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~ MT Do. iquartcrs al Chan.
niug a Rcd Cross benefit dance will
b. given Friday night. April -.
Typical ranch dance on fine hard
wood floor Firsi.class orchestra
supper vii Hr served A. l. O'Clock
Admission The public Is cor.
liaily invited
vs. V GARRETT.
HELLE BURNS.
MRS s. g. RICHARDSON
~ Committee
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J. q Graham OF Bonham was
among out-of-tuWn visitors in ANA
rilio yesterday.
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The Woman Auxiliary ~ the
Central Pr'e.r'criau Churrh will
meet in me church parlors Wednos-
DAY Afternoon O'Clock 20 quilt.
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Ihilathea Meeting.

The Philathca Auxiliary of the
Hed Cross will hold their regular
meeting Tuesday evening az the
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home OF Mrs. " N Rice. 1903 Har
rison Street
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cor on
WST SIDt car today
JUST BtHSD a woman
whoSt HAIR looked like
I'M NSIDf ola
CHAP MATTRESS.
snt CHANGED dollu
10 PAY her car f.ue
AND ~ made mo 1ck
10 Mn1r that tho had
tNoUGr Monty lcft in
mR PURst to buy
BoTTlt OF NtwBRo's nfRpiCIpr.
Yours for beautiful hair.
44YbDc~G 112aot
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Edison Mazda IA1av,.
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-10-24
PR0mnlEN TDElA lA0CRAT TELLS
WHYHE CANNOT SUPPORT
Mr.. kEATINGFoR CONGRESS.

are Marching Onward to Zion" ON
April 28, 1917, three weeks after this
country had declared war on Germany,
Heating stood on the floor of congress
and declared emphatically that he was
against this particular war" He
further said 1t was mot an American
war-that our president didn't intend
making it an American war; Keat-
ing voted FOR everything the presi-
dent didn't want and AGAINST every
thing the president ed for. Heating
scored 100 per cent wrong on every
measure passed to aid in carrying ON
the war and showed unmistakably that
his heart was not with his country in
the greatest crisis 1t has ever had or
ever will have. And now l am asked
by the chairman of the Democratic
National Congressional committee to
aid in returning Keating to congress
in order that he may support the
president in his war policies. Keating
was extensively pro-German before we
entered the war, ran true to breed in
the sessions of congress since. and in
my opinion is very dangerous man
to have in the councils of the country
at this particular time.
There are many reasons why regret
that l cannot support Mr.. Keating
this year. l entertained a very high
personal liking for the man up to the
time he committed his first disloyal
act l have been a Democrat all my
life-never scratched Democrat or
voted for a Republican since attained
my majority. To this good hour my
political record has been straight and
clean and have felt great pride in its
being without a flaw or blemish- L
have voted for yellow dogs; have
eaten CROW" and have had my share
\ of the experiences that come to a man
who has been connected with a party
organization almost continuously for
thirty-two years and participated in
fifteen elections. but I have never yet
voted for a yellow" American and 1
pray God to paralyze my good right
arm IL ever attempt it.
Therefore. my dear Mr.. Ferris.
cannot and viii not aid in organizing
win the War Keating Clubs" Fur
ther. cannot vote for Keating In the
general election, for / believe he is
an enemy of his country. and by doing
SO would be giving aid and comfort
to the enemy. On election day when
II come to that portion OF the ticket
where it says For Representative in
| Congress" am going to make a
good, strong cross In the square OPP
posite the name of Guy U. Hardy. and
while l will break my record for
straight Democratic votes, the act viii
leave me the comforting consolation
that supported . 100 per cent Ameri-
can
Very truly yours,
i WN E. SPENCER
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Says Conditions are
). First-Class Here

