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The Washington herald., 1921-03-22

Woodrow Wilson informally at tea
yesterday at the White House.
The members Of the Diplomatic
Crops and their families were the
honor guests at a reception. yester-
day afternoon at the New willard
Hotel. with the Vice President and
Mrs. Coolidge as hosts. They re-
ceived In the Red Room. The tea
table was laid across the far end Of
the room and was presided over by
Mrs. Harry S. New. wife Of Senator
New, of Indiana, and Mrs. Joseph
Irwin France, wife of Senator
France. of Maryland. A huge bas-
ket of pink carnations and forsythia
adorned the tea table.
Charles Z. Hughes. the Secretary
OF state: the Undersecretary of
State and Mrs. Henry P. Fletcher.
and the Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Deering were in the dis
tinguished company. Mrs. Coolidge
looked lovely in a smart creation of
pale grey crepe de chine. deliberately
decorated with eyelet embroidery.
She wore a corset bouquet of or
chids and lilies of the valley.
Both Mrs New and Mrs. France
wore black lace gowns and large
black hats.
Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge
dined Informally last evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s. Hamlin.
There were covers for eight. Mr..
and Mrs. Hamlin are planning a
more formal dinner in compliment
to Vice President and Mrs. Coolidge
later.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover. wife of the
Secretary Of Commerce. will return
to Washington Thursday. Her
younger son. Allan. will come to
Washington shortly for a visit with
his parents.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-22
WILL DELIVER LAST OF
LENTEN LECTURES. {.


The last of the series of eight
special George Washington Uniyer-
sity Lenten lectures by DIR. Langdon
+. Mitchell, Washington poet and
playwright onN Poetry as the
Greatest of All Means of Individual
SeIf-Development and of National
Culture and Unity" will be given
at 11:I5 this morning in Concordia
Lutheran Church, Twentieth and G
streets northwest. The lecture is
open to the general public as we'll
as to members of the university.
HENRY v" will be the subject
of DR.. Mitchell's lecture today. He
will read selected passages from the
play and will discuss interpreta-
tion Of Shakespearean characters by
famous actors of many countries.
Or. Mitchell toured Europe to study
the foreign Interpretation of Shake
speare. He has seen practically
every Shakespearean actor Of note.
both American and foreign, in the
past forty years.
DR.. Mitchell, who knew Walt
Whitman. the famous poet, inti-
| mately. is the author of Becky
Sharp" The New York Idea" and
numerous poems. His lectures are
being attended by students. faculty
members. prominent educators, gov
eminent officials, and society folk.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-22

Marcus A. Hanna, Nine. Hauge, Mrs.
Montgomery Blair. Mrs. Edward Nc
CauIey. Mrs. GOWN. Mrs. John Hays
Hammond. Mrs. George T. Marye,
Mrs Dougherty, Mrs. Henry B. Spen-
Ger. Mrs, Breckenridge Long. Mrs.
Frederick Bugher. Mrs. Charles
Henderson. Mrs. Mahlon Pitney. Mrs.
Thomas Bell Sweeney. Mrs. Fred
erick L. Chaplin. Mrs. James S. Par
ker. Mrs. George p. Mclean, Mrs.
Willard Brownson. Mrs. Henry
Cleveland Perkins. Mrs. Eugene
Hale. Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood,
Mrs. william A. Scully. Mrs. Charles
Howry and Mrs. Owen Freeman Rob-
erts.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-22
FIonzaley Four
Lack Briliancy
In Third Concert

Program.
Quartet In @ major fk 3sD Mozart
Allegro assai yivace.
Menuetto.
Andante cantabiie.
..Two Indian stetches'' IN. So .......
....a............. Oh. 7. Grines
Iento assai.
Giocoso.
Quartet In major Opus 80. No. L..
80. ........s.' .'.'.-'''''''Deet"o'
Allegro.
AIIerretto xivace e sempre seherzando
Adssio motto mesto--Ailegro.
(Thene Russe)
The Fonzaley Quartet received
its usual enthusiastic greeting when
1t appeared for the third time this
season In the auditorium Of Central
High School last night.
The 1000 persons who attended
gave evidence of the popularity OF
this staid and scholarly group OF
musicians. and the fact that several
encores were given is tribute 20 the
exc cheney OF their musicianship.
At no time. WITH the probable ex-
ception of 'the last movement oi
the inal number. did the-the quar-
tet show briiliancy. however. Thu
The Washington herald., 1921-03-22

There has been an increase Of al
least 500 per cent in the number
Of women engaged in outdoor sports
within the past hve years.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-22
MR.. AND MRS. Dixie I
TAKE SUITE AT WASHINGTON.

