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La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02
Prehibition Ooss Prohibit-Rs s5uess
Crime.
W. JONES.
Mayor

Mcpherson. Kans. October -. 1912
Dar Sir; Your favor of ed inst.
regarding tn. prohibition situation in
Kansas. and more espe o'ally our own
little city, Is at hand and It affords
me the greatest OF pleasure TO inform
you that Prohibition Does Prohibit
In this state. and should the matter
b. submitted to vote of the people
OF the state NJ this time. II Is my
prohibition with overwhelming ma
jority W. have no ar whatever
from this source
Our town is absolutely dry and has
been for years There Is absolutely
no, place In town where a drink
Of intoxicating liquor can BE- purchas-
I'D The prohibi'ory law Is one OF n {
most easily enforced. In this place,
Of any Law on the statutes.
The only trouble we have y, all
IL an occasional "bootlegEer" and
they are soon caught or leave town
To keep from being caught The
last man We caIght "bootlcgging"
Was fined 500 and sen, TO jail f1r
from since h. was released from Jail
II II no troubl. 20 convict a person
for violating the prchIbi'ory Law and
". hav. less trouble enforcing 4,
than most any other The enforce.
ment cf this Law reduces crime a,
least 80 percent
Financial Effect
so far as the financial effect In
concerned. one can Judge by the 20
PER cent reduction IN crime and the
putting Of the money which would
otherwise go for liquor. into lawful
business enterprises. In my judgment
Il 10 impossible ~ estimate the good
thu prohib,sory Law Is doing In this
stat. or any other state where II u
enforced.
Ny sdmooitton would he. 70 after
prohibition HARD" and DO not lei
~ until you have s,ste-wide prohs.
bisioa. Il viii prove the greatest
blessing the STATE has ever received
Respectfully yoars.
J. A. DAVIS.
Mayor
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02
In the Prohibition Column to Stay.
pitisburr. Kan. October 25th
Mr.. f. 4. Crooks,

Piusburg. kan. October 25th
Mr.. f A. Crooks,
La Junta. Colo.
Dear Sir: Your favor OF the s2d
10 hand. have numbered the ques
tons that you have asked and will
answer according to number
/ Is the prohIbi,ory law being en-
forced Yes.
2 Is II more difficult TO enforce
the law against the sale OF liquor
than the laws against theft and 9th
-r crimes No.
3. Are the liqvor people disposed
to obey the law We compel them
To obey the Law.
4 What has been the effect on
crime and poverty Crime and poy.
erty have decreased.
:. Are the peopl' In your part of
the state In favor OF prohibition
Yes
s What has been the effect Of
prohibition on III. financial prospect.
~ Of your city, The city was new.
cr in better condition than II Is
"a, the present time Financially.
: II the question were resubml'-
ted what do YOU think would be tn"
verdict Of the people Of karsas'
Kansas will aiWays he prohibition.
Yours very truly,
A. G. GRAVES.
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02
Germans In Favor Of en'orei,a the
Law.

Atchls7n. Kans.. October -. 1915.
Dear Sir; In answer 20 your let.
ter Of October I'D. as 20 the -ff.c,
of tn. prohibi,ory law In Kansas.
will say:
firs,-This Law Is strictly enf,rc.
ed In our city.
second-lt is NOR. difficult I, Ell.
force than any other Law
Third-The liquor people are not
disposed To obey the law. they .vadc
u In every way. Sometimes men
will purtur" themselves Ia order To
protect the liquor traffic.
Fourth-Th" "rforccmon, of the
Law has reduced crime and poverty
TO the minimum.
finh-Our city and our state. y
more prosperous under prot t,bSeIoa
than II formerly was under IN. open
saloon.
Sixth-Our city tas a large Ger.
man element ard originally Il vss
almost impossible 10 convic, In TN
county. ha. now II Is slmo., unsu'
imoas In favor Of tho cnforcemcmt d
tho Law.
s"v-nth-if the question vas ~
submitted. prohibition would earn
By . large majority.
EiEhth--we are Just across the NJ,
from Missouri. We suffcr very uura
from hqnor being hronrht into -
state and bootieexcd Parties eas
also order liquor and have II takeg
n their private residence. W. ~
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02

