The Lawton Constitution. (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 4, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 4, 1907 Page: 1 of 8
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Lawton Constitution.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COMANCHE COUNTY AND OF THE PEOPL5.
Fourth Year
WEEKLY EDITION
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 4. 1907
WEEKLY EDITION.
AO.
FRISCO
MAY S'iOOT
GRAFTER
San Francisco, Cal., Apr., 2.—Ru-
dolph Speckles, who by backing th
prosecution in the graft investigation
with his fortune, made I he pres nt in-
>estWU< poss.ble, gav • the Assoeli'
«d Preess a statement in which h I
said:
"Contributions from c tia iu, to the
f'ind of $100,000 guaranteed by in ■ be-j
lore the commencement of tha bribery j
graft investigation. ai'e Coming In stea j
fly, though slowly. They are in a-|
mounts ranging from $20 to $1,000 and I
more.
"If it costa more than $100,000 to
complete this prosecution It will make'
no dii£feneuce. Those engag d in it j
will never be hampered by lack of fuii !
ds. no matter what the bill may be.
"The work of investigation will
not 1*3 suspended until every bit of
rottenness has l ?em expos;*!. AYe ful-
ly expect to land in the ppflitw.liiirv j
every giver of brilnw. and tha high i j
up the offender ranges the more vig-1
orous his pursuit.
"We do not, however, exp i-t loi
send every bribe taker to prison. Some
of tte miserable m n who sold tli m- i
selves to th, corporations must to -j
granted immortality in exchaus- for'
their testimony, which Is worth agrea. i
de-' to us aw evidence ugoln.-.t the hjg ,
corporation officials than th ,;i own!
incarnation would be..
"Every department of the city and]
county government will b thoroughly
examined, th,. police department aliMigl
with th e others. No set of officials!
will be overlooked.
Since the arrest of Abraham Rue/at
tlie Tracadero, a month ago, rumors
have b em rife that ail attempt would)
be made to rescue him by force from
Klison Biggy and his guards, e;th r|
during a s ssloii of court or while lie ;
nt was being tak n thereto or th.re-
from.
An officer prominent In th Tent in
Vystigation was asked if it > a'e not
true that every person identified with
Uie proaecutlcm is going aimed, and
was questioned about the biguificenee
of this. lie said:
"Though I think the matter should
not ba exploited, it is a fact that
nvary mail openly identified with thi
prosecution of the bribery charges
and grafters is 'heeled' and that some
of the more prominent of them ar
employing body guards. Though it
nia.- sound sensational to thus" not fa-
miliar with tlie local situation, it is a
fact that for a month w9 haye IjMi
k.eping a special lookout for an at
tempted rescue of Ru f and shall
be happily suxpriotd if tho*- itivestlga
tions and impending prosecutions in
without gun play.
"Several tim s when Rueif has be. a
iu Judge Duiwie's court a sudden move
Hient toward the prisoner of men, eom
of whom we know to l> reckless of
personal cons quenees, has b. en check
ed quickly and qui tly by the inter-
posltiou of ufficurs and deputies
"V\'e know thai should Ri> f be res-
cued—a seemingly impossible fact, it
would not be a difficult tiling to hide
him so securely right ii re iu San
Francisco that to find htm again woul
prosecution and officers know it and
prosecution and the eljslr know jt and
neither ,k taking any chances.
It is stating a literal fact to say
that each one of Higgy'e seven guards
Is instructed, in the event of a serious
attempt to rescue by force, eith.ir in
court or elsewhere, to shout 15u< f lu-
st, and then turn their attntiou t
the would be liberaters afterwards. II
li'.is been acquainted with those orders
As hs ds not the type of a man to
consent to a plan of escaping through
l'urce, it is only his rough and reck-
less friends on the outside who wouild
attempt to advise such a coup.
"Ruef might attempt to regain hi
liberty by strategy, but not otherwise.
democrats
victorious
injunction municipal elections
~v generally democratic
Mayor Dick Jones and Marshal
Heck Thomas Lead the
Victorious Contest
| Gut hi ! , April 2.—Judge Burfud ha.
reseivtd until next Mondiy li s deci
sion ia th ' Woods and (ri' er county I.
