The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-12-06
PAY RESPECTS To
MOVING PICTURES
At MASS MEETING
WOULD PROHIBIT PRIZE FIGHTS
ON cANVAs-oFFlCERs JOIN ~
SPEECH MAKING.

elusive right to show prize fight films
on canvas Tuesday nigh, was the
subject Of discussion yesterday af
tcrroon at the good government
mas meeting at the Broadway "
f. church. DR.. Weith provoked the
discus ion lie said he approved OF
boxing but was opposed to prize
fights that the state prohibited prize
lighting and he believed th, statutes
would cover the showing Of pictures
Of fights. He said II the fight had
been given on Miller's ranch that but
few sports would have paid
from five to ten dollars f.r seats
but as Il Is now for ten cents the
boys and girls OF the town can wit
ness even better show OF the
ileht than II they had gone to the
ring. Messrs. Morgan. Ringer ard
Selyilgc were appointed on c m
mittce to use every means possible
to prevent the show. Chief Of Police
Puck Garrett sugg, stcd that before
legal proceedings were resorted to
that the proprietor OF the show be
seen and prevailed upon not to re.
produce the pictures. The sugges.
ton was quickly adopted. In case
the proprietor does not see ut to
foreg1 the production, an action will
be brought to enjoIn him
There were number Of good peo.
pie present at the meeting and es.
pCc'al'y did the pastors Of the city
att nd. Ell Byrd presided The choir
was present and some good music
was heard. The meeting b came so
Interesting that It was continued
long past the hour OF adjournment.
DR.. Welth grew somewhat severe
IN his criticisms OF the OG;lciS Of
the city and county. lie did not
mince words aud the officers were
, In the meeting. lie read the names
of persons who have retail liquor
dealers licenses.
Mayor Cotner was called upon to
/ follow Or. We'th. The mayor said
he agreed with the statements that
. had been made by y. B. Ainsworth
| who had addressed the meeting in
that the officers ned the help of
the people. II an act In vi-lation OF
/ the law IL committed out of sight OF
/ the Officers. Information must be
/ filed with the officers before an ar
rest can be made and citizen be
| deprived Of his liberty. The people
have made no effort to file inf rma.
/ tion apd many OF them set up every
excuse imaginable when called upon
/ for jury service. The mayor said
Ardmore had the reputation of hay'
ing the best ITef Of police I'm the
2tate and that every appointee under
him was a capable and true office
and the laws are being emf reed bet
ter in Ardmore than I'm any other
city in the state of equal size. IL
said II the people will cooperate a
clean town can be made. The OIL
GERS are watched daily, there are a
! system of signals used to let every
dealer know when an officer Is near
and 1t is impossible for an officer
10 catch people in the act OF vio at
ing the law. The system OF signals
Is not used against the citizen and
he can obtain Information that viii
secure convictions.
DR.. Connolly was called He SAID
the real force OF civic righteousness,
was developed behind closed door,
hat indignation meetings where Off
GERS were quizzed did but little 4
any good and that there Is a very
plain way by which the whiskey traf
fia can be almost completely donC
away with.
Judge Mason made talk OF sew
eral minutes. He gave instances o
. where violations Of the law had beer
clearly proven and that juries faileC
to turn in verdicts cf guilty anC
when questioned about the matter b,
the court they stated they were op
posed 10 the enforcement OF the Ii
quo- law. The standard OF the jurie,
must be raised IN order to secure
convictions. He then tod how jurie.
are se'ect-d. They must come from
every precinct OF the county. The
names are placed In a box by tn
iuIy commissioners appointed by Tho
district Judge. The iur'es are draw
from these names by the sheriff am
district clerk. This Information wa
given and the people who are active
in law enforcement can have name,
from every precinct OF men who vii
enforce the law placed with then
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