Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-10-24
cOLoRADo's CAPITAL.

A bill will be introduced in the next
assembly by the Charity Organization
Siciety treating Of new phase Of
compulsory education. The society
will recommend that boy or girl ap-
plying for work shall be required to
show certificate from the principal Of
the school last attended, telling what
grade the applicant had completed.
This will replace the age limit.
Tho Colorado Worlds Fair Board
believes that Its agricultural exhibit ut
St. Louis will be the best ever shown
at such an exposition. Senator g. w.
Swink OF Rocky Ford. chairman Of the
agricultural board. was at the state
house recently in conference with
members of the board. Senator Swink
has many novel plans for the exhibit.
He is enthusiastic over the prospect
and says that Colorado will surprise
visitors at the Worlds Fair.
Attorney John II. DcnnIson has gone
to Washington. d. c.. to assist In the
argument before the Supreme Court In
the case OF l.. II. Reid against tho
sheriff OF Arapahoe county. The case
brings up the question OF double In
spection OF live stock and was taken
to Washington upon hnbeas corpus
proceedings. James ". Beck. assistant
attorney general of tho United States.
and J. ". Springer will also appear
for tho National Live Stock Associn-
ton.
Suits by unincorporatcd associations.
such ns a labor union. must bc brought
In a court Of record. not In a court OF
. Justice of the peace. This decision
was made by Judge Lindsey In tho
County Court OF Arupahoc county. nf-
ter hearing the case Of Morrcii against
fason. In which two warrin. fac
tons of union engineers arc claiming
possession of banner. sayci. ballot
box. iron chest containing the seal OF
tho union and the charter. Tho din
Guilty sros- after the dinbandins Of tho
local organization Of tho International
Union Of Steam Engineers and tho
formation by several dissatisfied MON.
bcrs Of union which they designated
a. the Enginrcrs' brotherhood No. l..
Tho latter body attempted TO snin pos
session OF tho paraphcsnaiia and char
ter. but was beaten on tcchnicality.
An appeal VAS taken.
Figures complied by tho secretary OF
tho State Board Of fardons show that
since the enactment of tho parole Law
In Colorado :si prisoners have been
released from tho State P-niira'iary
Al Canon City on parole. OF this mum.
Der iss have reported regularly. In nc.
cordanc~ with their agreement. Forty
e.ne isapp~ar-d. and nine were srit
b. back 10 prison for violating their pa
roles. OF tho total number of pafuicti
meat. nir.,y-srsrn served theft maxi
mum sra,cne- and seFr sisua shcir
nnal discharge. The number non re.
porting regularly ia ici. siaee beins
,aroiei Eve wrTc granted full psraoas.
tuo having proved their Innocence OF
crimes for which they ~rs~ convicted.
Three Of those sko were released NrEu
caught in the commission af crimes
elsewhere. and all three met violent
deaths One was shot In hold-up.
one committed suicide after conviction
and one ~as hanged. All these had
brcn discharged from Cauoa City.
however. before the commission Of The
second crimes of those released four
were returned 10 Canon City under
rnw sentences. and four more ursu TO-
turned ~ho we're still on parole.