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MAIL ORDER COMPETITION

L P. nryant crsassd ssnsatioa At
Philadslphla hast wesh At the convsn-
tioa q ths Pennsyivania Retain Mer-
chants Association. He told The 70
iailers that unless they adopt modern
ndyertising methods. even in the
smaller communities. ths fArsreachine
scientifically managed and scientificai-
" advertised mall order homes will
put them out Of business in few
yeArA
ne man order CoassfRa are grow
ine AslAet . svssy Fstailsr. Mr.. Bry-
ant 1AtA. ana Tie twice 4 much
lneaey oat q R,nnbylvknl1 4lSns -
~ u1iA.f = ~ slI1f olhts \
~ Qnli IL rI,S'ls ~ censiet.
M ssSp,
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+. & C. C. RAILROAD OFFERS
COMPLETED ROAD FROM TELLER
COUNTY LINE TO ORA JUNTl

The proposition to convert the F.
4 c. c. right-of-way into an auto
road between the Cripple Greek dis
trict and Canon City and Florence.
which has apparently lain dormant
since the banquet. was revived Sat
urday night when representatives of
al bodies Interested gathered in the
assembly room OF the strathmore
hotel to hear the proposal the r. q
c. c. railroad through its spokesman,
Ralph Haxtssll. Of Denver.
Tho men who attended the meeting
we're: RALPH Iiartssll counsel for
the +. Z c. C; J. }. CoGAn. General
supt. q the r. 4 c. O. ana A.
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paper. tAua ean ~ What his. hack
wafdne.s = costing him
ne npeahsr said that q tAs averare
retailer u tho pmAller towns apent
one-hals - much n proportion to his
profits ~ the mali order men spend
on advertising. he could stem tho
heavy eids q business now going to
the man order advertiser.
What Mr. Bryant says Il true, not
only In Pennsylvania but Ia every
State II he union. Newspapers
muat encousags The mail retailer and
help saeekuoft His ilterost1 aealnst
the NJ nail ertsr hoaooa invadne
hiA tsEl,tpEy. Tns u1ll ogler hnlho
is ~ em6 r1vog>lseg NAioA ON ~
~ IkSllS q o1vNl,Ars ~ 1ossI
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nec
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lied lines: Senator T. J. Ehrhart.
Chairman Of the State Highway Com
mission and c. R. McLain Of Denver.
a member OF the same commission:
Nelson Franklin Of Victor. represent
ing the people os Teller county: May
o. v. A. Hutton. Alfred Durfee. City
Attorney Joe Blunt. Tom Blunt. Henry
Fox, Thomas John. Nj. Beverstock
and City Engineer G. b. McFaIl. all
Of florence: County Commissioners
". 4. chapson, wharf Pisg and VIC
tor Mccandlsss with Mayor Frank P.
Smith. d. n. Cooper. Grant Dickin.
son. r. J. cEaig. Jos Anderson. John
HAniltoa q ne Canon City town
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BURGLAR
CAUGHT
LOOTING
LINDEN
HOTEL


About ? O'Clock this morning. while
Officer jerry Moran. of the night
police force was making his rounds he
saw an unknown enter the hallway
of the Linden hotel. corner Seventh
and River streets, under circnmstan-
ces that seemed to him to be SUSPECT
Gus. Secreting himself in the dark
ness outside the building Mr.. Moran
awaited deyelopmentsI which were
not long in materializing.
On going into the house the man
turned out the electric light in the
hallway and Mr.. Moran could hear
him stealthily creeping up the stair
way to the sleeping rooms of the
guests A few minutes later he came
down and passed quietly out OF the
front door. being. apparently, anxious
to get away from the place with as
little delay as possible. As he step
ped out on the street he was halted
by AIr. Moran and asked to explain
what business he had going into the
hotel and turning out the light His
explanation was confused and unsatis-
factory and he was taken into custody
by the officer. He objected at first
to being arrested. but when Mr.
Moran drew a revolver to enforce his
surrender he withdrew his demurrer.
The burglar. for thus he proved to
be. was taken to the county Jail and
locked up. After being searched and
submitted to sweating. process for
a few minutes the man gave his name
as Antoine Harker and snld he vas
from Denver. Four o. nve dollars
IN cash vna fnnnA o. hi pornun,
Witch ~ n11ittsl he - alrssn
4 = ~
hotsL Invsstisafioa this meaning
showed that HarkAr haa found the
door Of the sleeping room OF Fred
Mum. = plumber af the Leader hard
ware store. open while prowiing
atOouO On tAic 1ecO00 u0or OF lue
Linden hotel and that he had gone in
to the apartment and taken the
money from one Of the pockets of
Mr. Munn's trousers without awaken
ing the victim OF the robbery. Mr..
Mum was highly gratifed this morn
ing on learning that the burglar had
not found a roll Of bills In another
pocket OF his clothing containing forty
or fifty dollars
Harkar. who is a Bohemian, is
about twenty-six years Of age and is
wha. the police call "a drop in or
transient visitor, who makes II q
point to exploit a community as
quickly as possible and then move on
to another field of enterprise. The
evidence against Harkar is conclusive
and he stands a pretty good chance
OF going over the road" for awhile
to mediate on the truth of the state
ment that the way Of the transgressor
is hard.
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CANON CITY MASS MEETING
TUESDAY NIGHT DISCUSSED
IS s. COUNTER PROPOSITION

