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Cañon City record., 1906-10-18

and other institutions for public ad.
doing an untold work in lifting people
to higher plane of living. Nearly
every large manufacturing establish
ment has its school, library, gymna-
sium and rest and recreation rooms
for its employees, and the work is
| lighter and the pay better than it used
to be. Many of the factories are in
dustrial palaces where everything pos
sible is done for the comfort of the
workmen. The manufacturing plants
are built along sanitary lines and the
workmen are surrounded by the most
healthful and cheerful of environ
ments.
Mr.. Ross relates that Murton Taylor.
head of the greatest thermometer
making firm in the world, whose fac
tory at Rochester gives employment to
hundreds of men and women, many of
them college graduates, was formerly
a resident of Canon City. Mr.. Taylor
had an ambition in his younger days
and came to Colorado with that pur-
pose in view. but the romance OF the
matter was dissipated after few
months as a COW puncher in the wild
and woody west. He was one of the
guards employed by the Denver &
Rio Grande Railroad company to pre-
vent the Santa Fe people from secur-
ing possession of the Royal Gorge. He
is now a millionaire and has one of the
finest manufacturing plants in the
country. 1t Is 160 feet Wide and 1900
feet long and six or seven stories
high. The Eastman Kodak company
of Rochester. according to Mr.. Ross.
has paid out $40,O00.o00 In dividends
and the head of the firm has recently
finished residence that has cost with
It's furnishings 100000
Cañon City record., 1906-10-18

trip was attempted on account of Mrs.
Teape's health and the feeling that
is was necessary for her to be out In
the open air. She is much improved.
despite the somewhat severe strain OF
the Journey. and recommends similar
drive to others as the best natural
tonic in the world.
I'VE had no trouble and everyone
we met was willing to help us to the
best OF their ability" said Mrs. Teape
when telling of her run from Chicago
to Denver.
and said that we would have to be
pulled up some OF the hills. but we
got over all of them without their as
sistance. They were surprised at
this. as It Is the ordinary thing for
motorists to hire teams to be drawn
up some OF the grades. The roads were
good most of the way. with the excep-
ton OF short stretch in Iowa. where
we had to break down the hump in
the middle of the road. as the wagon
|
either side of II that II was impossible
for us to move.
I'VE found that the farmers horses
have become accustomed to motor
cars in Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, and
Illinois. and had no trouble on this
score. except for short distance in
the middle of Iowa. We discovered
that the farmers were more frighten-
ed at the car than their teams were.
but we always slowed down so as to
eliminate all the noise possible when
we were passing teams.
I'VE had no guide. but placed our de-
pendence on road maps and on the
directions of automobile people at the
different garages. The weather was
fine, with the exception OF two severe
rainstorms. one near Columbus, Neb..
and the other In Nebraska Just before
we reached the Colorado line. We
made all necessary repairs. which
Cañon City record., 1906-10-18
WOMEN MAKE AUTOMOBILE
TRIP. CHICAGO TO DENVER

From Chicago to Denver has become
an ordinary trip for men motorists
and many record runs have been made,
but one of the first successful attempts
Of women motor car drivers is that of
Mrs. e. e. Teape and her daughter,
Vera, OF Sand Point. Idaho, who made
the trip after being on the road one
day over two weeks.
A four horsepower Orient buck
board, which the Idaho mother and
daughter drove and repaired during
long journey and will be shipped to
the western home of the Teapes. The
Cañon City record., 1906-10-18

which were promptly honored when
presented for payment. In this way
Tripp soon established a personal
credit which enabled him to purchase
larger bills of goods for which he
gave other checks to liquidate.
The second batch of checks were
worthless and were turned down on
presentation at the bank with the
statement that Tripp had no money
on deposit. Having worked his game
to the limit, Tripp, like the traditional
Arab. folded his tent and stole silently
away"
Cañon City record., 1906-10-18
ANTOINE WOODE GRANTED
AN UNCONDITIONAL PARDON

