The Sunday Oregonian., November 22, 1908, Section Six, Image 58

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RT ARTHUR CHAPMAN.
rOTKS for women!" Is the wr-
iry of' the English suffra
gettes to be heard throughout
the civilized world? Rev. Anna Shaw,
leader r the woman suffrage move
ment In America, who spent last elec
tion day watching her fortunate sis
ters voting In Denver, says the cam
paign fir recognizing women's right
to vote has only started, and that an
other PresiJential election will see this
question paramount In every state that
is now anti-suffrage.
Dr. Shaw, accompanied by two en
thusiastic Knglish suffragettes. Mi-is
Hay Costello and Miss Eleanor Randall,
was keenly Interested In watching the
work of "getting out the woman vote"
in Uonver. Her sex was on parade,
for nine out of the women In Denver
were desirous of voting for Juvenile
Court Judge Ben R. Undsey. who had
been "turned down" by the Republican
and Democratic machines, and who was
making an Independent race for re
election. The women fairly swarmed
to the voting places to show their an
ger at the treatment of the "little
Judge, who has made an International
reputation and establisaed a Juvenile
court model that all the world is fol
lowing. Hundreds of them volunteered
as "LinCsey workers." and stood all
day at the polling places, beseeching
every voter to "scratch for Lindsey."'
As a result. Judge Lindsey got as many
votes as his two opponents combined,
and the calculations of both the po
litical "machines" were completely up
set.
Naturally Dr. Shaw was delighted at
the record made by her American sis
ters at the polls. She visited a ma
jority of the precincts In Denver, and
paid special attention to the lower
wards of the city, where, according to
the opponents of woman suffrage, re
peating was done by women at the be
hest of the police. She even talked
with Billy" Green, ex-boss, whose dis
trict used to roll up tremendous ma
jorities for his machine in "big mitt"
duvs In Denver. She found a dethroned
king in "Hilly," however, and there
was no evidence of any Irregularity at
any of the polling places.
Neutralizing Mrs. Ward's Attack.
"I am specially desirous of counter
acting the statements of Mrs.
Humphry Ward." said Dr. Shaw. "Mrs.
iVard. without visiting the suffrage
states of the West, has made a bitter
attack on women voters, asserting that
thiy are the Instigators of fraudulent
elections, and that only the most 'com
mon' women vote. The best refutation
of that statement Is the way the wom
en of the fashionable 'Capitol Hill' dis
trict in Denver rode to the polling
places in tneir automobiles and exer
cised their right of franchise. I saw
no crowding or Jostling among the
women who flocked to the polls In
Colorado. Everything was quiet and
orderly, but the women seemed to
know just how and why they were
going to vote. Most of them, apparently,
did not vote straight tickets, but spent
some time 'scratching' their ballots,
showing that they had been following
campaign affairs and had formed opin
ions concerning the fitness or unfitness
cf certain candidates."
The young English suffragettes who
toured the Denver polling places with the
gray-haired but energetic leader of the
American National Suffragist Association
were equally enthusiastic regarding the
manner in which their American sisters
voted. These young Rirls. who are typical
KnKlish beauties, have their hearts and
souis wrapped up In their cause. Both
are fluent and energetic speakers, and
have been prominently identified with the
BUffragerte movement in Kr.gland. Both
are graduates of the co-educational col
lege at Cambridge, but. being unable to
obtain degrees under Cngllsh law. they
have come to this country to obtain post
graduate instruction and the necessary
degrees from a prominent American col
ic Re.
"It Is not only the working people who
are interested In the woman suffrage
movement in our country," said one of
tlie young suffragettes, "but many of the
nobility are daily making pleas to the
government for votes. Among the most
prominent cf these are l.ad' omerset,
Jdv Howard. Lord Carlyle's daughter.
Another who is particularly prominent is
Sirs. I'srthlc Despard. a sister of Gen
eral French, of t! KiikIibIi army. She
enjoys immunity from arrest because of
her brothers position, although she Is
one of the prime movers of the audacious
tactics employed hy the suffragettes to
ei tlielr cue before lite Mouses of Far
llament. To be arrested as a suffragette
i the very best of liu-k. as martyrs al
ays help any cause."
Women Elected Ben I.lndey.
While there were no demonstrations In
Denver to equal the suffragette disturb
ance In Iind.n. the ngllh visitors saw
the women of Olormdo make their most
determined campaign since the franchise
was granted some li years ago. Of late
years t tie "woman vots" has made little
dilferen-e In the political affairs ef Colo
rado, chieflv because there has been no
issue directly affecting the women them
selves. Iutied into a false sense of se
curity by the quiet, the Republican and
lemocratlc machines In Denver deter
mined to shelve Judge Ren R. Lindsey.
who has revolutionized Juvenile Court
methods. Judge ljndsey has been a thorn
In the side of both parties, because of
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his habit of speaking his mind about the
dishonest elements In either side. He de
sired re-election to the Juvenile Court,
but the party leaders agreed to "shelve"
him. and his name was not considered in
either convention.
