Miami Record-Herald (Miami, Okla.), Vol. 28, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, February 3, 1922 Page: 3 of 6
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Friday February 3 1922
MIAMI RECORD-HERALD
PAGE THREE
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COUNCIL PREPARES
JOR LEGAL ACTION
TO BLOCK GAS HIKE
Calls on Bar Association for Ad-
vice Regarding a Possi-
' f ble Course
OTHER CITIES TO ACT
' Commerce Take Stand With Miami
j and Vlnlta Welch Bluejacket
Nowataand Bartlesville Alio
' I ‘ iMar Enlist
(Tuesday’s Dally)
The Ottawa County Bar association
has boen called "to meet with 'mem-
bers of the city council Thursday
night Jfor the purpose of devising
Wys and means to fight the raise in
gas rates which is expected here with-
in the next 24 hours The meeting is
Scheduled to begin promptly at 7i3u
‘ o'clock
1 The measure asking the members
of the bar association to meet with
members of the -commission was in-
troducod by Mayor W L McWilliams
'at the meeting of the city council
Monday night
' Mayor McWilliams’ idea is to get
tje 35 cr 40 mein bojjj ofjhe legal or-
ganization of the county together and
discuss the legal steps possible to pre-
vent the Consumers Gas company
from' putting the Increase in gas
rates into effect1 It is believed that
the city officials will know by Thurs-
day what raise was granted the gas
company
i “If we had an epidemic of sickness
1 tn Mlapil'we would cull together all
' the physicians of the community tn
discuss the' method of combatting
the disease" stated the mayor “We
have an epidemic facing its — a serious
' epidemic — and ve are calling on alt
the legal talent In the community to
meet with the hoard and go into the
matter of fighting an uncalled for
raise In gas rates’’
Commerce Joins With Miami
W R Chestnut city attorney ol
Commerce appeared before Ufa coun-
cil Monday night and statql that
Commerco1 has joined band in hand
W with Miami and that whatever steps
were taken by Miami to attempt to
- secure a lower gas rate the city of
Commerce favored
“I believe there are leaks other
than that of the gas which has been
' accounted for” said Mr Chestnut
' “I don’t wish to accuse anyoue but
-gwlutUJta Jfsnt la-aouieeae -to eeeorw
the data which we can take before the
- corporation commission and prove
our side of the case Commerco wli’
stand Its share of the expense in se
curing the Information”
Question of Funds
' City Attorney Frank Nesbitt has
' been asked to take the matter of rais-
' ing money to fight the proposed raise
up with the other citios which will be
affected by the hike' Vlnlta Welch
Bluejacket Nowata Copan and Fart-
' lesville all have the' same problem hi
the as- sltuution to face as Miami
according lo the city attorney
These cities are ready and willing
y to take up a flgl)t for a lower rate
should the increase In rates be grant-
ed the city attorney informed the
city commission last night
The meotirg Monday night was at-
tended by a largo number of Miami-
ans Interested in the gas fight
2 Inches of Snow Fell
Here During January-
(Wednesday's Dally)
Tile tnonh of January was unusual-
ly mild in precipitation according to
the monthly report made by E H
Vincent government weather ob-
server The total for the month was
1:07 inches ’
V According "to the weather observ-
er a total of two inches of snow tell
In Miami in January There were
only eight clear days In the month
The coldest iluy of the winter was In
yThie month The mercury dropped to
eight degrees above zero on January
19 and 21 The thermometer regis-
tered 66 degrees as the maximum
temperature tor the month
Driver Pinned Under r
Car Escapes Unhurt
I (Wednesday’s Dally)
Although pinned 'lieneatn a Ford
touring car when ho collided with an-
other motorist Woonurd Mussle a
taxi driver escaped practically uuln-
jured Tuesday evening’ ’
The accident occurred on Central
avenife and D streej West M Hemt
'was f riving south ' oil D a I root and
''was crossing Central avenue 'when
Hie Ford car driven by Mussle driv-
ing west on Central struck Die rdnv
end ot the running hoard of Dio Seoll
cum The Marslecur was thrown over
on Its top Doth (jura were damag-
ed George Washington— -"Agriculture
Is the most healthful most useful and
moBt noble employment ot man’’
Ex-Gov Renf row’s Death
in Arkansas Recalls Early
Oklahoma Territorial Days
(Wednesday’s Dally)
' Bontonvllle Ark Feh 1— W C
Ronfrow 77 years' old 'of Miami
Okla former territorial governor of
Oklahoma died suddenly In the lob-
by of the Massey hotel here Tuesday
afternoon MrT Ilenf row' was sitting
In the lobby of the hotel wheu his
head wu seen to droop and upon in-
