La Junta tribune., 1912-03-23

GoNou oy vote OF tne people Dy
majority OF at least 23S.
T. T. Woodruff rendered a check
TOR $50 to the city council to pay
Tor an arc light on the children's
playground. but the council decided
toaI 1t could not be accepted. Al
German Tommy suggested that Mr..
Woodruff deal with the school board.
and ayailed himself OF the opportun.
tty 10 take a shot at the school board
BY SAYING that better building than
The Park school. which cost over
$50 600. could have been erected for
$4,000. II is too bad that the school
board neglected to avail themselves
of the expert knowledge OF the al.
derman from the first ward before
riotou ly squandering so much money
foolishly.
Ordinance No. 20. establishing
Sewer District n was placed on its
first reading and ordered published
In the official paper Alderman Har-
bour wanted to make change In
the official rarer at this meeting
when he saw there was going to be
some pie" to give out. but when
the mayor reminded him of the
fact that the council had already
passed a motion that all OF the pres
cnt appcin,ees make application for
their respective positions next Mon
day night the alderman subsided. The
ordnance will be found In another
column OF this issue. but this will
proba bly, be- the last one-in fact. it's
. cinch. II has already been decided
70 award the city printing to the
Democrat and the Free Press.
What VIII happen next Monday
|011>o( ~ 10y - . plenty.
IDFe 10 no question that the city
cpaacil has the power ohire and
fire. or do anything else. They gave
brilliant exhibition OF this fact In
electing wet alderman to succeed
the late John Howe. OF the third
ward-a ward that voted dry by
majority Of lt2 When AN alderman
ic body will fly In the face cf public
sentiment TO such an extent they
are capable OF doing anything.
The city council. AS at present
constituted. has the power to de-
clare war with Mexico. II II wants
to. and no one should have the To-
merity TO say them nay. They hav"
the power to license a saloon ON
very corner In La Junta II they so
dcIire, and We are Of the opinion that
a majority OF the city council would
be In favor OF doing this very thing
They have juEt ms much power TO
do these things as they have to per
nit small bottle orgies" In prom
in.nt lodge rooms IN this city. These
orgies are aided. abetied and pro
NOTED by aldermen who have taken n
s'l.mn oath 10 enforce the ordinances
Of the city OF La Junta. The two per
cent ordinance expressly forbids the
very things that are here alleged 10
have taken place.
The mayor Of In Junia knows that
the Law has been violated repeated
ly. and the city attorney and the
city marshal are likewise aware OF
the tact. Are they In favor Of law
enfcrcement or are they not' The
Tribuns 10 In favor Of law enforce
mcnt. without fear or favor. no mat.
ter wAo the guilty parties are. The
editor OF the Tribune Is no temper
ance crank. but We do not approve Of
small bottle orgies" In lodge
room any more than We would ap'
prove a small bottle orgies" In =
church. The place to drink booze 10
In regularly licensed saloon and the
less yos drink OF II. and the farther
you are away from Il. the better off
you wi1l ~. We are no amateur In