The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-14

ties of glass and its physical constitu-
ton; for discovering improvements In
the manufacture of Portland cement
and lime; for studying the chemical
treatment of wood; for discovering new
utilities for borax and verifying utilities
which are claimed for this substance
Still another fellowship is being
established by Governor w. r. Stubs.
1t is for the study of the ductless
glands in the whale and other deep sea
mammals, which is especially inter-
esting to the medical profession
other items of interest to the gen.
eral public, according to the speaker,
are: An investigation of the oils and
Goals from the standpoint of their fuel
value; the testing of the value of
lubricating oils of the state; becoming
thoroughly familiar with all branches
of municipal sanitation and giving
cities of the state the benefit of the in
vestigation; the examining of over $50
types of road building materials with
a view to lettering the conditions of
the thoroughfares of the state; the in
vestigation of causes of coal mine ex-
plosions with a view to making life in
the mines more safe; the discovering
of means for eradicating insect pests
such as the chinch bug, the green bug
and scale insects; the devising of a
mechanism for isolating single bac-
the problem of the loco disease of
stock; discovering a new means of
water signaling, and others too numer-
Gus to mention.
Work for Women.
According to Mrs. Rebecca S. Free
man of Kansas City, who spoke last
night on woman in the Industrial
World civilization = socalled = has
had much tC do with taking woman
from her proper sphere-the home
and planting her in the face of the
harsh competition in the struggle for
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much has recently been done to make
her lot more comfortable.
1.-THE complex conditions which COM
pose what is called civilization have
somewhat changed the natural order"
said Mrs. Freeman, land nearly one
fourth of cur American women of
age. and about 40 per cent of Eng
lish women are by the process of this
civilization. transformed into filters.
''In my brief existence, I have had
somewhat to do with work in the
Young Women's Christian association.
One of the departments of this asso-
citation looks into the condition of
women emr'oyed in factories, which
investigation shows that rs per cent
of women so employed are under rs
years of age, and about per cent are
35 years # age and over, which
shows, at 35, women employees have
either departed this life or changed
their condition; that 85 per cent are
less than seven dollars per week. This
pertains to cur own country. This in
vestigation further shows that rs per
cent of all these womel. laborers are
using public libraries, which indicates
their great longing and desire for an
uplift in life.
Zone strange and interesting feature
with regard 20 this subject is, that the
Jewish women comprise only about
per cent of The army of factory work
ers. With regard to the religious
faith Of these workers, it is found that
So per cent a.e Protestant and Al per
cent are Catholic.
''In England, station in life depends
upon birth; in America on wealth,
however acquired. but acquired; in
China, upon education England has
hundred years. In this land is found
hunderd years. In this land is found
one-f1fth of all the people of the
globe; here you find the direst poverty
and darkest ignorance. side by side
with the greatest wealth the accumu-
lation of thousands of years and much
socalled learning
In regard to the solution of the pro-