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The Cañon City Record. Vo). X.VXX. MINE WORKERS VOTE FOR STRIKE NOVEMBER FIRST FOR 6 HOUR DAY Also Want 60 Per Cent Pay In crease and Five-Day Week. (By United Press.) Cleveland, 0.. Sept. 24 The United Mine Workers of America, in conven tion here, adojuraed after voting in favor of a natidn-vide bituminous miners' strike on November 1. unless a satisfactory wage agreement is reached before that time. The min ers will demand a 6o per cent increase In pay. a six-hour-day and s tive-day week. A joint conference with opera tors wi 1 be held at Buffalo tomorrow would be ao d for only enough to pay for their construction When they were put on sale a week before the parade, there was such a demand that the prices were profiteered out of s‘zht. and several da>* oefore the cel ebration seats were still in demand at as high as 95. wUh none left for sale In near y every window seats had b cd built and all the balconies and Jewish Relief Campaign Starts on October 12th Owing to a recent change In dates. r*n» narts of Colorado are not aware that the approaching campaign for funds to prevent starvation among mil lion* of Jewish war sufferers In Eu • d-e« rot start until October 12 The campaign originally was an r -.u it red for September 29. Need of more time to perfect the money-rals- In- organisations In each of the 63 counties of this state —some of them off the rallroids and quite remote from the ata'e headquarters In Den* ve -caused the post poaement of tha drive for two we»>kV Coloradoans —non-Jews as well as Jew# will be asked during the 10 »’ - starting October 12. to subscribe » * 9260.000 as par; of a national fund of 925.000.000 that will be used to send money, food, clothing and medical supplies abroad to 11.000,000 Jews who were rendered destitute through the Here’s Way to Get Your Shoes Free The other day I paid tny winter coal bill. I* was a tidy bill. I Imagine It was very much like your own bill. Then 1 thought of the hills for winter c'othlng. especially shoes That night I read in a popu ar magazine an arti cle on how to get shoes free. Tin gist of It was to manage your furnace fire so efficiency that >ou would save enough on vour coal bill to buy shoes from the margin. Last winter the stale council of de fense Issued some circulars telling how to manage a furnace to the best advantage for your |x» k«i book This circular takes up “Proper Conditions In the House.” "Fuel" and "Care of the Heating Plant " It says the aver age household can save more than 20 per cent on its fuel bill The library of the Stale Agricul tural Co lege at Fort Col'lns. v 010 . still has some of these circulars. If you are interested in your coal bill and that possible extra pair of shoes, w rite fir one. —Charlotte A Baker. Colorado Agricultural College. Fort Collins. Colo. Specialist Addresses Fremont Medics Dr. Oliver Lyons of I>enver. who has Just returned from abroad where he was consuming urologist to 27 hos pitals in England and France, ad dressed the Fremont County Medics! Association at a meeting In Florence Monday night. Dr Oliver read sn excellent and highly Instructive patter on “Pain and the Kidneys.'* Dr. Oliver is a special ist In this phase of medical practice, and his. service overseas has added to his laurels as an authority on the sub ject. Those In attendance from Canon UUy wera Dr. E. C. Webb. Dr. Otis OrendorlT and Dr. W. T. Little. LEFT WEDNESDAY FOR PACIFIC COAST Dr. Leon O. Woodford and wife left for their home at Everett. Wash., on Wednesday, after a short visit wUh the former's parents. Mr. and Mre. B O. Woodford, on Lincoln Park, while returning to the Pacific coast from Denver and Chlcngo where Dr. Wqod ford had been doing aome special |>oat -graduate work In medicine. With . a is Consolidated FRED JOEL FORMER CANON CITY BOY DIED TODAY IN CITY OF NEW YORK No Details Have Been Re ceived by Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rogers. His Foster Parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Posers received a telegram from New York at 11 o’clock Cilia morning announ in; the death of Fred Joel there today. No information was contained in the mes sage beyond the simple statement of his death, and a wire is expected late this afternoon giving a more detailed account of the sad affair. News of his death was a great shock to bis relatives and friends in this commun tty. A letter, written by Mr. Joel