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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-10-25
Ed. G.. Cassedy In
Engineering Corps

Ed. G. Cassidy. formerly of this
city and son OF Geo. r. Cassedy. who
for number of years has been n
draughtsman with the government
geological survey In the Department
OF tie Interior at Washington. ID. c..
is nov a member of the engineering
corps OF the uaited States army. Mr..
Cassery recently volunteered in the
military service. but learned after do
ing so that he would not be admitted
n land vs French soil until he could
establish his American nativity and
citizenship. as well as that OF his
father. In his deiemms Ir. Cassidy
wrote TO Gov. Jas. II. Peabody here
and asked him TO make certification 20
his place OF birth and TO his status
under the constitution of the United
States. Gov. Peabody had known Mr..
godfather In infancy and II was an
easy matter. as well as a pleasure. to
comply with the request. An affidavit
in relation 20 Mr.. Cassedy's nativity
and staunch Americanism. properly
attcsted. was made by Gov. Peabody
and forwarded TO the War department
officials In Washington few days
ago. which will. doubtless. pave the
way for the formers entrance TO
France with one OF the military ex-
peditions soon to be sent across the
Atlantic TO augment the army under
Gen Pershing. II goes without saying
that Mr.. cassedy. like the other Can
on City boys enlisted under the Stars
and Stripes. will give a good account
of himself in the war being wagcd
ito make the world safe for dem
ocraey-
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Ida Man
r.. ties Game
LdlUs; $I54

Deputy Game Warden L. A. Potect
of Brush Hollow, was in Canon City
on Tuesday on his way home from
Chaffee county where he had been In
connection with the arrest and prose
cution of w J. Ahrendt, foreman OF
the smelter at Salida, who was
charged with the violation of the
game laws OF the state. Ahrendt was
taken into custody while endeayoriny
TO smuggle the carcass of a deer to
his home in Salida from the mountains
where IL had been killed by Charles
Hedricb. whom the authorities are
now looking for. Ahrendt purchased
the carcass or the deer from Hedrich
and was trying TO get II to town when
he was caught with the goods and
cited to appear in court to answer for
HIS offense. Ahrcndt was arraigned in
the magistrates tribunal in Salida on
laonday for trial. After hearing the
,eedmony the defendant was adjudged
gulity as accused and assessed one
hundred dollars and costs. The ane
and trimmings cost Ahrendt one hun
dred and fiffy-four dollars. which he
paid and was dismissed from custody
Hedrick Ia reported TO have fed the
country TO escap. the penalty OF the
law for -hootinr deer.
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increased happiness and prosperity
and in furthering individual useful
ness for the common good.
Her salary will be 81, 100 a year out
of which she must pay all of her trav-
cling and Incidental expenses. Of this
amount each county will pay three
hundred dollars and the government
fifteen hundred dollars. or seven hun
dred and fifty dollars 10 reach county.
She will maintain an Office in both
Canon City and Pueblo and will di-
vide her time about evenly between
the two places
The woman county agent will work
largely thru the Parent-Teachers as
sociations. women's clubs and similar
agencies in carrying on her enter
prises in the rural districts of the
two COUNTIES. The woman TO fill the
position has not rs ye, been selected,
aitho several applications are being
considered. A candidate for the place
from Washington has strong endorse
ments and may be awarded the plum.
The position will be filed as soon as
possible in order that there may be
no delay in the beginning OF the work
to be done
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DR.. Little Finds Himself Too
Dressed Up at Camp DOniphan

