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The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-04-15
Emerald a Coming
Coal Camp

The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com.
pany is planning some big things for
Emerald camp, located at the Emerald
mine, the property of which the COM
pany recently purchased from Simon
L. Smith q Sons. situated only a few
miles southwest of Florence
Arrangements are being made for
the construction of number of cot.
tages for the employees. some reports
say as many as 25. and with this
end in view a water well is now being
constructed from which water will be
to the hill and then piped to the new
houses
The company is also asking for bids
for the sinking OF an air shaft to !
depth of 212 feet with dimensions OF
SKIS in the clear This will connect
with the Emerald slope The new air
shaft will be sunk about half mile
west of the mouth of the slope The
mine IS electrified and is thought to be
one of the coming properties of the c
+. a II Company in the Fremont
county field.
Since the sudden and tragic death OF
Supt Godfrey few weeks ago. the
mine has been placed under the super
vision of Supt william Davis OF Bear
Gulch. with Thomas Collier as mine
foreman.
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New Ball Ground
At ROckvale

The town OF Rockvale has gsnied its
baseball lteam the use OF the ground
adjoining the camp. known as the
grove and volunteer workers have
been busy the past week or 10 days
cleaning of the trees and rubbish.
preparatory to putting the same in
shape for ball play ing The old grounds
south Of town. will be abandoned. as
during the recent wind storm the
fence and part OF the grand stand was
wrecked The new grounds will be a
great Improvement and will no doubt
renew interest In the national game in
that camp the coming season.
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Earl Morrison
gets A Boost

The following item was clipped from
the Walsenburg World of last week,
concerning f. f. Morrison OF Flor
ence: Earl f. Morrison has arrived
to take active charge of the drilling of
the Huerfano Oil and Gas Company's
well. Mr.. Morrison comes. highly
recommended by the Mid West Oil
Company and the oil Well Supply
Company sa one of the best dr;llers in
the mid-continent field. having spent
Is years in the oil field development
in Wyoming. Oklahoma. Texas. Cali
fornia and Colorado. Mr.. Morrison
has recently completed several wells
in Wyoming for the larger independ-
ent companies"
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Has Resigned
PastOrate Here

Rev. ]. l. McCreisht. who has been
pastor of the congregation of the
United Presbyterian church here for
the last four years. has resigned his
ministerial work in this city to take
effect May 16, Rev. McCreight's pas
torate here has been pleasant and
successful one and he is reluctant to
terminate it as his friends are to have
him to do so. His purpose in resign
ing is to do postgraduate work in the
East. He will enter school in New
York city for the summer and next
fall will matriculate as a student at
Princeton University in New Jersey.
His resignation was formally present
ed to the church here on Sunday.
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Consignment of
Fish For Beaver

FLORENCE. April IL James wil-
son. a member of the FISH committee
of the Fremont County Sportsmen As
sociation. received postcard last
Saturday from The state department in
Denver informing him that a consign-
ment of IL cans or 10000 trout fry
would reach here from the Buena
Vista hatchery Monday afternoon for
distribution on the game preserve on
Upper Beaver creek.
The fish will be taken In charge by
Mr.. Wilson and other members OF the
committee. and liberated in the retain
ing ponds built on the preserve for
that purpose
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Poppy Day" Tags
Bring In $426.0S

