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Cheyenne record., 1918-05-02
HIGH SCHOOL NOTES

The entertainm ent given by
the lower grades last week We'd
nesday was very pretty. The lit
tie people did nicely and they re-
ceived much appaulse The pro-
gram was exceedingly short and
no one realized when it was over
and the large audience waitel
and waited for the next number
when they discovered the teach
4ers with their things on conclpd-
ed that the program was ended.
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-02
GOLDEN VALLEY

Mrs. Magee has been ON the
sick list for a few days.
Mr.. Magee got a load of fine
mountain potatoes last week.
MIR. and Mrs. Magee and Wilma
spent Friday in Cheyenne Wells.
Jas. Wilson of Pueblo spokea
the school house Tuesday night.
Clarence Wright was a husi-
nessvisitor at Cheyenne Wells
Saturday.
Mr.. Trahan and family spent
Sunday with their daughter Mrs.
Lloyd Van Duzer.
The Magee girls and Mrs. Sub
lette and daughter spent Sunday
at the horne of Abe Jackson.
John Martin Of Council Bluffs.
l WA, is here visiting his sisters.
Mrs. Lou Roden and Mrs. Abe
Jackson,
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-02

The Red Cross fund Is OF the ;
county Received a liberal donat-
ion last Saturday Eight when
Rhee Pfost called a Red Cross
meeting at the home of his par
ents. He had his school prepare
small program and this with
some music furnished by the peo
pie of the neighborhood and
speeches by Messrs. Piatt, Sly
and Sadler completed the pro-
gr m After that Mr.. Piatt act
ed as auetieueer and proceeded
t. sell all sorts Of things contrib
uted for the Red Gross. Corn.
potatoes. eggs. chickens, cake.
canned fruit, broom cora seed.
shoes. gasoline lamp and mum ar
Gus other articles were sold. The
bidding was fast and spirited and
the best of humor and good feel
ing prevailed. Everyone enjoy
ed the evening and all contriput-
ed either with their work or
money to make the evening u
grand success. A large sum OF
money. nearly sl0o dollars WI,
realz I'd. A fice time was .nj ~
ed and another link was forged
in the chain with which we plan
to bind the Kaifer. This hospit-
a lie home has been opened Many
times for charitable and social
&C :asions but it has never seen u
bigger. happief or more enthusi-
astic crowd than gathered there
last Sat urday evening. l: was
nearly one o'clo:x bsfore th.y
began to break up. all feeling the
.time and money well spent.
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-02
SUNNY SIDE

Mrs. Norton visited in the Am
brosier home last Saturday.
School will close Friday with
a program in the evening every
body invited, no eats.
]. l. Anorosier, Vern Norton
and NJ. C. Ovens have been on
the sick list this week.
Mrs. NJ. C. Owens and Mrs.
Norton called on Mrs. Neal one
day last week. Mrs. Neal is a
sister of Mrs. Beyeridge.
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-02


Lucy Bassett at play Sunday,
fell and dislocated her knee so
badly that she had to be chloro-
formed before it could be reset.
The grammar room looks as if
it had been deserted as the most
Of the pupils left after the exam
aminations. No report has yet
been received from the examin-
alton.
Mrs. Matley conducted the ex-
aminations here Thursday and
Friday. There was q good at
tendance and extra seats and
desks had to be used to accom-.
date all.
The call back to the farm" has
affected the high school worse
this spring than ever before. ow-
ing to the scarcity of help. Lee
Ross left last Friday. and Joe
Pfost left Tuesday, The attend.
ance is getting smaller each day.
Aileen Ferguson, Ethel Shy
and Margaret Long were at the
Red Cross rally at the C. T. Pfost
home last Saturday night. Also
Mr.. and Mrs. Sadler. After a
short program they auctioned off
large number of articles which
sold at fabulous prices,
BY some chance the eighth
grade were given the same ex-
animation in arithmatic that they
had last year. However when
the mistake was discovered, Mrs
Weir procured a new examination
and had them take it over. This
worked great hardship on the
pupils. The writer has been un-
able to ascertain who was the
careless one. 1t was pretty tough
on those young pupils whoever
was in the rong.
Mr.. Akerly is planning to give
a cantata with the high school
pupils. in the near future.
At the time Of writing these
notes no one seems to know when
the schools will close. Some
think it will be the 17th, and
others think it will be the Oath.
No arrangements can be made
for the Commencement exercises
until we know the date of closing
The invitations were ordered for
May 17th but can he changed if
it is decided to close on the oath,
If the teachers institute COM
mences May 9th it won't give
the teachers here much time to
prepare for it and all ought to
attend.
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-02
LIBERTY LOAN COM.

