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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15

cry person, who has attained mature
years, to participate in the making OF
laws which make life one of JOY or
misery, and to participate in the de-
| termination of questions which vitality
affect themselves.
! The right to suffrage in this cOun-
try has not generally been made to de.
pend upon whether the party exer-
cising it had especially fitted himself
to vote (nor could all women be fair
lily excluded on this ground), but rattle
upon the proposition that no one had
the right to deny another a vote when
his interests are vitality affected. l
never could and cannot now see any
reason why this principle does not ap-
ply to women. If they are weaker
physically they not only are entitled
to protection but they are much more
entitled to help determine the ques-
lions upon which their safety and well
fare depend"
A. FOLLINGSWoRTH.
when I was first old enough to
think. it was strange to me that my
father could vote but not my mother,
in short that men could vote and wo-
men not. ...
Votes are used, or should be used,
to obtain good officers, good laws, and
good government for the voter. Are
women less interested in these than
men? l do not believe they are. |
am now over seventy-two years old.
and from my boyhood to now I have
had one constant belief-that men
and women should be on perfect
equality Men and women are human,
made of flesh and blood, and have the
same aspirations and ambitions in
life
Suffrage is a privilege and pow
err. I could as easily have been born
a female as male. 1t was no VIOLA
ton of mine. Shall the accident Of
my birth give me suffrage, privilege
and power) and deny these to me If l
had been born girl? 1t is unfair and
unjust to SO claim. BY the accident
of laws, women have been denied
equality with men. 1t Is time that
this should stop. 1t was unmanly
and wrong to have done it. It will be
manly and right to end it. Two Iowa
legislatures in succession have voted
to right this wrong. 1t remains for US
men on June tenth to confirm what
two legislatures have said is right and
Just.
.T shall. with pleasure. on June ; /
vote for the pending amendment to !
our Iowa constitution, granting suf-
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
On June 8, Eighteen Years
Ago, Political Equality
Association Was Organ
lied - Three Men Were
Members.

The recently organized Equal Suf,
frage association is not the first club
in Keoluk having for it's object the
Acknowledgement of women. On June
9. 1898. the Keokuk Political Equality
association was organized BY Miss
Grieg who was then the national or.
ganizer. Mrs. Louise B. Field, who
was the secretary, still has the books
and records of that association. From
the minutes it is shown that Mrs.
w. j. Roberts, Mrs. William Ballin
ger and Miss Ina Carter were the
nominating committee, who named
the following officers, who were cleo
ted:
President-Mrs. Charles P. Birge.
Vice president-Miss Mary M
Meigs.
Recording secretary-Mrs. Louise
B. Field.
Treasurer-Mrs Birge.
Meetings were held monthly at the
home Of the members, with an occa.
sional meeting in the library build.
ing.
Among the standing committees
were:
Membership committee-Mrs.W w. J.
Roberts, Mrs. VIM. Ballinger, Miss
Bertha R. Craig, Miss Mary Meigs
(Mrs. Atwood.
The program committee-Miss VOL
colt (Mrs. r. C. Baiaam), Miss Craig,
Mrs. Augusta w. Kilbourne.
Library committee-Miss Wolcott,
Miss Matthias.
The press committee-Mrs. Mills,
Miss Meigs, Miss Annette Martin
(Mrs. l. A. Sawyer), Miss Ada Reid.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15

Goodrich, Mamie G. Roberts. Isabella
N Foelker. *H s90
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
THESE WOMEN ARE 1-.r-
DIRECTING CAMPAIGN

Officers Of the Southern Lee Coun-
ty Equal Suffrage association:
President-Mrs. Winona E. Reeves.
Vice presidents
Miss Nettie Younker.
Mrs. J. F. Elder.
Mrs. w. G. Blood.
Mrs. H. C. Brown.
Mrs. w. J. Roberts. 40
Mrs. Leonard Matless. .l1a.s"n ..
Mrs. J. J. Ayres. be- 0a~
Mrs. William Ballinger
Recording secretary-Mrs. Louise
3. Field.
Treasurer-Mrs. II o. Whitney.
The object Of the Lee County Equal
Suffrage association is the enfran-
chisement of Iowa women
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15

Il have never heard one reason. why
women should not vote. have heard
some excuses and talk about the sub
ject. But I have never heard one
sound, logical reason why there is any
thing about sex that differentiates the
suffrage qualifications.
There may be other limitations to
be applied to the suffrage, such as NOR
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
Business and Professional
Men of City Tell in Fev
Words HolO They Stand
on Question.