relation TO some points not very clear
Iy brought out in the proposition to
be submitted to the railroad company
and gave he floor to W. N. Clark OF
the Arkansas Valley Railway. Light
& Power company. who spoke at
some length in favor of compromise
settlement
Mr. Clark said that it was the gen
erai opinion Of the people OF the Grip
pie Greek district that the railroad
company would dissolve rather than
be compelled to rebuild and re-estab-
Iish train service through Phantom
canon. He thought the people Of
Canon City. rather than urge the COM
pany too far. should make the best
possible compromise with It on the
theory that half loaf was better than
no bread at all He said the people
OF Fremont county would be vastly
better of to take the railroad conn
pany's ofter than to get nothing af
all. which was likely to be the result
II the suit was prosecuted.
Jas. E. Mcclure said that II tie
railroad company would settle with
the city upon any reasoDabIe basis
that such settlement should be
made e A. bradbury asked Il tke
deeds conveying the property here 70
the railroad company did not provt1e
for tts reversion 70 The city with All
OF their dppurtenanees n case ~
company dissolved. The question
was answered In the Affirmative By
Judge Pease. who Is the city attorney
and has, probably. looked more Close
ly into dis case than anybody else
connected With the snit
a legal Pnnss = csse
4. L Taylor state1 - N11n
cl,i .,1 o.
and kIn1lng ooilsatIoa. Thirty thcus-
and dollars Wns rahoersboa 80 ia
b. DE people q canon City 70 get
the road here and ne city csuncil
became she trustee Tor he euntri.
butors 70 The fund. That trustee
ship. said Mr.. Taylor. has not lapsed
ana In the, event Of . compromise OF
this suit By the council. many Of the
subscribers to the bonus viii hold the
council responsible for lie act. and Il
VIII Invite aimost endless litieation
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NOTICE TO CUSTOMERS

BY the requirements Of peremptory
instructions just received from the
Comptroller Of The Currency Of the
United states and the state Bank.
Commissions o. ths STATE ef Colo.
rsde. The Frsment county Natien.i
Bank ana the FRA NatsonaI Bank
and The canen ssats sank. al, Of
Canon City. Colorado. ars compelled
70 anneunes that they are ne longer
permitted q tolerate evsrdrafss.
tsersasssr when any ehsek shall BE-
prsssated. payment of which would
result IN an overdFafs. speh payment
VIII Be rsfussd ana the check will BE-
returned to the party BY shom the
came has been presented. marpsed
insufficient flrds.s The hanhs re-
1rst the necessity Of taking thls action
but are required . de - and 10 az
tesslsa VII b msss IN ssvsr y sny
sspsslaos. z
Fhg FRHMoNT COUNTY nArloM.
Al RANK.
tt9 FsAor nAY,oeiAE oAi,lss
Ilsu oAleois vi N 0N5i,is
N II. s. .S.S e ~. 4 u -. :.
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a such a course is agreed upon Il
Know dozen men, continued Mr..
Taylor. who will hold the council ac
eountable in this matter"
Mr.. Coulter Recites History
Il: T. b. Coulter. who was member
or the soliciting committee to secure
money to bring the F.. & C. C. railroad
here, gave some half forgotten history
ecnnected with the building of the
Eoad and told Of the method employed
in securing subscriptions. He ex-
pressed the belief that Mr.. Taylor was
mistaken in his deductions so far as
this particular case was concerned
and that the city council was not in
q legal sense trustee for the donors
TO the railroad fund. Il. myself" con-
tinued Mr.. Coulter. had a clause in
serted in the deeds conveying the
F. c. c. railroad shops and its
right-of-way through the city express
" stipulating that in case Of the aban
donment OF train service by the
company and the maintenance of traf-
&c between Canon City and Cripple
Greek that the property in question
should revert to the city and the ori-
ginal owners OF the same. Mr.. Coul-
ter urged the rejection by the public
Of any proposition for the construc-
ton OF public highway through
Phantom canon on account Of the ex-
pense that would be necessary for
earrying its upkeep.
Or. Hart Goodioe said that the coun-
ter proposition OF the city council did
not appeal to him for several reasons.
He stated that practically all Of the
proposed highway would be in Ere
mont county and that fts maintain
Nhce would be q heavy financial bur
I'm upon the people here. Dr.. Good
3ce announced himself to be strong
" in favor of the no compromise
movement
Other Legal Liahts Talk
noec FtASes as CITY attOfney, dis
enkzed the legal phases OF the ques-
0qns involved in the suit, which he
aid. should be kept clearly in
mind At all times" A L. Taylor
41nin addressed the chair in opposi-
l'en 70 the compromise proposition.
Hic1. be asserted. would be the
~ lsnq1 Canon City ever got.
1se q. Rchwnlosft spcks. 4
1lsssi; = shs case|
9 = - ..
-. He Dve Il a his opinion that
cdaon ctly Voa,a win the case now
pending In he courts. but doubted
the value of the victory after 1t vas
achieved We don't want anything
ordered By the courts. continued Judge
schueigert. that We vill have to In
woke the aid Of the law to enforce.
There Ia nnquestionabiy a moral oblI-
cation resting on the r. & C. c. Rail-
(Continnsd % Pags FIvel
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THE STATUS OF THE CASE