guod public sentiment which prevails
through Kansas Il II not 70 very
hard 70 enforce II.
! have lived In Kansas for 70 years
and my observation IL that there y
= very marked Improvement In = r.
nancial way under prohibition and
the people are very well satisfied ~
. rule.
II the question would be submitted
there 10 no doubt In my mind but
that II would be overwhelmingly sus.
tained.
foura truly.
c. c. JONES,
Mayor.
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02
IN THE campaign that Is be-
ing wased against state
wide prohibition every false-

n THE campaign that Is be-
Ing wased against state
wide prohibition every faise-
hood and misrepresentation
possible Is being used. Prohibition
10 4 Failure" is the stock argument
Of the liquor people. II II ". why do
they oppose Il! Fearing that some
honest people were In danger Of be-
ing deceived. the president Of the
Dry Colorado League of La Junta de-
termined to get some first hand up
tp-date Information on this vital
point. Ac ordingly letters Of inquiry
were seat out TO mayors. police mag.
istratcs. judges. lawyers. bankers
aud other men OF affairs In Kansas.
County seat towns were selected as
being representative Of the state.
These men were asked To state can
didly the facts as tn whether or not
the law Is being enforced. as to the
difficulty OF enforcing IL, as TO the
F'suits on Nn' Hotai anu iih"h'i"'
welfare OF the people and as to the
probable result II the question were
resubmi,tcd The answers with one
exception. agree as 10 the results.
The exception comes from the may
or Of Topeka who is making every
effor, possible TO break down the
law. This man. J u. Billiard ac-
cording to the statement OF Mayor
J. ]. Parker OF Olathe. a fellow dem
ocrat. was defeated for the nomina.
ton for governor because OF his at
titude toward prohibition. Can the
attention OF your neighhor who may
b. In doubt. to these letters:
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02
Candidate Tor oevsrner osSssss1 D.
csuss Ns Wss In Favor es
REORGANIZATION.

kanaaH City. Kan. Oct. Is. Y:.
Dear Sir; Your inquiry n the ed
instant. came duly 10 hand and I de.
lsy"d answering Il = day or ~ In or.
der 10 Ert . little Information On
some matters included In your let.
tor.
The prohibitory Law II - we'll en.
serccd In this city sud eounty, ~
far ~ know. ~ any oth"r criminal
laws which we have Th~re II IN.
questionable some Illicit sai~ Of II.
qnor but Il 10 very alisht In amount
and very inconspscuona
Our city h conceded n contain .
larger percentage II lahorins people
than most piares ard II IL claimed
that u contains tte ia-r-st percent.
s~e ri home owners # any city IN
United States. Our leading bankers
here inform me that the working
meHs deposits ere sstii Increasing.
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02
Changed Only Tor the Setter.

Topeka. Kan. October %. 1879.
Dear Sir: Your letter Of October
2sd addressed TO the Governor cam.
her. In his absence He will no,
be In his offic. until the day after
election. lie II campaigning through
the state. and Is very busy In that
lin" now.
want 10 say to YOU. however, that
the condition In Kansas ~ far rs
IN. prohibi,ory LAW 1. concerned Il,
not changed \ bit. except possibly
tha, conditions have improved.
The speech referred tn ~ being
made In Chicago. is all risht. While
II was made three years AGO. II has
aimee been revised and brought up-to-
date. and IN" facts. ~ you have
them. are ~ they existed about five
months ago. You can depend upon
every statement made In that speech,
They are absolutely true.
Very truly youru.
DAVID y. iEAHY.
Secretary To Tho Governor
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02
Wsss1 sss~ q Rsssbw'ssss~.

