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Jekyll-Hyde Life of Schrank, Roosevelt’s Assassin, Revealed--Student of Herr Johann Most, Anarchist ONCE THREATENED THE JUDGE WHO HAD RULED AGAINST HIM IN SUIT Would-Be Slayer a Peaceful Property Owner at Times and a Violent Maniac at Others. NEW YORK, Oct. 17.—John Schrank, * tried to assassinate ex-Presidei}t Roosevelt in Milwaukee Monday even og as in his early days in this < oun an ardent admirer of Herr Most, the . nistic Socialist. When Most was g . rested and sent to Blackwell’s Island a r. a rears ago. Schrank became his B nen and ardent disciple, preaching in St Marks place on “The Rights of the Downtrodden.” When Most died Schrank tried to start a fund for a monument to the anarchist. In the lunch room at the White House hote’ at No. 156 Canal street, where S. -uh lived for a time, were found . of Presidents Lincoln. ,; n !1< / McKinley and Roosevelt. At The Homestead,” No. 148 Cooper gtreet. Brooklyn, where Schrank lived for several years, he never ceased to •alk about President McKinley and his assassination. It was the one subject «T!cb always opened Schrank’s gloom uttering mouth. Until last January Schrank seamed to have plenty of money. having inherited 'he entire estate of his uncle. Dominick Flammang. But last February he went to work as lunchman and porter in a Brooklyn saloon for $9 a week. After four weeks’ work he quit and then sued •he saloon keepers for sll. When Judge Strati decided the case against him Schrank wrote him a. threatening let t»-, in which be told Judge Strahl that he was "the oppressor of the poor peo ? and a rich man’s judge,” and that (Schrank) bad been “appointed” to (Ten the poor people's score against Judge Strahl. In Schrank’s quarters were a number of eartoons from various anarchistic ,r < Socialistic organs tending to show that “this is a rich man’s country,” "A poor man can not get justice here,” ■Down v ilb the ricit,” and many others o' that nature on which Schrank fed hit eyes daily. Sole Heir of Aunt. Schrank was the nephew of Mrs. Dominick 1 lammang. The Flammangs (waled a joint will on February 28. 1?"6, ' hii'ii not only made Schrank the <■< .mor of their estate, but also their so ! <- heir. This will was admitted to probate by Surrogate Cohalan on March 1911, Dominick Flammang having died on February 5 1911, two years after his wife's demise. Part of the property conveyed to Schrank upon the death of Dominick Flamming, who was better known un der the Americanized spelling of Flem ing, was the five-story tenement house at No. 483 East Eighty-first street. Schrank stated in Milwaukee that in a valise left at a Charleston, S. C.. hotel could be found the deed to this house, and that it was valued at $35,00. A search of the records in the tax department has showed that the prop erty is still listed under the name of Dominick Flammang. The property is appraised at $19,000 and carries a mort gage of $13,000, taken out on December 19 1908, with the Title Guarantee and Trust Company. it has been learned tliat the interest payments on this mortgage had always been made promptly by a John Flarn rnang, vho g-ave his address as No. 148 Cooper street Brooklyn. Neither the tax office nor the Title Guarantee and Trust Company has ever had any deal ings with John Schrank under that name although the Eighty-first street premises became his property upon the probating of Dominick Flatnmang’s will. Schrank Is “John Flammang.” A visit by a reporter to the Cooper street address of “John Flammang'’ dis posed the fact that he and John Schrank were the same person. There ' s a three-story hotel there, known as The Homestead.” and ite proprietors »re two brothers. Herman and John 1 aninger. Herman Lanlnger said he knew Schrank well. He outlined some interesting details of the life in Brook lyn of Colonel Roosevelt's assailant. Schrank was always a fine fellow around here,” said Herman Laningei . Be spent much time in what we call ’be public room, a part of the barroom. He never drank to excess and always seemed tractable and friendly enough *’th those that frequented the room. He ived with us for two or three, years up 'o last January, and alwaya paid his ' -nt promptly. W hen Rchrank left here last Jatiu he left a valise in which were sev eral papers. Later on he returned here it was in February, I think —-and left * ome more papers. These papers have een taken to police headquarters in Brooklyn. Some of these papers that I know f were deeds to various pieces of prop probably some of the property he from his uncle. Dominick ‘""mtang; others related to certain """'gages on these properties; still c'liers were letters, some in German and ‘‘"he in English. Re Talked of McKinley." I 'though Schrank was a very quiet ‘ 1 in his demeanor, he always talked ' Tteat deal of President McKinley. He » ’-med to regret that President Mc n had been assassinated as