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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
NEW YORK

NEW YORK, December 21.-Flour-
q Firm with fair business.
Wheat-Affected by bearish cables and
good weather in the southwest the wheat
- market eased off half a cent this morn
= ing. May I.031sa1OsK.
Pork-Steady.
Eecf-Steady.
. I.ard-Steady
Raw Sugar-Bareiy steady; Muscovado.
60 test. 42s; Centrifugal, 96 test, Alb
molasses. - test :,..sS. Refined steady.
- Petroieum-Steady.
NclaSseS- Steady. A.
Hay-Ffrm: prime. 10 nominal
Hides-Steady.
Leather-Fir
Butter-Firm: receipts, 4,7S2 packages;
Creamery specials, 40: extras. 80: first.
oa:3': seconds. :;2a:+; thirds. 29a31
creamery held specials. 10: extras :,4a35
first. :;;:.a:sS:: seconds 3oa;1: thirds. 27a2,:
state dairy. tubs, finest 3-Ia31: good to
prime 3ea.I: process first, 2ia2i1z.
thccse-Firm, receipts. 1.Oi2 boxes.
Eggs-Wcak. receipts 4.4:A cases.
Fresh gathered extras. Hail. extra firsts,
:;sa =; firsts. :aias1: seconds. 32a35: thirds
and poorer. .6a:o; held fresh poor to fair
.2a.s; fresh gathered dirties No. /, 23a24;
No. - 2Jac2: fresh gathered checks prime
2,,d-i: poor TO fair. 16a19: refrigerator
= special marks fancy. local storage
- charges paid. 2Ja2o; do firsts. 231sa24L
seconds. 22a>;: do. thirds. 1Sa2l: state.
Pennsylvania and nearby hennery whites
fancy large new laid. 20: do. selected
whites fair 10 good. fia4S: western gath
cred white. :iSa44: state. Pennsylva MIA and
- nearby hennery browns. i3a4: do. gath
z cred brown and mixed colors. :;6a41.
MI other grades of butter. chees and
eSSs unchanged from Mondays prices.
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CHICAGO.

CHICAGO. December 21.-Wheat worked
lower today. owing TO selling pressure due
TO favorable weather conditions in the Ar
g"ntine- Shippers in that country were
said To be showing disposition to offer
more freely and European demand was
reported having somewhat abated. In
the south portion of THE Argentine the
outlook improved as ideal. and this fact
had much influence, as the crop situation
there conceded to be the main level
on price at present In addition. expert
|, authority was quoted declaring the
winter wheat prospect in the United
States to have been little improved as a
result Of snow covering in the western and
Southwestern ncentral regions. Opening fig
ures here were .. to Is lower. May start
ed :tSs4 to 9s7s. loss Of "a to ", and de-
clined TO .Si2
Although rain tended to steady corn.
the market gradually succumbed to the
bearish effect of weakness in wheat
Trade. however. was not large. May
opened isat, OFF to shade up at CAS- to
G-lIs and receded to 641s.
Oats eased off because demand was only
scattered. What little there was came
from commission houses. May started
IA to Lax down at asa a4S7s to 4Sss, and
sagged to 4Sh With western slaughter
ing reported as much more liberal than
last week or last year, the provision mar
ket inclined to droop. First sales were
2izaJ lower to up. with May delivery
16.12i2 for pork. 90 to 9.42H for lard.
and s.621s for ribs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

