La Junta tribune., 1917-07-26


ones plain enough. The compass Is
to mark out our work and the square
is to measure II out. and every Eol
durn fool knows that G stands for
gimlet."
Business is going-in the east,
the west, the north. the south. The
country is prosperous. Last months
increase In business was very large.
Banks may wait In their operations
until the government bonds are as-
simulated. People may pause TEN
porarily In their QUILTING TO Ar
range to meet the new condition.
But the unloosing Of the billions Of
dollars will unloose q flow OF pros
perity absolutely necessary to sus-
tain the worlds burden. Govern
ments set the pace in their expen-
ditures. individuals must not lag be-
hind. Seven billions OF dollars TO pay
is only $40 per capita In the United
States. Yet seven billions OF dollars
put into work at six per cent Is .
fair estimate of the producing power
OF money-John Wansmaker.
Frank Owens. the Second street
tonsorialist, is having q difficult
time OF II these days keeping = bar
ber on the job. Three of the men
who have been in his employ, Frank
Quinn. Harry Girard and Tobe
Stokes. have enlisted in Uncle
Sans army during the past few
months. and Riley EslinE who re-
Gently arrived from Bucklin. Kan,
TO 20 to work for him. has just re-
ceived notice from home that he
was among the number that had
been drafted from that section. Mr..
Owens will probably be compelled
as a last resort to hunt up a man
who has arrived at the sere and yell
low leaf OF his existence on this
mundane sphere. There is small
army OF men in the good old U. S.
A. at the present time who are
either under twenty-one or over
thirty-one years of age
The arys scored another victory
recently at Washington. ID. c., when
Attorney General Gregory construed
the Reed bone-dry amendment TO
make It a federal offsnse to import
liquors into dry states, even though
these states may specifically permit
such importations. Colorado is one
OF the states affected by this decis-
ion. II you want booze very bad
you viii have to swear that you
need It for medicinal, mechanical or
sacramental purposes. and you
ought TO be careful about what you
swear 10 unless you want TO court
trouble. Mr. Gregory also construed
the Law TO apply to every form OF
transportation. even TO carrying
liquor into u dry state on your hip
II is rather evident that Senator
Reeds amendment. which was in
Tended as a joke more than anything
else. is going to prove a boomerang
for the liquor interests.
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Garden City has a chance TO land
milk condensary and Is going af-
ter Il tooth and toenail r. J Ken
nedy. Industrial agent OF the Santa
Fe. and the commercial club are al
ready working on the proposition.
The Santa Fe man announced that
his department knew OF several COM
panies that are seeking locations.
and II the people OF Garden City
show the necessary interest and CO.
operation u was quite probable that
such an industry would be located
there very soon. The main require
ment for a condensary Is TO have at
least 1000 cows within q radius OF
twenty miles OF the proposed loca-
ton. and La Junta, Colo. was cited
as a notable example OF what could
be done when the people of . COM
munity wake up TO their opportun-
ities-and thus are we having fame
and distinction thrust upon US ~heth-
er We like It or not, The end IL not
yet.
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LaYSr is afflicted with an ordin-
ance mich prohibits any kind OF an
entertainment on Sunday at which
an admission fee IL charged. In con-
sequence the ehautauous program
scheduled for Sunday vas given on
Monday morning. with practically no
one in attendance. Union evangelist
ic services were held In the chau-
tauqua tent on sunday evening.
however. at which an especially fine