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o'clock In room $40. Jefferson Hotel
This meeting is for the purpose Of
securing godmother for each soldier
IN the Blues organization, and women
who arc interested arc urged to attend.
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Mrs. c. W. Massie, chairman of the
godmothe for the Blues, requests all
women interested in the soldiers well
fare to meet tomorrow morning at IL
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A called meeting of the Confederate
Memorial Literary Society will be held
in the museum at IL o'clock this morn
ing.
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Detention Home Not Placed.
AT meeting of the police commits
sionerS Yesterday afternoon a nrotes
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woMEN,s MEETINGS.

The executive committee of the
Council Of Jewish Women will meet
Today at II o'clock In the board room
of Templet Beth Ahabah.
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The Association of Methodist Women
for social service will meet this after.
noon at o'clock in Centenary Church.
Miss Lucy Mason will address the meet
ing on "Safeguarding the Home"
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Mayor D. N. Cooper. Alderman c.
Z. Reeves, Street Commissioner Tom
Parker, A. E. Wilson, W. II. Dozier
and County Commissioner G. v. Hod-
gin, returned to Canon City Thurs
day night from Denver where they
went the 6rst OF the week TO investi-
gate the practicability of combina-
ton motor street sprinkler and sand
hauler for use here and TO consult
the state highway commission in rela-
ton to an appropriation OF money for
the construction OF public highway
between Fremont and Teller counties
over the old Florence & Cripple
Greek roadbed thru Phantom canon.
The investigation Of the city coun-
ell committee in relation TO the sprink
Ter and sand hsuler were very exhaus-
tive and gratifying and demonstrated
the great value OF such a vehicle for
operation in this community. While
the purchase OF such q machine by the
city would necessitate the expenditure
unQues;ionably be a good investment
and prove far more efficacious and &C
onomicl than the present system
of sprinkling and sand hauling in
vogue here. II is computed that by
it's use three cubic feet of sand could
be hauled at a load and that eight
loads could be hauled from Sand
creek to any point within the city
limits day. To haul twenty-four
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people everywhere. irrespective Of
age. sex. wealth or social position.
The war in which we are engaged
may become so intensive as to re-
quire the enlistment OF every man
and woman In the country in some
form Of national preparedness and CO.
operation To secure for Us q victorious
termination OF II. You and aud ey-
erybdy are in this war and II Is oyx
business TO help in II In some capac-
lty. We cannot all ngbt In the ranks.
but We can all do something and the
nation expects OF us that each will
do his duty. This appeal FOR money ls
not the first that will be made to you
to assist In war work II is only the
beginning and calls will be made upon
you and upon everybody as long aS
hostiIitles last. II Is incumbent on
the people OF Canon City to raise
this 1900 for the Y. NJ. c. A. and
you must not think In subscribing TO
this fund that you are doing anything
moro than your patriotic duty"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Moore's
address the special committees from
the different churches OF the city. as
well az the civic Improvement league.
each OF which had a little table on
the park grounds with secretary In
charge. began a subscription cam
paign among those in attendance at
the speaking. Later the members OF
these committees met at tho Unitsi
Presbyterian church where II WA
found that a total of s97s.25 had been
subscribed: the greater part Of II in
small amounts. In most cases tho
cash was paid by the subscriber; 9th,
ers gave checks to cover the amount
OF their contributions. II should be-
stated here. however. that $500 of the
s97s.25 alluded TO. had been previous
ly subscrihed: making the amount
raised at the park Sunday afternoon
S57775.
A meeting of the members OF tho
various soliciting committees was
held AZ the v, NJ. c. A. building nj
l:30 o'clock this afternoon and plans
formulated TO secure tho remaining
s521.75 needed TO finish out Canon
City's apportionment Il VIII be rails
ed by public subscription and II is ex~s
pected that the whole amount will be
in sight within the next twanty-four
hours.
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Of the trains was the private car Of
Mrs. J. Ogden Armour. When the
little girls came TO this car they were
invited in by the party. comprised
of eight or ten people. and each one
placed a coin In each OF the boxes
cayried by the girls. Just as the train
was pulling out Mrs Armour person.
ally went TO the rear platform and
handed one of the tots a ten dollar
bill for the cause. q.
This team received many contribu.
tions from the people going thru on
the various trains. The people sub.
scribed LITERALLY and seemed anxious
to help. But they did not outstrip the
generosity of home folks. Everyone
in town who was encountered gave
what they could and seemed glad TO
do it Nearly every person appear
ing on Main street bore red cross
thus testfying to the fact that they
had helped a worthy cause.
Mrs. Peasants team are to be the
guests Of the Opera House at the pic.
ture show tonight thru the courtesy
of the management The little girls
arc looking forward to the event with
a great deal Of pleasure.
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ROUND CREST STARTS ITS
CANNING SEASON TODAY

