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The daily sentinel., 1913-08-30
HIGH PRICES FOR
COAL THIS YEAR

Denver, Aug. 2s.-T-uel dealers
predict that coal prices this winter
Will be even higher than they We're
last year. They give as a reason the
threatened strike among the 5000
miners in the southern Colorado coal
fields. At this time prices have not
advanced, and on the contrary are
some lower than they were in 1912.
but the dealers believe that the trou-
bles in the southern fields are not
from which the greatest bulk of coal
going to be adjusted and that a
strike involving all the big mines
used in this part of the state comes
is almost certain to occur.
Besides, the coal fields in the
northern part of the state are in no
better shape-the strike that has
been ON for over two years involving
more than $500 men, is still unset
tied. So that there is very little
prospect of getting coal from this
part of Colorado any cheaper. The
chances are that prices of northern
Colorado coal will be advanced. In
the face OF all these labor troubles
local dealers declare that this city
Will be face to face with coal fam
inc before the coming winter is over.
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GRAND VALLEY FRUIT TASTES
GOOD TO VISITING GOVERNORS
CBy j. L, MooRHEAD9

Colorado Springs, Aug 3O.-Gov
ernors of seven states have addeC
their encomiums of praise to Crane
Valley fruit. In a half hour here
last night following the great S7.5C
banquet the chief executives declared
that it surpassed any fruit they had
ever tasted.
Governor Haines of Maine was par.
ticularly enthusiastic about the Mai.
den Blush apples. Not only were
they served at the feast but each
governor found samples of the fruit
in his room and the officials lost nc
timo munching them. The portly
New Englander had core clasped in
his hand and apple juice on his mus
taches when he was interviewed
Best ] ever tasted" he enthused
Such flavor | never knew could be
found In the king of fruits"
Governor O'Neal of Alabama, Gov
ernor Colquitt of Texas and Lieuten-
ant Governor Alexander of California
We're talking about the cherries which
came from the II. T. Anderson orch
ard. They could not say too much
in praise for the luscious cherries.
Governor oddio of Nevada has Wis
tied Grand Junction and he volun-
teered great deal of information for
the edification of his fellow execu-
tives.
The most Interested official, haw-
ever. was Governor w. p. Hunt oi
Arizona. lie wanted to learn some
thing about the Grand Valley cultur.
al methods. He insisted that Arizona
was better fitted for orchard culture
than Colorado but that his state lack.
ed the experienced horticulturalists
who have made the Grand Valley fam
Gus. He was intensely interested In
the development of his state aloni
this line and frankly admitted tha
Grand Valley fruit leads the world.
An amusing incident occurred yes
tcrday The exclusive Cheyenn,
Mountain Country club has been stag
ing series of polo matches at theii
grounds at Broadmoor. Yesterda.
was officially designated as governori
day and an elaborate reviewing stanC
was erected for the distinguishe,
guests of the city. And while th'
society swells looked and lcnged th'
governors took an auto ride to SOM
of the mountain views and not
single member OF the conference ap
peared. The reviewing stand was va
cant and there was much gnashing o
teeth among the exclusives and EN-
inently respectables who had planne'
such brilliant climax to the games
THE conference of governors is no
nearly so Impressive as the assembl
of newspapormen. Alert youni
scribes from n score of papers an
press associations are swarming th
lobby of the Aptlers and outnumbe
: the executives abcut three to one.
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suffering from a mild touch of mel
ancholia- 7: he had been a young
man with friends about him they
would have said he was the victim
OF a CROUCH" and rallied him out
OF il.
In truth, he was under a spell of
the sort that comes over nearly
every man at one time or another-a
fierce rebellion against things as
they are, bitter resentment against
the bounds of his particular corner in
the world, whether those bounds are
represented by the confnements OF
work. or of business. or the ties of
family. Whatever 1t is that the
mind in such a state seizes upon,
there is the wild-sometimes over
whelming-desire to break away, and
to rush out and far off. for once
care-free. In a man of Micah's age.
such a spell may be the final flicker
OF an active youth long since spent;
or, perhaps. brief return of some
old nomadic instinct OF centuries ago.
But Micah blamed his wife.
For time he lay staring at the
cracks in the ceiling, mutterins now
and then to himself: i've been
failure, and / amt goin' ter stand
1t no longer. Break away the pa
per said. or she'll break you I'm
goin' ter break away! Coin ter
break away!'
He sat up and pulled on his boots.
Then, softly. he made up a bundle
