The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 45, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 25, 1914 Page: 1 of 8
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LAWTON. OKLAHOMA. THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 1914.
WEEKLY EDITION.
CLITICS
II WHAT SENATOR ROBT. L.
OWEN SEEKS IN HIS LEGIS-
LATIVE MEASURES.
CONFERENCE IS HELD
With His Democratic Colleagues to
Gat Their Assistance Against
Corrupt Practices.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 24.—
Senator Owen yesterday called on his
democratic colleagues in the senate to
remember the plank in the party plat-
form calling " for (he extirpation of
corruption, fraud and 'machine rule'
in American politics.!' He offered four
bills designed, he said, to bring about
the needed reforms.
"If," said Senator Owen, "the demo-
cratic party now in power leaves the
country under the 'machine rule' sys-
tem with the door open to fraudulent
WILL SOON SIGN
THE PEACE PROTOCOL.
♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
♦ NIAGARA FALLS, Ont, June ♦
♦ 24.—Plans were completed Tues- ♦
♦ day by the South American me- ♦
♦ diators for the signing within a ♦
♦ day or two of all protocols in the ♦
♦ peace plan which relates to the ♦
♦ international differences be- ♦
♦ tween the United States and ♦
♦ Mexico, except the plank giving
♦ the composition and personnel of ♦
♦ the new provisional government. ♦
♦ The mediators intend to have the ♦
♦ entire peace plan so that at in- ♦
♦ formal conferences the Huerta ♦
♦ and constitutionalist delegates ♦
♦ may select a provisional presi- ♦
♦ dent and cabinet officers. ♦
♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦
CARRANZA
OPPOSES IT
SAYS THAT HE WILL TREAT
WITH HUERTA ONLY ON
BATTLEFIELD.
DR. J. H. LUCAS IS
WELL KNOWN HERE
The following from the Kasas City
Times will be of interest to many
Lawton people:
"John H. Lucas, D. O., of Pittsburg
will become beau of the Kansas City
University, the Methodist Protestant
College on the Kansas side, this sum-
mer. He was chosen by the directors
practices in nominating senators and^t winter but owing to other work
members of congress, after its solemn not assume charge.
promise to the American people and, "Doctor Lucas is a graduate of
after it has been trusted -iu. -ower, j Adrian College, where he was a pupil
for the chief purpose of controlling undor the Rev. D. S. Stephens, whom
the special interests and vicious all!-1 he now succeeds. He was for several
ances between corrupt business and , years pa3tor of the Pittsburgh Con-
corrupt politics, it will undoubtedly |'ftfrence of the Methodist Protestant
receive severe condemnation for. chUrch, pastor of Trinity Methodist
violtlas these vital promises so inti- j protestant Church of New York City
mately affecting integrity of govern-J and secretary of the board of home
FEDERALS SUSPECTED
General Kunston Takes Precaution to
Prevent an Attack; Situation
Is Not Improving.
NEW ORLEANS, June 24.—Car-
ranza will not accept the invitation of
the United States government to send
representatives to meet informally
with agents of Huerta in an endeavor
to select a provisional president of
Mexico, according to statement he*-e
Tuesday by Alfredo Brecada, private
secretary of General Carranza, and a
FINANCIAL BATTLE
♦ WASHINGTON, D. C„ June# *
MILLENIUM:
WILL BE THE RESULT OF THE
NEW CURRENCY SYSTEM
ADOPTED.
LONG ERA PROSPERITY
Is Prediction Made by Controller
Williams Who is Directing the Or-
ganization Committee.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 24.—
John Skelton Williams, controller of
the currency, who is directing the or-
ganization committee of the federal
reserve board, believes the next cur-
rency system will create a sort of fin-
ancial millenium in this country. In
discussing the expectations of the ad-
ministration in this particular,
member of Ihe latest commission Car-j Mr. Wlliams expressed the conviction
meat."
