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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-04-19
RED CROSS COMMITTEES
CAEvASSIn6 COMMUNITY

The following committees under
the leadership Of Mrs. r. G. Arthur
are canvassing the community in the
interest of tie American Red Cross
to Increase the membership. The an
nual dues are one dollar year. and
that dollar helps to insure 'our boys"
that their welfare will be looked af-
ter. Not every man can serve in the
army or navy. nor can every woman
serve as nurse, hut EVERY MAN.
WOMAN and CHILD can join the Red
Cross. Civilian branch and do their
bit. When these patriotic spirited
men and women come to you asking
you to enroll your name as a mem
ber of The Canon City Chapter of The
Red Cross, don't refuse them. real
ize that In giving your name You are
doing bit" There is no field SER
vice required. no assessments. no
obligations required other than of al
voluntary nature.
First War.
Mrs. r. G. Arthur. Chairman-Mrs.
Peasants, Miss Georgie Wood. Mrs.
Helen Wilson. Mrs. A j. Turner. Mrs.
A. S. Munroe. Mrs. Mollett, Mrs.
]. ". Blake, Mr.. B. F. Rockafellow.
Miss Hettie Pennington. Mr.. John
Calvert
Second Ward.
j. H. Peabody, Chairman-F1oyd
han Dnsy. -tg
Combs, Mrs. Clyde Nelson, Mrs. w.
NJ Mayhem, Mrs. John Bonn, Mrs.
Jay D. Sidebo.tom. A. r. Mitchell.
Mrs Abbie Galley. Mrs. Ted Harding.
Third Ward.
Mrs. Martha Bethel. Chairman
Miss Edith Harrison. Mrs. w. N.
Clark. Mrs. F. p Smith, Mrs. Har-
Ian Wood, Mrs. Geo. Whipple. Mrs.
Robert Beall. Mrs Chas Wilkinson,
Mrs Fred Reiter. Mrs w. T. Little.
Mrs. Frank McFarlane. Miss Estelle
Flanagan.
Fourth ward
Mrs Webster, Chairman Mrs. |
Hyssong Mrs. Julius Cramer. Miss
Alice Hall. Miss Merle McLain, Mrs.
Dudley Van Buskirk, Mrs. Nett'e g
Sheldon, Mrs. John Emmerson. Mrs
W. A. Benson, Mrs. Lee Witcher.
Mrs. Rummel.
South Canon
A.. Z. Wilson. Chairman Miss
Maude Jenkins. Miss Estelle Garwood
Mrs. Chas Thorton. Mrs. Geo. L.
Colgate. Mrs. Beulah Lane. Mrs. T.
prescott. Mrs. DR.. Wade. Miss Bios
som Griffths. Mrs. Single. Mrs. Ed.
Stinemeyer.
East Canon
Mrs. e. p. Arthur. Chairman-Mrs
e. W. Howerton. Mrs. H. J. Craig.
Mrs. H. NJ. Kelidse. Miss Clara
Kelly. Is
-Four Nile
Mrs. James Cooper. Chairman:
Miss Hester Hall. Miss Vera Will
liams, Miss Ruth Goetz.
lincoln Park and Brooksiae
Mrs. ]. p. Farmer. Chairman
Mrs. Dali De Weese. Mrs. Henry
Palm, Mrs. E. r. Mahood. Mrs. A.
E. HubbeIl. Mrs. c. A. Lewis. Mrs.
w. H. McKinstry. Mrs. John DeViy-
Ter. Miss Cora woodford. Miss Elmer
Kiskaddon, Mrs. Geo. Sale. Mrs. e.
I>E. Kibbe. Mrs. W. w. Plummer.
Mrs. J. B. Stiers. Miss Florence
Youngman, Miss Mae Snow. Mrs. w.
T. Ahart. Mrs. Geo. Anderson. Mrs.
Frank Arnold. Mrs. J. w. Andrews.
Miss Lena Hodgin. Miss Palma Vez-
zetti.
Orchard Park and Park Center
Mrs. Richard Houle. Chairman
Mrs. Watson. Mrs. Pressey. Mrs.
Knowles. Mrs. Ralph Milton. Mrs.
H. r. McClain. Mrs. Rice. Mrs.
Will Duney. Mrs. Shoemaker. Mrs.
Cy Ewers, Mrs. Sam Hoffman.
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NOTE or THANKS.

