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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-19

MeaRher. John O'Mahony. Richard
O'Gurman. Robert T. Kelly. Capt. Pat
rick J. Condor and Patrick A. Collins
Of Boston.
Immediately upon his return to Ire
land Rossa resumed his activity In Fee
n.an,sm. IN September he was again
arrested. charged with treason and
paced In Jan Ut Cork. His trial re-
suited in his being convicted and sem
fenced to pe1ai servitide for life
Then followed his confinement in the
prisons % pcntonvl.lc M'un.joy. Rich
mond. Chatham and Portland. the dis
c.p.lne IN tn, las. two being particularly
strict. Rosa was not II submissive
prisoner hut on the contrary a most
refractory one. and accordingly WAS
treated moe harsN!y than nigh, other
wise have been the case.
While IN Chatham. which Is mill
tary prison OF the str.ctest character.
part OF his work was ~ break stones.
The prisoners were obliged to salute
the high prison officials. Rosa refused
20 break stones nfter the f'r.t few days
aad refused absolutely to salute the
officials For this he was given three
days in the black hole
! Six years later he and certain other
cunvlc,s We're granted amnesty by order
! of Queen Victoria, and their sentence
changed from life imprisonment to BAN
! ishmcut for twenty years. Rosa ac-
! cepted the terms Internationally.
Rosa. with four other Fcnian con-
/ victs, Charles \. O'Connell, John De-
voy. John Mcclure and Henry $. Null
leda, snilcd from Liverpool for New
York January -. 1871. Their com!ni,
Ia. 1 ',,,a a No nt ,
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associates had decided not to play into
the hands of either political party but
OH furthsr consideration resolved to &C.
ccpt the OFFER by the city Of public
reception. The Board Of Aldermen
planned To have the procession start
from Tammany Hall and this was done.
The Common Council OF Brooklyn a.so
voted tie five men n public RECEIPT! =.
which was given. and the day fol,uw'n;
che Mayor and Aldermen Of jersey ''ty
did likewise The State Legislature
welcomed them officially To the Tinted
States.
In 1897 tho elIct 81 hanish...en; on
Rosa was removed by the British Gov.
eminent and soon after he return ! 10
Cork, where he was made clerk . ne
Common Council at a gooC SALARY. la.
ter when Queen Victoria's Jubilee was
celebrated she granted him ~! par.
don. BGt his long residence 'n NV
Yor'; had changed him. will, IT,. FAR
rell movement, which resulted IN ~
organization OF n new Irish ,,a.ty Wh -
policy was opposed to Fenian.Sn and
that OF Rossa. loft him wi,hu.' ne
support he strove for, so he rc'1rned
TO New York TO end his days IN n,er.
airy pursuits.
But Rosa has always Remained 'un'
reconstructed He has never fa.i,i 10
insist that the only way To bru- re
British Governm Mt to terms am ~
! pei II to give Ireland what Russa IL.
| clared to be its dues was by physical
| force. In this he advocated the .," OF
dynamite or any other means that w.-lt
strike terror to the Governmcat be
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-19

d!t!onr. the manner Of the work and tho
hours Of the work ana the amount Of
the work, were controlled by the indi-
vidurl women themselves, end the re.
suit OF their iabors was for the Inn
mediate use and consumption OF their
families, Their husbands could and did
share their latsrvsts and, roughly
speaking, might very .nadequately aud
uneveniy represent them politically.
Dut the economic changes brought
about BY the invention OF machin cry
AMI tho establishment OF the factory
have drawn the women OF the poorer
classes re!ent.essly from the home. The
latest census gives an estimate Of
100000 working women in this coun-
try. In order to support themselves, or
help support their famlllec. they can no
longer do their work Independently at
homo as before. They have tras!caiiy
enough become q class Of wage earners.
In the development OF factory condi.
lions It has como about that special
classes Of work have fallen entirely to
women. They have been sorted into
groups with interests, problems and dim
culties distinct from mems. For the
most part men, even reliow wAss earn
ers. arc ignorant Of and Indifferent to
their problems. These class interests of
women then, which have taken the
place Of their former individual inter-
es,s. cannot In any way b represented
by husbands or sons.
The result Of engaging in factory
work without political representation Is
evident. 1t cannot be denied that the
conditions under which women labor
are not as good az the conditions
under which men do their work. Re.
gard,ess Of tho task accomplished
wages are Tower. Grievances are oftene
disregarded. not only by the employer
but by The male political public. Men
have secured more and better protec.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-19
Why SEOJQ DNT WOMEN VOTE? ASKS MRS. Wf4llEt7OOSE

