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THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION
VOLUME XV—NO. 239.
TRACK MEET
AT Y.M.C.A.
BIG SUCCESS
LAWTON. OKLAHOMA, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 15. 1916.
DAI! Y EDITION
'UNCLE SAM SMASHES
RECORD AGAIN.
Foreign Trade During March Excell«
February's Hijrh
Mark.
Still another record for foreign
trade was smashed by the United'
States last March. February exports
set a high mark that broke all form-
er records of a month's business not
only for the United States but for all
SILL TROOPS
AREWAITING
FOR ORDERS
WEATHER REPORT
Forecast For Oklahoma.—Tonight
fair, probably light frost, Tuesday
fair.
Temperature for 24 hours period
beginning 7 a. in., Sunday:
Minimum ....   
Minimum   
Mean Temperature Cu
Temperature data:
.87 J
.61
RACE DRIVERS
ARE KILLED
IN WRECK
COSTK8TANTS ANNOUNCED
PRIZES.
BEFITTING
SERMON WAS
DELIVERED
Mrs. Anna M. Patterson, 512 Fer-
ris St., is the winner of the 12 line
poem "Ad" contest of the Walker
Flour Mills Co., her verses appearing
in this issue. *
Mrs. J. J. Putney, 1210 A Ave., is
the winner of 7 line "Ad," which also
is printed in this issue.
Miss M. Lee, of the high school
of the nations of the world. But the SCHOOL OF FIRE AND MUSKET- Maximum lhis '««> year 87 KVran^ ''' "a.  
American sale* tbroad for March ry CLOSED WD EVERYTHING Minimum this date last vear . m NEW' YORK, May 145.—Carl Lini .u- ' . .. . J K „„„ „ „
s  "• - «*•   * -   —- £ srsKrjsss sssr«s"^ss.s^?
During the 31 d.„ W N. („M, ^ ..    A .Tw E„ V^BAV.
ceived by Colonel Granger Adams, FRANK M. HEAD, driving in the Sheephead Bay race ran
commanding officer at Fort Sill, con- Special Observer, into a fence at the top of the track, NEW TRAVELING SALES-
cerning the movement of the troops    turned over and broke in two. Lim- MAN LOCATES IN LAWTON.
to the border, and with everything in SMALL FIRE AT THE berg and Palotti were thrown clear of    
readiness to entrain immediately the MERIDIAN GARAGE, the car, which burst into flames. Harry I.. Harvey of Ft. Worth has
officers and men are marking time   Palotti died on the way to the hog- accePte<1 a position with E. A. Ever- Was Present to Hear the Excellent
until the orders come. A leaking carburetor caused an ex- pital and Limberg died while on an ton as P'B"° s«'e^nan. Mr. Harvey Sermon—Other Festivitien
Colonel Adams Saturday issued or- plosion and this in turn caused a fire i operating table soon after. Ims worl(e<' for 8ome of thc largest During Week.
Eddie Richanbacker, driver of car music hou"e8 in the '""thwest and  
the Junior High School with a total of I""™' 1 V ',\ V"" are se8sions of the schoo> of fire >•"" «>« ^rage this morning shortly after; No. 11, won the race. His time was , ™mes Mr- Overton highly recom-
- • . contained in preliminary reports on school of musketry. The officers of ™ven o'clock. Very little .'amage was hour, 33 minutes, 31 seconds. mended as a gentleman of high
non-commis- done. Jules Devingne was second
ers and the students were    hour, 35 minutes, 11 seconds. Ira Vail
to return to their respective APACHE WINS; SCORE 10 TO 1. wa" 'hird in 1 hour, 38 minutes, 44
regiments in all parts of the country. .  seconds.
 The Lawton Independents left Sun- The accident occured during the
JLST REMEMBER. day for Apache, where t^ey played running of the fifteenth lap, thirteen
the Apache team. The score was 10 to mile. The car hit the guard rail at
RESULTS OF TWO DAYS; MANY
GOOD EXHIBITIONS;
LARGE CROWDS.
