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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-05-15
ROBERT J. THORN
THUhN
TO NEWTON b. KING
Kansas City. March %. 1913.
Mr.. Newton D. King.
Canon City. Colo.
r. /. Box 9.

NfH-atNf+ ~-N-f Nf~-N-
r. l. Box 9.
Dear Sir:
1t is my constant aim TO maintain
personal interest between our GUS
toners and this firm. and for some
time past have been wondering why
We have not received as many orders
from you as we used TO.
A few months ago. 1t looked very
much as II you we're going TO become
a permanent customer, one of our very
best. in fact.
YOU know we can save you money
on your purchases. WE know the
quality of our goods is above the
usual standard. II we have made any
mistake in filling your orders. If let
ter has been improperly answered. or
II you have received something from
us that was not just what you expect
ed. can find no record Of 1t, although
have gone over our files carefully.
Frankly. l am puzzled to know what
we have done to lose your patronage.
Could ! talk to you personally for
few moments. know that l could
convince you of our earnest desire to
serve you. know that could re-
store the pleasant relations that form
erly existed between u.s.
Won't you write to mo confdentIally
then. in the enclosed stamped envelope
and tell me just what the trouble Is?
Your reply will have my personal and
prompt attention and | am sure can
show you that the confidence you
formerly reposed in us was not mis-
placed.
This courtesy will be much appre-
ciated.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1913-05-15
Yours very truly.
ROBERT J. THoRNE.

General Manager Montgomery Ward
& Company.
The day after Mr.. King got this
letter 1t showed and he took an hour
of to reply TO Mr. Thorne. When Mr..
King was about to mail this letter he
happended TO show 1t to a Record re-
porter who thought 1t good enough to
reproduce here.
Mr.. King is a typical Canon city
fruit grower. He lives several miles
from the heart OF the town on one
OF those delightful Lincoln Park
orchard homes. He has no financial
interest in the business life OF Canon
City and writes from the view poInt
Of a fruit grower and home owner. Mr..
Kings letter is quite well worth read
ing.
Mr.. King is a little facetious with
Mr.. Thorne and laughs at him in a
good natured way. but In with Il all
he tells him some homely truths.
AS a matter OF fact We haven't re-
Gently read anything on this subject
so well put as 1t is in Mr.. Klns's
letter to Mr.. Thornc and we are
glad to give others the pleasure of
reading Mr.. Kings view OF 1t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-13

in an alteration o"cr watch.
Iafoi Cicotta was sho, cad yeSter-
Gav evening ard Motista Galore i
probably motany wounded
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-23
TO BEGIN
CONCRETE WORK
BY END OF week
Contractors in Charge Of Ohio Levee
Project Preparing to Build New
Stone retaining Wall.
MANY HIGH PRICED MEN
EMPLOYED BY COMPANY

The contractors in charge of the
Ohio levee project expect to start the
concrete work the latter part of this
week provided the material and the
mixing mach ines arrive. The sheet
piling work which is the prelimin-
airy to the building of the new stone
retaining wall is well under way
between Fourteenth and Eighteenth
streets, in fact most OF the strttch is
completed and awaiting the concrete
operations.
Three hosting cranes, with the
steam shovel and pile driving attach
ment are on the premises and the
concrete mixers which were recnt-
ly shipped from Utica. N. Y, are ex-
pected any day.
The latter will be placed on Nat
cars when the concrete work is start
ed and they will be run along the
tracks, where. connected with a
chute. The mixture will flow into the
desired places. A bin arrangement
will he perfected. holding some 81
cubic yards CT lime. gravel, etc, and
this viii he pushed into the mix
ers as soon as the concrete mass runs
ont T. the machine. Five mixers are
expected to take part in the worh
and each one is capable of mixing
200 square yards each day. Some
two hundred men are busy along the
lcvee front below the elevator anc
fully fifty Of these arc skilled me
harils and laborers. These men are
paid all .he way from 500 to $lTJ
3 month and most Of them have beer
with the Walsh Construction Com
rany or some of ito subsidiary cont
pauies for many years
Practically all Of these are mar
rled men and they have broueht
their fcm'lies to Cairo to reside.
Tn tffcffc of this influx is notice
able throughout the city al the var
ious boarding places. Almost ever
house IS crowded with new peorl.
and not few Of the new come
have rented houses in numerous part
Of town.
1t has been stated that the OH
levee contractors viii be given M
til April to finish their job, through
an appeal to the state governmer
under whose supervision the Job
being done. However, the Walsl
people will try to rush the work s.
that It can be finished by the end o.
January at least
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-23
INSTRUCTS Chief
TO SEE POLL TAX
IS PAID TO CITY
Commissioner Eowley Orders
Prosecution of Delinquents
if They Refuse.
WILD CAT CHUTE" REPORTED
OVER HALF DILAPIDATED

