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FTBRCARY 81, i'ACC SEVEK mine BY OLIVER P. NEWMAN. LARGE, dignified and important United States senator sat at hia great mahogany desk in the magnificent marhl of fire gjj building provided by Uncle Sam for hia lawmakers on Capi- t)J bill, Washington. He was deeDlv immerse In a nil nf Important looking papers, brow furrowed, his eyes studious. Into hia presence his secretary timidly intruded.

"I beg your pardon," she said softly, "there's a lady outside who in-sists on seeing you." The big senator looked up with a scowl. "You told her I was busy, didn't you?" he thundered. "Yes, sir, but-but-well, I can't explain it. but she'sinsistent and I thought perhaps perhaps you might see her for a moment." "Who is she?" rolled from the great man in more thunderous tones. "Alice Paul!" When Amelia Bloomer Shocked the Natives AMELIA BLOOMER fresh from Iowa put on her "bloomer" dress and shocked the entire nation bark in the Good Old Days.

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"What Is ths Lucretia Mott amendment?" for despite a lot ef publicity many people know little or nothing about It. Let Alice Paul answer. "The Lucretia Molt amendment," sbs says, "will give women the right to earn their living." Her Interviewer looked blank at this explanation, being under ths opinion generally beld that women already have tbe right to earn their living. Eo Miss Paul elucidated. It seems that Lucretia Mott first proposed tbe amendment in question sevtnty-five years ago and that It Is just as necessary to complete freedom and equality of women now as it was then-It not more so.

Tbe amendment itself Is vsry short and direct. It reads as followst "Men snd women shall have equal rights throughout tbe United States and every place subject to Its Jurisdiction." With ber soft voice and shy smile, but with tbe light of intense feeling burning in her big gray eyes, Miss Paul said: "Never until the equal rights amendment is written Wu to the constitution will working women be safe from their well meaning but misguided friends, who seek to 'protect them by preventing them from engaging en equal terms with men in tbe work of the world, and deciding for themselves whaf they want to do, what they can do and when they shall do it. For example, a state may have a law prohibiting women working at night. This means that, if I go into a restaurant at 10 o'clock at night a man may aerve me but a woman is prohibited tram serving me. Such a restriction upon a woman's right to work constitutes an indefensible injustice.

The stste has no moral right to say that a man Is tree to choose whatever work be desires but tbat. a woman la not tree to make the same, choice. Men and women are equal and must have equsl opportunities, rights snd privileges. The Lucretia Mott amendment will take from the state Its legal right to make such discrimination." Not in Jail Lately. The fact that Miss Paul bas net been in Jail lately Is no Indication that she bas modified bar views and become conservative with the passing of ths year, flbe )s Just ss "militant" as ever.

The reason she has not been battling with the cops since the war is that the hour for dramatic methods In ths present campaign has not yst struck and may never strike, pbe snd her associates are following tbe same course that they pursued in the suffrage fight using peaca- ve-ttsd in the papers for help in the suffrage campaign. This was In tbe summer of 190, when Miss Paul bad completed a course of seversl years' work snd study In England and Germany and bad purchased bar ticket to return to America A delegation was going to parliament, however, with a demand for "votes for women," and she Joined ths procession, beoauss she believed in women suffrage and was willing to swell tbe sixeTof tbe deputation by her presence. That day "marked tbe turning point In her life. She, with others, was arrested. The Incident fired her seal for tbe cause.

She met sod becams devoted to Mrs. pankhurst. She cancelled ber ticket to America. Joined tbe suffrsge forces and until the following January participated in all of tbe exciting battles of that time. She went to Jail seven times and tbea turned bar face towards home, determined, to devute herself to tbe same movement In tbe United States.

She was soon the head of tbe Washington office of the National Suffrage association and worked wtth Mrs. Ctt. Dr. Anna Shaw and other distinguished suffragists ef that organization. She resorted to militant methods, with a rival organization, only after six years of failure by the use of persua slve peaceful means.

