The Lamar register., 1911-12-20
State Capital Notes


to continue the experimental work
at the Agricultural college has just
completed a trip extending from
Colorado Springs to Grand Junction
and back through Montrose to Holly
and back to Pueblo. Every coun-
ty visited responded nobly. The
total amount received to date is
$5.975.O0. This does not include
the contributions from the banks
of the state. The committee
states that the rest of the fund
can be easily raised.
Democracy in Denver is in an
other personal mixup. Acting upon
what he claimed to be his author
ity under the Rush bill. Thursday
Mayor Speer summarily dismissed
Assessor Arnold and placed Hiram
E Hits in the position. Arnold
heard of the dismissal and barricad-
ed himself in his office. Hits visit
ed the office in company with Chief
Armstrong and seven policemen
and after a siege OF which lasted
until l a. m. Friday Arnold gave
up and vacated his office. Later
he opened offices In a room across
the street and announced that he
would conduct his work from there
The Patterson wing of democracy
contends that the action of Speer
was a deliberate. high handed.
outrageous steal OF a public office
and they are threatening the re-
call on him. Mr.. Speer claims that
the Rush bill gives him the au-
thority to appoint the assessor. He
charges that Assessor Arnold made
special reduction in valuation to SEQ
ator Patterson and his paper in
order to get the support OF the
News and that Arnold also made
special reduction to certain busi-
ness interests in order to get
insurance for his insurance busi-
ness. Speer maintains these are
his reasons for discharging Arm
old. AT the same time he fired
Arnold. Mayor Speer addressed
letter to Judge Lindsey directing
him to continue as Juvenile Judge
until the election next spring, but
stated that he did not want the ap-
pointment to indicate that he con-
CURED In the unwarranted abuse
which Lindsey has heaped on Dem
YER In printed articles and he d.
rected Judge Lindsey to spend the
rest of the time he is in office
In attempting to amend the many
wrongs he has done the city in
false articles and speeches.
Governor Shafroth has maintain
ed that IL was not necessary to call
out the troops to keep order in the
northern coal fields even though
six men have been killed. a score
injured and a lot of property de-
stroyed during the last two months.
yet when Senator Hits went to
flee. the governor ordered all of
the Officers of the Colorado Nation
fl Guard that are in Denver to re-
port to his home and he telephon-
ed Chief of Police Hamilton Arm
strong and offered to furnish him
troops If he needed them to pre-
serve order. The governor wanted
to maintain Arnold in office and
would have furnished the troops
for that purpose. The governors
tax schedule had been reduced by
Arnold.
The second half of the present
biennial term is well under way
and the officials at the state house
can give no better Information on
finances than they could a month
ago. Whenever asked for a state
ment as to what per cent of the
third class will be paid both Treas
urer Kenehan and Auditor Leddy
reply that the various departments
have not made financial reports
and it is impossible to tell. The
facts are the finances are in such
shape that only a very SMALL per
cent of the third class appropriation