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Arizona republican., 1900-12-13
ABOUT THE ELKS
A Brief History of the Benevolent
 and Protective Order.

The origin of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, although a modern event, is somewhat in doubt The services rendered by Charles AL gernon Vivian, who was a prime mover in an early organization out of which the Elks grew, have accredited him with being the founder of the organ- iZation.
 It is doubtful if in any other coun- try but America, and among any other class of people except those engaged in the histrionic profession, that such an organization would have ever had birth. Of the general public, knowing the actors only from the front of the stage. while being entertained with the portrayal of tragedy, comedy or song, but few can understand the yearnings of this class for hCne life and its sur roundings with the rest of mankind.
 It was such a longing as this-that they might get together to pour their sorrows into one another's ears, eX- change their experiences and enEven the occasion with music, song, story and renditions-that caused a number of them to meet on a Sunday afternoon nearly thirty years ago in the city of New York, their calling preventing them from meeting at any other time.
 The committee appointed for the pur- pose of considering the permanent or ganizatiOn suggested the name of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. The suggestion arose from the fact that one of the committee hap pened to see the mounted head of a magnificent specimen of elk, and, be- ing impressed with it's beauty, looked up its history in Goldsmith's Ami mated Nature" where the elk is de- scribed as "an animal fleet of foot, timorous of doing wrong, and vigorous in defense of its young"
 From the characteristics of the anil mal adopted as the foundation stone of the Order, the mottos, Charity, Jus tice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity arose.
 From an organization composed of members of the theatrical profession, the order was soon widened by the ad- mission of business men, and from the original lodge established in New York City, a grand lodge was instituted and charters granted to different cities in
Arizona republican., 1900-12-13

tial Chink. The wild man from Tue son brought Up the rear, and in frenzy of rage, tore at his cage bars, in either a probably frightful delirium over the great sucress of the Phoenix carnival, to the detriment of his home pueblo, or in frantic objection to the long time between drinks. By the way, this same wild man was the cause of the close proximity of the Elks' to the verge of bankruptcy. His abnor- nal appetite for the essence of inebri- ety called for such frequent heart openings on the rart of individual Elhs thar late in the afternoon it was ne ceS0-y to allow him free access to a wholesale liquor house to appease his desire Altogether the Elks' parade was a great, a grand, a mammoth sue cess, and to it's originators should be given credit for a result which was only exceeded by that of the evening. All day long the E.ks held open house and in the evening a luncheon was served to members and their friends.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-13
TRlAINMEN THINKING.

Denver, Dec. 12.-The local commit tee of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen held a secret meeting today and discussed the question of aiding the Santa Fe operators by means of a sympathetic strike. It is said that it was practically decided to submit the question to a vote of the body inn mediately. If this Is done, the result will be known by tomorrow.
 Dallas, Tex, Dec. 12.-Committees from the trainmen of Northern Texas lines and the Santa Fe and Gulf sys- tenn met here today to consider the matter of a sympathetic strike for the the O. R. T. The delegates departed for Galveston. to hold a general con ference there.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-13
PARADE OF THE ELKS
Circus Performers Reviewed Before
 the Queens Throne.

Hello. Bill" was the slogan. and purple the color, yesterday. It was Elks' day and grand day. The Be nevo.ent and Protective Order of Elks have an unwritten law that nothing must be done by halves, and there was no deviation from the rule Wednes- day. From early morning until late at night the Elks held the boards, so to speak, and their day will go down into history as one of the best of the carnival week. Nearly half a hun dred visiting Elks were the guests of the Phoenix lodge, and at the rooms on Adams street hospitality was dis pensed with a lavish hand. All day long the cheery ring of Hello, Bill" ang in'the ears and puzzled the brains
Arizona republican., 1900-12-13

