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The Cañon City Record
Vol. xxxxT
TAFTS PLAN TO
HOP SOLVE THE
PROBLEM OF THE
NATION LEAGUE
4V ~~
Xt i-President Has Been a Con
sistent Supporter of League
of Nations.
(By United Press.)
Washington. July 24.—The possi
bility of ex-Prssldent Tsft's sugges
tion for explanatory reserrations may
. provide a compromise whereon the
I treaty will be ratified was generally
! discussed In congressional circles.
Taft’s friends predict that the pro
i gram will become the heals of an
/ agreement acceptable to President
Wilson, because Taft has been a coo
eiatent supporter of the league and
because of Ihe Increasing belief that
the President is approaching the mood
tor the acceptance of explanations
and interpretations to arold the en
dangering of the ratification Presi
dent Wilson knew of Taft a letters a
wee kago, according to the White
House. There were no epootntments
between the President end senators
today It is said that the President
wished to rest because of his recent
illness. Conferences w|tl be re
sumed later. Secretary Leasing called
at the White House for a conference
MEXICAN LETTERS
ARE MADE PUBLIC
BY FALL; NOTHING
ILLEGAL FOUND
Mexico Officials Confuse the
Names of Hunt Believing It
ex-Oovemor of Arizona.
(By United Press.)
Washington. July 24 — Senator Fall
made public the correepcadeace re
ferred to In the Mexico City announce
ritent. There vu no direct com mu 1
nlcation between Senator Fall nnd
Villa. The letter* included two that
Fall wrote Cfcarlea Hunt There w <
al»o a letter that Fall said h*d boon
intercepted by the State Department .
Thl* in reported to have been written
to Villa by Hunt, offering to n-rance
a conference with VUIa and several ,
Influential Americana. tnrlnd'ng Fall |
Fall gave out the letter written to
Unklnr In March. 1917, after beina
Informed that a State Department I
agent had probably obtained a cony
of Hunt* proposal to Villa. The
letter declared that Fall had done
nothing Illegal and had nothing »o;
4apologixe for. The teller pureorl. ]
Ing to hare been written by Villa to
Hunt containing reference to “Ex-
Governor** Charle* Hunt 4 « be'leved to
hove canoed the Mexican official* to j
confute Hunt with Ex-Gc Hunt of
Arlsona.
I Want Complete Text
Franco-American
Treaty Made Public
(By United Press.)
Washington. July 24. —8 ona to r
> 1-oflce has Introduced a resolution In
the Rename asking President Wilson
to p’are before Congress, If not In
compatible with the public interests
the complete text of the proposed
Franco-Atnerlean treaty. An objec.
t| tlon by Senator Robinson prevented
K immediate consideration. The
* resolution asks that Article 4 of the
original draft of the agreement he
presented to the senate along with
the treaty.
Chicago Mayor to
Go to Cheyenne
(B, I'KltH PffMl
Chicago. July 24.- Mayor Thomp
son Is an route to Cheyenne. Wyn.. to
day to participate In the Frontlor
Days. Sts hundred cowboy* ahd cow.
boy enthusiast* are accompanying
him. They are due to arrive Friday.
Want Big Sum
for Influenza
(By United Press.)
Washington, July t&—Congreaa
■honld appropriate $1,600,00* far the
fighting of influents. RepreaentatWe
Mass told the House. Fees and 8en.
aotr Harding hare tntrodneed a mass
■rs smbodytsg (has* rsoomssMds-
Mass.
With Which is Consolidated
COL W. E. SPENCER
ED SUDDENLY AT
HIS HOME HERE
WEDNESDAY NIGHT
I
I Colonel Had Been 111 for Some
time. but Death was not Ex
pected so Quickly.
Col. Wiliam E. Spencer, well sad
favorably known to moat Canon City
people, died at hia home, 922 Main
street, shortly after 7 o'cock Wednes
day evening from Bright's disease
after a few minutes of suffering. Al
though Col. Spencer has been an In
valid for many months he seemed
somewhat better on Wednesday, an.t
was seated at the dining table in com
pany with hla brother-in.'aw. W. T.
Bonner, of Clarendon. Ark, when the
end cant without premonition. Mr#.
