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Miss EIrna Lind
Smith in France

Miss Elma Lind Smith. well-knoxn
in Canon City. one Of the young
women selected by the Western de
partment Of the Y. NJ. c. A. for can.
teen service overseas. has arrived in
France.
She has been a school teacher for
several years specializing in music. As
choir director and leader OF g1ee clubs
she is known In several Middle West.
ern cities. She has sung for the SOL
diers NJ Camp Fremont. and gave sew
erai concerts for the benefit OF the
Red Cross last year. Miss Smith has
one brother in the army.
Before leaving Miss Smith took a
course of one week at Barnard Col
ieye in practical canteen cookery and
service. gymnasium work. French Ian
guagc and history. and other subjects
of value TO workers in the Red Trian-
gle huts. She also attended lectures
by experienced y. NJ. secretaries who
worked in France and WIS given an
opportunity to try out stunts she
had learned for the amusement OF the
boys in France.
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Home Study in
BrO0kside Schools

Prof R. j. Harry. principal OF the
Brookside schools. has succeeded in
maintaining home study system of
work among his pupils during the in
tluenxa period by means of CORE
spondence that has proved an rnouali-
fed success. The system received
the hearty Endorsement and co-opera-
ton of the school authorities, and So
per cent of the pupils did the work as
signed to them in q satisfactory man.
ner. Prof. Harry carried out his un-
dertakiny by going from house TO
house twice 3 week and leaving manu-
script containing an outline of the
lessons to be studied on the porches.
or some other convenient place. In
some instances he gave verbal in
suucsions to bis pupils over the teie-
phone. The Brookside schools will
reopen on the old plan about the fsrst
OF next month. unless the contagion
should show renewal OF its viru-
lence.
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Washington Post.

Washington Post
The appeal issued by Secretary OF
Labor Wilson to the workers Of the
country, urging them not to partici-
pate in the proposed general strike Of
protest against the sentence imposed
upon Thomas ]. Mooney. should be
needed. The strike should be called
on. The circumstances do not justify
any such action on the part OF the
workingnen.
Secretary Wilson puts the case ac-
curateiy when he says: IF Mooney
has been guilty OF this crime. labor is
not Interested In protecting him. II
he is innocent all OF our people are
interested In his acauittal No strike
OF the workingmen OF the country can
facilitate these processes
The protest strike had been pinnued
when Mooney wax under sentence Of
death, and after Gov. Stephens of Cali
fu-rlia had commuted the sentence to
life imprisonment MONEYS friends
decided to strike anyhow. 1t was
planned for the workers to stop work
on December 8. and many labor unions
have voted to join in the strike. al
though the more conservative leaders
advise very strongly against IT.
Secretary Wilson points out that the
proposed strike would bring into dis
repute and tend to destroy the jury
system OF trial. which is the result OF
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Christmas at the
County Farm

Following time honored custom
there will be a big Christmas celebra.
ton at the county farm. The festivi-
ties win begin this evening with a
Christmas tree. at which jocund. fat
Santa Claus will cfficiate and
presents will be distributed to all.
About 60 people, including the mem.
bers o' the Stevens family. who are
In charge of the institution. will be re-
cipients OF the holiday bounty. The
event promises to be very interest.
Ing one In all respects and everybody
connected with the farm and hospital
ward to II with much pieasurabie an.
ticipation.
The crowning feature of the com.
memora,ion will be big Christmas
dinner al noon tomorrow in which 50
people will be served with a genuine
feast. such as has seldom been pro.
vided anywhere since the beginning of
tho war. The menu will be one snch
as the deposed Kaiser. kings and
cxars of Europe would delight to have
spread before them. There viii be
so pounds of roast turkey and all of
the appetizing goodies that 70 with
n big holiday dinner. The bill of
fare will include. In addition to roast
turkey. severa, kinds OF other meats,
brown gravy. mashed potatoes. Gran
berry sauce. plum pudding. mince pie,
cake. coffee. nuts. candies. oranges,
apples. etc. Everything except the
exotics. were either grown or pro.
duced on the farm. Mrs. Dorothy
Stevens. matron of the hospital and
farm. will preside at the Christmas
observance.
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What South
Canon Schools
Accomplished

