The Ralston Tribune (Ralston, Okla.), Vol. 3, No. 42, Ed. 1 Friday, July 11, 1919 Page: 2 of 8
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NEW LAWS ARE IN FORCE
Non-emergency Measures of Last Bea-
' nous Become Effective.
The ninety-day limit ran out last
week on the filing of the referendum
‘ Petitions for submission of the ques-
tion of the repeal of the automobile
license tax law and the amendments
made by the last legislature to the
workman’s compensation law.
All non-emergency acts, Including
the two on which Incompleted peti-
tions have been filed have become
effective. The petitions bearing the
required number of signatures on the
auto tax was filed, but the one on the
compensation law was not. Operation
of the auto law is to be automatically
auspended until voted upon by the peo-
ple at the next general election.
Of the non-emergency acts which
have become effective the blue sky
law, the home ownership law and the
amended workman's compensation law
are perhaps of the most general Im-
portance. Majority of the other new
laws are appropriation bills, making
available funds for the maintenance
of the several state departments and
Institutions during the next fiscal year
and local bills affecting conditions in
certain localities.
Laws prohibiting desecration of the
flaff. barring the teaching of foreign
languages below the eighth grade In
the public schools and prohibiting
fraudulent statements In advertise-
■tents are among the new ones.
A commission composed of the gov
ernor, secretary of state and the state
bank commissioner constitute the I
board which Is to administer the blue
■ky law, designed to protect the pub-
lic from Investment In worthless secur-
ities known as the buying of blue sky.
They constitute what Is known as the
securities commission, charged with
the responsibility and duty of passing
upon the merits of stock offered for
Bale In Oklahoma.
The home ownership law will be
administered by the commissioners of
the land office. The bill carries an
appropriation of $260,000 and In addi-
tion all of the money accruing from
the express rate refund* now undis-
tributed and In the hands of the cor-
poration commission will be turned In
to this fund.
8everal hundred applications for
loans from the fund are already on
hand. It was said by Secretary A. 8. J.
Shaw of the commissioners of the
land office. The applications will be
considered In the order In which they
are received. It was stated.
THE RALSTON TRIBUNE. RALSTON. OKLAHOMA
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Kitty, My Pretty
White Kitty
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By 8. B. HACKLET
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(Copyright, ill*, by the McClure News-
P*Por Syndicate )
IS ACCUSED BY GAMBLER
•aye Mb Paid County Attorney 1250 a
Month.
SOLDIER WHO LEFT
WIFE AT HOME GOT
‘ another overseas
Mangum.—When W. B. Oavla.
» Frederick soldier, sailed for
overseas service he left a wife
and two children at home, but,
determined not to run the rlak
of being without a spouse upon
his return, hd brought another
with him from Liverpool, Eng-
land, 'according to Tillman
county officers who came here to
get Davis, after he had been ar-
rested by local police on a charge
of bigamy.
Davis and wife No. 8, who
was Luelllan Johnson before she
left home, returned to Frederick
several days ago. They stopped
at a hotel until Davis could visit
hla home. When accused by
Mrs. Davis of having a second
wife, Davis denied having mar-
ried the English girl but Mrs.
Davis called at the hotel, where-
upon wife No. 2 Is said to have
produced a marriage license.
DsvIb fled, leaving the English
Firl at his home In Frederick.
Mrs. Davis accompanied the
sheriff here to recover her hus-
band.
MAYOR CLINGS TO HIS JOB
Wataon of Muskogee, Blocks Man-
agerial System.
Chlckasha.—The proceedings In
the disbarment hearing before Tau!
Walker, supreme court referee where
the Orady County Bar Association
seeks to have Oscar Simpson, former
Grady county attorney, barred from
the practice of law In this state, were
devoted to testimony taken relative
to an agreement signed by Simpson
with the bar association in which ho
agreed to leave the atate and never
practice here again.
Witnesses were from the council of
defense, bar association and civic
league In substance Btated thnt Simp-
son had «greed that if criminal pro-
ceedings against him, which were the
outgrowth of the grnnd Jury Indict-
ment. sore dropped he would resign
his position us county prosecutor,
Wlthdrnw from the ticket to succeed
himself and leave the slate.
Sam Cook testified that he operated
two open gambling houses here In
oonnwtion with a combination of sev-
en other men and that this combina-
tion paid Simpson $250 a month and
Hodge Halley, sheriff $150 a month
out of the general houae funds for
protection. Cm>k said he did not pay
Simpson or Bailey but that arrange-
ment was made with others or the
combination.
McAlester.—Mayor D. P. Watson
ordered the filing of a response
against the dismissal petition filed
with the state supreme court by In-
terested citizens in the appealed man-
damus proceedings forcing him to call
an election for the managerial form of
government.
