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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-03-22
PARK CENTER

George O'Brien has returned to his
home, after visiting friends in Salida
for the past. few days.
Miss Mary Roy, who has been EN-
ployed at the ]. o.. O. F. home for some
time. is at present enjoying a visit
with home folks.
f. E. Chapman of Wilson Greek had
as dinner guests Sunday Mr.. and Mrs.
81 Uhers. Miss Kittie Bell and son
Willie.
Miss Tillie Brown. Miss RosaIie
Goesling and Eugene Gregg of Lincoln
Park called on Miss Ruin Brown Sun
day afternoon.
Silas Uhers has been on the sick
list for the past week, but is much
improved at this time
The directors of the Park Center
Land and Water company appointed
VIM. Wilson Rice Jr. as ditch rider
for the Park Center division and Har-
old Mattoon OF Goldfieid to care for
the Orchard Park division.
Ralph Milton. who has charge of
the force of men working on the Park
Center Land and Water company s
ditch. reports the work progressins
nicely and in short time the ditch
will be in shape to turn water in for
the season irrigation.
c. A. Norman has been quite sick
for the past week. but is o. K. again
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Columbia and son
Lyle were Sunday dinner guests Pt
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Spoerhase.
Clinton Hocket has leased the al
falfa ranch bepnging to Oscar Chase
for the season.
c. ]. Fredrickson was on the Park
Monday looking after property inter
ests.
S. F. Goodrich of Canon City was
out looking over his ranch Monday
and says the prospects are fine for a
bumper apple crop this year.
Mrs. II. E. Ford and children were
dinner guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. II. Hotehkiss Friday of last
week.
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MANUAL TRAINING DRAFTS
MANShIP DISPLAYED

The Mitchell & Egbers Drug com
pany has in their east window a
splendid display of the craftsmanship
ability OF the students OF the manual
training at the Canon City high
school.
Some OF the work approaches that
of the professional craftsman and all
of II is OF an exceedingly high order.
The drawings are clear cut and nc
curate and cover many phases of the
work.
The entire display emphasizes the
fact that the students in : manual
training are getting much out Of their
studies and that they are progressing
nicely.
Prof. Floyd Bricker has charge OF
this department Of the school work.
}N
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Inc SHY driver tnat mas Deen PRINT
ed in some of the papers regarding
conyicts on the farms Is ihe most
absurd that have read for some
time. and must so appear To the peo-
pie of Canon City. Everyone knows
that the prisoners have been farming
land in and about Canon City for
thirty years past No crime has been
committed BY any of them within my
knowledge. certainly not within the
last eight years. nor have heard OF
any serious crime having been com.
mitted ON any prison farm previous
to my inounbency.
On the other hand. serious crimes
some OF the most revolving crimes.
have been committed by other people
than convicts in this community since
| have been here. but none by trusty
prisoners. serving sentence at The
penitentisry. who may have been
working on the streets OF Canon City.
the park. gardens or on any farm OPP
Grated by prisoners near Canon City.
Three men have been sent here: two
for life. for the crimes OF rape in Fro
mont county In the last fiye years
One murder was committed within
sight of the penitentiry walls within
the last three months BY a citizen.
other heinous crimes have been com
mitted in Fremont county. such as
III Inn L.. n..Nn luf. l..
murder and robbery OF citizen OF
Florence.
And while only one serious crime
was ever committed by an escaped
convict in this state out of over 1000
trusty prisoners worked outside the
prison walls in years past. yet thou
sands of heinous crimes have been
committed in the state by citizens
who have shown the bad example.
This class OF men. when eent TO
prison. are not made trusty prisoners
and are confined closely. as are all
dangerous men. The men put on the
farms are selected with the greatest
care and have the best OF backing
from their friends and relatives and
are trying to be upright. Christian
men. However, the public Is lead to
believe that the men we put on the
rond camps and state farms are set
of bowling wolves turned loose to prey
upon the public.
The state or Colorado mas over
1900 miles OF beautiful highways that
the prisoners built on honor for the
state. which II would not now have
had II not been for tie working of
convicts outside the prison.
However. as matter of fact, the
convicts In the road camps and on
the prison farms have thus far con
ducted themselves. in great many
instances. not only as well as citi-
zens. but In many instances better
than citizens living In the same com.
munity. ] think II will be admitted
by every fair-minded citizen that II
convicts in our road camps or even
nj the penltentlary were to conduct
themselves az some OF the young ed
ucated men in our leading university
conducted themselves recently In a
rlidnIght raid TO neighboring school
the people Of Colorado would hold up
their hands in horror and see that all
prisoners were returned Immediately
10 the prison. The public very oftcn
will tolerate anything from citizen.
yet a convict dares not breathe for
fear the public will demand his being
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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-31
Melpolder S, Tactics,

