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The day book., 1914-05-12

harder than any woman>I have ever
known.
She seems to be tireless. Whether
she is fighting down at Springfield for
legislation to help working girls, or
whether she is meeting employers
and endeayoring to persuade them.to
grant a living wage without the ne
cessity of a battle, or whether she is
denying that the blacklist defeat is
defeat at all, she is always indomit-
able, always alert, always courage
Gus, and always gentle.
Elizabeth Maloney first came into
the union through the strike of the
mattresses and cooks at the Fair in
1907. That strike was lost and. she
became secretary of the Mattresses
Union. She has held that position
ever since with the exception of six
months, when she went out of the
work, only to find the call too strong
for her, and she returned.
OF the strikes she has been
through, one, like the Henrici and
the Knab strikes, seemed almost lost
because Of the action of judges in
deciding against labor and for the
employers,
The day book., 1914-05-12
LEADERS OF THE MATTRESSES UNION ARl
GIRLS WHO NEVER ADMIT DEFEAT
~ JANE Whitaker

JuSL as we are IOrCGQ 10 duIQlIS
are more brave than the rank and file
whether leaders of men or of women,
force, some dominant characteristic IL
Sometimes, in mean spirit of en-
that has made them leaders and that
as well had the opportunity come to /
But do not think that is true, an
of these people who lead, the more OF
portunity not knocked at their doors
2 opportunity and throttled it to do thei
Two of the leaders who have We
Alexander, president of the Mattresses
retary, business agent and internationS
Carrie Alexander is a very young
smile that she has been a waitress sir
by washing silver and glassware becs
less children.
She is the type of girl you would
usual woman; she has an expression
somehow tells you she is not one Of |
those who follow where others lead.
And yet if you should listen to her
dealing with the girl strikers who are
doing picket duty you would be
amazed at her 'softness, at her solicit
tude, until you heard her laugh in
that understanding" way that let's
you know that beneath her desire for
the success. of this battle for organ
ization and decent living wage lies
sympathy with the girls who must
go out on the street, endure the gaze
of the curious, listen silently to the
taunts of stTikebreakers and some
times the obscene remarks of cow
ardly men.
Before l knew Elizabeth Maloney
personally had listened to her adj
dress several meetings of the State
street and the Milwaukee avenue
store girls when they were attempt
dgn to organize.
/ had admired then her clear, keen
cut advice to them, her scOrn of any
compromise, her call to their courage
that always won applause and renew
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
SPORT.

Jack Johnson, the negro pugilist
will return from Paris to Chicago for
the retrail of the charges against him
under the Mann act
Officials of the Tulsa, Okla, Jockey
Club formally called off the spring
race meeting following the declaration
of martial law at the tracks by Gov
ernor Cruce.
When Governor Major pitched the
league season was Officially opened at
ST. Louis and the new home of the 10
Gals dedicated.
Returning to New York from Europe
Aviator Lincoln Beachey declared that
he intended to loop the loop over the
Woolworth building Just to show how
easy it was"
Five hundred horsemen are reported
stranded in Tulsa. Okla. following the
cancellation of the spring meeting. the
result of Governor Cruces interfer-
ence with book making.
Although there was no knockout
Joe Herrick of Kewanee. ILL.,, was
given the decision in ten-round bout
at Roswell. N. NJ, with Bart Gordon
of Joplin, Mo.
At San Francisco Willie Richie.
lightweight champion. defended his
title against Harlem Tommy Murphy
of New York in convincing fashion.
Murphy fought a courageous. aggres-
sive battle. but never was dangerous
and often In distress himself.
A new type of flying machine. the
object of which is to enable a man to
initiate birds il utilizing the wind to
the exclusion of other motive power.
was described at the congress of the
society OF savants. The invention is
that of DR.. Mangan. and the flight 1t
is intended to make is kind of a con,
tinuous volplane.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
HEAD ITcHED AND BURNED

Burns, Wyo.-"The trouble began on
my baby when she was about four
months old. A red pimple was seen
at first and it grew larger and larger
all the time on the back of her head.
1t looked scabby and it itched and
burned and she began to scratch 1t
and scratched until it would bleed.
Sometimes she could not sleep and
felt pretty cross.
THE trouble lasted till she was .
year old and saw an advertisement
of Cuticura Soap and Ointment, 80
sent for some. First l washed the
sore part with the Cuticura Soap and
then applied the Cuticura Ointment
and left it on for a while, then l
washed it again with the CuticurA
Soap. Cuticura Soap and Ointment
cured the sore In a week without .
scar" (Signed) Mrs. Otto F. Heckly.
Nov. %. 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticura. Dept. L. Boston" ADV.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
FOREIGN.

