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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-08-13
HEAVY DAMAGE BY RAINS
To COUNTY ROADS

The members OF the board of
county commissioners. who are in
session this week, reporty a heavy
damage to the public highway system
of the county by recent rains, partic-
ularly by the storm of last Sunday.
and say that requests are coming In
from all dir. ctions for assistance in
restoring the roads to a traversable
condition. There seems TO have been
fewer bridges washed out than might
have been expected in view OF the
almost unprecedented volume of wa
ter that came down nearly all OF the
streams tina. make their way into the
Arkansas river from the north. and
there is less complaint on that ac-
count than .here is from the destruc-
tion of roadways.
All the roads Leading out of Canon
City are open and the traveller will
have no grelt difficulty in getting
over any of them. although there may
be places where careful driving will
be required. It was stated a day or
two ago thu. the Cottonwood creek
road northwe Il OF here was so badly
washed out in places that vehicles
could not pass over it until extensive
repairs had been made. The county
commissioners say that this is mis-
take and point u the fact that sew
erai people have made the trip TO
Canon City ossr tho road in question
sI=ce the s.a.G
One of tn cworst picese of high
way at p-esen. in the county Is %
the Canon City-t ripple Creek road
Park district The recent rains wash
ed the road very badly in that locality
and It is nIw SC narrow in places
tia: It can hardly be travelled. The
work of rena'ring the damage done to
the roads in tho Garden Park neigh
borhood is being carried on as rapid
ly as possible and will soon be conf
pleted.
The commissioners are doing ev-
srytbing the:s can ai,h the resources
Mt their command to restore the high
ways to ,he 70 milton they wee i,e
fore the late floods.
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10y eeorse Fitch, in coIIiers)

We should not blame the Inter-
state Commerce Commission too hea-
vily for pondering along month after
month on the fresght-rate problem.
A freight rate is no such simple
matter as differential calculus. the
calculation OF bridge stresses. or the
weighing of asteroids. II is the result
OF a concentration of railroad genius
of the past fifty years upon the tasks
OF making it entirely impossible for
the shipper to understand railroad
book OF tariffs. =.
When a citizen wishes to ship him
sci to another town he steps up
to the ticket window and buys a
small slip of pasteboard costing two
or three cents a mile. But when he
wants to ship a case of tomato
catchup he goes to the station agent
and asks for his rate.
Then the station agent sends for
the derrick crew and they
lower a half ton book from the top
OF the safe after which the agent
looks up the rate on tomato catchup.
without benzoate OF soda. shipped in
pint bottles with fancy labels in n
pine box. unpainted. by a middle-aged
man with medium whiskers, who
owns an automobile and votes the
Progressive ticket.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1914-08-13

German ihips In the North sea
has caused much anxiety to war
experts aud the British and Ger
mans. as well ss the whole world
because It's outcome is the key
note to IN: naval situation OF the
whole war.
The. German Problem.
The irnPortfLce to Germany
seizing the Mouse defenses be-
fore moving into France II due
to the necessity OF guarding
against flank and rear attacks
With Belgium end France allies.
practically continuous half
moon Of military fortifications
and cente.s exiss from Lille BY
way Of vaienciennes. Mona ma
muir and Huy to IJege. This
forms rail for 100 miles ard
unless III back II broken theeo
would BE- grave risk 70 any O.
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chronicle-News.

II is indeed commendable that the
majority OF the newspapers OF Colo
RADIO are standing together for law
and order. It is good to note that
the editors and newspapers owners
OF Colorado are viewing the present
industrial crisis with the eyes OF law
abiding citizens and as boosters and
builders. that they are condemning
the enemies OF good government and
the slanderers OF the state and it's
people, taking a bold stand in de-
fense OF the womanhood OF colora-
do from the lies OF such persons q
have recently been lecturing in tn
east and telling how rotten Colorado
is.
The newspapers OF Colorado wit.
few exceptions are advocating e
Get Together movement that the
Iawiess conspirators may not tighten
their grip politically as they have
sought to do industriaiiy Every
where the good citizens OF Colorado
who stand with and behind those
fearless newspapers are awaking TO
the fact that the one Issue this fall
is whether or not law and order shall
prevail.
There never has been n time In
colorado's history when Il was more
urgent for men and women to stan
together for law and order. Justice
and common deccney For this and
because Of this all other issues are
trivial Anarchy has been rampant.
Men who are not citizens Of Colo
rado and who have no interests here
save to fornent strife and carry on
n warfare against established indus
try and the constituted authority
have been and are now plotting and
scheming to wrest the government
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Big SURPRISE THE MEANING and PROBLEMS OF GERMAN GAN FIGHTING

