The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-03
MAN IS HOUSES
HEAD, LAW SAYS
Husband Legally Rules
Household, G. o. p.
Women Told

Just what wom1n's status is ba.
Tore the law in Oklahoma was stated
conCis'ly To- Ihr Nouia. '4 i
can club Of Tulsa at It's regular
meeting IN the municipal aud.
torlum Saturday afternoon by Rem
lnEion Rogers one of Tulsa county
Two leg hlnturp, whose impersonll
hnWmary Of he laws affecting wp
men most in'ima ely lon his hea
orH free 20 form their own opinions
about the room for Improvement
IN th'sc laws and the necessity
others
So Interested were tho 60 odd
women In the subject and its bear.
ing upon their future work tina
ih'y qucs iOno1 MI Rogers follow
.hg MS speech, and voted 10 cortlnu.
me discussion at tho next meeting
Mrs &. T.. lahmnn. club prosihcn.
stated that the address, like other-
10 be delivered before the body
would be printed in pamphlets and
distributed to similar clubs In the
county. Miss Mathildc Alch. u local
busln""s woman and v.cc president
or the organization. presided.
Under tho head OF Industrial
ieHlalntidn, Mr.. Rogers named thr
hlne-hour day or 5d-hour week em-
thht forbids women to work under
ground ~ in min"s and I'M laa.
iprhldding girl under the age OF
10 from selling magazines. papers.
'to', on the pubic t.I..a Tl..r id
no minimum wage law for women In
this state he said.
Husband L. legal Head
WI thc marriage laws he said
IN It's wisdom the state law OF
oklahoma defines marriage as "a
personal relation arising out of "a
clVll contract In oklahoma mar
rage has TO be- solcnlzcd hy some
OFFICIAL licensed so TO do. Marriage
may he contracted by adult persons
RlrIs being considered In this class
at IL ycars and glrls Of 10 year.
may marry with parental consent
Iho husband Is the head OF the
mousse I'm oklahoma. that Is the law
NJ any tatc. The married woman
may deal with her separate property
as II she were unmarried. Dover
ana courtesy has been abolished In
Oklahoma, hut the homestead law
provides that no property can be
transferred or sold without the sig
ga. llt" OF both husband and wife
Neither the wife nor the husband
can VIII away more than two-thlrds
Ul n"t or MS property. The hus-
band Is bound TO support his wife
ny his property and labor. II tho
husband Is incnpacitated from labor
ny eickncss. his wife may have to
support him from her property but
labor. II couple has no
children and the husband died, only
one-half OF his property goes to his
wifc and the other half either to his
parents or his ncphows and nieces."
Divorce Grounds Named.
The ten grounds for divorce I'm
Oklahoma were named by Mr. Rog-
ers and attention called to the fact
that when woman gets n divorce In
pklnhoma upon constructive sense
or because of abandonment, she may
not be divorced In other states OF
The union. Custody OF children IL
practically equal between husband
and wife and guardianship Of chill
dton or tender age IL usually as
signed TO the mother and OF older
h,dren needing To be educated TO
the father. he stated.
Women now have the right TO
hold office In either the Legislative
Jr administrative departments OF
the the state but for some reason
may not hold the office OF COVER
nor, lieutenant governor and
may not serve either grand or petty
jury duty, he said In summarizing
her political rights.