vestigation it was tound that he was
dead
Mr iRenfrow arrived here Monduy
from Miami on his way to Russell-
vljle Ark near here to wlilf-h place
he had been called because of the Ill-
ness of his brother A B Renfrow
The body was removed to a local
undertaking establishment It will
be taken to Russellville for burial-be
side the body of hie wife Funeral
servlet w ill be held Thursday aftor-
uoon Mr Renfrow appealed Jovial and
in the best of heuith until a snort
lime before his death He had been
the guest of J W Wells local busi-
ness man whom he had known for
years He had teturned to the hotel
but a short time after dining with
Mr Wells when the end came
Tlie death of Governor Renfrow
came as a shock to his large circle of
Miami friends and acquaintances Ills
spirits were high when he -left here
Sunday and he had planned to meet
several Miamians In Texas early next
week
Mr Renfrow was married at Jutl-
sonia Ark His wife died several
years ago One surviving son W C
Renfrow ytf has visited Mi Miami
several times A daughter Mrs Fred
Robertson of Houston Tex also sur-
vives' -
Mr Renfrow resided at Hotel Mi-
ami
William Cary Renfrow was born in
Rurlthflold North Carolina March 15
1945 He was educated In the com-
mon schools of his home town but
shortly after the outbreak of the
Civil war ho dropped his school work
and entered the Confederate army
Moved to Arkansas In 1805
In 1965 lie moved to Arkansas
where ho lived until ll)e opening of
the Okluhoma country to settlement
Mr Renfrow was known -In the state
ot Arkansas almost a9 well as he was
In this state He had spent quite a
Uttlo time In SUoam Sprlqgs Ren-
tonvlile and other Arkansas towns
Aftor leaving Arkansas for Okla-
homa Mr Renfrow enguged in the
banking business at Norman His
closest friends say his business con-
nections always Increased the num-
ber of bis friends It wus while he
was engaged In the banking business
that he received the appointment as
goveruor'of- Oklahoma territory
Grover Cleveland was president
ind made'the appointment Renfrow
and a few ot his friends were back-
ing another man in Oklahoma for
Wyandotte Items
(Wednesday's Dally)
John L Crank of Miami transact-
ed business here last Saturday
Miss Robbins' pupils of the first
primary -gave a fine literary ' pro-
gram at chapel Wednesday morning
of last week
James Lawrence county agrlcul-
turul agent attended a meeting of
Wyandotte township held here last
Saturday The meeting was called
for tile purpose of electing officers
for this township which are elected
every two ypars The township of-
ficers manage Op displays for the
county free fair V E Allen and
Nelus Spurlin were chosen to repre-
sent the township '
Thomas King is now Instructing
tlie pupils of the Seneca Indian
school in band and orchestra music
Rer Wilson attended the fifth
'Sunday county meeting of the
Churches of Christ In Miami Sunday
afternoon A good program was ren-
dered and a report was given front
each Christian church' in the county
R A Seymour returned from an
extended visit with a brother at An-
derson Iowa last Saturday Ho re-
ports his brother convalescing from a
(oi'luus Illness
Miss Chine Passleywns nut of
school Inst week oh account of Ill-
ness ' i
Supt Wllsnn mid wife formerly of
the Seneca Indian ugency here but
now of the agency at - Anddnrko
Okla write us that they are well
pleased with I hair new home'
We nre sorry to report that Bruce
RIesner is 111 poor heallli Mr Rles-
ner was compelled to give up tlie
school he was teaching near Wyan-
dotte Severn? weeks ago on neenunt of
falling health We hope that he will
soon be restored lo houlth His cous-
in from Kentucky Is leaching for him
Miss Mujol Spencer who had been
visiting her mother of the Seneca In-
dian school left for Texas last week
governor' to fill the vacancy on the
removal of Governor J Seay Mr
Renfrow himself Is said to have cir-
culated h petition for tlie appointment
of his friend as governor Another
personal friend of Renfrow took the
petition to Washington and presented
It President Cleveland
Cleveland asked If there was not
some man In Oklahoma who was not
connected with politics who would
fill the office He received the an-
swer that there was just such a man
in Oklahoma territory — Renfrow
“I’ll wire him immediately asking
if he will accept the appointment of
governor" Cleveland said
Thought Appointment n Joke
However he was prevailed on not
to do this as he was told that Ren-
frow might not accept the appoint-
ment if placed in this manner A
tfiw days later the Oklahoma man
who had gone to Washington called
on Renfrow In the banking institu-
tion '