II Belgium is to 70 through this
war to tho end the army will
have to conduct its retreat to-
ward the southwest should the
Meuse de'ense< fall. This would
allow n battle to be fought at
Waterloo, Tor tie safety Of Brus-
sells. but IN case OF defeat the Bel
gians must be prepared TO nban-
don their capital and move SOUTH
ward into France. not further in
to their own country.
Few Greater surpIsrss.
There will be few greater sur
prises during the clash OF Euro
psan arms than has como to Ger
mnny through Belsium's heroic
resistance asa:pss the invaders
Of her neutrality
0srmass havs always regarded
Bslsiun u - nsre -thsn q =
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THE BIG SURPRISE.

The biggest surprise OF the
fighting Of today and the past
week has been the strong stand
of the Belgians against the Ger
mans at Liege. at Liers and at
Wise. and In fact all along their
frontier and the river Meuse.
II the Germans had been able
to traverse Belgium with little or
no opposi' Ion and gain the French
frontier II would have been but
n repetition OF the Franco-Prus-
sian war 81 1870 when Bismarck's
troops gaiaed France practically
with ease.
The French have always claim
ed that their greatest danger was
an "Attaque Brusque" by Germa-
ny. This Is now impossible and
0ermany's campaign viii have to
Be modified beyond the early pre-
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dlctions OF tn worlds war ex-
perts.
what BeIeiun,'s Defiance meana
Belgium's defiance Of Germany
means the annexation OF the little
kingdom II the Germans win the
war. Had Belgium given Germany
permission to move across the
country. the allied powers would
have inflicted punishment In the
event OF their victory. Belgium
had 20 act quickly. and she
guessed 1gainst Germany.
Significance Of BritaIn's Move.
Great Pritair's entrance into
the war means not only the enor-
nous advantage to the anti-oer-
man coalition Of the British navy.
hut also the help Of British gold.
which was such . help during the
Napoleoni: wars.
The bas.le between British and
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Little Four-year-Old

Little Four-Year-Old has discover
ed great secret about love all by
herself.
The other evening she said:
Daddy who do you think love the
easily prove.
Out in front OF the old home is
best in all the world?"
Il don't know Little One. who?"
My uncle Joe
why do you love your uncle Joe
the best?"
why do you love me the best,
Daddy?"
Because you are a nice little girl"
Il love Uncle Joe best because he
is a nice big man"
why do you :hink he is a nice
man. Little one?"
Because he does everything
ask him-I guess that is why love
him best. Daddy. because he does
everything / ask him to do. and Of
ten he does nice things for me with
out my asking him"
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DEMOCRATS H0IDING
COUNTY ASSEMBLY

Delegates chosea by the Democrat
ic party at the recent precinct cau-
cuses are holding their county assem-
bly, Mt Houston's opera house In Flor.
OF selecting n county ticket to be
voted on NJ the primaries In sep,em-
Der. Up to 1880 this afternoon.
the assembly had not designated its
Candidates for county offices and Il
Is impossible TO procure their names
for publication nthis issue OF the
Daily Record. The nominees Of the
assembly win be given in these col
umns tomorrow.
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TRYING NOW
TO QUASH
INFORMATION
Judge cavender Hearing Motions
Filed By Attorney Hawkins in
Strike Cases, Result Of Chand-
Ter Attack.

