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New-York tribune., 1920-10-31
Homes In Two States

In this part Of the country It is
not uncommon for families to have
residences in New York and New
Jersey. It may be that both Of these
homes in different states are bona
tide residences, but only one can be
called the "rnarital donaicile." If
the husband decides that he will vote
in New Jersey his wife must vote
there also. unless she wants TO stage
a family row and have the court de
eide that the marital domjcile is not
where her husband says it is. She
may want to vote in New York to
cast her vote for or against the can
didate for United States Senator.
many women being interested both
pro and con i'll that part of the
ticket. But unless her husband votes
in New York also she will have to
content herself with voting in New
Jersey.
Sufficient unto the time are the
suffrage problems thereof. The new
tangled marriages made in these
days by self-supporting women bid
fair to bring new set Of legal deci-
sions into The records
For instance; In the case Of the
Greenwich Village type of mar
riage, where the husband and wife
each retains his ana her independ-
ence, the question arises whether
they will vote in the same election
district or even in the same state.
We have noted the ways estab-
lished by Nina Wilcox Putnam and
Fannie Hurst and others. They
have announced independence as to
their residences as well as their
names Miss Putnam's husbands s
residence is IN Connecticut and
hers is in New York If the oues-
tion of whether she could vote in
New York arose there would be no
precedent upon which to decide it.
However, in the opinion Of several
attorneys the courts probably
would hold that a "marital don1i-
cile" had never been established
and that in that case the wife could
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dlstrust. He became expansive. He
delighted to find himself in this par
tlcularly elegant company. The
hostess presented him to her charm
ing friend, Nine. Etalans, the most
beautiful woman in the salon.
Etlenne Liffre exuded satisfaction,
Ellane saw at a glance how i'm
pressed he was. Pierre was going
to be able to put through his phos-
pilates promotion.
Maria appeared at the door Of the
room and made signs to her mis-
tress.
Somebody wants to see monsieur.
He apologies for interrupting the
entertainment. But he must see
monsieur, if only for a moment"
Eliane hunted up her husband and
told him of this untimely visitor.
She was little disturbed.
what is it, What does he want
with you?"
"I'll go see."
Nine. Combeaufontaine resumed
her usual smiling manner, passing
from group to group. But she kept
an eye on the door, nevertheless.
Ten minutes later Combeaufon-
talne reappeared. He was very pale.
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ALLOT husbandwhich? The faN bride is confronted
" ruth this problem Of posponing her 1reddng losing
her cote

the last four months a resident of
the county, and for the last thirty
days resident of an election dis
trlct IN which he or she may offer
his or her vote, shall be entitled to
vote at such election in the election
district Of which he or she shall at
the time be resident, and not else
where, for all officers that now are
OF hereafter may be elective by the
people, and upon all questions
which may be submitted to the vote
of the people, provided, however,
that citizen by marriage shall
have been an inhabitant Of the
United States for five years; and
provided that in time of war no
elector in the actual military serv-
Ice of the state, or the United
States, in the army or navy thereof,
shall be deprived of his or her vote
by reason of lis or her absence from
such election district, and the Legis-
lature shall have power to provide
the manner in which and the time
and place az which such absent
electors may vote, and for the re-
turn and canvass of their votes in
the election districts in which they
respectively reside.
The amendment to the state con
stitution governs The length of resi-
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blanks offered at both the party CON

planks offered at both the party con.
ventions last summer dealt with
this question. Both parties included
g. clause regarding women's citizen
ship in their platforms. The Re-
publican platform says:
eve advocate, IN addition, the in
dependent naturalization Of married
women An American woman should
not lose her citizenship by mar
riage to an alien resident in the
United States"
The Democratic platform says
practically the same thing In a diff
ferent wording:
"We advocate Federal legislation
which shall insure that American
women resident in the United States
but married 10 aliens shall retain
their American citizenship, and that
the same process of naturalization
shall be required for women as for
men"
If these sentiments find form in
Federal legislation or amendment
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By Henry Irving Dodge