lne Poppy lay celebration last
Saturday was a gratifying success and
realized the utmost anticipations of
the Friends In Council. under whose
auspices it was carried out. and the
executive committee which directed It
The exact number of poppies sold Is
not known. but they mounted up into
the thousands. People bought them
eagerly and cheerfully for the purpose
Of helping the children in the devas-
lated regions of France. who are to be
their sale created. No fixed price
WAS made for the poppies. but in most
cases a dime was paid for them by the
purchasers. In some instances as
much as a dollar was given, in others
half dollars and quarters. In some
eases only a nickel was paid. and a
few contributions were measured in
pennies All of them. however from
the largest TO the smallest. were pa
triotic donations. given for a grea; hui
manitarian cause.
when the tagging process WAS
completed and the money counted it
was found that the results of the days
eierprise was si26.OS. really gener-
Gus sum. considering the modesty ot
those in charge OF the undertaking
and their desire TO secure a minimum
Gift from a maximum number % peo-
Pile. The money was turned over to
Mrs. Clyde Farmer. treasurer of the
committee. who has placed q in the
sunk. preliminary TO its transmission
TO France Under the plan OF me
Poppy Day" celebration 30 PEI cent
of the money raised from the tagging
musi 20 to the homeless children IN
the wartorn zones OF Northern France
The remaining 70 per cent was used
Cor the purchase of the necessary
supplies for the days Observance In
addition to the tissue paper poppies
a large number of tickets were sold
by Saturdays solicitors for the concert
TO be given at the .rirst Methodist
Episcopal church Tuesday evening by
the Girls Glee Club OF the Agricui-
turai College at Fort Collins for the
benefit OF wray- y-McKinstry post Of
the American Legion.
The amounts raised In the several
districts into which the community
wss divided for canvassins purposes
follow:
District No. Mesdames Bstty Sharp
and Eta I.aughlin. ehaperops, SASS.
No 2-Mesdames Stanley J Ron.
erts and a ]. Turner chaperons.
Sa452
No. 3 Mesdames {. II. Wilkinson
and Clyde Farmer. chaperons. ss6.75.
No i-Mesdames Guy f. Konkel
and W A Benson, chaperons. s4s.os.
No 5-Mesdames W. c. Thomas and
Louis +. Collins. chaperons. s5is5.
No. 6. Hardine's addition-Nrs. J..
q McNatt chaperon, $2e.7s
East Canon-Flo Blair and Louise
Goding. chaperons. S3T27
south Canon-Misses Woodford and
Hamilton. chaperons. 1925.
Orchard -Park-Mrs. Richard Houle
and Miss Mildred Ross. chaperons,
ST.0f.
Brookside. canvassed by three girls.
Misses Minnie Tisone. Minnie Tubatti
anu Jennie Tisone. $1415.
The Friends in Council desire to
thank through the columns OF The
Daily Record all who assisted in max.
ing the Poppy Day celebration so
successful. especially Mrs. Betty
Sharpe, all the high school girls. Miss
Miliicent Steacy. Mr.. Melton of the
Darrow Music Company and Mr.. Wade
of the Wade Auto Company.
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Boy Taken Back
To Rocky Ford

George Shirley. the 16-year-old boy
of Rocky Ford. who ran away from
home last week and was arrested here
last Friday night by OFFICER Hiram
Fillmore as suspect" was taken
home by his father Saturday after
noon.
Young Shirley had two revoivers I'm
n suit case he carried with him. one OF
them loaded. when taken into custody
In vacant blacksmith shop on North
Fourth street last Friday night He
said he was on HIS way 10 California.
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The Stork Express

Mr.. and Mrs John Sopscich. s1a
South Ninth street. the proud parents
OF a baby girl born last Friday. The
little auuEhter weighed nine pounds
A baby daughter gladden. the home
Of Mr. and Mrs. John Mikuius. s2e
Mystic avenue. which was born last
Saturday.
A fine baby girl was horp 10 hr.
and Mrs. William Wilder. sfs SoutA
Seventh street.
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KNEE.ANps FROM MICHIGAN
IN CANON CITY

Mr. and Mrs. II L. Kneeland and
daughters. Misses blanche and Dor
othy. OF Battle Greek Mich. are in the
city and are registered at tho Strath-
more hotel Mr.. Kneeland. who IL
connected with the Royal Gorge Min
lne Company. rs making his FIRST visit
here IN the past coxr years.
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HAROLD TURNER
RETuRNS 10 pENNER

Harold Turner. who has been in the
city several days, departed Monday
for Denver where he Is attending the
Barnes Commercial College.
LEFT THIS MORNING
FOR THE PRES5YTERY
Rev. Charles ]. Armentrout and
f. NJ. Keith left this morning for La
mar to attend the annual spring ses-
sion of Pueblo presbytery as the reg
ulariy authorized ministerial and lay
delegates from the congregation OF
tho First Presbyterian church here.
They VIII be gouc several days
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-17
.HARRELD REVEALS
FERRIS POLITICS
Says His Opponent Was a
Missouri Republican
18 Years Ago
WAS COP. CANDIDATE
Man Who Hears Congressman
in Speech Says He Voted
for Ferris as Republican