You perhaps wondered at noon what
all that whistling was about? And
wonder you might because that pro
loDged blast marked the opening OF
the biggest canning season OF which
the Round Crest Canning Company
has ever had prospect
Twenty or thirty people started in
at work canning spinach OF which
tons and tons are being hauled to
the plant from all over the valley
rhe force will also start In on rhu.
barb shortly and it is the hope OF the
management not to lose a day thru
out the summer and fall season.
The new plant. now under construc.
tion, is not fully completed as yet but
indications are that IL will be early in
June and then real work will start
in earnest with a big pay roll and
much activity.
The pay roll right now is consid-
cradle but It IN no comparison to
what II will be when the new plant
gets into full operation. This plant
will be o big benefit to the commun.
ity because II will permit the grow.
er TO sell his stun right here at home
1t good price and will keep much
labor busy.
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MRS. ARMOUR
DONATES TO
CANON CITY'S
RED CROSS
TEAMS TAKE IN A TOTAL OF
s417.74 ON RED CROSS TAG DAY
LAST SATURDAY. EVERYONE
GIVES GENEROUSLY.
MRS. BOUCHER'S TEAM
GOT IN MOST MONEY

Mrs. J. Ogden Armour of Chicago
was one of he donors TO the fund Of
$417.47 that was gained for the Red
Cross on Tag day last Saturday. The
team OF Mrs. w. Boucher won the
honor of getting in the most money.
they having secured over $50. Mrs.
Frank Dixon's team was a very close
second.
In fact, the friendly rivalry which
developed between these two teams
when it was found that they were
close together late in the afternoon,
caused a dramatic and stirring finish
TO a very successful day at ten
O'clock Saturday night when the
canvassing was completed. Both
teams worked very hard and spent
the evening in soliciting their friends
and all generous folk to get enough
money to put them in the lead. The
teams raced neck and neck for sew
eral hours and until the final count
OF the sums turned in It was very un-
certain which team would win.
Much credit Is due not only to
these two teams, but to all of them
for the great work which they ac-
complished. More money than was
really expected was received altho
the goal for the day had been set at
$500.
Several OF the g!-.s did not eat din
ner or supper but kept up the good
work constantly from early morning
until late at night. This was espec-
tally true OF two or three girls on
Mrs. Dixon's team who worked like
trojans TO have the honor OF bringing
In the most money for their team.
It was Mrs. Pleasants team Of little
girls that received the donation from
Mrs. Armour. These pretty little
tots made II q point to meet all the
passenger trains and go thru them
soliciting funds for the cause. On one
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THE HIGHWAY COMMISSION PROMISES
5000 FOR HIGHWAY TO DISTRICT

loads of sand from the same place
and dump II on the streets would re-
quire the employment Of a man, wag-
on and team of horses for eight days
1t has a mechanical device for spread
ing the sand II is equally efficient
as a street sprinkler and would en-
able the city 10 keep down the dugt
on 1--WE or elk times the street area
that is possible under the present plan.
The committee will make its report
on the proposition 10 the city council
at the regular meeting OF that body
next Monday evening.
The committee under the leadership
of County Commissioner G.. v. Hod-
gin was remarkably successful in its
conference with the state highway
commission upon the matter of secnr-
ing financial assistance for the estah-
of tie old +. & C. c. track to tho
Cripple Greek district. Some time ago
the commission offered TO contribute
$1,000 towards the enterprise. which
the authorities here did not think
was enough During the visit to Dem
yer this week II promised $4,000 as
starter and implied that Il might
make a second donation for the same
purpose later on. II is reported that
the undertaking has the endorsement
and backing OF the II Paso and Teller
county road authorities and that con-
s;ruction work will begin on the en-
terprise this summer.
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Washington. d. C..
Nov II 1917

