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The Raymer enterprise., 1915-02-04

curious who always seek out the grue-
some and gloat even as they shudder.
For long time she stood immov.
able Just inside the door. recalling
the horrid picture OF another day. She
tried to imagine the scene that had
been enacted there with gentle, low
able Hetty Glynn and her whilom
husband as the principal characters.
The girl had told the whole story Of
that ugly night. Sara tried to see 1t
as It actually had transpired. For
months this present enterprise had
been In her mind: the desire to see
the place again, to 60 there with old
impressions which she could leave be-
hind when ready to emerge in new
frame Of mind. 1t was true that she
meant to shake OF the shackles Of a
horrid dream. to purge herself Of the
last yestige Of bitterness. to cleanse
her mind Of certain thoughts and mem
ories.
Downstairs Booth waited for her.
He heard the story of the tragedy from
the innkeeper, who GROSSLY maintained
that his business had been ruined.
Booth was vaguely impressed. he knew
not why. by Burton's description Of
the missing woman. I'D say she was
about the size of Mrs. Wrandall her
self, and much the same fgger," he
said, as he had said a thousand times
before. my wife noticed 1t the min.
ute she saw Mrs. Wrandall. Same
height and everything"
A bell rang sharply and Burton
glanced over his shoulder at the indi-
Gator on the wall behind the desk. He
gave great start and his Jaw sagged.
Great Scott!" he gasped. A curl
GUS grayness stole over bis face. "lt's
its the bell in that very room. My
soul, what can"
Mrs. Wrandall Is up there, isn't
she!" demanded Booth.
1T ain't rung since the night he
pushed the button for Oh, gee!
You're right. She 10 up there. My.
what scare 1t gave me-" He wiped
his brow. Turning to boy. he COM
manded him to answer the bell. The
boy went slowly, and AZ he went he
removed his hands from his pockets.
He came back an instant later, more
swiftly than he went, with the word
that "the lady up there" wanted Mr..
Booth to come upstairs.
She was waiting for him In the open
doorway. A shaft Of bright sunlight
from window at the end OF the hall
fell upon her. Her face was colorless,
haggard. He paused for an instant to
contrast her as she stood there In the
pitiless light with the vivid creature
he had put upon canvas so recently.
She beckoned to him and turned
back into the room. He followed.
This Is the room. Brandon, where
my husband met the death he de-
served" she said quietly.
Deserved? Good heavens, Sara,
are you"
Il want you to look about you and
try to picture how this place looked
on the night Of the murder. You have
a vivid imagination. None Of this
rubbish was here. Just a bed, table
and two chairs. There was carpet
on the floor. There we're two people
here. man and woman. The wom-
an had trusted the man. She trusted
him until the hour In which he died.
Then she found him out. She had
come to this place. believing it Sas
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NEAR EDITORIAL

and how to do 1t and takes his pay
in little praise and lot of cussinr.
The city has had lot of thought
and worthy effort on the part Of
Mayor F. P. Smith. who is about TO
retire 1t will have lot of thought
and careful consideration on the part
Of Mayor-to-be Cooper. who will e
elected in April. Mr.. Cooper has hal
a lot of excellent training for the jon
He has served for several years eaei
as city clerk and alderman, and IS
more familiar with the financial ar
fairs of this city than any other man
in it. He is in full sympathy with
a conservative policy and favors a
reduction of taxes as soon as possibi,
He has elements of patriot to lie
willing to assume the burdens OF the
office.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-03-25
guy WORlEY RETURNS
FROM ARIZONA

The Record:
l have just returned from the Salt
River Valley and bring greetings from
our old friends. Mr.. and Mrs. G. c.
Sherwood Of Mesa. Arizona They ex-
pressed the hope that they could
again soon visit their Canon friends.
Nr. Sherwood is taking an active
rart in framing and getting enacted
suitable educational laws for the new
state and is prominent In all progres-
slve endeavor.
The city Of Phoenix is lively and
optimistic. This viii be the frst yeaz
since the Roosevelt Dam was built
that the water has run over the spill
ways which are 22S feet above The
bottom Of the lake. That viii mea'
million and 4 quarter acre -.
OF stored water. GUY W. w-t,Rr.n,
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-03-25
GRAND JUNCTION USES
A NOVEL SCHEME TO
BOOST MEMBERSHIP

