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La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02

homes This is not theory, but facts,
drawn from experience. We have
proved that the saloon. the gambling
house. and all their connections In.
cidental and otherwise, are not 4
necessary adjunct to any city. and
that the actual cost Of their main.
tenancc far exceeds any revenue
derived therefrom.
Ths Saloon and Graft Go Together.
The effect politically has also been
marvellous. With the saloon element
stricken from its power In civic At.
fairs, graft receives a stunning blow
and the greater proportion OF power.
", wretchedness and want Ii no long.
er . factor in the city's makeup. II
10 an unqnestioned fact that since
the closing OF the saloons there has
been great awakening in the city
for better things and a prodigious
stride has been made which has
aroused and stimulated civic pride
to q degree hitherto unknown.
A successful city consists OF a
clean government and thrifty, hap.
py people and 1t has been our ex-
perience that wet goods" make peo-
pie neither happy nor thrifty. A
comparison as T. real estate values
and rents before and after perhaps
would not be fair as our population
has very materially increased since
the saloons have been closed. but
you can get all kinds OF statistics
from LEGAL records showing marvel.
GUS evidence all down the line of
the growth and development OF Kan
sas City Kansas. since the prohibi.
tior law was absolutely enforced.
Yours truly.
WILLIAM MERRIAM.
OF Merriam. Ellis 4 Benton. Real Es
tate. Loans and Insurance
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02
proh'b'.io" . Cal" In sv.ry way.

Kansas City. Kan. Oct IS. ~.
Dear Sir: Replying to your let
ter OF October 22d. will say that the
prohibitory Law in Kansas Is strictly
enforced in towns Of all siles.
OF course. will not say that
there Is no whiskey being sold. but
Il Is being sold In such small quan.
titles as to be hardly noticeable.
The Kansas City Star Of Wednes-
day. November .. 1910. states the
proposition with absolute truth. |
helped put this matter before the
public and know that II is the truth
The sentiment of the people is very
much In favor OF the enforcing Of the
prohibitory Law and as years 20 by
the feeling is more general that
Kansas will never go back on prohi-
bition. There Is no question but
what the people OF Kansas have gain.
cd In innumerable ways through pro-
hibition. They have more money in
the bank. Their domestic happiness
is more general. The effect on
the growing boy Of girl is OF neces-
sity the best II the prohibition ques
ton was rcsubmi,ted In Kansas. the
resubmissionists would lose by an
Overwhelming majority.
II there Is any more information
you desire or anything specific In
connection with the enforcing Of the
prohibitory law will be pleased TO
answer any Inquiries you may make.
There is just one thing In connection
with prohibition In Kansas, II took
a long time for the people 10 real
ize It's benefit but as the years go
by and the people recognize the ben
eft OF prohibition II makes the en-
forcing Of the Law much easier.
Yours very truly.
HARRY W. BEDELL.
Secretary Ranking Trust Company
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02
What Representative Men Of Kansas Say Of Prohibition

and have mDeh more than doubled
since the enforcement Of the law
began.
II IL my belief that crime has de
creased with the enforcement Of the
prohibitory Law. although we have
Nhsouri's state line SALOONS work
ing over time to supply " with
drunkenness and its consequences.
Our business men. almost without
exception, are pleased with the re-
suit Of prohibition. They lose less
money on bad bills and sell more
goods in legitimate lines by reason
Of the fact that the head Of the fam
w Is not tempted to blow In" his
earnings In saloons before he gets
home.
Better Than High License.
The matter OF the enforcement OF
the prohibitory law has 80 definitely
become n part OF the governmental
policy OF this city and state there
Is practically no talk on the sub.
ject any more. In my Judgment. the
people OF this city would repudiate
return to the Joint system or would
repudiate the proposition for the re-
peal of the prohibi,ory Law by an
overwhelming majority. In the Aug
ust primaries In our state one OF the
democratic candidates for the nomi-
ubmissionist. but he was roundly
beaten with three candidates In the
race. This is rather unusual situ-
alton when you remember that the
democratic party in the state OF Kan
sas has been, the only party which
has ever committed itself definit.ly ly
In favor OF the resubmission OF the
prohibition amendment, The LAS,
few years OF rigid law enforcement
have been so beneficen, In their Il.
fects thar already there is no par.
~ which would dare go before the
people OF Kansas on an issue OF re-
submission
We are familiar here with all the
arguments, but our experience In
Kansas conclusively proves that state
wide prohibition badly enforced is
better than high license. and that
prohibition rigidly enforced settles
the question beyond argument. We
sincerely hope that you will be- sue
oessfnl in your fight for state vide
prohibition in Colorado. IL you do
not win this time. try II gain for
this question Is never settled until IL
Is settled right. II the women of
Colorado feel about the LIQUOR bust.
ness as the women OF Kansas do.
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02
Prohibition Coed fer the Profession.
u Man. the 0aoksr and the Real
Estate Man.