spots off even the Hin1oos themselves. He could do anything he wanted to and never slipped a cog.
 A brace of smant alecks took the platform and each proved before they left that he could whip the other, and say funny things while he was doing it. One was black and the other fe!f5w was sort of pinto. He finally sue ceeded in initiating the coon with pair of bellows to point where he dared to fight no longer for fear of an explo- sion.
 A dress suit was next exhibited and there was a man in it that announced himself as wonder He said he prac ticed magnetism, humbugfsm and rheu- matism, and he was telling the truth. The Kyrene band got in again while the ringmaster was off his guard. They fired a UJlley and were shortly after excluded for good by the circus police.
 When the announcement was made that Mile. Barnestina Buttina would shortly appear in a thrilling bareback riding exhibition, the audience held its breath, babies began to cry, old ladies trembled, and pandemonium reignei. Several Indian fighters in the back seats were so scared that their hair raised up, hats fell off on the ground, and they went home bareheaded. In came the charger. The official time keeper swears they were not over fif- teen minutes getting the frightened jackass into the ring. Mile. Buttina came out and made her bow. She wore the regulation costume, and the pro- gramme announced that if her back was not bare enough, when the audi ence informed the management, it would rearrange the properties. Her gauzy tights showed all too plainly that she had big bunions on the calves of her legs. A platform Seven feet square, on which her daring bareback performances were to take place, was fastened ito the back of the restless an- imal and two clowns on each side held it in place. With the assistance of a Step-ladder, she mounted gracefully, and a clown took the lead rope for a wild flight around the ring. But it was not so fast but that a representative of Perry's picture show got good set of plates. With the help of corps of clowns the aggregation finally got round the center pole twice, halting at each banner ito get the reins over, so the little lady could jump. The clown
Arizona republican., 1900-12-13
The Dress Parade at te Beginning Was Gorgeous But ha JingHng Circus Parade Was Like the People Engaged in ii the Best On Earih The Circus Last Night Was Something to Be PrayertuIIy Considered. The MidHaELite Egypt and Fatima increasing Their Grip On tte Town. TOdayS Business Before the House.

the different sections of the country. Today every state and territory in the union is represented by one or more lodges of the Elks, and the number of lodges is now nearly five hundred.
 The Order of Elks is social organi- zation as well as a benevolent one. Its real secret is the dispensation of char ity. Almost every lodge has a club feature which is under the manage ment of the lodge. A number of lodges own the buildings they occupy, and it lis the pride of the organization that the most magnificent lodge temples in the world are owned by the Elks in this country
Arizona republican., 1900-12-13

herd of royal purple elephants, one of them an expert performer on two feet. They did lots of things and seemed almost human. They would even eat and drink when they were fed and step over each other when it was easier than walking around. Jum- bo had a great ear for music and was a dandy in rag+time.
 This performance was followed by a dog which climbed a ladder to the dome of the tent and made a dive of some forty feet into blanket below. The turn was so good that many became dissatisfied and thought the Jinglings were faking and passing off a real cir GUS on the unsuspecting and confiding public.
 At this point it became apparent that the audience was waiting for some thing, something besides peanuts and lemonade. Already two numbers had been pulled off and no one had said anything about the concert. Accord ingly the ringmaster took off his hat and Brother Paul, who had his lungs with him, announced that tlhe grand est concert ever given this side of the Grand canal would take place after the regular show, and all the real artists in the world would participate. Tick cts 25 cents and no limit to the number one might purchase. After that the audience was reminded between each act of the coming concert. When one pair of lungs gave out there was an- other pair ready for action. The au- dience began to fear there would never be another concert, so those that had any money left bought tickets for this one. The real reason was (sub roSa) that the Jinglings circus was intending to break up last night and they wanted to work their graft for all there was in it.
 Bessie Seip and Lucille Doris, couple of little cake walkers, danced before the queen and received generous applause. Their act was cer- tainly a pretty one, and the queen and all her court made a proper acknowl- dgment. It was not a burlesque, but real cake walking, in u way that made their elders doff their hats. They were the youngest performers and won the hearts of the audience.
 During the act the ring mas ter backed up against the cen ter pole and stood with his whip at ''carry arms.' When the upper half burned off and dropped at his feet, he discovered that he had been holding it in the gasliglht. He retired and "sitole the animal trainers whip.
 A clown and a big "jay feller'' from the country strolled in, each with a pair of roller skates and held the at tention of the audience at the end where the platform was while Denny Grady, who had crawled back under the tent, tried to flim-Aam the occu- pants of the reserved seats by selling them playing cards for tickets to the concert, and Lhcse who know, say that there was neither an ace nor a face card in the pack.
 A real Hindoo juggler with a Dutch costume and an Irish dialect, climbed up on slack wire about this time and did some fancy work that knocked the
Arizona republican., 1900-12-13

imal in the flank with his whip. That was the beginning of the end, which arrived almost simultaneously. A part of the audience sought the cor oner and a part the undertaken. The inquest took place before Justice Johnstone a half hour later. The jury returned two reports ,the first of which
 stated that the deceased had come to his death at the hands of an evil dis posed mule. A minority report sub mitte by Captain Hi Mcdonald found that the deceassd had come to his deatn
Arizona republican., 1900-12-13
THE COURT BY DAY
Queen and Throne Present Even a
 Grander Spectacle Than at Night.