The failure Of the Social Service Bureau to
execute it's mission is to be found intthe repeent
personality of John Melpolaer, it's general secre
tary, the man who comes intD direct contact with
the persons who need assistance. And thesrefus-
al of many persons to further support the Social
Service Bureau with money is attributable o'the
methods of Melpolder. Me.Apolder is the nan
who was to make or break THE Social Service
Bureau.
What better Illustration Of the methods ofthe
man need be cited than the brazen attack ne
made yesterday on Principal Ramsey OF the
Whitewater school. When Ramsey refused to
call himself liar by retractnlg statement he
heard "the paid agent of public philanthropy"
make Melpolder resorted to Intimidation and
bulldozing Melpolder caught in his own trap
and unable to extricate himself because of RAM
sey's determination to stand by the truth at all
hazards, used on him the Identical methods he
uses when poor persons ask him dor aid.
Principal Ramsey has one decided advantage
that poor people do not have. Hekis independent
of Melpolder's charity. He did not have to.cringe
in fear or obsequiously bow low to the secretary
when the latter demanded retractHOn.
Neither the poor nor the benefactors of the
poor oppose the Social Service Bureau as an or
ganization to dispense charity Experience has
proved the absolute necessity of centralized
organization to study the problem Of poverty, re-
lieve distress and rehabilitate families. The
Social Service Bureau is failure because Mel
poder does not possess the qualities of soul that
will endear him to the poor and will make an ap-
peal to the generosity Of the city's benefactors.
It is common axiom in business that the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-31

success Of s.concern Is directly dependent ON the
persenality Of its head and on the organization
which he Ii able to perfect. For that reason cor
pdrstions exercise the utmost diligence and care
IN choosing executives who have to deal with the
public and with the personnel Of their organize
tion. Whenever an executive Il unable to conn
mand the love. Of hisaassochtes, and cannot OBJ
tain the good will Of the public, he Is promptly
discharged.
Melpolder has brought the Social Service
Bureau into disrepute with the poor and IL re-
sponsible for the refusal Of the public to contrib
ute for its support. Consequently he has forfeit
ed right from business standpoint, to hold the
position which the Social Service Bureau has en-
trusted to him.
Antagonist toward Mepolder and the Social
Service Bureau is not without foundation in fact.
It is not an emanation from "overly sympathet-
ic" men and women who have no business acumen
or lack sense of discrimination between mawk-
ish sentimentality and hard facts. Opposition to
the social secretary and his methods comes from
the best men and women in this community, a
fact which the Social Service Bureau board need
not blink, disregard or underestimate. The COM
munity has pronounced verdict against Mel
polder and his methods. Public opinion in Rich
mond opposes cruelty to the poor, starvation to
obtain results insults and abuse heaped upon the
applicants for charity In the face Of this senti-
ment, the board can neither expect financial sup
port from the citizens nor cooperation from the
poor. Mepolder is discredited in this communi-
ty and is dragging the Social Service Bureau into
a mire from which it may not be able to extricate
itself.
If the Social Service Bureau doubts the UNI
popularity of Melpolder, let it explain why some
of the best families in the city have withdrawn
their support. Let it explain why certain insti-
tutions and clubs in this city are in arms against
the Bureau The reason is to be found in Mel
polder. The man and his methods, not the Social
Service Bureau as an organization, have aroused
this wide spread hostility to the present form of
charity distribution
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-31
Are You Int0xi-
Gated? The question IS

not as impairment as it
sounds. You may be a real
teetotaler and yet be "intoM-
cated"-that is, poisoned by
the gases that come from
imperfect digestion. The
products of food purefaction
are taken up by the blood
and often poison the entire
system. Cut out meats and
starchy foods for a while.
Eat Shredded Wheat with
milk or cream for breakfast;
eat it with stewed fruits and
green vegetables for dinner
or supper. 1t will cure auto
intoxicaton and make a new
man of you. All the meat
of the whole wheat in a
digestible form. A perfect
meal at lowest cost. Made
at Niagara Falls, N. Y.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-31
WOMEN EvANCEL|STS
CONDUCT CAMPAIGN