Eujene Lorje of Denver. state meat
and slaughter house inspector. is in
Town today on one OF his periodical
business trips. Mr. Lorje. who has
always been booster for Canon City.
says that nowhere In Colorado are the
sanitary conditions OF the slaughter
houses. or the meat markets. better
than they are here. He made this
statement after having made round
OF inspection to all Of them In com
pany with City Marshal c. F. Skin
ner. my visits to Canon City," said
Nj. Lor3e. ARE largely formal al
fairs, and are made for the purpose
of complying with the law. Your
slaughtering plants are SO well con-
Quoted and your meat markets SO neat
and clean. that It Is difficult ~ see
where they could be improved. II is
always a pleasure for me to come to
Canon city. The splendid condition
OF affairs find here Is due to the Ell
cheney OF your city government"
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COlOradO's Food
Pledge Week

This Is "Colorado's Food Dealers
Pledge Week. when every salesman
for every Wholesale food house win
distribute food administration pledge
cards for each of his customers TO
sign.
The cards pledge the grocers TO
"abide by the rules and regulations of
the food administration. and to sell
the licensed foods at not more than
a reasonable advance over cost. re-
gardless of market conditions"
Signed by every grocer in the state.
$3.50 cards distributed in Colorado
will be sent by the wholesale houses
to the wholesale and retail division
of the food administration at Wash
ington.
For each pledge card. Herbert
Hoover will personally sign and return
to the grocer certificate stating that
that grocer does business under the
approval OF the food administration.
Customers are urged to watch for
the appearance Of this certificate in
their grocer's front window and. after
allowing about a month for the re-
ceipt OF the certificates. to refuse to
trade with grocer who does not dis
ply the food administration certif...
ate.
After granting time enough 10 make
sure the certificates have been re
ceiycd from Washington, the food ad-
ministration win appoint an "inspec-
tion Iay- on which every food dealer
in thc state will be visited. and those
not Aoldins certificates vii, be black
ballcd \
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[ Officials say Crest
of Epidemic Reached

Denver, Oct lS.-While not seeking
to minimize the seriousness OF the In
fiuenza epidemic, reports OF both
state and Denver medical authorities
state that the disease is well in con-
troll in Colorado. Dr. E. E. Kennedy.
secretary of the state health board.
pointed to the fact that thus far the
death rate was but per cent of the
total number OF cases. as proof that
conditions in Colorado are not rs crit
icai as in many other states
In Denver 20 deaths and 1873 new
cases were reported on Thursday. City
health authorities also issued orders
further restricting crowds by the cur
taiiment OF Office and store houses.
limiting the number OF persons to be
allowed on street cars to SIS, normal
seating capacity. and prohibiting
crowded elevators in Office buildings.
In the state the coal mining camps
OF Marshal and Nederland. center of
the tungsten mining industry. were
the only places where the epidemic
is considered out of control. At the
State Agricultural College in Fort
Collins, 75 students and 80 soldiers
in the army tenchnical school are af'
fiicted with the epidemic. with one
death reported. Improved conditions
are. noted in Colorado Springs and
some of the southern counties. while
scattering reports from many cities
indicate that there are very few com
munities in which influenza has not
appeared. Railroads report 80 per
cente decrease in travel as the result
of the epidemic.
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No Dinlinution in
Influenza Epidemic

