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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-09-26
WENT TO VISIT
HER SON FOUND
HIM DYING
The Pendleton Live Wire says;

Ine PenuletOn Live wire says
When Mrs Margaret Ramp, of Sa-
lem, got off the train here yesterday
morning, laughing and talking to her
daughter of the good time she anticl-
pated having at the Roundup, she
vas unknowingly going to the bedside
of her dying son, Alvin.
Arriving at the home of John Roach,
where the 22-year-old boy was staying
she ran up the steps, still laughing,
and was greeted with the news that
her son, who only few days before
had written her to come and enjoy the
big Pendleton festivities with him,
was slowly dying Of peritonitis, She
stayed by his bedside until he died at
ST. Anthony's hospital at $40 o'clock
this morning
Alvin D. Ramp lived at Salem with
his mother until three months ago
when he came here to reside with his
uncle, John Roach, at S03 West Rail-
road street He was a plumber by
trade, but for some time was employed
by the Gray Bros, grocery and on
farms about the city.
A few days ago he suffered an at
tack of peritonitis, although he had al
ways been in perfect health before
and yesterday the doctor attending
had sent him to the hospital
J The body will be shipped to Salem
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-09-26
Real Estate Bulletin

1e6--S1550. Lot 50x153 on Court street.
II you are in the market for lot
don't overlook this.
16S-$S5OO. S-room mouse and lot S5
x12O on Front Street This is the
property to keep your eye on
2O2-s36OO. 7-room bungalow, beamed
ceilings, built in seats, china
closets, den and fireplace, full
basement and furnace; an ideal
home.
199-S2500. 5-room bungalow, beamed
ceilings, column openings, large
lot, close in; $500 cash, balance
same as rent
222-S6OO. 100 acres, 30 cultivated,
balance saw and pillng timber,
good 2-story house, 2 large barns,
/ acre bearing orchard, plenty
small fruit, telephone, on rock
road and cream route.
229-$3200. 7-room modern house, one
one of the best, finely finished.
If you want home, see this.
147-S6 acres, miles south, in the
famous Rosedale district, will
sell all or in tracts, to suit pur'
chaser. The price is right, or
will exchange for Salem proper
ty.
214-$43O0, II acres, 3 miles from
center of city, Groom, plastered
house, water in kitchen, good
barn, or 7 tons Of hay, one horse
and wagon, farm implements, in
cubator, chicken house to handle
100 chickens.
2O5-$240O. 1Ok acres 2h miles
south of city limits, 200 apples,
200 peaches, 100 Cherries, straw
berries and raspberries. This is
the last of large farm, and is
very fine.
19S-$4O0O. 10 acres, miles south,
acres in prunes, 21A acres straw
berries, " acre peaches, IN
acres loganberries; horse, cows
and farm implements included.
213-155 acres, miles south of Salem
on rock road, is acres prunes, 3
acres peaches, 3 acres cherries,
buildings good, spring water pip
ed to house; price 500 per acre.
1850 acres 2 miles from Salem, 40
acres in cultivation, lays fine to
cut into tracts. Nothing better
than this; price $1S5 per acre.
3OO-S1s,2OO, $50 acres deep red hill
soil, 200 acres in crop this year,
40 acres fine timber, 40 acres
open pasture, can easily be put in
grain, fine house Qarge), fine
barn, both house and barn on
concrete Easements, well fenced
12h acres prunes, large prune
dryer, running water; will take
up to $4,000 in Salem property;
terms on balance.
For Rent
I -Seven-room house, close In wa.
ter paid.
-Six-room house, good location.
-Flve-room house and barn.
List your houses for rent.
( PARKER & wAREHAM.
with e. Hofer G Sons, 21S South Com
mercial Street
Office open evenings.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-09-26
TALKS
ON Deep WATER
LAKES TO GULF
[uNIrnp pnrus lnAsnp w1nr.1

Memphis, Tenn, Sept. 26.--In a
speech devoted entirely to Mississippi
river needs, Colonel Theodore Roose-
welt addressed the Levee convention
here today. He asserted that he fa-
vored deep waterway from the lakes
to the gulf and believed the govern
ment should undertake the work.
Roosevelt discussed the recent Mis-
sissippi River floods, declaring that
the levees alone were not a sufficient
protection. He also favored reservoids
in the mountains to control the spring
floods.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-09-26
Suburban home

