La Junta tribune., February 11, 1911, Image 6

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Present Conditions vs.
Saloons
I
j HAT we are still In swad-
Idling clotb**s politically, is
evident from the specious
arguments that are often
successfully used to induce um to
vote ourselves into bondage In the
present campaign, for Instance, we
are told that It Ut Importable to
prevent the Illicit male of liquor In
dry territory, that It la being sold,
and that we would be better off If
it were sold legally, rather than Il
legally I answer to this, first. that
th»- men who are now selling Illegal
ly, are seeking to be permitted to
sell legally, and bo do not come Into
the peoples' court cl equity with
cl* an haiida lam not deeply lm
pressed by thin reiterated cry that
til** local option law la continually
vfcola'ed About all th* laws In the
statute books are violated. and men
ar*- moved to their violation by the
aatue hope of Illicit gain that
moves th<- violator* of the local op
tlon law In I-a Junta 1 answer, sec
ond that a man living In dry terri
tory can legally buy and ke* p In his
own house as much liquor a* he can
pay for, and that th** object of the
local option law is not to prevent any
man from legally buying and keeping
liquor, but to do away with the
open saloon, wh* never the majority
of the people living In any political
subdivision mentioned In th*- statute
come to believe that the open sa
loon is a menace to their moral,physi
cal. financial and political welfare.
We are told that the continued II
licit sale of liquor In dry territory.
Induces a popular disrespect for law,
b*-«au*e of It* failure to prevent such
aal«* We are to r« memb* r In this
connection that the passage of s
|<eal option law by a legislature, la
usually secured by th** pressure of
popular opinion, against the cor
rupting Influence of the brewers, dis
tillers and wholesalers of liquors
lai*«» thus pan**-d do not often carry
complete provisions for their enforce
ment. This is true of the Colorado
law Hut we are further to remember
that In a state much as this, where
th** p«<ople have In their hands,
through 'h*- Initiative and referendum,
the power to legislate directly, th**
fallur* of a law does not produce dts
reaped for law. but rather an inquiry
as to the b* st mean* to remedy the
defect And In this present instance
this Inquiry will likely result In
su< h amendments to th*- local option
law a* will iuak< It so effective that
no man will thereafter dare to Illicit
ly sell liquor in dry territory
We are told that when the major
ity In tbla city voted to make It dry
territory they interfered with the
personal liberty of the minority, and
with their right to have a saloon
conveniently at hand It Is the set- j
t|*d law of the land, settled before
prohibition or local option were
even dts* u»»*d that traffic lit intost
< aMng liquor is subject to regulation
au*l restriction by th* police power of
the state, and Is p«-rmlti«d only by
sufferance aud license .so that no matt
ever possessed the right to have an
open mlood mnv*-n tent l> at hand On
the other hand It may with reason be
urged that no man has a right fur the
ask** of his met** convenience, to
place before hU neighbor and his
neighbor's boy the open door of a »a
loon tie>ond all this Is (he fad
(hat this most abaurd claim would
aet at naught the fundamental rule,
vital to free government, and vital to
th** personal liberty of every clttien.
that the will of the majority must
prevail
l\e are told that under present con*
dltlons we are losing the reveuue
the saloon* would prodme. while li
quor Is beiug Illicit J> sold in our
mkUt and »h* money of those who
buy liquor is beiug largely *p«*nt in
Swiuk This bring* us to the vital
point in this discussion, which Is
the question of * omuiuntt y profit in
the business
A simpl*' arithmetical computation
uiusl convince any man. open to «xmv
«let Inn that the saloon Is an economic
blunder It Is estimated that the
money paid over th*- bars of the slg
saloons of this city last In opera
tio u readied a total annual sum of
l.'oo .oou Kiispt for an insignificant
portion spent for alcohol and liquors
for mechanical and medtdnal pur
poses. the spend*r» of this vast sum
r«* e|v*<d In egdiange absolutely noth
ing of value In fact where they
looked "too long upon the wine" they
positive injury It doe* not
change the proposition In the slight
est to say that a considerable por
tion of this sum was spoilt by tran
sients. That only adds to our own
fooll*hne«* the charge of buncoing
the stranger within our gates, by tak
lug bis money for that "which Dot en
rich* h him** Nor does It help the
■Uttar any u> aay that man apend
By Judge E. W. McDaniel
rnon»*y for other things of no valu*-
i We are con* id* ring the question of ,
• profit to the community arising out j
) of the saloon business.
