Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-11-30
Has DAY OF CeIVALRY PASSED


There are two ordinances on the
city statute books which are receiving
Nely little attention but wlsca should
be fisidIy enforced e9e relates to The
habit OF splitting ON tie sidewalks. e
poc-ally in this Jay and time Wher W.
meH naYe taken - wearing shorter
skirts which can be kept out of the
filth and mud Of the streets, the break.
ing of this ordnance may be eonsid-
cred by some. to be . minor offen5a.
but il is an offaEac nevertheless
against the deccncv and good health
of the community There are men. and
many Il them who would be surprised
and indignant if they were arrested
and fined for this every day practice
yet that is just what the law says shall
be done every time person is caught
splitting on the sidewalks. It has
grown to be a comrlon thing to see the
walks on the business streets all col.
ored over with tobacco juice. There
is perhaps one city in Arkansas where
the law is rigidly enforced In the city
Of Hot Sphings, the resort for people
afflicted with all kinds of diseases,
tl,n lo, ,hNl Il
There are men in Pine Bluff who arc
afflicted with just such diseases as are
found in the Valley Of Vapors and tho
reason for such law here and its
rigid enforcement can be seen by all
thinking people.
But the breaking OF the otEer stat
ute is OF a more serious nature. Pima
Bluff as well as every other civilized
community, forbids the use Of profano
language on the public streets and in
public places. and there is absolutely
no excuse for the violation of this Or
dinance. We, Il the south, have long
boasted of southern chivalry TOWARD
women and children. But in this day
and Time we are sadly failing to fulGR
the boast and there ere men who da
not seem to know what the word chiv-
airy means. 1t used to be that the law
did not have to stop a southern man
and say, "You must be gentleman"
I,t 10 haJ
much now It has become impossible
for a person to walk four blocks on the
business streets Of Pine Bluff without
hearing any number of the vilest kinds
OF oaths Men stand on the street cor
ners and rip out all sorts of vulgar ex
pressions without regard to who is
passing along the street The appoaeh
OF woman seems to have no notice
able effect on their manners. one
hoa?S oaths on the streets and vile
stories ON the thoroughfares where
women must go. Many time Eave
the wives and mothers been compelled
to hang their heads and blush for
shame because perforce they must
listen to some part of a vulgar STOW
or have their ears offended by vile pre-
family issuing froma vulgar mouth.
Parents who have carefully raised
their children are sometimes shocke0
and Mortified to hear some foul ey-
preston from little boy under tea
years OF age, yet this is common
street occurrence and the child must
hear from other lips the words SO care
fully guarded from him at home.
The timeha come in Pine BiuH
when il We would continue to boast Of
the chivalry OF our men and the beauty
and saintiness OF our women these
things must stop. The officers Ct the
law are sworn to uphold the law and
every good and honest citizen should
lend efficient aid in stamping out the
evil until every man high and low shan
be made to respect cleanliness ~