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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-12-27
d. G. Scott is Chosen.
Chaplain of GAR for
28th Consecutive Time

Al the recent annual election OF Of
hcerB OF Greenwood Post No. 10.
Grand Army OF the Republic. d, O..
Scott was chosen chaplain for the
twenty eighth consecutive term. Il IL
doubtful II there ia another Grand
Army post in the United Statcs that
has kept ono OF its members in ofyice
for no long q period. II is probab,e
that Comrade Scott Will be continued
TO be elected to tho chaplniney AZ long
az he lives.
Other officers chosen BY Greenwood
post for the ensuing year werc r. r.
Stinewandei. commander: Simon
Tuncil. senior vice commander: John
Palmer. Junior vice commander; J. a.
Chariesworth. officer Of the day; W..
Y. Jenkins. quartermnstcr: w. W..
REQ. surgeon; John Hamilton officer
Of the guard.
installation viii take place at the
nrst regular meeting Of the post in
January.
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War Sidelights
(Boston News pureau.)

Compared with Americas average
consumption Of 90 pounds OF sugar
per person q year. England and
France are almost without this com.
modify. The English person. who in
pre-war times consumed his SO IL
pounds Ia year. is now allowed only
one-half pound a week. In France
allotments is but IS pounds a year.
British government has been careful
to announce that it cannot guarantee
that even the half-pound allowance
can be obtained. and a sugar-card for
family is issued only for number Of
persons sleeping in the house. In a
public restaurant. if sugar is taken on
cereals. the person must do without
sweetening his coffee. II is now Gus
tomary for a ledy, invited out TO tea.
10 take her sugar with her. She is also
expected TO bring her own tea.
q -
Hague special 10 New York World
claims food conditions in Germany
are good and altogether different from
general portrayal. Supply of cattle has
Increased 1,c0o 600 head over summer
OF 1916 and is as large now as IN 1918
summer. Hay crop Ia good and much
straw Is available from Roumania for
bedding and with preparation. for fod-
der. Potato crop is record breaker
and sugar beets are satisfactory Cab
hage is good to medium and apples
and pears are very good. Roumanian
products are 100000 tons higher,
Greatest problem is scarcity of fats
though oil is obtained from nut kern.
els. fruit and corn. Food riots have
iessened and confidence of population
in food supply is much greater than
in the summer.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-12-27
Boy Makes Second
Escape from State
School at Golden

Canon City police authorities have
been requested 70 keep n lookout for
Robert Eorling. aged nineteen Year,.
and companion named John Church
III. aged sixteen and hait years. who
escaped from the state Industrial
school for boys at Golden on Deccm-
Der i6th and are thot to be headed
this way. Tho EoriIng boy was AZ
ressed here by City Marshal c. r.
Skinner about . month ago while en-
deavorins "a. make hIs getaway from
the school at Golden and taken back
there and locked mp. He said he vac
trying to make his way to California.
twenty-five dollars ia offered by the
superintendent OF the institution NJ
Golden for his apprehension.
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J. M. Ragsdale Visits
Scenes of His Early
Business Successes

The Kansan-Rcpublican of recent
date has this interesting comment on
visit of ]. M Ragsdale. formerly Of
Canon City. TO Newton. Kansas;
The visit of j. NJ. Ragsdale to New
ton this week. after an absence of
many years. recalls to all old resi-
dents of Newton the good old days"
Also they remind that when ]. NJ.
Ragednlc was doing business On the
townsite there was something doing
for Newton.
"Ragsdale came here in 1871. That
was before the majority OF the busi-
uess men in Newton were born. no
doubt. He continued to i've here 2s
years. The Kansan has heard it stat
ed that he admitted II WAS not alto
gether impossible that he might come
back to Newton to live. He is now
located in Colorado. and Is still husti-
ing. In fact, he is in Kansas now In
vestigating the mid-continent oil Held
for possibilities for Colorado investors.
For the benefit OF the younger gen.
Grafton the Kansan will state that this
man was the builder of the famous
Ragsdaio opera bouse which burned
almost three years ago. That struc-
ture was erected about 35 years ago.
and was known as one of the finest
play houses in the middle west for
years, and all the top-line companies
came to Newton regularly. The build
ing cost $4,000.
''As an evidence of Ragsdale's town
building ability and his hustnng dis
position IL will be remembered that II
was he who worked out the formation
of a corporation to take over the New
ton Daily Republican from Capt. Lem
mon, and RaEsdale headed a delega-
tion who went TO Atchison and secur-
cd Noble Prentis to come here as ed
itor. The company bought the full
leased wire Associated Press service
and issued morning paper which was
one of the best In the entire west.
1T was Ragsdale who financed and
put over Newton's street railway"
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-12-27
Summer Weather In
Canon City District