> Suppose tbla 11100.000, Instead of,
■ being spent for worse than nothing
• were thrown Into th** legitimate chan
> nel* of trade, and that It were *pen»
i for boota and shoes, dry goods and
. groceries, with now and then a dollar
f In payment of bad debts occasioned 1
by the saloons of the year before,
would It not constitute a valuable fl- '
nan* lal asset to the community.
> The experience of Rocky Ford an*!
• the testimony of h«*r business men Is 1
i .i knockdown argument In favor of a
dry town. It Is no longer a d**bat 1
abb* issue in that city Business men
of Rocky Ford who. before th** su
1 loons were eliminated were active
supporters of th*- wet ticket, have by
several years of business ex pert erne
In a dry town become conv tou t'd that
saloon* are close enough when lo
cat**d In Pueblo and l>**nver and
would like very much to have Bwtnk
dried up. Experience has demon
titrated lo these men that the money
saved to a community by eliminating
saloons flows naturally Into oth* r
I channels Casting up accounts they
have concluded that th* y cannot af
ford to sacrifice th*- lin reased bus!
ness and better collections for th**
*ak** of having a saloon conveniently
at hand.
Bupp**ae some man should come to
Ms city snd off* r to build here •
fa* tory which would add to the an
nual payroll of the city the sum of
$200,000 What Inducements would
the merchants of this city give to
secure It? What reason then can
any merchant have for favoring th*- .
rc-**stMbli*hm**nt of an Institution [
that annually su traits from th*-
prett-nt payroll that sum of money 1
and exchanges It for beer and with
key, rather than for boots and §ho*n.
dry goods, groceries and house rent
It Is tru*- there are some little off
sets to this A man called my at
tentlon the oth* r day to the fact that
all th**#*- saloons employ bartenders
and that th**** men live well. He
• said thes** men would sp*-nd thirty
five cents for s T-bone steak aud
tak* It horn** to th*-lr families, snd
other things In proportion. 1 told
him that while this was d**strable In
aud of |ts*-lf 1 felt that th*- rust to
the community was too high Thu'
while In the esse of a clerk In a
grocery or dry goods star**, adding
the • lement of profit and expense In
th*- business to the cost, s thirty-five
cent T-bone steak tak*-n home by
such a clerk would not cost th** com
munlty more thaan fifty or sixty
cents, but that adding saloon profit
and expense, and considering the
worthl**ssn**s» of th* goods dispensed.
• very bartender's steak sold In l*a '
Junta would stand th«* community not
l**ss than three or four dollar*, and
that however desirable this trad*
might be from other points of view
the item of expense would compel us
to f »r«-go th*- luxury
It is evident then, from an eco
nomic standpoint al«»n**. that *e can
not afford as a community to glv*
$.'•0,000 worth of t*usln««*s and th*-
profits th* reon. in exchange for '
$9,000 In revenues, l**ws the added
-xpengo tf criminal pm»*-*utfc>n aud
detention, th*- relief of poverty ere
I ated th«r**by. and th** many other «*i
pons*** whbh th** pr«wi«-nte of th*-
sal«*on entails up*m a torn munlty
1 have cot!fined uiy argutu*-nt to
th** material side of this question, not
only betaus* of th* time limit, but
• because th*- advocates of the saloon;
■ choos* that as their only ground
They admit, when unable long* r to
dodge the isau* . that th*- saloon Is
• an « v||. but they hasten to add that
i the Illicit sale of liquor In dry tern 1
I lory makes conditions Just as bad.
• without the comp* naation that the
i revenue brings to the community
Then they add with Indignant voctfer
i atton that they favor stringent laws
- to compel the saloons u> be run in!
c a decent manner Thus they blow
• hot and cold, asserting in one breath i
i the Inefftracy of the law in dry 1
• territory, and ita efficacy in wet
f territory.
i Considering th** saloon in Ha lear
i lug upon the morals of the commuu
• Ity every iutelitg* nt. observing man
i must Admit that It la an unmlxed
evil It varies from the l<a Junta sa
loon, which does as IK tie harm as a
r saloon can get along with, to the
i sinkhobs of iniquity found in the
Urge citie* If any man can demon
- st rate that there Is financial, moral
• or phyaical profit to the community
i arising out of the saloon I will vote
l the wet ticket.
We of mature years who live m
• La Junta owe a paramount duty to
> those in this community who are In
I Ut formative gtagr of life. We
are Lo see that th lr opportunities
! for physical, mental and moral devel
opment are of the beat. Thla duty
| rivits upon every man and woman no
1 matt* r how humble or how exalted
and none may shirk it If the open
H&loou aids development along these
lln*t», and If any one Is so convince !,
l*-l him vote for U Hut command*-*!
by my reason, my conscience and
my sons*- of duty. 1 shall vote to «on
i tlnue th<- present condition.
