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THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION
VOLUME XV—NO. 219.
LAWTON. OKLAHOMA, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 21. 1916.
DAL* Y EDITION
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Society
The Domestic Science
BERLIN
REMAINS
SILENT
YOUTH CONFESSES
TO SETTING FIRES
HARRY BLANFORO. 15 YEARS
OLD. STARTED NINE FIRES
WITHIN TWO MONTHS.
a. m. In regard to this blaze Blanford Heights PresbvteriHn Sunday "school !lline waR ol,st'rved. at v-hich lime the ti"t" Ihu'r'oh ilyRevfA.T^'Jake.'lntM- f'" cl,rr>in* American
ft Jt lift I I If r n rifftlTr II r fcJT a"' ha<l llollem « « Kaste,- <•«.' hum, it hein.; the '•rau ful '™Pr« «v' '• "• «" • "f m.M.t MS made in the lawton ceme- " K
\n | V I If l> g| L VI I I L ML Km I Tn,"tV Ll,mht'1' Y "« '«••• >« • and ela-'9 Mis I,,Hon,a Payne helonKB to. >'*ti KuishinK the liKl..a was enaeted. tl,rv ' • "" ' an
he set fire to this barn because he was
mad at Leggett
Blanford said he set fire to the
Ramsey Opera House just to cause
some excitement. lie said he set
the building afire in two places, then The Domestic Science club met
went back into the alley. As he failed Wednesday with Mrs. Harry Williams
to see any smoke he said he went into j instead of Mrs. Harry Brigham as
the Yale theatre thinking his fire had stated in Thursday's paper.
gone out. In about ten minutes he
said he heard the fire alarm and rush- y |> j* Gives
ed out, knowing that the blaze had Social Last Niuht.
cau ht- The B. Y. P. U. of the Baptist
I i speaking of the Nelson barn, he church cave an Easter party Inst
s-aid he did not know there was a njght at ,he home of Mr. and Mrs.
horse in tho barn when he started the Blanchard 504 Gore Boulevard. An en-
klaze. He said he set the I.ayman cafe joyalile time was had and appropriate
afire because he did not like Mr. Lay- refreshments were served.
man.
All the fires Blanford admitted hav- Mrs pavne Wjn Entertain
ing so occurred between the ho„,; of with Easter Egg Hunt.
7:80 p. m. and 9:57 p. m., with the ex- j[rs- c Payne will
ception of the barn in the rear of the Saturday afternoon from
Fain Pool hall, which occurred at 9:52 o'clock class number
entertain
5 to 6
6 of the Beal
MAUNDY
THURSDAY
OBSERVED
Maundy Thursday was fittingly ob-
served by thirty members of Scottish
Rite Masons last night from Cache,
Snyder and this city, when they gath-
ered at the Business Mens club rooms
for their mystic banquet which was
served at (5:80 m. All the members
:>f various temples were in attendance.
The Mystic banquet, commemorat-
iif? the last supper of the Lowly Naz-
WOMAN'S AIJXILLAKY MEETS.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Beal
Heights church met Thursday after-
noon with Mrs. Franklin on Park ave-
nue. The meeting was opened by the
president, Mrs. Barnett, with devo-
tional exercises. Sixteen ladies an-
swered to roll call after which bus-
iness was he'd. It was decided to hold
a parcels post sale, which was post-
poned last week, in the basement of
the Lincoln school building on Thurs-
day April 27th. The next meeting will
be next Tuesday in the basement of
the Lincoln school building to make
preparation for the sale.
REPORTER.
IT NERAL SERVICES FOR
MISS ONA DAVIS.
