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TTTFj NORTTT PLATTTC RRATT -WFiFiKTiY TRmTTNK FIGHT FBI! VOTES sin mmeii Thirty-Six States Have Ratified Amendment. TENNESSEE FALLS INTO LINE "Washington Is the Thirty-Fifth Sev enty Years of Struggle for Equal Suffrage Features and Somo Immortal Names. Washington. American women have "won their tight for votes. Washington uind Tennessee have ratified the con--ntirutlonnl amendment, making 30 states out of 48. Upon the opening March 22 of the special sessions of the legislatures of Washington and Delaware, the woman nuffrnge situation In the United States wub briefly this : Amendment to the Constitution Siassed by congress June 4, 1019, as drafted la 1875 by Susan B. Anthony: -The right of citizens of the United states to vote shall not be denied or Lucretla Mott abridged by the United States or by ainy stute on nccount of sex." Rntlfl cation necessnry by legislatures of three-fourths of the 48 states of the Union. Amendment ratified by 34 states, be ginning with Wisconsin, June 10, 1919, .and ending with West Virginia March 10, 1920. Constitutionality of Ohio ratification before the 'United States Supreme court. Amendment defeated by six states "between September 12, 1919, and Feb ruary 17, 1920, as follows, In the or der named : Alabama, Georgia, Missis sippi, South Carolina, Virginia, Mary land. Connecticut and Vermont No regu lar sessions until 1921. Governors had refused to cnll special sessions. Florldu and Tennessee Cannot vote In 1020 because of constitutional pro vision requiring election to intervene 'between submission of amendment and -action on it. Louisiana Legislature to meet In June; small hope of ratification. North Carolina Legislature to meet In special session in August Gov, Thomas W. Blckctt had declared his intention to nsk for ratification. Washington promptly ratified. Del -aware and Loulslnnn refused. The .governors of Connecticut, Florldn and Vcrmout refused to call special ses sions. The United Stntes Supreme court upheld the Ohio ratification on the ground that no state constitution had the authority to change In any detail the method which the United States Constitution Itself provides for Its amendment. This decision elenred the way for the special session In Ten nessee, which 'began August 9. It is seventy years since the organ ized movement for woman suffrngo was begun In the United States In 1848 Lucretla Mott and Elizabeth "Cady Stanton called the first Woman's Jtlghts convention nt Seneca Falls, f vi&4! si1'" &Ts V .. A Susan D. Anthony. T.whlch launched a "Declaration of Sentiments" and passed a resolution demnndlni: enual suffrage. These are two immortal names In .American history. Lucretla Mott (1703-18S0) was horn In Nantucket, Miirs.. of Ouaker narents. After teach Ing, she became an "acknowledged minister" of the Fr ends. She married Jnmes Mott, who worked with his wife finiliiKt slavery. Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1002) -wis born In Johnstown, N. Y. She mnrrleil In 1S40 ITenry B. Swnton, a .journalist and anti-slavery speaker. From 18C9 to 1893 she was president of tho National Woman Sutfrago na- addresscd congressional cotuinltteccs on woman suffrage. Sho was the Joint author of "History of Woman Suf frage" (18Sl-) and "Eighty Tears or More" (1805) Is her autobiography. A third name is that of Susan B. Anthony (1820-1000). She Joined with Lucretla Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton In organizing tho woman wif frage movement Sho became In tlmo the real leader of the movement; cer tainly she was Its first militant suf fragist, norn In Adams, Mass., sho came of Quaker stock, and early devot ed herself to "temperance" (tho pro hibition of those days) and to the abo lition of slavery. In 1875 Miss Anthony, drafted ,tho amendment to the Constitution which has now been ratified. In 1878 tho amendment was Introduced In the sen ate by Senator Sargent of California. It was defeated In 1887 and thereaf ter was not oven debuted In congress, until 1914. During the yenrs the Constitutional amendment campaign was making no progress the women won many victo ries in the states, securing full suf frngo In 15; presidential suffrage In 12 and partial suffrage In several oth ers. The Nutlonal American Woman Suffrage association In 1912 opened headquarters in Washington and be gan nn active campaign for tho passage of tho amendment In 1010 It established branch headquarters there which wero devoted entirely to tho amendment campaign. The cam paign was educational and social as well as political and attracted world wide attention. Tho National Woman's pnrty, or ganized In 1010 by Alice Paul, estab lished Washington headquarters In 101.1 and Introduced the militant into tho campaign. Alice Paul tho third Quakeress to Immortalize herself Is tho spectacu lar figure of the struggle. She devel oped tho deadliest card Index on mem bers of congress that practical politics has ever seen. She served notice through tho White House plclcetii that the president was the "man higher up." Tho arrest of nearly 500 of these pick ets and the Imposition