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VOLUME XVI—NO. 31.
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The Cream Of The Big News Of The World, The Day It Happens
THE LAWTON CONSTITUTION
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, MONDAY. EVENING. SEPTEMBER 11, 191B.
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The Republican Convention of Comanche County Passed Resolution Saturday De-
nouncing Congress For Cowardice, and President Wilson as A Demagogue for Passing
Legislation To Avoid The Great Railway Strike.
STRIKE 800,000 UNION- SCOTT FERRIS SUNSHINE AT
ISTS N. Y. RECOMENOED™ DEM HEADQUARTERS
32 INJURED
IN STRIKE
DISTRICT
WEATHER REPORT
Forecast for Oklahoma: Tonight,
unsettled, showers, cooler Tuesday
generally fair.
Temperature for 2-J flour period be-
ginning 7 a. m. Sunday—
REV. MOSELEY TO PRESBYTERY
Rev. J. W. Moseley, pastor of the
Beal Heights Presbyterian church, ac-
; companied by E. E. O'Neil and W. F.
Rockwell, left this morning over the
Rock Island for Cordell, Okla., where js the organizer of the far western
they will attend a meeting of the part 0f the campaign to re-elect
Presbytery. Rev. Moseley stated that Woodrow Wilson president of the Uni-
he disliked going away at this time ted Suteg He rome8 from oklaho-
of the revival, but that it was imper- ma^ way of Washington, where he
ative for him to go. He will return' js servjng his fourth term as the rep-
resentative of
| congress.
Maximum 97
Minimum 71
temperature .84
, ,, , i .. ... 4 , Temperature data—
quarters in the karpen building, who that—like most mules—often exercis- T • , . , . ft.
, . , , , ' ... ....... . Maximum this date last year. _%
has a handshake like the hug of a ed his right to kick. His first law ... • ...
, , . . _ _ . ... . , , • Minimum this date last year to4
bear and his name is Scott Ferris. office was in a tent, buildings being M(fan _ thjg date ,ast ye.lr m i \ION REVIVAL
> distri/'f thnf nnur nnm\\ni'c /\n iir
(Chicago Evening Journal) | air of a man who first hustled for'
There is a great big, genial, good clients driving over his district behind
Matured hustler at Democratic head-; a malicious mustang and a black mule
REVIVAL
STARTS
UNION HEADS RECEIVE ORDER
RECOMMENDING GENERAL
STREET CAR MEN.
IN SYMPATHY WITH
TRANSIT STRIKE
the latter part of the week.
As an aid to Thomas J. Walsh, he scarce in the district that now numbers
210,000 persons.
Looking at Mr. Ferris today you
wouldn't think that he had ever seen a
plow or threshing machine, but he
knows all about their tricks. He got
his muscle in the early days with just
the sixth district in that sort of useful farming implements
and he is proud of it
Precipitation for 24 hours ending
Sept. 1 lth, 7 a. m.: 0.00.
FRANK M. HEAD,
Special Meteorological Observer.
I NDER LEAD-
ERSHIP OF REV. BROWNINC
BEGAN YESTERDAY P. M.
Thirty-two Injured in Last Twenty-
four Hours in Strike IHstrict—
Many Arrested.
15 KILLED
IN BRIDGE
COLLAPSE
Scott Ferris is breezy, not blustery. But now he is a lawyer. He was
He is Chicago's kind of a man, and 1 not born with a golden spoon in his
he fits into the atmosphere of the' mouth, and after he had been gradu-
metropolis of the western part of the ated from the Newton county high
world just as if he had been born school at Neosho, Missouri, he stud-
here and play I'd marbles with some of ied law when he was not working and
the young business men who are now worked when he was not studying law,
making Chicago famous in remote making him well acquainted with
parts of the globe. work. Whether he ever dreamed of
Representative Ferris is only 39 being a member of congress and at
years old. Mrs. Ferris was Miss Grace some time being called upon to organ-
Hubbert, of Neosho, Missouri, and if ize the forces for the election of a
, she lived in Illinois she would vote for president is not known, but he is here
President Wilson.
More Than Six Feet Tall has started the ball to rolling with a
LIQUID
FIREOSED
IN ATTACK
LAR6E ATTENDANCE
Taliernacle Filled at Evening Ses-
sion—Strong Sermon Ka ed on
"Great Commandment" Preach-
ed Last Night.
By United Press.
NEW YORK, Sept. 11.-
heads received an order this morn-
ing /ecommending the general strike
of the city's eight hundred thousand
trade unionists in sympathy with the
which affects New
1 • Standing well over six feet and vim.
Union j * en,ra' Span Quebec Bridge, \\ eigh- wj^ we|j proportioned avoirdupois, "Happiest Fellow in America."
ing . ,000 1 oik ( oil apses T.^I.ot 'the gentleman irom Oklahoma" might After being graduated from the
When Collapsed in 1907. wejj be taken for a Chicago business Kansas City law school in 1901, M
man. Certainly he gives none of the (Continued On Pafie Four.
in our midst for the purpose and he Irtish Taking Offensive in Balkans
—Germans I'se Liquid Fire in
Attack on Somme
By United Press.
