The Lawton Constitution (Lawton, Okla.), Vol. 16, No. 283, Ed. 1 Saturday, July 7, 1917 Page: 1 of 8
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VOL. XVI. No. 283.
ENTIRE
SUPPORT TO
FREE FAIR
BUSINESS MEN'S CLUB DECIDE
TO ABANDON AUGUST 6TH
CELEBRATION THIS YEAR.
County's First Free
Fair to Be a Big One
LAWTON
LAWTON, OKLAHOMA. SATURDAY EVINING, JULY 7, 1917
• -
THE WEATHER
Forecast For Oklahoma—Tonight
land Sunday generally fair, continued
I high temperature.
GERMAN AGENTS
ARE ORDERED
TO LEAVE
RUSSIANS TIE GERMAN D™«ed Men Asked
daily edition
SPY TOR. R. TRACK
EDITOR OKLAHOMA LIVE PETROGRAD, July 7—Russias
STOCK NEWS AT I ARK.IuraIh against German intrigue is ris-
. jing daily. At a small town near Petro-
D ... ?rad a German spy was taken by a
R. and Mrs. Martineau and .
Imobjor an attempt to burn an eleva-i®-
To Watch Newspapers
For Announcements
COURT HOUSE
CATCH
. .. _ , „ an anenipi io Dum an eleva- —
daughters, Mary E. and Paddy, Okla- ,„r mill ... , ., .
p. e homa City; Mrs. W H Martiu.au I u * ^ Fro 'b«''*«r
V P °f Pta" 10 Rid ( OUn,r> A" .Minneapolis and Mrs Mary E Warn,-' / °f " th* P0"' Wi,h Suspected
German Snv« 1 uk..n i «—fi I of a gun was compelled to kill the Safe Blower
REGISTERED MEN RESPO <LE
FOR ASCERTAINING WHt
OR NOT THEY ARE DRA\t X
Go to Exemption Board
For Serial Number
Present Crop Conditions Makes Two
C elelirat ions 1 uadvisable—Frisco
Matter up Again.
n t. . «iiuut5 poiis ana Mrs . lurv fc. Warns- * •"*
German Spys Taken Today—German . , , . . , of a gun was compelled to kill the Safe Blower
ni i 4 . n * Anadarko, were in lawton today Tl • , , ~
Diplomats ,o Depart. ^01ng ,0 Medjcine Park Mf ^nZ\ ' ^ °f Pe'r°Brad 3'e SherilT C"rI returned
eau is owner and editor of the Okla-i a*a'"9t *" " a,ti" "i,fht fr°m E"id wi,h Fr™>< Wun<™>-"t ' ! Be Made in News-
- .tatora. Gih«nn blowing the P"P<'rs Concerning Drawing and
By United Press.
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 7—|homa Live Stock News and an old
Rock Island fmssenge
! here.
station safe'
to Find Out if Drawn.
The first step in the plan to rid the of John Shepler of the Law-1 McKIXNEY WEDDINi
[country of all German spys was taken !ton Constitution when he was presi- By United Press
At the regularmewing of the Busi ',oday'A" German diplomatic agents dent °f th« Oklahoma Live Stock Ex-1 Captain J. L. McKinney and Mrs.jc . WASHINGTON. D. C., July 7—
ness Men's club last night it was do-be olenned out immediately and chan^. ,h« organization of commU- Erin II. McKinney, . -e united in District coun adjourned nd j America', men of draft age are reapon-
cided to combine the August Sixth cele"eVera' of Ber'""°rff'5 «•* * now ™Pon..to largely for; marriage la,t night by Rev. J.W.Mose- nine oVlock J d °^y ^"le for ascertaining whether or not
bration and the Free Fair, so that the ' !"UM Tw° form«r Germ'" * ^ cent ,ncre,B' in live -tockjl^y at the >„me of J. C. Beuther. 900 jn the JH°' v p lth*y are draw in «•>« human lottery.
- - consular secretaries have been ordered receiPts at the Oklahoma market. jH avenue. ^ ^ ^ ' s vs* Pnce- The war department asked today that
entire suppon of the city, for this year,,out
might be thrown to the fair, in order
to make it a success.
