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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-26
THE REV. DIR. WILBUR F. CRAFTS,

offence shall forfeit its charter and fran
chise and be enjoned from operating in
interstate commerce.; provided. however,
that emergency instances of charity and
necessity are not included or punishable
under the provisions of this act.
One of the interesting things about the
submission of this proposed bill is that a
member of the committee had at one time
been a member of the United States Senate,
serving by appointment an unexpired term,
W. r. Webb of Tennessee. Senator Nickel
lar declined to introduce the bill, but he made
II part of the Congressional Record, with a
letter he sent in reply explaining his position.
TO undertake to restore an observance of
the Sabbath by Federal law without incul-
eating the wisdom and duty of Sabbath OBJ
servance in the people at home, seems to
me certainly to be the wrong method of
approach Senator Mcclellan said These
movements must win public favor locally
first and then spread, as notably prohibition
and suffrage. In my judgment, this move
ment for Sabbath observance should first
take firm hold of the churches and the
churches should take an unquestioned and
firm stand. If they should become of one
mind on the subject the reforms that you
speak of could be much better accomplished.
Law Could Not Prevent
Dissertation of the Sabbath
ITO introduce a bill in Congress to stop
all interstate trains, interstate traffic, inter-
state freight, interstate news, interstate mail,
interstate telephone communication, inter-
state telegra phic Communication and Sun
day newspapers would undoubtedly give q
legislator very considerable notoriety. but
II would not, in my judgment, and accord
ing to views expressed here, in the slightest
degree change the ugly fact of Sabbath
dissertation. have not suggested the mat
ter to a single legislator here who has APP
proved. All say that the bill would die in
the committee. or could not In any event
get anywhere In the Senate"
This incident ended there, so far as a
definite movement for national blue law
was concerned, but the Sunday reformers
got together on different tack. They de-
cided to press a bill that was introduced
long ago in the Senate and the House to
put through a model Sunday blue law for
the District of Columbia. Everybody with
pet idea on something that cannot be
adopted as a national proposition attempts
to try it out on the capital. There is no
end 10 such measures They want them for
patterns.
The immediate organization back of the
District of Columbia blue law bill Is what
is known as the Washington Sabbath Obser-
vahce Society and most of the members live
in Washington. This group in turn is
affiliated with an organization known as the
Lords Day Alliance, with offices at 156
Fifth avenue. New York city. The Lords
Day Alliance was founded by the Rev. DR..
Wilbur F. Crafts, superintendent and treas
urer OF the International Reform Bureau.
Inc, with headquarters in Washington. The
International Reform Bureau is the Wash
ington representative of the Lords Day
Alliance.
Much OF the literature sent out by the In
ternational Reform Bureau pertains TO the
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-26
Plenty of Laws Alive but UnenfOrced

IN LuE laws more honored in the breach
~ than the observance obtain in many
States in the Union, according to a
survey just made by THE NEW YORK HERALD
through its correspondents. In most of the
American Commemorative the old statutes
which are relics of the Puritan Sabbath still
remain. They are dead, however, in the
spirit, and the letter of many seems like q
relic of the past. If all the regulations were
enforced in the various States as set forth
IN musty tones dead calm would pervade
the nation OH every Sunday
The agitation which is now being made
by the advocates of the old order would not
lack for plenty of authority if the existing
laws We're literally enforced All amuse-
ments would be interdicted as sinful, and
the Sabbath breakers would be placed beyond
the legal as well as the moral pale. The ex-
animation of the legislation with regard to
Sunday enacted long ago shows that the
ascetic was in the ascendant in the early
days of the history of every colony, whether
it was settled by Puritan or by Cavalier
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-26

