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La Junta tribune., 1917-03-22
Rocky ror,i Orchestra Concert


Tho Rocky Ford CaHssr, or.
shes'ra vI,h c @. clark a. con.
due,or, gave a very enjoyable pro.
gram ot standard and classical music
at the Rourk. Theatef last sunday
afternoon The lower floor Of the
iheater vas comfortably filled With
music lovers Of Ia Junta. aud Judr.
ihr from the generous applause ,ha,
greeted every number 90 the pro.
rrsmme they serc usli pleased With
the musical offering
Nj" Paay sheldon. a young lady
with an unusually pleasing voice.
sAhr two solos In a manner ,ha,
charmed her hearers. Ave Marie"
beins risen With violin and cello oh.
liraio. and The Rosary with the
fun orchestra accompaniment
This orchestra OF twenty-five mu.
sieisns would be a er.t, TO a town
fosf times the sire oi Roefy Ford.
,nd the people O, that immunity
s-s certainly TO b. ,oi,iaended 10,
der enterprise N a.ainta iihr such
a. eresnifaiion.
La Junta tribune., 1917-03-22
Polling Places for city Election

The city election vnl take place
Tuesday. April Cd Last Saturday
vas the last day for registration.
and if your name IS not on the per-
maneni registration list in the coun-
~ clerks office. you cannot vote.
La Jlnra Is divided into three wards.
All the territory east o' Ration ave.
nue. b. tho first ward. all the ter
ritory between Ration and san Juan
avenues is the second vard. and all
the territory as-r Of san Juan ave
nue. the third ward The polling
places. with the judges aho viii Of
GrIa,e at the city election are as
follows.
First ward Polling place. resi-
tence Of Mr.. Julia Bradish. 4I7
CImarrou avenue judges. Nrs. Julia
Bradish. Mae McEveu and y. l..
Brown.
Second ward Polling place. City
Hall Judges : p Wood. r. ? MAY
heE and J. r Nahoney.
Third vsrd Polling place. resi-.
dsuoe Of } B. O'Ssu. 50g Carson
avenue. judges. Ellen Guthrie o.
NolI. Sarah Miller and " 4. Athey
La Junta tribune., 1917-03-22
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
y. \. Allen. u. H.. Pastor

Sunday school al ssi5 a N.
Preaching az II a m Subject,
Kadesh- Barnea"
Christian Endeavor society at $50
O. m.
Preaching at 7=30 p m Rev Dr.
Adams. Of Pueblo. a colored orator
% national reputation. will preach
his subject will be. The Negro AZ,
ter Fifty Years"
La Junta tribune., 1917-03-22
Waste Reuo,ating Machine Installed

Within the course % the mex,
Heek the santa Pc aW have a waste
renowrur machine DO operation in
this city Quarters on the nip
tuck" have already been provided
for the machine. which au BE- in
stalled 10 made over box car %
some delay has been caused by A
miN-1p iu shipping orders. steam
machine that uus destined for Clo-
Eis y " having been sent 20 La
lunia and an electric machine in
tended for use her" shipped 20 CIo-
vie.
About 500 pounds of vast. per
month are used 90 Ia Junta and In
fhs past fhs waste has been shipped
70 Topeka 90 De renovated. A. soon
as the machine BE- Installed an the
assie on the system from Dodge
city 20 Albuquerque. ana from la
juna 20 Denver. viii De- sent 20 this
point 20 De- raHaFatrd The machine
not only cleans uas'o. but eIimln.
ates all the dead OF rotten uaste.
aad after being cleaned about
eighty per csHt % th, waste is prar.
.uoally an rooI a. new
La Junta tribune., 1917-03-22