. junction Cflge against the supr.-me el c
It ion board. An injunction is s nigh
restraining; the el ct cn board provid
ed for by tlie constitution fruin taking
j a.fey steps towaid carrying out eJ <•
I tin in Hi" manner and districts formed
by tii > constitution.
Attorn ys Noah and Snood\, of Alva
argued the case of Woods county, Hot
ac and Attorn, y SI wart rep
rebelling Gr.er county. it was con-
tended that as the enabling act r th]-
iTed the election laws of Oklahoma
over Indian Territory until titv Mute
legislature enacts laws, that the eloc-
Q0V. FRANTZ
AT FT. SILL
INVITED HERE
Govej-nor Frontz arrived in Fort
Sill yesterday afternoon on th Rock
Island train, and Is the guest of the
commanding officer, MaJt Tayi i-.
or latj last eveuing at Major Taylor's
A big reception w 11 giv r ,11
| OKLAHOMA CITY DEMOCRATIC
| Oklahoma City, April 3—The d-;n -
| crats won a sweeping victory in thfc
j c|ty yesterday, electing all of their
j licket except clerk, assessor a d scd«c
treasurer,
CHICAGO REI'H\
| Chicago, April ?
t r, Frederick A i3usse,
candidate, w.it elected mayor ot tl*~
clty, having a plurality of I3J2I voU.
es over Mayor Edward E. Dunne,
. tlon must be held under th • Oklahoma j or last evening at J* j. 1 "> ",r8
I statute, and in the mamv r and form headquarteis and every courtesy is b •
provid d. The constitution attempt | Ing shown Oklahoma s chief executive
to change tin■ manner of conducting j hy the army officers.
the ejection, by plccing the entire m tt I The government troops w r<' lnspec
ter in the hands of a board of supuom 'cd and reviewed today ;ui«l the Kov<ir-
election commission/is, consisting of R(,r express himself as being highly
NORMAN IN U.V1:
Norman, Okla., April 3.—Th. entire
n- j democruUc ticket was elected by a in*
Jorlty of 200 with the exueptioji of tbp
school treasurer.
1 It was a clean sweep for the
Democratic forces with the trilling
exception of two minor offices.
It's a Democratic year. Law-
ton holds its place among leading
Democratic cities of the new Dem-
ocratic state that is soon to take
its place among the states of the
Union and perform its part in the
election of a Democratic president
—the greatest of living Democrats
—William J. Bryan.
live memeiters appointed by the conve
j ntion. Cnder the Oklahoma statul - th
governor, secretary of th,> territory
1 treasurer and auditor constitute th
board.
The county commissionprs in cadi
county with the county cl.irk ar the
county election board, and maka their
' returns to the t rrltoriali officials. The
j injuntlou is ask d for the reason that
j this effort to taka election muhin-
ery out of the hands at tlii.i fc.rrttoriiij
lioard, and recognized by the enabling
I act, is a strict violation of the pow-
! ers conferred upon the couv.ju.tion.
| 'lli/e question of.tje power of tli" co
vention to pass legisiativ > mensures 1b
questioned in the formation of new
counties, and the establishment of poll
pit .1 d with Fort Sill. The g.iveint 1
has been Invited to visit Dawton to—
nioiro.v *'■.• rtii-on r. ■:e1 et of the
Cb-in:l r af nicKe Mi his ae.?ept
tli? invitation.
IM.MORTALITY
IMPELS MAN
Memphis, Apr. 2. -Bishop Thoma
F, Gallor of St. Mary's Cathedral i d J
dressed tlie concluding It -nion 111 «t
ing at the Merchants' Exchange yes 1
terday, and his words w re p-rtim iii !
tical oi°ganlzat]oES iu these countii s |() {f.^ ijlat i)ie realization of pel'
provide for trial by Jury In contemii
I proceedings, was also argued,
thes
The fourth general election I'jvUie
city of Lawton tnd?d happily in the
election of the <<ntiip democratic ticket
with tli? exception of the candidate for
city clerk and one candidate for coun-
cilman.
This election was closely contested,
tie republicans putting up the best
fight then? was In JJiem, with all the
democratic leaders betiding their tacks
to the oars, and the best reasons that
can be giver fe>r the democratic vict-
ory and republican defeat is that we
v,. re too many for them.
Good fes-lung pervailed tik- campaign
and election day was remarkably qui-
et and orderly, though it was easy to
that the inter st was intense.
