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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-03-23

Shout 1t in Gath and tell II loudly
in Asknion that the Canon City high
school debating teams are the loren
sic champions OF Colorado, an homo
and distinction that they won Friday
night by the unanimous decision OF
the judges in the triangular contests
with the Centennial high school CT
Pueblo and the East Denver Iign
school representatives at Denver.
The victory was a sweering one a,
both places and redeemed the hisbes,
expectations OF their friends hers aa
achieved fos them admiration and
praise abroad.
Shortly after the triumph of the
home team here telegram was re-
ceiyed from Denver announcing tne
victory OF Canon city's representatives.
there and the enthusiasm OF the stu-
dents OF the winning school knew no
bounds. A splendid showing OF the
i5taI teams was conadentiaiiy aniici-
lated by those who knew the SKIN ami
calIbrc OF their members. bui only tn.
most sanEu.ne OF their admirers look
ed for dual conquest Of such rra,isy-
ing proportions The trIum7haI Ter
mination OF the debates for Cannr
, cts 10th here and at Denver was
proclaimed TO the community at 10
o'c:nck by the ringing OF the weaising-
ton school hell and ty other evidences
OF pride and satisfaction They wore
10Th grea, sehoiasiic achievements
Sand rs such were properly and Joy
onsly celebrated.
II is especially oreditablc that the
Canon City teams won the debate on
10th angles OF the proposition. scoring
an unqualified success here in the
presentation OF the affirmative siae
Of the question. and in Denver by a
no less brilliant and convincing argu-
ment on the negative side OF the prop.
osition. Il is stili further TO The
credit of the Canon city asgreEations
v4At they won over two OF the largest
and most famous hish schools OF the
. state. where the advantages and op-
portunitics for practice and nrcrara-
ton are superior to those 10 be found
elsewhere In all tho west. Under
There circumstances the dual victory is
all the more important and mnst com.
mand for the Canon City high school
the respect to which It is entitled.
The splendid outcome and success OF
Friday nights debates will give pres
Use and reputation 10 the hiRh school
here that will have TO be reckoned
. with by any school in Colorado seek
ing forensic. honors.
The question discussed by the Tri-
angular Debating league Friday night
was Resolved. That the United
Nstates Should Prohibit the Exporta-
tion of Munitions OF War to the Bel
iigerents." Canon city's team opposed
TO centenniai's team had the afnrma-
tive side OF the proposition, while its
representatives in the competition
with the Fast Denver high school
sargued the negative side of the ques-
tion.
In the debate here. which was held
in the Firs methodist church. Canon
City was champioaed by Alfred Sin.
den and Leslie Glanviile, They were
opposed on behalf of Pueblo by Miss
'Bcrnice Gusgenheim and waltor Rad.
ley.
Canon City's representatives in the
debate at Denver were Harl Tanner
Gnd Hunter Palmer Jr. n
At the Methodist church Prof. Jas.
per Moses Of Pueblo. a member Of the
faculty Of tho Centennial high school.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01
THE SYMONDS CASE
BY FRANK FllSON.

The News-Herald was the yellow
est paper in town, but old Lyons had
never yet had a woman in the re-
porters' room. He always said it
needed men to get the sort of news
he wanted. When we came in and
saw little Mary Lesson sitting beside
the city editors desk, therefore, we
rubbed our eyes.
The city editor introduced her to
me-
Put Miss Lesson wise to the game,
Hallowell,' he said. She's going to
cover general assignments"
She was a little country-bred girl,
and | thought she had lost her ia
Their or mother recently, for she al
ways dressed in black. She was as
plucky as you please, and she never
fell down on a story. Had rare gift
of descriptive writing, too.
She certainly made good that first
year. Baldwin, the sports editor, used
to take her round quite bit, but
after a while they ceased to speak,
except for formal greeting l
guessed what had happened, and was
sorry for Baldwin, but l had known
from the first that no one had a
chance with her. 1t was the same
way with Elvers, the news editor. He
pulled away in time. And it wasn't
the girls fault. She was as nice as
could be to all of US. But she simply
didn't care for love-making.
Remember, Miss Lesson" old
Jones had said to her, when she
Joined us, "the paper comes first. II
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01
TEETH NEED EXTREME CARE
Bodily Health of All Descriptions Is
Dependent Upon Keeping Them
in Condition.