improvements around your home,
The same rule applies 10 counties.
Scarcely more than century ago
what Is nov the German empire en-
brared more than 300 separate gov
srnmeuts, including kingdoms. grand
duehies. principalities and free cities.
The next move viii be the formation
OF the United States Of Germany.
and ii Will be brought about as sud
denly as the changed condition In
Russia almost In the twinklinE Of
an eye
Inactivity Is the sepulchre Of the
living man. Nature knows no pause.
and attaches a curse to all inaction.
Bicycles and men fall the moment
they cease moving. The first external
. indication OF dry rot in a man IS
tendency to lurk and lounge Lazi-
ness grows on people II begins like
a robwsb and ends In iron chains
no il noW' Take the tide al the
flood Don't wait until # runs out
and leaves you stranded on the flats
W G. Holman
great number OF cities and towns
in the United States have already
perfected plans for obtaining for the
use % the public all the vacant lots
and tracts lying within the corporate
limits. with the intention OF plant
INK them ia potatoes. parsuIps. on
ions lettuce. cabbage. squash c'r.
Here e. one Nay Of solving the high
cost Of living With potatoes 5
cents pound. and onions Is cents
a pound why no, grow spuds and
onions on an the vacant lots In La
Iunta' The greatest problem ull be
TO acquire the necessary funds to
purchase seed u would probably
take a millionaire 10 nnaur. an en-
terprise Of this character.
>
Kansas has passed an ani-slg-
arctic Law. uhirh prohibits the use
sale or even the Advertisement OF
Cigarette Boz Kansas. and is a. dras-
nc Ia Us provisions A. the booze laV.
Kansas has the courage of It, con
rirtious and Is stil, leading iu the
reforms that viII evidently b.
adopted by every state 10 the union
Kansas passed a bone dry Law
without waiting Tor Uncle Sam 90
make up his mind what to do. th.
laa passing both houses Of the Iarts-
laiurs and being signed by the gov
sruoF before the -dsr was attached
20 The postoftioe appropriation bin
making prohibition states bone DRY
whether state legislation provide
FOR % 0r not Colorado sill BE- bone
dry. too. after July lot. no matter
uha' iha legislature does. but some
90 our legislative solous are hopeful
that the supreme court um declare
the federal bone dry las uucaas,itu-
tl0Hal so they arr stm dMy daUying
over The quantity o. liquor that IL
aII be- LEGAL FOR individual shippers
Co rsaavs'ariur the brls' space of
one month. WITH O. umlf a. three
aaarEs % baoIo and tssuty-fouT bot.
tlss OF beer Tor each Individual nor
tsl Colorado mIEbt just as well re-
uu 20 'bs days % the open saloon
Our legislature couldn't have been
aor' Il ps had elected q lot OF
brewery agents 90 make laus FOR u.s.
La Junta tribune., 1917-03-22

Il is uou gp 10 the Eirls o. Tho ma
tiCu 10 reduce the cost uf living
over a million dollars a year u has
been discovered that the adoption Of
a style shirh called far skirts two
tnches longer than those worn a. the
present time would effect a saving
q more than a million a year lu the
oountr1's leather bill Evidently
our girls need a lesson IN thrift
a.. veil a. some OF the first priuft-
piles - uoissiy.
La Junta tribune., 1917-03-22

FiorsHes has very sn'srprisiur
n"vspapsr 'he Daily citizen. The
editor signed uu 90 individual CON
tract ehteh .Hsgrss the coming nf
the Esaparh- Homer CbaH'auqua 10
that burg Boz June. the Newspaper
assuming all financial obligations.
ot"ro ooaufT has a county Judge who
ihrsa'sa"l 90 DO sumetbfaE like thi,
a feu short months ego. but De vas
rescued tF severe Effark o. chilli
ness IN hiE pedal eErr1rrlrs. ahIrh
IN this particular instance aas no
small natter
La Junta tribune., 1917-03-22

For displaying syfranrHEua-v hero
ism Iu battle aith rstsIs Ia Sarra
Domingo Sergeant Major Roseen
winaHs Z. s Marine Corps has been
de'uu's3 with rEs Medal or Hon
or ths hlEFrs' award ~ merit a.
iaiuAt.H ty the American military rr
naval man WiHaHs operated o. ma-
chine rau AGAINST the enemy. only
lb" yards auav. IH he fae. of q
heavy fire f0 HhIrh Dc sac fully
slpossd WhsE O. Jam pur the Faa
Temporarily 0u' OF commission. be
stood ap and ra8IIy repaired IT,.
maintaining his psril1Hs position and
resumed firing until the bandits de-
serted their trenches Marine Corps
officials say WIHAus prump, action
savod hs lives Of many o. his CON.
panions The Medal o. Honor IL
given 70 VERY few psraaas. and ONLY
N cases % extraordinary Falor Tn
Ike -" Iron Gross Victoria
Gross, and similar European deco
ratiouf this American medal ls xoru
pendant from the nssE
La Junta tribune., 1917-03-22

