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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-06-27
WEAKENED
DAM ALARMS
RANCHERS

The weakening of Reservoir No. 1.
situated about four miles above Slyde.
Colorado, on Pixies Peak, is emperil
ing the lives of numerous ranchers on
Upper Beaver and threatens the de-
struction of thousands of dollars
worth of property. Reservoir No. 4
is used for storage purposes by the
city of Colorado SPRINGS and is one
of a series of dams that supply the
Springs with water.
The Arkansas VALLEY Light AMI
Power company have a large power
dam about four miles below Clyde on
Upper Beaver Creek and Mr. W. y.
Clark. local superintendent, was in
formed this morning OF the impending
danger to No. 4 and at once directed
that 800 second feet of water de drain
ed from their reservoir. The Beaver
Land company were also informed to
do the same thing. thus minimizing
the danger If reservoir No. 1 should
break suddenly before warming could
be given.
\ gap about fifty feet wide has been
letting the water down Upper Beaver
Greek in big volumes. Already il nds
caused about ten thousand dollars
worth of damage to the property Of
the Light company. At one o'clock
the forest ranger IN whose district
reservoir No. 4 is located called Mr.
Clark by long distance and stated that
he doubted If the Dam would hold aut
much longer than two hours. In that
event the city OF Colorado Springs
will suffer damage to It's property m
about the sum OF $4,000.
The ranchers along Upper Beaver
have been warned OF the impending
trouble and all of them are making
preparations TO make their flight to
safety in the event that It becomes
necessary. The water In the creek
is running hank full high and in some
places is oyerspreadIng the lowlands
The cause of the food at this time
is due to the recent heavy SHOWS that
have covered Pixies PeaE TO the depth
OF several inches. The warm weather
of yesterday and today Is causing g.
to melt too rapidly for the tributaries
to carry It away In moderate quaint
ties.
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HELPED TO KEEP DOWN Ex.
PEysEs.

Mrs. J. z. Henry. Akron. Mich. tells
how she did SO: Z wns bothered with
my kidneys and had TO go nearly
double. tried sample OF Foley
Kidney Pills and they did me so much
good that bought a bottle and they
saved me big doctors bill" For
weak back. backache. rheumatism.
urinary and kidney troubles. use Fol-
ey Kidney Pills. They help quickly.
FOR sale at Corner Drug Store.
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WILL SPEND MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS IN IMPROVEMENTS

Thirty-five or forty new freight and
passenger engines. costing s2.250,000,
for the Denver & Rio Grande; double
tracks between Castle Gate and Ky
une and between Tucker and Thistle.
a distance of 20 miles; reduction OF
grade over Soldier summit from per
cent TO per cent; possibly electric
cation of the road from Helper to
Thistle. Utah; new s5-pound steel
rails for SO miles of track. and the
establishment OF power plants for coal
and ore mining operations in the
neighborhood of Thistle are the i'm
provements which b. F. Bush OF the
Denver & Rio Grande decided in a
conference with the board of directors
Tuesday afternoon in Denver.
The announcement Is the first def
mite confirmation OF the reiuvenation
Of the Denver & Rio Grande which
was promised when President Bush
became It's head The money which
will be used for these expenditures
was derived from the sale OF an ini-
tiui block Of sI0.Oo0,000 cf the s25.-
100000 bond issue approved and ms ie
two months ago.
The electriaeation OF the road be-
tween Helper and Thistle IS a new
venture on the part OF the road and
will be tried only when a reliable
electrical firm. whose name President
Bush would not give out. has demon
strated the praetlcabiIity OF the
scheme. II electrihcation ON the part
OF the road proves economical much
more of the road will probaly be plac-
ed under electric operation. a Del-
yer rumor has It that the trial is 20
be made by Westinghouse.
a detour around Soldier Summit
will reduce the high grade Of the road
and will considerably reduce oper-
ating expenses on that part OF the
road.
President Bush is accompanied on
bis trip by his assistant. F. J. shep-
herd. and his secretary. A. NJ. Green.
and a short trip Of Inspection Will be
made by the party before the return
10 ST. Louis
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-06-27
DIR. ADAMS ELECTED
PRESIDENT AT STATE
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEET

Colorado Springs. June 21.-The
Rev. II. r. Adams. rector OF the As
bury church, was elected president Of
the State Sunday School association
Thursday. He succeeds the Rev. J..
+. Elder Of Denver.
Other officers were chosen as fol-
lows:
Vice Presidents-Charies J. Shrad-
er. Denver; F. F. Frazier. for Western
slope; A. T. sittloh. for northern Col
orado.
Treasurer-George Herbert Fisher.
Denver.
Auditor-D. d. Watson, Denver.
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WECHTER -
TO DIE ON
GALLOWS
PARDON BOARD BY VOTE OF Q TO
REFUSES TO COMMITTEE
SENTENCE.