author Of skinmey's Big Idso, The
Ladies ond Joe O'Brien, Etc.
w HAVE been asked why 7 write
h business stories. Ny answer is.
-@- This Is business age.
live In the greatest business com
munity in tho world. 7 know practi-
cslly nobody but business people. T
have but few loafers among my
friends"
There is nothing that lends itself
so much TO romance as business. It ia
true, ss they say, there is nothing so
dramatic as figures, when properly
handled. Gladstone could make
budget speech to full benches. Many
of our hopes are cente-ed in business.
Most OF our joys are made possible
by it. The trouble is, so many per-
sons regard business as sordid. One
generation deep aristocrats contemptu-
ously speak of trade. They think that
the one and only motive of the great
business n>n is money, but common
sense ~hes US that It ls something
more man money grubbing that brings
about colossal success. The two
don't go together.
once asked Coils P Huntington
whether his motive in building the
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Translated by William L. Mcpherson
Copyright. 1890, Neso York T,-i6une Inc.)

smart entertainment might induce
this capitalist, bounder, with very
limited intelligence, to come to his
assistance. SO Elianc objected no
longer and made preparations fsl,
the reception.
Passing to the buffet, Nine.
Sigoules pulled her husbands coat
sleeve.
"Everything is very chic here in
Eliane's establishment"
Every chic" Sigoules answered.
'You can see that Combeaufontaine
is in luck. He makes money easily.
Did you notice his wife's necklace?"
"Oh! have noticed it before. 1t
is wonderful. 1t is something to
make any woman rave over. Every
time l see it I am eaten up with
envy"
Come! come!" said Sigoules, in a
conciliatory tone. II will buy you
one like it some day"
Nine. Sigoules shrugged her
shoulders.
ooh! you! If only had a quar-
ter of what you've promised mel"
AS for Etienne Liffre, his hard
eyes had lost their usual CLEAN of
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he is a snob. IF ! invite him to Il
very brilliant afternoon reception
he will be impressed. 7 will intro
duce him to Saint Folk, to Sigoules,
to Villamblard and to your pretty
friend, Nine. Etalans. Who risks
nothing, wins nothing"
"Then let's go ahead" said Elianc.
in a low voice.
"Do you blame me-"
"No, my dear, don't blame you
You want to make a great fortune.
You are very ambitious. Very well.
But I, who am all for the simple life,
would prefer little place in the
country. This life of struggle, con-
tinued false pretense and intrigue
wearies and frightens me. Yet. I
will do whatever you say"
Eliane was charming, with her
little air Of resignation. Very gen
tie. very sincere, one could see that
she was made to lead a modest and
tranquil existence. But she adored
her husband and Pierre Combeau-
fontaine, being more ambitious than
she, had thrown himself into the
vortex of speculation.
Up to now he had had little luck.
He had spent his own fortune and
Eliane's in foolish undertakings. He
was about to play his last card.
In fact, he had only a few thou
sand francs left. If the phosphates
enterprise didn't succeed, be would
be bankrupt.
The psychological effect Of
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band does.
1t sounds exceedingly simple, but
bound up in that concise statement
is the material for much possible do
nestle strife and probable revision of
our election laws. There are many
"ifs' and lands" connected with
that simple premise, but for all prac-
teal purposes the challenger at the
polls will be safe in assuming that
wife must vote where her husband
does.
Occasionally this works to the ad
,antage Of the woman voter. Re-
Gently the announcement was made
that Mrs. Woodrow Wilson had reg
istered by mail and would vote by
nail in New jersey. President Will
son has always Kept his residence in
that state, and Mrs. Wilson, even
though she had never lived there,
should vote where her husbands
residence is. Mrs Wilson as a resi-
cent of WASHINGTON would not have
q vote. However, her residence is
determined by that Of her husband,
and her vote will be from the election
district where hs votes
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pearls were scattered over the floor.
There was general alarm.
Everybody hurried toward her.
Women bent down and men scram-
bled on their knees to recover the
tiny, glistening globules.
They all talked at once,
Here are three pearls. !"
Here are five!'
Il have the clasp"
Eliane burst into a gale of laugh
ter. These people groping at her
feet gave her a curious sensation of
triumph. She became ironical, al
most contemptuous.
Don't put yourselves to so much
trouble. They are only imitation"
She crushed one of them under
her heel. The guests looked at her
in amazement.
Then Eliane, guessing their
thoughts, broke out dehantly:
What Of it? When one isn't
prosperous he must pretend to be.
But since five minutes ago l have
had no more need Of all this trump
cry. Since then Pierre and I have
ceased to be dependent on anybody"
The Combeaufontaines took ref
uge in the provinces. 1t was for
tunate they did.
For nobody could pardon Eliane
for having shown such scandalous
delight at being able to escape from
the great worlds imbecile false pre-
lenses. f
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He looked for his wife. When he
reached her side he said:
"A word or two, my dear"
Ele drew her toward a window.
What is it?" Eliane asked anx.
iously.
"A piece Of luck! A great piece
of luck! 1t was an employee of the
Credit Bordelais. He came to tell
me that we have won a million
francs. The drawing occurred at
2 o'clock. This man took it on him
self to hurry here and tell me-"
Eliane was speechless. She was
all a-tremble.
care you sure?"
"We have just confirmed 1t. It
was the number you bought the
other day. And I tried to dissuade
you from buying it. I laughed at
you for believing you had chance.
But don't say anything. Don't let
anybody here know anything about
it,"
Every we'll"
They separated.
But already the young wife had
been stricken by a strange fever.
She raised her voice when she talked.
Her conversation was jerky. She
began to joke with Etienne Liffre
about his attentions to Nine. Eta
lans, some of her remarks bordering
on impertinence and discourtesy.
While she talked she nervously
fingered her royal necklace. Sud-
denly the thread broke and the
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to-be, could have voted only by post
poning her wedding date. Although
Fred, the husband-to-be, had lived in
New York all his life, his residence
did not gain her voting residence.
for they had not been married
year. It is really the marital don1i-
Gle which determines the voting
residences Of both husband and wife.
IF Fred and Rose had been married
for year before election and had
had marital domicile in New York.
even though Rose for some reason
had not lived in it for that length Of
tine, she could have voted Just the
same.
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vote from her residence and the
husband from his.
A Legal Opinion