Columbus. Kans.. October :s. ~.
Dcar Rir: Yours of October ..d
st hand and contents noted. and viii
say that the psohibitoty av is M.
ins enforccd In and around the city
Of Columbus.
We IND II harder 70 guard azairst
crime .thaa against the selling Of II.
quar- now.
A. 70 poverty vs don't have any
In comparison 10 the other towrs
around where liquor b soid.
Th~ people In tAis city would not
90 back u The times when there W.
MqSor s,ld here for anythinv. n tho
question Of resubmissi,n was pat 10
. vote here the peopse would seosf
q The i1eA.
Any further assistance that We can
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02

anticipating great help from the
Hepb1rne bill nov peadinx In Con-
Eress.
Very spectacle.
c. d. WALKER
Mayor.
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02
L,s..- r~~ As...s. sns.-s.~.~.
Marion. K.n... OFT. X. 1919.

Marion. ksna.. Oet. -. 1919.
Dear Cir: Yorrs Of October 33d
aakias about the esfrct of prohibition
b rsceived. The iaw u very veil
eafoeced here bnt MT % easily ~
some otAes laws. rAe itesoe people
are Alsposed 70 disotey the NV N
Z smail way by b,osiexRins bit with
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02
A 0anksr's Testimony.

Kansas City. Kan. Oct 25. ls
Dear Sir: Your inquiry OF the 22d
inst. al hand. II the people Of Col
orado will probe the question without
prejudice they will find very few ar
guments for the repeal of the prohib-
itory law OF the state.
l am democrat. I am not 4 tee
totler. am not a prohibitionist. and
for years did not think that prohibi.
ton WAS \ real success. have liv-
ed In Kansas now for twenty-eight
years. ! have lived in town OF
5000 people and In this town of near
ly 10000 people. In the small town
the sentiment Was In favor of the
law and II was enforced. Since CON-
ing to this town have had my eyes
open to a lot Of things relative to
IT, This town Ia divided from Kan
sas City. Mo. by an imaginary line.
Bufting up against the state line
10 what 10 known ~ the wesse,t
block In Kansas City. Mo. With one
exception every room In that bloch
is occupied by a saloon.
came here In 1909. Was In this
town seventy-two days before ! saw
man under the Influence Of liquor.
Three or four years before that
large percentage of our prominent
business .rooms were occupied by sa.
looms. with a gambling attachment
over head. A mayor Was elected who
called in his chief OF police and told
him to notify every saloon keeper,
gambler and keerer II disord.rly
houses TO close on that day. and n
they were not closed on the following
day they would be- arrested and the
Law would be enforced. The saloons
went out that day. practically all OF
them. and haven't returned. and to-
day II you want u drink you have
tn M to u niger. or somebody worse
than = Niger off TO an alley some.
where to get Il for You.
The rooms formerly occupied by "a.
looms are now occupied by stores
and filled with all kinds OF goods
and rents are higher than they ever
were. ] was president OF the M.r.
canfil. Club when the article you
mention was printed II Is claim.
I'D that there Ia larger percentage
of home owners In Kansss City. Kan.
than In any other town In the world.
tn" effect Of domestic happiness OF
course. has been good. sl,houvh I
am not familiar with that par Of
H.
G. c. SMITH.
President OF PEOPLES National Bank
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02

find the support only Of a corporars
guard.
Respectfully.
WM. KELLY. JR-
Manager Kansas City Star Office.
Kansas City. Ka1sas.
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02
Topeka W. Mil~sukss.
Topeka. Kan. October 25, 1912.

