Indiana daily times. [volume], August 18, 1920, Home Edition, Page 3, Image 3

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71-YEAR FIGHT
FOR BALLOT IS
BROUGHT TO END
(Continued From Page One.)
an whose force and courage won her the
admiration of noted men of her day.
The band she led was small.
With Elizabeth Cady Stanton —a dom
niant lady was Elizabeth, with her great
£drth and splendid double chin —and Lu
cretia Mott—sweet-faced Lucretia. who
found time to mother her own brood of
children and some of the neighbors’,
notwithstanding her activities abroad.
She stumped the east and had her say.
despite the hootings of the mob.
The trio were looked upon as freaks
of their sex and horribly shocking.
They became the butt of every news
paper humorist and sarcastic editor.
In their day gentlewomen devoted
themselves to only such ladylike accom
plishments as reading Jane Austin and
rocking the cradle.
After the Civil war Susan’s little band
attempted to secure an interpretation of
the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments.
In IST2 Susan decided to test her
rights “as a free-born citizen ”
She went to the polls and insisted
upon voting.
She was arrested and refused to pay
her fine, but she was not put In jail.
WAITED
TWENTY-ONE YEARS.
After they began their struggle, In
IMS, the suffragists waited twenty-one
years for their first gleam of hope.
It came from the prairies of the new.
born west.
The Infant state of Wyoming, grateful
to Its pioneer women who had braved
the wilds and the Indians along with
their men, bestowed upon them the fuii
privileges of the franchise.
No other state followed its action until
a quarter of a century later, when three
olher western states—Colorado, Utah
and Idaho—in 1894, made their women
lull-fledged voters.
Washington joined the equal suffrage
ctdumn sixteen years later.
California in the following year, and
In 1912, Kansas.
Arizona and Oregon fell Into line.
The following year the women of Illi
nois won state and presidential suffrage.
In 1914 the women of Montana and
Nevada received full suffrage, and three
years later the women of New York were
granted the same privileges.
The women of Oklahoma, South Dakota
and Michigan joined them as voters a
year later.
The mantles of Susan B. Anthony,
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia
Mott fell upon Alice Paul, Anna Howard
Shaw and Carrie Chapman Catt.
The youngest and most picturesque
of the three is Alice Paul. who. like
Susan and Lucretia, is of Quaaer ances
try and a militant.
She was born thirty-five years ago—
on the same day as Joan of Arc—this
fighting Quakeress.
Wholly without political experience,
when she entered the suffrage movement
a few years ago, she is now acknowledged
by the master politicians of the capital
to be one of the most astute political
leaders In the country.
As head of the militants, once held up
to ridicule and contempt, she held the
whip-hand in the suffrage situation In
the last few months and gained recogni-
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Regarding the Greatest Mens
Clothing Sale in Our History
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\'* | \i merits of high-grade clothing at far less than their usual prices. We, in turn, marked
these goods at prices which will show no profit to us, believing that the fewer suits we have
to re^urn to the manufacturers next Saturday, the greater will be the publicity gained for
our new men’s clothing department.
him Every suit is a suit which will appeal to the man of correct taste. There is not a
jjpfflf freakish style, although there are styles to suit the tastes of the most advanced or conserv
m ative dresser. In some cases, there are only a few suits of a kind. There are blue serge
suits of fine quality, some of which are silk lined. Some of the suits have narrow belts and
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consignment came from a manufacturer whose name stands for substantially built, good-looking and fashionable suits
for boys, and who was only induced to enter this sale through his personal regard for this store.
Boys’ Suits
Made to retail at $16.50. Carry all
ip /• 1J wool guarantee from manufacturer.
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to retail at SIB.OO.
ALL THE JOHNS
WILL BE THERE
If That’s Your Name, You’re
Invited Also.
Special to The Times.
MTJNCIE. Ind., Aug. 18.—This John
and that John and all the Johns will
attend the annual John's day picnic
outing at Riverside park, Eaton,
Thursday.
Johns from villages, hamlets and
smoking cities; Johns from farms,
office buildings and factories; long
Johns and short Johns; thin Johns
and fat Johns; Johns from this coun
ty and Johns from other counties —
just so their first, second or third
name is John —will be present at the
big outing.