There are other cases where
women may vote in other states and
election districts than those where
their husbands vote. In solving al
election problem the Attorney Cen
eral OF New York gave the follow
ing opinion, citing various decisions
to support his statement;
UNLESS a wife is separated From,
her husband for the purpose Of corn
mencing an action for separation or
divorce, or where for some other
good and valid reason it appears
necessary for the uife's own protec-
ton and safety that she should live
separate and apart from her hus-
band, the residence or domicile
of the wife is determined by the res.
idence or donlicile of her husband.
"When wife is living with her
husband she cannot designate or
claim separate residence or domi
cile for the purpose of exercising
suffrage"
This decision was pertinent be-
fore Federal suffrage passed. In
several cases married women living
in non-suffrage states. who wanted
to vote, tried to esta blish residences
III states where women bad suf
frage. This they could not do
unless they were actually separating
from their husbands or could per
suade their husbands to transfer
their residences and their votes to
the other state also.
Governed by State Laws
The right to vote depends upon
the constitution and laws of each
state, except as it is limited by the
provision of the Fifteenth Amend
ment to the Constitution of the
United States, providing.
The right Of citizens of the
United States to vote shall not be
denied or abridged by the United
States or by any state on account
Of race, color or previous condition
Of servitude.'
The Constitution of the State of
New York provides in Section |
Article II, as amended November 6.
1917:
Qualifications of voters.
Every citizen of the age Of
twenty-one years who shall have
been citizen for ninety days and
an inhabitant of this state one year
next preceding an election, and for
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COMBEAUFON-
TAME asked his wife for
l. the second time.

Did you say two Thousand
francs7"
II said two thousand Francs" an
swered Eliane. "The buffet supper
and the flowers we must have, to
start with, Then we need two men
to serve, butler and two maids for
the cloakrooms. Also music. Fig
ure it up yourself. I don't include
new gown. Maria will do over
something for me"
and Maria has asked for a
raise7"
Eyes. she wants two hundred
francs more"
1T is frightful!"
y agree with you. But renem-
Der that Maria is the lone servant
IN house which ought to have three
servants"
I can't pay three servants"
know you can't"
III my phosphates venture is 4
success, we can have three serv-
ants"
But would rather keep Maria
snd take a small apartment"
Pierre Combeaufontaine stroked
MS brow and reflected an instant,
Then he said, resolutely:
Etienne Liffre seems inclined to
% into phosphateA He has a pow
er1ul group behind him. Moreoyer.
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More Responsibility

