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think this is proteering will tell that the turn
justify such profits and further, the British
Government has recently declared there no prot
iteering The trade is good, abnor1nally good, IN
England because in its history have there been
so many workers per thousand population-never be-
fore has the wealth of the country been so evenly
distributed.
.sThe experience of Briain's retail stores contains
an object lesson which should not be lost the bust
ness men of America During the first few months OF
the war many stores cut down their Advertising But
Selfrdge did not. He did not skip single day. lie
used all the space the papers would allow him to use
and has continued to do So The result was that
Selfridge's profits during the first year OF the war
1913 OOO during the second $75OOOO land during
the third year, 81, $4,000
another London store much larger than Self
ridges at the start of the war; decided to cut down It's
Advertising and did until they their mistake
and the result is shown in their return This stores
profits for the first year of the 81 546OOO
for the second year. OOOOO0 and for the third year.
$1175,OOO From fourth fifth place among London
stores in volume of business and profits at the start
of the war, Selfridge has climbed to SECOND place as
the result of his continuous advertising, and he would
be FIRST today, had not the prevented building
additions to his store
British manufacturers who have not a dollars
worth of merchandise to SELL whose entire plants are
employed on Government work, are keeping their ad-
vertsing continuously before the public, because while
they perfectly willing to turn their profits over to
the sake of winning the war to have their factories
conmandeered and their normal business completely
stopped yet they are not willing to sacrl1ce tner
goodwill they not willing to have their names or
their products forgotten.
'And so they continue their advertising, continue
building their good will that when the war shall be
won there will be an immediate demand for the billions
of dollars worth of merchandise that their greatly
larged factories will then turn out
''This is time when every manufacturer, every
business man, should look far ahead Goodwill cannot
be built in day, by advertising. The war will
not last always. We have all seen the mistake of be
inDnD almost
Gus mistake to be UNPREPARED FOR PEACE.
III "What are you going to do with your acres and
acres of enlarged factory space employed in the
making of War Products all over America, If you
dom build goodwill for the goods you going
to make when the is won7 How you going
to keep the smoke coming out of your factory Chin
news after peace is declared if you don't keep your
name constantly before the public now, and build a
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four years of war many things have
happened in Great Britain that / am
quite sure you will be interested in
- hearing about.
Some wonderful things have happened
in advertising, through war conditions and
want to touch on some of those things, that
you may be prepared for the conditions that
will probably arise as the war goes on. In the
last four years the business men of Great
Britain have learned more concerning the i'm
portance of building goodwill through adj
vertising than they did in forty years preced-
ing the war.
In considering business conditions in England you
must bear in mind that ONE HALE OF ALL THE
MEN IN ENGLAND ND BETWEEN The AGES 7, 9 OF Ii
That means ONE THIRD Of entire male popula-
ton from the infants in the cradle to the extremely
old. r4. u aaeest.,
'You must bear in mind that 100000 British
women who never worked before have voluntarily
gone to work to fill the places of men at the front
Hundreds of are working in factories
making TNT-a work that ruins their hair and turns
the skin yellow-thus sacrificing their beauty for the
rest of their lives for the sake of Britain and freedom
We have only business in England and that IS
to win the war. We all concentrated on that one
thing, even to the boys and girls.
"You would think under such conditions with
many in active service in proportion to popula
ton, as you would have if you had 18,OOOOOO men
in unifor1n-you would think under such conditions
that retail business would be bound to be bad And
yet business is wonderfully good. You American bust
ness men are now in much the position as were
the British business at the end of their first
year Of You wondering what will be the
effect of increasing selectve serviceyou are antlc
pating restrictions on your busness-and | want to
tell you some of experiences you can profit
by them
1.-THE department stores of country usually re-
fleet the state of trade The profits of the twelve
leading London department stores during the period
Of war follows: Fiscal year 1914-l5 profits
&,950 OOO; 1856, $4250OO0: 1861 $5.57o,OOO
In the Provinces the profits of the nine leading stores
We're: 191415, $4,000; 1e15-16, $945,ooo; l91ol7
$1,15OOOO
In the wholesale trade, the seven largest BRITISH
houses increased their profits from So $4,000 IN 1914
Is to $5885,OOO in 1916-T In the grocery trade our
leading chain-store firm made profit OF s23l31oo IN
1857 and increased it to So 10000 in 19l-lS the
latter figure being 81 100000 per annum over their
average for the previous five years. Lest you should
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nn N Mr.
Cmnrf Cnnnec Associate American
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-13

