Muskogee Cimeter

Vol. 18 No. 2 J. R Johnson, the Supt. of the State School for Colored youth at Taft has made good and his school stands at head of the list of all the States schools. Prof. Johnson, is a hard worker and gives all his time and attention to his school work. The children under his supervision are industrious and show in their faces that they are happy and contented. In many schools of this kind there is generally a complaint of the lack of clothing scarcity of food, but this is not the case at Taft because they have plenty of clothing and abundance of food. Prof. Johnson, without any blowing of trumpete has tickled the earth and raised great quaniaties of food stuff and from year to year has a good and sufficient supply on hand. The boys are taught agriculture in all its fazes, and the girls are taught the things that will be most useful to them in after life. The high cost of living has been reduced to a minimum in this school and the meat proposition has been settled for all time to come, because Johnson, has a great drove of hogs and has plenty of corn to feed the hogs and he has taught the hogs to multiply and hence it is like an endless chain the more corn that is raised means more hogs to multiply and thus you have it. Our people should visit the school at Taft and see what progress has been made. It's a duty that we owe the childred and Prof. Johnson, ought to be encourage and complimented for the good work he is doing. We understand that the school for InCorrigibles at McAlester is to be moved to Taft and we regret this very much because we dont think that the contact with those brought from McAlester will be good for the children under Prof. Johnson, We may be in error as to contention, but we do insist that more attention should be giuen by our people to the work being done by Prof. Johnson at Taft State school We also feel greatful to State Superintendent Mr. Wilson for the interest he has manifested in that school and also one at Langston because he has given all aid in his power to help these schools and put them on the highest plain and if there is a failure in either it cannot be placed at his door. Royer Williams of Doss, La. was one of our visitors last week looking after his property at South Muskogee, he was delighted with this country and hopes soon to make this his home. R. A. Stith of Friar Point Miss spent several days here last week and was a heavy purchase of South Muskogee, property as well as some find farm land near here. B. J. Jackson of Hebron, Tex. was also a visitor last weekhesis a heavy property in South Muskogee, he bought some farm land from South Muskoge Town site Co. B. B. Smith of Shaw Miss. is here this week on a visit with the firm he represent in that country. The South Muskogee Town Co. wirh whom he has been associated for several years. Mr. Smith is one of the old timers here in the early days when this was an Indian country. He is 73 years old and still hale and hearty and has made money for many of his people whom he has brought to their country and will leave this week for Miss. The Muskogee Cimeter. MUSKOGEE, OKLAHOMA, SATURDAY JAN.20 1917. The inscription on the loving cup reads, "For devotion to duty in defending a colored prisoner from lynching, enduring tortue and insult, that the majesty of the law might be upheld, at Lima, Aug. 30, 1916" The presentation of the cup was made by Governor Frand B. Willis befar a that filled the Second Baptist church. He said that the world loves and appreciates a man who stand squarely with a heart unafraid and his face to the front at times of stress and that public appreciation never is small for the faithful official who stands for the administration of the law and the enforcement of the law and the enforcement of justice. The sheriff was too move to say more than simple thanks in accepting the cup. Prior to the presentation, however, he told friends that what he had done hardly called for action by the Advancement association because he had only done his duty. As a result of the Lima riot many arrests were made, some of the indictment being against well known citizens. Several of these have been sent to prison on charges of having attempted to lynch. Other cases are pending. A colored man of the name of Daniels has been given a penitentiary sentence. Suerif Eley at the last election was returned to office by a big majority. Exchange. ANTI-LYNCHING FUND STARTED A meeting of the branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People was held last Sunday night. Pres. B. S. Smith made an appeal for membership and contributions to the Anti-lynching fund, $12 53 was raised. Sec'y. It. A. Sinner has received some valuable literature which gives the true report of the Waco horror and the lynching Anthony Crawford. A public entertainment will be given at an early date to aid this fund. I will try to be a good lifter; not a leaner; an encourager never a discourager; lighten and share other people's sorrows; start songs and rejoicings, not complainings; make the world a little sweeter place to live in; keep in mind the will of God; make sunshine in life's shady place to see the bright side of everything; be clean in mind and body working patiently, industriously and honestly for a living; earning a spotless character, so, that I can look up not down. and meet death's coming with a fearless smile; endeavor not to run away from my weakness, but braverly fight them out; be glad of life; have hope and faith in every body, try to live without hate jealousy, temper and envy. Avoid speaking critically and bitterly, repeating only the good I hear. Love because I must, give because I caannot keep, doing for the joy of it, cheerful in disappointment, charitable toward the erring, the fallen; protect helpless animals, do as I would be done by; smile more and frown less. Florida tied for second place in the Southern pastime of lynching in 1910. And she might be made to blush, if her rank were rated according to Negro population in the State. To outstrip Georgia in crime is going some. Exchange. Coal For Sale The Henryetta Nut Coal $6.00 per ton Sippes Coal Compny Phone 96 421 So. 5th St. Dr. J E. Hart, Surgeon Disease of women and Children a specialty. 