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THE TWICE-A-WEE K EDIT ION
ICatutot (CmtHtit uttun-innorrat
THICK- V-WEEK EDITION.
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, MONDAY MAY 17, 1909.
Are You on theMap?
You Must Spend Mon-
ey in Order to Make It
C-D Ads Get Results
WIFE OF
COLTER
TAKES
STAND
Would Shield
Husband By
Story of
Shame
"ftgixaWOULD EXTCND ROCK ISLAND
. .Declaring (hat Rev. Will Lewis, the
negro preacher who was killed by the
hand of her husltand January 190N,
was In (lie act of beginning intimute
relations w i. her at the time her lius-
hand filtered the room and that Lewis
made the first attack, thus alleging
hotli self defense and the "unwritten
law" as defense, Mollic, the wife of
Isaiah t oiler, whose correct name is
Izcll Colter, now on trial for the mur-
der of Lewis, . today oil the witness
.stand attempt"! to save her husband
from conviction of the crime charged.
Upon (ho introduction of the wo-
man's testimony, County Attorney X
A. Fain confronted her with state-
ments of the case made at the time of
the coroner's inquest which conflict-
ed directly with the testimony offer-
ed this nioi.:?ng and a wrangle arose
between attorneys as to this manner
of procedure, Judge W. C. Henderson
declaring that the state could not
force a wife to testify against her own
husband and that, in using earlier
statement, Mr. Fain was forcing this
attitude. Mr. Fain, however, held
that when the wife is offered as a wit-
ness, any way possible to impeach hei
testimony is open. After consider-
able discussion, with the jury excus-
ed, Judge Johnson finally over ruled
the objection of the defendant's at-
torney and the cross examination of
Mrs. Colter proceeded.
In her earlier statement, before the
coroner's jury. Mrs. Colter declared
that she and Lewis were only talking
in a room together when Colter en-
tered and immediately attacked the
negro preacher, thi owing him back-
wards across the bed- and stabbing
him to the heart.
Other testimony given by negroes in
the cabin at the time says that Mrs.
Colter had written a note to Lewis
asking him to "loan her two dollars"
and that they had gone into another
room to talk about it when Colter
came, saw them together, chased the
intruder through another room, push-
ed him across a bed and stabbed him;
that Colter was pulled off and that
Lewis ran fully a block when he fi-
nally fell dead on the street.
It is expected that the case will be
completed this evening and probably
decision of *he jury reached tonight
STEP FOR PROGRESS
Abopts Plan for Permanent Secret-
ary; to Be Employed Shortly;
Transact Much Important Business
\dopting the report of the committee providing for the employment of a
paid secretary who shall derate all of hl.« time to the work, taking im-
mediate steps for carrying out the project, and taking action upon various
other matters of special importance, including a co-operative attitude to-
ward the Grandfield project to extend the Rock Island southwest from
( hat tail ooga to tiiat point, the Lawton Chamber of Commerce iast night con
ducted a most important business meeting which assures definite ami active
steps for the immediate advancement of the local business and Industrial
Chautauqua Course to Open
With Governor of Colorado
Interests.
Following is the complete report of
the committee appointed to provide a
plan for securing a paid secretary,
which was last night adopted:
"The committee of five appointed to
investigate and report on the best
manner of raising funds and employ-
ing a permanent secretary for the
Lawton Chamber of Commerce, beg
leave to report the following:
We your committee recommend that
a permanent secretary for the Cham-
ber of Commerce be employed at a
salary of $100 per month for one year.
His term of office to be for twelve
months, to begin within ten days after
a special committee, to be appointed
by this Chamber of Commerce, has re-
ported that not less than $1,500 has
been raised in cash for said purpose,
or promise to pay with written sig-
natures to proper notes, the form of
which the committee appointed to
raise the money, is to a, •• urge.
"Yout committee further recom-
mends tiiat said permanent secretary
shall be iciected by vota by tho3e.
who have subscribed to this special
fund toward raying the secretary and
advertising expenses. Sal 1 votes to
be in accordanci to the amount sub-
scribed by each person, one vote for
each dollar subscribed for each of
the twelve months, or one vote for
each dollar subscribed and paid in
cash or by note.