NO KICKS REGISTERED !S4i(,ooooo°wonh °f K°°ds was ex-
ported in March a year ago. In the
  is $113,000,000 more than were ex-
Wh v.; Speaks Well For The Sports- P°rted in March a yea rago. In the
manship of Lawton n*n8 months ending with March ex-
School Boys. ports fell less than $5,000,000 short of
  three billion dollars, or more than one
C j billion dollars above the record for
held on Fri'day ataLtn^s wo^'by ^unt^/ htto^TOesTflSm terminatin,f the re*u'ar a,arm to sent in from ,he Meridian i
Junior High School with a total of contained in preliminary reports on scnool or musketry. The
42 pom s. Washington School was sec- March exports ma(le public by the these two branch(,; th„
hi ,1 it, , P°'"tS' -Ml'Klnl«y Bureau of Foreign and Domestic i ([,ned officers and the st,
third with i9 1-2 po.nts, and Lincoln commerce, Department of Commerce, ordered
tourth with 9 points. This awards the
BI6 CONGREGATION
( ommencement week openol vesfr-
standing at his home at Ft. Worth., V , f.or 'he h'*h 8chop' in
. Mr. Harvey will look after the citv Uwton-w'th th(' Baccalaureate aer-
It 1 I mnrt which uiaa i .. .1... T __
School Cham Banner to the
Junior High .jcuool. They also won
the baseball pennant, the last game
in the series being played off last
Wednesday with Lincoln school. It
was a tight game as the score of 3 to
1 shows.
In justice to the dead name sports
who competed in these contests from
the grade '--hools.it most, be said that,
altheuvh the competition was based on
weipv.t, and consequently each boy
ran only against those of his own
weight, the Junior High School did
have a slight advance in the age of
their ron est However, no kicks
CONFEDERATE
REUNION AT
BIRMINGHAM
TWENTY-SIXTH MEETING OF
GRAY CLAD VETERANS BE-
GINS TOMORROW.
A service station such as we have 1 in favor of Apache.
for Dodge Bros, cars, guarantees, con-   
tinual use of your Dodge Bros, car at
a minimum expense.
Misses Myers and Purcell
Will Give Screen Party.
On tomorow afternoon,
Wanda Myers and Marcia
Misses
Purcell
ANNUAL PRESS
MEETING IS OVER
TULSA, Okla., May 15.—With the
the top of the track at an estimated
speed of 101 miles an hour.
Limberg and his mechanic
catapulted over the fence, a distance
oilOO fcr. Tii  r *k.i:c was thir  •
higher at this point.
The other cars continued the .ace
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.,
have been regia*ered with the referee Thousands of gray clad
May 15.—
veterans of
will honor Miss Jane Griffin of Wa- ' <• Yu * ,V ,
, . . . completion of the tour through the
to.«« Okla., with a screen party at oi, fields Sunday thc twenty_fifth an.
the Murray theatre, where they will nual convention of the Oklahoma Press
see le a ara in A F ool There association passed into history. Prat-
—which speaks well for the sports- the civil war, remnants of the proud i^Y J!'h tolw wh° hav® ticall>' ever>' delegate and official in where they participated in the dance, ,lifr.h
H - - - - - bceu asked t0 8hare the hospitality of attendance at the gathering was
trade and make the town, in this ter- ™°n' Pr"aChed by the ReV"
rjtory u- s- Tabor, pastor of the First Con-
  sregational church, at the high school
auditorium.
Thc program foUows:
Prelude, Rowena Lamed.
Holy, Holy, Holy," Gleen Club.
Invocation, Rev. J. L. LaGrone.
\ ' "al Solo, selected, Onda T' it°n.
f-cripture Reading, Rev. J. L. L.v-
  i Grone.
. , TA Vocal Solo, Selected, Anna Marie
Mothers Day was observed in Law- Dunlap.
toil church.* and at the high school Baccalaureate Sermon, Rev. U. S.
auditorium with ceremonies und ser- Tabor.
i.ions eulogizing the mothers of yes- Annoucements.
lerday and today. Sons and daughters ' My Faith Looks Up To Thee,'
he following ™lthers ®nd fathers pinned 011 carna- Glee Club.
to the Benediction, Rev. U. S. Tabor.
MOTHERS HONORED
IN CITY bllURHES-
MOTHERS' CLUB
Attend Bailee
At MedHne Park.
On Saturday night    
ladies motored out to Medicine Park tions an<* went to ehu-.h
® Mr. Tabor's subject was "The Value
-JWL — for the evening: Missei. Ruth Shipley, Mothers Club proftram „f a Great Ideal." Mr. Tabor develop-
Purcell are the the way home Sunday night and by Pansy Robertson, Hazel Johnson, tho5c P*""t ipating were: Mrs Orn V1 the following thoughts: First.