J. A. Jenkins, County Chairman
w. w. Howard, Capt Arapahoe
E. L. Graham. Lieut. 6
Geo. Nc Nab, Lieut. ''
J E Hayes, Capt, Cheyenne Wells
J w Adams, Lieut.
] 3 Hassman, Capt First View
Geo Chosen Sr, Lieut. Kit Carson
Jack McComish Capt, Kit Carson
Jelenecke. Lient 80
~ f Collins, Lieut. +"
Chris Jensen, Capt Wild Horse
Fred Goodier, Lieut. . 6
VIM Dyer, Capt Aroya
c. A. Hicks, Lieut. .
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-02
FOLLOW THE CALENDAR
AND WIN THE WAR

MONDAY -Wheatless day.
TUEsDAY-oue Meatless day meal
wheatiess
WEDNESDAY, -wheatless day
THURSDAY-l wheatless meal
FRlDAY-l meal wheatless
sATURDAY-l6eal wiea.less
SUNDAYlOne meal wheatless
Every day . Fat Saving Day
Every day Sugar saving day
USE Fruits, vegetables, Pinto beans
and potatoes abundantly
USE-Milk wisely
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-02
Washington Letter

By Edward Heating
Congressman from the third Colorado
istrict.
Occasionally receive a letter
from some one who is confident
that the war could be ended in
short order if only Congress
would speed up" These writer's
are all intelligent. wellmeaning
citizens but they have their facts
q little twisted.
Here is a good place to set
down the truth. Since our country
entered this war, Congress has
done nothing to retard the mill
tary program and everything to
facilitate it.
By way of illustration let US go
back to " hat is now ancient hi. :
tory-the draft Law. This meas
ure was tied upsfor some time in
a conference 60 nmittee repre-
senting tine House and Senate.
The newspapers lambasted Con-
gress every day as a body of wind
jammare "ho insisted on talking
when the ir public wash peril.
The fact was that the coafer-
rees were in no wsy responsible
for the delay. The military au-
thorities were unable to agree on
the exact wording of certain pro-
visions of the bill and they insist
ed on writing ard rewriting those
sections. Congress took the pus-
sition tLat it was prepared to act
the moment the War Department
could make up its mind and that
is exactly what happened.
The delay was not disastrous,
as some entended. Men were
volunteering as rapidly as they
could be cared for and the De-
partment was making prelimin-
AIRY arrangements for the draft
which j. was known was newt
able. So the work of Preparing
for war went on without inter-
rEptior.
MORE MONEY THAN THEY
COULD SPEND.
Whenever either the War or
Navy Department has Indicated
q desire to have emergency le-
gislation rushed through. the
tracks have been cleared without
q dissenting vote and express
t ain time made.
One result has been that many
bureaus in both departments
have been given more money
than they could spend. In ad-
dition. $1,000. 600. 600 has been
placed in the hands of the presi-
dent to be expended as he sees
fit
l.. y
Ali departments of government
have done mighty well in the cir
cumstances. OF course. III ere
have been blunders. You must
count on a certain percentage Of
misplays when you are dealing
with human beings. but the point
I want to make is that Congress
has pa ed its part Of the game
earnestly and intellige ,tiy. The
record will prove that.
THE WATEH-POWER GRAB
Sir Adam Beck. one of the
greatest Of Canadian statesmen.
has been giving Congress much
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-02

Judge viggo johnson has gona
on a weeks visit to Kansas City
St Paul and other points. He
left on the Saturday evening pas
senger.
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-02
A Great Battle Won.

