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VOLUME XV—NO. 267.
THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION
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LAWTON. OKLAHOMA. SAT IRDAY EVENING, Jl.'NE 17, 1 1«.
DAKY EDITION
CONSULS GENERAL LAWTON'S FLAG TO MUSEUM
Til RORDFR AaS °f the Eighth Army Corps Under Gen. Lawton In the Phillipines
Presented by Wife—In Twenty-seven Battles
WEATHER REPORT
OUSINESS
MEN'S CLUB
EL PASO, June 17.—(Special.)—
The American consula, Phillip Hanna
of Monterey and J. H. Silliman of Sal-
tillo vvere ordered today by the Amer-
ican government to come to the
American side of the iiorder.
Carrmnza threatens to attack the
American troops unless they move
north across the border.
The withdrawal of two consuls
leave* onl> one American representa-
tive in Mexico, an agent in Mexuo
City.
Texas troopers left hurriedly to-
day for Islitas near Laredo where the
Mexican bandits are reported to have
been seen.
RELIGIOUS REVIVAL AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 1
The Beal Heights Presbyterian |
Church will hold a revivr "'eting for
two weeks beginning nt c* uday,
June 25th. The general public is cor-
dially invited. Rev. E. 0. Whitwell of
Norman, Oklahoma, will conduct the
meeting assisted l y Miss Fern Miles
of Guthrie. A Texas exchange says of
them. Mr. Whitwell is a preacher of
great ability and hfa sermons are so
plain that a child can understand
them. The sermon for men Sunday
afternoon was the best we have ever
heard. The heart of every man present
was touched. The solos sung by Miss
Miles at this service were her sweet-
est and mo t touching. These were
Forecast For Oklahoma—Tonight
and Sunday generally fair.
Temperature for 24 hour period he-
rn., Frday:
Maximum , 89
Minimum  62 ______
Mean Temperature 75
Temperature data: More than fifty were present at the
Maximum this date last year ... .8:? Business Mens club meeting last night
Minimum this date last year 04 when a report was had about the
Mean Temp, this date last year .. . .73 Boosters trip. Every one was satisfied
Precipitation for 24 hours ending with the trip.
June 17th, 7 a. m., 0.00. A report of the water committee
FRANK M. HEAD, was heard and pronounced a good one
Special Observer, by many of the members. However a
• —discussion will be had at next Friday
TO BEGIN DRILLING night's meeting.
NEXT WEEK IN SEC. ft was decided last night to get
  busy on the celebration of Aug. (5, at
Warner is moving his oil drilling rig onCe and make the arrangements in
to Section 5, 1 North 10, one mile i plent.y of time so that a celebration
south of the Epstein Keady well, bigger and better than ever could be
arc will begin drilling next week for 1 held this year.
Lelerman, Emmet Cox and Louis!  
Trope.
flag of the
(Cijt by courtesy Evening Star, Washington, I). ( .)
STH UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS, WHICH WAS WITH GL:,
HIS PHILIPPINE CAMPAIGN.
lawton all through
WASHINGTON, D. C„ June 17.—,banner, whose once white expanse in paign which broke the back of the re
now yellow with exposure, tells that hellion, the hardest campaign the 1 Class, in j .
These medals are now ready for
(Spttial.)—It \vus a woman who save
COL. ROOSEVELT SUFFERING
FROM TORN LIGAMENT.
SILVER MEDALS NEWY0 ~"n a ,,
nrinv/ Tf> nn h/m NEW \ORh, June 1<. An X-ra>
Rr Ami Tm npllyFR examination made today on Colonel
Roosevelt disclosed that his injury
- was as he had expected—a torn liga-
.......... . ment at the point of fracture in a left
Moll, the jeweler, has had On di.-• „uffered , vear Bg0, ,he Colonel
„lay for the past few days the s.lver a|moun(.e(| ufter wamtn,Uon.
medals that are to be presented to the
winners in the County Intellectual and
Athletic Contests held at the close of
schools. These medals have raised
figures on the face showing the event
lor which they were awarded. They
are suspended by white and green
jrros grain ribbon, the state and coun-
ty colors, from a silver bar on which
is engraved the winner's name. On the
reverse side is the name of the event,
the year.
He said he is feeling fine.
