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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-08-23
OKLAHOMA MAN PRAISES
CANON PARK AND SCENERY,

J. z. Conion and family of Yukon.
Oklahoma. accompanied by H. T.
Watson and family of Indiana. have
been In Canon CITY now for over nye
weeks. They came out in their car
and have been camping In the city
camp grounds.
Mr.. Conlon Is enthusiastic in hi9
praise OF Canon City and the many in
teresting drives about. He and his
party go out on the drives and thru
the mountains most every day and
they know more about the CanoS
City scenery than many of our "oid
timers" an in the party are delight
ed with their summer In Canon City
and Mr. Conlon says the excellent
camping grounds the city has provid.
ed has had much to do with keeping
them so long
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COUNTRY PEOPLE MOVE TO !
CITY FOR SCHOOL ADVAnTAGE

A considerable number OF fsmillys
from the ranches OF the surroundings
country and the reuoter mountain
districts have removed to Canon City
during the last few weeks for the
purpose OF availing themselves of thep
educational advantages afforded by
the public schools during the. fall and
winter months. The demand for
houses by new people coming here
with this object in view has been
very insisteni OF late, so much so. in
fact, that the real estate agents say
that there are very few really desir-
able residence properties now for
rent. \ business man stated the other
day that he knew OF a dozen or more
families in the farming section of the
county tha. were coming here to make
their home for the winter. principally
on account OF the excellent school "a
eilities the community would AFFORD
their children The board OF educa-
ton is TO be- congratulated on bring.
ing the school system here 10 such r.
degree OF efficiency as to add to the
attrsctiveness of the tosn as PLAZA
OF residence. Its members realize
that the people want the best there il
in education. as In everything eise,
trying 10 give ii 10 them.
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this IS the best medicine TO benefit sr euro.
Tho Prescription" regulates and pro-
notes all the nstural functions. meyer
conflicts with them. and Is perfectly
harmless in any condition of the female
system. 1t brings refreshing sleep. and
restores health and vigor-
II you eat the right foods, and not too
much ~ them. the ioisOns in your sys-
tcIn can l&. kept down and thrown out by
taking natural laxative. such as that
composed OF May-applc, j,icc Of al,sss,
root Of jnlap. sugar-coated. and long sold
by all druggists as Dr. Picrcc's Pleas ut
Pellets. Get them to-day.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-08-23
No Decision
Reached 4b0ut
School Merger

A largely attended mass meeting
of the patrons and friends of the Park
Center school and of the Seventh and
Eighth grades of the Harrison school.
was held at the Harrison school build
ing on Cottonwood avenue, East Can
on, Thursday night for the purpose of
considering with the members of the
board of education of District No. l,
and Prof Whitaker. superintendent
of the Canon City schools. the matter
of closing the Park Center school and
the Seventh and Eighth grades of the
Harrison school and bringing the pu-
pills attending them by public convey
ance to the town schools for instruc-
ton during the fall and winter
months.
The proposition of the board of ed
ucation to effect merger of the
schoo, interests alluded TO on behalf
of economy. Capitalization and in
creased efficiency was presented some
time ago and was opposed by con
siderable number of Park Center and
Harrison school patrons and taxpay-
eds and they circulated petition for
signatures in antagonism to such a
move and fled it with the board The
petition contained the names of about
sixty remonstrants to the undertak.
ing and it was discussed at great
length Thursday night without any
conclusion in relation to consolidation
being reached
There are 40 families in the Park
Center and Harrison school districts
to which these schools cater as edu.
cational institutions and 1t was point.
ed ont by the superintendent that the
cost of instruction for them under the
present de-centralized system OF
school work was fifty-three per cen,
greater than it would be under the
consolidated plan and at the same
time was less efficient. The Park
Center school next year will have only
about d dozen pupils and the Seventh
and Eighth grades at the Harrison
school less than twenty and the board
cd education regards 1t as poor bust.
ness and educational policy to con
time the present system in view OF
its greater expense and decreased eff
ficiency than that promised by the
merger.
The principal contention of the su
perintendent and the board of edu
cation was, and still is. that the main
tainance and support of the Park Cen
der and Harrison schools this year is
unnecessarily expensive and would be
less valuable TO those most directly
concerned than the proposed consol
sdation. to say nothing of the social
and other advantages the pupils would
enjoy under that plan
The argument of those who oppose
the measure is that they are afraid
that the moral influence of the city
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VISITOR IN CANON CITY
BITTEN BY 'RATTLESNAKE