Another word as to the responsible
lty OF the writer. Once saw a man
with curious mask and long snout-
ed teapot affair smoking bees ont If
hollow pillar in front Of Colonja,
house It struck me as very funny. So
when the bee man, who chanced TO b,
dentist, came down from his perch
and took of his mask I had a chat
with him. he gave me many interest
ing facts about his work, which WAS a
side issue with him. Later 20 took me
to his apiary. showed me s5me Of the
colonies, and got stung. wrote this
experience up in humorous vein, Civ
ing, however, much of the detail nv
dentist hee friend had given me. But
must have failed as a humorist. for
was taken quite seriously. Many per-
sons wrote to me asking for advice
about taking up bee raising as a side
issue. Now, am not See man. like
Frank Bacon, so referred all nay ques-
TONERS to my dentist bee friend in the
North. He was put to much incon-
venience, but he was a good sport and
conscientious man, and gave expert
advice TO all the writers. The paradox
of it Is that what | set out to do in a
more or less jocular way actually
prompted considerable number Of
Iersons to take up bee raising as
side issue-and every mothers son Of
them prospered ~ it.
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year to an American, and there is
no question Of her voting qualif1ca-
tions, because she has filled the resi-
Dental requirement., although she
has been a citizen for only year.
Lose Vote by Marriage
On the other hand, ar American
born woman loses her vote through
marriage to an 1nnaturalized for
eign-born man. Many Of the women
interested in suffrage have agitated
the question Of making new arrange
ments affecting the rights and the
forfeiting Of rights by women
through international marriages.
They resent the fact that for
eign-born woman acquires her citi-
zenship rights simply through mar
riage, whereas a man has to stand
certain points Of examination.
One Of the so-called women's
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The Veil or the Ballot

Yes, of course, but you have to
live there year" said her well-in-
formed friend.
We'll, then shall vote here at
home by mall announced the bride
oh, but you can't vote unless you
vote where your husband does after
you're marriel that is, if you are
living in harmony, and ] suppose
you still will be by that time" Her
friend was having good time out Of
the situation.
Il tell you what you ought to do,
II you are really interested in poll
ties she contiaued, put off your
Wedding date until after election.
Then you can vote here without any
question. Unmarried women deter
mine their own residences
1t seems hardly necessary to say
that this suggestion did not get very
far. Mr.. Harding lost vote, much
ss that is 60 be regretted, to the
cause of Dan Cupid.
Now in this case Rose, the bride
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tho men themselves often got into
rut, thrust sill responsibility onto tho
shoulders of their employers and 50
lost initiative. 1t was two sided a.
falr. Then | looked about for q means
OF correcting this evil-for j. was an
evil. The solution was rejuvenatior.
Could this be accomplished Again
must not inspire false hopes. So
consulted the physical director of the
Fifty-seventh Street Y. NJ. c. A. and
was told by him that he was constantly
reJuvenating men through the gym.
that he had noticed an improvement IN
three days and had witnessed the com
plete making over of men in three
months. He said that their moral and
mental rejuvenation was accom-
phshed along with their physical 70
building have never been Y. NJ
c. A. man, but found that that instj
tuition was the only means available
to men of small and moderate incomes.
The result of this story was that thou
sands OF salaried men Joined tho Y n.
T. A. and also Thousands of well-to-do
business men were rehabilitated
The Ladies and Joe OBrien," now
running in McClure's Magazine, Is q
love story pure and simple, with bust
ness as q vehicle. In it / sttemot "a
impress upon young men the value ot
initiative. For Joe O'Brien, left to his
own devices, proceeds to innovate, and
proves that his fresh ideas are good.
But Joe is guided, If not restrained. bv
the large experience of the great mer.
chant who employs him. Also, this
merchant is big enough to realize that
he doesn't know 1t all, and to avail OF
Joe's fresh viewpoint and ideas. The
romance Of 1t is that to get the girl
he loves Joe O'Brien has to get out
and do something different. And he
does it.
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State Laws the Same