| Governor Mcdonald yesterday is
tone Woode. The pardon was issued
because the young man has made
good since he was let out on parole
more than year ago Aside from a
little notoriety which cheap newspa-
pers gave him, he has hardly been
heard of since he was paroled.
Mrs. J. B. Reynolds, who has worked
for his pardon ever since he was sent
to the penitentiary as a 11-year-old
boy, made strong plea that his pa
role be changed to pardon. Yester-
day morning Governor Mcdonald re-
ceived the following letter from War
den Cleghorn:
Colorado State Penitentiary,
Canon City, Colo. Oct. IL, 1906.
His Excellency, Jesse F. Mcdonald.
Governor of Colorado:
Honorable Complying with a
request from Hon, C. E. Hager. sec
retary of the state board of pardons, l
desire to address you concerning the
role from this Institution.
am very familiar with much of the
prison life of this unfortunate young
man, not only during the three years
Immediately preceding his parole. but
also during my former incumbency as
warden, and have always felt lively
interest in his welfare. He had i'm
proved his time to a good advantage
while in prison, to the extent that he
was possessed of far more than ordi-
nary talent in many lines and well
equipped to battle with the world. He
had of late years looked forward with
much hope and joyful anticipation to
the time when he would be released
from prison and given an opportunity
to make for himself favorable nans
in the world
think this ambition has been fully
sustained so far, as the letters he
writes in answering his parole and the
various reports / receive concerning
an honest effort to lead an upright,
useful life. As great help to him In
his praiseworthy effort he has wisely
married. and understand that mutual
joy and satisfaction has resulted there
from.
Being convinced that his Intentions
are sincere, and in order that he may
in no wise be hampered further by the
stigma of parole life, would recon-
mend that a full, free and absolute
pardon be granted Antoine Woode. that
he may take his place among men as a
free citizen. Most respectfully yours.
JOHN CLEGHORN.
Warden Colorado State Penitentiary.
AS soon as the governor received the
above he issued the pardon.
Since his parole the young man has
married and is leading a quiet life in
New York
Cañon City record., 1906-10-18
PAVED HIS BILLS
WITH BOGUS CHECKS

A fellow giving his name as J. D.
Tripp, worked the bogus check racket
on several merchants about town last
week, in consequence Of which ne
managed to secure possession of a
lot Of goods without giving value re-
ceived. Trips plan Of operation Is
an old one, but it sufficed for his pur-
poses, which was all he cared for. He
was a very insinuating sort OF snap
and a few days after his arrival In
town was on intimate terms with va
rious business men ON Main street.
On reaching town he made small de-
posit in one Of the banks and all OF
his purchases were paid for by checks.
Cañon City record., 1906-10-18
BOYS WANTONLY
DESTROY PROPERTY

Several unknown persons, believed
to be boys, visited the cement building
block factory of Hugh McKnstry at
$50 Harrison avenue Tuesday night
and wantonly destroyed by means of
hammers or other tools, between
twenty five and thirty dollars worth
of concrete columns. Why such van
dalism should have been committed it
is impossible to conjecture. The mat
ter was reported to the police and an
effort will be made to discover the
culprits. Footprints in the yard where
the columns were piled up indicate
that the deed was done by boys.
Cañon City record., 1906-10-18
INTER-URBAN PROPERTY
IN SOME DEMAND

That the land lying between Flor
ence and Canon City will be more val
liable in year from now than today,
is evidenced by the fact that number
of persons are making inquiry for it.
1t is reported that two or -hree deals
are now on for the purchase OF several
acres Of it and that they may be closed
in few days. One Of the deals is for
several acres near the over head Santa
Fe bridge Just west OF Florence. In
buying agricultural land with good
water right, no person ever makes
mistake. There may be times when
the price ffuctuates, but It is staple
commodity and is almost always worth
what person pays for it-T1orence
Tribune.
Cañon City record., 1906-10-18

were not many. and did all the work
ourselves"
Mrs. Teape and her daughter have
gone to their home In Idaho. Miss
Teape is studying music in Chicago
and will return there for the winter
session OF her academy.-Motor Field.
Mrs. Teape and daughter lived in
Canon City for \ long time. They
moved to Idaho several years ago.
Cañon City record., 1906-10-18

The Record once can furnish -
grsyed eallins cards pfonptly.
Cañon City record., 1906-10-18
Fifty Pretty Girls.