But he has no political lnduccrnent
whatever, and perhaps no feels he has
no Justification in attending to the
claims OF the voteless To make the
legislator heed such claims there has
to be an arduous and expensive cam
paign. II has to attempt by "a round
about and often ineffective method
what men accomplish with great ease
and directress by the mere fact of pos
sesslng n vote. The women teachers.
then, through the method Of Indirect
influence won their struggle for equal
pay but It proves itself fight that
must be- refought again and again.
The present Mayor OF New York has
recently vetoed tie women teachers
salary bills or the double ground OF
economy and Of opposition to manda,
tory legislation from Albany. He, how
ever. has signed n bill raising the SAL
aries OF men teachers, which Is equally
mandatory legislation al nd the question Of
economy (although economy on q smaller
scale) involved In this bill was lost sight
Of The Interesting point OF this &C.
currence Is that the claims OF 10000
women teachers. backed by legislation
from Albany, have been denied. whereas
SO mon teachers have been benefited.
Had 1t been question OF 10000 voters,
with the political affiliations and infiu-
ence OF voters. tho result might have
been different. 1t might then have
seemed question OF attending to the
righteous claims OF the voters.
A very similar case In that I'VE out
OF ten women probation ofYicers OF the
city courts of New York were recently
dropped from the payrolls by the Board
OF Estimate. This could not have been
question Of economy. az at the same
time six additional mon probation OFF.
GERS were provided for. There In no re-
form that has proved such a success
and is now regarded generally as 80
necessary as IN employment Of women
probation officers. Any one who Ia
familiar with the cases OF children and
young girls In court can testify to the
good they do. Tho Federation OF
Women's Clubs has drawn up resolu.
tons protesting against this action OF
the Board Of Estimate. VIII the pro.
tests OF the voteless be needed?
II seems evident that such cases of
discrimination against women, however
| unconsciously enacted. will continue TN
III women no longer are forced to rely
upon indirect representation and in.
direct influence but have the power "a
back their rights and their claims by
| the ballot.
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tive icgislation for themselves than for
women and this legislation Il often. It u
complained. inadequateiy enforced In
the case Of women.
Mems labor unions have refused to
take women Into their ranks, because
they ore ineffective IS citizens and
therefore os members. Women have not,
as yet. organized on large scale, or
when organized. have not been able TO
enforce their demands. For instance.
the shirt waist strike Of several years
ago was q bitter experience for the
voteless workers.
After a long and fruitless struggle. they
appealed. 10000 Of them. to Mayor Nc
Cicl.an to tighten some OF the d.fficulties
under which they were suffering. lie
refused to receive their delegation. liz
said he wns not interested. He proba-
bly, had reasons which seemed excellent
to himself for refusing. Tho motives
that influence Legislators In their dis.
elimination against women are often
obscure even to themselves. Is It likely.
however, that 10000 voters would have
been refused an audiencsf
The shirtwaist workers received M
consideration. It was clear to them AND
to many outside Observers that their
treatment by maSistrates. policemen
and the public was moro contemptuou.
than II they had been voters. Their In.
direct representation Wa not effective
In that situation.
A short time afterward there was Q
strike Of teamstefs, men-About one
tenth in number OF the striking shirt
waist workerA The Mayor listened tt
their grievances and she public was In
terested--the men were voters.
Every one remembers that tragedy o.
tho Triangle factory nro. About l3'
young women were burned to death
This fact at hrst glance may not seen
to have much to do with woman suf
frage. But perhaps q consideration II
detail will show that II has.
While more men work In factories
! than women, more women are burned
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-19
~ UNA poAnpsAs wn.rsnousE.
tp antl.suffrasiets say the

