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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-01-28
RESIGNED PHYSICAL
DlRECIORSAIp

G. G. Van Patten has rendered his
resignation as physical director of
the Y. NJ. C A. and ex-
pects to leave Canon City in the
course of the next few weeks. He has
Fixed no time for his departure and
PENDING a determination of that mat
ter win remain In charge Of the physi-
cal training department Of the associa-
tion here.
Mr.. van Pattea desires % atm fur
ther nt himself for n. NJ. c. A. work
and may attach himself to the associa-
tion In Chicago for that purpo1e. He
has been rendered the position q
tsaehsr of chemistry ana pAysienl N
structor IN The fAcuity u he high
school at DsagllnN. Kansas. bnt - -
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CANON CTY TO GET
BIG BUNCH OF MAIL

Postmaster Cooper has been in
structed at Washington. D. c.. TO is-
sue a permit to the Charles William
Stores company Of Brooklyn. New
York, to distribute through Canon
City post-offce about twenty-five tons
OF fourth-ciass mail matter. This
will be by far the largest quantity of
mail ever sent through the local office
at one time and will return the gov
eminent rcvenue OF upwards of nine
hundred dollars
This mail matter which consists of
catalogues advertising the merchan-
disc which the firm has for sale. will
be brought TO Canon City from New
York by freight and will MI large
sized car. On reaching here the cata-
logues. which viii be inclosed in en-
velopes and addressed to consignees
In various parts OF the state. will be
hauled TO the vacant room next to
the postoffce where they will be
weished. counted and placed in sacks
for mailing. It Is computed that there
win be fifteen thousand packages In
the lot and that three hundred sacks
viii he required to hold them. un-
der the permit issued By the govern.
ment no stamps win be required;
the company on paying the money nee
essary for tho carriage Of the catalo-
sues BY The mai'n being au,horissd to
print on the envelopes the phrases.
':postnee paid.r :
Car loaa oonplennents of mail from
Menl6pmery, Ward Z Company:
nsasa. Rneouck = conuany: he Na-
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PRESIDENT
T. B. FIELD
ON ACROSS
CONTINENT
SERVICE

The opening OF the transeontinental
line from New York TO San Francisco
marks the latest development OF
American scientific and technical
skill. II is now possible to talk from
New York to San Francisco as easily
as ! now talk to you. This achieve
ment updrenmed OF n few years ago,
is now an established fact. It was
not the mere setting OF the thous-
snds OF poles from one end Of the
continent to the other. nor the string
ing Of $500 miles of wires. that made
such service possible. because while
that construction work has set the
standard for the world. great deal
more has been required. The sue
cess OF the line has depended upon
the exercise of the highest engineer
ing and technical SKIN and the soiu-
tion was found only in he cumulative
effort of the improvements. great and
small. in the telephone. the transmit-
ter. the line. cable and switchboard.
and every other piece Of apparatus. or
plant required in the transmission Of
speech.
While this great task Is now accom-
plished. Is must not be understood TO
mean tha. the Ben System feel that
We are through. We have made many
successes in cur sGsiSsss--t;;s- busi-
ness. II you please. Of giving universal
telephone service to one hundred mill
iion psopIc-and the tFunncolssnsatAi
line IL the latest and not the last
success. We have much more be-
fore us- The realization that seie-
phone service from tho Atlantic 70
the Pacine has been accomplished Il
merely one way in which the Bell
system IL giving an accounting Of its
stewardship to the American peopls.
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BUSINESS MEN MAY OPEN
STATE BANK IN FLORENCE
Florence Paradox.

