The Lamar register., 1918-03-13
ditor-sn efficient servant OF the


rays it's good-has to or she wou
get fired. Then he runs around Il
corner to the office of the secrstai
Of the state auditing board. who 10 I
10 busy, and reads It to him. He sal
Il IL Eood-that't the easiest way
10. Then back to his office. A ne
ribbon is Installed. writing such po
derous articles is just naturally wss
ing on any self-respecting typewrit
Now comes the supreme
fort which runs something like this:
A LEGAL OPINION THAT
HAS WEIGHT AND VALUE.
Attorney Leslie E. Hubbard.
the little giant OF the San Juan.
has Just rendered an opinion that
will go down in history as one OF
the most remarkable and weighty
legal documents that ever emanat
cd from the brain OF man. The
opinion, so able and clear. VIII not
only be Of great benefit to The
struggling and profitrtddsn people
Of this state. but TO the people
similarly situated over the United
States. Demands are being 70
csivsd b. wire to have II translat-
I'd that the people Of Europe. Asia
and Africa may also be benefitsd-
Complaints have been coming
to the attorney generals office
from all over the state. but more
particularly from the Consumer
league. . union Of sitisens headed
BY Hon. John y. shafroth, a. .
subsidiary organization. to the adL
vancsmsnt Of his senatorial asptr>
ations. that on buying American
falssly-labeisd Swiss cheese. In
stead of securing perfectly solid
pieces they have been given slices
in which were found great holes,
At times not less than . half inch
In diameter.
This character Of profitssr-
ing must stop!'
In these ringing words the at
torney general opens his opinion
which covers 90 closely typed 10
gal sired pages. Leslie. on hear
ing the complaints, at once detect
ed the hands of the food trust, the
smelter trust. the coal trust, the
steel trust. the beet trust. the al
falfa trust. the coal oil trust. the
peanut trust. the cultivator trust
and the shoe-string trust, in this
vicious practice. and the trail fol
lowed up by the ever alert Leslie
led him to the very door Of the
war council. the chairman OF
which is the owner of q number OF
flour mills.
The Hubbard opinion which
will. In the future. COMPEL all
makers and dealers in chesss To
plug the holes with sawdust. y
legally able and morally correct
The people Of Colorado should
recognize the fact that their rights
are always being protected By
Les There IL . proper ring Of
sincerity to this opinion. 1t will
open tho eyes OF the people Of this
state and nation to the character
of German work going on with the
aid OF the trusts mentioned. to de-
prive the American people of the
nutriment to which they are hon
estly entitled from cheese.
so important IL the document
1t Is now being printed to go out
in pamphlet form to the votsrs Of
the state providing Leslie can find
some way to make the state pay
all the costs. It has been printed
in full In the Denver Post. made
attractive to the eye Of the reader
by four separate and distinct pic
lures OF Les taken in four sspar-
ate and distinct attitudes. The
opinion with much addenda and
supplementary Information, to-
gether with suggestions how TO
act. has already been mailed Pres
ident Wilson"
oh, YES, THERE ARE JUST
TWO MORE TO be MENTIONED.
Just as the press agent IL ready
nave the stenographer make a hu
ired carbon copies SO that no Dem
ratio editor may be overlooked, he 7
,alls he has not mentioned the nam
II either Governor Guntsr or Tres
irer Higgins. SO back to the machil
ne goes. He does not look out OF q
this time. No Inspiration
necessary. These are dashed off
/ hurry:
Governor Gunter spoke 1t Las
Animas one night last week. A.
large crowd was present. The
music furnished By the band from