The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-03

described as giving over her "Massa-
chusetts Castle" to poor girls for a
certain length Of time. entertaining
them meanwhile as she would n OF
her " friends. A paper in Brussels
took her to task about 1t. declaring
that 1t was unfair and unkind to the
girls and that she was simply practic-
ing psychological experiments on the
poor girls. AS Mrs. Anderson is the
wife Of the American minister to
Brussels she saw the article and con-
tradicted the statement in 1t. She
says that she invites boys and girls
to her home and tries to be kind to
all women but she tries no such ex-
periments.
A school teacher at San Mateo, in
California. has again proved that a
name Is Miss Parsons, and she says
that with w % acres she has made
money with rabbits. chickens and
bees. She planted flowers for the beet
n lettuce for the rabbits and her
farm" is a success.
Chinese amber Is said to be very
popular for chains that have beads OF
the amber from the size of a pigeons
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are interspersed with the amber, the
eeffct being beautiful. Carved peach
stones, highly scented with eastern
perfumes. are also used for chains
some of which are three yards long
Pink rose crystal beads are used with
the carved peach stones, with bizarr
effect.
French lingerie was imported to the
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ter OF this year, which is nearly twice
as much as for the year 1910. and 80
per cent more than last year. This
does not include ready-made clothing
for women, which aggregated over
$4,000. 900 during the three months
from January to April. About $4,-
100000 worth Of trimmed hats were
exported in the same period.
Women are now chaueffurs and
professors of anatomy in Russia and
a bill has been passed that will make
IT possible for women to be lawyers
There Is a woman ship designer on
the Black Sea and many women mer.
chants In all parts of Russia. BEING
able to hold their own in that coun-
try speaks more for the woman move
ment than probably anything else in
the world.
A society for the preservation OF
plants In their native state. the wild
MOWERS has been organized in Woburn,
Mass. of which Miss Marie F.. Carter
is the secretary and prime mover,
The object is to stop the yulling UP
of wild flowers by the O It is
little realized what extensive harm is
being created by the carelessness OF
school children along this line. The
society hopes to do for wild flowers
what the Audubon society has done
for birds.
Mrs. Ida Hustled Harper calls at
tention to the fact that Mr.. Roosevelt
SAID in the February number of the
outlook thai he did not regard the
woman suffrage movement as being
as important "as many other reforms
that L nave not been able to take ever
a heated interest in" She says that
as no elections hav taken place in
~ states where women vote since
that time. he cannot plead a change OF
OPINION because of the work women
nave done. He dismissed a delegation
OF women with much discourtesy. she
says. during his presidency.
Mrs, Arthur n. Dodge of New York.
president of the National Association
Opposed to Woman's Suffrage. was
n or the speakers at the National
Conference Of Charities and Correc-
tlon Just closed in Cleveland. and Incl
dentally she had several things to say
to the reporters and others who in
terviewed her on the subject of her
pet crusade.
President. also of the National Day
Nursery society, and the mother of
hve sons--all of them voters.
Mrs. Dodge feels that she ought to
nave a fair View of the situation.
You must remember" she said to
one press representative. there are
only approximately 200. 900 women In
this country who desire suffrage. It is
a Very small percentage. The chief
aim of our organization is to keep
women out of politics at all costs. and
because we are doing this for the good
of our sex. We believe we are justified
in entering politics to keep its blight
off the majority of women.
.Mhen there is danger in a state
and b y danger. l mean a referendum
election designed to give suffrage to
is about to take place-we or
Eanize, and fight it with all our might.
Don't think for a minute. though, that
we are afraid of a popular vote. We
Know If only women were to vote on
the question 1t would be defeated by
an enormous majority. We want to
keep 1t from the people because 1t is
TOO much trouble, and too expensive.
we must admit that we are somewhat
afraid Of the result II only men should
vote. because their mistaken chiyalry.
might carry the measure.
when YOU write about suffrage do
not call women a class. We are a sex:
We are half the world. The suffrage
question is a sex question. To give
women the privilege of voting is to
ADD a burden to a long list. already
too heavy to carry. There Is an enorm-
Gus increase in the number of delin-
quent and defective children. showing
something wrong in social and indus
trial conditions. Women in politics
will add another cause, with more de-
fective children as a result.
1T is mans work to run the gov
eminent. 1t is absolutely non-essen-
tial in woman's work. For heavens
sake. let the men dc one thing that
women cannot. If men cannot run
ten government properly. then 1t is
the fault Of ONE in not bringing
them up properly"
In an address made before the Po-
litical Equality club at Minneapolis
at the Commercial club. Rev. David
Morgan warned the women present
that they need not regard equal suf-
frage as a panacea for all economic
evils.