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FRIDAY
VISITED PUEBLO FRIEND.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Halliday O.
Canon City were visiting in the city
Wednesday as the guest of friends
Pueblo Chieftain.
IMPORTANT TO YOUNG PEOPLE
The Epworth League of the Metho
dist church is planning to have a spe
cial and very helpful meeting Sunday
evening at $50. II is called the
school teachers meeting, as it will
he carried on by them. To all the
school teachers of the city not at
tending young peoples meeting else
whe-e a most cordial invitation is ex,
tended. Also to all others wishing
to attend.
RETURNED FROM CALIFORNIA.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Dunn, former
residents of Canon City, but who have
been living for several years past in
southern California, returned here re.
Gently to make their home. They
sold their property at 500 Forest ave.
nue. some years ago and moved to
Lcng Beach. expecting to stay there
permanently. One of their sons is
now living in Routt county and an.
other at Lamar in this state.
BODY BROUGHT TO THIS
CITY FOR BURIAL.
Accompanied by the husband of the
deceased the remains of the late Mrs.
Mf/ aret F. Dunbar arrived on Rio
Grande train No. this afternoon
from Eugene, Ore, and viii be in
tered at Lakeside cemetery.
Mrs. Dunlap, who was sister of
Mrs. Sam Elliott of this city, died of
valvular disease of the heart Septem-
ber IS, 1915. She was aged IL years,
s months and days.
LEFT FOR OGDEN, UTAH.
Mrs. Grace l.. Osborn left this af-
ternoon for Ogden, Utah. where she
will join her husband and where she
will make her home. Mr. Osborn,
who was formerly bookkeeper in the
the office of the Gibson Lumber COM
pany, has been at Ogden for a couple
OF months, where he holds the position
OF auditor for the Overland Lumber
company. one of the biggest concerns
OF the kind in that part of the coun-
try. Since the departure of her hus-
band for the west Mrs Osborn has
zen the guest of her parents, Mr..
1nd Mrs. J. J. Schultz. at S03 Wood
lawn avenue.
WILL BE BURIED AT LAKESIDE.
Isnmet Wade. the young man who
suffered a fractured skull as the re-
suit of a fall at the Portland Cement
company's plant at noon on Monday OF
this week. died at his home in Port
land shortly after O'Clock Tuesday
afternoon. He never regained con.
seriousness after the accident and at
no time were his friends able to en-.
tertain much hope for his recovery.
He had been In the employ Of the com
pany for thirteen years and was high
ly esteemed by those who knew him.
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HillhurSt. The ladies' were girlhOOd
friends in Southern Missouri few
years ago.
PREACHED AT CHRISTIAN
CHURCH.
Rev. Z. o. Sharpe. until recently
pastor of the Christian church at
Colorado City, preached to the con-
here at both the morning and even
ing services on Sunday. Rev. Sharpe
made very pleasing impression here
by the excellence of his discourses
and may become candidate for the
pastorate of the congregation.
ATTENDING DISTRICT COURT
HERE.
District Attorney Gilbert A. Walk
er came down from Buena Vista Sun
day night to attend the November
term of the Fremont county district
court. which began this morning Mr..
Walker says the big victory the Dem
ocrats of Colorado at the election last
Tuesday was one of the most sur
prising things that has happened in
this state for long time and he
thinks it quite proper for them to ceie
brate their triumph with becoming
festivity. In Chaffee county the only
office secured by the Republicans was
that of county clerk and recorder.
LEFT THIS AFTERNOON FOR
ILLINOIS
D. c. Bess, who has been visiting
his son, E. r. Bess, at the latter's
ranch on Garden Park for the last
three or four weeks. left this after
noon for his home at Pana, Illinois
Mr. Bess says the cold weather of the
last few days was as unexpected as
it was severe and caused him tC
shorten his stay in Colorado.
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small boys of today-though 1t is
doubtful If the copy" of the present
time would survive SO many centu-
riCs.
few more brief items of news
on Current Topics We're given and
he club adjourned.
"a members were present.
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SPENT WEEKEND IN PUEBLO.

