The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-03-06
OCCUPIES
MUCH TIME Of
THE CITY DADS
MORAL CONDITIONS, CRITICS
OF CITY AND WATER
BILLS TALKED ABOUT.

There was an adjourned meeting
OF the mayor and city commission
ers last night at which but little
business was transacted, most OF the
time of the meeting being devoted
to talking over conditions, both in
business and a political way.
Commissioner Young started the
talk when he asked: What is it
you call these beer places?" and on
"Choc joints" being suggested. said |
he was informed "Choc joints we're
being allowed TO open up over the
city. He said negro had recently |
opened up one near the yiaduct and |
man told him he would take him
to see two or three more, and that |
they were being allowed to run. lie |
said he did not think this was right, |
but he was asking for information. |.
as he spent all his time at home, his |
place OF business or travelling back F.
and forth between those places, eX-
ccpt when he came TO a meeting
at the city hall, and although he
woe at thc head NJ thc nolicc de-
nortment he had no time 70 look
those things up. lie said he had
bonrd tbot thc rhici would he mes
emf last nioht that hr mioht tail, 70
him abort #, lie said 4 man had
ohorcd him that thcrc were several
of these "Ch6c joints now running.
The mayor ,old Commissioner
Vorno. to take +, mn with fine chief
and he said he would talk ia him
9bout #
Everytbino Lovelv. Mr.. Young.
Commissioner Young said pcoplc
were also comnIa;ninq TO him about
the roominp houses and the class
Of women ireGuenting these places.
Rnt he said he had talked with
resnonsible policeman and he told
him that occasionally a woman.
drooned in from some other town.
but they kept up pretty close with
them and arrested them as soon as
thev found them here
The mavor said he had heard
something like that. that the women
with painted faces had been driven
out Of other cities and they had 10
90 some place. He said one seen
on the street here appeared TO sur
prise the people very much, but ne
said he was here when the honk
a-tonks came clear ND to the Santa
Fe tracks. when there was gambling
on every second floor on Main street.
when men rode through the streets
Shooting I'D the town" and the
town survived it and has been cc.-
ting better every dav since and is
better now than it ever was before.
that it is better than it was a year
ago, and will 90 on getting better.
but it cannot all be done in one
day. He said it was so much better
than it used to be that the people
ought 10 be clad over it. instead OF
trying TO make it appear that it was
a dangerous place ior people to live
or come TO. He said he would like
for some people TO brag a little
about ArGmore instead Of sending
out through the press so much
against it. He said il he was afraid
of becoming contaminated he would
get UP and get out.
Commissioner Fralcv said. iulg-
ing by what is i'm the press. pcop.c
would be led to think Ardmorc is
the worst place in the state. brt ,hc
same conditions are found all over
The United States rs prevail here.
Morally and Financially Sound.
The mayor said the town /, not
bankrupt either financially or nor
alv. and is better off than many
other towns in the state: that there
are many not in as good shape as is
Ardmore. lie said the war had
worked hardships; that even the
Chamber OF Commerce was i'm debt
$1,000; that the city had been com
pelled. BY reason of the war. to pay
more for labor and material. but de
spite this. was going to comc
through on its own income: that ne
CITY is not half as bad. morally or
financially. as is going out.
The MAYOR then called attention
to the lawsuit OF the Consumers
Li.ht & Power COMPANY. meaning
n the application tn the corporation
' commission Tor an increase in rates,
and said it was being talked that he