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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-06
DIR. Shaw, Mrs. Laidlaw
and Miss La Toilette Sup
port Miss Ortman.
FEMINIST ALLIANCE
WILL TAKE ACTION
Anti-Slander League To Be Or
ganized-Educators May Join
if They Sign Pledge.
By HENRIETTA RODMAN.

Women are rallying to the support oil
Jeanette V. Ortman Mrs. Gamse). who
was dismissed by the Board OF EduIa-
ton because she did not announce her
marriage and used her own name IN
school. ~,
The Rev. Anna Howard Shaw, MRS
Harriet Lees Laidlaw and Miss rola La
Toilette are among those who nave
taken I'D the cause of the teacher-"ile'
The right Of women teachers 10
Motherhood has been established IN
New York, but their right to marry mas
not been fully conceded by the BOARD
of Education. II is true that the ooard
no longer dismisses women teachers
Who marry. The Court of Appeals put
an end to that practice several years
ago Rut the board will neither appoint
nor promote married women.
The Feminist Alliance will hold
meeting on Thursday, February 49, AZ
the house of Mrs. Joseph ii. wise, 90
west 74th st. The handlcsps placed Dy
society upon professional women VIII
no discussed by women well known III
the professions, and Miss Ortman's case
will be presented for Immediate action
by the alliance .. III, - ,ro.
The following resolution VIII De pro-
posed: .upouI
of Education which forbids the appoint
T,ent and promotion Of married women
in the New York public schools IS op-
nosed TO the interest of women, Wnom
i hammers in their attempt TO earn
living. and inasmuch as it tends to m
lure the community by placing PEN
atty upon marriage;
Want Bylaw Repealed.
therefore, We urgently request the
Board Of Education 10 repeal tnls by
law and 70 base the selection OF women
as teachers in the New York pubic
schools upon efficiency and not upon
celibscy." ;.. ~
women will ask hearing on the cues
tion before the Board Of Education
and possibly before the Mayor.
II do hope the time will come "nen
men who extol marriage TO the shy
will cease 10 brand married women d
unfit to become teachers sara u
Shaw. ..-.,.,,s
"The whole subject is so outrageous
that | frankly confess that ! cannot
think Of il without feelings OF anger
and contempt for all these quiooIes
which are brought forward to hamper
women in the teachers profession as
In other professions. and to make WON,
ems life very difficult in every held
except that of service 10 men.
81 think that many men are eager
that women should remain their servi-
tors. and this fact prevents them from
having the same ideas Of justice tow
ard women that they have toward other
men.
81 regret that the position taken by
the Board Of Education on this matter
has been upheld. but the day will come
when no such decision will be posi-
be"
Mrs. Laidlaw said: 81 heartily in
dorse this struggle OF woman teach
CIR against undemocratic, tyrannlcal
dictation. am entirely opposed to the
short-sighted policy which does not
welcome a wife and mother AS a teach
err of the youth Of our city
"Thc n.t O.. .- ,hool authori-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-06

husbands buy leisure for them. The
fathers and the husbands work, and
work hard, but their women do not.
Well, il is women of that class who
are beginning TO be deeply interested
in conditions. They are finding that
there are things in life much more
absorbing than cards and tea parties
and gossip about servants and the
other things which are supposed to MI
their lives.
Women Will Vote in Their Class.
81 don't say that these women will
make over conditions. Women are hu-
man beings. you know. just as men
are. Women will vote with their class
and work for their interests Just as
men do. Child labor may not vanish
when women 30 to the ballot box, bad
working conditions may not be done
away with. No. We can hardly be so
optimistic as to believe that. But there
is this: These women who are begin
ming TO study life, real life, are going
TO know some things which they never
could have known if they had not
looked beyond their own homes ana
the routine of their own lives. Ihey
nav not bring in the era of industrial
democracy at once. But woman VINO
has studied the question of collective
bargaining, for instance, is not likely
to be as SNUG and complacent as the
woman who has given no thought to
anything but the ordinary routine
things Of her own life.
Solidarity New Virtue.
Women are learning solidarity now.
That is one Of the biggest things which
anv one has to learn in life. The hght
which they have had to make for the
vote has taught them much; and 1t Is
incorceivabe that all which they have
learned will be forgotten when the
fight is finally won. The great energy
of the suffrage movement ~ not to
frop back when equal suffrage has
Leen accomplished. II will be used IN
other channels then"
How long will it be before equal
suffrage is a fact" | asked.
81 should say that within ten years,
at the outside, all the women in the
United States will be enfranchised. II
may be before that. At the next cleo
tons many states will give their
women the vote, undoubtedly. and IL
doesn't seem possible that even the
most conservative states can hold out
for ten years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-06
Two Uses of the Veil

a woman's veil serves one OF two
purposes. TO protect the complexion or
20 hide the complexion. Beauty needs
protection, lack OF u needs conceal.
ment. You Will have no need % veil
II you use VELoGEN-it protests ana
beauties.
The skin is damaged by sharp winds,
penetrating dust and hot. dried air.
After cleaning the skin with warm
water ard soap apply VELooEk for
protection. II does not clog the pores
or have a greasy appearance.
VELoGEN beauties by soothing out
the burn that makes the skin chap and
the lps crack. BY using this mild, pure
preparation you look better and feel
better.
a, any d-u" ''are 2se tu6e.--Advt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-06