Mr.. and Mrs. II. 4. Wilson OF Canon
City spent the weekend In Pueblo the
guests OF friends. They will leave
on Monday for 81 Louis where they
Will visit relatives for some time
Pueblo Chieftain.
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MONDAY

NEWTON KANSAS, LADY HERE
Mrs. i. B Hunt of Newton. Kan.
sas. is here for little visit with
Mrs. II. II. Kennedy who lives at
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and Mrs, C. A, Biggs. The former
had been here several weeks; Mr..
Kurtz came on Tuesday of last week.
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shorten MS stay
TUESDAY
MRS. ILSLEY HOME.
Mrs. j. NJ. Ilsley has returned
from visit of several weeks in
Missouri. She visited in several
places including KirksyilIe and
La Plata.
A. L. TAYLOR TO 5uENA VISTA.
A. L. Taylor left this afternoon for
Buena Vista to look after some min
ing operations in the vicinity of
Cottonwood lake in which he is inter-
ested. He will be gone for several
days.
MRS. sIssoN TO VISIT IN
OKLAHOMA.
Mrs. " E. Sisson of 319 Rudd ave-
nue. will leave on Wednesday for
Oklahoma City where she will, spend
the winter with her daughter. She
expects to return to Canon City next
spring. t1f
C. L. MILTON RETURNED TO
UTAH.
Chas. L. Milton, who came home
to vote at the recent election and
spend a short time here visiting his
wife and family, returned a few
days ago to Soldiers Summit. Utah,
to continue his work there as civil
engineer for the Denver & Rio Grande
Railroad company. Mr.. Milton ex-
poets to remain there most Of the
winter.
WILL REQUIRE THE OFFICIAL
COUNT.
In the course OF a letter received
by County Assessor H. J. Craig to-
day from Prof. H. E. Smith the lat
ter says it is impossible to state
with positiveness from the unofficial
returns of last Tuesdays election
whether Harry E. Mulnix or Robert
II. Higgins was elected state treasur-
er. Prof. Smith states that only the
official count of the vote will definite
ly determine the winner in the con-
test. ~
LIGHT COMPANY OFFICES
RENOVATED.
The Offices of the Arkansas Valley
Railway Light and Power company
are now spick and span in a new
dress. The walls have been repaper-
ed and the fixtures repaintedI and
vanished. New lighting fixtures of
the latest indirect lighting style have
also been installed. The Offices take
on a new appearance and the improve
ment has certainly been worth while
Mr.. w. N. Clark, Mr.. F. c. Scott. Mr..
Casey" Sherman and Miss Jessie
Emmerson feel that the change has
been good.
NEW FOREMAN AT LEADER
OFFICE.
II. NJ. Andrew has resigned his |
position as foreman of the composing |
room of the Fremont County Leader
and has been succeeded by d. +. /
Welch. who is now in charge OF that
of the plant. Mr.. Andrew
has been connected with the publica-
tion of the Leader since June, 1911, !
in various capacities; part OF the
time as foreman and part of the time |
as editor and manager. Mr.. Andrews
experience in Canon City
dates back as far as 1888. altho his |
work in that line has not been CON
tInuous from that year to the present
HOME MONDAY NIGHT FROM
DENVER.
Senator and Mrs. Matt N. Lines re-
turned to Canon City Monday night
from Denver where they went last
on a brief pleasure visit.
They found the weather extremely
cold in Denver and made their visit
there shorter on that account than
would otherwise have been the
case. Senator Lines reports the tenn
perature considerably lower in Dem
YER last Sunday than 1t was In Canon
city.
MR.. AND MRS. KuRTz RETURN !,
HOME.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Kurtz left
for their home In Grand Junction on
Rio Grande train No. Monday after.
noon following a visit here as the
guests OF Mrs Kurtzs' parents, Mr.. !.
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Record Want Ads ere sure TO brins
results.
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Hillhurst. The ladies were girlhood
i friends in Southern Missouri a few
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MRS. ILsLEY HOME.
MRS. sIssoN TO VISIT IN
OKLAHOMA.

Mrs. v. E. Sisson of 319 Rudd ave-
nue. will leave on Wednesday for
Oklahoma City where she will spend
the winter with her daughter. She
expects to return to Canon City next
spring.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Kurtz left
for their home in Grand Junction on
Rio Grande train No. ! Monday after.
noon following visit here M the
guests OF Mrs. Kurtzs' parents, Mr..
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:. MILTON RETURNED TO
UTAH.