Democrats und republicans alike, ar
pleased with tlie results, the de.n.oc
rats, because they are the victors and
the republicans because their defea
was no wors\ Th>- j-esuit of the con-
test Is especially gratifying to Mayor
"ones and City Marshal Hieck Thomas
iudicatite; that the people liavs confi-
dence that Ui y will administer the af-
fairs of their offices in tlie future for
tlie b st interest of tlie city and that
tlii-y ar^ satisfied with the record that
thesje officers have made.
l.ocal politics will now 1>; dropped
and a pull will be made altogether for
the building up of a greater Lawton.
THE CITY ELECTION TABLE
Wires Crossed
The telephone: wires became vio
lently crossed this afternoon and Whi
I; a m mber of the Constitution force
was trying to talk to the city hall, a
1 idy ask d him to :nd up a nice tend
erloln steak. Before lie had a chanc
to tell h v th * wires were cross-id bom
one else "butted" in and cussed him
• nit for not getting his filing papers
Made out right. In the midst of his
< - PlaaatioJi to til" inflate d bidder, on
o her party remaked that if he did-
uot got liis hors? ane buggy right a-
way he would i.rder sain- from nnoili-
fT livery s
be done f'
er and ie.
answered
011 why.
cat d, on
•.bio.
so nothing else, could
o hang up the ivc iv-
e,-'. If you didn't get,
m. you know the, re".a
1ST 2
nd a
RD 4TH 5
TH T'TL MAJ
FOR MAYOR,
Chas. M. Myers, r
93
12.8
13C
61
132
652
Dick Jones, d
11J
124
172
97
101
607
55
FOR CITY CLERK,
AV. H. Julian, r
. 110
107
153
85
125
610
70
W. W. Andrews, d
90
113
14S
6*
124
540
F*R C1TT ATTORNEY,
S. A- Parshky, r
82
123
119
62
98
484
J. C. Norman, d
114
123
181
81
126
625
141
FOR CITY MARSHAL,
T. S. Walker,
. 177
134
129
75
113
5CS
Hn-ek Thomas, d
90
115
167
81
118
571
3
F LIOE JUDGE,
M- M. Duncan, r
69
98
83
88
93
43C
J. A. Diffyndaffer d
130
149
202
55
137
673
237
T9tl tTRBET COMMISSIONER,
AV. L. Denny, r
76
119
136
58
133
612
J. B. Ctraatser, d
123
124
160
85
96
C38
7
FOR ASSESSOR,
George Boone, r
SS
129
121
61
100
499
C. B. Haines, d
. 106
11s
172
77
122
oso
8
FOR UITY TREASURER,
F. M. English, r
90
123
134
74
107
623
AV. J. Donald, d
109
126
i63
73
107
57S
6
For Councilman, First Ward
T. W. Brew, r, r
98
).. E. Ritt r, d
103
r
, llOIli
:v tract nicely
line, for sale
ea?y terms. Call at 901 C St. 2-29 7t.
For Councilman, Second Ward
• G. F. H. Barber, r
W. M. Turner, d
Fo Couacnm.in, Thud \V I
Alonzo D. But;--', r
r. D. Anderson, el
For Councilman, Fourth Ward
W. B. Riling, r
J. B. t)obbiin, d
For Council mi,!]. Fa .1 W. d
Em 1 C. Knappe r
C. It. Simp <,a, d
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before the constitution is approved b
the vo\ rs and becomes effective by
the approval of the pr.s d jit.
The authority of the convention ti
Jvid
oee<
Points taking up tins eaitire day.
Delegates 11. E. Asp, Bob Williams
>f J. Kane and W. A. L' dbatter aPPsa
d for i'resident Murray and thP elec
tiou board, who were made def. ndan t
tog th< r with Governor Flrantz. Th
territory .lid not defend tin action.
Brieifs and citations of authoritie
ware submitted by tlie attorneys aui
Judge Burford will render his declsKit
at 9 o'clock next Monday morning.