Quotations given below are for large
lots. Jobbers' prices are higher.
EGGS-Nearby fresh Virginia. ;5a34
West Virginia and southwest Virginia.
21a2S; Tennessee. 21a2S
BUTTER-E,lgin fancy, 3SAa39; western
irsts, 36l2a3712; seconds. 3312a34h.
CHEESE-New York state factory. new.
i51sa1G.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. per h.. 12a13;
hens, per h., IL; ROSTERS, per h., 8;
turkeys. per H., 14a15; ducks, per h.,
12a13.
DRESSED. PoULTRY-Hens, choice.
per h.. 12a124; chickens. per h.. Bali;
ROSTERS, per H., 9a1O; turkeys, per h.,
16a17; ducks. per h.. Halo; geese per ID,
11a13; capons, lib. average, per h.. 1Sa2O;
capons. small, per h.. 15a16.
kits, per doz., 5Oa1.0O: quail, No. i, per
doz.. 2OOa2.25: No. 2 per doz, 1.25a1. 80;
pheasants, each, Scars: squirrel. each,
Gas. wild turkey each. per h.. 2Oa22.
VEGETABLES-Potat Michigan
per Dbl. 250as.oo; yams IN: CO.. per bbl..
2.OOa2.5O; cabbages. 100 lbs, 1.25a1 80;
brussels sprouts, per quart. Sa12k;
onions, per sack, 2.15a2.5O; cauliiower,
per bbl., 2.Ooa5.0o; eggplant. Florida, per
crate, 3.5oa4.CO; lettuce, per basket. 1.OOa
celery, 75al.1O; squash. per bbl.. 75a1OO.
GREEN FRUITS-Apples. per Dbl.
!. 25a45 30: oranges, California. per box.
3.25a35O; Florida oranges. $50 to
500; tangerines. per strap. 4.OOa5.OO:
lemons, per box, f.OOa5O0; grape
fruit, per box 45oa5.25; pineapples. 100a
Dps; cranberries 32-quart boxes, 325a
$50: per bbl., 9.25a10.25.
HAY AND STRAW-Hay. western,
No. /, 235Oa:4.O0: No. 2. 22.OOa22. so:
mixed hay. Is.00a22.00; straw. rye.
baie. 15.OOai7 90; machine thrash. 13OOa
400: straw, wheat. per ton. 9.oOa95O
straw, oat, per ton. 11.OCa12OO.
LIVE STCCk-Sheep. Yer To-. 2a3,s:
,Ambs, spring, per h.. 5aoA; calves.
choice, per h., 71s; medium. per h., T.
GRAIN - Wheat, new, per bu., 9Oa92
corn, shelled, old. per bu.. 1GaS5; new.
6Oa65; ear, per bbl.. old, 3.5oaf.0O: new. per
bbl., 3.OOa3.50; oats, Western white.
No. 9, per bu., 52a5S; oats, mixed, per
bu.. 51a55: bran, per ton, 2o.OO; mid
ding, per ton. 5000.
wool AND HIDES-Wool. washed.
free of burrs, per h.. 24a25; wool. UNI
washed. per ID. 20; hides. dry: per h.,
15a16; green hides. H., IL; calfskin. green.
each. 1.25a1.50.
SEEDS-Red clover. per bu., 12Ooa
l3. 90; aisike clover. per -bu., 11.Oal22o;
| white clover. per bu., l0.Ooa2O.OO; Grim
son clover, 473a5.O0; timothy. per Du
Z. 6OaS 90; blue grass, per bu.. oaS75
redtop grass, 1T.OOa19.OO per 100 lbs; al
faifa per bu.. 6OOa.V.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
Drastic Liquidation Causes All
But WabaSheS to Decline.
OTHER STOCKS ALSO SAG
Speculation Dull in Tone, and Active
List at First Drops Back.
LEHIGH VALLEY IS STRONG
Advance in This Stock Helps List,
Which Later Makes
Great Rally.

NEW YORK. December 21.-The posi-
tion of the stock market was virtually
unchanged at the opening today. Trad
ing was light. and fluctuations were re-
stricted to small fractions. The Gould
issues were heavy, and Denver and Rio
Grande preferred sustained an eXcep-
tional loss of point
Speculation became heavy in tone, and
the most active stocks sagged half
point to point. Reading and Denver
and Rio Grande gave way /. the pre-
ferred !: and American Locomotive y.
Brisk bidding for Lehigh Valley sent
it To a point above yesterdays clos
ing. and pulled the general market back
to last nights level Some of the usu-
ally inactive specialties were in brisk
demand. International Harvester. Mer-
camille Marine preferred and Pacific
Mail gained d point each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
DEPARTMENTS TO CLOSE.
Employees to Get Half Holiday Satur.
days Before Xmas and New Year.