of clean clothes. Concealed under n
loose board in the bottom OF the
closet was n small roll of bills. This
he carefully divided, showing half the
money into his pocket and leaving
the remainder for Phoebe. Still soft
ly. he stole down the front stairs and
out through the seldom-used front
door.
Shot, he exclaimed suddenly.
Here 1 be sneakin' Off ez II 1 wuz
ter blame, an ashamed ont. I'm
Jest goin' ter step back fur a min
ute an tell Phoebe that I'm goin'.
even II It does make words. Break
away don't Jest mean sneak away
/ guess"
But Phoebe. whom he had sup
posed to be busy in the kitchen. was
not there. Nor was she in the living
room, nor in the shed. The whole
lower part OF the house was without
an occupant.
Micah considered.
Gone berryln' " But there was
no sign of his wife along the road
to the west, where scattered black
berry bushes bore their dusky fruit.
Then, as he stood puzzled, the fish
erTnan, for the first time In his un-
usual preoccupation. noticed the sky.
'Sho!" he exclaimed again. Lucky
/ didn't put off fur town n few min
utes ago. So tied up in my mind
wuzn't watchin' the weather. and
I'd have got ketched sure. That's a
mighty heavy thunder-squall comm
up"
He stood and watched II for mo-
ment. From the west, a thick gray
and black bank was rapidly spread
ing darkness across the sky. Below,
the horizon was of solid slate
color. grim and threatening.
''windl" commented Micah. wind,
and rain. too! Glad I'm ashore.
Now, where In tarnatlon is Phoebe?
Phoebe"
He called again. but there was no
answer. 'Ye don't s'pose." be ques-
toned aloud. that she minded what
! said this noon more'n I thought,
and hez gone OFF herself? Jest like
Phoebe ter git ahead O. mel" he
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stocks an bonds fur all Rnowi His
folks wuz poorer'n our'n, when we
wuz boys"
Ben Bladgett's made his money
cheatin' every one that's run afoul on
him. You know that, Micahi We
can't envy him money he's made in
that wayl"
who says I envy him? What I
want ter know is: why amt 1 done
ez we'll? What's KEEP me from maxi
in money an gettin' rich same ez
others?"
''They's some amt done ez well ez
you have, Micahl"
Don't you argy with me, Phoebei
An don't you nag mel Don't ye do
It! I've Jest found out what's the
matter with me! Theys an infioo-
ence in my life that's destroyed my
ambition an'-an'-" Mlcah's mem
ory failed him as he started this quo
tation from the newspaper article on
domestic unhappiness.
Il ain't goin' ter stand II much
longer" he numbled darkly, by way
OF finishing his sentence.
Phoebe looked at him in placid
wonder.
''Ye amt got that misery In yer
stummick ag'in, hev ye, Micah2" she
asked anxiously.
Micah shook his head. and sui
lenly left the table. Upstairs he went
to his room and lay down on the bed.
Below. the cheerful rattle OF dishes,
as Phoebe began to wash them. only
served to irritate him for few min
utes, but It was not long before he
dropped into his usual afternoon nap.
When he awoke. the afternoon vas
half gone. and the house was quiet
Phoebe, as was her custom. was
probably sewing in her rocking chair
by the kitchen window.
The awakening found Micah's
spirits still depressed. II he had been
rich man he would have sought a
doctor and been told that he was
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gin women jaw that this piece Is
printed about? She don't need to
say nothln. Phoebe don't. She's
allus pickin up after me-" he con-
cluded aggrlevedly.
A call from the kitchen told him
that his dinner was ready. As Phoebe
sat opposite him at the table, he
mentally compared her with the type
illustrated In the newspaper article.
Phoebe was short and inclined to
stoutness. Her hair was brown, now
becoming tinged with gray and n
stranger who looked at the good
natured expression on her broad face
would have said that II she possessed
the "nagging" habit. one could dis
Germ surprisingly little trace of IL.
She certainly bore no resemblance to
the skinny-throated. wolf-faced vir-
ago whom the newspaper artist had
pictured.
mot much luck today?" inquired
Phoebe, as she poured him great
cup of tea. She had read his i'll
success in his face.
'Dollar'n forty-five cents" he re-
turned. Jest pollack. No luck at
all. An thar waren't n thing in tn
lobster-pots."
'"The cove's fished out, guess"
she commented with a sigh.
"Praps It is an p'raps II amt"
he snapped in reply. 'If tn bottom
o tn Cove wuz crawlin' with lob
sters, they wouldn't be none In my
traps. It's my luckl"
Years ago. when they wuz plenty
on 'em. ye got your share" she re-
minded him.
Years agol Yes, when Holsters
warent wurth nothin'. But now,
when I'm sixty-four years old, an
need every fish an every cent, no.
thin comes my wayi Nothin'l Why
ain't l done ez well ez other fellers
thet VIE young when I wuz7 Thar's
Ben Bladgett owns vessels an
EhaTves al mortgages. Gu mebbe
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eesaee 8 9 :, S g 9 g 3 g 9 8
Diarrhoca Quickly Cured.

