Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1913-10-18
GOTHAM NEWS AND VIEWS

New York, Oct. 1S.-The women
have entered the mayoralty campaign
in New York and from now until the
first Tuesday in November things are
going to hum. In fact women are
much in the news this week. Mrs.
Pankhurst arrives from Europe today
to begin her lecture in America and
the pros" and "antis" are in merry
war as to the treatment the British
militant leader shall receive during
her stay on this side of the Atlantic.
Mrs. Pankhurst declares that she does
not intend to preach militancy, but
there are those who say that her very
presence is detrimental to the cause
of women's votes; so the discussion
was warm. Mrs. Pankhurst is billed
to make her first speech at Carnegie
Hall tomorrow night.
election of the right kind of mayor for
New York is womans business. OF
course the right mayor" depends en-
tirely upon the party to which the
leaders are allied. Mrs. ]. Borden
Hartman and Mrs. Gordon Knox, who
are working for the election of Col
lector of the Port, Mitchell, have sue
ceeded in getting the most prominence
so far. They will do stump speaking
and distribute campaign matter writ
ten "for men voters, by women who
would like to vote.v The appeal of
the Women's Fusion Committee for
good government has been sent to over
10000 people.
J. E. Morgan Dodge, of Lawrence,
L. l., who married Miss Charleene
Gray in that town today, will receive
an odd wedding present. Congressman
Lathrop Brown of Nassau, notified
him that he will receive the postmas-
tership of Lawrence as gift when he
returns from his honeymoon trip on
November /.
The Church Mission, of Help is con-
Quoting an unusual exhibition in con-
nection with the general convention
of the Protestant Episcopal Church
being held in this city. 1t deals with
white slavery in an exhaustive way.
In the gymnasium room the old synod
charts and statistics are on view and
pamphlets are being distributed ex-
planning conditions as they exist. In
the new Synod tonight mass meeting
will be held when this subject will
be discussed at length. The Rev. Will
liam Manning, D. d.. rector of Trinity
Parish, will preside and the Revs. w.
T. Summer T. Floyd and J. A. S.
Hunting on will speak.
In sending out appeals for funds the
Fusion forces have put their case
strongly before the people. II is
shown that financial aid must come
from the individual citizen If Tam
many is to be defeated this year. Fu-
sionists frankly say that it has moth
ing to offer in the way of favors to
corporations or of protection TO vice
and crime Tammany mon oDolzes all
| of these sources. II is ready TO play
the game OF give and take with any
body who can turn in a contribution.
Funds are not lacking at its head
quarters, and 1t is predicted that
money will flow more freely than ever
this year.
Book exhibits in all large cities
showing the best works BROUGHT out
by the leading publishers during the
current wear are planned by the Pub.
fishers Cooperative Bureau. new or
ganization with offices in. New York.
/ Richard B. G. Gardner is manager
of the bureau He saws that the cb-
d, ject of the exhibits IS to stimulate the
reading of better books. suclr as
works upon sociology. motherhood
the rearing and training of children
and holiday books.
The first exhibit will he held in
Springfield, Mass.