Imperial Valley press., 1911-12-16
DR.. Founder
Modest Request
By OSCAR cox
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1911.

| hundred miles from New York which
up to a few years ago. when but
ton factory was located there, was
very much in the condition of New
York when that city was called New
Amsterdam. They have church
there where the congregation has
been used to listening 10 the same
kind Of preaching ever since the place
was settled. and the same organist
has discoursed the same kind of music
for half a century.
A new minister was called to the
church recently. but his call to the
pastorate was followed by his being
called down. for he shocked the con-
gregation by preaching socialism and
woman's rights. He had been chosen
On account of his name. which was
Founder. the congregation thinking
that they would listen to the same
pulpit hammering to which they had
been so long accustomed. When they
fired" him he took up his favorite
causes. devoting himself to them ex-
clusively.
Miss Katrina Van Schoonerhoven, a
member of this antiquated congre-
CATION, one day lost her bearing so
far as to permit the use of her domi-
cile for suffra gette meeting. From
every side came protests that one Of
the old Dutch circle should lend her
house for such purpose. Miss Van
Schoonerhoven explained, averring
that she was not suffragette herself
and had lent her house for purpose
of which she did not even approve. In
the midst of her embarrassment there
came ring at the telephone.
Are you Miss Van Schoonerhoven!'
| was asked in a sonorous voice.
II am"
"I am DR.. Founder. l understand
that a meeting of suffragettes recently
| took place at your house / hope to
make that meeting the beginning of
a movement
But, doctor. lent my house only
| for purpose in which l take no per-
sonal"-
1--WE are intending to make stir in
behalf of the suffragette movement.
| and am counting on your personal in
| fuence to-
81 assure you that I am not myself
Ia suffragette; that T.
81 can't hear you. What we want is
to stir up the town in the hope that
we may carry the suffragette ticket at
the next election and give the privilege
to women that is now left solely with
men; that we may eradicate that
clause in the national constitution
which gives the franchise to all except
women. Indians and IDIOTS
Il tell you | shall have nothing to
do with your endeavor for the suffra-
gette course. l take no interest in it.
l don't approve of it."
Just so. | knew you would be with
us from the moment | heard that the
meeting had taken place at your home.
!, am arranging for a big meeting to
be held on the corner of Van der Deck
er and Bleecker streets. Your name
will be announced in the newspapers
as the principal speaker. am sure
your eloquence will win many influen-
tial persons to our ranks
"Dr. Founder. if you dare announce
my name in the newspapers as speak
er at your meetings l shall never speak
to you again"
"You say you consent? knew you
would. We are going to have brass
band in attendance: there will be
crowds Of women distributing suffra-
| nd Of th,,-
siasm. You will be mounted OH soap
box-I have box provided-and pO'
licemen will be on hand to see that you
are not jostled by the crowd"
Or Pounder!"
"There will be fireworks
cdr Pounder."
lin the evening"
"Dr Founder, | wish you to under
stand that | will have nothing to dc
with your meeting. and if you insist
upon mixing me up with the affair
shall call upon my lawyer to get out al
injunction to prevent you"
81 will call for you myself in 9
carriage at I o'clock and assist yor
to the soap box. A imelight will be
arranged in an opposite window tha
will illuminate your face while speak
ing
"Dr. Founder. if you undertake tt
carry out this program l SHALL wist
you would go away from the tele
phone You are driving me wild. Il
you don't stop this persecution l will
shut you Off"
Then came in an entirely different
voice. q voice that Miss Van Schooner
hoven recognized at once as that of he
friend Ned PoindeXter.
"Oh. Kit. you're real mean"
"Ned Poindexter, what have yor
been up to-"
"After all my trouble getting up the
meeting, hiring the band and procur
ing the soap box for you to speak on
! to say nothing of the limelight, fo
you to go back on me in this way /!
too awfully mean for anything"
Ned Poindexter heard vicious clicl
and found himself cut OFF. He smiled
pleasing smile, hung up the receive