Seaator Owen explained that one of
his bills was designed to prevent un-
limited campaign contributions from
individuals; the second provides for
publicity pamphlets to be issued at
government expense and delivered to
every citizen in vhicli candidates for
federal office would have opportunity
to explain their views. The third
measure would legalize the use of the has been 0(fered the position of agent
preferential ballot in making nomi- Jof the Kansas City university which Is
natioas for the -enste and house, am! a hish COitiplimeut that Mr. McCain
the fourth would define corrupt prac- appreciates and he may accept it.
tioes In connection with campaigns. While his friends here would regret to
missions. In this latter capacity he
saved almost a hundred thousand
dollars by his business administra-
tion."
It will be remembered that Dr.
Lucas held a series of meetings re-
cently in Lawton in the ProtestSnt
church, assisted by Rev. J. C. McCain, j planning to provoke an engaegment
the pastor. It will be of interest to the with the forces, Gen. Funston yester-
friends of Rev. McCain to learn he |day took f teps to balk their plan.
He refused a request from Moxcan
ranza Is sending to Washington.
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 24.—
The statement made in New Or-
leans Tuesday by Alfredo Brecado,
one of General Carranza's confidential
agents, that General Carranza held
firmly to his attitude not to treat with
Huerta except on the battlefield and
that he would not accept the invita-
tion from Niagara, brought no com-
ment from oflicial quarters. One re-
presentative of General Carranza,
however, said that none of the consti-
tutionalist representatives here would
join in an informal mediation confer-
enc without authorization from their
first chief.
Funston Takes Precaution
VERA CRUZ, June 24.—Believing
that the Huerta troops on the out-
skirts of Vera Cruz are deliberately
Senator Owen declared congress
should follow President Wilson's ad-
vice and provide by proper legislation
for the nomination of candidates for
the piesidency and the vice presidency
by the preferential primary and
should lay down a few fundamental
rules for the guidance of the states
in this connection. State primaries for
president, senate and house should
take place the second Tuesday
part with him, they congratulate him
upon the offer.
SOUDAN GRASS.
Some time ago, Congressman Scott
Ferris sent the Constitution a pack-
age of Soudan grass, which Mr. Low-
enger sewed in the rear of this office,
where it has thrived. This Soudan
in [ grass is considered a drouth resisting
June, Senator Owen suggested, begin- ] grass and every indication is that it
nig in 1916, ard the national conven- will prove to be adapted to this sec-
tions should be authorized to meet tion. It grows tall and is very succu-
thirty days thereafter, solely to ratify lent, making most excellent feed for
the primaries and write platform, stock. Farmers are invited to come to
This convention, he said, should con- the Constitution office and see how
sist of nominees for senate and house this grass is growing and thriving
defeated where the conditons are not all favor-
' able for its growth.
and hold-over senators not
in the primaries.
PRESENTATION
OF DIPLOMAS
commanders that the American daily
train toward Mexico City should be
run as far as Tembladeras where tlri
federals are strongly entrenched and
where an ambush would easily be pos-
sible.
For theree days the American out-
posts have believed the Mexicans
were only waiting for an opportunity
to embroil them in strife.
These reoprts were made to Gen.
Ft n,ton and yesterday refusal to al-
low the train to run as requested is
believed to be the result.
DRILLING MACHINE SOLD.
Star drilling machine outfit number
seven has been sold by Frank C.
Swanson to H. N. Boardman, who
will commence drilling at once on
norteast 1-4, section 19, township 1
north, range 10.
| Eva Garwood, Mary Garwood, Edith
j Hicks, Neal Jones, Clara E. King,
Bettie Munson, Carl Norris, Lola Pal-
mer, Odell Palmer, eParl Robinson,
Amy Rowell, Cora Tilley, Nellie Til
ley, Sallie Tilley, Pearl Willard,
From Tuesday's Daiiy. Teressa Wiseman, Molie Watson, Roy
The exercises attending the presc;;- Watson, Emma Weaver, William
tation of the diplomas to the ninety Ford, Russel Fields.
rural school graduates of Eighth Cache—Wavie Bowman, Bert Bow-
ing, 8 o'clock, at the high school au- man, Laura Framptofi, Vena Miller,
Grade, will take place this even- R. A. Runnels.
ditorium. I Fletcher—Monta Cable, Iva Cable,
Mrs. Jfiinett Crosby, the county Mable Huddleston, Marcus Hinton,
superintendent of public instruction, Fred Miller, Helen Massey, Everett
has gone to considerable work to ar- McGuire, Ber'xice Roll, Earl Roberts,
range the program and it will be Eleander Robinson.
most interesting. Tinney—Logan Davis, Thelma
The following is a list of names of Grove, May Nail.
the pupils who will receive diplomas: Marlow—Johnnie Harvey, Luther
Faxon — Ptsrl Arrington, Ella Rogers.
