The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-07-16
Cambridge Mayor Passes Bay
States "HuSbandettes" to
Lieut. Walsh.
BOTH PROMISE TO TRY.
Vigorous Campaign Is Prom.
\ ised Against All Unmarried
Holders of Public Office.

Marguerite M0oers MavshaN.
(ossS ossssspseAsaS q '1Ss 1vsaAnS
= Wss9l.)
BOSTON. July 1s.-Nobody loves .
bachelor In this town. The Boston old
maid. % long the scapsgoat Of Amsri-
can humor. has yielded first place In
the comic supplement to the Boston
Benedict. For he. poor man. has the
Woman's Homestead Association after
him. and its members are marrying him
a. never did surragettss harry . prime
minister. And II he seeks comfort from
good family men like Mayor Fitzgerald
all he gets IL a heartiess grin and
Serves Sou right"
Even public ofiicials In the neighbour
hood Of the Hub are hearing the stern
command. Get married or get Quit"
There's Mayor Edward J. Barry Of
Cambridge. who has been warned that
upIess he commits matrimony before
running for once again he will surely
be defeated. Tho same threat hangs
Walsh. and the attacks on these two
gentlemen are but incidents In the ua-
remlttiny warfare waged against the
Unmarried men of Massachusetts.
Through the efforts OF the Woman's
Homestead Association q bill was
brought before the Massachusetts, Lsgis-
lature not long ago providing that tax
Of IS year be imposed on all unmaJ-
ried men above the age Of thirty five.
The fund no raised was 70 b used for
the beneht Of impscunious spinsters.
Representative J. L. Donovan Of this
city introduced and defended the bill.
Mrs.. Charlotte Smith. president Of the
Homestead Association: Mrs. Susan Il.
stevens. Ia the real estate business. and
Mfss/Harriette Farrar. Q school ma'am.
spoke In favor Of the bin before the
Committee on Taxation Of the Lexis
laturs.
The committee reported adversely. but
nevertheless the bachelors tai was de-
bated by the House and actually
adopted by q vote of Is to -. Then
Representative Russell Crane Of Gam
bridge. who 10 Q bachelor. called
UPON Representative Cox. another
bachelor. and u reconsider alton Of the
vote vas moved. The bill y not ys'
. Iaw-not yet!
Why THE BACHELOR 10 AN ~UN
DESIRABLE" 4
But the woman's Homestead Asso-
citation Ii right on its Job Of makinl
life miserable for the NAL, Bostoniar
who is not tied good and solid by thu
nuptiai knot. The association has an
npunced tho following good and SUIT
ncient reasons for being "agin bachs
lees":
~. 0eaaxmed SaoAslors aso ~.
ssga1A, sgostaeal ana sslAsh n the
estrsas aAl Aats money tAsa1
6e1.
~. 1hsy Dodge, ssuixa snA
svNAs their duties 70 society. xAsy
sssk - hold publSe e@oss which
shsy ass tneomvstsat 70 ~.
~. alxsy.two Per cent Of the
SaOAsless II Massachusetts, who
saa afford 70 marry aal support
- laailiss 10 not marry psrma-
nsaxly, tAsSssoss they ere nsn-
60 70 sooisty. These artsO aodg.
sss sAoulA 30 ostraeassA ~ family
-' nsa n svssy community wAsss
thsy reside"
Furthermore, the Homestead Assocda
sapu has issued . solemn warning I
baehslors to "taks your medicine an
submit to paying your tax without fu'
tbsr notice" The association. In tn
intorim before the taxi 10 generally &C
,sptsd, has vowed to keep tag on
bachalor candidates for public once
H. hands Of the people. until We r.
tire them to private life whore the
properly bslons. beoause they are mi'
ats Of society"
Hence the sally against Mayor BARI
ne Homestead Association can't mn
any excuses for him. He 10 . reasor
ahly personsble man. still In the fortie
and b. has the reputation Of being on
AZ the ansst little promoters OF churc
rn,rs that over aived. And everybod
knovs how many girls one may me-
AZ a church fair! To Do s1e. Mayo
Bary was q court reporter before .
became q lawyer and q politician, an
therefore had a chance to cultivate .
excellent crop Of cynicism. PerhsI
that IN the reason for his conservati'
announcement that he II willing
we'd II he can meet with . your
voman who realizes his IDEAS OF wh
a heipmats should be.
80 far the young woman has .,
IDENTIFY not appeared, although q
Mayor solemnly promised the Hon
s:esd Association that he wou'c
AZ least part way toward the elt
during his present term Of once. MI
smith has helpfury offered to sunir
list of several eligible young isdi'
s,A Mayor BSrry's fate would see
10 be upon him.
BARRY HIDES BEHIND WALSH
BROAD BACK.
Ono Of the ways In which no n
tried to divert pursuit 10 by suggest
Dayid I. Walsh. Neutenant-Governor
Massachusetts,. a. q candidate for m'
Imony. Now their friends are pred'
lag a double wedding. with the INC
r.t,xable Woman's Homestead Assoc
Non giving the bridegrooms away. =,
lieut.. Gov. Walsh has been CAL
IN. Adouis Of the State Democra
p N.rv n stonographor has q