By this action, unless some special
speed Is Instilled in the procedure,
Mayor Watson will Insure that he
finishes the two remaining years of
his term of office before the court
finally decides the issues In the case.
The election has already been held,
the new charter changes being
adopted, after the district court with
Judge R. w. Higgins, now supreme
Justice, ordering the mayor to call the
“lection In the district court hearing
here. Mayor Watson saya he will not
call an election under the charter
change until the pending litigatioia is
decided on its merits.
Receiver Campbell Out.
Guthrie.- A. X. Campbell, receiver
for the l tilled Stales land office In
this city, has handed In his reelg-
nation. Campbell’a resignation fo|.
Iowa an Investigation conducted by
special agents of the federal land of
fin department regarding alleged Ir-
regularities in the conduct of the
Guthrie office, Campbell was appoint
*d re«elver for the Guthrie land office
four years ago by President Wilson
to succeed Hugh Scott, republican
He foimerly lived at Lawton The
probe of the land office will continue.
[ STATEHQUSE BREVITIES }
Home Ownership Law Held Up.
The home ownership law, a product
of the last legislature, was given a
sever© Jolt when Attorney General
F reeling. In nn opinion to the com-
missioners of the land office, held
that the $250,000 appropriated for use
In the administration of the law does
not become available until next July.
This leaves only the amount that
will escheat to the credit of the state
from the long-standing express rate
refunds, as capital with which tho
commissioners may work during the
next twelve months.
The law provided for the creeatlon
of a fund to be known aa the “homo
loan fund ’ front the proceeds from
i he express refunds and a special ap
proprlatlon or $250,000 from the gen
cral tevenue fund.
The section making the dlrert ap
р. vp'latlon says the money la to be
Mailable for use during the "1920 21"
fiscal year. Whether this la an
с. ior or whether It was the Intention
ol me legislature to umke the money
available this years Is not known
Already there are nearly 1,000 ap
plications on file for loans from the
fund and extensive plans have been
•r.adw bv the commissioners for loan-
hi,; the money. A» it stands, under
Ihe attorney general's ruling, there
Is only approximately $2(7,000 avail
able for next year.
Upon the recommendation of nu-
merous prominent officials and citl
**n* in Iklnhoma and Tulsa counties.
Governor Robertson last week pa
roled Joe and Dick Taggart, alleged
Oklahoma City bootleggers, from their
Jail sentence of als months and the
flue of $500.
“De house la full up, sah.” The
shining, white-aproned embodiment of
suavity and Importance, on the steps
of the high-class boarding house of the
Misses Lovejoy, in the little health
resort town of Bolling Springs, bowed
until hit clipped head well-nigh
touched the elusive pink spider lilies
In the flower boxes beside the piazza
steps. “I has to ostend to you de In-
tensltest regrets o’ my ladles, but eb-
buh room is tokened. De last one wah
bespoke by wlah tils foahnoon.”
When a man all his fifty years gets
everything he wants and goes 700
miles on his physician’s recommenda-
tion of the water and baths for a rheu-
matic knee, he naturally feels vexed
W’hen, at his journey's end, he doesn’t
get the first of his wishes granted.
Terry Alderson’a fine dark eyes
clouded a bit as he turned away and
started across the high sloping street
toward the Coppell house, recommend-
ed as the second best boarding house
In Bolling Springs.
And Just then “Miss Nellie.” a little,
slim, aubnm-haired and smiling lady
about thirty-five years of ..ge, with the
gentlest, softnt brown eyes, came up
the street, Alderson met her at her
gate. Hla face cleared Instantly, and
when she stooped to pat the Immense
white cat that advanced to meet her,
with “Kitty, pretty white kitty, are you
glad to see me?” on her lips, an unrea-
soning twinge of jealousy went over
him. Why should a beauteous creature
like that waste affection on a cat?
That evening Alderson sat on the
upstairs porch that opened off hla room
at Mrs. Coppell’s, and In the full light
of the moon he watched Miss Nellie
Lovejoy as she stood by the row of
sweet-scented daturas, whose great,
dew-covered white bells made a glory
of the Lovejoy side yard. Then he
«aw her stoop and pat the white cat
that followed her.
"I wouldn’t mind being that cat,” he
thought whimsically.
The next afternoon, coming from the
bathhouse at the springs, some dis-
tance from the boarding place, Alder-
Bon overtook Miss Lovejoy going
home from her work as s clerk at
Fromm’s store. He spoke to her, and
making a pretense of desiring some in-
formation, walked along with her aa
far as her gate.
