New-York tribune., 1910-12-21
VOTES FOR WOMEN WIN
But "Abe' Kirschbaum Thrills
His Audience on Losing Side.
NEWsIEs DEBATE PROBLEM
Their Home a Forum Hereafter
on Tuesdays for Discussion OF
Important Issues.

The question Of votes for women invaded
the Newsoys' Home. In New Cham oers
street. last night. Six boys debated. three
on a side Affirmative advocates came
down from the 18th street house Votes
for women won II was that deadly last
analysis that did Il
The first speaker left no opening that
the negatives could attack with much hope
of influencing the minds OF the three hon.
orable judges He pinned his faith TO
logic. To the opposing side he left few
opportunities for making merry II tho
Judge. had not been bound to measure the
quantity of logic without crediting marks
earned solely by the merry making argu-
ments Of others present. the result had been
different
Get at 'en. kid was the advice fred
to each speaker BIZ the three hundred boys
composing the audience Chop It. "Can
it." represented other advice when the
speaker seemed to the critical crowd to be
in need of direction
Among such evenly matched orators II
would be hard to pick the best Perhaps
because he was the only speaker to wear
short trousers Abe Firschbaum. who in
his soul is opposed to women ever being
allowed to vote, won most Of the sympathy
of even the women visitors. He was thir-
teen years old. He went on strike with
the messenger boys. Having nothing 70
occupy his time for while on that &C.
count, he read up on the question al
issue To do this he frequented public
| Libraries
| My dear audience" began Abe It va,
| different from the rest
..Cut that stuff" demanded a boy dowr
| front land toot your horn,'
''I beg the ladies's pardons," pursued ths
boy unabashed. what I see there arr
some here I'm soin' to speak frank Il
I the won1eus were allowed to vote coulf
! they fight in the war?
They would just sink away somewhat
fumfliated.
| This here wornans suffrage business
| has nine lives like a cat The women hav'
| had a golden opportunity to show wha
| they can do Look at Colorado. How abou
| 'em?''
Tell 1t to US. old SCOUT yelled boy
over there it's somethin' fierce" ABB
continued There you see women paradin
I'D an down like bosses Women's a:
crafty as men in politics If they get Il
| runnin' politics she'll double cross an
sell her votes for SO just quick as th'
men.
Look at Utah. Over there it's fierce
yet.
"Polly-gammv. or whatever you call 1t
zoir' or sonethin' fierce Women say the
would purify politics. They amt neve
goin' to be allowed to cast no votes Il
New York"
The affirmative boys were Richard Palmer
Martin Iandes and James Rattigan; oP
posed. Abe Levy, Malcolm MacDougall ant
Abe Kirschba
Before the word PLAY the contestant
shook hands Also, Michael Calvin, t~eiV
years old. sang The River Shannon
about how, when ne did meet her, with
hug and kiss he'd greet her. He sang
too dangerous an altitude for the pianis
to follow but each vocal note was as swee
as the sentiment, and the audience whoope
things up as high again
Roy Harrington sang The Rosary afte
the debate was over, and you could haF
heard pin drop
| It was the first debate ever held by IN
Newsboys' Literary Society, but IL yo
want to be interested from until 10 ocioc
go to the others that will be held, unit
further notice, on each Tuesday evening