The Washington times., 1917-10-09

MooRHAvEN, Fla, Oct e.-Since
the mayor of this peaceful little com
munity married, the faithful eonstitu-
ents are terribly confused. The mat
rimonial ventures of q mayor do not,
as q rule. create much disturbance In
municipal Affairs. But in the case OF
Aoorhaven. it's different.
Meorhaven's mayor was different
from all other mayors She-thats
what caused all the trouble-being q
woman, changed her name when she
married. She was elected mayor
while Mrs. George Horwitz. Then.
her honor the mayor, married Capt.
J. J. O'Brien, U. S. R., former news
papernan and ex-secretary. to the
mayor OF Noorhaven.
The mayors husband is now on his
way to France. But by marrying
the mayor of Aoorhaven, O'Brien set
the population to thinking. Here is
the question that is worrying ths res
dents of Moorhaven. Mrs. O'Brien
was elected mayor OF Moorhaven as
Mrs. Marion D. Horwitx, the name
that appears on her election certifi-
cate and the one she has signed TO
all official documents since becoming
mayor. Eow-must she sign Mrs, J.
j. o'Brien to these documents, or the
name that appears on her election
certineatei a.
She Likes JOb.
Regarding her Job as mayor Mrs.
OBrien said: THE job OF being mayor
Is new one to me and like It /
have to hand out Justice for all petty
ofenses, for I sit As town magistrate.
and that, with managing the council
men, Il q full Job in itself"
In addition to her duties as mayor
Mrs. O'Brien finds time to run q small
farm of 1000 acres, where she raises
practically every known vegetable,
and, IS . side line, hogs She has
worked from 4 o'clock in the morning
until eleven at night on her farm
steadily through the summer season.
and 10 convinced there isn't . thing
q woman cannot do.
When she works In the field Mrs
o'Brien. like all other farmsrettes
discsrds the skirt and takes to trous-
ers-.. She does not look like . woman
who has been shaving In the field all
day and managing q small town at
the same time She II blond, pretty
and young. '1 am more than thirty,
she said.
Net q Su6PaEetteA
Being q mayor one would think she
would be willinE to talk about the
woman In politics. That Is the last
thing want TO talk about" was her
answer when the question
OF woman suffrage was brought up.
Don't ask me what believe for
do not know q thing about woman
suffrage. An my life / have been
busy doing the things I wanted to
do and haven't had time to think
much about political enfrGnchise-
ment'
Not that suffrage 10 not coming"
she added hurriedly, "but in my mind |
the best argument for IL IL the evil
dence women are now giving In all
sorts OF wRr~work. The work that
women have done in the war relief
agencies and the work they do In the
Juvenile and municipal courts Is proof
enough for me that any woman Is as
good and sS capable as any man"
Gives FEra Hiata-
Getting on the question Of votes for
women Mrs. o'Brien gave a few hints
TO the modern farmer. THE old time |
farmer" she said. didn't know when
10 plant or where. He simply dropped |
the Seed Into the same ground season |
after season. Nowadays anyone can |
learn to farm by doing aS the De- |
partment Of Agriculture tells you to. |
have four large tractors and work |
all day as long a. my men do. And |
then. OF course, / work at night, too. |