N four years Of war many things have
happened in Great Britain that l am
quite sure you will be interested in
- hearing about.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-10-13

American Association national membership
England Council, Philadelphia Council Southern
The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-02-28
Funeral of /. w. Redd
Held Friday Afternoon

The funeral of the late Alex. w.
Redd who died at the Colorado State
Soldiers Home at Monte Vista. last
Sunday. took place from WILSON'S un-
dertaking chapel at O'Clock Friday
afternoon and was attended by the
comrades of Greenwood Post No. 10.
G.. A. r.. OF which the deceased was
a member. Mr.. Redd was native
of Kentucky and was aged seventy
five years, eight months and sixteen
days. He leaves two daughters. both
residents of Colorado. He is also
survived by brother and sister. who
live In Iowa. One of the daughters.
Mrs. Lillian B. Reed. WHO was in at
tendance at the funeral.
Mr.. Redd resided for a number of
years in Cripple Creek and was well
known there The funeral was con-
Quoted by Rev. Chas. J. Armentrout
OF the First Methodist church. The
remains were laid to rest in Lakeside
cemetery.
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Ralph Bundy's Father
Passed Away Friday

}. C.. Bundy, father of Deputy Coun-
ty Assessor c. r. Bundy, of this city,
died at the family home at 430 o'clock
Friday afternoon, from paralysis. He
had been in i'll health for about q
year and for some time past his con-
dition had been such as to cause the
gravest apprehension on the part of
The members of his family and friends.
Recently he sustained stroke OF par
aiysis and for a week or more pre-
vfous to his death. 1t was apparent
that his recovery was impossible.
Mr.. Bundy came % this county some
ten or fifteen years ago from Illinois,
and was highly esteemed by all who
knew him. He leaves. besides the
widow. to mourn his loss. son and
a daughter; the latter living at the
family home in Florence
The funeral took place from
the late home OF the deceased in
Florence. at 2 o'clock Sunday after
noon. Interment was at the Highland
semetery. A number of Canon City
people attended the obsequies.
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Rec Kissinger Buys
Crawford's Interest in
Esser & Crawford

Mr.. Rec Kissinger has purchased
the interest of Mr. F. Z. Crawford in
the firm of Esser & Crawford. pro-
prietor of the Fremont Cigar Store
and hereafter the firm will be known
as Esser & Kissinger.
Mr.. Kissinger has been employed
by Esser & Crawford for some time.
and is known well and favorably. by
many patrons of the store.
Mr.. Crawford. who Is chief clerk
at the penitentiry was not active in
the business other than at odd times.
he of course. having devoted the great
er share of his time to the service of
the state.
Mr.. Esser will assume the greater
share of the management as he has
in the past.
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C. r. McLain Returns from
San Diego, Where He Saw
Several Canon City People

c. r. McLain was in Canon City Sat.
urday and Sunday, visiting his daugh-
ter. Mrs. A. Fl. Biggs.
Mr.. McLain has just returned from
a short visit with Mrs. McLain at San
Diego, where. she is near her son, Geo.
McLain, a soldier at Camp KearDey
George gets into Town every Satur-
day night and spends Sunday with
his mother.
Mr.. McLain says be Wis ted with
and enjoying his work.
He also saw Lieut.. George Whippie
a number OF times and says he makes
fine officer. Lieut. Whippie's wife
children and his mother are with him
or have a cottage in San Diego.
Mr.. McLain mentioned seeing Jacob
Beck, county commissioner from Gus
ter county. Mr. Beck has son in
camp who has been seriously III with
pneumonia.
Cliff Hardy. wife and daughter OF
Colorado Springs. are spending the
month at the same hotel with Mrs.
McLain.
Mr. McLain says the Colorado boys
are looking fine and that the Ameri-
can army will be the best in. France
when it gets there. No one knows
when the Camp Kearney boys will go
over but there are many reasons to
think that It will be soon.
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WANTED

Clean cotton rags 1t Record Office.
win pay s cents'a pound for them.
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LAST OF MEN
CALLED FOR
EXAMINATION

