The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-11

piece OF work than the woman who
''' The n IL nc, ,,so bread Is absurd.
envelope at the end of the week to
, ,e woman so common among labor
an65,., peopic. recognition OF her
eauai economic function.
The failure to understand this bus,-
mos, sue Pt inc marriage relation al
most inevitably produces humiliation
a ai irritation So serious has the
strain become because of this faiao
start that various devices have hnep
SIs rested to repair lt-Mr. Wells's
IA Motherhood" is one; weekly
Mw n,h as for a servant Is another.
both notions encourage the primary
mistake that the woman has not MI,
pual economic place with the man
IN the marriage
Marriage is a business as well MS a
sentimental partnership
Socini Conditions In Suffrage stntc.
bctter Thnn In Observation-Disclosures
Conditions No Worse.
:. Third Premise: Conditions regarding
universities charitable institntionss
ana laws for the protection OF women
ana children In the suffrage states
should pc TN advance of those in tho
e eraa,ar states on account OF the
IN the East and South. But the census
ana the codes show that such Is not
me case Both men and women are
may study and practice medicine and
iaW In those States. This does not
obtain in Virginia. Colorado pos
! sesses the only State Home for De
pendent Children in the United states
The Inter Parliamcntary Union. n
giooe-circiing organization of sociolo-
: orado has the sancst. the most pro-
Eressive. most scientific laws relating
10 the child to be found on any statuta
books In the world" The laws thus
1898 Colorado was the first State, TO
quote John Graham Brooks. which
diIied delinnuent children from the
the model Juvenile court OF this coun-
r.! Colorado has n compulsory cduca.
Ton law: a law making It ~-isde-
rsnfa 70 faii to support aged pa
of the feeble-mlnded. Virginia makes
no provision for her feeble m nded. In
short to review the laws OF the sur
rage states. in comparison with the
lack OF laws on such important So
geological subjects In Virginia g
rather unpleasant to a patriotic VIr-
rlrsinin's White Population More IL
itcrntc Thnn That of Suffrage States.
MISS Seawell says: Juvenile Hitter
acy is high in Colorado, one child in
sixty being illlterate." Tho United
States Census states that among TIM,
white people In Virginia one In every
nine persons Is illiterate. The census
gives hiFher rate than does Miss
Seawell for illiteracy among the white
people OF Colorado; but perhaps this
is because the census figures include
adults. and the. compulsory education
law decreases juvenile illlteracy. In
Colorado one In every 81 white persons
is illiteratc; In Idaho. one In every so
In Wyoming and Utah, one In every 45.
Einia as in Colorado; five times as
many as in Idaho. Utah and Wyoming.
THESE statistics. to paraphrase o. Hen
dislike 20 call attention to them.
Juvenile Crime Not Arrested In Rich
mond.
Juvenile crime Is high in Denver"
1t would be idle to make n compa rison
between the Juvenile crime in n City
which records the existence OF Juvenile
criminals and one which makes small
records on the subject may say,
however. that In Richmond neither iu-
ven!le criminals, nor Juvenile crime Is
arrested.
Girl of Twelve Years May Marry In
Virginia.
Miss Seaweil records rs evidence of
"a low. state OF public opinion in Dem
YER" the marriage OF & girl OF twelve
marriage could have occurred. and IL
similar one can occur. In the City Hall
of Richmond. the Code OF Virginia. un-
der tho old common law, still per-
hitting girls of twelve years old to
marry.
Illegal TO License Gambling in Wyom-
Miss seaweil says, After nearly thir-
ty years of SUFFRAGE Wyoming licensed
gambling houses" The laws OF Wyom-
In OF 1901, chapter CO. p. 6S. make
II Illegal to license gambling Really,
Miss Seawell ought to be provided with
tho latest codes If she Is to discuss
law.
Equal Pay for Equal Work.
The women teachers of Virginia IN
the public schools receive individually
from one-half to one-third MS much rs
the men teachers. Perhaps the salaries
of the women teachers collectively Is
so per cent. of the salaries OF the men
larger number of women than men
employed In teaching in Virginia. Miss
Grenfcll. three times Superintendent of
1v,rrryynr ya1yDvnT ITrDU