The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-12-21
STATE CAPITAL NEWS

Oklahoma City. December 21.--
State bank exponents in the past
week have weakened to the point
of admitting that there is small
possibility that such measure will
be passed at the coming session of
the legislature. The socialist Okla
homa Leader admitted editorially in
a recent issue that II is inadvisable
TO risk clash with the existing
banking system at this time.
Dedication of the federal reserve
bank last week and meeting of the
state bankers association has served
however to focus attention on prob
able banking legislation. National
bankers developed. sentiment favor
ing abolition OF the state guaranty
law. The state bankers, however.
while favoring modification to make
the law a source of last resort rath-
er than first aid, insist that the law
is fundamentally sound.
This is an eventful week in the
capital city. The following out
standing features are expected.
Report of the state budget eXecu-
tive. This work has ben done by
Ben +. Harrison of Calvin, who Is
slated for the appointment by May
or Walton upon his accession to the
governors chair.
A meeting of the Committee of 21
started Monday under the guidance
of John Whitehurst president Of
the state board of agriculture. This
committee is working on the admin
istrations farm legislation program
also.
A plan for the creation of a
faN oil
cases on appeal from district and
superior courts that do not involve
constitutional questions. In this
connection IL Is reported that Tom
Owen, who was candidate for
nomination for governor, has n plan
for non-partisan election of judges
The chief questions upon which
the Committee of 81 will pass are
admitted to be the following:
IA rural credit bill
2-Warehouse bill, Doth cotton
and grain.
3-State ownership of elevators.
4-Free text books (This is in
the hands of subcommittee
5-The advisability of reducing
the legal rate of interest
II is generally conceded that fay-
orable reports will be made on all
of the subjects listed and that model
legislation will be studied and tenta-
tive drafts of measures approved by
the committee, will be offered the
state Legislature
The subject of prison labor is re-
ceiving considerable attention but
the matter has been LETT to the
American Federation OF Labor, by
AaaN IL a. - NaI hot
a bitter fight will be waged by labor
leaders to abolish the following
state industries now carried on in
penal Institutions:
l-SRirt factories.
G.-Tw're factories.
3-Brick plants.
4-Automobile tag factory
A determined fight is in prospect
over the twine factory and the brick
plant. The opponents of the plan
to abolish these industries point out
that there Is but one union brick
plant in America and for that rea-
son the brick plant Is not a competi-
tive industry with organized labor.
Officials at the prison at McAles-
ter point out that enough twine Is
made each year TO supply half the
demand of the state and that the
harvester trust has been forced to
cut It's price in the state in the past
TO meet the state product. The
twine Is marketed through the
Farmers Union and the plan has
been popular with the farmer.
The state has at present $4,000
investment in the automobile taG
factory at McAlester, ....