Topeka. Kan. October %, 1917.
Dear Sir: spent five years In
Milwaukee. Wis. There. with David
s. Rose as mayor-he mouthpiect
OF the Brewers and Distillers' or
ganization. the liquor crowd had an
excellent opportunity to give the
country a demonstration OF the worth
OF their high sounding theories. Al
that time Milwaukee had almost 1000
saloons with about 400 dives The
saloons violated practically every law
made for their regulation. They sold
TO minors and harbored women. they
kept open on election days and every
Sunday and all night; and In short.
did jus, as they pleased. regardless
OF law. Their professed desire To
make the saloon business 'respec'
able" and law-abiding by their prac-
'ice In Milwaukee. and every other
city where they have control, shown
TO be absolutely insinccre and hypo-
critical.
Billiard and the Brewers.
Now ] have lived In Topeka. Kan.
a year and half and the contrast
Is certainly striking. Even with a
lax administration. a mayor. w. be-
li.v.. elected through the influence
OF the national brewers organization.
the conditions In Topeka are ideal
as compared with any wet city !
have ever known Her banks and
prosperous stores occupy tn. places
which In other cities are taken by
saloons. The present mayor. Mr.. BIZ
Hard. secured the votes OF many good
peopl. by asserting he meant To en-
force the prohibitcry Law. The great
majority OF the people are thorough.
ly satisfied with prohibition and have
no desire to return to system which
long ago was proven ineffective. The
brewers are using figures purpor,ine
TO represent conditions In Kansas,
Get statistics from reliable sources
and you will Sc. that In l.ssen.d
crime. poverty. and an increased per
capita of wealth. and every test
you may apply. will show that. not
only In Topeka. but throughout Kan
sas. prohibition Is the only sane and
satisfactory method OF dealing with
the saloon.
Sincerely yours.
ROBERT GORDON
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02
L-av-nworth. Kan. Oc,

Dear Sir: Yours n the I'D inst
10 received. In arswer 10 your In.
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02

Prseesrovs 0vslnsss hsvses rsks
ths Place ef oisrspstsbls Diver.
Arizona republican., 1912-07-11

vious to said sale, and further pro-
 vided that not more than two stalls
 or spaces shall be leased to any one
 person, association or corporation. If any of such stalls and grounds
 are not, upon said day. sold the said Market Master is hereby empowered,
 subject to approval of the Common Council to lease all stalls and grounds not sold as above provided to any person dealing in farm produce, with out regard to whether such person
 or persons raise his or their produce, for the balance of the quarter on the best price or prices that may be ob
 tained therefor at private sale of not
 less, however, than the minimum
 value thereof fixed by said Market
 Master with the approval of said
 Common Council.
 Section II. All rents aforesaid shall
 be paid monthly in advance on the
 first day of each month to the Mar
 ket Master, and in case of failure to
 pay said rents on or before the even { ing of the fifth (5th) day of each
 month, said leases shall be declared forfeited, and in case of forfeiture of leases upon the grounds upon which the buildings are situated, said build ings shall revert to the City, and it shall be the duty of the Market Mas ter to advertise saids buildings and leases for sale. giving ten 10) days notice thereof. and out of the pro ceedS thereof all claims of tue City shall first be paid.
 Section 12 It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to sell or offer for sale at public auction any goods, wares, or merchandise up- on any public street of the City of Phoenix other than the City Market grounds or on the street facing said
 grounds, and all such auction sales shall be under the same rules and regulations and fees as relate to oth- CT persons using said City Market for
 the sale of their goods, wares or merchandise.
 Section 13 Any person, firm or l corporation violating any provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on con- viction thereof, fined in a sum of not less than Five (s5.00) Dollars. l nor more than Fifty (s5000) Dollars, OF be imprisoned in the City Jail for | a period of not less than Five (5) days nor more than Fifty (50) days,
Arizona republican., 1912-07-11

ney Tuesday you can have no concep- tion of what it means. It needs strong nerves and stronger constitution thoroughly to enter into the spirit of ancient times.
 At o'clock the town crier, in gray and scarlet, with brass buttons, comes out of the town hall and blows three notes on the ancient horn given by John 0Gaunt, and that is the signal for two tutti-men to emerge from the constable's house with slaves tipped with flowers-daffodils primrose and tulips, surmounted by an orange.
 It is their business to go forth and kiss the damsels of the town, irrespec- tive of age or beauty, according to custom
 James Blake and Anthony Bowsher were the tutti-men today. MT Blake is 50 years old. MT. Bowsher is younger. but both of them kissed wig Orously from 8 o'clock until in the evening. with a break for dinner
 Tradition decrees that they shall be liberal with oranges and pennies Therefore, having kissed a maid. they gave her an orange as a solace, and they hurled oranges among the crowd of urchines who followed them about all day. -s
Arizona republican., 1912-07-11
HE INEFFECTVENEsS
 OF GEN H. R. WOOD
The Militia Appropriation Will go on
 as Usual This Year.