Keokuk men endorse equal suffrage.
Here are their comments:
while man through the years Is
building business which adds to the
commercial value Of the state, during
the same years a woman is working
to develop family Of good citizens
She should be entitled to voice in
the control and protection of her pro-
duct"
F. M. FULLER.
Yes, am heartily in favor of wo-
man suffrage. One Of the popular OBJ:
jections we hear to equal suffrage is
that eWomen's place is in the home
So it is, and always will he. Giving
her the vote places in her hand an
2other means of doing more efficient
work in that home
T. r. BOARD.
1.-THE objections which are made TO
giving the women the rights of equal
suffrage. are in my judgment, so illog.
zeal and trivial, that have no patience
with debate upon the subject. Wo-
men have common interest with
men in the government under which
they live, and are entitled to an equal
right to the use of the ballot Tradi-
tional prejudice alone, in my opinion,
is responsible for any doubt or hesita-
ton on this question. Women as
matter of right are entitled to demand
equal suffrage, and it is simple justice
and common sence to amend our laws
so that it will be given to them"
w. C. HOWELL.
II judge the women of Iowa by those
know in Keokuk. I am persuaded
that these are more thoughtful, more
aggressive in questions of public well
fare, public morals, and civic reform
than we men are. / therefore see no
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15

frage to women. and thus wiping out
the only remaining obstacle to equal.
ty between the sexes. / hope and be-
reve that a large majority of the men
of Iowa will do the same"
WILLIAM BALIINGER.
My opinion On the subject of wo-
mems suffrage was so well summed up
by Roosevelt that l can only quote
him.
az am in favor of women's suffrage
because it is simple Justice
There appears to me little to add
to that :"
NJ METGS.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15
SOME REASONS WHY,
GIVEN BY SUFFRAGISI
Ten Points to Affirmative Argument
as Propounded by Prominent
Worker for Cause.

Here are ten reasons why every
vote in Iowa should be for equal suf
frage, according to a letter from sui
frage headquarters. These ten rea.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-05-15

Iowa men have opportunity to give
ballot to women on June 5. What
will the men of Keokuk do? The
women expect them to vote yesl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16
R. W. wooLLEY SOON TO RESIGN
Will Retire From Mint to Become
Democratic Publicity Director.

The resignation of Robert w. Wool
ley. director of the mint, Is expected to
be announced in a few days. Director
Woolley's resignation. it is understood
at the Treasury Department, is now in
the hands of the President, and as soon
as the director has finished his annual
report for the fiscal year ending June
80. he will leave the Treasury, and be-
gin active work as the publicity direc-
tor of the Wilson campaign. the po-
sition Secretary Daniels held in the
last campaign.
Regarding Representative Hampton
Moore's recent attack on him in the
House. Director Woolley said that the
time he spent in New York fixing up
preliminaries for the publicity work
was not on government time or at gov
eminent expense. but was done at his
own expense and on his vacation leave
from the Treasury Department-the
first vacation he has taken In the three
years he has been an official of the
government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16
TO SAVE sHELLFIsH SUPPLY.
Maryland and Virginia Officials to
Have Conference This Week.

A conference that may have an i'm
portant bearing on the conservation of
the fish. oysters, crabs and other sea
foods in Chesapeake bay and its tribu-
taries will be held this week when the
governors of Maryland and Virginia
and the fisheries commissions of the
two states will meet for the purpose of
agreeing on regulations for the pro-
lection Of the food supply of the Chesa-
peake. The conference will be held
aboard one of the oyster police vessels,
out in the Potomac. DR. Fl. F. Moore.
deputy United States commissioner of
fisheries. is expected to be present.
The Maryland conservation commits
sion has been for the past week aboard
the oyster police steamer Governor Nc
Lane of the Maryland navy, looking
over the oyster grounds and gathering
other data on the food supplies of the
Chesapeake. An inspection was made
of an experimental oyster farm at Bay
Shore. Calvert county, planted with
seed taken from the upper part of the
bay a little over two years ago. When
the seed oysters were planted they
were from an inch to two inches long.
When taken up for inspection they
were found to have grown to four and
six inches and to have greatly in
creased in quantity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16
IRISH M. P. IS ARRESTED.
Accused of Giving False Name at
Camp of Prisoners.