The regular entertainment features
will be in vogue this year and prizes
will be awarded to the longest John,
the shortest John, the oldest John,
the youngest John and all the other
Johns who merit prizes for some par
ticular achievement.
The old fiddlers’ contest, always
one of the principal features of the
Johns’ outing, will be held at 2:30
p. m.
The committee of Johns in charge
of the outing follows: John W. Long,
president; John A. Rench, vice presi
dent; John Foorman, treasurer ; John
Props, secretary; John Remington,
music director; John Hoffman, John
Hasson, John R. Thomas, John Hance
and John Lacy, all-round helpers.
tlon from even the whitehouse, once so
much annoyed by her tactics.
ALICE PAUL
A MILITANT.
She came to Washington in 1913 with
Lucy Burns, a striking, red-haired young
woman of Irish ancestry, who inherited
her forefathers' gift of oratory.
Both were fresh from activities with
the militants in England.
They had been Jailed and forcibly fed
in London.
Their arrival in Washington was the
beginning of a “reign of terror” for the
administration and the politicians.
The picketing of the whitehouse began.
Alice and her “wild women” were
jailed.
They were forcibly fed, but remained
undaunted.
They left jail to resume their picket
ing.
After that the life of the militants
alternated between picketing the white
house and going to jail.
The battle was only half won when the
amendment passed congress.
Special sessions of twenty-nine states
had to be called to secure the thirty
six ratifications necessary. In all but
five of the thirty-six states to be won
campaigns against governors and legis
latures were necessary.
Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan
fought for the honor of being the first
state to ratify.
They took action within a few hours
of each other six days after the amend
ment had been passed. Kansas was the
first full suffrage state to ratify. New
York the second and Texas the first
southern state to take action.
The state of Washington wrote the
first half of the final chapter in the
struggle March 22 last, being the thirty
fifth state to ratify.
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HOW TO VOTE?—READ THIS
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Girl Reporter Gets Blank Stares in Quest
By KATHLEEN McKEE.
Feeling it my patriotic duty that I
learn to manipulate a voting machine to
the extent of being able to take my
choice between two men I had never
heard of before the campaign, I set out
to the democratic headquarters for the
purpose of becoming Initiated into the
mysteries of voting, hitherto uncontam
ined by women’s interference.
Considering the state headquarters the
source of education and knowledge in
all matters political, I decided to park
there first.
After taking a look around the room
I managed to hypnotize one of the ex
traordinarily busy “stones” into looking
at me.
“Have you got a voting machine here,”
I asked politely.
“Dear me, no, this is the democratic
st'Jte headquarters for women,” she said.
"I was under that impression or I
would not have come here,” I returned.
“I thought that it was your business
to teach a lady like myself how to vote.”
Whereupon she asked me what I
wanted to know.
“I want to learn how to vote,” I re
turned patiently.
LITERATURE IN PLACE
OF VOTING MACHINES.
Her face brightened, "Ah, I under
stand, now,” she said, and she Immedi
ately began to make a collection of
papers.
“Now.” she said, "here is a little
pamphlet on the record of Gov. James
M. Cox, the demoeratic candidate for
president, and here's one on—”
“But, listen here,” I interrupted, "I
didn't ask you to tell me who I am to
vote for; I asked you to instruct me in
the art of casting the ballot.”
"I don't know anything about that,”
she said in a frigid tone.
I muttered something to myself about
what she wag up there for.
“Well, is there anybody here who can
tell me how to operate a voting ma
chine?”
She stepped aside and called a con
ference of two associates who cast cu
rious glances in my direction, and finally
she came over to me.
“None of us know anything about vot
ing machines, but if you go to the state
central committee room they might be
able to tell you something."
Having thanked her for her lack of
information I made a second trial.
GIRL FRIGHTENS
COMMITTEEMAN.
“I ani,, in quest of knowledge regard
ing the mode of conduct regarding the
registering of a vote on election day,” 1
told the man in charge of the commit
tee room.
He gave me a frightened look which I
Interpreted to mean that he considered
me a subject for West Washington
street.
“Well, really—that Is—l mean—why, I
don't know enough about one to be able
to instruct you along that liue.”
“Why don't you try the county head
quarters,” he suggested. “I am sure
that they will be able to tell you all
about It., and maybe they will have a
voting machine.”
Having directed me he scampered back
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Following suits come from one of the finest
makers of boys’ clothing in America.