CENTERvIIt4E, Ind, Jan. 3t-The
Rev. Mildred Allen began series OIL
meetings ct the Friends church Gun.
day evening. Rev. Bertha Day ci
Ohio. who 10 TO assist her In the work
was present Monday evening, and
gave her first sermon. the subject ol
which was Secret Prayer
Miss Day insisted on secret prayer,
as necessary step toward the sue.
cess OF the revival These meetings
should properly be termed. "A Call to
Prayer" and every person interested
should spend much time In secret
prayer. Meetings are announced for
each evening this week, and everyone
is invited to attend.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-31
ADJUSTMENTS AT
LOCAL HOUSES
"TWlN BEDS" NOTED COMEDY
rNMIMH

OF all the columns of praise award.
ed by the New York and London press
to Twin Beds" which comes to the
Washington theatre on Friday, Febrll-
airy 2, none is more appreciated by
Salisbury Field and Margaret Mayo
and A. S. Stern and company, respec-
lively authors and producers Of the
farce, than the statement of the New
York Press that it is 'the funniest play
ever written" Twin Beds" ran for
one solid year in New York, six
months in Australia and Is already in
its second year of popularity in Lon
don.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-31

measure ir the house making legal
use Of public parks for chGutauquas
II passed. this law will cover the local
chautauqua situation. There has al
ways been some contention in Rich.
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being coached by Miss Marguerite
Kessler as captain. An Independent
team of former high school girls who
graduated is also to be formed to
meet the Hi girls in social games.
Mrs Ella Larsh has returned
from indianapolis where she was Wis
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-31
GIRLS ORGANIZE TEAM

NEW PARIS, O., Jan. 31--The
young ladies' of the high school have
organized basketball team and are
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-31
rond over the use Of part Of Glen MI
Ter for the chautauQua.

A library table that unfolds and
forms full-sized double bod IL Q fur.
nirure novelty Of recent invention.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-31

iting her daughters. . Henry F. Mid
daugh has sold his Pearl street prop-
erty to Mrs. Martha Butts of New
Madison, who will remove here to
make her home. Mrs, Rebecca
Louck left Saturday for indianapolis
where she will make a visit.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-01-31
BARTEL MEASURE
TO END DISPUTE

William H. Bartel, jr.. representa-.
tive from Wayne county, has presented
Evening journal., 1917-12-29
by II. c. HAMILTON.
I'd press stan corrasp0ndeni

IAlAaA ANNro nAAAi RNliN NNNNNNtt
NEW YORK. Dec. 29--war-tlme
sports have had their trials and trlbu-
laiions. but, battling bravely. support
ed by staunch hearts IN every branch
OF athletic endeayor, games are con-
tlnulng. a look into the future appears
much rosler than anyone connected
with athletics would have admitted six
mouths ago.
No better indication Of o public feel
Ing toward the continuance or dlscon-
tinuanee Of sports could have been pre-
senied than the attendance al the re-
cent siX-day bicycle race IN New York
when more than 5000 was paid over
10 the government as the war tax on
admissions alone. People thronged 20
Madison square Garden 10 see this an
nual event There Wa Mt a time when
there was not a large crowd In the
huge auditorium. As a matter OF fact
Il has been stated the race was th,
Evening journal., 1917-12-29
ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES IN ARMY CAMPS

most successful OF recent years
Baseball llt with dull sicksnirs
thud IN some quarters. while in Others
attendance was good Lagging Interest
IN the game. due 20 interest IN the biz
ser game OF winning a real world
series accounted for this condition Tle
same thing stares baseball In the focu
for the coming year. bat the big League
are planning 10 go ahead with oni,
minor reductions In their expenses.
Baseball Il has been stated, Is at
disadl antage, Just at this time, mainl,
because Il is played In the aftern0on-.
Sports carried on az night are doins
immensely. Boxing has suffered, but
mainly because Gov. Whitman decided
u was a bad thing IN New York AMI
not because OF any war condition.
Il is probable football coon VIII be
back at the Old stand, drumming mp
war business Last summer when the
FIRST punch from Mars caught colleges
squarely on the nose. Yale. Harvard and
Princeton, wishing 10 devote all energy
possible 10 the war, called OF football
schedules Since that time a public
clamor has arisen for a return OF the
sport. II is quite likely that this bis
/ trlumyirate or colleges win have elevens
on the fleld next year.
College baseball win be cut short
this year. owing 20 the faci that eer
le~es are cuttlng their semesters short
/ Track and fleld athletics may suffer
/ from the same cause The A A T.. how
ever. Is golns ahead with plans.
Evening journal., 1917-12-29
PER2HINC' 'D..Y rule
PUBLISHED BY BAKER
Action Aimed to End Stories
OF Drunkenness in Army
in France
ONLY LIGHT WlNEs
OBTAINABLE BY MEN

