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MIAMI RECORD-HERALD
Friday September 2 1921
THE MIAMI RECORD-HERALD
i PUBLISHED EVERY FRIDAY 3
Official Democratic Newspaper of Ottawa County
Office: The Martin Building on
EUGENE P MARTIN
Office Phone lift
Entered as second-class mail matter February ft 1904 at the postoffice at
Miami Indian Territory under the Act of Congress of March S 1879
Copy for advertising must be In
the current Issue ’
Four issues constitute a month where a month cuniain five issues the
extra Issue will be charged for A
All news Items intended for publication In ihd current Issue must bs to the
office Wednesday afternoon
Resolutions at one-half advertising rates Churches lodges and societies
where admission is charged at door or after at ano-h&lf rates Card of Thanks
is cents
All legal publications must be paid for whsit proof of publication la fur-
nished Positively no deviktlon ' ' r
All advertising run and charged for until ordered out
In the county 1 year- $150
Jn the county 0 months — — 80
lu the county 8 months—— 45
- EDUCATION AND THE FUTURE CITIZENS
Statistics show that the American people spend more
than 1000000000 annually upon public schools Of this
large total Miami bears more than its proportionate share
and as a result has a school system which hjis attracted fa-
vorable comment from many prominent educators All of
which testifies to the progressiveness of the ' community
and the interest it has in the younger generation which
some day will be called upon to assume the reins of gov-
ernment ’
The nation invests thin large total in education on the
theory that you cannot have good democratic government
unless you have popular intelligence Therefore the pro-
duction of citizenship should be the most important of our
educational aims 1
The faults of our system of government are obvious
It costs too much there is too much favoritism and per-
sonal privilege too little business efficiency But the
fault is not with the system It is primarily with the aver-
age citizen in his lack of attention to civic duty and in his
tendency to he1 fooled by superficial arguments and self-
seeking politicians A generation of voters is needed who
shall be better equipped to deal witl the problems of gov-
ernment ' x
Some of the most important questions are not determ-
ined by the act of voting The progress or lack of progress
of a community depends largely upon whether a spirit of
co-operation exists and whether citizens show interest in
promoting communitiy causes People need to learn that
they are all partners in the joint enterprise of community
development and that they must take hold and work for
the common good to make that enterprise a success
"" 'To produce this mental attitude on the part of the peo-
ple they must be taken when they are young It should he
one of the most important tasks of a school to show the
young people what the faults and defects of our federal
state and local governments are and how they can he rem-
edied '
Also they should be shown that their own prosperity
and welfare depends upon whether they are willing to take
hold with their neighbors and work for the development of
their home towns
THE PASSING OF THE PICKPOCKET
What possible relation cun there be between the disap-
pearance of pickpockets and modern business courtesy?
Police authorities know' that pocket-picking is prac-
tically an extinct form of endeavor A crude worker may
still occasionally try to lift a watch at a county fair but
generally speaking this brand of thieving is no more It
has gone the way of buffalo luprohes pug dogs Sunday bug-
gy rides beef steak for breakfast and torchlight proces-
sions Why Because pocket-picking is no longer a gain-
ful ' 'cupation
iVhat has brought about the change? The attitude of
the bauks They cater more than ever before to the small
depositor If a man wishes to open an account and start
off with $250 or even less he receives the same courteous
consideration that would be accorded the customer depos-
iting thousands Only a few years ago a person with
small savings looked upon bankers as a crusty lot and kept
away from such institutions for fear of being insulted
Today even the majority of the safety deposit boxes are held
by persons of comparatively modest means Banks have
simply followed the changed attitude of business in general
All business has been growing more courteous every year
And this spread of courtesy is the basic reason why pick-
pockets are nowr rarely heard of 1
" SAFETY A BUSINESS ASSET
y i
AccortWhg to Melvillq Mix in the Nation’s Business
in the last five years executives of American industry have
become thoroughly convinced of the value of organized ac-
cident prevention some because of the dollars-and-ceuts