Wilmington was against the playing of the
national game on Sunday, however the
games were called off for good
In Pennsylvania there are blue laws still
on the books which have been there for two
hundred years. If Gov William c. Sproul
has his way it Is not at all likely that any
of these statutes will be eliminated this
coming year. Few of the laws are enforced.
although frequent efforts have been made to
amend them.
The statutes of 1905, which are intact. de-
clare it unlawful to serve any processes OF
law on Sunday to drink in a tavern on
that selfsame day. The act of, April 1894.
is the principal one which regulates the oh
servance of Sunday in the State of Penn
sylvana, although there were revisons i'm
1905 and in 1S45, when other blue laws were
enacted. The principal enactment, however
holds to the stern and fast rule that worldly
employment and amusement are prohibited
and only works of charity and necessity per-
mitted. Repeated efforts have failed to so
amend this law to permit Sunday base
ball. fishing, concerts and moving pictures
The Lords Day Alliance is making a
strong fight to prevent any amendment of
the act of 1894 in the next Legislature
which convenes in January.
There are even decisions in Pennsylvania
TO show that the hitching of horse to a
carriage is legal on Sunday only if the owner
and his family desire TO go to church, and
Illegal If the object is a joy ride. other de-
cisions uphold the law against selling of ice
cream and cake by bakers on the Sabbath.
while soda water dispensers come specifically
under the Sabbath ban. The selling of news
papers is distinctly worldly and unneces-
sary employment on the First Day. Base
ball on Sunday is permitted by the local
authorities if there is no sale of tickets, al
though the passing of the hat for volun-
tary contributions is permitted. The practice
with regard to the games varies considerably
for in some localities players are promptly
arrested.
Georgia is typical of the States of the
South. In that commonwealth the Sunday
laws were never rigidly enforced. ard for
the last twenty years they have been con-
sidered as practically dead. Occasionally
there has been an arrest for Sunday fishing
and once in while a sect the Seventh Day
Adventists. who do not observe Sunday, are
hailed before the courts.
In the towns and cities Sunday is con.
sidered the most profitable day of the week
for candy stores, ice cream parlors drug
stores and cigar stands. There is no Sun
day baseball. The theatres are closed, in
Guiding those of the cinema, but there Is "a
growing sentiment in favor of Sunday
movies. The tendency in Georgia is more
and more toward the Continental Sunday,
so much so that correspondents report that
any effort 20 enforce the old blue laws
would result in a strong opposition.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-26
New York Is the Most Liberal
In Treatment of Sunday Laws

In the State of New York the laws against
Sunday work and amusements may be said
to be ''liberally interpreted" The laws ex-
pressly prohibit all labor Sunday, except
works of necessity and charity, and yet 1t
is considered n good defence, and often a
sufficient one, IL the defendant when ar
raigned for a violation of the statute can
maintain that he keeps another day of the
week for his religious observances. In a
cosmopois such as is New York city there
are so many nationalities that some re-
ligious sect or other could successfully main
tain that il was taking any day in the week
for its Sabbath On the ground of peculiar
tenets Of their faith many who labor on sun
day go scot free provided their work does
not disturb others.
There are many exceptions to the laws
which prohibit the sale of merchandise on
the Sabbath. for meals may be served in
restaurants. and the druggist. the caterer
the ice cream man, the florist and news
vender have free scope. The deicatessen
dealers keep open before 10 o'clock in the
morning and from o'clock i'm the afternoon
to 1880 in the evening. Beyond this all
,ther merchandise offered for sale on Sunday
is liable to be seized and sold for the benefit
of the poor
The laws regarding amusements are fairly
we'll enforced. Theatrical performances in
costume, circuses and the like are not
countenanced, but there are concerts and
sacred concerts" on Sunday, and moving
pictures are permitted after o'clock in the
afternoon. when sanctioned by local ordi-
nances Baseball by professionals is per-
nitted on Sunday after 2 o'clock in the after
noon provided the local authorities favor IL
by special ordinance.
The consensus or opinion. based on the
nalysis is that there are many States where.
the blue laws do not have popular approval,
and that Sunday is more loosely observed
than it is under the liberal provisions OF the
statutes OF New York.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-26