Chesterhill, Mass, who have been
spending the past few weeks at
Summerville and other winter re-
sorts of the South, are at the Hotel
Washington for a short stay before
returning home.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-22

Mrs. Henry c. Stein and son. Ell
mer. accompanied by Mrs. William
NJ. lie Porte, are spending the East
er holidays at the Hotel Boutwell,,
Atlantic City.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-22

Mr.. and Mrs. McMillanna, of San
Antonio. Tex. who are here for
an etehded visit are at the Hotel
Washington.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-22

Mrs. r. c. Jeffords. who was Wis.
iting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
George Cooper. has returned to hel
home in Charleston, W. Va.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-22
NINE. GROUITCH TO END
GRAND RAPIDS VISIT.

Nine. Grouitch. wife of the Min
lister of the Serbs, Croats and SIo-
venes. will return tomorrow from a
visit in Grand Rapids, Mich.
Mrs. Breckenridge Long will he
hostess at a luncheon on March %.
Mrs. Edwin Fuller will entertain
at luncheon on March 81.
Mrs. Joseph D. Noell will be host
ess at dinner or March 90.
Richardson Gibson, who, with
Mrs. Gibson. is residing in New
York. is spending several days in
Washington at the Shoreham Hotel.
Miss Josephine Broome Joined
Mrs. James F. Barbour here last
evening for the Easter holidays.
Mrs. Richard Emmett, of New
York. has come to Washington to
reside. and has taken an apartment
at the Hadleigh.
Col. and Mrs o. l.. Helm have
sold their house at 1909 Twenty
second street and are leaving short
ly for the West.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Herter
have leased the home of DR.. and
Mrs. A. Y. p. Gsrnett who have gone
to Hot Springs for an extended stay.
after which they plan to reside at
their suburban home on the Rock
Vile road.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Peter II. B. Freling
huyscn will return this week to
Morristown, n. j., from Palm Beach
The Washington herald., 1921-03-22
Mrs. Wilson
Entertained
Is Guest at Informal Tea
Giuen By Mrs. Harding
At White House.
By EVELYN C. HUNT.

Mrs. Harding entertained Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson informally at tea
yesterday at the White House.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-22

Gen. Wilds p. Richardson. U. S.
A. retired, who went to New York
on Saturday to attend the annual
dinner of the West Point Associa-
tion of Graduates in the grand ball
room OF the Hotel Astor. will re-
turn to Washington today.
W. II. Jamison and his two daugh-
ters, Irene and Ethel. have taken
suite at the Hotel Washing ton
for a stay of some days before re-
turning to their Massachusetts,
nome.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-22

Miss Delphine HeyT entertained
Informally at bridge yesterday eve
ming in compliment to Miss Chris
tina Sedgwick.
The Washington herald., 1921-03-22

Vincent Astor will start for Ber.
muda on Wednesday to Join Mrs
Astor.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24
Chicago Board Of Trade

CHICAGO, Dee. Rf-Prtces were
on the up grade In the early trading
on the Chicago Board Of Trade.
Trade was light and was interrupted
by the visit NJ Santa Claus TO the pit
traders but the undertone was firm.
Wheat started a to u cent higher
with December sl.tah. May ti.f7 to
Si1TM and July si.04N to si.Ot.
Every sign OF a DIP brought ou some
scattered buying and there was a
general advance until resting orders
came out from commission houres
and checked ue UPWARD movemeni
when May reochad ti.iTh.
Corn futures broke into new
ground for the present upturn. Tbs
start was = % a cent higher with
May 55h TO r5% cents and July
5GA cents. The purchase Of five
cargoes OF corn by the itussian relief
yesterday with prospects that west
ern stock would he IN demand soon
helped the upward movement Ma,
was sos cents and July 5lh cent
at the n OF the first.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24
SUPPER TABLE
GOSSIP