possibilities others because they hated to see their men
killed or injured t
Even today discoveries are being made in the science
of accident prevention Within the last year for instance
there has been emunciated the principle that every accident
is the symptom of an inefficiency that everything which is
really efficient is safe and that every machine -or process
tfhich is really safe is efficient
The investigation we have always with ns Now it’s an
inquiry to determine whether something wns wrong with
the ZR-2 The death list seems to indicate that something
was radically wrong
News dispatches indicate that cigarettes have caused
the downfall of Miss Lucy Page Gaston Perhaps the presi-
dent can now smoke in peace 1 ' (
If the British and Irish continue their pence talks
perhaps they w ill not have enough wind left to fight Our
money is on Lloyd George to cop the endurance prize
Central Avenue Miami Oklahoma
Editor and Publisher
Residence Phone fl
Wednesday noon to Insure publication n
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Outside the county 1 year— $204
Outside the county 8 months fl 25
All subscriptions cash in advance
BOARD REDUCES
'!’ COUNTY VALUES :
CO ORIGINAL’ SUM
V 4
Delegation Obtains Reversal of
Equalization Action at
Oklahoma City
ENTERED PROTEST
County and City Official - Succeed
Beyond Expectations in Convinc-
ing Board Increase Was Not
n t Warranted t
v (Tuesday's Dally)
Ottawa county’s valuation which
two weeks ago was placed by the
state board of equalization at a fig-
ure more than 11000000 above As-
sessor Joe Willis’ assessment was re-
turned to the original figure Monday
after several Ottawa county and Mi
ami citizens entered a protest before
the State Equalization Board at Ok-
lahoma City The men who appeaw
ed before the equalization board were
County Assessor Willis Maypr W L
McWilliams County Commissioners
John Fuser Jim Jarrett and Clide
Hocker and Ray McNaughton a Mi
ami attorney
The success of the delegation to
Oklahoma City was far better than
the expectations of the citizens of
Ottawa county who were concerned
over the raise in the valuation
Last Thursday County Assessor
Willis received word from the State
Boqrd of Equalization that Ottawa
county’s valuation had been raised
from 114210292 to $15820627 or
an increase of $1610335 This raise
was distributed under only two divis-
ions a 25 per cent raise in merchan-
dise valuations and a 15 per cent
raise in all real estate properties
W’hen the representatives of Otta-
wa county tax papeyrs went to Okla-
homa City Monday they had figures
to show the equalization board where
It made a mistake in raising the real
estate valuation In the county Coun-
ty Assessor Willis and Ray McNaugh-
ton spoke before the board in an ef-
fort to picture the condition of Ot-
tawa county giving proof that condi-
tions were not the same in Ottawa
county at present as they have been
in the last three or four years and
also attempting to prove to the sat-
isfaction of the board of equaliza-
tion that Ottpwa County conditions
wore different from other counties of
Oklahoma many of which have stood
for a raise In valuations
“The state officials had the land
of Ottawa county no their books at
$2143 while the land of other coun-
ties oyer the state was quoted at $18
and $20” said County Assessor Joe
Willis "We told them this was un-
just to the Ottawa county land hold-
ers Merchandise and stores were
under the same column The ores
were assessed when the market price
was $27 per ton The raise was
made by the state board of equaliza-
tlon when the ore was selling at $20
The raise brought the value of the
ore according to the figures of the
equalization board up to $3375 per
ton”
Mr Willis stated the delegates
from Miami presen'ed figures to
show that the assessment made this
year was equal' to t-bat of last year
after the erroneous assessuieut was
taken off the books of the assessor
ZINC MARKET WEAK
BUT INDICATIONS
BRING SOME CHEER
Buying Haa Failed to Keep Up
With Demand and Market
Will Improve Several
Mines Opening Up
(Sunday’s Daily)
The week closing September 27
was an off one as regards the sale
of zinc blende t being reported that
Ihe greater bulit of the sales was a
$19 per ton 60 per cent metallic
content The demard was not at all
strong and sales of zinc on did not
total more than 3000 tons for the
entire district
Lead ore price- remanled at $50
per ton and the demand was strong
at that figure r
While these facie apply as regards
tho sale of ore yet the Oklahoma
mining district seems to be improv-
ing in a general way as to activity
and many operators are optlmiBtic
Quite a number of mines have open-
ed up during the past few days and
several more are scheduled to open
up and Increase forces early next
week