Denver. June 21.-In special session
Thursday the state board Of pars s
refused to commute the sStence OF
death passed upon Lewis ]. wechter
the slayer of W. clifford Burrowes.
This means that wechter will be led
TO the gallows in the Canon City PEN
itntiary some time during the week
OF August %. the date set by the su-
preme court for the execution.
There was little discussion OF the
case at the meeting. As ex-onielo
president of the board. Governor sha-
froth cast the deciding vote. Mem
bers ]. Fred Ferrar and Henry p.
Ellis voted not to Interfere Va the
Judgment OF the court. Members Gail
Iaughlin and Henry %. Tedrow voted
to commute the sentence to life i'm
prlsonment
The crime for which wechter,, will
pay the extreme penalty OF thsviaw
was committed in the White House
cafe. 212 Sixteenth street. Feb 70.
1911. As the place was being ossed
for the evening. wechter stepped
through the front door with a mask
upon his face and a revolver In his
hand. To all appearances he vas
there for the purpose of robbery.
Seeing the masked man approach
ing the desk where stood the cash
register. W Clifford Burrowes. a well
known hardware man. elinehed with
him Then followed a strugrk. dur
Ing which wechier fred his revolver.
inficting a fatal wound.
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4TH OF JULY
PROGRAMME
ARRANGED

The officers and members general
ly OF the Fremont County Riding and
Driving club are enthusiastic over
the outlook for the Fourth of July
celebration to be held here under
their supervision and they predict one
OF the biggest Independence Day gath
erings in the history OF Canon City.
splendid program OF sport and en-
tertainment will be given at the fair
grounds and It is certain that the
crowd there will be worthy OF the oc-
casion. There viii be racing OF all
kinds. "wild west" stunts galore aud
everything that win in any way coa-
tribute to the pleasure and amuse-
ment OF the multitude. \ feature
that everybody viii want to see will
be the encampment OF the United
States troops, which viii be inside
the fair grounds inelosure. Four
companies OF mountain artillery. with
more than five hundred men. Will be
there and viii fire a national salute
at noon In honor OF the day. The fol-
lowing letter from the military au-
thorities at Fort d. A. Russell. W.
oming. will explain itself:
Headquarters Fourth Field ARTILLERY,
Fort u. 4. Russell. Wyoming.
June IS. 1912.
The Secretary.
Canon City Business Mems Assn
Canon City. Colo.
Sir;
have ths honor TO acknowledge re-
cei!t OF your letters OF June 9Th and
9TH and thank you for the friendly
spirit shown and for the Information
given.
Our itinerary. copy enclosed hero
with. has been so arranged as 10 land
US in Canon City on the morning OF
July 18th. Your suggestions as %
camping places have been accepted.
so that We Will spend the night of
July Ord at Tong's. II you feel that
the water there is not good for drink
ink purposes. we viii greatly appre-
ciate the supply Of city water which
you onc-si
As 70 the entertainment which you
contemplate. / think It viii be en-
joyed by many OF us. and am sorry
cannot promise you something n
return besides our presence and our
routine work. which latter. however.
/ hope will prove more or less inter-
testing
With kindest regards, am
Very respectfully.
wM. McCLEAvE.
First Lieut. ith Field Artillery. Acting
Regi. QuartermasteE.
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ACT QUICKLY.
Delay Has Been Dangerous In Canon