$4,000 will buy very neat bungalow
and six acres Of fine land in Holly
wood. Good barn, chicken house, fine
well, best of soil, located on clean side
Of the Silverton road, not far from
Fair Grounds. Owner has been called
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-09-26

Junction City is having a pumpkin
show that began today and will hold
until Friday evening.
The oregon Electric will be com
pleted to Eugene by October 18th and
ready for business soon after.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-09-26

The Clackamas county fair opened
Ot Candy yesterday, There was big
attendance and the exhibits are at
tractlng much attention
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-09-26

Eugene had big equal suffrage
meeting Wednesday and some fine adj
dresses we're made. Women were urg-
ed to get out and work for votes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-09-26

east and has instructed us to put a
price on this place to secure an early
sale. There is no better garden land
in the state. This will make a fine
berry field, chicken ranch or truck
garden. Terms can be arranged to
suit. l. l5 So
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-09-26

BECHTEL & BYNON,
347 State Street Telephone Main 452.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-18
Mary Hastings
Illustrations
BY 6. W. Harting

and there had been white cloth upon the table
Lizzie had never eaten off white cloth before in
all her life, and the fact that she had done now,
and that she small bunch Of violets pinned
to her shabby jacket seemed to prove that the new
of prosperity had indeed arrived. She turned
to the at her side with smile
He was regarding her with a certain anxious
wistfulness. Shorter than She for she tall
girl, he appareled In suit of checked brown.
with tie and socks and handkerchief edge-ust
pecpng above his let-hand breast pocket-of
purple whose violence seemed out of tune with the
gentle harmonies of his features.
"Lzze." he said, you amt sorry you've done it,"
The girl laughed. mot yet" she answered, with
that dryness which one OF her peculiar charms
to his more loquacious and sentimental nature.
"You know III always be good to you" There
was urgency of appeal in his tone.
"Why. o course" she gave back somewhat
vaguely, and turned to look at him.
He had an air Of increasing confusion.
There's some things ! expect | ought to have
told you, he began, clearing his throat. "Of course
they don't rightly make any diference-it depends
on how you look on it. But, you see-there's-
we'll, there's pa and lives with My first
wife's pa and ma. They always did-and couldn't
very tell turn them out"
Moo, don't suppose you could" Lizzie owned
slowly. Pa and ma, two old people, hung round his
neck like milestone, but she warmed next minute
the thought of his chivalry. II guess you couldn't
do thing like that"
NO. couldn't Not in this ease-as things are.
You see" he desperately burst out looking straight
ahead, his cheeks reddening, perhaps hadn't ought
to let you think owned that house, don't yet.
Though shall day. It's just matter OF
years. They are both very old. Not that wish
them any HARM" be quickly thrust in. "for they are
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-18

let's see YOU" But she sighed. Involuntary dim
memory in her jaded mind had frightened
DRY of stile in the Old Country, and green
grass underfoot and green branches overhead and
the sunshine slipping in sparkles through the leaves
She had been twenty then, and her sigh was I'M
consciously for that lost youth and for the lack OF
that se and the glory of its tender illusions in her
girls mind. Lizzie had keen blue eyes, made for
dreaming. but they had harbored dreams.
They had looked early the of realities.
Again the mother sighed.
did ye say what his name was" she inquired.
"Murray-Fred Murray, guess it's I've always
called him Mister"
"Is he nice looking?" note of hope colored
Mrs Ryans voice.
Lizzie carefully tested an IRON mice enough"
"And you twenty" the mother echoed, with de-
spairng indignation under her BREATH ''Wcll if
you're going beauing the afternoon" she announced
aloud and with decision, "you go and get off your
feet and rest yourself and cool your face. You look
like toasted devil"
Eyes" Mrs. Ryan observed, one evening two
weeks later, she hung her back fence in
intimate converse with Mrs. Ross, Rosie Woods
mother, yes, Lizzie and done it this after
They went to the ministers together, just
them two I couldn't spare the day off I'd "a
gone. Seems hardly Christian, Quiet-like, after
all the fuss made julie: but then, julie was
marrying Cath'lic, and they do relish show.
Besides Lizzie wouldn't have it ways else. She's
turrble set about the sensible thing. I dunno where
she gets it from. He seems nice man. ! amt had
fairly good look at him yet seeing him just twice
and that at night and near-sighted. but then it
don't make no difference what I think, anyway.
Lizzie's doing we'll. He's man of property. Owns
his house. Took Lizzie all it-she said there
was fine lot of rooms, and it's all in grand repair
And he'll do anything in the world for her. He's
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-18
A BROWN LEAF
By MAE CELESTE Posr.