228 1-2 N. 2nd St. Phone 410 Dr. R. H. Waterford, Physicion and Surgeon Diseases of women and children a specialty. Residence 904 Denver, Office 200 1-2 So. Second Phones Resident 462 Office 461 YOUR LAST CHANCE. Recently we published in these columns an offer of The Youth's Companion and McCall's Magazine, both for a full eyar, for only $2.10, including a McCall Dress Pattern. The high price of paper and ink has obliged McCall's Magazine to raise their subscription price February 1 to 10 cents a copy and 75 cents a year—so that the offer at the above price must be withdrawn. Until March 41 our readers have the privilege of ordering both publications for a full year, including the choice of any 15-cent McCall Dress Pattern, for only $2.10. The amount of reading, information and entertainment contained in the fifty-two issues of The Youth's Companion and the value of twelve monthly fashion numbers of McCall's at $2.10 offer a real bargain to every reader of this paper. This two-at-one price offer includes: 1. The Youths' Companion—52 issues. 2. The Companion Home Calendar for 1917. 3. McCall's Magazine—12 fashion numbers. 4. One 15-cent McCall Dress Pattern—your choice from your first copy of McCall's—if you cend a two-cent stamp with your selection. THE YOUTH'S COMPANION, St. Paul St., Boston, Mass. RED BIRD. Red Bird is a beautiful little city located about 22 miles northwest of Muskogee on the M., K. & O. railroad, a branch of the M., & T. railroad. It is located in Sections 2-3-10 and 11 in Township 16, Range 16. A great many of our people from the South have come west and located in and around Red Bird and many of them have splendid farms and are doing nicely while other have built comfortable homes in the town and are engaged in business and all are happy and contented. Many others who still reside in their old homes in the South have made investments in and around Red Bird and it is the purpose of this article to give information to our subscribers who are interested in Oklahoma. Red Bird is surrounded by a splendid farming country and is in our opinion in the center of the mineral belt. Just a few miles west is Haskell, Oklahoma, where a splendid oil field is now opening up and just a few miles northwest is the Stone Bluff field which bids fair to equal that of the famous Glenn Pool, and north and east development is going on and both oil and gas is being found in paying quantities. Development is now being made in the following sections: In 15-16-16, known as the Darby test. In 21-16-16 on the Lewis farm. In 21-16-16 on the Soloman farm. In 83-16-16 on the Turner farm. In 7-17-16 on the Gardy farm, there is a well good for 15 barrels. Drilling is also going on in 6-16-16 and 9-15-16. Being surrounded by development and being in the trend that is right in line it seems impossible to us for the Red Bird people when they once get started to fall in getting oil and gas, it seems a sure thing to us and when they get either it certainly puts them on the map with a bright future, because with gas they will be in a position to invite manufacturing establishments and factories to locate there and can furnish its citizens with cheap fuel, both light and heat. Only a short time ago gas was discovered at Kusa, a spot in the road near Hoffman, Oklahoma, and immediately after the discovery zinc smelters were located there on account of cheap fuel and a town of 3,000 inhabitants sprang into existence. Hundreds of laborers getting from $3.0 to $8.0 per day are working in these smelters and what is true in this case can be tru with the developments in Red Bird. We advise our people to hold what property they have because in the near future they stand a splendid chance of reaping splendid returns on their investment. Some years ago a man from Louisiana bought 65 acres in Township 16, Range 15, adjoining township to the one in which Red Bird is located and is now getting $2,000.00 a month in royalty from oil. A few days ago some other men from Louisiana were in our office, having been to Red Bird to look after their property and we advised them as we do others to hold on and time will prove the wisdom they exhibited by coming to Oklahoma. The above is given for the benefit of our readers who have asked our opinion as to the agricultural and mineral developments in the localities where they had invested. From time to time we shall give such information in our columns as the occasion demands. Oklahoma today stands first in oil and gas development. Oil at $1.70 per barrel is stimulating developments in all localities. The Youth's Companion 52 Times a Year—Not 12 IT is more than 52 numbers filled to the brim with delightful reading it is an influence for all that is best in home and American life. The Compunion is $2.00 a year, but to those who do not know the, paper we shall be glad to send three current issues free of charge, so that they may test its quality, read its wholesome, diverting fiction, its contributions by famous men and women, its various departments, etc. THE YOUNTH'S COMPANION 114 Berkeley Street, Boston, Mass. SUBSCRIPTIONS RECEIVED AT THIS OFFICE PRICE $1.00 YEAR If its bought of Millers Loan Opposit of Kress Hilley R. R. VER ROUTE" E CARD DAILY-2 Between Muskogee, & Ft. Smith ROUND with and points beyond, 7:45 a.m. long.....6:20 p.m. 10:40 a.m. 6:15 p.m. mita.....8:00 a.m. beyond.....11:45 p.m. and points beyond.....7:30 p.m. INFORMATION Muskogee, Oklahoma. Make Notice and S. M. T.'s will give their tion, January Union Hall Tables are requested to be to be present will be spare no pains to make of the season. be conducted by P. M. Emmitt Stewart, Rev. M. Rev. E. Arlington Non. G. W. P. Brown. to turn out and be with be rendered for the Children 10c Don't forget the time Between Muskogee, & Tulsa Okla. Between Muskogee, & Ft. Smith EASTBOUND No. 4 (Motor Train) For Ft. Smith and points beyond, 7:45 a. m. No. 2 For Ft. Smith and points beyong ..... 6:20 p. m. No. 6 From Pawhuska and Tulsa ..... 10:40 a. m. No. 2 Wichita, Ark. City, and Tulsa ..... 