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Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-07-18
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stakeholder. thatIl double his salary
and give him chance he'd never
have got In this world. She wants to
pay off mortgage on a ranch Perley
has in the Sacramento Valley and
she's sent Mrs. Perley a check for
five hundred dollars. She's offered
Willoughby a first-rate job on the Red
Calumet group Of mines near Sonora
in which Con had a controlling inter
est, and she's written to the doctor to
come down and become one of the
house physicians of the st. Filomena
Hospital, which she practically runs.
She's ready to do all this because of
what they did for Dominick, and yet
she. his own mother, won't give the
boy cent and keeps him on starva-
spite his wife,
He looked at his daughter across
the table with narrowed eyes. What
have you got to say for yourself after
that, young woman" he demanded.
Rose had evidently nothing to say.
She raised her eyebrows and shook
her head by way of reply. Her face.
In the flood of lamplight, looked pale
and tired. She was evidently distract
and depressed; very different-look-
ing Rose from the girl he had taken
away. with him four weeks earlier.
He regarded her for an anxiously-con-
templatiye moment and then said:
What's the matter? Seems to me
you look sort'er peaked"
TT" she queried with surprised
start why. I'm quite we'll"
Wells you were before you went
up to the mines?"
A color came into her cheeks and
she lowered her eyes:
I'm little tired, think, and that
always makes me look pale. 1t was
hard sort of trip. all those hours in
the sleigh. and that hotel at Rocky
Bar was dreadful place. couldn't
sleep. There was COW somewhere
near-it sounded as If it were in the
next room-and the ROSTERS all be-
gan to crow in the middle of the night
I'll be all right tomorrow"
Her father drew his coffee-cup
toward him and dropped in a lump of
sugar. No word had passed between
him and his daughter as to the scene
he had witnessed two days before in
the parlor of Perley's Hotel. She was
ignorant of the fact that he had seen
1t and he intended that she should re-
main ignorant OF 1t. But the next
morning he had had an interview with
Dominick Ryan. in which the young
man. confronted with angry questions
and goaded past reserve by shame and
pain. had confessed the misery of his
marriage and the love that in an I'M
guarded moment had slipped beyond
his control.
Cannon had said little to him. Be-
yond telling him that he must not
see Miss Cannon again. his comments
on Dominick's confessions had been
brief and non-committal. 1t was not
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-07-18

different attitude toward her, the
poor girl might have been quite a
pleasant, easy-going person. In all
other ways she had been a good wife.
Since their marriage, no other man
had ever won a glance from her. She
had often enough assured Dominick
of that fact. and he. for his part, knew
1t to be true. She had struggled to
keep comfortable home on their
small income. If she was not congen-
ial to him-if her companionship was
growing daily more disagreeable-was
1t all her fault? He had known her
well before he married her. six months
of the closest intimacy had made him
acquainted with every foible of her
character. 1t was no story of a youth
beguiled and deceived by a mature
woman in the unequal duel of a draw.
ing-room courtship.
Her letter intensified his condition
of sefaccusation, chafed and irritated
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-07-18