Following q time-honored custom, all
the executive departments will be closed
at noon on the Saturdays before Christ
mas and New Year day. as well as on
those two holidays. The employees In most
of the departments. including the Treas
ury. War and Navy, will be excused at
10 O'Clock on the 23d and Both instants,
but In the Agricultural Department the
employees will remain at work until 1910
o'clock In all the departments the usual
ARRANGEMENTS have been made for par
tiaI payments of the December salaries
before Christmas day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
COTTON MARKETS.
NEW YORK.

NEW YORK, December 21.-The cotton
market opened steady at. an advance of
two points to a decline of three points
and sold about four TO seven points under
the closing figures of last night during
the early trading under renewed bear
pressure. realizing by recent buyers for Il
turn and rather heavy offerings from the
large spot interests who had been active
buyers earlier in the week. Disappointing
cables and reports of labor troubles in
Lancashire seemed to inspire a revival of
bearish sentiment and there was foreign
selling here as well as local pressure, but
ing the middle of the morning was a
point or two up from the lowest.
Southern shorts were credited with
buying heavily here on the early decline.
and after having shown net loss of
about 7a1O points the market turned
firmer late in the forenoon on renewal
of support from some of the big spot
people, whose selling earlier in the day
had been a depressing factor. Trading
was much less active toward midday,
but prices were :; or points up from the
lowest. There were reports of freer
southern spot offerings and it was said
that interior holders were in some cases
asking for bids
Spot quiet: middlinS upland, $50 NOM
inal.
Estimated receipts at all the ports to-
day, $1,000 bales, against 6U.630 last
week and 4, 676 last year For the week,
100000, against 441,563 last week and
:5G4 .G6S last year. Today's receipts at
Galveston, 22.5O2 bales. against 11,433
last year, at New Orleans, 1864 bales.
against 1918 last year, and at Houston,
IL, 537 bales, against S,S49 last year.
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PARCELS HELD UP.
Neglect Of Senders Consigns 1000
Packages to Dead Letter Office.

Two thousand packages of merchan-
disc. in the form Of Christmas gifts
intended to be sent by parcels post to
foreign countries have been sent to the
dead letter Office as unavailable during the
last ten days because the senders failed
either to sufficiently prepay them or to
attach the short form of customs
declaration required by the parcels post
treaties, which could have been obtained
by the senders without charge by simply
asking for them.
. The parcels were placed in. the
ordinary package drops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
CHICAGO CATTLE MARKET.

CHICAGO, December 2l.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts estimated at G, 500 head: market
steady to strong; beeves, 4.S0aS9 80; Texas
steers, 4.20a5.75; western steers, 4.5Oa
$50; stOckers and feeders, 3.2Ja;5:S5: cows
and heifers, 2.OOa650; calves. 5.O0a7.5O.
Hogs-Receipts estimated at $4,000 head; ;
market steady; light. 5.6Oa6. 10: mixed, us
6.25: heavy. 5.S5a8.25: rough, 5.S5a6.Oo;
good to choice heavy, 6.OOa625; pigs.
4.5Oa5.7O; bulk of sales. 595a6. 10. Sheep
Receipts estimated at 5000 head; mar
ket strong, Zoe to 25c higher; native, 2. 80
a41O; western. 2.75a4.1O; yearlings, Asa
5.25: lambs. native. 4.OOa6.35; western.
L. 25a6.3O
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BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE, Md, December 21-
Wheat easier; spot contract, SSz: spot
No. red western. %: December. 6%;
January. 94i4 February. 961s: May, 1.OOA:
steamer No. red $50; receipts. 1850
bushels.
Corn easier: spot contract. 69A: year.
69z4; January, 61A; February, s.; March:
bushels; exports, 1900 bushels: southern
white corn, IN; southern yellow corn
SOh.
Oats-Dull; No. white, 1914 asked !;
standard white, 5S do; No. white, 53A
do Receipts. 1860 bushels.
Rye-Dull: No. = western domestic 1.OOa
1.O1 Receipts, 2.567 bushels.
Hay-Steady: No. 1 timothy and NO.
clover unchanged.
Grain freights-Dull; steam to Liver
pool per bushel, unchanged; Cork for
orders. per quarter. unchanged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
LONDON MARKET.