Fifty Pretty Girls.
One OF the fifty pretty girls who will
appear in Peggy From Paris" at the
Opera House Thursday night To Be
sure of a seat get Il right away.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-10
PREPARING FOR AN EMERGENCY

Germany is preparing to meet a pos
sible tariff war, as shown by the large
increase in the imports of breadstuffs
last month. According to the statistics
the amount of wheat, corn and rye i'm
ported at Hamburg in January was
more than double that for the CORE
spending month of last year. The i'm
portation of provisions has also greatly
increased, very considerable part of
this being from the United States. This
unusual buying by German merchants
is evidence of their conviction that no
new arrangement between Germany and
this country is probable pending the
taking effect of the tariff of the former
at the beginning of next month, or less
than three weeks hence.
Still reports come from Washington to
the effect that no tariff war will actua-
! ally be opened between the two coun-
tries. II is stated that those who are
closest in touch with the situation be-
lieve that it may yet be possible to avert
an actual conflict. The negotiations are
still open and no final reply has been
made by the secretary of state TO the
/ representations made to the department
! by the German ambassador. 1t is fur
thiT stated that there Is n growing spirit
| OF Cancellation among members of the
house of representatives. Some of them
are said to believe that if the matter can
be held open for some months it will be
| possible TO secure action designed to
reach satisfactory agreement. In re-
gard to this it is to be remarked that
! frou tho'senate rather than the house is
obstruction to an arrangement TO be
looked for II is not TO be doubted that
the efforts of the administrator 10 eject
an agreement which would avert a tariff
war has many supporters in the house.
especially among the representatives of
the interests which will be chiefly af-
fected by the German tariff, but so far
as appears there is little sentinent
i'm the senate favorable TO making any
cuIl"es.idns to Germany. One report
from Washington says 1T is known
that the Germans have very high re-
gard for the ability of Secretary Root
and it seems at least unlikely that II he
should signify a willingness to under
take the task OF presenting matters Ia
the senate II would be possible to con-
elude a satisfactory modus vivendi that
would carry things along until congress
| could consider the matter carefully aud
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-10
PROTECTING ENLISTED MEN.
Presidents RooseveIt's Enforcement
of a Deserved Sentence.
New York Siin


President Roosevelt's Endorsement OF the
court-martial sentence reducing Lieutenant
Roy I. Taylor twelve files because OF his
treatment of an enlisted man indicates
how thoroughly the administration is de-
termined to enforce respect for the ma
tional uniform. The president In his letter
to Secretary Taft of the War department
went out of his way to make this declara-
ton:
ITO strive to discriminate against him
(the enlisted mani in any way is literally
an infamy, for IL is In reality one OF the
most serious offenses which can be COM
mitted against the stability and greatness
of our nation. If a hotel keeper or the
owner of a theater or any other public re-
sorts attempts such discrimination, every
! thing possible should be done by all good
citizens to make the man attempting 1t
feel the full weight of a just popular re-
sentiment, and, If possible, legal proceed
, ings should be taken against him."
This is in line with the bill recently in
troduced in congress at Secretary Bona
parties request, which would make dis
elimination against an enlisted man of the
Z navy misdemeanor punishable by fine and
Imprisonment. How general this dlscrimin-
alton is may be judged by the recent cleo
tioi VI a 10
membership in an army and navy organiza-
7 ton because his practice had always been
TO treat soldiers and sailors in uniform as
he treated other citizens. He is an excep-
ton 10 the rule in his calling.
1t is improbable that the great majority
OF American citizens are aware of the dis
elimination aimed at enlisted men in the
army and navy by hotel keepers, theater
managers and the proprietors of other pub
lie places of amusement. Among the mass
of people there is no prejudice against the
army and navy uniforms. and for the man
! Inside them there is much admiration and
respect. This is not due alone to the high
| honor in which the fighting men are Justly
/ held. II is widely recognized that the en-
listed men Of both services are in the
| main orderly. decent. respectable, OF good
| habits, accustomed 10 behave themselves
and giving no cause for 0ifense 10 those
4 with whom they come I'm contact Were
! the army and navy recruits unwilling con-
scripts, or OF a class in any way inferior
| To the bulk of the country's citizenship.
| there might be some reason for discrimin-
ating against them. Such is not the case.
and IL would be interesting TO learn the
reasons that impel the manager of thea
| ter or the proprietor OF a hotel, after max
ing a careful survey OF his patrons. 10 ex-
clude from their society the clean cut. well
| hammered men who guard the nations
honor sea and neld
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-10
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
Milwaukee Sentinel.

