The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 49, Ed. 1 Monday, October 2, 1916 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. XVI., NO. 49.
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, MONDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 1916.
DAILY EDITION
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PLACE
DEATH
BLAME
By United Press.
DETROIT, Mich., Oct. 2.—The
police are trying: to place the blame
ofthe deat h of eight and the injuring
of thirty-six in a street car smash up
at Grand crossing here last night,
upon Valentine Snowshki, gateman,.
who was hired by the Grand TrunK,
railway.
Snowshki is sixty-five years old
and draws a salary of $35 a morth.
He was arrested at the depot this
morning, after he had fled the scene
of the wreck.
Witnesses decided that Snowshki;
failed to lower the street gate at
Forest avenue crossing, when thn
south bound freight side swiped
across the town car containing 100
passengers. The street car was
thrown fifteen feet, partially t ver
turning, hurling the passengers under
wheels of the freight. All bodies were,
so mangled for* identification ap-
pears impossil*'.
GETS 29 SIGNERS;
ONLY 32 INTERVIEWED
Out of thirty-two men interviewed
between Tinney and Holliday twenty-
nine of them signed the good roads
pettiion for a bond issue which was
circulated by C. P. Christensen of
Holliday. This is an excellent showing
and is only a sample of the senti-
ment which is in favor of good roads
for Comanche county. Mr. Christen
sen intends getting more signers yet.
Geo. Hubbard and H. A. Potter of
Indiahoma were in this afternoon r.d
reported that out of 55 who had been
approached only one was doubtful
about signing the petitions. Let the
good work go on.
WEATHER REPORT I BEING NAT! GUARDSMAN HORSE'
Forecast For Oklahoma—Tonight
fair, Tuesday fair, cooler in northern
portion.
Temperaturefo r 24 hour period, be-
ginning 7 a. m., Sunday—
Maximum 83
Minimum G8
Mean Temperature 70
Temperature data—
Maximum this date last year ....79
Minimum this date last year ....53
Mean Temp, this date last year ... .06
Precipitation for 24 hours ending
October 2nd, 7 a. m., 0.00.
FRANK M HEAD,
Special Meteorological Obseiver.
ON BORDER NO VACATION
LEAVE FOR MISSOURI TO
RESIDE ON FARM.
A. Murphy and family, who have
been living at 1010 B avenue expect to
leave this evening or Tuesday morn-
ing for Osceola, Missouri where they
will live. Mr. Murphy had traded for a
farm in the vicinity of Osceola. He will
keep in touch with Lawton through
the Lawton Constitution.
MORGAN TO
FLOAT ANOTHER
BIG LOAN SOON
By United Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—J. P. Morgan
sailed Saturday neon on the liner
New York bound for England to float
a new quarter of a billion war loan for
the British according to reports from
financial circles.
His office announced that the trip
was mostly for pleasure. His two
daughters accompanied him.
EL PASO, Tex., Oct. 2.—It is not a
vacation—this job of being a national
guardsman down on the border. No
matter what their occupation in civil
life, the civvilian soldiers are now
working harder than they ever work-
ed before. And they are doing it
cheerfully.
Here is a guardsman's day, if he
belongs to the cavalry or artillery.
The infantry varies little except there
is no horse to care for.
At 5:30 the "guardie" rolls out of
his cot—if he has one—to the shrilr
ling of the bugle. After dressing and
washing, he has thirt y minutes to
feed, water and curry his horse and
"police" the company streets. Polic-
ing is only a sweeter name for the
work done at home by the "white-
wings."
At 6 o'clock the bugler blows the
most popular noise oil the border—
the mess call for breakfast. Thon
more policing and tidying up of
tents. At 7 o'clock attention is turned
to the stables and further policing
ensues for an hour.
By this time the sun is blazing and
the temperature is climbing. The
real work of the day begins. From 81
until noon the practical work of mak-,
ing citizens into soldiers goes on out
on the naked sun-baked plains back of j
the huge encampment. The drilling^
covers every possible activity of a
soldier. It is man's work—every min-
ute of it.
Sometimes the morning drills are
replaced by a six mile hike out into
the desert. Again the horses have to
be brushed, watered and fed before
dinner. The noon mess-call sounds at
!2 o'clock.
From 1 to 3 o'clock is fatigue—or
the rest period. It is utilized for of-
ficers and non-commissioned officers
school and to instruct the men in some
of the fine points in the care of guns
and equipment. At 3 o'clock there is
another drill period.
It is the hottest part of the day.
Fresh from factory and office this is
most galling work on the men.
