La Junta tribune., 1913-11-01

$3.50
Preserved and bottled specimens
of reptiles and fish native to Colo
RADIO will be sent to the high schools
OF the state. according To arrange
ments which are being made by DR..
Max NJ Mills OF the biological de
partmen, of the University OF Colo
RADIO.
Their. is one sign that should be
given a conspicuous place In the
postoffice and also on every letter
box In this city.
What is that
Post no bills,
This happens to be the day for
posting such bills, so please not OF
this suggestion.
Ban johnson. president OF the
American Baseball LEAGUE says that
no contracts for next year. In either
the American or the National
League, would be signed with play
crs who did not agree In them no,
TO use intoxicating liquors in tn.
cours. of the season. II the base
ball people are going on record
against alcohol why should some
church members fear to do 80. and
still hold out on In. ground that II
~iil iniure their business.
1T u true that prohibition makes
crooks out OF officials. but. etc. -
writes Charles II. Trapp OF Topeka.
In a mild defense OF the liquor laws.
Prohibition does nothing of the sort
Open saloons with the evils which
Invariably company them gam
bling and protected vice-corrupt
more officials In day than prohibit
tion can corrupt In many years. In
a prohibition community the oppur-
tunity for official dishonesty are
reduced to petty and indgnificsn,
minimum
nicsl World. which ought to know
what II Is talking about. It was
shown that Will. the average rate
for electricity In privately owned
kilowatt hour. IN. ay.rag. rate In
cities having municipality owned
plants IL cents per kiloWatt hour.
and that thi' latter figure leaves .
Junta Tor lighting purposes H. l2is
cents per klowatt hour. so 1t is quite
evident that our local company IN
doing very we'll during these demo
cratic hard times
Congratulations TO Denver The
acquisition Of the Rocky Mountain
News aud IA. Denver Times by Mr
John G Shaffcr Of Chicago Is a guar
ante. that the town h to hay. two
newspapers OF the highest class The
Chicago Evening Post and the other
newspapers published by MIR Shat
fer are brilliant examples of what
is bees, In modern Journalism. un-
doubi.dly their standard will b..
maintained In Denver Such publ.
cations are q civic asset. They will
be OF immense importanc. to the
forces making for social progress In
tn. Colorado capital Kansas city
Star.
Will. T.. =. Ripley. president Of
IN. Santa r. system Was Ia Topeka
recently. a reporter asked him about
the possibility OF government owner.
ship of railroads What did I tell
you IN. last tim. l was IN Topeka"
h. replied. Tn. au-stion-r admit
ed that Mr.. Ripley had predicted
government ownership. Well he
Said. ~. ar. Just one year closer to
government Ownership than ~- were
when ! spoke 10 .ou last time. II
10 bound Ia come. IL .. being talked
NOR. and NOR. every year. I would
not make y guess ON the date or risk
an .stimat--but II Is looming up
on the railway horizon and Ne can
all s.. II plainly"
The proposed currency bill give.
TO the bankers enough to max. them
happy aud does not enable them to
take enough To max" the people mis-.
cradle. There IL one nrature about
this bill that should win IN. support
of every banker doing a legitimate
banking business. Heretofore Il has
been necessary to put up bonds to W..
cure government money. but by the
provisions Of the new bill the govern.