Division Headquarters. Camp Doni-
phan. Fort sill. okla.
My Dear Mr.. Hardy:
have been in the army a month
and now feel qualified to speak as
'one with authority
My nrst impression was disapoint-
ment II was very different from what
I had expected. The only glimpse OF
army life had ever had was ut q post.
such as FL Logan so pictured myself
being quartered in q hospital or other
prominent building with most. II not
all. the comforts Of home.
Such were the accommodations pro-
vided for the tuberculosis examining
board at Fl. Russell. the members of
which I am we'll acquainted with.
When arrived at Fl. sill Sunday
afternoon ! confess to lonesome
feeling. was miles away from any
one knew and was entering a
strange world. I was ignorant of the
manners and customs of the people
and realized no one here was interest.
ed In me. But l knew the language
and consequently had no difficulty
with the aid of jitney in getting to
Camp Doniphan.
At headquarters produced my tel
egram from Washington. registered
and was assigned to quarters.
Imagine my surprise when I found
quarters consisted Of u tent without
floor. bed or anything. but pole OF
the inside.
Luckily l had read somewhere that
officers should provide themselves
with bedding before going to q can
tonment 30 had q roll Of blankets
and n pillow Mrs. Little thoughtfuliy
included. but no bed. There happened
to be dentist In camp. who had been
called home on account OF sickness
so borrowed his cot for the night.
otherwise would have had to sleop
on the ground.
Tho next day went to the quarter.
master and purchased . cot. pair OF
army blankets and lantern and 20
aimee the nrst ten days the time II took
me 20 got hardened up to the cot. !
have been quite comfortable.
Monday three other doctors arrived
to 3oin me In the tuberculosis work
and = few days iaser two more. max.
ling six In al,
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Price Is Raised
On All Tobacco

Local tobaconIsts on Monday mark
ed higher ngure on most OF the
goods carried By them in stock in
order TO meet the war tax imposed on
shem by the sosernnnaf under The
new revenue ia,.
On another page Of the paper the
dealers tell In detail what the raises
viii b.. Smoking tobacco. chewing to
baco In packages. snun. cigarettes.
cigarette papers. on the cigars tina;
used 70 sell from for IS ccits up arc
the most effected. Many OF the cigars
that arc selling fer 5 cents will re
main at that price until the whole
sale price Is raised There are. how
ever. some brands that have been sell
ing at cents that mus, be raised TO
2 for 10 cents, because the dealer
must now pay practically FIVE centa
and sometimes more. for them
The heavy war tax. the Increasing
cost of labor and the higher cost of
producing the raw material are the
main causes for the increase.
The munitions factories have been
srawing upon the cienr-makers heav.
..y because OF their nimble fingers and
tasr been paying them enormous
eHRes This naturally brought the
saxe for cisar-makers way up.
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TOBACCO KITS START
ON THEIR WAY TO FRANCE

The Record this morning received
the following telegram from The Am
erican Tobacco company. II has ref
erence to the smoke kits which the
first check of s53.25 purchased for our
soldiers in France. II you have not
donated to the fund yet now is good
time to do it SO that the next check
can be sent soon.
Here's the telegram:
New York. N. V. Oct. %.
G. U. Hardy.
The Record. Canon City. Colo.
We are pleased TO advise you that
first shipment Of Kits to our soldiers
bought with contributions to your
t-nd has started to France. Every Kit
contains smokes that will last one Of
our men a week. Owing to the well
known transportation difficulties you
should advise your readers not to ex-
nect return postals before sixty days.
ct the good work 20 on. Our boys
certainly need smokes.
AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.
9. w. Hin. viet-Prea
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Food Administration of EzP zPnsO
Challenges Fremont for First Place

that you hope to make Fremont Coun-
ty the banner county in this state.
May say. without giving offense. that
am doing my utmost to make Ei
Paso county the banner county in this
state. and hope to give you q good
run for your money.
With very best wishes to you in
your problems and with the hope tina,
between us and the other counties We
will make Colorado a banner state in
the campaign. ] beg TO remain
Very truly yours.
T. ALEXANDER SMITH.
Administrator for El Paso County.
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We had two tents between us and
took our meals at the officers mess.
Now, our army mess is something of
an experience too. was assigned to
the Officers mess" and at with lis
captains and lieutenapts.
The mesa hall is a long sheilike
building half open on the sides with
two tables running the full length of
the building and the kitchen at one
end
On entering you grab q mess kit
consisting of q cnp. plate. dish. knife,
fork and spoon: get in line and be
served and n you can eat without nap
kin and finger bowl. you will get along
very well.
The very first thing noticed after
l had time to look around was that l
was too dressed up. was logged out
In Canon City's best style while all
the other Officers wore cotton trous-
ers. flannel shirts and the regulation
Geld hat
They were kind to ne and made no
ANhat NJ saae Ntuiu uS<A- VI t0u'
a;ely the second day ! ran across my
friend. DIT. Magruder. of Colorado
Springs. who loaned me flannel shirt
and n hat. until could purchase them.
Now. OF course. look like sea.
soned' vetran. The morning after my
arrival the routine work of the camp
began and felt like small boy at a
three ring circus in that wanted to
see II all Mt once.
The aviation and the artillery in.
terested me most and every time a
plane came whixzing over head !
would stop and watch It. but the nov.
city has long since worn off and they
attract little attention unless doing
stunts
The booming Of the artillery soon
brot me to q vantage point when on a
hill I could see both the fash of the
guns and the exploding shells several
miles away IL was Wonderful to sec
how accurately the shots could be
placed.
The days are now buoy ones: We
work from s 60 ~ and 1880 to i:SO
with Wednesday and Saturday after
ncons on because they are soldiers
half hoiidAys.
Our force conslsts OF seven doctors
(eieht clerks. = stenogranher and Z
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wef,-aiser vritins that hcsd-ail
'-hat above is the head-what's eAe use
in writing morsf
Most everybody says they read only
the reads anyway. So We tried to get
tse whole story In the bead
Only this thing more:
Every man. woman and child Told
enough to git up and take noticc) il
invited to attend this meeting.
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Mrs. BiLler Makes
Missionary Talk