Grand Junction, Colo, Mar. 22.-The
most unique membership campaign
ever known in Grand Junction occur
red as great surprise today at noon,
and after a parade, the feature OF
which was a monster Chamber OF
Commerce float, meant as a moral
lesson, seventy-six members were ad.
ded to the roll of the organization in
less than three hours. The curiosity
OF the people of Grand Junction he'd
been whetted by vefled announce
ments in the papers that something
big was to happen on Main street at
p. m.
With hundreds of people lining the
street for blocks. the strange float
approached from the west end OF the
Main street, led by some leading busi-
Less men Huge banners labeled
Are you goin' to ride or pull,- and
why be dead one and ride?'' were
borne on the long float, with The
Chamber of Commerce is the com
nunity wagon on another banner run
ming the length of the wagon.
Nevelties ~ Float Feature.
On the noor of the vehicle were two
effigies,. dead ones.'' one OF them
with his head resting against a grave
marker labeled Unknown" On top
of the mast of the craft was the IS.
o. s." flag. calling for help for the
Chamber Of Commerce.
The feature of the float. however.
in the eyes of many. was a lonesome
turro which trailed along behind car
rying two banners. III wasn't an ass
I'd be up in front pullin' on the rope. :"
The effect OF the strange process
sion was remarkable. The people saw
the truth of the unusual and practical
smile presented to them-that the
dead ones" who ride along with the
Chamber OF Commerce must be car
ried and the live ones" have to pull
Membership Reaches 251.
There are very few dead ones left
in Grand Junction as a result of the
master stroke OF advertising for new
members. The mark set is 500, and
tonight the membership was PSI, with
one more day to work.
The local organization is Puiling
with the Denver Chamber of commerce
tt bring all the auto travel thru Colo
rado this year that 1t is possible tc
secure. and to this end $4,000 expen
sive log books of Colorado roads are
teing printed here to send east to tour
list centers.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-03-25

Value of school property. slo9. .soo.ca
Seating capacity -...-... 1.40o
Number of teachers ~
Average salary paid women
teachers in grades -..... 1900
Average salary paid men
teachers in grades ..-. I2S o.
Bonds now outstanding. 81 900 90
Warrents outstanding about 10000. 30
In recent years bonds have been paid
of and reduced from ss7 1000 to ss1.-
600.
Warrants outstanding have been re-
duced from abont $4,000 to about
$4,000. Warrants a few years ago
drew interest for about year and a
half Now they are called in after
about three years. This reduction IA
outstanding bonds and warrants natur-
ally reduces the interest charges.
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The DENVER posi- INCIDENT.

What a silly thing people of gooil
sense will do some times.
The House Of Representative in
the state legislature this year ranks
far above the average. We have
had few speakers in the same class
with our present speaker. Yet when
they expelled the reporters for the
Denver Pos. from the floor OF the
House. they did about as big a fool
thing as any legislature has ever
done.
It was little thing to do-it was
not based on justice or good common
sense it has accomplished nothing
good-it has not even kept the Pos
from getting all the proceeding
promptly and completely-and- it has
brought on the House ten times -
much criticism and abuse from the
Post as formerly.
And then when Frances Wayne,
one OF the notable woman writers g
the state. who went TO the House GA
other business ana not as a reporter.
vas thrown out. merely because she
was connected with the Post. 1t shows
= smaliness on the part Of people We
cguntry folks have wanted to believe
ntg thas = iisappointi.gs to say the
least. : -
The state legislature ought to be
too big an institution to show such
petty resentment against a mere
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-03-25
ABOUT TAXES.

The Record is going to tell you
something about the taxes you pay
just how much it amounts to qnd
what 1t is used for. 1t will require sevc-
raj little stories about the city, the
county. the school district to do this.
II win undertake this task in no
spirit Of criticism and in no fault
finding way, nor in any sensational
manner that could alarm anybody
We believe that it win be of inestima-
BILE value to the people and to the If
fice holding class to have the people
look this question sauarely in the
face
The taxes We pay are for the bene-
fits and public improvements the pc p
pie demand The taxes in the future
will be increased OF decreased, &c.
cording to the demands Of the people.
r This being the case then, let the
people look frankly at their balance
sheets and consider the cost. 1t mag
help 10 modify demands in the future.
THE HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR
The impression is very general
about town that the Canon CRY
schools are being very successfully
handled this year. Especially is this
true Of the High School
a very superior faculty is working
together with more harmony and ha )
better hold Of things than has beea
apparent for several years The n.
ganization is good and the team wo-lS
being done by the members Of the
faculty. excellent. A very noticeah'e
feature Of this years work is the
excellent discipline that is being
maintained among the students
With good organization. harmony
in the faculty. and discipline al
along the line. good results must nes.
essarily follow.
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THE MAYORS JOB.

