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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-03-05
NEWSPAPERS MAKE IT
POSSIBLE FOR GREAT CROWDS TO
SEE AND HEAR ROBERTSON

coupon. which must be presented
when an admission ticket is pur-
chased.
Owing TO the unusual suosess OF.
the week in Canon City The Record
receives enough to pay it fairly We'll
for its advertising space and effort.
The Record brought Mr.. Robersoa
here at considerable risk and il mis sht
have lost money on the venture. i
didn't do il solely as a money makH
venture. We believe as many payers
do that the Robertson Travelorue
IL an institution worthy OF hearty en-
oouragement and that the people get
nuch pleasure and benefit from these
marvelously beautiful traeei pictures
aeeere 'he newspapers became IN
terested Ia Mr. Robertson he was n
poplar iyceum attraction. Wherever ne
vent a few people who could afford
To pay from 30 cents TO $3.50 had the
pleasure OF seeing the Travelogues.
The neN Nspapers by swelling the
crowds have made II possible for the
masses 10 see the Traseiogues at ex-
tremely low prices In Canon City
IL cost reserved seat course ticket
holders only Is cents for each Ira
velogue nnd go people saw the Pan
ana Travelogue Friday for a dime
In no oiheT place is a reserved seat
ever sold for less than 25 cents. Gen
eral admissions are often sold at 10
cents when accompanied by coupon.
The result Of this combination OF
Low prices and great publicity Is that
hundreds OF thousands of people ev-
cry year are travelling with Robertson
with hi charming picture Travel
osues Hundreds OF thousands of peo-
pie are seeing these beautiful scenes
and Learning OF the world who could
rot afford the usual prices charged
fur such high class entertainments
Thousands OF people who can ar
ford most anything they want. but
are not attracted by the usual dry
travel lectures. have been drawn %
the Roberson TraveloEass and have
enjoyed their beauty.
so that with this combination OF ex-
cellenoy. low prices and liberal pub
lcity Roberson has within a few years
snrung into the first ranks as a draw
er OF sreat audiences.
He has visited no city this year
where the largest auditorium has not
been found too small to aecommoda;e
the crowds that wanted to attend.
The newspapers OF the land have
certainly done much in the cause OF
education. in encouraging love for
the beautiful and In furnishing a
clean. hiEh-toned entertainment 10 the
masses in promoting these Robertson
Traveiogues
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with the great popularity and the won
derfui success OF the Robertson Ira
yelogues this year.
In making 1t possible for the people
Of Canon city to hear Mr.. Robertson
and 10 see his wonderfully beautiful
pictures. The Record feels At has done
the community service of distinct
value.
Mr.. Robertson has grown in popular
iiy wonderfully in the past few years
There is a great deh.i,rid. for his Ira
veioEues. and all OF his time could
easily be given up TO the big cities.
His engagements are being made
entirely through newspapers these
days. This season most OF his time Is
heing spent In the big cities with the
biz newspapers. Last season he filled
several months engagement with
the New York Globe
This season he began with the Buf-
faio News. passing 10 Cleveland. then
10 Omaha. then to Denver. where the
Denver News handled his Travelogues
for six weeks. He had n week In Gree
ley with the Tribune. q week in Boul-
der with the Camera
Prom Canon City he goes 10 Grand
Junction with the Sentinel. then to
Salt Lake City for three weeks with
the Herald-Republican. then TO Cali
fornia for long engagements with the
leading newspapers Of San Diego. Los
Angeles and San Francisco.
In August Mr. Robertson viii 70 10
Europe for three months TraveIogus
Masking trip.
so II VIII be seen that Canon City 6
sxcecdInsiy fortunate IN getting MIR
Roherson this year. Canon City is the
smallest town AIR. Robertson win slsis
this year and his receipts here were
less than he will get in any other
town he goes 20 this season.
Mr. Roberson's connection with the
newspapers is unique. He has secured
ah interest from the press nndreamed
Of by other lecturers or entertainer
Some Of the newspapers that han
die ME Roberson's Traveiogues par
iioipate TO small extent In the -e
ceipts.
Many OF the newspapers. Including
some OF the biggest newspapers in
the country. promote these Travel
ogues. guarantee reasonable return
TO Mr.. Robertson and take nothing
whatever for the advertising space or
their efforts In swelling the crowds.
ir these cases Mr.. Robertson gets all
the receipts. These newspapers gain
only in the good will which follows
bringing such an excellent attraction
as the Robertson Travelogues 60 n
city. They work the good viii fea-
ture pretty strong and usually use \
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-03-05
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
LUNCHEON FRIDAY EVENING