Milwaukee Sentinel.
I've wandered to the village, Tom, and tried
10 find the tree
On which we carved our names one day
when we were happy, free;
But there was nothing doing, Tom; the
By the village lumber company-sincs
twenty years ago.
The little old red school house, Tom, that
stood upon the hill.
Is gone; and in its place sign reads; TRY
Where once stood gnarled old apple trees.
They've built a modern brewery, Tom
since twenty years ago.
Do you remember Geraldine-she Of the
sunny hair?
None in all the village, Tom, was half so
sweet or fair.
lost my heart completely, Tom, and tried
to be her beau
She's fat red faced-six children, Tom
since twenty years ago.
wandered to the village green where We,
when needless boys,
Played one-old-cat and pull-away and knew
so many joys;
really grieved me so
To ind potatoes growing there - since
twenty years ago.
'Tis sweet TO dream OF all those things that
we in boyhood knew
The school, the green, the meadows where
the fra grant blossoms grew;
And Tom. I'm not a knocker, but don't pay
out hard-earned dough
For railroad fare 20 visit scenes OF twenty
years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-10
TO MOBILIZE rHr 1rMr.

Congress is to be asked TO make
liberal appropriation for the purpose OF
having the entire regular army go into
camp during the coming summer and
fall months. The statement is that
the president and secretary of war want
at least 100000 for this mobilization
and they ask as much more to enable
them TO pay the expenses OF having
the National guardsmen of the various
states go into camp with the regu-
lars President Roosevelt favors train
ing the army to act effectively in a
mass. He said in his last annual mes
sage that provision should be made by
sufficient appropriations for maneuvers
of a practical kind, $50 that the troops
may learn how to take care of them
selves under actual service conditions;
every march. for instance, being made
with the soldier loaded exactly as he
generals and colonies would thereby
have opportunity for handling regi-
ments, brigades and divisions, and the
commissary and medical department
would be tested In the field" He urged
that provision should be made for the
exercise at least of a brigade and by
preference of a division in marching
and embarking at some point on our
coast and disembarking at some other
point and continuing its march.
Unquestionably this would prove
beneficial to the army and its recon-
mendation by the president was very
likely due to suggestion from the gen.
eral staff II is believed that the sum
mer maneuvers that have been held
were productive Of some good but that
greater benefit would come from camps.
1t is doubtful, however If the present
congress will be found disposed to
authorize the expenditure necessary to
carry out the plan. With demand for
economy in appropriations wherever
practicable It is scarcely likely that
congress will be willing to have couple
of millions of dollars taken out of the
treasury for military camps and ma
neuvers. 1t will be generally felt that
that sort Of thing can very we'll wait
until the national treasury has sur
plus instead Of deficit
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-10