Chas. L. Milton, who came home
to vote at the recent election and
spend short time here visiting his
wife and family. returned a few
days ago to Soldiers Summit. Utah,
to continue his work there as a civil
engineer for the Denver & Rio Grande
Railroad company. Mr.. Milton ex-
poets to remain there most Of. the
rfutar
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THREE STARS SING
MARTA" ROBUSTLY
Caruso's Shudder, Hempe's
Rose" and ober's Support
the Features"

Melcdious. mild and monotonous Marta"
how long she has been away! At least pro-
tesslonally for Fiotovs opera will rever.
apparently quit the nonprufcssloual roper
tory. Last niEht she came In her pilken
houncea. ana with her Teutcnlc nouuccs To
The Metropolitan. after is interval ot nine
years. Since she brought with her Caruso.
Hcmpcl and Ober, the AuguHtau lady was
rohustly sung and enacted with n sort ur
sedate bolsterousncsg II was alt very
highly culorcd and fuli ~ "a thick italian
and German ponoritv
And u introduced TO this city now
conductor--GcnnAro papi--whOso vigor and
drive were A. lnsplrltinE as the chorus
work could have been had II not been for
a tendency 20 lose the beat
This was but a microscopic sre.k on
what after all, was production with
plenty ot hilarlty In the by-plny) and much
good singing % the iorid order Mt Caruso
may prefer Lionel ~ samson. a, least. no
was IN far more characteristic shape yocally,
IaSt night than two weeks ago. Heinz CONF
torted suits his style Rarely IL he In more
happy voice than when he can sob on some
ones hhouldor or exit with sardonic laugh
Yer. Even for tho favorlto tenor of these
states his welcome and rcr1mc were ot
iarga proportions RecallH--hnlf a dozen
were given him In thc forest scene. tho nu-
dleneo evidently overlooking his curious at
urN This suggested a NeapalItan version
OK filgrim father. Now and then he cut
an obscure capcr. blowing a mock. serious
KISS to hla admirers His funniest BIT OF
nusihcaa' was tho highly natural phuddor
when something crashed back stage (Of nil
umes) while he and Mime Hempel were
anging The Last Rose OF Summer"
she ulu II well. and rs part atonemont for
phpably bad vocal condition the rest OF tho
night II was accepted and cncored Pitfalls
Tor the eoloraturisi are dug by tho passing
hroeze. BY circumstance. by anything Into
one OF these tho prlma donna has fallen,
out OF IL ahn viii doubtless emerge soon.
with hcr old queen Of tho Night brliliancc.
Madame Ober's reliable contralto was
pleasant to hear MalatestH was nm utmos-
pheric Tristan. But the snartcst, the sharp
est, the most agile and imposing figure wRa
Mr.. dc Lucas Piunkett with the gesture.
the air OF belonging to Queen Anue's day. he
blended some excellent singing II was
small etching, authentic. elegant trim and
or tho eighteenth century
Let that last phrase stand for tho sub
dued tnsterulness OF tho Bccond-nCt set,
little sudden surprise OF sllvory light and
brown woods BID.
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RUSSIAN BARITONE HEARD
IN RECITAL WITH KREISLER
Former Ambulance Driver in France
Singer Of Fine
Merits

superlativeS 30 often arc squandrred on
singers that 20 use thom lnyishly In the
case OF Relnhold warlich. tho Russian bari
tone. who was heard In recital In withor-
spoon Hall yesterday afternoon. would be
the Insult of Rdulaton' His program.
for which Fritz Kreislcr played the piano
nccompanimenta began with Schumanns
reverentiRl '"ralismans" and tho holly
strewn Christmas song cycle of Cornelius,
and was completed with three groups OF
early English and Scotch songs. early and
modern French songs and Russian pieces.
All were characteristics. and most were un-
haoSnOyed.
The eighteenth century Scottish ballad,
"Tho Piper o. Dundee" arranged by Mr..
KreIsler, awoks ready recognition OF the
singers art and was repeated. The CUM
berland ballad. 'KlnB Henry, My Son" was
perhaps the finest Bit OF dramatic impress.
slonam Of tho afternoon. But to naaort
and label tho virtues OF Mr. w8riich proved
an overpowering job one Is tempted to
murmur "a great artist" letting II go at
that His voice ia powerful, delicate. emo
tionhl with dignlhed reserve, and he ~ n
master OF tender yet sturdy sentiment. io
mounts the vocal peak With the same grace
that no enters the vocal valley. The swell
ing curvo OF his forte is as rich and ring
ing as that OF a horn. And hts dctlon. be
his song French. English or German, Is as
clear as glass.
The chant OF pity or the chant OF war are
alike within his spiritual and his physical
range. He turns from the rollicIlng gaycty
OF seventeenth century France to the stray
ing sound.ghosts OF Debussy with not
quaver Yesterday he gave as encore TO his
Galllc songs the evergreen "Au Claire de Ia
Lune." with the stately selt'enioyment OF
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N. J. STATE HOSPITAL
SHORT OF $4,000
Oversight in Appropriation Act
Cuts Allowance of Institu-
tion for Insane