The fight which Senator H. F. Wood, of Yavapai county, made against the militia appropriation bill has had some extremely funny consequences. That is. they are funny from the standpoint of those who have watched the man. euvers of the Yavapai man in his eff forts to defeat that measure. The real ly humorous part of the affair is that while Senator Wood defeated the ap- propriation bill, prevented the national guard from going to Ft. Whipple this year as usual, and thus cut his county out of the handsome sum which is us- ually expended there during the en- campment, he really accomplished nothing at all so far as cutting down the experseS of the state is concerned
 And the reason is that since the mi litia code bill does not carry an emer- Gcncy clause it will therefore not be- come effective until about the middle of September And since it's operation will not become effective until that time the old law remains in effect. And. furthermore. the appropriation provided for in the old law. which is about the same as the appropriation provided for in the bill against which Mir. Wood expended his efforts, will be effective this year as usual. Wherefore, it would seem the distinguished demo- cratic senator from Yavapaf county. who engineered the fight against the militia appropriation bill and who is held responsible for it's defeat, cOnsid- erably OyershOt the mark in his efforts. For he las gained the ill will of the people of his own county and, quite naturally. the resentment of a good share Of the state militia, without hay ing accomplished single thing. It is thus that amateur politicians ire quently dig their own political graves.
 But. with the turning down of the militia appropriation bill a special ap- propriatiOn by the federal government has been lost and for that reason the guard will not this year go to Fort Whipple And the natural consequence is that Yavapai county will lose a handsOma sum to which it has become accustomed to look forward year by year.
 However, it is believed that the Ari- zona National Guard will yet receive the special appropriation carried by the military bill which has passed the sen ate and on which Representative Carl Hayden nas been using special efforts to get through the house. HayJen's efforts have been so well directed that it is practically certain they will avail 10 get the bill through the lower house, in which event the Arizona militia will for te present year get S12 900 from the general SOVrnment.
Arizona republican., 1912-07-11
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.

Milwauke O-7. Louisville 7-2. Kansas City 4-6. Indianapolis 1-S. Minneapolis 1, Columbus 2. St Paul 2, Toledo 8.
Arizona republican., 1912-07-11
s P o R T s

CHlCdSo -..'..... .............3 , Q -NeW 1orh 10 1
 Batteries: Richie, Archer: Ames, Tesreau, Crandall and Meyers, Will son.
 Cincinnati Brooklyn and Pittsburg- Philadelphia games postponed on ac- count of rain.
Arizona republican., 1912-07-11
American League.
Coast League.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY

WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY National League. Boston at St. Louis
 New York at Chicago
 Philadelphia at Pittsburg American League. Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at Boston Detroit at New York
 Cleveland at Washington
 Coast League San Francisco at Portland Sacramento at Oakland Los Angeles at Vernon
Arizona republican., 1912-07-11
NATIONAL LEAGUE

At Boston-St. Louis l. Boston ,. Called in fourth inning account of darkness.
 At Chicago R. H. D.
Arizona republican., 1912-07-11
WHERE KISSING IS HARD WORK
English Tutt Men OscuIate From 8 A
 M. to p. Nj.