THIN anti.suffrasists say that
women shouldn't vote because
4 they are already represented at
the polls. Their husbands or
fathers or brothers or sons represent
them, II eoeiety were neatly divided up
into pairs, n man aad woman each with
identical intere SITS and oplnloas, then
one yvte could represent two people,
But society Is not % divided,
Not vaiy Is It not evenly divided a. 10
numbers bat cert.inly not ia TO opln-
Ions. The Hon. mir. Hehin " Alabama.
speakins against wonian suffrage be-
fore the COMMITTEE on Rules OF the
House Of Representatives. December.
1918, made this later point very clear,
He said: "rhe husband viii hold to one
political View and the wife Will cling TO
another and paAlemonium will
reign in many quarters Of the country
Evidently, then, on the evidence OF a
prominent anti-suTrag!st. q husband
does not rvpreseAt his wife's opinion at
the polls.
But he said In the same speech
~Every man In the world who has ae-
oompiiahed somethl 10 the flesh and
blood representative Of como good
woman" From the text Of the speech
u would appear that women and their
interests are to be represented BY their
sons. This would seem rather an un-
even representation. Some women have
no sons at all. others have many. BUT
even those women who have sons are
doomed under this arrangement to 60
totally unrepresented during at least
twenty.one Of the best years OF thsll
lives until their first born male child ID
old enough to vote.
The sufYrag ists believe that II IL a
fairer and more effective arrangement
to let every woman vote for herself
rather than to try to provide her will
a male representative. husband or son
However complicated this system OF
representation Is. there may have beer
some ground for It under former condi'
tions womenis work used to be con
centrated In the home and oil the con
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have been thrown in for good measure.
Realizing his duty. Mr. Burgess has
produced poem for the occasion
How dear to my heart are the screams of
the sos
When modern collectors reveal them to
view,
The junk on the whatnot saw Mt Aunt
Katy's
And all the weird doodads my grand
mother knew!
The black walnut table with marble slab
on II,
The cobbles hand painted. the sea shells
abused.
The hustle and hoopsklrt. the three
stored bonnet,
And oh. the mustache cup my grand
father used
The china mustache cup
The gided mustache Gun
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-04-19

The magnificent mustachc cup my
grandfather used
When plush was in vogue and oil paint
ing artistic"
When the veVetccn rolling pin gay was
'gcnee
When the mirrors We're painted with hues
anarchstiC
And the last word In Art was the fringe
OF chenille.
Oh. the red rlbboned coal scutte grandma
thought splendid.
The pampas grass purple DER which she
enthuscd,
The Rogers group tasty 80 many times
mendcl.
And oh. the mustachc cup my grant
father used
The china mus ache Gun.
Tho pro,ty mustache Clp.
The glorious mustache cup ny grand
father used
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-26

course, will be the Harvard Michigan
battle on Soldiers Field. Michigan's
poor showing at Syracuse has en-
quilted the Westerners in gloom.
Their one ray of sunshine is that
Penn State outplayed HarVard-eVen
though they didn't win from start
to finish on the same day Syracuse
''waterlooed" the Yostites. It ought
to be a grand free-for-au next Satur-
day. Harvard's big hope is that Ma
han and Logan will be able to play.
If Mahan is doing the General JOffre
stunt for the Crimson, Michigan will.
have to show lot of Krupp stuff to
pull a victory.
With Army's crushing defeat of
Colgate, Yale should have little to
fear next Saturday.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-26

Pete Russell is the latest Ecker
sail Coach Stage has developed at
Chicago. This husky has handled the
team from his quarterback position
sensationally this season. Not only
can he kick like a fiend, but Pete is
some star when it comes to carrying
the ball. His long end runs have been
a feature of Chicago's victories this
season.
With all the surprising finals. the
real big" looking crew is the sturdy
raft of warriors from Illinois, That
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-26