On Monday evening, at the beginning gorgeously beautiful court, decked in it's vari-colored costumes ana en- hanced by the mild glow of thou sand lights, entranced her multitude of subjects. On Wednesday afternloOn. under the brighter illumination of the Arizona sun, the grand court present ed an entirely different and, perhaps, if possible, a grander spectacle and an
Arizona republican., 1900-12-13
PASSING OF GEORGE P. BILLIARD
He Was Handed Over On the Heels
 of a Mule.

The preparation for the Elks' car nival celebration which took place yes terday, was marred by painful and tragic event. The thousands who wit- messed the parade of the Jingling cir GUS yesterday afternoon saw a mule which had been decorated With the prison stripes of the zebra. All were mortified at his frequent viz cious attempts upon the life of his GUS
Arizona republican., 1900-12-13
QUIET AT PUEBLO.

Pueblo. Colo, Dec. 12-There is not yet much visible evidence here of any strike. Trains are arriving and de- parting nearly on time. Superinten- dent Parker declares that everything is in operation on the division the same as before, and the mechanical depart ment is in operation as usual.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-13
SLOAN BARRED IN FRISCO.

San Francisco, Dec. 12.-Tod Sloan will not be allowed to ride on the Oak land track. This decision has been reached by the California jockey club. after regular confirmation of the re- port that he will be refused license in England.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-13

the presence of a few admiring friends MT. Bullard's friends, but enemies of
 the mule. Everything proceeded
 smoothly up to a certain point when the ringnaster, intoxicated by the plaudits of the audience, took a posi-
 tion about five feet south of the mule which happened to be gazing intently upon the north star, and tickled the an-
Arizona republican., 1900-12-13

snatch experience from the short re- maining time. Little did he think that the span of his own life was shorter than the time to the circus Little did he think that eternity was so near that one could be propelled into it by mule.
 MT. Bul!ard arranged full dress re- hearsal with that mule on Tuesday night. It occurred at the Elks' tent in
Arizona republican., 1900-12-13
A SANTA FEE MEETING

Topeka, Kas.. Dec 12.@The board oe directors of the Santa Fe will meet in this city tomorrow for regular annual session. Most of its members are all ready in the city. Among the inn portant items of business will be the strike situation. The striking telegra- phers say they will not make any att tempt to secure an audience with the board.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-13
A SILVER WEDDING.

Williams, Ariz., Dec. 12-(SpeciaI. )- The silver wedding of George Whar- ton. of iIhe Sagninaw Lumber com pany, was celebrated here today. A feature of 1t was a grand banquet.
Arizona republican., 1900-12-13

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The Holly chieftain., 1900-12-14
WHO SAW THE GREAT METEOR
IL 5. .:...-. - Of FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7l

| Eleyenth-Was its heat noticeable
Twelfth-Were any shadows cast by
II? '
differentiation bright was 1t?
j. Fourteenth-How large did 1t ap-
pear?
Flfteenth-What shape had It?
Sixteenth-What was the diyection Of
Its movement?
In order to show what sort of an
swers are desired to these questions,
the following entirely Hypothetical re-
plies aro given. ls4.9p
| First-I was three-quarters Of mile
due south Of the postoffice at Fort Lup-
ton, and was facing northwest.
SecOnd-When first seen 1t was near
iy due west, perhaps ten degrees north
Of west, and was one-third Of the way
from the zenith down to the horizon.
Third-When it disappeared II was
npt due north Of me, but was about
thirty degrees to the east of the north
point of the horizon.
Fourth-1t was visible for I'VE Sec
onds. .I4 ~
Fifth-It seemed to be coming right
down to the ground, but disappeared
behind barn.
( Sixth-When II went behind the barn
Judge that 1t was one-fourth Of the
way from the horizon up to the zenith.
Seventh-It did not pop directly over
head.
Elghth-It. was like the sun. and did
not show various eolors.
Ninth-It shot OF sparks ahead of II.
Tenth-The sound was like the chirp-
Ing of birds.
Eleventh. noticed no heat from It.
Tweifth-As I was glancing upward
noticed that q post near by, about
Ave feet high had a moving shadow,
perhaps two feet In length.
Thirteenth-It seemed as bright AZ
the full moon.
FourtAehth-Its diameter was half
that Of the moon.
Flfteenth-It was egg-shaped, being
lQngeSt In the direction in which 1t was
moving.
Sixteenth--The direction Of motion
was northeast.
Replies should be sent to me at the.
Chamberlain observatory, University
Park, Colorado.
- HERBERT A. HOWE.
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Wood, deceased. According to the
finding Of the court, marriages that
are, licensed at Reno or other cities
over the California border, occurring
before the expiration Of one year after
divorce proceedings have taken place
ip California, are not valid.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-12-14
LABOR GO MMIsSIOflE flER'S REIl) ~
SHOWS WAGES IN COL ADD