With tomorrow m the shortest day
In tho year, known IN the celende. -
winter solstice." and many sections
OF the eastern states In tho grip Of
'biixrards with . zero atmoephera.
Canon City has for weeks baske6 In
brilliant sunshine with tho thermon-
etcr occasionally showing . temper
ature m high M seventy degrees
Since Sunday night the ,hcrmomefer
has not been below forty degrees. Lo-
cal weather reports show that the rec
ord Of this wsck h equal to any In
the history Of tho Arkansas valley for
This season Of the yrar. Rcporss from
the winter rerorss In California ana
Florida indicate lower temperatures
than We have had here.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-12-27
Former Resident of
Canon Wins Prize at
Chicago Stock Show

Reginald Pearson Of Deeoran. Iowa.
q nephew Of DR.. Wilson Pearson Of
this city and former resident here.
was awarded the first priso In ~The
Baby Beef Club contest at the recent
international Stock show at Chicago
on q fourteen-months-oid Black Poiled
Angus calf which he exhibited there
In competition with some OF the finest
beef cattle In the United staies. The
calf. which Reginald had been prepar.
Ing for the exhibition sihco last
March. weighed thousand pounds
when shipped from Decorah and $50
pounds when II arrived on the show
grounds in Chicago: having los,
twenty pounds on the way.
The calf was auctioned of at the
close OF the show and was purchased
by New Yorker for one Of tho bic
hotels OF the metropolis. II brot one
hundred and fortyHeven dollars, or ar
teen cents pound. The Decorah Pub
lie Opinion In q late iasue contains q
column wrIieup OF Rcginaid's fri
umph as an exhibitor as the Chicago
stock show; the most important Of III
kind IN America.
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ONE FOURTH OF
QUESTIONAIRES
HAVE BEEN SENT

little more than three hundred,
or one-fourth OF the entire nur,ber
Of the military registrants In Fremont
county have thun far received tho War
departments QUESTIONABLE. which are
being mailed by the local board at the
rate OF sixty d day. A little more than.
twelve hundred men Of the seioctive
draft In this county are listed to re-
reiye the QUESTIONABLE and nve per
cent are being served each day. II min
continue a: this ratio until all have
been sent Out. Rcgistrants have SER
en- days. exclusive OF the day Of mall
nag. IN which to return the question
sire with its. answers.
The members OF the legal advisory
board and their associates are busy
assisting registrants IL properly IN
ing out tho QUESTIONABLE. Not until
Tuesday or Wednesday was there any
marked demand upon the members
Of the board. and the attorneys who
are serving with them. to help rsgis-
srants an -out the blanks. Since then
the number OF applicants has been ap-
oreciabiy larger and Il Ia expected 10
increase daily.
With the ree<strant and legal I'd
vIser working together II usually re-
duires from half TO an hour 10 nii out
one questionable. Az the entire twelve
hundred is expected to be answered
and returned TO the secretary OF the
board within thirty days II viii ba
seen that the task is one OF consider
able magnitude. Owing to mo fact
that comparatively few qucstionair-s
have been returned the board has mol
yet begun the work Of their ciassip-
cation. This work VIII keep them
constantly busy AFTER II ls undertakes
until Il Is completed.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-12-27
Government Wants =
Men for Home Guard
Work Over COuntr,