Spencer had but a moment before left
the supper table and was not present
! when he fell to the floor from the fa
tal stroke, but hurried to his side a !
few seconds later. It was at first
believed that he h*d fainted, and he j
was tenderly picked up and carried to ;
a sofa near oy waere he expired in j
four or five minutes. Death is at- j
tribuled to me secretions from the |
disease rushing to the heart and ’
stopping the heart action His death \
was not unexpected by hU more inti
mate friends, although the announce 1
men* this morning that he had passed :
away evoked both surprise end regret
from many of his former associates. |
The inroads made upon his vitality by
the mi ady which had fastened itself'
had sapped hie trength and neither
the physician’s skill nor careful.nurs
tng was able to check Its progress.
Col. Spencer was bo rat at Minneap
olis*. Minn, Joly 10, IMS. and he had
just entered upon the fifty-fourth year
of his age. When a small boy he re
moved with hla parents to Ark»*ixss
and the greater pert of hla life was
spent In ibti elate. Col. Rpencet
loved the South and was essentially a
Southern macrSe bis admiration and
attachments for that section of the
country. He placed hfs Americaw
Ism. however, above his sectionalism
and was distinctively a citizen of the
republic
On the completion of h : s school ca
reer he became connected with a saw t
milling company In Arkansas and re. *
mainxd in Its erap'oy anti! enrsclne ■
In the newspaper business, a line of]
work that occupied his energies for
22 years, the greater part of wb'cb j
he was proprietor and editor of the ,
Mnnme County Run. the leading paper '
of Clarendon. Col Spencer was a I
man of high Ideals and of the utmost
honor and Integrity. Coder his man !
• cement the Monroe County Sun
championed all that was best for 'h*
community, the atate and the nation
•h’ was helpful and inspiring to all
wltMn the pe’e of Its Influence
HK health having shown Indies-!
tions of breaking down under the ex- j
actions of hie newspaper work. Col :
and Mrs. Spencer came to Colorado j
I .inly *O. 1907. and established their
home In Canon City. They have re
sided here ever slnce% Realising
! that he would neter be able to resume
his editorial work he sold his news
paper property In 1915 and devoted
IMs time to the Insurance business as
local agent of the Mutual Life Insur
ance Company of New York.
I In 1914 he made s business trip
hack to Clarendon to look after some
'butanes* matters, but remained there
only a few weeks. He had been an
Invalid since May 9. 1918. and since
September 25 of that year had been
confined to the house by hta Infirm
ities. CoV Spencer was a member of
the Methodist Episcopal church, and
as long as he was able to do so took •
an active part In Its benevolences. !
Early this spring in company wl‘h
Mrs. Bpenc-er, he made a visit to Ex
cetalor Springs. Mo, where they re
mained for five or six weeks, when
they returned here, glad ta be home
again. The deceased was a ‘member
of Coeur de I*eon I*odge. No. 49
Knlghtr of Pythias, of this city, and
! waa at one time Its chancellor com
mander. He was a true Knight, and
waa highly esteemed by hta rraters or
that order.
Col. Spencer was'married to Miss
Ella Bonner at Ma'ia Rend. Mo, No
vember 28. 1885. The latter sur
vives and ministered to her husband
with heroic devotion during hta lone
Illness. Mrs. Spencer's brother. W
T. Bonner, arrived here from Claren
don a week ago, and hta presence wav
a great comfort to the deceased dur
ing the closing days of hie life. They
were Intimately associated In the
newspaper business for a long period
and wore more like brothers than
brotbere-ln-law.
Mrs. Spencer. In company with her
brother, expect to leave here on Sat
urday with the bodv for Clarendon
where It wtU be laid to feet In the
family burial ground. No tenor*’
•orrioo wIM be held here.
■' ’•> ?. v * r
THE CANON (TTY CANNON
The Canon City Record. Thursday. July 31, 1919?
BRAKEMAN RIDES
INTO JAWS OF
DEATH TO SAVE
RUNAWAY CARS
Switchman Sticks to Job Until
Impossible to Do Any Good
and Then Jumps.
