Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-02
RUSSIAN WOMEN WIN A POINT
State Council Passes Measure Favor
ing Female Teachers.
PUT ON EQUALITY WITH MEN
Equal Pay for Equal work AdvO-
Gated I'm the COuDeiI-RussIaR
Naval Boosters Take Pride
in the CEarevftch.
BY GEORGE FRASER

BY GEORGE FRASER
ST. PETERSBURG, July l.-(Special to
The Bse.)-victories for the new woman
movement are not looked for in Rus STA
yet the land of the car has Just taken
action which brought great encouragement
to the women of America. especially to the
great ty Of New York
The state council of The Russian Upper
House which is extending its sittings be-
yond those of the Duma has passed with
out single dissenting vote a bill for the
leveling UP Of the positions of female
teachers to that Of the male professors
in all higher educational institutions and
for giving them equal rights as regards
remuneration and pensions.
The discussion of the matter in the ooun-
Gil developed a strong feeling that women
should receive equal pay with men for
equal work. If my information is correct.
a similar movement in America has so far
failed OF success.
CEareviteh n Born sailor.
The little cEarevitch is the hope Of the
Russian navy. He seems 10 have inherited
taste for shipbuildiug from his illustr. Gus
ancestor. Peter the Great, who went 10
Holland 200 years ago, at the age Of g. in
disguise and worked for wages as a ship
carpenter under the name OF Peter Zim-
norman. lodging in email house in Sara
dam. The czarevitch has had complete
miniature navy yard eonstructed and fitted
out TOR him on the borders OF a lakeIet In
the grounds OF THnrsAue zse1o. There he
amuses himself with building model ships
of war and other craft under the expert
tuition Of a naval engineer. He has de-
veloped some really clever IDEAS
ForEers Convicted.
The great forgery trial in which Colonel
Vladimir Won Jarigarsky. the czar's master
Of the horse, and his son by adoption
Staff Captain Won Jarlgarsky, were
charged with conspiring with other persons
and forging q viii with the object of OBJ
tanning for Captain Won Jarlgarsky the title
and immense fortune OF Prince Bogdam
/ oginsky. hiss been concluded.
After the jury had deliberated for five
hours a verdict Of not guilty was pro-
nounced in the case OF Colonel Won Jarl-
| garsly and the remainder of the accused
were declared guilty. The captain, whom
| the jury recommended TO the cars mercy,
was sentenced to two years Imprisonment
and six Of the other accused to the loss OF
civil rights.
Innocent Couple Saved.
man who is EAd TO be the perpetrator
OF fifty-seven murders has been arrested
, In Kaxan, Russia. Among the mans
crimes the murder of DR.. Popoff. a
prominent physician OF Kazan, for which
two persons, a man and a woman. were
sentenced TO death Fortunately. the sen
tence was commuted 10 lifelong penal
ssrvttude, so that redress is possible.
Crooked Officials Indicted.
Senator Neidhardt who has been en-
trusted with the task OF investigating va
rous allegations Of widespread official
bribery and corruption. has ordered tu-
dicial proceedings TO be taken against five
state railway engineers. two other en-
gtneers. twenty railway administration
officials and seven members Of the mu-
nicipality Of 81. Petersburg, including N
Unkovsha. the president % the--munlcipal
council on a charge Of abtse OF their Off
cial positions.
/ EmPeFOrs 40 Meet.
| meeting between the ear and En-
peror William viii take place this month,
probably during the annual cruise OF the
Russian imperial family in Finnish waters
1t is probable that the agreement between