his soreness Of shame TIL 1t became
| weight of guilt. 1t also stirred afresh
the pity, which was the strongest feel
ing he had for her. 1t was the ten
derest, the most womanly letter. Ber-
ny had ever written him. A pote OF
real appeal sounded through It. She
had Inundated herself. asked his par
don, besought of him to return. As
he thought Of 1t. the vision or her
| alone in the fat, bereft of friends,
DULY devoid of any occupation, scorn-
full of her old companions, fawningly
DESTROYS of making new ones who re-
fused to know her. smote him with
an almost sickening sense of its pitt
fulness. He felt sorry for her not
alone because Of her position. but ~
cause of what she was. what her oXhj
disposition had made her. She wod1d
never change, her limitations were
| fixed. She would go on longing for
the same f1esh-pots to the end. believ-
ing that they represented the highest
and best.
Berry had realized that her letter
was skillful and moving production.
| but she did not know that 1t was to
gain a hundredfold in persuasive
power by falling on guilty con-
| science. 1t put an end to Dominick's
revolt, 1t quenched the last sparks of
the mutinous rage which had taken
| him to Antelope. That same after
noon in his frigid bedroom at the ho-
tel, he answered it. His reply was
short. only few lines. In these he
stated that he would be back on the
following Saturday, the tenderness of
his injured foot making an earlier
move impossible.
The letter reached Berry Friday
| and threw her into a state of febrile
| excitement. Her deadly dread of DOM
| inick's returning to his family had
never quite died out. 1t kept recur-
ring, sweeping in upon her in moods
! of depression, and making her feel
chilled and frightened. Now she knew
he was coming back to her, evidently
not lovingly disposed-the letter was
too terse and cold for that-but. at
any rate. he was coming home. Once
there, she would set all her wits to
work, use every art of which she was
mistress, to make him forget the
quarrel and enter in upon a new era
of sweet reasonableness and mutual
consideration.
She set about this by cleaning the
house and buying new curtains for the
sitting-room. Such publications and
garnishments would have agreeably
impressed her on a homecoming and
she thought they would Dominick. In
the past year she had become much
more extravagant than she had been
formerly. a characteristic which had
arisen in her from a state of rasped
irritation against the restricted means
to which Mrs. Ryan's rancor con.
demned her. She was quite heavily
in debt to various tradespeople: and
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10 dressmakers and milliners She
owed sums that would have astoundet
her husband had he known of them
Ihis did not prevent her from still
further celebrating his return by or
dering new dress in which to gree;
MIN and new hat to wear the first
time they went out together. How
she was to pay for these adornments
she did not know nor care. The occa
sion was so important that 1t excused
any extravaganza. and Berry, IL
whose pinched. dry nature love OF
dress was predominant passion, wal
glad TO have a reason for adding new
glories to her wardrobe.
CTo BE CONTINUED
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-07-18
that his darling had left the table in

that his darling had left the table In
tears.
He sat on for some time, stonily mo-
tionless, save for the movement OF
his lips as he pulled out clouds OF
smoke. The soft-footed servants,
coming to clear the table, fed before
his growled command to get out and
let me alone" AS he smoked he
looked straight before him with
fixed. unwinking' eyes, his face set
in burrows Of thought. At long IN
tervals he stirred in his chair, pom
derously. like an inert, heavy animal.
and now and then he emitted short
sound. like grunted comment on
some thought, which, by its biting
suddenness. seemed to force an e1ac-
ulation out of him.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-07-18
SYNOPSIS.

Bill CANNON. the bonanza king. and his
Daughter. Rose. who had passed up Mrs.
Cornelius Ryan's ball at San Francisco to
accompany her father. arrive at Antelope.
Dominick Ryan calls on his mother to
beg ball Invitation for his wife, and is
refused. The determined old lady refuses
to recognize her daughter-in-law. Dom
mick had been trapped Into a marriage
with Bernice Iverson, stenographer.
several years his senior She squanders his
money. they have frequent quarrels. and
he slips away. Cannon and his daughter
are showed in at Antelope. Dominick
Ryan is rescued from storm in uncon-
scious condition and brought to Antelope
hotel. Antelope is cut Off by storm. Rose
Cannon nurses Dominick back to life.
Two weeks later Bernice discovers in n
paper where husband is and writes letter
trying to smooth over difficulties between
them. Dominick at last Is able to Join
fellow snowbound prisoners In hotel par
Tor. He loses temper over talk of Buford.
an actor. After three weeks. end of i'm
prisonment is seen kilograms and mail
arrive. Dominick gets letter from wife.
Tells Rose he doesn't love wife. and never
did. Stormbound people begin to depart.
Rose and Dopinick embrace, father sees
them and demands an explanation. Roses
brother Gene is made manager of ranch.
and is to get It II he stays sober a year.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1913-07-18
TO BE CONTINUED.


Sometimes poverty consists in just
feeding the poor. Half the millionaire
In the country don't know how much
they are worth.-Atlantic Constitution
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-04
Mr.. FOrd's Temper.