by MAE CELESTE POST.
Searching for flowers, strolled along a trail
That knows me well, but all the glowing, spanglina
Flower faces that loved were gone, all gone:
Just here and there rose hip, cleaning like coal
Among the brown, bare branches;
And here and there gray fuzzy cap of thistle,
Some tired little asters sprawng in the browning
grass,
Discouraged, half drowned with cold, peltins
rain,
Left far behind by Summer, when she fled tho
field,
Hurried by the torch that Autumn brandished
So recklessly among her naples
Returning, enter my cabin door, holding in nv
wrnkled hand -
A brown and yellowstippled leaf.
Cotwssht 1S1
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-18

was obliged to do. from her husband They looked
at each other Before her eyes his fell abashed
to the three bobbing heads about him. He patted
them absently with hands that trembled
Eyes. Lizzie: yes. Lizzie" he said. answering the
blazing accusation in her gaze. eyes, Lizzie, l
should have told you. / meant to. | should have
done it at that moment that you were taking
it for granted that I was alone meant to- but
kept putting it off till"
"Is this all there 10 Of them7" asked Lizzie in
voice whose deadly calm penetrated and awed the
babbe. The two eldest children. who had obtained
possession Of their fathers arms and swinging
them after the manner Of pump handles. scented the
unusual and stood of to look her; the youngest
was still obviously embracing his knees.
Eyes. Lizzie. all-quite ALL And they are dear
children; not at all hard to live with. The grand
mother takes all of them"
you're sure It's alll" she caustically insisted.
Haven't you any other surprises up your seevel
Let's have 'em all while got my mouth open
Amt there paralytc uncle somewhere about the
premises blind aunt. couple of invalid
cousins? Haven't you got grandfather or two of
your own"
Nothing more" he protested, scarlet with shame
"but dog. You don't mind dogs' He's very old
and ! should hate to part with him. And cat
| should say a cat and kittens. to be accurate He
had an air of paanstaking recollection Then he
burst out 81 don't blame you if you are angry.
should have warned you. but kept putting it off
| don't know how. l blame myself should have
told you, but oh, Lzze"-and the truth shot out of
him with irresistible spontaney-"I was so dread
fully afraid OF losing you! ! wanted you mueh'
He looked at her over the swarming heads of his
offspring, his brown eyes full of depreciation and
anxiety and immense longing.
She met that look in silent fury. her lips tight
locked She was summoning words-bitter, sting
ing annihlating words-that should pour out on
him her wrath and disappointment. her fiery re-
..ntmeut of his per6dy. She dsspsed him. He had
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-18
Za&SI


deceived her. Wei, she would rnaks him sossy1
. But that look in his eyes held her. Il vsS
palmetto volume Of look; it revealed his heart
from cover to cover its tender depths it, faiu1-
eouraged shadows. And under and through h an
was quality that was like the direct holding osss
OF hands his hands to her.
The bitter phrases behind Lizzie's lips siipped h
sensibly away. That cold tight gathering Of snges
in her relaxed, like hand that has lost its grip
she had sensation of actual warmth and rioyv h
her breast. She did not know what was hapoeniure
to her. She did not know why her angry tongua
did not lash out in arragnment-she had never fen
tenderness for soul on earth. She had been sorrE
enough for her mother, but tenderness was not tida
word. So she did not know why it was that inste,A
OF overwhelming him with torrent of accusation.
she felt sudden, absurd, almost otherly irnpulsA
to ease him IN some way OF his own sef-reproachs
He had deceived her-but he was not a deceptivu
man; she could read his innate sincerity in ~
candor Of that look. And his kndliness-his petteA
children, his ridiculous cats! 1t was the hrst tins
that she had gazed into the face Of this man,
her husband. She began realize him and thdl
intimacy of their relation she had consented to sul
lightly All these thoughts streaming through
Lzzes mind like thought. Her set lips relaxed
and she broke unexpectedly into bubbling laughter.
quizzical yet merry, which embraced him and his4
house and his old people and his children and hiS
dog and his cat and his kittens in humorous
acceptance that absolution.
II you amt the beatingest man Of property shl,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-18