Commissioner Howley has said
the poll tax must be paid. Every
citizen is subject to this tax OF
$3.50 unless he comes under the
stated exemptions, which include
uen ove- 0 years old cripples, idiots
ard lunatics.
During tho months of June. July
and August, S1O7S in poll tax was
collected, but every one has not
paid and at the regular meeting of
Nc c!ts council Yesterday morning,
Commissioner Howley instructed the
chiof of police to prosecute those
who refused to pay.
Contractors A. l.. Sandtrson, Will
liam Schat3 and W. r. Bland, who
were commissioned to examine
wild Cat Chute" reported the
buildings unsanitary unsafe and
mere than fifty per cent dilapidated.
The ordinance providing for razing
the buildings was laid over untll
the next meeting.
On cf Lind os the fire Department
reported the meeting which be re,
Gently attended in Now Yor', Of the
National association Of Fire Chiefs.
and recommended tho purchase Of
motor trucks for tive Cairo fire de-
partment and the adjustment of
the horse wagons Commissioner
Hurd was instructed to investigate
the difference in the cost of main
tanning the two systems
The ordinance providing a raise
in the salaries of police officers was
laid over until next meeting.
An ordinance was adopted provid-
ing for a cement sidewalk on the
south side of Fourteenth street from
Washigeton avenue to Poplar street.
An ordnance allowing the Illinois
Central railroad to lay and maintain
= switch track on Railroad street to
Eighteenth street was adopted
The Humane society petitioned
the council to appoint three women
to serve as humane officers, on the
ground that they could get better re.
suits than men. Mrs Sarah E. Han
non, Mrs. Mary Clark and Mrs. Cora
Zanone were recommended by th'
soc'e ETY.. The petition was referred
to Commission Hurd.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-23
LEVEE WORKER IS
FATALLY INJURED
BY ENGINE FALL
Clarenct V. Neal, 39, of Pomona,
H., in Accident at 18th Street
Dies Soon After.
WAS A NEW MAN JUST
HIRED TO TAKE THE JOB

Clarence V. Neal, SO, was fatally
INJURED yesterday morning about
$40 o'clock when a portion Of
OGDEN frame WORK, used in sup
orting a pile driver fell from its
csition, struck him and bore him to
lhe earth His back was badly
rushed and was also his head and
eek. He expired about an hour
lter al ST. Mary's Infirmary.
Neal was hired Sunday night by
oronan Murray of the General
abroad Construction company, to
ork ia ono of the gangs employed
the levee work from Fourteenth
. Eighteenth street. He had beer
w the job about two hours with
be other mon when the accident
occurred.
The workmcn were engaged in
utft from q fat cer to wooden
.nller base that had been erected
'ong the line whore the steel pilinT
tc te driven Tho lin Aold'ar
he cable attached to the engine le+
. allowing the engine to fa'l about
hree feet. rhe force of the engine
t~ainst one of the leads, which was
only temporarily fastened, caused
he structure to topple, it's 800
pounds of weight striking and crush
'ng Neal. Two other workmen noa-
Veal managed to get out of the way
time and escaped injury
Was Unavnidable Aocidert.
Coroner McManus held an inquest
hortly after the accident and from
he facts cleaned during the investi-
,ation, the jury rendered verdict
If death due to an unavoidable ac-
,ident.
Neal was a resident Of Pomona,
H., where his mother, Mrs. Mary
Neal resides other survivors are a
sister, Mrs. Lester Harris of Mu~-
)hysboro and a brother William
Neal, who also went to work yes
terday morning withone of the levee
outfits.
The deceased was a member of the
odd Fellows. The funeral will be
leld Wednesday at Pomona, the re-
mains having been shipped there last
vening by E. A. Burke, the under
aker in charge
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-23
WORK ON LEyEES
Source of Confidence to
Industrial Owners and
They are Busy With
Their Plans for Future