Florence Paradox.
d. II. Sullivan and J.. NJ. Farisy,
have been in Florence for the last sew
eral days. in anticipation of opening a
State bank here. The great majority
of the people look upon the establish
ment OF another bank with great fav.
or. and predict its success.
Mr.. Sullivan Ia business man Of
standing reputation and has behind
hm some Of the strongest nnancieru
Of the State. Mr. Farisy il the west-
ern agent Of the Cash Register com
pany and untii recently had his head.
quarters At Grand Junction.
Mr.. Sullivan Il from AlAmosa. and
preceding his advent into that com.
munlty. carried on = prosperous msr.
camille buninss1 In Colorado Springs.
These men ars ready 70 advance half
Of the capitol stock to the extent Of
$4,000 OK $4,000 and aak local people
to contribute the balance; the direct
orats ana ccatrul of ths institution %
rest with she homs peop,a.
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MOONLIGHT RIDE
10 THE SPRINGS

Two auto loads Of members Of tho
local Elks' lodge went to Colorado
Springs last night to attend smoker
given BY the Colorado sprinss lodge,
The cars left here about o'clock
and arrived there At about 1880. The
party left the Springs at 1850 and
got home about 1880. The beautiful
moonlight ride was enjoyed very
much but the chilly atnosphsre os
the wes sma' hours was more than
iAviSOrating. Il was DOWNRIGHT ecla.
20 Ne men say.
Thoss uho went on ths triD we're:
JoAh shau. ciyds Dsll. Charlie G1ln-
nss. Harm Camphsll sn1 H. = Hen
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(By Frances Wayne. In Denver Post)
There's good time coming for the
children Of the country districts. The
boys and girls living in the valleys
and mountains have at last attracted
the attention of the men and women
who keep the educational pot boiling
and of the men who make laws under
which schools are established and
maintained.
Unit School System VIII Become =
This tirst-class education for third
class districts is to be brought about
by the present legislature passing q
law creating courty unit school sys-
tenn. The old hit and miss, youfavor-
us-ff-we favor you district system is to
be done away with and no district
mas be 50 poor that its boys and girls
viii be overlooked when the school
wagons go by.
The law has been prepared under
the supervision OF the educational
council OF the State Teachers asso-
ciatIon after long and careful study Of
the subject and IL. briefly stated, as
follows.
The law creates county school dis
trict out OF all the territory Of the
third-class districts, or districts hav-
ing school population of less than
$50 children A board OF FIVE mem
bers win have charge of the school in
this district and will have similar
powers now exercised by school boards
Of nrst-class districts. namely. TO en-
ploy teachers for the entire district.
to levy tax for the schools OF the dis
trict. to build school buildings. to en-
ploy assistants TO the county superins
tsndenss. bosh clerical nn1 qnpsEyi1.
ory: the county superintendent elect
ed as formerly. VIII be executive sec
retary of this board The law win in
no wise effect nrst and seeond-class
districts nor county or union High
schools-
Third-class districts remain ~ they
are At the present time with = board
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llers From calIfornIa This Mornlnp

Here From california This Morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Mcdowell. for
merly residents Of Canon City. but
now making their home at Richmond.
California, arrived here from the Pa
c,nc coast ON the Santa Fe train this
morning. They came here In response
to . message apprising them Of the
very seriouu Illness Of Mr.. McDowell's
mother. Mn. Thomas Lambert. Of 5le
Mystic avenue. sir. McDowell. who
was At one time bagsass master At
the Denver Z Rio 0rande station hsre.
WIN remain IN town only : fsw daya.
Mn. Mcdowell win stay for IN index.
iniss period On account q her mothsr'.
.cunaition.
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central postoffce on a trunk line of
railroad In Colorado for the distribu-
tion Of mail by parcel post. and. for
that reason 1t was selected by the
BROOKLYN firm alluded to. From here
its catalogues. which weigh about a
pound and half apiece. can be sent
to all points in the nrst and second
parcel post zones. which take In all
Of the important towns in Colorado.
except Fort Collins and Grand juno
tion. and include a considerable strip
Of territory In northern New Mexico.
When the big mail order houses of
Chicago and New York realize that
they can distribute their advertising
matter more cheaply by parcel post
from Canon City than any other place
in Colorado they are likely to send
vast quantities OF It here to be mailed.
A special representative of the
Brooklyn arm will come here from the
east to zee that the catalogues are
mailed with as little delay as possible
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MANY PRISONERS
DOING ROAD WORK

