The Lawton Constitution from Lawton, Oklahoma • 1

oIU-AHOMA CKL1 LAWTON CONSTITUTION A LAWTON PAPER Published by Lawton People for Lawton People OUR AIM To Give AH the News AH the Time UNITED PRESS SERVICE VOL No 296 LAWTON OKLA THURSDAY EVENING JULY 29 1920 Price 5 DAILY EDITION 1 1 mam ravss last 0F GGAE'SKIMS (JGTRUE 1 WILSON TO DETERMINE (Affidavit of Ilusincss Men OKLAHOMA TO FURNISH OIL TO FERRIS TO SPEAK HERE WOrJOflY NIGHT MJOUNCE OIL BIDS By United Prea WASHINGTON July Scott Ferris Will Close COURSE OF of Ashland Okla Declare Jean Day Admitted Writing Letter Every Move In Campaign Ifas Proved a Boomerang Peace progress prorperlty and Cox ta sure to be the democrat-ic slogan fnr the presidential campaign George White the new rhirmn announced today Campaign For Senatorial Nomination In Home Town OnMidco (o Fh Night Preceding the mary Four Million Million at $110 By I'nltnl PrM WASHINGTON' July Whether! the United State ha any part in the peace negotiation held between the allies and Kuaia i a question to be detemnined by President Wilson alone' officials aay Between and Seven to $12 Per Barrel The Shipping Board Announces i HARDING KEPT BUSY The last of Senator Gore' principal campaign charge against Scott er- WITII CONFERENCES rl WM given the lie when Jean Iy millionaire oil man and manacr I of Senator Gore's campaign admitted tI in a debate at Ashland that he was the MARION Ohio July 29 Hardinar one who put up tho 1 1 000 in American Is kept busy holding conference since Natian ank Oklahoma rty end hi nomination Ha breakfasted at the wr(t)? the loter the Marion club Unfair bctvcpn appoint- Soldier hIlenjre ecuxinif Scott Hardinsr nnjwi' to wmf Fern of having voted aerainst the nr I work don today on hia niHwn to be pttv inrreaae An affidavit p'ih- delivered on tha front porrh Saturday hed in Thursday morning' Oklaho-to a delegation from Manafield (Continued on pae 3) EJilCMS TO ATTACK Federal Troops En Route to Lower California to Wrest Control From Governor Cantu a f-nrie honored custom rn ott Kerris ail! close hi campaign for the democratic nomination for thi-i United States senate in hm home town and county Monilsv night August 2 By United Press He will (esk on tho court house la-vn A hi 1 1 'G1 ON July 31 The ship-here at o'clock Monday evening ping board anneunted bul of thrm fir-t and only spocth in bis home compano supply fuel oil which "county durintc this campaign Kv-r have Ix-en accepter) as follow: dcmiK-ratir man and woman in the Krome the Atlantic Refining corn-county is invited attend the peny 3oo(iool barrels at ter- ing and bear Mr erris 'minal delivery at f'hiladeiph la of Owing the fart that Mr Terns barge delivery has repriaented this dmtriet in eon- From the' Gulf Refining company jrress fur the past twelve years prd 12'liiK) barrel at 1210 terminal de-I IS known throughout the county by is hvery or $2 20 barge livery at Port splendid record in congress be has rot Arthur T-xa made any pee-hcs hire prior to Mlo Company of Tulsa 000000 1 time His many friends here have rin to 7000000 barrels at jllft to J125 'ducted the campaign for him in bi-' tcminai delivery at New Orleans jfoounty The Gjlf Refining company deliv- Mr Kerris will arrive here Monday eries start Octder and the others I A it tv" i jf are to art in 1UJ1 Ku buM will be (hrt re'j a tank at V) per rit a-i atht ton By I'Bitfd rro MKXKO CITY July Mexican federal force are apparently prepar-t ing to attack Lower ahfornia by land nd ea in an effort to wrest control of the penninsnla from Governor' antu Three thousand troops have left hero in an attempt to operae from a base established at Krmsnaili on the set const ami San f-elipe on the east coast a point controlled by Cantu i REIGN OF TERROR pvnnsr anfi vak at Hi many friirnN a nfl I'nA'fiif iminty frrir'n' a ro' ink" rpctfi( fr raiiaiy i nt ro if aril (imr ty far i i a NT h'rriH r' atiU turn out to srru him nxt Mon Jay ntsrht Isarir dt'leffationn from i Ofry in the county are er--pete to be here I The Ijiwfon band will play a short! time precetlinjr the rpeaklnjy Mr Fcrrn peak tomorrow nih (at Oklahoma City Many lawtnn p' pie are planning on troinjr to the ry 1 to attend the meetinsc CLOSE FREIGHT DEPOTS 3 RAYS Commission Considers Proposal