Ten days of religiously drinking the
mineral waters and taking the baths
•nd Alderson’s rheumatic knee was
nearly well, but he was having strange
feelings In the vicinity of his heart
He had never cared anything for
women as he knew them In the North,
but he had never before been acquaint-
ed with an nuburn-hnlred Southern
Indy, with a voice like soft, rippling
water and eyes like pools In the forest
Boxes of roses began quite frequent-
ly to come down on “No. 11,” the late
afternoon train, from the nearest big
town for Miss Nellie Lovejoy, and
fancy wicker boxes of chocolates with-
out number, with “T. M. Alderson’a”
card Inclosed.
And Miss Nellie glowed and dimpled
and smiled until the Framm customers
who had always loved her, fairly wor-
shiped her.
And In the seventh heaven of delight
Jonathan received the boxes of candy
and flowers, and watched through the
front door screen each afternoon the
gentleman from Detroit, rs he lingered
at the gate, loath to lift hla hat front
his handsome gray Head In good-by to
Miss Nellie.
About three o’clock one morning of
the fifth week of his stay In Bolling
Springs Alderson was awakened by a
“meowing” In the back yard. For an
hour there was a continuous squulling
When the cat finally ceased Its noise
Alderson, who loved late sleeping
could sleep no more. He rose thorough
l.v exasperated.
The next night there was a repeti-
tion of the feline serenade. Alderson
bounded from hla bed and saw in the
yard below the balcony the big, white
cat that belonged at the Lovejoy
house. He threw a convenient golf
stick in Ita direction and returned to
bed. but sleep was gone.
“To whom does the white cat that
stays at your house belong?” Alderson
«Bked a bit stiffly of Mim N.1H. .TS
overtook her on her way home that
afternoon.
“Snow Darling?” she smiled. “Oh
he belongs to Mrs. Gilman, an old lady
who has made her home here so long
and we all make a pet of him.” she
went on In her musical tones
“If he keeps up that after-mldnlght
noise as he did last night and the night
l*efore. Alderson commented, “some-
body'll make a corpse of him.”
“Why. we—we didn’t hear anv
noise,” Miss Nellie remonstrated, “you
moat have been dreaming. Mr. Alder
•SO."
Three nights went by before the
white cat again serenaded the Coppell
house. Then two nights together Al-
derson’s rest was broken. At that time
he was the only boarder who slept on
that side of the house, and the only
one who heard the caterwauling. At
the end of the second night Alderson
went to the Lovejoy house and re-
monstrated.
Mias Nellie was not at home, but
Misses Euphemla and Jessie expressed
their regret and promised to try to get
Mrs. Gilman to keep “Snow Darling”
In at night Alderson went home
somewhat mollified.
Jonathan watched him uneasily as
he took his departure.
“Ef my ladles knowed wfcat was
good fur ’em,’ he commented, “dey’d
Invest In about a dime’s wuth o’ ’Shoah-
death-to-cats’ and administer hit un-
beknownst I But bein’ ole maids, poah
thengs, dey don’t know dat when you
tflts a man mad—he’ll fuhgit about
bein’ In de marryin’ notion!”
Before breakfast next morning Al-
derson appeared at the Lovejoy house,
tremulous with nervous anger. Miss
Nellie opened the door. ‘Tm sorry If
the kitty disturbed you,” her soft
voice was very sweet, “but Mrs. Gil-
man loves him so, she can’t bear to re-
straln his liberty and fasten him up at
night.”
Alderson's exasperation broke out In
mild fury. “Loves the pestiferous
bunch of fur, does she? I love sleep,
too, and Tm going to stay In the house
where I am and get It t The next time
that cat disturbs me. I'm going to re-
straln his liberty—with a bullet I”
. “That wouldn’t be right,” quavered
Miss Nellie.
Alderson turned abruptly and left
her without another word. \
He was not disturbed that night, bat
the next day he kept out of Miss Nel-
lie’s way. The night after, at the
usaal hour of half-past three, he was
awakened by a feline walling. He rose
Instantly. A single shot from his pearl-
handled revolver and “8now Darting”
was no more.
Next day a very fat and exceedingly
irate lady telegraphed her son to come
to her. Jacob came. Alderson was
haled into the police court and lined
ten dollars for shooting Mrs. Gilman's
cat.
. "I’ll go to Jail and dry up before 1
pay that fine!’’ he Informed the court.
“Sixty days In jail or the fine paid p
answered the Judge,
“I’ll ,lv* on bread and water for the
next two months in my cell before I
will pay that fine!” Alderson com-
mented.
The town rang with the tale.
“De Jailer aays dat Detroit man’s
a-gettln pale and hla rheumatism’s
cornin' back on him—not glttln' his
mineral baths and de water. He say
he plumb oneasy about him I” Miss
Nellie overheard Jonathan saying to
the cook about a week after Alderaou’a
Incarceration.
Suppose he died of the heat or some-
thing? For three nights Miss Neills
cried herself to sleep. Then she could
stand It no longer. She went to the
Judge’s office and paid Alderson's fine.