May II, 1917.
One day ] had an interesting visit
with Lieut.. Byron McCandless who
is an aide to Mr.. Josephus Daniels,
Secretary OF the Navy. Mr. Nc
Candless is Florence boy, son of
Former County Commissioner Julius
McCandless. Lieut.. McCandless is
one of the live young men in the
navy. He has a very important as
signment at the present time as
aide to Secretary Daniels. with large
responsibilities. His superiors have
great confidence in him and I hear
fine things of him about Washing
ton.
Mr.. McCandless has climbed up by
merit. He got his appointment to
Annapolis 16 years ago thru compe-
titive examination. At the time he
was going to college in Colorado.
The examination was announced
and without consulting his parents
or anybody else he took the examina-
tion, was an easy winner, and the
first his parents in Florence knew
about 1t was when his appointment
came.
Mr.. McCandiess had four years in
Annapolis and has now had twelve
years in the service. Since l have
been in Washington he has been
nominated and confirmed Lieutenant
Commander. This rank is equal to
that of Major in the army He has
just completed a two-year assignment
on shore duty and is anxious to get
back on the water His ambition is
to be assigned to the command of a
submarine chaser. And he usually
accomplishes his ambitions.
A Washington man said to me:
"McCandless has made a fine record.
He has brains. initiative, ambition
and ability. He will some time be
high up in the American Navy"
" s@
Lieut.. McCandless' desk is in the
office of Sec. Daniels. For an hour
and half ! watched the wheels of
government grind in the Navy de-
partment, while Lieut.. McCandless
was negotiating for the erection of
an Office building with some New
York builder. The department needs
more room. It is proposed to build
a great office building and have IL
done in three months. As l casually
listened TO the talk / understood the
terms Of rent to be 100000 a year
for years. But the newspapers next
day told of the plans and stated the
rental to be 100000 a year, or 81
000, 900 for years. OF course there
isn't much difference and it ia easily
accounted for by my lack of expert
ence with big figures or the tendency
on the part of big city newspapers to
double up values and exaggerate.
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Y.M.C.A. WAR SERVICE DAY EXERCISES
WERE HELD AT DEPOT PARK SUNDAY,
$978.25 RAISED UP TO NOON TODAY

The public mass meeting .; Depot
park Sunday afternoon was not as
largely attended as was hoped would
be the case, but was extremely inter
esting in character. II was held un-
der the auspices of the Young Mems
City women's Civic Improvement lea.
que and was in response to Governor
Gunters recent proclamation urgins
the people of Colorado to meet in
patriotic gatherings on Sunday. May
goth. for the purpose OF taking steps
to promote By financial means the war
service work Of the Y. NJ. c. A. In
the military mobilization and training
camps OF the country during the cur
rent year. Three millions of dollars
will have 10 be raised for this purpose
in the United States within the next
few weks Colorado's share Of thia
fund is $4,000. The amount appor-
toned to Canon City is $500 and
must be subscribed at once.
The meeting at the park was pre-
sided over by DR.. c. H. wilkinson.
president OF the local branch of the
Y. NJ. G. A.. who spoke Of the nee
ezsity OF obtaining this money with
as little delay as possible. He clos.
ed his remarks by Introducing Mr..
Harold Moore. a prominent business
man OF Denver, who is active in the
No -,
this country and In Europe. who Was
the principal speaker Of the afternoon
Mr. Moore said this country was In
war with one OF the greatest miiita.y
powers in the world and that because
of that fact an exigency had arisen
for money TO assuage its misery by or
ganized benevoience that could not
be shirked or eyaded by the Ameri-
can people.
1T is not our business" said Mr.
Moore, ito say whether we are in this
war for justifiable causes OF not. To
men and women who love the flag II
of the beiiigerents and must make
the best of the situation az becomes
liberty-loving people. In this war
4o. 100000 OF men are under arms and
prison camps where they are under
going great physical. mental. social
and spiritual privations. The awful
ness OF this war. which in its magni-
furn oberurea anyf hing af tho Kind iy,
the history Of the world, cannot be
fully comprehended without going to
the battle fronts and studying the
conditions there. or making a tour of
inspection Of the devastated and war
torn countries OF the old world. Gaunt
hunger stalks abroad In half the lands
beyond the sea and there is suffering
and misery unutterable In many OF the
fairest portions OF the earth.
THE churches of the world have
proven themselves to be inadequate
in dealing with the mental. moral
and spiritual problems presented to
the hghting men on the field of bat
tie and in the prison camps. Their
failure has not been because OF any
lack of desire to better the condi-
tion of these men. but because Of a
lack OF organization and cooperation.
The Y. N. c. A. ts the only humani.
tarinn agency that can reach these
men and II should receive the full.
lest and heartiest support Of patriotic
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VOLUNTEERED IN THE
AVIATION CORPS

