The state herald., 1919-02-14
CENTENNIAL STATE ITEMS,

deer of Colorado = six years reprisvs
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 ~.
stored by the last Legislature. The
section affecting deer IL part of bill
making several notifications in the
fish and game laws. and ID spon.
sored by Representative M. 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 LIST to October 4th. mustered
twenty-fOur votes, while thirty-sev'
en- were cast by their opponents. II
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. II Is pro
posed to change the dates Of the
open season on sage chickenssfro
August 18th to September LIST.
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. .109.12. compared
with SIT ,39388 in January Of 1913
This is an Increase Of $l5,705.58. Al
though the sales last month did moi
total MS much as the preceding month
this was due to Christmas, when
many stampsswer bought for sending
presents. Stamp sales In December
1913, amounted to S2lO.5l5.34.
The Steamboat Spring Ski Club will
hold tournament this year. the datei
selected being Feb. 21 and %. As hal
always been the case. the tournament
this year will eclipse all others al
added attractions are being obtained
and the top notch professionals Of thu
world will be In attendance to tr,
again to lower the worlds recort
jump made on the local track
The building Of roads and trails ant
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 q
$4,000 a year placed upon upkeep ant
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 were adopted nj
meeting OF the Ministerial alliance
In Denver. The resolution against
the Sunday closing law was aimed al
bill pending before the Legislature
providing for the repeal of the stat
utes requiring the closing Of places 0i
amusement ON Sunday.
The State Board Of immigration hai
just completed a statewide survey O
all uncompleted irrigation projects II
Colorado. This survey was made fo
the guidance Of the committee which
is In charge Of the movement for farm
homes for returning soldiers and sail
ors. It is the most complete undertak
ing Of its kind ever attempted in tn,
state.
A bill by Representative Basho,
and Rockwell. with the dual purpose
OF protecting game and migratory
birds and prohibiting forelgn-born un
naturalixed residents OF Colorado
from carrying firearms, was passed
on second reading after several mem
bers of the House had expressed
doubts as TO Its constitutionniity.
All returning soldiers are invited 4
become honorary members Of ths
Pueblo Commerce Club. with all thu
privileges Of paid members with thu
exception OF voting. A letter Of invi
tation and u membership card is sen,
TO each Pueblo man who returns from
the army camps or from Oversesi
service.
A bill ciamping the screws morl
tightly upon loan sharks who make q
business NJ garnisheeinx the wages oi
working men and women for small
loans IL being urged upon legislator
by committee on social legislation
headed by Henry Van Kieek.
Original Jurisdiction was nssumed By
the Colorado Supreme Court In tho
civil service wrangie arising from the
appointment OF two commissions, ona
by the outgoing governor. Julius c.
Gunier, and the other by Gov. oliver
II. Shoup. The court, sitting en- banc.
authorized writ Of custer to Issue,
which compels the members Of the
Gunier commission to make reply NJ
TO why they should not be removed
from office. In announcing thnt the
writ may issue, the court let II bs
known that II would consider no dis
puted facts. This will limit the de.
clslon ms TO who In law constitutes the
civil service commission.
Miss Nina Koperlik Of Pueblo IN the
champion dcbatcr OF Centennial high
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