| for the entire county, for the
Liberty Bond drive will not end
till Saturday. May 4th, sufficient
returns have come in to place us
far above our quota. When we
were given the figures, $50, 100.
our pocket nerves began to twitch
lest we were not sufficient for
such a vast sum. We called our
captains and lieutenants tOgeth-
er for a counsel of war. Hays and
Collins said, I'VE can do it, it
they will let US have our way"
w. r. Dyer and C. A. Hicks
spoke for Aroya. and said our
ipeop!e are patriots and will make
the west end count for our coun-
try and they did. Chris Jensen
and Fred Goodier stood up for
Wild Horse, and it was found
they were ready with their mon-
ey munitions in plenty. Jack Nc
Cornish, Jenelek and Collins had
a loyal following in and around
Kit Cal son. that made it easy for
those war horses to ride into
camp with victory perched on
their banners knew they
would. j. B. Hassman. E. B.
Mason and Geo Clossen of First
View and Arena had more scat
tered area, but each made a cred
iitable canvass among patriotic
people, and the money they gath
cred for bonds, will harrass the
Huns not a little. we hope. w.
w. Howard, C. E. Graham and
Geo McNan were not in a hurry
but trusting to Uncle Sans faith
full constituents, sold bonds enuf
to place themselves and people in
the line of duty well done. J. E
Hayes, j. w. Adams and the
writer. at Cheyenne Wells, have
where of to glory in big sale of
Liberty Bonds The people We're
responsive. They want to help
win the war-to strike a heavy
and decisive blow for their cour-
try. row in sore need of help.
What else could a true patriot 60
hut offer his money or his all.
Home, Freedom and democracy
are worth living and dying for.
OR sons are in the training
lmrs, cantonments, or on tie
western battle front. We want
o tac'1 our brave boys with our
best, and along with the rest OF
the county that means Billions.
We would be ingrates, if we did
not thank our newspaper men in
behalf of the country for their
patriotic hearts and pens in this
and other loyal campaigns; they
have devoted and donated much
valuable space in their columns
to keep us all reminded that it is
a duty and a debt to give until it
hurts lin a great crisis, like the
one before US.
All praise to Capt. Hays for
his indispensable help in East
Cheyenne county: we know we
could not have made it go with
out him and his com petent clerks
The same is true of Z. E. Collins
of the KIT Carson Bank. He un-
derstood his people and when he
f, said come on boys, something
was doing.
Now let me say, was it worth
while. To be sure it was. It
shows the kind of patriotic stuff
Oar American people are made of
can such u noble free people e. er
be conquered? No, can the cruel
Kaiser and his arrogant war
lords escape the righteous judy
ment of God? t.'He that stitch in
the Heavens shall laugh. The
Lord shall have them in derision.
| Now. lest some uncharitable
and thoughtless person might
think our active patriotism was
for revenue only.
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-02

Three Soldier Boys left for
Can p Funston Friday night and
one more Sunday night. Next
contingent Of three viii entr:,in
about May 10th. They 80 to Fl
Logan, Colo.
Cheyenne record., 1918-05-02

valuable advice on how to control
the Water Power Trust. The
United States and Canada exer-
cises 4 sort of joint ownership
over Niagra Falls. Our share of
the power has been gobbled by
the Water Power combine. which
charges exorbitant rates and re-
fuses to pay a pen ~ for the pri
vileae. The Canadian water
power maenates tried to do the
same thing but Sir Adem Beck
and his associates soon put q ring
in the hogs nose,
Illustrating results, Sir Adam
said the rate for electricity in
Toronto. Canada. was about ont :
half the Buffalo, N. Y, rate.
Both cities secure their electri-
city from Niagara power plants.
The average charged domestic
and commercial users as a whole
III that section of Canada was
about one third the Washington
rate.
Sir Adam said his own electric
bill was seven or eight dollars a
month. The same service in
Rochester. N. Y, which is also
supplied from Niagara. he fgur-
ed. would cost $42 a moeth.
Congress ia about to enact a
water power bill. The legislation
can be framed along the Canadi-
an lines, and be made of benefit
to all the people. or it can be
framed in the interests of the
priviie .el few.
This is a question which affects
every section of the country.
Ike mou ltain streams of the
west are capable of pro .ucing ]
m st uni mited power AMI tt e
same is true Of many of the great
rivers in the West and South.
The Water Power trust is reach
ing out for this tremendously val
liable resources AMI it will get
away with it unless the people
manifest more in.e est in the
disposition of their property.
PROHIBITION IN ENGLAND.
According to reliable, informa-
tion reaching Washington flon
England there is good reason to
believe that our associates in the
great war time prohib ition. No
official announcement has been
made but is is known that the
sentiment against The use of food
stuffs in the manufacture of IL
toxicanis is e owing steadily.
Should England take the step
suggested it is believed the Unit
ed States would follow. Addi-
tional legislation would not be
needed, for under. existing law
the president may, with the
stroke of a pen. stop the manu-.
facture of alcoholic beverages.
PROTESTING THE WAR.
Nv rat was & e most i nrres-
sive thin you saw on the 9th, T
side?" / asked a friend just
back from England
The H use of Commons con-
sdering bills safeguarding the
health and morals Of women and
children" was his reply. The
English, at any rate, recognize
that no nation is stronger than
its women and children. and with
the German guns laundering
across the channel they find time
to discuss laws to protect the
most important part of the popu-
lation.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01
Do Away With License Fees
By EARL GOODWIN.
Let's have a general inspection, instead.