Do the righ, thing at the right time.
Act quickly in time Of danger.
In time Of kidney danger ppan's
Kidney pills are most effective.
Plenty OF evidence Of their worth.
J. Z. stevens. $50 W Firth St. SAIL
da. Colo. says: Several years aEo l
gave a statement for publication tell
Ing OF my satisfactory experience with
Doan's Kidney Pills. Today l am
stronger endorser Of this remedy than
ever. was troubled by pains In tn
small Of my back and weakness
through my loins. The kidney secre-
tons were also badly disordered.
causing much annoyance l triss cv-
cry possible means to get RELIEF and
spent hundreds Of dollars for physi-
clans treatment and visits to Mineral
Springs. but nothing ever proved fs
beneficial as Dohn's Kidney Pills.
This remedy acted directly on my
kidneys. removing every symptom OF
my trouble. Their occasion3S use
since then has only Increased my faith
In them and have always taken
pleasure In advising their use to other
kidney sufferers when an opportShi'y
has been given me"
For sale by all dealers. Price 90
cents. Foster -Milburn Co. Buffalo.
Ney York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-snd
take no other.
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Miss Sarah McNaughton returned 10
Canon City this week from Kansas
where she has been teaching the past
winter. Miss McNaughton is on her
way to Washington and to the north
west. where she will spend her vaca-
tion. returning to Kansas in the fa,l.
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Mrs. ID. 8. s. Gale of Roanoke. vir-
ginia. nee Miss Gretchen Harding ar
rived here this afternoon for visit
OF several months with her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. NJ. Harding Sr.. at
5o7 Greenwood avenue. Her father
met her in Denver and accompanied
her to Canon City. y
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1912-06-27

Earl Humphrey. who for some time
past has been engaged in business at
Cheyenne. Wyoming. Is visiting mis-
father. J. X Humphrey. in South can-
on.
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ACADEMY
GRADUATING
EXERCISES
LARGE AUDIENCE ENJOYED COM.
MENCEMENT PR0GR!M LAST
EVENING.


cellent commencement exercises Of
Mount St. scholastica's Academy last
night in the auditorium of the institu-
ton. Four hundred and fifty is the
high mark in attendance for the aca-
denny and those who made up that
number were greatly pleased and de-
lighted with what they witnessed.
This year the main feature, beside
the presentation OF medals and diplo-
mas, was the production of Maeter-
lincks masterpiece. The Blue Bird"
This is the strongest and most diff.
fcult drama ever staged by the stud
ents at the academy and the remark
able Interpretive power of each mem
Der Of the cast and their splendid act
ing elected the praise and commenda-
tion OF every member of the audi
ence. Nearly sixty students compris-
ed the personnel OF the cast. Appro-
pirate stage scenery and beautiful
costuming placed the effort last night
on a par with professional Droduc-
tions OF the piece.
Miss Marie Fritz, as Tytyl. and Miss
Margaret Kunkel. as Mytyl. seekers
of the Bluebird. displayed a wonder
full talent for acting. Their parts
were heavy, and though both girls
are quite young, they sustain
ed their roles in a commendable man
ner. Others who showed exceptional
ability were Jessie Smith as Carter
Tyl and Ethel Handley as Fairy Berry
Iune. who helps people see things.
The most striking scene OF the en-
tire play was the fourth act wherein
was shown The Kingdom of the Fu-
ture." the land of the unborn children
who cannot come TO earth unless they
bring some gift.
Miss Hazel o'Neill played De
Beriot's concerto No. 4. during one Of
the intermissions and won thnnderous
applause from the enthusiastic audi
ence. She displays a remarkable tai
ent for this instrument. playing with
unusual feeling and with a stroag
pleasing tone. She is the daughter OF
Chief of Police Felix o'Neil OF Dem
yer.
Those who received medals and dI-
plomas were:
Graduating Medals and Diplomas
Awarded TO Class Of 1912.
Helen D. sayre. -. Canon City. Colo.
Z. Ruth Wade. 80. .Buena Vista, Colo.
Gertrude b. Burnett. Grand Junction,
Colo.
A. Erin McCaffrey .ouray. Colo.
Gertrude F. Mcdonald. Victor. Colo.
Greta A. Barney. 80. .Leadville, Colo.
Catherine X. Gaughan. .Sallda, Colo.
Nellie r. Smith. Florence. Colo.
Graduating Medal and Diploma for
violin-Hazel o'NelIl. OF Buena Vista.
Colo.
Graduating Diploma for Piano
Alice Burns. Canon City. Colo.
Graduating Diploma for Voice
Erin McCarrey. ouray, Colo
Graduating Diploma for Commercial
Course-Greta Barney. Leadville. Colo.
Medals for sub-Graduates-Jacque-
line Luby. Minturn. Colo; Agnes
stienmier. Canon City. Colo; Myrl
Heidelon. Howard. Colo.
Teachers Certificates in Violin
Madolin Dixon. Canon City. Colo.
Teachers Certificate in Art-Ruth
Wade. Buena Vista. Colo.
Miss Helen d. Sayre was class val
edictorian and she told in a clear
voice what ideals and principles the
class OF 1912 would endeavor to a.
tain when they venture into the wide
world.
The address OF the evening was CIV
en- by Reverend Father Walsh of Rife.
II was late when he stepped to the
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Drama League Activities.