a few days ago. reached Mrs. Rogers by an early mail this morning, in which be said that he had been ill. but was feel ing much betlbr. and that be hoped to be all right again in a short time The etter did not state the nature of his illness. Mr. Joel was formerly employed in the office of the Empire Zinc Com- I pany here, but for a number of years 1 h** had been in the service of the New Jersey Zinc Company, with headquar ters in New York city He was an unusually efficient employe of the company and held a responsible and j remunerative position in Its service Mr. Joel was a graduate of the Canon City high school and of the Unlver-; slty of Colorado He was highly es teemed by all who knew him. and bis friends here and elsewhere will deeply regret nis untirg y death Mr. Joel j married Miss Annis Gannett. a for mer popu’ar Canon City girl, and she was with him at the time o* his death. PRESIDENT IS AGAINST UNION OF POLICE TO GAIN DEMANDS Frowns Upon Organigation for Purpose of Using Pressure to Gain Demands. (By United Press.) Washington. Sept 18. President Wilson is flatly against policemen unionizing with a view of "using pres sure" to obtain their demands. A tel gram from him to that effect was read by District Commissioner Brownlow before the Senate committee consul ering the bill to withhod the pay o! local police who affiliate with th« American Federation of 1-abor. The President stated In ms message: “I think any association of police formed to bring piessure on the public such us will endanger the general peace, or embarrass the authorities In the innint* nance of order, should not be permitted.” Ed Minor Lived at Corpus Christi Mr. an«l Mr*. Kd Minor, both former residents of Canon City, were living In Corpus Christi. Tex., when the ter rible ttopical storm and tidal wave swept over that city last Sunday, and some uneasiness Is expressed by their friends here for their safety. Mr. Minor had for a number of years been a bookkeeper In the office of a tow boat compuny at . Corpus Christi Mr. Minor was at one time city clerk here and was employed for many years an a deputy In the office of the county clerk. Canon Folks at Penrose Fair A large number of people from this city and the nurroundlng district mo tored to Penrose this morning to at tend the community fair being h id there today. The weather was ideal for such a trip and that fart, coupled with the promise of splendid enter tainment offered by the agricultural, horticultural and livestock display* by the citizen* of Beaver Park, was an Invitation for an outing that could hardlv be reslated by owners of auto mobiles. A feature of the amusement* program at the Penrose fair today was a wild west show In which thoro were cowboy aports of various kinds. The exhxiblta of field, garden and orchard products are reported to have been of high order. THE CANON CITY CANNON The Canon City Record, Thursday, September 25. 1910. THE PERSHING PAR ADE A parade of 21.000 soldiers is rathe: an unusual affair. And when you add to that the entire outfit and equipment j or a division, you have a sight that is worth going a long way to see. A very smal: percentage of the peo ple in our section of the country have any'ldea what an army in full fighting I trim look* like. They have ail seen ompanies of men. untrained and trained, taken away to ti.e canton -1 ments. but few have seen how they look after they get all of their field kitchens, artillery, launuries, cjjtor i transport units, carpenter shops, am bulances. army nurses and tanks. It would be a fine thing if a parade ; of a whole division could be held in | every community in the country. it would give everyone a better* idea of 1 the magnitude of the work in prear | ing an armv for the field. The people of Washington were given the opportunity yesterday of seeing a part of our fighting machine complete, when the First division marched in me grand review which [ was the closing scene of the great war The First division was the first of our troops to reach France, first to see action and suffer casualfes. first to reach Germany, and among the last to leave. Many of the* regiment* ; represented in yesterday's parade have fine records for brave fighting in the Civil and Spanish-American wars. And they have no mean one for the last two years' fighting. The First divl * on took as prisoners 6.467 German*, and lost on'y 152 of their own men. The D. S. C. was awarded to 356 of the men