Just little space today but quite enough to reiterate
strong protest against our antique license laws The
District OF Columbia should be model community and its
laws should be 1918 model at least In respect of its
license laws, retains the flavor of the middle ages when
the strongly armed of the gated cities descended from
the walls and stripped the merchant of large part of his
wares before he allowed to do business in that burh
There is every reason why should demand govern
ment inspection and regulation of many of enterprises
but why the license fees should be large For
instance, food peddlers should not be required to pay
licenses although they should be required to obtain
mts after they have been examined As long they
duct their business properly they should be allowed to sell
food as cheapy possible without any unnecessary extra
expense-such as licenses.
There valid reason why hotels and boarding houses
should pay heavy license fee for they Immediately take
it out of their guests pockets. There is for
heavy fees for testing scales Such tests for the benefit
of the public at large and should be done by the govern
ment free That is the expense of testing should be dis
trbuted over all the taxpayers.
We have long list of license fees, complicated and
absurd What should have general inspection to be
followed. by permit from the authorities. When the
enterprise fails to live up to the Standards close it up
but don't rob it at the start
The Washington times., 1918-10-01

a good time while he was away. l
net a soldier from one OF the near
by camps two weeks after my hus-
hand left, and he asked to call on
me. ! told him l was married, but
he called that evening and my
mother fell in love with him at first
sight. Shortly after he was given
orders to go to France, and he asked
then ne took me to my mother and
when he came back. And she gave
her consent, and told me to say
Yes" so what could / do. and
lad to tell hin, Yes"
Now, Miss Fairfax, love my
husband, and just don't know
what to do IL both of them come
back. VIII you please tell me what
! am to do? A READER.
1t is almost unbelievable that
girl could have written such a let
ter seriously, and does she propose
to marry the second man and
serve a term for bigamy as the re-
suit of her wish to be accommo-
dating? If she is really married to
the first man, why does she not
show her marriage certificate to
her mother and insure herself
against further complications OF
this sort. What does she think Of
marriage anyhSW. that it ia no
The Washington times., 1918-10-01
ENGAGED But universally Friendly.

EnK1kCo DuA
Dear Miss Fairfax:
Several months ago met youhE
man whom l had not seen since
was ten years old. / have been 60
ing out with him every night ana
am very much in love. and imagine
he thinks a great deal OF me. He
tells me he has been engaged 10
another girl for three years and
expects to marry her some day. DO
won think / am doing any harm IN
going with him? ! am sure he also
goes about with other girls. Can
he be very much in love with his
future wife. and il so why does he
take up my time and make me care
for him? ANAloOo'
The only harm is TO yourself
and your own peace Of mind. Do
YOU not think it looks as If the
man in question were something
OF a fiirt? lie tells you he expects
10 be married to another girl, yet
he makes love to you and is atten-
tive to other girls. II he does
these things before marriage, what
do YOU think he is likely to do
afterward? Congratulate your
self that you are not the girl he
has honored with his doubtful
choice.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01

MISS GRACE L. WILKINS be-
lieves that street sweeping should
be done earlier in the day.
Between the hours of 8 and 9
a. m.," she says, hundreds Of peo-
pie are on their way to work, and
the germ-laden dust Of the streets
is swept into their faces. No doubt,
the germ Of Spanish influenza obeys
the laws Of grayitation and would
be harmless If left underfoot or
swept away before crowds are on
the street"
Went TO the Capitol yesterday to
see the big show. Drawing the draft
numbers and the Presidents 'suf-
frage speech were big enough fea-
lures for one day, at least
Never saw so much rank and fuss
and feathers. Over in the drawing
room nearly all the dignity OF the
United States was present On my
way in / stumbled over SECRE-
TARY DANIELS, but I had my
hands full of keys and pennies and
car tickets and couldn't shake hands.
GEN PEYToN MARCH, with his
four stars, looked like q general.
And right here, am glad to say
that newspaper men all over the
world will tell you that nowhere In
this war has there been so satisfac-
tory an explanation Of the days
events as the interviews given to
newspapers by the Chief Of Stan.
Back to the Capitol with LARRY
HILLS and others, and got into the
elevator along with ADMIRAL SAM
MCGOWAN, who was conveying two
daughters of Postmaster General
Burleson. The young women were
In sailor clothes, with sailor hats
Among those present In the Senate
galleries were DUDLEY FIELD MA
LONE and DORIS STEVENS.
Gosh. How swelled up l ann The
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
took on his hat and bowed to me
yesterday when was walking down
Massachusetts, avenue with JERRY
MATTHEW'S.
JERRY thinks the salute was for
him. Can't settle the dispute with
out a Supreme Court decision.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01

