Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-11-04
Modern Woman
The President Speaks His Mind.
China Likes the Way We Edu-
cate Our Girl. Rosa Parks
Brave Fire Ladies. :: :: ::

The president Of the United States Is
no mollycoddle when It comes to the
question Of woman suffrage.
He knows his own mind, and he isn't
afraid to speak It either.
Recently he attended a public func-
ton in New Orleans and was the
guest Of the New Era club at recep-
don. Miss Jean Gordon, woman fac
tory inspector for the state, was pre-
sented to him as one who believed in
woman suffrage.
'Mr. Roosevelt believes In woman
suffrage. too" was Miss Gordons
quick comment.
you bet d." exclaimed the presi-
dent. with enthusiasm, turning back
40 he was hurried away by some scan
oalized conservatives Of the male sex.
III you women had votes you would
not be shut out from any Of the fea-
lures Of this occasion. You would be
part Of the whole thing"
49,
Evidently American methods of in
struction for young women appeal to
the empress Of China. -Four young
ladies Of her Kingdom have been sent
over here to participate in the higher
education as dispensed at Wellesley
college. The vice director Of the vice
royalty foreign office and the first Sec
rotary Of the Chinese legation escort
ed these damsels, who travelled under
the chaperonage Of Nine. Taotai Wan.
wife Of the vice director. The i'm
perial government u at the expense
Of the young women's education. It be-
ing understood that when graduated
they Will enter the governments edu-
cattonal department at home and as
s1st In improving the minds and con-
ditions of Chinese women.
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The women of Rosa Park, a pretty
suburb Of st. Louis, have organized a
volunteer FIRE company. There Is a
mems organisation. but as most Of its
members are absent from home during
the day residences are practically I'M
protected at this time. The new COM
pany u only to serve during the alb
sence Of the men folk. Mrs. Louis Fl.
Claes, wife Of the chief of the mems
department. and Mrs. Charles J. Wiz
tel, wife Of The assistant chief, will be
the heads Of the ladies' company. The
members are sturdy and energetic, and
there = no doubt that should occasion
Arise they viii do good work In the
S>@oAn0HANu - thoAp k>oSnon
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4 good many women viii sympa-
thise with the wife Of a certain con-
gressman Of whom the following story
= told: They were on their way from
he town where they live to the ma
tlonal capital, and ON starting. as she
was rather oveSburdened with lug
gage, she consented that her husband
should assume, with other impedi-
menta, the care Of the umbrella. Dur
Ing the railroad journey it began to
rain, and when they arrived at Wash
ington they were welcomed by a dis
NAL downpour. Az they emerged on
the street the lady turned to her hus-,
band with request that he raise the
umbrella. His embarrassment was
pitiful to behold.
I'm afraid I've forgotten it. my
DEAR" he apologized. II must have
left 1t in the car at that change at
Simpkins Junction"
Left it in the CARP exclaimed his
wife Indignantly. "And to think that
the affairs Of nation are intrusted to
a creature who can't take care Of an
umbrellaw
In public affairs southern women are
much more energetic and progressive
than those Of the north. More reforms
were put through at the last meeting
of the North Carolina legislature than
ever before and these were largely at
the instigation Of women. Among
these innovations was the passage Of
bill for the establishment Of re-
form school for delinquent children,
with board Of directors the majority
Of them to be women. 1t Is to be
called the Stonewall Jackson Manual
Training and Industrial school, and
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson is to be one Of
tts directors and will probably be elect
ed president Of the board.
A report says that the average salary
Of men teachers In Nevada is $112.51,
while the women are paid about half,
s67.95. Much has been written Of the
inducements which the generous and
prosperous west offers to women in the
way Of political equality, chivalrous
devotion and fat salaries, but this
sounds like O chapter out Of the books
II the New York city board of educa-
hon.
This year the copyright on "Alice In
Wonderland" expires. One million and
a half copies Of the authorized edition
have been sold and no one knows how
many Of the pirated ones. Probably no
child's book ever written has given 80
much pleasure to youthful readers as
the charming travesty Of the mathe-
matician Lewis Carroll, who WAS
ashamed to acknowledge the book, yet
whose fame rests upon it.