of the First. It was very fitting that these men should be the one* to take part In the great Victory celebra tion. Preparations for the parade and cele bration were begun several weeks in other vantage point* were made use ' of Two of us went Into a Chinese laun dry and asked the proprietor what he would c barge to let us use his window for the morning parade. The window was a small affair. I-arge. red let ters covered most of the glass and the remaining space was so airty that we couldn't fee through it. The Chink said 910. We didn't want to appear cheap, and so said that we would think It over. Some of the division can.e to Wash ington several days before the parade, advance Bleachers were built all along Pennsylvania avenue. It was given out at first that these seats but most of them were kept in New York because there was no place to \ quarter them here. The men began arriving before daylight on Wednes day morning, and I was awakened by the rumbling of the heavy trucks and cannon on their way to their places in the line. Although the column did not move until 1 o'clock. It was necessary to begin early In order to have everything in readiness. The stands and streets were crowd ed hours before the time set for the start of the march. Every window in the downtown section was filled and the roofs of most of the building?- were lined with people. Anything was used io get up high enough to se« over the heads of the rows in front Soap boxes were sold by the hun dreds. but a person had to be quick to get on his soap box before two or three others beat him to it. It is es tiinated that 400.000 p«H>ple were on the street Wednesday afternoon. Before and during the parade the crowd was kept interested by the an tics of 30 or more aeroplanes. At on** time 1 counted 29 above the White House grounds. They flew In all dif ferent fot mat ions, but did not try any stunts. They were ordered to take no unnecessary chauces. and although they were in the air for several hours, not one of them experienced an acci dent. A large observation balloon was anchored near the avenue and as it moved slowly back and forth by the breexe. it was closely watched by the crowds. These soldiers of the air added a very realistic touch to the scene. Finally the crowd was aroused by the blast from a bugle. The people in the front row all stood up to get a better view of the street and then everyone else stood up for the same reason. Then Gen Pershing ap peared at the head of the procession. As he came from under the Victory '' eenwd went wild. As he rode alone, bowing nad uniting, tauo .. ». ~ 0 4. . s.-ouit* ran beiorr him atid araltertHl flowers In front of hl» home. I couldn't help thinking of the old Roman triumphal proceaalon* and the eaae with which the successful generals gained the popular good will. Following the general were hla staff and the colors, the Stars and Strlpea. and Oen. Pershing’s own flag with the four stare on e red Held. Next came the general's personal escort a regl By Max Hardy ment made up of regulars of the six divisions which served under him. Then came the First division. First the commanding general and nis star.,, followed by the band and then the first of tae men. Each man carried full equipment and wore h:s helmet This was the First Machine Gun Bat talion. which was followed by a signal battalion and the First Infantry bri gade. led by Brig Gen. Frank Parker. Gen. Parker’s wife is a niece of Mrs T. M Harding. Following the two infantry bri gades waa the field artil ery. This was the interesting pa t of ihe parade , to mi*. I have seen many pa rade* of soldiers before., nut never had | a chance to *ee the artillery or other special equipment. There were all types of gun* from the small one-pounders and trench mortars to the heavy French 75s and our HS-mil’imeter cannon. While a few fans were drawn by mules, most of these units had been motorized be fore the end of the fighting, and these guns mere drawn by tractors in the parade. One of the interesting fea tures was the comparative small num ber of horse or mule-drawn wagons or guns. Nearly all of tne supply and ammunition trains have be«?n motor ized and there is a very sma 1 place left tor the animals. In this outfit was the gun that nred the 'first shot of the American troops in France, and Sergt. Arch, who is of ficiary credited with firing that sho* Following the Field Artillery was the Ammunition train and the supply