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May Have a New Trial.
There is a possibility that Tom
Gerbrlck, the former Lamar boy
who is now serving a long term
for all* g**d train wrecking at the
Aplshapa brtdg**. near Fowler, where
' Engine*-r Walker received fatal in
Juries, may secure a new trial His
stories regarding hla whereabouts a’
1 1 h** time of the wreck are being
look.-d Into, and If it Is found tha f
h«- ran establish an alibi he will b*-
given a chance to do so Officer* a*
1 the penitentiary regard Tom as m*-
of the most notorloua liars who • •* *-r
broke Into that Institution, and tb y
take no more stock in his stor> of
; the alleged train wrecking than d*>*-»
the writer Should the young mai
*uc< e**d in getting out of the "p*
it ought to be a lesson to him n*
to tak»- liberties with tb«* truth, t--*:.
for th** sake of gaining newspa. r
notoriety Lamar Sparks.
Rising Young Railroad Man.
Wal’er Wellman, one of the f*-w
young m* r ' in railroad service with
whom It is a pi* asurc to Iran *
buaino- was transf*-rred to La J
this w*ek This is a promotion. Wal
ter was * ashler in th** freight dej
m*-nt her*- and his dull*** at I.* J
will be the warn*- Officials ar* *
wavs on th* lookout for youg m* >•?
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ar*- p ish**d up and forward as ra; >
as possible It's the young man with
a grouch and one *ye on the * k
who n«*ver get there.''— Lag Am
Democrat.
Arkansas Valley Boosters Will Meet.
Pursuant to a call by Preside!
W. Benedict, the n**xt regular n
Ing of th*- Arkansas Valley Con*
clal Association will be held at la
Junta, Wedn* s lay, February lStb at
10 30 a m Plan* to be follow
the future by th** aaao* Union a
advertising and publicity line* at.*l
many qu«-stions con* ernuig th* *1
fare of the valley will be dim* d
An exhibition train carrying v
•rai • ars containing agri*ul'*ir«, •»»
hiblls from over th«* sta’c wt have
be*»n collected by men from State
Agricultural College will run
through the valley over :• Santa
Fe early in March. Th* exatl date
and the schedule have m* - • * n an
nounced. As soon as th* > a asued
they will be sent lo all par of the
valley A nuiui *-r of men f r otn the
agricultural college will u otnpany
th*- exhibits to answer all , i*-st|otis
ask**d about agrt* ulturai sub - •*
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Notice of Adjustment Day.
Estate of Genevieve Westfall, de
ceased.
I The undersigned, having Leen ap
pointed administrator of the estate
of Genevieve Westfall, late of th**
county of Otero, In the state of
! Colorado, deceased, hereby gives no
-1 lice that he will appear before th*-
county court of said Otero county, at
the courthouse in I*a Junta, In sahl
county, on Monday, the 13th day of
March. A. D 1911, at the hour of 10
o'clock a. m of said day, at which
time all persons having claims
against said estate are notified and
requested to attend for the purpose
of having the same adjusted. AH
persons indebted to said estate are
requested lo make immediate pay
ment to the undersigned
Dated at La Junta, Colorado, this
4Ui day of February. A. D. 1911.
JAMES S WESTFALL.
Administrator of th** estate of Gene
vieve Westfall, deceased.
Miller 4 Allen. Attorneys
Fir st publication. February 11, 1911.
Last publication, March 11, 1911.
Notice of Adjustment Day.
Estate of Harriett B Hewitt, de
ceased.
The undersigned, having been ap
pointed administrator, with will an
nexed, of the estate of Harriett B.
Hewitt, late of the county of Orleans. 1
In the state of New York, deceased,
hereby gives notice that he will ap- •'
p*-ar before the county court of Otero *
county, at the court house In I-a :
Junta, In said county, on Monday, I
th** 13th day of March. A D 1911,;
at the hour of 1 o'clock a m of said
day, at which time all persons hav- .
lag claims against >aid estate ar*- not
ifi*-d and requested to attend for the
purpose of having th»- same adjust«.-d
All persons Indebted to said estate
are requested to make Immediate
payment to th«* undersigned.
HENRY W ALLEN.
Administrator of th*- estate of Harri
ett B Hewitt, deceased.
Marlon F Miller, Attorney.
Flist publication, F«* rusty 11, 1911
Last publication, March 11. 1911
Notice of Adjustment Day.