LONDON. July 15-Laurence Ginnell.
Irish member of parliament. who adj
dressed many questions in the house of
commons to ministers during the Irish
rebellion and invariably alleged that his
countryman who had been arrested were
mistreated. was himself arrested today.
The charge is that he attempted by false
pretenses to obtain admission to the de-
tention barracks at Knutsford. where
Irish prisoners are being held.
Mr.. Ginnell was arragned in the Bow
street police court. and Prosecutor Bod
kin. in outlining the case against him.
said he had been found at the detention
camp when asking permission. under the
name of McFingle. to see Irish prisoners.
Mr.. Ginnell protested to the magistrate
against his arrest saying there was no
case against him. The name McFingle.
he said. was Irish for Ginnell. and the
whole incident could be explained easily.
He was remanded until July % and re-
leased under bond
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16

And the latest. freshest fig
ures prove that high-price
and low-price-four cylin-
ders and multi-cylinders-
are equally powerless to in
huence so $40 per cent of
our sales.
In other words more than
half of all Hupmobile own
ers keep on buying. year af-
ter year
Stop and think of the pow
ers of resistance-the supe-
riorities - the Hupmobile
must possess to hold these
owners to their allegiance,
Millions of dollars are ex-
to tempt them away.
he lure of a lower price on
the one hand; confusing
claims of multi-cylinder per-
Torrance on the other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16
MAY NAME HEMENWAY.
G. o. P. Managers Likely to Put
Him in Charge at Chicago.

CHICAGO. July 15.-Former United
States Senator James A. Hemenway of
Indiana is said to be slated for manager
of the branch of the republican national
headquarters which will be
opened in Chicago about August /. &C
cording to information received here to-
day,
Mr. Hemenway has been a close politi-
cal friend of Charles W. Fairbanks for
many years. The campaign for Hughes
and Fairbanks in the middle west will
be directed from Chicago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16
CONTESTS IN LIFE-SAvING.
Competition Scheduled for This
Afternoon at Aqueduct Bridge.

The life-saving contests, under the
auspices of the Independent and the
Aqueduct Bridge Life saving Corps, af-
filiated with the American Red Cross. are
to be held today at pm. at the Aque-
duct bridge.
There are to be nine events. featur-
ing demonstration by Miss Florence
Martin and Reginald Rutherford Of the
right way to get in and out of canoe.
rescue from an upset canoe. getting
water out of a canoe. and entering ca
noe from the water.
Patrick T. Moran. president of the
Chamber of Commerce, has offered a
gold medal to the man or boy getting
the greatest number Of points in the
series of three contests. and a silver
medal to the man or boy securing the
second largest number of points.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16
No Other Car
At Any Price

1t is part of Hupmobile pol
icy to keep in close contact
with owners by our intensive
system of service. This gives
US invaluable information
from a dozen different an
giles. Our fingers are on the
pulse of public opinion. We
know what people want. and
how they are pleased.
If we have erred even a
trihe. danger signal is
flashed to us from all parts
of the country.
incidentally. repeat sales tell
US how many of our owners
cannot be won away by any
other car at any other price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16
-FOUR Of HECTOR'S CREW
BADLY HURT BY STORM
All of the 142 Persons Aboard
Wrecked Collier Landed at
Charleston.