Foryone National Upft Organizations Represented the Big
-Four Being the Anti Saloon League w. C. I. u, Meth
odist Board Of Temperance and international Re
form Bureau. Inc.---Success With Prohibition
Amendment Encourages Drive for
Sunless Sunday
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-27
HE CALLED ON ARMOUR
Writes From Cell to Apologize I'm
Rhyme ana Is Granted
His Freedom

CHICAGO, Sept 25.--Georgo c,
Jeffers, 20-ycar old poet of evans
vile, Ind. wrote his way into iaIl
when he composed a poem and
brought 1t to Chicago to sell II TO
d. Ogden Armour. The boy was
arrested as "A suspicious character at
the Armour home on Lake Forest
when he insisted on seeing the mil
lionairo packer.
Jorfers stlvod the problem of get
ting out OF Jail by following the
same course that took him there, a
rhyme apology, when presented 10
Judge Henry Horner, won him his
freedom, The \poem, entitled "An
Explanation, Is as follows:
Not so funny, after all. is my ad-
venture
Selling poems at the Ogden Ar
mour home;
For | find myself arrested
And my metal powers tested.
While ] long for just another chance
to roam.
Beg your pardon, Mr Armour, for
intrudlng--
viii never, never call on you
TIL you send an invitation
! will never leave my station.
For my former call has caused me
lots OF pain.
| will live in sweet seclusion IN the
And serenly write my poems av.
cry day,
Never thinking of tho Armours
Living out among the farmers,
with the wall to keep tho likes OF
mo away,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-27
MOTORS AFFECT
CASING PRICES
Purchasing Agent Secre-
tary Informed Drop
Is Approaching

That n reduction In the high price
OF oil country tubular goods Is i'm
minent. sounding In consequence the
knell of the "plpcllne bOotlegger, "
was the Information wired yesterday
to q. v. Bordel secretary Of tt~
purchasing agents association OF
oklahoma, from an authoritative
eastern source.
The telegram was az follows ,
''Steel market all shot to pieces.
Providence lntervenes In battle with
pipe Aootlcggors. Authoritative ad-
vicc fNm Steel valley indicates rad
ical downward revision oil country
tubular goods -hy-night brokors
and mlll owners In collusion will suf-
fer mpprcCiable loss on stocks In
transit Steel valley flooded with
CANCELLATION orders"
Affected by Motors
Condition Of the steel market was
affected by the action OF automo-
bile manufacturers and other large
business concerns in reducing prices,
in tho opinion OF Mr.. Borden. Steel
valley, Mr.. Borden explained, ~ the
Pittsburgh Wheeling youngstown
valley.
Probable elimination OF the pipe
results most appreciated by the oil
world, according to Mr. Borden
The pipeline bootleggcr' is- only
| here because of fancy prices" Mr.
| Borden said, Through collusiOu
| with the mill owner hts orders for
tubular goods have taken prcccdenc,
over those OF the legitimate dealors
| tho supply companies, when M
| price of steel went up, these boot
leggers arranged with the mill own
ers to purchase practically all Tho
! production OF tubular goods. Soor
the supply companies woro out q
the goods and the oil companies hat
to pay the oNOrbitant prices askc,
by the bootleggers, As the cut n
steel prices will cause increased pro
ducuon. this particular kind Of prof
iteer will automatically be elm
mated"
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-27
LEGAL
ORDiNANCE NO. Ie,i