L^aRobertson, the early evening only a few remained 'r.ne Griffin, Watonga, Okla.; Marcia Hornado>,> president of the club. Miss Kvery noble life must have a great
y aim i« m injec ,, , | " an<i Wanda Myers, Thelma Anna Marie Dunlap, Mr . Theo ideal; every one should seek to be
They were accompanied by '!" y S'eepe.r' Th|'ma of con,vention in ,he history of thl' writ- Dcinstas, Chicago. norland and Rev. U. S. Tabu. The SnrnethinR worthy of himself; there i.
hosts of Sons and Daughters of the C'^Caf' S^oflcld; Mlnn,e ers organization had been hf'd here.  -   ^
and Mae ScBofleld, Gertrude Fain, The special excursion tram which Misses Janie Carothirin and Nollie
manship of the lawton school boys, armies of the Confederacy, Sunday Myers -n(j
Ne\t year the competition will be ar- began the seige of Birmingham for \]jsscs pan3v . n(j
r^n"*"1 on a different basis, in order their twenty-sixth annual reunion, n„t. „„ ,'T " „ . '       " ,c" '"'">•><*■> «uionga, ukib.; ,«arcm ; - — ..« .-.very
... eliminate any advantage any- which begins Tuesday and lasts three gUth.f"dJ°P'y Ann« Fwm, to wwind Tuisans that the greatest Purcell and Wanda Myers, Tnelma ® T!leo i,lcnl; «verjr
days.
"" * wiLiiy ui iiiiiis«ii; mere is
hdcress was given by Rev. La Grone;nothing more pitiable than an aimless
'of M' E- chureh> anJ  '**' -If*. Second. Ambition is an absolute
one.
The athletic meet on Saturday be-
tween the High School, the Indian Confederacy who will provide the inhncnn^T.L /u! , .     4 . . , , ,  —   ,n ... aw>u«
School and the Metropolitan Commer- cial features which have become a 1 v"' Z ZA "'w^'i *T." XV°h ot Tempi°' vcn <'An* in ,h" T V. by thc c,ub cf th" ^*ntial to greatness. Mr. Tabor
cial College resulted in a victory for prominent part of the reunion g.th-1^' Warda and Ma"« Pur- ^ L'"' C^nh' CO'^ lustrations from history
the High School by a score of 62 er^8s
points to 34 for the Indian School
The Metropolitans, having only one
entry, and the Y. M. C. A., being in
the same boat, only scored 4 to 7
points respectively.
The detailed results follow:
100 Yard Dash.
First. Huff, high school.
Second. Pokorny, high school.
Third. Carter, Metropolitan college. taid"fo7 all Vho'^U attend. At the
Time 11 1-5 seconds.
220 Yard Dash.
First. Pokorny, high school.
Second. Carter, Metropolitan
lege.
Gen. Bennett H. Young of Louis-
ville, Ky., commander in chief of the
United Confederate Veterans, and
Gen. W. E. Mickle of New Orleans,
chief of staff, were among the early
arrivals. The fair grounds resemble
an a ••my encampment with its streets
of tents all waiting for the mobiliza-
tior. of the old soldiers
INCENDIARY FIRES
AT FORT BLISS
o'clock laden with 300 people, in ad-
dition to a sixteen-piece band which
made things lively all along the route.
For the first time since the opening
of the convention last Thursday the
editors had an opportunity to get to-
gether on a truly social basis. Every
minute of the sessions had been taken
up with other matters.
DISTRICT COURT
ADJOURNED SATURDAY
v. MS. Dowdy, Wagner, B.i'es ,„•] show that'all'ir'at persons'had'grelt
Mountjoy. All services were *el> at- ambitions. Man should realize that he
' ' ' 1 is Rreat by creation, that God wills
- _ for him to be g.rea£ an(j nothing but
Rev. A. L. Leake has returned l'i8 ow" se,ftshne'"' or willfulness can
from Ryan, Okla., where he went to thwart the DM™ P'*"; greatness
Third. Cecil, Indian school.
Time 26 1-5 seconds.
440 Yard Da«h.
First. Huff, high school.
Second. Hebo, Indian school.
Third. Hogan, high school.
Time 2 minutes 28 seconds.
880 Yard Run.
First. Charles, Indian school.
Second, Heo, Indian school.
Third, Curry, Y. M. C. A.
Time 1 minute 6 seconds.
Running High Jump.
First, Charles, Indian school, 5 feet.
1 inch.
Second, Schley, Indian school, 4
feet, 8 inches.
Ample ac- IAS(-)  Teas  *yay ^ Army up WIin oiner mauers. me trip
commodates have been aranged it s "I 9ta"°n8 a'°ng the border through the oil fields furnished just
commociations nave Deen aranged, it is were on thelr suard agajnst inccndiar. . . . J
ies Sunday, following Saturday
night s two fires at Fort Bliss, where
flames of unknown origin destroyed a
storehouse, three cavalry stables, know when his face is dirty?
three horses and some tents.
