Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-09-14

and painfully. their untauRht fingers
and minds begin TO toll over tho let
ters OF the alphabet
1t is pathetic yet wonderful TO sec
these women. some OF them close to the
end OF their span OF life working IN
der the guidance Of their teacher. Ono
ouired eight weeks to master the
alphabet sufficiently To write a letter
which would scarcely have been cred
liable to a child Of eight She was
three score and ten years OF age when
she learned TO write her first letter.
Strangely enough. I'm this branch OF
work women who have been offered
Uncle Sans assistance through the
medium OF private workers are far
more eager than il the educated woman
who is offered invaluable knowledge ia
the matter OF nutrttive valua tons. say.
The old women who In their DAY have
been able to go forth with tue men ana
toll in the fields. who have kept thei,
homes scrupulously neat and clean ard
have reared great families of children
enter the portals OF literature tif you can
call II that like children visiting fairy
land.
Recently the whole work being done Ia
this way-education for women who have
not had early advantageous made tho
subject of a report 10 Congress by Com
sentiment there in favor Of fedora! aid.
Additionally the bureau has taken up
the question of sex hygiene. cooperating
with the various state boards In the mai
through the mothers OF a given communi-
~. 1t will he able TO point the way To
this knowledge SO that they may be able
to cooperate with the schools
The Indian girl is not forgotten By
Uncle Sam The government school az
Carlisle. Pa, gives as much OF Its time
to teaching the maiden to sew and caro-
for the home and study scientific econo-
my as 1t does In explaining the different
arts, crafts and professions To the young
braves. Hence today it Is possible to
And the Indian girl IN the far west able
TO prepare a dinner or care for home
with any of her white sisters.
The bureau of Indian affairs looks after
the business in property OF the Indian
women. Ii has much to do in keeping
an eye on the affairs of dependent In
dian women who have inherited large
amounts OF property.
In the Department OF Justice Is one
bureau which does not attempt the edu-
cation or women. It is given over t.
saving them from the most terrible fat.
that modern civilization holds for woman
the fate OF the white slave
-
The bureau Of white slave investiga-
ton is headed In Washington by Bruce
Bielaski. while the head Of the govern
ment's machine for retrlbution is Com
missioner Henry Finch. who has his
offices in Baltimore.
Agents from this bureau are con-
stantly on the outlook for violations OF
the Mann law. In the last fiscal year
100000 was spent by Uncle sam that
the creatures preying upon the women
Of his nation might be punished Twice
this sum will be spent during the ex-
listing fiscal year. il Is estimated.
Nearly 500 cases were brought TO
trial during the last year. OF tsese
337 resulted in convictions and 80 in
acquittals. with 106 cases still awaiting
trial. The sentences imposed upon those
convicted total 601 years in the peni-
Tertiary and $4,000 in fines Thus
does Uncle Sam protect his women.
The consular bureau OF the State De-
partment has much to do in t.ding
American women who are travelling
abroad. The excellence of the bureau
has been responsible for a marked in
crease In the foreign travel OF groups
OF women unattended by men. 1t re-
quires no feat of imagination to SEQ
what Uncle SIN does for these women.
His employees meet them in strange
quarters for them. look up their lug
gage and do q hundred little things
efficiently and quietly. Only occasional
ly letter Of thanks from some woman
aAtcAeI lSetihSS W Tue tlHue anu
money which go to the upkeep OF a
service In which women's comfort and
safety play an important part.
And even the Post ONCE Department
plays q part in the comfort OF women.
The parcel post has been of tremen-
dous benefit, enabling them to purchase
dress goods and the like from the
city at q minimum effort Indeed. much
OF the parcel post business is from
trade centers to the great rural COM
muntttes Also woman is the chief
patron Of the picture post card business