MCDARMENT
NOT GUILTY
enough t<> make any man turn from lhe gide ]ifthts upl)n the secom| nag .this is the "Flag of the Eighth United general ever saw. It all happened dur-
his wic
vay to the way of right
which has recently been acquired by I States Army Corps, flown in 1889, at ing the one year, 189!), but things
Henry the headquarters of Maj. Gen. Henry were doing every minute of the time. cu^u
"Yes, I was with him, and saw
distribution at the office of the County MUSKOGEE, Okla., Jun 17. —
the National Museum Mrs Henry the headquarters ot Maj. uen. nenry were aomg every minuie 01 me time. nt- 1 bronze medals (Special.) Corley P. McDarment, the
\Jart!^awton presented her husband's W. Lawton, U. S. Volunteers, at Caba- 'Yes, I was with him, and saw awarded for second prue have no . Wagoner school teacher who was tried
W the fllg of the dashing 8th Army natuan. Philippine Islands. The gift many of the battles. When the Presi- "ut an announcement w.l thia week at Muskogee on the charge
Cor™ whtch won enCgement aZ of Mrs. Mary C. Lawton." dent intimated that my husband would * made as soon as they come, so that of murder in killing Edgar Watts,
in the Philippines and "I was with him through all those he sent to the Philippines, I made him 1 tL,Wlrl"err n'?y s™u'c _
engagement
ART SMITH IS
BADLY HURT BY
FALL IN JAPAN
SAPORO, Japan, June 17.—Art
Smith, .American aviator, was serious- ^ mun8 t0 and die Philippines
ly injured in the right leg today when ^ ^
was found not guilty this morning.
then at last saw its leader fall be.'.sath engagements," said Mrs. Lawton, promise that I should go, too, and I 1 'le totul v'alu'' of the vo" Thl' l'a3e haB attracted wide atten-
the great white standard bearing In and he loved that flag. Perbar you are happy that thil was permitted me. thl8 ycar 18 a ,out ** um e 81 _ rt tlorl throughout the state.
red the figure "8," which was never noticed the beautiful mahogany staff
' ' silver mounting, me for ;ome representative memento
  iwppv mtii inia was pernmieu mt. • .
When the National Museum asked "nd individuals who were successful
far from him, which covered him at with its elaboiate
these contests are proud to receive
the last, when he was borne to burial, This was captured by (ien. Lawton in of Gen. Lawton, 1 gave the most val-
and as now been placed where all may one of his early expeditions in the uabje tangible memento i possess'd,
these tokens as an evidence of their
efforts.
THE AUTOMOBILE.
That flag saw much ser-
for"one's" country and have memory vice as the Stars and Stripes rarely
that war-worn battle flag, which tells
■ j '"j".   " imp 'a pnunrrv aiici iiuvc iiiciuvt; mvc ^ — — . . .
his aeroplane fell while he was mak- honored as one ()'f th(! bravest soldiers see, having gone through twenty- su vlv" " s ory' ,
ing a
flight.
of an age.
seven battles in not many more days.
Art Smit has given aeroplane ex-
hibits in Lawton several times. The
last one at the Aug. 6 ce'.bration in
1911.
DUMA SAYS RUSSIANS
MUST EAT LESS MEAT.
LONDON, June 17.—The Russian
duma has adopted a bill calling for j
the abstention from eating meat four j
days in each week, according to a
Keuter dispatch from Petrograd.
The card which describes the great It went through that northern cam- Telephone 76 for the Constitution
A MODEL PLATFORM, SAYS BRYAN
Party Accepts The Responsibility For Every Act of Administration-
Sweeping Challenge To Republicans
INSTALL ELECTRIC
FAN IN MURRAY
L ?eno Democrat: In a fleeting in-
spection of a batch of newspapers
from a half dozen cities we note the
reports of nine fatal automobile acci-
dents. Several of these accidents o-
curred under circumstances ranging
from unconventional to shady; mar-
ried men with other men's wives,
Messrs. Harry. Williams and Ben business men with their female em-
Walton, proprietors of the Murray ployes; unchaperoned young people of
theatre have installed a large fan in '-oth sexes who had tarried at road
the theatre. It is of the very latest houses and the like.
model and is placed just at outside The toll that the use of the auto-
of the rear of the building, the air be- mobile as a pleasure car is levying on
ing carried in by ways of a large pipe, human life is come to be something
The fan is eight feet high with blades little short of appalling. The toll it is
36 inches in width and is driven by a levying on good morals, the easy and
large ttve-horse power motor. This alluring opportunities it affords for
system will change the air in the departures
B. F. Sampson, traveling representa-
wholesale druggists,
makin;- arrangements
JUST REMEMBER.
He intends going to St. Joe and
drive through in their car.
life. And the cost, finally, in dollars
' and cents, is enormous.
JUST AKRIVFJ>.
A service station such as we have
for Dodge Bros, cars, uuaranteea, con-
tinual use of your Dodge Bros, car at A car lead of Dodge Bros. cars. Can
a minimum expense. deliver you a Dodge Br op. car today.