The above action was taken follow-
ing the introduction of a resolution by
members of the Free Fair association/
inviting and requesting Lawton to co-
operate and assist in making; the fair a
success and to hold what celebration
hey intended to hold, in connection
with the fair the latter p...t of August
ind the first of September. Big Question Before Senate Now
rop ( ondilions Makes it Necessary, j Whether or Not Public Be Allowed
Because of the unfavorable crop con- J Consume Existing Stock.
litions and the present poor outlook as
*aV as the farmers were concerned, J.
r. Howard, of Letitia, who was presentul^ question Deiore tne senate now is
MAY DESTROY
ALL LIQUOR
NOW IN STOCK
DRAWING OF NUMBERS
TO BE OPEN TO PUBLIC
■ iHe war department
isuit on a doctor bill, was excused un-Lii •
fit ti... •• i all registered men in the next few
til that time because they were unaffle,ucek, to foli« i i <
I to agree. (weeks ,0 follow closely all newspaper
:announcements concerning the draft
Marriage Licensee requirements. When i„ any doubt ask
Marriage I,censes were issued lasr T ° eXemP'i0"
night and today to : Robert A Wood , T" marSh"" i88UeS 'hC f°U
27, Ft. Sill. Mrs. Susie Alf„^ 25' °W'7 ° ™" th® exemPtio"
- | board to ascertain your serial number;
|27. Ft. Sill, Mrs. Susie Alford
Lawton; J. L. McKinney, 29, Min-
neapolis Minn, and Mrs. Erin H Mc-
Kinney 24, Lawton.
|watch newspaper announcements of
THBEE NEGRO WOMEN jBy United pregs
IN CUTTING AFFRAY.) WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 7.— —
j i The fate of ten million registered men Rev' R' S' SatoJ"rield and family re-
Three negro women were arrested will be held , hu(Je f^day from Cordell where .
las, night by Night Catpain Smith, ed with IittIe Re|a,jn r The ^y had been with since Mon- P>V« 1 -
1 WASHINGTON, D. C., July 7. The! arKed «-ith fighting. One of them!IerlaI reKj,tlation „umbm wi„ bei }'
who was present:bl^ questlon before the senate now is|was 80 bad|y cut that she could not p]ace<j in the cap8U]eS( therein the
the drawing in Washington; find out
whether you are drawn; and when you
should appea- before the board; and
learn whi \.m >mid appear for the
ton.
action yesterday, a fight is now on toj The oase of 'he "city versus Tom Ab-
prevent the withdrawal of the millions lernat,iy' charged with driving with-
out a license will come up this after-
I noon in S. R, Harper's justice court.
Earnest Cooper and Aron Brown,
OIL SHOWING
AT 290 FEET
two negro boys, charged with bur-
glary will be tried this afternoon be-
fore 8. R. Harper, justice of the peace.
GERMAN AIRMEN
RAID LONDON
It night explained, it was felt that whetl>er °r not the public will be allow- jhe removed to the police station. bowl, and will be drawn out one at
he resources of both the city andj0'1 10 consume the existing stocks of A ne*r0 ma was arrested today |time.' Every actjon wj], bg Qpen to';h°
ounty should be conserved; that the li(luor. or whether the government will ^'harKed with selling liquor to a sold- pubiic. A committee of prominent men
ity should go in with the fair associ- l0nfiscate a" liquor for \va. purposes. ,er" He wi" be turned over to Commis- wjn bg t0 atteilci ,he j lw• "
tion this year, in order to make the1 With whiskey doomed by the senate Isioner Blandi"(? for trial. It0 tpg!ify (0 itg impartiali,y ^
irst county fair a success. i> ' ' ■ ■ Th" """" -1-—=*- m
Albert Keys, chairman of the cele
ration committee, reported that the of Ta'l°ns now held in bond.
ommittee were unanimously in favor —
f combining the two this year.
The resolution was adopted.
Frisco Division Up Again.
C. ( Black, chairman of the commit-
!e that acted for the club in attempt-
g to keep the Frisco from removing
le freight division point from here, Tt,e Webb, Hill and Moss well nine;
■ported to the club last night the re-'miles northeast of Chattanooga was!
tits of that committee's work Mr. jdown 396 feet this morning. At 290 j
lack stated that the corporation com- ^ee' 'hey struck a good showing of oil,
ission had held against Lawton and the sand ran to 332 feet when they
id denied them a new trial He also went illto a pocket of .gas strong
ated that the city was furnishingtcnoufh to blow the mud out of the
•0.000 gallons of water a month to the we". There is a complete absence of
risco for less than $40. This was|red be<ls so far and the prospects look
>ne, he explained over five years ago mi^ht.v good.
hen the Frisco agreed to establish the Mr- Webb was in town this morningl
vision here. It costs how 7 cents a was highly elated at the prospects!
Met Reopens
Greater Dome
Liquor Forces
Lose First Skirmish
By United Press.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 7.-
Liquor forces lost the first skirmislj,
when the senate defeated the Reed
amendment which permitted the pres-
ident to authorize the withdrawal
Greater Amusement for Greater Inw-'r u ■ . . '
ton-Additional Vaudeville and j d'atiHad liquors.