6:15 p. m. WESTBOUND No. 1 For Tulsa, Ark. City and Wichita ..... 8:00 a. m. No. 5 For Tulsa and Pawhuska ..... 8:00 a. m. No. 7 From Ft, Smith and points beyond ..... 11:45 p. m. No. (Motor Train) From Ft. Smith and points beyond ..... 7:30 p. m. FOR FURTHEK INFORMATION Phone 1308 or 495 Muskogee, Oklahoma All Hail Take Notice The U.B.F's and S.M.T's of Muskogee will give their public Installation January 23rd 1917. Convention Hall All Lodges and Temples are requested to be present. Any member failing to be present will be fined $1.00 The committee will spare no pains to make this the grandest affair of the season. of the evening Atty. R. Emmitt Stewart, Rev Chas, R. Tucker, D.G.M. Rev, E. Arlington Wilson, N. G. Sec'y Hon. G. W. P. Brown, G. Atty. We ask our friends to turn out and be with us. Good music will be rendered for the occasion. Admission 25c Children 10c Come one, Come all, Don't forget the time and place. P. M. DeLancy, G. M. Wm. Poer, G. I. Committee ANGE TIME October 8th. a at 8;00 a.m. instead of 9;30 a.m. r, Henryetta and Denison, leaves first stop, at 2;10 p.m.; Henry- nison at 2:05 p.m., and depart for m. arriving Joplin, 7:00 p. m., Dustin will arrive at 6:00 p. m. M. O. & G. CHANGE TIME Sunday, October 8th. Train No. 5 leaves for Henryetta at 8;00 a.m. instead of 9;30 a.m. arriving at Henryetta at 9,55 a.m. Train No. 1 new train for Dewar, Henryetta and Denison, leaves at 12;45 p.m., arriving at Dewar, the first stop. at 2;10 p.m.; Henryetta, 2;20 p.m.; Denison, 8;00 p.m. Train No. 2 will arrive from Denison at 2;05 p.m., and depart for Joplin at 2;15 p.m. instead of 2.45 p.m. arriving Joplin, 7;00 p.m., 45 minutes earlier. Train No. 6 from Henryetta and Dustin will arrive at 6;00 p. m. instead of a;50 p.m. Note that toains 1 and 2 operate to and from Denison, instead of trains 5 and 6, and do not stop between Muskogee and Dewar. Passengers for intermediate points will use ttrin No. 5, leaving Muskogee at 8;00 a.m. and No. 6, arrive 6;00 p.m. ma City trap leave at 8 a.m. and 9:30 p. m. CALL 519 or P. B. X. 4201 for Information BIG MINSTREL CONVENTION HALL SOOn W. H. Twine ..... Editor P. R. Price ..... Associate Editor R. D. Nickens ..... Associate Editor W. H. Twine, Jr ..... Manager R. H. Twine ..... Collector THE N. A. C. W. MEMBER NATIONAL NEGRO PRESS ASSOCIATION The Cimeter is the only Republican paper in the City of Muskogee. The Lady Phoenix is sometimes Republican and sometimes independent but at the present time it claims to be in- dependent, such a changing is not worth three whoops in b——1 to any political party and yet Bixby, its editor, got sick at the Republican pie counter. What base ingratiate. GIVE DEALER SQUARE DEAL NO HAS VITT PRESIDENT OF LAW AND ORDER SOCIETY FOR COMPENSATION STATE IS UNFAIR To Rob Saloon Man of His Lawful Property Without Adequately Reimbursing Him for His Losses, Declares D. Clarence Gibboney The Merry Minstrel of the Business League Meets every Monday and Thursday Nights, at Carter Hall for practise D. Clarence Gibboney, president of the Law and Order Society in a state ment to the Philadelphia Public Lodge, discussed the injustice of destroy ing a liquor dealer's established busi- dress without giving him a fair com- pensation. Says the Public Ledger: The placing of unusual restrictions upon the granting of license transfers to reputable saloonkeepers whose places of business have been wiped out by the Parkway improvement would be unfair, according to D. Clarence Gibboney, president of the Law and Order Society. A statement to this effect was made recently by Mr. Gibboney while discussing in the License Court. If the ruling of the court is carried out these license holders will have to petition for transfer to locations in the immediate neighborhood of their former establishments. LIBERTY "Square Deal For Saloonists." "While I am pleased with the action taken by the court, said Mr. Gibboney, I am above all in favor of a square deal. This, I think, the liquor dealer is entitled to, I have often expressed my belief that when a saloonkeeper who has lived up to the letter of the law has been put out of business by some public improvement he should be granted full license transfer privileges, or, if it is desired to abolish the license altogether, he should receive a fair reimbursement. "It must be remembered that the saloonkeeper is conducting a legitimate business, and so long as he obeys the mandates of the law he must receive a square deal. He is entitled to the same treatment accorded a man engaged in any other line of business bearing the sanction of the law. I am sure that it would be unfair for the State to put a law-abiding citizen, a man engaged in the grocery business, for instance, out of business without giving him some compensation." BOY ROBS FATHER TO HEAR BILLY SUNDAY Great is Billy Sunday. An evidence of his influence to "Save the Boy" is the following story from Saco (Me.) to the New York American: Murton Lawler, fourteen-year-old son of John Lawler, of Gray, who stole $16 from his father in order that he might go to Boston to hear "Billy" Sunday preach, and who claimed that he had been robbed on the Portland boat and walked back from Boston to Saco, was arraigned in the district court here, charged with breaking and entering and larceny from the store of Thomas Rose, of South Saco. He was found guilty and placed in charge of the probation officer. In telling his story the boy declared he broke into the store in order to get money to pay back the $16 he stole from his father. Negroes of this Country, ask for nothing, but a Man's chance. DRY STUFF. William Jennings Bryan's sermons are certainly in keeping with his dry policies. Service! In every respect the Mr. K. and T. Ry. tries to live up to this motto. "GIVE THE PUBLIC THE VERY BEST SERVICE WE CAN". This is only one of the many reasons why you should travel by the KATY to or from St. Louis Kansas City San Antonio Galveston Sedalia Oklahoma City Ft.Worth Dallas Parsons Junction City Houston West Hannibal Muskogee Shreveport Denison Gutnrie Tulsa Wichita Falls Austin 81 ORDINANCES. M. B. H. REV. E. L. BARBOUR The founder of this little city, has filled honorably