The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-04-15
BY AlIene Sumner

For a long time the tired business
man has realized as he read his eve-
ming paper that something was lack
ing.
The other night it came to him.
He pranced into the kitchen, paper
in hand, and demanded of "the lit
tie woman" busily drowning the
steak in mushrooms:
1--WE may be doing wrong to the
tired business mans grammar, but
not aG all to his idea. Both the
tired business man and other kinds
of men and women as well, have be-
gun realizing Of late that the express
sion woman movement" has prac-
tically vanished, and that no longer
do we see our papers pictured with
marching women, banners across
their -bosoms, fair arms upholding
venomous placards demanding this
right and that right.
No longer do we see headlines pro-
claiming the forcible feeding of Mrs.
So-and-So, jailed for picketing the
White House and yelling that she'd
pull the Presidents nose If he didn't
do right by our Nells."
Doesn't Satisfy
Even the glib answer that women
achieved that for which they pick
eted, women suffrage, does not quite
satisfy. For everyone knows that
ever since 1920 and the victory of
the 10Th amendment, one has heard
rumblings and mutterings of the
women movement"
But whether you "see it in the
papers" or not, whether it's said in
parades and banners or otherwise,
there IS a woman movement today.
If you doubt it, just send a card
to the National Woman's Party, do
ing business on Capitol Hill, right
where it can watch out the front
windows who goes in and out of Con-
gress.
You know, Of course, that this
party is devoting its energies to
goth amendment, which is known as
the National Equal Rights amend"
ment-a simple little amendment
reading "men and women shall have
equal rights throughout the United
States and every place subject TO
it's jurisdiction.
Equal Rights?
Maybe you think that they have
equal rights" now. Listen!
The party has been delving in the
lay libraries of the Supreme Court
for months. Here are some of the
startling discoveries just disclosed:
Papas Of Georgia and Maryland
can legally will away the custody OF
their children from the mother
In three states, Michigan, New
York and Massachusetts,, the minor
child need give it's earnings to its
father only
A father Of Florida may collect
damages for "the mental pain and
suffering" of a mother whose child
has been injured or killed.
In many states married women
may not legally sign certain papers.
A Texas husband may divorce his
wife for one infidelity, but she may
not divorce him unless she can prove
that he is living Gin state of in
fidelity"
In many states a woman cannot
legally own the clothes which her
husband buys her, but is entitled to
only 1.-THE use of them"
Recent Findings
The law of Georgia says that a
wife's earnings belong to her hus-
band. Four pages of legal size paper,
typed single space are filled with
similar recent findings of the legal
research department of the National
Woman's Party.
The findings are put forth merely
as reason why the proposed 9th
amendment is necessary.
The partya points with shame to
| equal rights provisions in the consti'
tltions of other countries. Austria,
Czecho-Slovakia, Free and Hanseatie
City of Danzig, Esthonia, Germany,
Lithunia and Prussia have equal
rights constitutional provisions, all
adopted since 1919.
The party is especially riled at six
teen states and their laws which for