II was taken with diarrhoea and
Mr.. Yorks. the merchant here. per-
suaded me to try bottle of Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarr-
hoea Remedy. After taking one dose
of it | was cured. 1t also cured 9TH
ers that / gave 1t to-" writes NJ. E.
Gebhart, Oriole. Pa. That is not at
all unusual. An ordinary attack of
dlarrhoea can almost invariably be
cured by one or two doses of this rem
edy. 1t is one of the most success
full preparations that has been discov-
cred. Thousands have testified to
its value. For sale by all druggists.
S-15-3l
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There was no visible sign of the
green sliff.
With lips aquiver, but his jaws set
to hold in any expression of the grief
that was tearing at his soul. he sat
down. Grimly, and in silence. he
bailed out the boat. Then he pulled
toward the Point
Carefully searching the rocky shore.
he came at last upon some floating
broken boards. painted green. Near
by, on a shelving rock. was caught
the fragment OF a red shawl. There
was nothing else.
TIT amt come ashore yeti" he
the impersonal pronoun as applied to
what had been his wife, swept over
him and his shoulders shook.
Slowly he rowed back to his own
landing. Doggedly and reluctantly
he trudged up the well-worn path to
the house. To his imagination, the
approaching sunset hung gloomy
shadows about every angle of the
home.
On the little porch, something white
caught his attention. 1t was the
newspaper containing the article on
domestic unhappiness. viciously he
tore 1t into pieces and thrust the
crumpled fragments under the steps.
An called her a naggin' woman
-her!" he muttered.
Weariy he crept around the corner
of the house and opened the back
door. AS he stepped into the kitchen
there turned to face him a woman
who had been bending over the stove.
She was a short woman. inclined to
stoutness woman with a broad.
good-natured face.
"Phoebel" he exclaimed, and lean-
ed Imply against the doorpost.
why, Micahl" she cried. What
ails yer You're pale ez. a ghost, an
shakin'. Have ye got chilli"
Micah was a New Englander, to
whom speech was slow and tho
spoken expression of unusual emo-
tons well-nigh impossible. Tortures
could not have induced him to ex-
plain.
"Nothin'." he stammered. "Nothin'.
1.-The skiff-"
I'm awful sorry bout TIL skiff.'
Phoebe hastily explained. ITS my
ter go without boat If it's lost. Ye
see, I was goin' over Z Gregg's ter
git some corn husks, an l put the
old clothes basket ter hold 'em in tn
bow o. the skin, with my red shawl
ter cover 1t up. That's lost, too.
Jest ez / was putin off. young
Mr. Morse druv up in their buggy
an wanted that / sh'd go right over
an see what allied their new baby
that was havin' commissions. l druv
off with him, furgettin' ter make fasc
my boat. The Morse baby wuz alt
right when we got there. an come
back Jest afore tn thunderstorm an
seen ye chasin' the skiff. / spose It's
smashed up" she concluded, regret
fully.
yes" returned Micah. TITS COM
pletely lost"
well. I can walk ter town, or use
tn dory on a pinch. Why, Micah,
that's the fust time in years ye'va
kissed mel"
"Mebbe,'' said Micah. "But I cal.
late ter do 1t onct in a while from
now on. Lifts Jest come ter me
that you an mes gettin' on, an W.
amt got SO very many years left
Fhoebei'
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shawled figure in the bow was max
ing little headway against the COM
bination of wind and tide.
Bring her head aroundi" he shout
ed. Keep her upi oh. Lord, She
can't hear mel
lie gasped, for his lungs begrudged
the breath the shout had taken The
wind was coming in stronger gusts
now, and the waves were growing
larger.
'I got teri" There was a pain
back OF his right shoulder, where
rheumatism had bothered him the
previous winter. Micah fought It.
grimly refusing to lessen the force
OF his stroke, or to bear lightly with
the threatened arm Once more he
turned; the green skin and the dot
of red were still between him and
the rocks.
Somewhere near, a mighty flash
OF lightning struck and a thunder
clap crashed. A tremendous gust
OF wind reached the dory as Micah,
by instinct, whirled his head to meet
It. Four rods toward the west. he
was suddenly conscious of a thick
wall OF rain. dropped from the sky.
The next moment the rain and the
bowling wind were all about him.
Their curtain shut from his sight the
rest of the world-shut out the green
skin.
Micah himself was in no danger.
The dory. IN capable hands, could ride
out a winter gale. But there was
little chance that Phoebe. in that
rush of wind and water, could keep
her light skiff from being over
turned or swamped, even II It was
not driven upon the rocks and there
smashed to kindlings.
Micah, caught in the swirl of the
elements. pulled desperately. heading
the dory as nearly as he dared In the
direction where he had last seen the
green skiff. But very soon that d.
rection became vague, and in a few
minutes he was rowing aimlessly.
beaten by the wind and peering des-
perately into the pouring rain in a
vain effort to catch a glimpse of the
green skiff or of some landmark to
guide him. He could see nothing be-
yond the gray curtain.
"Oh. Lord!" he gasped. Save
Phoebel Don't let her drown! I'm
sorry about breakin' awayl l must
have been fetched, Lord, honesti Tell
her ter keep her head ter tn wind"
A cross-sea struck the dory, and
Micah barely righted her with three
inches of water In the bottom.
II can weather it, Lord! I'm all
right. Take keer o. Phoebel She's
allus trusted You. and how can You
expect lone woman in n skin ter
ride out waves like that? Don't take
her, Lord! She's all 1 got, an l need
her more'n You do. Jest take care
on her, Lordi Tell her ter hang on
ter tn boat If she capsizes, and I'll
come Jest ez soon ez / kin see through
this pesky rainl"
Thus he raved on. rowing blindly
and desperately, and praying in his
despair.
Suddenly the rain fell more gently
and then ceased. The waves lessened
ana the harbor grew almost smooth
as the wind passed. Away to the
east, the storm was still growing and
thrashing its way.
Micah gazed toward the Point.
straining his eyes to catch every bit
of foam that dotted the water. Then,
with cold sweatdrops on his forehead
and his knees trembling. he slGv2 "a
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suffered Eczema Fifty Yeacs-No,
Well