The schools of District No. s dis
missed Friday for two weeks holt
day vacation Work will be resume d
on January s: Unless health conditions
are Very favorable the home study
method will be continued until time
when it is considered safe for the pu-
pills 10 assemble in their class rooms.
Supt Cleland is very much pleased
with the interest shown in the home
work by both parents and children. He
estimates that in the South Canon
high school at least rs per cent of the
pupils are doing passing work. and
the school is not more than two or
three weeks behind where it would
have been if it could have continued
without interruption.
In the grades the interest shown
compares favorably with that in the
high school. AS an illustration OF this
interest. recently one of the teachers
gave her class of 23 pupils a test in
history and required the return of the
papers by a certain date Twenty
oae papers had been returned within
the set time. and all gave evidence of
good. hard work on the part OF the
pupil.
Recently letter was sent to the
parents of the children in the first
four GRADES containing the following
qrestion: Judging from the interest
your child shows in the home-study
work and the amount it accomplishes.
do you feel that we are justified in
continuing the expense for these
grades es In the first so replies just
one was in favor OF discontinuing the
work. and out of the entire number
received not much over q dozen felt
that the effort Was not worth while.
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With the Army
OF Occupation

Mrs. Alice Carter of 6s7 River
street IS in receipt of recent letters
from her two sons. Verde and Lowell,
Carter. both OF whom were in some
of the hariest hghring participated in
by Americans by the United States ex-
peditionarS forces in France Both
boys are in the marine corps. and
made splsudid records. "a hshtins
men. Verde. who was wounded IN
action On the French front in Sepsem.
Der Of this year and sent TO the base
hospital for treatment Of his wounds.
has been discharged from that insti-
tuition. and win shortly bo invaliaea
home Lowell II with tho army Of
occupation NJ ccblenE- and writes iha,
he has been assigned az one OF tho
guards a. the sx-kaissr's palace AZ
that place
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Draft Board Has
Completed Work

The Fremont county board OF mill
tary exemptions has practically COM
pleted its. work and Its office has been
closed pending fzs aff1f &f 0f the ap-
plic&tiozs Tor IL reltaf of reeistrants
on indfviduaI grounds BY the district
Ap7x4ze2a RsAehl aa bQalli hesI
tion of army eiigibles on June S.
1917. and has had an immense amount
of clerical and judicial work TO do. a
large part of which has been without
financial compensation.
The board was to have closed its
office on December 81. but owing TO
the delinquency of the district board
in returning the petitions for indus
trial exemptions, it was continued
open for few days beyond that time.
All of the data relating TO all of the
registrants from this county will be
kept on file here for the use of the
War Department in case they are
wanted for any purpose. The COM
plete record of each man who has reg
istered with the board has been
placed in a container specially pre-
pared for its preservation. These
original records cover all of the corre-
spondence in the case of each man
who has registered. and viii be avail
! able for any reference that may be
necessary in the years &c come
In addition to the data originally
returned by the registrants in connee--
tion with their ouestionnaires. all cor
lrespondence. findings and decisions OF
the district board in relation 10 them
will be returned here by the district
board and Incorporated in the indi-
vidual records. This data makes
complete history OF the registrants, SO.
far as their military liability is con-
cerned.
The board here. in common with
other similar boards elsewhere. have
returned all records and corresponds
ence relative 10 men registered with
boards in other counties. so that COM
pete records are maintained through-
out the United States.
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Eva Lewis Receives
a Stiff Sentence


The petition OF Miss Eva Lewis. al
legged member of the Jones-Lewis
gang OF bandits, for a new trial. and
who had been granted stay Of pro
ceedings, was overruied. and she was
sentenced by Judge Dennison OF the
Denver County District Court last Sat
urday night 10 an indeterminate SEN
tence o1 from FIVE TO seven years =
the STATE peni1entfarx hors. Previous
10 pro61ons{Ee The senfsnce Judge
E,enii<on dSAed f1< de95ndnrt II she
had anyth1ne TO say before the ordsI
was made committing her to the pen
itentiary, to which she replied in the
negative
Miss Lewis Will be remembered by
people here as having taken an active
part with other members OF the gang
in terrorizing Colorado Springs and
Denver last September in which one
officer of the Law was killed and sew.
erai others wounded
The particular case for which she
was tried was her participation in an
alleged hoidup IN Denver last Septem-
ber and George Eudaley. an accom-
plice, is now awaiting sentence for his
part in the crime
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Ban IS
RAISED on
ALE PUBLIC
MEETINGS

