The San Francisco call., 1896-05-04
ELEVENTH AMENDMENT.
How The Calls" Declaration
for Suffrage Is Viewed in
Alameda.
Electric Light Demurrer to Be Over.
rule1 by Judge Frick-Dr. Zeyn
Seriously Ill.

ALAMEDA, CAL, May 3.-There is but
the ladies, and that is that, with the open
and avowed support of THE CALL, the
eleventh amendment in favor of woman
suffrage must carry next November.
A gentleman who is a prominent advo-
cate of the measure, in talking about the
matter this morning, said:
1.-THE CALL has cast its bread upon the
waters, and it will return to it in many
ways undreamed of in the near future. 1
am glad of it. 1t means the passing of the
eleventh amendment now. know there
are over 100000 more males than females
in the State between the ages of q and "a,
but what does that matter? Because they
are the majority it does not give them the
right to deny women vote or to say that
because women are in minority they are
bound to be turned down when they do
vote. That is like the arguments used
about unseXing women, breaking up the
home, ousting men from their rightful
work, destroying the halo of purity that
always surrounds woman by giving her
vote.
Its all poppycock. Why, the very
women who are contending for their en-
franchisement are the best women in our
State. They are the mothers with expert
ence, with home life, with good surround
ings. with good husbands. 1t is not for
selfish aggrandiZement they are contend
ing, nor for more luxuries and comforts
They have all they want and have nothing
material 10 gain by the passing of the
amendment. They are battling simply for
the lower strata-the submerged tenth if
you willard those who come after them.
what have we men done? We don't
want to work any more than woman wants
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want our women to work, but they must
if they would live. Our attempts at le2is-
lating for the greatest good for the great
est number have given us Huntington,
Buckley, several incarnated Bacchuses and
l don't know how many lunatic asylums
and poorhouses. Women can't do worse.
I've great idea they will help us TO do
better.
Anyway whether the good they may
do in the future is problematical or not as
matter of equity all women who pay
taxes direct or indirect are entitled to vote.
They will get it, too, and THE CALL will
not regret the day when it advocated the
rights of woman"
Presentation.
ALAMEDA, CAL, May 3.-w. L.
Wheeler was not allowed to leave the
service of the Alamada, Oakland and
Piedmont Electric Railway without ex-
periencing some idea of the estimation he
was held in by the employees of the road.
Yesterday afternoon he was presented
with a gold watch chain with diamond
locket attached, and a gold match box.
Engineer George Ames made the presen-
tation on behalf of the employees of the
com pany, and told how high the regard
was that all the men entertained for him,
because, though strict, he was always Just,
and was ever their friend and adviser. w.
B. H. Fisher entered on his duties as the
new superintendent yesterday.
The services of A. Duperu, the assistant
superintendent and night receiver, have
been dispensed with. The sum OF $500
went a. missing some two months ago after
his night watch, and all efforts to trace
its whereabouts have failed. The vacancy
will be filled by Al Saxton, well-known
and popular employe.
DIR. Zeyn Seriously III.
ALAMEDA. CAL, May 3.-Dr. George
G. Zeyn, member of the Board of Health
and one of the leauing physicians, has con-
tracted such severe case of facial erysip-
elias that his condition is extremely criti-
cal. Yesterday his temperature was so
high that his confreres, Drs. w. @. Smith.
G. III. Lubbock and E. NJ. Keyes, held out
little hope.
To-day he has improved somewhat and
there are stronger hopes for his ultimate
recovery.
Demurrer Overruled.
ALAMEDA, CAL, May 3.-Judge Frick
will, tomorrow, override the demurrer
entered against the complaint of ]. t.
Fleming against the City Trustees IN the
electric light suit. He will also refuse to
dissolve the in junction suit, and raise the
bond required TO be given by complainant
to 5000.
woman's Congress.
ALAMEDA, CAL, May 3.-The COM
mittee to represent the third Woman's
Congress of the Pacific Coast comprises
Mrs. A. A. Cohen, Mrs. L. Van Orden.
Mrs. S. Chapel, Mrs. S. E. Knowles, Mrs.
Emily Powell and Mrs. A. s. Soule.
G. w. NJ. Reynolds selected "Master
Timothyn when writing his choice essays