The Lamar register., 1903-10-07

The Peter Magnes estate. which has
been pending probate for a year and a
half in the County Court in Denver
will be used as a basis for a test suit
to ascertain the legality of the 1902
inheritance tax law. On Monday. the
attorney general will petition Judge
Lindsey for the appointment of an ap-
praiser OF the estate. A claim will then
be entered for the inheritance tax on
the estate. and will be combatted. thus
furnishing litigation for the test
A meeting of the State Board of
Charities and Correction was held re-
Gently at the state house for the pur-
pose of looking over plans for the state
home for children. No action
was taken concerning them. and none
will be for some time. The board of
control for that institution asked that
the Board of Charities and Correction
look at the plans and consider them.
This work was done and the board will
make a report at later time as to
what 1t thinks of the plans.
Attorney General Miller has called
another conference of the attorneys for
the state and the bitches concerned in
the Kansas-Colorado water suit Sew
eral points have arisen in regard to
the defense which the ditch companies
are to make in their amended answer
to the amended complaint of the state.
pI Kansas and it was believed advis-
able to call the attorneys together In
order to formulate defense on points
which have arisen since the last con-
ference was held. THE answer of the
state of Colorado" said Attorney Gen.
| eral Miller. has been completed and 1t
J Is now in the hands of the printers. 1t
will be ready to file on October 18th.
| according to the rules OF the court, But
we have discovered some points for the
ditch companies concerned. and we be-
| lieve that it will be advisable to have
| another meeting of the attorneys The
| managers of the bitches will not be
present at this meeting. merely the at
torneys. and the whole situation will
be carefully gone over."-Denver Re-
| publican.
Upon question of absolute privi-
| lege." under which there can be no
| libel. Judge Johnson has entered a rul-
| ing in the case of Frank N. Irish
| against Robert Colder. which virtually
| dismisses the suit. Mr.. Irish was re-
moved from the office of superintend-
| ent of the State Industrial School for
| Girls some time last winter. after a
sensational investigation of conditions
at the school in which the Governor
| took a hand. He claimed that some
, OF the charges preferred against him
emanated from Colder, and that they
| were false. He accordingly brought
suit for $4,000 damages. 0leging SLAM
| der and libel. Golder's attorneys raised
| the question as to privilege. in the mat
ter of investigating Irish's conduc&,
| claiming that the examining commit
| tee acted as a court and with full
| power to summon and examin wit
nesses: and that therefore an absolute
! privilege was vested in 1t to speak
freely on all matters connected with
the inquiry. Under those conditions
Judge johnson has ruled that Colder
was incapable of libel.
State Engineer Carpenter recently
received request from the owners OF
| Fossil Creek reservoir to have that
| body of water surveyed according to
the law passed by the last Legislature
| requiring that this be done. Mr.. Car
penter stated that surveyors would be
sent to take charge of the work as
soon as possible The reservoir is in
| Larimer county. short distance from
Fort Collins. Similar requests have
been made by owners of otheg reser-
voirs in the state. notably among them
being the Twin Lakes reservoir. The
work at Twin Lakes will take over a
month to complete.