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Americans Are Cheered.

crowd of several hundred persons,
some of them carrying tiny American
flags. lined the water front and cheered
the deStroyers from the moment they
first sighted the fiotilla until it reached
the dock. The crowd cheered again
when, a few moments later, the Ameri-
can senior officer came ashore to greet
the British senior officer and Wesley
Frost, the American consul, who had
come down to the dock to welcome the
fotilla. Everything was done in a
simple. businesslike manner. There
was an entire absence of formality.
The commander of the British fiotilla
was waiting on board his ship and
sent wireless greetings to the Ameri-
can units as soon as they hove in sight,
Steaming in a long line into the harbor.
After the exchange of shore greet
ings and the British commander had
congratulated the American officers on
their safe voyage, he asked:
When will you be ready for bust
ness?"
We can start at once" the American
commander replied promptly.
Commander Surprised.
This response, SO Enthusiastically
American, surprised the British COM
mander, who said he had not expected
the Americans would be ready to begin
work on this side so soon after their
long voyage. When he had recovered
from his surprise. however, he made
oholt toui VI the uSSlTOyeTS ana al
United that the American tars looked
prepared.
Yes" replied the Amerh,an COM
mander. I'VE made preparations on the
way over. That is why we are ready"
Equipment Excellent.
The equipment on board the destroy
eEs was found to be in excellent con-
dltion and. remarkably well suited to
the requirements on this side of the
ocean. In fact, it was said by the Brit
lsh officer that the only thing lacking
in the equipment of the American sail
ors was heavier clothing. 1t appears
that the Americans were wearing
clothing too light for the varying con-
ditions of weather they will encounter
in these. waters This lack, however,
was quickly provided for.
After the formalities had ended and
the needs of the men were attended to,
the American ships at once put out to
sea. the men. from captains to ordinary
seamen, looking in the pink of condi-
ton and apparently enthusiastic for
their task.
They are certainly fine body of
men. and, what's more, their craft look
just as fit" said the British commander
as he watched the destroyers file sea-
ward.
One Vessel Escorts Liner.
One Of the American destroyers be-
gan war duty even before reaching
this side of the Atlantic. This was
when it picked up and escorted through
the danger zone one of the largest of
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One Vessel Escorts Liner.

One Of the American destroyers be-
gan war duty even before reaching
this side of the Atlantic. This was
when it picked up and escorted through
the danger zone one of the largest of
the Atlantic liners. This action SO
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Garden Party This Afternoon.

Late this afternoon the association
will be guests at a garden party at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs Henry kirke
Porter. 1900 / street northwest, while
tonight the regents and secretary of
the Smithsonian Institution will be
hosts at a reception at the National
Gallery of Art in the National Museum
feature of which will be a lecture in
the auditorium on "One Century of
Modern Art in Brussels by Prof. Vic
tor Horta of the Royal Academy Of
Belgium.
"Correlating the Arts is the topic for
the morning meeting tomorrow. Lena
NJ. McCauley. art critic of the Chicago
Evening Post, is to speak on "SocialiZ-
ing Art in Chicago" and George Pierce
Baker. head of the department of dra-
matte art at Harvard, will discuss THE
Dramatic Work Shop
The Theater and the Studio" will be
the subject of paper by Thomas
Woods Stevens. head of the depart
ment of dramatic art at the Carnegie
Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh,
while Arthur Farwell. president of the
New York community chorus, will
speak on Community Music"
The annual dinner tomorrow night
at Rauscher's will conclude the con-
vention proper, but trip to Baltimore
has been planned for the delegates
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Progressive Musical Taste.