some. ug that he himself could have obvl ‘‘ I He was an ardent admirer of ' Kinley. He would talk about him cn no other subject of conversation "ild start him going. Last February he came to me and 1 me he was in financial straits, that business affairs had gone very bad he said he would have to go to "k at whatever offered itself. He veered a newspaper advertisement ' a saloon lunch man. The saloon ■" at No. 346 Flushing avenue, in the lamsburg section of Brooklyn It “"I" by Fidward Havestroh and The '"e Thurmann. Jhe last time 1 saw him was in '■oKinhcr, a littll over a month ago <1 in'- he had just borrowed 4 " “ friend, hut hr did not tell me " he was going to do. except that Ad to go away. He told me he had , been working as a translator on a German newspaper, and was living at No. 156 Canal street. At that time lie appointed me hie rent collector for the tenement house at No. 43.3 East Eighty-first street, which he said his uncle had left him. The rents from that house amount to $l4B a month. Not Known as a Voter. “Schrank never seemed to me to be a man who would harm anybody. All of his friends here were very much startled to think that he had shot Colo nel Roosevelt. Why, it was utterly un like anything we had ever dreamed of him. He was never an ardent admirer of any particular candidate, and, so far as I know, he never registered or voted. He did not talk Socialism over here at all.” A visit to the Flushing avenue saloon of Havestroh & Thurmann brought out a number of the peculiarities of Schrank and his inability to stand any kind of discipline. Thurmann told a reporter his personal experiences with Schrank. “We got this man Schrank through an advertisement. He started as lunch - mail at $9 a week, worked a week at that, then we made him a waiter, and then, because he was too stupid or clumsy to be a waiter, wo made him iunchman again. He worked for us un til about March 1. "On March 1 he came to me and said he wanted his money and would quit the job, as he was disgusted with it. He said we were knuckling him down, and a poor man did not have even a fair chance to earn a living. “When he came to our place he was apparently down and out. In fact, he said he was all in. that he didn’t have a penny, and simply had to go to work at anything he could get, although he was used to mental effort rather than physical. He tried to make us under stand that lie was a person in re duced circumstances wno deserved a great deal more from this world than he had got. Thought Him a Weakling. "1 always thought Schrank was a weakling. Os course, I did not look into his antecedents. You don’t have to do that for a lunchman or waiter. But I figured it out that there must be a. crazy streak in his family some where. We took pity on him when he fell down on his job here and let him stay and fed him Lora couple of days beyond his time to quit. "But it got so that we just had to turn him out. He was very abusive finally; he said we were grinding the lives out of our employees, and that kind of stuff. I wanted to hit him, but he was such a weakling 1 did not have the heart t(i do it. "After he had left us maybe two or . three days he came around one morn ling and said to me; I want that sll ' you owe me.’ 1 did not know what he I was talking about. I said: 'We don't ■ owe you any sll or any other money. ■ Get out of here.’ ! "'Oh, yes, you do,'.lie said, ‘you hired ' me for $9 a week and owe me $2 more ; for allow ances, and I want that extra 1 week's wages and the $2 more.' 'Get lout of here, and get out while the going iis good,’ i told him.. He left, muttering, land saying he was going to sue us. Judge Threw Out Case. "Sure enough, he went on March 4 to * the municipal court on Gates avenue land by swearing be was not worth more than SIOO he got a 'free summons’ tor I Havestroh and tne. He sued us for the sll he had demanded from me. He got • two summonses, and he served one of ;them on me, but he never served Have stroh.” The unserved summons for Have stroh was found yesterday by the po ! lice in the pocket of an old suit of | Schrank's clothes in his former quar ters at No. 156 Canal street. It helped inspector Faurot’s men to trail I Schrank’s movements in part, which I they did in answer to a request of that nature from Chief of Police Thompson, of Milwaukee. , "Th.? case was set down by Judge ! Jacob F. Strahl for March 28," Thur mann said, “and after trial, In which Schrank’s conduct showed he was either a crazy man or well on his way to being one, Judge Strahl threw the case out of court, deciding it in our favor.” Thurmann referred the reporter to Harold A. Seaton, an attorney at No. 373 Fulton street. Brooklyn, in whose charge the saloon keeper's ease had been. Mr. Seaton told of Schrank's frequent visits to his office in an at tempt to force a settlement of his suit. “Schrank is certainly crazy,” Mr. Seaton said. "He got his summons re turnable on March 14 and then the trial was set for March 28. Well, in those two week* he almost pestered me and my employees to death. He also fright ened my stenograpbei so badly 1 could hardly keep her in tne office for fear that Schrank would do her bodily ha;m. “He would come around, sometimes as many as three times a day, and yell at me. 1 want this case settled. I want my money. I’ll get that sll or you’ll be the worse for it.’ He se.?med fearful ;.t tlial time that the case would be de cided against him. "Well, I finally got pretty tired of having him come in that way and caus ing such turmoil. So 1 told him one day that if I ever saw him around the place again I would not only kick him out. but would have him arrested and see to it that he got a nice long sen- I fence to a place where he could make I threats and speeches to hfs heart’s con ’leni. He never came into my office again' X visit to Judge Strahi’s home was productive of evidence that Schrank wa « not s-ized with HI ■ fi st impulse to | <lo harm w hen he assailed Colonel Roosevelt in Milwaukee Monday nigh’. I Three ilai> aft/r Judge Stiahl had de- I t ided his case against him Schrank < FIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AM) XEWS.THURSDAV. OCTOBER 17. 1912. SCHRANK IN CELL AFTER SHOOTING ROOSEVELT “My idea was that ijßte MB OK F bb .'■SuS ' eUs MS liter I had killed ’i m. I had no .bought that I could B SWIB IMr Bwjjl 188 '• Sm escape the misguid- ' d motl tliat " !wa y s J9B SW -hoots on the wrong 5 ’ side."—!•■ o r slat. R WIK SScO*® A?■ ’ w '' e ” 1 b y John w, •, M:. K I IK MB M SfflS ■« MH'! ffi ’ *■» IhrIWI Schrank in cell at M SfiHEl flag sg>w Wi IK I ■'"Wfe/ c ‘a ' * i» - -» .y WBj Milwaukee as this red&iwjljjii litogr.i I wa- lie V c Ttsc ~ I '' l '' l rx ■' v I k '■ ■’ « SB 'Y ' \ IK - J' t vSJ V. \ Ww Z ms It » V / .wMKMyfaKH if”'. ’■ ' j>’’ iijjjjißfe « ■Jr 1 * W I i H ' r T ■'Lil., < ■ lie’'* s ” L'l ■ > ' OS h y ''J '"XxMil F& " ' vMI Blk : g- ■ HKJjr.J.;/. A., -J V'M- • • K -I 111 lIIMI.IJUII - r • - " / :, 'D ; W’ smEal ■ > ' t. " Wwwl r ' /-KB ' tKI l. - - ’• a . r .Jr ' •’7 JmMMk - •»' ‘ l ; ■ I'/ wrote the Judge a threatening letter. "I remember this man Schrank very well," said Judge Strahl. “Not only because of the wildness of his state ments in the court room last March, but because of the threatening letter he wrote me. dated March 31. He sent it to my house here, at No. .80" Putnam avenue. That'fact showed me that he was really a potential •bad man.' be cause he had gone to the trouble of looking up my private address rather than sending me the letter to the court house address he already knew. "This letter was not signed by Schrank, but I knew It was from him because of the handwriting and be cause he mentioned certain facts that had occurred in the court room w’hen I heard his case. They were facts pecu liar io his ease, because in no other case had I had so much trouble to keep a complaining witness tied down to the material facts. "Miseducated," Says Judge I wits not very much Impressed by Schrank in the court loom. He seemed to me at times to be very weak and al others to be extreme.;, arrogant. If I may coin the wmd. he appealed to me to be rnisedueated,’ to be a man who had misapplied i’ll he had learned from his books lb was undoubtedly of a studious turn of mind. I destroyed th* letter, because l did not fear any serious consequent es from Schrank's threats Hut I can re call its contents now almost as dearly as if the letoa were before no. p ran about a- follow -: Judge. You have branded me as a man who lies. By not.believing,jne un- der oath, I think you have done me a great, a monstrous, an incorrectible in justice. I mean to avenge this. You are a judge. As a judge you ought to right the wrongs of the poor. You have decided in favor of the rich people against the poor man. '•'You have decided to be the pluto crats' friend instead of that of the peo ple who do the world’s work You are not fitted to be a judge, and 1 have been appointed to see to it that you do not judge other cases. BEWARE. "■AN AVENGER. ” Judge Strahl said the letter was post marked New York. The handwriting wa- peculiar, and Schrank's signature to the complaint and his requests for summonses had previous attracted Judge Strain's attention. "When I read the letter I laughed and dismissed the matter from my mind,” said Judge Strahl. "until I lead that It was the same man who had tried to murder former President Roosevelt.” Became Most's Disciple. John Schrank's life, dating back lo 1898. when he arrived in this country practically penniless, and his triend ship with Johann Most, the anarchist, has just become known. In the latter part of 181'8 Schrank visited the tene ment at No. 370 East Tenth street, where his uncle. Dominick l-'lanunang, a wealthy saloonkeeper and speculator in realeestate and mortgages, lived, I lammang years ago was a factor in liie old Tenth Assembly district and lived with his wile and children on one ■ f the upper floors of the Tenth street tenement. Schrank, whose first occu pation was that of a waiter in the old “Few Men of Such Caliber in Any Land’ LONDON. Oct. 17.