Morton Lockard. employed as e
brake-man on the Florence local
switching crew, had a narrow escape
from death Taeadav afternoon- about
2:30. when he jumped from throe
runaway cars loaded with coal on tho
Chandler branch, when they had at
tained a speed of probably 25 or 20
miles an houi, mays tne Florence Citi
zen. The thiee toads were being
dropped down from the sWliht «o be
hauled out by a switch engine. Lack,
ard set the brake on the first car
when the top rod snapped, and the 1
I cars immediately started to gain mo
i mentum. The first load was a box
i car and (be next one a gondola, but, j
| nothing daunted, the plucky brake- I
man made hie way over the coal to
' the next brake which be bad no
[sooner set than he climbed to the top
i of. the third car, which was also of
the box variety, and securely set the,
third brake, but by this time tjie cars
hsd such a start down grade that no .
human Effort could sit-p them. Lock- j
ard realized this after he bad trav- ]
eled probably half a mile or more, ;
and he Jumped to safety and fortunate- j
ly escaped injury.
The cars continued down the branch [
to the junction at the overhead cross- 1
in* in West Floience. a distance of
five ml e* when they Jumped the.
track and blocked traffic in each di
rection on the main line for Bt-veral
hours. It is estimated that the runa
way cars were traveling at a .On; De
an hour speed when thev ar.|v*d at
the junction. At the oolrt where,
they left the rails there 1x no sign
of a damaged track, but Die cars
|Were completely demoltaaed aed the
coal piled up along ‘he right-cf-wa)
for a considerable distance
When Engineer Mclntyre cf the
switching crew saw the cars start.!
he gave chase, bat they were going
at such a high rate *>f speed that the
engine could scarcely keep In sight
of them.
The wrecker waa sent up from
Pueblo and the track was c eared up
aftef three hours' work.
GOV. SHOUP PAYS
OFFICIAL VISIT
TO PENITENTIARY
FRIDAY MORNING
First Official Visit He Has
Made to This Institution
Since Taking Office.
Gov. Oliver H. Shoup drove over i
from Colorado Springs this morning 1
to attend the regular meeting of the
penitentiary board. constating ot
Frank S. Hoag, Mrs. He en Grenfell
and C. J. Mynilian. He also took the
opportunity to inspect the penitenti
ary and its environs during h.s stay.
This is the first official visit the ■
governor has made to the penitentiary 1
since he took his oath of office. He
has been in Canon City once or twice i
before since becoming governor. He
returned to Colorado Springs this aft
ernoon. —-
His stay here waa confined strictly ,
to business. He he'd no receptions or
Special conferences.
Six Dead as
Result of Riots
(By United Press.)
Washington. July 14 The police
believe the yloia here have ended.
la»t nlrht waa calm and no trouble
took place In the street*. Soldiers
will continue to patrol the city, how
•*er. ae a safeguard to further trou
ble. Louli Havitcek. the wounded
marine, died lost night, making the
sixth fetaitty since the rioting began.
Second Leg of U.
S. Flight Ended
Augusta. He.. July 26,- Harts and
hla crew landed at 1:00 p. m.. after
completing the second leg of the Jour.
»ey around the bouadurtat of the
Potted Stats*. Tba flight waa an.
.... . ' • . A.-
.A.- A *i. ;. 'V-As
ANOTHER CAR IS
SMASHED UP AT
DEADMANS CORNER
ON LINCOLN PARK
j “Dead ian's Corner." Elm avenue
j and Cbestnof street. Lincoln Park,
• waa the sfcene of another auto acci
dent at 8 o'clock Tuesday night* when
I a Ford coupeler driven bv Frederick
: H. Brown i>f Denver was struck by a
five-ton Acme truck. No one was
rerfously Hurt, although Mr. and Mra
Brown and their baby daughter were
bruised said scratched
The Acme truck was going east on
Elm avenuk. The Ford car was com-!
ing into Canon CTty on Chestnut
street. Both cars were traveling at
n moderate speed. The truck hit the
rear of ttai Ford coupelet and pushed
It several (feet ft was damaged to
the extent ; of 1300 or 8400. it was
brand new- having Just been pur
chased fn [Denver. It was fuly fa
snred far tol'taions. The truck was !
not damaged.
The Ford was brought Into this citv ]
by the Canon Auto Company and ]
taken to the Wann Motor Company's
garage, the Ford headquarters. Prar
-1 Mcally *ll the parts were !n stock '
here, but It was found necessary to !
order a new body.
Mr. Brown, who is special agent and
| adjuster fcjr the Firemen's Fund In
surance Ctipanv. and family expect to
b“ here several days.
This Is third auto wreck that
hag occurred at this comer in the
past few weeks.
Soldier Boy, Did You
Get AH the Clothes
You Had Coming?