AT conference Of the Board OF
Health at the City Hall Thursday
night presided over by Mayor Cooper,
il was decided to raise the influenza
ban on public meetings. social gather.
ings. parties. business affairs and as.
semblages OF all kinds until further
notice The ban was rot annuIled
but ordered held In abeyance pend.
ing the results Of such action on the
epidemic. II the disease shows an In.
crease after public gatherings OF any
kind have been held the former rules
regulations and restrictions concern.
ing the public health viii again be
put into force and operation. Six al
dermen. ex-officio members OF the
Board of Hepith. were present at
Thursday nights conference and IL
was unanimously voted TO set aside
the ban as an experimental measure
As result OF the action OF the Board
OF Health the Jones Theater will open
Saturday night and services will be
held in all the churches OF the commu-
nifty on Sunday. There will be the
usual services al the Presbyterian,
Methodist. Episcopal. United Presbyte-
rian and Christian churches Sunday
morning. but no evening services viii
be held There WIN be no Sunday
school at any OF them.
II has been decided In view OF the
very short time left for preparation
t-at there viii be no special Christ
MAS observance. or holiday festiyitieS
a.. -. a, r..
this year While this will be a disap-
pointment 10 many people, particularly
TO the children OF the community. il
is made necessary by circumstances
and cannot be avoided
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MR.. SCHWAB'S ADDRESS


But this is eternally true. Labor
in dealing with its employers should
be representative of the men in that
shop and that trade l have no pa
tience with walking delegates from
Kamohatka who try to dictate to me
working Conditions in Bethlehem.
~Autoyacy in labor and in capital
is dead.
This Is TIE day of democracies, the
day Of rolerations. or adjustment and
reimbursement"
In these words business men and all
others viii find food for serious
thought. Mr.. Schwab faces the facts
as be sees them, and does not attempt
to dodge them. whether or not they
may be acceptable to him.
This war has demonstrated more
clearly than the preachments of cen
tury co1,d that the interests OF the
American nation are interdependent.
Capital and labor, wealth and poverty.
genius and mediocrity must stand to-
Eethex and work together IL there is TO
Be unity Of purpose and unity Of ac-
complishment Only by doing this was
it possible TO mobilize the vast re-
sources and strength of the country
for war. Capital and labor served
side by side with equal energy and
purpose. each doing its bit upon the
battlefield, IN the factory and ship
yard ard n eve:y branch of service.
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Washington Post.

Wdsul0ktOn fOst.
Charles NJ. Schwab. captain of In
dustry and director general OF the
Emergency Fleet Corporation. in his
address TO the convention of business
men at Atlantic City showed q keen
perception of the changed conditions
that have come about with the war
conditions which the nation must
meet and reckon with in the future.
Mr.. Schwab is no dreamer. no irnprac-
tical idealist. He is business man.
who all his life has dealt with labor
ing men as large employer Here
are some paragraphs culied from his
Atlantic City address:
"A wonderful change has taken
place in American IDEAS. The big
man Of the future in America will be
he who gives the greatest service TO
his fellows. Social rank. inherited
wealth, acquired wealth that is wholly
selfish. the polish OF q superficial edu-
cation will pale into insigni6cance
when compared with the honor that
will come to the man who succeeds
and serves.
Il doubt whether in the past labor
has gotten its just share The time
has come when this must be rectified-
This gres; war has taught US that we
must concede things to labor even
though some unjust demands may be
made.
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Returned Sunday
From the East

Mrs. w. T. Little and son. Wilbur.
returned home Sunday irom Raritan.
n. J.. where they have been living for
some time past rrd where Dir. Little
is member OF the medical corps of
the army stationed at Rafitan bar
racks. At Colorado Springs they
were joined by Franklin Little. untif
recently an instructor in the Students
Army Training Corps at Colorado Col
iege. who accompanied them 10 Canon
City. pr. Little had hoped 10 come
back to Colorado with his wife and
little son. but has not yet been mus
tered out OF the military service and
was unable TO DO so. Dr. Little will
probably receive his discharge from
the army within the next four or i've
weeks. aud VII ithen return 10 Canon
City.
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Marriage Licenses
Number III