There viii be a Chamber OF Com
mercc luncheon at the Denton hotel
Friday evening at Z o'clock. This
win be business sessIcn and reports
from committees win be heard as TO
what work may have been done, wha,
Evening star., 1914-01-31
Il The searchli8l1t
Electric Lamps for Miners.

Electric cap lamps for miners are a re-
cent development in mining operations
Of this country. The primary advantage
Of this type of miners lamp Is one OF
safety. the electric light greatly decreas-
ing the hazard of fire and explosion
Those advocating its adoption believe that
its higher degree Of safety can be demon
strated so satisfactorily as to bring about
the supplantng of the ordinary safety
lamp. Electric mine lamps are already
in use in European mines.
Portable electric lamps have been under
investigation by the United States bureau
of mines for some time. 1t has been
shown in tests that the glowing fllaments
of these lamps are capable of lsnluns
mine gas. but that sparks from lamp
equipments of not more than SIX volts
are not capable of igniting the gas. The
first requirement, therefore of the prac-
teal electric mine lamp is that it shall De
so designed that its bulb cannot be
broken while the lamp filament is glow
ing at a temperature sufficient to ignite
explosive gases.
The electric cap lamp must be con-
structed light and compact, so as not to
interfere with the miners movements.
Its cost of maintenance and operation
must be consistent with the amount of
benefit received, and it must burn a rea-
sonable length of time. The bureau of
mines suggests that this should be twelve
hours. There has been at least five years
of experiment to develop substitute
for the safety lamp.
Evening star., 1914-01-31
What College Men Study.

An interesting survey of the popularity
of the various academic topics for study
among American students has been pre-
pared by W. lie Conte Stevens of Wash
ington and Lee University. This shows
that the so-called .'humanities group of
subjects, English, history political
science. economics. philosophy and the
Bible, have decided advantage over the
language and the science groups. The
percentage of students enrolled for the
studies in the first group is Al, as com
pared with % per cent in the language
group and &c per cent in the science
group.
Humanistic subjects are interesting in
character and more general in their ap-
peal to the young student than language
or scientific studies. Then. too. they are
free of intricacies presented by the study
of grammar and mathematics. Mathe-
mates. more especially. involve insur-
mountable difficulties for many types of
mentalities. and have been the cause of
forcing many a student to abandon a
chosen scientific course.
The greatest number of students are
enrolled in the study of English while
history is the next most popular subject.
Mathematics. also. shows up strong as q
single subject, but this is probably be-
cause most American colleges prescribe
this study. at least for freshmen. The
average popularity of sixteen subjects is
& per cent. This average is not reached
by astronomy, Greek geology, physics,
Bible, Latin, political economy or biology.
Evening star., 1914-01-31
Would Aid Portias.

\ bill is 10 be introduced in the house
Of commons next session which aims at
giving English women the right TO prac-
t!ce as lawyers. 1t is a question whether
il VIII receive the support of the govern
ment. without which it stands little
chance of success.
The matter has been fought in the
courts for several years and the decision
ment of the court of appeals which in
December decided that the present law
did not give women tine right to practice
and that the only tribunal which could
give women such rights was parliament.
Ths grounds for this judgment were not
that there was any inherent untitneSS
among women which prevented them
from appearing in law practice. but
merely that there never has, in fact, been
a woman lawyer in England. The court
held that this common law disability
was further supported by dctum of
lord Coke. issued over 800 years ago,
concerning those who had become entitled
Ia practice law from time immemorial. As
old as il is this dictum is still binding
In English law.
Walter Hines Page the American am
bassador. has tentatively arranged to un-
veil at Weymouth in June the memorial
erected in that town to Richard Clara
aud Iohn Endicott, TWO Weymouthmen
who took part in the early colonization of
America Mrs Joseph Chamberlain is a
descendant OF John Endicott and she as
sisted considerable in the movement in
augGrated by the town council for the
memorial The town Of Weymouth
Mass. L. 5 y. and the city of Boston
and towns In Newfoundland have been
asked to send representatives to the UNI
ceiling The Chamberlain family viii
also tt represented.
Evening star., 1914-01-31

