New-York tribune., 1912-03-21

the Hoey law, yet she takes the respop-
ab!nty more calmly than most women do
the necessity Of buying an Easter hat. The
fact that she is a pioneer In new occu-
patton for women had never occurred 10
her.
Il gas Yesterday afternoon at her home
inftm slk-stockng district Of Brooklyn,
al No. 2j Hicks street, that she received
Tribune reporter.
Why did I go into this work?' She
opened her mild gray eyes in surprise.
Why, l got tired OF doing nothing. You
know. really, ! think O great many people
Ike TO have some regular occupation, don't
youY
"No, I've never earned any money be-
fore ! think it's very interesting. I've
studied law, just for amusement, but this
Is much more fun. 1t is such sensible
work You know, II has always seemed
TO me much better 70 prevent fire than 10
put II out after it's started. There Is
saving Of so much labor on the iiremen
part and fright and excitement on the
owners part, and pecuniary loss, besides.
i've always been interested in this kind
Of fre safeguards, and when l heard that
the bureau was 10 be started l just thought
I'd Ike to work in H. SO ] studied the
laws and took the examination, and here
! am My work consists Of inspecting fac
tories, loft buildings. stores, schools and
public institutions Of ali kinds Yes there
are a great many violations Of the laws
at present, because people don't know what
the laws are and they've never been both-
cred with inspectors before. We find doors
opening inward defective hose and too Few
buckets. On, yes and almost no No smoK-
ting signs That is my first professional
ioke-that there ant be any smoking IN
my presence"
The only woman fire official smiled gently
that was all Il is doubtful II she ever
laughs aloud Certain IL is. she has Dig
nifty enough 10 handle any obdurate build
Ing agent who IS inclined TO question her
badge. She doesn't expect any trouble
not she
Why, yes, she knew she would be oDhseu
TO Penetrate dark Easements and sub-base-
nents. and 10 face men and rickety lad-
Gers she had never seen before. She Is
much more afraid OF a fire escape than OF
drunken janitor, and she won't admit the
hea Of either being dangerous ever oc-
cured 10 her.
she doas exactly the same work as the
kventy-lour men appointed with her (and
sets equal pay s. 200 Why not? sho
aeseE did any regular work before, but she
Enjoys being on her feet from 9 o'clock IN
NE morning to at night-on her feet! III
Neky II she isn't on her knees hunting III
elaek corners for oily rags and iniamma-
'e material swept out Of sight by SLOW
MY male Of course) janitor. She has TO
@up on the roof and climb lO-inch per
rncicular ladder 10 peer into the water
snk. Woe betide II II is empty! She mas
pull out her little rule and measure
oIs, buckets and stairw8ys. She mas 10
saoS how many elevators are needed In
l'rding with so many thousand feet Oh
wee There's nothing in all the tenement
.'0ss laws building laws and fire laws
t'st she doesn't have TO have at her mind
.a' ready TO apply at once TO the situa-
uoh al hand.
LEI with all this she said she was not
'errsglst!
No. she murmured Il don't care par
s-slariy about voting ] don't believe most
.vnen do. We hear great deal about tho
~ noisy ones who do, hut the majority
~set Interested one way or the other
ihe suffragists would tell you that you IL
- over not wanting 20 vote after you've
Nsh Out In the cruel world little longer.
VI we'll" and the girl VINO climbs hre
apes In factories because she was ureu
oo'ng nothing at home showed OF what
tsaf
sidr't say 1 really didn't want TO vote
sh didn't care so awfully much about
course. when we win the sunrage
:" e very glad 70 vote /"
men only gOeg 10 prove what a promi-
~ snfragette said the other day. that
she smasnes windows a suffragettc
- about IN lambs clothing and never
s,spected, and may even pull the WOOL
w her own eyes.