The merchants of Cairo are feel
ing the effects of approaching pros
perity since the work on the levees
has commenced.
The Chicago Mill and Lumber
company resumed operations in the
Drainage District with about $50
men In their employ. The height
ening of the levee wall will elimi-
nate danger from floods, and they
do not have to worry about the pos
sibility of a washout.
The Elk Pearl Button company is
one of the citys newest industries.
They were brought to this city by
the Commercial club OF Cairo, which
has been working TO bring all the
factories here that can be accommo-
dated The button factory Is taking
all men who apply for work. and the
only trouble they are having IA get
ting enough men to carry on their
operations. They can use .s6 men
az the plant. aud at the present TIME
are getting along with so to 10 men.
They ship their product 10 a fin
Ishing factory in New York which
has capacity OF nearly seven mill
lion finished buttons a day. This
factory turns out more buttons than
all other factories in the United
States combined An interesting
feature in connection with the but
ton factory is the by-product. which
is crushed mussel shells. This is
used for chicken feed, and for build
ing roads. Some of the finest roads
in the country are tho shell roads
around New Orleans, Baltimore and
some of the other coast cites where
a great many oysters are raised. It
is claimed that wind will not blow
the shells or rain will not wash
them away.
Largest in World.
The Leigh Banana Case company
has the LARGEST factory OF the kind
in the world, About 20 men are
employed in this factory. and the
finished product is shipped to all
parts of the world Their capacity
is six carloads week and they have
at all times enough orders in a..
vance to keep all the men busy.
The Mississippi Box company is
running with about 100 handg.
They make packing house and can
merry boxes and ship to all parts OF
the country Another plant which
Is operated by a number of members
of this company is the National
Planning mills Besides manufactur-
ing all kinds of Grating they do
Milling in transit. Wben lumber is
(Coucluded on sixth PaSe.D
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-23
GORGEOUSEXHlBET
Shops and Windows Have
Array of Merchandise
The Like of Which Has
Never Been Shown Here

Fully 5000 people and probably
more from Southern Illinois. South
east Missouri and West Kentucky
ar expected here today to attend the
first Fall Fashion Show and style
weak of the Cairo Retail Merchants
Asgociation. The inducement to at
tend the affair on the first day Is
the free transportation offered by
the Cairo Traction Company on it's
interurban line from Mounds and
Mound city, and the Steamer City
Of Cairo, from Birds Point
Mo, and Wickliffe, Ky.
The merchants made all their final
ARRANGEMENTS yesterday for the be-
ginning of the show and today win
find them ready to receive the IN
yaslon of out of town folks. The
ST res are in holiday array and the
udows present an extremely pleas
iEo sight with all the new fall wear
ables and accessories.
in several of the stores the new
ia aions will he shown to good adj
val a~e on living models. while
ot2er places will devote their dis
play in spec ally arranged exhibits.
All the stores will present visitors
with attractive souvenirs of the oc-
caejon. Music will be the feature
a; nearly all the houses.
Woman Visitors Mostly.
The merchants do not figure that
tha crowd today will be as large as
that circus day several weeks ago.
IN st of the visitors today will be
III feminine sex and chances are
tfv will not bring along the chill
drea, for the occasion will not hold
thc fascination for them as does the
tented amusement institution. How
ever mt that, there is expected to be
cood sprinklng of men and the
youngsters,
Seperal Of the larger stores have
rart rooms, parcel checking
rooms. and numerous ether conven
ionces and these viii come in handy
f. the strangers.
Large crowds are expected each
dar during the week mp to and in
c'udirg Saturday. All of he stores
have carefully arrange that their
attractions will be fully as complete
during the balance of the week as on
the open ing day SO the late comers
will not suffer disappointment
Streets to Be Tidy.
Yesterday and last evening Com
missioner Chas Feuchter had torco
OF men in the downtown district
flushing the streets. aud otherwise
cleaning them and with his regular
force augmented all the week he ex-
poets to keep the thoroughfares ey-
7c-ially tidy.
Many people are expected from
Concluded on Page Eight.)
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-23
FATHER PTEPER DIES.

Father Pieper, 40 years old, died
AZ Ruma, ILL.,, Friday of Bright's dis
ease. He formerly was in charge of
The Catholic church at Grand Chain.
Funeral will be tomorrow morning
from the church at Ruma.
Father Pieper is well known In
Cairo, having preached at st. JOS
eph's church during the absence OF
Father Glllen,
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-23

washington. Sept. 22Bird dances
such as he "Ornis Dip" originated BY
Miss Eleanor Wilson at Cornish,
PROMISES to be the fashion here this
winter. Miss Katherine Britton
and Miss Margarete Britton, who
have returned here for the season.
are dancing the "Blue Bird Dip.
named after the favorite pet of Miss
Margaret Britton, One Of the pc
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-23
SUPERVISING THE
Study Of PUPILS
At HIGH SCHOOL
Miss Margaret Wilson Tells of New
Idea of Instruction and
It's Rtsults.
ATTEMPT TO TRAIN PUPILS
TO STUDY ADvANTAGE0UsLY