Mr.. and Mrs. II. +. Turner Of s24
Allison avenue are in receipt Of a
letter from their son. Roy, formerly
OF this city. but for some time past
employed as an assayer by the No
vada Consolidated Copper company 9t
Ruth. Nevada. stating that be had
Joined the Aviation corps OF tho
United States army and was on his
way to San Francisco. California. foq
assignment. He viii. probably. bo
sent to the government aviation
school at San Diego for training. He
Is a brother Of Clyde f. Turner of
the First National Bank. and Mise
Dora e. Turner Of the Palace Drug
store.
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There is pretty strong disposition
to support the President-because Il
is the only thing that can be done
decently and safely. see a lot OF
lack of confidence. however, in the
administrative ability OF the admins
tration. This is not confined to Re.
publicans by any means. A lot OF
prominent Democrats are saying
things that would not look well in
print.
But the President is the govern
ment, practically. in times OF war,
and he must have the hearty support
of congress and the country.
asked Senator Shafroth the other
day if he didn't think this Two Billion
Dollar extra war tax was not going
It little strong for these trying war
times, and he replied; oh, no. it
isn't a drop in the bucket. This lit
tie affair will cost US Twenty-Five
Billion Dollars before long. We might
as we'll get used to paying taxes. And
then it will make the people feel bet
ter if We take the profit out of war
times"
asked him IL he saw tendency
on the part of the big interests TO
graft the country and reap harvest
out of the war. He said he did not
that he was really surprised at the
patriotic and liberal attitude Of the
rich men and big interests. He cit
cd several interesting Incidents. One
of Mr.. Scrpps. a rich publisher of
several big city papers. who told
the committee to put tax on his
business wherever necessary. and il
il took all he had but about a hun
dred thousand dollars he would pay it
cheerfully. ! told him 10 add me to
the list-I'll be glad to do the same
thing.
But speaking seriously on this tax
question, ! have never raised an OBJ
lection TO any friend in congress to
any item of tax levied. 1t is hitting
tie newspapers pretty hard and l
don't know how some of us Will get
by. The high cost OF print paper has
just about put many newspapers out
of business. Just before | left home
ordered car of paper. 1t cost just
about 1920 more than it cost a year
and a half ago. 1t costs The Record
a hundred dollars a month for paper
more than in normal times. And We
can't pass the cost on 10 the consum-
er as the merchant does his cost
OF stock. It's dead loss-a tribute
to war times.
As to this war tax--it's too high
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Washington, D. c.
Nav 10. 1917.