"We further suggest that when the
i $1,500 or more, required, has been
I paid in cash or notes, that a secre-
| tary be advertised for and ten days
j given in which to file application with
J the secretary of the committee that
solicits and secures the fund, and that
proper notice be published in each of
the daily papers notifying each of the
subscribers to this special fund, and
that each subscriber must personally
represent the amount he has sub-
scribed, and that no amount subscrib-
ed can be represented by proxy in
(electing said permanent secretary.
That said secretary shall perform the
duties as may hereinafter be requir-
ed and arranged by the subscribers,
and the Chamber of Commerce.
"We further recommend that each
subscriber to this special fund pay-
ing $2.00 or more per month for
be to secure pledges for the funds ne-
cessary to secure a paid secretary in
accordance with the provisions of the
committee report, to report the fund
raised by next Friday night. The
committe is as follows: Jas. M. Pow-
ers, E. W. Moll, Guy C. Robertson, F.
L. Ketch, E. E. Shipley, Riley Smith,
A. R. McLennan, M. A. Wert, P. T.
Benbow, E. W. Kirk Patrick, M. Koeh-
ler and Robt Landers.
Visiting Tradesmen Coming
Announcement has been received
by Secretary G. V. H. Saltzgaber
that representatives from the St. Jo-
seph jobbers and manufacturers will
be in Lawton on a. trades excursion
W 'nesday of next week and a like
delegation from the Inter-State Mer-
chants' association from St. Ivouis.
Friday evening, and, in order to give
them proper reception, a committee of
twenty men was appointed to arrange
program, meet them with band, and
take them for automobile trip over
the city. The committee is as fol-
lows: Guy C. Robertson, F. M. Eng-
lish. M. Ko^hler, J. M. Powers, J. L.
Hamon, P. T. Benbow, A. R. McLen-
nan. (*. F. H. Barber, F. L. Ketch, R.
O. Bolman, J. Elmer Thomas. Geo.
Boone, M. A. Nelson. Frad Thomp-
son, J. Roy 'illiams, R. W. Thomp-
son. J. W. J. W. Perry J. T.
White and A. W. Maxwell.
Will Invite Taft to Lavvtou
In view of the contemplated visit
of President Taft to the southwest
next summer, it was decided last
night to extend invitation to him for
a visit to Lawton.
Communications just received from
William Hurley Smith, here last year
with a view toward establishing a cot
ton compress in Lawton, announce
that he will again be here next Fri-
day night to discuss the project with
Lawton men.
The secoud annual clibutauqua as-1 people of the west.
sembly to be held in Law ton will op- J Dr. Buchtel is himself an interest- j
en on the afternoon of June 22, next I ing mixture of preacher-statesman-or-
with a lecture to be delivered by Hen-; a tor-col lege president, and promises i
r.v Augustus Buchtel. gov mor of Col- to give an opening number which will
orado, and one of the be iff Chautauqua assure the success of the entire chau-
leeturers in the west. The subject tauqua course. He was formerly
of the lecture which has already been chancellor of the University of Den-
selected by the local committee will ^ ver and for many years has been on
be "The American Pequle". a new j the lecture platform. He comes her-
and thoroughly original! lecture pre-I aided by the press throughout the
senting phases of Amcfflcan charac-, country as one of the big ones on the
teristics neculiarly interesting to the American platform.
New Amusement Park Will
Open Tomorrow With Eclat
Chamber oi Commerce Votes to
Cooperate With Grandfield Bus-
iness Men in Building Line from
Chattanooga to Pasture Town
One of the most interesting events
for amusement seekers of Lawton
thus far this season 1b the opening
of the new summer and pleasure re-
sort, "The Capitol,"' which occurs to-
morrow. Sunday.
The park is located on Cache crcek
two and one-half miles northeast of
Lawton, directly east of the Red store
in one of the most favorable spots
for such purposes to be found near
Lawton and. in easy driving distance
of the city, promises to become a pop-
ular resort at all times during the
summer.
Everything is in readiness, an-
nounces Manager Leo P. Arnold, for
the grand opening of tomorrow. A I
band concert is to be given, bathing,'
boating, fishing, and picnicing will
afford genuine natural amusements
and other attractions offered, accord-
ing to the advertisement of the park
company, are "Lovers' lane, cupid's
retreat, loop the loops, the lost spring,
babbling brook, shady nook, goo goo
glen, miniature ferris wheels, and
child's merry-go-round." A "genuine
German village" Is also in running
order at which luncheons and meals
of all kinds, In German style, will be
served to all comers.