Ths people q Sacramento county.
Calif. are no pik"rs On ne question
q Eood roads Al ar election . fsv
dayf AEo the people % that county
authorized a bond issue of ti.TE6.-
eee 70 b. used foF building apptori.
mAisiy i.S miles o. concrete hIEh-
rays IN that county. the vote bslnr
four 70 one California has already
srperienced some Of the benefits Dc.
rived from rood roads IN rszpihF tse
rolden dollars distribu;ed b. "a.
thousands Of tourists Who riti, that
state annually. 4 firs-elAss road
from the eastern 20 the western lin.
It's Of otsro county. = distance Of
about thif;r-sir aiies. would BE- the
best inres;nent otero county couid
fnake.snd ., would no, b. t~o year,
Until this firs;-ciAss road would er.
isrd from the Kansas state line TO
Pueblo. Somebody has to take the
lead. Why no, o,efo county, Did
you ever notice hou your neiehbof
always follows sui, when you maize
La Junta tribune., 1917-03-22

OrtWay is after a Carnegie library.
The promoter Want TO vote on a
one mill levy al the coming election.
which vtIl raise $3.50. The Carnegie
Library Foundation viii give ten
time as much money as the tovu
ill rai-s which would mean 81
see. IL ts thought that suitable
library tuEfinE can b. erected With
that nuuanf
La Junta tribune., 1917-03-22

They say the British army con
sumss 10000 tons Of potatoes even
month II they cost s. per hundred
weight a. they do iu La J1uta. wal
Is surely all that sherman said ii
Was-ior the dear people Eho have
10 pay The bills
La Junta tribune., 1917-03-22

Germany has E0.0o0 miles Of rail
way. or about one-siHth Of the total
railway mileage OF the United States.
>
One-elghth OF the population Of
all the United State lives within
a radius Of one hundred miles OF
hsW York City That's where they
are strong for prepareduess. and for
very good reasons
La Junta tribune., 1917-03-22

Baca county Is evidently In the
throes Of a land boom 4 barber
down that way sold his half section
one DAY last week for $500. and
the other fellow turned right around
the next day and sold it for $500.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09
DanviAe Drys
Foresee Victory
in Registration

Danville drys are jubilant. A care
ful inspection of the registration
books, according to The News, justi-
fes forecast of victory in the ap-
preaching local option election.
A total of 2,285 names were placed
on the registers during the eight days
of the recent session of the board. OF
this number only 1,219 were from the
First, Third and Fourth, generally
known as the wet wards, while S35
were registered from the Second,
Sixth and Seventh, the bone-dry
wards. In the Fifth ward, where the
vote is about evenly divided, there
were registered 231 names.
The previous October registration
favored drys. In the previous regis
tration, the three dry wards showed
a much heavier registration than the
three wet wards, and dry leaders fig
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09

ure that these wards will more than
offset tie wet majorities in the other
wards. feven though in the neutral
fifth, 90 per cent of the vote should
be conceded to the vets.
Pruning Will Further Reduce Wet
Vote
The drys are confident that during
the revision of the registration lists,
a large number of names of wet vot-
ers will be eliminated. They are bas-
ing this prediction on a careful study
of facts Already a number OF "sus-
pect" notices have been issued.
All in all the drys feel justified in
basing forecast of victory upon the
result of the two registrations. They
feel confident that the lists show a
wet loss and dry gain. Not only so,
but they point out that some expert
enced politicians who have heretofore
been with the vets, are now with the
drys, 4 dry victory seems to be in
the air HN RI SOL
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09
Springfield Drys
Mobilize for Victory

One of the indications that Spring
field is making a winning fight to oust
the saloons, is the fact that the dry
leaders are able this year to unite all
the different organizations and ele-
ments in the city that favor a dry
town.
Catholics and Protestants, Repub-
licans, Democrats, Socialists, Prohl-
business men, professional
men, workingmen, and even some
men who are opposed to the
saloon, are united in a determination
to rid the city of the licensed liquor
traffic
Another happy augury is the fact
thai 1''le members of the Legislature
anu yeAer public officials from various
parts of the state, who have hereto
fore refused to take any part in the
wet and dry issue, are lending their
influence to make the capital city dry.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09
The Referendum Hangs in the Balance