The local exemption board Friday
morning issued the last call under
the second selective draft TO military.
registrants OF the first ciass in Ere
mont county to appear for physical
examination. They were summoued
to present themseives on Friday.
March lat. Seven groups Of approxi-
mateiy forty men each have been
called from the fist Classification;
aggregating something like two hun
dred and eighty men It Is expected
that those who pass the preliminary
examination will be ordered to CaoiA
Funston early in March. whore u{jy
will be given another exaxminatiaaF
before their formal enlistment In tbs
army.
The last contingent Of the first
quota from Fremont county for the
National army viii leave Canon City
for Camp Funston some time between
March fourth and ninth. according to
letter and mobilization order re-
ceiveds by the board day or two
ago from Provost Marshal John
Evans OF Denver. As Fremont coun-
ty has already sent thirty-three men
out OF It's full allotment of thirty
five under the first draft. only two
recruits are required. according to
the records of the enrolling officer
al Camp Funston. altho the local
board has list OF only thirty-t~o ms
being there aHer deductng ihose
that have been discharged for dis
ability. To make certain that NO
mistake has been made by the enroll
Ing ofYicer at Camp Funston. II IL
probable that the board will summon
three men TO appear here In readi-
ness to go to the training camp. lf
two is all that is required by the pro
group will be eliminated with out
that confusion that might arise II a
sufficient number had NO, been SUM-
moned.
The selection OF thes. men. the pro-
yost marshal statee. must be from the
registrants in class one ana by their
uumbers-beginning with the small
| est order number In that elAss and
going down tho llst In denominatiouAi
| sequence.
Under the provisions OF the new
camp system OF medical examinations
the men will be sent 10 the medical
officers training camp at Fort Riley.
adjoining the Camp Funston confines.
and not to Camp Funston proper. Ac-
cording 10 Information from Camp
Funston. the recruits will ba-keps st
Fort Riley for two or three weeks
before being transferred to Camp
Funston while they are baing cs-
amined for possible epidemic car
ricrs." Previous groups from Fre-
mont county have been scnt TO Camp
Funston direct
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WESTCLIFFE NEWS
(Wet Mountain Tribunel

Woody" Higgins was up from Can
on City again the frat OF the week
and shipped two cars OF cattle he haai
purchased in the valley on Tuosdsy.
MIRA. II. +. Kputh and Mrs. wilhei-
nina Knuth were returning passen-
gers from Canon City Monday.
Canda Brothers. Judge +. 8. and
Rockwell. were passengers to Canon
City on Mondays train
Harry Kettle dropped down to Can
on City again. on Monday. To fiii
another engagement with the dentist.
Chester cavnnder drove down to
Canon City "Wednesday. returning
Thursday.
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Grocers May
Sell Flour On
Wheatless Days
But Do Not Use It
On These Days
Denver. Colo.
Feb. 22nd. 1918,

Denver. Colo.
Feb. 22nd, 1918
CIRCULAR NO. S.
TO ALL COUNTY FOOD ADMINIs-
TRAITORS:
Please mako the following changes
in the last Food Regulations sent
out:
Wheat flour and all wheat products
may be sold any day In the week.
wheatless days az well as other days:
This change ia not made to increase
the use of flour but ia made because
there was misunderstanding in the
instructions sent from Washington.
The flour situation is getting more
serious every day and you must do
everything in your power to conserve
flour. No one is allowed to have more
than thirty days supply on hand at
any one time, and flour must not be
sold without substitutes. list of
which is given in the regulations.
Beans may not be used as a substi.
tute.
pounds OF potatoes to one pound
Of flour may be used as a substitute,
when absolutely necessary and when
no other substitute can, be had.
There is no change in the rules Of
the hotels. restaurants and consum-
ers.
All wheat flour must be sold on the
weight basis; fifty pounds of flour
and fifty pounds of cereal.
The following wire has Just been re-
ceived from Washington:
"The season of surplus production
of mutton and lamb raised for meat
purposes in the western states is now
on and the Food Administration auth
orizes you to remove until April fif-
teenth its recommendation against the
eating of mutton and lamb on tho
voluntary meatIess Tuesday. Suggest
you give publicity"
Yours very truly,
T. B. STEARNS.
Federal Food Administrator for
Colorado.
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X. P.'s Celebrate
Anniversary