Lack of care of the mouth is pre-
judicial to the health of children as
well as adults. A decaying tooth is
always a menace, and especially when
the decaying process reaches below
the gums, producing alterations, pyor.
rhea, etc. which, being difficult of &C.
cess for treatment, are always to be
regarded as dangerous.
Aside from the pain and suffering
which these diseases Of the teeth pro,
duce, the possibility of direct infection
must not be overlooked.
So-called blood poisoning and death
have been frequent results from dis
eased teeth. Some forms of inf1am.
matory rheumatism are believed to be
caused by the infection of pyorrhea,
and in general the health is injured
in proportion as the teeth are af-
fected.
Inflammation of the lining mem
branes and muscular fibers of the
heart, chronic engagements of the
joints, acute and chronic Inflammation
of the kidneys, tonsilitis, goiter, and
even diabetes have all been traced di-
rectly to diseased teeth.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01

a reporter hate not his father and
mother when the papers interests
are to be served, he won't do for the
News Herald. Remember that-al-
ways"
And she did-indeed she did There
was the time when she stood all night
in a binding snowstorm to get the
first news of the death of the presi-
dent of the Southwestern system.
Brought it back in the gray dawn,
the story all written, and had to wait
an hour longer till the Waterman I'M
locked the door.
But l am thinking now of the ia
nous Bell trial. Bell had been ar
rested for murder in some obscure
little place that no one had ever
heard of, l supposed. He had been in
love with a girl, and had sent box
of poisoned candy to his rival, ac-
cording to the claim of the district at
torney. The woman had disappeared,
and that was considered the most
favorable omen for the prisoner. Six
of us were sent down to Shreveport to
report the trial, which ran in scare
heads every day. They were a week
selecting jury, and they'd never got
one if there hadn't been a change of
venue.
For some occult reason-all Lyons
reasons are occult-the News-Herald
was told to take the prisoners side.
1t may have been because the Eagle
was openly for the conviction of
Symonds, the prisoner. Personally,
had no doubt of his guilt the moment
| set eyes on him. Mary Lesson was
there to do the gush work.
What do you think, Miss Leeson?"
l asked. Guilty."
Miss Lesson had elected to take an
obscure seat in the back of the court
room, to get the thing in better per-
spective, as she said. / was coaching
her that day-it was her first trial-in
the manner of court procedure.
The News-Herald says he's inno-
cent" she answered
But what do you Think" l per-
sisted.
Innocent" said Miss Lesson with
curious information. 1t was as if her
feminine psychology was at strife
with the instinct of obedience to the
papers demands.
The case against Symonds was rot
a strong one. 1t became pretty well
evident from the second day that he
would be acquitted unless the state
could bring better witnesses. The
girl, Madge Kline. could not be found.
Without her evidence, conviction
seemed impossible.
Besides, Miss Lessons articles ex-
ceeded anything that the most accom-
/ plished artistry had ever achieved in
bringing about revulsion of popular
sentiment. ! heard a man in the
street discussing the crime on the day
the trial opened.
Guilty? Sure. he's guilty" he said.
why did they ask change of venue?
His neighbors knew him. He wouldn't
stand a dogs chance in his own
town"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01
squeaky Shoes Once Priced,

While conducting a research for in
formation on the origin of certain
fashions of the past | discovered the
reason for the existence of the squeak
in shoes.
The squeak was once deemed fash
ionable, and men of great Importance
in the affairs of the country demanded
it in their footwear, and cobblers were
paid two shillings extra for putting it
in. The squeaky boot denoted the ap-
proach of someone of importance, and
the way was made clear at once in the
same manner as a bicycles shrill
whistle warns you to look to your
interests.
During the squeaky period men
found it difficult to sneak into the
house after twelve midnight without
being discovered and disgraced. Re
moving the shoes before entering the
home is an invention which followed
the squeaky shoes era, and while the
former is now almost obsolete, the lat
ter is still in vogue and as popular
as ever with married meni-"Zim" In
Cartoons Magazine.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01