Kansas City. Kan. Oct. 2s. IL.
Dear Sir: After many years Of ac-
tuai experience with the liquor ques-
ton. We are convinced beyond any
question Of doubt that prohibition
from a strictly business standpoint
will pay any community. We have
seen man after man, and we are
speaking OF reputable, high class
business men. thoroughly convinced
that prohibition pays. Men. who are
not prohibi,ionists themselves.
men who believed In high license.
men from all elias cs. who originally
opposed the Law and thought II would
interfere with the progress and
growth OF our city. acknowledge that
prohibition had not only improved
their business prospects. but had
given us far better general citizen.
ship.
The old shelf worn theory that n
good business town must be wide
open town is torn to shreds when ac-
tual experience. facts. proves TO the
contrary. What intelligent man or
woman will deny that $500 worth Of
groceries is not better for the man
and his family than $500 worth of
beer. And IL is Aat very point that
brought the business men OF Kansas
City. Kansas. to realization that
when the money Of the wage Garner
did not 20 for liquor. more OF II went
into staple articles like dry goods,
groceries. shoes and the essentials
OF life. The merchant in the dry
town will find better cash trade.
better class Of customers and be
largely aloof from bad debts. The
professional man will have three
fcur'hs less charity patients, the
banker viii double his savings &C.
counts and the real estate man will
hav. a steady. strong demand for
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02
Not NArd TO Enforce the Law Where
oHieers % Not Care to Per
iure Themselves.

Garden City. Kan. Oct %. 1912.
Dear Sir. II gives me great pleas
ure to inform YOU that prohibition is
an immense success In our town. and
AZ far as ! ever heard In the whole
not hard to enforce II you ha,e self
respecting men In office-men who
when they take the oath of office.
No one but Whiskey seller or whis-
key drinkcr ever questions the wis.
dom of the law Our town has about
1000 Inhabitants. We have one po,
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02
Would Not Want to Go Back to tn
Old Order Of Things.

Kansas City. Kan. Oct rs. ~
Dear Sir: Replying to your letter
of October 23d, regarding the effect
Of closing joints In Kansas City, Kan.
| am quite sure the effect has been
very beneficial. and that conditions
are fully as favorable now as was
stated In the advertisement you speak
OF In the Kansas City Star Of Nov.
End. 1910.
The law is still being enforced.
there are no open joints or saloons.
A few private places are found now
and then and dealt with summarily.
but on the whole the prohibitory law
is enforced as well as other laws.
Bankers tell me there is mark.
I'd Improvement IN the bank accounts
of working men since the law has
been enforced and the general cffo ct
has been good do not think our
people. airy considerable number of
them. would want to 20 back to the
old order ~ things. And | cannot
conceive how any one who has travel
led In prohibition Kansas and In 9TH
er states where the saloon flourishcs
can help to see the better conditions
existing In Karsa
Truly yours.
THE MERCANTILE CLUB.
w. r. Jaques. Seer try Mercantile
Club
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02

there is not any doubt about the
With heartiIcst good wishes for
outcome.
the success OF your efforts, remain.
Sincerely yours.
WM. b. SUTTON. JR.
Attorney
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02

Jackson. Miss. October 2s. 1912
Dear Sir: Your letter received.
I am very. very busy. but take time
TO say that s,ate-w wide prohibition has
operated well In Mississippi. Crime
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02

has decreased. and much money
which formerly went for the pur.
chase Of whiskey In 4 saloon. goes
to purchase the necessaries and some
OF the luxuries Of life. The law b
we'll enforced In this state. OF course
there are some violations In the larg-
er cities. but this In true Of every
Law that was ever placed upon .
statute book.
Yours truly.
EARL BREWER,
Governor OF Mississippi.
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02
WHAT
"a JuhrA HAS

