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Show 4 jfsf ONE thousand Zurich wo-2 wo-2 men ave declared for uni- I In jj veisal suffrage. It is a re-l re-l cent movement there. vjf though other Swiss cities have been interested for some time in the much mooted question. Altogether Alto-gether the little country has 17,000 advocates ad-vocates for giving women the ballot. Recently the women of Zurich canton petitioned the state for the right to act as jurors on a case in which a woman wo-man was the defendant. Their request re-quest was refused. Later, with characteristic char-acteristic Swiss bravery, they sent in another petition to the legislature asking ask-ing the right to sit in judgment on special courts, such as are held in France for adjusting differences between be-tween mistress and maid, and other oases where differences arise between i woman employer and a woman employee. em-ployee. While this, too, was denied. Parliament admitted the sex's eligibility eligibil-ity to such an office. "We are not talking much about it, said the vice president of the Zuricri Woman's Suffrage society, Fraulein Honneger, "lest publicity frighten the state into retarding the concession. It is not much of a gain, but," she added with true suffrage optimism, "it is a step forward. If we had made that demand de-mand ten years ago, when to speak of our having the ballot was to be laughed laugh-ed at as a dreamer, our petition would yfrfCK ONE thousand Zurich wo- .- 1 f(d VV ran have declared for uni- 3;? , - V N ' f'l J US I J ' l) veisal suffrage. It is a re- fV - - , w ri ' A II Isl III ' K Ji oent movement there. Ni 'Kp ' r " V . v2p Iffi 'I I I V though other Swiss cities - L' ' " , II havTteen interested for some time ' Xv , ,V N VMlll I in the much mooted question. Alto- p ,",l ' "--". - ( : l S N ! ' I I If I II Q gether the little country has 17,000 ad- Si s "Vj - , v - X UK I J .VlMJSa vocates for giving women the ballot. 1 N V,-1- 1 ' " -. w . 1 N" ' "H L 4-fc Recently the women of Zurich canton R1" j- t. V v - ' ' x f " petitioned the state for the right to fj t r x v , act as jurors on a case in which a wo- ijf T'f' 1 , !'' . f s"t , v e ' m...li.h man was the defendant. Their re- & jf" vV ' , . x ' frV quest was refused. Later, with char- L - C iVt" .IW,.' v ? w 'A t'j acteristic Swiss bravery, they sent in j C". , J - tV v v - WJ & another petition to the legislature ask- v. 4 itA -V ? . J SiV' fti ing the right to sit in judgment on - x -Ct .V'Cll I " A? W special courts, such as are held in l5. i" , ' f v w v f ii i! W-f Fi-ance for adjusting differences be- 11 JjVf j1 w tween mistress and maid, and other v- . ,.V( .... ,, . .. .v., v. , .-.v..v .v-.s....,....,..... -v, t-.. ... VpJ? nases where differences arise between v " P-iiifcts 'T i woman employer and a woman em ff i.t ' X ,t1JL. ' . ployee. While this, too, was denied b (j. 1 W' '""vS&ai- Parliament admitted the sex's eligibil j -J O - - -' - w': j ' -f '' ' - A 4 yQ Ity to such an office. k--rZr TrW-S-talfSs . ' Nt,v S vJI "We are not talking much about it gTSS: :J1..tuvJL,aJaiam mOTMnM.iitm-J y n said the vice president of the Zuricri 1 E f' s v ' S ' 't1 N ' 7' Woman's Suffrage society, Fraulein 9 f f ' s N v v Ns , v Honneger, "lest publicity frighten the 9 g & V.U state into retarding the concession. It "5 t P . V t 1 ' vv x ,' is not much of a gain, but," she added S . 4 " -'4IIfc .tT I x . S " , f with true suffrage optimism, "it is a N " tjU v x jjj step forward. If we had made that de g, t "" 4 t y xs f BTy v ' mand ten years ago, when to speak of g " l -fl v' - f 1 " S T ?' S ' J s our having the ballot was to be laugh 3 v,' " w " M v " V . ed at as a dreamer, our petition would , ,;tN"t . w , , ' ft If iA:- . x.;JJ fiJip r Kvrsi v x mJ r vWf'K - " fl' gi- " . n",2v ' h w? K ' st Z1 I. j, ' 1 preserved an unbroken line from the lirst prince- 5f tfftifC 'J 14,1 - with the edu" abbot, Eberhard. Duke of Franconia, to the pres- a 1' vifi cational exhibit and ent head, Abbe Colomban I. It is the only Cath- i1' ' fo$r)r the Pestalozzi cabinet. o!ic church in the world not dedicated by human k T' ' n " .wJ The motlern Catholic hands; the legend is that Christ himself perform- ' UpE" , 'ff Kt S (1 Church of Our Lady is ed the act. 