Buckwald, Chas. B. Bearden, Frank Letitia—Clate Vanhoozer, Garnet
Fenley, Vester Gault, Tommie Scott. B. Wilson.
Geronimo—L<l-oy Baughman, Reu-
ben Beaughman, John J. Jones, Arlie
Miller, Sophia Saumon, Harmon
Strickland, Ralph Wyatt, Helen
Wood.
Apache—Leslie Bour. Gwendolyn -
Hour, Bessie Batts, Norma Devary, KANSAS CITY, June 23.—Dozens
W. E. Skinner. of creeks and rivers in northeast
Indiahoma — Harvey Barnard, Kansas Monday left thir banks and
Grayce Graycomb, Ida Merry, Phillip flooded the surrounding country as a
vlcMullen, Ethel F. Pool, Bessie A. result of the heaviest rains in years
Parks, Roland A. Powell, Clifford that fell Sunday night and early Mon-
Ilemdon, Laura Hill. day. In the vicinity of Potter, Kan.,
Elgin—Don Brunskill, Fay Sparks, fourteen inches of rain was reporteo
Chattanooga—Grace Burton, Irene and at Valley Falls the precipitation
Kerr, Hawkins White. Was nine and three-eighths inches.
Sterling—Vonnie Bailey, Claude
Lambert, Lucille May, Jessie Samp- Judge J. T. Sharp, member of the
oa, James Sampson, Homer Winn, supreme court commission, was a
Florence Winn. pleasant caller this morning. He is a
Lawton—Elizabeth Boyoe, James candidate for justice of the supreme
Bobo, Norma Blunt, Minnie Geist, court.
FOURTEEN INCHES OF
RAIN FELL IN KANSAS
BIGGEST CATCH THIS SEASON.
One of the biggest catches this sea
son was that made by Henry Russell, j ouj merchants
F. Woodhouse and I1 red Woodhouse
last night, when they caught a large
cat. The fish Is about three feet long
and weighs eighteen pounds. It was
caught in Medicine Park lakes with
a steel rod and reel, and the three of
them had to work about an hour in
landing it. About eight other fish were
caught during the night which weigh-
ed fifteen pounds.
M. T. Jordan and wife to Maggie
Blakley, l„ts 27 and 28, block 12,
Woods addition to Lawton, for $1,000.
that the new banking law will disrupt
the Wall street money trust, "put an
end to plutocracy," decentralize
wealth, and cru3h the ''invisible gov-
ernment.
"What will be the immediate effect
of the operation of the new currency
law?" Mr. Williams was asked.
"A restoration of normal conditions
and a long era of prcrnerity," he re-
plied. ' There will be an end of great,
unnatural accumulations of money in
certain centers. The record breaking
crops will result in a large addition to
the ready money of the people, and
this money will be distributed
throughout the United States. We
will not have a 'boom,' we will have
the beginning of a new period of
sound, sane, legitimate industrial
success.
"Under old banking conditions c;tr
money flowed to the big financial cen-
ters, and at times it was often impos-
sible for .smaller cities to get back
even a small return of their own
money.
-The talk of the bankers in the
great cities about their financing the
rest of i he country was amusing if we
look at the fact. In February last the
national banks of New York, Chicagp,
Philadfelphia, Boston and St. Louis
held on deposit from the banks and
trust companies throughout the
United States exactly $1,382,363,317.
At the same time the amounts loaned
by these big city banks to the uanks
ai d trust companies throughout the
United States amounted only to $109,-
597,058, or less than 8 per cent of the
money that belonged to the country
banks.
"One of the best results of the
new banking system Is that it will put
an end to plutocracy. We had permit-
ted to grow up in the United States
what has gotten to. be known as the
'invisible government,' more powerful
in many respects than the visible gov-
ernment. This power has been allowed
to reach into the vaults of our banks,
and the
cupboards of our housewives. Under
the new banking laws, this vicious
power, we hope and believe, will bo
ended.
