New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-04-27
cross AND UGLY MAN
HOLDS UP SUFFRAC|STS
Irate Owner of Corner Lot in
Richmond Hill CompeIS
Soapbox to Move.
ARMY WILL HAVE REVENGE
Miss Freeman Administers Call
Down to Long Island
Women and Gets Mar
riage Offer.

The suffrage Amy went down TO de-
feat Yesterday before an irs,e anti
owner Of a corner lot in Richmond Hill
The members of the army were sore
about II. too. one man To thirty women.
ard he won out. And II was all so igno-
minious. There was no blare of truppets
only frightened little Boy Scout play
ing a toy drum-no futtor Of hags
through smoke Of battle. no fine shouting
Of vocabulares.
II. kratzenstein was the man VINO
stopped to conquer thirty women.
Here. officer" he shouted. running over
to the vacant corner where "Colonel
Craft had deposited her soap box and was
having perfectly delightful time telling
all the BOYS OF Richmond Hill why she
wanted 10 vote.
Here, ! won't have no circuses nor no
mcetins on this lot It's mine.
Mrs Eugene Ray Smith. a lawyer. rem
dered her colonel" what aid she could
/ by interposing those little delays in which
/ the gal mind is so well vcrsed. She
made H. Kratzenstciu prove his right TO
the property. She made the bystanders
voGch for his being himself. She made
the officer rccite the laws.
All IN vain. The army rallied around
the colonel" to the bitter end Then
Well she cried. come on girls We
I don't want TO advertise his old lot by
bringing people to it any more"
So the aids picked up the soapbox the
Boy Scouts picked up their drum. every
body else picked up parasols cameras
. lunchboxes. piles Of literature and pow
der puffs with which the greensvard oil
/ that perfectly good corner lot had been
strevn. and they marched on 10 another
lot adorned with tin cans and old rags
! II. Kratzenstein has not heard the eno
Of IL vet. though The local suffragists
led by Miss Christine Miller. swore ar
oath over three tin cans that they Wouio
make that man a lot Of bother.
The law requires a fence on'eVerl
piece Of property that is not open TO tn'
people." declared Miss Miller. 1T viii b
our business TO make him put up fence
Why Cause he's just cross, ugly man
! W. weren't hurting his lot
! II one man came out victorious over th'
army the women Of Richmond Hin dc
no, share his good fortune. MY, no"
Elizabeth Freeman gave IT to them.
Why don't sou do something sn'
demanded Why don't YOU make every
person in this town know there are sur
| fragettes about? Look AT this meeuns-
ten or twelve women. that's all. II wal
! your lob to see to Il that half the popu
la,ion of Richmond Hill was here.
The papers didn't advertise Il? That
No excuse. OF course they didn't Papers
are newspapers You make news ah'
they'll publish it mighty quick.
| According To the immemorial custom o.
suffragists. Miss Freeman asked al tn'
end of her speech II there were any ques
tons She got A reply that almost
bowled her over.
ia Ike 10 ask a question" said lac
in the front row He looked about hfteer
years old.
"Well?" said Miss Freeman.
Are YOU married.
| What's that TO you?
| We'll II you're not I'd ike % marrS
,ou You're a right smart talker. and
Won could make money enough 10 sup
por, me easy
| Miss Freeman replied that she had
vowed never to take husband I'LL sh'
cot the vote The youth disappeared
murmuring he couldn't wait that long
Luncheon was served 10 the army Al
| the home OF Dr. John Rogers, VINO toio
the women what to do 10 get thin II they
found themselves getting too fat with al
this walking The luncheon he ana MS
wife served was no inducement to any
one 10 get thin. though.
Mrs. NJ. Joyce. Miss Dorothy Cook MISS
Fife Phyfe. Mrs * Bossett and Mrs
John Freedman were among the local SUI
| fragists who escorted the army 10 tnt
steps OF the Republican Club. where a
meeting was held I'm the teeth of large
man who kept calling them a lot or OLD
maids and freaks
Then on 10 Jamaica, Hollis and Queens,
where the conquest of Long Island was
celebrated with a dinner at the home OF
Mrs. Alfred Emo. chairman for the Dor
o1gh of Queens of the Woman Suffrage
| PARTY.
The army nucleus consisted OF COO
nel' Ida Craft, Elizabeth Freeman, MIS-
Marie Baird. hag bearer Mrs. cora ham-
| iton. Mrs. Janet Boynton. Mrs. Eleanor
1 Crhntlns Dew