u The suit 10 compel the F. & -
y c. C. Railroad company to re- x
= construct its line from the Ar y
y kansas valley to the Cripple =
y Creek district and restore freight y
= and passenger traffic is now u
= before the state Utilities commits =
= sion on the intervenor OF the -
= City cf Florence. which was =
- made a party to the proceed =
\ Ing after the original suit was =
sx instituted. In addition 70 the =
= intervenor OF Florence Il viii y
y decide whether the dissolution Of =
u the Canon City 4 Cripple Greek q
= Railroad company. whose line ex- =
q tended from Canon City 70 Ora =
= Junction, was legal or not An =
= opinion on these questions.is IL ex- =
= pected some time In March. City =
y Attorney Pease Is OF the opin y
= lon that the case viii go directly =
y from the state Utilities com -
y mission TO the supreme court for =
y adjudication -
uuHannRnNunuanma
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Ths public mass meeting IN The dis-
srict court room Tuesday night was
attended BY about ono HUNDRED an1
twenty-five men representinx evoEy
business interest In the community
and was I forum for the discussion
of matter Of. general interest 70 the
citizens OF the town and its surround
ingu. The meeting was called At the
instance Of the city council for the
purpose Of acquaipting the 6hhilc
with The details q The porpceItion o.
the Fiorsnes Z Cripple Greek RAN
rod company % eontlsnrt q ~ 4Nn
expense . nonera1 highNlx tx ortp.
naollles an1 oeAes veDlolc1 M ~
TclIsg eospty lin5 10 on 1rnta. sttlrI
nllos noslAeaSt 4 cone1 o'lS. = ~
* pelnS l>It ~ ~ 1o r = ~
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Il ~. ..- e.. {. M
Fiorenes hsis b ihs cAnnbsr q com-
merce rooms at Picrsncs at > O'Clock
this morning. With Mayor Hu,t0a Of
Florence. prssldins. II was unaA,mous-
Iy voted to reject the proposition Of
the =. Z C. c. railroad company 70
transform its roadbed and right-of-
way from Ora Junction to the Teller
county line into public highway for
automobiles and other vehicles.
A motion was also adopted instruct
ing the attorneys for the complain
ants to proceed with the suit now
in. the courts A further motion was
passed urging the county commits
uSbners 70 proceed with the coliec-
tIon Of back taxes against the y .
c. c. railroad company. City
Attorney Peass was Instructed to IN
form tho county commissioners Of the
action Of the combined councils At the
ItotNUCo = NNt4MA- stl4it 't
Under the provisions Of 1 rosolu-
tien the mayorn Of Canon City and
Florence were Instructed 10 inform
the r. q c. C. railroad company OF
the rejection Of its proposition. where
upon the following message was fled
with the telegraph company hers ~ 10
O'Clock this morning:
Florence. Colo. z-lo-Ib.
Mr J. J. CogAu.
Colorado Springs. Colo.
Councils OF Canon City and Florence
met in joint session At 300 q m. and
passed resolution TO reject the peopo-
sItion Of the r. 4 C. c. railroad Co..
and 10 proceed with The suit - II
stands.
r. p. SMITH. Mayor Canon City.
v. A. HUTTON,
Mayor Fiprence. Colo.
The public mass meeting IN The dis-
trict coart room Tuesday night vas
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tcontinnsd % Pass Fivel
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4 such a course is agreed upon. Il
Know dozen men," continued Mr..
Taylor. who will hold the council &C
eountable in this matter"
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HoweOer, This Morning the Local
Council, In Conference LCith Flor
ence, Agree on Total Rejection or
F. e. C. C. Proposal and Counter
Proposition LZ'dS Not Presented

