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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-05-10
FIVE DAYS AFTER PRESIDENT
ISSUES PROCLAMATION Au-
THoRIzEp BOARDS WILL RE-
cEivE THOSE CALLED FOR
REGISTRATION
tBy UNITED PRESS.

Washington, May 5.-There was a
time in the country's history when
military enumerators. backed by bay
onets, went out among the people TO
take compulsory service census.
Today. under the principle of univer-
sal liability TO service. the execution
CT the law is put into the hands OF
the people.
The approval of the new national
army bill and the presidents procla-
nation Hereunder will be co-inci-
dent. All persons within the age
limits prescribed will be required 10
present themselves for registration
at the customary voting places in the
voting precincts in which they have
their permanent homes, on day
which the president will announce.
The probability is that from ten to
nfteen days win elapse between ap-
proyal OF the bill and registration
day.
The governor Of each state viii be
the chief of registration therein The
machinery of registration in each
county is to be in charge of the sheriff
the county clerk. and county physi-
clan, acting ex-ofncio. unless differ
Eent boards shall be announced by the
governor. In cities containing popu-
lations of more than 10000. the
registration will be under control OF
the mayor and selected boards of
registration. IL order that the desig-
mated county and city officials and
the people generally, can get clear
understanding OF the census methods
the following brief outline is given:
The sheriffs or other designated
officials. Immediately upon receiving
notice from the governor. shall ap-
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JuNloR.sEhloR RANouEr.

The Mcclure House was the scena
OF much festivityl last night when
the Juniors pf South Canon High
School entertained the members OF
the graduating class at banquet
The large dining room was tasteful
ly decorated In the senior class col
ors which are purple and gold. Stream
ers OF purple and gold were suspend
cd from the chandelier 10 the corners
OF the table. The floral decorations
were daffodIls.
A delicious five-courae dinner was
served At about nine O'Clock. A spien-
did program was rendered betwean
courses. The program waa ~ fol
lows;
Plano Prelude Miss Hodsin.
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p. E. o.'s ENTERTAINED
MONDAY EVENING

The maids of the p. Z. o.'s were
hostesses TO The matrons Of the or
ganizaiion At the home OF Miss Perle
McKissick. COS College avenue. last
Monday night There were twelve
Indies present and the gathering was
a delightful one in every respect.
The guests were first entertained at
the movies" after which they pro
ceeded 10 the residence of Miss Nc
Kissick whore the business meeting
of the chapter was held and a social
time enjoyed. The house was pret-
tiiy decorated with patriotic colors
for the occasion Ice cream. cake.
strawberries. coffee and mints were
served for refreshments.
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the second division was held up until
> O'Clock this morning. While pull
ing heavy west-bound freight train
one OF the locomotives was overturn-
ed at Valley siding and lay helpless
in the ditch at the bottom of the
grade. At almost exactly the same
time the eIzine of an east-bound
freight LETT the rails about a guar
ter of a mile this side OF Texas
Greek and turned over on its side. In
neither case was anybody hurt. al
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ed by parents and friends of the
pupils. The pupils showed excellent
training both in technique and express
sion Those that took part were
Mildred and Ralph Sullivan. Earl Lam
buth, Lois Hadden. Emma Bell Tom
ney. Orman Van Trese. Evelyn Hay
mes, Margaret Tomney. Florence Sher-
idan. Dorothy Long, Russell Steeley,
Winifred Rhodes. Agnes Tyo. Marion
Williams. Sarah Tomney. Grace
o'Brien. Mildred Long, Bessie Allen.
Ralph Haynes. Esther Hadden. Vera
Hill. Bernard Tyo.
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THE sIEaFREios GIVEN A
SURPRISE