many offices therein. Is one of its most substantial citizens and a race man to the core. Nothing with him is too good for Red Bird. Here he cast his lot, made his fortune and has reared his family. The people are justly proud of him. REV. L. BARBER, I. W. LANE, N. J. EDWARDS, Tr LEWIS, Downt Clerk. BROWN, City Attorney. DINANCES OF RED BIRD, OKLAHOM W. C. B. LEWIS, Town Clerk. G. W. P. BROWN, City Attorney. ORDINANCES OF RED BIRD. OKLAHOMA. ORDINANCE NO.1. tion 1. Be it ordained by the Trustees of Red town of Red Bird, Oklahoma, that the Peace in and for said town shall receive fees in like amount to be allowed the Peace generally of the State of Oklahoma that all fees shall be paid by litigants that in all criminal actions for the enfor Section 1. Be it ordained by the Trustees of the incorporated town of Ked Bird, Oklahoma, that the Justice of the Peace in and for said town shall receive as his compensation fees in like amount to be allowed to Justices of the Peace generally of the State of Oklahoma provided that all fees shall be paid by litigants in civil actions; that in all criminal actions for the enforcement of the ordinances of said town no fees shall be chargeable against said town; and when said Justice shall be enforcing the laws of the State of Oklahoma, all fees for said work shall in no event be a charge against said town. Sec. 2. The town Justice of the Peace shall have jurisdiction of all offenses for the violation of the ordinances of said town, and he is hereby required to keep a complete record of all his official transactions. Sec. 3. The salary of each Trustee shall be $36.00 per annum, payable quarterly. Sec. 4. The salary of the clerk of said town shall be $5.00 per month. Sec. 5. The salary of the town treasurer shall be $85.00 per year. Sec. 6. The salary of the town marshal shall be $120.00 per year, together with all fees allowed a constable, in the service of process as by law in such cases provided, but the town shall not be liable for any such fees in the service of said process unless other provided herein. Sec. 7. All ordinances and parts of ordinance. connect herewith are hereby repealed. This ordinance shall be in full force and take effect from and after its passage and approval. 1916. (Seal) Trustees. Attest: W. C. B. Lewis, Town Clerk. ORDINANCE NO. 2. Trustees. Be It Ordained by the Trustees of the Incorporated Town of Red Bird, Oklahoma: Section 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person, or agent of any property within the incorporated limits of the town of Red Bird, to maintain, or to permit to become in an unsanitary condition, any privy, toilet, or other building. Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful for any person to permit to accumulate any garbage, refuse, dead animal, or other obnoxious substances, dangerous to the public health and that would tend to create disease of any character, within the incorporated limits of the town of Red Bird. Sec. 3. That all bodies of dead animals and other refuse matters shall be removed by those responsible therefor, either by burning the same outside the limits of said town, or by carting the same away within twenty-four hours thereafter, and a failure so to do shall constitute a public nuisance. Sec. 4. That the contents of all privies shall be removed by the scavenger in odorless airtight tanks, and said tanks shall frequently be inspected by some one authorized by the Trustees to insure the public health. Sec. 5. That all privies within the incorporated town of Red Bird shall be cleaned at least once each month, and offender if occasion should at any time require, provided, however, that all privies used in connection with hotels and restaurants, and other public buildings, shall be cleaned every two weeks. Sec. 6. That a charge of 20 cents shall be paid by the owners of each privy for cleaning same, and all privies shall be provided with a slide being placed underneath each seat in the privy, and said slide shall be placed so as to be readily accessible. Sec. 7. It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain any cesspool in, upon or about his premises, except as otherwise provided hercin, or to throw, or cause to be thrown upon any vacant lot, upon his own premises, or in the public streets of said town, any slop, waste paper, garbage, or refuse of any kind. Sec. 8. It shall be unlawful for any person to set fire to any dead grass, or stubble, within the incorporated limits of said town, unless same be personally under the supervision of some competent adult person, and in no event shall such fire be permitted after dark, or be put out while a high wind is blowing so as to endanger buildings within said town. Sec. 9. Unless otherwise provided by the Trustees of said town it shall be the duty of the town marshal to see that this ordinance is strictly enforced. Any persons, or persons, violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in a sum not less than $5.00, or sentenced to not less than ten days in jail, or both, in the discretion of the court. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. This ordinance shall take effect after its passage and approval. Passed and approved this ... day of September, 1915. (Seal) Trustees. Attest: W. C. B. LEWIS, Town Clerk. ORDINANCE NO. 3. Trustees. Be It Ordained by the Trustees of the Incorporated Town of Red Bird, Oklahoma: Section 1. That the Board of Trustees of said town shall meet in regular session at least once each month, beginning with the first Monday night following the passage and approval of this ordinance, and at such time thereafter as shall be provided for at each session thereof; provided, that it may meet in extra-ordinary session whenever circumstances may require, each member thereof being notified by the President, or chairman of said Board of Trustees. Sec. 2. The town clerk shall meet with the Board of Trustees and shall be the secretary thereof, and it shall be his duty to record the proceedings of each meeting as they occur. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force after its passage and approval. 