The appointment of Sir Lionel Car.
den as British minister to Brazil was
officially announced in London.
White Wolf the notorious Chinese
brigand, lost 1000 of his followers in
killed and wounded in battle at Lichu-
an Hsen. according to the official re-
port.
The British press generally ex'
pressed the opinion that the returning
of the salute to be fired by Huerta
would be virtual recognition of the
Mexican dictator.
Mexico will consider return salute
at Tampico as recognition of Presi-
dent Huerta by the United States.
This was stated at the office of Min.
lister of Foreign Affairs Rojas in Mex
leo City.
Ivan Soporovski of ST. Petersburg
never rode in a train or automobile in
his life, but in accordance with his
will his body was borne to its grave
in an aeroplane. The aeroplane
-hearse driver received 100000.
In view OF the possibility of the war
with Mexico a Panama canal official
declared at Panama that American
war vessels may be passed through at
any time. Even the largest will be
able to pass through the slide district
on three days notice to the dredging
forces.
A brief supplementary report Of the
battle of San Pedro received by Cen
eral Carranza at Chihuahua from
General Villa says that all houses be-
longing to the -Madero family in San
Pedro were burned by the federals
The rebels were rported to have cap
tured railroad trains. eleven cannon,
1000 rifles and considerable ammuni-
ton.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
WASHINGTON.

Oscar S. Straus, secretary OF com
merce and labor in the Roosevelt Cab
met, advocated repeating the tolls ex-
emption clause of the Panama canal
act before the Senate canals com
mittee.
The President and Mrs. Wilson an
nounced that the wedding of their
youngest daughter. Miss Eleanor Ran
dolph Wilson, and Secretary McAdoo.
would take place on Thursday, May
7th.
Col. George Goethals has been sum
moned before the Senate Canals Com
mittee to testify on the economic fea-
ture of the Panama tolls exemption
for coastwise vessels. He is expected
to favor repeal.
Secretary Daniels was unqualified
in his praise of the dispatch with
which Rear Admiral Badger got un-
der way for the trip to Tampico.
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice and Lady
Spring-Rice will leave Washington
April 81 for Ottawa, Canada, to be the
guests of the governor general of the
Dominion.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson will receive
at the White House the delegates to
the third International Congress on
the Welfare of the Child. to be held
in Washington.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
COULDN'T STAND FOR DEFEAT
According to London Newspaper, Col
ored Opponent Of irishman Had
Little Chance.

A brawny son of Erin was acting as
time keeper in a rough-and-ready fight
between his mate and negro in South
America. In the course of the fight a
well-planted. blow sent the Irishman
earthwards.
'One!" cried the time keeper, in a
tense voice, watch In hand.
l'Two!" he murmured hoarsely. Pat,
ye fool, git up! There's only eight sec
onds left!"
The inert mass never moved
"Three!" shouted the time keeper
desperately. Think of yer old mother,
Pat! What's it she'd be saying to ye.
Bate, the nigger!'"
Slowly he called up to eight. buck
ing up his mate with patriotic ejacula-
tions between each long second. When
eight had been called Pat slowly stag.
gered to his feet. and by a mighty
lunge succeeded in knocking down his
black opponent.
Desperately fearing lest he should
revive in time, the time keeper set of
at top speed:
"One,, two. three. four. five, and
fves ten! Ye're out, ye black villain!'
London Tid-Bits.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
GEN e RAJ.