MY, but he has a terrible tempere
Mr.. Ford's temper Is painfully appar-
ent. He is naturally a gentleman,
but his ungovernable temper makes
him most brutal. His young wife is
ALMOST driven to despair when Ford
takes exception to the attention shown
her at an evening reception which
they are giving at their home, He
flies into such a passion his behavior
drives their friends in horror from
the house.
One evening his wife is cleaning a
pair of gloves, and, placing them on
pair of hand forms, stands them in
the window. The shade being down,
the shadow Of Mr.. Ford can be seen
wildly gestulating, apparently strik-
ing his wife. A policeman passing the
house sees his actions, and when Mrs.
Ford appears to fall upon the floor,
sees the false hands in supplicating
attitude. He Immediately summons
other policemen, and they try to-
break into the house.
Mr. Ford, hearing the banging on
the door, rushes downstairs They
point to the window and he rushes
upstairs to his wife's room, followed
by the policemen. When they see
the harmless forms they all indulge
in a hearty laugh at the expense Of
the over-zealous officer This turn
Of affairs brings Mr.. Ford to a full
realization of his prevailing fault. He
solemnly promises his wife to mend
his ways.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-04

right. This is the high enterprise of
the new day to lift everything that
concerns our life as nation to the
light that shines from the hearthfire
of every mans conscience and vision
of the right 1t Is inconceivable that
We should 90 this as partisans; 1t Is
inconceiyable we should do it in ig-
noranco of the facts as they are or in
blind haste. We shall restore, not de-
stroy. We shall deal with our ecan-
omiC system as ii is and as it may be
modified, not as it might be if we had
clean sheet of paper to write upon;
and step by step we shall make II
what it should be, in the spirit OF
those who question their own wisdom
and seek counsel and knowledge, not
shallow dissatisfaction or the ex-
citement of excursions whittier they
cannot tell. Justice, and only justice
shall always be our motto.
And yet it will be no cool process OF
mere science. The nation has been
deeply stirred, stirred by a sodemn
passion, stirred by the knowledge OF
wrong, of ideals lost, of government
too often debauched and made an in
strument of evil. The feelings with
which We face this new age of right
and opportunity sweep across our
heart-strings like some air out Of
Gods own presence, where justice and
mercy are reconciled and the Judge
and the brother are one. We know
our task to be no mere task of politics
but task which shall search us
through, whether we be able to un-
derstand our time and the need of our
people, whether We be indeed their
spokesmen and interpreters, whether
we have the pure heart to comprehend
and the rectifed will to choose our
high course of action.
This is not day of. triumph; it is
a day of dedication. Hero muster
not the forces of party, but the forces
of humanity. Mems hearts wait upon
us; mems lives hang in the balance;
mems hopes call on us to say what
We will do. Who shall live up to the
great trust? Who dares fail to try
| summon all honest men, all patriot.
ic, all forward-looking men, to my
side. God helping me I will not fail
them, If they will but counsel and
sustain me!
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-04
Spnulding Company Wins.

In an opinion written by Justice
Moore the supreme court today re-
versed the opinion of the lower court
in the case of the Spaulding Manu-
featuring Co., against John II. McNary,
district attorney in the fifth district,
and B. F. Mulkey,. district attorney in
the first judicial district. The Spauld-
ing company was the appellant in the
case.
The litigation arose over the begin
ming Of proceedings against the
Spaulding company by the district at
torneys for the alleged violation of a
statute in travelling about over the
country selling and delivering buggies.
The company brought an injunction
again the attorneys to prevent the
maintenance of tho criminal proceed
ings.
The opinion of the supreme court
holds that the statute which was in
volved Is an attempt to exact tax on
interstate commerce, and for that rea-
son cannot be applied to the Spaulding
company.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-04
WILSON
THINKS IN HEADLINES
Message Is Epigrammatic and Vlrlle
and Outlines a Vigorous
Policy.

