Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-06-13
Activities Of Women
By WINIFRED SHORT
During the past year about 10 per
cent of all marriages were terminated

During the past year about 10 per
cent of all marriages were terminated
by divorce.
In the southern cotton mills 81 per
cent of all the women employed are
under 81 years of age.
According to the last census there
are in the United States LOG males to
every 100 females.
Wellesley. college has 1,424 women
enrolled as students.
Nearly 1000, 900 divorces have been
granted in the past 90 years.
Students In the LOS Angeles, Cal,
schools are prohibited from wearing
slit skirts"
Baroness Vaughan. who was the NOR
ganatic wife of King Leopold. of Bel
GUM, has obtained a divorce from En-
manuel Durieux, to whom she was
married in 1910.
Nearly 100 women are attending reg
ular college classes at the University
of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia is soon to have women
as street cleaning inspectors.
During the last three months the
land by the militant suffragets, has ex-
ceeded $4,000, 900. 1t is estimated the
suffrage campaign is now costing Eng
land $4,000, 900 a year.
Miss Ruth Bancroft Law, the nervy.
aviatrice, has declared her intention of
attempting d IISilI ACROSS Cne AIlaNt1c
ocean for a prize of $4,000 offered by
Lord Northcliffe. of England.
No woman who works in Uta re-
celve less than 80 cents per day. Even
n learning new work must be paid
30 cents daily, and after six months APP
premiership this must be raised to S1.25
daily.
Five young m will receive de-
grees in law at the coming commence
ment of the Boston university.
Wyoming. Idaho, Washington and
Colorado have selected women as state
school superintendent.
In Japan the women have enough
to do serving their husbands and fam
lilies, without bothering with the suf-
frage movement.
A report OF the United States bureau
Of education ray that the public school
teachers in the United States do not
receive enough salary to save enough
money to carry adequate life insurance
or to proceed with further professional
training.
Pittsburgh has a woman's club Of 80
members. all of whom are blind.
The school commission of Trenton.
N. j., has increased the salaries of
teachers in that city, and hereafter the
minimum salary will be 5000. an in
crease of $3.50 over the old rate.
Nearly 65O,OO0 women are employed
in the factories of Russia.
Hamilton. Cam. has a union COM
!, posed of one b~ookkeepers.
The hotels and restaurants Of Switz-
erland employ 1899 female workers.
A number of women acted as judges
and clerks at h recent election held
It Portland. Ore.
In Canada single women and wild
ows have the municipal vote.
A bill before the New York legisla-
ture which would retire school teachers
when they reach the age of So. is be-
ing vigorously protested against by the
teachers Of Yonkers.
Several well known leaders of So
ciety In Paris have appeared in public
lately wearing sandals fastened around
the ankles with ribbons. like the buskins
Of the ancient Greeks.
Frau Won Boklin und Halbach. who
was Bertha Krupp before her marriage.
and now the owner Of h great Krupp
gun works at Essen. Germany. is one
,of the richest women in h world. She
liz only rs years Of age and her esti-
mated wealth IL 500. 900. 900.
Mrs. Elizabeth Shannon has charge