Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-28
BALLARD WOMAN
MARBLES THROUGH
HER SKY -SCRAPER
Claims to Have Seen Fifty E1ks Initiated
Attended Lodge for Eight Months by
Reaching a Window Where She Out-
peeped Peeping Tom of Coventry.

mrs. Inez King in Seattle Times.)
81 have seen at least fifty candi.
dates initiated into the Elks," said
Mrs. Inez King, the plucky and en-.
terprising little woman of Ballard,
who, for the past eight months has
been watching the goat Of the Bal.
lard lodge of Elks frlslsing about the
hall in its endeavor to entertain the
new members of the lodge.
This statement was made to a re-
porter for the Times by Mrs. King
today. While she has been asked TO
make an agreement that she saw
nothing regarding the secret work of
the order, and this too by an officer
Of the supreme lodge from Saginaw,
Michigan, she declares she has q
right to talk for the protection OF
her husband.
Persons say | could not do this, .
she said, but Just to show them
put a board across the narrow alley
last night and It was there this morn.
ing so the boys could see it. Prob
ably no other woman in Ballard
could do this, but my constant train
ing has developed my muscles and
therefore 1t was an easy task for me,
Elks Were Careless.
AT first l noticed that the mem.
bers were a little careless with their
windows and l thought that II they
we're not particular l might as well
have little fun with the rest. That
was several months ago. went out
one night to see what was going on
saw the members In their robes
and a few things that aroused ny
curiosity.
Dances and meetings are held in
the hall on the evenings that the
EIks are not In session, so noticed
that the members, perhaps, were not
over watchful in preparing the win
dows on evenings when they met
/ call the roofs OF the adjoining build
inEs my back yard and have been in
the habit OF going out there evenings
when i had nothing else to do,
Sees Opening Session.
when l first noticed that the
Elks were in session, went out and
saw part of the opening session oI
the lodge. There are several Elkf
staying at my house and they were
In the habit Of joking about the fur
they had with such a man or some
one l knew. 1 thought they were &c
funny that l would get a few Jokes
for myself, so the next time they in
itiated a candidate / went out on the
roof and put the board up to the
window.
The antics | saw there are not FOL
me to tell. intend to keep the
pledge that | have taken as long al
the Elks do what is right by me.
do not want to become an Elk, bu
simply want TO be recognized.
Knows Rltualistic Work.
ITO get back to the subject. l be
san to get interested in the work and
thought that it was fun to see tbs
work. / gradually memorized the rit
ualistic work and have the obligation
by heart II they are willing to give
me the obligation / will reverse tbs
process and the candidate will give
the obligation to the officers.
when the time came for my hus
band to join the lodge. ! thought The
members might think that he haC
told me about the work and gtvet
the secrets away. For that reason
made up my mind that would tel
what knew. in order 10 protect M
husband. Two OF the members CAM
10 the house with my husband an'
70 them / gave signs. grips, pass
words and many secret things. ap'
they were mystihsd. They coulS
hot explain the affair told then
and then asked 10 be recognized a
. member.
Couldn't Run the Bluff.
They then began 10 dsfy and trl
10 baffie me. but they took the wronl
stand. II they had tried fairly u
set me 10 keep the secrets and no
say anything about knowing tn
work, they would have found that
was as willing as anyone, but whel
they began to get defiant l beeam
ne same.
Il told some OF the women that
knew the secrets, but never told