The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1916-10-19

ing personal experiences pointing out
why she had come to devote her time
and efforts to the suffrage work. Be-
ginning rs years ago, while in San
Francisco, in a fight for clean milk in
that city, she found that public senti-
ment and energetic women could do
much, especially when aroused by an
awful epidemic which swept over the
city, killing 300 babies in one year, in
SanFrancisco alone, 5000 being the
toll for the entire United States. How
ever, when success seemed to crown
their efforts and milk inspection was
provided for, it was learned that brib-
cry entered into the matter and the
inspection went only so far. Then the
women realized that there was direct
relationship between food and politics.
Later in another city, when a sue.
cessful kindergarten for poor children
had been initiated and happily carried
on until practically all the taxpayers
had petitiOned to have such valuable
training institution made part of the
educational system, and a special cleo.
ton for that purpose was called, a
man of low repute brought in 60 ignor-
ant Italians to fight the measure and
the Kindergarten was lost by ma.
jority of six votes, these same women
learned that there was a direct rela-
tionship between education and poll
tics.
In later years, working in the inter
ests of public health and pure food,
Mrs. Miller had been amazed to dis
cover the extent to which even the
everyday food of the nation was com.
mercialized and made the subject of
political graft. In this cause she has
done valiant work, assisted by her
husband.
AS a member of the state board Of
charities Of Missouri, she spent much
time visiting penal and reformatory
institutions and asylums, and was alb
solutely Mortified to find the condi
lions which prevailed. Here, again
was a place where the loving mother
influence in politics was of paramount
Importance, but was not available be
cause of the lack of the vote. Witt
outstreached arms and yearning voic
the speaker eloquently plead for VIC
men to awake to their responsibilities
and bestir themselves to the end tina
, their less fortunate sisters might hav
the protection they need along ever
line. She said:
"You cannot expect America to b
the right kind of country unless we al
work as we ought to. When men an
, women together face these problems
:, we shall solve them. Men and wome
=. together can accomplish anything. w
, don't want to do mems work; W
want to do the work which rightfull
belongs to women andwe want to do
effectively. How can we long clos
our eyes to the fact that we are neet
ed? Suffrage is only a means to a
end. We want the vote and we wan
it quickly. Don't put it off. Get on
and do hard work, face the real hare
bare facts of life-face them effectiv,
ly. All we need is to have you awake
to the fact that you are needed the
the problems will be solved-problem
of sanitation, of education, physica
moral and spiritual. All such pro-
lens need your help. am perfect
sure from what I have seen Of tn
men of North Dakota that as soon a
they know you are awake they wi
say Come on, Sister, we need yor
help"
Mention should be made of tn
pleasing Votes for Women" song re-
dered by the high school glee club, ;
the opening Of the meeting and tt
rousing- suffrage song led by MI:
Amidon with which the evening Sc
sion was closed.