-
The per cnpita sctiooi money.
which was received by the county
troasurer yesterday from the state,
will be divided between the county
and city school funds. Tho amount
OF this fund u fsg.1s7. and slightly
more than haif OF u win go 20 the
county ~urfivui-.
One hundred members of tho Firs
Methodist church will spend Christ
mas Afternoon making calls on tho
sick who are confined TO their homes.
- a part OF their Christmas program
Automobiles viii leave the church ~
Tho corner Of Third street and Lead
avenue at 3:30 o'clock in the after.
noon.
A sunrise sef Vice win be held az
6.10 o'clock n 81. Paul's English
Lutheran church Christmas morning.
10 which the public IL Invited.
Tive men were fined In police our
this morning On the charge OF violai-
ing traffic rules. NJ. r. Hanna was
fined SIS on the charge OF speeding
charge Of making a complete turn
with his a at Second street and
Central avenue. The case OF Simon
seligman, charged with speeding. wa
continued until 2 o'clock this after
noon.
Curtis Holden was sentenced 20 40
days in the county Jail this morning
on the charge 81 vagrancy.
The five cascs Of diphfhcria re.
ported In the city are in tho second
ward and mo- In the first ward dis
trict as previously announced. accord
ing TO Dr. q. =. West. city and county
health officer. When throat cultures
we're aiken OF pupils In the second
ward school one pupil was found "a
be n carrier OF the disease. DR.. West
says.
Pilgrim Comma ndcry. No. 3
knights Tempinr. will hold special
Christmas services sunday morning
nj $3.50 o'clock promptly. 10 which
the public ~ cordially invited.
The hoy scout basketball team wo
from the RIO Grandc Industrial school
boys By a score OF 80 to ~ last night.
This was the first game played by
the Industrial school boys, and In
spite OF their defeat. they showed
much promise.
A short Christmas program wa
held az the district office OF the foresi
service yesterday afternoon al fsS'
o'clock. which was attended BY al
OF the employees In the office, AM
their families. r. c. w. Pooier. dis
trict forester. made n short tntk an,
wished all OF the force and thoa
present a Merry christmas. The mu
steal numbers we're given by a chorus
picked from the people In the office
and Starker Leopold, son OF Aldo Leo
yold. rccitcd a Christmas poem. AT
6r the program. the children gath
cred around the Christmas trees am
were given presentA.
The condition OF Miss Vera WcI~ll
Of the three pcrsons injured wheI
an automobile plunged Into n crow
Of people az second street and Cen
trail n late Thursday, was r.
ported unchanged This morning. Shl
u suffering from q fractured skull
cuts n bruises She Is expected &
recover, however.
The auto OF II. u. Hicks was strucl
by the car % Y II. Smith OF Belen
at second street and Central avenul
yesterday, according 10 a report 4
the police, The damage was said q
he slight.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24
Livestock

CHICAGO. Dec. 2A--Cattlc receipts
400: compared with week ago; Beef
steers mostly rs 70 20 cents lower;
plain to medium grades showing full
decline: she stock gensraily 70 to 80
cents lower; veal calves. 81 70 $3.50
OFT; stockers ~ feeders. rs to ~
cents lower: bulls. SO cents lower.
Hogs. receipts. 5000: active n
strong to Is cents higher than yes
trrday's average with lights Up most;
shippers bought about 1900. good
ciearances top. $3.50 for 100 pound
average; $3.50 for $50 TO 100 pound
average: bulk. 1900 q 7.4O. pigs. -
TO rs cents higher.
Sheep receipts. 1890. pracilcaic
all packers ditect and all IN rhipner
account: compared with week ag,;
Fat lambs AMI ycarlings about 81
higher; fat sheep n feeder lambs
steady TO rs cents higher.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24
PEOPLE YOU
KNOW
Radiator rcualring. ouickie Auto 90.