According to DR.. E. c. Webb. city
health officer. 14o cases of Spanish
influenza have been reported from
Canon City and it's immediate sur
roundings since the outbreak of the
epidemic here 10 days ago Fifteen
news cases of the disease were deyel-
oped on Thursday of this week and
several additional ones today. The
only death that has yet taken place
from influenza in this community
was that of the late John J. Morrison
DR.. Webb as city health officer is
required to report to Washington by
telegraph all deaths that occur from
the disease here. and communicate in
the same way daily all new cases Of
the coatagion to the state board of
health in Denver. Or. Webb says it
is impossible to state with any GER
tainty whether the influenza here
has reached the zenith of It's virulepce
or not. He thinks it would be in
advisable to reopen the public schools
and churches, or permit public gather
ings of any kind in the present state
of the visitation. In the meantime he
recommends that people generally
obey the provisions of the recent or
der OF the local board of health.
The smallpox epidemic Is on the
wane. according to Dr. Webb. and only
five cases now exist in the community,
all OF them of rather mild type. DR..
Webb says that now the schools are
closed IS an excellent opportunity for
the vaccination OF children. The ru,
NOR current few days ago that DR..
F. N. Cochems had visited Canon
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his country. A native SON who has
been educated in two of the best uni
versisies OF the west-the University
OF Colorado and the University OF
Kansas-and whose profession as a
civil engineer carried him over large
part Of the West for several years be-
fore returning TO Colorado. he has
the love of country and the breadth
of vision and qualities of leadership
that has made him a potent force in
the development of his country. and
his state.
Such man has the Republican
party picked as its candidate for sec
retary OF state this year. and no man
in the entire state is more worthy Of
support His candidacy is arousing
enthusiasm in the ranks of the party
as his qualifications become more gen.
orally known.
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Following is the reply Col. VIM. &.
Spencer sent to Scott Ferris in reply
to his circular request sent broadcast
thru the third district to form win
the War Keating for Congress Clubs. :"
Col Spencer Is leader in the Demo
cratic party of Fremont County and
was Democratic County Chairman un-
til after the primaries. The letter was
published first in The Fremont County
Leader, the Democratic paper at
Canon City. and has since been pub
lished in several other papers.
THE LETTER
Hon. Scott Ferris. Chairman Demo
cratic National Congressional Com
mittee, Washington. d. c.,
My dear Mr.. Ferris:
Your letter inviting me to aid in
bringing about the early organization
of a patriotic win the War KEAT-
ING FOR CONGRESS CLUB" has
been duly received.
! am unalterably in favor of winning
the war and l want it to be a regular
knock down and drag out finish, with
Berlin wrecked, Cologne laid waste
Hamburg. Bremen and every Hun city
reduced to small particles of brick
dust. ashes and glass: Napoleon was
declared to be the outlaw" of Europe
and banished to St Helena / want
the Kaiser and his ring leaders stood
before a firing squad and executed. In
SO far as could / have endeavored
to contribute toward winning the war
Joined the First help-win-the-waI
club organized in Colorado and was
made its secretary; organized the
first branch of Four Minute Men in
Colorado and am its chairman: have
helped with the food administration
and am a member Of the Fair Price
committee: l ann a price reporter te
the division Of statistics in Washing
.on; have served as a volunteer bond
salesman in each of the Liberty loans
served as county chairman of pub
lfcity in the Third Liberty Loan ant
have undertaken the same task in thu
Fourth: me and my house" have oh
served the food regulations in ever,
detail; l have sold war savings stamps
and bought all could: l have bough
a small Liberty bond and expect 4
buy more; ! have contributed to thu
Red Cross and other war activities,
have sent smokes to the boys "ove
there, have endeavored at all time
to render the greatest measure o
service toward winning the war AMI
whatever l have failed to accomplish
is due entirely to limited ability ans
means Ny spirit has always been 10'
per cent willing.
An invitation from Heating to hell
win the war by electing him to Con
gress appeals to me as being as rid
liculous as would an invitation from
the Devil to join him in singing W.
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HAS RECOVERED FROM
SERIOUS ILLNESS

Alva Wood made his first trip to
town today since his attack OF pneu.
monia. He has fully recovered,
though still weak. The remainder
of his family is past the crisis and is
getting along nicely.
Word has reached friends and rela-
tives in Canon City that Miss Ellen
johnson died In St. Joseph's hospital
in Denver October l6 from pneumonia
which developed from influenza. The
remains will be brought to Canon
City for burial. but Anal arrangements
have not been completed.
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He Shoulders
the Load
The Republican candidate for ssere-
tary Of state. viii r. Murphy,
AIways IN PdbtLe Work.