Made By Big Shippers Relieve Congestion On Patrols Cause 1 Reprisals By Irish Constabulary munis FIXES NEW EXCHANGE RATE Comanche Co Farmers Show How Sen Gore Failedto Stand by Them HON CORK Oklahoma City Okla Dear Sir: You are claiming that you arc the true friend of the farmers yet you and the attorneys for the big oil corporations are sending out letters telling how you saved these big corporations $39000 OOO in taxes We admit that you have probabiy done this but do you not know that when you saved this enormous sum to the big Oil companies you saddled it on the farmers and the masses of poor people Judge John Shea oil attorney and Washington lobbyist is flooding this country with letters urging the people to vote for Gore because of the great assistance that Senator Gore has rendered the oil companies No doubt the Senator has saved the big oil corporations many millions in taxes but we failed to find where he has eer heljs-d the fanners and small oil companies Almost every newspaper in tho State of Oklahoma is carrying pages of paid advertisement bwxsting your candidacy and Tom Owen head of a big trust corporation rich oil attorney and Jean Day are signing the clucks to pay jour campaign expenses It would not appear from this that j'ou are the friend of the farmers and poor people The United States Treasury Department reports that four-teen large oil corporations each made a surplus profit of from $210000 to I OJ 000000 during the world war and when the bill came up in Congress to make them pay their just share of the taxes j'ou were prompt to secure an amendment that enabled them to escape I'JOt 0000 of these taxes thereby enabling one big oil corjxiration alon- to e-oipo 2Oot)ono in taxes Ry thi- Grandma Davison at 110 Vote First Timet T' na rMwnru n-w U)SltS July A virtual reiffn rate for conversion of foreign money of tPrror t9 ilmenckt Allowing ahen international money orders are rtack on Mtrol th an( the town imid or mued by I rued State pr- haJ lh county of ffes The rate mon- nearly aprirox- ork wa rnrtafv destroyed hv pollutes the prevahng rate of exchange lire In rrpral fr the murder of The oli conversion were on the f0ntaile iaM of the rate of exchanire pro- i Iake Township Woman vailing before the war Murray according Up dus-pat4 hes from ir land Murray was shot Tuesday night His comrades then attempted to bum the town hall I inns: broke cut Limerick after the attacks on the patrols 20 PRESENT! Takes Actie Interest In Politics at Advanced Age By niter! Presa 1 WASHINGTON July 2-The In--ter5tate commerce commission i con-f KienrifT the advisahilitv of cHosing f'T? f7r thr BIG GORE MEETING AT week according to officials of the cummission i It was learned that the proposal 1 came from the big shippers who say I that it will give them a more equit- able show in the supply cars It is understood that railroad executives i favor the move 'rhousands of road employees would work half the ime as a result Years To Special to The Constitution CACHE Okla 330 July 20 Another bur Gore meeting in Comanche county today resolved into a mighty mall group when Bill If'lf of Mi-AIester Okla I BEOS OCCUPY 0 flflnpr PITICQ I 1 UHL ui 1 1 LG By Woman sEuratr was received with no more delight by any United Press DUBLIN Jjly 20 Dublin cattle year per-rn without in ary part 1 Hav an hv Mru if I a-v wh i -rr th Ei'zaSoth tov ru i i It speaking at this afternoon (jor drew a crowd of twertv i' a-Y 1 (fnirr Trier il nw a i'A 1 he ru-r were i i a 1 4 who Tetri'! ed a fil-mocrat inl th rest In i ar and chil iren A pretty good meeting eh And that ih about the proportion Gere will carry cache i Miciki Igrort Term-Armistice (he Allies i of STATE FAIR ILL EE A CITY IN ITSELF OMAJI '-'A I IT OlA JjIv 2-fKUhma State Fair and Exj- The tr jp 1 av- srar tin a BNI 0)NC ERT Fntertained Hith 1 me rrt I arrel erYvrfiiPioI Tij evfnnwT a 1 ne party at the Met followed I the serving of refreshments at the 1 entral drujr store The table wcre tlerorated for thin occasion The list include honor jfuest Miss Nina Gore and the Misses Marsraret Vourjr Gladys' Parmenter Luc He Parkinson Ruby Russell Jaumta Wieat Mira (r( luret Marjorie McClure Kathleen White Mildred Sheppard Helen flandverker Vora Stewart Travette Westbrook