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The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1915-05-15
PERSISTENCE IN
BUSINESS wins
n0W Miss Cleo N. Gibbs Mas.
tered Her Difficulties.
TELLS 4 THRILLING STORY.

Rose From Obscure Clerical Position to
Chief Clerk In Big Business Concern
Attributes Much Of Success to Dong
the Little Things Well and Sticking
to Her job
Birmingh ham. Ala.-The story of sue
cess, no matter who the individual OF
what the field, is most always thrilling
and interesting and commands public
attention. That story must be more
interesting and thrilling II the MARIA
tor happens to be IN obscure cOlored
girl. who In the very nature OF things
starts out in life handicapped by Iea
son Of meager opportunities and nd
vantages
Miss Cleo NJ Gibbs. the chief clerk
Of the Atlanta Gala, Specinl Benefit
company. of which Mr Il. W Howell
Is the president and mannger Is one
Of the most efficient clerks i'm Bir,ning
ham and assumes with entire satis!ac'
ton much Of the haraSSfns details OF
the management of thc big company
She is u young woman who In her own
way tells how she rose from mere
machine "a the work To one Ur the
really dependable characters
Miss Gibbs says
"When ! first entered the work as
an obscure clerk the outlook for sue
cess seemed unusually dark l could
not see my way clearly always
looked for the road to success. what
ever 1t might be worked hard In
school and succeeded In finishing with
class hOnOrs and came to Birmingham
from Meridian. Miss. Jan 20, 1910 |
was In the city about u month before
l applied for work Then ! applied at
the Office OF T. w Howell who was
at that time the secretary of the At
lanta Mutual Insurance association
In about two weeks there was II WI
cancy to be filed. and HIy application
was accepted.
AT first ] did not like the Insurance
work and experienced difficulty In
keeping all the details straight such
as the difference between iapscs and
transfers, life schedules. what 10 do
when one name appeared on the lnpsc
and transfer sheet at the same time
making up Office books. showing the
cash, the arrears the advances and
20 on
'"The first week seemed enough for
me. ] was ready to give up. but ny
people insisted on my sticking To the
Job and making good. fully decided
to quit and did so. ! did not remain
away from work long however. and,
summing up new courage, reported for
work the same day I quit
starting Off again. Mr. Ilowel
would send one Of the agents or the
special men into the Office to show me
what had to do. Each day II seemed
that one would show me in u different
way from another, always telling me
that the other was wrong. When the
state inspector came all Of my work
was wrong, and ] had to stand the
consequences because 1t was In my
handwriting. Everything seemed to
work at disadvantage. l only knew
that ! was sticking to my Job. and I
was then fully determined to stick
until things went right
II did not get the work right until
Mr.. Howell told me to make no
G6QnQpa un.f, no dtroc4oH M 20 40 - .
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1915-05-15

Rose From Obscure Clerical Position to
Chief Clerk In Big Business Concern.
Attributes Much Of Success to Dong
ths Little Things Well and Sticking
to Her Job.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15

for sipnirec ef 20 hats that s7sl
formerly at sos and sos.
These have been added ID or
regular Ss.a.S table
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15

We offer about Is dresses car
ried oser from last season They
were worth regularly SIS 10 S.s7. SO
4 great many S2s dresses among
them.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-04-15

TINS ioa contains sixty pieces.
Four inches wide. Fine wash
able Taffeta, Whine. black and
solid oolors OF floral designs.
Here you viii fisd a ribbon
which usually sells for Ioc a
yard Ban all you want-a
yaTd-Ioc. As1tsg
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
JACKSON LUTHERANS TO MEET
Will Hold Annual Festival Out of
Doors.