Rode over to the Senate once
building In the subway with Ssna-
tor Hale Of Maine. He doesn't look
any older than / do. At least I
don't think he does. He had .
frown on his face, q bunch to biz
shoulders, and reminded me of moth
ing so much as Atlas carrying the
cares Of the world on his back. Buck
up, Senator! Things are not always
what they seem.
Then 1 went over to the House.
Saw JIMMY NOURSE in the Press
gallery looking breezy in q new
suit and the S. o. 8. (Same old
SMILEY. Looked for Brother STEW,
but he was down stairs consorting
with his consomme club, which has
. select membership Of three. Or Il
1t four? Anyway, he won't let M
Join. NICK LONGWORTH il balder
than he was i've years ago. AT
least 1t seems so to me. Does any
one remember? Saw q great many
other things, but space forbids the
telling. It was quite an adventure
Who remembers about the cigar
store man who wouldn't conduct Q
reading room for soldiers? He looks
very contrite these days. Perhaps
he learned something since I wrote
the story. He might be forgiven u
he sends a million cigarettes for TIE
boys "oVer there"
GENE EVANS drops in to point
out that a certain building on Thif-
teenth street, In the 500 block, has
been vacant two years, and that he
believes 1t would house a score Of
war workers.
Good enough, Gene. Drop q line
to the Housing Bureau at 1921 New
York avenue. They will probably
tell you they have the building on
their list. You know ALL the va
cant buildings will be grabbed soon
er or later.
SONGS OF A DAY LONG DEAD.
De chimHev's fGIIiH' dot0H
And de roof Is edviH' iH,
I diH't got long round here to rS10ts.
But de angels catches orer ne
when IGys doicH to sleep
In de- little old log cabin IN de IGAs.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01
A Friend and Nothing MOsA
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:


DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
have been going round with q
nice soldier for the past FIVE weeks.
Lately he went to France. have
received several letters from him.
In these he always speaks OF love.
and asks me If could ever learn
TO love him? When I answer him
l say nothing about love, but write
him nice friendly letters.
/ do not love him but like him
as a friend and nothing more
Should l continue to write him in
this manner. or should ! stop en-
tirely? CONSTANCE.
Don't you think it would be more
honest to let the young soldier
know that you regard him only as
a friend. and are not at all in love
with him? If he wishes to con-
tinue the correspondence on these
terms It would be kind TO keep on
writing to him. Personally, | am
one of those hundred Der cent pa
The Washington times., 1918-10-01
Thanks to President Wilson, Women Are
To Be Included In the Word
HDRmOcracYV
(Contirued from First Column

when the war is over. We shall need then in our
vision of affairs, as we have never needed them
before, the sympathy and insight and clear moral
instinct of the women of the world. The prob
lens of that time will strike to the roots Of many
things that we have not hitherto questioned, and
for one believe that our safety in those question
ing days, as well as our comprehension Of matters
that touch society to the quick will depend upon the
direct and authoritative participation Of women
in our counsels. We shall need their moral sense
to preserve what is right and fine and worthy in
our system of life as well as to discover just
what it is that ought to be purified and reformed.
Without their counselings we shall be only half
wise.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01
HEARD AND SEEN
Bet Your Money On the u. S. A.

Girls, soldiers, and war workers
were hustling to their work. I was
walking down Twelfth street from
N to the Avenue. ! counted exactly
eight machines passing down with
lonely chauffeur. The true South
ern hospitality for which Washing
ton was once famed Il now most
conspicuous By It's absence, although
there are isolated cases Of manners.
I occasionally stop myself and load
up my car when the exigencies Of
space permits.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01
TODAY'S TOPIC
Questions and Answers.

more serious than dropping into
a movie or ordering a glass OF ice
cream soda? She will be promis-
ing to marry a third man II she
persists in being so accommodate
ing.
The Washington times., 1918-10-01
A Most Peculiar Incident In the
Life Of Miss Kelly.

CFrom the Gibson, Mass, Press).
Miss Dorothy Kelly was knocked
unconscious by a brick falling from
a building on Main street. When
she revived she was II years old
and lived at A Lenox avenue.