Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-07
FEMALE LABORLAW IN OMAHA
Manufacturer Hampsred by Operation Of
Ten-Hour Time Limit.
CAN'T SECURE ENOUGH SKILLED WORKERS
Commlssioner watson investigated
and Finds Employees Content.
but Employers Anxious
foT Modification.
(From a STAFF CORRESPONDENT

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CFrom a STAFF CorrespondsntD
LINCOLN, Nov. 6.-(Special. lowing TO
assertions that had been presented to him
by Omaha employers that women employed
at piecework In Omaha factories were dis
satisfied with the operation Of the law lin
iting the time Of feminine employment to
ten hours per day. on the ground that 1t
interfered with their inclination to work
overtime. Deputy Labor Commissioners
Watson recently interviewed personally a
large number Of such operatives and sat
isned himself that fully half Of those work
ing by the piece are we'll satisfied with the
law. Mr.. Watson is terrifying himself with
information gained by personal contact
with the employees to combat the attempt
that he says will be made to secure the
repeal Of the law or such notifications OF
II as will destroy its effect. He admits
that this law is embarrassing Omaha man
ufacturers some because OF their inability
20 secure competent operatives to I'LL or
ders without working their feminine en-
ployes more than ten hours.
The State Medical Board met at the cap
itol today and granted certificates 20 prac-
tice to eighteen doctors, two of whom are
osteopaths. Among the eighteen are II. H.
Waite. D. e.. Francisco, e. A. Van Fleet
and John King Of Omaha.
The Twentieth Century Idea company Of
Omaha has filed articles OF Incorporation
with the secretary Of state to deal in books
and magazines. Its incorporators are
James A. Lowell. John w. Canada and Mrs.
Adslyn L. Langloin, and it's authorized
capital $4,000.
Count of Lancaster Vote.
The Official canvass Of Lancaster's vote
Waa haCuu fhia aFtor,nnn bnN 40 an,rn.
will be obtainable until tomorrow. Three
small precincts In the county have not re-
ported. The estimated majority in the
county for Mickey is 2,042, the estimates
being: Mickey, 5,5s5; Thompson, 3,543.
Burkett's majority in the county will not
fall below $500. At republican headquar-
ters the belief was confidently expressed
that Mickey's majority would be between
5000 and 5000 In the state. Close tab was
kept on the figures and there were several
revisions In view of the frequent reports
that the democrats were still claiming
~Thompson's election. When the news came
that Thompson had given 1t up and had
wired his congratulations to MIR Mickey
further figuring was at an end. The fg-
ures at headquarters show eighty members
OF the house and twenty-eight members Of
the senate are republicans.
Young Women Meet.
The state Young Women's Christian as
ISOLATION will hold It's seventeenth annual
convention. beginning tomorrow afternoon
in this city. The sessions will be held at
the university building. the opening one
being tomorrow afternoon. The program
Cor tomorrow is:
Friday afternoon. November 4:
association, Miss Reynoldson; from state
committee, Mrs. +. NJ. Hall. Response,
Cora Wigton, Bellevue.
3:O0-Reports of the last year; two-min-
ute reports from associations.
4:l5-"Unconscious lnfuence,'-Dr. B. M.
Friday evening:
SOo1organ solo, snocturne from "A Mid
Willard Kimbaaili.. convention adsdaisso"9oS p.,
portunity,' JB.. Bailey. state secretary
Of the Young Mems Christian association.
Saturday morning. November s;
9:0-Praise service.
9~:45-"Young Women's Christian Assocla-
ton In Other Lands-Evangel and Worlds
Quarterly" Miss Paxton.
11:15-'The Definition of Life" DR.. J. I.
futile.
Little
Charles Pengelly of Calumet, Mich, and
Miss Lena B. Barley OF Marion, Ind, were
married this afternoon, Rev. F. L. Whar-
ton officiating. The wedding was the cul-
mination Of a pretty little romance with
a soiuleT boy as the lover.
Pengelly and Miss Barley were to have
been welded when the Spanish-Amer-
lean war broke out. At her suggestion
and because Of his desire he enlisted in
the army. the young woman promising to
wait for him.
Pengelly found that Michigan's assign
ment had been made up without including
his company Of militia. and so he Joined
the regular army. At the time he did not
understand that he had signed for three
years, but thought IL was only for the
war. Afterward he found out his mistake,
but could not secure his discharge. He was
sent to the Philippines and for som rea-
son communication with the young woman
was broken of. When he reached San
Francisco after his discharge he wired
her, found she was still OF the same de-
sire and by agreement they met here at
Lincoln and we're married.
Resigned His Position.
r. s. Dawes OF this city, roadmaster OF
the Union Pacific, from Valley to Beatrice,
resigned today and will accept a place
under Mr.. Dickinson with the Orient line,
with headquarters at Springfield. Mo.
Minister Talks ON strike.
Rev. Ballentine Of Scranton, Pa, spoke
at the university convocation this morn
ing on the subject Of the recent coal
strike. He said he spoke as one who
knew. from many years residence in the
anthracite districts. 1t had been the policy
OF the operators. he said. TO Intentionally
employ miners in excess Of the number
necessary to run the mines so that by al
lowing them but short working hours they
were kept too poor TO think OF striking.
It was not so much the question OF the rate
OF wages paid, but Of the ability of the
miner TO earn a competence during his ME-
time. He commended President Mitchell OF
the mine workers for tho able leadership
Of the strike and President Roosevelt for
bis courageous stand.
New Manufacturing Concern.
YORK. Neb., Nov. ~6.-(speeiaI )-Yester-
Say q new brick manufacturing company
was organized in York, whose ofieers are
all we'll known local men who have ample