Several Cape Girardeau families to-
day will go to Jackson to attend the
annual Lutheran festival there when
there will be a sermon in German in
the morning and a sermon in English
in the afternoon.
The meeting will be held out of
doors and it is expected that nearly =
thousand persons will attend. The
sermons will be preached in the public
school park.
Rev. George Fleiss of Pocahontas
will preach in German in the morning
and Rev. W. Borchers of Friedheim in
English in the afternoon.
Next Sunday the Lutheran congre-
cation at limo will hold a similar
festival.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20

ago that he was going to try and spear
the position with the Vice President s
pull. He wrote Mr.. Marshall a letter
setting forth his plans, and received
an answer. The Vice President told
the Colonel that he remembered him
and was delighted to renew the ac-
quaintance. 1t is said that Colonel
T. Jeff filed this message with the
County Committee with his own ap-
plication for the job.
The new postmaster will not take
office before December 81, and he may
not begin work until next May. Mr..
Flentge was appointed on December
81, but was not confirmed by the
United States Senate until the fol-
lowing May. Many believe that his
begins on the date of his
confirmation, but the Democrats say
that his appointment dates from the
day he entered the office.
Postmaster Flentge will have served
IL consecutive years in the office De-
cember 81.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
2 Are INJURED
AS auto TRUCK
HITS HAY WAGON
Elijah Moore and Wife Are
Hurt When Bumped on
Jackson Road.
MACHINE UPSETS AS
IT STRIKES VEHICLE
Driver for Chas. w. Stehr Is
Badly Hurt and Wheel
Is Smashed.

Two people were injured seriously
and six others narrowly escaped in
jury when a heavy automobile truck
smashed into a hay-wagon on the
Jackson road near Three Mile Creek,
and overturned into a ditch at the
roadside about $3.50 o'clock last night
The machine was driven by Elijah
Moore, driver for C. w. Stehr Mer-
camille Co. Moore and his wife were
injured. Moore sustained bad bruise
on the left hip and numerous bruises
and Commissions over the body. Moore's
hands were badly cut and he sustained
liberation of the scalp.
The hay wagon was owned and driv-
en- by NJ. w. Gladish, of CPS South
Benton street. Gladish last night re-
lated the circumstances of the acct
dent.
He was accompanied by his son,
Truman Gladish, and Norman Beach
of the Cape. They were driving home
from Burfordville and as they ap-
preached the bend in the Jackson road
near Three Mile Creek, Gladish pulled
his team to the side of the roadway to
allow a roadster to pass him. The ma
chine was coming toward the Cape.
1t was followed by another machine,
the auto truck of the Stehr Mercantile
Company, which Moore was driving.
Gladish said it was approaching at
very high rate of speed. The auto
mobile came down a steep hill and as
it made a bend in the road, the head
lights were not thrown upon the hay
wagon standing at the left side of the
road waiting for a chance to continue
westward.
After the truck got around the bend
in the road, the headlights fell upon
the hay wagon. The truck was direct
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
MAN SAYS WOMAN
TONGUE LASHED HIM
Farmer Charges Tenant Resent
ed His Order to Leave
Orchard.

Prosecuting Attorney ]. Henry
yesterday afternoon was called to
Jackson to hear the complaint of John
Schultz, farmer living near White
water, who charged Mrs. Alonzo Crit
fin, woman who occupies a small
house on his place, with disturbing his
peace when he attempted to order her
out of his orchard, where she was
found in the act of taking peaches.
Schultz declared in the complaint he
filed with Caruthers that last Thurs
day, he found Mrs. Griffin in his or
chard, where she had no business, he
says, picking peaches and preparing to
carry them away.
Schultz ordered her to leave them
on the ground and get out of the or
chard, he told Caruthers, but instead
of complying with the owners de-
mands, the woman became threaten
ing, he said, and ordered he, himself,
out of the orchard. She used obscene
language at the time and on the fol-
lowing day, he complained, she met
Schultz and his wife in front Of their
home, and swore at both of them.
He filed a second charge for dis
turbing the peace of his wife based
on the conversation Mrs. Griffin is al
legged to have had with Schultz and
his wife at that time.
Warrants were issued and Mrs.
Griffin's trial has been set for Sep
TENDER s.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
BABY GIRL, IS
MONTHS OLD, IS
DROWNED INCAN
limo Child, Trying to Rescue
Doll, Tumbles Into
The Water.
GRANDMA FINDS HER
DEAD BESIDE A TOY
Mother Critically Ill of Typhoid
Fever, Won't be Told of
Tragedy.

