The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 155, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 6, 1917 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. XVI.. NO. 155.
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRl'ARY 6, 1917.
DAILY EDITION
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RESETS OF KILLING OF SAILOR IN DOUBT
CAL. SENATOR SAYS U. S. HAS NOT BEEN NEUTRAL
Spain And Switzerland
Will Probably Not Sever
Relations With Germany
Court House Catch
AsHisHor's < )ffice
Been Hushed.
County Assessor
Business and News
Around the City
Cordon's office Heturn From
has been a very busy place the last Business Trip.
(few days, he and Deputy H. N. Pope George Bundy and A. 1). Lawrence
have worked over time* to take care of have returned from a two weeks'
I those who came to the office to give in business and pleasure trip. While ab-
their assessment. Yesterday was the sent from the city they first attended
last day, but so many were unable to the automobile show at Oklahoma
get in that the office will remain open | City, and afterwards proceeded to
the rest of this week, so that those! Detroit, Mich., and Chicago visiting
The administra- who have been una,),e to tfet in may the factories. Alvin Snowhill, who is
By United Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6
tion this afternoon is still t'ranklv in Hnilht flu tn d0 S0' "'se3sor Gordon s8>'s that du« the local dealer for the Buick, and who
uuu una noon is siui iranKiy in aouot as to ,10t,. v.;a be gWen for the various went with the (fentltmen stopped off
int' piODaDie results OI the killing OI the Amei'i- Plat n' r the county. in St. Louis for a few days before his
can negro Richard Wallace, when a German sub-
marine-shelled life boats of the Eavestone
return to Lawton
Commissioners Meet
<<TD 4-4. * l #i Regular Session. Halph Holt He-
Better wait a while ' was the state depart- The Board of commissioners met turned F rom Kansas City.
ment's advice to co'Tesponednts.
Germany's Answer Expected Within Twenty-four Hours
I'v I'nited Press.
WASHINGTON, Feb. (i.—Germany's answer to Wilson'
note breaking diplomatic relations is expected within twenty- Faxon and chattanooga,
lour hours. It may be a declaration of war. The belief is crys-j
talizing among officials that this final step is inevitable and
would cause no surprise if Germany took it now.
yesterday in regular session and are j Ralph Holt, the Fourth street jewel-
transacting county business rapidly, er and optician has returned from
They had many troubles to com# over Kansas City where he has 1)1'en the
from the former board, but they are!past two weeks on business.
handling them and have every thing
running smoothly. They will make a All we know about it is that if w
road inspection trip today down by were a Kliropean war lord we wouldn't
; give furloughs to the spring poets.
ELECTED FOR
THREE YEAR TERM
Board for Term of
Three Years.
One Sailor Lost in Eavestone Destruction
WASHINGTON, Feb. (i.—Conclusive proof that Germany
intends to wage a war of "ruthlessness" on the seas, as evi-
denced by the Eavestone case, increased the tension. The state |Huffh A- Carroll Retained by School
department's official word on the destruction of the Eavestone
was the loss of one American negro sailor's life. It is indicated
that Germany cast caution overboard. Reports said men were
shelled after taking to the life boats.
Dispatches have been prepared requesting American rep-
vcscntatiyes t< rush affidavits, concerning the details from any
one saved from the Eavestone, and must be on hand in the state
department before a final decision.
At the regular monthly meeting of
the Board of Education last night,
Hugh A. Carroll, superintendent of
city schools, was retained for a term
of three years. The members were
unanimous in their decision to retain
Mr. Carroll.
—_ . Mr. Carroll is fast forging to the
Spain and Switzerland Will Not Join U. S. front among the school men of okia-
Bv I'nited Press homa, and both as principal of the
' WASHINGTON, Feb- li.-Spain and Switzerland wiil l>rob-ih££ mfamdy tu'ctstful'™1'"* ""
ably not accede now to the President's suggestions that all neu-j Outside of the usual routine busi-
irals sever diplomatic relations with Germany, according to|ness little else was done by the board.
reliable information here. Their course will probably be j
based on the fact that they are serving respectively the interests ' LAWTON Ron AND Gl'N CLUB.
of America and Germany. Ambassador Kiano indicated that!