The Judge, supposing that Alderson
had requested his landlady to bring
the money, to spare himself mortifica-
tion, sent an order to the Jailer: “Re-
lease T. M. Alderson. Fine paid.”
“Judge said your fine was paid and
to turn you out. That’s all I know I”
The Jailer answered Alderson’s remon-
strance.
He went to the Judge. “Who dared
to pay that fine?” he demanded.
“Lady brought it. Supposed you sent
It by your landlady,” answered hla
honor.
Fuming with anger, Alderson strode
off iii the direction of the woods screes
the river. In a thicket of plnea lying
prone on the pine needles, sobbing like
a hurt child, he came upon Miss Neill*.
At sight of the little disconsolate fig-
ure In the leaves he felt his anger cool.
A twig broke under hla feet She sat
up, shaking. _
”Oh. don’t be angry with met” she
begged. “They said you were sick and
suffering In that awful Jail and I_I
couldn’t bear it 1 I went and paid tout
fine I”
With the touch of the wind, sweet
with plney fragrance, in hla flushed
face and Miss Nellie's low sobs In hla
ears. Alderson’s pride and obstinacy
fled. Nothing mattered but that little
white bundle at his feet. He bent over
and lifted her.
“You were afraid I couldn’t rough It
out?” he said, very tenderly. “You
thought I needed somebody to look
nfter me? I do, and for all time!
Wou't you do It. little girl?”
You Do Mors Worit,
Yob are more ambitious and you flat more
gSUMsen-Ears
I*j* b*ood • very depressing affect on
| the system, causing'wMkneM, -
GROVE’S TASTELESS CMO TONIC
it improves the appetite, yo« will than
appreciate its tree tonic value.
GROVE'S TASTELESS Chin TONIC
rere? i%£SL“®didn®- »t Is simply
®ON and QUININE suspended in Syrup.
Sopleasmt even children like 1L The
blood nee^Qidnine to Purify it and IRON
to Enrich it. Those reliable tonic prop-
•rUmncvar lall to drive out impurities la
the favorite tonic In nrti of homes.
More than thirty-five years ago, folks
member cf their family had Malaria or
needed a body-building, strength-giving
ton la Ihe formula is just the same to-
day, and yon can get it from any dreg
•tore. 60c per bottle.
Cuticura
Promotes
Jair Health
Loyal te the Last.
“So Casey was runnifi’ me down an’
ye stood up for me?”
“Oi did. Ol sez to him, ‘Casey,’ six
Ol, ‘ye’re no coward, an’ ye work hard
an’ pay yer dlbts, nn’ ye don’t get
drunk an’ lick yer woife, but in other
respects ye’re no better than Dolan!’ ”
Journal ,of the American Medical
Association.
Lift off Corns!
Doesn't hurt a bit and Freexon#
costs only a few cents.
With your flngera t Ton can lift off
any hard corn, soft corn, or corn be-
tween the toes, and the hard skin cal-
luses from bottom of feet
A tiny bottle of “Freezone” costs
little at any drug store; apply a few
drops upon the corn or callus. In-
stantly it stops hurting, then shortly
you lift that bothersome corn or callus
right off, root and all, without one bit
of pain or soreness. Truly I No hum-
bug!
Happy Hunting Ground.
Sign on farm In Kansas—“Hunters
Take Notice: Hunt all you durn please
and wheu you hear the horn blow
come to the house for dinner. If the
quail are scarce kill a chicken or two
and If you can’t get any squirrels kill
a hog.’’—Boston Transcript.
That Depends.
“Is the place within walking die-
tance of the car?”
“I dunno,” answered the landlord.
How far kin you walk?”—London
Answers.
Children’s handkerchiefs often look
hopeless when they come to the loan-
dry. Wash with good soap, rinse la
water blued with Bed Cross Ball Blue.
Troubled With Rate.
Rnts are very purtlnl to linseed oil.
so soak n little bread In some and put
In your rat traps. The best plun Is to
fasten the door of the trap for n few
nights, then release the door und butt
again.
Learning It Early.
Son has Just begun to go to school,
and has much to say about the new
little girls he meets, but every few
days It Is a different girl that attracts
hltn. Ills mother said: “I’m afraid
son, that you are changeable.”
“ ‘Taln’t me that changes, room ” he
answered; “lfa them, when you know
them better.”—Life.
Vain Escape.
“I am not rich enough to give you
a large contribution to the ciinse ••
“Tlufl is a poor excuse.”
In civil broils the worst of men muy
rise to honor.—Plutnrch.
Woman’s Way.
Sometimes a woman would rather
jfrt nervous prostration than not to
Nswfch#r OWB W*7 all--G*l”*t°a
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