While attempting to recover a doll
which she had dropped into a large
lard can half filled with water, Helen
Louise Hill, the eighteen month old
baby of Mrs. Ethlyn Hill of limo,
tumbled in and drowned.
Her mother, who is seriously i'll with
typhoid fever, has not been informed
of the tragedy for fear the shock
might prove fatal.
Mrs. Hills condition has been pre-
carious for several days. Her mother
has been acting as nurse as we'll as
caring for the baby. Mrs. Hills con-
dition was so critical that the aged
woman took the baby out on the back
porch, where it could coo and play
without disturbing the mother.
The baby carried small doll, and
when the grandmother re-entered the
house, she felt certain that her little
granddaughter was safe from harm.
The aged woman watched her daugh-
ter and kept tab on the little girl by
her cooling. The rattle of the little one
at play and an occasional shout of joy
assured the grandmother that all was
well.
But after time the noise ceased,
but this was not unusual, and grand
ma was not in the least alarmed. FL
nally the aged woman came to the con-
clusion that her little charge had fall
en- asleep, and she crept softly to the
back porch to gather up Helen Louise
and place her in a cradle.
When she reached the porch she saw
two tiny feet protruding from the big
lard can. Rushing to the child's res
cue, she found its head submerged in
water. She seized the baby, lifted it
into her arms and nearly collapsed
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
BANKRUPTS SALE BRINGS 1910

United States Referee in Bankrupt
cy Oscar A. Knehans yesterday re-
turned from Naylor, Mo-, where he
attended the sale of the goods of the
Coffman & Goodrich Mercantile Com
pany, which filed voluntary petition
in bankruptcy several weeks ago.
The sale brought $50 and the goods
were purchased by George S. Green.
In the schedule filed by the bankrupt
concern, liabilities are listed at about
$500. Knehans will pro-rate the pro-
ceeds from the sale among the cred
itors.
The store has been closed since
March, last, on account of trouble be-
tween creditors and the men in charge
of the concern.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20

ed squarely at the hay wagon. Glad
ish said he and his companions just
sat there and watched the car as it
bore down upon them, powerless to
help Themselves for they could get no
closer to the side of the roadway and
the car was approaching them too rap
idly to give them a chance for any
movement of the wagon.
Gladish believed the truck driver
would see him and straighten out his
course before he reached the wagon.
About ten feet away, Moore turned
the truck and it crashed into the hay
wagon with a side-long blow. The fen
der on the front of the motor car
struck the legs of the left horse, badly
decorating the horses limbs, and after
hitting the body of the hay wagon,
careened off to the right and overturn-
ed on its side, the rear end of the
truck pitching into the ditch.
The automobile truck had five occu-
pants. IN addition to Mr.. and Mrs.
Moore, there were brother and Sis
ter of Mrs. Moore, and an adopted
child of Mr.. and Mrs. Moore's.
The auto truck is equipped with a
covered top and it is believed that this
top kept the truck from rolling on
over, making a complete sommersault.
Moore was caught in the drivers
seat. His hands were cut and his head
badly cut. The others were able to
crawl out of the overturned auto and
aid Moore in extricating himself.
Gladish and his companions got
down from the top of the hay wagon
which was loaded with baled hay, and
aided the occupants of the car. When
it was learned that none was danger
ously injured, Moore went to Jerry
Hits place nearby, and telephoned to
Fred Groves garage on Broadway, to
send out aid.
The left front wheel Of the truck
was smashed and it was necessary to
attach a new wheel before the truck
could be hauled to town last night.
Gladish drove his load on home aft
err the accident.
C. w. Stehr, owner of the automo-
bile, last night said The did not know
that his truck had been taken out by
Moore and he had not learned of the
accident till informed by The Tribune.
Moore lives near Frederick and Jeffer-
son streets.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
HOPE FOR BROWN ABANDONED
Supreme Judges Condition Does Not
Promise Recovery.