LUMBER YARD
THREATENED
BY BLAZE Appeal to Reason
L. u A
Organ Expert. (
Pershing Likes
Greater amusement for the Greater! NJrLrria™,,. >
,n.,n(1„ lawton will become effective today Nickname Sammy
LONDON, July '• A dee! of and Sunday at the Dome and the Met r,.. p
twenty aeroplanes raided London to- 'heatre and in the coming months Law-! pabio , , ^ „
l AKlb, July 7.—General Pershing
likes "Sammy" for a nickname for the
American soldiers, according to a
day according to the oflicia' announce-1ton amu8ement lovers will be as fcelli
j ment. They were attacks with anti-
air guns. No announcement wa.-
as to casualties.
entertained at these cool theatres as
any playhouse in the state.
made The big cool Met theatre
is to be United Press interview today, "That
• - " ....v., ,cy luuujf. inai
opened with daily matinee and night |nikname is the best possible one for
iprograms today, as has heretofore <i a
een announced, a new Baird Amc'"'a The reception ac-
Two Small Barns Destroyed by Fire at
11:30 This Morning Back
Block Lumber Yard
(Continued on page four)
and the formaion.
MET THEATRE
MONDAY, JULY 9th
Showing Continuously from 2:00 P. M. to 11:30 P. M.
WILLIAM S. HART
eskok:
"WOLF
LOWERY"
The Incomparable Bill Hart in an
entirely new characterization. As
-Kinp of the Desert Country he
throws fear into the hearts of his
enemies.
A thrilling love story with a
remarkable surprise at .
the finish.
Appropriate Musical Setting
By the Dome Orchestra during the
Matinee, and
Prof. Keach
at the Pipe Organ during Supper
Hour and Night Shows.
Prices :: :: :: 10c and 15c
"The Continuous Show—Where Breezes Blow"
Threatening for a few minutes the: been o^ered barred from the mails,
sheds of the Block Lumber company,
where thousands of feet of lumber are
{stored, fire, of unknown origin, prac-
tically destroyed two small barns at
111:30 this morning, one of them be- ]
longing to the lumber company and
the other back of the adjoining resi-i
dence belonging to George Boone.
According to two small boys,who dis-;
covered the fire, it started in a space One Convict Killed and Several In
about two feet wide between the build- jured When Train on Which Were
ing and by the time they were able to j- Sleeping is Wrecked
turn in an alarm both buildings were
' " IIHJUOII 1 J At
Picture machine has been added &o this C ytJ 111 ^aris °n the
Barred From Mails al,ea'^v fi,ieb' equipped theatre, and *our,h was the most impressive spec-
additional fans have been installed, to'tacle I have ever witnessed."
By United Press. insure comfort during the summer i
WASHINGTON D C July 7_,mc>nth8- ^ addition the theatre has
The Appeal to Reason, ' a socialist i ^™t^°r0U8rhly '><< re-
weekly issued at Gerard, Kans., has Every afternoon and night the fea
FORENOON SHOE
SPECIALS
ESCAPED CON-
VICT KILLED IN
TRAIN CRASH
wrapped in flames, which by the time
the fire department arrived had spread
to the roof of one of the long lumber
sheds nearby. A horse in the Block
barn ran from the building and was
uninjured.
iure pictures which have been shown-'
ing at the Dome, will be transferred to
the .Met, and Manager Wood has se-
cured the service of Prof. Keach, pipe
organ expert player, who has been
performing in the leading playhouses
j of Dallas. He will play the fine pipe
|organ matinee and night. In the after-
noons he will be alternated with the
I Met orchestra.
I Prices, matinees and nights for the
features and organ and orchestra
j music (afternoons) will be ten and fif-
jteen cents, with the exception of Satur-
day and Sunday matinees, on which I
days the vaudeville programs of the
j Dome will be shown at the Met in ad-
ridition to the picture, organ and or-
By United Press.
rI iMTdM nn. I I - , """.'on me picture, organ and or-
' u y '• four of {hestra programs. On these days the
the fourteen convicts that have escaped admission will be ten and twenty cents, i _
from the prison around Granite in the but at night, with only the pictures and
. -ii , r rom o.\>u a. m. to 12 m., Saturday and
last ten days were asleep on a Rock' B ' Prlces wl" revert back to ten .Monday
Island train near Weatherford, when ""1 "'T" °e"t8' ^ Pr°Kram tl ,
it struck a west bound i. er the new arrangement will be Three loU of Ladies'Slippers on g«Ie.