very unhappy,' be ssiA dmply. 'PuAaes you think
haven't been just fsir 70 you-6st Il y mine. pese
neally. And they are not ct an hard to live WIKI.
They have been very good to-ms." he finished
abruptly, and swallowed.
~ gusss ~ about the same thing" she observed,
taking kindly pity on his distresa. Never was kind
illness buried deep within her, sitter all
He put an awkward hand on her elbow to assist
her across the street, and continued keep it there
She could feel it strangely trembling.
After all, you weren't marrying me for the house,
Lzze1"
The appeal Of his voice affected her curiously.
She was conscious Of glow vaguely akin to shame,
though the shame she repudiated, should have been
his side. She shook her head without looking At
him. They turned = corner into Sangamon street.
Immediately piercing yell arose. 1t came from
somewhere down the block-a wild, shrill shrek of
joyous welcome. rapidly swelling in volume as the
three open-mouthed beings who were responsible
for It neared them on flying, white-stoeknged feet
"Pa-pahl Pa-pahi Ps-pahr chorused the three
approaching little girls, their six tightly braided
hugely ribboned pigtails streaming out behind them
in level flight They arrived in breathless confusion
group that, like some active centpede, swarmed
and wrggled about Lizzie's companion, embracing
his knees in violence of greeting that threatened
to upset him.
"Pa-pah's Gomez they were announcing, as If to
the far horizons OF the earth.
Lizzie halted and stepped aside, indeed she
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-18

nice peopc-very ! know you'll like them They
very glad I'm bringing you home They would
have told you the other day. but they had-er-
stepped out. And so, you see, it's practically mine
they call it So" He could not meet her eyes"
Lizzie, too, was staring ahead She was thinking
rapidly Then at last she found her voice an
unsteady little note Of Laughter. Since you're
fond OF EN-" she said, Il hope my cooking won't
kill 'em Gifts pretty rotten"
Then you don't mind" He took heart to look
at her.
q. don't know what good rnding would do
now"
He WINGED at her emphasis. 1T would make me
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-18

clean daft Liz. Bought her flowers 20 pin on.
Well, the girl has sort Of taking way, though
she never hand for the fellows. ] hope she'll
be happy"
Mrs. Ryan heaved sentimental sigh Mrs Ross
stared out at the slantng clothes poles in the yard
wavering under their burden OF wash
"She may" she said. in her husky, asthmatic
whisper 1--WE heerd some is" And she wended
her way with further eave-takng to block an
encroaching goat.
An hour later Lizzie and her man of property
were walking together toward what was now to be
their home They had eaten their wedding dinner
n cafe WHARF, lights had blaxsd and band played
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-18

scoffed and then put her hand with awkward shy.
the shoulder of one of the staring little eirs
What's her name?" she asked I
There was no stile in Sangamon street. no spring
glory OF gold sunshine and green trees, but some
thing OF the sweetness and softness Of the sorine
moment had found its way into Lizzie's heart and [
thrilled it with new meanings
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-04-18
" Because she'd had the
'1eyve to thyo7v out the
drunken, loa}er,' said Liz
zie bittex1y."

RS. RYAN Strengthened from the tub,
and wiping her dripping hands on an
equally dripping skirt. stepped heavily
to the window.
as that Rosie Woods come to visit
her MAJ" she asked, squirting near
sightedly at the slim figure just enter
ing her neighbours yard.
1T is" Lizzie Ryan yielded her
place at the narrow window, and, taxi
ing an iron from the stove which was
heating the small kitchen to a degree
of suffocation, she resumed her work
at the ironing board. 1t was Sunday
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-29