The Japanese who has 357 for his
house or telephone number considers
himself particularly lucky tor the
reason that it Is the custom to present
children to the Deity on tlielr third
fifth and seventh birthdays
W hat’s the Matter
s f With the Weather
r —and Dispositions
“(Sunday’s Dally)
“It just seems awfully pecu-
' liar this matter of tempers ’j
said a jolly gopd natured store-
keeper Saturday evening “Ev-
eryone seems to have their fur
rubbed the wrong way People ‘
’are peevish hard -to please and
seem to wear a frown that simp-'
ly won’t come off” he concluded
"as he mopped a half gallon or bo
of perspiration from his troub-
led brow t
Halt a dozen Interviews prov-
ed the merchant had toll the
I truth Several mentioned the
matter without being asked
proving that they “even as you
and I — and the merchant" had
bad a more or less serious attack
of the same trouble Yes may-
be so — and didn’t know it
“Quess its catching or a com-
mon malady or affliction like the
rai bugs tbe new brand of (‘so-
ciety itch’" an’ everythin’”
COMPANY SUES CITY
OVER CONTRACT FOR
CONSTRUCTION WORK
Sewage System
CLAIM IS DISPUTED
i a i
f
Did
Officials Maintain Agreement
Not Call for Percentage Now Re-
i quested by Tulsa Engineering
Firm
(Sunday's Dally)
George T Webster acting as coun-
sel for tbe Hughes Engineering Com-
pany filed suit Saturday in district
court against the City of Mluml for
$545732 wjiich the petition claims
Is the balance due the engineering
company from the City of Miami The
court action has been expected for
the past three weeks by city officials
According to the petition filed
Saturday the Hughes Engineering
Company is a Tulsa concern which
superintended the construction of th£
water works and - sewage disposal
plant here The petition states that
the bond Issue for the dlsposalplant
the reservoir and the water works
extension amounted to $330000
The engineering company claims
In the petition It was entitled to five
per cent of the total costs or $16-
500 The petition states that the
engineering company was paid only
$1104268 leaving a balance of $5-
46732 The matter was brought up before
the city officials here several weeks
ago but they refused to consider it
saying that the city’s contract with
the company did not call for five per
cent of the total costs but for two
and one-half per cent
Miami Bakery Sold
by Karleskints to
Robert Bile
(Sunday’s Dally)
The Miami Bakery conducted by
the Karlcekint Bros was sold this
week to Robert Biles of Pittsburg
Kan ' --
This shop is one of the oldest es-
tablished business Institutions In Mi-
ami which has been operated contin-
uously by the same men who start-
ed the business seventeen years ago
namely George and Jake Karleskint
Julius Karleskint became a member
of the firm eleven years ago
Jt is understood that they did a
good business uutll they sold out but
on account of their health decided to
‘sell and tako a rest No other fu-
ture plans are announced
Mr Riles tho new owner states
that ho will remodel the bakery and
keep it at as high a standard as pos-
sible -
G M London Will
Engage in Loan
4 and Insurance
(Sunday’s Dally)
G M London has purchased tbe
loan and Insurance business of the
Cherokee Land Company He also
closed the deal Saturday for the pur-
chase of the Insurance business of
Plnnell Brothers’
Mr London states that he will
soon be open for business In the of-
fices formerly occupied by the Chero-
kee Land Company ever the Ottawa
County National Bank
T J McGhee manager of the
Cherokee Land Company will leave
for Duncan Okla where he goes to
engage In business
Old London mansions us they pass
from private use are frequently
bought by olubs
Alleged Murderer of Pugh
Evades Capture During Hunt
By Sheriff Harr Near Afton
V An alj fnorning -hont In and near
Falrland an A Afton for Floyd Bysum
a gkiatook youth who is alleged to
have been thfe assailant of 1 Felix
Pugh 17 of Ramona a ' nephew
of Mrs Alice Labad 217 D street
southwest Miami failed to ' locate
the fugitive wanted In Ramona ' A
$1000 reward has been offered tor
the capture of tbe guilty party -Sheriff
Nel) Harr received word
early Saturday that the man wanted
In Ramona had purchased a quanti-
ty of gasoline for the automobile
said to have been stolen where tbe
Pugh boy worked at Ramppa The
man is said to have Inquired as to
the best road to take to get to
Afton Sheriff Handmade a hurried
trip to Afton in an automobile but
after searching all morning failed
to locate the man wanted
' Authorities at' Ramona which 'Is
located 14 miles south of Bartles-
ville are making every effort with-
in their powers to capture the per-
ORDINANCE DRAWN
TO PROVIDE CITY
WITH PARK BOARD
Measure ifor Commission' of
Three Members Probably
‘Will Be Acted on Next
"'Monday -
(Tuesday’s Daily)