The clerks, members Of the sales
force and other employees OF the
Nowels-Stockton company making al
together a company Of more than
twenty people. were self-invited
guests at q very delightful social
gathering at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
E. A. Siegfreid. 511 Hazel avenue.
last Thursday evening. All arrange
menfs for the affair were carefully
concealed from Mr.. and Mrs. Seig-
freid and It was complete surprise.
but none the less appreciated and
enjoyed by them. Music and games
OF various kinds furnished the even
ins,s diversion. Ice cream and cake
furnished the refreshments.
Mr.. and. Mrs siegfrIed and family
expect To leave Canon City in the
course Of the next ten days or two
weeks for Trinidad where they viii
make their home.
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tho the engineer and firemen in both
instances had to jump from the cab
10 save themselves.
Both locomotives were of the 1900
class and each of them weigh more
than two hundred tons; making the
task of getting them back on the
track an extremely difficult PROPOSE
tion. The wrecking crews from both
Pueblo and Salida were sent to the
scene to get the overturned engines
back on the rails.
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one so sure that 1t can be guaranteed.
~Eavorite Prescription will benefit or
cure. in the case OF every tired and
afflicted woman.
An easily procured vegetable pill Is
made up Of May-apple. the dried juice OF
the leaves Of alocs, and the root OF ialap,
made into tiny pellet and coated with
sugar. 1t was first put into ready-to-use
form by Dr. Pierce nearly 50 years ago.
sells these vegetable pellets in visls for
s5c-simply ask for DR.. Pierce's Pleasant
Pellets. They have DIR. z. " Pierce stamp.
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Wearing the Seniors Shoes
Miss Clara Rssinger. president Of
the Junior class.
"Our Bequeathal"-Ear Thompson.
president Of the Senior class.
Vocal Solo-Clara Kissinger
"Reminiscence OF a Freshman''-
Marie Farmer.
Trials of Teacher Harold
Sprinkle.
Oasis in Desert"-James Harvey.
Extracts From Travellers Jour
nar'-Ruth Ferkel.
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HIGH SCHOOL DANCE FRIDAY
NIGHT.

About forty couples. representing
the students OF the Canon City high
school. enjoyed social dance at
Annex hall Friday night. The anair
was a very pleasant one and was a
ftting finale OF the annual May fete
Of the public schools. In which the
dancers participated at the State
park during the previous afternoon
Music for Friday nights dance was
furntshed by Frcdrfcksop's orchestra
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TWO DEPARTMENTS
ON RIO GRANOE SUNDAY

The Denver a Rio 0rlnde Railroad
company had two rather serious loco
motive derailmsnts between Canon
City and Salida At about the same
hour Sunday afternoon as the result
OF = soft track. and all traffic over
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PuPiLa, ReclrAL,

About twenty OF the pupils OF Miss
Alice Burns EAve fine plano recital
in the auditorium OF the Firat Pres.
bytsriAn church. Saturday Afternoon.
May 9Th. which was lArEsiy attend.
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or ailing woman,
DIR. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription
comes to her help
For -female COM
plaints," pains, in
ternl iniiammz-
tion or liberation.
bearing-down SEN
Sations, and all
chronic weak
n eSSes and de-
rangements. this Is
the proven rem
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Children Cry
FOR FlEIcHeR'$
. .ASTORIA

Arsenato Lead: Paris Green: Black
leaf Forty. nig Stock. =. r. SMITH
-adv.
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WHEN IT LOOKS DARK to any weak
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
FORTY FAMILIES AIDED
Sickness and Small Incomes Re
pOnsible For Calls.

Sickness and insufficient income
were found TO he responsible for
109 calls FOR aid from destitute
families received during the month
OF February at the Associated Char
tiles offices in the Dean building
Approximately 40 families applied
for aid because Of the former rea-
son. according TO the report OF Miss
LEILA NJ. Scott. secretary of the or
ganization.
The total number Of individuals
I'm these families are 554. while 70
visits were made 20 the family and
90 in the interests OF the families.
Eleven Of the cases were old ones.
American families were in the ma
jority.
Clothing valued at $50 was dis
tributed 20 the needy by Miss Scott
and her assistants. other charitable
organizations and civic clubs. in
GLIDING other members OF the Fed
Grafton for Social Service gave con-
siderable cooperation. Through the
efforts OF business men. permanent
positions were secured for six heads
OF families and temporary work for
nine
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
NAVY SET RECRUITING
MARK IN FEBRUARY
Reports Show That 9O1 Men Were
Accepted During One
Week.

South Bend naval recruiting Off
GERS have played a prominent part
i'm the national recruiting stimulus
which was experienced during the
2S days of February According TO
official sources more enlistments
were secured during that period
than throughout any similar period
since the Spanish-American war.
out OF a possible list Of 90 applica-
tions at the local station is recruits
were enlisted.
Further information supplied by
the Chicago depot shows that col
enlistments were made in the United
States i'm the week ending Feb. Is,
and that the shortage in men for
actual complement is not SO great,
there being 22.622 in actual compile
ment vacancies. net gain of 2.OS6
men, At the present time there are
59.O39 tars in all branches Of the
service.
Two applications were rejected at
the local station Thursday morning.
making a total of Il applicants thus
far this week OF that number six
have been enlisted as apprentice
seamen.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
BOTH FATHER AND
SON HELD TO BLAME
Marion Cornwall. Who Filed Charge
Against son, H. Found To
be Insane.