Since January 1, 1918. total of III
marriage licenses have been issued
from the office of the county clerk.
Those granted since the arst of the
month were issued to Pillar Galiegoes
and Pamblita Romero. T. NJ. Gwiliim
and Irene Spradley. Wilson w. Rice
and Rosnlie Mcintosh, Harry Dye Par.
ker and Frances Marian SpurScon, w.
X. Howell and Helen Lucille Dall. J..
T.. Williams and Jessie Hudeins. Clyde
y. Merlino and Flora Tate. Frank
Marsh and Minsul Hin. william r.
Johnson and Mary n. Phillips.
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Summoned for
Duty in Germany

Word has been received here FROM
Roger Sinden that he Is TO be trans
ferred from the military rT.aie train
ins school at Yale University to the
army of occupation in Germany. An
urgent call was sent out by the War
Department for radio operators who
could speak German. and he. with
nine o. 10 other Yale University stu
dents. were accepted as qualified. He
expects to sail from Now York for ar
European port about Christmas day.
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LEARNS OF DEATH OF TWO
MEMBERS OF HER FAMILY

Mrs. Rose Norris. until recently a
resident Of Canon City, and step.
daughter OF Mrs. Whietncr OF North
Cottonwood avenue. East Canon. who
left here about three weeks nko for
Half Way. No. 10 be with her chill.
dron there received fnespsge nfter
her Arrival there TINT hsr son. Frank
Norris. was dead In California. H.
left = widow and child. A fow dtys
later snother msssake waa receivsd
BY her apnoencibE Tho death oi IN.
oshsr soe. Arthur Norfis. n,
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Many Starve this
Winter in Russia

The greatest catastrophe in the his
tory Of the world will happen this
coming year. Men foresee Il but can
not prevent IT. This catastrophe is
the inevitable spufYing out of the lives
Of from 1o.e00. 600 to "a. 900 900 people
in Northern Russia from starvation.
Fifty million people in Russia's
frozen porthlands are beyond help be-
cause OF the complete collapse OF the
transportation system under the reign
OF anarchy, and because OF the freez-
ing over of the ports. An attempt will
be made 10 get some food in to the
isolated peoples of Northern Russia
by sledge. II is plain that all cannot
be provided for by this slew method.
OF the $4,000. .o0e. II is estimated that
oliy those with great endurance will
live. tina; AT least 1o.coo,oeo and, If
the winter is unusually long and Sc
we're. probably as high as 4j.0eo.0oo
people will perish.
The United States food adninistIc-
tons survey Of the worldwide sitna-
bility OF this catastrophe to light. 1t
has also discovered that 1So,ooo.o0o
of the poopi.>-aside from the great a.
lies-sre IN desperate need o. food.
that il Is possible to get food from
America % these lse.oeo.ooo people in
time TO save uten, but that il America
delays and does not meet her food
pledge, death VIII overtake these peo-
pie just as :; inevitably will the pop
ulation Of Northern Russia.
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Church Services
Sunday Morning

For the frst time since September
religious services were held in the
churches OF Canon City last sunday
morning. While people generally were
glad that the opportunity for public
worship had been restored the at
tendance at the church services was
not large. owing TO the unsettled
haalth conditions and the fear that
public assemblages might intensity
the influenza situation. To the more
devoted church members. however.
the privilege OF attending the morn
ing service was no, neglected and the
pngrexstions wers probably as large
~ could b. expected under the cir
cumstsnces. Church services In Flo
encs were also resumed Sunday morn.
ins after ionE pfohiblt ion' resuItins
from the inIusnSa han.
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ALL RESTRICTIONS REsciNpEp
ON HOTELS AND EATING PLACES

Effective December %. all restric-
tions for al public eating places are
rescinded, Continued conservation,
however. is necessary. We have
pledged the Allies and starving peo-
pies OF Europe 2o.0uo.ooo tons Of food.
stuffs. and this pledge cannot be met
without conservation along all liu~s.
d, l., ROBINSON.
County Administrator.
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RETURNED TO CAMP
pouoLAs TuesnAx