MONTREAL,
five workmen
Sept. 11.—Twenty-
ire reported to have
transit strik
Yorl-, Bronx, and Queen
Daily sesions will he held
union committee which will direct the
proposed sympathy strike, and whU± sPun weighing five
has .i!ready opened headquarters. It v"ls
was stated that several days would b° morning.
:-e<|u i d t; yet the strike under way
f -iker* : ve appealing to the pub
l.c t to refrain from using the many years,
... subway and elevated lines, Transcontinental railway system
which strikes pre in progre-. flonl HaBfax 10 Vancoucer.
counties.
by the l,een killed when the central spun of
the Quebec bridge collapsd. The
thousand tons
owed to the British side this
It was being hoisted when
; it fell fifteen feet into the river. The
central span, i:r.der construction for
is to link the Canadian
surf,
upon
P<.
rave
trict
()vo •
madt
with
DEMOCRATIC INCREASED
COMMITTEE ENROLLMENT
MEETING THIS YEAR
c reports show that thirty-two
been injured in the strike dis-
«n the l#st twenty-four hours.
In 1007 seventy-five lives wer
lost when part of the structure col-
lapsed. Since then the greatest Ger- To Open Headquarters in Law ton Na- Knrollment for First Week of Schorl
of arrests have been man- Bl'iti3h an<t American experts
inludir.g two women
nciting riot.
charge* 1 '1avc worked on the plans
tional Bank Building.—Henry
Russell Secretary.
Compared with First Months En-
rollment of Preceding Years.
The union revival at the large tab-
ernacle began yesterday afternoon,
and a better beginning could scar-
! tely be desired. Ideal weather con-
ditions prevailed, attendance was
surprisingly large, singing the very
! best, and the preaching up to a high
! standard of straight forward gospel
truth presented in an interesting and
i effective manner.
In the afternoon, at the first ser-
vice, Evangelist Browning gave an
illuminative discourse on 'Pure Re-
3y United Press. ligion." This is the kind of religion
PARIS, Sept. 11.—The British have every sinner in Lawton needs, and the
taken the offensive in the Balkans, kind every Church memier should
crossing the Strumna river at Orl- recommend. Wherein any have come
jax and attacking the Bulgars. The short, an,! many of us have, we
Germans launched five attacks south should take this revival meeting as
of the Somme last night, between *,0('s ca^ return, repent, and
• Berny point and South Cahulnes, us- start again to do better.
ing liquir fide. They were checked The sermon last night was based
I bv {he artillen "^reat Commandment' to love
God and love our neighbor. The
By United Press. greatest wrong any husband can do
LONDON, Sept. 11.—The British his faithful and loving wife is to
repulsed two counter attacks against Prove untrue to her and set his af-
Ginchy last night. The Germans also j factions on another, one who does
attacked near Mouquet farm but ,l0^ deserve his love and tenderest
were driven back. affection. The most grievous sin a
man commits against God Almighty
D. M. Bowers, the jeweler, is on the is to refuse Him the heart s love and
sick list this week and unable to be affection and become enamored with
at his place of business.
HEARING IS MINERS MAY
RESUMED STRIKETQDAY
Ev United Press.
WACO, Sept. 11.—The hearing in By United Press.
the T R. Watson habeas corpus case KANSAS CITY, Sept. 11
was -.-unieii before Judge Harper strike of southwestern miners may be
th F.ank Examiner McKinnon on the called today. Formal demands on the
<i He testified that Watson beg- operators to accept the new biennial
geil a respite of three more days in wage contract will be made at the
which to obtain money to place the joint conference. A refusal will be
bank i a good condition. met with a strike order effective at
si* o'clock this evening, according to
(it M. Bloomer of Indiahoma is the miners.
transacting business affairs in the
city ' nday.
The Democratic campaign commit- The enrollment for the first week
tee met Saturday afternoon at the city 0f school this year shows a substan-
hall with all the members of the com- increase over the enrollment of
mittee present. Campaign Chairman «he three preceding years, according
McGee called the meeting to order tu tabulated list prepared by city
and a general discussion of the cam- superintendent of schools Hugh A.
paign ensued. Carroll.
Henry Russell was elected secretary The following tabulated list of the
of the campaign committee and will enrollment of the Lawton City
take charge and open headquarters at! Schools for the past thre years,
once. The building at Fourth and C,|Those of 19ja.N und .15 are the en.
IDA TARBELL
FOR WILSON
formerly occupied by the Lawton Na
tional Bank, has been rented. Head-
quraters will be established here at
once and the campaign organized.
Every democrat in the county is
invited to call at headquarters when j jncojn
in the city.
rollments for the first month while ( LT,iite<l Press.
that for 11)16 is the enrollment at the! NEW ^ ORK, Sep
beginning of the second week, with ^e famous economist,
three weeks to go on.