' We will have fewer giant holdings,
and the wealth of the nation will be
distriubted when and where it is
needed. There will be a decentraliza-
tion of wealth, a removal of the in-
fluences that now draw to a few cen-
ters the money that is paid out to the
railways, insurance companies, and
other corporations, and which should
be kept in the local banks."
24.—The Oklahoma A. and M. ♦
college at Stillwater will receive ♦
$75,000 annually from the Mor- ♦
♦ rill-Hatch fund, which is dis- ♦
♦ tributed under the supervision ♦
♦ of the federal department of ♦
♦ agriculture, as a, result of an ♦
♦ agreement reached here Tuesday ♦
♦ between Secretary Houston and ♦
♦ a committee of the Oklahoma ♦
♦ board of agriculture ♦
♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
DEMOCRATIC EDITOR
NAMED POSTMASTER
SNYDER, June 34.—John Ander-
son, editor of the Kiowa County Dem-
ocrat at Snyder, will be postmaster at
Snyder, succeeding Mr. Allison who
has held the post for two terms. Mr.
Anderson's nomination was sent to
the senate last Friday by the presi-
dent and it is sure to be confirmed at
the next confirmation day. As soon as
the senate acts upon the nomination,
the commission will be issued and in a
few more days the patrons of the
Snyder office will greet a new repre-
sentative of Uncle Sam when they
call for their mail or transact other
business with this branch.
The appointment was recommended
by Congressman Ferris, and is a re-
ward of closo friendship, loyalty and
assistance given through the columns
of Mr, Anderson's paper ir. his dif-
ferent races for congress and for the
personal work of Mr. Anderson him-
self.
RESULTED
AT BUTTE, MONTANA, BECAUSE
OF AN ATACK BY INSURG-
EN MINERS.
ONE MAIMS KILLED
Another Fatally Wounded; The Claah
Caused by Differences Between
Members of Miners Union.
BUTTE, Mont., June 24.—A battle
resulted at Miners' Union Hall by in-
surgent miners firing from the tops
of al! near buildings into the miners'
hall.
An attempt was made to dynamite
the miners' hall but the charge failed
to do any great amount of damage.
The explosion could be heard for
blocks.
Armed men proceeded to the Stew-
art mine and carried down boxes of
dynamite in the attempt to blow up
ine hall but the guns of the deputies
prevented effective placing of the
charge.
The second and third charge of
dynamite blew the front out of the
miners' hall.
Crowds which pressed on Miners'
Hall last night, in consequence of
scheduled meeting there at which
President C H. Moyer of the Western
Federation of Miners was to outline
peace plan, were fired on by
sheriff's deputies stationed in the hall
and three men were shot, one killed,
M. J. DAVIS FOR and another is believed <.0 be fatally
STATE SENATOR
The Constitution is authorized to
announce the candidacy of M. J.
("Uncle Jack") Davis, of Duncan,
Stephens county, for the democratic
nomination as senator of this district.
Mr. Davis is a native of Mississip-
pi; moved to Texas early enough to
fight the Indians, though he did not
want to do so; he was a Confederate
soldier; was in Ft. Delaware prison
fourteen months; held the office of
district clerk for ten years in Monta-
gue county, Texas; has been in Okla- teresting. The program previously
The trouble Is over a sp.it in the
union, the Western Federation of
Miners. Recently the insurgent fac-
tion, broke up a parade of the loyal
side and seceded, declaring' dues are
too high. President Moyer of the
union went to Butte to soothe the men
and keep the union together.
EIGHTH GRADE GRADUATES.
The exercises at the high school
auditorium last night were most in-
homa thirteen years; has held the of-
fice of district clerk in Stephens
county for four years.
Mr. Davis Is a man of ripe experi-
ence; well posted as to the needs of
the people and state' and if honored
with the position of state senator
would make a safe, capable and faith-
ful legislaor. The Constitution be-
speaks a consideration of his can-
didacy.
R. J. RAY'S SPEAKING DATES.
Indiahoma, Saturday afternoon.
Cox's Store, northeast of Lawton,
Saturday night.
published was carried out creditably
by the participants. Judge J. T. John-
son made ai appropriate address
which was very much appreciated.