The Federal suffrage amendment
mas granted women the right to vote,
bat has had no effect on the election
Avs OF the various states. 1t may
he that the addition to the voting
population Will change some Of these
IL time. but until certain charges
are made in those !he double voting
in families will he governed by the
existing laws There is variation
throughout The United States, but
.ne decisions concerning the votes
end the voting places of married
women are mucli the same.
Last summer a young woman who
lived in the Middle West was talk.
ing somewhat boastfully about cast
ing her vote this fall. She belonged
to a club of women who would cast
their first vole" for Harding. Al
though she was to be married in q
few weeks, she believed that women,
even brides, should take an active
interest in politics.
But you can't vote," ono Of the
club members reminded her when
the talk had got on her nerves be-
cause Of too much quoting Of what
the fance had said and thought.
you are going to New York to live"
Women vote in NeEv York" re-
torted the bride-to-he. CThis was be
fore the Federal amendment had
passed he thirty-siHth states rati-
fication.l
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Writing Romances of Business;
Certain Rules Must Be Observed

Southern Pacific road was to got rich-
And he said that It was something
bigger than money could buy, the salts
faction of achievement. Huntington
controlled continuous limo Of rail-
roads from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific. How's that for romance?
asked him what experience he had had
that particularly qualified him to build
and manage an enormous railroad sys-
tenn and he said:
my training as merchant"
There was business, the teacher
The public demands romance In
story, and it prefers romance set in
an environment and atmosphere with
which it is familiar. Shipyards,
mines, blast furnaces. great lumber
camps all lend themselves to the
picturesque. But there is really more
romance in tho stocking mill. the de-
partment store, the business Office
where men and women comingle-
than in the heroic industries, for
romance is a matter, of the heart and
not a matter of environment.
Must Stick TO Facts
One thing found, man when writ
ing business stories must be mighty
exact as to his facts, figures, and
philosophy, not because Of carping
criticism which he Is apt to meet, but
information and inspiration in his
stories. He must realize that any
false step on his part may lead thou
sands of others to make false steps
and cause much disappointment.
Everybody knows that the first es-
sential Of the success of a good story
is-~a good story. But if tho writer
can combine with this powerful
human purpose he vastly increases his
audience-gets his story talked about
and himself taken seriously.
Quite unlocked for results some
times follow the publication of a story.
For instance, when l wrote "Skinner's
Big Idea" took up the cudgels for the
nliddle-aged man in business and hit
the Y. N. c. A. right between the
eyes. | was prompted in writing this
story by the injustice suffered by
many of my friends who were dis
missed for no other reason than that
they had passed the fifty mile post
and by the utter folly of their en-
ployers in "scrapping" men right at
the height Of their capacity.
The Old Mans Chance
But I must not be satisfied with the
mere theory of a writer as to aforesaid
folly. So l wrote to q number Of great
employers of men. The consensus OF
opinion was that they would rather
employ men between forty and seventy
than any other age, one manager say
ing that he would gladly take men Of
ninety If they were in reasonably good
condition. SO there were no false hopes
aroused there.
To make this story appeal to the
bosses was judicial. l showed how
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may vote, even though their hus-
bands are American citizens.
The Actress Vote
Returning to the American woman
citizen, married woman may hold
residence without living much Of
her time in it. Take, for instance.
an actress on the road. If she has
a husband living in New York st
what is technically their marital
don1icile, she may absent herself
from the state for more than a year
and then came into town in time 10
register and vote and find her voting
residence intact and above challenge.
If q man and his wife have their
residence in California, and the wife,
for business reasons, spends a year in
New York, she cannot vote here.
California contains the marital dom
icile, and hence is the voting place
Of both.
Except in the cases named by the At
torney General-where the wife and
husband are separated or divorced
or not living together for some good
reason-the husband and wife must
vote from the same residences. It is
not likely that any woman will un-
derstand that she must vote the wav
her husband does, only where he
does. in fact, in states which havs
had woman suffrage for years IL
has proved that wives are pretty in
dependent of their husbands in their
voting. With young married women
the politics of their fathers have
much more dominance in influencing
the voting than those Of their hus-
bands. However, the modern Ruths.
in addressing their husbands. may
add:
"Whither thou votest I shall vote"