r W. Snyder. stock man from
Clayton. is IN the city ia spend the
holidays with his parents. MIR. and
Mrs. -. W. Snyder.
Samuel Baird Terrell. son or Mrs,
j. D., Terrell &C tho United States
indian school. who is n student nj
Kemper Military Institute. Boonviile,
Mo, has arrived home to spend tn,
Christmas vacation.
Herman Krauch. vino is spending
the winter on detail work for the for
est service here. loft yesterday for ~
Paso, whore hc will spend Christi MAJ
with friends.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24
Eddie Lewis Loses
To Jack Rooney

WINSLOW. friz.. Dec. 2l-Jack
Rooney OF Mlnslow was given the de-
cision over Eddie Lewis Of Aibuquer-
que In o 10 round bout hero last
night Rooney ontboNed Lewis m
every round, according To Phil Jones.
Winslov''s boxing promoter. The men
were middlcwelghts.
Kid Anaya, OF Albuquerque. won
an eight round bout from Battling
Snyder.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24
Produce

CHICAGO. Dec. ~2f.-Butier un-
settled: creamery extras. 41fffeiAc.
firsts. 3394oMe; seconds. 90 sshc;
standards. ste.
Eggs unsettled. receipts f.962 cnsea;
flrsts. SOC; ordinary firsts. ismt5ci
miscellaneous. 4TG4ec: refrigerator
flrsts. rs a. fQc.
Poultry alive. unchanged.
Potatoes receipts. % cars total
u. =. shipments. 279 ears; marisct
firm Sucked northern whites. st.so@
900 Minnesota Red rivers sacked.
Sf.S5.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 2t.-Eggs un-
changed.
Butter unchanged
Poultry. lens and springs an
changed: turkeys. soc today. quoted
nominally for next week.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24
rourTur ASp EGGS -
FOR sALE-LAyinr hons. sprinsers and pull
lets. Phone 2150.,V.
LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF SUIT.
No. 19,it7.
State Of New Mesieo. County Of Bernalillo'
In the District Court.
james :. connor, plaintiff.
oenovieve Smith Connor. defendant
To the above named defendant;
You are hereby notified thst n suit has
and county ~ the above named plaintiff,
in which The said plaintiff praya for =
decree Of absolute divorce IN the grounds
Of drsertion and abandonment.
And you are further noiihed that unless
you enter OF cause to b. entered your APP
psaranee in said cause on or before. che
Jtkt day of January. A. u. le22, iudg.
mcnt Will be rendered in said eause afhinst
yon BY default and the relief prayed for VIII
The nAme o. the plainiin's attorney j.
W. A. Keleher whose postohiee address Is
Albuquerque, n. NJ.
(sEAL) Deputy.
Dee. i7.24-3i. Jan Z
NOTICE or sTOCKHOLDERs MEETING
or THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
ALBUQUERQUE. n. NJ.
The rsgulss sPssas @ss.iIs ., The ',9Ss s.
querque will be held Al its Office on Tues,
day. January 10Th. 1922. Tor the purpose OF
electinF directors for the ensuing year.
Dee. lO.i72t9i
NOTICE OF sTOCkHoLDERs MEkT1N0
OF FIRST SAVINGS BANk q TRUST
COMPANY or ALBUQu CIRQUE. y. NJ
The rsular annual meetinK % the stock
holder Of the first saving. haak 4 Trust
Company ~ Albuquerque. viii he held AZ rs
Office on Tuesday, January 10Th. ip22 ioi
suing year
Dec. 1917 2iai.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24
ToDAY's MARKET QUOTATIONS

oats started steady 80 y cent
higher and moved up with other
grains. May being 3sM cents atsc
an hours dealln9,
In provisions first tradsns In May
pork with an Initial price of tls.1e
upset the Jauue~y option which
showed Is cents lower al sif.b0.
other products were about 9 points
hlgher on light t~raneacetion4
At the last houy tho wheat market
broke sharply on rather general sell
Ing but profit taking ~ shorts n
some help BY LEGAL bulls steadied the
market nj there was a az
the end. December finished az
si.l3H: May II sf.f7h to fi.i7h
and July 1T s1.05ta 10 Si.ob. -.
Corn dipped with wheat in the final
hour but finished with small net Eaius
for the day with December at AN
cents: May ut 5bA TO 55a cents and
July at 55N cents.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24
CALL UP