1916 1915
•26:$
EXCAV ATION WORK FINISHED
\/
MAINE
.402
High School .275
H. S. Grade-. .268
McKinley S...225
W&idfington .231 (1184)
Dunbar 32 27
..73 70
1914
428
291
203
K>0
153
24
G6
11.—Ida Tarbell,
declared for
Wilson today, saying that he was the
1913 great<,8t progressive of the decade.
400
281
the love of this sinful world.
The wermon this morning at 10
o'clock was on "What it means to be
a Christian," and the whole servi. •
was one of inspiration aud helpful-
ness to Clod's children. A great chorus
i of more than a hundred voices is do-
ing some excellent singing. Ther"
will be room tonight for a tew more
Vingeiy. The c 'cu^'ve committee,
consisting of all the pastors and tw"
(laymen from each church, held a
meeting this afternoon and laid full
plans lor the campaign. Everyone
in touch with the meetings seem to
feel that a gracious revival is or.
and that many sinners are going to
come over on the side light and eter
nal life.
PRIMARIES
Excavation work on the Paynter
McVicker building has been finished i Douglass
and the foundation and frame work
is now being laid. Tota|s 1504 1494 137B 1392
In the 1915 records of buildings
I.ute Laws left today noon for Altus are not separately listed, but the en-
where he will be for a few days on rollment ,hown on Kra(,es
business.
Mr. and Mrs. Waldorf returned to
247 lheir homeR y^erday at Edmond af- j 3uel|7rbar earnedthis morn-
,50 ter a visit in the city with their son,, jn([ from Apa(,he t(, apem, the llay
1m G. C. Waldorf and family, on A Ave. | „h ing_
By United Press.
ThfTe will be a special communi- BOSTON, Sept. 11. At the election
cation this evening at 7::10 o'clock, in Maine today the vote is expected to
of Lawton Lodge No. 183, A. F. & exceed the record vote of 147,000 in
A. M. One entered apprentice degrc 1880. It is expected that the vote
confc -ed after which a banquet will cast will point the way to the national
lie served. Visiting Bhethren wel- vote in November.
come.
i RREST E. HARPE. W. M. TAKE PRISONERS TO ENID.
FRED SPONSI.ER, Sec.
~ ~ —~"~l Deputy United States Marshall
Call 448 for cleaning and pressing, I Milled and Deputy Sheriff T. J.
hats leaned and blocked. The Unique Mitchell left today for Enid, where
Tailors, 319 C Ave.
H-J lm they nrc taking prisoners to federal
For Sale
At a bargain; 9 room mod
erE home, close in. $100
down a:id S12 per month.
See
Hopps furniture Co.
514 D Ave.
______i———i
court in ression there.
WANTED
Horses and Mules
from 5 to 10 years
old, 15 to 16 hands
high.
C. S. THOMAS
225 F (t. Lawton
MILLER AND
TULLIS CHARGED
CRIMINAL LIBEL
Seven Informations Filed Against
Them Saturday.—Their Arrest
to Follow.
On Saturday, there were seven in-
ON TRIAL FOR
PLACING BOMB
IN PARADE
By United Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11.—The
first of the bomb cases resulting
from the murder of ten persons by
the explosion of an infernal machine
in a suitcase planted in the Prepared-
formations filed against Tullis and ness Parade crowd here July 2:1, be-
Miller, owner and editors of the Com- Ran today when Warren lv. HillinKs,
anche County Times, charftinir crim- prinipal suspet, went to trial. The
inal libel. i theory of the prosecution is that
The editors and owners of the Times Billings and his confederates were
have been enfcaffed in publishing vi- not anti-preparedness cranks, aB at
cious attacks on the complainants for first was supposed, but -ought to
the last year and the personal arti- kill employes of the local United
eles have grown more vicious since Railroads, a division of which would
the primary. The defendants will be have been passing the bomb suitcase
given a chance to establish the truth at the moment it exploded if the pa-
of their articles. (Continued On Page Four^
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1EGRO. SHOT AND
I. B. WILSON, IN
RESTAURANT.
JOY
TCHER KNIFE
ame at Boy With
—Shot Through
Heart.
egro about forty-five
ihot and killed this
1 o'clock by W. B.
boy about twenty or
old, in a restaurant
E avenue and Fifth
is said to have acted
onerated this after-
it held before Acting
the jury returning a
let that Harris came
shot fired by W. B.
the act was commit-
le.
i Called
ned in to the police
isbrey, from the City
in Zandt responded,
the negro was lying
e down, about twen-
from the corner of
died soon after the
vithout making any
knife was lying on
e side of the negro,
standing near. The
;r Van Zandt, "I am
it. Here I am. I
ifense. There's the
tevolver Used
ill dog revolver was
itering the left side
irt. The ball is said
1 a watch the negro
the pocket of his
ley Investigates
y Orr and the aher-
oon at the scene of
ig an investigation,
neled before Acting
nd after viewing the
enc of the killing,
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