Three days w.ne consumed in hear
tag th*arguments in the cas s, num
erous legal authorities being given iu
support of th. cont mtjon of both sider
Trinity Club Reception
The Trinity Cultn.re club will have
an op n meeting and public roc'Ptlon
its lufadquarters Thursday evening, to
which everybody ie Invited. The
rooms are being handsomely decorat-'
eel for th? occassion. Addresses are
to be delivered by Dr. UamUl, Judge
Gillette and oth rs, and refr 'slinieiits
are to be served.
This is the formal opening of the
club rooms, which hftV3 recently b >111
furnished by a body of the ci/y sb st.
young men with reading and r,c p-
tion apartments and a gymnasium fea-
ture.
sonal immortality, the ind vidual birth
right of every man as the child ofGo'l
to an honored place b side the tlu-one
ot the Father, [s wholly re«p ns.bi' 1 >
Ihe progress which mail mak « to
ward th' higher. &i;-l better tli ass n.'
life, for the efforts which lue puts i >r
th S'ek'iig *fte r truth ond ri«"ut
iiess. Attention was drawn to the tie
meindous capahlllrtles of tlie
HOBART REPUBLICANS EASY.
Hobart, Okla., April 3—Thi> d m«.
crats carri.sl the entire city with tUo
i'xc ption of i>ne councilman, by majors
1 itles ranging fitini 13 in mavoralty
i racv, to 150 in the city marshal com
' test.
j SHAWNEE UOE3 WiHO.N'ti.
1 Shawnee. Okla. April 3.—Frank
, erm, republican, was elecud mayor l r
a small majority. The Pest '. £ the tick,
' ee wa* elected d mocratic.
WICTIIT A 1N 1>K PBNOENT.
Wichita, Kansas, April 3 — J.
Gmham. independent candidate (or
mayor was elected here today. T|tfN
balaiwv or th- ticket was republican.,
EDMOND ALL ONE WiAY,
Edmond, Okla., April 3.—The demo-
cratic ticket wes elected entire In thf
city ehetiou.
AIUDMORK DEMOCRATIO
Ardmore, I. T., A|>ril 3.—The
tire dmijcintiK: ticket w«: IV
W. i>i< k, mayor, woai by !* plurality.
Eighty-eight Anniversary
Boston, Apr. 3.—TJlis is the
Bishop Gallor t'xik his t xt from Res-
xxl. 5: "B hold, 1 make all thlngi new
"The fact of immoraii'ty d giit'i s , . .
I members of the Society and the friend*
this pres at life and is the only ade-l . .. "
<liiate Stimulus t(( th> higher effotts a^
•ugh r education of man. We ask
tfor ifore, tod'.v. What r- fltH "igns
and tendencies tluit i'lidicat" the lines.. .
■ fore the day Is done, all the momy
required wUl be paid in. 'If I
, , , . , H" Mee you again I die happier for your
more phys oul progress to m n Iiimself . , J
J . ' toils to make, my work jvii uiaiieot "
of the organizations have. co)itribut*Ki
to an Oowment fund, which places,
tlie 01; uzation upon a I1 ,rmaoe&t
footlu; ind it id rxp eleii lilat
alone which progr.iss will b> nu de.
"There is llttl > or no iiro«p t. of 1
but there are great and thrilling possi
bllitii s of mutual advance, especially i
the increased know! dg<> and wider 1111
d rstandimg of natur's laws and the
taming of its forces to do mail's will.
"But this mental reach will be de-
structive unies accompanied by moral
said Err. Hule when it was first pro*.
Posed to endow the, Land a Hand soa-
iety. Gov. Guild is chairman ot the
honorary committee, which JncIu<top
1G naiir «enitative men and w miey <rop,,
various iiarts of the country. Tho
society was formed Bom,, thirty five
improvement, and its growth today of , , «...
.. pears ago, tuid fifteen yems later the
social conscience, the- chall.tige <>u ev- , . . . . ,, .
, , ,. ,. ., , , '-end a Hand Magazin., organ of tht>
behalf of ill' community at large; the , . .. ' , 1 w
j club, was first issued. The Le>nd a.
Hand club is found in all churchea o5
., ,, all demoninations, and the L nd
and women to the possibility of man
ery sid to individual selfishness
claim for th ■ inali liable rights of men I
The School Board
Tuesday election for m mbers ot the
school board resulted as follows: Firs
ward, a. J. Burton, d majority. 21;
Second ward. Ion™ term, E. 1J. McMa-
hon, r majority 70; Second ward, short
term, "Aash Hudson, d, majority, 11;
Third ward, L. Burton, d, majority,
•12; Fourth ward L. C. Knee, d, major-
ity, 33; Fifth ward J. U.' Ramsey, d.
majority 24. \
Doyle and Haskell Debate
ing the most of life. Those are bring
ing social and industrial questions st.ei
ily to th - front.