St. Louis, Aug. 1S-The condition of
Judge John c. Brown of the Supreme
Court Cf Missouri was unchanged
Wednesday morning, according to
physicians at St. Luke's Hospital. He
is regarded as critically i'll and little
hope for his recovery is entertained.
While Mrs. A. F. Schultz, 1929
Ridge avenue, daughter of Judge
Brown, was at the hospital Tuesday
night to see her father, her automo-
bile was stolen. The machine was
found several hours later at Mcmillan
and Walton avenues, where it had
been abandoned.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20

when she discovered that it was I'M
conscious.
But without a murmur of alarm, the
aged woman hurried over to the home
of a neighbor with the infant in her
arms. DR.. Mayfield was summoned,
but he pronounced the baby dead.
This revelation dazed the grandmoth-
err, but she quickly recovered her COM
posture, because she knew that she
could not confront her daughter with a
countenance that betoken grief.
She hurried back to the bedside of
her daughter, and greeted the patient
with a smile. The death of the baby
will not be known to Mrs. Hill until
she has sufficiently recovered to with
stand the shock.
There was no witness to the drown
ing, but it is supposed that she fell
into the water in trying to rescue her
doll. The little toy was found floating
in the can of water after the baby had
been lifted out.
1t is supposed that the child drop
ped the doll into the can, and in at
tempting to recover it, toppled in. The
water strangled her, it is believed,
thus muffling her attempts to
scream.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
POSTMASTER TO
BE NAMED SOON,
SAYS RUSSELL
Congressman Tells Kinder
and Juden He Will Sc
lect Man in 10 Days
WILL TAKE OFFICE
DEC. 81, is BELIEF.
Juden, Glenn and Lewis Con-
sidered for Place Congress-
man Says.

Congressman Joseph ]. Russell yes
terday announced that he would not
call a primary election for the selec-
ton of postmaster for Cape Girar-
deau, but would name the Democrat
who will succeed E. w. Flentge within
the next ten days.
He gave no inkling as to his proba-
BILE choice, but it is believed he will
name Thomas ]. Juden, who has re-
ceived the Endorsement of the Demo-
cratic Committee Of Cape Girardeau
County.
James A. Kinder, chairman Of the
committee, and Thomas ]. Juden went
to Charleston together yesterday
morning to confer with Mr.. Russell in
reference to the proposed plan to call
a primary election in this city. Mr..
Russell has ordered elections in sever
al cities where there were several ap-
plicants for postmaster. Several
weeks ago a petition was circulated
among the Democrats here, urging
Congressman Russell to decide the
postmastership fight with primary.
"There will be no primary in Cape
Girardeau," Mr.. Russell informed
Chairman Kinder 81 am not ready to
announce the appointment yet, but l
propose to do so within the next ten
days"
He informed his interviewers that
he had received three applicants for
the place, who had taken up their can
didacy with the County Democratic
Committee. These, he said, We're:
Thomas ]. Juden, David A. Glenn and
C. T. Lewis. Mr.. Russell did not men,
ton the name of DR.. ]. C. Vorbeck.
T. Jeff Shorb, who once taught Vice
President Marshall readin', writin' and
'rithmetic, announced some months
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
ROYAL BIRTHDAYS IN AUSTRIA

Vienna, Aug. 17-There was little
celebration today of the twenty-eighth
birthday of Archduke Charles Francis
Joseph, heir to the dual throne, and
few preparations are being made for
celebrating tomorrow the eighty-fifth
birthday anniversary of Emperor
Francis Joseph. The Archduke re-
ceived congratulatory messages from
the Kaiser and others in Germany.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
ASKS PUBLIC AT PARTY

Charleston, Mo-, Aug. 16-Congress-
man Russell today extended an invi-
tation to the public for reception
Monday, Aug. %, on the lawn of his
home here. Congressman Russell will
be 81 years old on that day.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20