Miss Margaret Wilson. principal
of Cairo high school, is responsible
for the introduction of supervised
study in the high school,, as
stated in these columns several
weeks ago and in the article that fol-
lows, Miss Wilson tells the plan, and
the ideals and ambit' ons of the fac
ulty under such a new means of or
sanization.
80 much interest has been arous-
ed in the new plan OF organization
in the High School and so many
questions have been asked concern
ing it that a few words in explana-
tion Of its theory and purpose may
not be out of place. The organiza-
tion of the High School for the pur-
pose of supervised study is an at
tempt to secure the greatest possible
efficiency in the time allotted to
school work. j
Few people in community real
ize that school In these days is q
business and that it has a fixed d-sceh
ule Of work, that expert manage
ment and thoughtful work upon the
part of all concerned are even more
necessary to its success than in al
most any other line OF work More
ever, in these days much}of the train.
ing of the children that was former.
| ly done in the nome has been thrown
mpon the schools.
How many peoplerin Cairo re,
alize how much they are demand
ing from their schools? DO you
know?
1. That the Cairo High Schoo
has at present date an enrolment ol
232 pupils?
| 2. That It's assembly room hal
a seating capacity of 233?
g. That 4S classes recite daily?
That the High School offers Ia
instruction in 26 branches of study?
s. That all this work must be
SO appropriated among ten teachers
that every child shall have at least
four subiocts{ per day in a giver
course to he pcrsued four years?
G. That most of the subjects
taught, the time 70 be given to each,
and the standard of excellence to be
reached are rigidly prescribed eth
er by community demand or by COZ
lege entrance requirements7
Z, That at the most, the High
School student is under school auth
ority only thirty hours a week for
thirty-six weeks a year?
Does 1t look like an easy program :
And yet these are only few Of thu
nrohlcms that the school has to con.
slider.
The new plan is an attempt st
rain pupils how to study to tn,
host advantage and to give them suf
| fcient initiative that they may fol
'0w ~ their work independently
Everv class ia allcted one hour, tn,
first thirty minutes Of which are de-
"oted to the rec 'tation of the lessor
assigned, to testing pupils prcpara
ton and to the fixing and classify
ing of every point The second per
cd of thirty minutes is used in tht
study of the next days lesson in tha'
same subject. The teacher explains
clearly what is to be done, and shows
the pupils how to set about theiI
task most efficiently. If a point o
difficulty ARISES the teacher is ther,
to show them how to attack it. A
minimum and suggested assign
Concluded ON Sixth PaEe,)
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-23
mound CITY NAN
IS 50 YEARS OLD
Expects to Sell Property and Go to
Farm Where He Hopes to
Spend Many Years.

Thomas Rodgers Of Mound City
recently passed his eightieth birth
day. He is strong and healthy, and
looks more like man of sixty. He
has been blacksmith for fifty-nlnc
years and still works every day at
his trade.
Mr.. Rodgers WIS for many years
foreman Of Majors log wagon fac-
tory in Cairo lie has lived in
Mound City since 1882
Concluded on Page EightJ
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-23
5AYN0R LAID TO
REST IN GREENWOOD

New York, Sept 22.-The body
# Mayor Gaynor was buried today
n Greenwood cemetery. Brooklyn.
ollowing funeral services in Trim
jty church here. Throngs with
barred heads lined the streets. About
twenty-five thousand we're in the
funeral procession. Business here
was virtually at a standstill during
the funeral,
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-23
ITS A BIRD" SOCIETY
SAYS ABOUT NEW DANCE
"oRNIs DIP ORIGINATED BY ELEANOR WILSON AT CORNISH
PROMISES TO BE POPULAR N WASHINGTON THIS WINTER;
NOT A "F0UL' DANCE,

culiarities of this new dance is that
II one OF the men dancers faneies the
partner of another man he can stop
in the middle of the dance. leave his
partner and take the other man s
and both the deserted man and maid
have to look pleased This exchange
however. has to take place during
the dip and at no other time of the
dance.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-23

aJ
Ladies Ready-to.Wear Suits,
Coats, Dresses, Gowns,
Furs. Trimmings. Etc.
GEC. T. CARNES,
zoo Commercial
w. f. FLUKE & co
Eighth and Washington
KAUFMANS'
901 Commercial
THE PALACE
sos Commercial
PAT-FR'S
SCI Conmercial
W. r. WALL & co,
900 Cowmerc al
Tr Goodg N-tiors Etc
MORAN KENNEDY u. G. co
St1 Commercial
Mllinerv.
sTTvENgON'G
sos Washington
Mer's Furnishings
FLACK &, MAY,
Eighth and Commercial
s0LoMON's,
Seventh and Commercial
GOLDEN EAGLE
Si3 Commercial
Shoes, Etc.
HUFTTE'S.
S07 Commercial
F. McMANUS, JR.,
SC4 Commercial
TERRELL~HCWE.
705 Commercial
Furniture E. Household Goods.
FAIR FURNITURE CO.
| So7 Commercial
/ MATTINGT v-ELLSW0RTH
1101 Commercial
RHODES S-BURFORD
Tenth and Commercial
Hardware.
WOODWARD HDW. co,
1915 Ohio Street.
H Tailors.
Il SANDER,
Il Opera House Block
Il NATIONAL WOOLEN MILLS
II 905 Commercial
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-23