Judge Casender Of Leadville, pre-
siding in the district court here today.
for Judge wilkin. is hearing argument
by attorneys for both the state and
the defendal as H. relation to the In
formation aled few weeks ago BY
the district attorney charging first de-
gree murder in connection with the
killing of William King during the
battle of Chandler" on April &c.
Court was convened at 10 o'clock
this morning to hear the plea IN
abatement fled by Horace y. Haw-
kins OF Denver, attorney In chief for
the twenty-six men who stand aS-
cused OF the crime and the demurrer.
filed by the district attorney. Among
the objections 10 the information set
up in the plea OF abatement by Mr..
Hawkins on behalf OF the defendants
we're the following:
First: That A. L. jeffrey. who took
the acknowl sdgements 10 the infor-
nation. Is n professional partner and
associate OF Derrty District Attorney
E. II. Stinerneyer. and as such would
share with the latter In the proceeds
and emolunents Of the case; hence
was incompetent under the statutes
to act in that caracity. Second: That
neither Mozart Lewis nor Lee Bo-
gardus. who siEued the information
against the defendants. had any per-
sonal knowisdge OF any knowledge Of
any kind. that tfs defendants In this
case. or any OF them. were guilty OF
the offense of murder as charged in
the informa,ions. or that the defend
ants were g,iity OF any offenses what
soever under III. laws OF Colorado.
Third: Tha. no.a OF the defendants
In this case has ever had n prelim'rlr
ary hearing before any examining
magistrate. or other properly author
ized officer On Tic charge Of murder
as made in the informations. or on
any charge or accusation OF any kind.
The court overruled the plea IN
abatement. where upon Mr. Hawkins
as counsel FOR the defendants nied n
motion TO quash IN einformations on
the ground that they were Illegally
drawn ana as result Of no force
A recess was taken by the court At
noon until o'clock. when II recon-
vened to hear the argument TO quasn.
Attorney Genera. Fred rarrar. Dep
uty Attorney General Montgomery.
District Attorney Gilbert A. Walker
and Deputy District Attorney f. II.
stine meyer appeared in court for ths
state. Judge Hawkins OF Denver and
Judge Bradley OF Florence were pres
ent on behalf of the defendants.
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cidental Lite or the way TO the
great war banquet before Paris.
The surprise o. the general stan
OF Berlin mus; have been CON-
mensurats Wit the astonishment
Of British officers at the military
powers Of the American colonists
when the revolutionary war be-
gan.
Belgium military engineers hnvc
been constructing defenses along
the Meuse river. centerins ut
Liegc. for ten years. But ocrma-
ny thought that they would not
be Of great value. because the
men behind the oefsnses wouldn
night. This mistake has lost Ger
many ths initss, advantage Of .
nrst victory IN the var. u Ger
many's oder rlaas 20 = Ar
As<ray, sha vax weat ~ -
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Back to Denver.

Mrs. Brown. wife of Attorney z. T.
Brown Of Denver. has returned to her
home in the capital city after a pleas
ant visit with her brother. DR.. Booth,
and family 1T 1882 Greenwood ave-
nue..
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vIsitIno His Mother Here.

Mr.. and Mrs. Sam McKissick and
daughter verna OF Houston. Texas.
arrived he-e a few days ago and are
NJ. NJ. McRisslck. and sisters ut eoa
College avende. Mr.. McKissick is as
sistant supe r'ntendent OF the Pullman
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Visiting Brother-In.Law.

J. r. Thorpe and wife OF Oblonr.
ILL.,. are visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
r. F. McKn,sht en- Lincoln Park. Mr.
Thorpe sni Nj. Mcknight are BROTH
ers-in-law.
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REVISING THE FREIGHT RATES
By George Fitch in Golfers
By George Fitch in