OKMULGEE, oct. lG.--That Scott
Ferris, his democratic opponent for
election 10 the United States senate,
was q full-flodFcd republican IS
wears ago in Missouri and had been
candidate for office on the republi-
can ticket in Missouri, were charges
brought out here tonight at the in
stance of a speech by Congressman
!. w. Harrcld, republican candidate
Tor election to the senate.
Ucarcr Backs Him Up.
1T was in Johnson county said
Harreld, "and ! was enforcing the
law as county attorney when Scott
Ferris was a republican. That was
Is years ago" Following his speech
Congressman Harreld was >ap-
preached by n man who said his
name was II. G. Carpenter, VINO told
the congressman he had voted for
Ferris when the latter was candi-
date for office on the republican
ticket in johnson county.
In his speech Congressman Iar-
MuskoEoe newspaper through Tams
reid took occasion To reply to Ferris
charges and to those preferred by a
BiXby, sr., and f.. X. BiNhy. Two
out OF three Bixby boys who went TO
war, HarrcId charged, obtained
swivel chair positions through the
Influence Of Ferris.
A crowd Of several thousand heard
Congressman HarrGid here tonight
and 500 attended his meeting at
Henryetta this afternoon. Tho con-
gressmau goes to Tulsa tomorrow
where he speaks Monday night a.
Convention hall
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England Facing
SterneSt Crisis
In Miner Strike

BY The Arsnciaied Press
LONDON, oct l6.-With a mil.
lion miners out of the pits tonight,
thousands Of dock and ind Istthl
workers already out Of employment
as consequence and the transport
workers ana railroad mon called to
meet soon 10 discuss 70 sympathetic
strike, Great Britain faces one OF
thc greatest industrial upncaVals In
its history, in the opinion of labor
and political leaders who discussed d
IN" situation today
tn" statement that the men struck
against the advice OF mos. OF their
leaders was confirmed to some cN-
tent Ivy the attitude OF many who
uctt the pits. They said they did
not unIcrstIud that voting against
the datum line" meant "a strike and
II is clear that "A great many misun-
derstuod the unfortunate phrase %
as \. i. Thomas. secretary OF tho
national union VI railway men, called
II in "A speech.
1t is indicated tonight that Pre-
mior Lloyd -GeurEe viii take no hand
In the matter before Tuesday when
parliament meets and undoubtedly
viii discuss the situation. No dis
turbanCcs are reported and no troops
have been sent to the mining CEN
ters,
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NOWata'S Chief
Thinks Bandits
viii Be Caught

NOWATA, oct. 1G.-Chiof OF Po-
lice ". j.. Davis of this city. member
ut the posse which Friday night
chased without success tho two bank
bandits OF Alluwe, stated here to-
uiuht that he looks ior the capture
Of thc men In Kansas cay within
the uyNt a. hours. DAVIS affirmed
that Identity Of both mon is known.
AT midnight FRIDAY the posse
trdilyd the bandits into Joplin. chief
Davis said. There. however, the
uall Was lost Joplin. the surround
iag country and several nearby
towns we're searched with no avail,
but the posse had cvcry reason to
believe the robbers headed for Kan
s1s city
The man Killed nt Cutaic FRIDAY
night was an unidentified negro, ac-
COrdiuE to Davis. Fay Beard, owner
OF tn" Catale store. shot the black
through the, head when he was
caught In the store.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-17
OBREG0N VISITS
AT DALLAS FAIR
Is Guest Of Honor During
Big Day; Welcomed by
Lone Star State
SEES A LASTING PEACE
Says When He Takes Office in
December Peace and JUS
tice Will Be Greed