An Ordinance 70 apportion. levy, and
assess special taxcs In payment OF tho
ia SEWER pisTRicT NUMBER iSs
In tho City OF Tulsa, as created and
established by Ordinance No. foSi:
and declaring an emergency,
WHEREAS In pursuance OF the pro-
visions Of the Charter Of the city Of Tulsa,
Oklahoma. and the statutes Of the state
OF Oklahoma. for such cases made and
Ordinance No. 205i create and establish
SEWER DISTRICT NUMBER i6s, and
after having deei,rsS /, psdss"aTy ,sf 70 , son
NUMBER les by the provisions Of said
Of June, 1870, let to Tibbetts 4 Pleasant
contractors. a certain contract for the con
Eiruction Of certain sanitary sewer IL
SEWER DISTRICT NUMBER i66 and
wHEREAs; IN Pursuance o. said con.
structsd a certain sanitary sewer In said
SEWER DISTRICT NUMBER 1855, and
accepted and approved by the city En-
gineer and the board Of Commissioners
of the city OF Tulsa and.
the statutes Of the state " okiahoma
aforesaid. and under the terms OF the
Charter OF the said CITY Of Tulsa. OKLA
homa, II Ia deemed necessary BY tho
board OF Commissioners OF the city OF
Tulsa to levy and assess special tax
upon the property liable TO sssessinent IN
said SEWER DISTRICT NUMBER lss.
by reason OF the construction of said sewer
and to pay for the same and,
WHEREAS. the total cost Of the con-
ntruction OF said, sewer In ,said SEWER
have been ascertained and is hereby de-
clared to be the sum Of ii0s.l53SJ, all
of which Is to be levied by special as.
sessments against the lots and parcels of
ia nd benefited by the construction OF SAID
sewer in said SEWER DISTRICT NUM-
Der 1876 and,
WHEREAS, ali legal requirements have
been complied with to authorize the
levy OF the assessments against said lots
and parcels Of land 50 liable for the cost
Of construction OF said sewer In said
SEWER DISTRICT NUMBER 1856. In the
amounts hereinafter specified In Section
Now. GuEREFoRE. BE 1T ORDAINED
by THE BOARD or COMMISSIONERS
OF THE CITY OF TULSA, OKLA.
HOMAt
SECTION :; That there shall be. and
there IL hereby apportlsped to and
levied upon and assessed sIslnsl the sev
ersl lotA and parcels OF land In said
SEWER DISTRICT NUMBER iG6 Ia the
city OF Tulsa, Oklahoma 40 benefited by
the construction Of said sewer. a
special YAK to pay for the construction OF
said sewer, the ainounts respectively. as
follows to-wit
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-27
PEACHES SCARCE
IN TULSA TRADE
Frost Killed Most of New
Crop; Supply Coming
from California

Although peaches are scarce on
'hc markets this year, aplcs. pears
ana grapes were never more plonti-
ful The late frosts. last spring
Killed the peaches III every section
ut the country except California. and
the only peaches on tho market this
year are from that state. They o.,
very expensive. selling for 35-65
cents dozen.
Delicious Apples lower.
Among the applcy that are com
ing In are tho large golden variety,
red ones, green ones, and even
striped ones Perhaps the appIo
that Ia the mast pleasing to the
nsto iA the Delicious, which ~ not so
expensive this year as II was last
u Is now selling fori & and 10 cents
each.
= Grapes come In the Concord nn-
Malaga varieties. Tho Mnlagas sell
Tor 20 cents a pound. while the CON
cords sell for % cents n baske,
'thor fruits on the market now
are Japanec pcrs-~imons for & cents
each; pears, 30 cents "a dozen.
orange, 90 cents to 81 dozen. Crane
rr. 10 cents each; blue plumg "a
cents a basket. and watormolons.
u 80 cents each.
vegetables Plentiful
Vegetables are plentiful and the
tiisplays this week at the city mar
kei ana grocery stores show fresh
urn vegetables. Green tomatoes are
b"c"nlng plentiful and sell for 81 a
brHheL RiDe-toma'ocs sell for 1 a
Gems a pound. Other vegetables are
green beans, - l-2 cents a pound
okra, IL l-2 cents n pound. sweet
peppers ~ l-2 cents pound; corn.
40 cents dozen. leaf lettuce 20
cents pound; head lettuce. 40 cents
pound: egg plant. 90 cents a
pound; celery 20 cents n pound
carrots, 10 cents bunch. radishes.
10 cSniE bunch beets. 10 cents a
bnn'N turnips. 10 cents n bunch;
summer pumpkins. 1920 cents each +,
b'1ck'oyed peas, pounds for 25
cents; turnip green's, 10 cents a
pound or pounds for 2j cents.
Crab apples, which are used 10
make Jelly and apple preserves. are
ON the market this week. They sell
for - 1-2 cents n pound.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-27