Spain in-obably would publish by tomorrow, some indication of j The Lawt0" Rod and Gun clul iJl
her position, but was doubtful, that this would be a formal ans-i^8 Hair^ton^offl"^^ a s,,ecial clectio" on the showins
vet to \\ ilson s suggestions to neutrals, FRANK SCHWARTE Pres.imade>
Switzerland will probably take the same course as Spain.'s. R. HARPER, Sec. 2 5 2t! Fo11owiik the reoPrt of the commit
l.iklihood of Spanish rejection of Wilson's suggestions iSi
heightened by the fact that Spain has apparently been anxious) PUBLIC SALE.
to play a larger part in the ultimate pence maneuvers. ()n Th"rsda>' and Frida>r. Klbru-
RUSINESS MEN
MET LAST NIGHT
Commissioners Will Not Call a Special
Election Committee
Reports.
At a special meeting of the Business
Men's club, last night, with about
twenty-five members present, Judge
C. C. Black, chairman of the commit-
tee on a managerial form of municipal
government reported, that the city
commissioners refused to call a spe-i
cial election for the submitting of
the plan to the people, the commis- j
sioners stating that they were not in;
possession of sufficient evidence of i
the workings of the plan to warrant!
the calling of a special election; that
they were not informed that it was the1
desire of a majority of people that;
such an election b- called; and that
such a proposed change was of such i
importance that they did not feel war-
have a~smoker'Tucsday ~n7ght""at the ™ntei1 in talfinf the j" ca,,J
Address Came 4s Bolt
From Clear Sky—First
Protest To be Heard
My I'nited Press.
\\ AKIUNGTON, Feb. (i.— Declaring that the United States
'nas not been neutral," that Great Britain lias persistently
violated the rights of the United States to the seas; that the
1 nited States has borne these violations as if England were
her ally. Senator John I). Works qI' ('alifornia, republican, voic-
ed the lirst opposition heard in congress to President Wilson's
actions severing diplomatic relations with Germany.
"I protest against this or any other movement tending to-
ward war with Germany for no greater cause than lias yet been
given," he declared.
His address canic :ir~ a bolt from a clear sky.
OKLAHOMA TROOPS WILL
NOT BE MUSTERED OUT NOW
Order* to Muster out Held up by Din-1 patches from Washington, 1). no-
patches From Washington — Not thing further has h;en received.
Ordered to New Orleans. The. boys "are up in the air" so to
speak as they are prepared for most
While there are many rumors afloatjnny move next.
that the Oklahoma National guard! Officials are continuing the signing
would be ordered to New Orleans im-1 of papers, physical examinations,
mediately, no orders have been re-,etc., so that if the order to muster out
ceived by the officials at Fort Sill upjis, received again, that much of the
until 1:30 and while the mustering out preliminary detail work will have been
order was held up last night by dis- j finished.
All the work of unloading has been
Wilson May Take ; completed and they are now checking
Over Railroads up and KettinK rca<*y 10 muster out if
the order comes.
tee Charles H. Shaw made the motion
that after all the* legal phases had
been looked up the committee bring
Hv
( nited
RIO DK
Brazil to Send Protest to Germany
0., . . ... ,, . petitions for the calling of a special
ary 8th and 9th. I will sell, at my resi- '. . .
. . . ...<•* election, to be signed next Friday
dence, 601 A Avenue, all Furniture
to equip a room house, including
Piano, 2 Bed Room Suits, Dining
night at the regular meeting of the
club. Others who spoke in an effort to
i t vlmjki 11 , ,, , , . o i? •* i ,, , ■ push the plan along were: (). 0. Kirk-
.1ANKHK), tel.. (..-Brazil lias sent or is about to «?" Krmture and all other ,temg.i |mm Colonel Kastman J T White, J.
M'liu to (icrnuiliy ti formal note protesting against tile violation j ' jll. Franklin, Harry Buckingham.
of international conventions in (feminity's suhniarine j>o)i£
and declaring 44it imperils the lives of Brazilian citizens and i.
The Clul* Billiard Parlor at 301 Ci
Railway Labor Bill With Sueh Provi-
sion Reintroduced
in House.
WASHINGTON, I). C., Feb. <>.—
Carrying a provision to empower the
president to take over railroads in
time of war, the administration rail-
way labor bill was re-introduced in the
house Monday without the compulsory
arbitration feature.
The bill as re-introduced by Chair-
man Adamson is much like that pre-
pared by the senate interstate com-
merce committee. It provides settle-
ment of threatened strikes after the
usual mediation efforts have failed by
POOL TOl RNAMKNT.
l'nite<
Germany Regrets Wilson's Actions
Press. %
a blow al Brazilian interest
— |avenue wil hold a pool tournament on]
Tuesday and Friday nights of each \
week, starting at 7:30 p. m. .We will
IXT ., . ,. ,, . also (jive a cash prize of $2.50 to the
nrjKI.IJN, reh. o. We regret t Ills measure taken by I'res- man making the highest score in our
nicut Wilson all the more since it i.s against all tradition of straight pool contest each week,
international law that we cut off from all direct communication The cluh Billiard Parlor is being
and regular intercourse with the trans-Atlantic world," declar |Tun under ncw management and our
ed Secretary of Foreign Affairs Zimmerman.
