The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-31
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The Research club will meet Friday,
January 6. with Mrs. c. w. Harlow,
1901 Western avenue. The club isl
studying psychology.
| Western Sorosis club will meet Sat
urday, January z, with DR.. Sarah
Greenfield, 1105 West Tenth avenue.
DR.. Greenfield will read a paper on
THE Agents of Infection" and the
discussion will be given by Mrs. I. F.
Ryan, DR.. Harriet Adams and Mrs. c.
J. Evans.
The Child Study club will meet with
Mrs A H. Claussen, 32e Tyler street,
| next Thursday afternoon.
The Current Literature club will
meet Tuesday, January 8. with Mrs.
H. M. Washburn. The program will
be as follows:
| Literary Digest-Mrs. j. NJ. Brier.
Debate-Resolved, That woman is
drawn more and more from home de-
votion as she advances in literary at
tainments. Open discussion.
The E. S. M. B. club will hold their
first meeting of the year 1911 Tues
| day afternoon, January 3, with the
president, Mrs. George Epley, 627
Tyler street. The members are Mrs.
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Erickson Mrs. Talman Bailey. Mrs. D.
s. Myers, Mrs. George Holmes, Mrs. T.
| E. Armstrong and Mrs. F. Stokes
The S. T. club met Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. George Dougher-
ty, 1923 Western avenue. The mem
bers of the club are: Mrs Dougherty,
Mrs. F. Warren, Mrs. H. o. Warren,
Mrs. McGill, Mrs. Horner, Mrs. GLOW
err Mrs Boone Mrs. Carter, Mrs. Seed
| ~ % II
were Miss Dougherty, Miss Morehead
and Miss WEIGH of Reading, Kan.
Miss Lillian Mitchner, the state pres
ident of the W. c. T. u, reports that
letters have been written to each of
the legislators of the state. asking if
he favored equal suffrage, and if not,
if he would be willing to read litera-
ture sent him on the subject. Six
| ty of the one hundred and thlrty-hve
letters have answered. All but twelve
of the legislators who have replied so
far were in favor of suffrage. Five
| of the twelve who opposed the meas
ure of the enfranchiseme nt of women
declared themselves open to convic
ton and willing to read any literature
the women might send them. The 9TH
er seven thought they had no time to
give to reading what the suffragists
had to say; one of them giving as his
reason, that his wife, his daughter, and
his girl clerk none of them cared for
the ballot. Here, apparently, is a case
where the women rule the affairs of
state without voting, and quite likely
this man who takes his opinions from
the ''women folks don't wish to see
them in possession of any more au-
thority nan they already have.
The last number. of 1.-THE American
/ has an article on Drinking in Dry
> Places that is causing a good deal
of comment. The facts given are
rather disturbing to those who be-
lieve that prohibitory law is COM
plete victory for the tenn GRANGE
cause, but of course the first step in
righting wrong is the most powerful
combatant an evil can have.
The English suffragists have organ
lied a Tax Resistance league, founded
on the law of England that British
subjects cannot be constrained to pay
taxes but such as are imposed by
their own consent or their representa-
tives in parliament Accordingly,
Mrs Despard, who conducts a free
clinic for poor children and who is
much beloved in her community, has
refused to pay her taxes; so the
government offered her a reduction in
the amount if she would settle But
the bargain offered TO a1lurements.
Next she was threatened with arrest.
but her popularity in the neighbor-
hood made it unadvisable, so they
wisely forgot the date they had set Tor
her arraignment, and the engagement
went by default. However, money is
money, and the officials wanted the
revenue Mrs Despard's property was
supposed to yield. 1t happened that
she took a trip to Scotland. and dur
ing her absence the government turned
burglar, took her piano and sold it for
l$37. 1t would seem that when a gov
eminent must stoop to pick locks to
| collect money from a rebellious sub
| jeot there must be some question
about it's constitutional right to make
the collection Another lesson is com
ing to old England to teach her sons
the meaning of taxation without rep
resentation. The spirit of sc is at
klarge again.