners on No, 60,
The penalty for the oifcnsc Is q
jail sentence aud heavy fine. One
Of the men when arrested was iu e
high state Of intoxication. and asleep
beneath large oil tank along The
Santa =. track.
La Junta tribune., 1910-10-29
Birth Announcements.

Tho Tribune has put In a supply OF
tbn neatost little birth announcement
cards that can be found anywhere.
Tho large card and the small one
with the printing. nicely tied with a
pfntty little blue or pink ribbon and
having blue or pink borders. all en-
closed an appropriate envelope. also
Ni'h a small blue or pink margin
They are beauties. and Just the thing
fDr laby announcements.
La Junta tribune., 1910-10-29
Failure Of the oregon Experiment,

DeyiRtions from tn" system Of rep
representative government In fnyo of
direct government by the people are
new IN III" United States. There has
not teen time TO test the ultimate
results by prolonged experience. Bul
the effects thus far ar" precisely wha
history has prepared us TO anticipate"
The state Of Oregon has adopted IN"
Initiative. referendum, direct prims
AIRY, and recall Aud how direct gov
ornm"nt works In Oregon We may
learn from IN. columns of tho ore
noDiaB-one OF the ablost and most
independent newspapers IN the coun.
try That Journal says tina, the yot.
"fs Of Oregon viii next November BE-
compelled to attempt law.mabinE funrs
tlons by direct voting on thiriy.two
m"asur's, twenty-five Of which come
from innoyators, agitatorH, or self
seeking groups Of citizens. hayinH
been framed without regard To con.
fllciing needs Of the body polite OF
substantial justice for interests In
vol'ed, What tan the people do :
La Junta tribune., 1910-10-29
Enthusias,ie. Bu, Slightly Mixed.

llurrah for sherman aud Brown,
Both good names are they not7
Hoard them many times before. Al.
ways carried honor with them. and
they are on their way TO victory now.
Romembcr sherman atd Brown for
county commissioners and deeency
You will hear II for the coming two
years II you do your duty TO your.
self.-Rocky Ford Gazette.
La Junta tribune., 1910-10-29

me result, says the Oregonian, is
an impossible task for voters; IL is
a TASK that only delegated members
OF the body polite in parliamentary
ass, mbly have time and opportunity
TO dispose of"
La Junta tribune., 1910-10-29
La Junta Tribune
Fred B. Mason
Editor and Proprietor

Entered at the Postoffice at La
Junta, Colorado, as second-class mail
matter.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-21
LADIES' GOLORED COATS


We have some very good values leit
Ia Ladies Colored Coats chat We are
putting price On @ close them AZ
once.
Here are about forty Colored Coats
10 medium and small sizes 70 close az
one.half price
This means q lot Of odd Colored Goats
that we have lett we give you yonr
choice IF At half price II yos could
realize what these values are isIe
would not De q Coat left by Saturday
night At $500 are what we have leit
Ia colofed Goats That sofa AZ sl00oi
now $500
AT 5000 are what we have left 70
Coiored Coats that sold o. sl20A Here
are few heavy Cloth Coat that were
extra good values az The original price
now 5000.
At $3.50 are q few Coats ia 4 good
quality broadeloth ID different colors,
not more than two 81 a kind. Nete
$500 now $3.50.
AT $500 are what We have left "a
Colorel Goats That have sold at $500
Now 5000.
At $1,000 are all We have left IN
Colorea Coats that sold at $1,000 Now
$1,000.
At one fourth Of from the regular
price are few late sample Coats
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-21
Boys Trousers

Is the boy always wanting Irousersi Most boys are
There's Just thing about 1.-THE won't want them 50
often you buy his Trousers here We have Boys rou
sers that are made from Chevo and Cameres with view
of keeping the boy inside Of themand they do il tonA
Boys Trousers in regular Knckerbocker cut ~ sizes from
4 to III years SOC use 10 $50.
The Frank AEcVVhOPgeF Company
We Clean Press and Repair Clothing
Far Coats 90 Rent
Telephone CALL.
ana Boys outats
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-21

II every peer were q politician. ach-
Inc 10 take part III public affairs and
To convert bis share ii national legis-
lation from a useful fiction into an
ohstreperous and inquisitorial fact, the
house Of lords would long ago have
been found intolerahie. But as It IS,
most peers happily are sportsnlen,
landowners magistrates. business men,
ana So on. before they are hereditary
legislators. and Westminster claims, or
at any rate receives. only a fraction Of
their time and interest For the most
part they simply abstain from going
there. A considerable number Of them
do not even take the trouble to present
the writs that entitle them to sit sud
vote. When $50 members are 70 be
found 81 the house Of lords at the same
time tt Is proof that something Of I'M
usual Importance is under discussion,
Three are enough to form a quorum,
and the ordinary routine business Of
the house occupies hardly an hour or
50 a day or engages the attention Of
more than twoscore Of members sgd
ney Brooks 10 Atlantic.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-01-21
MISSES AND JUNIORS COATS

AZ aboni one-half price 6 lot Of odd
Coats ID childrons and misses sizes.
At $500 Is lot ~ odd Goats ~
mixed cloths, IN sizes from 5 to- lA
years Are fegaIat s5J5 Coats. Vow
$500
At $3.50 are few odd Goats %
plain aud mixed goods, slzes from ~
10 III wears were our regular 5000 and
ss.75 coats NOW $3.50
At $500 are 4 few odd Goats 10
pitir ~oor were oar best values n the
slD0e n~~s Now $500
At $500 are whit W have laft 81
DIR Misses luiof eeets m Sizes IS, -
.ani q years, mostly plain cloths These
were our sl2eo Coats Now 5000
At $50 are few ola Coats 10
l5 gna III year sizes are plain cloths
aud have COOL satin Innings Were
$1,000 now $3.50
At one third price are six last sason's
Coats These ere gaad-styled Coat
and ara made % TIE Best breaaeloths,
we're good value a the original price.
This means $500 Goats you can
have it 40 $500
at twot6rds tie original price are
q few odd Black Coats 10 close AZ onee.
This means $500 Coat now az
$1,000