The Washington Center of the Drama
League met Tuesday evening OF last
week to effect a permanent organization.
Twenty-four officers We're elected The
constitution of the local center modelled
upon that of the National Drama
League. states the object of the organ
ization to be ito support worthy dramatic
productions by encouraging attendance
thereat; to utilize the great educational
power of the theater as a force for So
cfal and civic betterment, and to increase,
by education without censure. the public
appreciation of and demand for the best
drama"
Like the parent organization, the Wash
ington branch will work for these ends
through its playgOing committee. at least
five members of which will attend the
f1rst performance of each important play
given in Washington. and If the play Is
considered worthy of commentator the
committee will publish a bulletin which
will be mailed to all members of the
league in Washington. Plays not con-
sidered worthy of a bulletin either be-
cause they are mediocre and unimportant
or even because they are distinctly I'M
worthy. will receive no adverse criticism
from the playgoing committee, but will
not be bulletined.
The playgOing committee will undertake
its first duties tomorrow evening by at
tending the performances Of 'Blackbirds'
at the Columbia Theater and 1.-The
Drone" at the BelascO. II these plays are
recommended bulletin to this effect
will reach all members of the league in
Washington by mail Wednesday morn
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Egyptian Farmer at Home.
From The Christian Herald.

From The Christian Herald.
1t. is three hours to Cairo by train
and every inch of the way is inter
esting. Even on the outskirts of AL.
eXandria we passed nomadic groups
of Bedouins, camping by the side OF
the Mahmoudieh canal. Out in the
fields men and women, dressed alike
in the loose cotton gown of the coun-
try. We're busily at work. The fields
were dotted with curious doorless
structures made of cOrnstalks. They
are used as temporary homes at GER
tain seasons of the year, as, for in
stance. when the crops are being
gathered. Later on l entered one and
found it to be not more than five feet
square; one could not stand upright
inside. The place contained nothing
but a few jars and cooking utensils
In the winter the occupants wrap
themselves up in their clothing al
night. covering the heads Also but
leaving the feet bare. The hut l saw
was occupied by man and his son
These people. of course. are the fella-
heen-the peasants-the pure Egyp-
tianS of the poorest class.
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THE METALS IN BELLS.
Effect of Too Much Tin-Large Bells
Seldom in Tune.