train*. This section was all motor ized.f For the most part it was made up dT the huge hooded trucks, but j herejand there was a small detach ment of gasoline trucks. In a division are 2.500 vehicles, and the ma jority of these are mo*or trucks. Sev eral pi these trucks had their mascot, a little dog. displayed on the hood of the machine. Each one of these that I *aw wa* barking backet the people who were cheering him. seeming to' enjoy it as much as did Gen. Pershing. To make the who e t:.ing as inter esting as possible to the onlookers, everfthla* in these sections of the pa- labeled. When anythin* unusual appeared. It was preceded by signs telling what it was and for what it was used. You will remember the tank that was exhibited in Canon City last win ter There were 29 of these little whippet tanks that I counted. Al though the crowd was about out from shouting, the tanks brought more than their share of applause. One of them cot stalled in tne street, and wb» n the parade was over, such a crowd col- 1 lected around it that all traffic was held up and a person on foot cou d hardly cet by. The last section of the line was composed of the special equipment In this we saw carpenter shops, mo tor repair shop* and machine shops ot many kinds all mounted on huge mo tor trucks. There was a complete steam laundry in several sections The ports were mounted on trai’ers and were pulled by a large steam trac ! tor There were pontoons and pile I drivers and all other equipment for th. construction of bridges. Every thing was carried ou trucks or pulled by tractors. This was the end of the grand re view. And these 24.000 men and all this Equipment that too? more than three hours to pass, was only a very small part of the whole of our forces, less than 1 per cent oi our fighting machine. It was not the greatest review ever held. Fifty-four >ears ago Gen. Sher man reviewed the Northern Army in their last great parade, which marked the end of the Civil War. Two hun dred thousand men took part in this parade .and It took two days for -he whole number to pass the reviewing stand. But the significance of this last celebration is the same. it marked the succesful closing of the greatest of wars and the return of our triumphant armies to their homes. The cheers that Gen. Pershing and the l First division received in front of the ; White House yesterday typ.nes the welcome of the people of the l nited States to the boys who have finished the job: and everyone who was there caught the spirit of the occasion and made It a real home-coming day. it was an affair that 1 shall rememebr all my life. English Railroad Men Reject the Government Plan (By United Press.) London. Sept. 24. —The National Union of Railway Men have ejected the government's offer of wage and working conditions. It is intimated that unless a more favorable offer la made by the government before noon tomorrow Great Britain will be con fronted with a nation wide railway strike. WEEKLY EDITION RIOTING STARTS IN EASTERN DISTRICTS WITH MANY FIGHTS BETWEEN STRIKERS AND GUARDS Carnegie Steel Company Say Sufficient Men Have Come Back so That Work Can Be Continued ALL STEEL STOCKS EXPERIENCE GAIN ON STRENGTH OF THE SENATE PROBE ‘Evestlgstioxi May Bring About .Settlement of the Steel Strike (By United Press.) New York. Sept. 24. —Steel stocks showed a gain of from 1 to 4 points on the exchange here this morning as a f ault oi the Senate investigation, which will begin taking testimony in relation to the strikers and their em ployet's tomorrow. It i* regarded as probable that the Senate investiga tion will bring about a compromise settlement of the strike through gov ernment intervention. Rioting Breaks Out in Big Plant (BZ ißlled Prrx*. > ClrrtUs.J. O. Sept 24.—Rioting tic la Mt a the Cleveland steel strike •I• fiillJit wmb strikers mobaed sev u«l Hot KM art X Wij working at the r ? 