Army officers express the opinion
Hippodrome theater workmen have
built what is said to be one of the
largest dancing floors ever devoted
col- to a dance in the south. Here will be
staged the several reunion balls.
an opportunity and every mem-
. er of the party took advantage of it.
Another thing—how does a Mexican
"THIN GRAY LINE."
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 15.—It
that an investigation will disclose
that the fires could not have been of
spontaneous or accidental origin. It
thwart the Divine
deliver the baccaulaureate sermon of ('anno^ meaaured by any of the
District court adjourned in Lawton the high school at that place. He was ' u^es ^nown *° ms*n, that which we
The trip Saturday until June 12, at which accompanied by his little daughter, ?,ronounco sma11 G°d may call great
time Judge Cham Jones will return -Joy and his sister, Miss Ramona Every life should have one
and hear court cases. No jury will be Leake, who has been here visiting. | supreme example for a model.
empaneled for that time, and the jury   The sPeaker made a plea for Christ
which has been hearinp civil cases Our observation is that when a man ',e Creat Ideal.'
this week was discharged Saturday. is drunk enough to be a hero to him- Tonight at the high school a Greek
On Saturday morning the case of self he is a nuisance to other people. M*torv play by the two history class-
Alex Ray against the county com. I   "s wiM bc *iven under the direction Of
missioners was heard. This was a case Considering the price of shoe leath- Clarke. The entertainment
where the commissioners had allow- er, it looks like a shame for a cow toiv '^ £'ven on the portico. A small
n A ooro ill9k\J e<* a c'a*m to ^r- Ray f°r care of the keep a whole hide to herself. admission will be charged. A detailed
I Auofo Aff AY p00r' and County Attorney Orr ap-   report of the week's entertainment for
pealed to the district court from the Although it may lose us votes the hi*h sch°o1 exercises and festi-
decision of the commissioners. After among the radical element, our plat- t?iven in tomorrow s pa-
Dr. D. I). ( lenn, a pioneer citizen hearing the evidence Judge Jones re- form is that every woman who has a ^er'
of this city died at his home 918 Fifth manded the claim back to the commis- daughter ought to teach a cooking 1
PIONEER CITIZEN
was a thin gray line that marched was sajd there w#8 no _
aboard a train at the Rock Island sta- the aItlmunition house Th{, store.
n Su-day morning, bound for the hou8ei whfrt, ,he fir9t fire occurre(,
annual Confederate reunion which contained some machine
opens at Birmingham, Ala., Monday. r .l r . . , , . . „   
In the party of twenty-five from Ok- \ " e °f reCent °CCUr" T '**, 1* ° , °Cl°,Ck' Dr' sioner8' Durin« the trial sch°o1
lahoma City there were seven veter- ■ ' _8U8plc"'us nature Glenn hai1 l,een f"elln« bai"y for the that the commissioners had entered
' ar.s
JUST ARRIVED.
„ at the 1,a6e at Columbus, N. M., past ten days and while not thought into no contract with Mr. Rav and Percy Noodles says that when he A car load of Dodge Bros cars Can
Gen. T. R Turner, brigadier general ",,0Ut ft". W°rth, °f h"y ,l,ei"K d<" 10 be " 8trious ,nndition' his death therefore his claim was illegal.' It is told the capitalist's daughter her deliver veu a Dodge Bros, car today,
r..;- . ■ .1. c m.i , . istrojed. Two weeks ago the El Paso occured at the above time. The fun- probable that an attemnt. will ho mother's strined skirt looked lilfp  n  
of the First brigade uf Oklahoma,
the local Daughters of the Confeder-
acy who made the trip were Mrs. Leon
Huckins, Mrs. A. S. Connellee and
lots
probable that an attempt will be mother's striped skirt looked like an
was in charge of the train Amone ( ount^ c*u,)' not ^ar ^rom ^ort eru' ^rom residence on made to compromise the matter. awning nhe said he ought to remem-
„ .. ... ^ , burne(1 to the ground with a loss of Wednesday afternon at II o'clock und A divorce was granted Saturday to her that mamma shades
$35,000. Rev. ( . F. Wagner of the First Jesse H. Hymur from Alyse Hymur ground.