~ ODERN methods have at last
N revolutionized housekeeping.
Since the installation Of clean
up week" cellars, garrets and store
rooms have given up their antiquated
and dilapidated treasures, and only the
temporarily out OF season articles are
all that remain 10 be busted.
Discarded fnery has gone to the
charitable institutions. toys and games
10 the poor settlements and the OLD
linen TO the war. As quickly as the
closets are cleaned and blankets laun-
dered the vacuum cleaner wagon drives
I'D TO the door. the dust and air hose
are rushed through convenient WIN
dows and the fray is on.
Every speck Of dust is literally
sucked from the house, all upholstery
10 the last button receives attention
Draperies, curtains, rugs ard mat
tresses are gone over. and pillows after
being cleaned seem double their usual
size and are ss light and fluffy as when
they were new.
Vacuum Squad Conducts Whirlwind
Cleaning.
This whiriwind cleaning takes but
few hours, and is conducted by the
competent men whose business it is.
They rapidly detsch and attach the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-06

VOW comes one who advocates the
~ "self-rai5ing" Of children. he
SAYS that il isn't necessary Tor
n woman 10 be in her home all the time
or with her children every minute,
and that what We need is "self-rais-
ing" children. And his word carries
weight, too. for as chairman OF the
federal Commission on Industrial Re
lations he has found out many things
about mothers, especially working
mothers. and their children.
81 could never understand this talk
about mothers bringing up the chh-
drcn," Frank Walsh said. He had
been asked II he believed in women
working outside the home. at seems
TO me that fathers should have some
thing to do with II, too. But as
matter Of fact, what we need is sell
raising children. All children should
have a certain amount OF care OF
course. Some have too much ana
others don't have enough. Some cay
I believe, all children will have just
the care they need. Our modern eau
Gators and philosophers are right IN
saying that children need more hoer1y'
less compulsion from the outside,
No Danger Of Home Neglect.
~ believe that women should work
where they want TO work. "oFh
should he self-expression, and women
are as entitled TO that as men are. J
know what is said on the other side
that woman whose husband can sup
port the family should stay at home
care for the house and the children
Well. that depends. From what | kno"
Of women | don't think there is much
danger Of their neglccting their homes
and children. do you?
81 wish that people who sentimental
ize about woman's place being IN the
home would stop and ask themselves
few questions. They say that II IS
bad that women should be compelled
TO wear their lives away doing uncon-
genial work for little money. Who
denies it? 1t is also bad that men
should do those things. But why don't
they see that the thing to do is to
make industry a fit place for human
beings. That would seem to be more
logical than trying to take women away
from it especially as they can't get
away.
"You see, one thing We have to
realize is that women are in industry
70 stay. That is such a foolish thing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-06
ONE DAY OF REST UPHELD
Court of Appeals sustains
Factory Employees Law.

Albany. Feb. 5.-The constitutional
itv Of the law securing 20 employees in
factories and mercantile establish
ments twenty-four consecutive hours
Of rest every week was upheld by
unanimous decision Of the Court OF
Appeals to-day
The decision was given in an appeal
from judgments Of the City Court OF
Buffalo convicting the Klinck Packing
Company. Of that city, Of violating the
law. The statute is known as "the
enc day Of rest in seven" law. The
employers will carry the case to the
United States Supreme Court
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-06

ODERN methods have at last
MI revolutionized housekeeping.
Since the installation Of clean
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-21
TODAY WE CELEBRATE.
Centenary ., the Father Of 4Palnless

Centenary Of the Father Of aPaInless
Dentistry"
That the extraction OF teeth and
the numerous other operations per,
formed by. the present-day dentist are
unaccompanied by pain to the pa,
tient cannot truthfully be stated.
Such an allegation would be greeted
with cries Of derision from a multi.
|tude Of people who will declare that
their experiences in dental chairs
have not ben exactly pleasant. The
rottenest and most worthless Of teeth,
although It manifests its dissatisfac,
ton In such q way as to give It's
owners a foretaste Of the "tortures
of the damned usually has o pro.
found disinclination to ieaye its homo
and the parting Is often painful, In
spite Of the ministrations Of the
painless dentist.
It Is with mental reservations.
therefore, that the world viii today
honor the memory OF the father OF
painless dentistry on the occasion
OF the centenary OF his birth. The
pioneer In the application OF anaes.
thesia to dentistry was DR.. Horace
Wells, who was born at Hartford,
Windsor county, Vermont, July 81.
1916. Although his claim TO priority
has been disputed. DR.. Wells was at
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-21

