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Wnman Suffraae in Oregon Exciting, Writer Explains Corvallis Husbands and wives go to the polls together now in Oregon, but half a cen tury ago that didn't happen. The men went, but the women stayed home. ' There wasn't, in fact,, a woman voter in all of Oregon in 1909. " The reason, of coarse, is that women were not allowed to vote in the state until 1912. The long struggle by wom en for "equal rights" is one of the most interesting chapters in the state's development, ac cording to Dr. Joseph W. Elli son,: head of the history de partment at Oregon State col lege. .Writing New Book A widely-known historian and author, Dr. Ellison is writ ing a new book on the woman suffrage movement in Ameri ca. It is tentatively titled Women Are Also Born Free and Equal," a statement that would have been disputed at the turn of the century. - Oregon was in the "middle" In the suffrage movement, Dr. Ellison noted from his exten sive research. It trailed Idaho, Washington, and California in giving women the right to vote but was still ahead of -several other western states. The national woman move ment for equal political and "economic rights was launched "in 1848 with Susan B. An thony and others as leaders. In Oregon, the movement be- - gan about 1870 with Mrs. Abi gail Scott Duniway as the -J'champion" of the cause for women. To Dr. Ellison, Mrs. Duni- - way ranks as "one of the great women of the west. Becomes School Teacher Abigail Scott came to Ore gon in 1852 as a girl of 17, Dr. Ellison relates. Despite little formal education, she became a school teacher, writer, busi nesswoman, editor, and most of all a dedicated and able crusader. Shortly after her marriage to Ben C. Duniway, he was hurt in an accident and incapacitated for farm la bor. The family burden fell on Abigail or "Jenny" as she was called." During her work in Albany, she heard all kinds of stories of women's problems, hard ships and injustices. The fact that all women were denied equal educational, profession- tl, political and economic rights equal pay for equal work, for example deeply troubled her. "One half of the women are dolls, the rest of them are drudges, and we re all fools," she reportedly said. Convinced that the only way to better things was to win voting rights for her sex, Mrs. Duniway moved to Port land where she started a news paper devoted to "enfran chisement of women." The first issue of the "New North west" appeared May 5, 1871. It declared itself for "free speech, free press, free peo ple," and compared favorably in editorial excellent with the Oregonian, edited by Abigail's brother, "Harvey Scott, Dr, Ellison says. Praised and Denounced- The New Northwest, pub lished for about 15 years, was praised and denounced. Mrs. Duniway was maligned as an "infidel, free thinker, a dan gerous, crazy woman." In 1871, Susan B. Anthony came to Oregon and toured the state with Mrs. DuniwaV, or ganizing suffrage groups. Though a mother of five children,' Mrs. Duniway found time- and energy not only to continue with her newspaper but to travel across the state speaking for women's rights. At Jacksonville in 1879, she was showered with eggs. When she returned a week later for a second meeting, no women of the town were al lowed to attend and local feel ing ran so high that the sher iff felt obliged to protect her. Put on Ballot . In 1882, the question of woman suffrage was put on the ballot. It was decisively beaten. The same thing hap pened in 1884. The question of woman suffrage then died down for a time, Dr. Ellison 4 MAIL TRIBUNE, MtJforJ, Or. B Thursday, Aug. 13, 19S9 Medford Man Gets Six-Month Sentence Ira Herschell Imhausen, 19, of route 4, box 398C, Medford, was sentenced to six months in the county jail Tuesday by District Court Judge E. Roy Bashaw for operating a motor vehicle while his license was suspended. -rlmhausen will be eligible for probation in 60 days. The jail sentence is to be served concurrently with a 10-day sentence given previously for failure . to stop at the scene of an accident. Imhausen's attorney, O. H. Bengtson, Medford, yesterday moved to dismiss an appeal from the jury verdict on a hit and run charge. Judge Ba shaw dismissed the appeal. In other district court ac tion, Thomas Spurgeon Gray, 24, of 908 Launsdale st., Med ford, was bound over to the grand jury on charges of breaking and entering a pri vate dwelling with intent to commit burglary. He is being held on $1,500 bail. Gray is charged with enter ing a house at 2425 Neilo st., Medford, Feb. 18. Chemical Society Sets National Meeting Chicago -(DPD The" Ameri can Chemical society will hold its 134th national meeting here Sept. 7 to 12 with more than 14,000 chemists and chemical engineers from all over the U.S.. and several foreign countries expected to attend. Dr. Clifford F. -Rassweiler, president of the society, said the main topics for discus sion will be new develop ments in science education, advances in the control of air pollution and progress in the chemical attack on cancer. From 1939 to 1952 indus trial wages in Sweden rose by about 200 per cent. fii fH 1 reports. But after the adop tion of the initiative and ref erendum system in Oregon, the question of woman suf frage was referred to the vot ersor men in 1906,. 