In the assault and battery case
against Edward Cornwall. brought
by the lad S father, Marion Cornwall,
farmer living some few miles
northwest of the city limits, the city
court Thursday morning judged that
both parties were TO be blamed to
an extent for the difficulties, and
promised the lad a suspended SEN
tence providing ne will not bother
his father. He said that he would
control his temper.
As a result of the trial for insan-
ity held in Justice Peaks court later
in the morning, it was found that
the father is not of unsound mind,
or at least not dangerous to the
community The father had charged
in the city court that he is in con-
stan fear of his life and that on the
occasion in question the son had
pursued him for some distance and
had finally caught him and had
beaten him.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
PUTS ALL
THE BLAME ON DRINK
Earl Wagner Ordered to Support
Wife Who SAYS She VIII Not
Live With Him.

Charged with assault and battery
by his wife, Earl Wagner told Judge
Hammerschmidt in city court Thurs
day morning that periodically he
becomes drunk and that he does not
know what he is doing He ad-
mitted that at these times he
viciously attacks his wife and abuses
her. Briefly the wife told her tale
OF woe and the court pronounced "a
suspended sentence of 30 and costs
providing the husband support the
wife and refrain from abusing her.
'I'll not live with him" the wife
snapped, when the court suggested
that the pair make up and live to-
gether.
OF the IA other intoxicants who
appeared before the court five re
ceived suspended sentences. three
had fines OF 81 and costs assessed
against them and continuances
were granted in six cases. Frank
Seeburg and Elmer DeAIass received
similar suspended sentences OF 80
days at the Indiana State penal
farm and 500 and costs. Three
others. George Cummers, Harry
Middleton and Harry Ebberhart just
escaped paying 81 and costs Claud
Yaw. Chester DriscOll and Howard
Jones We're not so lucky and will
either have TO pay the fines or else
serve Il days in the county Jail.
May Curtis again appeared in
court for intoxication. Briefly the
court reviewed the many times she
had been shown the mercy Of the
court on account of her children.
the youngest of which is six months
old. and said that it was the opin-
ion of the court that mercy had
been exhausted. She was ordered 70
appear before the court next Thurs
day for sentence.
The cases of Alexander Gillen,
Vince Niesgodski, John Ruminwater
and Burt Green were seS for next
Saturday. Steve Luczik will appear
week from Saturday. All were
placed under bonds Of SIS each.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
FROM Records OF Indiana Title
and Loan 90.

Edward S. Kitch and wife to
Adam Lichtenberger, lot 20 South
East addition, $500.
William G. Jackson. ct al, to Ern-
est l.. Barber, lot 100 Jackson 5
subdivision. S665.
Charles Schultz and wife TO Har-
mon Simon and John A. Smith. a
tract of land in Union township,
$1,000.
Anna X. Poehlman TO Joseph a.
Werwinski. lot 1928 Portage Park adj
dition, s1,625.
William Matthaei and wife &c
Frank o. Anderson and wife. lot II
Battelrs End park addition. 1925.
Palmer Prairie Cemetery associa-
ton to Frank Warner. lot 37S in the
cemetery of said association. $40.
Eva NJ. Craft and husband 10
Frank NJ. Nevins, lot 1O7 in Ford
ham, 81.
Albert p. Slusser and wife to In
diana Title and Loan Co, part OF
lot Il Dubail and Keitner's sub
division, 81.
Sidney Wilson and wife to Charles
E. Bowker and wife. part of lots Y
and 20 in Henry Studebaker's first
addition, 81.
George Hollard and wife 20
Charles w. Lawson and wife. tract
of land i'm Union township. $4,000
Charles f. Bailey, sheriff, to Mish-
awake Building and Loan associa-
ton, lots and 9 in Hudson's addi-
ton TO Mishawaka, $l,244.5S.
Ella c. Sorwick TO Herman Suabe-
dissen and wife, lot 50 in Mayr's
Michigan av. addition, 81.
George w. Lemler and wife TO
Fannie r. Pershing, lot 10 Bow
mans fifth addition. 81.
Clifford w Balm and wife 70 the
Citizens Loan. Trust and Savings
Co. trustees. lot 1875 in Wenser and
Kreighbaum's replat Of NJ. J.. Wen
gers sixth addition, 81.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
CUBAN RESIDENTS
VISITING IN CITY
Battle Staged Within 200
Feet of Residence of Mr..
and Mrs. 7. Deeren.