There has been change Of govern
ment 1t began two years ago, when
the House of Representatives became
democratic by decisive majority. 1t
has now been completed. The Senate
about TO assemble will also be demo-
cratic The offices of president and
vice-president have been put into the
hands of democrats. What does this
change mean? That is the question
that is upermost in our minds today.
That is the question / am going to
try to answer, in order, II may, to
interpret the occasion
1t means much more than the mere
success Of a party. The success Of a
party means little except when the
nation Is using that party for large
and definite purpose. No one can mis-
take the purpose for which the nation
now seeks to use the democratic party
1t seeks to use it to interpret change
in its own plans and point of view
Some old things with which we had
grown familiar, and which had begun
to creep into the very habit Of our
thought and Of our lives, have altered
their aspect as we have latterly look
ed critically upon them, with fresh
awakened eyes, have dropped their
DISCUSSES and shown themselves alien
and sinister Some now things, as we
look frankly upon them, willing to
comprehend their real character have
come to assume the aspect of things
long believed in and fimiliar, stuff OF
our own convictions. We have been
refreshed by new insight in our OWL
life.
We see that in many things that life
is very great. 1t is incomparably
great in its material aspects, in its
body Of wealth, in the diversity ant
sweep Of its energy, in the industries
which have been conceived and built
up by the genious of individual mer
and the limitless enterprise of groups
of men, 1t Is great, also, very great
in its moral force. Nowhere else In
the world have noble men and women
exhibited in more striking forms the
beauty and the energy Of sympathy
and helpfulness and counsel in theil
efforts to rectify wrong, alleviate suf.
fering, and set the weak in the way OF
strength and hope We have built up
moreover, a great system of govern.
ment, which has stood through long
age as in many respects a model for
those who seek to set liberty upon
foundations that will endure against
fortuitous change, against storm and
accident Our life contains every
great thing, and contains it in rich
abundance.
But the evil has come with the good
and much fine gold has been corroded.
With riches has come inexcusable
waste. We have sQuandered a great
part of what we might have used, and
have not stopped to conserve the ex-
ceeding bounty of nature, without
which our genius for enterprise
would have been worthless and i'm
potent, scorning TO be careful, shame
fully prodigal as we'll as admirably
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-04
Sebastian Burnett.

Arrangements have been made
whereby it is possible that music
lovers of this city will have the op-
poortunity of hearing Sebastian Bur-
nett, the famous American operate
tenor who has achieved great fame
in opera centers of Europe, at an
early date. Mr.. Burnett, whose ap-
pearance on the Pacific coast has
been in the nature Of a triumphal
march, has won the most lavish
praise from leading critics and mu-
sic-lovers for his splendid voice and
wonderful training. Mr.. Burnett will,
with his company, appear at the
Grand opera house Saturday night,
March s.
Elaborate claims were made for
Mr.. Burnett before his Aberdeen ap-
pearance-claims which had he failed
in his rendition of the exceedingly
difficult and varied program outlined
would have meant but Indifferent
success for him throughout the Pa
cific Northwest That he made
good" in the fullest sense is borne
out by criticisms following his ap-
pearance.
Mr. Burnett is the pupil of the
greatest Of all masters, Jean de
Rezke, under whom he studied for
several years, interspersing his stu
dies with short professional appear
ances with leading opera companies
Of Milan, Florence, Paris and Berlin.
He studied dramatic art under NJ. Is
nardon, foremost in his profession on
the continent and repertoire of Ital-
ian opera Mr.. Burnett pursued under
that superb orchestra leader, Lom-
bardi, of Florence.
1t was definitely announced by Mr..
Burnett's contracting manager, who
was in the city, that his appearance
here is entirely contingent upon a
guarantee Leading music-lovers have
taken charge since this understand
ing was reached, and it is anticipated
that requirements will more than be
met.
Mr.. Burnett is a master of dramatic
art and sings with an almost perfect
diction-a thing that few opera stars
can say. His English, French, Ger
man and Italian are equally excel
lent. The majority of numbers that
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-04

fled None were killed, but the
Americans believe at least two of the
Mexicans were wounded
The clash was witnessed by United
States Deputy Marshal Hopkins and
Special Agent Blanford, of the fed
eral department of justice. Neither
would comment upon it.
The act of the Mexicans was the
second of like nature within four
days, and occurred at almost the same
point as the first exchange of shots
Sunday, which resulted in the death
Of one Mexican and the wounding of
two others, according to war depart
ment reports.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-04
MEXICAN FEDERALS
FIRE ON OUR TROOPS

Douglas, Ariz,, March 4,-Fifteen
Mexican federal soldiers from the
garrison at Aqua Prieta marched to
a place on the international bound
ary line Douglas at noon today and
deliberately opened fire on the Amer
ican cavalry patrol on duty there.
The Americans replied with a ma
chine gun, that had been stationed
there late yesterday. The Mexicans
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-04
At THE PLAYHOUSES


are planned for this concert are.
songs and arias in English that the
people love and can understand.
Mr. Burnett has with him two
splendid artists, pianist and 'cellist,
who will appear in solo as well as
accompaniment.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-04
A Cnre For ECzGmn

Eczema in any form, whether a5ute
or chronic, is easily and rapidly over
come by the use of Meritol Eczema
remedy. Gives positive relief when
all others fail, and we heartily rec
commend 1t to any sufferer Capital
Drug Store, exclusive agents.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-04

The man who comes into your office
and makes himself at home isn't nee
esarily a self-made man.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-03-04

Most people either have brains, or
they have them and don't know how
to use them.
The evening world., 1913-01-31
nrkcs aiss' offers prices in

POrLTRy--It Is about the end OF the
spring crop. But markets offer many
bargains. ID good. medium, poor birds.
The evening world., 1913-01-31
Some Door qualities a, ss.S, box.

