The evening world., 1913-04-25
Factory GIRLS y
sONpOORPAyW were
] CURSED At WORK
Shaken, Too, by Foremen
When They Were Slow, iii
nois Vice Board Is Told.>

~RfN0FIELD. Ill.,. April B.-The
latsrnstiona, shoe Company. . ess.oo.-
- corporation. with Q branch factory
n springnead. vas excoriatsd by the
0liaois Senate Vice Commission At its
iAAsiry to-day. 8. W. Derby. superin.
tsndent of the local factory. wss on
ne witness stand following the testi.
osay Of several eirl employees Of ne
establishment and assumed . hostile
attitude. Derby was answering che
sommittee's members questions IN q Low
voice.
ss"speak up. please" requested Senator
JsRsi, "the stenographers end the news
paper men cannot hear you
,"I don't care anything about them."
fssponded Derby.
"weil. we care" declared Senator
Juul.
N"This is the modern version Of the
Public b. damned" interposed Lieut..
Gov. OHara-
!. I'm talking to you. not 10 them,"
Derby declared.
II want to tell you. Mr.. Derby. that
4 for one, wish I had the power TO
lNvs your concern from Illinois," said
Senator Juul. You are Q d1sGracs TO
The State. We learned Of one poor
biri who wosaked for you and was driven
10 pr0stituton because your concern
Oaid her only $50 q weck, and she
could not live on II. We had TO 90 into
eRecutive session because the testimony
was % bad that the public should not
tear t."
Derby was told 10 bring hA payroll
esforc the commission next week.
Agnes McGiu. twenty-one years old.
destined to her experience a. an en-
Dloy OF the International Shoe Com.
pAny. ahs said she started In the box
lactory at = Q week and received IN.
9sasss until she was paid q = week.
The ;,irls IN the box department were
lriven at top specd. she testihed. the
foreman Surslng them when they failed
. turn out - much work - he de.
ulssd. -
, On q half dozen different oecasions.
~ testthed, she tainted from excessive
oasrtion. She told Of the foremsn OF
~ department seisins siris and shak-
iag them when they dlspisased him.
Pearl Brisgs, twenty.one years old.
onstiAed to her employment. hrst In
pAysician.s Once Ut p . week. then
g ! domestic 1t es.se. and then at tho
latssnsti0nai Shoe factory. whore she
oArtSd at q Q week. she finally was
receiving 8 q week. when she was
Uansferred 70 piece work. at which
- was able to make eniy oN TO y
{ week. fri t
Mary Barnes. sixteen years old. tss-
tlDsd TO working for q watch tool COM
any. She was paid - for the hrst week
end then was put on piece work. at
uhch she was able to earn only - cents
. asy. Previously she received c.N =
Wesk as cash SRI In . store.
isy1yia Kane. aged seventeen. said she
oDxan work at the watch tool factory
q = Q week. and after the week was
nut on piece WORK. ut which she was
ohle 20 earn only %. 70 or 60 cents a
~. Wases were paid once month.
Ralphi Coates, proprietor Of the
Goates Watch Tool Company. was the
1nst witness examined. He believed u
Nas unfair TO take the testimony Of q
~ooupls Of incompstents who had showr
shey we're not adapted to the work.
ut that the evidence Of some Of the
Glsss who had succeeded and we're max
n good wasss should b heard. Ths
oommission aSrssd 20 listen to somt
- the other employees Of his factor,
- to look over his payrolls at III
Soxt meeting.
TIE COMMITTEES win meet again mex
Enseday night. ..