Ernerf s,uits returned 70 hie mill.
sary dulles at Camp Douglas. Aria. on
Tuesday Of this week. after = short
turioush spens with r~lssivss ssI
friends here.
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MRS. pATTgRsoN Rn1yRNs
AHygN GkYEM0A0 WAIT

Mrs. c. q. Psstsrson and Elizabeth
Scfurned on Wcts~sdsy ssom . ase-
pssks' sisIt vplh hef peseDls q thsir
hsss u Nesshsse Mlssonsi.
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A re,d New Year resolution. To
sAvs sad iavsst In 1919 War sssinFs
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Think War savings sismp. talk War
ssvisss ssapps, buy, War sssines
STAMPS. 3
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MAX HAs0v NOME
ION cNNlsTMAe

Nax Hardy came home srom Colo
sslo sp'ssss Jhnrsds, nsrht 10 spqpd
Christmas weea WITH he sasssss.
Rockingham post-dispatch. [volume] (Rockingham, N.C.) 1917-1965, 1918-06-06
To MY Friends:

" .H .
| am under lasting obligations
to my friends and supporters in
Richmond county for their loyalty
to me in the recent primary.
They are ordinary folks just
like myself. The sting of defeat
is sweetened by the fact that |
hold their good wishes. The
very life Of the Democratic party
depends upon men who are plain,
loyal and unafraid.
Sincerely,
JOHN T. BENNETT.
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(Contributed)


In remembrance of our dear grand
mother Mrs. M. ]. Reeder. who died in
Charlotte the 22nd of May. The remains
were brought to Rockingham, the 23rd.
The death of our grandmother was not
surprising to us for she had been
in i'll health for several years. She leaves
to mourn the sorrow, daughters, Mrs.
VIII Stogner, of Roberdel, Henry McDuffie,
of Entwistle, Mrs. Nancy Lomax and
Mrs. EN- Walters, of Charlotte, and 2 sis
tiers and one brother, Mr. Daniel Meach.
am. Her sisters are Mrs. James F. Gay,
Roberdel, and Mr. James McDuffie, of
Lilesville.
Her Loving Grand Daughter
Hannah Stogner.
Roberdel, N. c. 1
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A Tribute to "Pick" Leak.

Pick and Dock" Leak, so
long associated in life, in their
homes, in business, in benevol-
ence, in their very names, were
not long ASSOCIATED by death.
First one and then the other. just
a matter of a few.s.months inter
vening and the one clear call
heard first by the younger broth
er has been heard by the older
and these two separated by al
few months have been reunited
on the other Shore, in our Faith
er's house. Were they really
separated? And if at all was it
by a great distance, a mighty
chasm across which there was no
possible chance to communicate
1t did not seem so to those who
watched the Pickering ray Of
Picks closing days and hours.
The absent one seemed present
with him. As best he could he
spoke often of him-oftener still
was he in his thought and well
nigh his last words were these
Gust to think presently I shall
see Dock" To many another
besides the stricken wives, the
fatherless children, the sorrowing
brothers of these noble men does
the world seem poorer since
their taking away and life itself
for the time less worth while.
If Pick Leak had an enemy on
the face of the earth we do not
know his name. How could he
have such whose voice ever rangl
with cheer, whose face ever
beamed with sunshine, whose
hand never touched but to lift up |
and to hless. There will bel
those in the last day to call him
blessed the whole current of
whose lives was changed by him
a.ld into whose homes he brought
light and hope where beforehand
settled the night of despair. The
world possibly knew not of these
apparently he did not know
but the beneficiaries knew and
still know and best of all He
knew and still knows of whom
the Apostle spoke when he
said to Cornelius-"Thy pray
ers and thine aims have come
UP for a memorial before God"
How glad we are that in the
providence of God we ever knew
and loved this man, within the
cheer and warmth of whose
presence though racked with
pain the while himself our own
smaller cares have been forgot
ten and we the better heartened
for the grind OF daily toll. Hell
wore not his faith upon his sleeve
but you could see it in the livesI
and homes he touched for good
and you could hear it in these
words 1T will be a beautiful
trip to Heaven, and | shall see
Dock"
/
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For Rent.

For Rent Nine horse cotton
and corn farm for 1919. Barns,
houses and cotton gin complete
Address R. A. Derby, Hoffman,
N. g.