Representative Adamson. who is in the
limelight a little more than ever just
now. because he is one of the black
smiths who will hammer out an antitrust
program bill, wrote to NJ o. Chance.
chief clerk of the Post Office Department,
a little while ago in behalf of a clerk.
4. e Moody, a colored man from Geor-
gia. He said to Mr.. Chance that the
clerk was pretty good fellow, so If he
has done wrong don't discharge him, but
cuss him out a bit
Well. in a few days along came letter
from Chance To Representative Adamson,
|saying that the cussing-out process must
have been little too caustic, for the
clerk had resigned, leaving a letter in
forming Mr. Chance that minister OF
the gospel had flown from their midst.
This is the letter:
Hon Mr. Chance. Chief Clerk of the Post
Office Department
Dear Sir:
l do hereby send in my resignation to
you, l truly hope that you will received
it Please your honor sir: l am sos-
pei minister. / have been called long
time ago to preach the gospel by the God
of heaven and earth. | can not do it
successful and hold my job in the gov
ernment services and | will pray for the
Evening star., 1914-01-31
Peter Rabbit Tries to Help.

Peter Rabbit is one of the kindest-
hearted little people of the Green Forest
or the Green Meadows He is happy go
lucky and his dreadful curiosity is for
ever getting him into all kinds of trouble.
Perhaps it is because he has been in so
many scrapes himself that he always feels
sorry for others who get into trouble
Anyway. no sooner does Peter hear OF
some one in trouble than he begins 10
wonder how he can help them SO just
as soon as he found out for himself thar
Sammy Jay had told the truth about
Chatterer the Red Squirrel and that Chat
terer really was in a prison at Farmer
Browns house he began TO think ana
think of some way 10 help Chatterer
Now. of course. Peter didn't know what
kind of a prison Chatterer was in He
remembered right away how Prickir
Porky the Porcupine had gnawed a great
hole in the box in which Johnny Chuck's
lost baby was kept by Farmer Browns
boy. Why shouldn't Prickly Porky do
as much for Chatterer' He would go see
him at once The trouble with Peter is
that he doesn't think of all sides Of a
question He is impulsive-that is. he
goes right ahead and does the thing that
comes into his head first. and sometimes
this isn't the wisest or best thing to do.
So now he yscampered down into thr
Green Forest as fast as his long legs
would carry him to hunt for Prickly
Porky 1t was no trouble at all to find
him. for ne had only to follow the line
of trees that had been stripped OF their
bark.
Good afternoon. Prickly Porky. Have
YOU heard the news about Chatterer2
said Peter. talking very fast for he was
quite out of breath.
Yes replied Prickly Porky. Serves
him right. | hope IL will teach him
lesson
Peters heart sank. Don't you think
it is dreadful" he asked Just think.
he will never. never be able to run and
play in the Green Forest again unless We
can get him out.
$50 much the better. srunted Prlckly
Porky $50 much the better. He always
was nuisance. Never did see such
Evening star., 1914-01-31
New Aid for Explorers.