Miss Paul's passionate devotion to tbe cause ef the Mott amendment, burns every bit as brightly as did her seal for suffrsge. Whatever the world may think ef her "militancy" In the suffrage fight, she bas no doubts or regrets. She Is as certain that militancy brought tbe adoption of tbe Susan B- Anthony amendment as she le certain that tbe sun rfcas. She glories in the part she took la the battle. She le certain that tbe police riots, tbs srrests, tha attacks by mobs, ths hunger strikes, the Jatl sentences aroused tha country to Indignation and forced President Wilson and eoegrsss to espttulate.

Sbs conscientiously bsllevee that, but for tbe militant methods, suffrage would here been delayed tor years. To her the littla bend of women pickets are heroes, who sacrificed themselves as truly as the religious crusaders of the esrly ages who were tortured for their faith. With that spirit (but with the mild per soesl speech and conduct characteristic of tbe Quaker! she has consecrated herself to tbe adoption of the equal rights amendment. As she herself says, "the removal of every existing form of subjection of women" is ber vision. Tbe Lucretia Mott amendment, followed by leg lalatlve action by coogress and the states, she says, will make that vision a reality.

COryritht, lets, Currmt rturei, ne.J licity that has eat down on her tor the past fifteen years, most people are unaware of these circumstances. Nevertheless, tihe might be said to be running true to form. Two olher great suffrage leaders who preceded her in tbe long struggle for political equality (perhaps the two greatest) were also Quakers. They were Lucretia Mott and Susan B. Anthony, who seem to bve pasaed on to ber tbe burning fire of en-thuflasm which made them crusaders In the woman's caue.

And yet another brilliant example shines out for ber from, tbe pages of history. Although she was not a 'suffragist, so far as known, the fascinating Quaker maid, Dolly Madison, manipulated women and men in a successful political rampalgn that made her hut-band president of tb I'nited States and gave her sixteen glorious years as chatelaine of tbe white house, where she was famous for social leadership, rougo and red turbans. Whatever the inspiration, Alice Paul Is still fighting. She did not lay down her arms when victory crowned tbe other suffragets who bad led tbe long struggle for tbe ballot. When she had served ber last term in the workhouse, when the last banner of the pickets had been torn from her grasp, when the last hunger strike was ended and women everywhere were shouting huizas, Alice Paul.

Uke Paul Jones, said she'd just begun to fight. And she's on the firing Use today, But instead of watching tbe white house gates with hopeful eye from tbe bulging bay window of the old Mark Hanna house on Lafayette square, where the militants bad their headquarters, she Is sitting across tbs plaza from tbe tanltol, keeping an eye on congress from tbe headquarters of tbe national women's party, and work, log day and nigbt for adoption of tbs "Lucretia Mott amendment." She's Little and Shy. The name galvanized the aenator Into rigidity, Hia eyea opened to surprise. HI face paled. WUh a hand that train, bled slightly be laid bis papers down on the deck In front of him.

Alice PaQl! Tbe name brought a great amy of Irritating, frightening, jumbled memories Into bis mind. Suffragets! Tho war! Pickets at tbe white house gates! Mobs, riots, Jail, hunter strikes! What In tbe world could this female de mos want with him now, when the suffrage, fight was over and done "with long ago? Had she not done harm enough? What new devilment wag she up to? Glancing at tbe closed door to his outer office be visualised Alice Paula large, gaunt, angular woman, with lantern Jaw, swaggering manner, domineering person-ality combative, antagonistic, argumentative, vindicative. He sighed, glanced at hie watch, made a helpless gesture and told bis secretary to show br In. He rose as he beard footsteps approaching a moment later end braced himself for resistance. And Into bis office walked a light iemure, timid looking little woman, almost shy In manner and with a voice to gentle he could scarcely bear He bad never seen ber but be bad beard of her "militant" methods In America and England.

He knew she had served Jail sentences on numerous occasions In both countries. He expected tq greet a "militant" personality and he got the heck that all men get when they meet mouselike Alice Paul for the first time. The senator didn't knew that Alice Paul was a demure Quaker maid from tbe heart of tbe Quaker settlements of New Jersey: that she bas the gentle volee. tbe quiet manner, the modest, retiring personality that le characteristic of that tecs. In spite of tbe white light of pub 1 AMKUA StiOOStM BlVOMKBA.

learned the militant methods later applied In Washington. "How did you, a Quaker girl la a peaceful village of New Jersey, happen to' be projected out of your quiet, restricted surroundings, Into the very middle of one of tbe most violent struggles tha world hsa ever known?" MM Psul was asked. She first looked surprised. Then she smiled ber shy smile. "I have been In tbe fight so long," she explained, "that at first I hardly undr-Stood your question, It seems to me tbat my work of the last fifteen years Is my natural, orthodox life.

