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rYous haven,r answered my gees

Cone rYou- haven.ra answered my gees
ton yet.
arm not going to answer 1t. said
Daniels after a long pause. Maybe
I'll have to later on, but not now.
Only, see here, Langdon, I'VE got to
know one thing; has Mary got the
ghost Of a chance to-get off? Do you
think that what's-its-name psychos1s
will get her out of prison? amt got
weak nerves or anything; but don't
mind saying that this thing has got
NV goat. For while / didn't reaa
the papers, but yesterday 1 did and
found that-that things didn't look as
bright for the little9girl as I had I'M
agined. It looks. in fact, as if she was
ND against 1t hard. AS ff-unless some
thing is done she'll go to the chair"
And he calmly puffed his cigar.
"No! MOI" cried Langdon with q
shudder. "Never that. It won't come
to that, can promise you. They can't
prove her guilty, but there are lots OF
different degrees Of murder, and es-
Gaping the chair doesn't mean setting
her free"
The two men sat silent for a long
time, facing each other across the
desk, antagonistic. yet linked by some
thought that neither would put into
words. At last Daniels spoke
'I'm no snitcher.' he said hoarsely.
81 don't believe in telling all you know
and sttrrin' up lot Of mud when you
amt sure it will do any good. But I'd
do lot for Mary Page. She's on the
level. She didn't shoot James Pollock
I'm dead sure of that. And I won't
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don.
see her harmed If can stop it, NJ
matter what the price Isl
'Thank you," said Langdon, bu
Daniels frowned.
you've got no cause to thank me,
he said. Il just wanted you to know
want to he kept posted. don't want
to tell anything that amt necessary
: but If worse comes to the worst I'll
tell it ALL"
SIS that your promise?'
Eyes Abruptly Daniels put on his
hat, and without word of parting
marched out Of the door leaving Lang
don staring through narrowed lids aft
or, his retreating form, as he reached
for the telephone.
Hes was late getting into court, but
whatever conflicting emotions the
promise made by Daniels had reused
in him were hidden by the smiling
mask of confidence and ease with
which he reassured not only Mary but
the spectators.
To Mary, that smile and the deep
abiding tenderness in his eyes were the
t"O Iu1uSS Iudl I1due IL pOSSlUlC To
bear with patience the weary strain of
the passing days. The first shuddering
horror of the tragedy had passed, it is
true, and in spite Of it's occasional re-
turn in the quiet Of sleepless nights.
it had given place to a less poigne 1t
though bitter enough suffering. .
With the passing Of the acute agony
however, the little things at first sub
merged came to the surface and be-
came a source of daily martyrdom
The hard bed; the coarse food; the
leck Of privacy; the limited conven
taaces; the roughness of the police and
tsse suffocating sense of being a pris-
oaar; Of being denied the fresh air and
tha sunshine and the right to go where
ska pleased, seemed almost unbear-
able.
Yet she knew that the agony of hel
Guffering was doubled by that of Lang
Con; that he went through yicariously
all she endured as we'll as bearing his
own burden, and so for his sake she
bore up, drinking in courage from the
love that enveloped her Whenever his
eyes met hers.
For just as the trial and what had
gone before it had stripped her of lrer
woman's subterfuges and coouetries
30 had it stripped. Langdon's love of
the masculine dread Of publicity, and
he cared nothing even if all those in
the courtroom read the secrets of his
heart
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II objeetI" Interrupted the District At
torney, leapins to his feet.
see him get his, and he wasn't excIud'
ing the fair sex"
A whisper of excitement ran through
the room and Mary shuddered. Had
he meant her? Surely not. But the
words brought a frown to Langdons
face and a grim smile to that of the
prosecutor.
did he," the question raped sharp
ly, ''say that he took any precautions
against attack?'
Eyes. He told me he packed a cou-
pie Of guns that would make any fool
who got after him. bark up the wrong
tree"
''He carried two revolvers|
Eyes"
did you ever see them?"
mot as 1 remember. He said they
were beauts, and that they couldn't DO
duplicated on this side Of the AtlaD'
TIC"
Suddenly the prosecutor leaned for-
ward alertly. He saw in an instant
where this testimony was leading anu
waited, breathless, for the ineyitaDo
question that would follow.
"Mr. McGlone. were those reYoIVerS
mates? Was it, in fact, pair or plS
tolls that James Pollock owned|
II couldn't say for certain. He uSeu
to call 'em the twins, but | never So"
them meself'
"That is all, thank you, MI Nc
Clone" said Langdon, and sat down
triumphantly, while the jury leanlns
forward, stared down at the reYoNe.
from which that fatal shot had peen
fired. If James Pollock had owneu
pair of them, who could say WheIpea
the one found on the floor was o. wa
not the one that Mary Page had p''
into her bag at the theatre!
ITO be continued
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and Amy Barton tells of Mary's
struggles to become an actress,
Of Pollock's pursuit of her and
of another occasion when the
smell-of liquor drove Mary in
sane.
There is evidence that Daniels,
Mary's manager. threatened Pol
lock. Mary faints on the stand
and again goes insane when q
policeman offers her whisky.
Daniels testifies that Pollock
threatened to kill Mary and
Langdon and actually attempted
to kill LangdOn.
Two witnesses describe Mary's
fight to the street from the ho-
tel and her abduction by men
from gambling place near by
Further evidence seems to In
eliminate Daniels.
Maggie Hale, inmate of q gam
bling den. testifios that she was
at the hotel and heard two men
Quarreling in the Gray Room a
short time before the murder.
Her evidence seems to increase
SUSPICION against Daniels.
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of Signing His Name.
write letters, and in consequence it
was not few hours work, but the la
Dor of days that lay before him in that
multitudinous array of envelopes.
There were letters denouncing him
because the writer's thought he was
aiding in the miscarriage of justice be-
cause of his efforts on behalf Of Mary
Page; there were others praising him
extravagantly for his efforts in her be-
half; there were still others threaten
Ing him with death if he persisted in
his efforts to clear Mary of the charge
of murder, efforts which would expose
certain members Of the under world in
the great city. There were letters
from sane people and insane people,
letters from sentimental girls and
equally sentimental young men who
had been impressed with Mary's beau
ty and innocence; there was even one
1etter from man who declared that
ne himself had committed the murder
and would go on the stand and confess
al for five dollars. This man omitted
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dead. Your Honor, Mr.. Laagdon has
declared the defence to be depressed
psychosis', and under those circum-
stances declare the present testimony
to be Irrelevant, and request that it be
strickeu out"
My defence is still depressed psy-
Ghosts. Fouf Honor. retorted Langdon
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BenzoI Production.