Mrs. Bilier Of New York widow of
the late Bishop George Biiier or South
Dakota. who Is making tour OF the
western states In the interest OF the
National woman's Auxiliary Of the
Episcopal church. delivered a spien.
did address on missions at the Guild
ball OF Christ church at 2:3o o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. The members OF
st. Nary's and ST. Cecelia's guilds
postponed their meetings this week
In order that they might attend the
meeting arranged in honor Of the dis
unsnished visitor. s---'-s :
Mrs. BiIier. who Is a woman OF un-
usual charm OF manner and rare ex-
perience in missionary work. spoke
on womea's work in the church: en-
phasixing especially the necessity OF
financial assistance 10 carry on re
iigious enterprises outside their own
immediate congregations. Following
Mrs. BlIer's very able and inspiring
addres Hsea was served by the ladies
of the church and a reception held for
the purpose OF afIording those present
an opportunity TO meet the speaker.
During her stay here Mrs. Biiler
was the guest OF Mrs. n p. Rockafel-
low. Mrs. BiiIer spoke to the women
of Florence on the missionary endeav-
ors of the Episcopal church at s
o'clock ucsday evening. She addressed
the E2iscopa ladies OF Colorado
SPRINGS on the same subject at St.
Stephens church nt , o'clock this af-
ternoon-
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Hoa=r =raseIxs Assx~p- better.. apeaker
than Mr.. Haiireich. chsutauquas and
Lyceurns can't hire many speakers in
the class with Mr. Baiireich.
You will enjoy the speech.
You viii be thrilled by the patriotic
music.
When you see IT all you viii be slad
you were there
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Colorado Springs, Oct %. 1917.
Guy q. Hardy. Esq.
Canon City. Colo.
MY dear M, Hardy:
received your married copy Of you.
editorial On. the Food Conservation
Campaign. and l desire to congraiu-
late you on your clear and concise
statement Of the situation There is
only one thing In your statement that
l could take exception TO. and hope
you viii consider il proper for me to
call the matter to your attention. At
the close of your statement YOU say
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EhJovAsLE HioH SCHOOL
DANCE FRIDAY NIGHT

Tho members of North Canon High
school experienced . very enjoyable
dance at the Annex hall Friday night.
There were about twenty-five couple.
Music was fufnishcd BY Fredrlckscn's
orchestra.
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A Great Public Mass Meeting Will
Be Held At The Methodist Church
Friday Night, 8 O'clock. Hon. Chas.
A. BdlLreich of Pueblo, Grand
Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias
Will Deliver A Patriotic Address,
With Special Emphasis on the Food
Question. The Knights Of Pythias
Haze Assumed Responsibility for
This Meeting. The Music Viii Be
Thrilling and Some Other Stunts
Will Help To Remind You That We
Are In The Midst of War.
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Miss Lucille Bergen entertained ak
OF her little friends Saturday after
noon from two to hve. There were
six guests. making seven at the table
to help Miss Lucille celebrate her
seventh birthday.
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3-Year-Old
Miss Makes
a Big Hit

