Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-10-05
MADE KICKS ON |
PATIONTAX
CITY COMMISSIONERS HEARD
TWO PROTESTS YESTERDAY.
CITY NEEDS THE COIN
Athletic club aud Picture Show Heads
Met with Mayors Late
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ohe "l tnc worst thlnHs Whlch the
loiUncr NdlnlnlStratloIl ulu' Sald May
or Marllh yesterday was 10 repeal
JUS occupation tax ordnance,
Ihc mayor clied no Sperllc reasons
on Whlch To pasc ms Cl1ln' nut theie
IL was morning OF KICKS against
the occupation TAX ordinance with the
commission Yesterday two dllereht
pouleS OF clllHens appearing to enter
protest against as many provisions
Whlch that one 'neiarlouS. ana 'un-
Just law OF the 'ltN contains.
Although the present administration
eased lts way INTO Once through un-
mlstakable utterances mat the occu.
was lal.aWay TOOK IN ms eye ana
perhaps llttle tWltterlnE IN ms ear OF
an uhntard voice SpeaNlhE SuIemny
nut WIN vehement accents ol cam
palEh pledges.
But be that as II may II, C. Pouder|
ana Lee AEee' appearing ~ promoters
Oh Ine lulsa Nthletlc association, On
lcred demurrer as 10 paying the sum
OF $-o as license Zee Tor the prlNlleSe|
oi staging boxing or Wrestllng|
lhatch at the association headquar-
ters ON North MAIN Mr. Pouuer|
thouEht II rather prohloltlNe rec
Mayor Martlh was pelIlSercnt from
me hrst' HIS argument was that the|
Guy needs the money. Mr. PouderI
explained To the commission an about
the organization OF the athletic club,
now ne ana Lee Asee ana A. VI. ham
mett had put some S2SOo INTO the|
venture win no ldea oI making II be-
come money -maklnB proposition
Ine clup was FORMED WIN the ldeaI
OF making IL become Il money making
proP9sluon' me clup was Iorlneu win
lnc luea o, securing sSHle ioo menlpersI
VINO would ne assesseo ~ month
lor the privileges oi tne 'lun' win the|
tn"ught IN view tnat thls nennershlp
would Nleld enough money anoVe act.
ual expenses that tne orlElhal cost OF
me association might oe taken up
thoreWlth' leaVlhg eaeh m'inper al
PdIt owner OF tne clup'
The cluo was formed about two
months ago ana out OF the ilNe bouts
Whlch " mas put on there mas neen|
a loss OF ShoO' Last FRIDAY hlght|
was the banner nlEht OF the associa-
uoh' ana according TO Mr. Pouder, the
owners OIL the cluD had $26'O0 lett al
yer All expenses were pald' some ol
ule meInpels pay ther monthly uueS
"nu soihe no not ana its lhalHtenh nee
calIs lor constant dIg INTO pockets
on the part or the organizers
Don you thlhk youu Detter qult
dskeu tne mayor,
Mr.. fouder dldht tnlhk So ne
uhought the athletlc cIup Is PUBIC
enterprise not deslgncd 10 make
money. re consluereu IL cleah pace
throughout win clean staBllgS' ana
Wlih prices SUN enough 10 Keep me
attendance at lts ooutS IRON CONSIST
lhg oi roughhccks.
Ineh tne proposition was advanced
the TWO ol paying $l0o year IN quar-
terry instruments. But the protestants|
uldn see Wnat they Should pay even
mat much ior conducting pupno|
enterprise Whlle merchants IN pusl
ness Tor there Is IN IL pay put VIZ
IheS thought 500 Wouid ne n plenty
But the mayor couluh see II that
way.
Where YOU boys ngure IN dollarSl
and hundreds we must ligure IN thous-
ands, said ne, we need the money
The city cant be run without revenue
Ihe people refused tn allow us toI
nave the three per cent we wanted
and we've got to get II some way
We can't turn off policemen ana llre-
men, and we don't want to steal It
That's Just the kind of fix We're In.
Messrs Pouder and Agee still de-
INJURED AS to the 500 year, and lti
was finally decided To- appoint COM
mlssloners smiley ana wooden com
mlttee to further dig INTO the VeNa-
uous problem ana report pack 10 theI
Silently drinking IN the conversation
between Mayor Martin ana the men
behind the Tulsa Athletic Association
were some hali-dozen moving picture
show owners, representing All OF thel
shows of this character Tor white peo-
pie IN the city. They 100, were phlk-
ng on the payment Of 500 year as
their part OF Keeping lhe clty or lulsa
from falling by the wayside Business
wasn't any too good, and come tol
think about It, the majority OF them
we're losing money during the last
two or three months. They PAID their
help good money, ana their land
lord eNtravagant prices. EVereybody
was agreed as to that-they were get
ting soaked by the landlords
Carl Gregg of the Empire Ventured