Seems long time to endure the
awful burning, itching, smarting,
skin-disease known as "tetter"-an-
other name for Eczema. Seems
good to realize, also that DIR. Hobson's
Eczema Ointment has proven per-
feet cure.
Mrs. d. L. Kenney writes: "I
cannot sufficiently express my thanks
to you for your DR.. Hobson's Eczema
Ointment. 1t has cured my tetter.
which has troubled me for over fifty
years" c. d. Smith Drug Co. stores,
or by mail. soc.
PFEIFFER CHEMICAL co.
st. Louis, Mo. Philadelphia, Pa.
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added as II injured, and then: she
didn't need ter. 1 wuz willin' ter
leave her the house an garden. an
her boats gone. sure enough,"
Phoebe's own boat, which usually
bobbed at the end of a riding-line
from the shore. was missing. 1t was
a green-painted light sSiff which
Micah had bought her two years be-
fore. for while Phoebe could, If
obliged to. row one OF the heavy dories,
of late years the exertion had tired
her, and the skiff, which was safe
enough to cross the harbor in dur
ing fair weather, was much easier
to handle.
Left me, I vowl" concluded
Micah. Gone off an left mel Wal.
IL that amt Jest like a womanl I
hope she's got acrost ter town all
right, though. That squall comm up
what's that?"
His eye, sweeping the prospect, had
been caught by an object far out in
the harbor-a little green skin, NOV
ing rapidly with the tide toward the
open ocean In the bow of the boat,
Micah could see the CLINT OF what
he recognized, even at that distance.
as Phoebe's red shawl.
Whats she maxim for?' he
gasped in astonishment. Coin out
like that with a thunderstorm al
ready gathered! Is the woman crazy7
Good Lord / know! She's lost an
oar, Is tryin' ter peddle up bow, an
can't make IL. The tides takin' her
out ter sea, an tn storm tn
storm
With but one more glance at the
now widely overcast sky. he leaped
down the beach to his own dory. The
oars lay in her, and with a couple
Of mighty sweeps Micah brought her
bow around. Then, with strong,
rapid strokes, he sent the boat
plunging across the water in pursuit
of the green skin. AS he glanced
over a shoulder TO lay his course. a
quivering flash OF white lightning
penciled the western sky. and n few
seconds brought the accompanying
rumble of distant thunder.
Got ter ketch herl" growled Micah.
Got teri His back and arms were
doing the work for which they were
daily called upon, but 1t was a long
time since he had summoned their
strength for such rapid action.
Got teri" he repeated grimly, and
the dory took the waves squarely.
A quickening of the "clop-clop" OF
the water against the boat made
Micah stihe curse with his
clinched teeth. The first irregular
flaws of the coming wind were chop
ping the waves crosswise. and the
dory herself seemed to lose breath
for moment as she put her head
down to this additional difficulty.
Micah's own breath was coming
short.
81 amt so young now!' he whis-
pered. Cant Jest pull ez strong ez
l used teri
He glanced over his shoulder again.
The rising wind had caught the green
skiff and swayed its course against
the outgrowing tide. The little boat
was no longer drifting toward the
open ocean. but, what was more
dangerous, 1t was now being carried
toward the rock-armored shore just
inside the point" where there was
no breach, and where, even IN calm
weather, the waves broke roughly and
sucked back slobberingly and greed
lily. f~
Sweat was running In Micah's eyes,
but he could dimly see that the red
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Funeral YESTERDAY ,Ioruipr.

