The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-02-20

preaching on the subject, The exam
pie of Helen Gould in marrying a ma
tive born American" he said, "shar-
ing with her mutual objects and IN
t~erests. will do more to solve home
problems than 10000 sermons on the
subject of divorce and the securing of
peace in home life"
The Duchess of Aosta is the third
member of the italian royal family to
become an author. Her experiences
Of travel in Africa will be published
next year in Italy and in London.
A woman in the role of war CORE
spondent Is an unusual figure even IN
these days Of manifold activities. A
pioneer in the new role Is an English
woman, Miss Mary Edith Durham, who
Is special correspondent IN the BaIkana
for The London Daily Chronicle. In
addition to acting as newsgatherer she
has helped to nurse the wounded.
The working population of France
includes 4,15O,000 women and girls, ac-
cording TO official statistics. Domes-
tic servants total 772,000; $4,000 are
engaged in agriculture and the rest are
divided among shops, factories, bust
ness offices and the public service.
The novel case of a woman who be-
came a lawyer so she might better
handle her large estate was placed be-
fore the appellate division of the SUI
preme court when Amos Edward Wood
ruff, a lawyer, appealed from a YER
dict of "a jury in the supreme court
which refused to award him a d
ment Of $5,0 300 against Mrs. Elinor w.
Squier for services alleged to have
been rendered. Mrs. Squier is the.
widow of Charles b. Squier, real es-
died in 1904, leaving more than $4,000
900. Mr.. Woodruff, who was a friend
of Mr.. Squier. was retained by the
widow to represent her interests of
more than 81, 100000. Within a year.
it is said, differences arose and Mrs.
Squier studied law and received a d.
ploma from a law school. After this
she dismissed Mr.. Woodruff and acted.
as her own counsel. Mr.. Woodruff says
that $4,000 is due him for legal serv-
ices. The case was tried in the su-
and the jury decided in favor of Mrs.
Squier. Mr.. Woodruff appealed.
Women completely outclassed the
men in recent civil service examina-
tions in Philadelphia of applicants for
position of typewriter and clerk in any
municipal department at salaries rang
ing from less tina $3.50 to $3.50 a
year. Certified lists, issued by the
civil service commission showed that
of a total Of 102 successful candidates,
e~ighty-fOur were women and eighteen
were men, and in general averages at
tained at the examinations the ONE
again showed their supremacy.
The first women's paper in Greece
was established twenty-five years agO
by Nine. Callirhoe Parren. The oldest
women's organization was founded in
1873 under the name of the Ladies
society, with the object Of securing
employment for poor women and en-
couraging native industries. For sew
eral years the Greek National Council
of Women has been a power in the
affairs of the country, II IL aims to
secure equal rights for women in all
departments OF the government.
Mrs. Virginia Sharpe Paterson, au-
thor and naturalist, who was. the APP
pointee of the former Gov. Thomas II.
Marshall, of Indiana, the vice prest-
dent-elect. as supervisor of rivers and
harbors for the last four years, has
been rendered a reappointment to the
same position by Governor Raiston.
Mrs. Paterson will probably decline.
owing to her desire to retire from pub
lie life. Mrs. Paterson is in her list
year and has lead an active life, as
she is prominent In many fields Of pub
lie endeavor in the central west.