The funeral services for Mis Ona
Davis was held yesterday at the Bap-
WEATHER REPORT
ayne U-longs to.
was returning. He said he was smok- Mrs. Payne will be assisted by Mrs. chapter of Rose Croix will be
ing a cigarette and as he passed the A. H. Garvin teacher of class number tloE®d for 'heree days symbolizing the
barn he threw the half smoked cigar- o. j passing of the brethern from this
ette into the hay. A few minutes later i mortal sphere and on Easter Sunday
jthe alarm was turned in. He also told candles will be relighted and the
| the fire chief the details of setting fire Birthday Surprise chapter reopened symbolizing the re-
twice to the Burton barn, making a "'"ner For Husband. surrection into life immortal.
clean breast of all these transections. Mrs- Walter Russell planned a de- Invocation was given by Rev. T. J. falr' Prollal|ly frost in northern por
Harry Blandofrd is the son of Mr. IiKhtful suivrirse for her husband, the Irwin. J. E. Michatlson acted as toast- tlon' Saturday fnil" and warmer,
and Mrs. A. L. Blandford, has always!occasio" his birthday, and in- master. Toasts were responded to by Temeparture for 2-1 hour period he
.........= Recently he!vited a uml>er of friends in to par- (.'has. Shaw, Frank Sneed, Rev. K|nnj"K 7 • Thursday:
has been employed'al the Elmwood take of a bountiful six o'clock dinner Freeze, W. M. Allison and Rev. Irwin.
cafe and the proprietor seated last evening at her home 111 South The following were present: W. E.
night that he was always on the job Second Street. The guests included Ritter, A. 1). Birdsong, Carl Kennis-
and a faithful worker. All the jMr- and M,"; H- W> Leininger, Mr. ton, Cache; W. M. Allison, Mr. Iied-
employt^s at the Llmw . u\ expressed and Mr8, R' V' w5'att Miss Blrnche wig, Mr. Hobbs, Snyder; J. Michael-
the greatest surprise when informed Lawton Leininger < son, Jake Howenstein, Sol Lebrecht, .T
E. Trosper, A. D. Boggs, E. E. Peo-
of the boy's
ing the fiies.
confession regard-
II. Leinintrer.
As
rule, if a school girl is
pretty she doesn't know her lessons.
BUSINESS
KEN'S CLUB
A big meeting of the Business Mens
Mewry Matrons Clu'.
ver>' With Mrs. McVicker.
E.
Mesdames J. M. McVicker and
Brent Mit hell shared as hostesses in
entertainin the members of the Merry
Matrons club yesterday afternoon at
the home of the former. The rooms
were prettily decoiated with hycian-
ths. The diversion for the afternoon
was auction bridge at which Mrs.
Harry Brigham made high oCi/re. A
delicious luncheon of two courses was
served to the following members:
Mesdames Henry Brigham, Bayless,
11. Brigham, Boggs, Black, Johnson,
Ross, Tochterman, Rust,
Mcicker and Mitchell.
pies, M. S. Simpson, (J. II. Block, F.
M. English, T. J. Irwin, Mr. Gammon,
Mr. Ross, E. St. Clair, Lawton; Mr.
Ebbs, Fort Sill.
GO TO INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL. who seemed to get their first. In
almost every instance the Blandford
The arraignment of Harry Bland- boy was there Fire Chief Sheppard
ford self confessed incendiarlst, was and his assistants, taking this as a
held this afternon at 1:30 in the clue have been working on the case
county court, Judire R. J. Ray, in pass- for some time.
ing sentence, said that there was only He confessed to having set fire to , . .
one thing to do and that was to sen* 'he Leggett Transfer barn, 918 Sixth J'0,1 a arc ^0).