To tbe average person who is considering my birth and girlhood I suppose it does seem strange. Yet It bas been a perfectly logical development. Her First Arrest. "My belief in the equality of men and women, of course, I got from my Quaker family, for tbe Quakers have always believed In equality," she continued. "My entrance into the suffrage movement, however, was accidental.

It happened in England, while I was a student there." As a matter of fact. It might property be said that sbs was literally pitched Into the fight. Mrs. Pankhurst had ad- Prospects for JMrs. C.

F. Lytle The Fable of the Bust-Over BY GEORGE ADE. THERE Is an old Saying that every old Nag slips the Halter at least Once during the Clover Season. Suggesting that even the docile Work Animal sometimes gets tired of tugging away in the JUr Jiess and having all sorts of Drivers yelling Giddaps at him. In the Case of Mr.

Irving J. Whamm it would be difficult to find a more domesticated and tamed Old Dobbin. It just seemed that he had been dropped down to the Earth In order to do all of the Heavy Pulling for Elvira and the two Debs and'the soft-collared Argentine Prince who was Heir Apparent and didn't work at anything else seldom calling for ful, argumentative, orthodox means of persuasion first, over a long period, In the hope of success without resort to militant tactics. Deputations with petitions for suffrage waited on the president and congress for years before the picketing started. Deputations and petitions are the order of the day now in the work for the Mott amendment, as evidenced by a delegation of 300 women of all walks of ltte from all ever tbe country, descending on the white bouse and Importuning President Cool-Idge for help.

But If tbe army under Alice Paul's generalship doesn't get the Mott amendment within a reasonable time. It Is the writer's prediction that all tbe eld methods of militancy will be resorted to, with a lot of new stunts sdapted to modern con-dltlona. It Is a far cry from ths quiet, shady lanes of Moorestown, N. whsre Alice Paul was born In a peaceful Quaker family on Jan. 11, USB, to a rail In Jail la the city of Washington, tbe nation's capital.

Nevertheless, Miss Paul made tbe journey and did It by way of England, where she first saw the Inside of jails for helping ths famous Mrs. Pankhnrst break into parliament snd where she No Alimony CONTINTED FROM PACE THREE. termed by sociologists and religious workers as one of the greatest scourges of the United States. At any rate by admitting her ability and willingness to support her eelf a woman goes far toward waiving her right to alimony and some authorities now are urging that easy alimony makes easy divorces. The contract, which was enti'ed "Agreement," follows in full: The Prenuptial Contract.

Lois F. Chicoine to Charles F. Lytle This agreement made and en- tered into this 4th day of January, A. D. 1926.

by and between Lois F- Chicoine ef Salix, party of the first part, and Charles F. Lytle, party of the second part, witnesseth Whereas the said parties hereto contemplate marriage, and being desirous that there be no imp-understandings or disputes between them over financial or property matters, by reason of such marriage, it is the intention of the 'parties hereto that each may acquire, own, sell, transfer or bequeath any property, real or personal, as fully and freely as if unmarried, and Whereas, the said Lois F. Chicoine is able, capable and willing to earn her own living, and marrying him for no other reason than love, affection and esteem which she has for him, and so that no one may misunderstand or misconstrue her motives in marrying the said Charles F. Lytle, she desires py in the way of Evening Habiliment. Father made the Lll'es of the yield look like Weeda.