Vincent Astor's condition continued
to improve. 1t was said at the country
home of his fiancee. Miss Helen Dins-
more Huntington of New York.
Harry Kendall Thaw's petition for a
writ of habeas corpus was granted
by Judge Edgar Aldrich OF the Unit
ed States District Court at Concord,
N. Fl.
The 350th anniversary Of the birth
of Shakespeare was observed in many
New York churches Sunday, the cler-
gymen making Shakespeare the SUBJ
ject of their sermons.
Seven lives were lost in fire which
apartment house at Commonwealth
avenue and Long avenue. in the ALL
stem district Of Boston.
DR.. Anna Howard Shaw, president
of the National Woman Suffrage AS
sociation, sailed on the steamship
Canada for Italy, where she will speak
on suffrage at the meeting of the In
ternational Council of Women in
Rome. May 4.
Booker T. Washington, principal of
the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial
Institute. has issued call to the ne
groes of the United States asking
them to set aside Sunday, June Z.
and Monday. June s. as special days
on which to protest to railroads
against discrimination on account of
color in the matter of providing pas
senger accommodations.
Denouncing their officials as "un.
scrupulous;" declaring the miners or
ganization was a dictatorship" and
that the United Mine Workers OF
America. like all other craft union,
had outlived its usefulness" the ''in-
surgent' mass convention of miners In
session at Monongahela, Pa, voted to
withdraw from District No. 5, U. NJ.
w. A.
Edward ]. Knauer, prominent at
torney, once associated in practice
with President Chester A. Arthur.
committed suicide at his office in Long
Island City by shooting.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
THREE GIRLS WIN PRIZES.
Business Men Answer Call to Improve
Illinois Roads.

Iu1not8 HO1oo.
Chicago.-Three girls were the win
ners Of the leading prizes offered by
the Associated Good Roads Associa-
tion for the best work of the volun-
teer road-makers.
Alma and Amanda Gewike, seven
teen-year-old twins. left their home at
4 o'clock in the morning on a home
made drag, and ninety minutes later
appeared at Des PLANES, III, with six
and half miles of perfectly dragged
road to their credit. They returned
by a shorter route and quit work at
night with twelve and one-half miles
OF road made. They received the first
prize Of $65. Lillian Goede, eighteen
years old. also of Des PLANES, received
the second prize of $45 for dragging
seven miles of road
Governor Edward F. Dunno, men,
bers Of the Illinois Legislature, judges,
bankers, business men. school chill
dren and hundreds of others began
the work of building the Lincoln high
way across northern Illinois from the
Mississippi river to the Indiana state
line.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
A POIGNANT Anecdote.

THE great fault OF American serv-
ants is familiarity. To be familiar is
to be inefficient. "A familiar cook Is as
inefficient as a pessimistic DOCTOR"
The speaker. Mrs. Boardman Harri-
man. is perhaps the most brilliant con-
versationalist in New York-a fact
which renders more poignant this an.
ecdote.
Il had a cook" she continued,
whom tried to break of her over-fa.
miliarity. What was the result? This
cook. discussing me In the servants
hall. said:
81 don't say she's a bad mistress,
but she's a woman with only one idea
Why, / can't never get her to talk of a
single thing but eating"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23

Kidney Pills the swelling disappear
ed and he felt himself again. He says
he has been benefited and blessed by
the use of Dodds Kidney Pills. Sew
eral months later he wrote: 1 have
not changed my faith in your remedy
since the above statement was author
ized. Correspond with Rev. e. Hes
lop about this wonderful remedy.
Dodds Kidney Pills. SOC. per box at
your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co..
Buffalo, N. Y. Write for Household
Hints. also music Of National Anthem
English and German words) and re-
Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
Bio English Incomes,

Replying to parliamentary inquiry
as to how many persons in Great Brit
ain are assessed for super-tax at $780,
600 or more, the secretary of the treas
ury said: Il cannot undertake to classi-
fly in separate divisions incomes ex-
ceeding 100000 year. The aggre-
gate number Of persons assessed for
super-tax in respect to an income ex.
ceeding 100000. according to the la
test figures available, is 66''
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
Softly.

He remarked to her that men are
but clay"
Bright"
And she asked him II that applied
to her."
And them"
He replied that 1t applied to all.
And now his name is mud"
She threw cold water on him. eh?"
Houston Post.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
Puzzled.

