The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, September 30, 1915, Page 11

'a heart tragedy have been brought to light. through the lurid-glare of e What the War Means ¥ ndvantage,dus:;ie:m;; TO the Women I n . Italy The Suf- i ‘}_ frage Outlook _‘ BY ALICE ROHE. _ Rome, Aug. 15. (by. Mail).—“Some- ‘where in ' Trentina” an Alpine soldier:. was™ fighting for Italy’s honor and glory “But his thoughts kept -turn- ‘ing from ‘the mountain passes before him back: to ‘the little town hall of Montepulciano, - ‘where . he knew a youhg girl was h.kmg the solemn 'vows of matnmony. A sk " The Alpine loldier was Meioli Giu- seppe and the girl standing before the mayor of Mentepulciano beside a tall-joung man whom she was-prom- dsing to ‘‘love, honor and obey,” was his wife, The young man was tak- ing the vows. of matrimony with.this young girl was his own brother, GIO-' vanni Meioli. The Alpine’s soldier’s mind saw the ceremony-plainly, but he smiled ‘hap- pily, for' there was no perfidy nor wrecked “romance in the. happenings in the town hali of Montepulciano. Giovanni was merely acting as a proxy man for him. This was the first marriage by proxy to be performed under ' the rulings of ‘the Duke of Geneoa from this locatity: Many - marriages by proxy are being arranged- because “of- fiances being hurried away to their regiments before:the- necessary civil &teps for: marriagé can.be taken. “The woman ‘question in Italy .to- day is one which offetrs many new phases. For: one: of the important bérs to church wives who become mothers, and “whose husbands are at the front, is that they are not: rec- women of good famlhes ‘have: shads marketmg Saldd t@ P rgmsg e “When we can!e t6 this piaee zwo X yeuts -ago the, land -was absolutely GT eat Success = lmn-en” ‘Mrs,, K_lller “told: me. “A —_— Yty large sum_ of money was spent To a’ lieutenant -may marry - his brxde tain Jdoves must return his ‘atfeetion ot only with love but. with 40,000 lire; . All officers’ wives are mvestl- gated,’ though q}l ‘ranks do not-have s (4 is 75 acres «of / !and .which haq : Mu.xdller ahowedme 10-ioot corn, ebeen convex’ted in'a very Jrief time: -heavy wath roasting ‘ears; fig and szfrom untilied soxl into . a verdmt’ ‘orange trges, .berry. vines, . water- e -ga,nlen - melons,;peach trees loaded wnth Truit, ; At is called ‘fl‘he Los Ang'eles Fel-land -all’ sorts ° ffmgmnt flowers in ::slowship’ Farm," aithoughseveul ‘miles: bloom. ~—=feom there, and -was.started -by Geo.. +:She told ‘me somethmg of the so- Tittlefield. Ami “Yife- of ‘the ‘'women members of . “When ‘the- farm was feunfled ‘#}the ‘community farm, stating that, #~COMpANy was rorganized with presi-{ they.-had _a. regular clubhouse in - «etent, vice -president ;and+directors. * | which ‘there weve gymnasium classes, i ¢ i Residents ‘Are Warled.. - .dgewing classes and social gatherings. Though little. attempt hms beeni: ‘For' the upkeep -of the farm so -made to let ‘the public know about}much a month is paid. This fund 3t; the residents upon_it.seemto-hailcevers taxes -and -current -expenses. ~from all corners of the world.” - .7 .1 There is also a_community store. Peaple -who -avant..to -live -as. they. Founder . Littlefield, who ‘is now in -wish, “and-not -according - to -pattern,{'the :East -preparing to establich a ‘-mpparently have pxcked it - for -a .smnlar “farm,” will return next No-| “haven. - . vember, when a number.of improve- “There are art:xsts ‘dentists, studentsiments will be made in the L. A. and just-ordinary’ citizens ‘who have| Fellowship. =~ : ros ~<herished “the -idea -of -an:-ideal-out-4 “There is.one ‘big ~difficulty,” said -doordife. Mrs.. KoHer, “ahd “that is‘the mar- . “The.rules of the commounity fnrm deting-problem. ‘The’thing the-small- -require ‘that.no man shall ‘take more, community farmer must solve in the ~than three lots for his own. . If.hejmiddleman profit' which cuts all profit have a.wife, she.also has bhe pnvx‘ outy of his:small efforts. ~ Tege of taking three lots. S “People preach that more families: “There -are :now.about :forty people! ;shouid get -back ‘to the soil. “That’s -=on the , place. . ‘There isn’t a; person}wel and :good.: 'We are. endeavor- <on_ the farm more swake o its pos-}ing to'do ithat here.: But until the =zibilities and opportunities than Mrs-imiddleman hes beer erased from the PR P ' Koller, the:feminine memb‘-r o£ mn.flmsmg ,system, ‘the “tiller of & 'bhe board of dxrectors ; brides. to the! ftont in: battlmg ity the problem which is stirring the wbole .world—that of war babies. - And -through the steps taken by of marriage by proxy, of ushappy brides: of officers. and of church wives, all come before the woman’s court-of justice. The action taken by the ‘Milan suffragists and followed by other. groups .is;: To' give ‘help to soldiers’ wives and children of church weddings; to assist those woren and children, -whe, - theugh bound: by no legal - nor -church - ties, yet were de- to care for children in institutions specially provided for this purpose -- children . of soldiers regudless of their legitimacy.~ But the weork ‘of the Ttalign suf- fragists shas not stopped here, for being directed toward this wedding the Duke of Gensa,.. The worien are doing everything -in their" facilitate these civil - and are ‘asking co-operation of -all the mil- itary-and-civil powers: where -serious cases arise to expedite these matters rviany a hidden romance and many- "Blfl Growers of North Dakota In 1911, fixere was formed by farmers, a- corporation, for the handling of grain on. termmal . markats known-as the Equity Co-operative Exchange. It began business in Minneapolis ‘Minn. " and Superior, Wis. August 1st, 1912—a little more- than' three years ago. It began in ‘opposition to flae«mostmglymenohed combine in our land—The Minneapolis Chmber ‘of Commerce. By “:that institution-we- l;ave’.heen ‘maligned and slandered from the public platform and in’ the ~subsidized: pubiicpeeas,.and ‘have'been persecuted in the eourts. e /But throygh it-all wehave won. We are handling now -over 500,000 bushe‘s of gmin week and'mpwtsvare»than‘this will soon be increased toa million. - ¥ ;us;fimw mow with .neandbeeome A part of our great pm’pese; £ o-operative Exchange . General Offtces, St. Paul, Minn. and Supenor, WIS. e . mmmon Pres. G.A. THIEL, Secy. and Treas. Board of Dn'ectors ; Board of Directors S : Shil : W Dltmer,, Veiva, C A Swanson, Dnseoll : J E. McAdoo, TurtleLak | must bring to lum as a “dot”. 6- e 000, lire ($12.000). The -girl a cap-. to demand a set dowry from theu" Today in Italy the sufl'rageti.u m : these suffragists, the different phases : pendent -upon the men ealled to.ars; their earnest and- ‘active efforta are -} by proxy clause provnded legally by wer to so that the proxy wedding may take a: burstmg shell. These tragedxes are i | not alone those of the people. Yonng e ows cast into their Kves now because i ,,n Itals the king must congent to s the mm.nage of. his officers, Before ,