DOMESTIC COAL
YOUNG'S GIN AND
COAL YARD
Cor. 2nd & G. Phone 885
Adjutant General Rarp was down
from Oklahoma City today, confering
with officers, but he said that he had
nothing for publication.
All the fellows are in tine spirts, but
are quite anxious to get home.
FIRE CAUSED BY REAR
END COLLISION.
Fire destroyed the caboose and a
box car of a Frisco freight train last
night, as a result of one train backing
into the other. The impact caused a
stove in the one train to turn over,
setting fire to the caboose.
The city fire department was called
a presidential commission composed of ;out *)l,t ow'nK to fait l^ut; ^
two representatives of the roads, twojtlains wer ol,tsi(k' of the limits
representatives of the mediation and "le.v *ere unahi* to dn anything be
conciliation board. The commission cau,e u lttck °' water.
would report its findings with recom-
mendations within three months. Change on
The bill would not prohibit strikes Constitution.
pending the investigation, but would Miss K. H. Stephens who has had
like the senate measure, make it a charge of the advertising, has quit to
crime to interfere with interstate com 'devote more of her tim ' to the gym-
merce and would authorize the presi nasium class. Fred B. Shepler will
dent to authorize military force. [take theadvertising desk and Ned
Shepler will take the City Editor's
Gerard Awaiting Word from Washington
BERLIN, Feb. ( .—Ambassador Gerard i.s awaiting word
from Washington of details of government's arranging depart*
ure of Bernstorff before completing plans for leaving Germany.
Moving Ammunition
NORFOLK, Feb. (>.—The movement of considerable am-
munition from the navy yard to northern ports is under way.
Stone I.eaves Senate. Dutch to Take Over Kelief Work.
By United Press. By Unit<,d Pr(,3t!
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feb. ti.— WASHINGTON, I). C„ Feb. 6.—
„ , , ... . The Dutch government after negotia-
Senator Stone, chairman of the senate .. ... ,, . . . r, * ,
tions with hngland and Prance, has
foreign relations committee, who in- agreed to take over the Belgian relief
troduced a resolution asking that the work, the state department is inform-
scnate endorse Wilson's actions in ed.
breaking with Germany, left the Sen- New Turkish Cabinet.
ate hurriedly at eleven today, after BERLIN, Feb. ti.—The formation of
announcing that he had an important a new Turkish cabinet is announced.
engagement and would ask for actio. Talat Bey is charged with the forma-
upon his resolution at one o'clock. tion of the new cabinet.
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NILA-
SHIPS
hips
)led—
ranged
IIZURES
ITE HOUSE
tvernment discov-
Jtli in Manila Bay
sinking of vessels
ten preoautianary
vessels have been
memorandum
'SC.
3 the government
\inerican harbors
*o that they could
these are in tb
lies, Philadelphia,
in making (rer-
als that the plan
upport the I'nited
< to the announce-
lister there# Tlie
Brazil, protesting
identical with the
OMMITTEE
: HEARING
,)N, D. C, Feb. 7.—Ar-
jngressional "leak" in-
e Tuesday consisted
ling in executive ses-
ing the hearings and
ict from witnesses in
story of circumstances
sending of a forecast
ilson's peace note from
tkerage house of F. A.
. to Hut ton & Co., at
tie progress was made
ion.
ats of the confmittee
to think that a report
le to the house soon
has been established
jion of two Washing-
men—J. Fred Essary
ice—that they supplied
note to New York, and
rs. Other members,
id to be contending for
f the investigation and
ination of Mrs. Ruth
iconti.
Js says that when he
list's daughter he was
ing his heart for a
d it wouldn't be lady-
sick him anywhere else.
>N SCOREBOARD. ♦
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JTON, 1). C., Feb. 7. ♦
isscd drj bill for ♦
rict of Columbia. ♦
committee r«?com- ♦
ibition for voteless ♦
iawaii. ♦
iciary committee re- ♦
)assage of bill for ♦
1 prohibition amend- ♦
must be ratified by ♦
the House a.'id Sen- ♦
ree-fourths of th« ♦
would mean a dry ♦
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