Judge — June 6, 1914 — page 15: what you’re looking at

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Suffrage Snapshots By IDA HUSTED HAKPER HILE the Anti-Suffrage Society of Washington, D. C., is protesting officially against a debate on woman suf- frage in one high school, it is being de- bated in practically all the colleges and high schools in the country, and pupils of public schools by the hundreds are writing suffrage essays for prizes. The antis must have a very weak case if it won't bear discussion. The superintendent of public schools in Cincinnati will start ‘‘a six months’ course of study for prospective brides,’’ and besides all the usual house- keeping stints, they will be taught to calk a water pipe, put up shelves, mend door knobs, etc. If he isn’t careful, he will create a prospect that will scare all the girls away from matrimony. Women can be so many things nowadays besides carpenters and plumbers. 5 King Alfonso is said to have become an advocate of woman's rights, under the influence of his British Queen. Can't she be spared long enough to go home and try her hand on Cousin George? Before the last committee hearing on woman suffrage in Washington, Mrs. Dodge, na- tional president of the antis, announced that the memters of Congress had been sufficiently bored, so to speak, and her forces would not appear. The love of the limelight was too strong, however, and there they were in the center of the stage, ging the old, sweet song, ‘‘Woman’s place is at home in the bosom of her family.”” A Catholic church in New York has es- tablished a check-room for babies, where they are cared for by trained nurses while the mothers attend services, It wouldn’t take half as long to cast a ballot, so the church should withdraw the objection that women would neglect their children when they went to vote. Now the suffrage societies of Canada have united in a National Franchise As- sociation, and Great Britain will soon have another lot of daughters who can outvote their mother. The question is making its annual round, ‘Shall women propose?"? It was answered by Susan B, Anthony half a century ago, who said, “It would require WHEN YOUR BUSINESS HAS NO VOTE a pretty brave woman to say, ‘Will you please feed, clothe and support me all the rest of my life?’’’ They would have to say this even now, unless they kept on with salary or wage-earning after mar- riage. It is charged that 46,000 men have de- serted from the regular army during the last ten years. Should women who are willing to fight but can’t be disfranchised on that account, while men who can fight but won’t are freely granted the vote? THE MODERN WOMAN The Flying Squadron By OREOLA W. HASKELL THERE'S a flutter and a flurry Of flags and skirts and locks, There's a rush of eager children Adown the city blocks. There are voices sagely pianning, Then a quiet halt, and, lo! Earnest tones are clear uplifted, And the ardent speeches flow. Stop and listen! Hear what women’s lips repeat, For the suffrage “flying squadron's" in the street. There’s a crowding and # pushing Of the passersby who pause, There’s a silence full of lis- tening To the lovers of the Cause. There are covert smiles of doubting, There are heads that nod and bow, In a vigorous agreement With the why and with the how. And the people oft their hands applauding beat, When the suffrage ‘flying squadron’s”’ in the street. There’s a whispering, confer- ring, Of the men who stay to hear; Gaping wonder from the chil- dren, From their mothers pride or fear. There is fire, passion, purpose In the suffrage minds that plead For the power to help the helpless And to meet the nation’s need. Oh, eloquence is might, and time is very fleet, When the suffrage ‘‘flying squad- ron’s’’ in the street. The suffragettes have just cause for happiness. Think of enjoying all the privileges of men without having to be annoyed by life-insurance agents! boiling the da: rubber with its unpleasant odor. water for a few seconds only. it is made. “The Crowning Attribute of Lovely Woman is Cleanliness” The well-dressed woman NAIAD DRESS add the final assurance of cleanliness and sweetness, delicacy, refinement and good judgment. Naiad Dress Shields are hygienic and scientific. ‘They are absolutely free from They can be quickly sterilized by immersing in The only shield as good the day it is bought as Made in all styles and sizes to fit every requirement of Woman's Dress. At stores or sample pair on receipt of 25e. Every pair guaranteed. The C. E. Conover Co., Mfrs., 101 Franklin St., New York blesses and _ benefits herself—and the world—for she adds to its joys. SHIELDS They are a necessity to the woman of comicbooks.com