Evening journal., 1908-05-11

The politicians Of Des Moines, Ia,
are wondering whether they are quite
as clever as they thought they were.
Recently the officials Of that munich
pality decided that they must have a
new city hall. It was necessary to
hold an election to authorize the is
suing Of bonds for this purpose. I'm
der an Iowa law passed in 1894 women
have a right to vote on questions re-
lating to the issuing of bonds and taxa
ton. Some Of the women of Des
Molnes appeared at the polls and tried
to cast a vote on the city hall ques-
ton. The election officials positively
refused to accept their votes. The
manner in which they were treated
aroused the ire of the would be voters,
and they sued to have the election set
aside as illegal They lost their case
"A the lower court, but the supreme |
court Of the state has now issued an |
injunction prohibiting the city officials |
from going any further with the city |
hall matter until the question has been |
definitely decided. And whether they |
win or lose their case the women's |
spunk in standing up for what they |
believed to be their rights cannot fail |
to have a wholesomely deterrent effect |
in city authorities not only In Des
Molnes. but elsewhere. The policy OF
the Des Moines authorities is likely to
cost them many an anxious hour,
Probably the most unpopular man in
New York city. so far as women are
concerned, is the Hon. Timothy Sulli-
van, who had the board of aldermen
gravely pass a law prohibiting women
from smoking IN public. During the
progress OF this bin from reading to its
final approval by this sage and august
body the city was divided between
feminine wrath and masculine mirth.
Finally Mayor Mcclellan. who must
have a saving sense Of humor, vetoed
the bill, and the author of the bill hur-
riedly retired into obscurity. The Hon.
Timothy Sullivan has not been heard
from since the storm of feminine IN
dignation raised by the bill burst upon
his devoted head. Reformers should
be made of sterner stun.
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A photographer who knows the great
world Of beauty in Paris says that one
Of the secrets Of becoming beautiful
is to be photographed often Each
time she is pictured a woman viii
have a better portrait, and once she
has decided on what her particular
type Of beauty shall be her growth in
loveliness will become apparent. For
instance, when the Gibson girl came
in, so he says, every woman who
wanted admiration endeavored to be
Gibsonesque. and the consequence was
that she dressed and acted and
thought the part until she really be-
came a Gibson girl. II is mental sci
ence applied to the realm Of beauty.
The theory is that we may become
what we wish to be. and the prospect
is certainly a sufficiently alluring one
to make it worth trying.
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In a speech at Cooper Union, New
York, l. n. Stevens of Colorado told
how the political parties Of his state
decided to refuse a denomination to
Judge Lindsey OF the Juvenile court,
whose work had been singularly sue
cessful, but who had failed to please
the party ''bosses" AS soon as this
became known the women voters of
the state Indignantly demanded his re-
nomination, and the political machines
were compelled to renominate him,
And yet some people allege that the
ballot isn't of any practical use to
womenl
It's wonderful how popular and ad-
mired we are when prosperous, and it's
pleasant to be prosperous and admired
but one of the greatest Batisfactionf
that that prosperity affords us is tc
witness the discontinue OF the friends
who scampered to cover IN our days Of
adversely and make frantic efforts t.
crawl out Of their holes that they may
basl again in the sunshine OF our good
fortune.
Bills are pending In congress to MAKE
polygamy an offense to be dealt Will
by the federal courts. Senators Bur
kett Of Nebraska, Hansbrough Of Nortl
Dakota and Hopkins of Illinois arr
their authors.
1t is funny or sad, according t
ones point of view, to note how s,
many business men in their dealing
with women put on a great air o
ehivalry and then try to get the bes
Of the bargain, thinking the poor won
an won't know any better anyway.
Boston expects to spend $5S,000 70
Fairgrounds for its children this sum
mer. The yards Of all the publ
schoolhouses are to be thrown open t
the children and trained supervisor
appointed. The movement is apprt
ciated by busy mothers, who are gla
to have their little ones In safe an
pleasant surroundings instead of upo
the streets.
The Chicago Women's club has erecf
es a beautiful memorial to the lat
Mrs. Charles f. Millspaugh. one OF IL
old and valued members. The meme
rial consists Of a drinking fountain fc
man and beast and was designed
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