The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-04-18

Of 100000 trained mon on Tuesday
looks a good deal as if Ulster had the
physical strength to take the course
that her own Judgment commcnds.
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WOMEN IN BUSINESS
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(Woman's WORLDLY
Mrs. Aurclia Rc1y Chapman. the
wife of Major Chapman of the British,
army. holds a unique position in the
world of me She has taken over
the management and control of the
has seen its best year. financially. an
der her able administration. She has
also taken over the Womische Opera
house of Berlin.
She is a singer famed through
Europe. and has made and saved a
largo fortune. which she is now using
in her business career" to which
laws of Germany have placed her in
peculiar position. AS she quantity
puts it. Would you believe that in
Germany a woman must produce a
certificate from her husband which
allows her. gives her permission to
do business with her own money, in
her own capacity. in her own art!
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All Englishman, and still I had to do
it,"
During the entire time she spent in
singing, she entertained but me idea.
to secure the management Of an opera
house to produce the newest COM
posers' and as we'll, the good old
Italian operas"
Mrs. Ella d. Rowland of the Zillah
section of the Yakima Valley. Wash-
inrtn,1 u.oc awarded %1,n {icct ,>r;1n--
$500 in gold-at the New York Land
Show on November 4. for the best
25-box apple display. Her apples
competed no only With the finest
specimens from her own section. but
with those from other parts of the
country.
Mrs. Rowland and her husband
went from Kansas to Washington IS
Years ago. She has had direct charge
of her ranch only since the death Of
her husband.
The owlands paid $40 an acre for
the land on which their three orch
ards are located. The orchard which
pr duced the prize winning apples is
ten years old. Mrs. Rowland says she
expects to realize between 5000 and
$500 this year from this ten acre
orchard.
Mrs. l.. e. Rawson. Des Moines,
Iowa. is the only woman members Of
the association of life insurance prcsi-
dents. She is the vice president and
active manager Of the life insurance
organized by her husband more than
20 years ago.
Mrs. Rawson went into her nus
hands office in the first place in an
effort to distract her mind from grief
over the loss of her baby son. She
worked by her husbands side. mas
tcring The details of the business. and
in time was elected vice president.
When MFR. Rawson's health failed,
inc he was foced to give up most
of his active duties. the management
of the company devolved upon his
wife. This occurred two years ago.
and there has been no decrease in
the prosperity of the company under
feminine guidance.
Mrs. Rawson sees nothing phenom-
email in her achievements She says
n a business success is ruled by OPP
p%ortunity. which has simply been de-
ME to women in the past.
The business world has claimed an
formerly of the New York Italian and
metropolitan Opera companies. Her
early childhood was spent in Sweden.
her native country. where her father
was a forester. Her parents were
poor and her opportunities for edu-
cation were slight. 1t happened that
King Oscar of that country heard her
sent for her and placed her under
the best instructors. Later in ITALY
she married Sig. Norelli. During the
years she has spent as an opcratic
star she has been investing her money
In lumber lands in Canada and in
some Of tho southern states. Her
spare time has been spent in the study
| IF 'ft1TnI." Sto L1e h--- .-cr
interested in the manufa cture of wood
pulp for the purpose Of making pa
per. Not long ago she sold to a firm
IN Germany all cedar" rights in her
southern forest lands-for lead pencil
purposes. She then bought more
northern property and is now spend
ing her time in her Canadian wood
lands. Her holdings there are valu-
able.
England has produced n new fire
brigade. c composed entirely of women.
At Burton-on-Trent the brigade vent
into training and in 80 days time was
pronounced ready for action. Their
report shows that they have gal
lopcd their engine to a given point.
run Is yards of home and started
the engine pumping water in three
minutes"
The captain. Mrs. Roger Green.
states that they now have their uni
forms n helmets. h claims he-
girls are las brave as men and carry
axes"
Miss ose Moriarity Of Elyria, Ohio,
probably q the record for ''ofYice
holding" She is deputy city treas
urer. deputy city auditor. deputy clerk
of tho town council. clerk Of the
board 81 control, clerk to the director
Of public safety. Although for ten
years she has had her name on the
Elyria town and county stationery, she
is still a very young woman, and in
tensely interested in municipal affairs.
She has made a thorough study of tho
municipal laws throughout Ohio, and
illinois as well. although she has not
taken up a general study Of the law.
WHOLE CITY FORCE IN.
Leavenworth. Kan, April 1S.-The
mayor. chief of police and half the
| police force here today vera sum.