Word has been received here from
the United States army rccrpitsng OF.
fcer in Denver that fifteen thousand
men are needed At once for the new
national guanf organization for the
protection Of the public utilities OF
the country. Enlistment viii be for
the period OF the emergency only and
married men will be taken on the
same basis as single men All such
volunteers become soldiers In the Ma.
tionai army and are entitled to all OF
the benefits of the recent act Of con.
grees providing family allowances, AI-
iotments. Compensation and instr.
sficc. II Ia desired. II potsible. TO se.
cure men OF former military service
In the Spanish-American war. the
Philippine and Boxer campaigns. eJ.
members OF the army. navy or marine
corps, and men with experience in
well organized IRE and police depart
ments. Where practicable guards win
serve In the vicinity of their homes
Applications for this service can be
made at any OF the army recruiting
stations. or to any postmaster In the
country. who Is authorized to proceed
exactly In the same manner as for
soldiers IN the regular army.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-12-27
Earl Thompson Says
Freezes and Shows
Every Day in Ohio

Writing to The Record from Toledo
Ohio. Earl Thompson. a former Daily
Record employe says:
"As you know. Toledo is at the ex.
treme southern end OF Lake Erie. and
therefore there are very heavy fogs
here. and the atmosphere is very
damp.
"At present the lake and bay are
frozen entirely over. There are sey.
eral large freight boats caught In the
Ice and this Is causing q shortage OF
fuel In the northwestern part OF this
section. There are 81 freight boats OF
grain frozen fast In the Detroit river.
II commenced showing here the iast
OF November and has continued al
most every day.
Toledo now claims q population OF
$4,000 Inhabitants. II has several
glass factories. two shipbullding
docka two blast furnaces. tho Over
land Automobile factory. the Toledo
Cofsoiidated Manufacturing Co..
where munitions are made. and sew
eral smaller factories.
Toledo Ia the third iarEeet railroad
center In the U. s.. due to the fine
shipping facilities offered By its To-
cation.
The things missed most here by q
westerner are the mountains and the
hospitality OF the people. Almost any
one here will spare an hour OF their
time listening to stories concerning
the mountains. and they are eager to
hear about the famous Royal Gorge.
which have been told 10 anywhere
from 10000 feet to rve miles deep"
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-12-27
Several Cases
Disposed of In
Court Wednesday

The matter of the petitions OF the
cities OF Cripple Greek and Colorado
Springs in which DEGREES for water
for domestic supplies is asked. which
was set for a hearing before Judge
Jas. l. Cooper in the Fremont County
court Wednesday morning. was by
agreement of the parties TO the pro
ceeding continued until February 4th,
1918, at 10 O'Clock q. M.
Motion for new trial In the case OF
the People ys. John II. Blocker and
Fred Starr was Wednesday denied BY
Judge Cooper. Blocker was thereup-
on sentenced to term OF not less
than two years and ak months, md
DOT more than three years. in the pom
itentiary AZ hard labor. Starr was sen-
fenced to a term OF Imprisonment In
the penitentiary OF not less than nine
years, nor more than nine years and
Ave months. at hard labor. These
esS uJe4s are TO run concurcntiy
with the sentences under which the
defendants are now serving time In
the penitentlnry.
Blocker and Starr were found guilty
by a jury in the district court a few
weeks ago on the charge OF robbery
committed early last summer while
endenvoring 10 escape from the prison
farm on Four Mile creek. Judge I. W.
Ibbotson and A. l.. jeffrey appeared
as attorneys for the. prisoners at the
time OF their trial.
Edward o. Kuh!meyer was We'd
nesday morning discharged by Judge
Cooper from the custody OF the sher
In on the application Of District Al
torney T. Lee Whether. who fled hi,
reasons with the court for asking FOL
the dismissal OF the prisoner. Kuhi
meyer had been In Jail since his tria
ON November 18th, on the charge o
murder. when the jury disagreed. II,
was held pending determination b,
the district attorney OF the accusation
against him. Under the order OF thu
foart Kuhlmeyer was given full an,
complete liberty.
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Bryan Gresham Tells
% f Lif e a t Cam p
|Kearney, California.

