The Ordway new era., 1919-02-14
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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Itives. 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 a Dill
making several notifications in the
fish and game laws, and is spon-
sored by Representatives NJ. E. 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 1st to October 4th, mustered
twenty-four votes. while thirty-sev-
en- were cast by their opponents III
the law is amended. 1t 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 un-
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 1st.
Origiuai Jurisdiction was assumed by
the Colorado Supreme Court In tn"
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 TO issue,
which compels the members OF the
Gunter commission 10 make reply as
to why they should not be removed
from office. In announcing that the
writ may issue, the court let 1t be
known that it would consider no dis
puted facts. This will limit the de-
cision 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 debating society or club
where special training is given in de-
batting. Miss Koperlik belonged to no
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 Sl93, ,109.12, compared
with S177 1896 in January of 1918.
This is an increase OF S15,705.56. 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,
1913, amounted to s210,515.34.
A twenty.ton process shale reduc-
tion plant. is 70 be erected In Grand
Junction by sR1le 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
tion and about March 1t will be pro
ducing oil, it 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 a year placed upon upkeep and
development expenditures by the orig
inaI law creating this national play
| ground In Colorado.
|
| Resolutions condemning the repeal
| of the Sunday closing law and gam
| bling on race horses were adopted at
meeting of the Ministerial alliance
| In Denver. The resolution against
the Sunday closing law was aimed at
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 $21,250.
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 Day on the
first of every month.
The State Board Of immigration has
Just completed a 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 undertak
ing of its kind ever attempted In the
state.
All returning soldiers are invited to