\ letter from the Bolivian survey COM
mission dated Abuna river. November -,
announces that the expedition command
I'd by Herbert a. Edwards of the Brit
isl army has completed over 2uo miles of
the frontier survey and incidentally in
augurated Il new era in explanatory sur
veying. The expedition fixed all of its
lonSitudes by wireless telegraphy from
Porto Nallo. situated 12o miles from the
base of operations. Time signals We're re-
ceiEed every night by means of a rough
receiving set and long wire which was
rIsged up on trees. Commander Edwards
declares that these methods will enable
tie explorer to dispense with chronome-
ters and easily and accurately fix all
.ongitudes.
\ record in state pensions is establish
Ell in the case of Niscount Ross, former
cabinet minister. whose death occurred
recently, He drew a pension of S1o09o
yearly for twenty-one years, his total of
S21o.oov in pension money having been
approached only by c. T. Nilliers. who es-
Iablished the former record of S1J0.Up at
his death in 1898.
There are now only three former min
listers drawing pensions. Lord George
Hamilton. who receives $4,000 q year:
Henry Chaplin, whose pension is $1,000
yearly and Lord Balfour OF Burleigh.
who also receives $1,000 These pensions
are drawn under an act of parliament
which provides that d former member of
cabinet who has no means 10 maintain
lis dignity as an ex-minister may apply
for state aid.
Evening star., 1914-01-31
Queer Acquaintance.
From Pearson's Weekly

rom Pearson weekly.
Mr.. Will Crooks, NJ. p. who has just
returned from long tour in Australia
and South Africa. is one of the best
known men in his own constituency.
and not every NJ. p. can claim as much.
He has been relating some of his eN-
periences during his recent tour and
he says that not the least remarkable lie
thing about it was that at nearly
every railway station and every port
he stopped at somebody recognized
him. The climax was reached during
his visit TO Pretoria
II was being shown over the Central
convict prison" he says. when one of
the convicts looked up and said; How
do YOU do Mr.. CrookS'!'
Evening star., 1914-01-31
Englishmen and PantomIme.

rrout W. London Chronic'~
Fcelishmeu abroad cling to pantomme
almost as teuacIously as to Christmas
fIddIus. When the Resolute wintereG
amid The ice at Melville Island in 1852 one
ef thc chief diversions was a pantomme
IN which almost all The crew took part
SIR George Mares describes how he ap-
peared as Columhine with bare arms and
shoulders. and was not sorry when il was
over and ne could don less fiimsy attire.
~ 1915, when commanding the Alert. Sir
George "rcopened the Royal Arctic Thea
tsr.'' after it had beer closed for twenty y
three years. and pantomiue was again
the fayoritc amusement of AL concerned
Evening star., 1914-01-31
HAVE YOI HEARD THE NEWS
ABOUT CHATTERER2

fellow for making trouble for other peo-
+ ple No. sir. never did. The rest of
us can have some peace now Serves
him right. Prckly Porky went on
chewing bark as II Shatterers troupie
was no concern of his
Peters heart sank lower still. He
scratched one long ear slowly with long
, mind foot. which is way he has when
he is thinking very hard. lie was SO
busy thinking that he didn't see the
twinkle in the dull little eyes of Prfckly
Porky. who really was not SO hard
hearted as his words sounded After
long time during which Peter thought and
thought ard Prickly Porky ate and ate.
the latter spoke again
What have YOU got on your mind.
Peter h.. asked.
.LI was tust thinking how perfectly
splendid il would be If yon would go up
there and gnaw a way out of his prison
for Chatterer. replied Peter .timidly.
Huh grunted Prickly Porky Huh.
slow, but even l know better than that.
Put on your thinking cap again. Peter
Rabbit
why can't you You are not afraid
of Bowser the Hound or Farmer Browns
boy, and everybody else is. excepting jim
my skunk persisted Peter.
For the very good reason that II
could gnaw into his prison chatterer
way out with those sharp teeth Of his
certainly can't gnaw in. Where's your
common sense Peter Rabbit
That's so. | hadn't thought or that.
replied Peter, slowly and sorrowfully. Il
must try to think of some other way to
help Chatterer.
''I'd be willing to try il it Vas OF ANY
use hut it isn't said -Prickly PorilN.
who didn't want Peter to think that lie
really was as hard-hearted a she had
seemed at first
So Peter bade Prickly Porhy goodbN
and started for the dear old Briar Patch
10 try TO think Of some other way TO
help Chatterer On the way ne waked
IN I-nc' Billy Possurn and Bobby coon.
but they couldn't give him any help.
There really doesn't seem to be any way
I can help sighed Peter. And there
really wasn't
Evening star., 1914-01-31