—" The Heroic mold’’ is the title under which The Pali Mall Gazette voices its com ment upon the attempted assassination of Theodore Roosevelt and high tribute was paid to the wounded American. It said "Not only the American people, but the civilized world will rejoice at the escape of Colonel Roosevelt from the maniacal attack which has befallen him. The amazing and characteristic coolness with which the ex-president bore the assault, and its consequences must touch every instinct which re sponds to chivalry and self-control. "The picture of a statesman insisting on proceeding with his address, with a bullet freshly imbedded in his breast, is almost too staggeringly dramatic for our British ideas to comprehend. We have not the atmosphere of new . hetreo genous, uncouth democracy which would create such an inspiration. “But Colonel Roosevelt knows his people, and he believes he is fighting a battle of character against corruption and his instinct told him that the chance had come to give the world as surance of a man. and Roosevelt is a man, let us take what views we may of liis methods, his temperament of his opinions. The movement of which he has become the head represents the craving of the American people for honesty, rout age and decisive govern ment in their affairs. They need a. Hercules to clean the Augean stables Atlantic garden on the Bowe.y, first met Most and his followers one even ing in that resort. After Most had been arrested charged with inciting Hot and sent to Bliekwell’s Island. Schrank be came </ne of his staunch supporters and often made Socialist addresses in Torn kins Square park. Living in East Tenth street, between Avenues C and B. there are still a few people who remember Schrank and his strange ways. When he arrived in East Tenth street he was without funds. Schrank went to live with his uncle. He made such a good impression that he was given a job collecting rents from property situated in the Dry Dock section. , After Flaminang's children grew up and went into business for themselves. Schrank practically took charge of his uncle's financial affairs. At that time there was a~saloon underneath the ten ement kept by Frederick Durw anger. The saloon was patronized mostly by a foreign element Schrank saw the op portunity to make money out of the saloon and he urged his uncle to buy the place. Schrank Gets the Saloon. Flammang refused. After arguing with his uncle for two years, Schrank won him over, and the saloon was bought in the early part of 1900. Schrank went to work in the place as bartender, and later be came the manager. The excise records giving the names of the owners of the saloons in the Union Market police pre cinct show that the license for the saloon was changed from she name of Flatnmang to that of John Schrank on April 29, 1905. The number of the certificate was 4656. One report had It yesterday that Schrank was a follower of Em#ia Gold man. It was also reported that he had often visited the home of Emma Goldman, which is at 210 East Thirteenth street, less than ten minutes' walk from the Tenth street house. When a reporter asked Miss Goldman whether she knew Schrank, she replied: "I never heard of Schrank until his name was mentioned in the newspapers. I never saw the man, and to say that he was a friend of mine would not be fair.” Along Avenue B and around St. Marks place, it is said that Schrank often re quested residents of that neighborhood to accompany him to meetings at which Miss Goldman spoke. Tried to Erect Moat Monument. There is a story afloat to the effect that not so very long ago Schrank sought to raise some funds with which to build a monument to Johann Most. About eight years ago Schrank's name appeared in the papers here in connection with the General Slocum disaster. At the headquarters of the Slocum Survivors as sociation he was recalled as the man who, on June 16, 1904. identified the body of his sweetheart, who was one of the thou sand or more who died when the excur sion steamer burned In the East river. Schrank's sweetheart was Miss Elsie Ziegler, a nine<een-year-old German girl, who lived in the tenement house in East Tenth street where Schrank had lodgings. When her own brother failed to identify the body, Schrank was able to do so. He was completely unnerved after this experience. Efforts to find out something of Schrank from survivors of the Slocum disaster proved fruitless. But It was said that many a man had lost his mind when he faced the bodies of his loved ones in the morgue, and that possibly the shock to Schrank, when he saw his sweetheart among the dead, unbalanced him. When Schrank was questioned in Mil waukee