Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-15
WOMEN 4NEWSIES"
TIRED, BUT HAPPY,
AFTER DAYS TOLL
Suffrage Advocates Encouraged
by Result of Special Edition
of Evening Star.

! The suffrage "newsies'' who sold
the special edition of the Evening
Star yesterday were tired but happy
after their unusual afternoons oecu-
| patton. Their chief regret was that
they had but one pair Of hands each
and that the paper selling time is of
| such short duration.
Most of them helped the cause two
years ago by selling the first special
suffrage edition of the Evening Star,
and without exception they declare
/ that Newark has grown more familiar
| and friendly with the notion that
women should vote. Their appear
| ance yesterday did not evoke any of
/ the jokes and taunts once common.
That the Evening Stars movement
in issuing the special edition struck a
popular chord was attested to by the
suffragists and all who read the news
paper last night. They declared that
even the neWshoys aided them In sell
ing their papers, although the boys
| knew they We're losing pennies by do
ing SO. They were. however. willing
10 help along the cause, and gladly
gave their assistance
Mrs. Leon NJ. Gass of PSI South
Burdette street, East Orange, sta
toned herself at the tube station and
disposed of 500 papers from 3 o'clock
to o'clock, Her attractive appear
ance won her MANY patrons. Three
times she was offered a position. \
man, who said he was a representa-
tive of Stoutenburgh < CO., said he
would give her a position paying s12
a week Another man offered her
theatrical position, while the third
wanted her 10 appear as a demon.
strator. She declined all.
Mrs. Cass had considerable trouble
in managing her cash because of its
bulk and the number of coins. One
of the policemen stationed at the tube
came to her rescue with a cloth
money bag.
Another young woman who sold
many papers was Miss Julia Wernigf
also of PSI South Burdette street,
East Orange. She disposed of about
500. Miss Wernig also sold the sur
frage edition of The Star issued two
years ago. IT was surprised" she
said ITO note how much more friendly
people are to our cause than they
were them After disposing OF her
stock of Evening Stars, Miss Werng
held an impromptu street meeting,
While she was talking a man in the
crowd frequently interrupted her. At
the conclusion of the meeting he
stepped up to her and said that he
was not unfriendly to the cause.
Mrs. Nina c. Van Wrinkle, who sold
papers at Broad and Market streets,
reported last night that she had dis
posed of about 500.
Others who sold as many papers as
they could manage were Misses
Agnes Campbell Florence Haines,
Stella Beck and Ethel Rosemon. All
took downtown stations and We're
kept busy as long as their strength
held out.
The downtown success of the suf-
frage "newsies" has so encouraged
Mrs. M. J. Reynolds and the other
leaders of "the cause that they will
have perfected selling organization
which will cover the city and suburbs
when the next edition is got out.
who can say one way or the
/ other?" brusquely asked Paroff. THE
fact that all your plans and schemes
have come to naught should prove TO
you that you are not fighting ghost.
| There is but one way to bring out
the truth