The people Illinois should understand that the fate of
of the momentous introduced into
State Legislaturethe referendum bill granting the
pie of the the right the saloon queston-
this writing, hanging in the balance The large majority
given Senate just reflection of the sentiment of
the majority of the people in the state.
ought to pass the House where it is pending And
it will pass unless defeated by the of the brewers and
dslers strong liquor lobby is working night and day
in Springfield to defeat the bill.
Representatives believe in their heart that the
people ought decide this great question and if left to
themselves they will give them the chance But In the
past the liquor interests seeking to pick these Oft
by resorng the unscrupulous meth
DDS to do
We do believe they will succeed. We convinced
that of these be bought but the referendum
fails pass the Legislature that will probably be the
of its defeat.
THE VOTE UPON THE BILL MAY BE TAKEN
IN THE HOUSE ON MARCH ID EVERY MAN AND
WOMAN IN ILLINOIS WHO WANTS THE MEASURE
TO PASS SHOULD SEE THEIR REPRESENTATIVES,
IN PERSON OR WRITE TO THEM. URGING THEIR
SUPPORT OF THIS BILL
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09
Kane County Drys
Hold important Meet

The annual meeting of the Kane
County Anti-Saloon Federation was
held in Batavia recently with every
town in the county represented ex-
cept Campton and Blackberry.
Attorney c. H. Pegler of Elgin was
made President Of the organization,
and Henry D. Cheney of Aurora, Sec
retary. An executive committee, COM
posed of leading men from the vari-
GUS townships, was chosen. The
meeting was addressed by Attorney
Frank B. Ebbert OF the State League.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09
STRONG SENTIMENT FOR
REFERENDUM In ILLINOIS PRESS
Newspapers With Few Exceptions Line Up in Favor Of
Submitting Saloon Question to People
GREAT NON-PARTEAN MORAL ISSUE

published in the press. Not only so,
but civic bodies, medical societies,
religious organizations and many
other associations have passed reso-
lutions favoring the submission of
the question.
All these resolutions, like the edi-
torials, emphasize the democratic
nature of the bifl, and the fact that
the Legislature has no moral right to
keep the question from the people.
Many men who are not radical on
the subject, some who class them
selves as moderate drinkers, favor
giving the people the right to de-
eide the question.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09

INTERN THIS ENEMY

IF we enter the great war, we
should learn by the experience
of others. The nations of
Europe have found that drink
and efficiency in war are not
compatible terms. So they
have abolished--or greatly re-
stricted-the drink.
We should follow their ex-
ample without a moments de-
lay. There is a simple way to
do it.
If we are to fight, we must
omit no word or deed to make
our fighting effective. Drink
does nothing to make men good
fighters, or good workers, or
. good citizens.
The liquor traffic ought to be
; interned for the duration of the
war.
. And af.crwarda Wait and
sce.-The Independent.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09
Peoples Part in
Making Indiana Dry
What the People of the Hoosier State
Did, the People of Illinois
Can Do

What the people can do in influ-
encing the Legislature to pass the
laws they want is graphically shown
in the story of what took place in
Indiana during the time the state
wide dry bill was pending in the Leg
islature. 1t passed the House by a
big majority, and was pending in the
Senate, which was thought to be ex-
ceedingly close.
Tens of thousands of people went
to the state capitol and importuned
their representatives. Delegations
came and kept coming IN relays. They
thronged the State House, filled the
corridors of the hotels, and the town
fairly teemed with them.
No Escape for Unfriendly Senators
One Senator, to get away from
these dry committees who had kept
after him continually, went to his
home 125 miles away over Sunday. In
stead of getting out of trouble, he got
deeper into it, for people came to
him in throngs from the moment he
reached home, one delegation of 45
men, coming in autos from town Is
miles away.
Another Senator from one of the
wettest counties of the state, got tel
cgrams at the rate of 200 an hour for
two days. He decided to vote for the
bill.
A Widowed Mother Makes Her Plea
A very wet Senator got an unusual
telegram. 1t was from a mother
whose boy, fine young man, was a
periodical drinker, and who, while on
one of his periodical drunks, shot
and killed his wife, and then, turning
the revolver on himself, blew out his
brains. Their bodies were brought
back to their childhood home for
burial. While in his mothers home,
she wired:
"The bodies of two of my children,
killed by drink, are in my home wait
ing burial. A four year old girl is
left without father or mother. l plead
with you for their sakes to vote dry.
Keep this picture before you when
you vote"
The Senator who received this voted
dry.
As a result of this uprising of the
people, the bill passed the Indiana
Senate by a majority of 38 to IL.
Illinois Opportunity
The people of Illinois want the right
to vote on this question. They look
to the Legislature to give 1t to them.
If denied by the H rse, just such an
uprising of the pc occurred in
Indiana to deman statewide law
is sure to follow in illinois.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09
Brewers Obstruct
Saloon Reform in
Cities Of State
Oppose Revocation of Licensea and
Reduction in Number of
Saloons
CORRUPT CITY COUNCILS

