Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1910-09-09
'OLVE BRANCH
WAVED By ALL
AGREE TO AMEND OCCUPATION
TkN ORDINANCE.
SUNDAY CLOSING UP
Lyric No, I Objects Payment Of SlOO,
All differences Of Merchants
Assn. ana CITY settled.

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chants Association yesterday evening
IN the old Commercial club rooms
,lnns uer. set ON f,nt for IA. draft
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lnE SUNDAY CLOSING among lho r"stau-
rants. groceries ANA conrcctioncrirs.
Cuv Att,rr.y \,,us,v ,,tins f,r
''' ''N '"'''''''SS'"'' S"'u ''"l th'
present ordinance governing Sunday
closing was inadequate to the sltua~
ton lhct which was iorcelullN
brought Iorth 10y the members OF the
association Iho cilN attorney ullefed
10 meet with committee to drais
a new ordinance which would more
nearly SUIT the desires M the retail
men. President caldwell announced
that ne would name such commit
tee at the next meeting of the asso-
citation.
The matter of Sunddy closing vas
brought To the attention of the asso-
citation by President Caldwell who
forcefully declared that the present
law constituted a serious grievance
with him and the other grocers IN
the association. lie declared that
restaurants and coniectionerles were
allowed 10 Keep open on SuhuhNS ana
sell merchandise which the grocers
sold only during the week days. He
declared that this constituted serl-
Gus injustice to many merchants, a
fact which was seconded by all III the
ttlt I4IH nI the uaEnplutlum nTNHHnt.
city Attorney Ramsay said that ne
had not attempted 10 enforce thc
ordinance and when one member OF
the association said that ne had kept
his place of business open on sunday
morning, the city attorney acc area
that he would not prosecute MN IN
that case
Members oi the association ana not
object to restaurants seHihs anNthlis
to be eaten on the premises put ulu
object to me RESTAURANTS lhvau'hs Tue
legitimate heId oI the grocer -
The city attorney Si'u t'aV n'
would be wiling To meet WIN u con-
mittee TO dralt new oIu.ila''ec Wi,'''s
would NOR" nearly sun 'ile "''u' W
the community rms appeaSeu t,lr
association somewhat as 'l' puvsV'u
ol SUNDAY CLOSING mas peci' "sl''ee'
serious "l late' Me'iluvIa v. 'n'
soclatlon Expressed lhu'Blat.o" 5, "a
cause ol the uhJustheSS vi ''e ''"'
nance ,t.
The meeting was cul'eu W p'l'r''
the association To eNpleSS ltNcll 'o,.-
cerning the new o'cupu,ion ."N -.
dlnance. II was expected th"' UnvIc
would he serious oppoSllon I" uno
payment OF the TAX pui Wheh n'el'
bers oi the city commission preseII'
agreed TO several amendments SUE
gested by the members present then
the dove OF peace Dgah hoVrlhg apout
INT meeting ohlN 10 ne ShouVu away
temporarily When SuIuaN c'osi"b was
mentioned later on III the evening
ID, u, stevens proprietor OF NOV
ing picture snow, expressed great IN
dlgnatlon AT What ne termed the un-
Just taxation OF the theatres lie de-
clared that the moving pictures were
taxed double what they were under
the FORMER administration. lie was
wiling To pay 500 he said, but not
the $lOO proposed IN the new ordi-
nance.
commissioner Of Finance and Rev
enue wooden declared that the ordi-
nance was offering some protection TO
the shows In keeping travelling shows
out Of the city. After considerable
argument between Mr. Stevens and
commissioner wooden the matter
was dropped and the members of the
association had the floor to express
their Indignation ON various matters,
city Attorney Ramsay explained
why It was the producers of truck
garden stun We're not taxed in the
new ordinance. He declared that It
would work a hardship upon the
farmer.
a member of the association said
that one unjust feature of the ordi-
nance was the section taxing peddlers
stated that peddlers OF mems and