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Seoretary OF
War Baker has made public copies Of
the order issued by General Pershins
70 commanding officers Of the Ameri-
can eapedltionary forces in France rela-
tive 10 the sale Of intoxlcants TO SOL
diers. For weeks past fear has been
caused amons relatives OF American
soldiers In France by reports that in
ioxlcatlOn was rampant. Tho action
OF the Secretary in making public Cen
eral Pershing's order was taken as an
indication that he desires 10 allay the
fears The order follows:
Commanding officers al all places
where our oops may be located VIII
confer with the local French authorl-
ties and use every endeavOr 70 limit 10
the lowest possible number th9 places
where intoxicants are sold II Is de-
sired that these authorities be assisted
in locating non-llcensed resorts, which
should be reported Immediately 10 the
proper authority for the necessary no-
ton.
Soldiers are forbidden either TO buy
or accept as gifts from the inhabitants
WHISKY, DrdnQy, cnainpabhei liquor UT
light wines or beer. Tho gft or re-
tail sale OF these by inhabitants In the
zone OF the army Is forbidden by
French laws Commanding officers Will
see that all drinking places where alco-
holic liquors nam-d above are sold arc
designated as on limits and the neces-
sary means adopted TO prevent sol
dlers visiting them
Secretary Baker said that advices
from General Pershlng are 20 the ef-
feet that since there is little beer sold
In France the men are limited TO the
native light wines used by the French
people. The use Of these is being
discouraged by General Pershlng In
every possible way. lie Is now DIS
cussing with the French autho'l tiles q
plan for the prohibition OF the sale OF
liquors Of any kind to American troops
in France.
Evening journal., 1917-12-29
J'CKIES ON Delaware
APPRECIATE XMAS Gifts

Christmas gifts sent TO the officers
and men Of the battleshlp Delaware by
the women OF this city and state, are
appreciated. Richard S. Rodney, Of
Kew Castle, has received letter from
his cousin, !. :. X. Reeves. chief surgeon
on the battleship. who says;
Il think 10 will be a consolation 20
Delawareans to know that this old.
good ship Is one Of the flrst to do real
thlngs in this big war. want you
10 know we are over there and right
on the job.
"The women Of Delaware have sent
US a lot Of useful things and bunch
Of things which we will have at Christ
mas. and ! fear they will never know
how much they are appreciated. So
II you happen 10 know anyone high up
in the d. A. n. o. Red Cross OF Della
ware you may tell them that In spite
OF our apparent apathy we do apprecl-
ate the things the! have sent US; but
we a4e all Nely busy 10 this war busi-
ness, and I doubt very much whether
anyone has gone to the trouble TO send
thanks.
Il left home only last month and
already have a lot Of interesting things
which will have TO wait until the
censor lets up on us. but when ! get
home I'll loosen up
Evening journal., 1917-12-29
SEARCH Tor ISLANDS
IN Delaware RIVER

Litigation over an unchartered island
10 the Delaware River, which for a
limo threatened 10 hold up the Ameri-
can International Shipbuildlng C0rpor-
atoms yard at Hog Island, has caused
the State Of Pennsylvania 70 start an
investigation as % uncharted Islands
In the Delaware River.
Paul w Houck, secretary OF Internal
Affairs OF the Commonwealth, has or
dered the Investigation TO ascertain
whether there are any Islands which
are vacant and still the property Of
the state OF Pennsylvania In the Della
ware River between League Island and
the Pennsylvania-Delaware line. Cap
tain William A. Moore, the departments
title expert and surveyor, is making
the inquiry, the FIRST in ten years.
Frank NJ. Zeller maintained he discov-
cred an island In the Delaware Just
opposite Hog Island, which he named
New Providence Island. and had made
application for patent 10 10. He said
TO grant the application of the Ameri-
can international Shipbuilding Corpor-
alton 70 build at That point would be
infringing on his rights. The commits
sioners OF navigation granted the appli-
cation OF the company and zellers case
is still In court.
Evening journal., 1917-12-29
German Had Great Year AT The Traps