SECTION 2; That the assessments
hereby levied on each OF me above NV,
os 10 and nd parcels 9f ass ere o, s
parcels OF land TO the same extent g
other taxes and shall be collected Hs, GnS
taxes In and for the city CT Tulsa, Okla
holna. are collected
SECTION 3; That all assessmtn.
ts) equal annual installmonts As autE
iized by said Statutes Of the HtatelN
Oklahoma for such cases made and Fg,
vided that tho assessments shall bear %,
tereHt at the rate Of eight 90 per gsn.
per Rnnum, payable annually az me w.
OF the payment Of the several ms. t.lwtDs
Of the said sssessments, from the dA',ss a.
the taking effect Of this ordlnan.s, w, w. =
the first lnsailment OF said assossme.,S
together with the accrued Interest on ", cS
deferred installments shall be payap,' n,
the 18th day OF December. 1890 ana ",
remaining deferred lnstallmens "tlh .
yearly interest on the unpaid inslaHlgg0Us
shSi be payable on the ibtn aay y "uptl
Provided. however. that any Of nv
owners Of the lots or parcels Of ,ahg, g,,lr
assessed may at any time during 'ne 80
90 consecutive weeks following tae .. u.
OF the frat publication OF TINS oI uii,g n
pay to the city Auditor OF th' ,1.si,
Tulsa, the full amount % the "sS, And
80 levied against their said lole aS
parcels of land and thereby release ~. ~,
property from the lien OF su'H 1'''
all
SECTION .: That this ordinance nv,
be published for twenty nine conseg.,.y,,,
days, In the Tulsa Daily World nsEst
paper published in Tulsa, oklahoma, 'J 70.
the publication OF this ordnance "a ~.
quired by law shall DO taken Hna
gRrded as sufficient notice 90 az, Fi,E
Interested In the assessments heleps W
, by the terms OF this ORDNANCE. .. sf
SECTION 8: That all oTulnau.v tbs
parts OF ordinances In conflti VIZ "A
ppoyisioins Of this ordnance lnsuls5,
such conflict exists, are HEREBY L,F..t.t,
SECTION 6: That an emerEenlS LILA
for the preservation OF the pgo.i ord..
and safety by reason whereof lnl1' Spsf
nance shall take effect from ana "'''
| It's passage, approval and publchuenn rtlei
PASSED. and the emergency oIals. SiL
upon separately and approved tA' ''
day of August, 1920. ,rrusL
APPROVED. this 3ist day OF "''
i'.0' J. ". ApElsoE.
Mayor Prot'A
Attest:
MRS. FRAME SEAMAN.
City Auditor.
FRANK e. DUNCAN,
city -AtteEnssL
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-27
Blackwell and vicinity.