, No saloons.
, Boys club.
, -Four hotels.
, Four parks. Z
, Three banks.
, One city hall. I
, Three hospitals. 4
, Nine churches. I
, One court house.
, One skating rink. :
, One planning mill.
, One kindergarten. :
, Four lumber yards.
, One fire department.
, Six school buildings.
, Three livery stables.
, One 25-ton Ice plant.
, Two steam laundries.
= Free delivery Of mails.
, One cold storage plant.
, Three telegraph offices.
One seven.ton Ice plant.
? One band and orchestra.
: An altitude Of 1850 feet.
= Twenty.four social clubs.
, School population OF 1900
= Three moving picture shows. :
= Seven thousand population
= Bank deposits OF 81. 900 900.
= A $4,000 high school build.
= ing.
= Twenty.three passenger trains
= daily.
= One star and three rural
= routes.
= Most hunshine OF any Colo
= RADIO city.
= Miles OF brick and cement
= sidewalks.
= Santa Fe shops. employing
= 1000 men.
= Monthly payroll. all sources.
= Of 100000.
= One public library OF i5..
= 900 volumes.
= Water and sewer system
= owned by city.
= One railroad reading room
= and club house.
= Three printing offices and
= one newspaper.
= Tweniy.three fraternal and
= secret societies.
= Average monthly postoffIce
= receipts of 81 800.
= Mennonite Sani,arium. five
. miles west OF city.
q : . . . . . . = . . = = .
La Junta tribune., 1912-11-02

Prohibition Good for Mississirpi.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-03
DECATUR. GA.

ON the north Decatur car line we have
a room cottage facing south. with
walks, sleeping porch. large attic. and a
lot that is>100 feet front, running back
1873 feet, house is on one side Of the lot
and you can sell 80 feet if you want to
and make a nice profit. THIS is A
BARGAIN
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-03
DAILY STATISTICS
sulIdInu Permits.

Building Permits.
S2500-Gate City Home Builders house
in South avenue.
g ooo-Mrs H Z. Smith dwelling at
253 Lee street
So 500 Gate City Home Builders house
in South avenue
s4oo-A. 6. Rhodes; repair house at %
Garnett street
s5oo-L b Sanders; additions at 500
North Boulevard
s35O-Mrs K Lumpkin; repairs at 7o4
Piedmont avenue
$500 S " Hersen; additions at 555
Greensferry avenue
s515-Ponce DeLeon church; furnace in
Ponce DeLeon avenue.
$500, 0O0--Ansley Investment Company;
hotel at Forsyth and James streets.
81 250-A. G. Dallas; dwelling at so
Leach street.
s375-A. Blackburn repairs at 175 Fra
ser street.
s35O-L O Nichols; additions at 346
Hemphill avenue.
$50 G00-Henry Schaul building at cor
ner Peachtree and Harris streets
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-03
300 CASH, $25 MONTH

WILL BUY a dandy little cottage in
West End. Has a nice large lot and
will make you an ideal home. Com
bination fixtures with all oonveniences.
Place rents for $25. We can sell this at
q price that will make it very inter
esting.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-03

) $40 and Valuable Considerations-Mr
Berta NJ. Swift TO Empire Trust and Safe
Deposit Company land lot so, beginning
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-03

s2,000-Miss Lula Gachet to the Mort
gage Bond Company of New York land
| lot log, beginning on the north side of
Twelfth street 40x1S4 feet April so.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-03
Real Estate For Sale.
SHARP 8 Boz1sr0s
EAST LAKE.

WE have one of the incest propositions
around the Athletic Club grounds, a
crackerjack house of six rooms, two
room servants house. garage and two
nice wells on the place; just what you
are looking for if you want nice sum-
mer home, or one that you can live in
all the year if you want. We can sell
this place for $4,000, on the easiest
kind of terms; lot has little more
than an acre.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-03
Warranty Deeds to Secure Loan.