of jail sen tences followed. Incidentally Miss Pnul herself served seven terms In Jail. The amendment was beaten threo times In tho senate and once In tho house before It was finally passed by tho Sixty-sixth congress June 4, 1010, by the necessary two-thirds majority. The year 1800 saw the formation of two national organizations: National Woman Suffrage association, with Mrs. Alice Paul. Stanton and Miss Anthony lenders and headquarters In Now York; American Woman Suffrage association, with Mnry A. Llvermore, Julln Wnrd IIowo and Lucy Stone leaders and headquar ters In Boston. The line of division was this: The former wished to concentrate on the passage of a con stltutlonal amendment; the latter was In favor of obtaining tho suf frage through amendments to state constitutions. In 1800 the two organ izations were united under tho nnmo of National American Woman Suf- face Association, nnd work was pushed along both lines of endenvor. Mrs. Stanton was president until 1802. Miss Anthony served until 1900, resigning at tho age of eighty Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt was Its head. 1900-100-1. Dr. Anna Hownrd Shaw, recently deceased and possibly best loved of all the lenders a worn nn of transcendent gifts nnd elo quence was president until 1015, Mrs. Catt was then again chosen, Mrs. Frank Leslie loft- a largo legacy to Mrs. Cqtt to bo used In the work. The National association mado nr rangements at the St. Louis conven tlon of 1910 to dissolve Its organlza tlon and become the League of Worn en Voters. These arrangements be came effective at tho Chicago conven toln In February last. So the League of Women Voters now holds sway over something llko 27,000,000 po tentlal American women voters. Mrs. Cntt, who Is also tho head of the International Woman Suffrage alll mice, which she founded In 1904, Is honorary chairman; Mrs. Maud Wood Park is chairman; Mrs. Richard Ed wards of Indiana, treasurer; Mrs. Solon Jncobs of Alabama, secretary, and there Is u board of regional dl f rectors. CORNHUSKER ITEMS Newa of All Kinds Gathered From Various Points Throughout Nebraska, OF INTEREST TO ALL READERS Work on the extension of tho Union Pacific line, west from Halg, partly through Goshen Hole, Wyo., which started early In August, will open a wonderful sugar beet and wheat terri tory and will undoubtedly hasten tho completion of the government Irriga tion project that will put about 140,000 acres under Irrigation and Insures the speedy erection of u sugar factory on the south side of the North Platto river In tho Goshen Hole country. Railroads of Nebraska, It Is said at Lincoln, ure planning to enjoin the state Railway Commission ft out en forcing the 2-cent passenger fare law which will automatically become In forco In this state Sept. 1 when the railroad administration It-cent rate ex pires. Tho corn crop In Nebraska Is re ported to be In excellent condition, and with the recent rains, there Is no reason, agriculture experts say, why the state should not produce one of the largest and best crops of corn this year In the history of Nebraska. The state railway commission nt Lincoln denied the application of Omaha street carmen for an Increase In wages. Hie board held that the present wage was equal to that paid In other Industries. It also denied the men u right to strike. Petitions are" being circulated In Dodge county asking the board of su pervisors to call a special election to vote bonds for the purpose of hard-stir- facing all main roads In the county. It Is planned to prorate the Issue among the several townships. It will be necessary to amend tho Nebraska constitution to conform with the federal suffrage amendment, which received Until ratification by the Ten nessee legislature last week, Attorney General Davis announced. Managers of the Nebraska state fair are endeavoring to hold railroads to the promise of reduced rates to the fair, based on the rates effective In April, 1920; under an arrangement made hi June. Favorable weather during the past six weeks hns Increased the potato crop in Nebraska 1,000,000 bushels over July estimates, according to crop experts. Indications now point to a yield of 0,500,000 bushels. Mrs. Ella Pile, who resigned her po sition as superintendent of the stute re formatory for girls at Yorkj gave as her reasons for leaving that the Insti tution was unsanitary and facilities for Its operation were Inadequate. Socialists of Nebraska have untitled Secretary of State Amsberry that the pnrty will ask for a place on the state presidential ballot, presenting its can didate by petition. Stock In the new llfty-barrcl flour ing mill to be .erected at Gerlng has practically been subscribed by wheat growers living on the south side of the North Plntte valley. Gerlng Irrigation district refunding bonds for $200,000 and Nebraska City Intersection paving bonds for $15,000 have been registered by the state aud itor at Lincoln. Dr. Condra, state geologist, who In spected the oil well being drilled near Rlvcrton, stated that prospect for oil in the district were the best in the state. Preliminary examinations for en trance