The mayors job is no easy job. The
street commissioner has a snap ~
compared to the mayor. The street
commissioner h told what to do "
q limited authority and gets pay Cor
doing what he does
The mayor is told what to do Try
everybody in town. must use his own
Judgment after all about what to CO
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~lLL v's'v cAMoN o,rv

Thcmas H Dwyer cosnsy coroner,
ezpects 70 leAve either Wsdnesaay Or
Thurpdey fcr Puehao and canoa Ci,v.
whese ~ VII speaa ssV,1ol ioys Ie.ck
- sl1Nr hun1nqno nat,oI1 Vie,1P
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-03-25

Our achoois cost more than thcy
used to cost because people demand
more than they used to-they set
much more than they got when the
men who are paying the taxes now
were boys In school.
Here are items Of expense that are
considered essential today. but were
not included In school appropriation }
q dozen yearp aro:
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E(stON '. tue State Auditor Ia
hereby authorized to draw warrants
for the payment OF the vouchers certi.
fled by the President of the Board OF
Penitentiary Commissioners and at
tested By the Secretary thereof. II
properly drawn thereon
EMERGENCY
SECTION 8. In the opinion OF the
General Assembly. an emergency
exists: therefore. this act shall take
eject and be in force from and after
its passage
Approved 1915
PHILIP B. STEWART.
Speaker OF the House OF Representa-
tiyes.
Attest:
NJ. Z. LEWIS.
President OF the Senate
GEORGE A CARLSON.
Governor of the State OF Colorado.
Approved;
February II. 1916. $3.50 D. m.
ENDORSED
STATE OF COLORADO
HOUSE BILL NO. 13.
AN ACT
TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT
or PART or THE EXPENSE OF
THE MAINTENANCE. SUPPORT
AND INCIDENTAL EXPENSE OF
THE PENITENTIARY FOR THE
YEARs, 1915 AND 1916. TO PRO-
VIDE FOR d PORTION OF THE
SALARY AND EXPENSE OF THE
STATE PAROLE OFFICER FOR
THE SAME PERIOD. TO PROVIDE
FOR THE DEFICIT CREATED IN
THE PERIOD OF 1918 AND 1914,
CAUSED BY INSUFFICIENT AP-
PRECIPITATION.
STATE OF coLoRADo.) IS.
This Act originated in the House
HENRY c. LUTHER. Chief Clerk.
STATE OF COLORADO.
)ss.
sEcRETARY's OFFICE,
This Act was fiied In my office this
18th day Of February. A. d. 1915. at
1928 o'clock A. NJ.
JOHN E. RAINIER,
Secretary Of State.
Ey GEORGE NJ. WILLIAMS.
Deihty Secretary.
am glad to note that the lesisis-
tprc does not agree with Mr. Lines in
his News on thir matter and I WI ild
further state that the Attorney Gene
raj has given no opinion to the effect
chat these vouchers can not be paid /:
pt least. he so stated to me on Satur-
day.
These bills were contracted in good
faith. were absolutely necessary, and
the vouchers were made in good faith
The legislature appropriated none,
&c pay them In eood faith and. net
ther the Attorney General nor any
other attorney. has ever inumAtet
that the legislature had no right e
make this appropriation. or that ths
appropriation is not legal.
These are the facts In the case; the,
nre the real facts and can not b
changed. NO matter how much Mr.
Lines and his friends may have Il
say. note that he and his friend,
are making . great deal Of fuse and
feathers about the dencit At this In
stitution. but that he has nothing q
say about former deficits here or pres
ent dencits at other state institutions
State Auditor Mulnix was furnish
ed with statement Of this indebted
ness showing 20 whom the none,
Was owed. The Finance Committe,
'.of both House and Senate we're fur
nished with statemept Of this In
dabtedness and II was Al perfect,
underst6ed when The bin was passed
hy both House and Senate. Aftsl
the BIN WAS passed. and signed b,
The 0ovelaos. Ne. q Tie Fsousst o
he Psaltentiary uommisnsdnerl
tcckup With ~ An1ltoE's efoeo = i,
~ ,Noeo Io1st wosS = = =
!. y. !. =. -; ~ Il,
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Something About What 1t
Costs to Run the Canon City
Schools For a Year