Some poor qualities at S2.25 box.
GRAPEFRUIT - Excellent quality;
some skins discolored. but grade not
injured. Prices from $3.50 to $3.50 box.
Plenty In market.
TANGERINES - Not so plentiful
Prices average g. to $50 per strap"
or one-half large box.
PINEAPPLES-Whole wish the
retailer would cut prices to help move
market supplies. Quality Is Al ana
wholesale prices cheap. Large sized
pines are wisest Investment for the
housewife. T. e.. fewer to box. but less
wasted In tops and skins. Porto Rico'
Cuba and Florida send this fruit Prices,
$50 to Sc box. Retail prices average
nearly double.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES more plen-
tiful and cheaper. Quart boxes at ~
to 20 cents, retailed at 40 to 10 cents a
quart.
APPLES-Caterers and chefs OF big
hotels are now using this fruit for tasty
salad" combined with lettuce leaves
and a mild dressing. Meantime, many
bargains In apples are to be had az
wholesale, prices from si.75 to q barrel.
with some fancy" at 81. retailing al
So 80 per barrel. or 50 cents dozen.
yFCiE.TABI.ES-Leade and BARGAINS
ofYer In spinach, kale, onions, elephants,
peppers. beets. cabbage. lettuce, celery
and beans
The evening world., 1913-01-31
Advance Guard ofthe
New Lingerie Blouses
Make Their Bow Tomorrow at
the Special Price of 81. 90

They arc copies Of foreign models
from originals costing twenty and thir.
ty dollars. reproduced 20 clcverly that
the effect is identical. and that i ths
main essential. w.
The illustration shows ono Of these
new arrivals made OF fine French
Wolfe, daintily tucked. bosom front,
trimmed with rhinestone buttons; then
there is . varied assortment Of batiste
and wolfe Blouses with trimming Of fine
laces and embroideries; also new com.
binations Of colored trimmings. giving
most charming effect.
The evening world., 1913-01-31

me retailer is selling eggs cheaper
tnan before. but qualities are never
marked. xxx means best storage; Xxx
means second grade: X means poorest
grade. Some retailers hide these marks
on z case Of eggs: some change poor
grade to a xxx boz, then carton tho
eggs as best storage. Eggs fresh
from the farm" at q cents or 70 cents
dozen. have been found TO be storage
eggs. wholesaled for q cents a dozen.
shipped to the farmer. then packed by
him and sent TO city stores as "strict,y
fresh eggs" From producer to con.
sumer. In these examples. is not a sue.
cess. Wholesalers are ever alert "a
such tricks IN trade, and In one case
they had the clever farmer arrested
The retailer should plainly display his
storage grade eggs. A good stora %
product equals a farmers held" vari.
ETY.. which sells at higher rate. Con.
sumers rarely understand IL, however.
ORANGES-A drop In prices: indica.
lions OF further decline. California frui,
brings s. box. finest grade: but Flor.
Ida boxes can be had from s. 10 to s.. 20
The evening world., 1913-01-31
LINER BROKE SHAFT At SEA.

Paul Fasuet. agent OF the French
Line. has been informed by wireless
that the steamship Mexico. witch
left New York for Dunkirk last satur.
day. broke her propeller shat, 100 miles
east Of Cape Sable yesterday. Capt.
Houvret sent radiosram saying that
soon after the accident he hove to In an
easteriy gale and that the steamer was
pitching IN q rough sea.
Mr.. Fasuet ordered by wire,ess the
tsAlnship Caroline. which loft New York
wednesday. and the F'lorids, which ieft
HAVE Saturday. to 70 to the Mexico's
assistance Al . p. n. .yssterday the
MEXICO was t<o mllss from New Yort.
She carries no paaseoeSra