Connected with the coke induSu .t
was the completion during the 49," 60
summer of a number of large plan
for the recovery Of benzol from Dv
product coke oven gas. This gives ,a
United States it's first output OF ,4, 30,
material, so important as raw ln" -.
rial i'm the manufacture Of high PApO
DiveS and chemical dyes.
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the usual formality of signing his
name.
Beside the letters lay the morning
papers, all of them, with the accounts
of the trial marked heavily with blue
pencil. ready to be clipped and pasted
In the Office scrap book. AS Langdon
drew out his chair and sat down the
headlines of the topmost paper caught
his eye.
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DANIELS TO DEFY HOODOO
TO REOPEN THE COVINGTOf

Defyinq the Theatrical Hoodoo Which
the Superstitious Declare Hangs
Over the Famous Old Covinston
Theatre, Mr.. Daniels Announces
That Plans Are Now Under Way to
Reopen the Playhouse Early Next
- Month With q Musical Comedy.
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"For once ! was Johnnie on the spot"
with a sudden change of tone he lean
ed across the desk crying harshly,
"Has that anything to do with your
testimony i'll court? Was that the real
reason you came back to the city ?''
Daniels WINGED "That's what I came
to see you about he said huskily. 81
admit l didn't tell everything that /
night have on the stand. What I held
back may have nothing to do with this
case. held it back he added sig
nificantly, ''for several reasons, some
Of which you may know"
what I know or don't know has
nothing to do with the matter" re-
torted Langdon. but with q change of
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DANIELS PROMISE

Y ANGDON surveyed the huge pile
Fl of mail on his desk with q
81 half rueful, half whimsical
- smile. Despite the fact that he
had worked half the night, his cold
plunge and a cup Of strong coffee had
sent him down town early, filed with
energy, and he had planned to clean
up his letters at the Office before pro-
ceeding to Court.
He had not, however, counted upon
the sympathy and the antipathy that
the now famous trial Of Mary Page
was arousing.
Nor had he counted upon the pro-
Denslty Of the American public to
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-04
EASY 10 OWN \ HOME.