He finds this about an hour after
supper time. and discovers that the
tomato catchup IL packed by a brun-
ette, takes the classification : in the
second zone. raised to the nth pow
er and multiplied by the logarithm
.ss76-amounting to 23 cents.
Thus it will be readily seen that
a reight rate is no such simple
thing as a passenger rate. Thousands
of learned men are constantly busy
planning and erecting new freight
rates and classifcations, and the
science has now been perfected to
point where the ordinary citizens
couldn't figure out the rate on keg
OF nails for forty miles before the nails
got stale Undoubtedly the reason
why the ancients did not have rail-
roads was because the science of
mathematics was not yet sufficient
ly perfected to produce freight rates.
Freight rates are based partly up
on weight. partly upon distance, part.
ly upon the amount of money the
shipper has. and partly upon the par
allax OF Alpha Centauri. This makes
their adjustment very complicated
problem We should have patience
and thank our lucky stars because
We are not an Interstate Commerce
Commissioner. Revising freight
tariffs is about as fascinating a job
as busting OF pebbles In n desert
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Little Four-Year-o has a habit
once in a while of running on-go-
ing down the street to some neigh
bors home where attractive children
live.
One morning her mother was very
explicit in her instructions. She
said: Now. Little One. I will let you
go down stairs II you will promise
not go on the front porch" She
promised faithfully and went down
stairs.
A little la.e- her mother saw Lit
tie Four-Year-old playing in the
wet grass which was being sprayed
by the hose. So she was called in
to the home and questioned:
What did you promise mamma.
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Record Want Ads are sure to bring
results.
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Little One. about not going of the
front porch2r
Now. mamma. don't look SO cross.
really / didn't go on the front porch
] was very careful to go out at III
back door"
Aud what could cne do In a case
like tnr:-but smile:
Little Four-Year-old said to her
Mamma the other evening: ''Looky.
mamma. have three skeeter bites
on my arm.
Yes. dariing-did you kill the
skeeters?" &.
NO. mamma. what's the use. Jesus
would soon make some more. !
Just shooed them away"
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Company was in the parlor. Lit
tie Four-Year-Oid had been hurried
ly hustled up stairs by auntie.
Vigorous protests were heard in
the upper room. Finally louder than
the rest. was heard.
We'll auntie. company. or no
company. l won't be washed in
spit"
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They had string beans for supper
Every effort had been made to get
little four-year-old TO eat the string
beans. She protested. She didn't
like their looks. She didn't like the
things.
Finally after much persuasion she
conceded. We'll. mamma, II you
insist. will eat the beans. but ]
won't eat the strings" and she she'll
ed out and ate the little beans. leav-
ing the pods on her plate.
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Hot Springs. Arkansas, is so Tar anu away the greatest health resort Ill America that there is none other to even be compared with 1t.
 While thousands upon thousands ol folks seeking health, visit these famous baths each year, yet many more thou- sands should come who do not.
 If you are troubled with Rheumatism Gout Malaria, Locomotor Ataxis teaI r Her stages).. Brights Disease tnot too far advanced), Liver or Bladder trou- Catarrhal trouble, Women's Diseases 6r any ailments of kindred nature you should by all means consider Hot Springs, Arkansas, as the most natural Noiace for your cure.
 NOwned and controlled as 1t is by the yf 9S Government, your comfort and xonvenience have already been assured %ou are protected from exorbitani charges. the hotel rates are extremely reasonable, the charge for baths is ridicuiousiy low and even the rail- road fares are made especially attrac- Come and bring your family and friends. No more delightful place for your Summer vacation could be imag- High up h the heart of the ozarl
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Victoriano Huerta after IT months of stormy power in Mexico, during which he knocked in vain at the doors of the United States for recognition, is re garded in administration circles as a victory for the "watchful waiting" pol icy adopted by President Wilson and his advisers.
 Washington is decidedly optimistic over the Mexican situation. The con- stitutionalists have been, 1t is said carefully coached in the role they must play, if they expect recognition of their government, which everyone expects to be set up in Mexico, after the hoped for peaceful entry of Carranza's army into Mexico City. The administration of Carbajal, will, of course, be brief him. and the strong hand which up- held the old regime has fled.
 The big cloud that mars the Mexican horizon is the existence of Jealousies in the ranks of the constitutionalists With their efforts crowned with vic tory, and complete control of prac- tically all of Mexico in their grasp, the tendencies of the Mexican leaders, con- stitutionalists. or otherwise to fall out over the div sion of powers is the men, ace that threatens an amicable and peaceful settlement of affairs. and the promotion and inauguration of a new government