Denyer, Colo, Dec. l1>- CommpA -
horers u Colorado duRinG IN ay1eaee
year receive less than 9 dollar 3 day
IN payment for their w6tk. Tits +
one Of the scores Of interesting facts
|Phown BY careful study Of the figures
,1iven In the biennial report Of Tire
state labor commissions. 1an8ea =.
Nth. the state lal,os cesmmissionsf,
has compiled tables Of labor statistics
on q more exhaustive Ind eaAbcrnts
sc91e than ever before attempted IN
(eAe e.tfAts.
repett Commissioner Smith thanks the
terially aiding him in his work. He
sTsSsmhee4s many reforms IN labor
iesihatt6h. suggesting among others
elkAthpur lAW, that will be effective,
sioner to proceed in court at the ex-
owed labor by capital, which, in In
dividual instances, laborers are often
deprived OF because they have NO
means at their disDpsal with which to
sue, even when Their claims are just.
The tables show that one-fourth Of
the wage earners from whom statistics
have been obtained are foreign born;
that Of the hundreds from whom in-
formation has been secured, 80 have
occupations other than the ones which
they are now following; that; the av-
erage time at the work they are now
doing Is 14.39 years. sG
/ Lawyers and physicians have been
left out of the tables, as they are not
wage earners" In the common accepta-
tion Of the word. He, however, In
cludes ministers in his table. In the
column of the annual earnings the 10.
connective engineers lead with. an an
nal INCOME OF $1,545. Immediately fol-
lowing them may be found the laborers
who have an annual average Of 1851. 80,
or less than 81 per day for every day
In the year. Enough coal miners re-
ply to questions sent out in printed
form to give fair idea OF their earn
ings, which average up $3I0.46 year,
Pr a tribe. more than 81 day for the
AktE Neaar. The smelter employees
are also a poorly paid class Of work
ting men, according to the tables.
1.-THE avsrage earnings of thirty differ-
ent ocutdtIons considered collectively
fs $772.24 per year. AS monthly av-
erage this is $64.39. Estimating twen-
ty-six working days to the month the
daily wage Of $2.4S appears AZ the av-
e5AEes More than three-fQilrths Of
Hose who answered the llstSs6f ques-
,tfohs sent out by the commis1lSner al
most a year ago are membefA Of or
Ganized labor. Thisis merely 'accident-
IL; as among; al laborers of he state,
but about 6ne-fourth are unI3 mem
bers. u
The average among the wage earn
ers who make reports is a Httle over
two married to one single. Tie aver
age size stls III a 40 pellAns. As
The Holly chieftain., 1900-12-14