Just when England is beginning to pride itself on it's progress of modern ity Htngerford, on the borders of Berkshire and Wiltshire, slips back in- to the centuries because it is Hockney Tuesday
 Unless you have lived through Hook
Arizona republican., 1912-07-11

Man dishWasher; good waitress i; woman cook on ranch: girl, house. work; male stenographer, $10O per month. The Phoenix (Live Wire) Employment Agency, 37 South Center St. Phones: Overland TOP, Ariz. Black 9201.
Arizona republican., 1912-07-11
ORDINANCE NO. 516.
An Ordinance Establishing a Public Market, Creating the Office of Mar ket Master, Prescribing His Duties. and Fixinq His Condensation.

The Common Council of the City of
 Phoenix Do Ordain As Follows.
 Section l. A City Market Place for the sale of fruits, vegetables, berries. fowls, eggs, butter. cheese, melons, provisions, and other articles com monly sold in public markets and necessary to the sustenance, comfort and convenience of the inhabitants of the city, is hereby established at the following described location, to-wit:-
Arizona republican., 1912-07-11

or by both such fine and imprison- ment
 Section A. All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance are here by repealed.
 Section 15. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and publication as by law required.
 PASSED by the Common Council this 1st day of July, 1912.
 LLOYD E. CHRISTY, Attest: Mayor.
 FRANK THOMAS,
 City Recorder.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-01-19
RedistriCting Bill Presented

Because of the great interest
telt in all parts of the state in the
matter of redistrictipg, the text
of the Bowman bill, rearranging
the congressional districts, has
been published in full. Bowman
is not at all arbitrary about the
matter and realizes that his bill
cannot suit everybody, and will
pre- ba bly, be amended to a consi-
deraole extent. It is largely ten
tative so far as he is concerned.
His bill would have the Sew
enth district, now represented by
Congressman James Hay, of
Madison, made up as follows:
The counties of Rockingham,
Shenandoah, Frederick, Clarke,
Warren, Page, Madison, Greene,
AlLemarle, Fluvanna, Goochland
and Louisa, and the cities Of
Winchester and Charlottesville.
1t takes from the present dis
trict Rappahannock and adds
Fluvanpa, Goochland and Louisa.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-01-19
Fire in Japan.

Toxic, Japan, Jan. 16.-A series OF
fires today in South Osaka DESTROYED
| 5, 1853 homes and left more than 30, COX
persons homeless. The confagratior
is the most disastrous since the fire
OF 1909, which reduced large part
of Osaka 10 ashes and destroyed H.
600 builnings and only cost one life.
Osaka, the Phoenix OF the East, has
q population of about q million, and
is rated one of the most importan,
isites OF japan. 1t is located oa the
Ilcand of Hondo, on the river Yodo.
Frank Holloway, q we'll groomed
man of many aliases. confessed to In
spector Hunt, of the Detective Bureau,
of Chicago that he robbed the Mon
treal Bank OF New Westminster, 3
c., OF s456, 900, he committed two
murders. and looted the Panama bank
of $4,000. my mind 10 relieved
now" Holloway said a. he finished
his sensational confession. He had
given names, dates. and places and
said he was ready to shsng like al
man." Holloway vas arrested onl
} uspiciOn Of teing > piekpocksk
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1912-01-19
List of C0nVeyanCeS,

Mary F Miller to Annie H Funk
houser, 10 acres, in Ashby district:
S65.O 90
Mary Bauserman to Chas NJ Baus
erman, one-half undivided interest ir
several lots in Woodstock; main
tenance and support.
Frances Miller and L. A. Miller
her husband, TO S Lizzie Newman
&c, one-sixth undivided interest il
estate of ohm " Newman, decd
$500
E D Newman, special comr, to ] [
| L 'mmon, Jessie Keller's interest il
IA acres of land near Edinburg.
Fannie Hisey to David Hisey, 4
acres, near Mt Calvary; s400.
FIJI Brumback to R Bauserman
IA acre in Woodstock; $3.50
A NJ Yates and wife to E H Munich
62 acres, 3 roods, and Is poles in
Powell's Fort; $3.50 90.
SV Pence and wife to John "
Sheetz, lease of orchard for years
f D Newman, comr. to Virginia
Sine, &c, house and lot in Hawkins
town: 5000.