to West Point will be given en listed m,en of the tinny In Omaha De cember 1 to 15. Oil men why are flnnnclng the sec ond well being drilled at Bassctt report they are confident of success. The well Is now down about 800 feet. Sidney voters will pnss on a $100,000 bond proposition Sept. 14, to be used for expanding the electric light plant and water system. The laying of the cornerstone of the now Brown county hospllul at Alns worth September 11 will be conducted by tho locnl Masonic lodge. The sugar beet crop In Nebraska Is expected to run 818,000 tons, as com pared to (100,000 tons last year. Thursday, September 0, has been set nslde as Omaha Day at the State Fair at Lincoln. Contract hns been let for the con struction of a complpto sower system at Oshkosh. There aro 188 national -bunks oper ating in Nebraska, with a total of 303,000 deposit accounts, one for about every four men, women and children In the population. Kanred wheat Is proving popular In Gage county. Last year one carload was distributed for seed ; this year al ready eight carloads have been sold to farmors In the district. Extension of Sunday schools Into rural districts will be discussed at the convention of Nebraska, Iowa and South Dakota Sunday school mission aries at Fremont September 1-8. Because the ordinance under which he was working has not been enforced, City Manager Kaybiirn of Chndron re signed his position. Winter wheat In Valley county Is the poorest It has been in years, but It Is believed that macaroni wheat Is much better. Relatives of Mrs. Otto Koehn of Norfolk, who died Aug. 3, following an Injury In Hastings caused by a pole projecting from a truck belonging to the city, have brought suit against tho City of Hastings for $182,050 because of her death. Gus Hyers, chief Nebraska "dry" agent, announced nt Lincoln that air planes to enforce the legislative act prohibiting Importation of liquor by nlr will be asked of the state law enforce ment department If the federal govern ment falls to act. Details of frequent trips between the International border and northern counties of this stnte nro known, It Is said, Much Interest Is being felt all over Rock, Brown, Keya Paha and Holt counties as the result of the oil boom. Leases are being secured In Holt county, running up Into thousands of acres. Already much of Koya Palm county Is under lease as well as prac tically all of Rock county and some of Brown county. Word has reached Adjutant General Bross at Lincoln that the Increase In railroad passenger rates September I will not prevent the members of tho Grand Army and allied organizations from enjoying the promised 1 cent per mile rate to' Indianapolis and return for the national reunion. Two unidentified men were killed In a box car loaded with lumber nt Table Rock. The men were riding In one end of the car when It was switched, striking another car, caus ing the lumber to slide forward, crushing them to death. W. F. Malm of Loomls shipped a load of Whltefaco corn-fed steers to .South Omahii the other day and re ceived $17.00 a hundred, tln highest price paid at the mnrket for that kind of cattle since October, 1019. Because of the unfavorable condi tions In the material market and In creasing cost of supplies, work on $1. 200.000 of Improved roads In Dodge county has been abandoned for this year. That money Is tight In Hamilton county was clearly demonstrated the other day when but one bid was of. fered for a quarter section of the best land In the county at a referee's salu at Aurora. It sold for $100 an acre. Three hundred dollars and costs was the line assessed against a farmer who resides twenty-two miles northwest of Alnsworth for manufacturing and sell ing beer. Authorities seized over llfty gallons of the brew. Five lives wero lost and .$1,802,100 worth of property destroyed by 779 tires In Nebraska from December 31 to July 1, according to a bulletin Is sued by the state division of fire pro tection at Lincoln. Judge Stewart at Lincoln Issued an order enjoining the state university from further operating a serum plant, but penults the Institution to sell tho serum on hand. The new $50,000 aifa-ninlzo mill nt Plattsinouth began operation the past week and It Is reported that four oth-' er mills of the same kind are to be built In towns near Plattsinouth. A levy of two and a half mills has been made by the Fillmore county board Of supervisors to pay the coun ty's share la paving around tho court house square at Geneva. Members of the League of Woman Voters at Plattsinouth are studying the proposed amendments to the constitu tion, which will be voted upon Sep tember 21. The big stock yanls at South Omaha are Included among the principal mar keting centers of the country put on sale by the "big five" packing concerns. Road Improvement associations havo been organized In every township In Dodge county. They nre pledged to keeping In repair country roads. Miss Grace A. Ilanly of New York City, has been engaged by the Platte county chapter of the Red Cross to servo as county nurse. Work has been finished on the new sales pavilion built by the Saunders County Livestock