And on the third morning. when ev-
erybody went about with a copy of
the NewsHerald in his hand, open
at Miss Lessons article:
Guilty? That fellow amt guilty.
Why, there's innocence in his face.
Look at him, Who'd be fool enough
to send box of poisoned candy like
that? Bought strychnine? Sure! For
rats. They can't and won't prove he
put it into the creams Anyway, I'm
in favor Of giving him a chance for
his life"
They can't prove nothing. No
case summed up the popular YER
dict.
About all the evidence against
Symonds, in fact, was that he had
been jealous of his rival, and that he
had bought box Of candy at one
store aud some strychnine pellets,
later, at another. And yet, so suscep-
tible is a jury to the atmosphere of a
courtroom, that the man might have
been convicted but for Mary Lesson
articles
On the day on which the verdict
was to be delivered, old Lyons came
down to see. He patted Mary Lesson
on the arm. We'll WIN" he wills.
pered. you've done finely, Miss Lee
son. take back all ever said
against woman reporters"
Miss Lesson smiled, and went on
writing her last article.
Lyons created something OF a still
in court. The district attorney, in
summing up, turned and faced him
for moment. Where is the missing
girl?" he Numbered to the jury
who knows? II anybody, it is the
powerful interests that are defend
ing the prisoner"
Lyons leaped to his feet, but the
judges gavel fell with thud. Il will
not permit such an insinuation," he
shouted. Strike that from the rec
ord"
Well, it was mot guilty" Of course
And yet, in spite of all the signs o.
an acquittal, which had been senset
in court from the opening of the sec
ond day, / was not sure. l saw the
face of the prisoner turn from greer
to gray as the foreman pronounced
the words. Then CHASTITY smile came
over Symonds' face, and he stepped
down, free man.
The jury crowded about him, to e
through the farce of shaking hands.
81 congratulate you. sir" said eacf
man, with beaming smirk Of self
congratulation upon his perspicacity
They gathered round him in an avit
cluster till Symonds' counsel pulled
him away
you had better thank Mr.. Lyons,
he said.
The two men shook hands 81 wa!
convinced Of your innocence from
the first. Mr.. Symonds,'' said Lyons
And so | brought to bear what little
influence | possess. l hope, in return
that you will let us have an article
on the trial and a personal history
But you must tharsh Miss Leeson
whose articles did more for you thar
you perhaps realize now"
He pulled Miss Mary by the sleeve
and the girl and Symonds stood face
to face. The mans eyes fixed them
selves upon hers in terrified glare
Then there was a sensation in Tho
courtroom. Symonds dropped to thu
floor in a dead faint
And. looking at Mary Lessons ex
girl was, knew that the undyint
hatred pictured there was to burn
itself into Symond's brain for ever.
Copyright, 1915. by w. G. Chapman.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01
Remember Only To-Day.

Finish every day and be done with
II. You have done what YOU could.
Some blunders and ab~urtities no
doubt crelt in; forsSt them as soon az
you can Tom0rrow is n rev day; be
gin it well and serenrly and with too
hish a spirit to be numbered with your
old nonsense This day is al that is
good ard fair Il is too dear with its
hopes and aspirations to waste a mo-
ment upon the yesterday Emerson.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01
First Idea Of Steam PlowIno.

The idea of the use of engines and
machinery to pillow the ground seems
to hav originated with David Ram
sey and Thomas Wildgoose in 1918,
but the motive power they proposed
to use is not quite clear. Francis
Moore in 1869 first attempted to use
the steam engine for this purpose
The history Of practical steam plow-
ing dates from the invention of Fowl
er, assisted by Smith, In 1854.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01
Where English River Rises.

The Duddon, one OF the most pic
turesque OF the English rivers. oozes
up through a bed of moss near the top
OF Wrynose Fell. a desolate solitude,
yet remarkable for its huge masses of
protruding crags and the varied and
vivid coIors of the moses watered BY
the stream.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01
Has a Hard lime.

Someone is quoted as having said
that of all the letters in the alphabet
&c" is the most unfortunate. because
1t is always out of cash. always in
debt, never out of danger. and in hell
all the time" 1t is also the most fire.
quently used letter in the alphabet.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01
The End Of All THINGS,

Man with Paper-"Here's a preacher
In Syracuse. n. Y, who declares that
the time will come VIXEN there will be
no liars In the world" Pessimist-
We'll. the world is due to end some
time. canadian Courier.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01
Dancer in Tco Much Softness.

