The Idaho Springs siftings-news. (Idaho Springs, Colo.) 1905-19??, 1919-02-07
COLORADO NEWS NorD.

was taken by the House of Represent
atives, when an amendment to the
present law restoring the closed sea-
son for that period passed on second
reading. The open season was re-
stored by the last Legislature. The
section affecting deer is part of bill
making several notifications in the
fish and game laws. and is spon-
sored by Representatives NJ. f. Bash
or and Robert F. Rockwell. The
representatives of mountain districts
who favored retention of the open
season of four days each year, from
October LIST to October 4th. mustered
twenty-four votes, while thirty-sev-
en- were cast by their opponents. II
the law is amended, II will conform
to the future open seasons on male
mountain sheep with horns. male an
telope having horns and elk having
horns, all of which are protected I'M
der the law until 1924. 1t is pro-
posed to change the dates of the
open season on sage chickens from
August 18th to September list.
Original Jurisdiction was assumed by
the Colorado Supreme Court in the
civil service wrangle arising from the
appointment of two commissions, one
by the outgoing governor, julius Z.
Gunter, and the other by Gov. Oliver
H. Shoup. The court, sitting en- banc,
authorized "A writ of custer 10 issue,
which compels the members of the
Gunter commission to make reply AS
to why they should not be removed
from office In announcing that the
writ may issue, the court let it be
known that IL would consider no dis
puted facts. This will limit the de-
csion as to who in law constitutes the
civil service commission.
Miss Nina Koperlik of Pueblo is the
champion debater of Centennial high
school. She obtains this title for hav-
ing won both medals offered at the
eleventh annual Worries medal contest.
Two medals were offered. One was
for the best debater in the school and
the other was for the best nonsociety
debater BY non-society is meant not
belonging to a debating society or club
where special training is given in de-
udllHS. Ehlsb hOpcIiA DViouSCo ~ nv
such society but won all the honors.
That business at the Denver post
office Is increasing is shown by the
receipts from the sale in postage
stamps. Receipts from stamps last
month totaled S193, 100. u, compared
with SIT. 1896 in January of 1918.
This is an increase Of s15.To5.56. Al
though the sales last month did not
total as much as the preceding month,
this was due to Christmas, when
many stamps were bought for sending
presents. Stamp sales in December,
1918, amounted to S210,515.34.
A twenty-ton process shale reduc-
ton plant Is to be erected in Grand
Junction by shale company boosters
according to announcements. The
plant now being erected in Denver
will be ready for shipment about Feb
s. But a few days will be necessary
to get the plant over to Grand juno
ton and about March l it will be pro
ducing oil, 1t is hoped This is con
sidered as the first great step in the
development of the millions of acres
of oil shale lands in that section.
The building OF roads and trails and
performance of other needed develop
ment work in the Rocky Mountain
park will be possible result of bill
passed by the national House of Rep
resentatives annulling the limit OF
$4,000 year placed upon upkeep and
development expenditures by the orig
inal law creating this national play
ground in Colorado
Resolutions condemning the repeal
of the Sunday closing law and gam
bling on race horses We're adopted at
a meeting of the Ministerial alliance
in Denver. The resolution against
the Sunday closing law was aimed at
n bill pending before the Legislature
providing for the repeal of the stat
utes requiring the closing of places of
amusement on Sunday.
The first installment of back pay
due its employees was disbursed by the
Denver Tramway Company. Nearly
1000 men received total of s2l, $50,
which was Is per cent of the $4,000,
in back wages, ordered paid to the
men by an award of the national war
labor board. The men received from
SIS to $40 each. The company will pay
Is per cent of the back pay on the
first of every month
The State Board of immigration has
just completed statewide survey of
all uncompleted irrigation projects in
Colorado. This survey was made for
the guidance of the committee which
is in charge of the movement for farm
homes for returning soldiers and sail
ors. 1t is the most complete undertake
ing of its kind ever attempted in the
state.