Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1912-03-28
Survey Of the Worlds News

At least 100000 women will be
privileged to vote for presi-
~ dent Of the United States next.
: November. They constitute
larger body than the total number OF:
their sex in the thirteen colonies dur
ing the memorable year 1776 and II
they voted solidly might decide the
presidency, as their strength exceeds
that Of the usual presidential plurality.
Wyoming women are the suffrage
pioneers OF the six states which let
women vote Wyoming women have
voted since 1869, year after the ter
ritory was formed. Official figures say
that 8 per cent Of them register and
vote regularly They serve as jurors
and have been named for public po-
sitions, frequently as school superln-
tendents and city treasurers.
Women of Washington voted when
Washington was q territory. Woman
suffrage there was declared unconstitu-
tional in 1887, and women were denied
the ballot until 1910. Utah women have
voted since territorial times, and Colo
RADIO women We're enfranchised in 1893.
Idaho women first voted in 1896. Cali
fornia women have yet to cast their
first vote for president. This they
will do this year.
NOTABLE ANNIvERsARIES
The United States congress on March
2S, 1862, passed an appropriation OF
$13 100000 for new ronclads and vot-
ed its thanks to John Ericsson for
creating the Monitor. President JEFF
ferson Davis Of the Confederate states
so, 1862, recommendation to enroll
all citizens in Confederate territory be-
tween the ages of eighteen and thirty
five for military service. On March
81, 1862, Henry Wilson of Massacbu-
sets precipitated a debate in the Unit
ed States senate by speech urging
the freeing of negroes held as slaves
in the District of Columbia John Cod
frey Sake, American poet, died aged
seventy flour, on March 81, 1887.
LADY DAY
Lady day, on March %, is one of
the quarter days in England and Ire
land, when rent is made payable. In
the Roman Catholic church it is cele
brated as the Feast of the xAnnuncia-
ton, and 1t is observed as feast by
the English church. In France the
day is called Notre Dame de Mars.
The earliest evidence of the celebra-
ton of the annunciation of the Virgin
Mary. is found in q canon of the
church council Of Toledo, held in 656.
THE PROHIBiTiONlSTS
The basis of representation as fixed
for the national Prohibition convention
Mt Atlantic City, N. j., on July 10 is as
follows:
Each state and territory is entitled
to four delegates at large.
Each state is entitled to an additional
delegate for each 200 votes or major
fraction thereof cast for Eugene w.
Chain for president in 1908.
The District of Columbia is entitled
to two delegates Each state, terri
tory and the District of Columbia is
entitled to as many alternates as it's
number OF delegates.
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ANOTHER INQUIRY
Investigations being the order of the
day, Representatives Frank Clark of
Florida and r. r. Bathrick OF Ohio
recently demanded one made into the
department OF agriculture. The in
quiry relates to the alleged attitude Of
the department of agriculture toward
companies exploiting under water
land in the Florida everglades.
These companies, which We're sub
1octed to the investigation of the fed