It Is estimated now that not more
than about coo property owning vot-
ers will 80 TO the polls today There
are more than thousand voters In
tho city who do not own their homes
who could own them by seriously
wishing to do so. They have the
earning power. They lack merely tho
saving desire, the self denial, or pos
sibly only II stimulus 10 begin.
The buying of home is not a
formidable matter. not much more
formidable than the paying OF rent
Rent plus the cost Of IA few foolish
Injuries will buy a home in reason
able term OF years.
: There need be no distress or de-
NAL OF substantial pleasure in the
buying Of home. once the heart
ls set on a home. II becomes JOY
to save for It. 1t is astonishing how
much we spend for cphemeral junk,
when we have no central purpose in
saving, like the purpose of owning a
home This purpose may make all
the difference between thrift and un-
thrift between the owning OF tangi-
bic property and the mere memory of
money spent. Always there comes n
day when YOU wish you had the home
or the money You might have saved
IN the pufthssc OF home.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-04
THE GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS.

Out Of all the war, the most con-
spicuous military leader, go far ~
the Grand Duke Nichoias. Yet he
has been the most defeated man Of
all the war.
The first swift advances and sue
cessful sleges Of the Russian army,
reputcd TO be slow and inefficient,
won Understanding praise for the
commander-in-chief. lie figured IN
the press reports as a military ge-
Mus, the idol Of the army, tho foe
OF graft and intrigue IN the bureau
eracy, an invincibe dictator of Rus
sia's conduct of the war, dominating
the ear himself.
Through his brilliant retreat from
ephemoral con1uests without loss Of
his army was perhaps better military
performance than the advance, the
logs or command was but the natural
result Of tho combination. But the
chorus OF acclaim could not turn to
condemnation at once, and the press
looked for every other explanation
than the right one. II was said that
the grand duke had not been sup
piled with sufficient ammunition
which was fact, and that he had been
the victim Of n German intrigue In
the court OF the emperor. From Il
hero he became martyr.
The nearest we can arrive at the
truth now Is that the grand duke
Is a military genius when II comes
to handling men in the field of oper-
atlons, but that he did not look to his
supplies of ammunition, trusting the
war office to keep him in shells ana
arms. He wasted his resources In
his brilliant advance, and failed when
the seyerest strain came.
But II Is now apparently certain
that the Russian commander has
learned bg the results of his disaster
In the CarpathianH lie was given
command or the Caucasus and the
operations against the Turks In Asia
Minor. He did not hurry For al
most year he was gathering armies
and supplies, and then he struck and
struck hard, and Is still striking hard.
The Turkish forces, under the COM
mand OF German officers. have cruin-
blcd before his brilliant strategy and
swift movements.
1t is by no means certain that he
VIII not come out of the war the one
really great commander. and It is
also not improbable that the cam
pulgn he now is waeing may he al
determining factor in bringing peace.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-04

TO get 1t on this earth save when 1t
rams or when YOU go down to the
waters edge and dip or lap it up. If
someone carries the bucket for you,
that person will have to be paid for
his labor and for his bucket Let
those who say water should be as
free as air try the experiment Of
having tubes placed in them and
someone to pump the air into them.
and see how quickly they'll find an
expense item for the tubes, for the
tube placing process-for the labor
of the person pumping the air and
for the knowing-how of the pumper
1t would seem that such things are
too ridiculous to explain to a full
grown man, that 1t is child logic; but
the argument WAS presented and we
must answer certain people according
to their understanding | have con-
fidence, though that the bone and
sinew of Albuquerque. the capable,
sane taxpayers, have never for a mo-
ment considered such an impractical
thing as voting that burden OF the
bond issue onto Albuquerque. It is
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-04

expedition, and does not hold good as
TO the expedition itself.
In the first place. President Will
son win not be sidetracked. His
will be the only name preyented to
the democratic convention for the
presidential nomination. Second. he
will not have a spectacular war hero
whose friends believed he had been
the victim OF an unjust discrimina-
ton against him, The republican
nominee may he probably
viii be our own blood-smelling col.
onel---and the main issue win not be
The tariff.
President Wilson knows that the
Underwood tariff has not been sue
Gers, and no wants the problem OF
fixing duties placed in the hands Of
d non-pnriisan board President
TAFT learned that the Payne Aldrich.
tariff had not Been & success. and he
recommended the substitution Of a
non partisan scientific tariff board,
and his suggestion had Tho endorse
ment Of former President Roosevelt.
The republicans are just now max
Ing much Of The Polk-W Wilson baral-
lei, but the trouble with II Is That Il
doesn't parallel.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-04
POLITICAL ADVERTISING.