Most people think" said the
worlds most famous sporting pro-
moter, that boxing is the most brut-
al of pastimes and that the contest
ants take great delight in the gore
that they spill" For moment James
Coffroth, for he was the speaker,
paused and looked meditatively out
of the window of his sumptuous Of
fee.
LET me tell you a thing that may
surprise you" he continued. when
two fighters step into the ring it is
purely business for one to win from
the other! Each is very sorry for the
bodily punishment he inficts and
when the battle is over the first
thought Of the victor is of the wounds
of the vanquished. If you have ever
attended a contest you will know that
this is true by the fact that the win
ner is always the man to give the first
kind word to the loser. He shakes
him by the hand or pats him on the
back and says, You made a game
fight, old boy; are you hurt?'
'Of course, there have been excep--
lions to this rule. Some ring bouts
have been grudge battles, but for eY-
cry malicious glove fight there have
been twenty or even more that were
wholly impersonal-matters of bust
ness.
There is glory in supremacy in
the ring, though, just as there is
glory in supremacy in every other
walk of life. But there are many
games more brutal than the good
old Anglo-SaXon sport of boxing. The
American game Of college football
probably holds the palm for brutality.
I can remember well when played
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-26

band Of gridiron men is the eleven
Chicago University will have to trim
to grab OFF the Conference champion
ship. That is how things look right
now. Chicago has been blowing
through the lines of opposing teams
since the first game of the year. But
Illinois has been doing the same
thing, and some larger scores have
been rung up by the ulini organiza-
ton.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18

tween the warning powers and bring
peace to Europe He has earned our
gratitude by keeping our peace secure.
He will earn the gratitude OF the world
by restoring the peace of the world.
Hope today for the millions of our
brothers in Europe lies in that strong.
lonely man in the White house.
when 1 entered upon the contest
for the nomination which has come
to me, il was with a desire to find a
broad opportunity to suppors person
ally and officially the policies of Pres
ident Wilson, and to aid him to the
fullest extent of my power in his great
constructive work. AS the campaign
has progressed and momentous situ-
ations have been unfolded, my admira-
ton for him has grown stronger. l
am pledged to support him. My pledge
has never been lightly made. No man
has-eYer said that Roger Sullivan
broke his word.
I'm my campaign for the nomination
1 made no appeal to prejudice, to class
or to locality. No bitterness, no strife.
no legitimate excuse for reluctance to
abide by and heartily support the re-
suit OF the primary election can be
found IN any act of mine during the
campaign which has just closed or
during the entire period of my life.
Good Democrats Wanted,
The primary has been held. The
verdict has been given The good
democrats who differed with me in the
primary campaign have accepted that
verdict, manfully and in good spirit
Our party stands harmonious and
united as it has never been united be-
fore The solid phalanx of the Illi-
nois democracy is ready to meet its
foes
II believe that 1 can render to the
president effective aid The demo
Gratis OF Illinois have declared that
they believe l can. Upon this ques-
ton of sustaining President Wilson
and the democratic national admins
tration 1 am going to the people, along
with my fellow democrats who have
been nominated for congress- know
there can be but one answer. 1t will
be eiven-it must be given-by ma
jority that will. mark the high-tide of
patriotic citizenship in Illinois"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18
ESTATE OF JAMES HAGGIN
is SAID TO BE $15,OOO.OOO

New York, Sept. 1S.-James B. Hag-
gin, mine owner and horseman, who
died recently, left an estate amount
ing to about SIS, 100000, according to
statement issued by attorneys here
yesterday in conjunction with filing
the will for probate.
For the most part the property con-
sists of mines in South Dakota and
Peru and in real estate. The testa-
tors interest in horses was an amuse-
ment, not a business enterprise, ac-
cording to the lawyers.
The entire estate is left to relatives.
Bequests include $4,000 each to Mrs.
Thomas Y. Read of Stockton, Cal,
sister, and Laura E. Amsden of Yer
sailles, KY, sister-in-law, and S25.0O0
each to Mrs. Abner C. Hunter of Wood
ford county, Kentucky, and Mrs. lsh-
am Railey of Versailles. sisters-in-law.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18
CASEY ON AN INSPECTION
TRIP: 19 BARRIERS FINED