(ien. Frederick Funston at San An- Christian church will officiate. Dr. on the grounds of abandonment. Also
Third, Cecil, India, school, 4 feet, 7 MUs Lelah Mltthewa    t0n'° hSS °,rdered an investigation of Glenn is survived by his wife and two Maud Hiller was ^ranted a divorce
inches. , ,' ' , , ,. ' ,, the fires. General Funston is curious sons, Harley and Harry of this city, from Miles Hiller
Running Broad Jump. ">ure ' ee ga ion (>m ,e west- t() know, it was said, how the incen- and three daughters. Que of daughters J ; 
First. Pokorny, high school," 17 feet, ^Tnit arrived In Oklahoma City ' All <liariCB t,1U<led the P'Cket8 "nd i(fn'ted h"9 "rriVt,d fr°m (>hi0' WhUe Mr8'
along the line tlirough Ok^ahoma and tW° " h°Ur a"art'
feetTl-2 inches ' 'ndmn 'Ch<>01' " ]Arkansas "ddUions were made to the | g Armstrong returned on the attend the funeral.
' ■ °cal At McAlester Gen. D. M. „00n train from Mo wh(re he
— - - Hnlcv ininArt na Hid rp'inion vi«itnre
Call 448 for cleaning and pressing*
of hats cleaned and blocked. The Unique
Tailors, 319 C Ave. 5-1 lm
Mrs. E. A. Martin of Chattanooga,
here. Another sister, is shopping and visiting in the city to-
living in Missouri, will be unable to day.
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.
Third. Huff, high school, 17 feet, 1-2 Haley joine(] a8_did_ re,Jnion vilitor, ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Standing Broad Jump.
First. Pokorny, high school, 8 feet,
11 inches.
Second. Hogan, high school, 8 feet,
9 1-2 inches.
Third, Curry, Y. M. C. A., 8 feet 8
inches.
Pole Vault.
First. Schley, Indian school, 8 feet,
2 inches.
Second. Fouth, high school, 8 feet,
1 inch.
Third, Huff, high school.
Shot-Put.
First. Hogan, high school.
Second, Huff, high school.
Third, Day, high school.
Basketball Goal Throwing.
First Hogan, high school, 27 goals
in 1 minute. ,
Second. Huff, high school, 23 goals
in 1 minute.
from Ardmore, Muskogee and other
eastern points in the state. Stops for
veterans were made at Shawnee,
Holdenville, Hartshcrne ami Wilur-
ton.
Personally we do not pretend to be
much of a censor, but we do doubt if
any stocking ought to look like a dis-
play advertisement.
Furthermore, if it is true that
women's fashions are designed by half
a dozen men in New York and Paris,
why are they not put to death?
Probably It isn't important, still we
have always wished we knew what
kind of a picture a "genre" painting
past two months.
Miss Nannie Bay of Fletcher, is in
the city today shopping and visitng.
Mrs. Ed Miller and daughter of Tin-
ney, were in the city today enroute to
Olustee to altend graduation exercis-
Mrs. S. Blair of Apache is a visitor
in the city today.
Mrs. Peavish says that, although
•he doubts if he has any talent for
Third. Day, high school, 22 goal.* in 'statesmanship, she is sorry Mr. Pcav-
1 minute. job wasn't elected provisional Presi-
(Continued On Page Four. Ident of the Irish Republic.
WANTED
Horses and Mules
from 5 to 10 years
old, IS to 16 hands
high.
C. S. THOMAS
225 F at.
I.awton
AT
THE MURRAY
TOMORROW
Return Showing of
THEDA BARA
—in—
"A Fool There Was"
A vivid theme that deals with
a phase of life that will appeal
to all classes.
MIRRAY TOMORROW
Superinten' nt W. C. French of
the Lawton scho^Ua, was a visitor in
Oklahoma City Sunday.
Misn Bernice Bow, instructor of the
Metropolitan Business < ollege, was an
(over Sunday visitor in Oklahoma
| City.
Chas. Daugherty, formeily with
the American Express Co., of this
city, who was recently transferred to
El Reno, was in the city yesterday
[visiting with friends.
Miss Florence Ruse has returned
from an over Sunday visit with
frie ids at Apache.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Edmondson of
Roosevelt, Okla., were in the city yes-
terday visiting between tiains at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Suther-
lard. Mr. Edmondson is a brother of
Mrs. Sutherland and he and Mrs.
Edmondson are enroute to Oklahoma
City to attend the Banker's conven-
tion.
Comanche Ice Company
 Phone 274 
ti;
L) GET THE REST SERVICE
it is necessary we have your co-
ojieration. Should you have the slight-
est cause of complaint we will deem it
a favor if you will telephone us.
By working in this maimer with
us, we can in time make the service
perfect.