We wish to thank our neighbors
end friends for their kind assistance
Mt the time Of the fire In our home.
April 9Th.
0ip1t. Mr.. and Mrs. q. r. Fulkeson.
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Hercules Ford delivery bodies.
ready to put on. High class. Price
cheap. F. p. sMITH.-Adv.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-04-19
COMPLIMENTARY PARTY
ON MONDAY NIGHT

The members of the choir. Of the
First Baptist church and number OF
their friends were pleasantly enter
tanned at the home of Miss Grace
Lyon. 615 North Seventh street. Mon
day night. The gathering was COM
plimentary to John G. Dickson. who
is planning to leave Canon City short
ly for Waco. Texas. where he will en-
roll himself as a student at Baylor
university with the intention CT pre-
pairing himself for the ministry. Mr..
Dickson has sold his interest in the
barber shop at 81 Main street to his
late partner. M. c. Maxwell
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-04-19
CELEBRATED HER 7ist BIRTHDAY

S6G6onN G0 nGH toL DIN ftOAy
Mrs. Mary Grayestock celebrated
her seventy-first birthday anniversary
at her home. lila Chestnut avenue.
South Canon. on Monday and a large
number of her friends called during
the day to pay their respects and ex-
tend their Fluctuations. Mrs. Grave
stock is a scion OF a prominent and
well-known Kentucky family and has
many friends in the Blue Grass atate.
as we'll as here. who will congratu-
late her on the attainment OF so many
years Of usefulness. She received
numerous gifts in commemoration of
Mondays anniversary; but among the
most appreciated was the presenta-
tion to her by the ladies' of the neigh
borhood Of a beautiful floral Offering
and magnificent cake with !aven-
der icing and decorated with fresh
peach blossoms and fern. leaves.
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Arsenase Lead: Paris Green: Black
leaf Forty. Biz Stock. y. p. SMITH
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
ODD GALLERY OF THE DEAD
catacombs of Guanajuato, Mexico,
Where Mummfied Bodies Are
Placed in Long Rows.

One of the sights frequently visited
by tourists In Mexico is the gallery of
the dead at Guanajuato pronounced
Whan-a-wha-te) The town of that
name. where the catacombs are sit
uated. is one of the most quaint
and fascinating in that grotesque coun-
try. 1t lies within days journey of
the City of Mexico, with railroad COM
munication. The eharehes and paint
ings of this city have made it world
famous, but the most peculiar of its
attractions is found in its eatacombs,
or mummy chambers.
On the hillside overlooking the city
Is the Home of the Dead, which an
swers the purpose of a graveyard and
yet is not the same as one in the COM
mon acceptance of that term. 1t is a
veritable Pantheon, or House of Bur-
ial In its thick walls the tomhs
are arranged, tier upon tier, of identi
cal size. like so many numbered pigeon
holes. Wrapped UP like mummfes the
bodies of the dead are here placed,
each in its little recess. and they are
registered in a book according to the
number thereon. To insure care of
the dead a certain fee is expected year
ly, and If it should not be fortheom-
ing after a period of five years, the
bones are taken from their pigeon
holes and thrown in heap in the eata-
comb below with countless other flesh
less bones and skulls. Another body
is then placed in the recess and the
process of eviction is in time repeated.
This treatment of the dead would,
of course, be impossible in moist eli
mate In Mexico at that high eleva
ton the air is as dry rs an oven, and
as it has rare aseptic qualities, the
flesh of the dead dries up and ultimate
~ erumbles to dust, giving cut ne edor
of decay or faint to the air. Not al
ways however. for now and then ten
ant does not dissolve into his original
elements. The dryness of the atmos-
phere simply mummifies him, and his
perishabe clay puts on the appearance
of immortal age In such case the
body is saved from the pile of bones
and taken through trap door down
spiral staircase to the grim corridor
beneath, where It is placed with girls
ly army of other mummies, there
to lean up against the wall while
awaiting the blowing of the last trum-
pet call 1t is a ghoulish company,
yet many visitors go up the hill to
have look at scene so strange and
unusual.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
TELL FARMERS HOW
TO SECURE CAPITAL
u. OF A. PROFESSOR SAYS BANKS
WILL FINANCE PROGRESS
SiVE FARMERS.
FARM LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
Federal Farm Loan System It : Said
Also Offers An Opportunity For Ten
ant Farmers To Advance into
the Land Owning Glass.
ayeteY lille