Breeders association at Wahoo. , Fillmore county Red Cross and Fair mont chapters have milted In securing the services of a county Red Cross nurse. Mlnden's new light und water plant, now under construction, Is expected to be In operntiou about October 1st. A highway from Alliance to Kimball via Melbeta has been proposed by tho Commercial club of Melbeta. Plans are virtually completed for the big Sugar Beet festival and barbecue to be held at Scottshluff September 0 to 11. Women of Nebraska City have or ganized a chapter of the League of Women voters. Earl Klser was sentenced to a twenty-year term In the state penitentiary for kidnaping a 13-year-old Aurora girl. Efforts are being made to organize it national guard company at Columbus. City mall delivery will be established at Sidney on September 1. "Red" Nenl, given leave of absenco from the penitentiary al Lincoln that he might harvest Ills $S,0(K) wheat crop In Nemaha county, returned to the institution of his own accord. More than 00 per cent of the winter wheat west of the Missouri river n threshed, according to railway olllclals. Estimates place the average yield at twenty to twenty-two bushel an acre. Central city voters at a special election favored a $25,000 bend prnpo sltlon by a majority of 250 for the pur pose of purchasing die Central City gas plant. Central City folks are looking for ward to a grand tlmo September 15 and 10 when the fall festival and bar becue will be held In the cltj T(ie Good Samaritan hospital at Kearney, a Catholic institution, Is to be enlarged by the addition of a new $200,000 building. Nebraska stands fifth among all states of the union In per capita as sessment. The figure roaches moro than $2,103. Iowa Is at the top of the list with over $3,000. Wyoming has n figure of $2,558, and South Dakota, $2,080. RABBIT RAISING NOW PROFITABLE Breeding of Animals for Meat Is Practically "Jew Industry In This Country. PRIMARY AIM OF BEGINNERS City and Suburban Dwellers as Well as Farmers Are Engaging In Industry In Various Sections Flesh Is Nutritious. Probably one of the best recom mendations a food can have Is that It Is eaten by Its producer, . This Is the case with rabbit meat. In fact, tho furnishing of meat for the home table should be the primary purpose of any one engaging In the profitable and growing occupation of rabbit raising. Breeding rabbits for commercial pur poses In the United States, Is practi cally a new business, which to many persons seems surprising In view of the popularity of the rabbit ment In European countries. Production Steadily Increasing. There has been u disposition In this country to look'upon the rabbit merely as a pet and not as a meat animal suited for profitable ends. The rabbits that did reach the American table were wild ones shot during a short season of I lie year and shipped to a market th.it was not overcager for a 12-Pound Rabbit Can De Kept this kind of food nnd consequently not willing to pay prices that would war rant the raising of rabbits for the table. Lately, however, people hero, and there have very quietly taken up rabbit raising, first for homo use then for marketing, to supply an actual need for meat. City and suburbnn dwellers, now are raising rabbit In back yards. Although the production yet Is comparatively small, It is steadi ly Increasing. In certain localities In California. Oregon, Washington, Colorado, Kansas. Missouri, Michigan and soverul other States the domestlcnted rabbit Is rec ognized as a regular meat animal. Rab bits are either shipped to mnrket allvo In crates or aro neatly dressed ready for cooking and packed in n sanitary mnnner for transportation. The first object In rabbit raising Is to supply home needs, and. according to specialists of the bureau of biologi cal survey of the United States de partment or agriculture, this Is a proposition for turning to nccount time, space, and materials which ordl nnrlly would be wasted. As such It appeals very strongly to prudent peo ple. If one be Inclined to disdain domesticated rabbits on nccount of experience with wild rabbits, he should know that the latter, as sold In butch er shops, are not to be compared with tender voiinc hutch rabbits. The flesh of the tame rabbit Is h highly nutri tious and desirable food, resembling somewhat the white meat of chicken. Wherever It hns been introduced In the markets It has become popular and the demand for It hns steadily In creased. Deal Only With Reputable Breeders, The favorite of long standing, both In American and In Europe, Is the Belgian hare. It develops rapidly, furnishes meat that Is white and ten der, nnd, as It has small bones, makes less waste than do the larger breeds. The selection of stock, however. Is chiefly n matter of taste, although ,lt mnv be Influenced more or less by tlie mnrkets to be supplied. For example, the family table would demand small er nnlmnls than would the trade of a restaurant or hotel. It Is best, say department specialists, to begin with only one breed and to concentrate on developing that Into stock that may be n source of pride and prollt. One buck and two or three does are