II you will turn over the tax receipt
you got the other day when you paid
your taxes. you viii see just how the
tax is divided up between the diner
ont departments Of government
The total levy was 25.s mills. This
Is equal to 2.5s per cent II your
home or other property was assessed
at $1,000 land 1t should have been
assessed at full actual value) then
your taxes would have been 2.5a pa
cent OF $1,000. or $3.50.
This sum is divided up as follows: /:
Amt Of your
tax OF each
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INTERVENING STATISTICS-
Here Are some items OF general
information that may interest you:
Number Of persons Of school age
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APph0 NATION.

SECTION 1. Th0k tAeFo q hereby
appropriated out Of any moneyB IN
the Etats Treasury. not Otherwise ap-
rropriated. ks pert payment q he
expsase qf the D,as> renltentAry los
the mlintenones. sdppoet ~ tnei.
otSk11 1GDcI lAcl.,lng ~ enlns'
- 9 = ~ ~ ~
S,StS l1fS 4
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SECTION 3. That there is hereby
appropriated out of any moneys in
the hands of the State Treasurer, not
otherwise appropriated. the. sum OF
Thirty-Three Thousand Eight Hun
cred Seventy-Nine Dollars and Forty
Fisht Gents (s3s,s7ss4s). to pay out
standing bills caused by insufficient
appropriation for the years 1913 and
1914.
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- q ID
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EMERGENCY

SECTION s. In the opinion OF the
General Assembly. an emergency
exists; therefore. this act shall take
eject and be in force from and after
its passage,
Approved ...Is15 .....
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December 1. 1914, and ending Novem-
Der so. 1916. the sum of Thirty Five
Thousand pcils=== ttsssSs ssS,eeee,eee zee coy 70 be
used for the purposes aforesaid.
PAROLE OFFICER. :
SECTION 2. That there is hereby
appropriated out OF any moneys in
the hands Of the State Treasurer, not
~'herwise appropriated. the sum of One
,SocIs,, noilars (s1.ooo.o0). as part
1ide lalary and expense
Of the =. ole Officer for the
Ieriod above mentioned
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AUDITOR DRAW WARRANTS

SECTION I. The State Auditor is
hereby authorized to draw warrants
for the payment of the vouchers certi-
ned by the President of the Board of
Penitentiary Commissioners and at
tested By the Secretary thereof. IL
properly drawn thereon.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28

we find a crystal spring, it was made to wash
hands in. What cannot polute; that IS
American way Of having a good time
We 20 into the forest, and strip the bark from
the trees to make for initials and the date
of visit. We light fires and 60 away to let them
quietly eat into the ground under the roots Of 800
year patriarch spruce. Who cares? We had lunch
On the way TO CloHdcroft there many scenes and
vistas of beauty At Swtchback the canyons
together, and there IS a little mountain park there,
carpeted with flowers and trimmed with evergreen trees
That would never do, cut down some trees, make
clearing, and on the side hill, dominating the entire
landscape and glazing into the where tourists rde
who have paid IS each for the privilege Of viewing the
scenery and breathing the mountain ozone erect
great yellow orange, and black sign Of "Our Coal and
Coke-the Best Ever" We trying to give the IS
tourists their moneys worth. Some Of wouldn't
have put that sign there for any price, but the FL Paso
& Southwestern railroad doesn't care-it has money.
Little in nature that is OURS have given
hearts away"
If there must be a choice made between pagauism
with love of beauty and "20th century civilization"
with biIboards trimming parks, advertising signs in
the fairy glens filth in the springs, DETACHMENT Of
historical monuments with fools initals-pcked bones
bean cans broken glass; and greasy papers where dryads
would love to dance careless fires eating into the hearts
Of trees, and wanton slaughter Of birds and tiny furry
things that flash among the leaves and scoot across
the sunt spaees-then choose to be pagans It is
creed Worn," Wordsworth falsely says (need
ing rhyme) but enduring past all change alive and
secure because truethe appreciation Of the poetry Of
life, the eherishing Of the useless things"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28
Bedtime Story For the Little Ones
'Uncle Wiggily, Another Hoop"
By HOWARD B. GARIS.