CHARLESTON. S. c.. July 15.-All of
the 142 persons aboard the large naval
collier Hector. which grounded and broke
in two of Cape Roman. S. c.. Friday
night. were brought here today but many
of them were badly bruised and battered
from their escapes. and four of the col
lfer's crew were severely injured. The
terrific hurricane that swept the Caro-
lima coast and wrecked the collier took
no toll OF life other than that of a negro
here and another at Savannah, unless
some forty men aboard eight barges
adrift should perish. The Hector Is ex-
pected to be a total loss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16
Neither Price Nor
Type Ten1pts Them

But the so per cent phalanx
stands fast year after year.
Convinced, in the one case,
that a lower price cannot
compensate for the loss of
Hupmobile goodness.
Convinced. in the other case,
that more cylinders can add
nothing to that Hupmqbile
efficiency which eleven thou
sand owners have rated at
SO per cent. And convinced.
in the last instance. that no
other car can yield better
performance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16
Circulation Of Literature.

C1TCU1HC1Ou
"Denominational literature is being
circulated in eighty-seven languages.
This work is conducted at 247 main
stations and 40 substations. This is a
larger number of stations than is re-
ported by any other denomination con-
Quoting work in foreign lands. In point
of total foreign missionaries sent out
to service in foreign fields. this denom-
nation now stands about fourth among
the various denominations OF the
United States and Canada.
The amount of contributions for 1915
devoted specifically to the work of for
eign missions on the part of members
in the United States and Canada was
$7O6,293.50. This constitutes a per cap
ita of $9.0S."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16

TINE BUSINESS that
/ endures is the sound.
strong business, whose
customers keep on coming
back. Judged by that high
standard. the Hupmobile
shows a record that few. if
any, can rival.
Figures just compiled from
our service station statistics
prove that it is unique in the
number of those who repeat
their orders from year to
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16
PRESS CLUB FILMS TONIGHT.
Members and Friends to Be Enter.
tanned by Program on Roof.

Two photo films never before seen in
Washington will be shown on the roof
of the National Press Club tonight at
o'clock, before an audience of mem
bers and their families and friends
"Nutty News one-reel animated
cartoon by Cartoonist Goldberg, will be
one of the features, and the other will
be the two-reel drama, Dress and Dia-
monds." featuring Emmy Whalen and
Howard Estabrook.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16
Search Made for Barges.

The tug Wellington. commanded by
Capt. Nelson, left here today to search
for her two barges which broke away
during the hurricane 1t was the. Well
ington which rescued 121 persons from
the Hector. The lighthouse buoy tender
Cypress. which took off the other twenty
one early today, went to sea after buoys
and other aids to navigation which the
hurricane tore loose. The tugs Carolina
Eastern and William p. Keene each had
two barges. carrying about five men each.
torn adrift In the hurricane and 1t is for
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16
Recruits Respond to Call.

Elder Porter is the president of the
Asiatic division conference. which in
cludes all the countries in Asia and
those going with him are a part of the
answer to the request he made at the
world council held in Iona Linda, Cal.
last November that more recruits be
sent to the great non Christian coun-
tries. Several other parties were sent
out earlier in the year.
The total force of workers employed
by the Adventists in the orient at the
close of 1915 was 709." says a recent
report of the statistical secretary. The
new recruits bring up the total number
to 749 laborers. The increase in men,
bers in this territory has been very sat-
isfactory during the past year, the
total increase being over 30 per cent of
the total membership for the preceding
year. In other words, at this rate of
increase the membership of the denom-
nation would be doubled in three
years. The total force of workers en-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16
Mails Taken From Dutch Steamer

BERLIN. July IS, via wireless to
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES from Amsterdam
given out today by the Overseas News
Agency state that the Dutch steamer
Maartensdijk,, bound for New York,
was compelled by the British authori-
ties to leave her entire first-class mail
at Kirkwall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16

members are compelled to be constantly
in the House in order to make ap-
parently good records by improving
their batting averages the committee
work must seriously suffer and be
much delayed
The report suggests that II all MEM
bers had to be on the House floor in
order to duck quickly under their seats
to punch a voting machine there never
would have been any Hay army bill, any
naval appropriation bin, or any other
bill Of any Importance at this session
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16

