Rocky Ford enterprise., 1904-03-18

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Mrs. Harriet G. II. Wright. whose
term aA n member on the board OF tho
State Industrial School for Girls would
expire April LIST. has been rcappolntcd
ID that Office by Governor Peabody.
Mrs. Wright has been appointed again
In view of the fact that her work on
tho board has been notably success
full. J. Tracy Melvin Of Sasuachc has
been appointed u member of the State
Board OF Health by Governor Peabody
to succeed the vacancy created by
tho removal OF DR.. T.. 4. Nattoon to
Ohio.
Tho Colorado Society for the Friend
icSs. which has had It's headquarters
with the State Board Of Charities and
Corrections nj the state house since
last October. has iilcd articles OF In
corporation with the secretary Of state.
Tho management OF the society Is In
tho hands OF twelve well known rcS!-
dents OF Denver. W. N. Darncr. RnS.
David Utter, Mona l.. Brooks. Rev.
Frost Graft. Rev. J. II. iluughton.
Judge Len u. Lindsey. X. W. Corwin.
J.. l.. Parsons. J. Il. LcItoSsignoi. Lima
Rountx. ". A: Taft and J. II. Gabriel.
W. r. Collctt. who iS one OF the !ncor-
purators. Is also superintendent OF the
society. The object Of the society iB
to MD In the prevention Of crime. re-
form criminals. secure better laws and
prison management. Ind employment
and In every way help discharged pris.
oncrS.
Tho Judgment OF the lower courts
against the Overland Cotton Mills
Company OF Denver on the charge OF
tho employment OF children under
fourteen years OF age has boon af-
frmcd by nn opinion handed down by
Chief Justice Gabbert OF tho Supreme
Court. The prosecution was com
mcnccd by the State Humane Society
and n fine was imposed upon the ofiN
GERS OF the company. John l.. Jerome
and Dean Sutclifrc. but the Judgment
against the former was abated rs his
death occurred while tho case was
pending in the Supreme Court. II was
contended by the defense that because
the statute says mo person" shall en-
ploy child labor that corporations wcro
not included. for the reason that they
were not specified. Judge Gabbnrt's
opinion takes this matter up at length
Indicating that II is the spirit OF the
law to include corporations.
Owing to the numerous inquiries
burdening the various officers OF state
from people In other parts OF the coun-
try who desire specific information
concerning Colorado. there is consid-
cradle talk at the state house OF es-
tablishing an information and publicity
bureau. This was commented upon
favorably by Governor Peabody and
F...e
no definite plans have been made in
the matter. The bureau might be os-
tablished as a state office by n special
act of the Legislature. or the duties
might be turned over to n clerk in one
Of the various Offices. In Ohio there
is n clerk in the Office Of the secretary
of state to whom all inquiries for In
formation are turned over for atten-
ton, and that plan might be success
full here. Each officer in the state
house is constantly besieged with let
ters from eastern people, especially
desiring information, and If these rnat-
ters were taken up and given the at
tention they deserve much good would
result to the state in the way of in
creased population and in bringing in
yestments to the state.
All members of the special commit
tee appointed by the Denver city coun-
Gil to Investigate the padding of the
registration lists signed the report pre-
sented to the board of supervisors
March 10th with the exception of AL
derman John d. Ross, who is charged
with completely in the work. He not
onIy refused to sit with the committee.
claiming that it was not legally ap-
pointed, but declined to appear as
witness. The other members of the
committee were w. B. Lowry, w. A.
Hover and c. M. Lindquist, supervis-
ors; Charles w. Cochran and A. New
ton Patton, aldermen. The report
gives full details of the evidence sub
mitted and concludes with a censure
of John d. Ross, declaring him guilty
of deliberately instigating the padding
OF the lists in Ward two. The same
conclusion is reached in regard to Ed
ward c. Soetje in Ward thirteen. The
committee concludes that Deputy
Clerk Joseph F. Bailey was criminally
negligent in inserting certain names
on the books and that Clerk julius
Aichele acted criminally in inserting
the list of names furnished by Police
man T. ]. Afford without authority of
the city council, and that Mr.. Afford
acted improperly in asking that the
names of persons not authorized to
vote be retained on the books. The
report also says that Edward c. Soetje,
Theodore Mcclure and T. ]. Afford are
subject to criticism for not appearing
before the committee when their con-
duct was in question.