Judge Lindsey announced that be would
run as an Independent candidate, but the
party leaders received his announcement
with laughter It was thought that voters
would be so Intent on voting a "straight"
Presidential ticket that an independent
candidate for so Insignificant an office
would receive no attention. But the wo
men began to bestir themselves In behalf
of Judge Lindsey. Indignation meetings
were held, and a plan of campaign was
formulated. "Lindsey workers." who
volunteered their services without cost,
were distributed at the various polling
places. They wore Lindsey badges, and
their cry was "Scratch for Lindsey." Not
a voter approached a polling place with
out running the gauntlet of these enthu
siasts, who worked with unflagging seal
from morning till night. The Lindsey
women were assisted In their work by
warms of "Lindsey klda." The little
Judge had endeared himself to the chil
dren of Denver, especially among the
newsboys and bootblacks in the business
section ot the city. Many a newsboy
quit his paper selling In order to don a
Lindsey badge and add nis enrni xreoie
to the "Scratch for Lindsey" chorus. The
boys did not have a monopoly of this la
bor of love, however, for the glrla in
sisted on helping In the work.
Couldn't Stem the Tide.
Before the balloting had gone on an
hour. It was apparent that nothing could
stem the Lindsey tide. Other candidates
and other Issues were lost sight of. The
"bosses" were alarmed, and their paid
workers were Instructed to do their best
to offset the work of the Lindsey brigade.
But when the votes were counted a la
borious process, owing to the tremen
dous amount of "scratching" It was
found that Judge Lindsey had received
something like 60 per cent of the total
vote.
The writer talked with one of these
"Lindsey women" at a Capitol Hill poll
ing place. She was a motherly looking
woman, and she was aided In her efforts
by three enthusiastic boys, who pounced
upon the occupants of the automobiles
that rolled up to the polling place,
"I'm been working since the polls
opened, and I'm going to stay till they
close." said this woman. "The women
ot Denver have Just got to elect Judge
Lindsey today, or the right ots fran
chise should be taken away from them.
The Democratic and Republican work
ers are getting from ii to J1S a day,
but nobody Is getting a cent for doing
this work for Judge Lindsey. Yet we
could have had five times as many as
sistants at the polls If we had only
needed them.?'
Attempted Bribery WIUi Candy.
While this conversation was being
carried on, another side to the picture
developed. A high-power louring car
was driven up to the polllus place and
a lieutenant of one of the Denver po
litical bosses leaped out of the ma
chine and beckoned two young women
who wore party badges and who had
been stationed at the polls to work In
behalf of the "Interests." Reaching un
der the seat of the auto, the lieutenant
brought out several boxes of candy,
neatlv tied with gold cord. These he
placed In the arms of the young wom
en, and then, after some consultation,
be leaped In the machine and was driv
en to another polling place.
"Those are workers for So-and-So,"
remarked the Lindsey worker, disgust
edly surveying the young women, who
were retreating in triumph with their
arms full of candy boxes. "I wonder
how many votes they'll be able to
influence with their candy. A woman
who will sell her vote for a few choco
lates Is a trifle worse than a man who
sells his vote for a dollar now Isn't
she?"
A study of political conditions In
Colorado does not bring to light many
changes wrought by the women since
tho franchise was granted. This Is due
to the fact that the women have Iden
tified themselves with the dominant
parties, save In some peculiar lnstanss.
like Judge Llndsey's oase. where occa
sion demanded Independent thinking
and voting. Ten years ago the xomen
of Colorado had two women m ambers
of the State Legislature. Several laws,
framed by women in the Interests of
the sex. have been passed, but as a
whole the cause of suffrage In C'o'or
ado has been passive rather than ag
gressive. Attempts have been made to
"stampede" the woman vol?. !iy .-a's-Ing
false "moral lss js." lut thexe have
fallen flat. Regarding the cxeriss of
the franchise, the women have proved
Indifferent only In proportion to the
Importance of the elections. It cannot
be said that they are more indi'.'erent
than the men. or that there is a larger
ztay-at-home" vote among them. As
a rule It will be found that tho en
franchised women of the West echo
the sentlmenis of Miss Ellis Meredith,
a leading suffragist of Colorado, who.
In a recent magazine article, declared
that the greatest satisfaction comes
not from vctlng but from the knowl-
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edge that the right to vote- Is heis.
Instances are known of women ".aki.ng
to the game of politics "like ducks to
water," one young woman during the
campaign Just closed visiting evtry
town In Wyoming and organizing iiO
Bryan clubs, as she expressed It, "just
for the Joy of the work."