DALLAS. Oof. l6---Gencral Al
vnro Obrcgon, prcsident-clect OF
Mexico. today was the guest of Texas
al the state fair. From early morn
lng, when he waS met at Fort Worth
by motor convoy OF Dallas civic
leaders, until tonight at an interna
tionhl banquet, the main event OF
his visit, the general was met an
all sides by constant ovation. Only
once during tho day did he malo, az
address, however. and that wns IL
his native language 10 approximate
| ~ 1900 MeXicans NJ the local col
ony at Mexican park.
Through Congressman Chapa. VIII,
Iactcd ns interpreter. General Obre
| gon declared that after December I
when he assumes tho presidency oi
the southern republic. peace nnd
stability will be maintained by Jus
ticc 10 AL "
"Mexlco ia AT peace" he said. "and
pence win continue by providing JUS
iice to everyone
His country win do everything
necessary toward resuming it's
place among the nations, the pres
idont-clect said, without oxaction
from any country
In his address 10 tho Mexicans OF
the local colony General ohroRon
declared tho events ~ today would
go far toward intonaifylnE the friend
ship between Mexico and The United
states
Tho general was an Interested
spectator this afternoon ut tho okla
hOm1 \. e NJ Texas football game.
Tho ToXas university band played
the Mexican national anthem as
General Obrcgon and his staff and
the members OF the Mexican mission
10 the state fair marched across the
PLAYING field to seats with the Texas
roOtcTs He was wildly Chcercd
and reHponded by dOffing his hat
time and time again.
Throughout the day here, General
DhroRcn was guarded closely by CITY
policemen and department of justice
oDCrntiycs after Robert Garcia MoN-
iCnn consul M Dallas. had In formed
iuhn j Ryan. chief Of police, that
he feared plot 10 assassinate tho
ur"sidcnt-clcct had been fomcnted
here.
General Obrcgan himself expressed
ro fear Of any untownrd action. how
ever, and whilc ne ala not decline
'hc courtesy of special guards fur
pabcd by tho CITY and federal gov
between other CCCupHntS 0f the
automobile which Carried him about
ne city. and tho fair grounds and
srt on the loft hand side Of tho
car scat.
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Nominee Asserts Lloyd George
and Earl Grey Have Spo-
ken for States Leadership
ANSWERS BAINBRIDGE COLBY
Says Any League, If Organ
lied, Should Include All
Nations of World
Harding Proposes
Extending Inland
Waterway System

ST LOUIS, oct. 1G.---Tho ex-
tension OF American banking and
merchant facilities, coupled with
more efficient development OF an
inland waterways system. were
advocated Hero tonight by Sem
ator Harding. as steps toward tho
development OF the nations for
cign trade.
Mexico, South America, Asia.
Africa and Australia were deslg-
mated by the nominee as distrids
offering inviting opportunities for
American foreign commerce. The
establishment OF an international
financing system and the extern
sion of the merchant marine
would aid In developing trade
with the more distant parts Of
the world. he said. while IA CO.
ordinating policy OF inland water
ways development would open
the way TO Mexico and South
American republics.
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Workshops, N0tM0nun1ents,
SOuQht in POStOmCe Probe

needed to complete the big Job,
Mr. Richards said. Tho start is to
be made where the tide Of letters
and packages is hcavicst-in New
York city and Chicago. Smaller
cities, towns, villages, hamlcts and
the rural delivery viii be examined
In ordrr-aud also an the ways and
means Of transporting mail be-
tween them.
The civil service, by which many
Of the postal employees are hired,
promoted and fired, also will De
investigated from an engineer s
viewpoint.
Facilitics for moving mail be-
tween postOf(iccs and trains are
scheduled FOR early examination.
This Is now performed by automo-
biles, hut the prdctICabillty OF
pneumatic tubes, which supple
mented the cars In several large
cities prior to 1915, will be studied,
A tunnel OF large Dimensions be.
tween the Grand Central and
Pennsylvania stations IN New York
connecting them with tho main
postoilice also vii! be considered.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-17
VICTORY CLAIMED
BY HARDING MEN
Predict Senator Will Get
394 Out Of 531 Total
Electoral Votes
DEMOCRATS CLAIM 3l2
Admit, However, That Cox
Vote Will Not Equal That
Given Wilson in 1912
BY WILLIAM PHILLIP sIMMs.