Concluded on sixth PaSeJ
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-23
; DROWNED IN WRECK;
WATCHDOG SAVES ONE
SAILORS ARE LOST WHEN TUG HITS UNITED STATES RECRUIT
ING SHIP; LIGHTHOUSE TENDER HEARS BARKING OF DOG
AND GOES TO RESCUE. is

Bridgeport, Conn, Sept. 22.-An
alarm given by the watchdog at the
lighthouse on the Bridgeport break
water resulted in the rescue of Sea-
man Thompson of the U, s. s. re-
crulting ship Mccall after cutter
from the Mccall had been run down
by the tug Seabord of New York.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-23
BIG TIM sullivan
PROBABLY YivREDI)
FROM HIS HONE
Rumor That Telephone Call Lef
New Yorker to His Death
Being Investigated.

New York, Sept 22.-The report
that Big Tim" Sullivan was lured
from the residence of his brother
Patrick Sullivan, where he was liv.
ing, by a telephone call and later
before being left on the
railroad track is being carefully in
ycstigated tonight.
Each day the opinion becomes
fConcluded on Poge Eightl
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-09-23

Seamen sheei45tH Russell aud Chute
of the Mccall, who were also pas
sengers in the cutter were drowned
Captain Green of the lie elthouse
was attending TO the la,np 'shea h,
was attracted by the dog harkine
Outside he heard faint cries foi
help.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-01
Using rnRr TO ot-ENcn rTRE.

There is war In Mexico between Mexican and
Mexican Send United States troops across the
Rio Grande and we have in Mexico between
Mexican and American, and more of II. What
II intervention for but TO put end to war,
and if,it prolongs rather than ends war, what
good will intervention do?
It is claimed that it would take 100000 men
seven years to restore order in Mexico. This
may be an exaggerated estimate bat il shows
the greatness of the problem with which we
are confronted Intervention would mean the
sudden end of civil war affecting fifteen NIL
lion people and the beginning of an international
war affecting one hundred aud fifteen thousand
people, for the moment United States troops
march onto Mexican soil opposing forces will
unite to resist the invader. Intervention would
stop civil war all right, hat 1T would not end war
The question 10 be decided Is whether or not
peace can be secured in Mexico by Mexicans in
less time than by this country through interfer-
ence, This question must be determined by sane
and tolerant men and not by sbrieking iingoes
OF the Hearst type.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-01
SENATOR MARTIN wTTHDRAWs-

After serving two years as leader Of the min
ority party in the senate. the senior senator
from virginia has declined tn stand for re-elee-
tion IN the next senate, which viii be Demo
cratic BY q small majority.
There will be many in Virginia who will re-
xret that the states senior senator will rot
exercise in Democratic senate the duties Of the
o,ce lie filed while his party was in the mi
noritv. but these will think more OF Senator
Martin without tie honor than Of some Of those
who viii gain by his withdrawal Apparently
reliable reports state that some Of Mr.. Martins
oue-tinle. friends were preparing 10 throw in
their lot with Senator Kern in order to make
sure Of their own positions. The hght in the
senate was on the seniority rule more than
unon individuals and those amsng the new
corners IN the senate who, with Mr., Bryan be
Iieved there should be exceptions To the rule
were willing apparently 10 allow some Of the
Older members to retain their positions in order
to secure support for their candidates for other
assignments To this compromise some of the
senators who had been Mr. Martins supporters
ere reported to have agreed. In plain English
they were prepared to desert their friends to
save themselves
Although Senator Martin VIII not be senate
leader he will hold at least one important com
mittee Craftsmanship and will be member OF
others There seems TO be no intention to make
a fight to deprive him Of any Office 70 which
he is entitled by seniority or TO attempt TO de-
feat any other virginian in congress for any
Craftsmanship which in the natural course OF
events he will attain 10. Virginia VIII be well
represented in the senate and In the house, her
aenier senator and four Of her, congressman
holding committee chairmanships.