Dealers in music-reproducing ma
chimes agree that it takes just about
two years for the systematic buyer of
records to span the gap from turkey
trots to Chopin and Beethoven" he
told the delegates, who include many
heads of museums and art institutes,
artists and art patrons. IF the wide
spread distribution of samples of good
art could be accomplished as easily and
as cheaply, I think that no more time
would be taken up in conversions from
Mutt and Jeff to Michelangelo."
John w. Beatty. director of fine arts
of the Carnegie Institute. Pittsburgh,
presided at the meeting. art Exhibi-
tions in Colleges was the topic dis
cussed by George Breed Zug, art in
structor at Dartmouth College, while
Mrs. George w. Stevens assistant d-
rector of the Toledo. Ohio, Museum of
Art. gave a paper on Museum Meth
DDS" Each number on the program
was followed by general discussion
At the afternoon session John r. Van
Derlip. president of the Minneapolis
Institute of Arts. presided. the general
topic being useful Arts Those on
the program included George G. Booth.
past president of the Detroit Society
of Arts and Crafts; Henry Iornbostel,
past president of the Society of Beaux
Arts Architects, and II. Percy Ma
comber. secretary of the Boston So
ciety of Arts and Crafts.
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Provisions of Bill.

The Hamill bill provides for retire
ment on annuities based on service.
Those who have served the government
thirty years are to be retired on re-
quest on an annuity of so per cent of
the average salary for the five years
preceding retirement Employees of
service ranging between twenty-five
and thirty years are to be retired at
45 per cent of the average salary for
the preceding five years; employees of
twenty to twenty-five years to be re-
tired at 40 per cent of the average sal
airy of the preceding five years and an
automatic retirement is provided for
employees reaching seventy years of
age. There is also a provision for en-
ployes who find it necessary to retire
on account of disability, the maximum
being 80 per cent of the average five
year salary preceding retirement in the
five years, 40 per cent for employees
serving between five and ten years. 40
per cent for employees serving from ten
to twenty years and so per cent for
employees of twenty years service or
more.
Has Worked Long for Measure.
Representative Hamill, author of the
bill, has been consistent friend of the
civil service retirement theory appear
ing before the resolutions committee of
various democratic national conven-
lions, and is largely responsible for
the civil service betterment plank in
the platform on which President Will
son cappaigned for reelection.
1.-THE only way to get this properly
before Congress" said Representative
Hamill today, lis to gain for it nom
partisan support: and I am happy to
see that the republicans have come to
the support of my bill"
The parliamentary situation presented
is this: After the regular business OF
the House exhausts the calendars or
which regularly reported bills are
placed the clerk takes up the motion
to discharge" calendar. The civil serv-
ice retirement bill therefore has a
chance now of getting to vote much
sooner than it would have if it fingered
in the House committee on civil service
reform. This committee has had many
retirement bills before it in the past
eight years, but there has been no real
to get a favorable report there
from
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CHAUTAUQUA PROGRAMS
ARE DISTRIBUTED

This morning six automobiles and a
corps of 20 boys distributed the Chau-
tauQua programs in Canon City. East
Canon. South Canon and Lincoln
Park. The cars were furnished by Z.
l. Norman. Rev. Armentrout. r. A.
Dilley and c. c. Fuiford. The boys
were mostly members of the boys de-
partment and Boy Scouts of the Y. NJ.
C. A. and did splendid work without
pay in the same public spirited way
that all are helping boost the Chau-
tauqua.
The boys We're given swim in the
pool after their work was completed
under the direction of II. H. Maxwell.
physical director OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
The programs are very attractive
with picture of Uncle Sam on the
front cover.
The ticket committees expect to do
their work on Thursday and Friday
Of this week. No tickets sold until
then.
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MRS ANDERSON
STRUCK BY
LIGHTNING;
SURVIVES
BOLT HITS HOUSE, GOING THRU
VICTIMS BODY BUT LEAVES
HER CONSCIOUS; DOG GETS
SHOCK.