All who saw him, and pe-cially' those who were near enouKb to smell him, agreed that he was the He-tielle of the Occasion. He, didn't go near any of the Whamms during tbe long Night He waa too busy telling the other Boys that Congress shouldn't have passed tbs Law in tbe first Place. He did not know any the new Dances, se he mastered all ef them in about Ten Minutes snd after that everything was Hotsy-Tetsy until about when he Eent Word to tbe Whamms to beat It, as he was booked for Ham and Eggs at a Dump down near the Rail- there came to his Face a stern snd set Expression of Resolve such as David wore Just before stepping into the Read way to face Gellatb, sui'b ss Srartacus shewed to ths huddled Gladiators In tbe basement ef the Colosseum, such as you see on tbe face of Washington in the pteel Engraving ef Crossing the Delaware sod such Charley Dawes in-vsrlsbly assumes Just before entering tbe Senate Chamber. On the Nigbt of Nights, ths Stranger who came early la the evening, ostensibly to see Mr. Whamm on a Matter of Business, was none other than a trained Valet and Presser who bad devoted bis Life to the impossible Task of making men beautiful.

Hotsy-Totsy. After he had backed Mr. Whamm into the new Garb turned out by a Tailor ho caters to Young Men, and had tied the Bows on tbe Glossy Pumps, and inserted the sure-enough Pearls and put the Butterfly effect on the Choker and touched up the Eye-brpws, and combed tbe Hslr so as to cover up the Hazard between the Rough and tbe fairway, Our Hero was ready to go in front of a Camera and play the Lead in a Movie Version of tbat tender and wholesome Drama known as "The Great Lover." Papa's One Long Lubricating Inning. He kept his Hat down and hid inside of-his Overcoat, so the anxious and worried members of his Flock did not get a square Flash ef him until be sauntered it on the Hall Itocftn Floor and then tt-ey realized that Oscar Shaw, In the Second Act of the Revue, had merely been pretending te tsar something Snap- hereby agree to properly support and educate any children born to the parties hereto of this marriage. In witness whereof the parties hereto have signed their names this 4th day of January.

A. D. 1926. Lois F. Chicoine Party of the First Part Charles F- Lytle Party of the Second Part Mr.

Lytle reached the position he now holds only after work and sacrifice in his youth. His school days ended at 15 and for the rest of his education he had to look to himself. His father, Robert B. Lytle, was a native of New York, later moving to Ohio and then to lowar Charles F. Lytle was born in Johnson county in 1869, living on a farm until he was 15 yean old.

After leaving the farm Mr. Lytle went into the grain trade with his father in Chicago, in which business he remained several years. From there he went to Fort Dodge, where he worked in a wholesale and retail drug store. He then went into business for himself at Sulphur Springs, as a farmer and grain dealer, remaining there five years. Then in 1899 after two years as a traveling salesman in Nebraska and western Towa, he came to Sioux City and went into the real estate business.

This occupied him for one year and then he took a fling at the plumbing and heating business. In 1903 he went over to contracting, tho occupation which marked the beginning of his rise In the business life of the town. Dldoea were bad enough for a Touug man. but for a crumbling W'reck. about to be condemned by the Building Department, they were unspeakable.

Whereupon he said that a Man is Just as old as his Arteries and, speaking for Hlmnelf. he had Arteries tbat were as tillable as cooked mscaront and as Elastic as Rubber Bands, and, if there wee su'h a thing ss reincarnation, possibly he was a Second Edition of Peter Pan. The upabot of the whole Scandal has been that, so tar as be Is concerned, Rousu Psrties are out and Son Is using the form-fitting Boup and Pish Outfit. Moral? Vim ran teach aa Old Dog Tricks, but It's Copyrlht to enter into this agreement. She relinquishes her right of dower in and to any property, real or personal, now owned or that may hereafter be owned by the said Charles F.

Lytle. It is therefor agreed (1) That I. the said Lois F. Chicoine, In consideration of Tnar- rlage by the said Charles F. Lytle, do hereby renounce and relinquifh any and all interest, particularly the right of dower, in and to any property, real or personal, now owned or hereafter acquired hy the said Charles F.

Lytle, and (2) In the event of the death of the said Charles F. Lytle, I. the said' Lois Chicoine. hereby renounce and relinquish any and all" interest, including the right of dower, in and to any property, real or personal, belonging to the estate of the said Charles F. Lytle, and (3) In the event of separation or divorce for any cause, the raid Lois F.

Chicoine, hereby renounce, relinquish and release any claim for alimony from the said Charles F. Lytle, except that tho paid Charles f. Lytle shall support and educate any children horn to the parties hereto of this marriage, and (4) the said Charles F. Lytle. in consideration of marriage by the said Lois F.