The afternoon drill period is re-
sponsible for the song entitled "oh,
we'll re-enlist—like hell we will," a
favorite of the civilian-soldiers in
their tents at night.
About 4:30 "stables'' sounds and the
horses must be cared for again. The
evening meal comes at 5:30. After
that there is another short drill at
''retreat' and an inspection, and
"guardie'1 has nothing to do until to-
morrow—except be in his tent at 11
o'clock when taps sounds.
GOING ON
BIG HUNT
NOTICE.
Dr. and Mrs. F. D. Dole and Miss
Dorothy Sleeper have returned from
Oklahoma City, where they have been
visiting friends and attending the
state fair.
There will be a stated communica-
tion of Lawton Lodge No. 183 A. F. i
& A. M., this evening at 7:30 o'clock.
Fork in the Master Mason Degree.!
Visitors welcome.
F. E. HARPE, F. M.
FRED SPONSLER, Secretary. 10-2 It,
NOTICE TO R. A. MASONS.
There will be a Special Convocation
of Lawton Chapter No. 44 Oct. 3 at
7:30 p. m. for work in the M. M. and
P. M. degrees and Oct. 4 at 7:30, for
work in the M. E. and R. A. degrees.
All officers and Comp, are requested
to be present and all visitors wel-
comed.
W. D. TURNER, H. P
C. A. MADDEN, Sec. 10-2 3t
Hon.
Campbell Russell
Democrats Candidate for
Corporation Commissioner
Will speak at the following places:
Tuesday, Oct. 3rd
Sterling, 10:00 a. m.
Fletcher, 1:00 p. m.
Elgin, 3:00 p. m.
Lawton, 8:00 p. m.
Wednesday, Oct. 4th
Cache, 10 a. m.
Indiahoma, 1:00 p. m.
Faxon, 4:00 p. m.
Chattanooga, 8:00 p. m.
Come out and hear him
By Order Dem. Campaign Com.
Phone 891
SERVICE CAR
Prompt and Courteous
891 Attention 891
COUNTY COURT
CONVENES
The regular session of the county
court convened this morning, Judge
R. J. Ray presiding. The case of state
versus Claude Smoot for disposing
went to the jury just after noon. In
the case of the state versus J. L.
Tullis and Miller, charged with
criminal libel, the c ^rt sustained
one demurrer of the defendants, ov-
erruled the demurrers on four other
counts, and sustained two other de-
murrers, granting the county attor-
ney leave to amend information.
The defendants pleaded not guilty.
Following is the jury list: H. C.
Stackhouse, Lawton City; Fred F.
Thompson, Lawton City; L T. Mc-
Atee, Mangan Township; Fred B
Hannan, Lawton City; C. A. Carney
Lawton City; L. E. Clopton, Hulen
Township; J. E. Gigoux, Lawton
City; S. C. Kealiher, Indiahoma
Township; M. A. Nelson, lawton
City; Ed Roll, Richards Township; J.
D. Davis, Brown Township; H. H.
Cole, Brown Township; C. L. Price,
Brown Township; E. E. Peeples, Law-
ton City; A. W. Lower, Mangan
Township; Ray Blakeley, Indiahoma
Township; M. D. Gibhins, Lawton
City; Sam Maddux, Lawton City; C.
E. Bear, Lawton City.
"Horse"—and that's all the name he
has—an old Kiowa Indian about 75
years old was in Lawton Monday get-
ting his bow and arrows, which he
had left here for safe keeping, pre-
paratory to leaving Tuesday for the1
Goodnight Ranch in the Texas Pan-
handle, wheer he will bfi one of the |
hunters at a big buffalo feast, which
the owners of the Goodnight ranch 13
putting on the last of the week.
.The owner donated a big buffalo,
which is to be turned loose and the In-
dians are to kill it with their bows and;
arrow. A prize has beer, offered and
afterwards the buffalo will be barba-1
cued.
This bow and the arrows, some steel
pointed and some wooden are more
than fifty years old according to 1
Horse, and he has used them many!
times in hunting in this country. He I
had left them at Whites's over Sun-|
day.
Horse speaks good English. He is 1
the father of Big Horse, the 350
pound Indian who lives near Lawton.!
REVIVAL SERVICES
BEGIN TONIGHT
Dr. Edward Johnson arrived today
and will assist Rev. Leake at the
First Baptist church in a series of
meetings beginning tonight at 7:30.
Come and let us help together by
prayer and personal service. The un-
saved are especially invited to attend
these meetings. All Christian people
who are interested in the salvation of
the lost, and those who have kindred
and friends unsaved, the harvest is
not yet past nor the summer of op-
portunities ended. Let us persevere
till the end. There are many just now
not far from the Kingdom of God.