Mrs Ed Anderson OF Rifle, Colo,
mother of Mrs. w. B. Strickland of
517 College avenue. sustained the full
force of a thunderbolt at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward w. Arlen on
Willow street, Lincoln Park, about
o'ciock Monday afternoon and lives to
relate the incident, which is unusual
after such an experience
Mrs. Anderson, who came here
from tine Western Slope about three
months ago to visit her daughter,
went TO the Arlen ranch on Monday to
pick berries. When the rain and cleo
uic storm came up in the afternoon
Mrs. Anderson with the members of
the family took refuge in the house to
escape its fury. They were gathered
about the stove in the kitchen when
the lightning strnck the ridge pole of
the house directly over where they
were standing. The bolt shattered
the roof and the current passed down
thru the ceiling and entered Mrs.
<1AA0Ct SUN oOu- Ou sue
near the hip. burning a hole in her
dress fully an inch in diameter. de-
scending her limb and left her body
thru the shoe; tearing the latter into
fragments in doing So Mrs Ander-
son was knocked down by the stroke.
but was not rendered unconscious by
it. A black spot on her side half as
large in circumference as an ordin-
airy dining plate gave evidence of the
blow she had received A hole was
burned in the toe of her stocking
about the size of a dollar where the
current passed out. The sole of the
shoe was almost entirely torn from
the foot.
After knocking Mrs. Anderson down
the lightning passed down thru the
kitchen floor and struck dog in the
basement below, nearly paralyzing it
in consequence. The dog howled with
fright for some seconds afterwards
and as soon as it was able to run ex-
ecuted series of movements and ev-
olutions that would have been highly
amusing at any other time.
Mrs. Anderson is reported to be all
right today. except for the soreness
inseparable from such an experience.
She expresses the hope that she may
never have to undergo similar or
deal. The house was not set on fire
by the lightning.
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Just how narrowly Charles She'll
horn, an itinerant show man. escaped
being lynehed as a German spy by a
crowd OF miners at Coai Greek Mon
day evening will. probably, never be
known. That his life ives in immin-
ent danger there appears to have been
no doubt. altho Shellborn is believed
to have been unconscious Of 1; at that
time.
Shellhorn. who with his wife. had
been staying at Rockvale for day
or two. was advertised to give a ster-
eoptieon show at Coal Greek Monday
might in which ne would reproduce on
the screen during the program pic
lures OF local people whom he had
photographed the previous day. In
some manned the report became cur
rent that Shellhorn was a German
spy and the matter was whispered
from one end OF the camp to the
other. producing great excitement
among men. women and children.
What Shellhorn did TO create pub
lie suspicion that he was an enemy
alien intent upon mischief nobody
seemed to know and nobody made any
special effort TO find out 1t was
enough for most people 30 know that
he was mistrusted and no one took
the trouble TO inquire into the truth
pr the matter
About o'clock Sheriff Newcomb
received a telephone message from
Alfred Durfee. superintendent OF the
schools at Coal Creek. informing him
of the threatening condition OF At.
fairs there and asking him to come At
once to prevent possible bloodshed.
Similar word was received from w. G.
Gilbert. mayor Of Coas Greek. who
eMphanined what Mr. Durfee had said
aboue The danger of . riot uAless the
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matter that had provoked the trouble
could be satisfactorily explained. Mr..
Newcomb. accompanied by Under
sheriff NJ. Z. Lewis. left without de
lay by automobile, for the scene OF
trouble and made the run in record
breaking time
on coming into sight of Coal Creek
they noticed that the streets there
were fuu OF people; leading them TO
belief that they were too late TO be
of any use in the matter OF rescue.
Later. however. they found out that
the crowd was peaceful in disposition
and had gathered for the purpose OF
patronizing the Shsllhorn show and
had no intention of any wrong-doing
To say that the officers were relieved
10 find the situation SO encouraging
lighted beyond measure The snerin
explained to the crowd that She'll
horn was a patriotic American citizen
wei known 10 a number of people in
Canon City and that there could be no
doubt of his loyalty to the United
States and its interests. This expla-
nation was sufficient TO allay the sus-
picion that had been directed against
Sheilhorn and nearly everybody bot
tickets TO the show; thus happily end
ing a matter that might have been Sc
rious in its results
Shelihorn was formerly a resident
OF Albion. III. and is a friend of Judge
1bbotson and others of this city, who
knew him in the east before he came
to Colorado Shelihorn, who has a
hrother-in-law living in Pueblo. gave
a picture show in Canon City about
year ago identical in character with
the one he presented at Coal Creek
Monday night Shelihorn recently re-
turned to this state from Des Moines
iowa, where he visited his brother.
who is in the officers reserve training
camp there.
In a conversation over the tele-
phone with the Daily Record this
morning Mr., Shellhorn stated that he
knew he was under suspicion by the
people OF Coal Greek. but why it
should have been so he says he has
not the remotest idea. He does not
believe that he was in danger of
iynching and is unwilling to concede
that anything would have happened
u the sheriff had no, championed his
case. Shellhorn will give = show at
Rockvale this evening.
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THE OFFICIAL CRlUTAuQuA pRoGRAM
plNAFoae COMES THURSDAY