Chicoine, do hereby renounce and relinquish any and all interest, including the right of dower, in or to any property, real or personal, now owned or hereafter acquired by the said Ils F. Chicoine, and (5) I. the said Charles Lytle, av Tracks. He hsd been reading up snd he knew that all Nice People must welcome the Dawn, In a Reanery kept open for Taxi Drivers, Th Day after the Party was tbe Happiest Dy of his Lire In spite of the Kact that the InRlde of his mouth felt like an Oriental Rug and he could hear Bells ringing. Not one of the Beloved Ones weutd speak to him.

After years of timid Yearning, be had succeeded In being a Disgrace. It was all to the Good. Better be a Roue than a Rube. On the Second Day the good Woman did step out of the boow Bank lonp enough to tell him that each sad-such his Coffee before 10 A. M.

Any downtrodden Money-Grubber who has three Gimmies to keep In fine Raiment and Lavender Water and high, powered Cars snd whatever One happens tq see in Shop Windows, seldom Is inclined to learn the Saxophone, eat Welsh Rabbits at g. or devote hoars and Hours to penetrating tbe hidden M.vetarlea at tha Charleston. Therefore. Mr. Whamm, aside from being a Meal Ticket, was, so far as the other Whamms were concerned Just a Cemto Btrlp.

They figured tbat be had only two Accomplishments. He could make Money and Social Errors. His place was in the Background except when it was time to write Checks, The ideal Arrangement would have been to keep him In a Cage somewhere and Jot him pass out the Needful through tbe Bars. Grooving Up Papa. Yon enn imagine the Consternation which prevailed among the Whamms as the time drew near for Mrs.

Chauncey Walnwrlght's annual Bid for Publicity. Every Mid-Winter, about the Time thst folks were recovering from the Holidays. Mrs. W. threw a Party which was a combination of Reception Dance, Street Carnival end Indian Uprising.

TEe principal Idea was to make the World sit up and take notice and she got her Wish. It was the kind of Party which no Woman could attend unless she bad Kv-erything new including that which doa not show, intentionally. It was the sort of Celebration for which the Parttrtpantsj go into tra'ning, usually sleeping all of the Day before. It was organized to turn Night into Day. 'What you might designate as a Wow.

What worried the Whamms was that Papa would be compelled to attend the Doinfrs. because Mrs. Chauncey Walnwrlght's Mother had been a Whamm and the Hostess had exacted a solemn Promise that Irving would be brought along, Bhe evidently laboring under the Delusion tbat he was a Human Itelng. He told Serena, otherwise known as Mrs. Wainwright, that he would check in early, wearing a Boyish Bob and some Sle'gh Hells.

The Wife and tbe two Llp-Stickere and the proud Aristocrat with Gluet en his Hair started In two Weeks ahead to warn him and prepare him. They told him that this was going to be a real Party, with Palms in the Corner, Chicken Salnd, Punch Bowl and Everything like that. The Guests were not expected to pull Taffy, pop Corn or play Kissing Games. It was suggested to Mr. Whamm tbat be had better not wear his Comforter and Yarn Mittens and to be sure and remov bis Ear-Muffa before entering the Ball Room.

The Straw That Broke the Nag's Back. Susie, the elder of the two junior rejalalA liabilities, asked him If he sjHSfJsy. Every thing Was knew what kind ef Tie went with Full Dress and did he have any Studs other tbau the little Wooden Ones gent back by the Laundry? Chlorine, the younger, bagged him, for the Love of St. Patrick, not to wear heavy Street Shoes with the Conventional Regalia and if he had to appear in the old Dress Suit, purchased when the Reception was given to President Taft, for the Sake of his Family, to remain backed up against the Wall all during tbs Proceedings. Ton know, of course," said the Bon, looking down at him from Heights above, "that there will be a no Square Dances not even a Virginia Reel.

If you are wise, you will take tbat new Sabatint Book with yon and remain in the Upper Apartment where tbe Gentlemen leave their Things." They hupied him Just unce too often. They rode aim ragged and, finally he Bucked. As he retreated to bis Den. followed by feals ef Scornful Laughter..