The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-08
NOW WE MUST
ALL BE GOOD
Laws Urged TO Compel
Observance of Religious
Requirements
SUNDAY BLUE LAWS
Determined Lobby to Watch
Congress in Interest of
Sumptuary Legislation

N S'an o. rrrarlri,ut
WASHINGTON. Bcc If Tho
movement or sunday blue laws IL
suco"ss'ul oklahoma is one of the
htHt states chat viii be hit, II be
came known todIt A Washing
ton til''d up ,uuIrIt preparatory To
the opening 81 congress Monday tho
eii"ris ~ tn "rcfDrmers' was IA
bis topic ~ conversation.
Tho nous. committee on 'h1 Bis.
trict ~ Columbia wiz bn npl,od 10
have hcnring on tho Tomplc- .Ionca
hill ITO protect the Lurds dny
commonly known Hs sunday and
10 secure its obsrrvHnce az u day Of
r." t'prcSontatlvc Henry W
Tcmplo OF Pennsylvania will load tho
ight Tor ihis measure which would
take the Euu out OF sunday in the
national capital.
II th" effort is successful TO put
'ho hill over Az applied To The ma
tiuual capital tho next move will bo
To apply II TO Indian reservations
army and navy reservations, ma.
iional parks and insular posscsaons
and the territory about American
embassies, legations and consIlntcs
In foreign countries controlled by
the United States. In the mean.
time bills to stop Interstate trains
malls and other activities will be
pressed. But according 10 the plan
oklahoma. as an Indian reservation
state, would be hit right at the
start.
AZ tho twcnty-sixth anniversary Of
tho international reform bureau
which In lavlng hc ground work for
a more aggressive and elaborate
moral crusade. the plans for the
fight which includes the drive for
national blue laws. will he outlined
by the heavywcights In the move
ncpt.
Big Guns "a Speak.
Tho speakers scheduled for the
big rally To be held December =, .
md 10 include Dr. Wilbur ". Crafts
superintendent and treasurer OF tho
bureau. Wayne II. Wheeler. legisla.
tive supcrin'endent OF the anti
saloon league: the Rev. DR.. Clarence
True Wilson. general secre'ary Of
the board OF temperance, prohibi-
tion and public morals OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal church: the Rev
Henry Pringle. assistant superin
tendent and detective for the inter
national reform bureau: Prohibition
Commissioner John y. Kramer, Rep
resentative Shrevc Of Pennsylvnnia
Senator Thomas Sterling ana DIR
Harvey w. Wiley.
The conference is to consider
whnt suggestions for prcsidcn'-eleet
Harding's cabinet should we tth'
morhe~s ~ the confercncc) Sup
port and oppose" and what reform
legislation is needed and how citi.
gons can secure IT," One feature o'
the program In visits TO congross
mon. Plans have been made t.
warn every member OF tho house
and senate Just what to expect
Delegates TO the meeting nrc beinr
urged to "call on our conEross'nen
and enlist their interests In the pro-
posed Sunday or other moral reform
MIR. Prineic win tell Of his -xperi-
cnccs in Norfolk. Va; Atlantic CITY
BATON Rouge. Boston. bridgeport
Cambridge, Erie, Harrisburg, Louis
Vile. New Orleans. Niagara Fans
Philadelphia. Washington. wheeling
Wilmington and other places
Tells ~ Vice Raids.
More prohibition. anti-gambling
anti nti-liccntiousnoss anti -cignret and
anti SUNDAY dcsocration laws are ON
the program, SAYS Mr.. PrinHe
Some OF the high places hit by MIN
in his vice raids are told OF by MN
in a special report.
LOTTERY schemes operated bv the
ntcrs, agricultural fairs or depart
meut stores" said he, scan be stop
ned Immediately. In NEST cases bS
one properly worded messagc
Al Norristown ! stopped In one day
lotterics In q church and the Gar
rick theatcr, although the distr'c'
attorneys first replv was III Ia un
lawful. but Il cannot be stopped
Things happened 80 rapidly that th'
official took a diffenent view or th'
matter. a..
"My attention was called TO 'h'
sale of clgarets 20 the minors W
south Paris. Maine. but \ was toM
there was no way 10 proFn "
Within twcnty-four hours h.s
thirteen wi,ncsscs--lhtle boys ~
knee pants--to prove such sol's u,
two dealers In South Paris "h'
seven In Norway, m'le h"",
Three of the most promlncn' ol
tenders, In the presence OF Johh
nrant and myself. abjectly acknow'
edgcd the violations,
AT my first Investigation IN 'ah
bridge | found that 100 liquor trans
portatiun permits had been Issued t'
aa many express companies, run