Dear Mr.. Hardy:
AL the boys from Canon enjoy read
ing The Record and look for IL ever,
Sunday as that is the day it comes. II
almost makes person think they arc
home again. II has been quite while
since I sent YOU any news because
army life ia or rather has been the
same old story. There has been con
siderable chages lately.
The various units OF the 10th d.
vision are fast rounding into shape.
They have now started intensive rife
drin both in handling and shooting
tho rtGe.
Brigadier General Cameron. the
commander of this division. has been
promoted to major general OF q new
division. I haven't heard where he
will be stationed. or who will take his
place here.
Lieut. Ragsdale L. at present In
Wisconsin. studying up on the tricks
we will have In the Ammunition Train.
He will be back about Christmas time.
The old Second. Colorado band has
been attached to this company and
We enjoy music nearly all hours OF
the day and until iate at night. They
have become very popular here. :.
The y. NJ. c. A In doing hne work
for the boys here. There are several
buildings and every night they have
some kind OF entertainment, One or
wo nights a week people come out
rom San Diego TO entertain the boys.
We all enjoyed real Thanksgiving
dinner. We had everything that is In
ciudcd with o turkey dinner. Tho
people OF San Diego invited ns many
OF the boys rs they could accommo
date to their homes for dinner;
Aa there Is nothing for an Ammuni-
tion train TO do here. we have been
issued some mules and horses 10 take
cate, OF and TO help out in the fatigue
work Of the camp. Every Sunday we
have q regular wild west celebration.
Some Of the horses are good buckers
and make II real interesting for the
rider. We have a very pretty string OF
horsee. For awhile anyway we WIN
have something to do. II you want
anybody It Is useiess to look around
the hunks for them as they are. all
over at our picket line.
Respectfully.
BRYAN c. GRESHAM.
Truck Co. No. 2. ll5th Am Train.
Camp Kcarncy. Calf. -..--
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CUT THIS OUTFIT 10 WORTH
MONEY.

DON'T MISS THIS. Cut out this
slip. enclose with &c and mall It to
Foley 4 Co.. 1885 Sheffield Ave-. Chi,
cago. ~. writing your name and nd.
dress clearly. You will receive in 70:
turn trial pcckage containing roleys
Honey and Tar Compound. for coughs,
colds. and Group; Foley Kidney Pills.
for pain In sides and back. rhsuma.
tism. backachs. kidney and bladder
ailments: and Foley Cathartic TAB
lets. wholesome and thoroughly
cleansing cAthartic for constipatIon
blliousness. headache and siussish
bowels. Bold everywhsrs--adv.
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Prices of Catt'n
Sound Like Big
Bunch of Money

When you know what cattle men
are getting for their cattle you don't
wonder that your meat costs more
than II did few years ago.
Cbapson & Higgins recently sold to
Ed. Pauis 800 yeariings which were
shipped TO Mr.. Pauis' ranch over ncar
Rifie. They got for these ycariinss
over $40 head--more than three
year-oids sold at few yeArs ago.
And Mr.. Pauls recently shipped q
bunch of three-year-olds to Denver
for which he got loHc. They average
1900 lbs. and Mr.. PauIs got sboui
siaa per head.
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Sell that old place Of furniture.
Record Clsssited ID. VIII Do &.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-12-27
rRom THE wEsrcLIrFe
TRIBUNE.