At present there are six convict
road-making camps in the state and
about three hundred prisoners from
The penitentiary are employed In con-
nectior With them in the construction
OF put nister5eal Ne.s:.- camps are
located in 1"es NE :. "A.
Garfield. Pueblo and Fremo..- IN
ties; The latter at Five Points on the
ParkdaIe- -cctopaxi cutoff on the Rain
bow route. about twenty miles west
OF Canon City.
The camp at Five Points is the larg-
est in Colorado; about sixty-hve men
now being enrolled there The Park
dale -cotopaxi cut-ofY is considered by.
Warden lyman OF the penitentiary
TO be the most important piece Of
road work ever undertaken by convict
labor in the west and every "trusty-
that can be spared from the prison
is being sent there to augment the
force of men under Captain c. II.
Baldwin. which is engaged in hewing
out along the cliffs OF the Arkansas
river one Of the finest driveways in
all OF the Rocky Mountain region
Four or five men a week are being
added 70 Captain Baidwin's gang in
order that the work that it has In
band may be finished by the first of
July: the time sst by the county COM
niasioners for its completion.
A very exceptionally hard stratum of
granite has lately been encountered
by the road bnilders at Five Points
and progress is necessarily slow as a
result. An additional power drill
win be Installed by Captain Baldwin
next week and new impetns viii be
given to the undertaking. The open
ing Of this road next summer will
bring Canon City and saiida into
closer touch than ever before and
uiIl aaord fppte q srasA ~ hen
dpeds Of autonosiles crossing the
continent from ths Great lakes and
the Missouri river to the Panama
Pacific worlds fair at San Francisco.
The prison road-making camp In
Pueblo county has practically finish
ed the construction OF the Pueblo
Beulah highway. a nne stretch Of
work. and it 10 expected that . por-
iion OF the men employed there win
be available for service elsewhere.
The Pusbio-Beulah road is about thir-
y miles In length and opens mp q
marvellousiy picturesque section OF
the country. The road-making camps
in Boulder. Weld. I-arimer and Gar
ie,d counties are also doing = splen-
did work in extending the highway
system OF the state. FN
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WOULD ADD BEAUTY
SPOT TO THE CITY

SfUl III lHE GlI ]
The building of the viaduct on South
Third street emphasizes more strong
iy than ever the advisability of adding
the low lands between the River
street bIuff and the Denver & Rio
Grande tracks on the one hand and
Third and Fourth streets on the other
to the park system of the city This
tract OF land, which is partly covered
with stagnant water during the sum-
mer season, has been given over for
many years to an almost impenetra-
table jungle of brush. cat-tails and
other rank growths of vegetation and
is sadly out of keeping with its sur
roundings. 1t is one Of the eyesores
of the community and is as unsanitary
as it is unsightIy.
The completion of the viaduct.
which is a massive and attractive
looking structure. will vastly increase
the popularity of Third street as an
avenue of travel and will correspond
ingly direct attention to the neglect
cd and mismiatic bog beneath it.
With the proper drainage and lit
tie leveling it could be made adaptable
for grass and flowers. the establish
ment of which would make it one of
the beauty spots Of the town At pres
ent the city is not in financial condi-
tion to purchase the property in ques-
tion for park purposes. indeed. we do
not know whether tits for sale or not,
but it is possible that some arrange
ment could be made by it with the
owners for temporary use without ac-
quiring title.
Lying almost directly in front of the
Santa Fe station and separated from
the City Park. the most popular public
playground in the community. only by
Third street. something ought to be
done TO convert this bit OF swamp and
auegmiFs Inss sspeshi1E less egsls'
able to the vision It's transformation
from usiiness to Seauty could be ac-
complished without a very great ex-
pense of either labor or money and il
a work in which the city council. the
property owners and civic improve
ment league might cooperate to good
advantage.
The matter Of changing the OIL
creek ditch from the sorth to the
south side Of the Denver and Ito
Grande tracks between Third and
Fifth streets has been Informally dis
cussed In the city council at inter
walls for the last year or two, and
parking the adjoining property. but
nothing has been done with the prop
osition- Both the D. { R. G. and
the Santa re railroad companies,
which are directly concerned in the
matter. expressed a willingness year
or SO ago to help carry out the enter
prise. but the decreased earnings of
the operation of these lines during the
last few months las resulted in their
refusal to assist in the work until
more prosperous times.
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The FIRST
PHONE TALK
ACROSS THE
CONTINENT