“Will you accept the appointment
as governor?" Renfrow was asked
He was surprised but believing
his friend was joking he also) jested
sayln "Yes I’m governor now I've
been governor for Borne time” The
friends Immediately wired President
Cleveland that he believed Renfrow
would accept and at 4 o'clock the
same afternoon Mr Renfrow received
a telegram Informing him of the ap-
pointment He was appointed May 7
1893Mnd this term expired May 24
1897 ' "
Although 77 years pf age former
Governor Renfrow was active up
until his sudden death He was a
large holder in the lead and zinc
field of this district and was presi-
dent of the Renfrow Mining and Roy-
ally Company
Engaged In Oil Industry
"" The past Beveral years and especi-
ally the past two years ot his life he
had been actively engaged Jn oil
leaso and land promotion and devel-
opment He was a large shareholder
in the Mirlndo Oil company which
has large holdings In the Mexia field
This company is said to have between
20000 and 30000 ncres of oil land
under lease and development In that
territory He ba spent a great deal
his time the past six months look-
ing after his holdings and has kept
other Miamians who are Interested
financially In these holdings In touch
with conditions
The death of Governor Renfrow
leaves four former governors of Ok-
lahoma territory alive Tbo living
former governors are George W
Steele who lives in Indiana Cassius
M Barnes of Kansas W M Jenkins
of Sapulpn and Frank Frantz of
Denver ' Colo Andrew J Seay the
second territorial governor ' died
many years ago and Thompson B
Ferguson died In Oklahoma City last
February
for a visit with friends'
Miss Dicie Tate formely of our
school writes that she is well pleased
with her school at Seneca
Eugene Malone and Wm Crow at-
tended a show In Miami Sunday af-
ternoon Miss Ducille Jones was a week-end
guest of relatives In Miami
A lawsuit wag conducted in Wyan-
dotte Saturday between Attorney
Wells am? Frank Jones
Mr Lett made a business trip to
Seneca Saturday
London to Take Charge
at Hospital Wednesday
(Tuesday's Daily)
G M - London recently appoint-
ed superintendent of the Miami Bap-
tist Hospital will take charge of that
Institution Wednesday February 1
Mr London will continue to be ac
tlvely connected with the Insurance
and real estate firm on South Malu
street
Lee Worley who lias been superin-
tendent of tle liospltut for tlio last
year resigned early in January Mr
Worley has Improved the hospital to
a high grade of efficiency The insti-
tution has the repututlon of being one
of the best of Its kind in the South-
west Mr Worley has made no an-
nouncement af his plans for the fu-
ture Suit Filed Against
' Picher School Board
From Monday's Daily
C L Prait Jr acting as trustee
has filed suit against tho board ot
education of Picher for $46 00U
The amount represents claims and
outstanding wurrunts against the
board of education
Tho distance from which eagles
zpy their prey is almost incredible
The waters of the Gulf stream con-
tain about 6000 varieties of fish
01LAND GAS WITHIN
FEW MILES OF CITY
GEOLOGIST REPORTS
Survey Shows Deposits Large
Enough for Commercial
Development
CEMENT BEDS ALSO
Valuable t'oul Veins Cited by Pro
lessor W F Lorhwlog of Mines'
School In Valle at Meeting
of Forum
(Wednesday's Dally)
Prof W H Loehwing of the
State School of Mines hereyfieeday
night told Miamians at the Forum
meeting that there 'Is oil and gas
wlthlu a few miles of Miami in quan-
tities large enough for commercial
use Prof Loehwing was talking on
’Local Geology"
The speaker described the earth's
formation soqth of Miami In Dela-
ware the adjoining county He
staled that the coal In this territory
afforded excellent opportunities tor
smelters He also stated that the
Portland cement Industry which Is
qullo prominent in sections ot the
middle west could be promoted here
liccauxo of the quantitie1 of lime-
stone and the ‘ advantageous coal
field
“This Industry has proven a great
source of revenue in middle western
states” hu said
Foul'll Gas in Wells
Tho most encouraging information
by Prof Loehwing In his address con-
cerned' the sill and gas prospects
within the immediate neighborhood
of Miami He stated that he had In-
spected the field south and west of
Miami -A'
"I found gns In holes which x had
been sunk (or wells 15 and 18 years
ago’’ he stated -Prof Loehwing said
that this gas was In such quantity
that n match could he touched to it
and It would burn until tho hole was
capped by a rock or bouldor
The speaker stated he was of tho
opinion that a field of oil similar to
that of the Nowata field lies near
Miami He sairt'tbe Nowata field was