Virtfinia Paschal Margaret Tanjre- man Ltta Bailey Mary Hazel Small Rowena Lamed and Mesdames Tim Aree Carl Blomshield John John 'Si'humacher I) Lamed The utof-town trues ta were Miss Marpar- it Lowe of Kansas City Mo and Miss' Katherine Knox of Muskogee Don as she i bettr knwn to hr friends is takirur an active interest in politics espciallv th candidacy of Elmer Tsnomas with shorn she has been tlose neighbors for many year Grandma Davison lives with her nephew' in the Wichita ju-t above Medicine Park She was bom in Scotland in IsiO She came with her family to the United States and located in loiter ahe nicvei to Texas and at the opening came to Oklahoma to take up a homestead Mrs Davison is rema-k-ably active for one of her asr- She registered as a democrat at the recent registration with A Shroyer of Iake township Pnru! torcfrt Thursday evening oVbck Tb Ortes director March New Creation i Medley Echoes from the Opera Overture The Bohemian Girl Indian War Dance Overture The Sky Pilot Turkish Towl Hair March Wn Vuli V'ict £1 t- 0 xition whch wil be held at Oklahorrx" By I nitffl rrrw LOMKiV July The holshaviki frrm 2 to R'thrr have occupied Pinik and two other thi jear iv almost a city itse'f Icitiva in defiance of the armistice Vii or can nave rrsriy every wont terms according to a Polish utate- supplied wYiifjt leaving the irround ment here The occupation of the-e The one exception is sleeping arcorj- 1 two cities means that the bolshevik rnodatmns but thes too aro supplied have crossed the armistice line fixed bv Brlj RrU ttcnd th St0 Fair S'hool and those who wish grounH Hardly a single human went hn Complaint has been made that boys been overlooked and even sui at the intersection of Tentn bilrties as accident are provided for street and A avenue have thrown the form of an emergency horpitah roka knocking out window Vjrht in jn order to facilitate load and that vicinity unloading exhibits spur tracka T- ZT from two railroad run up to the fair Attorney and Mrs ourtland Feun mis of Chanlirr are Laalon for a PTund a-d no sib la to Hear The few dav Thw have been at yn! w- around of evbibit in virtually I iting relatives hours after the fair has closed UUI HE JIM DUS iCOAL OPEOSTiS MAKES STITEMEKTj II COHFEHEKCE Now rnuws old man Jim Barvf--t i rim Umis Jim or Davis anH tf To Determine retard Ol Up-1 fr his annoum-vemnt for county ns-f sor of Comanih county His many St Joint 3lCCting friends all know him with all his nick- Uf riLo icirlora lames and abbrevutims always look-: tfl Strke leaders njr for either fun or business He is musing himself at this time by United Pres njr turned his bull loose a tfoxl CHICAtiO July 29 Thomas Brew- pll n'itj to be -e big III 1 eo 'a''in oil I In apo 1 in (ire ti -Oil U-l We find in lie- CoTgiv '-n nal retold- where ott Ft rn- oted and spoke for what ami you were absent when this same subject came up in the Senate although j'ou are telling the wheat farmers of the state what a great friend you have been to them When the big mortgage corporations stopped the making of farm loans with injunctions Scott Ferris tame to the aid of the farmers and secured $60000000 from the National Treasury for farm loan purposes At the same time j-ou were down in Okla lioma trying to explain your pro-German war record The farmers are not deceived We know where your big campaign fund is coming from Corporation oil money will not your votes When you boast that the farmers are for you you class with the slackers pro-Germans and other enemies of our Gov- ernment This we resent We are as American and patriotic as any other class of citizens lJeing true Americans and patriots we are for Scott Ferris for Uni ted -States Senator A Meers HANNA Lawdon A ELROD Indiahoma I5LEDSOE Fletcher -f JOHN FIELDS Lawton ED HERR Elgin HIRAM CRAIN Lawton Star Route CRUTCHER Lawton I) McKAY Lawton JOHN FARRIS Faxon JENNINGS Faxon SMITH Chattanooga GKO RUST Cache CLINGAN Cache GEO YOWELL Indiahoma JOHN II EDWARDS Cache ANDERSON Chattanooga I) ALLAN IXTWERY Lawton ALEX SCRUGGS Geronimo JOHN FISCHER Geronimo FRIDGES Hulen RANKIN Fletcher HOLLIS Sterling It FITTS Sterling WEAVER Fletcher PRICE Sterling MeCARE Fletcher ORSON DAILEY Sterling JOLLEY Fletcher RUBEN BURCH Fletcher WAID Elgin A