Boys’ suits, made to retail at $25 $11.38
Boys’ suits, made to retail at S2B 913.88
Boys, suits, made to retail at S2B $11.63
Boys’ suits, made to retail at S3O $15.38
Boys' suits, made to retail at S3O $16.13
INDIANA DAILY TIMES, WEDNEDAY, AUGUST 18,1920.
into the safety of his office, breathing a
sigh of relief that be had escaped such
a danger.
At the county office I was pounced
upon as I entered the room with the
declaration that they would be glad to
do anything for me.
I assured them that I merely wanted
to learn how to vote on Nov. 2, where
upon their countenances fell about 30
degrees.
"We don’t have anything to do with
voting machines in this department," I
was Informed.
SENT TO THE
STATEHOU9E.
“You might try over at the statehouse.
They had one there on exhibition last
year,” the head officer added as X de
parted.
The democrats having told me whom to
vote for. I considered it possible that
the republicans might tell me how to
do the stunt.
1 inquired for a voting machine at
the women's headquarters from the Indy
nearest the door with the result that
her face assumed a blank expression
and she said, "Voting machine, voting
machine! Oh, yes, that’s what they use
at the election, isn't it?
Having been assured that it was the
identical same implement, she informed
me that she had never seen one.
“Perhaps, if you would ask some of
the men they might be able to tell you
something,” she told me hopefully.
“Try the third door to the right,”
which I did.
Having broken In upon a confidential
conference of three chubby politicians,
I made known my request, believing that
I had at last found the object of my
quest. •
“Why, I want you to tell me how to
vote," I said sweetly.
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“Do you wfint to vote a straight ticket
or scratch it," he asked.
“I don't see what that is to you,” I
retorted. “I askekd you politely to tell
me how to vote, and as far as the
scratching part is concerned, it is very
bad manners to scratch any kind of
furniture.”
Having informed me that he wasn’t
well enough acquainted with voting ma
chines to become my instructor, he sug
gested that I go over to the county
courthouse and ask one of the custodians
to let me look at a voting machine.
“Say, did you ever vote?” I demanded.
“Why, certainly,” he returned in an in
jured tone.
“Well, I don’t believe it,” I said re
creating toward the door. “I bet it was
all done for you.”
Despair seized me for how would I
ever be able to cast my vote when I
didn't know how?
With sudden inspiration I made a
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Grape-Nuts
No added
sweetening needed.
lon’ll like the appeal’
ing flavor of this
sugar-saving food.
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dash for the nearest telephone booth,
tripping over two old ladles and up
setting a fussy gentleman In my Journey.
"Is this the League of Women Voters,"
I aked. “Well can you tell me how to
proceed to help elect the president next
fall?”
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I thanked all my lucky stars when
she told me to come right over and she
would demonstrate the whole thing to
me.
“Oh, yes. It's quite simple.” she told
me, “now you decide to vote and you
pull this lever, which unlocks the ma-
You are wastefully extravagant
if you use only a pint of milk a day in your household.
You are throwing a-yvay the chance to keep your body
young and healthful, you are denying your men folk
the needed vitalizing energy found in dishes prepared
with milk, and above all, you are depriving your chil
j dren of the opportunity of surely growing into strong
men and women. Children who do not drink enough
milk are stunted and sickly, not so well able to resist
diseases which attack them.
The most noted authority on
milk, Professor McCollum of Johns Hopkins Universi
ty, advocates a quart of milk a day for both children
and adults.
Milk at the price for which it can
be bought in Indianapolis is the cheapest and most
economical of all animal foods.
"Fourteen cents spent on milk does the body more good than
i 14 cents spent on beefsteak at 48 cents a pound or 14 cents
worth of eggs at 60 cents a dozen.”
M. S. Rosenau, Professor of Hygiene, Harvard University,
If you bought food on the basis
of the amount of nourishment for the price, at these
prices milk would be 40 cents a quart.
Milk measured by its food value
is the cheapest and most economical food in the world.
Think it over—then order a quart a day for each
member of your family
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chines; if you want to vote a straight
ticket you pull down the lever for which
ever party you want, or if you want
to vote for candidates on both tickets
you puli down for them and pull up for
the ones you don't want to vote for.
At last I had found out how to vote
—or at least I had been tolfl how.
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