Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-08-08

to the matter of work, however, Sec
rotary a. H Dawson took up the cud-
gels in emphatic defense of the women
employed on the state census work al
Des Moines. Some one, in an anony-
nous letter to Mr.. Dawson, expressed
the belief that men hired in the CEN
sus work can do more than the women.
This in face of the fact that OF the
forty employees on the census, about
two thirds are women. The advice OF
the writer of the letter was freely
given as follows: Better get some
men to do your work, Mr.. Dawson.
One man can do as much work as sew
en- of those, and did do it during the
tabulation of the 1905 census. 1t
would seem that the anonymous writ
er might be a man who would like to
occupy all at once the positions of sew
en- women. His time would certainly
be entirely taken up and there would
be little opportunity for the soldier
ing" complained of If, of course, he
did not merely occupy" those posi-
tons. However, the advice evidently
had an adverse effect, for in equally
plain language, Secretary Dawson ex-
pressed his Indignation as follows:
that letter to come in here and work in
competition with the women. IL he
will do as much as they do he can
have pay equal to theirs and VIII give
him as much more. The fact is the
fastest workers we have on this work
are women. There is not a man in
our employ who can keep up with the
women. There is one woman on TINS
tabulation work whom l have thought
j ought to discharge because she has
SO much time to soldier And yet she
works beside a man who works all the
time and doesn't do as much work as
she does Besides the soldering she
does she finds time now and then to
help some of the rest Of them too. Ana
if the writer of that letter wants TO
come in here and have trial at 1t he
can have double pay II he VIII do as
much work as the fastest woman
have"
There couldn't be a better opportun-
ity offered for trying to prove the SUI
.periority of manly labor, with the adj
ditional incentive of a bonus
DR.. Almah j. Frisbee, of Milwaukee,
long known for her charitable and re-
form work, has just been appointed
by Governor LaFollette as the woman
member of the state board of control.
She is now a member at-large of the
university board of regents. DIR. FRS
bee, graduate from the State univer-
sity In 1879, was preceptress and pro-
fessor of hygiene and sanitary science
in the university from 1889 to 1895.
She hes frequently acted as the special
agent of the governor to investigate
conditions in state institutions, a high
honor.
One of the finest examples of con-
fidence in mankind and thoughtful
benevolence recently brought to notice,
was the browning act OF the late DR..
Michael X. Warner, who died last
month at his home in Baltimore Many
of Dr. Warmers patients We're poor,
and before death came to him he
destroyed all books containing ac-
counts with patients, so they should
not be pressed for payment. The act
is said to have been characteristic of
a noble life, and DIR. Warner gave as
his reason for destroying the books,
that since his patients knew what they
owed, he had no doubt they would pay
his heirs when they were able to do
So No doubt many have said that he
should not have prevented just debts
from being collected, but what an up
lifting influence would be exerted If
many more would follow his example
toward mankind. The recollection of
a kindly Pc sonality is more enduring
than that of a mere fortune, even tho
accumulated thru the strictest justice
toward others. Charity's cloak is
everywhere needed and we should
Judge not, lest we be so judged"
A Davenport doctor who died recent
ly did the same thing, burning over
$4,000 worth of book accounts, to save
his patients from being dunned for the
amounts they owed
In black contrast to the above, now
silent example, is the living one of a
man, who thru technicality of the
law escapes paying debt, which
chivalry alone should prompt him to
make good. Because the note on a
sum of money. which, together with
the interest would make a considerable
amount, is outlawed by the time it has
iuii, q ucpCicSilt WOulil W1ln Cl1lu.
rem, is kept from enjoying the COM
forts to which she is justly entitled,
but which instead have been practical
ly filched by an unprincipled scoun-
drel.
Young women will be interested in
the striking out of the word obey"
from the marriage service, which is
but one of the startling departures
from custom by the recent action of
committee Of the Presbyterian faith
The word "obey" no longer is found in
the promise which the woman makes
to the man in the wedding ceremony
and neither does it appear in the prom
Use which the man makes to the wom-
an, thus indicating union in which
the equality which is right and just. is
recognized. We predict the immediate
increased popularity of the Presbyter-
ian marriage service with prospective
brides, at any rate. The woman must
now promise: Il, n, take thee, NJ
to be my welded husband; and I do
promise and covenant, before God and
these witnesses, to be thy loving and
faithful wife, in plenty and in want.
in joy and in sorrow. in sickness and
in health as long as we both shall
live"
We recently saw most plain spoken
but truthful article upon what consti-
tutes a girl loafer and the uselessness