Show ter PERSONAL OPINION by elwyn blake t f se va V a LAWS A newspaper head says sweeping laws would keep Us out of war well if a law can keep anyone out of anything maybe it keep us out of war but we doubt it laws did not keep people out of the di inking drinking places lades they do not prevent murder and theft nor ncr excessive speeding on the highways neither will any number of laws keep us out of war the only thing which lessens lessen drinking theft or regard for laws or order is the proper teaching of individuals at home before they are old enough to think they are wiser than their parents the only thing which will stevent pi event wars Is universal education in the ways 0 of f righteousness if this can act be universally taug taught bt we must at some time fight for our very existence many indications are that the greatest conflict in history is in the offing just now many believe that may be destroyed what we call civillia civilization tion with its corruption greed and injustice may ingy well incur the wrath of god we frail fraia humans fall so f far ar short of carrying out the commandant comman dent love thy neighbor as thy self that we may expert expect anything to happen I 1 I 1 the puny efforts and petty interests of man so occupy the aera aerah e thought and time of our citizens that I 1 net one in ten tell thousand has a true I 1 conception of the really vital things 0 of f ii life to in ili other words they do not have the greater consciousness so necessary for the of of great men there seems to be an awakening in some quarters however and a great change in the life and en deaver cleaver is in prospect the unrest of the whole world i is 5 like fomenting foni enting yeast rolling and tumbling forever changing form untie until the right ingredients are added and its restlessness ceases as its mission is fulfilled we wonder if the I 1 fomenting forces of the world will be put to good use or will they be cast out as sour and useless I 1 I 1 GRAFT AND POLITICS from all accounts san juan county must be about the only drouth area in the west at this time with very little last winter arid and no gene beneficial rain this spring or early summer farm and range conditions are perhaps perli aps worse than at any time for years in spite of this fact drouth relief well equipment is being moved 1 from the county to the detriment of I 1 san juan residents there is something rotten somewhere in the scheme of things when large amounts of j money are spent in a moat most beneficial enterprise as was the case when numerous wells were drilled in san juan county and then the equipment moved so that the yells wells lie aie useless Is it politics or graft raft or both t A certain news agency states that increased automobile accidents alarm insurance companies As long as people with immature im matuie judgement jud gement and unstable habits are allo allowed ewed to dive tile tie powerful automobiles of today here cre is bound to be a large number of ac accidents identa the big question is how to eliminate tiie tie ii responsible driver elimination of liquor if i were possible would do more than any one thing toward lessening the hazard of reckless driving few accidents eld ants are due to faulty vehicles A free flowing medium of exchange is the oil which lubricates the wheels of prosperity the question is how can we make the oil flow freely good old hardheaded hard headed honesty among our citi citizens would probably do more good toward the general well being of the human race than any anything thih else some people however seem to think it is smart to get away anay with a shady deal and they dont know why they have such a tough time getting along |