Since the folders containing the
program of the Chautauqua which
were distributed yesterday. were is
sued, there has been a radical change
which brings "Pinafore." which is the
pne big musical event of the chau-
tauqua. on Thursday instead OF Sun
day, and brings Russell Conwell with
Diamonds" on Sunday night. This
will be welcome news for Canon City
people as the Pinafore company give
sacred musical program on Sunday
which. tho very fine, would not quite
take the place Of Pinafore.
The entire program as revised is as
follows:
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rhere Are other rhlnna.

Dieticlans say l0-cent can Of mo-
laseee contains eight and one-l.an dimes
AZ much heat and energy ns 10 cents
worth Of beef, But these nentleaen
forget that few people care to make a
meal on n,olasses and that heat and
cperRy, ere not The only thbnRn to ~
considered In = nne. juicy c%tEsteak-
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Admission soc.
Thursday, July &c

ihursoay, July 20
Afternoon-Concert. duets, quar-
Acts. etc, by members of the Pinafore
Company Entertainment recital,
Miss Jane Dillon. Admission Csc.
Evening-The big musical event,
"Pinafore.' The beautiful Gilbert and
Sullivan opera with Marie Horgan.
William Seiiery. Arthur Pacie Ripple.
Harry Luckstone, J. H. Duffey. A
remarkable singing chorus and a
splendid orchestra Frank Vaudeville,
conductor. Admission 75c.
Friday, July ~
Afternoon Entertainment. Peggy
Hill and Ruby Norman. An entertain
ment for children (from i to 100
years) Frank Ducrot and company.
Admission. 25c.
Eyening-Prelude. Peggy Hill and
Ruby Norman Americas vital lee
turer. Edward Amherst OFT. in one OF
III following: Sour Grapes" The
Haunted House" The Spenders," )"
"A Fortune for YOU" "A Story OF a
City" Admission soc
Saturday. July 70
Afternoon-Short recital. Walter
Jenkins. baritonet accompanied by
Mile. Madeline Archinard. Lecturer 10
be supplied later. Admission Csc
Evening-The Incompatible Ameri-
can drama. Little Women" present
ed by fourteen players direct from
New York. Admission soc.
Sunday, July -
Afternoon Recital. Harrison Keller
and Stewart wiEe. Admission 25c.
Evsning-short recital. Harrison
Keller and Steward Willie The most
famous lecture in the world. ACRES
of Diamonds DIR. Russell Conweli-
AumtssioR- soc. -. --s-sz,
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peow verksrs Fend % Candy.
New York 10 the largest candy,osa
1mx center n the world.
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CHAUTAUQUA COMMITTEES GET
READY FOR THE BIG DRIVE

Last night about forty people rep
resenting the teams that are 10 10 the
work in connection with the selling of
season tickets for the chautanqua,
met at the Y. IA. c. A. for the purpose
OF planning the campaign and for the
selection of names of prospective
ticket buyers.
In addition TO the Canon City com
mittees there was splendid repre-
sentation from Lincoln Park, South
Canon and East Canon. There was a
good deal OF enthusiasm expressed for
the Chautauqua by those present and
all seemed to feel that the sale OF sea
son tickets would be larger this year
than ever before as the program is
the best that has been given in Canon
City.
Rev. Guy E. Konkel. pastor OF the
First Methodist church. in speaking OF
the Chautauqua told of an enterpris-
jng town in Kansas where he recently
visited while on his vacation There
we're only two hundred ssd sss- peo-
pie living in the town and yet they
brought the Redpath-Horner hye-day
circuit chautauoua 20 that place put
ting up a liberal guarantee. Rev.
Konkei was there during the Chau-
taaqua aad stated that people drove In
from ,hirty-fiye and forty miles in the
country to attend the Chautauaua,
and that while the receipts were not
quite enough to pay the guarantee yet
those who were responsible for bring
ing the Chautauqua 10 the town said
tina, they were perfectly satisfied and
would have been had IL cost them a
much larger amount and signed the
contract for next year,
II was decided at the meeting last
night to place the age limit on the
ehildren's tickets as follows; All
children eve years and under VIII be
admitted free; from nve TO nfteen on
a chiid.s ticket costing 800: those
over fifteen will be required to have
an adult ticket costing $3.50.
The committees will start out on
Thursday morning 1t nine O'Clock and
will continue until the territory has
been covered. Those who ordered
season tickets last year viii have
these tickets delivered during the
campaign Arrangements have been
made with Mr.. Trouinan of the
Round Crest Fruit company TO have
their large whistle blown at every
hour on Thursday and Friday. the
number of blasts indicating how many
hundred season tickets have been
told up to that hour.
The committees who will have
charge of the ticket campaign are as
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CANON CITY TEAMS
nivision .A-