An ordinance creating a park com-
mission has been drawn by City At-
torney Frank Nesbitt and probably
will be acted upon at the next meet-
ing of the city council Monday night
September 5 The ordinance was
completed lust week but due to the
absence of Mayor WL McWilliams
and a member of the city council no
action was taken on the matter at
Monday night’s meeting of the city
commissioners
The ordinance proposes a 'board of
three memebrs The senior member
would have a term of office for three
years the second member two years
and the third member one year
The commission would be composed
of a president vice-president and
secretary
The ordinance proposes that the
board act without compensation tor
their services and take full control of
the parks boulevards and parkways
A book of minutes of the meetings
of the commission would be kept by
the secretary The commission would
meet at least once a month todiscuss
work before the board and the com-
missioners would make all purchases
of park additions approved by (he
city commissioners The boijrd
would also be empowered to draw up
a set of rules for control of the parks
and parkways according to the ordl
nance j
It is believed the ordinance will
meet with the approval of the eity
commissioners when It is Introduc-
ed Social Club Formed
by Miami Young Men
i
(Sunday’s Dally)
A social organization to be known
as the For Better Times ‘til Times
Get Better society was formed at a
meeting of Miami young men Friday
night The following officers were
elected:
George Shannon chief mogul
Russell Hawk vice mogul Orville
Fox wlelder of tbe scratchy pen
Charles Fox custodian of the filthy
lucre Cecil Parks senior gold dust
twin (junior gold dust twin to be
elected at a later date)
The society plans to have a series
of dances and other social affairs
throughout the winter The first
dance probably will be held early In
September -
Scenery Is Received
for Grand Theater
1 (Monday’s Dally)
Three changes of scenery hare
been received' by G H Merriam of
the Grand Theater and'a part of the
scenery was placed Monday The
seats will be received some time
within tbe next ten days
An effort will be made to have the
theater completed by September 15
the date set for the opening '
The largest cable In the world
carrying 408 pairs of wires making
It possible to conduct 600 conversa-
tions simultaneously has been laid
on the bed of the Detroit river be-
tween Detroit and Windsor
Tho average age of the mule sui-
cide Is forty-three years
son guilty of the cruel attack on the
youth Letters and cards bearing
the description -of the-man-who la
believed to have pommltted the act
have beeo idrculated broadcast over
tbe country f
TheciUzeda ofRamona are re-
sponsible for the $1000 reward for
the murderer’s capture
The Pugh ljoy waa murdered when
ho attempted to prevent the theft of
an Butpjnobffe frotjthe garage where
he was employed He was beaten by
the bandits bound and gagged and
left on the floor of the garage T
two thieves escaped with the car A
boy hy the name of Lee who hap-
pened to hear the unusual commotion
rushed to tbe rescue of his friend
but he was also bound and gagged
and hauled as far as Vera about
ten miles south of Ramona where
he was dumped on the road Lee
managed to get hack to Ramona
where he aroused the 'citizens and
they started in pursuit of the two
motor bandits ‘
Policemen Spend
4 Sleepless Night
On Murder Trail
(Sunday’s Dally) uj1
A report that a man bad been
assaulted and prpbably murder-
ed pnd the body bidden in the
alley between Main-- and A
streets southwest caused mem-
bers of the police department to
spend a sleepless night Friday
while they investigated the re-
port Three men were arrested as
a result but were later re-
leased The police rushed to the
scene of the “crime" and found
the three men who were taken
into custody but no trace waa
found of the "body" Inquiries
revealed however that a Miami
friend of the three men arrest-
ed had spent Friday night on the
an Intoxicated
apparently
solved the mystery
Tbe chief made out a report
that a “dead” drunk had been
taken off the streets Into the
alley In an attempt by the three
friends to keep him out of sight
of the officers
LEAD IS SHOWING
RENEWED STRENGTH
if t (
Reports -Current That as High
as $53 a Ton Was Paid
Monday
(Tuesday's Dally) '
Whether It was due to strengthen-
ing In the general situation or to
local competition the price of lead
ore Is higher There were reports
yesterday that as high as $53 had
been paid late Saturday and there
were rumors of even better prices
than this
It appears that early offerings of
$50 did not bring much if any ore
and early Saturday quiet sales at as
much as $51 were being made Later
In the day there seemed to be a halt
In the upward movement and it was
