The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-10-21
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 a 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
The Colorado Worlds Fair Board
believes that its agricultural exhibit at
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 H. Dennison has gone
to Washington, d. c.. to assist in the
argument before the Supreme Court in
the case of E. H. Reid against the
sheriff of Arapahoe county. The case
brings up the question of double in
spection of live stock and was taken
to Washington upon habeas corpus
proceedings. James NJ. Beck, assistant
attorney general of the United States,
and j. W. Springer will also appear
for the National Live Stock Associa-
ton.
Suits by unincorporated associations,
such as a labor union, must be brought
in court of record, not in a court of
a justice of the peace. This decision
was made by Judge Lindsey in the
County Court of Arapahoe county, af-
ter hearing the case of Morrell against
Faxon, in which two warning fac
uons of union engineers are claiming
possession of a banner, gavel, ballot
box, iron chest containing the seal of
the union and the charter The diff
Guilty arose after the disbanding of the
local organization of the International
Union of Steam Engineers and the
formation by several dissatisfied mem
bers of union which they designated
as the Engineers Brotherhood No. l.
The latter body attempted to gain pos
session of the paraphernalia and char
ter, but was beaten on a technicality.
An appeal was taken.
Figures compiled by the secretary of
the State Board of Pardons show that
since the enactment of the parole law
in Colorado 261 prisoners have been
released from the State Penitentiary
at Canon City on parole. OF this num-
ber 1913 have reported regularly, in ac-
cordance with their agreement. Forty
nine disappeared, and nine were sent
back to prison for violating their pa
roles. OF the total number of paroled
ment, ninety-seven served their maxi
mum sentence and were given their
final discharge. The number now re-
porting regularly is 101. Since being
paroled five were granted full pardons.
two having proved their innocence OF
crimes for which they were convicted.
Three of those who were released were
caught in the commission of crimes
elsewhere, and all three met violent
deaths. One was shot in hold-up.
one committed suicide after conviction
and one was hanged. All these had
been discharged from Canon City.
however, before the commission of the
second crimes. OF those released four
were returned to Canon City under
new sentences. and four more were re-
turned who were still on parole.