Mrs. Crosby, county superintendent,
also made a short talk. The success
of this meeting of the graduates and
the presenting of the diplomas in as-
sembly was arranged and conducted
by Mrs. Crosby.
Miss Esther Wade left for Tisho-
mingo today where she will be a
guest at a house party.
Mrs. DaviE of Cache, arrived today
to visit her daughter, Mrs. Decker.
LIGHTNING PRANKS;
THREE ARE INJURED
GUTHRIE, Ok. June 24.—Three
harvest field employes were badly
hurt an eighty-acre field was entirely
destroyed and farming implements
were demolished by peculiar pranks
] of lightning during a storm which
swept over this vicinity Monday af-
ternoon.
Upon the farm of John Johnson,
near Dacoma, Henry Smith, George
Zeigler and Marion Gray, who were
working upon a wheat heading ma-
chine, which was struck by the
lightning, were more or less serious-
ly injured and in a nearby field Henry
Wright was thrown from a similar
machine which he was driving and
was rendered unconscious for several
hours.
Lightning struck a wheat stack in
an eitrhty-acre tract being harvested
by James Young and destroyed the
entire crop.
SHIPPERS WILL GET
$12,000,000 REBATE
WASHINGTON, D. C., June 24.—
Seventeen railway companies which
OIL OPERATORS WILL ATTEMPT
TO STOP OVER PRODUCTION
TULSA, June 24.—Almost a com- cents a barrel.
plete halt in the production of crude The corporation commission in or-
petroleum In the Oklahoma oil fields der to prevent a possibility of anoth-
until all the oil now on hands is dis- er cut in oil has issued orders to the
posed of, and the limiting of produc- Magnolia comprny to cease purchas-
tion thereafter to the capacity of the ing Cushing oil imemdiately at less
pipe lines to carry it to market will be than 75 centi a barrel and to pur-
recommended to a meeting of inde- .chase rateably f'-om sll producers. It
pendent operators being held at Tulsa 1 was represented to the commission
today.
George Henshaw, of the Oklahoma
corporation commission will attend
the meeting and advise such a course
in order that further cuts in price of
Oklahoma crude may be prevented.
A preliminary meeting «rf about ,70
independent oil operators was held
that the McMana Oil company was
selling oil to the Magolia company
in tank cars at 55 cents a barrel.
WHERE THE MYSTERIOUS
NOISE CAME FROM.
The heavy detonations, which
were heard Tuesday night, were
constitute trans-continental freight here Tuesday afternoon at which it j _ _ _
routes are liable, under the decision was decided to put further restric- j cause(j by a crowd of practical jokers,
of the United States supreme court
In the so-called intermountain cases,
for millions in reparation on ship-
ments made since the institution of
the cases.
The precise amount involved in
claims" already filed ftith the inter-
tate commerce commission approxi-
mates $12,000,000. One batch aggre-
gates more than $2,000,000. Scores of
cases, involving amounts ranging
from a few hundred dollars to hun-
dreds of thousands have been filed by
individual shippers ar.d by commercial
and shippers' organizations acting for
their members.
Try a want ud in the Constitutor
over-production should continue In-. range,
definitely it would be difficult to |
maintain the oresent price at 75 \ Try
tions upon the drilling limiting it to : wjj0 conceived this unique idea of
the capacity of the pipe lines. n or- ,a cjjai.jvori. The party in whose honor
der, however, to get rid of the largo sjxteen sticks of dynamite were ex-
amount of oil now in storage which j piode(j are jvir, and Mrs. Sidney Byles,
is rapidly deteriorating in value,; wj,0 were married in this city a few
some of the oil men will urge entire j jayS a^0 They were staying at the
cessation of production for sixty or giving farm four miles southwest of
ninety days. Drilling of wells may ^j^is city and a number of their
continue but only to the producing frierKis finding out where they were
sand, leaving te wells to be pumped proceeded to make things lively for
out at a later period. i them for a short time. Residents near
Although the corporation commls- Elkins place say that although Low-
sion has been able to prevent a re- ton people were awakened by noise
duction in the price of Oklahoma they can have no conception as to how
crude thus far, it is feared that if the explosion Bounded at suck close
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