1915. Passed and approved this 20th day of September, (Seal) Trustees. Attest: W. C. B. LEWIS. Be It Ordained by the Trustees of the Incorporated Town of Red Bird, Oklahoma: Sec. 2. All business matters shall be referred to the proper committee with direction to report to the Board of Trustees not later than its next meeting. Sec. 3. All ordinances shall be recorded in a book kept by the town clerk, which shall constitute a permanent record of said town. Sec. 4. No bills shall be allowed against said town until the same have been submitted in writing, verified by the affidavit of the claimant, filed with the town clerk and regularly allowed at a regular session of the Board of Trustees. Sec. 5. Any member of the Board of Trustees failing, without reasonable excuse, to attend three successive meetings of the Board shall thereby forfeit his office, unless otherwise provided by the laws of the State of Oklahoma, in such case provided. Sec. 6. The town marshal shall be street commissioner, unless other wise provided by the Board of Trustees at a regular meeting, and shall be allowed $1.00 per day for work. Sec. 7. All committees shall submit their reports to the Board in writing. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force after its passage and approval. Passed and approved this day of September, 1915. (Seal) Trustes. Attent: W. C. B. LEWIS, Be It Ordained by the Trustees of the Incorporated Town of Red Bird, Oklahoma: That it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, to do or perform any of the acts herein-after enumerated within the incorporated limits of the town of Red Bird, viz: Section 1. To obstruct the streets, alleys or sidewalks with any boxes, barrels or anything, except when receiving or forwarding goods, wares and merchandise, and then only for a reasonable time. Sec. 2. For any person to fire or discharge any cannon, fowling piece, pistol, or any other firearms of any description, or fire or explode any squibs, crackers, or other thing containing powder or other combustible or explosive substance, without permission from the Trustees, which permission is subject to revocation at any time: Provided, it shall not be a violation of this ordinance to sound an alarm of fire by the discharge of firearms. Sec. 3. For any person to leave any horse, or horses, mules, or any other animal attached to any vehicle, in the streets, alleys, or other public places, without securely fastening said animals, or by leaving some competent person in charge of same. Sec. 4. To leave any open trap door, ditch, pit or vault in any street, highway, sidewalk, or other place of public travel, or to suffer same to be done, without placing threat a red light before the close of day to warm passengers of every degree of the apparent danger, which said danger signal shall not be removed therefrom sooner than the rising of the sun of the day following. Sec. 5. To ride or drive on any sidewalk, or to ride or drive through the streets and alleys in a reckless or wanton manner such as to endanger human life and property. Sec. 6. To leave standing any wall or flue, chimney, or building which shall be dangerous by fire, to passersby, or which shall become a public nuisance after twelve hours' notice to remove the same. Sec. 7. To permit any dangerous or mischievous animal to run at large. Sec. 8. To be found prowling around or about the property of another without his consent, or reasonable excuse therefor. Sec. 9. To enter the house, building, or premises of another for any unlawful purpose. Sec. 10. To be guilty of the crime of petit larceny as defined by the statutes of the State of Oklahoma. Sec. 11. To jump off or on, cling to or hang on any railway car or engine while the same is in motion, except this provision shall not apply to passengers, officials or other employees of the railroad company. Sec. 12. For any engineer, fireman, conductor, or other trainman in charge of the operation of any railway train, to allow said trains to block the streets for a period exceeding fifteen minutes. Sec. 13. The mahshal shall have power to abate any nuisance, or to remove the cause which immediately threatens fire to any building. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $25.00, or imprisoned in the city jail for a period not to exceed thirty days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force after its passage and approval. Trustees ORDINANCE NO. 6. Be It Ordained by the Trustees of the Incorporated Town of Red Bird, Oklahoma; That it shall be unlawful for any person to do, or perform any of the following acts within the incorporated limits of said town, viz: Section 1. To set up, keep, maintain, exhibit, or play at game known as faro, monte, lottery, dice, shuffle board, or any other game prohibited by the laws of the State of Oklahoma. Sec. 2. To maintain any business, or practice of whatever degree by which money is wagered in the nature of gambling as defined by the laws of the State of Oklahoma. Sec.3. For each day any gambling game shall be carried on shall be and constitute a separate offence. Sec. 4. To have or keep any tables or other paraphermalia for gambling purposes. Any person found guilty of a violation of the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in a sum not more than $25.00, or sentenced to imprisonment in the city jail for not less than ten days, or by both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the corut. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force after its passage and approval. (Seal) Trustees. W. C. B. LEWIS, Town Clerk. ORDINANCE NO. 7. Be It Ordained by the Trustees of the Incorporated Town of Red Bird, Oklahoma: Section 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person within the incorporated town of Red Bird, to maintain, keep, or patronize any bawdy house, assignation house, house of ill fame, brothel shop, or other place where immoral practices may be carried on. Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for any female to engage in any lewd conduct with the opposite sex within the incorporated limits of said town, or to in anywise induce, or encourage any male to frequent any place, public, or private, for immoral purposes. Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any man, or boy over the age of fourteen years, and not a relative, to be found in the company of any woman, or other female of bad repute, upon the streets, or in any house, public, or private, within the incorporated limits of said town, provided, however, that this section shall not apply to officials, lawyers and doctors who may be called upon to discharge some legal obligation towards such persons. Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for any person within the incorporated limits of the town of Red Bird to appear in public in a state of nudity, or in an indecent or lowd dress, or make any indecent exposure of his or her person, or be guilty of any lowd or indecent act or behavior, or exhibit or sell any indecent or lowd book, picture or other thing, or exhibit or perform any indecent or immoral or lowd play or other representation, or put upon any street, alley, or other public place, or leave in any yard, or upon any premises, any indecent notice or advertisement. Sec. 5. In addition to other places commonly known as public places, all vacant lots and blocks within the incorporated town of Red Bird are hereby declared public places within the meaning of this ordinance. Sec. 8. It shall be unlawful for any person within the incorporated limits of the town of Red Bird, to wear or carry any pistol, dirk, butcher knife, bowie knife, sword, spear in a cane, brass or metal knucks, razor, slung shot, sand bag, or pocket knife with a blade to exceed three inches in length, or with a spring handle. See. 7. It shall be unlawful for any person within the limits of the town of Red Bird to maintain any place where intoxicating liquors of any kind may be sold, or given away, contrary to the laws of Oklahoma, or to be and appear in an intoxicated condition upon any street, or in any public place whatsoever. See. 8. It shall be unlawful for any person within the limits of the town of Red Bird to maintain any house or place where divers persons may resort and there make loud and boisterous noises such as are calculated to disturb the quietness of the people of said town, or any part of them, or to employ any device, noise or other performance tending to the collection of persons on the streets, or other public places to the obstruction of same, or to exhibit any tricks of legerdemain, or other devices of like kind, or perform with bells, organs or other instruments upon any of the streets of said town provided, this section shall not affect exhibitions, performances, or the sale of any articles permitted upon payment of the license fee required by other ordinances of this town. Sec. 9. It shall be unlawful for any person within the incorporated limits of the town of Red Bird to wilfully give or make a false alarm of fire, or to resist an officer in the lawful discharge of his duty, or to in any wise interfere with such officer while acting in the discharge of his duty, or to escape from arrest or to aid another to escape therefrom. Sec. 10. Any person owning or keeping any female dog over the age of one year, or any male dog over the age of one year, within the corporate limits of the town of Red Bird shall pay thereon the sum of $1,90 for every female dog and 50 cents for every male dog each year as a license fee thereon. Provided, however, that any owner of a female dog who allows same to run at large Sec. 11. All fines collected for the violation of any ordinances of the town of Red Bird shall go into the general fund of said town. Sec. 12. All business houses shall pay an occupation tax to be fixed by the Trustees of the town of Red Bird at any regular meeting of said Trustees and notice thereof shall be given ten days to each person, or firm, or corporation liable to pay said tax. Sec. 13. Any person violating any provision of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined to exceed $25.00, or sentenced to not more than thirty days in jail, or both, at the discretion of the court. Sec. 14. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. This ordinance shall be in full force and take effect from and after its passage and approval. Be It Ordained by the Trustees of the Incorporated Town of Red Bird, Oklahoma; Section 1. That the town Justice of the Peace shall require a cost bond in all criminal cases for the violation of town ordinances, except where said prosecution is had at the instance of the town. Sec. 2. The Justice of the Peace shall be liable for accepting worthless bonds for the appearance of persons charged with crime, or to secure the costs or fine. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. This ordinance shall be in full force and take effect from and after its passage and approval. Passed and approved this 20th day of September, 1915. REV. E. L. BARBER, (Seal) Attest: W. C. B. LEWIS, Be It Ordained by the Trustees of the Incorporated Town of Red Bird, Oklahoma: Section 1. That it shall be unlawful for any peddler of any kind whatsoever to exhibit, or offer for sale within the incorporated limits of said town any goods, wares or merchandise of whatever nature without first obtaining permission from the town Trustees and paying to the Town Treasurer a license fee in the sum of $1.00 to $3.00. A receipt for said license duly signed by said Town Treasurer shall operate and be construed as the written consent of said Trustees. Sec. 2. No shows, merry-go-rounds, and like entertainments given by persons other than residents of the Town of Red Bird, shall be allowed in the incorporated limits of said town for the purpose of giving an entertainment or exhibition unless a license shall first be procured from the town clerk at a cost of from $1.00 to $5.00 Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction shall be fined in a sum not to exceed $25.00, or sentenced not to exceed thirty days in jail, or both, in the discretion of the court. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. This ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after its passage and approval. 