It Is surprising to the visitor to a
suffrage state to find women engaged
In the practical political work at the poll
ing places. After the stranger has run
the gamut of the "workers" outside the
polling place, he finds that fully half
the clerks and watchers are women.
These clerical workers are recruited
from all ranks of life, and most of
them welcome the opportunity of earn
ing a little "pin money" at this kind of
employment They are lynx-eyed, when
it comes to detection of fraud, and, un
like men, they do not hesitate to "speak
up" whenever a suspicious circumstance
arises.
Dr. Shaw, who has made a special
study of suffrage conditions In England,
being herself Knglish born. Is of the
opinion that women In that country
will secure the ballot before their
American sisters, despite the fact that
the suffrage movement began in this
country 20 years before It was thought
of abroad. It is her opinion that tho
only way for women to secure general
suffrage In this country In to unite with
bodies of men for instance the labor
unions. In a monarchical country they
have to go about their campaign in a
different way, but with better chances
of ultimate success.
In Colorado, which may be said to
be representative of the suffrage states
of the West, conditions are summed up
by a local suffrage leader as follows:
"It may be that woman suffrage has
njt done much good, as far as accom
plishing sweeping reforms is concerned,
but no one can get 13 reputable men In
Colorado to sign a statement to the ef
fect that equal suffrage has done any
harm."
Denver. Nov. !.
Greatest Dandy in the World
KIN'G EDWARD, THE FIRST GENTLEMAN OF ENG
LAND, IX THE MATTER OP FASHION.
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ING EDWARD of England, not
withstanding the fact that he Is
now approaching his 70th year, and has
come to be regarded as one of the most
astute diplomats and statesmen In the
world. Is still recognized as the first
gentleman of Europe In matters of
fashion, and In accordance with his
reputation as the acknowledged leader
of men's modes, all those male Inhabi
tants of European countries who desire
to be regarded as smart and up-to-date
Jn regard to their personal attire, model
their clothes as nearly as possible after
those worn by England's monarch, says
the Detroit News-Tribune.
The leading tailors of London, Paris.
Berlin, Vienna, Rome, St. Petersburg.
Budapest and the smaller European
capitals come to Marlenbad every year
to carry out a systematic observation
of the King during the three weeks In
which he drinks the health-giving wa
ters of the springs and lives the simple
life, to cure himself of the results of
rich and luxurious living In England.
When the King arrives toward the end
of August a swarm of tailors and out
fitters from all the capitals are waiting
to pursue their studies of the way in
which the first gentleman clothes and
decorates his august body. Hatters,
hosiers, shlrtmakers. shoemakers, ven
dors of underwear, collar-makers, and
cuff manufacturers, glove-makere and
Jewelers are there to carry out the neces
sary observations in tneir respective
spheres of activity,
visit to Marlenbad
During the King's
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SCHOOL FOR INDIANS LOCATED AT SITKA, ALASKA
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I PLETON. the ll-year-old daughter
of Dr. and Mrs. C. R. Templeton. has
recently returned from a trip to Alaska,
taken in company with her parents, of
which she has written a comprehensive
description. Little Miss Templeton Is an
accomplished girl for her years, being
an excellent French scholar and gifted
musically. Her one ambition she declares
Is to become a writer, and she Is .de
lighted over the fact that she has been
recently requested to become a con
tributor to the American Tours Magazine.
Following is Miss Templeton's account
of the Sitka Training School which is
supported by the Presbyterian Board of
Home Missions. In which the young
writer and her mother were especially
Interested as Mrs. Templeton Is secretary
of the North Facific board of Portland,
which contributes largely to the support
of tlie Sitka school:
There the boys snd girls study in
school Just like we do In Portland. They
have grades and pass examinations and
I suppose they worry and get nervous
over school work, but they really ap
preciate their school, and oh. how they
love their teachers. I love my teachers
too. but you know some I like better
than others. Those Indians up there seem
to love everybody who teaches and helps
them. I don't know bow there happens
to be so many dear, sweet teachers In
one place, they all seem to me to be so
fine and they look happy. I don't believe
they are ever cross. How could they
scold when they know those children love
them so much and they take the place of
father and mother for those poor chil
dren do not have educated "papas, and
mammas line we do.
"Mr. Beattle, the superintendent. Is
slways kind and good, everybody loves
him and the pupils watch him, and If
they are naughty he Just looks at them,
that Is enough, for all wish to please him,
not because they are afraid, but because
they love and respect him. I heard them
all sing together and it seemed better
than our school singing. They like music
and the boys have a fine brass band, and
they look grand In their uniforms. On
Sunday they all went to church, with
school uniforms; they marched so proud
ly; their shoes shining and faces smiling,
but in church service they are so quiet.