GRANDFIELD WILL RAISE
BONUS IF ROAD COMES
With the hope of securing an extension of the branch of the Chicago*
Hock Island and Pacific railroad now running southwest from Lawton to
< liattauoogc, a delegation of four members of the Grandfield Chamber of
Commerce last night met with the Lawton Commercial body and, in con-
ference with that body, inaugurated preliminary steps to promote that end.
Extending over a former survey southwest a dMance of little mere
than fourteen miles., with very little broken ground to traverse, the pro-
posed Hue would be but a very Inexpensive extension of the present line
and, tapping one of the richest portions of the big pasture district, would
connect directly with the Wichita Falls and Northwestern, either north-
west to Altus or southeast to Texas cities at oue of the most progressive
of the big pasture towns and, though several months ago the Kock Island
officials were opposed to making any extensions. It Is now ..believed that,
with proper bonus offers, which would be put up largely by Grandfield peo-
ple, such au extension would now receive favorable uctiou from the rail-
road men.
Commencement Exercises
for H. S. Start Next Week
Because of the illness of his moth-
er in Tennessee, Hon. M. E. Moore,
president of the new normal school
established at Durant, who was to de-
liver the commencement address for
the graduating class of the Lawton
high school, will not be able to fill
his engagement and in his stead
Supt. T. B. Rybolt Is now trying to
engage some other liading educator
of the state. It is expected that Dr.
A. C. Scott, formerly president of the
agricultural and mechanical college
at Stillwater, now a professor of Eng-
glish at Epworth, or Prof. Jas. M. Bu-
channan, dean of the college of arts
and sciences and professor of history
' at the state university at Norman,
i
j will be induced to come.
I Those of the graduating class who
| will deliver orations arf Ray Babbitt,
: Sava Day and Nona Cantrall. The
commencement program will also in-
clude musical numbers. The pro-
gram is to be Monday evening, May 24,
in the opera house.
I Commencement begins one week
from tomorrow with the delivery of
the baccalaureatte sermon by the
Rev. Ben M. Edwards, pastor of the
First Christian church. This will be
in the Christian church.
PRELIMINARY FOR
MURDER CHARGED
twelve months, become a member in 1
full standing with all dues paid, pro-
vided the sum subscribed is paid in |
full as agreed.
Signed: James M. Powers. A. E.Kirk
Patrick. P. D. Anderson, P. T. Benbow.
Guy C. Robertson.
To carry out the provisions of the
adopted report, it was decided to se-
lect a committee whose duties it shall
LAWTON WILL PLAY BALL [
TOMORROW WITH FORT SILL
The Lawton baseball team will to-
morrow play a game with one of the
teams from Fort Sill. The Lawton
boys have recently been making a
good showing on the diamond and
promise an interesting game to-
morrow.
Geologist Praises Building
Stone Found in Wichitas
The following Is taken from an ar- associated with granite, the most
tide on the building stone of Okla- abundant of which are gabbro, por-
homa written for *he Manufacturers' phyry, diabase and probably diorite. j
Record, by L. L. Hutchison, assistant j "The greater part of the rocks in '
director of the Oklahoma Geological the Wichita mountains are granite in
Survey: j character. These mountains are 60
"The investigation of the mineral miles long, extending from near Law-
resources of Oklahoma is not yet be-1 ton, the county seat of Comanche
yond the preliminary stage. Enough (county, to Granite, in Greer county,
has been done, however, to prove that Their average width is 20 miles. \
there are inexhaustable amounts of (number of peaks, such as Teepe,
the baser materials which go to make ( Headquarters, Longhorn and Devil's
up the every day necessities of civi-j Canyon mountains, stand 800 to 1000
lized lite. Much of the state's wealth (feet high. All of these peaks besides
is in her building stone, for she a great many scattering groups and
has an unlimited amount of granite. | ranges, consist of massive granite,
sand stone, limestone, and marble of usually red or pink in color.