A 8-year-old miss with her song,
There's a Little Bit of Bad In
Every Good Little Girl" made the
biggest hit on the new bill at the
Regent.
A dainty, lovable little miss, a
playwright, a would-be Theda
Bara, a ukelele and good sport
of a brother put over a college
farce that received the majority
of the applause Sunday afternoon.
Burlesqued Melodrama was the
laugh in the Noble and Brooks
act. A good soprano voice and a
comedian featured the act.
The Musical Lunds put on a
catchy and artistic act.
From a stylish coat to a ging-
ham apron and sunbonnet, then
to constable coat and star, then
to a fashionable gown, were the
quick changes Miss Pauline Saxon
makes in the middle of Nebras-
kan corn field.
Mennetti and Sidelli in an aero
batic tumbling act, closed the bill.
Francis Bushman and Beverly
Bayne appeared in the 18th chap
ter of THE Great Secret"
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Apollo Film Shows Scenes
of Making Motion Pictures

One of the interesting parts Of
the Metro wonderfully, "Sowers
and Reapers, which is at the
Apollo is the making of motion
pictures In which the heroine
figures as star. Cast adrift into
the world with her baby, Annie
Leigh becomes a motion picture
actress, and this affords oppor-
tunity for introducing some very
interesting studio scenes which
film fans will enjoy. Details OF
production make this very real
istic. Emmy Wehlen has In this
drama of heart interest an espe-
cially congenial role. The photo
play has an especially happy end
ing. The Pathe news pictures
and an excellent comedy round
out the bill.
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Fairbanks Has Hard
Time Going To Jail

Jail held no terrors for Teddy
Rutherford, for within the cold
stone walls lived the dearest lit
tie girl in the world. Teddy had
met her there while serving thirty
days, and he regretted his SEN
tence had not called for that num-
Der of years.
No sooner was he released than
he tried to go back to jamie and
her ukelele, but cruel detective
repeatedly foiled his attempts to
get arrested. H tried speeding,
fighting, and even burglarizing--
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After fighting tooth and toenail
all last week to hold the top posi-
ton of the N. w. league, Russ
Halls Tigers came back home to-
day for IL days play on the 10Th
street ball farms, still ready to
rive the battle Of their life.
Winning Saturdays game In the
18th thru a lucky hit, and losing
Sundays game 8 to 6 because the
6eattle boys outh1t them, the Ben
gals broke even for the series. TAX
ing three games and losing three.
Great Falls, right behind US on
the league ladder, gained one
game during the week, and Is now
only nine points in the rear.
But the big satisfaction OF the
Tacoma team today IL that Nick
williams Indians, who reached
the Sound this morning, have only
won IS games since April "a, and
don't stand much chance of win
ming more than one game during
the entire coming week. While
Great Falls Is playing Seattle, one
OF the heaviest hitting clubs in the
circuit.
o o D
II the Tiger team were little
more solid, Russ Hall wouldn't
have anything to worry him. But
with only four pitchers, and with
Daniels away, the club looks a
little aick Coen Is playing a nice
game at third, but still he isn't a
professional, tested player, and the
team is only as strong as Its
weakest link, anyway.
o o .
Sutherland tried his best to hold
the Giants in check yesterday, but
Bill Leard's men simply would not
be checked. They got five runs in
the second and third, and three
more In the sixth and seventh.
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TIGERS HAVE GOOD
CHANCE THIS WEEK
TO GRAB OFF LEAD
Fight For First Place Gets Tighter Every Day. But
Spokane Should Be Soft Pickings For Our
Fast Tiger Team.

Tacoma made q valiant effort to
prevent defeat by three-run rally
In the eighth, which made the
score 8 to 6, but couldn't get
enough runners across to tie the
score. s--t
u o O
Among the latest news OF inter-
est to Northwestern fans is the an
nouncement from Portland that
Walter Mails, formerly OF Seattle
and late of Pittsburg, had thrown
up his job with the Portland
Coasters and was coming north,
to manage a shipbuilding team a,
Seattle.
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below first place; Miss Val
Smith who really
rac disqualified S leaving the
Cowes Pacific coast swimming champion was
A. A. officials the recent swimming
Golden entrance San Francisco
harbor
Smith, all the in remarkable due
the the boat
within yards of the fin
stopped the dis
qualified.
three minutes behind and
Thirty entered the which
at a a chilly waters
the Golden Gate.
Miss Cowells Mrs. Smith
in 3817-45 Miss Mahans time was
4
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Chinese Opera
Pantages Hit