"And there is only one in flu nee
which can supply the motive of the
brotherhood, and that is the llf of
Christ. That lit - is already influencing
the world in the broadest way. It liufl
consecrated the home. It has mltigat
ed the barbarities of war and is slowly
but surely, educating the conscience of
nations against War. It lias curbed
and is curbing aensuiil passion which
has beem called the 'rock which wreck
ei! the ancient world', and it has trams
i'ormid the methods of deajing with
criminals.
"But, above all these movements
Shawnee, April 2.—Last niglit Tom there are indications, dear and strong,
Doyle and C. N. Haskell met at the that religion in its hl;hest sense, us
Norwood hot 1 after their public meet- man's recognition of his kinship with
ing and arragn.d their itinerary for. God, wUl more and more control and
ten joint debates. They will Insist that consecrate man's life with wider vis-
Lea Cruce, their opponent, will meet ions and loftier aims; and religion cam
th, m at th se places and share the ti j ntver pass beyond th" roach and inl-
ine "in discussing state issui s. The press of tliat Son of Man and son ot
Hand society is the organized
of the clubs.
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dates and plaas agr ed upon foil >w:
Saturday, April 6, El Reno
Monday, April 8, Chlcaksha.
Tuesday, April 9, Duncan.
Wednesday, AprillO, Anadarko.
Thursday, April 11, Lawton.
Friday, April 12, Hobart.
Saturday, April 13. Oklahoma City.
Monday, April 15. PoiKa City.
Thursday, April 18, Enid.
Friday, April 19, Alva.
Simple Spelling Convention
New York, Apr, 3.—There will b9 ft,
gathering tonight at the Waldorf Asto l.
ria from Ui . three great English speak
ing countries, umd the meeting Will
continue tomorrow night. The Sim-
plified Spelling board will hold tta tir '.;
annual meeting of all its members. It
is expected that England will be repre-
sented by William A. Archer, Canada
sends two delegates, and thr> western
Part of the Unif-.d States is ropr-eeot-
ed by time members, including Pro#!-
(lent David Starr Jordoni of Staa(ogft\
Univicfsity. The session will last t
days, and there will bo, a dinner ftt
which Andrew Oaniegie wMI preside
Among thofiij who will speak are Jamev
W. Bight, professor of English philo-
logy in Johns Hopkins Vniversity thtS
latest member of the society.
Election at Wichita Kans,
God whose cross has forever- cajitureel
the heart and conscience of mankind.''
-' j J. H. Graham, a business man, wa,-
elected mayor ot' Wichita yesterd y ! 3-
tlie Independent voters and th demo*
crats, after the most active tind excit-
ing campaign iu the city's history, is
was a fight for good govci: ;ne
a clean city. Mr. Graham is a V vt,->
willl in-law of the business manager of t>>
< 'onstitutlon.
On Saturday afternoon Mik? Beitch't
quarter iiorse, "Don't Car %" will try te
beat the Burnett horse of Wh(tt Kem-
p.r. The sporting eli 111 nt of tlie city
are expecting a merry go, us both ar-
rivals liave good Ti cords. The race
will b>> run for $5u0 a rid1, and
take pla' e at the fairgounds.
f*
Tt. 1
•us-' i,ut,luu. "i"- ejus is uie S5tb,
anniversary of th? birth of ltev. Or,
Edward Evenett llai , nawl the <Iear««t
U ' 'U1 wish of his ii/nrt i« fulfilled today
mlmd, of its capacity for advancement ... . . ... , , .
, . , , , when the Lend a Hand society of
1111 the know I <lge of the natural laws, , . t
Which li,;. is the founder, hjki for whiot
and to tb> necessity o: a co-equal pro- . ' *•••
1 he has spent so much tjcae ;und labor
grces iu kuowl.dge of things spiritual. ,■, . , , , ,
" t the most beloved production of liis
brain and heart and life, is to tocomj
a permanent organization. All the.
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