enough to start with. Young nnlmnls of breeding age are better than older ones, which will soon be past their usefulness. It Is always best to deal with reputable breedors and to exam ine tho stock before buying It. When rabbits aro ordered by mall, It should be on condition that they may lie re turned Immediately If not found to bo as represented.' The rabbit Industry has suffered greatly from unscrupu lous advertising. Misrepresentation as to the origin of stock and as to Ity quality have been common, and novices In rabbit breeding often have been de ceived. The cost of starting a nibbltry de pends on Its size anil the price of mnterlal. Hutches for animals may vary In cost from a few cents each, the prlco of nu empty dry-goods box, to several dollars if expended for dressed lumber to bo put together by n carpenter. On a farm where usually odds and ends of lumber and poultry netting are available and whoro hay, grain nnd milk nre produced In abun dance tho money cost of starting nnd carrying on a small rabbitry is negll- glble. In any case the Inltlnl cost need' not bo great. Every breeder should keep n strict account of all Items of expense nnd Income connected with his operations. He should nlso know exactly what It costs to produce n pound of mbhlt ment nt the 'different ages from 2 mouths to mnturlty and what Is the nvorttge dally cost of feeding rabbits at different ages. The ttmf required to do the ex tra work of weighing, computing and recording results Is well paid for by the certainty that one has as to whether he Is gaining or losing, ami how much. The dally cost when all feed Is purchnsed, Is not usually above 1 cent fir a 10 err 12-pound rabbit. Popular Systems of Management. Two widely different, systems of management are followed by American rabbit breeders. Under the first sys tem, which may be called hutch man agement, the animals are confined In smalt pens or hutches and obtain little exercise. This Is the more common practice, and has the advantage of re quiring less room and probably of producing meat more rapidly. Under the other system rabbits are given thu freoklom of open yards or runs, where they obtain abundant exercise, and nr sheltered In small hutches or kennels. This method promotes the general health of tho animals and probably gives a bettor development for their fur. It Is especially adapted to the southern pnrt of the United States, where there Is a mild cllmnte through out the year, and may be followed In the north during the summer months. A careful study of rabbit raising hns been made by specialists of the bureau of biological survey. A thorough and Interesting nccount of tho vhrlous features of rabbit raising, together with recipes for npitctlzlng ways of, at a Cost of 1 Cent a Day. preparing rabbit meat for the table, la contained In Fanners' bulletin 1000, which mny be had free, ujMtn request, of tho United Stales department of agriculture. Washington, D. O. PLAN TO ESTABLISH PARCEL-POST TRADE Important to Bring Consumer and Producer Together. Some Newspapers Run Special Adver tising Departments for Conveni ence of Both Postmasters Also Can Help Greatly. One of tho most Importnnt require ments In parcel-post marketing Is tho bringing of the producer nnd the con sumer Into business contact, say spe cialists of the United States depart ment of agriculture. This may be at tained by personnl acquaintance, through the acquaintance of a third person, by advertising In an appropri ately selected paper, by personal can-, vn hs, and through the post olllce In tho city or town In which n customer Is sought. Once a satisfactory parcel-post busi ness Is established with or through an acquaintance, other customers nre likely to be secured through the first one. Advertising frequently may bring the producer Into touch with a pro spective purchaser. Somo papers ran a special parcel-post advertising de partment or section nnd n brief but well-worded advertisement often will bring results. Another method Is for the producer to make a personnl canvass In n resi dence section of the town or city se lected. Good representative samples of the produce available at tho tlmo doubtless will help to securo the first saio. Tho postmnstcrs In a number of cities of tho country, under the direc tion of the post ofllce department, have Instituted campaign!! Intended to foster parcel-post marketing. The names nnd addresses of producers, to gether with the produce offered, are listed for distribution to the patrons of the ofllces; and some of these post masters Issue for distribution to pro ducers lists of consumers who wish to buy. Sheep funning Is developing to an encouraging extent. The hogging down of corn has been found n very satisfactory way of pro ducing gains. A stunted hog will never produce pork as economically as the thrifty, growing pig. Lambs will not freeze If kept dry. A shed open to the south Is an Ideal shelter providing the floor Is dry and well bedded. It Is possible, by taking advantage of the alfalfa pus hire on the farm, to produce pork economically even at present prices. LIVC SiTO.CMj ljljjjjjJjjjjjjJJJjjjjjjJjj B