still being reported that $50 prob-
able would be the basis for the great
part of the ore As a matter of
fact very little was being turned
loose by the producers however and
that what did changehands went at
a price better than $51 It was de-
clared yesterday
One offer of $5250 for a consider-
able tonnage is said to hare been
made by a leading buyer and met
with a promise of the ore provided
no higher bid could be obtained But
the bidder didn't get the ore and It
Is supposed that it brought not less
than $53
Tho higher price for load will be
agreably welcome offsetting as It
does to some extent the dollar
slump In zinc ore prices
FIRST STATE BANK FIIES
BUT TO REtXIVEK 8443
(Sunday’s Daily)
G O Shepherd and T H Thomp-
son of the First State Bank filed suit
In district court Saturday against J
H Medlin and Marie Medlln for the
recovery of $3143 and $300 attorn-
ey fees v
According to the petition the de-
fendants paid to the plaintiffs $1-
000 on a $4000 note but failed to pay
the balance
The largest lump sum ever paid
for a novel was the 200000 pounds
received by Alphonse Daudet in 1884
for "Saphe" - ‘
The first photograph was taken by
Daguerre In Cincinnati In 1842
tor 10c from
7s — one sack of
'GENUINE1':)-
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" TOBACCO
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COUNTY MAY-TAKE
DEBT JUDGMENT
TIT FOR $105000
i t
All --Claims ’ Against ’ ’ County
Prior to June 30 1921 to Be
Merged Into One Fund
For Single Suit
' ’ ’ (Sunday’s Dally)
As stated recently the county com-
missioners of bttawa county realiz-
ing that there Is an indebtedness to
the amount of $105000 against the
county on claims prior to June SO
1921 decided to take Judgment for
this amount so that the i funding
bonds might be Issued and sold to
soma bonding company ' I
As was the case three or four years
ago one claimant is named to bring
friendly Ault against the county lor
a Judgment of the amount so that thd
outstanding accounts mightbe liqui-
dated without further interest loss
and lack of use of the money which
is owed tp claimants of the county
Moody R Tidwell was named as tha
trustee or single individual in whose
name the suit was brought simply to
make the matters regular Lists of
claims as filed by Individuals or firms
ware totalled into one amount so that
tbe debts could be paid out of tbe one
lum sum paid for the funding bonds
In the 'case at hand the county com-
missioners have agreed that Dyke
Ballinger be named as the trustee o t
tbe nominal representative of the
claimants so that the county may ac-
cept Judgment rendered against It
All claimants who have bills
against the county should see that
their claims are properly filed with
the county clerk as the law provides
It this is done and the claim is just
it will be paid By the arrangement
claims can be assigned to Mr Ballin-
ger— but the idea that a fee must be
paid in order to receive the money
justly due to persons who have been
employed by the county or who have
sold tha county material supplies
etc at a close price possibly on bids
and who have waited for their mon-
ey Tor a year or two Is erroneous
Sheriff Warns Against
Slot Machine Operation
I 4 - I ’ f
' y (Sunday’s Dally)
Sheriff Neil Harr made visits Sat-
urday to several Miami business
houses which were reported to have
slot machines and told the proprie-
tors to quit operating the machines
I or a warrant would be Issued for
tlielr arrest
According to the county officers
several business houses asked for
permission to operate a “profit-
sharing mint vendor” -One was re-
ported to be In operation Tbe ma-
chines cannot be operated1 without
violating the law the officers say
Mason Reiterates Ban
on Boxing Contests
’r‘ - i
’ (Sunday's Dally)
County 1 Attorney Ollle " Mason
stated Saturday night that no boxing
contest of any kind could be staged
In Ottawa county on Labor Dya with-
out violating the state law
A delegation from Commerce was
In Miami Friday to secure the coun-
ty offlralsf'sanctlon of a boxing
match to be staged at Commerce on
Labor Day for tbe benefit of Com-
pany K Oklahoma National Guards
The Japanese pick cherry blooms
and dire Ahem In salt using them to
make assart" of toa ( f
Hall Catarrh Medicine
TjloMhO are In a "run down” condl-
tlon will notice that Catarrh bothora
them much more than when they are In
rood health This fact provoo that whlla
atorrh la a local disease U la greatly
Influenced by constitutional conditions
HALL'S' CATARRH MBDICINB to a
Tonic and Blood Purifier and acta throug n
tne blood upon tha mucous surfaces of
the body thus reducing the Inflammation
"'treelorln normal conditions
All drtisalsts Circulars free 1 1
r 1 Chaney A Co Toledo OUa
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