The Dolores star., 1923-01-19
COLORADO NEWS NOTES.


tive April l, 1928, were received by the
State Industrial Commission. These
notices were in compliance with the
provision of the state Industrial act
which requires the unions demanding
an Increase "A wages to file notice
with the Industrial commission ut least
thirty days before the increase de-
manded Is expected to take effect.
The structu: al iron worker5, according
to the notice filed by the head OF their
union, want an Increase from $50 TO
Sy.25 n da-. The wood, wire and met
al lathers are demanding an increase
from the present scale of 50 and SlO.
to SO and Sll.
Denver.-Governor Shoup made the
following recommendations in his fare
well message to the Colorado Legisla-
ture: Continuation OF the state
ranger force. Appropriation of from
$4,000 to 100000 for prohibition en-
torcement. Abolition Of the State
Board of Equalization. Increased
powers for the tax commission. Leg
Station to make possible the taxation
Of Intangible wealth. Improvement Of
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Pueblo. Conversion of the home for
mental detectives ut Ridge into II hos
pital for the insane for northern Colo
ado. Larger appropriations for state
educational Institutions. Continued
appropriations for water defense. Pro
vision for compensation of state pris-
| Jners.
Denver-The youngest Horse Show
exhibitor at the coming National West
ern, Jan 13 to 10. will be Miss Mar
guret Townsend, II 12-year-old miss of
Denver She will ride her Christmas
present, Bob" formerly mount for
one of Dcnver's traffic policemen. For
months Margaret has loved this horse,
and every time she came down town Il
few Jumps of sugar We're in her pocket
for Bob" Her father hearing of this
bought her long loved pet f)r II Christ
mas present, and Miss Margaret plans
to show him in the big arena.
Denver-Frank W. Howbert, collec-
tor of internal revenue, announced
that the 1922 blanks for income tax re-
ports of individuals having incomes un-
der $1,000 have been forwarded
through the mails. Prompt returns
after the receipts of the blanks are re
quested by the department. Assistance
will be given by officials of the depart
ment If the taxpayers come early and
avoid the rush. The last day for fill
ing returns Is March 10.
Denvcr.-WillIam L. Sweet, Demo
crat was inuugurated governor of
Colorado before one of the largest and
most enthusiastic crowds that ever at
tended Il similar Colorado ceremony.
The occasion was unusual from the
fact that the new governor faces n Re
publican Legislature in session, and
also because the two campaigns waged
by him in the primaries and in the
November elections. were two bitter
political battles.
Grand Junction.-For every five
couples in Mesa county who said Il
will in 1922 there was couple part
ing ut the cross roads with "Never
again" on their lips, according to the
records kept by the county clerk and
the county judge. Two hundred and
fifty-one couples We're wed, while fif
ty-five bade farewell to marriage VOWS
and sought again the solitude OF single
bleSsedness.
Leadville.-As n result OF the fail
ure Of owners of three mines in the
Leadville district to come to an un-
derstandlng with their employees on
the wage award of the Colorado State
Industrial Commission, 23O miners and
machine men are idle. The Yak, Maid
and Henriette mines have been closed.
The closing of the mines is seriously
Interfering with several important de.
velopment projects.
Pueblo.-Will ID. Keen of Pueblo
was elected president of the Colorado
Realtors Association, the second of the
annual state convention of the organi.
Zation.
Delta.-Delta high school students
recently celebrated their outstanding
victory in the meeting at Madison,
Wis, of editors of high school publica-
tiOns from all o er the United States.
The Panther, their official paper, was
awarded first prize in the class of
schools from 1O1 to 400. and they ga, e
u reception II honor of the editor,
: Harry Hewlett, upon his return from
the meeting.
Brighton.-John Jones, negro, was
found guilty of murder in the first de-
gree and sentenced to hang by Jury
In the DistrictCourt here after re-
: markabe one-Cly murder trial. Fred
! Murchison, Jones companion in mur-
derlng George +. Miller. Denver sales
. man, Nov. 81, testified against him.
Murchison received life sentence the
previous day.
Colorado Springs.-The executive
committee of the Pixies Peak ENhibi-
ton Club, which stages the annual ro.
dec show at Colorado Springs, has de-
cided to make the affair n fOurda