Any enlisted man who served in the
United Stale* army during the recent
war. and who was honorably dis
charged or*furolurhod to the reserve
since April 6. 1917. is entitled to re
ceive the ‘ following articles: One
oversea cap (for all enlisted men who
have had service overseas) or one hxt
and one ha4*c°rd for all other enlisted
men’: one* blfve drab shirt: one serv
ice cant and ornaments; one pair of
breeches: one pair shoes; one nal*-
leggtns; one waist belt; one slicker;
one overcoat; two suits underwear:
four pairs stockings; one pair eloves
i one gas mask and * elroet (If Issued
overseas); one set toilet articles (if
iin possession when discharged); one
| barrack bag: three scarlet chevrons,
i Some of our soldier bovs who were
! discharged before this ord*»r was l«>-
| sued, had to surrender all of the
iabove named articles, and some were
; permitted to retain only a portion of
! them.
I will be glad to assist any soldier
who got none or onlv g portion of Ms
stuff, to get all he ta entitled to and
to get ft ouickly.
It will he necessary for the soldier
to fl’l out an application blank and
swear to It. If your soldier friends
will write me for application blanks.
1 wIP advise fully and attend to all
details. Your cordlallv.
OT ? Y V HARDY.
Member of Congress. Washington.
D. C.
President Has
Resumed Conference
(By United Press.)
Washington. Jn’v 30. —President
Wilson has resumed hta conferences
with Republican senators on matters
relating to the peace treatv and the
covenant of the League of Nations.
Todav he called to the White House
Senators Lenroot. PUlineham. Hard
ing and Femald. Tomorrow he will
discuss the subject with Senator New
of Indiana, who wPI he the first Re
publican member of the Foreirn Re
lations Committee to confer with the
President in regard to the treaty.
Senator DPlincham said he dis
cussed frankly with the President a
Variety of matters pertaining to the
treaty of peace and the league cove
nant. and had learned the reasons for
the Shantung settlement. Senator
PflUncham says h* favors the league,
but with reservations.
Austria Gets More
Time for Treaty
r»rl*. July SO. —Austria has been
Biven a week’* extension ot time to
consider the treaty of peace. She
must make reply to the Allies by Au
(uet 6.
German Cabinet
Is Reconstructed
(By United Press.)
London. July SO.—The Sermon cab
inet will be reconstructed In a tew
day* with Coant Bern* tor If succeed
tnx Herr Mueller as twain minister,
toy* the Bxchaag# Te!s«T*pk'B Berlta
tomnetdtti.
WEEKLY EDITION
Senator Thomas
Doubtful over Merits
of World League
(By United Press.)
Washington. Joly 30. —Expressing
• doubt as to Ihe merits of the League
jof Nations and pointing out that
j either the league covenant or- the
: “peace of force." with it is linked,
i must in the end perish. Senator
[Thomas. Democrat, of Colorado, told
i the Senate yesterday he had reached
no final decision as to the treaty.
While hoping that the war had so
uplifted human mora'ity and intel
lect as fo make permanent peac% pos
sible, Senator Thomas said he could
see “no evidence of such a change."
“The world today is more turbulent,
and scarcely less bloody .than before
signing the armistice.” he said. "The
people of no nation on earth seem In
clined either to peace or to the arts
of peace.
“Wars can not be averted by any
plana, leagues or precautions unless
the minds of men become averse to
war. ad I am unable to accept the
theory that men can be made merci
ful. wise and moderate by treaty regu
lations.
“I make no plea for Germany. She
richly tnorlTs every requirement which i
Impulses, typifies peace and concfla-1
tion, and the Germans are human be J
ings. Inspired by human impulses. ]
They have not accepted this treaty.!
It wRI be respected only so long as ‘
the Allied powers can dictate."
UNITED STATES
ARMY PROPERTY
WILFULLY RUINED
AND DESTROYED
Witfirss£s Testify Airplane-
Were Heaped in Pile and
Set Afire.
(By United Press.)