WANTED
Horses and Mules
from 5 to 10 years
old, 15 to 16 hands
C. S. THOMAS
225 F at. Lawton
By W J BRYAN'. a paragraph,the old banking and cur- and numerous measures for the ad rwm eT,,ry lw,.IlvJ
ST LOUIS Mo June 17.—The rency system, "loi.g the refuge of the vantage of the farmer are urged. The Bystem wj„ t.ertainly add t0 the popu- much more costly to the well being of
tive for the'Parks Davis and company platform adopted by the democratic money trust," has been supplanted by rural credits bill before congress U , . f a|read ellterprising the people, there is every r<'as0"
tive for the Parks Davis and con,ention h one of the a new law, a true democracy of indorsed and attention is called to oth- ^ houB„ Mieve, than the price paid human
to move his strongest, clearest and most pro- c redit under government control," er measures advocated or already en-
familv to this city from St. Joe, Mo. gressive utterances ever promulgated which has already proved "a financial acted for the benefit of agriculture.
j then by any party. It sets forth the party's bulwark in a world crisis." A federal Labor Section Satisfies.
position with candor and courage, and trade commission has been created The labor section of the platform
    ^ covers all the issues before the and its purpose is that "monopoly gives the most complete and satisfac-
„ . ... for ,nd preiaiug, country. The party accepts the re.pon- may be strangled at its birth and legi- tory program yet offered. A living
h t . ned and blocked The Unique I sibility for what it has done, invites timate industry encouraged." wage, an eight-hour day, with one
ha ; ean«l and blocked. T Unq^ ^ ^ ^ The party reaffirms ^ ..doctrine of d,y of re„ safety appliances, com-
Tailois, .11. A e. j challenges opponents to sepcify a tariff for the purpose of providing pensation for accident, uniform child
'  wherein a mistake has been made or sufficient revenue for the operation of labor laws, and then follows a declara-
to set forth the policy which the re- a government economically adminis- tion of unusual strength, 'such pro-
publican party would substitute for tered," and points to the Underwood vision for decency, comfort and health
the policy pursued. law as a measure exemplyfying that in the employment of women as
The challenge is sweeping: "We doctrine. should be accorded to the mothers of
challenge comparison on our record, Tariff C ommission. the race."
our keeping of pledges and our con- A tariff commission is commended The Philippine hill before congress is >_i
structive legislation with those of any for the purpose of studying the tariff indorsed and the promise of ultimate
party of any time." This is bold schedules on the light of the situation independence is renewed. —
lllllll. enough for a beg.,.mrg, and the plat- that may follow the war, with a view Civil Service Retirement.
form continues to deal in the same of such readjustments as may be A retirment provision for civil ser-
spirit with all the subjects discussed, found necessary. vice employes is recommended, and
Federal Reserve Act. The shipping bill is strongly com- the party is pledged to the enforce-
treated in mended; conservation is advocated, (Continued On Pane Four.
WALL PAPER
Now is the time to place your orders for spring work. A complete
stock of Wall Paper, Paints, Floor Finishes, Alahastine,
Enamels, Window Shades and Glass.
13 hone 194
A. L. LUND
411 D Ave.
The federal reserve act is
CHARLIE CHAPLIN'S Burlesque on "Carmen" Essanay Chaplin Four Act'Screeni'
Only Chaplin Feature First Showing In Lawton At
THE MET THEATRE
Next Monday, Matinee and Night, and Tuesday Matinee
and Night
Two Days and Nights at the Met Theatre. Don't Forget the Day and the Date June 19th and 20th.
Prices Will Be One Dime, Ten Cents, to Everybody
                          
Comanche Ice Company
Phone 274
npo GET THE BEST SERVTOE
I- it is necessary we have your eo-
o|K'rnti«n, Should you have the slight-
est cause of complaint we will deem it
a favor if you «'ill telephone us.
By working in thi> manner with
us, we eun in time make the service
perfect.
from ritfht standards of
room every twentV minutes. This new! Hvin -the toll in this respect is very
,.A^aini« nnnn- much more costly to the well being
to
Daily Conatitii-
ellvered at your
every evening
Sunday for 10
per week, pay-
q Carrier.
i:y edition
Gen.
Mexicans
rtment, as
nent.
'e in a
<t-Railroad
national
leral way
: effected,
r handling
:
eral agent
jntil Tues-
Ok lahoma
equipment
generally
jency, Mr.
jr the sake
/ement of
hich there
each road
! is type of
have to be
uis and, at
1SB
TROOPS
ps in the several
lobilized at their
necessary te~
TERS •
MENT
INTONIO
chment of the
he Fifth Field
ived orders late
entrain at the
ent, left Sunday
Antonio, Texas,
peed at the dis-
ston.
ajor Bishop will
d of Batteries
Fifth, now sta-
These batteries
ur point seven
I to their heavi-
ly not be med in
vaded the south-
lie invaluable in
towns should
the American
lei.ic^iment eon
liid twenty men
Majoff Bishop
s of a complete
reel osrt and
ie l atteries  t -
III be h*M 1.
•ipci'teJ that
the liorder in the