tence the boy to the Industrial School street, on the night of March 23rd, up-
at Pauls Valley, Okla., until lie was 21 on which occasion horses were burn-
years old. He will ik* taken to that ed to death and the barn destroyed, at
schol soon. a loss of $1,000; He confessed to set-
It is said that the officers are ting fire tn the Nelson barn, at 920
searching for other hoys who are said Fifth street en the nitfht of March 17,
to J <• implicated in the incendiarism. at which time the barn was destroyed
and one horse was burned He admit-
\t last the mystery of the several te^ setting fire to the old Ramsey Op-
incendiary fires within the past two eifi H' use, Fourth and 1), on Feb
month? in Lawto-—that firebugs have admitted firing Layman Cafe
been operating with a total disregard tw0 different occasions; He admitted
for consequences—was solved when SL'tting fire to the barn at the rear of
Harry Blanford, age 15, Thursday af- Pain Pool hall, Third and C, on
ternoon at 1:30 confessed to Fire March 22; He admitted firing the Bur-
Chief Sim Sheppard that he had set ton karn 327 twice on Feb. 21 and
fiie to nine different buildiags. .^Jbe He confessed to having
confession came after State Fire Mar- started the blaze upstairs in the office
shall C C Hammond.:, Fire Chief Sim formerly occnj ied by Dr. Meade,
Sheppard, County Attorney T B Orr on the night of Feb. 23.
and Officer Carl Froneberger, who Upon the last occasion of the set-
have been working on case all day tin8 fire to the dayman Cafe, John
held a searching inquiry, the effects Sheppard and E. Boone were com-
of which made young Blandford we8t 'n alley between C and club is scheduled for tonight. Good
weaken and he confessed all to Shep* an^ Ine^ Blanford running east, roads will be discussed, the city and
pard a few minutes later. them there was a fite and county commissioners have been invit-
Blandford gave no particular rea- 'ie was *urn in an alarm, cd to attend; the fair grounds propo-
-"i. f\>: seUing the fires except thai in Several other circumstance.- are said -• it ion will be discussed. HHHUiVI
most instances he wanted excitement, 10 have caused a suspicion that the j, \v. Willard of Springfield, Mo., is Congregational church Thursday even- stitution was carried out and the re- RINGLING, Okla., April 21.—M. S.
in two instances he had particular !l°y was responsible, and Chief here to talk about a live stock breed- ing and were taken on a hay rack ride sults win be announced later as many Simpson and Guy C. Robertson of
grudges against the parties and Sheppard Wednesday night sum- jng farm, which may be started close to Rev. Harper's mission just north of contests have not been decided Lawton
the city where the lodge was thrown yet*
BIG CROWDS
ATTEND MEET
Crowds have been coming into Law- its annual Childrens' Day. program,
ton today from all parts of the county Mrs. J. J. Brown and Mrs. T. L.
Hammond, to attend the Third Annual track meet Faught are getting the children ready
and intellectual contest, which began for a very fine program.
this morning at 9 o'clock and will con-
Christian Endeavor Social tinue all day tomorrow. The program, NEW WELLS NEAR RINGLING.
About fifty young people met at the as was published in Wednesday's Con-
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 21.—
While the I nited Slates waits for
Germany t > reply to the note demand-
ing the immediate abandonment of
( resent meth. d* of conducting sub-
marine warfare, one of the chief
sources of concern here is the possi-
bility of another attack on a peaceful
before the
determined up-
event it is ad-
mitted that an imme^ate rupture
could 'k prevented only by proof that
(iermany had been unable to commu'
nicate with her submarine command-
ers.
SILENCE IN BERLIN.
Forecast For Oklahoma—Tonight1 with the eyes of the world turnine
n the tiernian capital with the trans-
mission of the president's demand for
tn immediate declaration, Berlin, on
the first day of the crisis, met the situ-
ation by a c mplete closure of all
channels lead.riff to possible informa"
lion of that government's intentions.
To that extent the augury i« for peace.
The text of the demand was brief.
' l ate*er of affront the German gov-
^blern.r.« nt has eared to read in it has
ron conveyed. I'nder the circum-
stances if affront i* to be tnken, tile
threat to dismiss the German ambas-
tdor is tantamount to his actual dis'
missal. Theref >re it is reasonable to
believe that the German government
hiis resolved on one of two courses,
either to open new negotiations in re-
There will he an elaborate program specl t. thc who|e rnu<)uct <>f suU-
i)f Easter inu ic at the South V^tho- marines, or to throw the initiative
• list church Sunday mornur . There i,ark „n the president by silence. If
wjI! also tie a number of children bap- the latter course*is adopted the eyes
tised and a large number < f members fhe wortd wj|| af 0I|f* turn aRain
received into the church. At t!ie even- to ffc,, president who alone holds the
ing hour the Sunday school will give definition of "immediately."