about Miss Zeigler, he said: "She went down on the General Slocum, and I have never felt right since. Her mother, her sister-in-law and her niece all died with her. and 1 have never fel< right since that shock." "Have you ever had another sweet heart?" he whs asked. "No, that would not be right to Elsie." Schrank replied. "When site died, I thought of suicide, and did not know how I could live without her. I never had another sweetheart Arrested as Peddler. According to Patrolman Michael Shay, attached to the Cnion Market police sta tion. Schrank was arrested in January of litis- year for petidling from a pushcart without a license Shay said he had served a summons on Schrank Schrank grew very excited. Shay said, and told the policeman that he would not obey the summons. Shay said Schrank failed to appear the next day. when his case was called in the Essex Market court, and the case was dropped. Mrs. Margaret Dasekind. of 276 East Tenth street, said that she had known Schrank well. .Mrs. Dasekind conducts an undertaking establishment left het by her husband. According to her. Schrank was brought here from Germany by his uncle. Dominick Flammang "When 1 first got to know Schrank," Schrank Left Loaded Grip in Charleston CHARLESTON. S. C., Oct. 17.—The suit case left here by John Schrank. Colonel Roosevelt's assailant, has been opened by the chief of police. It contained a small bottle of liquid, sup posed to be nitroglycerin, a box of 38 Colts pistol cartridges, considerable lit erature of a political nature, a note book with quotations from leading au thors, and several letters addressed to John Schrank. New York, one of the addresses being 148 Cooper street. The trend of the literature indicates fa naticism. Schrank tame here September 23, spending two days at the Mosely House. He left his suitcase here. He said he was going to Columbia and was com ing back, and then would go to New Orleans. He said nothing about Roose velt. He paid a week’s board in ad vance. Schrank registered from New York. of their polities and to cut the bonds which strangle both government and justice. "The scene which shows Colonel Roosevelt first protecting his would-be slayer and then proceeding with hfs unstaunched wound to deliver his ad dress will be stamped deeply upon the retina of his countrymen. There are few men in any land of such caliber, and we may be sure tliat many thou sands who had intended bestowing their suffrages elsewhere will now ask them selves if it is well to pass hint by.” said Mrs. Dasekind, ”1 lived with my hus bany at 368 East Tenth street. That was next door to where Schrank lived with his uncle, who ran a saloon there They called Schrank Hans.’ and when Mrs. Flammang died they were both grief stricken.” ”1 still have the ashes of Schrank's uncle in an urn here at my undertaking place Xfter the body was cremated, 1 took charge of the ashes but Schrank has never asked for them. Sell rank was of a nervous disposition and always grew excited at little things. He seemed that wax when he paid me for the funeral of his uncle. I believe that he really be gan to lose his mind when his uncle died. They u ere of good etock/* Known on the Bowery. Habitues of the Bowery recalled Schrank as an apparentlj harmless, in offensive crank He was described as a German with a somewhat noticeable ac cent, yellow hair and a reddish brown ifcard. Only one man penetrated the air of exclusiveness with which he surround ed himself. Tliat was lark Walker, a bartender, who said he and Schrank often discussed general affairs over a glass of beer. According to Walker. Schrank appar ently had few friends and absolutely no intimates. He was always quiet in man ner. and in his conversation never dis cussed himself. While he had been heard to say that he considered Roosevelt a menace to the country, there was never anything in his conversation that led those in contact with him to believe that he held animosity toward the Progressive presidential candidate. T. R.’s Message To the People LOUISVILLE. KY„ Oct. 17.—Albert J. Beveridge, former senator from In diana. delivered here last night Colo nel Roosevelt’s message to the nation, dictated from tbe colonel’s sick bed tn Mercy hospital, in Chicago. “It matters little about me," Colonel Roosevelt told Mr. Beveridge, "but it matters all about the cause we fight for. If one soldier who happens to carry the flag is stricken, another will take it from his hands and carry it on. “You know that personally I did not want ever to be a candidate for office again,” the message continues, “and you know that only the call that came to the men of the sixties made me an swer it in our day as they did more nobly in their day.” Colonel Roosevelt was scheduled to speak In Louisville last night. Senator Beveridge was sent in his stead. “And now as then it Is not impor tant whether one leader lives or dies,” continues the message “It