La Junta tribune., 1915-10-02

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100000 visitors: In 1904 the 81.
Louis Exposition was visited by 49,
74l,o73 persons from April 3oth to
November 30th.
Ninety-one large municipalities In
the United States have established
public swimming pools TO meet the
demand for knowledge OF swimming.
Nowadays many Of the colleges and
secondary schools OF the United
States have as graduate requireme
proven ability to swim. What has
become OF La Juntas prospect for
\ swimming pool, We had II on our
municipal programme once. but sf-
ter II Was referred TO committee II
died . natural death-as usual in
such cases made and provided.
Prompted by the demand OF the
European allies for = loan OF q cool
billion Of American dollars. . west
ern financial writer suggests that
our own government may need To
borrow that much money itself. Ae-
cordins to him the daily deficit In
the federal treasury IL 3ls7.3l%. or
At the rate Of $4,000. 600 . year:
which suggests that within three
months Il Will be necessary for the
government 10 raise a loan OF at
least $500. o0o. 200 TO provide for or
dinary expenditures and = suitable
working balance.
What do you think Of this pro-
posed war loan TO the allies. anyway?
The big men Of finance say Il IL the
proper thing. probably because there
Is money In Il. but don't you think u
would be the wisest courre for Q
Christian nation to refuse this loan
and thus bring about . speedy end
Of the var. A. long ~ ve keep pro-
vidins the beiiserents with muAitioss
Of var. and ioaninG them money 10
buy more. the awful struggle 10 20
iag 70 keep up. no matter hov much
Se 20 down on our marrow bones
and pray for psace.
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An American wss getting some
money on . letter Of credit In .
banking office In Damascus and fell
into conversation with the grave ORR
entail ~ho was serving him. Who
asked him what struck him a. the
most obvious difference between Da-
mascus and Ne~ York. The Ameri-
can. after a moments hesitation. re-
piled that he thought life moved with
NOR. rapidity in New York. Yes"
said the Oriental. you cali that
hustle We tried that In Damascus
a thousand years ago and found there
Was nothing In II and gave II up"
William did not shine as a student.
and his reports clearly proved this.
yet he insisted 20 his mother that he
was right At the top Of his class.
you see," he explained when one
Of his reports was under scrutiny.
that ~ 10 for excellent and that
~ is for dandy"
hut" insisted his mother. the
little giri across the street gets a..
most nothing but As on her re-.
ports."
We'll. mother" responded the
boy. Il hate To give her sway. but
that a. stands for 'awfui.'"
And Il is said that he got a~sy
with Il.
Tomorrow II ''community Day. ''
and II IL TO BE- observed throughout
the nation. People Of this conmuni.
y. ssd every coamusity. are urged
10 uatts II psomosins The businesa,
churches. schools and society Of the
home community. - thsss In sAs as.
ereeats coaseitute ous etvtliastsos.
aad STAGE our sassosai cisissasAip
casset riss abovs ~ level os ~
cstissssAip Of ~ local community, Il
bsAeevss svssy patssosie eieissa u
esess6ss ~ welfare q BE heos
city. teva ssd ceaassity. TAses
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yes esa Dus d ~ Aay beestlas ees
ssos es ~ eshss satsspslsss thaa
vt11 ssssls y eooouaity uolise ssl
ths sisstfsesslss u ~ ~ aevs.
wAsa ~ essalee ~ ualo all
sesd th1aes thsss wes slill nses
sssA - -; - - ne1e the beaaes.
~ peeseooss Iessees. aal rooei)oo,
as1 whsa - ~ flolsAs1 ~ seili ~
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