The journal is in receipt Of com
municotion which questions the mo.
rality Of newspaper accepting pc,
litieal advertisements for opposlnp
parties and interests.
This Is n very simple matter The
journal is Newspaper, and as such
II conceives that II owes certain serv-
ices to the public. It's news columns
nro devoted to brief chronicles of the
time, presented without fear and
without favor. 1ts advertising col
umns are open TO those who have q
reasonable and lawful message TO The
public.
snt after this campaign is over
and the advertising part OF II Ia over
with this issue--the Journals columns
VIII be open to advocacy OF men and
measures OF any political party. but
u Will make The same rule regard
ing politics that II makes for business
advertising. II will not permit at
tacks, ON candidates or leaders OF any
political party In tho future, In adj
vertisements. The advertisements
may discuss policies. and the merits
OF the candidates they are advocating,
but they will not bo permitted 10
make personal attacks on the candi-
dates or The leaders OF tho opposition.
Such discussions must be left to the
platform speakers, private indlvidu-
ais. and tho editorial expression OF
the paper.
The publication Of advertising for
or against political party involves
no surrender of principles on the part
Of the Journal ON the contrary, It
involves merely the discharge OF one
Of this newspapers legitimate func-
tions This newspaper expects TO
continue TO accept advertising of a
political nature whenever there is an
issue before the people---not for the
money. because the total received IL
small, but because the people have a
rieht To be heard ana to hear all sides
Of the questions involved,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-04
Alkali Makes Soap
Bad for Washing Har

Most soaps and prepared shan,
contain too much alkali, which 10 ~,
injurious, as it dries the scaln N
makes the hair brittle.
The best thing to use is lust al
mulsified cocoanut oil, for iris i ~
and entirely greaseless. It's ~
cheap, and beats the most exnepDl
soaps or anything else all 10 nisa
You can get this at any drug sto,
and a few ounces will last tho VIII
family for months.
simply moisten the hair with wal
and rub 1t in, about teaspoonfe
all that is required. 1t makes
abundance of rich. creamy lah1
cleanses thoroughly. and rinses
easily. The hair dries quickly brIsI
fluffy, wavy and easy to handle NJ
sides, it loosens and takes out eva,'
particle of dust. dirt and dandrne
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-04
DR.. HarlUOod Against
Issuance of the Bonds

Editor Morning Journal.
What is Albuquerque Greatest
Need
. ItslI were allowed TO answer my
own question ] would say that Albu-
Eauerques greatest need is more peo-
Pile; more first class. intelligent and
pernianent families: families to come
aniong us, buy or build' their own
hotties and come TO stay with us-T
families of husband, wife and chill
dren, The business of the city needs
them. the schools need them, the
churches need them, and the whole
community needs them.
Now, the above named, being AL
buquerques greatest need, is there
not danger that If the city should
place herself where a $1,000 bond
might be saddled upon the property
owners and tightly cinched with our
other bonded debts, that newcomers
will be deferred from making their
homes with us. or at least from buy
ing and building for permanent
homes? If so, will we not be found
standing in our own light and stand
ing in the way of our city's getting
her great need, the families? Just
as it was when the highland part
of the city was launched on the mar
let, two of us went out to look at
some lots. They were desirable loca-
tiOnS We inui1ired q hout taxes Were
informed that taxes were eXorbitant-
ly high. We both gave it up, but
we made a mistake But that is the
way it generally goes.
THOMAS HARDWOOD.
Albuquerque, April 3.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-04
Pep and Punch

There's many Il weak excuse-yes,
yes go on--given for a strong breath.
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PARALLELS THAT DO NOT PAR
AI.Li1I.