Temporarily deprived OF a home
because of the Cuban insurrection,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Deeren Of
Ceballos, Cuba, are visiting their
daughter. Mrs. \. II. Kenna, wife of
Rev. A. II. Kenna, 230S Lincoln way
W. Mr.. Deeren left his extensive
plantation in the charge Of his son
tor the duration of the uprising.
According TO Mrs. Deeren the rev.
olution broke out in their section
Feb. l.. and during the two weeks
they remained at Ceballos were In
constant peril, firing going on 200
feet from the house between rebel
and government forces. Thousands
Of acres of cane were put to the
torch and railway bridges destroyed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Deeren left Cuba on
Feb. %, coming directly TO South
Bend.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
ARMY MAN is PROMOTED
Charles G. ComstOck of Local Sta
ton Made Sergeant.

With the promotion of Corporal
Charles C. ComstOck of the local
army recruiting station to the rank
of sergeant, the Fort Wayne district
holds the distinction of being the
only division in the United States
where every member of the recruit
ing party is ranked as a sergeant or
higher. Capt Thomas ]. Ryan is the
only commissioned officer in the dis
trict.
Until recently Comstock had been
serving with Gen. Pershing's punt
tive" expedition and was stationed
at ColOnia Dublan.
10 Warga, 25 years old. of this
city. and Claude a. Pittman, 20
years old. also of South Bend, were
enlisted Thursday morning in the
regular army. Warga enrolled in
the cavalry division of the service,
while Pittman is billed for the in
fantry. They left Thursday NOM
ing for Columbus, Q.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
PRISONER IN JAIL
TAKES OWN LIFE
John Cramer Held on CHARGE
of Passing Forged Check
SIaSheS His Throat.

Goaded by an unreasonable lear
of the consequences of his forgery
of check for S12. John Cramer OF
416 S. Main st, confined in the
county Jail until the hearing of his
case set for Friday in the city court,
slashed his neck from ear to ear
with a razor at 1890 o'clock Tues
day morning and though he was
rushed at once to the Epworth hos
pital after given first aid by Dr.
Harry Helmer at the Jail. he died at
1920 o'clock.
a letter addressed. TO Frank Kies,
a saloon keeper on ". South St,
was found near the body by Mike
Hanley, assistant turnkey at the Jail,
who was called by fellow prisoners
in the criminal ward. The letter
was turned over to Turnkey Bark
ley, who is holding it sealed for the
examination of Coroner Swantz.
According 70 the statement made
early Thursday afternoon by Kies,
Cramer was working for Mack Gull
ley, who owns the Star Lunch car
which is stationed at the corner of
Lafayette and South SITS. He was a
queer character without any known
relatives and sometimes suspected
of being a dope fiend At times, ac-
cording to the manager of the
Windsor hotel, which is also on the
corner of Lafayette and Main, he
lived at the hotel. a number of the
men who have been eating at his
restaurant had lately made up their
minds to pool their money and bail
Cramer out. but the sum fell short
Of the bond and the plan was aban-
doned. He had also lived with
Charles Steele at 416 s. Main st.
He had been arrested the night of
March 3 on a warrant sworn out by
Ivo Verspeelt. who runs a sample
room at $50 s. Taylor st. Accord
ing 10 Verspeelt he had some time
previous cashed a check for $12 for
Cramer, which check was later re-
turned because il was not legible.
The trial had been set for Friday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
REV. l.. q. RTCkIEs-

Word has been received OF the
death OF Rev. l.. G.. Buckles, 81 years
old. the oldest pastor in point of
service i'm the Methodist northwest
conference. He had been in charge
Of several pastorates I'm Wisconsin
and Indiana for more than 90 years
Rev. Buckles died Tuesday at the
home Of his daughter. Mrs. G.. p.
White. in West Lafayette. after a
short illness of complications.
Besides his daughter ne is sur
vived 10y one brother. 7. :. Buckles
OF Battle Ground, Ind. Funeral ser
vices will he held Friday at Michi-
gan City. Burial in that place.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
MARKET QUOTATIONS
BIC GAINS MADE
IN EARLY SALES
Market Opens Weak, But
Prices Soon Take Climb
As Demand Grows.
International News Service :