'J 'f ' J' , , N. a magnificent basilica. Einsiedeln and vicinity were known as the Som- k Jti 4 s 0fl TbC,UrCtv, h r bre Forest away back in the eighth century, when linn- 1. v ij ter ton . a holy hermit, Meinrad, 1he son of Prince Berthold fYiv7WolTtfiCfF7FT7Cts The GltoJTMUmsrtR. aJtr' t"!,!8 f Hhen!!0llern. built for himself a cell in which with the national educational edu-cational exhibit and the Pestalozzi cabinet. The modern Catholic Church of Our Lady is a magnificent basilica. The Church of St. Pe- -ter holds the tomb of Lavator, who was its preserved an unbroken line from the lirst prince-abbot, prince-abbot, Eberhard. Duke of Franconia, to the present pres-ent head, Abbe Colomban I. It is the only Catholic Cath-olic church in the world not dedicated by human hands; the legend is that Christ himself performed perform-ed the act. Einsiedeln and vicinity were known as the Sombre Som-bre Forest away back in the eighth century, when a holy hermit, Meinrad, 1he son of Prince Berthold of Hohenzollern, built for himself a cell in which pastor, i ne town nan, in the German Renaissance, dates from 1694. The university and the famous federal polytechnic with their numerous institutions, laboratories and clinics are in the northern part of Grosse Stadt. Switzerland is the most mountainous country of Europe, three-fourths of its area being covered with mountains. The grandeur of the scenery has been pictured and described innumerable times. Witu the exception of certain portions of America, Amer-ica, there is nothing In the world to equal it in beauty. The central and southern parts are occupied oc-cupied by the Swiss Alps, which spread over nearly three-fifths of the entire area. The Jura Mountains cover the northwestern portions of the country. Far up in the mountains is the beautiful little town of Einsiedeln. I was fortunate enough to be present during a week-end musical fete, in which singing societies from the country and from neighboring neigh-boring Bavarian towns were present in numbers exceeding 2,000. Switaerland, having only the summer time for holidaying, has organized a movable saengerfest by which each town and city gets its share of gay song and jolly visitors. All the cantons were represented at Einsiedeln and every house was decorated with Swiss colors, scarlet and white. Early in the afternoon the open air concert be- , gan. It was held in the vast, sloping square in front of the Benedictine abbey. The assembling of the singers was picturesque. Each canton carried a banner, individual societies carried great horns filled with flowers and the women singers wore white gowns and crimson sashes. As the quiet, well-behaved little place has but one policeman, the fire brigade turned out to give a semblance of civic authority, also to serve as a guard of honor. And while the marchers w;? e massing around the conductor's box a cv.-'on was kept firing a vigorous welcome. The v. right Swiss decorations on the quaint, gabled houses, the gay Sunday dress of the women, the encircling encir-cling mountains the nearby ones dark green, the distant peaks snow-tipped, c-de'weiss-decked made a splendid, old world pictures. And the definite note was the ancient abbey of Einsiedeln, which called the town into being, and which is cne of the celebrated shrines of Europe. The abbey church, known as Notre Dame des Ermites, is a grand b--:siiica, the edifice flanked on either side with monastery buildings. Since the year 914 the abbey of Einsiedeln has not have got past the porter's desk. But a city that was the first in Europe to open its university to women will not finally deny us our citizens rights." Switzerland has no women's clubs. But while the suffragists are engaged along one line, another anoth-er body of women is working for philanthropy. A group of young women representing the foremost fore-most Zurich families has organized this year a practical training school where members study the needs of poor children and thereby help to better their unfnrtunate lot. "We are endeavoring to interest our young girls of leisure and education in this work," said one of the promoters, Fraulein Fertz, herself a beautiful, earnest, and cultured young woman. The medical inspector of schools is assisted by this guild. Children Chil-dren of the poor receive two full meals gratis in Swiss schools, and if the mothers of these children chil-dren be employed at outside work until a late hour the guild takes charge of the little ones. Through the influence of this guild a law was passed last year by which a guardian is appointed for illegitimate children and this guardian cau compel the father of a deserted child to contribute contrib-ute to' its support. If the mother be under age also she, too, becomes a ward of this guardian. A similar organization to the Zurich guild exists in German cities, and, by a similar state law, the absconder ab-sconder of moral obligations is traced easily and extradited. To women is due the large number of temperance restaurants existing in Switzerland. Frau Professor Orellie of Zurich is the originator origina-tor of this movement. Socialism is spreading in Switzerland; though how a country governed by the referendum system sys-tem can be possibly more democratic passeth understanding. un-derstanding. Made up of three races, German, French and Italian, socialists