POLITICAL CARPENTERS TO TEE REAR,
Omaha has reached the stage in its
growth when its building inspection de-
partment must shoulder responsibilities
such as never rested upon il before.
The outlook for building improvements
for the next two or three years promises
to keep the building inspector and his
assistants busy from morning till night,
week in and week out.
The character of the structures that
are now being erected is likewise so far
in advance of those which were for
nerly put up that they call for a differ
ent order of ability in passing on plans
and specifications and inspecting the
work as it progresses. A carpenter
or a bricklayer who had merely worked
at his trade may perhaps have made a
good enough building inspector for
Omaha ten or fifteen years ago, but the
Greater Omaha of today needs a build
inI inspector who has had experience
in construction supervision and who can
hold an intelligent check upon architects
and contractors disposed~to evade the
building regulations.
This is the idea held in view in the
framing of the new charter, which pre-
scribes the qualifications for the Office
Of building inspector, requiring him to
be IAN architect of not less than seven
years practice in designing and super
intending the construction of buildings,
or an experienced house builder and
mechanic Of ten years practice as a
building contractor or superintendent of
building construction
These remarks are prompted by the
announced aspirations of a lot of po-
litical mechanics to be building in
spector. No man who cannot perform
the duties Of the position creditably and
come up to the spirit as we'll as the let
ter of the legal qualifications has any
business to file for nomination to this
office. 1t was a mistake to make the
place of building inspector elective, but,
accepting conditions as they are, the
people will be in no humor to accept an
incompetent for such responsibilities.
The Bees advice is for the political
carpenters to withdraw without waiting
! to be turned down.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-10
ANTI-GRAFT DECISION.
"Courtesies" Extended to Jurors Pro-
nounced error"

Philadelphia Press.
Graft ~ having hard time just now. 1t
has been exposed and found out and people
are beginning to appraise it at its true
worth. There was a disposition at one
time to distinguish grades in graft and to
speak of honest graft" But that has
passed by and all graft is condemned.
Graft is something obtained for nothing or
something obtained above what has been
earned or paid for. II is not honest
GIFT, but given or obtained furtively, and
when analysed closely is found TO be either
a theft or bride.
One kind OF graft has got into court and
has been specifically and vigorously is not
severely condemned In Michigan case
just reported the appellate court held with
great gravity that. '"In proceedings by a
railroad company to condemn land for a
right way, 1t was error for the counsel,
witnesses and Jurors to mingle freely to-
gether. dining together. and for meals,
cigars and drinks to be furnished by the
railroads representatives"
1t is a great thing TO have this sterling
principle of law and ethics judicially estab-
lished. A litigant must not dine and wine
or otherwise shower favors on jurymen. 1t
is quite as bad as for a railroad company
which desires to secure or prevent legisla-
ton or has cases pending in court to supply
the legislators and judges with free passes
over its lines
Omaha daily bee., 1906-02-10
POLITICAL DRIFT.

After a dtligent search the police OF
Philadelphia have been unable to find the
residences Of 10000 phantom voters in that
city.
Joseph NJ. Deuel., the smirched Judge of
a New York City court, refuses to resign
under fire. The example of Judge Hooker
is catching.
Pernicious partisans are striving 10 ban
ish the delicious reveries of Congressman
Nicholas Jongworth by boosting him for
governor OF Ohio.
There was a great scattering Of gov
ernors from Chicago when Tom Lawson
struck town last week. Governors seem
to have troubles enough without borrowing
trouble.
San Francisco, under the regime OF Mayor
Schmitz, is wide open" for sure The lid
has been thrown into the bay. Slot ma
chimes are everywhere and LOO gambling
houses are said TO be in full blast
Senator Carmack has gone to Tennessee
to look after his campaign for reelection.
His principal opponent is Ex-Governor
Bob Taylor. At discussion in one of
the small villages in the state an orator
announced: Il am for Carmack because
he is a temperance man." "Huh!" shouted
an orator on an opposite stump, II am for
Bob Taylor. He's a temperance man, all
right He done took the cure
The reform legislature Of Ohio is driving
the axe to the roots. The lower house,
107 to /, put through a bill fixing passen-
ger rates on railroads at cents mile,
adopted resolutions for election of senators
by direct vote OF the people, and is seri-
ously considering a measure imposing a
tax on bachelors for the support of old
maids. Looking at Ohio from a safe dis
lance gives the impression that the country
is safe
Mayor Fitzgerald OF Boston is beginning
to find the strenuous life which he has
been living since his Inauguration too much
for him and yesterday he announced that
in the future he will not accept invitations
to evening affairs except those Of an espe-
cally important nature. During the past
few weeks he has attended on an average
four or five dances and banquets a night
and this, added to the immense amount
Of work he has been putting into his off,
cial duties, has begun to tell on his con-
stitution. In the future the mayor will
only make engagements for banquets of a
trade or commercial nature.