1918. REV. E. L. BARBER LET'S MAKE 'EM SLEEP IT'S JUST AS FEASIBLE AS TRYING TO PROHIBIT DRINKING SAYS THE TIMES New York Medical Journal Discusses Evils of Insufficient Slumber and Impossibility of Enforcing Anti-Liquor Legislation — People Will Make Their Own Spirits The New York Medical Times, dis- cusing prohibition from practical and quantitative viewpoints, finds it imprac- tional and unjustified. Says the Medi- cal Times: Insufficient sleep is held accountable to many of our leading clinicians for much physical and mental deteriora- tion and disease. It probably ranks not far below alcoholism as a pa- chiole factor. Suppose now that a number of earn- ment souls were to start a movement against this dreadful evil, and suppose that in time this movement, under the leadership of such unselfish, not to say angelic, souls as Richmond P. Hobscu n and the late candidate for presidency in the Prohibition ticket, were to be able to secure sufficient sleep registration in about half the states of the country, and then suppose that a national amendment to the constitution were to be agitated as a Federal amendment is being agitated by the prohibitionists now, how, reader, would be stand on the question? A Pro-Sleep Law. Remember that this sleep amendment would make it obligatory upon you to secure not less than a certain number of hours of sleep out of each day. There would be severe penalties for violation of the law. Do we not know from past experience that where prohibition is enforced the people will make their own spirits? Prohibition could never be enforced, for it would be impossible for any government to police all homes. The making of spirits is a simple matter, requiring no more intelligence than bread baking. And this sort of home-made liquor is about the most injurious of any. In those departments of France where such liquor is made the mental and physical demoralisation of the peasantry is said to be extreme. It is easy to see the futility of such idea as legislation seeking to enforce sufficiency of sleep. Prohibition is not a whit more sane. We know how the experts differ as regards the effects of alcohol following the ingestion of certain quantities. Imagine how they would stand on the question of how much sleep is necessary and how little is harmful. Unscientific Experiments. With a sleep propaganda on foot one can imagine how experiments on alcohol comparable to those at Cornell would be undertaken. It will be remembered that in the Cornell work guinea pigs were exposed to the fumes of alcohol continuously for many months, when, of course, they exhibited symptoms of great injury. In our human life continuous saturation in this wise never takes place and saturation with any substance, ordinarily innocuous, would work injury; sugar, or salt, would conceivably inflict harm if so good. A sleep experiment on a par with these Cornell experiments would consist in keeping guinea pigs continuously awake for weeks, when, of course, evidences of marked injury would be noted. Do we want to be standardized in respect to such matters by impatient completions and ambitious reformers? 'TWAS EVER THUS The Anti-Saloon League, in fact, prohibitionists in general, seems to be afraid of the people. They always oppose the settlement of the liquor question by popular vote. Read this dispatch from Indianapolis to the Indiana Enquirer: The Anti-Saloon League of Indiana will oppose any movement in the coming legislature to settle the liquor question by submitting a constitutional amendment for prohibition to the people. Superintendent Shumaker said to night that the league will concentrate its effort towards obtaining a statutory statewide prohibition law. MUST RAISE STATE TAXES TO PAY FOR PROHIBITION "Dry" Tennessee Misses Liquor Revenue and Faces Floating Indebtedness of More Than $1,000,000, So the People Must Pay the Difference "I AM GOING TO KNOW WHY!" SEIZURE OF ILLICT·STILLS YEAR STILLS 1885-245 1915-3832 Prohibition strikes into the purse of the taxpayer. This is the experience of Tennessee, where the legislature is planning to raise taxes to meet the deficit occasioned by anti-liquor laws. The Chattanooga Times, in reporting the proposed increase, says: Gov. Rye and his advisers are figuring on asking the legislature to increase the state tax rate. For a quarter of a century or more a state tax of 50 cents has been assessed on each $100 worth of taxable property. Fifteen out of 50 cents collected for the state is by law appropriated for education. The balance, 25 cents, is for maintenance of the general state government. The governor and state administrative officials closely associated with him have a plan for raising the state tax levy by the adoption of one mill. The leaders in Nashville, however, hope by adding a mill to the 35-cent net rate to be able to spend enough "I FEAR SAINTS IN POLITICS" Bishop Russell, of Catholic Church, Scores Holier Than Thou" Folk The ensuing Item appears in the Louisville Courier Journal, under a Washington (D. C.) date line: Monsignor William T. Russell, pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic Church here and newly appointed bishop of Charleston, S. C., spoke at a mass meeting of citizens here, urging referendum of the bill pending in Congress for prohibition in the District of Columbia to residents of the capital. "There is no principle of American government more elemental, more essential, than that there should be no legislation pertaining to the individual without a hearing or representation," he said. Referring to prohibition leaders forces who oppose referendum, Monsignor Russell added: "I am always afraid of that class of people who are better 'than thou. I fear the man who convinces himself that his views are necessarily the views of Almighty God. I fear saints in politics. Sometimes feel that I would like very much to be able to revise the 'Litany of Saints.' After 'All ye saints of Heaven, intercede for us,' I would like to insert, 'From the saints on earth, O Lord, deliver us.'" on public highways to entitle Tennessee to greater financial assistance from the United States. The last several legislatures have been enacting moral laws, and word some