The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-01-31
VISITED HER SON
AT CAMP kEARNEY.

mere recently lot Trip TO southern
California, has written her husband
from San Diego. of a visit she made
to her son. Private Clyde c.. Duffy,
at Camp Kearney. Linda Vista She
says the camp is an extremely inter-
esting place and that many thousands
of men are undergoing an intensive
military training there. She reports
her son as getting along nicely and
as being pleased with army life. Al
though Private Duffy has been in the
military service less than year he
has gained twenty-eight pounds in
weight in that time. He Is attached
tn infantry.
BARN OF n. c. PoLHEMuS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
The barn OF H. C. Polhemus at 1901
stroyed by fire of unknown origin
about o'clock Thursday afternoon.
None of the family were at home at
the time and the blaze was discovered
~ .'OAAp Soyo puooAA6 oAoh3 eho
street who reported the matter to one
of the neighbors and an alarm was
sent in to the fire department. Quick
response was made to the call by the
department, but the flames had made
such progress in the meantime as to
render 1t impossible to save the build
ing. The barn contained a consider
able quantity of loose hay and other
highly inf1ammable material. 1t is
understood that MT Polhemus had an
insurance of hundred dollars on the
property. A large crowd of spectators
were attracted to the scene of the fire
NO SUPERVISION OF WAR
EXPENDITURES.
The disposition of Democratic lead
ers at Washington is firmly fixed
against any general supervision of
war expenditures by Congress. It
Is also opposed to any wide open in
vestigation of the management of the
war as the executive departments are
now carrying 1t on. The episode of
the defective cartridges sent to Per-
shing's men has ben put under re-
view; but great pains were taken to
| limit the inquiry Be- far as the House
is concerned. to that incident alone.
This means that there will be more
of such occurrences. that we shall
have series of scandals. that we
shall go thru with a succession of
single Investigations. The better
plan. the wiser course. the more ef-
fective method In all this Is to es-
tablish permanent committee. with
power to cooperate-not after mis-
take has been made but to see that
mistakes are not made
HOME WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FROM DENVER.
| C. II. Rau of the Rau-Emmersin
Furniture company returned to Canon
| City Wednesday night from Denver
where he went on Saturday OF last
week for the purpose of purchasing
new goods He reports Denver
crowded with visitors to the stock
show and the various conventions be-
ing held there this week. Other Can
| on City people returning from Den
yer on the same train were Gen J.
II. Maupin and County Surveyor Jas.
Bunten. Max Hardy and Franklin Lit
tie. students at Colorado college,
came over from Colorado Springs at
the same time to spend the weekend
at home. 1t Is examination time at
the college but Messrs Hardy and
Little having made grades in their
studies that exempted them from the
examinations. were allowed holiday
till the inquisitlon was over
THE RED BOOK CARRIES
OPTIMISTIC REPORTS.
The January number of the Rail
road Red Book" contains the most
comprehensive review of the resour-
ces and attractions of the Rocky
Mountain region yet issued 1t is
prefaced by kilograms from the edit
ors OF leading daily newspapers, all
OF which carry an optimistic note
with regards to the future
The environments of the principal
communities served by the Denver &
Rio Grande railroad in Colorado.
Utah and New Mexico are Interesting
ly set forth. The mining. manufac-
turing, agricultural AMI the new shale
oil industries are reviewed by per-
sons well versed in their respective
lines and various tourist attractions