Luther Foster. Of Finley. Illinois,
aged eighteen years, was BITTEN on the
left leg between the ankle and the
knee by rattlesnake while climbing
among the rocks at the base OF the
Hoeback around Soda Point about 5
o'clock Wednesday afternoon and
was taken 10 the hospital for treat
ment.
Young Foster in company with his
cousin, Waldo Bland, drove to the
Soda Spring a; the western limits OF
the penitentiary property in an auto
mobile aud left their car there while
they walked around the point TO oh.
tain some kodak pictures. For the
purpose OF getting a better view than
the one Afforded from the roadway
they made their way up among some
boulders on the side of the Hogback.
and in doing so. young Foster stepped
on the snake and was bitten by A.
They heard the serpent's rattle. but
did not see IL until 1t had fastened its
zing the seriousness of the matter
Foster was hurried 10 the hospital
and antidotes applied to contcract
The poisonous effects OF the bite. The
injured leg was considerably swollen
Wednesday night and Thursday morn
ing. but the inflammation was much
-educed the following afternoon and
The Indications are now that the
wound will be entirely healed in the
course OF few days. Young Foster,
with his mother and younger brother.
came here recently from the east to
visit with his uncle and aunt. Mr.. and
3. w. H. Bland. and family.
RaNord yyone ADJ Or ro.,,r<s
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usual amount Of study. We did not
do much marching. the longest march
which our company took being only
about IL miles.
From early morning until late al
night we drilled and we studied and
labored TO get both mind and body in
ut condition. II was nerve-wrecking
and muscls-tiring most OF the time but
it was necessary and the boys gave
all that was in them cheerfully'
Captain Mack was asked if he
thought the three months training
properly fitted the students for fight
ing at the front Not by any manner
of means" he replied, ''and it will
take at least two more three.month
periods before we. as 2 whole. will be
ready. But our past period of train
ing has whipped most of us into shape
so that the rough edges have been
smoothed down. We have covered
that portion OF the training where
everything seems maze and a mys-
terry and are in position where we
can now proceed intelligently.
I'm training the recruits of the new
national army we will all undoubtedly
learn while we are teaching others
We are far enough advanced so that
we can intelligentiy instruct in the
school of the soldier. the school of the
squad. and the other fundamentals
from the outset and at the same time
We will be acquiring the finer points
of the business ourselves. am sure
that by the time the national army is
ready to go overseas the officers will
be as competent as any that will rep
resent the United States.
"Of course there are many of the
training school men who have a nat
ural aptitude for the military life and
there are also numbers OF them who
have had years of experience. These
men, believe are capable now of do
ing themselves and their country
credit at the 'front.'
@oPtoAa .haiA was dShtu II ne
thought pull or politics entered into
the appointments. He said that he
did not think so and that practically
every man gained his commission on
merit alone. He said that OF course
it was possible that influential friends
might have helped some to get their
commissions but that he knew OF no
such cases and that every man with
the men of the Reserve gained the
stripes thru sheer ability.
In reference to the difference be.
tween the Officers Reserve Corps and
the National army Captain Mack said
the men of the Rerserve gained the
same standing as was the case in time
of peace. the o. Z. c. being an institu.
tion of long standing and those with
commissions under this section re
ceived the same for period OF I'VE
years. In the National army the OF.
scers commissioned therein are to
serve in such Office for the period of
the war. OF course many OF the of
tcers used in the National army are
commissioned in the o. II. c. Most
OF the men from thirty-hye up were
given commissions in the National
army because 1t is rule OF the Re
serve corps that officers reaching the
age of II will be retired
Captain Mack. Lieutenant Hellman
and Iiaufeuant a.tt.rhanb ,..rs ,.r..
en- commissions in the National army
The men. with the exception of Nc
Lain. who is 10 go France. and Mack.
who is to go east. have been ordered
to return 10 TT. Riley at the exp!ra.
tion OF their leave OF absence.
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Y0U or sTRow0, il you're tIrad-ont


or .run DOWN
woman, with Dr.
Piercc's Favor
ite Prescription
And, II you suf-
fer from any rfe-
male complaint"
or disorder, you
get well. For
these two things
to build up wo-.
mems strength.
and TO cure wo-
rpaprs uilnaantu-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-24
WOMEN HEARTILY
FAVOR PLANS FOR
A PEACE LEAGUE

WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.-Mrs
Walter McNag Miller, president OF
the National women's Suffrage As
.sociation. and Alice Paul. national
chairman of the Congressional Union,
declared that all women would give
the heartiest support to President
Wilson's suggested league for the en-
forcement Of peace.
Mrs. Miller said: "As suffragists
We are much pleased at the emphasis
the president laid upon a government
with the consent of the governed
Hereafter mankinds silent masses
must be given the right to stop pour
ing out their blood for the country
whenever it is unnecessary"
Women make the greatest war
sacrifices. The women in the present
war are making the same sacrifices
and also replacing the men gone 10
the trenches"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-24
JOSEPH CUNNINGHAM
WAS 100 YEARS OLD

The late Joseph Cunningham, who
died recently at the Eastern oregon
state Hospital and whose funeral was
held yesterday afternoon, was 100
years old if his commitment papers
are to be believed. He himself gays
1890 as the date Of his birth which
would make him but 81.
He was sent to the hospital less than
two weeks ago from Prineville where
he had been in the county hospital
for a month II is said that ne has
no relatives and recently decided =
farm To- friends with the understand
ing that they wcre 20 care for him
the rest Of his days II is said thes
rented the farm and moved away. Tho
Old man. while wandering about ons
night during the cold spell wBded H
the river and his feet were badly froz-
en-
The funeral was conducted yester-
day at the hospital chapel by Rev
Charles Quincy
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-24
Bitter Words Exchanged Be-
fore Deciding to Leave Way
Open for Discussion of
Presidents Peace Ideas at
Any Time.
SHERMAN VOICES OPPOSITION

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The SEN
ate failed to act on Cummins' resolu-
ton providing for general debate on
President wilson's address but left the
way open for a discussion of the pres
idents idea at any time. A hot de-
bate preceded the action. Stone sug-
gested referring the resolution to the
foreign relations committee cum
minis wanted every senator to talk
one hour, expressing their opinion on
the peace steps.
Sherman bitterly denounced the
presidents address. He declared it
stump speech from the throne,
forestalllng public opinion and an at
tempt to make the senate accept any
treaty Wilson might make"
Shafroth offered resolution sug-
gesting that each nation have five
judges in a peace tribunal. and con-
tribute a portion of their military and
naval forces to enforce the courts de-
crees.
Sherman criticized the president s
visits to the capitol Weeks asserted
the president used the senate as a
megaphone, through which he ad-
dresses the world
Gallinger said Wilson's plan would
cause a situation wherein America
might declare war to get peace.
Weeks asked the meaning Of peace
without victory. He asked: "Are we
to sit in extra session to watch Europe
and decide our course in event the
European hostilities end?"
Lewis questioned the advisability of
general world peace discussion on
the ground that it might seriously
embarrass foreign governments in re-
plying to the presidents address"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-24
GERMANS LOST I
BOATS IN NAVAL
BATTLE IS RUMOR
Holland Authorities Consider Intern
ment OF Destroyer at Ymuiden; One
British Ship Sunk.

LONDON, Jan. 24.-Dutch corre-
spondents for London newspapers re-
ported that German sailors said seven
German destroyers were sunk and
crippled. The admiralty has not
changed yesterdays announcement.
Holland authorities are considering
internment of the crippled German
destroyer v-6s which sought refuge
at Ymuiden.
BERLIN. Jan. 24.-It is announced
that one British destroyer was sunk
off the Dutch coast. One German
torpedo boat reached the Dutch har.
Dor. The remainder of the German
vessels returned with slight losses.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-24
(East Oregon!an Special Wire
ServIce.)
BEAN HAS NEW
CONSOLIDATION PLAN.