The Fifty-fourth anniversary of
Pythianism was celebrated Thursday
night by Occur de Loon Lodge No. 48,
Knights Of Pythias. Tho order was
founded In the closing year Of the
Civil war by Justin Rathbone and now
has q membership of we'll past the
half million mark
The principal event of tho celebra-
tion here was an address by DR.. w. r.
Little. recently returned from gov
ernment camps In Oklahoma and Tex
B. where he served on the medical
stan. DR.. Little's address was OF ex-
ceptional interest and of great cdu-
cationaI value to those who heard It.
The speaker started out BY saying
that his experience in the training
camps had made him convert to
the idea of universal military training.
not only because 1t would be q good
thing for the government but a better
thing for the young men OF our cpun-
try. The doctor said such training
was almost equal to university
course. and that it's value to the phys
lcal well being OF our young men could
hardly be estimated.
Camp life. the system Of training.
sanitation. aviation and the processes
of making a soldier from sthe raw
recruit were explained in dotafl and
in manner one never gets from news
paper or magazine writer's, making
the address not only Of exceptional In
terest but OF unusual value.
A. p. Nelson and Frank Emmerson
presented the lodge with beautiful
service flag with star for each
Pytbian who has gone to tho front
for his country. A roll Of honor sup
piled by the Supreme Lodge. ON which
are inscribed the names Of lodge mem
bers in the army and navy. was also
formally displayed In the castle hall.
At tho conclusion Of these exercises
refreshments were served.
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BRYAN GRESHAM WRITES
FROM 6EORGA CAMP
Sunday. Feb. 18th. 1913.
Camp Hancock,
Augusta. Georgia.

Mr.. Guy U. Hardy.
Dear Sir:
No doubt you have been wondering
why have not sent any word to you.
Some OF us are now In the sunny
South. Much to our delight. Men
were picked from Camp Kearney for
this expedition: three Canon boys
were fortunate-they are Bill Farrell.
Churchill McDaniels and myself.
We had wonderful trip here: came
thru by way Of New Orleans and then
to Atlanta. Georgia and down here.
All told. there was 700 left Camp
Kearney for here. We were put into
quarantines upon our arrival here
which was Feb. sth.
Camp Hancock Is located about ak
miles from Augusta. It ia right out
among the pines which makes II o
pretty place. Kearney is better
camp but not near so pretty q place,
Where We go from here. no one
knowa. Our stay here. tho. Is short.
from all andications. We are now in
a casual detachment. We viii be as
signed to either the third or fourth
regiment of Motor Mechanics. We
stand a good show OF going over and
before long.
There was nine of ns chosen from
the old company. 1t sure was hard
TO leave the bunch but the war don'i
look at that part. don't think the
old bunch will ever be together again
till We get back home.
Everyone is looking forward to our
boat ride.
News In scarce AZ present because
we have been quarantined. 1t being
lifted Friday night and yesterday II
rained 10 we could not take in the
camp. Some of US are planning on
going to town this afternoon.
should have written you not tt
send the paper TIL you heard from
me that we were permantnely located
We were SO busy the last few days
we were In California that hsrdi,
had time to think. win endsavor ts
write You few lines when possible
There Is a great number OF Colo
rado boys in this unit. think thai
about two thirds OF the seven hundret
are from Colorado.
At present my address ia:
BRYAN G. GRESHAM.
Co. No. 1894 Casual Detschmcu
Signal Corps. Camp Hancock. :
Augusta. Georgia
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tattonS ot
LOWELL MELlETT
Intimate war Experiences and obss

