Gilpin observer., 1903-12-24
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

State Engineer Carpenter says that
che snowfall in the southern part OF
the state is below normal this year,
but he does not fear shortage OF
| water as 1t is matter of record that
heavy snow may be expected in April.
He has not examined into conditions
In other parts OF Colorado.
Encouraging replies have been re-
ceived from Washington by the Den
| yer Chamber of Commerce relative to
the erection of a new postoffice build
Ing. The supervising architect, it Is
believed. will approve the proposition,
providing sufficient earnest work Is
done in Denver to convince the au-
thorlties that the city has greatly out
grown the present structure.
Considerable interest is being mani
tested by poultry and pet stock fanciers
| Throughout the state in the coming an
nual exhibition of the Colorado Poul-
try Fanciers' Association, to be held in
Coliseum hall, Denver, January 1923.
The recent exhibitions, at the State
Fair in Pueblo and at the Colorado
Springs show of a week ago, nave
stirred up the fanciers to an even great
er degree of enthusiasm than usual.
Colonel Jessie A. Peabody, daughter
of Governor Peabody and a member of
the staff. will be one of the principal
factors in the governors reception,
which will be held in the rooms of the
Executive Department at the state
house on New Years morning Colonel
peabody, who enjoys the distinction of
being the only woman colonel in the
world, will assist her father in receiv-
ing the guests. Others receiving will in
clude Adjutant General Bell and
score of staff colonies. The executive
rooms will be deliberately decorated for
the occasion, and music and punch
bowl will be among the features of the
occasion. Brigadier General Frank d.
Baldwin will be the especial guest of
honor.
The statement is made that Governor
Peabody. with the advice and assist
ance of several other state officials, will
make an effort to raise money enough
next year to avoid a deficit. Within
the next few weeks every assessor in
Colorado will be asked tc call on the
governor in Denver. When they do
call, the plan will be presented for their
consideration. If it is carried out, the
taxable valuation of the state will be
raised next year fully 100000
which will give the state additional
revenue to the extent of $360000 and
prevent deficit. Each assessor will
be asked to raise the valuation in his
county certain amount. The total
valuation this year was 1882 900. .OOO 1t
may be raised to S425 ,00O, 900.
Louis Schwanbeck, the expert ac-
countant who has been checking the
books in the license tax department of
the state auditors Office. made formal
report to Auditor Holmberg. The re-
port shows that the only error in the
books of the department is one OF $3.50
in favor of the state. The amount
which has been paid to the state IN
der protest by various corporations is
$6.5oS.94. This sum is involved in
suits now pending in the courts. Mr..
Schwanbeck suggests the use of record
ledger books in the department, and
praises Michael Waldron, chief clerk in
the fiat tax department, for the man.
ner in which the department has been
conducted. The report covers the peri
cd from January 18th to November
Both.
Three ministers and the president Of
law and order league. all of Cripple
! Creek. signed the petition received by
Governor Peabody for the pardon of
man convicted of gambling. The
governor granted the pardon and the
alleged gambler, G. l.. Hutchins was
set free. He recently was convicted
OF conducting a gambling institution
and was committed to jail for a period
of thirty days and ordered to pay
fine of $500. The ministers whose
names appear upon the petition are
Rev. C. C. Coulter of the Methodist
Episcopal church. Rev. c. s. Davidson
of the Baptist church and Rev. ]. a.
Franklin of the Baptist church; Will
liam Harris. president of the Law and
Order League. also put his name upon
the paper, asking for the pardon Of
the convicted man.
The Court of Appeals has affirmed
the Judgment of the lower court agains.
the suit of the heirs of Elias H. Webb,
former sheriff of Arapahoe county. for
the amount Of an insurance policy in
the Bankers Life Insurance company.
Webb applied for policy in the COM
pany April 16, 1897. representing to the
company's medical examiner that he
had never been declined by another
company. After death the Bankers
company refused to pay the insurance
contending that Webb applied to the
Mutual Life Insurance Company the
year before and that his insurance was
held up pending second examination.
which he refused to take. In the opin-
ion, Judge Thomson holds that while
the deceased probably made the state
ment to the Bankers company in good
faith. under the impression that his de-
clining to stand for a second examina-
ton meant the withdrawal Of his appli-
cation. nevertheless his statement was
legally and technically untrue. and.
therefore the life insurance company is
justified in refusing to pay the policy.
l. Now that the Bell Sanitarium for
Consumptive Actors and Actresses is