That the rottenness of the saloon
business, which is chiefly responsible
for the rapid growth of Prohibition,
can be laid directly at the door of
the brewers, is increasingly evident
every day, and is shown by fight be-
tween two breweries in Rock Island
which has just been made public.
The Rock Islsnd Brewery -comnanx
and the Edelweiss Beer company Of
Chicago got into snarl over the as
signment Of a saloon license in Rock
Island. The Rock Island company
controlled the lease of the saloon until
May |. After that, the lease was
to be taken UP by the Edelweiss COM
pany But the Rock Island company
closed the saloon so the limitation
clause would operate before the end
of the lease, and demanded 81 200 to
be paid for the release of the lease
before the end of the five months
period. This the Edelweiss company
refused to pay,
The two brewery companies finally
reached a settlement, however, and
the lease will be taken over by the
Edelweiss company and the saloon
will continue to run in Rock Island.
The general sentiment in Rock Is
land favors reduction in the number
of saloons, but the beer companies
have succeeded in preventing such re-
duction.
Brewers Responsible for Saloon Cor.
ruption
This affair merely emphasizes the
truth of the statement contained in
the report of the Chicago Council
Liquor Commission to the effect
that the licenses of majority of dis
orderly saloons in Chicago are held
by brewers and that the brewery is
responsible for the most vicious ele-
ments in the liquor business.
1t is this fact that has led to the
introduction of bill in the Illinois
Legislature prohibiting brewers from
owning stock in any saloon. The in
dependent saloonkecper sometimes
makes an effort to run an orderly
place out of fear of losing his license,
but the keeper of brewery owned
saloon, having lttlc or no financial in
terest in its ownership, will do any
thing to increase his profits.
Brewers Finarlc ice Wet Campaigns
In the wet ar,d dry fights in the
cities of Illinois, the wet campaign is
almost invariably financed by the
brewers. Compar ptively little fnan-
cial support is received from any
other source.
The brewers chopse the campaign
manager, hire peoplN to circulate wet
petitions, pay for the wet advertise
ments in the papers and for the dis
tribution of wet literature, and prac-
tically manage the entire campaign
for the vets. This fact is arousing
tremendous opposition to the beer
makers among the people at large,
and many dry leaders have come to
the conclusion that the ihnly way to
get rid of the saloon evil is to smash
the breweries who are chiAfy respon-
sible for the evil.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09

In order that he may apply for liq-
uor license Matthew Brucken has
purchased a property in the village Of
Fl. Loramie, Ohio, and will ask coun-
Gil to change the corporation line, it is
said
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1917-03-09

Francis Cammerada Of Cleveland,
Ohio, was shot and dangerously
wounded in saloon brawl.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-04-06
Cuba to Follow Lead
of United States and
War on German Empire

Havana, April 6.-The belief is ex-
pressed here by high government of
ficials that Cuba will follow the lead
of the United States government in de-
claring that a state of war exists be-
tween the United States and Germany.
In this event. Cuba will at once place
her army and naval forces at the dis
posal of the United States.
The belief, also is expressed that if
Cuba should declare that a state of
war existed between the island re-
public and Germany. President Memo
cal will recommend to Congress the
passage of a law making service in
the national militia obligatory on all
Cuban citizens of military age who are
physically fit. From these men the
ranks of the regular army and navy
would be filled.