the leading hotel of Scranton; on the let
ter head was this startling announcement,
go rooms with bath" / think they
must have meant that there We're more
than one bath. but / can't tell. Anyhow,
this is what Jack wrote about Scranton:
Scranton will never knock the wind
out of any one for its beauty.
We went out to inhale a little fresh
coal dust before supper and gazed upon
the imposing looking anthracite piles in
the distance
Found an italian restaurant and, as
we are Very fond of the festive garlic.
went in and told them to inject a couple
of dollars worth from anchovias to
cheese.
II don't remember whose idea it was to
go in the place. but the one who thought
it up should be scolded.
The young black handler brought In
some soup first that was a good opener
and raised our hopes of the mess that
followed.
Il forgot to mention that he also
brought in a fragment of tired looking
celery with a molecule of salami hiding
under it.
Il thought it was something painted on
the plate.
Then he got out Gillette razor ana
shaved off transparent coupon of pork.
threw it in some brown looking water
white that afterward proved to be potato
He brought this in as if it were a side
Of beef.
IT was hard to eat without tweeZers.
Mine was gone before he got out of the
door after the next outrage.
The next was a lozenge of chicken
knife edge style. assisted by "a down
hearted group of lettuce swimming in
brunette vinegar
He then brought an apple. which was
the best thing of the meal. in the bad
company of some new-mown cheese and
two t2D crackers.
The crime ended with a demi tasse OF
Carter's ink.
Il am still hungry
Evening star., 1914-01-31
A New Defense.
he Pittsburgh Dispatch.


Insanity as defense in criminal cases
has had many variations. but St Louis
offers A new one The reform or cure OF
the criminally inclined by surgical opera
tons has been exploited more fully than
verified by the subsequent history of the
cured" Accidents TO the head. pressure
on the brain and so forth have been sug-
gested as explanatory of perverted acts,
but until now no one has pleaded dog bite
as a sufficient defense in a trial for muir
der.
In d case now being heard in the Mis-
souri, metropolis a man is charged with
the murder of saioonieeper. He has
made con<essio: that he went to the
ga loon with another with the intention of
ronbin:s it, His attorney pleads that his
client was under the hypnotic influence of
the other robher. being of weak mind as
a result of having been bitten in child
hood ny a dog.
II this novel defense is successful no
member of the profession should in future
think Of going "a-burgling" until he has
had dog bite him.
Evening star., 1914-01-31
DICKENS READERS
ARE D|SGRUNTLED
Literary Jmy's Verdict in John
Jasper-EdWin brood
Case DispIeases.
VISC0UNT ROSS RECEIVED
$4,000 PENSION MONEY
Amount Sets Record for Former
English Ministers-Page to
Unveil Memorial.
LONDON. January

LONDON. January II. 19i4
There is talk of appeal from the verdict
Of manslaughter found by the literary
Jury which recently tried John Jasper
for the murder of Edwin brood. The
more serious-minded members of the
Dickens Society. who expected a care
full weighing of evidence with the hope
Of ending the controversy over Dickens
unfinished novel in which Jasper and
brood were the chief characters are dis
gruntled because the trial developed into
such farce. 'and such dull farce at
that
There were many who did not appre-
late the hunor which G. X. Chesterton.
as Judge. and George Bernard Shaw, as
foreman of the jury, tried TO inject,
and the convicted defendant. whose part
MAS taken seriously by T. T. Harry, as
s"rts that there are ample grounds for
an appeal If for no other reason than
that the verdict was solely the decision
of Foreman Shaw. arrived at during
the luncheon interval. nearly three
hours before the end Of the trial. as the
foreman himself admitted. Most of the
jurors had left before the trial ended.
Walter Crotch, one of the counsel for
the defense, is even more severe with
Shaw. He declares that the verdict was
typically Shavian and therefore typi-
"ally farclcal and unsatisfactory. 1t also
had the more fragrant defect of being
absolutely untrue, for the jurors We're
not consulted as to its terms.