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Show GIVE A NICKEL TO SUFFRAGE Occupying a prominent place in the Washington headquarters of the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage Suf-frage and pointed to as a "horrible example" is a nickel donated at a suffrage street meeting by Congressman Congress-man Thomas Heiiin of Alabama, wtmin the women style the "xtrch enemy ene-my of suffrage In congress." An interesting in-teresting story is told in connection "fith the Heflin five-cent piece. One day Miss Elsie Hill, one of the- lead-'ng lead-'ng speakers for "the cause," was -onducting a meeting at a Pennsylvania Pennsyl-vania avenue corner, and' a large crowd had collected to listen to her 'oquent pleas. Among her hearers were many who believed in the cause sufficiently to contribute liberally when she called Tor financial assistance as-sistance for the organization. Just 3 they were handing over their cash along came Congressman Hefiin with some friends, and. seeing what was EOing on. the Alnhama statesman 1 "Ipped a nickel to one of the collectors, saying: "Take that for luck. 1 The coin was mounted on a bit of cardboard, properly labeled and ! Placed in the headquarters, where it takes rank with the antisuffrage speech : f former Congressman Bowdle of Ohifij. also mounted and labeled. |