Tho analogies Of history are always
interesting IN campaign yenr
James X, Polk was president during
the Mexican war. For some time be
fore the war began he had severely
strained relations with Great Britain
over the oregon boundary line. The
dispute was settled in the early spring
Of 1St6. We have had severely
strained relations with Germany ovec
the prosecution of submarine war
fare. That dispute may be settled
In the early spring three score aud
ten years after tho settlement OF the
OREGON boundary question.
Within twenty-four hours after we
had como 10 an agreement with Great
britain, the Mexican war began. In
every battle OF that war the arms
Of tho United States were victorious.
Therc were some tight squeezes with
an army OF 5000 Taylor won the bat
tie OF Buena Vista against 10000
Moxicans under Santa Ana The
spells OF the war were an empire IN
territory.
General Scott marched his army
into the Mexican capital in septem-
bcr 1S4S. aud the national oonven-
lions were held IN the following
spring. The democrats had fought a
successful war and they were In con-
troll OF both branches Of the national
legislature.
The democratic convention met at
Baltimore. Polk was thrown into the
discard and Lewis Cass was nominal
ed The platform adopted reaffirmed
the tariff enacted in the Polk admin
isiration as "a noble impulse given
TO the cause OF free trade and de-
clared everlasting hostility to the ma
tonal bank. Polk was not good
enough 70 nominate. but his oapac-
iiN flrmnoss and integrity which
characterized his adj
miuisiration," took up good deal of
the platform.
The whig convention met al Phiia-
delphia. nominated Zachary Taylor.
ihc hero Of Buona Vista, adopted a
spread eagle platform. and Taylor
"won la a walk"
But the parallel between the pres
Ont condition and that OF seventy
years ago ceased with the invasion
Of Mexico by an American punitive
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-04
SMALL FARMS MEAN LARGE
CITIES
CFrom Bolton Hans "Threc Acres an
TtberivN

tFrom Bolton Hans "Threc Acres and
Liberty
The obstacles TO small farming near
large cities are TINT farms OF three TO
ten acres with buildings are not plen-
tiful, and that mortgage loans are
hard TO get IN the east and loans To
help IN building are hardly TO be had
.at all.
Land Is either held intact as large
farms. or Is sold entire TO spectators.
who hold Il until il can be divided into
city lots Here. il would seem, Is an op-
portunlty for those who are Interested
In hettering the conditions OF their fell
low men by wholesale. and can invest
large capital but little time.
Let them buy up land In large
acreages and cut Il up into small plots
~ from one To ten acres. charging
enough advance 10 return interest on
the money invested and 10 meet the
necessary expenses in such operations.
Then make liberal building loans 10
buyers. II.
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ENRICH THE BLOOD
Hoods SarsaparilIa. a Sprinc NJ
Medicine, Is Necessary iol


Everybody Is troubled ar III,
son with loss of vitality. failure "
petite, that tired feeling. or wiz VI n
ious turns, duh headaches. lndiea.l
and other stomach troubles 90
pimples and other eruptions .. w
face and body. The reason is tSa.
blood is impure and impoverisb@s
Hoods Sarsaparilla relieves aI, '.
ailments. 1t is the old reliahla s
cine that has stood the test ~ " "
years, that makes pure ria. w
blood--that strengthens eyerr y y
and builds mp the whole system
the all-the-year-round blood.nrsi
and health giver. 1t emboaiaH
careful training, experience. ana
Of Mr.. Hood, a pharmacist fnr ~
years. in its quality and power 70 d ~
Ask your druggist for 1t TO-DAY
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-04

The harp of my soul on a muted
string plays,
As Ger me stealing come thoughts of
the days
When | was lad full of roseate
dreams
OF worlds | would conquer lad in
my teens.
Then "Twang' goes a string and a
harsher note plays
And wakes me up from my reverie
daZe.
Oh, why did the boss" have to call
me Just then?
I'd rather be dreaming than pushing
pen
Wives say marriage is a lottery"
but husbands call it shell game"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-04-04

inconceivable from the standpoint Of
good business, under all our condi-
tons.
| have observed, too, that those
who have been loudest and longest,
and most interchangeable in their. eff
forts to teach Albuquerque how to
run a city's affairs have not made
what I'd call shining success in
running their own. Don't take your
gold watch to a blacksmith for re-
pairs.
A WOMAN TAXPAYER.
Albuquerque, n. NJ, April 3, 1916.