passenger.:given tomorrow afternoon and will in- Values that will make you marvel
wwuvi given
e liiten.e heat from the burning Claude Beaver, Cherokee Indian, con- dude feature pictures, vaudeville,; Lot No. I. House Slinoers inrlud
1> urn «. r ma e it difficult for the fire victed from Talhequah, was instantly organ and orchestra numbers. On Sun-! ing Satins. .. ' $1.28
men, but m a very short time they had killed. John Beaver, a cousin was fa-^ day afternoon there win be additional 2- Several lots Ladies'
the flames under control. Although thJally injured. T. E. Tepan and Tom v udeville- V"M'" "P '° m°$118
lumber company bafn did not burn Ro.s, Cherokee., convicted from Wa- r- '^e Branches Out. Lot No. 3. Several lines Ladies'
down, it was so badlv hi.rnoH • . j . Commencing Sunday night the Dome Slippers worth up to $7.50 at S2.48
1 own, was so badly burned that it. tonga, escaped in jury and were re- will show each night two refined vaude-
ei s ovet o\er. turned to jail. vilel acts, in addition to a program of
The damage, which will nrnh-M... ZIZ—: f'8tiUr~' M,n U '■
: vinced that the present and future
Lawton justifies i«e installation of
amount to a few hundred dollars
covered by insurance.
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦«
♦ WON'T YOU TRY. ♦'
♦ Steffens Ice Cream ♦
♦ POWELL'S—328 C ♦
♦ "Its Better." ♦!
EAT LAWTONIA
ICE CREAM
It's the best of all, and
made in Lawton.
Lawton Ice Cream Co.
Phone 105 — 320 E Ave.
hese excellent programs in both his
j big playhouses. It can be depended up-
! on that the programs at both houses
will meet the approval of Lawton and
Ft. Sill's amusement loving people.
There is to be no change in prices at
[the Dome on account of the enlarged
program. Admission will remain the
same, ten and twenty cents. (Adv.)
These Shoes will not be on sale in the
afternoon, 011 any day. Don't wait
for your neighbors to get the cream;
get in first. No deviation from the
hours. Positively cash.
Saturday arid Monday
AFTERNOON SPECIALS
Ladies' White Kid Lace Turn
Boots worth up to $12.50, A A,
A and B widths, on sale 4
p. m. to 6 p. m. at $3.95
THE BOOTERIE
Phone 293 326 0 Ave.
Ilnp«, mnnDoier. oonuuu*. mcnn . "j"'
volrs und .-ill other appliances ana app . grantee snau n*n r .« * «««. . -...i,.,, wirM between Its dlntrlb-1 wono n#ru, 1 uu"- ,, .....
tenanted Incident thereto In the . city, for the gertlfM of said on® huo- I mnlnn and the DremUes of consumera, I JudgeK. E. P. McMahon; Rav Babbitt.
1 t§eU^r.%r£. no, Ue reared to CerU, W-. a., P.r^ter.
ufacturlng, distributing and selling ami- .
SECTION KlVft. . i.H ow„ ajnenge all n ter* and trau iorui-i
The said of Mld one hun- «>.<1 aervlce wires between 1U dlstrlb-
sald City, for the servl-es of aald one nun^ j |n mn,nR Qnd th#> premlMS of consumera.'
He'cond Ward, precinct oue:
\c
daily edition
000
1T0BE
IRAFTEO
iVED IN OFFICIAL
TH AT Ai L OF TEN
VILL BE DRAWN.
Saturday or
•ly Next Week
Based on Ne- Popu-
4'es—Stales Having
ti^.-.'ular Army Will
mailer Number.
N, D. C., July fl._
of America'a citizen-
vice will be 687,000
•partment announced,
mm^nded by the war
:>ugh tc fill the regu-
national guard. The
vy of a half million
:ripted army.
official quarters that
en million registered
i ut this time. The
hen be made accord-
f drawing. Sixteen
J that everything it
to have the draw-
if this week or the
at the very latest.
on Population.
D. C., July 9.—
have patriotically
• the regular army
elatively less men
i theslaeker states,
ting the quota of
' the president to-
on the new popu-
h a deduction for
_ A
VTHER
laho na—Tonight
ay probably fair.
ile spent the day
ndr..
darko spent the
D OVER,
s, negro, was
it action of tlio
is afternoon by
S, under a <300
ed with having
iakey to a sold-
rfare
eed. This ma-
ith a speed of
iles per hour,
nly means of
eir machines
Biplanes and
men, a pilot
led chiefly for
(ties, including
' from 1200 to
ly servicable
often render-
it and stormy
demonstrated
British head-
i report, de-
m Lens, in
pe played an
e following
lliant attack
finding rain
mndcrstorm.
rted, the air
lanes. Oue
•ut amid the
ar of the
rc flying in
the gunners
vith a won-
iving, spin-
he flew luw
■placements
hand in
af his com-
Three.)
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