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. Is. - Thomas
Casey, treasurer of the BARRIERS state
board of examiners, made trip of in
spection through the state this week,
making many arrests and convictions
of BARRIERS who were violating the bar
ber law and causing many unsanitary
shops to be closed.
In Peoria five convictions were had,
and each barber violating the law was
fined $40 and costs. In Streator all
violators found by Mr.. Casey were
taken before Judge Frank Ferguson.
William Gridley, a boss barber. was
employing unlicensed BARRIERS and was
fined SO and costs. Edward Ander-
son was also fined $10iand costs for
working without q state license. The
health officer accompanied Mr.. Casey,
and closed several unsanitary shops,
among which were the shops of John
Simmons and Remigo Milazzo.
In Chicago Heights every barber vi
olating the law was arrested by mem
bers of the board. They were 10 in
number, each being fined $40 and
costs, with the exception of one, work
ing without a license, who was fined
$40 and costs. Assistant States At
torney Evans prosecuted these cases
in Chicago Heights. The judge severe
ly reprimanded the violators.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18
NINE KILLED, IS INJURED,
IN WRECK AT MEMPHIS

Memphis, Tenn, Sept. 1S.-Nine per
sons are known to have been killed
and more than Is injured early last
night when an Illinois Central freight
train crashed into a street car contain
ing about 35 passengers near Bing'
hampton. suburb OF Memphis.
The wrecked car. trailer. was hurl-
ed over an embankment and the fore
most freight cars toppled over on 1t.
The motor car drawing the trailer
cleared the railway tracks ahead of
the engine. None of its passengers
was injured.
Recovery OF the bodies OF the vic
tins from the tangled heap of wreck
age was attended by great difficulty.
but two hours after the tragedy nine
dead had been found and 10 injured
taken 70 hospitals.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18
T. p. SULLIVAN Is VICTOR
chicasoan Democratic Nominee for
Congressman at Large.

Springfield. Ill. Sept 1s.-Thomas
p. Sullivan of Chicago has been estab-
Iished as one of the democratic
nominees for congressman at large
from Illinois.
With returns from II counties, In
cIuding Cook, still missing, figures
compiled today in Secretary of State
Woods Office give Sullivan vote Of
1888 downstate as against 1891 for
his nearest rival Jacob w. Rausch.
The police figures gave Sullivan a lead
of 5000 votes in Cook county, which
is considered too great a margin to be
disturbed by returns from the rest OF
the missing counties
Mr.. Sullivan, who will be running
mate of Ezra Williams of Pittsfleld for
a seat at large in the lower house at
Washington, is a grocer. For three
terms he was president of the Nation
al Retail Grocers' Association OF Amer
lea. He is connected with the state
food commission as a judge of stand
ards.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-09-18
Germany's Ambassador
Says Talk Started in
the United States.
USESASQUITH'S WORDS
Not Inch of Empires Territory
Will Be Given Up-Brand
Denied White House.

Washington, Sept. 1s.-It was learn
ed at the White house that President
Wilson sees little prospect of peace in
Europe reflected in the unofficial ex-
changes which the American ambassa-
dors have been conducting with Ger
many, Great Britain and France.
New York. Sept. 1S.-Count Won
Bernstorff, German ambassador, dis
cussed today prospects of peace in
Europe and the efforts of President
Wilson to bring it about.
Talk of peace was started by the
people of the United States" he said.
Its continuance after the answer
sent by the German government de-
pends upon the attitude of the allies.
AS long as they talk of crushing and
dismembering Germany there is abso-
lu.ely no possibility OF peace. 1 am
quoting Premier Asquith and other
Englishmen. / have no idea Germany
could be crushed or dismembered. No
lasting peace is possible if square
inch of Germany or her colonies is
given up"
ChIcagoan Not Received.
Washington, Sept 1S.-President
Wilson today declined to receive
Horace Brand of Chicago, who came
to present messages from several Ger
man-American organizations protest
ing against charges of atrocities made
by the Belgium commission against
the German army. The president took
the position he had already refused to
permit nativ<s of other belligerent
countrfes living in the United States
to discuss the war with him. He
Planned to write letter to Brand ex-
planning his recent statement on neu-
traiity addressed to the American peo-
pie.