La Junta tribune., 1913-08-02

other words the money trust Is
daring Uncle Sam to tulfill his prom.
ises to the people philadelphia pub
lie Ledger.
They say that Las Anlmas has a!
ready grown weary OF It's experiment
as Wet town. and that II the qucs-
ton vas submitted today the dry
element would win. One OF the stock
arguments OF the wet element that
booze makes business" did not
nave very happy experience In Las
Anlmas. Booze may make more
ball games. but II does not seem To
make legitimate business thrive. one
OF the leading dry goods merchants
Of Las Animas packed up his goods
and chattels and moved to Wiley
last week. where be viii open a dry
goods, clothing, and ladies and gents
furnishing store A saloon was open.
ed next door To his place Of business
In Las Animas and injured his trade
10 such an extent that he decided to
pack up and move away Booze
makes business all right. but the
only business that thrivcs as re-
suit Of the superabundance of wet
ness Is that Of the saloonkecpcr.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion has finally approved the pro
posed reduction of express rates
throughout the country In a deci-
sion which viii be made public short.
ly the commission sill announce It's
rejection Of the pleas made by the
express companies that the proposed
rates are discriminatory aud oonfisca.
tory. The public will be given the
benefit of reductions averaging from
- to so per cent ON packages of
five pounds and under. and from 10
TO 30 per cent on the heavier par
GELS The new rates Will eo into
effect as soon as the decision is
published The reduction OF par.
eel post rates and the Increase Of
the weight limit 20 twenty pounds.
Us announced by the postmaster gen
eTal recently. which will 40 into 81
feet next month unless congress In
duces him 10 change his mind. viii
tend stlll further To compel the ~.
press companies 10 charge lcss than
the maximum rates.
Only four short years ago Colora.
dos conStipatei legislature was con.
yencd In extra session by Governor
shafroth for tho purpose Of forcing
IN" members to submit constitution.
al amendment providing for the ini,i.
a'iSe and referendum. The extra scs-
sion only cos, $4,000 but Governor
Shafroth IN speech In La Junta
made the statement that the initia.
tiy" and referendum amendment alone
was worth that amount OF money to
the people of the state Now Govern.
or Ammons Is going 10 try TO undo.
with another extra session. what
Governor shafroth did With his e,.
ira session The public utility bill
passed by tho last legislature. T. 10
BE- held up and referred 10 m. pub.
lir In the fall of 1914 The Inter.
's'S' don't like Il, 80 they have pc
ution"d the secretary OF state TO
haN" II referred to the peopl. Now
II Is proposed 10 call an extra sas.
sion. r""naci the bill. and include In
II The emergency caluse and the
safety clutch tthe latter being de-
Vic" 10 keep m. proposed law from
being referred TO the people, and put
II In operation at once VIA, won.
derfnl lawmakers ih.s. disciples oi
J"ffersonian simplicity arr.
=
" Is IN. unexpected that usually
happens. and II has already happened
In po~ioffic. circles In La Jun'a Our
postmaster has been turned In" by
a postofsic. Inspector for violating
III. rules and regula,iohs-just ~
judg" finity prophesicd In his let.
ter from Washington In this issue
tha, h. would be. Tho powers tha,
be were a long time In landing our
postmaster. bu, they finally did For
twelve long Year, various and sun.
dry pos,office inspectors have been
coming to La Junts looking for an
opportunity To find something wrong
or Of doubtful ethics In the manage.
mont of our local postoffice. but not
. until 1nae tunpth Ala Sh.v Haa a~w.