path the old rabbit gentleman rolled
the hoop with the animal children.
I can't see what good II does,
Nurse Jane said.
1T does my rheumatism good, for
one thing" Uncle Wiggily answered
with a laugh and perhaps II does
other good things. too Now watch
me-"
But, Just as he started to roll his
hoop up TO the top Of a hill in order
to race down the other side, up came
running Alice Wibblewobole, The duck
girl
oh Uncle Wiggilyi' cried Alice, "A
bad fox at the foot of the hill has
caught my brother Jimmie and is tax
ing him away Oh. save himi 1 mean
save Jimmie-nOt the foxr'
Il willi' bravely cried Uncle Wiggily.
"Tll save the duck boy"
The rabbit gentleman ran to the top
Of the hill 1t the bottom he saw the
fox taking Jimmie away And the duck
bey was quackling like anything
''Oh, you'll never be able to get down
there in timer cried Aunt Lettie. the
goat lady You'll never get there in
time to save himi"
'Oh. yes shalI-watch mel" ex-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28

admirng friends to laugh, paint our names, and
the date, @14s1," to antedate Columbus and bring
laugh from the next tourist. We are such a funny
folk, so witty and so cute.
In the city, spend $4,000 to buy land and con-
struct green little park, beauty spot" in the midst
of sordidness, and then decorate its edges with
hideous blboards, and proudly that have
the finest biboards in Texas We erect choice garages
of rusty tin chicken houses of burap and thorn slaves,
and invite tourists to admire boulevards.
Rivers were meant by the Creator to be beautiful
and useful, strew their banks with garbage and
tin cans, empty sewers into them, and move as
far away can onto the high lands to avoid the
mosquitoes we breed there.
"Use Granite Tires To Avoid Punctures" glares at
US from the face of a huge boulder on the mountain
side and we say, THAT fellow was perseverng when
he painted that sign" We don't think of the noun
tain's feelings at all. Who enjoy the sea without
Cupid's slide, merrygoround dance pavilion, and
crab palace? We feel compelled to float lunch boxes
empty bottles, and peanut shells the pond because
the water looks too plain to our educated eyes No
waterfall is complete without the sign, use Peachbow
Soap and Save Your Complexion" A mountain OBJ
seryatory is dull place without a lunch counter and
the sign "A cup of coffee with cocoanut pie, only
dime-Huuyl"
Ruins? They worth nothing except supports
for advertising signs. Beauty is thing useless,
impossible to cash init is out of harmony with
modern day. We engaged in getting and spending"
Our faded souls and inellects require sensation and
shock We cannot bear to let the happy little oriole
sit quietly the branch and sing; we must shy 4
rock at him to see if bieeps is in training If
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-04-28
Short Snatches From Everywhere

ANYBODY can get into a fight but it takes adept
to play the game of neutrality.-Memphis CONNER
cial-AppeaL
The kaiser TO Uncle sam. Dr.: Sinking Of one
perfectly good sail vessel S22sc5s54- Please remit
Washington Herald
Somebody has blown Up a Los Angeles theater.
This is going beyond Hthe rights OF crluclsT--
Pasadena (CaL) News
discovered that they had relatives in California isn't
it2-Austin (TeXJ Tribune
Clifford Pinchot says he viii stay in politics. But
before stay in a thing he has TO get into
it-Charleston Is. c. News and Courier
Men who have made success Of their work. who
are honorable any in office, do not like 10
have politicians tell them how their affairs shall
couducted.-LOs Angeles Times.
SouI-nating. if IL ever really existed. a
art The good. old-fashiOued ive-and-take partner
ship only that proves successful in matri
moniaI way+-Grand Rapids (1Iich) News
Great Britain says textile manufacturers may
have two cargoes Of dyes from Germany If shipped
from Rotterdam in neutral vessels Thanks. England
And is there any objection 10 Americans having straw
berry shortcake week. provided they grow
The German ambassador at Washington is charged
crfticisng United states policies Perhaps he con-
Guided that as international law was longer
spected there good reason why official prece
dents should be observed--kansas city Journal
A fleet Of hostile akcraft infinitely more dangerous
than dirgbles and planes IN existence hovers
In our homes and business places at the present
meut To swat this menacing enemy IS about as vital
and immediate a duty any we know Let's XIII
the fly he kills us-Douglas (Ariz) Dispatch