Pile Greek district and the Arkansas
valley.
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Nmllh. has gisen clo1o an1 lnt1lIl-
Usat study 70 ths maissr1 u iusus
and feels itself in positioa to han
die them 20 ~ to fully protect the
rights oT The public. ana Ne sAve ut-
tarancs to the hops that nothing
wouid b done ~ resolution Or other-
wire that would tie the hands Of the
council In dealing with the subject
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NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

Notice Is hereby gwen OF the an
nual meeting of stockholders of The
Patterson Colt and Calf Weaver COM
pany. which will be held at the Of
flee of said company, Room IA. Bell
Block, Trinidad, Colorado. Tuesday
evening, January 12. at o'clock p.
M. for the purpose of electing direc-
tors for the ensuing year ana tor
such other business as may properly
come before said meeting. Dated at
Trinidad. Colorado, this End day of
January, A. d. 1915.
If SAM J. EAST, Secretary.
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HOW TO FIGURE COSTS.

All electrical devices used in the
home clamps excepted) are marked
in volts and amperes. and these two
figures should be multiplied to obtain
the watts of energy consumed.
For example, an electric iron
marked 115 volts, amperes. would
consume energy at the rate of 115x5
--575 watts or .575 kilowatts. II
the rate for current is l21a cents per
kilowatt hour multiply $50 by
12A and you have the cost per hour
to operate an electric iron. Rcmem-
Der in this connection that an eff
cient iron needs to be connected to
tho circuit only short time.
The same principle applies regard
less of voltage or current or rate per
kilowatt hour, and if the reader will
absorb these facts, the cost of operat-
ing any electrical appliance should be
easily figured. l..
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BILL RAISERS.
LONGER EVENINGS.
MORE ENTERTAINING.
READING AND STUDY.
LATER BED TINE.
SICK ROOMS.
CELLAR LIGHT ON.
CELLAR LIGHT ON.

These are few of the current
boosters. You will note that some
of them, old Sol for instance, are
circumstances over which you have
no CONTROL others are controlled to
some extent by your own efforts.
Before coming to the Light Com
rany to complain about your bills.
take these facts regarding costs and
bill raisers into consideration. If you
have unexpected guests for the week
end your grocery bill will go up ac-
cordingly. If you do considerable
night entertaining or late reading,
your light bills must go up accord
fngly. Don't think because your bill
is $3.50 one June that 1t must be
the same the next June or the next
month.
We are glad to go over these mat
tiers with you. but we believe COM
plants could be minimized and sat
isfaction assured if the consumer
has a fair knowledge of figuring op-
Grating costs and has learned how to
read the meter.
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BsiIhop Suicides,
Leaves Notes from
Trinidad Girl

Denver. Colo. Jan. 9.-Manual
VasQueZ, brother of Il Los Angeles at
torney, employed for the last three
months as bellboy at the Columbia
hotel, Seventeenth and Market St.,
Thursday night walked from the bar
room into the lobby of the hotel,
chatted gaily for few minutes with
guests of the place, went to his room.
twisted sheet into a rope. and
hanged himself from the transom.
The clerk, after repeated calls from
the desk, went in search of Vasquez,
and found his body swinging against
the casing of the door. A chair over
turned by the wall told its own
story.
Vasquez had been regarded as
more or less of a mystery during the
three months of his employment at
the hotel. His manner and language
indicated more than ordinary refine
ment. He spoke at times OF bust
Los Angeles before coming to Den
yer, and letters reeceivd from Trini-
dad, signed by Magdalena Gurule.
208 Convent street, contain vague
references to u clandestine love af-
fair. which, together with his lack OF
money, is supposed to have prompted
the act
He left the following farewell
note, addressed. to his brother, r.
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Artie Root VS.. Alvie Miller, s
rounds, at Lorain, o.
Sammy Taylor, VS.. Artic Kaufman,
10 rounds. at Jackson Mich.
y Friday.
Annual trials of the Pacific Coast
Field Trials Club. at Bakersfield. Cal
"Stockyards Tommy" Murphy vs.
TX. o." Brennan. 10 rounds, at Col
umbus o.
Saturday.
Annual meeting OF the Western
Golf Association, at Chicago.
Opening OF annual show of Detroit
Automobile Dealers Association.
Opening of annual show of Cleve-
land Automobile Dealers Association
Annual wrestling championships
of Central A. A. L. at Chicago.
Young Hector vs.. Kid George. l5
rounds, at Albuquerque, y. NJ.
Charlie White vs.. Sam Robideau, C
rounds, at Philadelphia.
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ROYAL ARCANUM COUN-
Gil INSTALI.S OFFICERS