Attorney A. L. jeffrey arrived in
wsstciine On Tuesdays train to look
after some business matters In the
Custer county district court
John Ball returned TO Westcline on
Saturday OF last week from . brief
business trip to Canon City.
Nathan Lsnsch returned 70 West
ciifFe on Monday Of last week from .
few days business visit to Canon CITY
spd Pueblo II
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WHY BE VAIN
tBy Joe HeavenrideeJ

(By Joe Heavenridee)
Roses that bloomed in my childhood
Have long since faded away:
Maidens once fair with braided hair
Now bent with age and gray.
I've seen the beauties of Nature.
And monuments built to stay,
Where will they be In the future?
TINE crumbles all to decay.
There's an end to all perfection
Mans works will never remain:
We are only worms of creation.
II is ally for us to be vain
Why boast of our wealth or beauty?
Why frown on the Beegar's call?
TINE digs our grave 2 lost or saved
The ineHabIo End for US all
I'd rather have Lazarus condition
rhis life In poverty dwell
Than ali the wealth In creation.
And the rich mans portion Of hell
Children Cry
FOR FLETcnEe'S
9 "A ST0RlA
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-02

The nearest to an answer that We
have encountered, is the assertion
that the discrepancy alleged by the
proponents of reajustment exagger-
etes the evil. W. are told the ba-
sis of comparison should be the
vote at the primaries. In other
words, since there is only one party
to which white men give their votes
in the south, the real contests take
place at the primaries and the vote
at the election is merely to confirm
the result. The primary vote there
fore represents the true voting
strength. according to this theory
We have no primary figures at
had. We are Inclined to be conf
dent that in presidential election
there is not so great a difference in
the primary and election votes as to
justify the proportion of electoral
votes assigned to the several southern
states. But, even if there were, the
claim would not be sound, for it mere
ly emph sizes THE fact that there is
not true, free political opii ion in ths
south so far as that opinion is formed
on issues affecting the whole nation.
The southern white votes Democratic
automatically on the local issue OF
colored domination, and by SO doing
I ne has created an insoluble mass in
the polictial movement of the country
an unwholesome condition for the
south and for the country, incompat-
ible with progress or democratic
society. Disproportionate represen-
tation puts premium on this irrele-
want solidarity, which is an additional
reason why it should be corrected.
An intelligent majority of the
north can be relied Upon to defend the
,utl from colored denomination.
There ought to be more energetic
cooperation to try to work out for the
colored American special status in
which, least during what may be
called his political and social minor
ity, he could be prote ted in his civil
rights and assured conditions of de-
velopement, though not granted the
pc itical privilege which would make
him in his presef condition a weight
upon the southern progress and cause
of anxiety or race feeling. The pO-
litical genius of America ought to be
able to work out such a compromise.
Meanwhile the fact of dispropor-
tionate representation, with its evil
consequences both to south and north,
caSpt be justified and should be reso-
lutely corrected
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-02
Ladies Entertain.

Mrs. John Mix and Mrs. j. N.
Fairly entertained about 40 of their
lady friends last Friday afternoon,
at the Mix home. The afternoon was
spent playing 200" There were
players at 10 tables.
The spacious home was bower of
evergreers and wax candles with red
shades.
Mrs. Thos Reese. who had the high
est score was awarded the prize, a
beautiful cut glass dish, while Mrs.
l. M. Anderson carried off the con-
ISOLATION prize. A dainty two-,omss
luncheon was served.
Word comes from Portland to the
effect that John r. Becker, who un-
derwent an operation for appendicitis,
is improving rapidly and will be able
to return home shortly.
W. F.. Williams and George Brit
ton, of Spalding. attended the wrest-
ling bout Friday evening.
Samson Snyder was passenger for
Lewiston Saturday morning.
X. B. Swadener left fol Moscow
Tuesday.
The Social Club of the X. of r.
lodge gave another Of their delightful
social evenings Monday night. Cards
and dancing were ildulged ir, fol-
lowed by big feed served by Mr..
and Mrs. Ellis Small.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-02-02
Attest
JOSEPH KAUFMAN.
County Auditor.
DISPROPORTIONATE REPRESEN
TATION OF THE SOUTH.

Chicago Tribune: Comment by the
southern newspapers on the proposal
to take up the question of dispropor-
tionate representation tends to cover
everything except the essential point
namely, that the vote of a citizen in
the south counts for more in the cleo
toral college and congress than the
vote Of a citizen in the north.
We must assume that the reason
this point is not met Is that it can
not be met. The injustice cannot be
talked out Of the reckoning.