LONDON. December 21.-American Sc
curities opened around parity and later
most of the list advanced on light COW
ering. At noon prices ranged from un-
changed to " higher than yesterdays
New York closing.
The market was steady under the late
trading. when prices eased off frac-
ton on realizing. The closing was quiet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
Washington Stock Exchange.

SaleS-Regular call, IL o'clock noOn-Capita
Traction Scrip. $3.50 at 11OM.
AnacOstia and Potomac IS, guaranteed, $1,000
Mt 1O1.
Columbia X. r. 5s. $500 at 1O1.
Columbia X. K. Is, $500 at los.
Washington Rwy. and Elcc. CON-. 2j at 49h
p at 49as
Washington Gas. % at So. o at IS.
Washington Virginia Rwy. CON-, % at 46as
p at IG&. p at 46as, u at 4G%, Is at 46%.
Observation-Disclosures Rwy. pfd., . at 65.
United States Trust. I at l21
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. December 2l:-Closing:
) quoted: No. 3 Manitoba, 7s SID: futures
steady: December, IS 4ad: March, Is
I'D: May, Is 2Ad.
Corn-Spot firm; American mixed, Is I'd !:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
Musician Is Retired. -

BY direction of the President, Princi-
pal Musician Emil Wetzel of the Engi-
neer Band at Washington barracks, on
his own application. has been placed on
the retired list of the army, after long
and honorable service. He will repair
to his home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
WEATHER
Unsettled, With Occasional Rain To-
night or Friday; Warmer Tonight.

For the District of Columbia, unsettled
with occasional rain tonight or Friday;
warmer tonight: moderate easterly winds,
becoming variable.
Weather conditions are decidedly unset
tied throughout the United States with
general rains and SHOWS, except in New
England and the plateau region. The
pr. ncipal disturbance is central over east
ern Nebraska, and there are others off
the south Atlantic coast, in the eastern
both. the extreme north Atlantic and
north Pacific coasts.
1t Is decidedly warmer in the central
valleys and lake region and the east,
and generally colder over the western
portion of the country.
Unsettled weather will continue tonight
and Friday over the east and south, with
rains over the southern and rains or
SHOWS over the northern districts.
1t will be warmer tonight in New Eng
land and the middle Atlantic states.
The winds along the New England coast
will be moderate northeasterly, becoming
southeasterly over southern portion; on
the middle Atlantic coast moderate to
brisk northeast to north; on the south
Atlantic coast moderate north and north
west except brisk on the North Carolina
coast; on the east gulf coast moderate
northeast and east
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have moderate easterly winds
with unsettled weather to the Grand
Banks.
The following heavy precipitation dn
inches) has been reported during the last
twenty-four hours: Charleston. 2.16;
Jacksonville, LA; Savannah, 1.SS: Thorn
'asville, 1.3O; Titusville 1.52; Macon, 1.N.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
Congress Adjourns for Holidays.

day for the holiday recess and reasseln-
BILE at noon January 3. The House adj
journed at 2:3l pm. and the Senate ut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
To Command the Connecticut.

