WHERE WOMEN RULE.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLI, Issue 227, 25 September 1907, Page 3

WHERE WOMEN RULE.

"VVbmon are in virtual control of the town of Plona, in the canton of St. Gall, Switzerland. The men of the town recently petitioned for the opening of a cafe, but the women organised a counter-petition, and declared that the granting of the license would lead to disturbance. Thereupon, the authorities refused the license, and by way of reprisals the men of Plona frequented the cafes in the neighbouring villages, and returned home very late at night. The women of Plona then petitioned for the establishment of a cafe under their management, and promised that it would be closed at an early hour each night. The petition was granted, and the cafe has proved a great financial success.