La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1917-01-20

senate in passing the District OF
Columbia anti-saloon bill shows that
almost two-thirds vote can be OBJ
tanned in the upper branch. and the
prohibition sentiment in the house
I is said to be as strong. II not strong
er. than In the usually more conser-
Kenyon law was designed merely to
back up theauthority of the states.
having prohibition laws. and give
them power TO make II Illegal 10 re-
ceiye intoNicants from other states
Violations would have TO be pros
ecuted under state laws. but con-
gress alone has the power to regulate
interstate commerce. and can con-
fine the consumption OF liquor TO
the states where II is manufactured
II 1t wants to. Such law would be
as near absolute prohibition as
would be possible under present
conditions.
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The entire Pennsylvania railroad
system. taking into account every
affiliated company either east or
west OF Pittsburg. has now to its
credit three full calendar years in
which no passenger has been killed
as result OF train accident on any
portion of the lines During this per
iod, 55S.ss0.0s3 passengers-equal
TO five and one-half times the popula-
tion OF the United states-haye been
safely transported total distance OF
approximately fifteen billions of
miles. or $50 times as far as the sun
is from the earth. Upward of 5000
000 trains. carrying both passengers
and freight, were operated by day
and night through sleet and storm.
and fog and sunshine, over 1900
miles OF railroad line and $1,000
miles OF track, while these passengers
were being taken on their journeys
"fhout loss OF lie.
John Grayer Johnson. who is the
star counsel OF the railway com
panies In tn. argument on the Ad-
smson Law for the United States
Supreme Court, now in progress.
resides In Philadelphia. his native
city. After leaving the high school
he studied Law in an office OF a firm
OF high repute. and then hung out
his own single" TO use an Amer
lean eolioauilism. Today he Is much
In demand by the leading corpora.
tons OF the country to argue cases
before state and federal courts. and
he has now. or has had. some OF the
largest OF the so-called trusts" as
his clients. Mr.. Johnson spends
money lavishiy on works OF art. and
is among the most amply endowed OF
the art collectors OF Philadelphia and
OF the country. II has been his dis
tinetion also twice to decline ap-
poin,ment to the Federal Supreme
Court. a thing that lawyers seldom
DO.
| A pompous orator OF the old
school-you know the kind. one o.
those boys who yocaiiy wave the
Flag OF Freedom until some OF the
stars are shaken ioose-got up to
speak In n little town back In Ohio
Part OF his discourse was devoted
TO praise of Daniel Webster. tina,
other great orator.
The rural BIN Bryan freauen,i,
skidded from the roadway OF fact
ON one occasion he said: Daniel
Wcbstcr's wonderful command o,
the English language. his unfaiiinp
grasp OF words. came from his tire
mendous knowledge OF the diction
airy, OF which he was the author"
A weii-meaninr friend whispered
10 the speaker: Say. Biii. DAME
Webster didn't write IN. dictionary,
II was Noah"
Bill surveyed thu other with scorf
and announced au,horitativeiy ant
loudly: "Noah-hcil' Noah built tn.
ark"
| Thousands OF letters have beer
pouring into the colonization de
par'm"n, OF the Santa fe raliwa,
since the first OF the year from pros
pcc,ive homescekers asking aucs
lions about Colorado and par,Icu
hriy the Arkansas Valley section