shallow and that the wells in this
field were not of the gusher type
Prof Loehwing said that these wells
are brought in at about 600 barrels
and that they continue to produce In
paying quantities for 20 years or
more '
Coal Vein Encountered
A log of a driller working south-
west of Miami which was read before
the gathering gave Information as to
two veins of coal which he had en-
ecuntered One was a three-foot
vein and the other a six-foot vein
The meeting last night was well
attended by peresona especially in-
terested In the geological formation
near Miami Next Tuesday night
Frank W Nesbitt city attorney will
he Invited to speak at the Forum on
his experiences with the corporation
commission
I
OPINIONS DIFFER AS
TO APPLICATION OF
LEASE RULING HERE
Court Decision Interpreted as
Applying to Mineral Leases
But Some Hold Ore in
Bins Is Not Affected
(Tuesday's Daily)
County Atlorncy Ollle Mason s'nt-
cd Tuesday that lie was of the opinion
that the decision handed down by (he
supreme court concerning the tax im-
posed by Oklahoma upon Incomes de-
rived from the sale ot oil and gas
produced under leases upon restricted
Indian lands and held unconstitution-
al would not affect the lax on the
lead and zinc ore in the bins as col-
lected by tho county treasurer of Ot-
tawa county
County Attorney Mason declared
lu discussing the question as lo the
eonetltutknality of I he gross pro-
duction tnx it should first be ascer-
tuluod whether it is a property tax
o'r a tax upon the earnings ot the
cnilipuny or a license nr un occupation
tax Mr Mason suys It is conclusive
that the legislature's Intent was to
make this tax a property tax and bus-
ed upon the valuation of the property
at the same rate as other properly
and ths same must be considered as
property tax It Is simply a method
to arrive at property tax and tn Its
final analysis it is nothing more ur
less than a property tnx Mr Mascn
sluted " '
Thomas Jefferson — “101 the farm-
er for evermore be honored In his
calling tor they who labor in the
earth aro the chosen people ot God”
The American or bald eagle sits
on Us oggs about lour weeka before
they ars hatched
GAS CO FAILS
TO GET A RAISE
IN RATES HERE
Commission May Not Act on
Company’s Plea Until
April 1
NEW PLAN DRAFTED
I’nder Decision In Quapaw Company’s
Case Different Schedules Would
- Be In Effect During Winter
snd Summer Months
(Wednesday’s Dally)
Oklahoma City Feb 1 — The raise
in gas rates as asked for by the Qua-
paw Gas Company and the Consumers
Gas Company a tributary corporation
which serves Miami buying Its gas
from the Quapaw Gas Company
which serves a large number of cit-
ies In northeastern Oklahoma was
not granted in the way asked Jor In
the recent hearing
This decision was announced by the
corporation commission today In Its
order fixing the rate for the Quapaw
company It waa announced that the
rate for said company would be 35
cents effective April 1 Under the
commissioner's order the rale for
that company during December Jan-
uary and February would continue at
26 cents per thousand cubic feet
This action by the corporation com-
mission was tits first step toward es-
tablishing different rates for gas for
summer and for winter While tlie
raise of ten cents per 1000 is grunt-
ed the Quapaw company elective
April 1 1922 the “winter rale" will
again be effective next December 1
for three months at 25 ccntB per
1060 cubic feet
Accoidibgly the present ruteWill
continue in Miami until April 1 when
the higher summer rate is to be
charged for tlie summer mouths
when tliero is less gas used
New rales for towns served by the
Quapaw company have not yet been
set but will be before April 1
It is natural to surmise that the
same domestic rates charged by the
Consumers Gas Company at Miami
will still apply If only the same profit
Is ullowed as previously
EDWARD BARNETT
STATE PIONEER DIES
Former Deputy Sheriff Here
Succumbs at Vinita Body
Brought to Miami
From Wednesday’s Dailly
Edward Barnetf 51 of Miami died
at 11:05 o’clock Tuesday night at Vl-
nlta Tile body waa brought to Mi-
ami by V D Cooper of the Cooper
Undertaking eitubllshment Funer-
al services will be held from the Lat-
ter Day Saints church at 11 A street
Southwest at 2:30 o’clock Thursday
Interment will be in the G A R
cemetery
Edward Barnett was well known in
Miami and in Ottawa county He
served ns a deputy sheriff while
George Gibson was sheriff Five
years ago lie suffered a stroke of ap-
oplexy He was horn in Indian Territory hi
1874 He is siiivived by Mrs Bar-
nett DID A street Southwest three
duugliteis and two son$ and hi
mother Mrs Wesley Hillett Fail-land
Two Divorce Petition