The funeral of A. d. Stoddart, Sr.,
was held at the krohn parlors. PAS
Main street Friday morning. with a
large crowd in attendance. The SER
vice was conducted by Rev. E. c.
Lane and there was very beautiful
music furnished. The profuse flow
ers bespoke the esteem with which
the deceased was held. The inter-
ment was made in the Orchard Mesa
cemetery.
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Bishop brewster Lcnvcs

Bisnop Benjamin Brewster left this
morning for Olathe and Ouray ex-
pecting to hold confirmation services
in both places tomorrow. He was
accompanied by Rev. F. E. Bernard
OF Onlcaso' pastor of St Anna Epis-
copai church in Chicago. He is here
on MS vacation and left this morn
ING ior Durango to spend two weeks.
lie mas been in Salt Lake City and
met Bishop Brewster here.
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To Visit Lake.

To Visit Lake.
Mrs. Belle Hart and two daugh-
ters of Kansas City, who have been
house guests of Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
Goslen the last two weeks. left Fri
day for Salt Lake City. where they
will visit A. NJ. Goslen after which
they will return here for continua-
tiun of their western sojourn.
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PEACHES.

We can supply those who want to
send some peaches to their out-of
town friends with extra fine large
Eibertas at 75c per box. You can
arrange to have us ship them by ex-
press direct from our office. Peaches
are OF better size and quality this
year than ever before. and now Is
the time to get them. John F. Moore
Fruit Co., phone Jet. 60. S-29-3t
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SUIT BROUGHT
AGAINST COLLEGE
Man Who Is Well Known Here
Is Involved; Conspiracy 10
Cheat Is Charged.
Sentinel Special Service.

oehtllci cpecldl oeTNlce.
Denver, Aug. 30.-Charges of con-
spiracy to defraud its creditors are
directed at officers OF the Westmin-
ster University association of which
S. G. Pattison is president. in a suit
to force the payment of an Indebted
ness amounting to $35 900 filed in
the district court at Brighton. by At
torney ]. d. Warfield, acting for the
Colorado Mortgage & Investment
company.
The mortgage company asserts that
1t obtained Judgment against the
university association in the courts
of Arapahoe county in 1905 for $31,-
1854, bearing interest at per cent
per annum. A few months before the
time the judgment was rendered the
complaint recites, the Hallock-Sayre-
Newton Lumber company secured a
Judgment against the university for
$15,724.
'Contriving to Cheat Charged.
1t Is charged that "hy contriving
to cheat and defraad its creditors"
the board of trustees of the univer-
sity of Jared N. Hustled was then
president, allowed the entire holdings
at Westminster to be sold to satisfy
the Judgment granted to the lumber
company.
The property was sold to J. w. SEQ
field. The mortgage company as
serts that Scofield later made an as
signment of the Westminster posses
sions to John c. Murray, acting as
attorney ana agent for the trustees
Of the university association.
Murray, says the complaint. acting
a5 an intermediary agent conveyed
the property TO new corporation
which was organized to conduct the
affairs of Westminster university af-
ter the association had become insoly-
ent
The property of the Westminster
university association is estimated TO
be worth 100000. In addition to
owning the university building, the
association originally controlled Gao
acres of land. II IS a Presbyterian
institution.
Claim Declared Worthless.
Z President Pattison of the univerSi-
ty said last night:
THE claim OF the Colorado Mort
gage & Investment company is alb
solutely worthless have been in
formed by the board OF trustees and
our attorney that the company ac-
cepted n number of lots in Westmin-
ster in full settlement of their claim.
I The company later objected to the
transaction and demanded that they
have cash instead of the real estate.'
Mr.. Pattison is well known here,