C. M. Murray of Sikeston, sales
for the International Harves-
ter Co., stopped in the Cape last night
on his way to st. Louis. He left on
the early morning train.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
PERU SEEKING U. S. LOAN

Lima, Peru, Aug. 13-It is under
stood that the Peruvian Government
has entered upon negotiations for the
floating of a loan in New York.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1915-08-20
A FEDERAL JUDGE

Washington, Aug. 17-President
Wilson today appointed Samuel Al
schuler of Illinois a Judge of the
United States Seventh Circuit Court.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-06
JAPANESE BARON
 CALLS ON WILSON
Says Warning Nations of Europe Must Look to U. S. To Pave Way
 To End War.

Washington, Dec. 6-President Will son had on his list of callers today Baron Shibusawa, a prominent Ja- panese who is touring this country in the interest of the international Sun day school congress to be held in To- kio after the war.
 The baron, discussing today the movement to restore peace in Europe declared that the warning nations must look principally to the United States to pave the way to that end.
 Baron Shibusawa, expressed the conviction that Japan would be ready to do their part in maintaining peace in the orient and that, united, Japan and the United States twill be able to do much in preventing the recurrence of such disastrous calamities to hu- manity as the present war" In this connection he pointed out the import ance of maintaining friedly relations between this country and Japan.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-06
PAGE FILES PROTEST
 WITH GREAT BRITAIN
Against Requisitioning of American Vessels Without
 Prize Court Procedure.

Washington, Dec. 6.-Ambassador at London today advised the state de- partment that he had filed a vigorous protest with the British foreign office against requisitioning vessels of the American Transatlantic company without the formality of prize court procedure.
 The despatch did not contain the text of the protest or information re- garding the intention of the British government. It seemed at the state department, however, that the Hook ing. now at Halifax and the Genesee a t St. Lucia, West Indies, were among the vessels covered by the protest
 In a message of instructions from the state department, the am bassa dor was told to inquire whether the Brit 1sh government intended to requisi- ton the ships, and, if so, to make, a vigorous protest. He was also told to insist that the cases of various ves- sels now held for prize court be set tied at the earliest possible moment
New Britain herald., 1915-12-06
THREE CONN. CITIES
 HOLDING ELECTIONS
Willimantic, Putnam and Rockville, Choosing Mayors and Other
 Municipal Officers.

Willimantic, Dec. 6-Three cities in this section of the state, Willimantic, Putnam and Rockville are holding municipal elections today.
 In this city Mayor Daniel P. Dunn. democrat who is now serving his fifth consecutive term; is a candidate for reelection. He. is opposed by George F. Taylor, republican.
 At Putnam close election was expected. Archibald Macdonald, re- publican candidate for mayor is now serving his sixth consecutive term in office. J. J. McGarry, the democratic candidate, has also previously served as mayor.
 Three tickets are in the field at Rockville, the mayorality candidates being Philip w. Sasche, democrat: John P. Cameron, republican, and Oswald Stoetzner, socialist.
New Britain herald., 1915-12-06

MACHINISTS TO CALL
 A GENERAL STRIKE
Unless U. M. c. Company of Bridge port Grants Demands to Be
 Presented.

Bridgeport, Dec. 6.-Developments in the labor situation at the Reming- ton U. M. c. company are expected by Wednesday or Thursday next as a result of mass meeting of 1000 mechanics held yesterday A com- mittee composed of officials of the tool makers and machinists interna- tional unions and members of the local unions will present the demands to officials of the company late today or tomorrow. and will allow time for a reply.
 It is alleged by local union leaders that ten union men, who worked in the interests of the union, were un- justly discharged, and that they be- lieve that the union has been dis criminated against. Unless the de- mands are granted, they say. a gen. eral strike will be called, which would involve about 2,00o machinists.
 Robert Nicholson of Salt Lake City, W. F. Fechner of Savannah, and Frank Jennings of Boston. all mem bers of the general executive board of international union will remain ill this city until the difficulties have been settled.