La Junta tribune., 1916-06-10

Every professional politician Is
selfish to the core II he we're not
he would not be professional poll
iician.
s.
Out OF every 100 men who start
work as fremen. only seventeen ever
become engineers. out OF every 100
men who do become engineers, only
six become passenger engineers. The
average length OF service IS eleven
and one-half years.
.
Although the United States gov
eminent prohibits by Law the con-
tinuous employment OF a train en-
ploye more than sixteen hours, II is
worthy OF note that In 1915 there
we're 1890 violations reported by
the railroads themselves.
Eighty-three minutes OF continu-
Gus cheering for T r. in one OF the
Chicago conventions this week bust
that much excitement most any old
mortal here below would long for
something less exciting to relieve the
monotony.
Governor Carlson has Just appoint
ed three AFOREMENTIONED men in
the militia OF Colorado to take the
examination for entrance 10 West
Point. In accordance with orders
sent out by the federal var depart
ment n the men pass the eHamina-
ton. which will be given at Fort
Logan, they will be admitted 10
West Point on July 10th.
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Frank Slower. native son sery-
ing as a druggist at Fort Collins, has
solved the dandelion problem. He
proposes that the front yards shall
be paved with concrete with grass
painted thereon by artists In addi-
tion to preventing the dandelion
nuisance, 1t would save property
owners the trouble OF moving off the
~hiskers every two or three weeks.
There are $50 automobiles In
Crowley county, 200 in KIoWa eoun-
~. $50 in Bent county. l75 in Baca
county. which does not even boast
OF a railroad. and nearly loco in
otero county. with new ones arriy-
ing every week. Pueblo county Is
well up in the lead with nearly l.
500 automobiles which are adorned
with state license plates.
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Since the free sugar clause has
been suspended by congressional act
for the very good reason that the rev
snue Il needed. the beet sugar indus
Try in Iowa l. being revived Before
the passage OF the present tariff Law
a few factories were operated In this
state and there was prospect Of
more. The industry flettened when
free sugar was announced. Properly
encouraged the sugar industry In the
United States will produce suffi-
cent supply for our needs.
The last annual report OF the In
terstate Commerce Commission shows
that trainman l. Killed on an aver
age OF every four hours and forty
minutes. and a man crippled every
three minutes and thirty seconds
And this does not tell all the story.
because n a man does not die from
his injuries within tWenty-'our hours
he is not reported TO the Commission
a killed and unless the injury dis
ables him for three days he is not
counted as injured
Il. c. Graves. OF Kansas City. Mo.
has recently had several small ads In
the great family Journal offering
some great bargains In vacant lots
in West La Junta Evidently the re-
turns did not Justify the enormous
expense entAiled. and our patron
complains thusly: Il am satisfied
vacant lots in La Junta can't be sold
for half the price. Your population
has changed. The workingmen are
no, eager for a sheltcring home as
they were some years back. Either
they are too rich or too poor to buy"
Now which one OF the two surmises
do you suspicion il the correct on.-
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Six years ago there were no niEht
letter. Tonight. unless some ca,as-
trophe destroys the Western Union
system. It's lines will carry approx
rateiy 10000 nirht letters OF fifty
Mnrds or Les There Will he ahnni