From the Raja Yoga Messenger.
Bell making is one of the few arts
which have been in practice from the
earliest times, but even to this day 1t
has never reached a state of perfection.
Very skilled workmen are needed to con-
struct bells SO that they shall be melodi-
Gus. artistic and durable.
Taking Great Britain as an example,
We find that its oldest industry is the art
of bell making. In Whitechapel, London,
bell foundry had it's beginning $50 years
ago, and yet this is by no means the old
est, for we are told that some may be
traced back four or five centuries.
The bell of today is usually composed
of five parts of tin to sixteen parts OF
copper. 1t has been found by the large
bell founders that to put too much tin in
a bell often causes undesirable results. of
which cracking is the most common. But
the most satisfactory results have been
obtained by using very old copper and
procuring good tin. which comes from
Australia.
In constructing a large bell the first
step is to make the mold. This is really
the most vital stage in the whole process
for the slightest error at this point would
certainly lead to failure and the work
would all have to be done over again.
After the bell is cast it is sent to the
tuning shop. where metal is pared off
from the inside according to need.
Before the tuning of bells had been
studied as art 1t was pointed out that
large bell was hardly ever in tune. A
bell to be in proper tune must first be in
tune with itself; that is to say, it should
have at least five tones at correct inter-
walls from one another in order to produce
a perfect musical chord.
These harmonies are the hum note,
fundamental and nominal, and also the
|. third and fifth from the fundamental, or
in other words the strike note. If we were
to put the first three named in musical
notation with bell we should get
three Cs in OctaveS
1t was always found, very much to the
surprise of the maker, that smaller bells
were in worse tune than the larger ones.
but after the mastery of the harmonics it
was found that practically all these diff
culties disappeared, enabling more per-
feet bells to be produced.
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From the far southwest, where the fad
ing influence of the old Spanish aristoc-
racy overlaps and gives romantic tinge
to the newer American civilization. Rich
ard Walton FULLY turned a dramatist' s
eye on the mid-Pacif1c. and wrote a play
about old Hawaii. Tully gave to THE
Rose of the Rancho the romantic color
of the life of the California; Mexican Dor
der country, lighted 1t with the softest
of moonshine from the bluest of Amer
lean skies. and made 1t musical with the
thrum and tinkle of the guitar and man.
dolin.
The bird of Paradise which will have
it's first local presentation at the Belasco
Theater next week. is Yankee Kanaka
romance in a scene lighted by the glare
of the lava fires of Kilauea, or, as 1t Is
known to the natives. 1.-The house of ever
lasting fire" Bessie Barriscale. Guy Bates
Post, Margaret Langham and Lewis S.
Stone are in the cast. The play is in
three acts, with five scenes, all laid in
the Hawaiian Islands.
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Christmas Was Not Always
Spelled as 1t Is Now

CHRISTMAS signifies Christ's Mass.
- meaning the festival of the nativity
of Christ. During the many centuries
since the Advent it has been variously
spelled 1t is found in the old source books
changing from Crystmasse. the very old
English. through phases of Cristenmas,
Crystynmas, Christenmas and Christmes
to Christmas and eventually as today,
Christmas.
The French call the holiday Noel or
Novel. This is a derivation OF the
French nouvelles, meaning tidings. Some
however. take it as an abbreviation of the
provencal nadau or nadal. which means
the same as the Latin natalis-that is. dies
natalis, the birthday. We find Chaucer
in his Canterbury Tales, in that part of
the narrative told by the Frankeleyn. al
luding to Christmas and employing the
French term Novel as festive holiday
Cry.
1t is said that noel is a corruption, of
yule or julie, meaning a fesnva1 OF the
SUM- The name yule is still used by the
Scotch. and the Scandinavians call their
festival Jule-tide. The Welsh call Christ
mas Nadolig. signifyihg birth. and the
Italians speak of it as II Natalie. which Is
cOgnate with the Spanish term and con-
traction of the Latin.
Not only is the derivation of the word
itself in doubt. but whether the 18th OF
December is the real date of the Advent
has long been a. controvertible subject
among .chronologfsts. Early Christians
We're divided as to the date, some con-
tending that it was the LIST or the 9th day
of January others the 29th of March, the
day of the Jewish passover, and sui
others declaring for the Goth of Septem-
Der, the feast of the tabernacles.
julius I, a Bishop of Rome, in A. u.
237-352 seemed to settle the dispute py
declaring the 18th as the date. The
Western Church accepted this and the
Eastern Church eventually came around,
but the Armenian Church still adheres to
January G. julius seems to have estab-
lished authoritatively the 18th as the
anniversary from what must have been
authenticated tradition, or it would have
been since disproved in these days of en-
lightened archaeology There are still,
however, some unconvinced ones VINO
hold that the description given in st.
Luke is more indicative of the spring
than winter.
Before the birth of Christ the ancient
Romans INDUCED at the midwinter sea-
son in a festival of Bacchanalia and
Saturnala, from which it Is supposed
that many of the present-day traditions
sprung. Presents were given and receiv-
ed An expression of mutual brother
hood was shown in the custom of the
masters and their slaves exchanging
places and the former waiting upon the
latter.
The custom of decking with evergreens
and mstletoe probably had birth in these
feasts and festivals, and the origin OF the
time honOred custom in England OF the
wassail bowl may have also FOUND nrst
Introduction then.