Minimu
Mean Temperature
Temperatuie data:
Maximum this dute last yea"
Minimum this date last year .
Mean Temp, this date last year
Precipitation for 24 hours endin
April 21st, 7 a. m., 0.00.
I RANK M. HBAD,
Special Observi
EASTER AT THE SOUTH
METHODIST CIU RCH.
the parties and Sheppard Wednesday night sum
thought that was the easiest way to ,n°ned State Fire Marshall Ham- Lawton.
""get even." mends from Oklahoma City, believing jje sure and come out. It will inter-
The fires bccame so frequent that l'le l'me *,a(' c(>rne to act. est you and there are matters that
Fire Chief Sheppard instructed all the Officer Froneberger took Harry ,need attention.
fireboys to take special pains to ob- Blandford in custody Thursday. When
evidence
serve those who were at the fires and
confronted with certain
possession of the officers, he admitted EMMA GOLDMAN
x
Christian Church
Tonight
Special Services for Young
People. Theme:
"The Royal Path of Life"
A cordial invitation extended to
all.
CLARENCE E. WAGNER.
to having set fire to the layman Cafe.
GETS FIFTEEN DAYS
He denied any others for awhile, but Gui|ty of Bejn({ An AnarchiB(
all at once appeared to weaken and re
quested all the officers to leave the
toom with the exception of Fire Chief
Sim Sheppard. He then talked freely
with the chief and told circumstances
regarding the manner of setting the
fires that would leave little doubt as to
—Distributed Literature
Birth Control.
lirectors in the 31 Oil com-
pany, announce that several wells will
open to them for a good time. Mrs. Crosby, the county superin- be drilled at once in section 30. It was
Some well planned games were car- tt>ndent has been working faithfully in this section that two weeks ago this
ried out and a gooci time in general ^or several weeks past to make this company brought in a well of 500 bar-
had by aj] who were there. Pictures affair a success and it certainly is rels capacity, and it is the fartherest
were matchcd for partners for lunch, ",uc^1 a one. She deserves much praise north producer of the Healdton field,
and almost an even number of boys f°r the able manner with which she -
and girls marched across the lawn to has directed the contests. John H. FREE RECITAL.
Rev. Harper's residence, where light Wilhite, Elgin is president J. W. Huff, Victrola and Grafonola recital every
refreshments were served and a Cache, Vice-President, and R. E. Biles Saturday evening from 8 to 9 P. M.
happy chorus of voices sang olden"Chattanooga, treasurer of the Come in and hear your favorite artist,
time songs. The young people were county association. They, too, have lt will he hour of free entertainment
2i, Emma mu(^h pleased to have Paraconic, the t'fcen untiring in their efforts. and during that time no purchases
ONE OF CANARY ISLANDS
ROCKED BY EARTHQUAKE.
F U E RT E VENTU RA, Canaries,
April 21. (via Paris, April 21.)—An
ea th shock lasting twelve seconds
Thursday rocked the houses of this
i land. It wa:; accompanied by loud
:umbling.s and terrified population.
The damage was nominal.
NEW ' YORK, April ...
Goldman, known to the police in this mU(,h beloved Indian, with the wonder- Tomorrow's program will be carried will be solicited.
and other cities as an anarchist, was v°ice and who is the church crier out according to schedule. EVERTON'S MUSIC STORE,
today found guilty in the federal court <caHs, all the Indians far and near to Tonight at the high schol auditor- 4-21 3t 330 D Ave
his guilt. For a considerable time he of dtoemjnating improper literature church) call during the evening and an intellectual contest will be
denied setting fire to the Leggett barn 'concernin£ |,irth control and accepted meei them and witness their fun mak- held, which will be thoroughly enjoy-1
where the five horses were burned, a Mnft#nrp nf 1K riAVS in the work ing. He is very sad having jgfeitly al,le* An admiRsio charge of 10 and
TOMORROW
We will have New Eng-
land Ice Cream with
Marshmallow topping and
Fresh Strawberries. Also
Pineapple Sherbet — all
made in Lawton.
