The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-02-14
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If Senator Joe Thompson's anti
pistol -toting bill becomes law the
gun toter will have a hard time in
Oklahoma from now on. Senator
Thompson's law makes it felony
to carry, use or even sell anything
like a weapon, and Is the most dras-
tic and some say the most effective
law of its kind ever drawn up. 1t
even provides, apart from it's pro-
hibitive clause against either selling
or carrying, that when used in SELF
defense under certain circumstances
the mere fact of it being concealed
weapon robs the defendant of any
plea and convicts him or her of eith-
er murder or manslaughter. 1t Is
finding considerable favor, and pres
sure will be brought to bear to make
it a law without modification.
The bill placing penalty on all
auto owners who have not paid their
license of one dollar came from
the committee room today with unan-
imous favorable report. This means
that it will become a law and tha'
all owners who do not get receipt
from the department of highways Will
he subject to arrest and fine Of
$3.50. The bill was amended allow"
ing fifteen days grace for all deiih-
nuent owners to register their car
and get license receipt.
The furry caused by the resigna-
tion of Leo Meyer state auditor, mas
blown over to some extent and an
always expectant people are now
asking themselves and each other
"What next" A special grand jury
has been called for next Monday by
Judge Clark and County Attorney
Pope promises to dig deep ana
long" and go his limit in the event
of any Indictments against any state
official. No one is going to object TO
that. All that decent aw-abiding
fair play loving people ask is that
politics be eliminated when charac-
ter is at stake.
Senator Graham has a bill on the
calendar of interest to school teach
ers as it provides that they shall be
exempt from duty on the highways.
Senator Jones and Senator McAlister
are Joint authors OF bill which pro-
vides that township bonds shall sell
at par with accrued interest. Only
those who have studied the bond
question from a taxpayers standpoint
can possibly appreciate the necessity
OF this measure. Township bonds
have been sold at discount when
there has been no earthly reason for
II. The measure if it passes will
save the taxpayers thousands of dol
lars whenever a bond issue is sold.
Senator Carpenter has splendid
measure pending which will allow the
state reformatory at Granite to spend
the money ii is making by farming
on The Improvement of the reforma~
tory. This is the senator's idea of
making a state institution selfsus-
The Granite institution is
raising all sorts of stuff and finds
ready market, and the funds under
this bill will go toward the movement
of the institution. What could be
more sensible.
In a personal letter to Mr.. Suggs,
just received, Senator owen clearly
indicates just how he views the
Highway Department. Among other
things the senator SAYS 81 was very
much interested in your excellent
report of the State Highway Depart
ment, and | wish very much indeed
that Oklahoma could establish High
way Department which would SYSTEM
atize the expenditure of public money
for road purposes. | hope the