On Monday the first telephone con
versation ever carried on across the
American continent took place be-
tween President Woodrow Wilson in
Washington and President Moore OF
the Panama-Pacifc exposition in san
Francisco. With Mr.. Moore, AIexan-
der Graham Bell. the inventor of the
telephone, and President Vail of the
American Telephone & Telegraph
company on the line at differenc
points. President Wilson extended con-
gratulations on the achievement
1T appeals to the imagination to
speak across the continent" said the
president to Mr.. aoore. 1T is a dne
thing for the exposition that the first
thing it has dcne is to send its voiee
from sea to sea. congratulate YOU
on the fine prospects for a successful
exposition am confidently hoping
to take part in it after the adjourn
ment OF congress May not send
greetings to the management and 10
all whose work has made it possible
and made it the great event it prona-
ises to be and convey my personal
congratulations to you
With Or. Bell listening in on the
line at New York. the president then
spoke to Thomas A. Watson in sa-
Francisco. Mr.. Watson was DR.. Belts
electrician at the time of the insen-
tion of the telephone and was the first
person to hear word spoken over
q teleDAons.
4 sessidsr 3 - honor said ,hs
PRESIDENT" to express my admiration
for the inventive genius and scienti-
fic knowledge that has made this pos
sible and my pride that this vital
cord should have been stretched acres
America as new symbol Of our unity
and our enterprise VIII you not con
vey my cordial congratulations to
DR.. Bell and want to convey to you
my personal congratulations. sir.r
With Mt. Vail listening in on the
line at Jekyn island the president
then spoke to Or. Bell:
May 1 congratulate you very warm
~ on this notable contamination OF
your long labors and remarkable
achievements said the president
.'Yoe are justified in feeling great
pride in what has been done. This is
a memorable day and convey to you
my warm congratulations
The president. said that he could
hear sir. Moore in San Francisco very
distinctly.
The transeontinentai service will
not be established for public use ur.
til about March 1. 1t viii cost 5000
i'or three minutes conversation }
tween New York and San Franciseo
and 1915 for each additional minute.
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=. .. sweeney Astsnda Retary Club
Mssslrs IN Pueblo.

Mr.. r. B. sweeney went 10 Pueblo
Monday nigAt and vas ths susst Is ne
Rotary cipb ~ ~ nestine bsepgs
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Something About The
New County School Law
About to Be Passed

uf three members. Some of these dis
tFicts may wish to maintain a more
efficient school than is provided by
the county beard To provide for
such situations the local districts may
Levy additional tax for the support of
their schools. The local board to con-
troll all expenditure of such funds.
Under the proposed law the teach
erh of the rural schools will be as
competent as the city teacher. I'm
der the old order a girl could finish
what grades the third district school
provided and step from her desk to
the teachers platform. regardless of
if her pull proved strong
enough.
The average rural school teacher
colnes green to her task, there is no
onb to whom she may turn for advice
when she is perplexed; she lacks IA
citties; the school house frequently
jsino better than freight car. and
pfbmotion is not to be dreamed of
oiory Attained Due to Enthusiasm.
What glory the rural school has at
q med in Colorado is due to the un-
qt1enchahle enthusiasm Of youthful
scholars and teachers and no. because
Of any aid given by the district sys-
ten.
The FIRST step to be taken by Colo
raiso III establishing the unit county
sytten Is TO give the management Of
SCHOOLS into the hands OF the people.
It makes rural parents responsible for
.thk kind Of schools and teachers pro-
viaed for their children's education;
Il win make the rural school desired
al for many experienced educators
"a win bring about a community 90
- - Nhish uiIl n.ne he rOentry
d. attractive thAh The CITY. because
more friendly. Therefore every par
ent who Is ambitious to keep his chill
dren 1t home On the farm should write
his representative in the legislature to
boost for and vote for the bill Great
ing the unit system for courty schools
Of the third..class district
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wArdsa =. J. Tynan q ths psaiten-
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The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-12-11
ADJUSTMENTS
LYRIC.