Gen. Sir Douglas Haig, who was re.
Gently promoted to the rank Of gen.
eral and given the command of the
first British army under the new or.
ganization, is in his fifty-fourth year.
Gen. Haig headed the first army
corps OF the British expeditionary
force and won his promotion by "dis.
tinguished service in the field.p Be-
fore the outbreak Of the war Gen.
Haig was for some years chief of
staff Of the army in India. He gradu.
ated from Oxford before he entered
the army thirty years ago with the
Seventh Hussars. He served in the
Soudan, taking part in the action at
Khartum, and won British and Egyp.
tian medals. During the South Afri,
can war he war for a time associated
with Gen. French, the commander.in.
chief. OF the expeditionary force in
France, and later in Independent op:
erations as commander Of a group Of
columns he greatly distinguished him.
self and was awarded the Queens
and Kings medals. After the end Of
the Boer war he was dispatched to
Indian as inspector Of cavalry, and 1t
was while holding that post, in 1905,
that he married a daughter OF Lord
Vivian. He reached the rank Of ma
jor-general in 1904, and in 1909 he was
knighted and appointed chief of staff
in India Gen. Haig's reputation rests
upon his ability as a cavalry leader.
and in that branch OF military service
he is recognized as one Of Great Brit.
aims leaders: He is the author OF
Cavalry Studies" Gen. Haig has
been called the handsomest officer in
the British army. Like Sir Johu
Of the newly formed British armies.
Sir Douglas wears a mustache, but is
otherwise clean shaver.
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FIRST THINGS.


Apples.
OF the multitude Of varieties Of
apples now cultivated in various parts
of the world, but especially in North
America, the first was the fruit OF
what, in its wild state, Is known as
the crab.tree. All Of the delicious
apples now displayed on the fruit
stands are varieties of the small and
bitter species which In ancient times
grew wild in parts Of Europe and
Asia. The cultivation and improve
jment Of the apple began in Europe
centuries ago, but Il remained fo,i
Americans to make the greatest pro.
gress In this direction. One OF the,
first OF these Sbenefactors was Loan.
mi Baldwin, who was born 40 years
ago today, January q. 1745. He was
by profession an engineer, but while
prominent in that capacity, he would
long since have been forgotten ex.
cept for his horticultural experiments
which resulted In the production Of
the famous apple which bears his
name. The Baldwin Is stiiiS one otstheI
most popular varieties Of the favor.
tie fruit. The United States now pro.
!duces the major part Of the worlds,
apple crop, and Canada adds largely
to North American supremacy. The.
European supremacy. The European
apple belt extends from Norway to
southern France. Apples are also
cultivated in New Zealand, Tasmania
and other countries
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-21
ropAsps i PARTY.
BY Q. Terence.
lMauriee Hewlett, NoyelI.., % FatheI

