Arizona republican., 1911-05-24
HE SPEAKS
 ON SUFFRAGE Founder Of W0nan's s League Not Present Last Night ADDRESS MAILED AND READ Plans of League for the San Francisco Exposition, and Statement of Woman's New Position, with At tending Responsibility.
ADDRESS MAILED AND READ

There were an unusual number of
 strangers at the meeting of Phoenix
 chapter of the American Woman's
 l,ague at the ". C. T. l.. building on
 West Monroe street. last evening. and
 the proceedings were of more than
 usual interest
 Among the visitors were Mr. and
 Mrs. Shelly and daughter. charter
 members of the chapter at Hutchin-
 son kas- who expect to make Phoe-
 nix their future home Also Miss
 LNall. Wh" joined the league at Santa
 Ana last summer season: Mir and
 Mrs. NcManus. the former Of the
 zanjero service near Phoenix. and
 others There was an unusual sprin-
 king of children d good program. en- jnNable refreshments. and altogether it Was most enjoyable evening for those present
 The program, under charge of Miss Agnes HaWley. included a piano solo by Miss Edith St Claire. songs hy Miss Axle Harrison: song and piano numbers by Herbert Harms. a reel tatiOn. How St AIichaeIS was Saved" by Miss Flossie Wills: and an address by F.. c Lewis. founder of the league. forwarded with d letter of regret that he was unable to he present
 In his absence. the address was read by Alr F. P Cooke In the course of it. Mr. Lewis said in part.
 As to the reorganization. into which ! have put all my own prop crty as well as all the interests of tho league. it is moving forward rap idll. and the men whose skill and ] training are bringing it about will | earn all and more than they receive. | Had our enemies been allowed to ! force these enterprises into bank | ruptcy. they would have caused losses ! and expenses al thousand times great ] rr than the total cost of the reor- ! ganization. But out of our millions . of dollars of outstanding obligations ! they were able to secure only about ! S4 .000 with which to attempt an as sault upon us in the courts.
 As a result of the reorganization. ] oar paper. the Woman's National ] Weekly (to be published daily againJ, ! is to be made one of the best news : papers eyer published: the several en- terprises placed on a sound footing: | all debt liquidated; and then. after i all others get theirs to the last dol lar if there is anything left. I will get il back It is now up to the leagues {. great organization jo show what it can do. {.
 I'm the United States senate re- r Senator Jeff Davis of Arlan- sas announced his determination to reply to the postmaster general and go to the bottom of things. I be- lieve the lid is coming up. Congress has passed a rousing resolution to the postoffice department, and particularly to go into our mat terS all the way back to. the original fraud order that assaSsiuated the Peoples United States bank. The lid ! must toe really coming up. The league is a powerful croWbar, and has pricd il up at last. Down from Chicago comes q man who tells me that m that city any person or con cern to go into the mail order busi- ness must first pay $500 to a mail order review concern composed of cN-postoffice inspectors. Failing to f do that they quickly find themselves