Team No. l-R. G. Nesbit. captain:
J. W. Emmerson. d. S. Moore.
Team No. 2-F. p. Smith. captain:
]. W. Anderson. Rev. E. w. Harner.
Team No. 3-Rev. G. Z. Konkei.
captain; J. r. Quinn. II. c. Benson.
Team No. Henry Hutton. cap
tain: Z. I. Norman. John Hamilton. F.
+. Hunter.
Team No. 5-Gov. Peabody. cap
tain; w. N. Clark. w. G. Richards.
Division g."
Mrs. T. NJ. Harding. chairman.
Team No. Mrs. F. w. Reiter, cap
tain; Mrs. A. J. Turner. Mrs. Stanley
q. Roberts. Mrs. Clyde Farmer. Mrs.
Geo. Sinden.
Team No. Sylvia Shirley. cap
tain; Jessie Wilson. Nina Skinner.
Team No. s-Miss Alice Han. cap.
tain: Miss Edith Harrison. Miss Dor
othy wilkin.
Team No. io-Mrs. Harlan Wood.
oaptain: Miss Frances Walker. Miss
Clara Hoover.
East Canon
Rev. C. ]. Armentrout, chairman;
M. E. Logan, Walter Eastman. Mrs
J. l.. Cooper. Mrs. E. P. Arthur. Mr.
Nv. II. Tremayne. ". H. Williams.
Mrs. r. A. Dilley and others.
South Canon
Miss Elizabeth Griffith. chairman;
Ruth Hoeikvaum. Doris Ewell, Helen
Trout, Man Griffiths.
Lincoln Park
c. A. Linkins. chairman; Mr., and
Mrs. c. c, Fuiford. Mrs, c. A. Linkinp.
Elton B. woodford. Miss Cora Wood
ford. M. e. Snow, F. J. steirs. Mary
>vezetti. Mrs. Mariana zoutine and
others.
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Happiness In Adaptahlllty.
He In hnppy whose circumstances
suit hia temper; but he II sNnre ezces.
lent -'hn cnn suit hls ~ 20 any
dlFc' --F'iNl
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Monday, July %

Monday, July %
Afternoon-concert by the Althea
Players. Admission 25c.
Evenins-PreIude. the Aithea Play
ers. Lecture. Take the Sunny Side. :
Lou Beauchamp. Admission Csc.
Tuesday, July "a
Afternoon-The Metropolitan Men
Singers and Ada Roach. Admission
CSC.
Evening-The Metropolitan Men
Singers and Ada Roach. Brooks
Fletcher in one of the following lee.
lures; Tragedies of the unpre-
pared" The Martyrdom OF Fools" !"
Community Deadheads." The Mod
ern Judas" Admission SOC.
wednesday, July IS
Afternoon-concert. Ellis Hawaiian
Singers. Admission 25c.
Evening Prelude. Ellis Hawaiian
Singers. william Rainey Bennett; in
one OF the following lectures: Path
way to Power" The Man Who Can,
stand Up ye Dead The Master
Thought .'Maehines and Million
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SNOWMAN
NARROWLY
ESCAPES
LYNCHING

:. J. sHELLHoRNE, CAMERA
FIEND. NEARLY moBBED BY
COAL CREEK FOLKS AS A GER.
MAN spy.