Capt. II. Rodman, now at the Mare Is
land Cal, navy yard. has been assigned
to command the battIeship Connecticut,
relieving Capt. w. r. Rush. ordered home
to await orders. The change is to take
effect January -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
from the Toledo Blade.

The vegetarians. SO called, are attempt
ing to remove animal food from the table.
making 1t their principal argument that
such food is brutalizing. The massacre
al Marking was commstted by SOLDIERS
from whose rations meat is entirely elm
mated, .1s.z..--.--.-----
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LIVERPOOL.

LIVERPOOL. December 21.-Closing-
Cotton-Spot. good business done: prices
two points higher American middling
fair, 5.75: good middling, 5.37; middling.
oil: low middling. 4.95: good ordinary,
40; ordinary, 40. The sales of the day
were 1900 bales, of which 1000 were for
speculation and export. and included
II 300 American. Receipts, $4,000 bales,
including 27,SOO American. Futures
opened steady and closed barely steady.
December, 4.95h; December and January,
4.94; January and February. 4.94; Feb
ruary and March. 1851; March and
April. 1867; April and May. 4.99; May
and June. 5.01H: June and July, 5.031s;
July and August. 5.Oo1: August and
September, sos; September and October,
5.O61s; October and November, 5.O7.
The following are the weekly cotton
statistics: Imports, all kinds. 100000
bales. Imports, American. 10000 bales.
Stock, ali kinds. $4,000 bales. Stock,
American, 645,OOO bales. American for
warded, $1,000 bales. Total exports.
$500 bales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21

Bar silver steady, % 3-16d per ounce.
Money, 3ra3a. per cent.
The rate OF discount in the open market for
short bills is 4 per cent.
The rate of discount In the open market for
three month bills is 3Ha3 1916 per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21

The star Constantly Carries Abost
twice as much paid classified or WANT
Advertslpk' a. IT. nearest competitor.
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Decline in Gould Stocks.

Drastic liquidation in the Gould stocks
resulted i'm declines of two to five points
i'm those issues, with the exception of the
Wabash. The break in these securities,
which touched the lowest prices in sey-
eral years, was the important movement
in the stock market during the morning.
The general market showed a consider
able degree of underlying strength, and
b the break in the Gould group failed to
depress the list elsewhere.
When Lehigh Valley started up strong
" again the remainder Of the list fol-
lowed. Lehigh Valley reached 1894, or
three points above it's early lowest, and
"a over yesterdays closing. Bonds were
firm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
Follow Lead of Lehigh.

The market disregarded the weakness
of the Gould stocks, and in the noon
hour general advance was scored under
the lead of Lehigh Valley. The copper
shares were active and strong, Amaiga-
mated Copper rising to the high level of
the present movement Union Pacific
bore evidence of inside support, as also
die steel.
Trading became more active in the
later session, with further advances in
= radically all the more prominent specu-
lative issues. In the special group
: strength was shown by Great Northern
Ore certificates. which gained two points.
The only contrary movement was a ten
&c point decline in Delaware, Lackawanna
= and Western.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
NEW YORK CURB PRICES.

Quotations furnished by w. b. Hibbs & Co..
aemt,ers New York Stock Exchange.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-21
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings of the
weather bureau for the twenty-four hours
beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Yesterda pm, 81: .
pm, 30; II midnight. 81; today, am
81; am, ~; II noon, rs; > pm. :'6.
Maximum, 3S, at pm. yesterday; mimi
mum. 32. at IL pm. yesterday.
Temperature same date last year-Max-
imum, 50: minimum. u.
pm, @.47; II midnight. 3O.A: today, 4
am. 30.4: am, 3O.36; II noon, 1914;
pm. ;O.34.
Condition of the Water.
Temperature and condition of water at
S am: Great Falls-Temperature :}6;
condition, &c Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem-
perature. ~; condition at north connec-
ton. 10; condition at south connection.
30. Georgetown distributing reservoir
Temperature, -: condition at influent
gatehouse. "a; condition at effluent gate
house, 20
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 2:55 am. and 3:O1
pm: high tide, $50 am. and $50 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1886 am. and 3:43
pm; high tide, 9:29 am and $50 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 7:15 am; sun sets,
4:4O pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 7:16 am.
Moon-Sets, 5:1S pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset
extinguishing begun one hour before SUM-
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-five minutes before
sunrise
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, December
21.-Potomac muddy and Shenandoah
clear this morning.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10
mi c5T.Z.zEJ WZZHe5LIZE |Z2z1N OF =
NODLEZED WOnZYzTT JZZEERHGE