directly from Capitol Hill, Nashville, that financial legislation will be urged as the most important general problem for the next general assembly to solve. The state was deprived of financial resources of consequence by enactment of prohibition laws, and officials estimate that 1917's deficit will run toward the half million mark unless one mill is added to the tax rate. Tennessee now has a floating indebtedness of more than $1,000,000. To satisfy, or even approach satisfaction of public demands, every department of the state government must be enlarged, the governor and his associates declare. They insist that time has come for changing a tax rate of a quarter-century's application, and by adding one mill they propose a plan for procuring the desired funds equitably. THE FUNNY SIDE OF PROHIBITION SURÉ AND THEY'RE NOT! [St. Louis Post Dispatch.] The announcement that liquor packages for dry territory had more to do with the congestion of Christmas mail and express in St. Louis than anything else makes one wonder if the prohibitionists themselves are altogether sincere at this particular season. YOU BETCHA. It is the "New York William A. Sunday Evangelistic Association, Inc." And it will prove a mighty close corporation when it comes to handing out dividends. NOW HE KEEPS IT ON. "I take off my hat to Boston," said Billy Sunday, and passed it around. But Boston voted for booze and so rejected the salvation proposed by Billy for a consideration. THERE ARE OTHERS. After one of Billy Sunday's revivals a well known scape-goat of the town applied to a church for membership. The committee, knowing his reputation, advised that he wait a month and prayerfully consider the matter of his fitness. At the end of the month he returned and was asked to give his experiences before the entire church. He arose, solemnly turned to minister, deacons and audience and said: "Fellow sinners, daily for a month God has admonished me not to feel badly if I did not get into this church, for He had tried for twenty years and was not in yet." THE GREAT MAGNET CRIMD TIGER KEEPER ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE DRUG USER PROHIBITION TERRITORY PAID AGNITATOR CHILD LABOR EMPLOYER BOOT-LEGGER INCREASED USE OF DRUGS IS CAUSED BY PROHIBITION New York Magistrate Committing Acknowledged Addicts, Blames the Habit on "Dry" Laws and Points Out the Danger of Narcotics as Substitutes for Alcoholic Beverages That prohibition is the cause of the increased use of habit-forming drugs is shown in the following story taken from the New York Globe: In committing an acknowledged drug addict to the Metropolitan Hospital today, Magistrate Simms, sitting in Yorkville Court, said that the spread of prohibition has increased the use of habit-forming drugs. firmed alcoholic can not get what he wants he finds a substitute which can be easily carried around. Then he boasts of the merit of the substitute to persons easily influenced by the boasting." After the magistrate had committed Smith Gertrude Wilson, 37 years old, of 369 Second avenue, who said she was a victim of the morphine The case in question was that of John Smith, twenty-four years old, of 234 East Forty-second street, who said he was addicted to the use of heroin and wanted to be sent to the hospital to be cured. Smith declared he had contracted the habit from some actors and got his supply from them. "Oh, you mean the fellows who travel around a great deal and into dry territory," said the magistrate. "This is another bit of information which seems to show the relationship between the spread of prohibition and habit-forming drugs. When the con- THE FUNNY SIDE OF PROHIBITION A Prohibition campaign document says think before you vote. If the people all do that where is J. Frank Hanly go to get any support? Mr. Bryan thinks he will lead the Democratic donkey to water four years hence, but he may not be able to make him drink. Mr. Bryan, with his new issue, seems to be trying to do for the Democracy what T. R. did for the G. O. P. split it. I want to go into a bar for a while. And stand with my foot on the rail; I want to go into a place for a "smile." Or gather some suds in my pail. I want to talk War with the barkeep and boys. And hear how it sounds as of yore; But, alas, it's too late, I must garner my joys Drinking Hair Oil behind some back door. firmed alcoholic can not get what he wants he finds a substitute which can be easily carried around. Then he boasts of the merit of the substitute to persons easily influenced by the boasting." After the magistrate had committed Smith Gertrude Wilson, 27 years old, of 309 Second avenue, who said she was a victim of the morphine habit, asked to be sent to the hospital. She said she had been using the drug since she was sixteen years old. She said that this was the third time this week she had come to court, but on the other two occasions had "cold feet." The legislative committee which has been investigating the drug evil here and of which Senator Whitney is chairman this morning, at the request of Dr. Jackson R. Campbell, visited Harlem prison. Members of the committee talked with half a dozen men who were either awaiting examination or trial. MAY PINCH IF BREATH SMELLS LIKE LIQUOR MAY PINCH IF BREATH SMELLS LIKE LIQUOR It is predicted that an effort to keep citizens of Nebraska from drinking any kind of liquor—even hard elder—will meet with certain defeat. A dispatch from Lincoln (Neb.) to the New York American relates: The Executive Board of the Nebraska Dry Federation here today drafted a prohibition law which will be introduced in the Legislature. Among its provisions are the following: Any peace officer in the state may arrest any one whose breath has the odor of liquor. Advertisements of intoxicants in any manner are prohibited. Sale of flavoring extracts and "whiskey tablets" is prohibited. It is made a criminal offense to tell a man where he may get a drink. Attempts to vote California "dry" are beaten by the State's interest in the wine industry. That fact forecasts the fate of the attempt to vote Kentucky "dry." Twenty million gallons is Kentucky's yearly production of whisky.