Whenever movement is started
in the state or the Arkansas valley
or in Bent county that requires q
leader in Las Animas-fis home town
The first man picked for the job is
win r. Murphy. the Republican candi-
date for secretary Of state. He has
been the one man in his county taat
has always been willing and ready
to undertake those duties Of public
nature that call for unusual qualities
OF leadership and who has the ability
and desire to accomplish things for
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City and had pronounced the smallpox
here to be Cuban itch is stated to he
entirely without foundation.
DIT. R. E Holmes had 20 cases of
influenza under his care on Thursday.
IL of which developed pneumonia He
has been called to treat number OF
new cases since then A considerable
number of cases are also being taken
care of at the Graves hospital 1t
is gratifying to know that the infiu-
enza in the Canon City district is not
as malignant as it is in some other
portions of the country
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Got Letter from
Son in France


m. sns Mrs. II. C. Merrill of Barr
avenue are in receipt of letter un
der date Of September from their son.
Private. ". l., Merrill. cf Company B.
313th. military police, with the Amer
ican expeditionary forces somewhere
in France" He says:
'.As have a little time today will
write. you few lines. We had . hne
trip, hui got pretty tired Of travelling
before reaching out destination. We
are located in fair-sixed French town
for the present and win probably be
here for some time. We are having a
nne time and are getting along splen-
didly. We got some straw this after
noon and will have good bed tonight.
We have been sleeping on the floor
the last two nights.
1.-THE people here sure treat us
great Ii is a little difficult for most
of us TO talk to them and make our
selves understood, but as rule we
get by in pretty good shape. This
sure is an old town. The houses al e
all of stone and the roofs of red tile.
There is one building here that was
erected in the twelfth century. The
II cple use mostly one-horse carts. If
more than one horse is used they are
driven single fire. or tandem. There
ore a good many little mules use5,
mostly Spanish. believe.
To-day is market day. The near
est can describe it would be to say
that IL was like sale at home We
can get all the wine we want, but il
does moi strike me very favorably. II
is made without sugar and is toe
sharp.
-oh. yes. pretty nearly forgot &c
tell you about the railway trains They
look Ike toys. believe one of th=
big Whs:e trucks used for hauling rccl
at home would carry as much as th<
average freight car here. Some Of
them. however, are larger than others
One sees a good many cars and loco
motives marked with the good OH U
s. A. They have been taking Ger
man prisoners back of the lines CT
the railways and two trains nlies
with them. running close together
passed near our camp and We don
get. to see very many of these train.
either.
we haven't got any mail yet, bu
expect 10 in the course Of few days
! France is a pretty country. mostl,
hills. The French railways are bull
principally on the level. along th'
edge Of the valleys There are lots o
| tunnels on their railways and som'
are long ones. Some Of them taxi
from sight to IL minutes to pas
through. The larger ones would max
the Hogback at Canon City lool
like a small affair.
! 1--WE have Y. NJ. c. A. hut with u
and we are able to get our cigars. &c
baccos and cigarets considerabl
cheaper from them than we could Il
the States. will close for the pres
ent. but win write to you again soor
Don't worry about US. We are all well
getting along nicely. are happy an
having a good time. Hope this vii
find you the same. With love an
best wishes, IVAN MERRILL"
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-10-24

Mr.. and Mrs. d B. Linkens and lit
tie daughter. Dorothy. will leave to-
morrow for Denver for few months
visit.
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WILL az CALLED
AFTER MARCH I

washington. Oct. 17.--Draft calls
for men who have passed their thirty
seventh birthday are expected to be-
gin about March 1. The approximate
date OF the first call was disclosed to
day by publication Of testimony bs
Provost Marshal General Crcwder be
fore the House Military Committee.
Gen. Crowder told the committee
a.s9s.ooo newly registered men be.
tween IS and 45 will be called before
July /. The calls for general service
viii be divided m follows:
October $4,000; November 100000;
December 1s7,6oo; Janusry 1%7.soo;
February $4,000: March. April. May
and June. $4,000 each month.
These men viii supply both tho
army and the navy and marine cosps
IL addition, 10000 men tor linitsd
service win " ceilsd each moath.
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Is Made Member
Of State Committee