At meeting last night Of Royal
Arcanum Council No. 1905 which
was largely attended, the officers for
the ensuing year were installed and
n class of six initiated. The business
session was followed by a social good
time during which refreshments were
served. The following officers were
installed:
Past Regent-Hugh l.. Morris.
Regent-Charles d. Hamilton.
Vice Regent-C. Z. Knots.
Orator-C. f. Schuyler.
Secretary-Nels Benston.
Treasurer-John II. Drury.
Collector-George d. Single.
Chaplain-R. H. Payne.
Guide-Robert A. FitzsImmons.
Warden-P. E. Gilbert.
Sentry--J. A. Biggerstaff.
Trustees-William G. Plested and
Julian Erion.
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Pub. Dec. IL. 1S1i-Jan. -. 1915.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING

The regular annual meeting CT the
stockholders of tie Commercial Saw
ings Bank, of Trinidad, Colorado. will
be held at its banking rooms al
Trinidad, Colorado, on Tuesday, jan
uary IL. 1915, ut the hour of $3.50
o'clock in the afternoon for the cleo
tion OF directors for the ensuing
year and for the transaction of such
other business as may properly come
before said meeting.
Dated this 18th day OF December.
A. d. 1914.
The Commercial Savings Bank,
o. c. SAMUELS, Cashier.
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notice.!

Notice Is hereby given that the
annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Troy Laundry and Supply COM
pany will be held at the Office oil
the sad company ON January ID a.
d. 1915, at the hour of 1880 p. M.
for the purpose of electing board
Ir directors for the ensuing year, ana
the transaction of such other busi-
ness as may properly come before
such meeting.
Dated at Trinidad. Colo. this 11th
day of December. A. d. 1914.
A. w. M'HENDRIE, Secretary.
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Dsvy Of Pretty MaIdsns
"Stuhg" by Oappsf
Army Officer

Feminine faith in Il uniform and
feminine admiration of the army re-
gala has been sadly shaken in Trini-
dad. No longer do some of the fair
est of local maidens worship at the
shrine of the manly and dapper mill
tary men who are usually described
as being handsome and stately. ,"
The shattering of idols and ideals
came about because on Thrsday
evening OF this week, ii charming
damseis OF this good town waited at
the postoffice for a mice fellow" an
army man. who promised to put on
farewell show" but who cancelled
the engagement without advising
the parties Of the second part, to-wit
the ladies.
About 1880 to S O'Clock Thursday
evening. II fair young Trinidad
maidens received n telephone call
from an army lieutenant requesting
that they meet him at the postoffice
at $3.50 and put OH one last show"
before he left town. not to return un-
til he had Served his time
Willie some OF the young ladies did
not have more than speaking ac-
quaintancc with the uniformed gen.
tlcman. they felt each and every one
that here was man who really ap-
preciated them: it was evident from
his tone of voice. as 1t pleaded for
this opportunity to bid them last
farewell so they consented to meet
him.
AT 9:20 three or four of these
young trusting maids hurried into
the postoffice: by $3.50 a total of II
We're busily engaged in mailing let
ters. writing cards and various other
things common to a postofficc visit.
oacn one shooting a questioning and
Gagger-like glance at the others.
At 9:45, with peevish frowns.
they began their homewaru trip
alone, each reflecting on the tickle
Eess of men in general and the lieu
tenant in particular.
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NOTICE.!

For the protection o, the timber
and grazing and to preserve the in
crease the game and fish thereon,
The Rocky Mountain Coal and Iron
Co, and the Colorado Fuel anu Iron
Co.. hereby give notice that all tres
passing. hunting or fishing on their
lands in Las Animas county, Colo
RADIO. are strictly forbidden.
The Rocky Mountain Coal l. Iron
Co. and the COLORADO Fuel and Iron
Co.-By J. +. Welborn. President.