When you want competsnt Help,
q Room. TO buy Anything. TO sell
Anything. phone S4b. An expert
enced Want AID Taker" will an
swer and be ready TO take -FOUR ad
rs you phone It.
Herald want Ad Takers" are
thoroughly trained advertising
writer's. They have been instructed
in the Rrt OF writing WANT ADS
that pull. II you do not know
exactly how your ad should be
worded these operators will help
you.
REMEMBER; We have a elias.
pification Tor every purpose and
results for thoas who uss them,
Phone 345
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24

NEW YORK. Dec. 1A--TradInE IN
stocks today was nominal but q firm
tone prevailed IN almost all branches
OF the list. shorts continued TO cover
In oils, coppcss and rubbcrs, those
issues leading az gains o. Ito 2 points.
Tobacco. food md other speciaitirs,
notably Americon lee common and
preferred, Famous Players, common
and preferred. Texas Gulf and Inter
national Paper also were moderately
higher. Usual leaders OF the ndus'
trial group were almost entirely neg,
iected. Rails hardened on buying OF
Delaware. fAckawanna, and Western
Chicago and Northwestern, 81. raul
common ami preferred, Canadian Pa
cific and Northern Pacific. The clos.
ing was strong Sales Appropriated
ESQ. 600 shares.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24

wEsTBoUND-Daily
Train Arrive Depart
80. The Scout &C.. 40 pm $3.50 pm
So. s-Caiif. Limited 1850 Am II 100 am
No. T-fargn Past 1850 am llts' am
No. o-The Navajo 1855 am 80 am
soUTHBoUSD
No. 2p-El Palo Exp. i0:l0pm
No. 2T--El paso Zap ll'soaIs
HAsrBousD
No. 2-rhe Navajo 23i0pm 2ii0pm
No. Ca Limited bfCupm baOpm
No. s-Hauta Fc Eight 7iebpm e:lopm
Nc. lo-The Scout -. TiaOAm I:boAn
FRon SOUTH
No. 2s-From ~ raso. u:3spn
SO. s0-from ~ PAso. T:Opam
No. 80 connects at Bclen with No. 20 FOL
Clovis. Peeos Valley. Kansas City aud uuii
Coast.
No. % eonnee,s 81 Belen with No. 81
from ciovis and points east and sopth o.
Clovis.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24

NEW YORK. Dee. 24.-Libcrts
bonds closed aiss. S34.20; first A.
$3.50 hid; second a.. $3.50 bid
first AIS. S96,52; second 4ks
S9f,90; third AIS, s97.i0i fourtf
victory ASS. SINO.Of.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24

Give useful gifts-of Hardware
for Christmas. Raabe and Mau,
gers, open evenings until Christ
mas.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24

Give useful gifts-of Hardware
for Christmas. Raabe and Maui
gers, open evenings until Christ
mas.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24

Ask about our Christmas Saw
ings Club, it's starting. First
Savings Bank and Trust Company.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24
No Cotton Markets.

NEW YoRK. Dec. s4.-The COTE,
and sugar. cotton and produce ex'
changes are closed today.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24

FOR RENT so
GARAGE FOR RENT sal East Central.
gOR RENT-storc room. North Third ~,
opposite Herald office.
FUR RENT-Omee space. lis south Fourth
ounosiie nnstafice Phone ILL.,
BUSINESS CAItDS 10
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24
Indian School
Defeats the High

Tho Indian school basket tossers
continue 10 hold their place ms the
strongest team OF the city, after de-
fcating The high school by "a score Of
20 To ~ last night. Thu game was
VOL played. but the high school team
was outclasscd az the start The first
half of the game ended with the score
~ to p. In the second half the high
school was able to hold the Indians
s to s. bat vas unable to overcome
the lead which they already had.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24

