The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-07-18
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Thirteen Autolsts Thirteen
complaints were signed nj the police
station last niEht and early today, chars-
Ing that number OF autoists with violat-
Ing the city traffic ordinance. or this
nummbsr two were charged with parking
overtime; one for operating an automo-
bilo with no license number, two for
lights; two for passing a street car which
was discharGinG or taking on passengers
and the other six for speeding.
Negro Pleads Not 0ullty-John Nc
Cain, q negro, was Rrraigned today before
District Judge Oldneld on charge Of
murder He Ia alleged to have killed
Mrs. M. b, Hill another negro. last May.
He pleaded not guilty and was remanded
to tho county Jail without bond.
Court Duslnsss on slump-No new
suits wers filed In district court this
morning. During the past week the
has been very slow. only = minimum
number Of .ults nssins filed each ay Gay
Of marriage licsnses being Issued.
Clark at Work In Chambsrs--Dtstrict
Judge Clark 10 taking advantage 81 the
dull summer months to clean up the back
work which has accumulated In his Of
flee during the past six months.
Two Automobiles ,nvolvsd--Two suits
for the confiscation OF automobiles In
which liquor 10 alleged to have been
transported by alleged bootlsgGsrs were
heard In county court today by District
Judge Zwick. He took tho matter un-
der advisement and will probably make
a decision this afternoon. One Of the
machines was the property Of Dick Tag
gart and the o'het that Of J. 9. Short
are pending In county court against both
OF. these men,
Better Freight Service soueht-A COM
plaint from citizens OF Broken Arrow.
Okla. against the Missouri Kansas q
Texas railroad, In which better freight
service Is sought was filed with the
lays In the handling OF freight at the
Broken Arrow depot are cited.
Zimmerman RslsAssd j. A. Zmmer-
man. against whom an Information
charging maintaining a place where
hibitory law was filed Monday, was re-
leased today on a bond Of $500 He was
arrested Saturday night In a raid by city
detectives on hts rooms at 26h West
Grand avenue.
and Arthur =. Stced, brothers OF Kona-
wa, Okla. were among the recruits for
the regular army who were today for
warded to the army post at Fort Logs'i
for trainins. The two young men en-
listed yesterday
Clerk on Vacation Miss Mary Don
nell. clerk In r +. Donnelrs court. Ia
spending a two weeks vacation at Crow
ell, Texas, with her sister, Mrs w. W
Fox, She was accompanied to Texas
by her mother, her sister. Mrs Roy
Evans ana her nephew, Hal Evans,
Man Olives Self up -- c. N. Nelson,
against whom statutory charges were
Ncd last week, came to Oklahoma CITY
from Hollis today. He gave himself up
TO Sheriff johnson. but was released on
a bond OF $500.
Justice Had Own Water system-Jus.
uce OF the Peace J T. Martin was -
rested yesterday afternoon for violating
the water ordinance. lie was watering
his lawn and garden when neighbor
called the police station and told them
TO send an officer to the place. Mir Mar.
tin showed that he was using water
from a private sprinkllng system and he
was released. The officer stated that n.
hal been called 10 six other places yes
terday whore water from private sys.
TEN was used
Abandonment charoed-An information
was filed In county court this morning
against Harry r. Wheeler. charging him
with abandoning his e-year. old dauyh.
ter, Genevieve.
Tax Ordinance Passed--An ordinance
passed by the city commission yesterday
requires all automobiles for hire In OK.
hhoma city 10 take out n license tex"
et the office ~ the city clerk This n.
cense teS is set NJ s26 for each tasiceb
and takes the place OF the privilege
license which was held void In the
Philllps case recently decided
euy Coal Now, says Comrlsslon-RsiI.
roads, manufacturers, wholesale and re-
tan dealers and all coal consumers of
the state are being urged by the corpo.
ration commission TO buy their coal now.
instead of waiting until cold weather Ia
mere Car shortage Ia going TO cause a
great decrease In the supply OF coal 10
reach his city during the winter months
according TO the opinion Of members oi
the commission.
Ed l., Hahn, Funeral Home. W. 2a.-Ady
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