Mrs A. J. Turner OF Canon City, has
been appointed a member of the Colo
rado WomeH's Committee for the Civil
Service Amendment. q non-politicai
organization with state headquarters
In Denver The slate chairman is Mrs.
w. w. Grant OF Denver. and the vice.
chnirinen are Mrs. Mary c. C. Brad
ford. state superintendent OF public in
strnction, Mrs. Charles H. Jacobson,
president of the State Federation OF
women's clubs. Mrs. w. H. Kistier,
state president Of the Women's Coun'
ell OF Defense and Mrs. Joel F. vaile
National Director OF the General Fed
Grafton OF Women's Clubs.
This amendment is endorsed by the
Republican and Democratic parties
by the National Civil Service Reform
league. the General Federation of
women's clubs. the Denver Civil Ser
vice Reform association and experts in
government efficiency thruout the
country.
The amendment was initiated thru
petition signed by $4,000 Colorado
citizens.
According TO statement issued by
the committee this amendment 10 de-
signed to abolish political pull rs a
means Of obtaining state offices. It
puts all appointive Offices under civil
service except judges. members OF In
and Public Service commits
uions. the governors secretary and
three other confidential employees
and one deputy for each elective Of.
acor. There win not be much incen-.
Livs for the ordinary spoiSn hunter 20
remain In politics. Il offsrs An oppor-
lunity for the taxpaysrs 70 Obtain sf-|
acisak seryice n the state eovsrn-
nsnt q : saytng e thousands q dol-|
|<zs,
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-10-24
HANDLER SclDoL PuPkS
CaEBRA lie COLUMBUS DAY

The pupils of the Chandler public
schools celebrated "cosumbus Day
la&t Saturday rith historical snd
patriotic pageant in commemoration Of
the 426th annfyersary OF the discovery
OF America The affair was a very
prstty one in ali respects and was high
ly creditable to all who took part In
n About eighty school children par
tieipated in the staging OF the specta-
Gle and groups Of them depicted In
costume the various epochs in Amer
lean history. There were Indians and
Purftans and cavilers and Contin-l
entails, besides q representation Of
Columbus and Uncle Sam. President
Wilson and other famous characters,
mythical and real. A parade was made
thru the streets OF the town. attracted
much attention and eiicted general
praise. A feature OF the celebration
was the display OF American flags.
banners and the general air OF patriot.
ism It presented Banners bearing
the admonition to buy Liberty bonds
and War Savings Stamps; TO help the
Red Cross. the Y NJ c. A. and other
war benevoiences. were conspicuous
in the marching column. It was, per-
haps, the most notable commemora-
tion Of columbus Day held anywhere
in Fremont county and too much com
meudation cannot be given to all who
took part in IL.
The Chandler school has been one
Of the most active In the war enter
prises of the government in the ccun-
ty. It's pupils have purchased Liberty
bonds. War Savings and Thrift stamps
10 an extent almost unrivaiied any
where else and are stili engaged in
the good work They have bought
more than two hundred dollars worth
OF these securities during the last siz
weeks from earnings made during the
summer months.
As singers OF patriotic songs inspir-
ed BY the war the Chandler school
children rank with the best in the
state and their community sings" are
worth going many miles to hear. Mrs.
T. y. Harding stated to the writer on
Wednesday that 4 party OF the best
vocaiists in Canon City went to Chand-
Ter recently 70 teach the children there
to sing the patriotic airs OF the nation
and were amazed at their aptitude and
skill in that particular. They needed
no Instruction. said Mrs. Harding,
land instead, OF the visitors being able
10 teach them they turned the tables
and taught those who had expected
10 be tne teachers.
Mrs. Marian Evans Is the principal
Of the Chandler school. Miss Irma
jeffrey OF this city Is her assistant
Photographs OF the Columbus Day
celebration at Chandler may be seer
in the window of the office Of the sec
retary OF the Canon City Chamber OF
Commerce on North Fifth street Miss
Isabel Boggio, who has been lAtei,
acting as assistant Instructor at the
Chandler school. took prominent role
In last Saturdays celebration and its
success was due In n considerable
measure TO her interest and enthus
iasm In the matter.
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