Warranty Deeds TO Secure Loan.
Coleman. land lot 45. on the east side of
Howell street, 61x126 feet April 80
S500-Mrs Minnie NJ Norman to NJ c.
Kollock, land lot ~. on the south line of
said lot. 60x132 feet
81 ,250-F P Phillips to j. A. Pettiman,
land lot 107, a the southeast corner Of
Stewart and Lillian avenues, 62x157 feet.
$7oo-Mrs Florence F. Blackstock to T..
E Adams, land lot liz. commencing on
the northeast side of Highland avenue
now Bradley avenue, 50x100 feet. April
$1,000. z. Mccullough to Dorothy J.
Banks, land lot SO, on the southeast cor
ner of Fraser and Clarke streets, 50x1O0
si,5oo1W III wynne to Hebrew Or
phans' Home, land lot Is on the south
east side of Williams Mill road, 4Ox170
feet May l.
s1,5o0-Same as above same date.
s1.5Ol-Same as above same date.
s2,500-B F. Burdett to Mrs. ". A
Clifton. land lot 36, on the east side of
Dunwoody road, 450x740 feet. April o.
Mortgages.
s77o-Handy Carter to the Mutual Loan
and Banking Company, 1855 Rockwell
street, 50x175 feet April o.
S900-George T. Stribling to Habersham
Bank land lot 43. of the Lynch subdivi-
sion, commencing a. the corner of Boule-
ward and Wheat street, 50x155 feet.
April %.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-03
Warranty Deeds.

s25 .00o-John H Caldwell ct al to Mrs
Lena Swift Huntley, land lot rs, begin
ming on the northwest side of Spring
street 119x167 feet May "a
S5,000-Frank S. Ellis to E. y Carter
as guardian Of Josephine Rankin Carter
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-03

and Mary Craig Carter. land lot $50, COM
mencing on the eastern side of the
Powers Ferry road, S57x1,012 feet. April
Hanie land lot ~. beginning at the
southeast corner. formed by the intersec-
tlon OF Peachtree street and Seventh
street. l0oX2l0 feet, known as ~ Peach
tree street. February S, 1911.
S575-Mrs. Sarah Jesseys Fleming to
Mrs Alice l., Ehney, land lot beginning
~ a point los feet more or less from the
corner of Pause street 75x115 feet. April
$40 and Valuable Considerations-Mrs
Berta NJ. Swift TO Empire Trust and Safe
Deposit Company, land lot 50, beginning
on on the western side of Peachtree street,
35x4S feet. April %.
s275- William Dismuke to William
Armistead land lot IS commencing on
the north side of Belgrade avenue, 59x
100 feet. April IS.
s2,000-Miss Lula Gachet to the Mort
gage Bond Company of New York, land
Twelfth street, 46x1s4 feet April so.
SS5oO-The Railway Postal Clerks In
and lot III, beginning at the southeast
corner of Sells avenue and HOldernesS
street, 55x155 feet. April %.
S1.963-D. H. Rolader to Charles \.
Howell Mill road, 1,155x1 ,25s feet April
s1,0oo-Mrs. Dora W. Randall to George
3 Human, land lot IS, commencing at
the north side of Seventh street, 3SXl50
feet. September 29, 1911
S90o-The Atlanta Real Estate Company
70 Mrs. Jennie F. Baggett, land lot Is in
block of the Atlanta Real Estate Com
pany's subdivision, 50x1s3 feet April 80
s1,920-Nrs Passie Soperstein to Louis
I. Siff, land lot rs, commencing $50 feet
south of the southeast corner of South
Pryor and Crumley streets, 5ox15o feet.
April so
81 ,5oo-E. l. Dupree to 0. f. Stewart.
land lot lao, on the west side of Holder
ness street 60x220 feet. April 10
S8,00o-James / Stewart to Charles A.
Davis, land lot So, on the easterly side
of Plaster's Bridge road. 1850 feet north
westerly from the northeast corner OF
Plaster.s Bridge road, 135xs41 feet.
April 90
s5.OO0-George c. johnson to Mrs Sal
lie W Hirsch, land lot 70. beginning a
the southwest corner of Hunnicutt and
$500. W. Helen to NJ H Waldrop.
land lot 81, commencing on the north side
of Ebert street. 50x1s3 feet. April 80
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-21
BENEFIT FOR CHILDREN'S HOME
Proceeds of T0mOrrow's Game Be-
tween Alexandria and Cherry
dale for Worthy Object.

One Of the most interesting games
of baseball of the season will be play.
ed tomorrow afternoon on the North
Alfred street grounds when the Alex.
andria team faces the strong aggre.
CATION from Cherrydale, Va. The
game will be called at 4:30 and the
proceeds will go to the Children's
Home, of Alexandria, Va.
The particular object for which the
receipts of the game will be used vii
be the supplying of a heating plan,
in the building on Duke street. Dur.
ing the past few years the children
have suffered with the cold and a num-
Der of business men are raising fund:
to equip the building with satisfactor!
heating arrangements.
The game promises to be good one
Alexandria will puts it's best team il
the field and in addition, in its line.
up, will have George Anderton, who
is very popular here. The Cherrydales
come here with a reputation for hard
hitting and splendid fielding.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-21
FURTHER ACTION EXPECTED.
Decision of Supreme Court in Kidd
Case, 1t Is Said, Is Not
Final