BY WILLIAM PHILLIP SIMMS
U. y. 3. STAFF CORRESPONDENT
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1b.-Claim-
ing Senator Warren G. Harding. re-
publican candidate for the pres dency
will sweep the country with sIfflCi-
.ent ballots to net him at least 39i
electoral votes out OF a total Of j3l,
republican leaders here today em-
phatically denied any intention OF
leasing up in the campaign To
the contrary, they said there would
be n genuine finish OF the hurricane
variety"
The report that Senator Harding
has now all but concluded his APP
pearance on the stump, save for a
few orations 10 be delivered from his
celebrated front porch in Marion,
will. in all likelihood prove prema-
ture, according to II highly placed
republican campaign official fresh
from the middle west.
While republicans here lay claim
10 all the New England states. New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia,
Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Illinois and Kentucky, with every
thing west of the Mississippi except
ouisiana, Texas. Arkansas and pos
sibly New Mexico and Arizona. demo
Gratis here declare Governor Cox will
carry enough states, without includ-
ing New York and the other doubtful
states, to give him an electoral vote
OF at least 3i2. Some democratic
politicians are claiming as high as
374 or higher, though none predict
his electoral vote viii equal Presi-
dent Wilson's in 1912.
President Wilson in 1912 received
435 electoral votes. In 1915 he re-
ceivcd 277.
Oycrconfidcncc Charged q. q. 4.
Democrats charge the Il. o. L.
witt. being over confident. The an
nouncement that Senator Harding
will make no speaking trips out OF
Marion, save poss bly, journey to
Now York is the result they declare
Of a self-sa ;isfied feeling that there
| is NJ further real need for their can
didate to show himself TO the coun-
! try.
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by The Associated Prcsa
NEW YORK, oct, l6,-tncle
Sam has hired efficiency engineers
to investigate the postal service
from top 10 bottom and find out
where and how 1t can DE improved
He ordered them tu consider con-
structiou OF pOstofiiccs as work
shops instead OF monuments and
to recommend ways Of cfiectins
Economics in cost and expedition
in the handling OF mall
Every cog in the mail-novtnE
machinery from the rickety rural
delivery wagon on the stump
Cluttered country lane to the roSr-
ing airplancs that carry letters be-
tween the bigger cities viii be put
under the critical eye Of the eff
tiCicnCy engineer,
Appointment of VIII y. Richards
& Co., an engineering firm, TO
supervise this task, was announced
today by the Joint congressional
committee on postal service, Of
which Senator Townsend OF Mich
igiu Ia chairman,
Three years or more may be
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-10-17
COX NOT ENDORSED
Ohio Federation OF Labor Did Not
Take stand EaNoring Democrat
Nominee by A. Il. .. H. Policy,

DAYTON, Ohio, oct. l6.-Adhor-
ing 70 the policy OF the American
Federation or Labor, the ohio state
Federation of Labor, in convention
here made no endorsement OF foli-
tical candidates Through misun-
derstanding il was reported on Oc--
tobcr u, that the convention had
endorsed Governor James NJ. Cox,
the democratic presidential candi-
date. 4 resolution endorsing Cover
nor CoX's candidacy was submitted
to the legislative committee along
with a number of other resolutions.
The legislative committee In its re
port to the convention, recommended
nonconCurrCnce in the Governor Cox
resolution, pointing out that 1t was
the policy Of the A. i. ~ l.. not TO
endorse individual candidates
The Associated Press of October
~, crronCouFlv announced that the
federation had endorsed the candi-
dauy Of Governor cox ana IT'S a tom
ton was called to its error today
through the republican national
headquarters In Sew York.
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by GEORGE II. HOLMES

U. ". s. staff CorrespondcntD
TEURE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. l6.-
| Senator Warren q. Harding, here
| today, declared that France had
sent a representative to him re-
on, sting mat America leDu thc
way In the formation of an ASSOC
citation OF nations for the security
| tice.
Answers Colby.
Senator Harding's statement was
made In "A brief rear platform
speech In which he answered Sec
retary OF State cambridge Colby's
argument that such an association
as Senator Harding proposed could
not be Joined by countries other
than Germany, Turkey and Mexico.
why. my countrymen, France
has sent her spokesman to me in
formally asking America in It's new
realization Of the situation to lead
the way for an association OF ma
tionr.
England has said through Lloyd
George and Earl Gray that Amer
lea must revise and amend and
make the league of nations possi-
bic. All recognize the demands for
American leadership.
III there In to be a league OF ma
tlons II ought To be one big enough
and broad enough to take In all ma
tons Of the world, else one group
Will be organized and arrnyed
against another.
Wants American Ideals.
81 propose to you, my country
men, that kind OF fraternity of ma
tions which il born of American
ideals that association of nations
which leaves America free to make
her own way In the world, that as
ISOLATION OF nations that makes us
OF America express American con-
science.
we bulldcd America according
TO our American ideals. We have
made II the finest place in the
world In which TO reside and aspire
and l want to keep 1t an America
Of American ideals, governing un-
der the constitution and putting
into execution tho will OF tho peo-
pie, not the vii OF the president
no onc-man power for our repub-
lie"
Senator and Mrs Harding left
their special car at Brazil and ruda
TO Terrp Haute I'm the cab OF the
engine which drcw the train In
his speech AT Terro Iautc the SEN
atOr praised the EsCh -Cummlns
railroad bin declaring it was the
most progressive piece OF lcgisln-
ton enacted In years. fic declared
the miners were dependent upon
the railroads for their prosperity
because the law for the first time
attempted to arrange for equitable
distribution OF cars.
but the present administration
CONTINUED on PACE sEvEgrEEN