Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-27
VIRGINIA women OPPOSE
LIVE POULTRY ON CARS
Could Remedy Conditions if They
Had Vote, Representative Car
lin Is Informed.
Assures Visitors He Will Support
Equal Suffrage When Majority of
Women in His District Favor It.

There are too many 1.-Two chickens and
ducks carried on the laps Of passengers
on some OF the car lines running from
here into Virginia, and this deplorable
state of affairs may be remedied when
the state of Virginia allows suffrage to
its women. according to one Of the dele
cation OF women who called on Represent
auve c. c. Carlin Of the eighth Virginia
district in the House Office building to-
day.
''One Of tho things we might rem
edy," said this speaker. "is this:
live in Virginia, and I am lucky when
I travel there in an electric car to have
only a leg of mutton in my lap. Too
often 1t Is i've chicken or q live duck
This is not nice way to travel, and
think that IL women had the vote
they would see to 1t that people who
want to carry chickens and ducks had
some place to carry them except in my
lap"
Explains His Position.
In addition to this condition, the del
egation of suffragists. all from Mr.. Car
Inns district explained to the repre-
sentative that they were there to get
him to support legislation which will
remove the sex qualification from the
right to vote.
Almost at the outset Representative
Cariin placed himself squarely in posi-
a representative of the eighth district
OF Virginia he had to represent the
wishes of the people, and that in his
opinion his district does not want suf-
frage.
When you get the majority of intel
1igent women in your district to favor
suffrage then I will vote for It," he
said several times during the delega-
TONS visit
At the close of the conference a suf-
fragist approached q newspaper re-
porter there.
Are you secret service man?' she
asked.
No. madam; why do you ask"
Because l thought Mr.. Carlin had
brought you here for his protection, he
will need it II he doesn't watch out"
Led by Mrs. Henry Lockwood.
The delegation was led to the House
office building by Mrs. Henry Lock-
wood Of Clarendon, Va. who is chair
man Of the 9th Virginia district
branch Of the Congressional Union and
president of the Equal Suffrage League
of Alexandria and Fairfax counties.
She had but few words to say in her
Introduction. and was followed by Mrs.
ellison Gardner. Miss Matte Gundry
of the Gundry Training School and
Mrs. Norman Gasch. who told Mr. Car
lin she was to give a suffrage picnic
at her place in Virginia soon, and
asked him to attend TO see tho
strength Of tho movement
II have never declined an invitation
yet" said Mr.. Carlin.
All the women who spoke outlined
the desire of their organization and it's
members to take part in the govern
ment Of the state, especially in those
state functions in which women and
the families are most interested. They
spoke of the school boards especially.
On the other hand, Mr.. Carlin said that
Virginia had been a pioneer in placing
women in an enviable position before
the law, and cited the fact that In his
state married women are able to have
a separate control of property and that
the laws covering dover rights are dis
tinctly in favor Of the wife.
Would Change Suffrage Laws.
what laws would you change If
you could?" asked Representative Car
lin.
I'VE would change the laws covering
suffrage" responded three or four