good quality. "In other places the true granite
"Granite occurs in three widely sep- gives way to the black granite, of
arated regions, namely, in the Wichi- gabbro, which belongs to the basalt
ta Mountains, Arbuckle Mountains family. When dressed It is one of
and along Spavinaw creek. In the the most beautiful stones the write'
northeast part of the state. Tholat^has ever seen. Monument-makers
ter locality Is ery small and unlmpor declare It superior in many ways to
tant at present. In both the Wichita' the famous Qulncy granite of Massa-
and Arbuckle mountain ranges there chusetts.
greenish tint, which is probably due
to lncipent disintegration. Such rock
should, of course, be rejected unless
careful test proves its color wheient
and not due to weathering. In seme
localities the black granite is replac-
ed by gray, the change of color being
due to the excess of quartz over bll-
tite and hornblende. This is a very
desirable stone when it can be had in
quantity.
"Near the eastern part of the
main range the peaks are composed
of porphyry, which is a hard, massive
rock, much like the granite, but dif-
fering from it in texture. The por-
pyry of the Wichitas is composed of
fine gray or brown ground mass, in
which are imbedded reddish, or pink
crystals, thus giving a beautiful red
color toned with gray, or a deep
brown toned with red, depending on
the color of the predominating min-
erals.
The principal quarries operating at
present in the Wichita region are at
WALTERS IS STIRRED
OVER DEACON
HERING
Walter, Okla.. May 14— (Special) —
With every foot of standing room tak-
en In the Walters opera house, the
preliminary hearing of Alice Deacon,
the eighteen year old school teacher,
who is charged with killing her own
babe born two weeks ago near here
and found under a culvert by the road
side, is in progress today before Jus-
tice of the Peace W. K. llale. .Assist-j
ant County Attorney Jno. M. Young is
prosecuting and Attorneys R. .1. Ray
and S. >1. Cunningham of Lawton, and
W. J. (lallyon of Chandler arc defend-
ing,. . The utmost excitement exists
in the city over the trouble.
The case was first set before Justice
J. B. Selman, but because of alleged
bias against the accused, a change of
venue to the court of Justice Hale was
secured,
\ Because of the conflicting* state- (
ments of the girl, it is feared by the
prosecution that no partner in the
crime can be connected directly but
a strong case is being made against
Miss Deacon which it is believed will
bind her over to the action of the dis- (
trict court. She herself In former
statements admitted the child to have
been her own but claimed that it had
died only a few minutes after birth.
Physicians who examined the corpse
have shown that the child was born j
aiive. The trunk in which the babe
Dr. Paul Heather has purchased a
half interest in the Our Way cafe, with
j George Williams, and in the change
of proprietorship of this popular down
town eating house, announced by this
paper the two new proprietors have
succeeded Frank Buell, who has been
at the head of the concern for the past
several months.
The delegation from Grandfield was
composed of J. B. Simpson, president
of the Chamber of Commerce; H. B.
Ford, secretary; A. W. Gibbs, treasu-
rer, and ('has. A. Lawrence, member
of the board of directors.
Mr. Simpson stated their project
briefly, proposing the extension of the
Rock Island to Grandfield and possi-
bly to Wichita Falls which would af-
ford a most profitable railroad invest-
j merit, and attract business of a pro-
jductlve section of the country and one
of the livest of the big pasture towns
to Lawton. The business interests
of Grandfield, he declared, are favor-
able to Lawton and would gladly se-
cure this extension in order that they
could do their wholesale business in
Lawton which, he said, is recognized
by Grandfield people as the metropo-
lis of southwest Oklahoma and the
most advantageous trading point for
their business men. No money Is
asked of lawton, he announced, un-
less Lawton wants to give money.
Grandfield would be willing, if neces-
sary, to raise the entire necessary bo-
nus. The only thing they ask of law-
ton is moral support.
Praises IIis Own City
"Grandfield," declared Mr. Simpson,
"is one of the livesi country towns in
this section of the state. She Is now
but seven months old but claims a
population of one thousand people,
at least eight hundred of which she
can actually count. Fifteen brick
buildings are now in course of con-
struction and residents are building
all over town. Only a couple of
weeks ago, two new additions were
opened for sale and the total sale
price which the lots brought was
$59,000."
Has Donned Long Pants.