Their conscience has been awakened
and their hearts strangly moved as a
result of the services at the taber-
nacle. The waters are troubled and
now is the accepted time. Do not allow
secterian prejudices to keep you from
attending and working in these meet-
ings. A. L. LEAKE.
FUNERAL FOR
ALPHA KAHOE
TOMORROW
COTTON
JUMPS
$4 DALE
By United Press.
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—Cotton
jumped sixty to eisrhty points as a
result of the report of the govern-
ment on cotton statistics. Thi«
amounts to nearly four dollars a bale.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 2.—
Heavy deterioration of cotton
throughout the central and gulf
states, unprecedent destruction by
boll weevil in Texas, Arkansas, Louis-
iana, Florida and the destruction by
caterpillars in southern Texas and
eastern Florida caused a decrease of
four and nine-tenthH per cent since
August 25. The cool nights injured
the crops in the northern portion.
Oklahoma's per cent is 56 this year
against 63 of last year. Yield per
acre 126 pounds, making a total of
last year.
The yield per acre in Texas is 160
pounds and 147 last year .
j The Clothes We Clean ?
• Press or repair speak for them •
selves. Our service is at your
jjj command. Phone 702.
Gevers & Vanis
Service Cars
First class, clean car for those
® who care. Only Dodge cars
used. Phone 12.
JESS TUCKER.
MET
Tonight
Douglas Fairbanks
in
'The Half-Breed"
ALL STAR KEYSTONE
COMEDY, and
THE THREE EMERYS
Acrobatic Roller Skating Act.
THE MET ORCHESTRA
EXPERIENCE
Die MILK
FAMINE
; NEW YORK, Oct, 2.—The first
pang of milk famine, was felt here
today when half of the usual amount,
two and one-half million quarts, was
delivered. The rest is stored up state
: in anticipation of a strike.
Distributors have sought the dairy-
man's league, the producers combina-
| tion, and are asking that they be in-
vestigated. The dairymen retorted
that they form merely a co-operative
organization and that the distribtours
I really form the trust.
Hospital babies have been given the
first consideration by the distributors,
who have shipped milk as far away
as Canada. There is little hope but
anything but an actual famile in four
days.
—
Gas 19c
Snowhill's
Garage
Alpha Kahoe, age 14 years, daugh-
ter of ('has. Cahoe died Sunday even-
ing at seven o'clock at the family
residence 918 I avenue. Her death
was due to malaria fever. The body
was prepared for burial by the Dunn
Undertaking Co.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock con-
ducted by Rev. La Grone after which
it will be Bhipped to Norman for in-
terment.
WHOLESALE MASSACRE
OF GREEKS BY TURKS.
By United Press.
ROME, Oct. 2.—The report
Greece was about to declare
caused a wholesale massacre
Greeks in Asia Minor by Turks.
that
war
of
MARRIED IN
AUTOMOBILE
Romance takes its various forms-
this time it was in an automobile, I
when Emmet Dalto nand Miss Clara
Wheatley were united in marriage in
front of the parsonage of Rev. F.
W. Rockwell, 906 Ninth street, in an
automobile driven by Mr, and Mr®.
F. Hammack. The contracting parties
will reside six miles west of Lawton.
Manager Wood of the Vet Theatre
left yesterday for Dallas, where he
expects to spend a week looking after
business intents.
BEGIN TEARING
DOWN TABERNACLE.
Tomorrow morning will begin the
tefcr;jng down of the tabernacle and
all wH>^ will volunteer their services
are askaoSto come at 8 o'clock.
Can a Woman Shoulder a Man's Tasks,
Meet the Same Problems, and Conquer the
Same Dangers?
The Fearless Little Western Girl
"The Girl from Frisco"
Does.
See her every Tuesday, ably supported by our
old friend
"STINGAREE"
(TRUE BOARDMAN)
TOMORROW-
I Busy Opening New Goods
j Largest Shipment Merchandise
Yet Received
Suits--Coats--Blouses
,4—
a
The Treasure of Cihola"
In "huh Marin Sais and True Iloardman do Home splendid work.
Shown with "THE MAN HUNTER,' a Vim Comedy) "DEFYING
DEATH" a Helen (;iliMon R. R. Drama) and "A CORNER
IN WATER" (a (iood Drama)
Murray Theatre Tomorrow
5 and 10 cents
UBERTT
The Greatest Serial Shown
In Lawton
Don't Miss The First Installment M
Tomorrow Oct 3rd.
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