"A soft answer will turn away
wrath, ies' as de Good Book says" OBJ
served Uncle Eben But too much
softness is gwinter tempt somebody
to hand you a slap. jes fob de fun
of it,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01
Telephone Record.

The French language has been
found much better adapted tc long
distance telephonilg than the English,
and expert operators in Paris have
succeeded IN transmitting messages to
London at the rate of 1870 words min
ME
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01
The Safer Plan.

She-Don't you think a man is a
fool to marry woman for her
money?
He-I sure do. 1t would be whole
lot safer for him to jolly her into
lending it to MIN.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01
Anclent Inkea

Did q man ever hold stakes asks
- Atchison Globe, without making
I remark about running away with
- money!" And did one Of the bet
~, following someone's offer to hold
1e stakes, ever fail to counter with
Who'll hold your"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01
Applause at a Concert.

you seem to enjoy the heavy Wag-
neriaE numbers or the program" Il
don't Then why do you applaud so
strongly" Il want to hear the pretty
little pieces they always play for en-
cores
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01

Tomdix-"Is it true that young
Greene's engagement is cff?" HOAX
yes" Tcmdix-"What was the trou-
ble-did the girl decline to live in a
flat?" Hoiax-''No; with one"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01
Guard Against Infection.

Guard Against Infection.
The Argentine national health de-
Daxtment has posted signs along the
- cipal streets Of Buenos Aires tell
NC what animals and insects should
- avoided to lessen the dangers Of
nlbctious diseases.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01
British Orders of knInhthood.

There are eight orders of knight
hood in the British empire, OF which
the highest is the Order of the Gar
ter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01

Bishop Moreland said that a nagged
married man who does not seek d.
vorce is a true hero-but well dare
anyone of them to wear hero medal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01
Great City Less Foooy

Weather records compiled for more
than a quarter of century indicate
that the atmosphere of London is be.
coming less foggy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01
When Baby Is Feverish.

Nothing is better than a sponge
bath with eight ounces of alcohol
added to quart of warm water.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01
Optimistic Thouaht.

Arms are worth little without wis,
dom NJ home
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-01
The Professions

CHIROPRACTOR
DIR. ). q. SCARBOROUGH,
Lady in Attendance
Dyches Building, Between PARK
! and Auditorium
OFFICE HOURS
70 1870 q, m. 1880 to p. m.
1900 to $3.50 p. m.
.lsultation and Examination Free.
Residence Phone 240 Black
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-11
LINER CYMRIC TORPEDOED
BY A GERMAN SUBMARINE
Crew Numbered About 100 Men-No
Passengers on Board-Carried
War Supplies.

London, May 10.-The l3,000-ton
White Star liner Cymric, which for
some time has been engaged in freight
service, has been torpedoed by Ger
man submarine. according to advices
received here.
1t is reported that she is still afloat
and is proceeding to an Irish port
The crew aboard numbered about
100 men, but the steamer carried no
passengers.
Carried War Supplies.
New York. May 10.--The Cymric left
New York april % with cargo Of
munitions and war supplies, including
5000 cases of cartridges. She was com.
manded by Captain +, Il. Beadnell.
J. ]. Mcpherson. British vice consul
here in charge of shipping. said that
as fur as he knew there were no Am
ericans among the crew, In addition
to the crew, five distressed British sea.
men, who had been i'll here, were on
the steamer.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-11
IRISH REBELLION LEADERS
FOUND GUILTY AND SHOT
Other sisners Of Proclamation Sen
fenced to Three Years Imprison.
nsnt-Birreii Resigns.

London. May 5.-The announcement
IN the House of Commons by the Prime
Minister that the leaders in the rebel
lion In Ireland had been court,mar
tailed and summarily executed created
profound feeling, although this &C
ton by the government was expected
Patrick H. Pearse. the provisional
president Of Ireland" Thomas ]. Clark
and Thomas MacDonagh were the men
executed.
Three other signers Of the proclama-
lion were sentenced to three years i'm
prisonment.
1t was announced also that Agus-
tine Birrell, chief secretary for Ire
land. has resigned.
Mr.. Birrell indicated his resignation
from the cabinet by taking a corner
seat behind the treasury bench when
he entered the Commons.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-11
PRESIDENT EXPLAINS STAND TO-
COMMITTEE THAT CALLS TO
PROTEST HIS PREPARED.
NESS PROGRAM.
SAYS HELPLESS NATION IS
NEGLIGIBLE IN A FARLEY
Would Have Little Power in Confer
ence to Establish Foundations fer
Peace, He Tells Representatives
Of Union Against MiIitarism-
Favors Military Training.