1t was a wise critic who remarked,
"A musical show is known by its
chorus" Especially is this true OF the
modern revue type OF musical show
which has for one OF its chief assets its
chorus The old Amazonian type OF
chorus girl has long since passed into
oblivion, and her place has been taken,
not by the mucf-abused 'broiler," nor
by the statueSque beauty, but by the
medium neither Amazon nor "brOil-
er, but handsome and capable. 1t was
the New York Winter Garden which
first introduced this new type OF chorus
girl to Broadway, and since first shown
at the big New York temple OF amuse-
ment, other managers have taken her up
and now the medium type OF chorus
girl is the most popular of all for musi-
cal shows. But the Winter Garden still
retains its first honors for having the
best-looking OF all productions. For
what girl would not like to be idcnti-
fled with America 5 most famous home
OF extravaganza? 1t means staying in
New York four months, and then a
three months visit to Chicago, about
eight weeks OF Onewcek stands, Boston
for three months and Philadelphia for
like stay. 1t also gives chorus girl
the Glass she cOvetS SO much to say
that she is with the Winter Garden
Hence the producers oi the Winter
Garden have an abundance OF beauty
to take their pick from in recruiting
their chorus for every new production
In "The Passing Show OF 1915" the
latest OF the Winter Garden effort
which is to be seen at the Lyric The
atre here December l2, the chorus is
said to be unusually handsome. As is
usual with Winter Garden attractions,
the chorus plays no small part in The
Passing Show hence special efforts
were made to have an especially pull
chritudinous lot OF young women. And
critics who should know pronounce it
the fnest-looking chorus OF all the
Winter Garden attractions. There are
eighty young women OF various types
in this aggregation, and feast OF love
illness is promised when "The Passing
Show is seen here.
OF course, there are other attractions
besides the chorus, prominent among
them being George Monroe. Eugene
and Willie Howard. Marilynn Miller,
John T. Murray, Helen Eley, Daphne
Pollard, Miller and Mack. Thcodor
Kosloff Rodion Mendclovitch, Narga-
ret Wardc and Clarence Harvey.
The labor advocate. [volume] (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1912-1937, 1915-12-11
THE CHARMING WIDOWS.

The Charming Widows, a big bur
lesque and extravaganza production,
which is new in every detail. will come
to the Olympic Theater December II, to
begin a weeks engagement This show,
which is regarded as one of the top
notch attractions on the American cir
cult, is big drawing card and the ad-
vance sale OF tickets is brisk. The COM
pany is made up of some of the best
known entertainers in the field OF bur-
lesque and in all there are thrty-hve peo-
pie including twenty pretty and vivacious
chorus girls. The show is resplendent in
new and stunning costumes. handsome
scenery, special stage settings and novel
electrical effects. The management has
tried to get away from the stereotyped
brand of burlesque and has injected a
variety of novelties into the production,
Probably the most interesting feature is
the boardwalk runway extending from
the stage right through the audience to
the lobby of the theater On this runway
many of the musical numbers are intro
duced and this gives the audience a close
view of the girls Eddie Dale the clever
little German comedian, is the command
er-in-chief OF the fun brigade, and his
able lieutenants include Sam Carlton,
Hebrew funster; Jimmy Cooper, in a
straight role; Pauline Palmer, The Gin
ger Girl" Ada Lum, prima donna ;
Dainty Helen Stanley, ingenue; Hugh
Skelly and Harry Peterson. The claim
is made that the chorus is the handsom-
est aggregation of girls in burlesque
The girls are not only young but they
are also excellent singers and dancers
as well. The musical numbers include
the latest popular songs as well as
Wanda There Was a Time" and