1908, and 1910. Each time, the mar gin of defeat grew smaller. Finally in 1912, the measure passed by a vote of 61,265 to 57,104. 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TIDE Gum Size 3 89 - pk 29 69 - n,. 73 SUCCESSFUL DIVE Skin divers James Rice Oeft) and Ed Ezekiel, surface by a San Francisco, Calif., pier with the "hot" plates from the car driven by accused cop killer Alexander Robillard. Robillard, charged with shooting Hillsborough, Calif., police officer Eugene Doran six times with the patrolman's own gun, led police to this pier, from which he had thrown the stolen license plates used during his get away. Small Worlds Around Us By Lynn M. Watkins Airplane Wreckage Found in Idaho That Measley .Five Per Cent Makes Man Miserable , Insurance statistics, compil ed over a long period of time, show that most automobile ac cidents are caused' by a very small percentage of drivers. Likewise, of all the thousands of varieties of insects in the world, somewhat over five per cent of the species are harmful to mankind. The 95 per cent are either entirely harmless, or are bene ficial. It is unfortunate that the measley little five per cent should be so persistent and aggressive as to make us think all "bugs" are bad. Don't Hunt Victims - ' '. In this' group are mosqui toes, ticks, bedbugs, some species of flies, cockroaches and some of the gnats. The ants, bees, wasps, and some of the others will bite or sting under provocation, but they do not hunt out their victims as do the members of the "biting five per cent group." There are upwards of 750, 000 varieties of insects. Nine- tenths of all living creatures on this earth are insects. They are found in the deep est caves," in the snows of the Artic; high in the air, on the highest mountain and on the hot sands of the desert.... ., It would be next to impos sible to perfect a repellent or a poison that would work on all of them. - No Favor Asked z The "biting fifth" has" been plaguing man since the begin ning of time. It could almost be the reason for the coining of the expression; "fifth col umn," for these are the crea tures that really "bore from within." This minority asks no favors: Their rate of re production is 200 times as fast as man's and for this reason alone they can readily adapt themselves to changing . con ditions. They can and do build up an immunity to poison. So, to be wholly ef fective, insecticides must be changed from time to time. If you think the figure five per cent seems low, you might Idaho Falls, Idaho - (DPD -Wreckage of a twin-engine plane with the remains of one remember it represents the species, not the individuals. Often the number of mosqui toes is so astronomical as to make the five per cent figure seem meaningless. The meas ley little "five per centers" loom so large because of their bold and aggressive nature. The harmless bugs go their mundane " way, are seldom seen, and little appreciated. (Released by The Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1959) crash victim was found on a mountainside 100 miles east of here Tuesday. Pilot of the plane was ' thought to be James S. Rob bins, a Seattle contractor, who vanished on a flight from Denver to Seattle !ast Dec. 7. Robbins is the father-in-law of Jon Lindbergh, son of the famous flier, Charles Lindbergh. A sheepherder, who found the plane, said he saw only one body inside the aircraft. He said he also found a ski with the name "Robbins" on it. Only Trail ways Offers 'BIG $AVMC$. DAYS A WEEK Families save as much as Vs and more. Wife with husband travels one way free. Trailways offers the lowest cost vacation travel in America. TftAIUVAVS , Depot: 182 W Front Ph. SP J-1153 EXCLUSIVE SHORT ROUTE EAST VIA Crater Lake National Park iFRI.-SAT., AUG. 14-T5 r. ' TZIt ZZ O'l VW TiAJiWM?' WW7M frft f ffii '! Lr-yj LPv ' J V?v yy " 12-iich L.P. Stereophonic. Tour ' ' " ' m'L " WomenV Children's Skips GuZzntetd. 10-12 3.1 ' Wash 'Wear. 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