The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-22
CURB is PLACED
ON POOL HALLS
CITY COMMISSION PROHIB-
ITS OPERATION UNTIL
AFTER 6 P. M.
PEN Atty is SIEVE RI,
Fine of Not to Exceed $1o
Days Imprisonment or P 5
Provided-Anti- Short Weight ID
dinance Passed.

All pool halls and domino rooms
in Ardmore will be kept closed ex-
cept between 6 O'Clock in the eve
ming and II o'clock at night and all
persons, firms or corporations Civ
ing short weight in food or other
commodities will be subject to fine
and imprisonment.
This was determined by the pas
sage of two ordinances by the city
| commission at its meeting last
night, after a committee consisting
of Russell Brown, food admins
traitor of Carter County; Erret
Dunlay and J. T. Colemand, repre-
senting the executive committee of
the Carter County Council of De-
fense, had appeared before the COM
mission. Mr.. Brown said such ac-
ton relative to the closing of pool
halls would enable the Council of
Defense to locate the class it was
desired to compel to go to war or go
to work. Mr.. Dunlay related what
occurred at the Office of the local
exemption board recently. He said
farmer of the county called there
and said he needed help on his farm
that he had two sons, but they are
both in France; that every time he
came to town and passed the corner
of Main and Mill streets or passed |
the pool halls, he saw the samae
familiar faces he had seen there for
a year and that when he thought of
his boys in France and that he is
without help on his farm he felt like
coming in here with shotgun and
Starting something
Mr.. Coleman said it has been nee
essary to send out an order to draft
labor and he believed the closing of
these pool halls would bring quick
relief. The ordinance was passed
and it is broad enough in its scope
to render liable to punishment those
persons found playing or loafing
there during the prohibited hours.
The penalty for its violation is
fine not to exceed SO or thirty days
or both.
Short Weight Ordinance.
Relative to the ordinance requir-
ng merchants, peddlers, ice compa-
lies and all other dealers in com
to give full weight, Mr..
Brown said that as long as he was
ood commissioner for this county.
whenever he should be informed of
| violation of the ordinance, he
would come to the court and file
offender. Mr.. Dunlay said he would
axe up the matter of scale inspec-
ion with the state authorities at
,nce. He told of having a l0-gallon !
ank into which one enterprising
lealer was able to pump IS gallons I
IT gasoline. At least, that is what I
he dealer charged him for. Them {
he dealer charged him. The ordi- |
lance passed provides a penalty of {
fine Of not less than SO, or i'm h
'risonment for thirty days, or both {
uch fine and Imprisonment. t
Ben II. Mason, of the Ardmore +
Company, said he had $
een advised by City Attorney Bass r
" sup AllO "Olh Vi paving Oll J. ] a
treet northwest. as he had been in 2
ormed the rock to be used there :
'as not up to specifications. He had
ent for ]. Brownell, of the National ,
'ortlapd Cement Association, who
ppeared before the commission and "
aid he had gone TO the quarry just =
pened AND examined the rock pro- I
oSed to be used. He said the quar- Il
= was only partially opened and !
lat there was some poor rock over J
ing the strata 10 be used and that S
e went into the good rock, exam +
led it and found it all that could be o
Sked by the association. He said Il
lined up in quality with the rock l.
Crusher and that Ardmore was II
} be congratulated on having this II
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