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent.)
London, Dec. 2l.--According to my
wife the entire London colony pf
Americans today narrowly ayerted
anarantine That is, If they quaran-
tine for chicken-pox in London. 1t
WAS like this:
The women Of the American Wom-
en's Club this afternoon had Just
got ali arrangements completed for
che clubs second annual special
Christmas celebration in behalf Of
those American youngsters In Lon
don who have no private Santa Claus
OF their own. And Mrs. Keen. boes
of the job had just declared the job
done. And the telephone bell rang.
and it was Mrs.--, mother of six
needfui little ones. And she said
that they'd be on had tomorrow for
the party except Michael Michael
couldn't come because be hal the
ehickenpox! And Mrs. Keen had to
tell Michaels' mother frantically but
tactfully that they mustn't any Of
them come. that their Christmas would
be brought to them. chicken dinner
and all by Mr.. Caldwell, colored mes
senger for the American Embassy.
And that saved tomorrow's party.
It's going to be some party. as they
say in London. same as they do in
u. s. Some of it will be at the club
house In Mayfair and some Of 1t in
Glasgow and other points by mail,
Great care has been taken to pro-
vide each small boy and girl with
Just what ne wants. The one that
pronounced for plenty to eat," will
get it, Just as the boy who timidly
suggested book on induction coils
will get that.
Certain things none of them will get
They include collection of headless
dolls, snoutless bears and other worn
out toys from the nursery of titled
American woman. who seems to have
misunderstood the spirit in which the
women's committee is providing this
Christmas for the youngsters.
London. Dec. 25.-Christmas day is
ending without any of the things hap
pening that'a large portion of the Lon
don public has expected to happen.
For one thing peace hasn't been
declared.
For another London does not lie in
ruins.
These have ben principal items In
a congiomeration Of rumors that have
surcharged the atmosphere in which
dwell those folk who do not read the
papers. or who read only to disbelieve.
How large this class is I've had oc-
casion to note in the past eeveral
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Retail Price
of Ice to Be
Reduced

"a AACptAa6 " ao AiSik AZ tAt &AoAAgoA
or Commerce rooms Wednesday
morning to discuss the price OF Ice
delivered to the residence sections of
this community. Those present were
Mayor d. N. Cooper, w. c .Huntoon.
c. C.. Patton and A. E. Sharman. The
later three gentlemen being on the
committee appointed by Mayor Coop
er to investigate the price OF ice here
C. H.. Duncan was also one OF the
committee. but wns unable to attend
the meeting.
The Ice company was represented
by Ruth Banning. president; Martin
NJ. Burns. secrotary-treasurer and H.
A. Kimm.e. manager.
The investigating committee Sc
cured data from towns where con-
ditions are somewhat the sarne as we
have here. and convinced the Ice COM
pany that they were charging SC a
hundred pounds too much for their re-
tail service But 1t was learned BY
way of this same committee and data
that the Wholesale prices charged
here are In the most part,lower than
In many other towns In the state
under like condition..
The Ice company's plant here is
being run on as high a standard OF
efficiency as is obtalnahle, and the Of
flee and business ia conducted In the
same manner and we are doing every
thing possible and within reason to
hold the wholesale prices down to
where II is and at the same time re-
duce the retail price.
The following decision was reached
and the Ice company has agreed to
give the same good service and good
ice as that OF last year. In this man
ner:
Coupon books in three sizes. will
be issued-500 pounds. 1000 pounds
and 1000 pounds each.
A 5oo-pound book at tho present
price is $500 or 80 cents per hundred
| pounds. Under their new plan the
Ice company will sell you the same
5oO-pound. 400 book for 1850 cash.
or in other words, a 10e5 discount for
cash.
They will contract any amount. any
sized book up to and including 1000
pounds at this rate.
BY paying cash for your book. you
may secure your Ice at Z: cents per
hundred pounds. instead of so cents.
naturally this 1oTs tten per cent) die
count can be applied only TO the re-
tail present price-the Wholesale
prices 'bsfng fair and even lower
than in some communities Of the
state.
The coupon books may be purchased
from the drivers or at the Office OF
the Canon Crystal Ice Co. End and
Water streets.
Books are redeemable only at the
Office of the company and are not
transferable.
THE CANON CRYSTAL ICE.
STORAGE. FUEL AND MERcAN-
TILE co.
tAdvertisement)
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Corn Variety.
AMorHEa CANON cry
BOY IN FRANCE.

Harry A. Sharp. who II an uncle Of
George Duncan Of the Star Market, is
at present somewhere in France"
with tho United States Naval Aviation
forces. Hc enlisted In the army In
January 1917 and was stationed At the
Great Lakes Naval Training station
at Chicago. previous 10 going 20
rrAnes.
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MR.. AND MRS. ROY BACK
PARENTS OF DAUGHTER

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Back are tho
proud parents OF an s-pound daughter
born TO them Sunday morning at
their home. 18th and Rudd Avenue.
Both mother and baby are doing nice
iy.