The Meeker herald., 1919-03-08
May HEAR TAFT SPEAK
LEGISLATURE WOULD HAVE HIM
EXPLAIN LEAGUE.
Booth Bill Provides for a Rsvoivin.
Fund to Aid Soldiers.
western Newspaper Union New. Service.

President William Howard Taft to
come to Denver as the guest of Colo
RADIO, and In an ndtires sat the Audi.
torlum to explain the league of nu-
tlOns, IL to be extended by the State
Legislature. A resolution introduced
In the lower house of the Assembly
WAS later concurred In by the Senate.
The resolution was drawn by Repre-
sentatives Owen and D0lan, Demo.
crafts. and Mctiinnis, Republican. and
provides that committee Ut five, two
TO be named by the Senate and three
by the House, make all necessary ar
rnngements
There are four measures In the Sen.
ate. Each calls for land settlement
hoard to look after the interests OF re-
turning soldiers. not from the stand.
point Of charity. but rather to give
lifting hand and credit In deferred
payments for the tracts they may wish
to cultivate. The principle OF state
aid for settlers ~ not II NV one. There
are 1,OOO.OOO acres Of good lands under
irrigation that are lying idle, and re-
clamation projects are settling up
slowly. The Booth bill provides for
revolving fund OF $7JO.OOO, to be nd
vnnced by the state and which IL to be
returned with interest mt the expIrn-
ton OF fifty years. This fund is to
furnish IL way for soldiers to take up
improved land and pay for the acreage
during II thirty-three-yenr period.
Radical changes In the educational
system OF the state will be made II
the Phelps bill for a State Board of
Education, which was approved on
second reading by the House of Rep
resentatives. makes Its way success
fully through the Senate and Ii adopt
ed ms part OF the state constitution
by the voters In 1920. The bill pro-
vides for state board OF seven men,
bers, to be elected serinily for terms
Of six years each, who will assume the
duties now performed by the state SUI
perintentlent OF public instruction. The
members of the board are to serve
without SALARY and to employ COM
missioner of education. who need not
necessarily he u citizen OF the state,
at salary to be named by the board.
Definite steps are to he taken this
week by special committees of the
House and Senate in arranging n pro-
gram for good roads to meet the ap-
proval of the I.eGislatur.As Among the
issues liz one concerning the feasibility
Of returning xOu,ething like *oO.OOO to
counties that were deprived OF the
one-half mill levy revenues In the last
three years, In order that the highway
commission might meet the federal
government dOlIar-fOr-dOllRr road con-
structIon projects In Colorado. Other
questions will arise, including legIsla-
'tion to raise ss.52O. 900 for the purpose
Of meeting the new road program out
lined by Congress. and to fix the
amount Of the, bond Issue, originally
proposed Mt $20,OOO.OOO. The bonds
mny he reduced to $1O.OOO,OOO or even
to &5.OOO.GOO and their application re-
| sirlctetl To meet the federal govern
ment road campaigns.
Opponents of childhood insurance
won victory "n two frVnts sImultan
eOusly when both houses. eAcl, acting
independently Of the other, put to rest
Senate bill No. 1874 ind House bill
No. 3l5 by striking the cnucting
clauses. The vote In tho Senate was
II to II and In the House 10 to 81.
The NV" measures would have permit
ted frnternnl benefit societies to In.
sure children for certain limited
amounts. This bill would put n pre-.
MUM upon infnn: murder said
Speaker Allyn Col. IN the House. at
even goes 80 fur us to stnte what chill.
ircn nre worth when dead.
cnlorndn's first experiment in pro-
innls where They may never he star
tied by The sound ~ gun, or In danger
OF death ut III. hands Of hunters, Is
provided sor In n bill passed Oh second
that "f Senator Henry c. Andrew Of
Boulder and y. &. Warren of Fort
Collins II would create nm nren OF
approximately 1900 square miles. and
comprising twcnty-seven townships, |
mostly In I.nriincr county. hut with II
small portion IN Boulder county.
where there would never he NJ, open
season except on predatory animals. |
Even the predatory animals would M,
be hunted except on special permission
from the state game md fish commits. |
Sioner.
Rcgulntnry power over competitive |
public utilities il I" he retained In the
authority of The Colorado Public TIN.
tiles Commission, md the supervision |