The daily Alaskan., 1911-12-27

There Is an old Dutch town Dot a hundred miles from New York which up to a few years ago, when but ton factory was lc,uted tbere. was very mucb in the condition of New York when that ciiy was called New Amsterdam. They hare a church there where the congregation has been used to listening ;o The same kind Of preaching ever since the place was settled and The same organist has discoursed the zaua Bind Of music for half a century.
 A new minister was called Co the church reCeatIy. but his call tO the pastorate was followed by his heing called down. for he shocked the con greRation hy preaching socialism aud woman's rights He bad been chosen On account of his name. which was Founder. the congregation thinking that they would listen Co the same pulpit hammerIug to which they had been so long accustomed When they fired" him he took up his favorite causes, devotiug himself 10 them e1- clusively.
 Miss Katrina Van Schoouerhoven, a member of this antlquated cougre- gation. one day lost her bearing go far as Co permit the use of her domI cile for a sudraCctte meeting From every side came protests that one of the old Dutch circle should lend her house for such a purpose. Miss Van schoonerhoven explained averriug that she was not a sunragette herself snd bad leut her house for @ purpose of which she dld not even approve. In the midst of her embarrassment there came a ring at the telephone.
 Are you Miss Van SrhoonerbovenT' was asked in sonurOus voice.
 T am
 "T am Dr Founder understand that Q meeting Of sunrragettes recently took place at your house hope to make that meeting the beginning of a movement
 "But. doctor. lent my house only for a purpose in which take no per sonal"-
 I've are intending Co make a stir in behalf of the suTragetre movement. and am counting on your personal h. duence to-
 q assure you that | am not myself a sunragette: that F.
 'T can't hear you What we want is to stir up the town in the hope that we may carry tbe suTragette ticket at the next election and give the privilege Co women that is now left solely with men: that we may eradicate thaS clause 10 the national constitution which gives the franchise Co sII except women. Indians and idiots"-
 'T tell you shall have nothing to do with your eudcIvor for the suHra cette course. take no interest In it ! don't approve of it"
 Just so. r~av you would be w!th us from the u- ent [ heard that the meeting had --la pface at your home am arrunriu. Tor a big meeting to be held ou fhr rr-rrr of Van der Deck CT and BIru .er streets. Your name will be annuuu.cd in the newspapers as the principal speaker. am sure your olDGuence will win many inauen- tial persons Co our ranks
 "Dr Founder. lf you dsre announce my name fu rho newspapers ca a speak CT at your meetings I shall never speak 10 you again
 You say you consent1 ! knew you would We nre going Co have brass band in attendance; there will be crowds Of women distributing suhra- gette pamphlets and DO end Of enthu- slasm. You will be mounted on a soap boil have a box prOvidcd-snd po- Iicemen will be on hand 10 sec that you are not joS'lcd by the crowd"
 "Dr Founder
 There viii he fireworks
 "Dr Founder,
 -"in the evening
 "Dr Founder. l wish you to under. stand ihaf will have nothing to do with your meeting, and fl you insist upon mixing me ID with the affair ! shall call Gpon my lawyer to get out an injunction Co prevent von
 T VII call for you myself in carriage sf : o'clock a1d assist you to the soap box IimcIight win be arranged Ia an opposite window that VIII Illuminate your face while speak ing
 "Dr Founder. 1T you undertake to carry oui this program I shall-l wish vou would go away from the teie phone You are driving me wild. f you don't stop this persecution I will shut you Of
 Then came in an entirely different voice. voice that Niss vsn Schooner. boven recognized at once as that of her friend Ned poindevter
 "Oh. Kit. you'rc real mean.
 "Ned Foindexter what have you