fayetteville
Methods by which progressive far
mers can secure the capital necessary
to make the most of The splendid a.
ricultural opportunities that exist in
Arkansas were explained at farmers
picnics held recently in Carroll, Clark,
Little River. Chicot and Drew coun-
ties by Prof e. g. Nourse, head eff
the department Of economics and so
GEOLOGY. University of Arkansas, vino
has Just returned To Fayetteville al.
ter spending four weeks cooperating
with the agricultural extension divi-
sion of the university in this work.
Farmers are using less and less
store credit and are giving fewer
mortgages" declares Prof. Nourse.
The farmer is taking his place along
side other business men in the intel
ligent use of his local bank and the
federal land banks.
Local banks are best suited TO
comparatively short time enterprises
from which cash will be realized with
in nine months or year. In this field
Arkansas bankers are ready to meet
the farmer half way, and have already
done much in the way of financing
the purchase of hogs, cattle and bet
ter seeds.
Local farm loan associations are
being formed all over the state and
the federal farm loan system offers
an unparalleled opportunity 10 the
farmer who has mapped out pro-
gramme of development for his farm
which will take at least five years for
its completion.
THE federal farm loan system also
offers an opportunity for tenant farm
ers to advance themselves into the
land-owning class. While ii is true
that one can borrow only approxl-
mately half the value of the land, the
seller will ordinarily take second
mortgage for the balance of the pur-
chase price, or at least for consid-
cradle part of it. Furthermore. the
good crops and high prices which arr
promised for this year and were en-
joyed last year give the tenant an UNI
usual opportunity for accommodating
little capital of his own, so that he
is in position to pay at least small
part of the purchase price with his
own money, if the seller so desires.
"Wide-awake bankers all over the
state are supporting the federal farm
loan system, for they realize that as
Arkansas agriculture develops through
the aid of this outside capital, the
banking business as we'll as every
other business is bound to prosper.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
ARGENTINE HOUSE
VOTE FAVORS WAR
RUPTURE WITH GERMANY NOW
SEEMS A CERTAINTY-Al-
READY PASSED HOUSE.
GERMANS F0MENT STRIKES
Strikers Have ca TNscaraph Wires
To Valparaiso, Chile. Paralyzing
Direct Cable Service To the
United States.

Buenos Alres.-The Chamber of
Deputies voted in favor of rupture
with Germany. The vote was 50 to
Is.
The resolution declaring for the
breaking off of relations with Ger
many, adopted by the Chamber of
Deputies, was passed last week by
the Argentine Senate by vote of %
to l.
The government desires to postpone
formulation of its policy until it re-
ceives from Ambassador Moan at
Washington translations of the Ais
kilograms received or sent by the
Swedish legation here. These mes
sages were telegraphed to DR.. Naon
with instructions to send TRANSACTIONS.
The government is considering i'm
position of a rigid censorship of all
messages in the republic to prevent
misuse of the cables such as that
practiced by Count Won LuXburg, the
dismissed German minister.
Strikers have cut the telegraph line
to Valparaiso, Chile, paralyzing direct
cable service to the United States.
The authorities have been advised
officially that strike agitators in tho
city of Santa Fe have been comforting
with the German consul there and
that the serious strike among all
classes of workmen during the last
month in that city was fomented and
supported by Germans.
The situation brought about by the
strike is becoming more serious and
it is feared the conflict will assume
a revolutionary character il an imme-
date settlement is not reached The
citys food supplies have almost been
cut off by the strike. No more milk
is to be had. The cutting of telegraph
wires has isolated the capital, except
from nearby southern points. The on
ly cable communication which re-
mains open is by way of London.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28


agreeable after
The pair to Camp Sullivan where
One Of the men had bundle and eonded Jack that
reached
n
bidding goedby
he
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28

vite you to partake of coffee and Turk
ish sweetmeats with him.
Many of the bazaar shops are fac
tories as well, where the specialists
sit In full view weaving baskets. fash
ioning red and yellow slippers or max
ing bizarre ornaments and tiny cups
and pitchers of hammered brass. All
of the merchants are good natured and
not importunate. They long ago learn
ed that the Christian dog has long
purse, and they greet him because Of
the purse and despite the Christianity.
Everywhere in Tunisia one sees evil
dences of prosperity. The people are
happy and contented, which speaks vol
umes for the brand of government adj
ministered under the French protec-
torate.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
Fed DRAGON of Wales.