nessee, Alabama, Florida, Georgia,
South Carolina, North Carolina, Vir-
ginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Penn
sylvania, Rhode Island and Maine.
On October 10 last California joined
the states granting equal suffrage to
women, the vote on that occasion be-
ing 119,086 for and III, 40S against the
measure, or a majority Of 1878 for
equal suffrage, with some minor towns
to hear from. California had rejected
the proposition in 1896, Oregon and
several of the other western states
have several times rejected the
amendment, and Massachusetts In
1895 voted on the question and refused
equal suffrage, the vote in this state at
that time being: Yes, 109,2O4; No,
1880, or 1886 majority against
equal suffrage. Since then the ques-
zion has not been brought to the ref
erendum in this commonwealth.
In the western states the question
has come before the voters quite reg
ularly, for, according to some of the
opponents of the equal suffrage in that
section of the country. "a yes vote
settles the matter and mo- vote SIM
ply means the question comes up
again in couple of years"
Kentucky Pointed tho Way.
Kentucky was the first state in this
country to give women the right to
vote. In 1888 that state gave the
school suffrage to widows with chill
dren of school age, and in 1861 Kansas
gave the school suffrage to all women.
Year by year from then on the move,
ment for woman's suffrage gained
strength throughout the country, but
it was always granted in modified
form as the right to vote on school
matters, local tax questions, municipal
suffrage, etc. In 1869 Wyoming gave
the full suffrage to women, being the
first state in the country to do so.
School suffrage was granted to the
women of New Hampshire in 1878. by
Massachusetts, in 1879, by Connecticut
In 1893 and Vermont in 1880 In addi-
ton to the SIX states in this country
which have given the full suffrage to
women. there are many countries
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-11-10

Denver, Colo, in the election Of 1909,
no less than 10000 women voted and
only about 500 of that number were
classified as vicious women. In other
words, in that Denver election 43 per
cent of the vote was cast by women
and only 40 per cent of the vote was
cast by males.
Both houses of the National Parlia-
ment of Federated Australia for the
session of 1909-10 passed resolution
saying that after &C years of woman's
suffrage in varying parts of the coun-
try and nine years as a common
wealth, the reform has justified the
hopes of its supporters.
Relative to the percentage of wom-
en- voting in the states where they
have that right, the woman's suf-
frage organizations point out that
men do not exercise their right to vote
as they should, and that, therefore,
the question as to women doing 80 is
not very material.
They point out that in the presiden-
tial election of 1904, the vote cast was
Ouly lo,JOl,OUV, Wuli6 Il,UUU,UUU men
were eligible to vote. Then again, they
say that in the city election in Phila-
delphia, in 1908, the Reform party re-
portssthat 40 per cent Of the men fail
ed to vote, and that in the same year
in the election in New York city 60 900
registered voters failed to cast their
ballots
Their Choice of Political Offices.
In the states where full suffrage
has been granted to women for some
time experience has shown that WON
en- do not to any great extent RIM for
political office. Going through the
records of those states 1t will appear
that, for the most part, women have
been candidates for educational posi-
tions and for the office Of county or
state treasurer. Those are the two
classes of offices which they seem to
have singled out as being most desir-
able from their standpoint, and to
which they have been most generally
elected.
In several of the states giving full
equal suffrage women have sat on 1u-