Last year 10000 fans were sold IN two
days, but the young women intend to
complete the task in one day this year.
The entire city is to be covered by
these stations. from Chevy Chase to the
wharves, and from Glen Echo to
Chesapeake Junction. A special effort
will be made at Chevy Chase lake
Tuesday night.
Last year the government printing
office and the bureau of engraving and
printing each disposed of 500 fans and
some of the officials have said they
would take twice as many this year.
Headquarters Established.
The headquarters of this fan sale
have been established at 140s H street
and have been decorated with palms
and fresh flowers furnished daily by
some of the florists. The place is in
charge of Mrs Seton. but Tuesday
in an automobile seeing that all the
stations are sufficiently supplied with
fans and to keep the good work whiz-
zing along.
The fan sale returns are to be made
in sealed boxes which will not be
opened until thy have been deposited
at the Washington Loan and Trust
Company. where the money will be
counted and each young woman given
individual credit for the amount she
brings in.
This annual fan day Is one of the
chief agencies of support for this sum
mer camp and the small sum each per-
son contributes brings a big bargain
in providing health and pleasure and
a brighter prospect for hundreds OF
little ones and their tired mothers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16
What They Get
In Performance

In high gear work. they see
their Hupmobiles outdoing
cars that have more cylin-
ders. or cost more money.
In pulling power and quick
conway. they see nothing
under another name that
they do not have.
In hexibility. they find them
selves relieved of gear-shift-
ing to an amazing extent.
In smooth. steady motor ac-
tion-in the efortless devel-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16
WANT VOTING DEVICE
j TRIED OUT ELSEWHERE
Minority of Accounts Committee
Urges House Not to Install the
Electrical Machine.

wait until the state of Wisconsin
has experimented with the electrical
voting device in its legislature before
installing such a device in the House OF
Representatives" is the advice given to
the House in minority report from the
committee on accounts, which recently
reported favorably bill to provide Tor
this electrical equipment. The device is
TIE patent of b. L. Bobroff, a Milwaukee
electrical engineer.
There is no mechanical or electrical
device in the United States for record
ing legislative votes except one now pe-
ing installed in Wisconsin. says the
; minority report. THE friends OF this
device have been unable to find any
other in the world. The device no" De-
ing installed in Wisconsin is the one
which it is proposed to install here. 1t
is IN cost the state of Wisconsin Sl06
ner unit. The legislature there mum
bers 100 members and the device Is 10
| cost, therefore. S10,6O0. the same oe
vice installed here should cos tipaes
that sum, but it is proposed that the oe-
vice here shall cost S125,ooo-
Speed Not Requisite, They Say.
The minority report is signed by Rep
resentative Thomas W. Miller OF Deia-
ware, Representative Rollin B. SANFORD
of New York and Representative ROD
ert D. Heaton of Pennsylvania
IT has been claimed for the mechani-
cal voting devices that the forty-hVe
minutes spent in roll calls could be re-
duced to a few minutes II all recoIu
votes in the House should be taken by
merely turning key or punching
button. The minority report dlsposes
of the suggestion in these words
Speed is not the most necessary
thing in legislation. If 1T were II "ouid
be wiser to install the, voting devices
in the Offices of membefs and TO permit
the voting to take place the minute oi,e
bill is before the House But Congress
is and should be a deliberate body. ana
electricity and mechanism are no more
essential in grinding out leg1slation
than a slot machine Would De useiui liz
dispensing justice
Dislike to Be Marked Absent.
The report also contains this para
graph:
Members naturally dislike to be
marked absent when record vote is
taken INSCRIPTIONS or unthinking
persons are likely to point to MEM
be-s record as shown by the roll call
as an evidence that the member is not
attending to his business The neces-
sary office work and the study and re-
search essential to good representation
compel members to spend much time
in the offices, off the floor. either
on committee or on departmental bust
ness Some of the most representa- tive
members of the House habitually spend
their time in their offices while bills
are being debated in which they have
no particular interest. or with reference
to which they have deliberately formed
fixed opinions 1t is fair to say that
under present conditions the average
member if he should spend all of his
time in the House during its sessions
could do little more than attend to his
correspondence.
TT is generally admitted that the
most important work in the House is
done in the committee rooms. If the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-07-16
Injured Men Sent to Hospital.

Capt Bryan reported to the Navy De-
partment last night that all of the
crew and marines rescued from the
Hector were well and in good health
except four. who were in a Charleston
hospital, suffering with serious injuries.