La Junta tribune., 1914-01-17
GOOD NEWS AND BAp. NEWS
SsAtewide Prohibition In California
Thousands or Men "Marchinx for
. Job"

Job"
The best OF all good news from the
coast for the New Year is that state.
wide prohibition Is launched In Cal.
tfosnia. The number OF signatures
% the initiative petition for a consti-
ssdonal amendment providing for
statewide prohibition was 10, 900 In
e1ces5 OF the number required to In
sure the petition q place on the 1914
BALLOT. Prohibition In California Is
81 az vital consequence as In Coiora-
-. and may they both win out In the
seruggle. and shine as stars with the
states enrolled Tor national prohibit
Ton.
| The leading newspapers OF Super.
oee. calif.. say that few people know
50f the distress and crime, direct and
Adir.ct. which is the natural and
sure result OF the use OF liquor. II
this Important measure Is carried by
the good people of California much
Committee of Sacramento Is busy
Of the relief work among the dcsti-
b.. -
foreign emmiEration In this state
and the great army of unemployed
10 forcing a serious problem upon the
peopie Of California. At the present
tim III. General Unemployed Relief
pla nning how to provide food and
comfortable lodging for the unem-
ployed and the people are trying
to meet the conditions. This county
tPlaceri paid out during the last
year more than $4,000 for chari-
table purposes No matter what con.
dttions may be there is always a
class ~ho spend all they make and II
the time ever comes when there Is
not auch work this class is down and
o.ss ~ ~
This morning I counted from my
slster's door yard seventy men In two
divisions. with three leaders to di-
vision. ON. division took the side
galk. and the other gang of thirty
Two. tn. main street A light wagon
nlled with bedding. aud trailing a
two wheel cart. brought up the rear.
They carried a dilapidated looking
banner on which were emhlazoned
The words. MARCHING FOR \
lob"
The Roseyllle city officials were
1o,ified of their coming this way
rom sacrc-.oato and food was pro-
ided for them outside NJ .ae city
limits. What IN" motive or AHA Of
his class OF the unemployed Is, no
,ne seems to know. as they continued
TO wend their weary way by going ON
10 Marys,ille.
II IL very true that there are those
sho come to the coast for honest en-
ploymcnt and many times are disap-
pointed. California Is great state
lnd has "a great variety OF industries.
During III. fruit aud hop picking sea
on vas, amoun, Of help Is required
10 meet the demand Tn" stat. also
has many attractions and life IN this
glorious climate of California Is
very pleasant when there ar. no adj
verse financial conditions 10 bother.
Al this tim. of year all nature seems
to be IN a cold storage state. Tn"
rose may hay. lost IT, fragrance. but
there II NO much of the beauty OF ma
ture that on" who comes from cold
climate H. likely TO forget that this
is the winter season. In fact thcr"
II No little difference. as regards
temperature. between ia" winter and
simmer months. that one has To
think for n minute sometimes TO re-
call 10 mind JUS, what time Of the
year Il really is.
Ny first stop On my trip. after
leaving Denver. was - very plcaHan,
visit Of few days with Mr aud Mrs.
Paul Jones and their li,tl. daughter,
Hester and Iris. who live In Sparks,
New. I am now n gues, In my sisters
home Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Jones who
are nicely located and are well and
happy.
The New Year bears n greeting
rrom PacifIc's shore to-day
whl1s lhc ocurefui hours are fleet