AAJNbOl BhAlON LhANs
SALEM, Jan. 24.-A compre-
hensive consolidation plan, com
pletely revamping the present
system of state government was
offered TO the house consolidation
committee by Representative
Bean. He is now working on a
bill carrying out his ideas and
it will be submitted to a commit
tee or the house, The plan di-
vides the state government into
executive, financial and admins
trative departments. A board of
control, consisting of the COVER
nor, secretary and state treasur-
er are given charge of the state
institutions.
The finance department Is to
have the state treasurer at the
head. The insurance corporation
and. banking departments are put
under his administration.
The agriculture department
will take in the state fair board,
The department of labor assumes
jurisdiction over the work Of the
labor commissioner, the industrial
welfare and child welfare COM
mission.
The plan resembles the consolida-
tion program outlined by Senator
Day during the 1915 session
MAY PROBE
INSURANCE RATES.
The joint insurance committee
will hear those interested in fire
insurance on Tuesday. Both
chairmen want a full investiga-
ton of fire rates.
Senator Orton said he learned
that insurance companies last
year increased their rates and
wanted to know II socalled inde-
pendent companies did likewise.
He has reliable Information an
increase was made. Chairman
Mackay stated that over insurance
might cause increased rates.
The chairman instructed the
committee clerk to go to Port
land and make an investigation.
MRS. THOMPSON SPEAKS.
SALEM, Jan. 24.-Mrs Alex
ander Thompson, woman member
Of the Legislature took Speaker
Stanfield's place today. She pre-
sided at this mornings meeting
Of the house on account of STAN
fields slight illness. The mem-
bers addressed her as mt. Speak
err" II was the calmest session
since the start,
AGAINST ALIEN LABOR,
Senator Orton introduced bill
providing that all public instl-
tutions, school districts, munlci-
palities and contractors in public
work employ only American citl-
zens II prevents all aliens from
working on public Jobs.
ANTI-PICKETING BILL.
The senate passed Eddy's bill
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-24
RumOrS of Secret Bases, Con-
CeaIed HarbOrS and MySter-
iOuS Supply Ships are
Rampant in South America.
RAIDER REPORTED At TONROS
Four Funneled vessel said 70 Have
Been seen off Coast With One
Passenger Ship and Two Cargo
Boats, One Flying American FIag.

RIO DE JANEIRo, Jan. 24.-The
biggest crop of stories, rumors Of Sc
cret bases, concealed harbors and
mysterious supply ships since tho
days Of Morgan's Buccaneers are ram
pant. Many private strongholds are
said to be located on the north coast
Of South America. 1t is reported
that German raiders are using natural
vantage points.
The minister of the marine credited
several of the rumOrs. 1t sent Bra
lillian cruiser to search the suspected
harbors 1t reported the raider Is
concealed at Tonros Pernambuco
dispatches repeated the hope. 1t is
also rumored that a mysterious four
funneled vessel was seen Off the coat
with one passenger ship and two car
go boat. one flying an American flag
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-24
UTAH VOTE BEARER
HAS DISAPPEARED

WASHINGTON. Jan. 24.-The mes
senger carrying Utah's official presi-
Dental vote count to Washington has
disappeared. The state department
notified the Utah secretary of state
that the messenger had not arrived
All official counts were due here last
Monday. The Utah situation is de-
laying the official announcement.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-24
HODGEN IN DEBATE.
LEAK PROBE GOES
BACK TO CAPITOL

NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-The house
leak committee adjourned to Wash
ington. II will hold one meeting there
and will announce the time OF re-
suminC the probe here. The action
was taken after the committee learn
ea it was impossible to get stock ex-
change records quickly. 1t asked the
exchange to hurry
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-24
RECORD BREAKING COW
Is SOLD FOR $4,000

UTICA. N. Y. Jan. 24.-Tietje
Queen de Kol. the COW which recently
broke the record for butter-m making
in giving 542.7 pounds Of milk in
seven days for 40 &c pounds Of butter,
was sold for $4,000 to a creamery
company The previous record had
been SO pounds of butter. The COW
is nine years and nine months old.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-24
SUITCASE is SEEN WHEN
BOMB is EXPLODED