international News Service:
NEW YORK, March SIN the
initial trading on the stock exchange
today there was a continuation of
the reactionary tendency which pre-
vailed yesterday, but before many
minutes passed vigorous advances
were then in order, with vigorous
issues making gains from the early
level ranging from one TO six points
The greatest advance was made la
Texas company. which rose to 234.
against 2SSA az the close yesterday
These higher prices induced renew
ed realizing and recessions again
occurred.
Utah Copper. after selling ct
11G i. rose TO III, and then declined
TO 1161a. Steel Common advanced "a
10 11O$, American Smelling u TO
102 Is. and fractional gains were
noted in Anaconda and Inspiration.
The marine issues were weak in
the early trading, the preferred de-
Ginning Il to 741z, and then rallying
TO 75A. Atlantic Gulf declined 70
1031a. then rallied to 1859. Cuba
Cane Sugar rose Il 10 a. Lehigh
Valley was weak feature, sustain
ing loss Of Il 10 67A.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
JACOB MINTOSH.

Jacob Mcintosh. "a years old.
Civil war veteran, died at S:45
o'clock Thursday morning at the
residence Of his daughter. Mrs.
Blanch Link. 135 Lincoln way E.,
after an illness of several months
He was born i'm Cass county.
Mich. and had lived i'm this city
three years. coming here from Cas-
sOpOlis. During the Civil war, he
served as a sergeant in Co. ID,
eighth. Michigan heavy artillery. He
was a member of the Cassopolis G..
4. r.
Surviving him are two children
Mrs. BlanCh Link of this city, ]. H.
Mcintosh of Jackson. Mich; a
brother T. l.. Mcintosh of Cassop-
oils and two sisters, Mrs. William
Jones also of Cassopolis and Mrs
$. J. Doty of Three Rivers. Mich.
Funeral services will be held Sat-
urday morning at the First Presby-
terrain church of CassopOiis. Rev.
Herman Burns officiating Burial
in Prospect Hill cemetery.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
NEW YORK STOCKS.

International News Service:
NEW YORK, March S.-Closing
prices on the stock exchange today
were.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

UNION STOCK YARDS. H.. March E.
HOtIS-Receipts. 24.oOO; market 10 70
1Jc higher: mixed and butchers. S14A
El149J: good heavy, 81 Gj@ 1873. rough
heavy S14 45eT14 co: light. S1f 20d II. -
pigs S11.1jd13GO: bulk, S1i.6QH14.9O.
CATTLE - Receipts. 300: market
strong: beeves. s. 500 u 40. COWS and
heifers. s4750 1915: stoCkers and feed
ers. ST.OOd9 20: Texans, $500 10 -
calves. S9.JO@ 11Tj.
SHEEP - Receipts 1900: market
strong: native and western. S7.fOI 1910 /.
lambs, S1I.T5115OO.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
PIrrsRI-RGH LIVE STOCK

FIIISBU KGH. Pa, MarCh S.-JAI-
TL,E-SgIPplgg light; market ma It STEADY ca "
tidy butchers. SSO0dS75: fair 5000
$50 common. 5000 10: common to
good fat bulls, 5000 SO: common 70
cood fat cows, S4O0M 500; heifers, S6O0
lIg -. fresh COW and springers. $1,000
n $500: veal calves. S13O0d14.0 heavy
aud thin calves, $1,000 1000
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Suppiy light
market steady: prime wethers. SI1J0d
300: good mixed, $1,000 %: fair
mixed. -. 2Jd1025; culls and common.
SJ.OOGGJ0: spring lambs, S1lOON 1915.
HOGS-Receipts light; market steady /;
prime heavy hogs S1jO0N1515: medi-
ums $1,000 10 -; heavy Workers.
$1,000 l5l5; light Workers. sl4o0G
M1375: stays. S11.2Jd 117J; heavy
mixed $15O0d 1913.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-08
FAVOR UNITED REVIVAL
Plan l. Approved at Meeting of the
y. VI. {. \. Directors.

Resolutions drafted and passed
upon by the directors OF the y. VI.
G. y. suggesting a general plan for
a united revival campaign TO be held
some time in the next two years,
will. be read before the Ministerial
association at their regular weekly
meeting Monday morning al the Y.
NJ. G. A directors committee has
been chosen to take charge Of the
reading.
Among other things proposed. the
resolutions suggest a more suita bic
time for the conduct OF the cam
paign and deplore the dates on
which the recent simultaneous
meetings were held.