Tom Brown, Eleanor Robinson
and a cast Of 20 pretty Salt Lake
singing girls will headline the new
bill at Pantages today. They play
THE Hong Kong Girls" musical
fantasy with a Chinese setting.
Tinkly music Is the feature Of the
number. The University Four
has q varied repertoire of songs
to offer. Will and Mary Rodgers
have singing, dancing and talking.
Miss Rodgers will show some
handsome gowns. Willie Hale and
brother are dexterous entertaip-
ers. The Three Symphony Maids
present a musical festival. Willie
Schilling and company present
THE LASH"
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Bill NOOnan
Still Winning

Playing a professional style Of
golf, Bill Noonan, the young phe-
nom OF the Country club, defeated
Henry Pringle 4 up and 3 to play
yesterday in the final match of
the 1917 championship tourney OF
the club. Noonan is the same
youngster who recently won the
Red Cross tournament. He played
a 40, 80 and A for the first three
rounds. with Pringle playing Al,
AZ and AZ.
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This picture shows worlds
record going to smash. 1t also
shows the kind of tests which mo-
torcyele demonstrators make to
show the public the shock and
strain their machines will stand.
The remarkable feat shown
above was performed by Harie B.
Nix. The daring rider is hurting
through the air in a leap Of SO
feet, six inches, which shattered
the former worlds record for a
jump of this kind by exactly IL
feet.
The jump was made from a fly
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Mary Pickford
At Melbourne

Mary Pickford perhaps has had
no greater role during her screen
career than that afforded her in
Tess of the Storm Country"
which is the attraction at the
Melbourne theater. At the OPEN
ing performance yesterday
throng which packed the theater
applauded the petite leading
woman in her part as the noun
tain girl. Harold Lockwood, al
ways a favorite, plays opposite
Mary, and he too adds laurels to
his artistic crown.
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all in vain.
Finally he disguised himself as
much-wanted bomb plotter, and
his hearts wish was gratified.
Also, he was nearly lynched-but,
well, it's all revealed In "In Again
Out Again." the Joyous comedy
now at the Colonial.
Popular Douglas Fairbanks is
starred In the picture. and he
keeps things humming every
second of the six snappy reels.
There is only one Doug" and he
is perfectly irresistible.
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ing start over a quarter of a mile
long. Nix was hitting better
than a mile a minute when he
took the air." His take-off was
from a platform two feet high.
He landed right side up and rode
off none the worse for his expert
ence.
The spectacular motor vault"
took place at Seal Beach, near Los
Angeles. .
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
DIRECTORS START
AFTER BOSS TENER
Gear of Sedate Old League Is In Hot Water, McGraw
Is Sore and Others Of League Back Him Up
Trouble Ahead.

There promises to be an ALA
around lively session-the hveli<
est, in fact, that has stirred up the
dust in the sedate old league since
Tener went into office and choked
Charlie Murphy out of his holds
ings in Chicago.
Tener's efforts to "czarify" the
National league by strict discipline
will get rigid test. II he can
make his action stick, he is good
for a long time as the absolute
boss.
If he fails, another story will be
written.
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limited Press Leased wire.)

NEW YORK, June 1S.-With
reports that John X. Tener no
longer wants to be president OF
the National league flying about,
directors of the circuit went into
session here today to uncover the
why of John ]. McGraw's vitriolic
attack on the executive, following
the latter's action in filming Nc
Graw $500 and suspending him
for hitting Umpire Byron.
Harry Hampstead, president oil
the Giants, also wants to know
why Tener did not discipline
Byron.
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$500 Witness
Kids Battle

CHICAGO, June 1870 much
gallery" was generally conceded
today as being principally re-
sponsible for the defeat of Bobby
Jones, Is, southern golf cham
pion, and his clubmate, Perry
Adair, at the Flossmoor Country
club yesterday by Charles Evans,
jr., amateur champion, and Rob-
ert A. Gardner, former amateur
champion. The Chicagoans won
four and two before a gallery of
$500.
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MOST GAMES WON AND LOST
IN A SEASON

games lost in l'eason: American
league, Philadelphia III games In
1916; National league, Cleveland,
1874 games in 1899. Most games
won, Chicago Nationals 116 games
In 1906; American league, Boston
105 games in 1912.