In the case Of Kidd VS.. Virginia
Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation,
it is more than likely that the validity
of the judgment for something over
$4,000 rendered by the Corporation
Court, will now be tested. The Court
of Appeals in it's decision recently
handed down only decided that Kidd
could not be imprisoned for contempt,
and this question was not raised in
the Corporation Court, as counsel for
Kidd stated that the money would be
returned without the necessity for
this proceeding, ii it should be so de-
termined.
The Court of Appeals made no re-
ference to the main question decided
in the lower court, namel Y that Kidd
must return the money wrongfully
withdrawn from the bank.
1t is therefore probable that there
will be further developments in this
interesting case.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-21
PREPARING FOR LONG SESSION

Chicago, June 21.-Anticipating a
possible prolongation of the conven-
tion into next week, Harry S. New, of
the committee on arrangements, today
secured an option on the Coliseum
until next Saturday.
"The chances are that the conven-
ton will swing into the middle of next
week." said New, and we are not TAX
ing any chances on being ousted from
the coliseum. My own opinion is that
adjournment will come about Mon
day."
Hotel managers said today that
they were flooded with requests for
renewals Of contracts for rooms. The
state delegations scattered through
out the city are renewing their leases
with the exception of staying until
the middle of next week.
Thousands of inquiries reached the
officials in admission tickets to the
hall today and only five tickets were
issued.
It was understood that the commit
tee on arrangements will decide that
the "stub" Of the final days ticket
will give admittance after Saturday
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-21
STREET CARS COLLIDE.

Boston, June 21.-Sadie Barg, II,
was Knocked unconscious and perhaps
fatally injured, and score OF men,
women and children passengers on
Grove Hall car were thrown to the
street and injured today, when two
ears, manned by strike-breaking crews,
crashed on Blue Hill Avenue near
stanwood street. Many others were
cut by flying glass.
Late last night a score Of passen-
gers were injured and a riot barely
stopped when two cars crashed at
the Northampton street terminal.
Both motormen were arrested on
charges of drunkenness. Both were
ike-brxakers. One Of them, when
ten feet away from the other car
jumped and ran. He was badly beat
en- by mob.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-21
POLICE COURT.
(Justice H. B. Cation, presiding.)

George Minnick, charged with be-
| ing drunk on the street, was finee
So.
Maud Turner and Pauline Pinck
ney, colored girls, charged with fight
ing, were fined S. each.
Melvina Griggsby and Becky Tur
ner, both colered, charged with va
grancy, were fined S. each.
Grace Ferguson and Ollie Mccoy
charged with disorderly conduct, for.
feited their collateral by failing tc
appear.
Edna Ford, charged with disorderly
conduct, was dismissed.
Thomas Miller, colored, charged
with disorderly conduct, was dis.
missed.
Blondel Wilson and Mary Timbers
both colored, charged with disorderly
conduct, were fined $5 each.
William Craig, charged with land
ing fish at Fishtown without paying
wharfage, was dismissed upon prom
ising to pay charges.
A sailor of the steamer Wilhel-
nina, charged with disorderly con-
duct, had his case continued until to-
morrow.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-06-21
Big Event of Varsity to Take Place
at 5 O'clock This
Afternoon
FIRST EVENT OF THE REGATTA
Winners Outclassed Yale-Crimson
Took the Lead at the Start and
Won by Twenty Lengths.

New London, Conn, June 2l.-Witf
Harvard won the freshman eight
perfect weather and water conditions.
Harvard won the freshman eight
Dared race, the first event Of the an
nual regatta, today.
The crimson took the lead at the
start. At the one-mile point Yale
had forged ahead, but Harvard prov
ed too strong for the blue, and at the
two mile point, where the race fin
ished, the Harvard boat led by a
length and one-eighth.
The official time for the freshman
eights was ten minutes and 90 Sec
onds.
The varsity four-oared race was
next on the card.
Harvard simply outclassed Yale
in the varsity four. The crimson took
the lead at the start and won by fully
twenty lengths. Toward the last of
the two mile course, Yale made a
game squirt, but had no chance.
The big event, the varsity eights,
was scheduled for ) o'clock, with the
Harvard men supremely confident Of
and Yale ready to put up
u hard fight.