MCtaSkey ~ WentZ. No, Is
Mooney In the northwest corner Of
tho southeast of the northwest OF
17-2S-le is shut down at 2,465 feet
for repairs TO boiler.
Blackwell OH a. Gas company, No.
II Nix. In the center OF the east line
of the northeast OF the southeast
OF 1S2S-le. is drilling at i.225
feet
Same company's No. ~ Nix, In the
northeast corner OF the southeast
of lS-2s-le, is drilling at 1000 feet
Boston OH companys No. l Ever
sole in the northeast corner of the
southwest OF 34-2S2e Is shut down
at / 500 feet.
Decatur Drilling company 8 No.
/ Engelding in the center OF the
west line OF the northwest OF 2-2S-
Be Is pulling pipe to aband. Total
depth, 1852 feet.
Carter OIL ccmpany's No. 3 Smith.
in the southwest corner of the
southeast OF s-2s-3e. Is drilling at at
1925 feet.
Marland Refining company's No.
2 Heiberson, in the center of the
northwest of the northwest of the
northeast OF l7-2S-3e, Is drilling at
2,S05 feet.
Same company's No. 3 Heiberson,
in the center OF the northwest of
the northeast of the northeast of
i7-2s-3e. is building a rig.
Same company's No. l McMichail.
in the southwest corner OF the north
west of l7-2S-3e. is understanding.
Total depth, 3,2ss feet.
Miller Syndicate's No, 2 Hammer,
In the northwest corner OF the
northeast of the southeast of 1923
Be, IN drilling at 1895 feet.
Homa-Okla oil company's No. I
]. A. Coleman in the southwest of
the northeast OF 35-2s-3e, is fishing
at ,405 feet.
Twin States oil & Gas company's
No. Cauly. In the northwest cor
ner OF tho northeast of 19-2S-4e. is
shut down at 5000 fes.
llshoma oil covnpany's No. 4
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-09-27

Iumphrics. In the northwest corner
Of the northwest Of ths southwest
~ lO-27-lw. sand at ,i99 TO l,5&q
feet Dry. Drilling az ls25 feet
Bartlcsville Zinc COmpinys no. !
r. NJ. Jones in the northeast corner
Of the southwest of the southwest
OF the northwest OF l0s27-lw, rs
drilling at Ll50 feet
Cotton and stephens Counties, Okla.
Magnolia Petroleum company
No. ! Indian Winchip, IN the south
west OF the southeast OF 15-ls-9w.
Is starting up at 2,20S feet
Same company, No. 1 Chester
March In tho southwest Of the north
west OF ig-la9w, ~ dlshing at
2,2gO feet.
Magnolia Petroleum company
No. Tar-S Sar-Er, no description Is
setting 6 b-s inch casing. Total
depth 2,125 feet
In the center OF the southwest OF
the northwest ~ the southeast Of
81 9w, Is drilling ut 1890
Butler and others. No. 1 johnson,
In the norwcst center OF the south
west OF the northeast of 2I-ls.gw.
is drilling at 1900.
Magnolia Petroleum company.
No. / Branck, In the southeast CEN
ter OF the southeast Of 26-1s-9w. Is
carrying Ia incasing, drilling at
1866 feet.
Same company No ! Bull, in tho
northeast center OF the northwest
OF 2s-ls-sw, Is drilling at 600 feet.
Same company, No Howell,
Patton, In the northwest center Of
the southwest of the northeast Of
tho northwest OF 3O-ls-9w; sand
at 2ll7 to 2,124 feet, 100000
gas completed.
Same company No. / vandergrift.
In the center west line Of the north
west OF the northwest OF 33-is-9w,
10 q location.
stephens County Okla.
Base Line oil Co, No. ! Jones,
In the soxtheast corner Of the north
west OF rhe southeast OF i2-1s-Sw,
Is drilling at 2,2lO feet.
Cosden oil q Gas company, No.
Dolen, In the northwest corner
of l5-ls-Sw Is fishing againlat 400
feet.
North American Refining Co.. No.
| l Green, in the southeast corner OF
| the southeast of the southwest Of
/ the southeast OF 26-1s-Sw, Is shu.
/ down at 2,lSs feet.
Johnson Il Chenewith, No 2
| Talliaferro, in the southwest corner
| OF the northwest OF the northwest
! OF the southeast Of 2S-1s-Sw, is shut
down at 900 feet.
/ Clarksoh q Parker. No. ! Clark
! son, in the southwest corner of the
! northwest Of the northwest OF 30
| ls-sw, top OF gas sand at ,74O feet.
/ 3O,OOO0O0 gas. Completed.