New York, July 30.—The alleged
destruction and waste of United
States army property in France was
the subject of today's probe by the
sub-committee of Congress on the
conduct of the war. Witnesses testi
fied that more than 100 airp anes in
good condition were piled up and de
stroyed by fire last May. They stat
ed that they did not know the name*
of the higher-ups who ordered the:r
destruction. Sergt. Fred Bailey said
that he had charge of 75 men detailed
to destroy planes, and that the wo~k
was still going on when he left France
In May. He testified that one of the
planes destroyed bad been used only
20 minutes. The committee an
anounces that it will be able to prove
that enormous expenditures of money
will be demanded from the United
States for the destruction of forests in
France and to pay the bi ! ls of the
French people for depreciated land
values resulting from the digging of
trenches. It 1s reported that Gen
Pershing informed Gen. March,
of staff, that the destruction of the
planes waa of no consequence. The
sub-committee is going to France on
August 7 to continue its investiga
tion there.
CHICAGO STRIKE
LIKELY SETTLED
ON FRIDAY BY
COMPROMISE VOTE
Mahon, President of Railway
Employes Union, In Chicago
Seeking Agreement.
(By United Press.)
Chicago, July SO. —Leaders among
the street car strikers here predict
that the referendum will approve a
65 or a 67-cent-an-hour wage as a
compromise offer. While not a wheel
turned today, ii la believed that a set
tlement of the strike wilt be reached
by Friday. William Mahon, preaident
ot tke Street Railway Employee'
Union, ha* arrived here and ia seek
ing a referendum on the compromise
offer ot the transportation companies.
KANSAS PEOPLE AT
THE BETHKE HOME
Martin Klstnar and J. H. Vocal of
Stuttgart. Kan., are visiting Char'**
Bethke and family at SIS Collage eve- i
one. They drove througk la a ear i
which they brought to Mies Oar* i
▼oak. a eiatar at Mr*. BeSkk*
NATIONAL GUARD
CALLED FOR THE
PROTECTION OF
CHICAGO PEOPLE
Twenty-six Deaths From Riot
ing: Six Thousand Soldiers
Are On Guard Duty.
(By United Press.)
Chicago. July SO—The twenty-sixth
death resulting from the Chicago race
riots was reported this morning when
another white man succumbed to in
juries received in the street fighting
Monday night.
TWO other deaths in the rioting last
night and early this morning has been
the means of calling out the Ninth
and Tenth regiments of the Il'inois
National Guard, which are assembling
at their armories here They will
| bring the troops mobilized for riot
i duty to 6.000 men. The city officiate
I believe the crisis is past, and wi'.l not
- use the troops unless absolutely nec
i essasv.
The increased police patrol in the
black belt is proving effective and
held its inhabitants down to one
small outbreak this morning in which
one white officer and an unknown Ne
gro were wounded:
Eighty-five ciegrves and 17 white
men are under an eat charged with
rioting. Many of them will face in
dictments for murder. Southern Ne
groe immigrants are being s opped
at the railroad stations and ordered
to leave Chicago. Mast of the Ne
groes are seeping within their homes
for protection, and none of them are
seen down town. There is still occa
sional sniping in the Negro district.
The board of aldermen has author
ised Chief of Police Garriety to tn
creese the force of patrolmen by T.BOO
recruits, or as many more as may be
necessary to relieve the officers and
men who have been on duty almost
constantly for three days and nights
without rest. Chief Garriety has
asked soldiers to set as relief guard.
JAPANESE BUY
AMERICAN OIL
INTERESTS IN
OLD MEXICO
Lack of Protection From U. S.
Forces Americans to Get Out
Says Phelan.
(By United Press.)
Washington. July SO. —Japan is buy
ing Mexican oil Interests from Amen
leans, who are ’earing the country be
cause of the insufficient protection af
forded them by the Carmnxa
m**nt. declares Senator rttelan of Cal
ifornia. who is urjdng the authorities
to take strong measures to safeguard
the rights of American citixens south
of the Rio Grande.
Senator Phelan made public a con
fidential letter written last February
by Oil Director Requa to Fuel Ad
ministrator Garde d urg*njr the United
States gove-nment to support the or
ganization of a big American petro
leum company for world-wide devel
opment of the oil industry, similar to
the plan being followed In Great
Britain.
Ebert Government
Gets Confidence Vote
(By United Press.)
Weimar. July SO. —The members of
the German national assembly by a
large majority, voted confidence ia
the Ebert government yesterday. ▲
bill creating a tribunal of prominent
citisent of Germany to try persona re-.
sponsible for the war was referred tm
a special oommittee.
Germany to
Give Up Land
(By United Press.)
' London. July *B.—Germnnr notlM
tho Alllee thet she desired to nog*,
tints with the Mm tar tho hmm
Uon nt lh* territory ceded to MnC
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