Henry VII, the first of the Tudor
monarchs. introduced the Red Dragon
of Wales into the Royal Standard, af-
ter the battle of Bosworth.
Queen Mary had it removed, and
Queen Elizabeth replaced it, but it
was finally displaced as one of the
auarterings by James l in favor of
the unicorn. and has never since been
accorded a place on the monarch's
personal flag.
King George, however, when the
Welsh Guards were added to the army
few years ago. approved of the Red
Dragon being emblazoned on the
kings color of that regiment-London
Chronicle.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28

newly invented fruit knife is
opened by turning r.ngs at the ends.
The United States weather bureau
has established station in Honduras
that reports to Washington by wire
less.
A machine has been invented for
rapidly spraying varnish evenly on tho
inside OF cannon shells before they are
loaded.
The New Zealand government is re-
placing its wooden telegraph poles and
letter-box posts with reinforced con-
crete ones.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28

Shameful Libel.

The first man 10 use bathtub as a
coal bin was not an untutored immi-
grant, as many persons suppose but
conservative old New Englander,
who regarded the new-fangled tub as
a sinful folly and remained loyal to
the Saturday night washtub in the
kitchen. The new bathroom. being
off the living room, was found to be
convenient for storage, and they used
the tub for keeping the coal for the
Franklin stove.-Exchange
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
Food VIII Win War.

Washington" will win the
war-dont waste it," is being blazon-
ed on public buildings in nearly every
large city of the country. through CO.
operation of light companies, advertis.
ing concerns, municipal authorities
and the Treasury Department, with
the Food Administration. Great signs
are painted for daytime display and
the light companies furnish free The
bulbs and current for illumination at
night.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
POSTSCRlPTS

A glass cover has been invented TO
prevent steam or hot water escaping
from radiator valves injuring wallpa-
per, carpet or furniture.
1t is estimated that less than 2,000.-
900 acres of land in British East Africa
are cultivated out of total acreage
of more than 156000.000.
A revolving fan that an Indiana man
has invented is attached to the back
of rocking chair and whirled over
an occupants head as he rocks.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
Separatino the Votes.

Just after recent election a large
crowd had gathered at courthouse
In North Carolina to see the official
vote counted. To facilitate the work
an adding machine was used.
Among the attendants there were
large numbers of people from the
rural districts who had never seen one
of these complicated machines. They
viewed it with open distrust. And
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
The Return.

A young recruit was on sentry near
home depot one dark night when he
observed shadowy form approaching.
He Immediately gave the challenge.
Halt Who goes there" Out of
the darkness came the hoarse whisper
of one of his comrades. "Shut upl
amt going I'm coming backi"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
Home Patries Are Safe.

Washington.-Th untraceable ru-
NOR that the government intends to
take canned and dried foods from
homes persists and has spread to such
an extent that the Department of Ag-
riculture placed an explicit and Off
eial denial in the hands of every
county agent and representative with
instructions to give it widest public
itV
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
Editor Ordered Interned.

Fort Smelling. Minn.-Orders were
received from the Department of JUS
tee at Washington for transfer of
Fritz Bergmeier, editor of the st.
Louis Daily Volks Zeitiung, to Fort
Mcpherson. Ga. for internment dur
ing the war. Bergmeier was arrest
ed because of editorials in his paper.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28


Prendegat the of another
before finally loaded
wagon.
to
the N
emp had
locker lie ordered her leave but when
he q policeman.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
eana Ambulance Corps.

Vicksburg, Miss.-W II. Fitzhugh.
state director for the American Red
Cross Society, announced that he hal
been officially notified that the Mis-
sissippi Ambulance Company would
be modified at once for training at
Camp Pike.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28

when the votes We're finally counted
one of the defeated candidates re-
marked to friend as he turned away ::
81 know was elected to that of
fee, but that blame separator cheated
me out of it,"
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28

Jack reported the sWindle to the po-
lice after he had taken a bundle,
which he supposed contained $4,000
intrusted to him by his friends TO a
bank TO have It deposited in Il safety
vault When a clerk opened the bun
die Jack found that it contained only
a wad of newspaper
Jack told the police that he re-
turned from Warren, Pa, where he
had been employed in steel mill for
eight months. and was carrying his
money in n suitcase. At Washington
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
ARKANSAS IN BRIEF.