Filed in Court Here
(Wednesday’ Daily)
A J dial ham Wednesday filed
suit in the district court here for
divorce from Daisy Chatham Accord-
ing to the petition tho two were mar-
ried December 1 1919 at Joplin
They have one child Chatham aiks
for divorce on grounds ot cruelty and
abandonment
Nellie H Denney Wednesday filed
suit for divorce aguinst J H Denny
The petition states the two were mar-
ried September 1913 at Council
Uruve Kan and In June 1919 thi
defendant abandoned the plahiLlff ac-
cording to the petition
Friendly Suit Filed
- Against School Board
(Wednesday's Dally)
A friendly suit with the First Na-
tional bank as trustee was filed
against the board ot education ot
Quapaw Wednesday afternoon
The amounts of the warrants and
claims for which refunding bonds
are lo be issued Is $16000
Mine Brings $12500
at Sheriff’s Sale
(Tuesday's Dally)
The Hopkins mine of the Froducera
Mining compnny near Picher was
sold at a sheriff's sale Tuesday for
$12600r This Included the lease and
Tlie name of the purchaser was no
ululng property
"SMILES” TO BE THEIR WEAPON ON LONG HIKE
Wiuifred (left)' and Kathleen O’Malley sisters have sturtcil on a
hike to Florida from Atlantic City N J They had been nursing
brother Charles J O'Malley who was gassed in France and their long
walk which will last two months or more Is intended as a vacation
"Footpads and highwaymen have no terrors for us lays Miss Win!
- fred "We will be armed with smiles and ehlllalaM v-
All Abstracting Firms in
Miami Now Absorbed by
Photo-Abstract Company
i
Tito corn-In ‘Ion of a ileal which hue
been pending for several months rel-
ative lo the -consolidation of thq in-
terests of the various abstract com-
panies of Miami by the Photo-Ab-slractCo
was announced today
By this deal the Photo-Abstract
Company continues itc identity buy-
ing the books and equipment of the
Miami Abstract Company also the ab-
stract books ot tho Pioneer Abstract
& Loan Company and of the Ottawa
County Abstract and Really Com-
pany v
Temporary offices will bo continu-
ed in the present local ion of the Photo-Abstract
Company on the second
flcor of the Cardin building until the
matter of permanent quarters is de-
cided The officers of the old organiza-
tion of the Photo-Abstract Company
will continue the same at present —
until thorough organization is per-
fected Tlie officers aro Hoy T
Wills 'president W I Trapp vice
The Well Dressed Woman
Bj AOME8
Star tm
her is an
Speaking ot or&age
other example ot that wonderful new
shade that will flame against the
blue of a tropical sky like a cardinal
against a background of Southern
pines It la relieved with white and
worn by d gorgeous brlmette to com-
plete the picture
Georgette crepe brocaded with
white velvet flowers the kind that
grow nowhere except In the mind of
the milliner and the modiste The
flowers are arranged In stripes on
the skirt In regular pleats soft and
unpressed
There are pipings of white on the
blouse and on' the half sleevaa The
sleeves are folded over from the back
In a piped point
Many moons ago we started wear"
tng the Oriental turban Now the
turbans have pretty generally gone
out but leaving a residue of Influ-
ence seen In many small details
One Is the rolled and rather clumsy
Oriental girdle This girdle of nar-
row ribbon Is rolled softly aboot the
hips One of the Interesting features
Is the material ot the white ribbon
which is woven In an alligator pat-
tern and lined with brocaded orange
georgette
The straight slim silhouette seems
to be the prevailing mode and the
low girdle still holds Its own at ex-
emplified In this model
With frock is worn a pair ot the
new spring pumps after the French
sandal not cut this time but made
of two colors of kid In an unusual
pattern
Shoee ot contrasting color seem to
be good this season though the best
bet la the conservative and atrapteaa
mitmtv
president Roy England sect alary
mid Talbert Taylor treasurer and
general manager
The company ivjs incorporated at
625000 It is understood that the
capital stock will he Increased to
$40000
5000 Bills Carry
Short Course Notice
Five thousand Sides lluy hills
printed by the Record-Herall this
month carry the announcement of the
agricultural short courst which' will
be held in Miami February 24 and 23
Approximately 2480 of these bills
were mailed from the Chan her of
Commerce offices Wednesday morn-
ing The remainder aro distributed
In other ways
Nod Monday is Sales Day The
committee which will be m charge ot
the sale at the corner of Second ave-
nue and South Alain street will be in
white unicnall uniforms
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