Mr. Glbbs followed the speech of
President Simpson with a brief talk,
'declaring that—"although Grandfield
f is but seven months old. it has already
donned long pants, Is able to chew
tobacco, wear one gallus, and carry
a pocketful of rocks. In fact, she Is
able, on ordinary occasions, to take
care of herself." In this instance, how-
jever, he said Grandfield would like
to have the ?o-operation of Lawton
and would appreciate assistance by
giving to her the great bulk of its
wholesale trade.
• Appoint Committee To Co-Opcrate. .
j A numbe- of Lawton men followed
Mr. Glbbs with expressions of utmost
interest in the project and with sug-
gestions as to procedure. A commit-
tee of five lawton men, composed of
R. W. Thompson, R. O. Bolman, J. W.
Paynter, R. E. Montgomery, and D. B.
Maleenee, to co-operate with the
Grandfield delegation In its work.
| This committee and the Grandleld
delegation met this morning In the of-
fice of Mr. Malernee and, selecting R.
E. Montgomery as secretary of the -
local committee, determined to take
immediate steps to get in communica-
tion with Rock Island officials and
crge upon them the advantages in con
structlng such an extension, including
in the arguments, exact data as to
what additional traffic would be secur
ed thereby.
The Grandfield men announce that
several months ago communication
with Roclf Island officials revealed
the fact that they were unwilling at^
that time to invest any money In ex-
tensions because of the low ebb at
which railroad stock was held in the
east. These conditions, however, are
now believed to be changed and, with
an offer for sufficient bonus to con-
struct the line, it is believed that the
railroad men would be willing to ac-
cept the proposition and place rolling
stock in operation.
J. P. Rushing of Junction has sold
this year $40.00 worth of strawberries
off of a plot of ground.
Court Decision Give Boost
to Pioneer Says Pres. Nims
Oklahoma City- May IB—With refer-
ence to the opirtion handed down by
the state supreme court yesterday in
the case of the South McAlester-Eu-
faula Telephone company vs. the
State of Oklahoma, ex rel. Baker-
Reidt Mercantile company, et al., gen-
erally known as the Hartshorn case,
and the effect that this decision will
have on the telephone situation in
Oklahoma, especially as It affects the
Pioneer Telephone and Telegraph
company, E. D. Nims, president of
the company said:
"I would rather not discuss the mat
ter until I have read the opinion of
the court. All I have seen Is the
newspaper account that the supreme
court had confirmed the decision of
Judge Cole, up-hokHng the conten-
tion that the provisions of a franchise
granted before statehood, was a valid
contract.
Several Questions Involved
"There are several questions invol-
ved in this suit, the principal one be-
prcvlous to statehood were binding
contracts, so far as it related to rate
regulations, or whether, under the
state constitution, the power to regu-
late rates was entirely with the state
corporation commission.
"In this case, the telephone com-
pany contended that this power rest-
ed with the corporation commission,
but if it is quoted correctly, the su-
preme court holds differently. So
far as it affects this company, I will
say that It was of principal interest
to us to know with whom we had to
deal. Heretofore we did not know
whether in matters of this kind we
should take questions up with the city
direct or whether applications for ad-
justment of rates should be made to
the corporation commission.
Confirms Local Contract
"If this decision Is as reported, it
confirms the contract that we made
with Oklahoma City, and the gradu-
ated schedule of rates that was put in
to effect. The franchise rates In ef-
fect In most of the towns In Oklahoma
where we have exchanges provide
a reasonable return, but there are a
few places where the cities havo
grown so large that it will be impos-
sible to operate exchanges under the
rales prcvided in the franchises grant
ed when they wore email towns. In
every case of this kind that I now re-
call, these franchises were originally
granted to small local companies that
did not appreciate possibilities, and
in those places it will be necessary
for us to take the matter up with tha
local authorities and try to get the
matter adjusted upon an equitable ba-
sis. We do not anticipate any trouble
In doing this. We have always he*n
able so far In such cases when ask-
ing for same to convince the people
that wo were justly entitled to an ln-
; creased compensation for the services
rendered, and to have it granted.
Little Trouble Anticipated.
I "The only trouble that I anticJpate
will be the probable delay which if*
a few places may be serlou* v>o'0>■
nV6Ynmu-