Miss Helen BiacKnall of Arkadel-
phia has received orders from the
Red Cross to hold herself in readi-
ness to go to France al an early date,
she being Red Cross trained nurse.
She will go with the first contingent
Of 10 nurses from Arkansas.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28

Pursuant to a call made by County
and Probate Judge r. L. Lewis of Pig.
gott, a number of Clay county taxpay.
ers assembled at the court house for
the purpose of discussing plans for
building a county highway from the
Missouri line, at St Francis, to the
Green county line, south of Rector,
and to Browns Ferry. on the St.
Francis River where a free bridge is
being erected by Clay county, Arkan-
sas, and Dunklin county, Missouri.
The state highway commissioner
holds S16.31o of federal road funds as
Clay countys share Of s1.500.000 ap-
propriated 10 the State of Arkansas
for good roads. which may be had by
the county when road improvement
district hos been formed ard plans
made to raise a considerable sum by
taxation and donation in ths county
The law provides that action must b
taken before March Is, 1873, or the
funds for this county revert back to
be used pro rata BY the counties Of
the state that have met f1e neces-
sary requirements After explaining
The law governing the use of the road
funds and discussing the various ma
terials that might be used in the
construction of the highway eoHtesn
plated, Judge Lewis called for mo
ton that a petition be circulated for
the purpose of requesting the state
highway commissioner 10 send engi-
neers to survey and estimate the cost
of the proposed route the expenses
of which are TO be paid By signefs Of
the petition The motion carried IN
animously and petition was imme-
diately drawn up and large number
of interested parties signed It, which
is the first step to be taken toward
later forming an Improvement dis
trict subject to taxation. Considers
Bile interest is being manifested in
the proposed highway, as there is a
likelihood that Green county will join
it with similar highway leading in.
10 Craighead county There was some
agitation recently In favor of cor
structing a road from Piggott to
Corning. the two county seats of the
county. but this plan met with cor
siderable disfayer among the land
owners along the proposed route and
has been abandoned in favor Of the
more recent project to build a high
way from the Missouri line to Green
county.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
Disorders in Argentina.

Buenos Aires-Railroad strike dis
orders are spreading A bridge so
wards long has been wrecked, tying up
two lines and preventing the move,
ment of troop trains. Heavy reinforce
ments of national troops have been
sent TO Rosario.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
Germans Lose in Africa.

London.-Defeats for the Germans
all along the line in German East
Africa are reported in an orticiai
statement.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
Credits Bill BY Senate.

Washington-The conference re.
port on the $11 100000 credits bill
was adopted by the Senate without
roll call. Approval by the house and
final enactment is expected soon.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
Two u.Roats Destroyed.

Copenhagen.-Tw German subma-
rines have been sunk by British ma
val forces. reports the Bergen cor
respondent of the Tidens Tegns. Six
men from the U-boats were taken
prisoner
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
More Loans To Allies.

Neutrality-suspicious. of $4,000, COO
to Great Britain and $20000,000 to
France were made by the government,
bringing the total thus far advanced
to the allies up to 1891. 100000.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
To Intern DR.. Graves.

Kansas City.-The internment OF
DR.. Armgaard Karl Graves, claiming
to be the kaiser's personal spy, was
ordered in q telegram to federal au-
thorities from Attorney General Greg
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28

Chief of Police J. Frank Stewart re-
ported that the Pine Bluff Jail was
without an inmate for the first time
since he has been chief of police, a
period of about five years.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28

cell in the police station. For a half
hour she battled with Policeman Pref
dergast and Harry Stillman. the jani-
tor, in the basement of the apartment
house before Prendergast summoned
three cops to help him.
She rolled the cop" around on the
floor, tore his hair. scratched his face
and landed several mansfield punches
with a stiff right arm. Just before
the patrol arrived, Prendergast got
her under control and started to lead
her to the wagon. The SIGHT of the
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28

Work of registration and exemp-
ton boards under the selective draft
law to date has cost 500 900, accord
ing to figures made public by Lloyd
England, state provost marshal.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
Natural Inheritance.

June-"Does he get his mechanical
ingenuity from his fathers side or his
mother's?" Bess-"From his mothers );
she was a poetess i"-Life.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
Housemaid Proved Herself Terror in "Scrap"

stubborn houserad who refused to be "fred"
the Satteree artmn and hand to
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28

V. A Pittman, merchant eff Spark
man, has received carload of Dur
ham and Hereford heifers from Fort
Worth. There were q head in the
shipment.
The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1917-09-28
Second Liberty Loan.

Washington-The second Liberty
loan campaign will last four weeks
opening October / and closing Octo'