 Villas Dangerous Attitude
 With Villa hanging back in the north with 1s.ooo to 10000 seasoned veter-
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ans. who had rather fight than to be Wspersed and work; with the ex-ban- dit consumed with the fires of jeal- ousy toward the first chief" 1t is rec ognized here by those who are fla miliar with the Mexican character that | it will take great diplomacy and tact on the part of Carranza, and his sup porters to command in the future the support of Villa. Carranza, 1t is quite certain. must sacrifice his own ambi- tions--if he has them--of becoming the ruler of the Mexican people, Villa Is credited with the statement that mo military leader must become President tof Mexico; but the place must be given to civilian"
 Villas attitude in yielding supreme command of the forces marching to- ward Mexico City has been more or less of a puzzle here. Whatever else can be said of Villa to his credit or against him. there can be no question, 1 1t is pointed out, that but for his mili-
 cause would have exploded in it's in- fancy Then at the last moment for | him to step aside and allow less promi-
 nent commanders to take the lead in
 the greatest triumph of the campaign I Is not characteristic. Some profess to
 see deep strategy on the part of Villa | in this movement It is believed here
 that the lighting general" who has
 always been a favorite of the Amer l ican Secretary of State, knew that Huerta would resign, and that there
 was to be no fighting in Mexico City Huerta had agreed to get out and the Mexican mediators knew this. and this Information had been imparted to Villa Seeing no glory to be- won on the lmarch to Mexico City, the willy Villa | preferred to hold his army intact ir l the north and in the rear of Carran- gas forces he Is the real dominant power in Mexico.
 Carranza's attitude toward the United States has ever been one oi indifference. even if not at times, in solent. Villa. on the contrary has
 been more of a diplomat. and has more than once shown his friendly feeling
 toward this government. The only question here was how far his declara-
 tions were to be trusted.
 Must Show Good Faith
 However, both Villa and Carranzs
 known that the United States will ac-
 cord them no recognition until they
 hsve shown good faith in trying tc
 establish sound and harmonious gov ernment in Mexico Moreover the l United States is now in better posi-. | tipn sthan it has ever been before ir
 this respect. for it is quite certain nc l other power will grant recognition un, ltil after the United States has acted
 Int. only responsibility that comes witt
 this added advantage is. that this gov
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ernment is more or less responsible for l the good behavior of the constitutions alists, because it is recognized that the United States has been biased and friendly toward the Carranza and Villa forces all through the struggle in Mex l leo.
 Villas Concentration of his forces in Chihuahua and other vital points in northern Mexico puts him in position I to make vigorous demands on Carranza. | It is reported here that when the con | ference of generals is called In Mexico l City after Carranza enters there, Villa adherents may attempt to substitute another first chief for Carranza. The Carranza junta In Washington make no secret that they are apprehensive of Villas attitude. Early recognition by 1 this government of Carranza Is being played for here by the Mexican diplo- mats and their advisers. and after it comes, if it does, they want to have an embargo on arms and ammunition
 sharply enforced along the border so
 as to nip Villa in the bud should he attempt any new revolution.
 1 But the part that is the most vexing 1 is the fact that it Is Villa and not Car
 ranza who has shown the greatest de- sire to do the bidding of the United
 States Hence recognition of Carranza
 or a government in which Villa does
 not cooperate, may be a long time
 postponed.
 Summing the whole situation up, It Is
 admitted that happy and peaceful
 solution to Mexican affairs is by no means yet certain. The whole propo-
 sition is up to Villa, as it has been | for sometime passed. The question IS Twill Villa take the irrevocable posi- | tion that carranza must go There are
 many people here who believe that lis just what he Is preparing to say.
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BIRMINGHAM'S NEW "CTTY
 BEAUTIFUL" DEPARTMENT

The supervisor of gardening and the
 city officials are doing everything possi-
 ble to get vacant property economically
 utilized, but cooperation on the part of
 the citizens is absolutely essential to the successful development of the plan.
 It is hoped that the large acreage of land within the city limits, which is at present unsigKtly and at the same time is adding nothing to the wealth of the
 community, will be converted this sum mer and fall into beautiful gardens yielding an abundance of welcome green vegetables to the markets of the city at a season when green food materials are unusually scarce and expensive.