"Oh, yes. I forget to tU yeu about
other things they learn. They all go
to school half of the day and the other
half the girls learn how to keep house,
cook and sew and tho boys learn different
trades; they like to make boats. I sailed
In some boats they made. I wish I was
there now, sailing on that pretty bay.
going from one lovely Island to another.
I wish I could take all my little friends
up there; it would make them happy
I know. -
"There "are ' some little Indians that
have not gone to school yet and they do
not look so clean, and some of them
need handkerchiefs. The training school
has fine, large playgrounds and ihe chil
dren play all the games that our children
do. and when at play they shout Joyously
and sound like our boisterous boys do
when playing football."
full so excellent an opportunity of
watching Edward's taste in all depart
ments of clothing and outfitting.
Every morning before 7 o'clock the King
appears on the public promenade to drink
the waters from the springs, together
with hundreds of visitors from all parts
of the world assembled at Marlenbad,
and at this early hour he invariably wears
a lounge sack suit, with other articles
of clothing to match, but whatever the
color .of the suit may be he always wears
a colored shirt and brown shoes. It is
noticeable that the King has an espe
cial liking for red In dressing himself,
for on nine days out of ten he wears a
red tie and almost every day red stock
ings can be seen peeking forth between
his turned-up trouBers and low shoes.
The King takes with him to Marlenbad
more than 100 large trunks for a stay
of three weeks, so that he has s liberal
choice of clothes from which to choose
every morning. It la noticeable that he
dons a different suit on each morning
and that he varies the color of the shirts
and hats in the same way, the red socks
being the only fioint In which he prefers
sameness from day to day. If he appears
In a gray suit one morning he wears a
brown suit next day. a blue suit on the
third day, another shade of gray on the
fourth, a different blue or brown on the
fifth, green clothes on the sixth, and so
on till he has exhausted the stock of
suits which he has brought with him
and begins again at the beginning. The
color of the soft felt hat always corre
sponds to the color of the suit, so that a
gray hat accompanies a gray coat, and
a green hat a green euit.
Many of the King'B colored shirts are
made with the collars affixed to them.
and the collar is made of the same ma
terial and is the same color as the shirt
itself. Sometimes the King wears a
white collar on a colored shirt, but the
cuffs are always of the same color as tne
material of the shirt. The king's hand
kerchief also corresponds to the color of
the suit which he is wearing. If the
weather be cold the King reveals the pos
session of an amazing variety of over
coats and ulsters of all colors, lengths
and styles, and altogether his early morn
ing promenades yield a world of observa
tions In- regard to the kind of clothing to
be worn on unceremonial occasions.
If the King goes out to lunch or to aft
ernoon tea. as Is often the case during
his Marlenbad visit, he wears, by pref
erence, gray frock coats or gray cutaway
coats with tails, surmounted by a gray
top hat, a style of dressing which he
sometimes varies by a blue frock coat, or
blue cutaway, also surmounted by a gray
top coat. In the evening the King either
goes to the local theater, or attends a
small and comparatively Informal dinner
party given by some English, lTrench or
Austrian aristocrat in his honor, and on
these occasions he wears a dining Jacket
with a black tie. Once or twice during
his Summer vacation there may be a
more formal dinner to attend, and then
the King always goes out in full evening
dress and white tie. Every Sunday morn
ing he religiously attends the little Eng
lish church, and then he dons the tradi
tional tall black silk hat typical of the
English Sunday, together with a black
frock coat, colored waistcoat and gray
trousers.
The makers of European fashions have
thus ample opportunities for study. Every
morning on the promenade they can be
seen, notebook in hand. Jotting down par
ticulars of their observations, or making
sketches of this or that feature of King
Edward's outfit. If he goes for a walk
they shadow him, If he takes a drive
they are again on the lookout to spy out
any other alterations In his costume
which may be worthy of imitation. On
Sundays their rush to obtain seats In the
English church became such a nuisance.
Inasmuch as they occupied seats which
ought to have been available for English
worshipers, who were thus excluded, that
the officiating clergyman was obliged to
give ordrs tp exclude them, and now they
have to content themselves with watch
ing the King as he alights from the car
riage and walks through the little. church
yard. Obviously It Is impossible for all these
systematic observations of his person to
escape the notice of the object of them.
As a matter of fact King Edward knows
all about the way in which he is shnd
owed and is familiar with the names of
most of the firms who model their fash
ions after his royal person.
Stuffed Sweet Potatoes.
The housewife who has not given her
family sweet potatoes with a palatable
stuffing has kept them from eating a
delicious dish for Autumn.
They are made by choosing large
extra sweet potatoes and baking them.
After this cut a silt In the side of each
and remove the pulp. Season It with
butter, salt, pepper, a little lemon Juice
and a dash of sugar. Beat this to
gether until it is quite light, put back
into the skins and bake until the top
J la brown. New York Times.