is important only that the cause shall live and win. Tell the people not to worry about me, for If I go down another will take my place. For always the army is there; always the cause is there, and it is the cause for which the people care It is tlie people's cause.” V Senator Beveridge said; “This is his message to all his coun trymen. He gave it clearly and calmly; not recklessly nor’ with fever; not in the heat of battle, not in bitterness, nor yet in self-pride, but with cool mind and kindly heart. “He bade me put it thus to the peo ple,” continued Mr. Beveridge. “We stand between two mighty gteeds—the greed of those who have and the greed of those who have not. We found the party to which all just men and women, rich and poor, who want only justice, can belong." COLUMBUS BAPTISTS TO MEET. COLUMBUS. GA., Oct. 17.—The Co lumbus Baptist association will meet at Shiloh church, in Meriwether county, October 23-25. with Moderator B. W Hussey presiding. Rev. R. C. Gran berry will preach the doctrinal ser mon. while Kev. J. C. Wilkinson will preach the mission sermon. Both are Columbus pastors. 1 lb. 20c.—1b. 10c.—’4 lb. sc. Better qucility than the higher-price Baking Powders yet sold at a lower price. Insist on having it. All good grocers sell it or will get it for ynsu CUMMING PEOPLE HllO TO END GOKME Whites Appeal for State anc Federal Assistance to Sup press Lawlessness. ? CUMMING. GA., Oct. 17.—Bath Fed eral and state aid is asked by the law abiding white citizens of Cumming and Forsyth county in the suppression of the reign of lawlessness that has in termittently prevailed in this county for more than a month, following as saults on white women by neg-noes. At a largely attended mass meeting held at the court house last night, res olutions were adopted calling on Judge William T. Newman, of the United States district court, and Governor Jo seph M. Brown to adopt vigorous meas ures to suppress violence and restore order in the county. Copies of these resolutions were mailed today to Judge Newman and Governor Brown and will be received by them tomorrow morn ing. Judge Newman is asked to send Fed. era! officers into this county to Inves tigate the sending through the mails of threatening notices to both whites and negroes, warning them to leave the county or suffer the consequences. Ask Guard For Hanging. Governor Brown’s attention is called to the fact that two hangings are to take place here next week. He is asked to send a military guard to prevent vio lence at that time. His attention is also called to the fact that five negro churches have been burned and that numerous houses, some occupied by whites and others by negroes, have been fired into by unknown parties under cover of darkness. He 1s asked to have state officers—the military if necessary—investigate these depreda tions and bring the guilty parties te justice. The threatening notices, burning ol churches and shooting into houses have caused a general exodus of negroes from Forsyth county. Those who own property are selling it and moving away, while negro tenants have fled by the score. The farmers of the county are practically without negro labor. The few negroes remaining in the county are almost as a whole in the town of Cumming and they are leaving daily. Last night's mass meting was pre sided over by Mayor C. L. Harris. J. F Echols was secretary. The best citi zens of the town and county attended. SUFFRAGETTES AGREE TOWEAR OLD GOWNS: GIVE FUNDS TO CAUSE NEW YORK. Oct. 17.—Suffragists in large numbers have vowed not to buy a single new dress or new hat until the suffrage amendment has been safely turned over by the legislature to the voters of New York state in 1915. “I suppose some of us will look pretty dowdy before November, 1915,” said Mrs. Harriot Stanton Blatch, the orig inator of the plan, "but whenever any one makes any remark about our ap pearance we can explain that our hus bands aren't stingy or anything of that sort. We are merely wearing our ref erendum clothes. All the money that would otherwise have gone to the dec orating of our persons we will turn over to the treasurer of the Women’s Political union, and we hope by this means to raise an immense fund for our campaign. “We are having some purple, white and green pledge cards printed which we will send to all our members and to other suffragists as well. Those who sign them will have to forego not only frocks and millinery, but also the pleas ure of buying Christmas gifts, wedding gifts and birthday gifts for their friends The pledge isn’t an easy one to keep but no victory worth having is won without sacrifice.” THE DAY’S WORK Does it sometime* «eem that you simply could not get your work done? Do you constantly feel like sitting down? Per haps you yawn continually. Then you need Tutt’s Pills Because your liver is sluggish and should be stirred to ac tivity at your druggist’s, sugar coated or plain. 3