TRENTON, N. j.. Dec. aO,--Hecauns %
an oversight In drawing tho appropriation
bill passed by the Legislature OF last year.
the New Jersey State Hospital for the In
sane at Trenton is about $50. 900 shy IN ita
appropriation. To mako up the deficit an
emergency bill will be introduced a. soon
IA tho Legislature meets, providing for an
appropriation OF $4,000,
The State Hospital has always been al
lowed 81 woek for maintenance OF indi-
gent patients. In bill passed last year
relating TO commitments to the hospital. i
was provided that tho State allowances for
maintenance OF lndigonts DO Increased 70
$3.50 week. and that tho State provide
clothing for tho indigents and the convict
patients In the asylum,
This new schedule was made operative
July last and continued until Novembef
last, when the present appropriation for
the asylum became effective.
The State Comptroller has ruled that the
appropriations act of last winters Leais-
laturo invaldates tho now commitment law,
therefore, tho State pays ~ instead OF $3.50
a week for mnintOnAnoo OF indiEenta. and
this. fact makes tho Trenton hospital siiF
$4,000 in its appropriation
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ever. but thaea = mere ,fine odd. hefet
thought cf either tndine one q theae tis
chimes N New York, or building one WheH
I think OF al tho weary miles Wr't4
tremped Il makes me sick !"
II know" she answered hut bow about
fuei7 And another thing--have you ever
operatcd one7 Could you----'
Run one7" He laughed aloud. SIN
the man who hrst taught Carlton Wolmra
TO ny--you know Holmes who won thh
Gordon-Craig cup for altitude record In
ieis. built the Rrst-----"
u know. dear, but Hoimes was klliad
At Schenectady, you remember. and Ihit
machine ia different from anything you're
used TO- isn't itt' neAtrice asked.
1t won't be when I'm through with Il {
tell YOU Beatrice. we're going to ~. No
more hiking through the woods or along
beaches for va, From now on we travel
IN the air--and tho world opens out 10 We
as though by magic
Distance ceases to mean anything The
whole continent is ours II there's nn4
other human creature on II ws win fnd Mimi
And " there isn't then perhaps we may
hnd some In Asia or In Europe. who
knowa7"
you mean you'd dare to attack the ~
lantic with patched-up machine more
than thousand years olaf"
II mean that eventually 1 can and VIII
build one thatil take us TO Alaska and 30
across tho nfty-mile zap from Cape Prince
OF Wales 70 East Cape. The whole world
lies at our feet, girl, with this new idea,
this new possibility, In mind"
CONTINUED TOMORROW
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CHRISTMAS CONCERT
AT GIRARD COLLEGE
Boys Will Entertain Audience Expected
to Number Several Hundred
Tonight

Boys OF Girard College will hold q Christ
mas concert in the college chapel at 7.S0
o'clock tonight before an audience OF sew
cral hundred persons, consisting for the
most part OF relatives. The school glee club
of sixty voices viii bS supplemented by the
Junior one Hundred" a singing ORGANISMS
tlon consisting of the younger lads In the
institution.
Tho CLEO club will be led by Torrents J.
A. Schlemmer. The students band win be
led by Walter r. Moore and Charles w
Parmentler win be assistant leader. Among
others who will participate In the program
are Theodore A. Repper Marcus Abramo-
wlt5 and Louis H. Helm, The exit march
was composed by Harry c. ThaH. an alum
nus OF the college.
on Saturday the exodus OF boys TO their
homes will begin About 100 lads viii
spend tho Christmas season with their FAM
lilies, while 400 boys viii stay at the school
For tho latter class there will be special
amusements and other peans will be
adopted to compensate for their misfor-
tune.
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And overhead. blotting out patch of
sky and stars. moved slowly the dark OBJ
ject which had so puzzled Stern since the
hrst time he had observed 1.-THE thing he
meant 10 know about and solve. once be
could reach the Cambridge Observatory
And OF this. too. they talked but neither
he nor she could solve the riddle Of its
nature
Their talk together that night was typical
OF the relationship that had grown up be-
tween them In the long weeks since their
awakening In the Tower. Almost ali. II
not quite an. the old-time idea of sex had
fadsd-the old. false assumption on tho
part Of the man that be was by his very
nature the superior Of woman.
Stern ana Beatrice now stood on diner-
ent footing their friendship, comFadeship
and love were based on the tacit recogni-
ton Of absolute equality, save for SteFn's
accidental physical superiority IL was as
though they had been two men. one a little
stronger and larger than the other SO far
as the notion Of equality went though this
by no means destroyed that magnetic sex
emotion which. In other aspects, thrilled
and attracted and Infused them both.
Their love never for moment opaeured
Stern's recognition of the girl as primarily
a human being. bis associate on even terms
in this great game that they were playing
together this tremendous problem they gere
lahoring 10 solye--the vastesi and most
vital problem that ever yet had confronted
the human race, noa represented Ia ia
toiality 81 these two living creatures
Ana - Beatrice recalled the world q
1fhsr times with an - Ease cQufeatloaa.
l|inifaHons aud netttfy atap|a EaIiau1Fiz4
Fba H4AaarD1 with fsnaafen ~ a9f aeaEE
eae sas IAat naa sHs eaeiee pea asss
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BEYOND THE GREAT OBLIVION
tscquci to "Thc Vacant world"y
BY GEORGE ALLAN ENGLAND
COPYRIGHT. 1919. by Fruniy 4 Munscy Cog,panv