Husband-I see that German has
invented clock that tells the day
of the month by sounding the num-
ber.
Wife-I don't see how it can tell
the 10th, goth and 30th Of the month.
1t can strike the one. two and three
all right. but how can it sound the
cipher?
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
FROM TELEeRAPHIc REPORTS
THAT COVER THE WEEKS
EVENTS.
OF MOST INTEREST
KEEPING THE READER POSTED
ON MOST iMPO RTANT
CURRENT TOPICS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

A gift of 100000 from James
Dering to Northwestern University
Medical School was announced at Chi
cago.
The Iowa State Board of Parole has
rescinded the order it made some time
ago for the sterilization of twenty-five
convicts.
A woman footpad who held up two
men In Los Angeles took watch and
$2.40 from the first and kiss from
the second.
Mckee Rankin, the veteran charac-
ter actor who was identified for years
with Nance O'Neill in Shakesperian
production, died at San Francisco.
The strike of the copper miners in
upper Michigan came to an end as
result of a referendum vote taken
among the members of the Western
Federation of Miners.
John W. Smittouski. an employe of
the Chicago American. was found
dead in a hotel in Chicago. a bullet
hole through his forehead Smittou-
ski left a note blaming a woman.
The American Water Works and
Guarantee Company has been sold at
Pittsburg. Pa, for $1,250.000, to II. H..
Pierce of New York, representing the
bondholders' protective committee.
After an extended secret conference
of members of the state central COM
mittee of the Nebraska Progressive
party call was agreed upon for a
state convention to be held in Lincoln
July 2S.
Execution OF Leo NJ. Frank, the
young factory superintendent sen,
fenced to hang on the 18th. Mt Atlanta.
Ca, for the murder of fourteen-year-
old Mary Phagan. was stayed by the
State Supreme Court.
The Republican state convention
unanimously renominated Ben. w.
Hooper for third term as governor of
Tennessee. Judge Sam C. Williams.
an Independent. was renominated for
the Supreme Court.
r. Widney of Los Angeles was ar
rested at a Chicago hotel on charges
of pandering A woman registered as
Mrs. Vivian Widney twenty-three,
also was arrested. She was charged
Wltu ulSOTuerlv COnOuCt.
]. Parker Whitney. younger son
of an old and wealthy California fam
lily, pleaded guilty at San Francisco
to the charge Of white slavery brought
against him recently by Genevieve
Hannah of New York and was fined
$4,000 by Judge Dooling in United
| States District Court.
The bandit killed In revolver duel
with officers at Lennon, S. D.. and
supposed to be Harry Mathews, the
Bellingham, WASH, train robber, was
J. w. Weininger. alias ]. j. Barrett. a
Butte. Mont, outlaw, for whom, the Of
ficers of that city have been seeking
for some time.
Mrs. Myrtle M. Sedgwick, second
wife of Leonard Sedgwick, the Wyo-
ming man who made 100000 in the
first rush to the Alaska goldfields,
and who later spent every cent, was
declared the beneficiary under $13,-
900 insurance policy. the only remnant
of her husbands fortune. by Judge
Allen in the District Court at Denver.
Flood prevention and drainage pro-
iects will require the expenditure OF
00,000,000 in the next twenty-five
years. according to a report prepared
the National Drainage Congress, who
left Chicago for Savannah, Ca. to
complete arrangements for the drain
age conference there.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
Solace.

Aren't you worried about these
public Questions?"
YES" replied Farmer Corntossel.
But I'm thankful fur this much.
There's enough of 'em so that when
you get tired of worryin' about one
you can rest your mind thinkin' about
another"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
Fair Word. or Nothina,

George" said the wife to her gen.
orally unappreciative husband, how
do you like my new hat?"
We'll, my dear" said George with
great candor, Ito tell you the truth"
Stop right there, George! If you're
going to talk that way about it I.don't
want to know"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
Port of
San
Fran
cisco
Praises
Peruna
for per-
sonal
benefit
received.
Sam Franci.co, january 8. lsl4.

San Franclsco, JANUARY o, ISI4.
Mr.. A. de la Tore, Jr.. formerly U.
s. Inspector of Immigration, Port of San
Francisco, writes from No. I'LL Powell
St., San Francisco, CAL: II take great
pleasure in recommending your great ma
tional catarrh cure, Peruna. as the best
l ever used. sincerely express my thanks
to you for the health which I now enjoy
1t has done me and a number of my
friends good, and / can assure you that I
shall take every opportunity to speak
in favor of what consider to be the
best remedy for catarrh in existence to-
day"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23

ing. was dizzy
and exhausted at
the least exer-
tion. Hands and
feet were cold
and he, had such
= dragging sensa-
tion across the
loins that 1t was
difficult to move.
After using S
hN~nu ~ nAAAa
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
Real Mourner.