JONES BROS.
The Druggists
but later admitted it and said he was
sorry the horses were burned. He said
a sentence of 15 days
house in lieu of a fine of $100.
4*
ith 20 cents wil be charged, but it will be
well worth the money.
WALL PAPER
Now is the time to place your orders for spring work. A complete
stock of Wall Paper, Paints, Floor Finishes, Alabastine,
Enamels, Window Shades and Glass.
Phone 194
A. L. LUND
411 D Ave.
COMANCHE
ICE COMPANY
Phone 274
it i* otir tlcnire ti) jj;ive you perfect delivery and ser-
vice at all times, and we request you to notify us at the
above phone number if you do not xet full weight, cour-
teous treat Hunt and prompt delivery.
We want your co-operation and will appreciate it
and deem it a kindness if you notify us, should you have
the slightest reason to complain.
STATE EXAMINATION
TO BE HELD HERE
lost his wife and all sympath
him greatly.
It seemed very good to have Mrs.
Tabor with us again. She has been un-
able on account of ill health to attend
any church gatherings for some time.
We hope her health will permit her to
take her usual active part in life,
again. Dr. Edward Pugh, secretary of the
The society is indebted to Rev. Har-: State Board of Veterniary Medical
per and family for a very pleasant Examiners announces that the next
evening. Those chaperoning the party state examination will bO held in Law-
were: Mesdames Dunlap, Minor, ton on May 9th, 10th and 11th, prob-
Fouts and Miss Mae Biggard. ably at the Midland Hotel, at which
REPORTER. time applicants from all parts of the
state will appear befor ethe board and
take the examination. Dr. Pugh esti-
President C. A. Farley of Cameron mates that there will be between 40
college and Prof. W. C. French of the and 50 here to take the examination,
from all parU of the"county"and"ihe city "ch"olB and J' A' John on left to" We Wanl 10 <WratUlate Dr. PUKh
number will be increased to 1000 by liay over tht' Roek for "" Pullin" ,he state examination to
niKhCIn the Ea.ter e*K contort many where ,hey wi" acl as jU('Ke8 in 8,1 Uw,on'
have been brought to the store. There ",ratorical. c.°.nt«8t 'h«' t" be held
are some clever idecS worked out
some eggs hand painted in oil, some in
water colors and some dressed up to
represent well known characters.
More than 76 eggs had been brought
into the store this morning. They will
be placed in the Booterie windows
over Sunday, so that the public may
enjoy them.
EGGS WILL
8E DISPLAYED
AT BOOTERIE
Snme unthinking merchants say
that It does not pay to advertise—but
John George of the Booterie knows
better, for he has a little ad inserted
one time in the Constitution the first
of the week, telling of the apelling and
Easater Egg contests, and he has al-
ready received over 700 lists of words
there tonight.
OPEN ITVTIL 10 P M.
Carvin's Millinery at the Booterie
will be open until 10 o'clock this even-
ing. 4-21 It'
ENGINEER SCALDED
WANTED
Horses and Mules
from 5 to 10 years
old, 15 to 16 hands
high.
C. S. THOMAS
225 F it Lawton
The enuineer oil the north hound
Rock Maird, due in Lawton at 2:4"> p.
m. in some manner got scalded near
Junction. A special engine was sent
from Lawton to briag him in, and it
wa* expected at 4 :30.
No details of the accident are known
at the Rock Island station.
No mater how hard he tries it, no
man can Uok dignified with his face
lathered and his hair musm!.
FOR
EASTER
New Suits
New Hats
Shirts
Shoes
Ties
Hosiery
Visit our store TOMORROW
and feel you are getting the best there is to be had in j
MEN'S WEAR. ^
Joe Wolf
One Pri
Cloth;
"The Store that Satisfies'
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