One day I asked the door keeper
of the House of Representatives il
it happened to be favorable time to
call a Representative out of the
House. He replied. "Oh, yes, as
good time as any. About a third
OF the members are in there and they
will be debating over that revenue
bill for two or three days. Most Of
them have too much of importance to
do to listen to one another talk.
.&g@
A conspicuous member of the
House is Miss Jeanette Rankin-the
only woman congressman in the coun-
try's history. Mr.. keating introduc-
ed me to her one day and ] found
her to'be a very charming and bright
little lady. OF course she is enthusi-
astic over woman suffrage and would
like to have female company in the
house. She is modest woman as
is proved by her biography in the
Congressional Directory. Each Con-
gressman furnishes the copy for this
directory. Most congressman tell
when they were born, who they mar
ried, and give a full and complete his
tory of their lives from the cradle to
thei rentrance into congress. Some of
these sketches occupy a page or two
and most of them give a great deal
of information For Miss Rankin un-
der the head OF Montana. you will
find merely this information: jean
nette Rankin, Republican. of Mis-
soula." II is the shortest biographi-
cal sketch in the Congressional Direc-
tory.
Mr. Keating says that the news
paper stories of Miss Rankin going
down the aisle crying when she voted
GREATLY
exaggerated. He says that she may
have had tears in her eyes as it was
a serious time for many and some
men were feeling deep emotions and
some men had tears in their eyes. but
that she did not cry out nor do any
thing unbecoming woman or con-
gressman.
y @g
! told Mr.. Keating what many of
MS in our part of the district think of
his votes on the war and conscription
bills, but he said that he had heard
from home and knew what many peo-
pie think of IL. He looks well and
doesn't seem to be losing any weight
on account of home criticism. He
says the people surely will not ac-
cuse him of playing politics on this
question. And he says very frankly
that some who voted the other way
voted against their own convictions
and were playing politics.
- ~ y
hnd everywhere a disposition on
the part of Republicans to support
the President. Some lack confidence.
some criticize frankly, but most all
give their support freely TO the Pres
ident's policies. One man said. speak
ing of the President: He has flop
ped rapidly from TOO proud to light
to Peace without victory" and
then within a few weeks TO a War
OF Extermination'-he has boxed the
compas but we must all support him
and criticize as little as possible. :"
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Washington. d. c.
May 13. 1917.

Every Congressman and Senator
has his own idea on the war ques-
tions. A man could write a good
story every day with a member of
congress for authority. and not have
any two stories very much alike.
You can nnd q big man on every side
Of every issue that can be proposed.
Some Of the biggest men in Con
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But that is incidental The thing tha;
Interested me was 10 observe how
they order up a building here to be
completed in 80 days, that will rent
for five years for a million dollars
or half million dollars, with as lit.
tie worry or concern as We would ex
perience the contracting for little
garage or chicken house in Florence
or Canon City.
While Lieut.. McCandless was dis
cussing the plans for this office build
ing, Secretary Daniels was holding a
conference with a number of admir-.
ais and navy experts on the subma.
rine warfare. OF course / didn't hear
anything of importance. and wouldn't
tell IL if ! did, but / was impressed
with the frankness and freedom from
pomp and splendor about the Navy
department.
Secretary Daniels is a very friendly
sort of a chap-as a newspaper man
of course should be. While Lieut.
McCandless was out looking up some
phase of the office building question
be came over and had a little chat
he was in joking mood. which per.
haps is natural with him when not
engaged in weighty matters. We talk.
90 Of mutual friends in the newspaper
business and he tokingly referred to
the Republican press. ! asked him
where his administration would be
and where he would get the money
from for the needs OF the Navy II il
were not for the loyalty of the Repub-
lican members of Congress and the
support of the Republican press. He
cheerfully admitted the patriotic at.
titude of Republicans in Congress and
the press in general. ! intended to
ask him about some OF the things !
had read about the office of the Sec
retary of the Navy in the Worlds
Workout ! didn't-and IL is probab
ly just as well-altho | don't believe
he would have thrown me out You
, know Mr.. Daniels is a newspaper man
| himself and was for many years a
frequent attendant at meetings of the
National Editorial Association.
.sE%
/ have met a number of prominent
and influential men in Washington
| and have found them very pleasant to
| meet and friendly. But the most i'm
| portant of them all, those who have
the greatest burden of the govern
| ment on their shoulders-those who
have the least time to give to the
ordinary plebians who drift into Wash
| ington-who plainly realize most
keenly the high station in life to
which favoring fortune has carried
| them. are the hotel clerks and some
of the private secretaries to congress
men. These. some OF these. you may
humbly approach but cannot meet
G. U. H.