shn would not have gone back to that
former state of hulf-chAttcl patronage
hnlr-hypocritlcat homage and total mis-
conception
Contrasting her prevent state with her
past one. and comparing this man all
ragged unRhaven and long haired "a he
was. yet truc man In every inch ut his
1.-the virile hody--with others Hhe remcm-
brrCd she found upwclllng In nor toVe
30 deep and powerful. grounded On such
broad bases " respect and gratitude
mutual interest and latent passion that
Ehe herself could not yet understand Il
IN all It's phRseB and its moods.
Tho relation which had grown up he
tween them comrades and partners In
all things, pRrtuok nf q nno tolerance, an
exquisite and nevor-faillng tenderness, n
wealth OF all Intimate, yet respectful adorh-
tlnn. II held elements OF brotherhood and
pnrcnthood Il was the love OF coworkers
striving toward a common goal ot com
paulona In life and In learning, In striving
doing accomplishing, even failing, Failure
mattcrcd nothing for Htill the comrudcship
was there.
And on this soil was growing daily and
hourly love such as never since the world
began had been equalod In purity and
power. faith, hope, integrity It purified all
things. made easy all things, hrayed all
things pardoued all things: Il was long
suffering and very kind,
They had no ncCd To speak OF Il. IL
showed IN every word and look and uCt.
even In the humbest and most common
place OF services each for each. Their
lovo was lived, not talked about.
All their trials and tremendous hardships.
their narrow passes with death, and their
hard-won escapes tho vicissitudes OF u
savage life In the open. with every imRgin-
able difficulty and hard oNpcdlont. could
not destroy their Illusions or do nught than
bind them In closer bonds OF unity.
And each realized when the time should
rlpen for another and moro vital love.
that, too, would circle them with deeper
tenderness. binding them in still more in
tense and poignant bonds OF Joy
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CHAPTER NV-(Contluuedl

AND from Providence. at tho head OF III"
"A bay. 10 Boston. is only forty miles In
direct limo northwest -by-north." said he
polClng the fro cuntemplluvcly
but II wc miss our way2'
How can we, II wo follow tho remains
cf the rRllroadH The cuts and embRnk.
mcnts will guide VS. all tho way"
II know but the forest In eco Thick
Not 40 thick but We can make at least
fsvo miles n DAY That H. inslde OF eight
days we can rcacr the Hub. And we shall
have tho help ot tools and guns, remember,
In a place the size Ug Providence there must
be- a few ruins SIN containing something OF
value. Yes. by all means the overland
route II best, from now on II means forty
miles instead OF probably two hundred
Thus they agreed upon II and, having
settled matters gave them no moro thought.
but prepared for rest And sunset came
down once moro Il faded amOldcring along
tho forest-line 10 westward II burned TO
dun umber8 and vague purples, thon went
out And tho wind that runs after tho
sun aNuko and sang softly among the
treetops, while like the intoning Of
choir Invisible and was silent again
There by tho nrelight he half saw. halt
sensed her presence, vague and beautiful
despite the traycl-worn tattered skin that
clothed her. Ho felt her warm. vital near
ness; his hand sought hers and pressed IL,
and tho pressure was returned. And with
u thrill of overwhelming tenderness no
realized what this girl was to him and
what his love meant and what II all por-
tended
Until long after dark they sat and talked
OF the flTure and OF llrc and death and OF
tho soul and OF tho great mystery that had
awept the earth clean OF all OF their kind
and had left them. alone, OF those 100000
900 human creatures.