Asninst tfA avef11e 5DcOEne ~ 49,
pef month the average cpGt Of Htf48 -
edz@ shoWtng tiat NJ ayssnGs Mqoe
Garner can save N Cn3ueado ees 1hAM
el60 year unlegG ~ reduces hle ex-
psnAes. In = few Instances n the ~
htes tie average poef of living " tu a0-
vanes of tie a4Darpat inenne. Beoe
potes expla2A thst IN theae; rAses -
report = ~ ~ eject that more thass
the difference u nads up by the earn
inss Of wife Of children. In answer 70
tho question, Are ron saving rnnney
only 675 make resp0nseA and of TINS
number only 256 cay anything else bat
mo-" This 236 includes th0se who an
swef, "A little" or every little."
Just sixty-eight per cent. Of those
who sent In replies report that the
cost OF living has increased since 1895
1897 and five report the cost OF living
less than for the years named. Those
who claim an increase in expenses esti-
mate this increase variously at from
ave to thirty per cent. As against this
overwhelming majority report as to the
increased cost of keeping alive 1S7 re-
port wages increased, twenty-nine say
wages have decreased and the rest
either say nothing or report that wages
~ y HA0CNNm1Ay tAC HAAAGs "A At1NSAV1s
oxer eighteen per cent report that they
own their homes and that they are un-
mortgaged.
Here are some Of the statistics as to
the relative wages Of those In different
walks in life:
BARRIERS, $15.85 per week: black
swiths, $3.50 per months; bookkeep-
ers, $1O4.5O per month; bricklayers,
$4.75 per day; cooks, $15.93 per month;
clerks and statesmen, $1O.23 per week;
carpenters $3.O7 per day and $67s.47
per year; drug clerks, $71.@ per
month: stationary engineers, $S3S.N
per year; locomotive engineers, $l,54o
per year: printers. $19.38 per week;
painters and paper hangers, 1922 per
day: plumbers. $742.@ per year; rail-
road conductors, $1,325 per year; rail-
graphers and typewriters, $763.25 per
year, smeltermen, $493.27 per year;
school teachers, $493. 20 per year; tele-
graph operators, $S26.S5 per year; wait
ers, $685. per week and $685.. II per
year; drivers of delivery wagons, 1880
per- week; musicians. $1,277.5O per
year,. clergymen. $1,000 per year; ser
want girls, $500 per year; cowboys, $50
per month; shoemakers, $500 per year.
Over twenty-five other vocations are
mentioned and tabled, with earnings
and other inforinatio even to the de-
tails Of how much rent is paid by the
average wage-earning householder who
pays any rent at all. The tables and
accompanying Information are as near
complete as. could be secured by ar
duous effort, and Labor Commissioner
Smith says that he will have the report
I'M book form In time for the New
Years. editions, The consideration of
convict labor forms one of the most
Interesting chapters in the volume.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-12-14

/, !, University, Park, Colo, Dec. 11.-Dr.
H. "A. Howe, astronomer Of Chamber
In observatory, University Of Denver,
wfshffg TO obtain the fullest possible
/ data ansregarAs to the great daylight
!. meteor of Friday, December 7th, has
issued the following request: y !.
As several persons seem to have seen
She great meteor which passed over
Denver and Fort Luptoh last Friday
afternoon, It is probable that trustwOr-
/ thy data may be obtainable, which will
| be OF. value In computing the path of
the body. i was not SO fortunate as to
see It, but from the published accounts
/. Ii must have been a very huge body.
which could probably; blow Its way
thfouVh the. earth's j atmosphere for
hundred miles, before its ener-
~ was finally spent; Any fragments
| 81 II, II 6f fdir size, wouldihave A5come
'mefcixl,walug, II the Fort Lupton OBJ
ixetvdry ard .seFfect In. their idea that 1t
aeame to the earth esh6ft1y affer they
saw II, 1t mnsf have notsbteh very, far
| OF, TO feel thxSAiat 'gtren'by = met
te6ffte II very AausaN. =
The writer suggests that any one
who readx this note, and who saw the
meteorite, will ID, RI kind as to send
rs1aeeen. 1 : I Ds1an nctMcsRsSelnms tie! direc-
tipn Of the body's motion, and the time
ss.,rss 8 ~s'fn 81 SssP P'qt,estsss qaessons
| d the foll6yfnEhxnA b. welcome: !
! First -WhaetNas.the observer when
he saw the yaeAeprtte. and IN what
direction was rhe facing? Y -,
sseecopd-In .MKat Direction wis. the
meteor hrxt seenf
Ia Third IN. s~hat direction was It at
NiNRppenrAnce? ''''
/ Fourth. For how long q time was II
I ttiiiblel e ~ II s.iiis1 II
y y FiftnMDid q aappear- to be neat' the
Fround when, 1t vanished?
's' sixth III not. bowshixh up in the sky
.sAeysnth- Did 1t 'ip pon directly over
head, that H., through the :zenith7
Z. Ei9htb- What .Go}SfS did T. exhibit?
Il fttnth Did It. throw of parks as It
Tenth-Wsas .-'S sslS;i any isound heard: due to
IT. passafefl s,..4.
<e~*1G14e,e>eeGs1e<e1
:. Sal 81 FrsneissS. PEI. fudge
TROUT Of The. Sppe} }ioE eapft' hai' hand
sstk an an import Af dsciiiSn In he case
Of .Abbie Rose Wood, cldfnaiit ID the
mattlr Of the estate " Joseph ~.
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