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 24.-A suit
case identical in description with one
which the prosecution contends held
the bomb which exploded here last
July. killing ten persons. was seen on
the spot where the explosion occurred
a few seconds before the fatal blast,
according to the testimony of Mrs,
Eleanor A. Kennedy today in the
murder trial of Thomas ]. Mooney.
Mooney and four others are alleged
to have been rsponslble for the explo-
sion.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-24
PLAN TO ORGANIZE
AN OHIO SOCIETY

An "Ohio Society of Pendleton' is
10 be orsenized. Through the efforts
of several former residents OF the
Ru"keve state, meeting is to be held
next Tue. day evening in the club
rooms 1f the county library building
for the purpose Of organizing. All
former residents of Ohio are asked to
be present. The functions OF the club
will be purely social, according to J.
w. Huff. who Is taking an active in
terest in the formation Of the club
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-24
GREASE WOOL BRINGS
Al CENTS PER POUND

Forty-one cents per pound in '
. the greasel =
. This Is the price received for =
= a clip of wool sold in Kansas .
= City recently. The G. ]. Mustlon =
= Wool Commission Company =
= made the sale. The clip is dee
= scribed as being slightly bury =
= and of being three-eights and =
H.quarter-blood wool of medium =
= length staple. =
= Needless to say this is the =
= highest price ever paid on the =
. Kansas City market for unscour- =
= ed wool. .
The same firm also sold an =
= other car of wool, consisting of =
= clip OF slightly bury short =
= staple fine and half blood wool =
= from Buchanan, New Mexico, =
= for 80 cents per pound in the =
= grease or S1OS per pound after =
= being secured or on a clean ba- =
= sis and a clip OF wool that was =
= bury from lamar. colorado. for
= 30 cents per pound, this one car
. bringing S11,03460.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-24
HUDSON MARU STARTS
NORTH.

BUENOS AIRES, Jan "a
prison ship Hudson Maru left
Pernambuco, hugging the shore
line closely for her northern
course. she Is presumably en-
route to New york. All prison.
ers were landed. 1t is sensation
ally rumOred that the Brazilian
steamer Siric was tOrpedoed.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-24
w. L. THOMPSON
TO BE ADMIRAL
AT IL REGATTA

W. L. Thompson of this city,
viii be the admiral of the As
TORT Regatta next summer ac-
cording to word received here to-
day. News of Mr.. Thompson's
election came in a wire to T. F.
O'Brien from Mayor Harley of
Astoria.
Mr.. Thompson is now enroute
to ST. Paul and the message was
forwarded to him.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-24
failure TO ACT ON CUMMINS
RESOLUTION IS PRECEDED BY
HOT DEBATE AMONG SENATORS
LATE WIRE BULLETINS
WILL PROBE INCREAsE.

WILL PROBE INCREASE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-It is
announced that Commissioners
Parry and Harris Of the federal
trade commission are going to OF
tawa to confer with Canadian Off
ciaIs regarding the report that the
dominion government has in
creased news print paper price
ten dollars.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-24
T. r. SAYS L. S. HAD BEST
QUIT TALKING so MUCH

ST. PAUL, Jan. "A plea that
the nation refrain from defamation
about protecting small nations" until
it is willing to "run some risk and
make some effort to right the wrongs
Of Belgium" was made in a letter
from Colonel Roosevelt, read at a
meeting called by st. Paul citizens TO
protest against deportation of Bel
gians.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-24
ONE KILLED IN WRECK

CLEVELAND. Jan. 24.-One
was killed and several injured
when the Nickel Plate passenger
tram from New York to Cleve-
land ran through an open switch
and collided with a freight on
siding.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-24
THIRD DEATH RESULTS
FROM FREEZING IN : y.

FARGO, y. u. Jan 2t-T'he third
death from freezing In North Dakota
this winter was reported last nigh
Knute Haugun. resident n Neville
was found frozen 20 death In a street
there. one man WIS frozen 10 death
last SUNDAY near Alfred fAmoHrs
county. and another IN western NORTH
Dakota earlier In the year
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-01-24
FRFNCH RAIDS SUCCEED.

PARIS, Jan. 24,-It s annOunc-
ed that French raids were sue
cessfuI south Of Chilly, in WOevre
forest. There is great patrol ac-
tivity at Seille. Elsewhere II was
very calm.