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BEVERLY FARMS 
Beverly Farms: and Pride’s Cross- 
ing people were given a surprise on 
Wednesday afternoon, when they 
read in the papers that among the 
Postoffice appointments given out 
from the White House that day, was 
that of Edward Jordan of Beverly, 
to be Postmaster at Pride’s Crossing. 
li was generally understood and 
hoped that Postmaster Elisha Pride 
would be left undisturbed and in the 
event that a change was to be made, 
ii would be some local man. 
The Sewing Circle connected with 
Preston W. R. Corps will hold a pub- 
lic sale in G. A. R. hall on the after- 
noon of Nov. 9th. Fancy and use- 
ful articles and many other things 
will be offered for sale. 
The marshy tract of land on West 
st., recently sold by the Lee estate to 
Sy ‘dney E. Hutchinson, and which 
adjoins his property and is situated 
opposite the West Beach Pavilion, 
will, no doubt, with the coming of 
another season, be turned into a 
beauty spot. The land has already 
been cleared of bushes and wild 
shrubbery, the course of the brook 
changed to a new straight bed, and 
considerable filling and grading has 
been done. Plans are out for the 
immediate erection on this property 
of a range of greenhouses. 
The Ladies Sewing circle, auxiliary 
society of the Baptist church, will 
meet at the home of Mrs. Elmer 
Standley, Thursday evening. 
Members of the Italian embassy, 
who have occupied ‘Pitch Pine Hall” 
the past season, left on Monday last. 
With their departure, also left three 
secret service 
duty there all summer and who were 
registered at the Tunipoo Inn. 
The Girl’s Club will meet on Tues- 
day evening and Miss Margaret 
Thomas will speak on the Far East. 
The club has organized for the year, 
—President, Miss Mildred Gerrish; 
vice-president, Miss Hazel Hersey; 
secretary, Miss Elizabeth MacKin- 
non, and treasurer, Miss Sophia Ben- 
nett, An excellent program has been 
arranged for the winter. 
The Rev. Clarence Strong Pond 
made two addresses this week, one. at 
the Salem Association of Baptist 
Churches in Newburyport, and at the 
annual campfire invitation meeting of 
the Manchester Sons of Veterans. 
The Christian Endeavor society 
will hold a Hallowe’en Party on Fri- 
day evening. 
TREE PRUNING 
Everything in Forestry 
men who have done- 
NORTH (SORE BREEZE 
DEFENDS COL. IRISH 
CORRESPONDENT SAYS WoMEN 
SHoutp Not Exprcr To Act 
Like HooLiGANS AND. THEN 
BE TREATED Like LADIES. 
Editor North Shore Breeze, 
Dear Sir:— 
In your issue of Oct. 8th, Miss 
Stanwood makes a violent attack up- 
on Col. Irish, who is campaigning 
against woman suffrage in Massachu- 
setts. She uses such adjectives as 
“Low, vulgar and indecent” in 
describing him. I should like to con- 
trast her verdict with that of another 
suffragist, the Rev. Charles W. 
Wendte, D. D., of Boston, who has 
known Col. Irish for many years. He 
says: 
“T have been intimately acquainted 
with Colonel John P. Irish for over 
twenty-five years, and only two 
months ago dined with him in the 
midst of his happy and adoring fam- 
ily, whose admiration and love for 
him are remarkable and moving. He 
is a man of exceptional ability, the 
most eloquent orator on the Pacific 
Coast, an editor of brilliant and ver- 
satile gifts, He is a hard hitter in 
controversy, with unusual powers of 
sarcasm and wit, which make his op- 
ponents writhe and hate him. A bet- 
ter knowledge of the man would con- 
vert their enmity into hking and re- 
gard. —- He is a loyal friend and a 
public-spirited citizen. For 30 years 
he has been a pillar of the Unitarian 
church in Oakland, and is in his pew 
every Sunday.” 
One of Miss Stanwood’s complaints 
of Col. Irish is that he insulted that 
“noble worker” Miss Helen Todd. 
When a “noble worker” speaks to a 
crowd on Boston Common and in 
speaking of Col. Irish says, “He’s a 
liar! He’s a liar! He’s a liar!” she 
should not expect, since she believes 
in equality, gentler treatment then she 
gives, Suffragists seem blind to the 
fact that people who make themselves 
public characters throw themselves 
open to public criticism, and also to 
the fact that women should not ex- 
pect to be able to act like Hooligans 
and to be treated like ladies. That 
they do expect this is constantly 
shown by their taunts to men for 
their lack of chivalry when their own 
actions have been such as to inspire 
anything rather than chivalry. The 
women “who are not suffragists have 
a very serious grievance against the 
noisy minority who think they want 
equal rights, for lowering the whole 
Oct. 22, 1915. 
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tone of the public attitude toward 
woman. They have another serious 
erievance in the fact that woman suf- 
frage when it comes tends to do away 
with the safeguards and protection 
which civilization has taught men to 
give to women. 
In an interview published in the 
Brooklyn Daily Eagle of October 4, 
Mrs. Frederick H. Colburn, Press 
Chairman of the San Francisco Dis- 
trict of Woman’s Clubs, and wife of 
the secretary of the California Bank- 
er’s Association, says: 
Lear convinced that eighty pe 
cent. of the women of the state do not 
want suffrage. 
“You have only to consider the 
position of women before and since 
equal suffrage. Before, a widow 
could file a homestead on her hus- 
band’s estate and exempt $5000 from 
any debt whatever. Today a wife 
may be sued for alimony; she must 
assume responsibility and pay rent 
and house bills if her husband fails to 
do so. It is possible for a husband 
tc run her into debt. He may even 
buy a ring for another woman and 
make his wife pay for it. A wife 
cannot exempt a single cent, and if: 
her husband dies she is liable for his 
debts. If she acquires property 
later it can be taken from her to pay 
the husband’s creditors. If the hus- 
band goes bankrupt the wife is liable. 
“This has come since women have 
had the franchise.” 
Since woman suffrage is an in- 
justice to woman and an injury to the 
state, Massachusetts is to be congratu- 
lated on the rosy prospect of success 
for the Anti-Suffragists at the polls 
on Nov. 2. 
Marcaret C. RoBiNnson. 
Cambridge, Oct. 15, 1915. 
FEMININE CONSISTENCY. 
“What’s the matter, Hawkins ?” 
“Matter enough! You know some 
time ago I assigned all my property 
to my wife to—er—to keep it out of 
the hands of people I owe, you know.” 
“Ves, 3) 
“Well, she’s taken the money and 
gone off—says she won’t live with me ° 
because I’ve swindled my creditors.” 
NEEDED A SILENCER. 
“What will you have next?” asked 
the waiter. 
“Why, I gave you the whole order,” 
replied the lady. 
“Yes, but the gentleman with you’ 
was taking his soup, and | couldn't 
‘ear you.’ 
R. E. HENDERSON 
BOX 244, BEVERLY, MASS, 
Telephone. 
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