Estate of John L«* Pegram, dec* as*-d
The undersigned, having been ap
pointed administrator, with will an- i
u«*x*-d of the estate of John L«*c Pe- »
gram, d* eased, late of the county of 1
Los Angeles. In th*- state of Califor- i
uia, hereby gives notice that he will
app* ar b« for** the county court of sal c
Otero county, st the <-ouri house lu •
IJunta, In said county, on Monday. I
the sixth day of March. A D 1911,1
at th« bOV *»f 1# o clock a m. of
said day. .* * un** all persona
. Blast said « state are]
notified and requested to attend for
the porpuw same ad
. !■*■•*' 1 • *1
• -slat* ar*- requested to make lmm**dl j
111 payment to llKltofllpud i
Dated at l-a Junta. Colorado, this i
sixth daj of March. A D. 1911.
EARL W HASKINS.
Administrator, w.th will annexed, of
the • state of John Lee Pegram. de i
ceased
First publication, Fe. ruary 11, 1911 I
last publication, March 4. 1911
Order to Show Cause on Petition for
Sale of Real Estate.
yf Colorado, county of Ot«To.
SS.
I In the county court in probate
In tkt mat t«-r of the r»iat«- of Lilli*-
| l>. Gre n. ineant-
Order to show cause on petition for
of real estate.
| This matter coining on to be'
; h**ard on thut sth day of February,
jA. D 1911, upon the petitlou filed
herein by William H Green, couser
valor of said estate, for the sale of
the following describe real <«tatc,
or a portion thereof, u>-*il The
southwest quarter of the northeast
j quarter and the north half of lb*
southeast quarter and the southeast
* quarter of the southeast quarter of
section nln«* <S>> o f township lhirt>
130» south of range flfty-flte (Ui
»«wt In the county of Las Animas,
state of Colorado, for the purpose of 1
paying eipens«*s of administration of
said estate and main u* nan c# 0 f said
inaaue p«rson. and It now appearing
to the court from said petition that
proper and legal grounds emit for
the sale of all or a portion of aaid
rsal estate
Now. therefore. K is ordered by
th* court that Wllham H Gnen. pe
titioner. Hilton Ursen. Helen Green
aad Phyllis Green, and M F MUlsr,
enquire, guardian ad litem of aaid
minors, all persons who would Inher
it la case of the death of said mental
Incompetent, be and nppoar before
said court at the court room of aaid
court. In the city of 1m Junta, coun
ty gnd state aforesaid, on the 13th
day of March. A. D. 1911. at the hour
of 10 o'clock In the forenoon of said
day. then and there to show cause, if
any there be. why an order should
not be made directing the aaid Wil
liam H. Green, conservator, to sell
the whole or no much of nald real
—tale as may he oeceuaary lor the
purposes specified in said petition.
It *• further ordered that this
order be published for at least four
successive weeks In the La Junta
Tribune, a weekly public newspaper
published In said county.
It is further ordered that M F. Mil
ler, esquire, of said county of Otero,
be and he is hereby appointed guar
dian ad litem for Hilton Green. Helen
Green and Phyllis Green, minors, to
represent said minors at said hearing.
By the court,
e. w. McDaniel.
County Judge
Fire* publication. Fe ruary 11, 1911.
Last publication, March 4, 1911.
A Big Shoe
Sale
Front tho 11th
to tho 18th of
Fohr u a r y
Our First Annual
Broken Line Sale
Mon’o, Womon'o and Chil
dren’a Shoes, also Rubhoro
and Rubber Boots, from IO
to BO Per Cent Discount In
All Our Linos
For Cash Only
PALACE SHOE STORE
Opposite Court Houma, South
Clean-Up Sale
Ladies’ Department
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OFF OFF
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Ladies’ Jr'; J Ladies’
Suite and jwj j a Coats
Dresses | I x
# I | II fir Cent
+JoLo w l\ KtCMMt M
C. &B. TW Gvt Skirts,Ptttiesets
Corsets I llf tST
The Draper]
and Clothing Company
New City Directory Coming Up
Fred A. McKinney, who compiled
the first directory of La Junta In the
spring of 1909. will soon be around
| again Hla directory this time will
be called the La Junta, Rocky Ford
and Otero County Directory. The
whole county will be In one book.
This will make It Immensely more
valuable both to the advertisers and
subscribers, especially as the price
of the directory will not be advanced.
Messrs McKinney 4 Jeffries made a
success of the first book, and Mr.
McKinney says that this book will be
far ahead of the other one