CABLE Fletcher SUMMERS Sterling NORA NIX Fletcher WAGGONER Rush Springs and others COMANCHE COUNTY FARMERS TO PLAY Wi To Nominate GoreWould Be A Disgrace To State Says A Sterling Farmer Western League Will Flay Lawton On August oth Team many would be kaffir corn ster chairman of the executive board and Uncle Jim thinks that the bull has summoned coal operators of the Lawton crack bail team which vill tear it all down by the night cf central competitive fields to confer fteI an aggregatn from the third of August however if nn here tomorrow to decide on the stand ast Sunday hv a score of 23 to 0 w-1 Barbee-Fjs in Wedding erd law Aid take him out on th-t they will take at the proposed joint have an vpiHirtundr on August frh At the home of the bride's grand-Jate conference with union officials in an show Chi kasha Western A-scunm mother Mrs Barbee 905 I ave- Uncle Jim served Comarche county attempt to settle the unauthori7ed team what it can do Manager Oit nue Lawton Sunday at 9 our years as county rmnmirsmnrr strike of bituminous miners The Rokomy today was stH-ressfal in e- Miss Gladys Barbee was uni'ed in moved his worth and qualified to take striker are still holding out uring a game with the th marriage to Mr Klza Erwin of Faxon are of the orta-e II: admits he made Grady league team whi ala Dr Sheafor of the First Baptist' tome mistakes for which he is not tKe By United Pres had an no-n date and the Lav ton ir church read the beautiful and ucprc east bit norry of insisting it la bet-1 SPRINGFIELD Ill July 29 It is gregatiorl wiU attempt ore wek today sive ceremony in the presence of a er to have the pleasure of correcting the opinion of Trank Farrington rres- to administer a tingrg de-at to te few relatives and friends after which mistakes than i feel bail about Hert of the I'! no rcrs organiza- pruies-io'-ai I hioo'3 n- cha-- tney motored out to tne oeautiul hem He neals to the voters espec l- tion thar the strike of 75000 miners rued by the defeat of ird-pc-vi- country home Mr and Mrs A ally the women to put him over the will end in two or three days ent aggregation here ls-t Sunday an- Barbee parents of the bnde to en- on August third after which he i planning to come to laatcn joy the weddirg dinner prepare! by will devote a few days looking up a By Uaited Preas numbers and root for the Western th- mother and sisters Miss Gladys Stepmother for his good many grown ST LOUIS July 29 The city of Ig-aguers when they cross bats wtti-will be remembered as the head book-ap daughters However women who Louis has seized all available coal Lawton's diamond stars keeper the last two year of tha register need not apply supply for distribution to essential in- The Lawton team plaved Po Fi-'ti First National hank of lavtno 1 Uncle Jim made the race for xs dustnes includng hospitals ami He th-s afternoon and w-il rr-et the scM know her was to love her and her -lessor two year ago was defeated factories ier team again tomorrow afternoon A by a very small majority but will rut far ned crowd saw the game tE -hi short by saying if elected will By failed Press afternoon erve the people eonsicentiousl to the WASHINGTON July 29 Presl- est of his ability with kindness to a'l dent Vk llson will ahortlv tske a haio WE-VTIIER petal favors to none He will la- in th coal strike in Illinois and In-aughing August 4lh win or luv diana it was stated at the white tl'ol Adv) house i A wart cl tn the Iaiy Con Constituion They are mr to bring Generally fair tonight and Friday yoa th desired results 3V Hamilton a farmer of Sterling write as follows: nominate and return Gore to the I piled Staten Senate would rhamefully disgrace our state democracy and jeopardire owr national honor and Integrity both at home and abroad hea 1 tell you that I had a non who went over seas in the fall of 1917 it ko-lew la tell Jos that 1 watched the working of war national ronermn and at times 1 felt like that I Gore and a very few others should not have bees in the place they then or-copied and since that time not h- in has happened soffioent ta rharge my mind on that ad lie Hon Scott i re- ms that we are depending apttn him to raise us from the depths of sorrow and shame and diagram in hich Gere has placed an" Respectfully i HAMILTON i.