4 vlsu Btoel and Wire Company's Auto Thieves Brot to Pen Tuesday J. F. Perdue and William Hutchins, with the official sanction and approval automobi e thieves, were brought to the state penitentiary here on Tues day by Sheriff John Weir of Colorado Springs to begin their prison sen tence* of from three to four years at ha:d labor, imposed upon them by Judge John W. Sheafor of the El Paso district court. The prisoners pleaded guilty to grand larceny wnen ar raigned in court on the charge oi stealing an automobile belonging to W.ndfred Cantrill of Elbert. Cwio.. on the night of August 31 from in front of the First Presbyterian church of Colorado Springs. The car was driven to Phoenix. Ariz.. and *old. The two men were arrested at Phoenix and brought back to this state for trial. Big Game Season Will Open Soon The deer shooting season in Colo rado under the la*#* enacted at the last session of the Legislature, will con tinue four days, beginning and ending October 4. During this period each licensed hunter will be j privi’eged to kill one deer having ' horns with two or more j oints. In order to shoot deer it will be neces sary for the hunter to have a "big game" license, which will cost resi dents of the state 92. This license must not be confused with the t.shing and small game hunting license, which costs 91. Aliens are not permitted i to hunt or possess firearms under the laws of Colorado. All animals 'arger than a coyote are classed as big game. There is no open season on elk. mountain sheep, antelope or beaver. About K 0 big game licenses have been issued at the office of the county cierk here in an'tcipation <! the open ing of the deer shooting season More than 1,000 fishing and small game hunting permits have been granted since the fiist of the year. A few desr are reported in this county. Most Canon City sportsmen expect to do their deer blunting L. the Rout*. Rio Blanco and Garfield counties this sea son. Whee the chnneee of making a •bag” are greater then they ere here RETURNED TO MISSOURI TUESDAY T. D. Kramer returned to hts home at Nevada. Mo., last Tuesday, fo'lew lag a three weeks* visit as me guest of him son. George Kramer, wife and fam ily on North Cottonwood avenue. Bast Canon. (By United Press.) Washington. Sept. 24.—John Fitz patrick. strike leader, will be the first witness to testify before the Senate investigating committee to morrow, Judge Gary having wired the committee that it would be im possible for him to come to Wash ington for a week. At a meeting of the strike leaders in Pittsburgh tomorrow it is ex pected that a demand will be made for the removal of the state constab ulary from the steel manufacturing districts on the ground that they have exceeded their authority. The strike situation in the Pitts burgh district is apparently un changed. Both sides are claiming gains in the Gary (Ind.) and Ohio districts. Pittsburgh. Pa., Sept- 24 In a state ment issued today by the Carnegie Steel Company, the strike situat.'on is characterized as “very gratifying.'* It says men are returning to their work in sufficient numbers to permit an op eration of most of the steel-making plants. The strike leaders are endeavoring to get the union railroad men to re fuse to do switching in the steel yards, but have not yet succeeded. Fitzpat rick has arrived here on his way to Washington,and has declared t*.at the actions of the mounted constabulary during the strike «s “just wnat has been going on for years.”.."The work ers in the steel towns.” h? asserted, **do not know what lierty means. Now they are being ridden down in the streets by mounted police.” Extra Guards are Thrown About the Chicago Plants (By United Press.) Chicago. Sept. 24. —The .*st vio lence growing out of the strike tc the Chicego district respited in extra guards being thrown around the steel men were badly beaten there when strikers surrounded the stri’ebreak- State Constabulary and Strikers Clash in Buffalo District (By United Press.) Buffalo. N. Y.. Sept. 24. —The state constabulary and the strikers here clashed when the latter ignored the command to disperse after they had stoned the troops. The soldiers with clubs charged the crowd and com pelled the strikers to scatter. One man was killed in rioting here last night. Constabulary is Sent to Guard Lackawanna Plant (By United Press.) Albany. N. Y.. Sept. 24. Gov. Smith has ordered a company of the state constabulary to the l.ackawanna steel plant at Buffalo. Farrell District Under Martial Law Result of Killing (By United Press.) Farrell. Fa.. Sept. 34. —This district is virtually under martial law as a re sult of the recent rioting here In which two men were killed. 18 wounded and scores of othets clubbed when the troops charged the mob. HARDSCRABBLE COMMUNITY FAIR TOMORROW The Hardscrabble community will be held at Wet more and county Agent R. R. Jeffries wi l be among the Canon City representatives in attend, ance. An BMMilly complete exhibit of farm prodace flg promised by the fair management No. 39-