The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-25
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FROM THAT BRUTE
May Turn 10 Sickening Dis.
appointment for Would
be Divorce

"It's shame an everlasting
shamel" she cried. as she clenched
copy oi last nights Leader in her little
white hand
Just to think that | may have 10
stay in Oklahoma almost two years
longer before ! can be free from that
old brute back in--,n
She was pretty little woman and
had come to the new state to secure a
divorce owing to unfavorable condi-
tions in the state she formerly
called home For several months
she had been quietly working, nursing
the dull ache in her heart, watching
the days grow 5r.a year-that long
period of time i oklahoma statutes
make necessary foe her purpose. She
had MT noticed the flight OF time so
much OF late and II had not seemed es-
pecially slow to her until the story of
the McCalla amentment to SenatorI it.
ties bill reached her In the evening
paper
Il don't think Mr. McCalla IS bit
NICE she said. with pDut. "iie must
be an awfully religious olu thing. Aud
they say he IS from a county called
Love. too. | think the name of his
county ought to be changed"
"Well, it cant be helped suppose.
Maybe there are people who just sim
ply want to get q divorce and have ~
really good reasons. as I have But
then the senate has to agree TO the
amendment, and know some awfully
nice senators. Maybe they would re-
fuse TO stand for such fierce propo-
sition. ! am going to talk 10 some Of
them anyway "The worst part of 10
all, she said with the suggestion of a
sob, "is that George, the horrid old
thing. Will laugh so when he reads
about this and learns what a fix il
leaves me in But ] am determined
TO stick 1t out. II it takes two hundred
years
A look of determination came into
her face Her scarlet lips closed ogci
tiny bit of fudge aud she cut the
article out of the paper to send to
more fortunate girl friend in South
Dakota.
House Yesterday Afternoon.
The fish and game bill was up again
IN the house yesterday afternoon and
WAS finally ordered to engrossment,
not, however. before another display
of oratory had been witnessed on the
bill. Consideration was resumed at
Section "a and several amendments
We're made.
A salary of $500 and the actual
and necessary travelling expenses are
provided for the game warden. Porter
moved to substitute $1,000. while
Banks moved to cut off an additional
5000 and make the salary an even
thousand. MIR. Banks made strong
talk for his amendment, speaking, as
always, in the interest of economy
Smith. OF Custer. said the bill was
only modification of the Old English
lord law, under which the common
people raised the game and only the
lords We're allowed TO hunt IT, He
thought $1,000 was plenty for the state
fish and game warden
Riddle secuted this idea and was In
favor Of an efficient man at fair
salary.
Murray spoke for the compensation
as fixed in the bill and cited the sal
aries of the wardens in many other
states. all OF which We're considerably
higher than that proposed in this bill
King moved to table all pending
amendments. which was carried
Allen, Of Sequoyah. moved to amend
by making the office of game warden
elective. but his amendment was laid
on the table
The bill provides for actual and nee
essary travelling expenses not to eX-
ceed the amount of 81 900 IN any one
year. Vandeveer moved 20 cut this
amount to $500, making "A forceful but
ineffective plea in support OF his idea
His amendment was tabled, as was