One Of our very best and biggest
trapshoolers Is Lester German. Lester
be It known, halls from Aberdeen. Md
Is a professional, and tips the beam at
about 250 pounds.
Before taking 70 trapshootlng as a
business German was a baseball pitch
er and twice twlrled Memphis into
Southern League pennants before New
York Giants pluckcd him
10 was while with the Glants-some
% yea ogo-thot Lester left the ma
tlnnal pastime lat on It's back and took
10 the trargun Ne has been even
more successful breaking targets than
hc was hurting the baseball. And II
you care 10 look up his baseball rec
ord you VIII admit that Is saying a
great deal.
German has travelled the Eastern
Siotes year In AMI year out. shooting
at from 5000 10 10000 ta' gets yearly
under al, so Is OF conditions. and has
always averaged better than % per
cent BY reason OF his ability 20 smash
ihe targets no ls better known as
Ions Run" German. His best feal
was his run Of 3i2 at the Nesty Hogan
shoot three years ago. In This shoot
too. he broke iegx5O0 and 6il out OF
650-all reco ds.
His shooting IN 1917 has been I'D n
his general avorago-maybe a shad'
better. He had Al runs Of so 81 0ighl
m which number % were better th0u
75 straight, 20 better than 100. 1 bet.
ter than $50. and one better than rs
His high run was ie0. Eight OF these
runs were unfinished.
Germans runs Of 30 or better and the
cities In which they wore shot ar,
Evening journal., 1917-12-29
AT NEGRO coNFEnENcT.

The Rev. Or. II. II. Y. Arnett and Ms
Alice Dunbar Nelson are attending the
seventh annual conference Of tbs Ma
tional Association for the Advancement
Of Colored People In New York City
as delegates from this city The con-
ference is a meeting Of delegates and
members OF the branches throughout
the country and their friends. There
viii be a free and full discussion Of
the aims Of the association and an
exchange OF ideas and plans for rs fu-
ture activities II is realized that
such a gathering Is especially needful
at the present time when the work Of
the organization should come more
prominently before the public.
Evening journal., 1917-12-29
SOLDIERS GO TO FORT.

United States Marshal Fairy yesterday
took three soldiers 10 Fort Dupont on
charges Of being absent from the army
without leave. TWO OF the men In uni
form were caught riding a freight train
in the west yard. They were Edward
}. Murphy and Frederick J. Anderson, OF
the i06tn Infantry, New York Volun-
teers.
Harry P Henry was the other man,
ne having surrendered TO the marshal
yesterday morning.
Evening journal., 1917-12-29
Vean Gregg May be Through BuI
THEY'LL Look for Him Next Year

There isn't much question that Vean
Gregg, former American League star,
will be back in the big lot again next
season.
Gregg worked In s67 innings for
Providence in the international, allow
ed 81 earned runs for an average OF
i.T2 per game and struck out e49 op-
posing baismen, an all-time record for
the league.
Gregg's comeback was evldenily ene
of those peculiar things which come
10 a ballplayer after every evidence has
pointed 10 their failure. Grtks has
not had a good year IN the big iessue
since 1913 when Clevelsnd traded him
Evening journal., 1917-12-29
FRIENDS OLD ALUMNI
TRIMS 1917 YOUNGSTERS

After the closest lght seen on a local
court this season. Wilmington Friends
Schools "Old" Alumni defeated the
present Friends School i've yesterday
afternoon. 40 to %. At the end OF forty
minutes o. play the score stood tie at
81 all. and II took an extra i've minute
period TO decide The winner. The same
was for the benefit OF the Red Cross
and a good crowd was on hand.
Old Alumni.
Evening journal., 1917-12-29
E9 "a
EI=%1CUATTRE-lI

When one considers that Jess Willard
fought two one-lninute rounds for the
boys al Plattsburg, what more can you
expect him 10 do.
Can you imagine the feelings OF an
energetic gang saw when rassler
Evening journal., 1917-12-29
DIR. A. 7. GUM DEAD.

FRANKFORT, Del. Dec. 20.--With the
Rev. Henry L Gebhard, pastor Of the
Church. officiating, the
funeral services Of pr. Andrew T. Gum
who died here on Monday, were held
yesterday. Interment was made In the
NJ. L. cemetery. The deceased was 20
years old and a son OF Frank NJ. Gum.
He received his education at Williston
Dartmouth University and
the MedicO-Chi College.