NEW YORK LETTER
By Norman.
New York, Nov. 2o.-Thou-
sands of dollars were spent on
''The Daughter of Heaven" at
the Century theater. A fortune
was lavished on costumes and
scenic effects.
"The Daughter of Heaven
proved, from commercial point
of view, failure. A wonderful
artistic success, it has drawn so
poorly that prices were greatly
reduced, soon after it opened, in
the hope that the empty seats
might be filled.
Another Chinese play was re-
Gently put on. A simple little
thing, with just one setting for
the three acts. No big and COR
sgeously-garBed chorus; no chorus
at all, in fact. No tremendous
scenic effects; just a few tables
and chairs and screens and cur
tains.
And this Chinese play has
proved one of the great big fin
ancial successes of the season.
: ]. HarryjBenrimo, an actor and
manager, conceived the idea
that of putting on a real Chinese
play in the Chinese manner, just
as it is done in the Chinese thea
tiers of San Francisco. He got
George c. Hazleton to co1laborate
with him in making the play,
Benrimo speaks and writes Chi
nese, and the play was construct
( z-s1.A.1
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-29

of WI Sin Yin, a mighty gov
ernor, and their two sons. 1t is
a tale of wicked plots, of cruel
murders, of usurpation and ven
geance and the realization of lofty
ideals.
, If all this were done in the or
binary way, no one would care for
it. But after the fashion of the
Chinese theater-that is different.
The actors strut in and out to in
cidental music" of the Chinese
variety. If one is supposed to be
riding a horse, he gallops in.
When lady, having committed
suicide, goes to heaven, she
climbs up a ladder to a balcony
from which deceased relative
has been conyersing with her.
In the center of the stage there
sits a parsonage who does not
take any part in the play, but ex-
plains, before each act, and dur
ing the action, just what is oc-
curing. Also there is the prop
erty man, an infinitely bored in
dividual. He is never off the
stage, but he does not speak a
word, and he is a Scream"
Are there mountains to be
climbed, the property man CON
structs them out of table and
two chairs. Higher mountains,
more chairs. A boat, drifting
down a river, three chairs in
row. A castle, a screen with a
chair behind it. Does a gentle
man desire to hang himself to a
weeping willow tree, the prop
..-L-. - :, ,.4o--Jz LII H. al
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-14
TOBACCO CULTURE IS
UNDER BAN OF CHURCH

Detroit, Mich. June 14.-"Thou
Shalt Not Grow Tobacco" is the new
est commandment of the Methodist
church in Canada, affecting church
members who are farmers in the rich
tobacco growing lands of Essex coun-
ty. just across the river from De-
troit. Methodists who continue to
cultivate the weed will do so in face
of the uncompromising opposition of
the governing body of the church.
The question was raised some time
ago by church members in the ad-
Joining county of Kent 1t was
passed on to the governing body OF
the church and has been one of the
live topics at the annual conference
now in session at St. Thomas. Ont.
The result of the decision was the
adoption of q clause in the report of
the Temperance and moral reform
committee recording the uncompro-
missing opposition of the church to
the cultivation of tobacco and calling
upon church members not only to de-
sist from the industry, but to use
every effort to bring about its ulti-
mate complete cessation.
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-14
TODAY'S CONTEST HEARINGS.
Associated Press.


Chicago. June 14.-This morning
the remaining North Carolina dis
tricts were taken up.
In the fourth North Carolina dis
trict contest before the national COM
mittee the issue was local, and no
question existed as to Roosevelt's IT,
tie to the two delegates there.
In the first South Carolina district
the Taft forces claimed that the
Roosevelt men had bolted, while the
Roosevelt delegates claimed to have
been regularly elected.
In the third Oklahoma district the
Roosevelt forces declared that the
Taft delegates were outnumbered and
refused to go to the hall where the
convention was scheduled to meet,
meeting elsewhere. The Taft dele
gates from this district, however, as
serted that they controlled the con-
vention, and that the Roosevelt wing
had bolted.
Both the delegations from the
tenth Tennessee district are for Taft.
but in the first and second districts
local differences are said to have re-
suited in the holding of separate con-
ventions.
The Texas contest cases will in
volve the hardest fight @sat the COM
mittee is likely to witness. The
Roosevelt delegations from this state
The daily sentinel., 1912-06-14
MAY ABROGATE THE RULE.

Baltimore, Md, June 1.-THE alb
rogation of the two-thirds-vote rule
in making nominations at the ma
tional democratic conventions may
be postponed at the convention when
it opens here this month, it was said
today by democrats gathered to
await the arrival of Chairman Mack
and Secretary Woodson of the nation
al committee.
More than $4,000 applications
have been made for positions as as
sistant sergeant at arms, doorkeep-
ers, pages and ushers; but each na-
tional committeeman will suggest
the names of those whom he desires
appointed.