Washington, May 10.-Hope that at
the end of the present war the nations
of the world would undertake a joint
effort TO keep the peace, backed by
common police force, was expressed
by President Wilson in an interview
with q committee of the American
Union Against Militarism, which call
ed to protest his preparedness pro-
gram and advise him that they had
found fear of miltarism in the coun-
try west of the Alleghenies
The President told his callers that
helpless nation would be negligible
In conference to establish the
foundations for peace. He said there
was a difference between prepared
ness and militarism, that the country
was in no danger of the latter, and in
response to a question declared that
compulsory military training was not
contrary to American tradition.
For Military Training.
The committee insisted that on &C.
count of his office the President most
frequently addressed audiences from
the upper classes and that the re-
spouse he received upon the proposal
to increase the military were mislead.
ing him as to the true sentiment of
the country.
To this Mr. Wilson replied:
THE currents of opinion, or, rath.
err, the bodies of opinion in this coun-
try. are very hard to assess. For ex-
ample, Mayor Mitchell of New York
City and a group of gentlemen asso-
ciated with him made a tour not I'M
like that which you had and had meet.
ings, and they came back and report.
ed In most enthusiastic terms unanim-
GUS opinion, not for universal military
service, but very distinctly for uni
versal military training, which, of
course, Is very different thing.
Not Militarism, But Necessity.
Now l see the danger that Mr..
Pinchot perceives in the laws that he
referred to, because they seem to as
sociate military training with public
authority and to draw that training
into some sort Of connection with mill
tary organization.
"A nation acquainted with arms is
not militaristic nation, unless there
Is somebody who can by an order de-
termine what they shall all do with
that force.
When things are at SKIES and sew
ems in neighboring country. as in
Mexico. and everybody apparently a
law unto himself, there are not men
enough to safeguard that border And
yet 1t is obviously the right thing to
DO to keep the disorder of the country
from flowing over to disturb the peace
OF another country. That is not milf.
tarism, that is necessary.
For Very Powerful Navy.
Il do not need to tell you that I ann
Just as much opposed to militarism
as any man living
The traditions of the American
people have always been for a very
powerful navy. We have never been
Jealous of the navy even in our most
sensitive moments"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-05-11
RENEWED DEMAND ON WAR De.
pARTMENT WOULD CALL
NEW YORK AND PENNSYL-
VANlA MILITIA.
NO AGREEMENT REACHED
At JUAREZ CONFERENCE
Situation Takes on Added Gravity Fol.
lowing Bandit Raid In Big Bend
Oistrict--New Demands Present
cd to Mexican Representa-
tives.

Washington, May 1o.-Generai Fun
ston has renewed his demand on the
war department for the national guard.
II Is understood he has asked for 50,-
600 men to be drawn from the border
states and New York and Pennsyi-
vania. The last two states are wanted
because of their equipment.
Ell Paso, May 10.-The latest confer
ence between Generals Scott and Fun
ston and General Obregon, Mexican
minister Of war and Juan Amador,
subsecretary Of foreign affairs, ended
late in the day without an agreement
having been reached. 1t was indicat-
ed, however, that efforts to effect an
understanding regarding the status Of
the American troops in Mexico had
not been abandoned and that another
conference would be held.
u. S. Makes New Demands.
In lei Paso the feeling grew that the
situation had taken on added gravity
following the bandit raid in the Big
Bend district. 1t was reported on
good authority that most of the con-
hSiu W ho VIII ti1c tdiu anu
the steps to be taken to dispense ban
dit groups In northern Coahuila
New demands were presented to the
Mexican representatives, it was said,
which would include the cooperation
of the Mexican and American troops
In districts not hitherto touched In the
negotiation.
obreaon Would Gain Time.
Whatever the reply of the Mexican
minister of war, 1t was evident that
no wished TO gain more time. The
conference began at 4:55 r, m. and
ended in just an hour and so min
utes.
More Geographic conversations be-
tween General Oregon and General
Carranza at the provisional capital
took place