The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-04-26
MRS. A. E. WILSON WRITES
FROM CALIFORNIA

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Angeles. Long Beach and San Diego.
writes the following very interesting
letter to the Daily Record from south
ern California:
| War. war everywhere. On the pic
ture screens at the closing of nightly
performances the words of our ma
tional hymns are shown, patriotic airs
are sung and the nag saluted. There
is in some quarters talk of peace.
when there is no peace; DIR. David
Starr Jordan TO the contrary notwith-
standing.
Long Beach exerts herself to ras-
cinate the tourist, and as rule. sue
ceeds admirably. When Los Angeles
county, of which It is part, voted \
million dollars for protection against
floods. Long Beach blew the siren
whistle to get the people out to vote.
No crimes are given publicity in the
Long Beach newspapers and unattach-
ed grandmas parade the streets at
any hour of the day or night that
duty or pleasure calls. causing the
unsuspecting visitor to remark What
highly moral town."
California has had a big tourist
year and all Pullman sleeping car
accommodations over northern routes
are sold till April 27th. The Santa Fe
company is running extra trains over
its road to take care OF the travel.
| Los Angeles county has nearly a
million dollars deficit in her finances.
/ The supervisors say bad housekeep-
ing. The grand jury is going TO find
out where the trouble is. The city II
having hard time with her $4,000
| 900 waterworks system. Poor mater
ial was used in construction. The city
is trying to gobble all OF the suburban
| towns and they don't want TO be
gobbled. In spite of all her troubles
the city grows apace and its chamber
; of commerce is working for a million
inhabitants. The county has author
lied huge sum for flood control and
its expenditure will result in the re-
demption of much valuable land.
Half of the retail dry goods stores
of the city are moving north three or
four blocks TO relieve the congestion
OF traffic on Broadway. ! want TO tell
you OF novel system of shopping all
in one building called the "Brack
shop" Miss Dorothy Downs. former
iy Of Canon City. il one Of eight mil
liners contested with the establish
ment- You can get anything you
| want for mind. body or to satisfy
personal vanity In this building. There
is free reading room and free lee
lures; both of which are available at
almost any hour OF rhe day. The Uni
versal Motion Picture cornpany's plant
has twenty movie" dramas in the
making and you can see them all for
twenty-five cents. The Balboa film
company has its studio at Long Beach
and the Pollard company at San
Diego. The latter company has the
privilege of the late exposition
grounds. While in at "Tully's' in
Los Angeles recently. saw the film.
Money Magic" dramatized from
Hamlin Gariand's book OF that name.
1t depicts California romance and
j Mr. and Mrs. Duncan. at one time Can.
on City people. the latter Miss Flor
ence bye. were prominently Identified
with the cast.
San Diego is a little nervous. They
are organizing merchants and
business mems defensive force OF ave
thousand men TO be drilled by officers
Of the regular army TO act as home
guard. The motor boat patrol there
expects to be mustered into the Unit
ed States service soon. The naval
reserves at San Diego have been or
ganlzed for a long time and are ready
for any duty. A class OF eleven men
was graduated from the military avia-
ton school there last week. The
water system at San Diego is care
fully guarded and all communication
with Mexico via Tia Juana cutoff.
San Diego cornty has 1000 automo-
biles and they may be commander
ed for military uses. Los Angeles
county leads the state in the number
Of motor cars.
San Diego has speed trap and they
caught Barney oldneld going forty
five miles an hour Autoists are using
triangular wheel lock 10 prevent
the theft of machines. II makes
mark every time the wheel reyolves.
It costs seven dollars. is made OF
steel and carries a hundred dollar
guarantee. The San Diego Chamber
OF commerce keeps tab on the condI.
tion of the public roads all over Call