Give useful gifts-of Hardware
for Christmas. Raabe and Mau-
gers, open evenings until Christ
mas.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24
ALBUQUERQUE FOUNDRY 8
MACHINE WORKS

Engineers Founders Machinists
Castings In Iron. Brass. Bronle.
A~lunsinnul. Structural steel for
BridErs and Buildings
Works and Office-Aibuauerquc. n. NJ.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24
ROOMS WIN BOARD

TOR RENT-Rnum With board. one half
block from orlino 90 y. sixth ~
ROOM AND nOARD- SO 90 per week.
Phone 1870
WEsTRNATfONg may now be had At ST
IOHN 5 sANAIOWLN tEpisc1plN. Rates
fi7 So 90 e21 90 per week. Includes MI
tste room With tlesuins porch, connected 10
bath and toilet Medical care. medicines.
GENERAL nursing. EHeel.nt meals Lrey
service. No extras. An ruums have
He, " ~ YioGi-G hupodniendHnt
phaus tpl
-
FOR sAiI-'U~.cier- e
Ion 9AIF TYFIWWirNR--M kinds
10Th ns~ and s-ssbd haHd. laufht sold
rented aud repaired Alhuaustuur Lspy-
writer Exchange. Ph0uy g0j'J. va south
EgI.ls b.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1921-12-24
EnR sAIIs-nen rstate
TOR SALE Autpmonilcs


1921 Chevrolet Coupe
In Al condition. good tlres. uphol-
story In excellent condition Muat
sell and owner II willing TO sacrifice.
Can be seen at
CENTRAL AUTO g. MACHINE
WORKS
b22 West Central Phone 2A'
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-10-10
DE SURE TO VOTE TOMORROW.

Every citizen Of Chekasha has interests at stake the
special election which viii be held The issue 10 be
decided whether franchise for the distribution OF natural gas
shall be- granted the tmcasa Gas Electric Co. IN view ~
the importance ~ the matter relation the welfare nd
progress community. afford 10 fail 10 cast
his ballot Whether you favor oppose the franchise 80 20 the
polls and do Your duty citizen voting according to the die
iaics o your judgment
In the course oi the discussions during the last few weeks
some sharp differences o opinion have developed concerning the
advably o granting the proposed franchise our own view
l. that while the granting 81 the franchise gives absolute
surancc that We ,ha get natural gas offers the only road
y which Wc can hope pct The present time aud think
that very excellent reasons ior believing that we shall
Ers The franchise provides that the grantee begin
the construction oi pipe line 10 connect with the Oklahoma
Natural line few miles from ChcLasla within thirty days and
prosecute the work completion with due diligence otherwise
Second. Since the the pipe line which must be laid
q approximately $1,000 and since 4 unreasonable 20 suppose
that the Cmckasla Gas Electric Co. would cucumber itself
financially to this without hope prospect oi getting
ANYTHING in return take that the grantee
feels OF its ability deliver gas The investment which
make guarantee OF good iath go
Third While Oklahoma Natural company has reatiirmed
is refusal furnish gas Chckasha members OF the State
Corporation Commission have given the assurance ai hey WIN
order company make the necessary connection pipe
line built and think there good grounds Tor
believing that this order will be obeyed Since there is no other
source which gas available can lose nothing by seek
Ing from that source in the only way that IS open which "
through action OF the Corporation Commission
Fourth II Iongdrawn-out litigation should result from the
order o the commission and in the meantime other sources
gas should be opened and the Ceasha Gas Electric Co. should
fail 10 take advantage OF there is nothing TO hinder us IRON
granting another franchise since the proposed grant not
elusive
Fifth The charge gas fixed the proposed franchise is
that embodied in the only other offer made TO
Chckasha within the last few months and this rate subject to
revision by the Corporation Commission time The com
mission authority regardless OF any provision
in the franchise the fixed by the franchise excessive
il can changed any upon making proper showing TO
the commission.
In the face fact that the Oklahoma Natural declares
that il will not supply gas Cckasha and the further fact that
is only of supply open to us IT would seem that the
chance take granting the franchise to the local company
is the chance that would have to take in giving anybody
else a franchise and can lose nothing by taking It,