The Dolores star., 1919-02-14
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.

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
Ii. Shoup. The court, sitting en- banc,
authorized a writ of custer TO issue.
which compels the members of the
Gunter commission to make reply rs
to why they should not he removed
from office. In announcing that the
writ may issue, the court let 1t be
known that il would consider no dis
puted facts. This will limit the de-
cision as to who In law constitutes the
civil service commission.
Greeley farmers and promoters OF
the bean industry are not happy over
the prospects of the 1919 season for
Weld county. Although plans have
been made and equipment and capital
gathered to handle 10000 acres OF
seed beans annually, the prospects in
dicate that not more than 5000 acres
| will be contracted. and at present
only 1000 are contracted. Prospects
Af"r the pinto bean industry are darker
than those FOR the seed bean
Resolutions coudemnns the repeal
of the Sunday closing law and gam
bling on race horses were adopted ut
II meeting of the Ministerial alliance
| IN Denver. The resolution against
| the Sunday closing law was aimed Mt
a bill pending before the Legislature
providing for the repeal of the stat
utes requiring the closing of places of
| amusement on Sunday.
A bill by Representative Bnshor
and Rockwell, with the dual purpose
OF protecting game and migrntory
birds and prohibiting foreignbcrn un-
naturalized residents of Colorado
from carrying firearms. was passed
on second reading after several mem
bers of the House had expressed
doubts as to its constitntionality.
4 All returning soldiers are invited to
become honorary members OF the
Pueblo Commerce Club, with all the
privileges of paid members with the
exception OF voting A letter of invi-
,ation and membership card is sent
to each Pueblo man who returns from
the army camps or from overseas
service
The international control Of min
erals, advocated by the League of
Free Nations Association of New
York. would hurt Colorado by reduc-
ing the prices OF the rarer metals,
such aS tungsten and manganese, il
the contention of the United States
Geological Survey officials in Denver.
Members Of the United Mine Work
ers uf America will appear in Boulder
in the District Court February 18th
and ask District Judge Neil Graham
for permission TO institute civil pro-
caedings looking to the recovery Of
ST.. 900 from the Bank of Louisville
With the arrest of Edgar Winston.
II Pullman porter charged with i'm
porting and selling liquor, police at
Colorado Springs have unearthcd II
ring of porterS who have been WORK
iug the trains between Kansas City
and Colorado with great success.
With the killing of Joe Bruno ut
Walsenbrg the long-feared Black
Hand society of Huerfaho county is
believed 10 have been partly broken
up, and Sheriff Neelley hopes he has
halted a long reign of terror on the
part of Italian black handlers.
II. B. Dixon. owner of "A ranch n
short distance above Steamboat t
SPIRIT gs. received check for SJ.l3T
from the Iampa Valley Milling and
Elevator Company as payment for
pnrt of the crop raised on seventy
acres of dry land last year.
The livestock situation in southwest.
ern Colorado and northwestern New
Mexico is. 10 considerable extent, in
precarious condition, due to the ina
biiity of the stockmen to get feed for
their stock and the ranges are deeply
covered with snow.
, Tom Foley, wealthy Chinese laun-
drynhn and Il character for thirty
| five years on the Western slope was
, found murdered at Ouray. Robbery
is believed to have been the motive.
Jesse \. Funk OF Calhan. one of the
three American soldiers who have
been recommended by General Persll-
ing to receive congressional medals
bravery in action, is 20 years old and
is the son of Mart Funk, well-known
! rancher living four miles northeast of
: Cnlhan, Ell Paso county. News of his
!. sons citation for bravery in action has
J. just been received by his father, who
is more than proud OF the youth.
The United States Railroad Admin
istrution abandoned all hope of saving
the Colorado Midland railroad from
Junk when John Barton Payne, legal
J. adviser to Director General Hines. re-
! iscted final proposition presented
OH behalf of the company that the
:, government should take over the road
l. pay $4,000 n year rental and assume
n ull costs Of betterments and replace
p,opts