The Tulsa star. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1913-1921, 1917-04-07

The school Of Mines at Wilburton |
and the preparatory schools at Ton
kawa and Claremore were abolished |
when Governor Williams failed tol
sign their general maintenance appro- I
priations. It was the last day on
which bills passed during the recent
session of the legislature could receive
the executives approval
In addition to these two other
schools have been abolished by the
governor through use Of his veto
power. they being the district agricul'
tural school at Helena and Broken Ar
row.
TWELVE MILLION ESTIMATED.
Roughly estimated, the Legislature app
prop. ted >l2,ul.u"o. Ihc Hlht-l urln
was the support and maintenance hhi
salary fund iur the state institutions ill.
W.I amount Gao about siuUUuvu Nuolh'l
larE. Appropriation WAS thti ntI' Joy
the uurul miuuu-dular road Dill klN-
lur tINUnNNI DuulituuhlF from inc rove
uua received gom thc gross production
tN Goo building ut highways. ln ""Ht-
ton tD this. e,.u.UUu was uUf furfl.t'i Cor
roads t1 meet fhs federal road aid M.ot-
m,ut for oklahoma
THE stat, university will get apuIoN-
mutylu ttsN.uUU Tor support. Now buildings
and General apurorriatou The general
deficiency buu apprupriates about S'1y'-
600
AGRICULTURAL.
The first bin introduced iu the house.
pet measure of it's author, speaker
Noshtt possesses putoutiutios that may
mean more for the agricultural Interests
of oklahoma than any act passed since
statehood This is what was popularity
known as the Marketing Bil' and is iu-
tended to establish for oklahoma prod
ucts. particularly the pcrlshahle fruits
and melons. poultry ana dairy products, "A
sl stem of marketing, modelled aiter thS
fruit associations of California that VIII
not only standardiZe and improve the
product hut obtain the very highest mar
kct PRICES with the least loss 20 the grow
or The bin creates the state Marketing
! Commission, as an adjunct OF the AEEle
! school The commission viii place agents
! IN the coutcrs where markets Tor bhia-
hutuu products can best he developed.
ANY community in the state may or
| gaulzc a local marketing association and
/ products viii Doe marketed IN bulk in the
name uf the commission. The commls-
sion will require all products marketed
under it's name To conform TO certain
| recognized standards OF quality pack
| ages. etc with the law u practical
! cr,ct oklahoma Marketing Commission
/ products will command the high price ia
! the big metropolitan markets
Another bIl Of great Importance 20 the
! agricultural Classc- ls the home owner .
/ ship bill. designed TO reduce tenantry ana
! make II possible Tor the poor man 10
] eventually own his farm. The law is
! brlei ana s'hpHe'
! Establishment OF extensive game pre-
! serves ia provided hN rcappioprl"tIhE 10
/ the game protection fund nearly one hun
] dr,l Thousand dollars borrowed. Tor lnt
| first capital building iund. same To pe
spent for such preserves. Another Ia"
I oNcmpts game animals from taAauou.
The law regulating the organization of
! agricultural aud horticultural socleut-
! mot run for profit Is rewritten and shgthS
/ amended.
The organization Of cotton, grain 'hd
| other farm products exchanges or boards
/ of trade is provided for and rules rladt
] Tor the conduct of same.
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FNS'''S' 'S'' 49,
The session established "a record In inc
! very small number OF bills passed or ,N'l
] introduced, creating new crlues against
the state, changing the punishment GOT
! OLD ones. or changing the adm uatrauoi
| Of criminal law. Among th, ltW new
! crimes invented We're in oid hy Ih's,
months or 5000 Co chip the number on d
/ motor ear or us engine, H common pra''
/ tCc with those who acquire their uiNN,li
| hy night, or to monkey win a. clr not
| your own. and the D''rHai"d Invention
/ ut senator waiter Ferguson. ih- cNini
] of the Curralu. l.Hplh' cam, vhgh yiiu'
ICES the section of scripture which pro'
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And from him thnt hnth II bh1l b'
! taken
! the Bouc-Dry Bil, which without the ac
| oI tine new Federal law ON the same sul'
| lcct, VIII make 'llnhpiuh tncoit llchlN
MS dry as Dives found hell 20 hc Under
! Forrusons $ law, sh'Iu ping ln N0u"r WI
| cease, aud the ONLY unporhtiors VIII Joe
/ those privately arranged IN suliDaScs ul
by auto iu border counties
Next 90 the louc-dry hill. no proposltor
before the session attained the lmpor'
corded SoId tn the so-caned attorney genera
b.l," a pet measure Of the Governor
which was particularly designed to give
the state administration means OF stop
ping lawlessness IN two or three counties
OF the state. In short, the bill gives th'
supreme court concurrent jurisdiction
! with the district court In the imp"ach
mcut Of county officials, II provides TOT
the Attorney General 70 initiate act oi
to remove county officials, particularly
sheriNs and prosecutors, for failure t'
perform their duties, moral turpltule o