Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-04-25
THREE QUESTIONS
UP FOR Voters
ONE STATE AND TWO PURELY
LOCAL PROPOSITIONS.
places WHERE YOU VOTE
tcrcst--lllgh School Grounds
for Library site.

with three issues before the voters
It is probable that today's election
win poll the largest number Of votes
Of any election IN the history Of Tulsa.
Az there has been no little wire
pulling" ON one OF the issues which
VIII DE before Thc people today that OF
the Sunday closing proposition, es-
pcclnlly may this be expected, For
days the motion picture men. and tho
opposing element have been arguing
their respective sides 10 the voters ~
Tulsa relative to Sunday closing of
motion picture shows and houses Of
amusement
Besides the referendum Of tho sun
day closing ordinance passed by the
city commission at meeting about
four weeks ago, there is 10 he vote
on whether or not corner Of the
high school grounds shall be given as
a site for the Carnegie memorial lib
rary donation Of $4,000 having been
made by Andrew Carnegie 10 build
library at Tulsa. The restrictions OF
the donations are that size and main
tenance fund be provided by the city,
The maintenance fund has been look
ed after and II is now up to the citi-
2ens to provide site for the library.
Besides the two municipal ques-'
tons tho voters of Tulsa win have Il
voice in the matter OF amending Sec
ton Q, Article ., Of the constitution
Of tho state
1t is claimed by Governor Lee
Cruco that this amendment viii pave
the way for railroad building IN the
state.
The following ls Article Q, Section
0, Of the constitution of oklahoma as
is now stands;
Section .. Must not consolidate
with company organized In another
state. Neither shall any railroad com
pany. transportation company, or
transmission company organized under
the laws In this state, consolidate by
private or judicial sale. or otherwise,
with any railroad company. transpor-
tatiOn company or transmission com
pany organized under the laws OF any
other state or Of the United States"
The following Is the amendment
which will be submitted to the people
OF oklahoma for their approval today.
section .. Any foreign or domes-
nc railroad, transportation or trans
mission company may lease, sell or
otherwise dispose Of its property and
franchise TO, or may lease, buy or 9TH
crwisc acquire ana operate the pror-
,Vt,s f,.., Of
pany wholly within or operating ont
of the state. and may exercise the
right ana power Of eminent domain
under the laws Of this state, or as
may hereinafter be provided by law;
provided, that the provisions Of this
section shall not he construed TO ef-
feet the power Of the corporation com
mission 10 regulate and control the
business Of all corporations In the
state, or to affect the provisions Of
section 2G Of article o. or Of article
90 of the constitution ~ this stntc.'
The voting places today viii be as
follows
Precinct No II, Camphell's Harness
shop, III South Boston; Judges, NJ.
StcIrcr and J. W Kirkpatrick; clerks,
g. W. Mohrny. and j. A, Waldrep.
Precinct No. IS, North Side Fire
station; Judges, A. J. shaw ana J. Il.
Thomas; clerks J. A. Ollphant and
J T.. Rickford,
Precinct No. 10. NIarshalrs Gro
Gerry Lynch Forsythe addition; Judges
j. II, Guthrie and l.. w, Pewlcy;
clerks. william Rcedv and II, c. Grow.
Precinct No. 20, Central Fire sta-