The Green Forest tribune., 1915-04-02

a lengthy statement in connection with the vetoes, explaining that he had teen forced to use the veto power freely through the failure of the Legis- lature to make provision to care for it's appropriations. He also believed that he will be subjected to biting criticism for his vetoes in some sec tions, the thinking people of the state will stand behind him in his action as the only thing left to do. He states emphatically that he will discourage any future deficiencies, such as his administration had to meet in the sum of nearly $140.000. and says his successor will not inherit any such nest of financial troubles
 His vetoes effect particularly the state agricultural schools, $40,000 being stricken from each under the the institutions can use part of the item of $45,O0 left to each for contin- gent expenses in providing salaries and that they need not suffer in this regard.
 The cuts also include S137.900 fl'om the State Hospital for Nervous Dis eases, $42,972 from the general appro- priation bill, $37,000 from the state branch normal at Pine Bluff, $73,000 from the state university and smaller items from other institutions.
 The question of an extra session of the Legislature to make an appropria- tion for an exhibit at the Panama-Pa- cific Exposition, has been entirely abandoned by Governor HaSs. It is very likely, however, that the governor will be compelled to conve<e the Leg islature in special session some time during the coming summer to provide funds to run the state government for the next two years and take care of the large deficit now existing. The governor says if he can possibly get along without it he will issue no call for any purpose whatever.
 c. c. NorLn, an official of the Jud- sonia Fruit and Truck Growers Asso- citation, visited the office of John H. Page, commissioner of mines, manu- factures and agriculture Mir North is in the market for 400 bushels of Span ish peanuts which members of the as sociation will plant this year.
 One of the largest cotton sales in Arkansas this season was made when 1,551 bales from the state farm were sold for S67,3S9 c. c. Farrell of the McFadden Cotton Company of Phila- delphia bid 8 and 11-16 cents a pound for the cotton, which ranged from strict to low middling
 The House Enrolling Committee is winding up it's business. A special clerk is engaged in enrolling the Alex ander road bill, the most voluminous passed by the Legislature, and it is expected that the few remaining bills will be enrolled by the time this is finished.
 Deputy Commissioner Maxwell of the state banking department, in spe- cial charge of the enforcement of the blue sky law, was reappointed in that capacity by Bank Commissioner Davis, now that the new act has gone into effect.
 With the signing of the new pension levy act by Governor Hays, raising the annual tax for Confederate pen sion purposes from 11a to mills, the taxpayers of Arkansas slipped under another tax load of $250,O00 annually.
 Arkansas lumber men came to the aid of the states exhibit at the Pana, ma-Pacifie exposition at San Francis co by pledging $10,0OO, provided the remaining $10,000 is raised and the ex- hibit is maintained
 Governor Hays remanded a fine of $50 assessed against John Blanchard, convicted in Logan County of giving a drink of whiskey to minor. w. B. Owen, state highway commis. sioner, addressed a good roads meet l ing at Conway over long-distance tele- phone from his office in the capitol 1 A total of 4,071 auto licenses had
 been issued during 1915 at the close of
 business March 23. The number in
 1914 was $500.
 C. c. Hamby of Prescott. former
 state senator was the first person to
 be granted license under the new
 game and fish law.
 The first hearing in the legislative
 Investigation of the old state charities
 beard will be held next week, accord
 ing to Senator J. o. A. Bush, chair
 man of the joint investigating com.
 mittee. The hearing will not be pub-
 lie, he said. It will be held at the
 capitol.
 The Arkansas Railroad COppoiecion