of these kindred nations have entered Switzerland and scattered broadcast seeds of discontent In the brave, beautiful beauti-ful little republic. Zurich has led in every movement of its history. It was the storm center of the Protestant Reformation Refor-mation period in Switzerland. Zwingli's home is here. In the Grossmuenster, whose tall towers have dominated the town for eight centuries, he preached the Protestant crusade and was the church's last Catholic pastor and its first Protestant Protes-tant one. High up in one of the towers is a quaint, seated figure of Charlemagne, the legendary founder of Grossmuenster chapter. Back of the cathedral are the cloisters which now form part of ne uvea many years, lie was murdered by brigands bri-gands to whom he had offered hospitality and who had hoped to find concealed treasures; all they got was a chalice and some books. Ravens, whose evil characteristics had been disarmed by the gentle hermit and had become his companions, compan-ions, pursued the assassins to Zurich, screaming and picking at the villains' heads. The strange actions of the irarte birds attracted the townspeople's townspeo-ple's attention and they questioned the murderers, who, terrified, acknowledged their crime. In the Einsiedeln Abbey coat-of-arms aie? two ravens. When the noble edifice was erected over the hermit's cell the walls of the cell were enclosed in black marble and made into a chapel. It stands invthe nave of the church and, while plain in style, the richness of the material and the simplic'.'y of design make it impressive. On the altar stands the renowned statute of the Black Madonna, bronze and many hundreds of years old. The chapel is known as the Holy Ccinel, because of the remarkable legend regardim: its dedication. This is the story. On Sept?:i; l,er 14, 948, Saint Conrad, bishop of Constancy came at the invitation invita-tion of Abbot Eberhard to consecrate the new church. He was attended by the Emperor Othon, the Empress Adelaide and a large retinue of clergy and courtiers. As they knelt preparatory to beginning be-ginning the cer-rony suddenly the chapel became illuminated wi h a celestial brilliancy and before the altar fr.-i the Savior performing the office of dedicatie:!, a: -fisted by the four evangelists. At the right and left of the divine celebrant angr.'.s 'wung censers which emitted a thousand sweet perfumes, the apostle, Saint Peter, and the Pope, Saint Gregory the Great, held the vestments of the heavenly pointiff, and Saint Stephen and Saint Lawrence, who were the first deacons of the church to be martyred, acted as deacon and sub-deacon. An angelic choir, conducted by the archangel Saint Michael, sang glorious music and before the altar knelt the beautiful virgin mother of the Son of God. A still earlier legend has it that when Conrad began the office of dedication dedi-cation he was stopped by a voice that cried out three times distinctly: "Cease! brother, this chapel has been consecrated by God himself." The Journey from Zurich to Einsiedeln is charm-ing. charm-ing. first comes a sail on a lake which is the loveliest piece of water in Switzerland, then a railroad ride through pine woods, among mountains, moun-tains, over gorges and past valleys that now are covered with fragrant, new-mown hav a girls' seminary. Ic an old ch-ipe! across the road is an interesting interest-ing collection of articles relating to the Reformation, Reforma-tion, including letters written by Calvin, Luther and Zwingli, each remarkably distinct. There is also one by Lady Jane Grey; l;-i penmanship is legible as print and she wrote the letter in Latin. Back of this little chapel, caller! the Water church, Is a splendid bronze statue of Zwingli. Zurich is the capital of the canton of Zurich and is situated at the north end of Lake Zurich. It is the largest city in Switzerland. The old, traditional tradi-tional town, with its narrow, steep streets and its high, dark houses, lies on both banks of the Lim-mat. Lim-mat. The rest cf the city has spacious thoroughfares thorough-fares and splendid buildings. The lake quays in the Kliene Stadt are very attractive. Near their northern end is the fine Tcnhalle, a populr modern mod-ern concert building and pleasure palace. In the vicinity of their southern end is the beautiful Beivoir park. Near the Tonhaile, the stately main street of the city the Bahnhofstrasse leads from the lake north to the railway station. The bridges are striking. Adjacent to the fine Munster bridge is the Wasserkirche, on the right bank, containing the city library with lllO.OOt) volumes vol-umes and over 5.000 manuscripts. Ii preserves more valuable objects, including the Codex Vati-canus. Vati-canus. The Grojsmuens ter is Romanesque with Crc-:::n li inures. Further north is the Ruden, |