What are you wearing that thing
for?" asked Mrs. Gabb, when her hus-
band came home with a band of crepe
around his hat.
For your first husband" replied Mr..
Gabb. I'm sorry he died"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23

DR.. Piercc's Pleasant Pellets regulat
and invigorate stomach, liver and bowel
Sugar-coated, tiny granules. Easy to tax
as candy. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
Quite Pat.

why do you want ST. Patrick S
day to be made a legal holiday"
ITO keep his memory green
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
Grounds for Complaint.

Hip-Taste that!
Hop-Why. that's the best soup l
ever tasted! ---l-
Hip-Yes; but the steward had the
gall to say 1t u coffee.-Michigan
Gargoyle.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
A cLERavMAn's TESTIMONY.

The Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wig
ton. Pa. suffered from Dropsy for a
year. His limbs and feet were swol-
len and puffed. He had heart flutter.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23

Smile on wash day. That's when you us
Red Cross Bag Blue. Clothes winter thai
snow. All grocers. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23

Putnam Fadeless Dyes are the cas-
lest to use. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23

While the world lasts, the sun viii
gold the mountain tips before i
shines upon the plain.-Bulwer.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
WHITE RAVEN INSPECTED.
Denver Experts Go Through Mine At
Ward.

Ward.
Horton Pope of Denver and experts
of the Guggenheim interests visited
the White Raven mine at Ward, from
which a remarkable tonnage of ore is
being mined. The purpose of their In
spection can only be surmised. as the
gentlemen were non-committal, but
the past record of the property is sucn
as to invite the attention of the big
gest men of the industry.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23

To the man who loves money pop
ularity is a delusion.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23
Dim.

What do you think OF NV mus
tache?"
Il hadn't noticed it. It's rather a
dark day"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23

Red Cross Bag Blue. much better, goe,
farther than liquid blue. Get from any
grocer. Adv.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1914-04-23

1t is the peacemaker. not the pace
maker, who is blessed.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-12-29
AFFAIRS FOR MISS ELLA zue.
Two Pre-. NuptiaI Parties Given For
Bride of Present Week.

Mrs r. c. Valentine. s North Fifth
street entertained this morning at one
of the larger social affairs of the week,
wnen she gave breakfast for Miss
Ella Zug whose marriage to Charles
N Allison takes place next Saturday.
Covers We're laid for sixty AT daintiiy
appointed tables which were attractive
with decorations OF California ruscas.
a: each place was i little miniature
bride and groom, which made an APP
propriate place card AT II o'clock the
hostess MAS assisted by Mrs, H. c.
WATSON. Mrs Anna +. Wheeler. and
Miss Margaret WATSON in serving
three course breakfast An enjoyable
afternoon was spent visiting and Miss
Lue received q useful sift from each
guest. presented with lg,,ie poem. The
ing receipt for the guest of honor.
During the afternoon short but de-
l!shtful program OF violin numbers was
given by Georges keenan,. among
which "I-eeende" tCarl Bohm) Ma
zourka, by Zarzycki and Dvoraks HUI
moresque" We're especially pleasong.
The only guest from out Of the city
was Mrs Emma Mcintyre. of Mount
Vernon.
Another pretty pre- -nuptial affair was
given Monday afternoon compliment
AIRY 20 Miss Zug. when Mrs. George
Price and Miss May Bratt entertained
at tea at the Price home. 81 West
State street. Sixteen friends of Miss
Tug were entertained at pleasant af-
ternoon spent socially and with fancy
work. Several clever guessing con-
tests afforded much amusement. The
feature of the afternoon was wash
cloth shower. the articles being tied
up with fancy ribbons and presented
10 the bride to-be in fancy baskets. AT
o'clock tea was served in three
courses. the hostesses being assisted
by Mrs. A p. Bratt and Mrs Mary E.
Grumme. The guests were seated at
small tables. which were effectively
decorated with yellow flowers and
lighted with yellow shaded candles.
At each place was a dainty yellow
place card bearing the guests name.
Mrs. Marve Jaques. of Cedar Rapids,
was an out-of-town guest.