Maurice Hewlett, Novelist, % Father
Of cushaven Hero.
Maurice Henry Hewlett, the distin:
Iguished English novelist, will pass his
fifty. fourth milestone tomorrow, hav-
ing been born January %, 1861 The
author recently. experienced about the
ikeenest grief and the greatest relief
that may come to a man, for his son.
Flight Commander Francis E. T. Hew:
lett of the British flying corps was
at first reported lost after the Christ.
mas raid on Cuxhayen, but returned
safely In time TO give his father a
truly happytNew Year. Maurice Hew.
lett started his career a sa harris.
lett started his career as a harris
1881. He soon turned TO literature,
and published his first book, Earth.
work out Of Tuscany" twenty years
ago. Forseveral years prior to 1900
he held an official position, but he
found time to write a number Of other
works, including THE Masque of
Dead Norentines,' "The Forest Low
ers,r "Pan and the Young Shepherd"
and little Novels Of Italy" 1t was
the immediate success and wide.
spread popularity Of Richard Yea
and-Nay," which found a wide read.
ing in America as we'll as in Great
Britain, that led him to abandon the
law to devote his whole time to ,litera-
ture. Since then he has published
numerous books and has gained a
foremost place among British novel.
lists. Mrs. Hewlett, the daughter OF
a clergyman. was n Of the pioneer
airwomen OF England, obtaining an
aviation certificate in 1911. Before
that she had become an expert in
motor engineering. Her son, the
hero Of the Cuxhaven raid, became
naval cadet ten years ago. lte
received his first instruction in avia-
ton from his mother. He was pro-
noted to be a lieutenant a year ago.
and was made a flight commander
last July. He was n of seven air
men dispatched against cuxhaven in
the Christmas raid. Six Of the pilots
escaped, but young Hewlett was at
first reported drowned. Later It was
rumored that he had been taken a
prisoner by the Germans, but on New
ears Day the anxiety of his parents
and friends was relieved by the news
that he had ben safely landed on the
Dutch coast, after having spent six
days n a Dutch trawler, by which
he had been picked UP. Since then
the son Of the novelist has become q
national hero, and. incidentally. the
sale Of Mr.. Hewlctt's books have en-
joyed a great boom.
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least one OF, the discoveries Of anaes-
thetics, and, in all probability, the
first to apply %anaesthesia in the ex.
traction Of teeth. A country doctor
In Georgia, at about the same time
as DR.. Wells was carrying on his
dental experiments, applied annes-
thesia to surgery, and SO became one
of the greatest benefactors Of the hui.
man race,
DR.. Wells studied dentistry in Bos.
ton, and practiced there until 1886,
when he returned to his native town.
AT that period dentistry was more
IA trade than a profession, and a we'll:
developed and muscular arm was one
of the principal qualifications for its
practice. Those who came under the
far from gentle m%inistrations of the
dentist Of that day had something to
complain about. Naturally a man OF
sympathetic nature, DR.. Wells was
moved to pity the suffering attending
many dental operations. He sought
by perfection Of technique to lessen
this pain, and the use OF anesthetics
did not occur to him until. at a lee:
ture on nitrous oxide gas. or laugh.
ing gas,n he observed that a person
to- whom this gas was administered
was apparently unconscious Of a hurt
he accidentally received. At that
time this gas was considered only as
"a scientific curiosity and a means Of.
amusement. DR.. Wells was set to
thinking. and, as a result OF his
cogitations, he had a molar drawn
while under the influence of the gas.
The experiment was a success, and
from that time, December Of 1874,
he began to use the gas in his prac.
tice.
IN 1916 DR.. Wells went to Boston
and performed other experiments be.
fore DR.. William 7. 9. Morton, a
former pupil. DR.. Morton was.a ma:
tive Of Massachusetts,, and studied
dentistry in Baltimore, beginning the
practice Of the profession in Boston
In 1912. Dr.. Morton and his friends
declared that he had made indepen:
dent experiments with gas in DENTS.
try prior to meeting DR.. Wells. What:
wills and DR.. Morton followed this
ever the merit Of such claims, Dr..
took out a patent for the discovery
in 1s4s, and submitted their claims
as discoverers Of anaesthesia to the
Medical Institute Of France.
A bitter controversy between DR..
action. Dr.. Wells wrote a pamphlet.
1.-THE History Of the Application Of
Nitrous Oxide Gas. Ether, and Other
vaport to Surgical Operations"
which seemed to sustain his conteni
tions as the discoverer. Wells brood.
ed over his wrongs until he became
insane. and in 1s4s he committed sui:
eide in New York city. The controi
yersy over the discovery OF sanaesthe-
tics is still far from settled, but DR..
Wells certainly deserves a share OF
the credit.
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THE SULLIVAN SCANDAL.

The country ha noticed Tor nearly
two years running that the Demo.
cratic party's fatal laefectssis its hatred
OF the merit system andsits devotion
to spoils. This has been shown time
and again, until evidence on the ques-
ton Is no longer required.
But what else ts TO be expected OF
the Democratic party when its pre-,
eminent leader for years, now
also right hand lieutenant Of the
President himself, reveals such con,
tempt for the civil service as has
been brought out In the testimony in
the Sullivan case, and particularly the
scandalous letter written by Mr.. Bry-
an to Receiver OF Customs Wick at
Santo Domingo3 Besides exhibiting
his contempt for the merit system
which, rs q matter OF fact, Mr.. Bryan
never has had the least interest in
being q typical Democrat in that re,
spect. the letter shows the Nebraska
orators bad judgment in sizing up
men, or II SHOWS something worse,
eThe most disgraeefulsthing ever writ
ten by any American secretary OF
state,r the n. Y. Evening Post calls 1t.
Instead Of regarding the letter as dis
graceful, ME- Bryan Laughed out loud
when 1t was exposed, In the Sullivan
hearing. As a good and loyal Demo
cratic leader he liz not only honestly
for the spotis system, costly and in
efficient as IL lis and the true key to
high cost of government, but he isSen,
tirely shameless about ii.
The man Mr.. bryan and Secretary
Tumulty and certain financial inter
ests put over in santo Domingo is
described by Mr. Bryan in this letter
40 e strong courageous, reliable fel,
low. The more ] have seen of him
the better 4 am satisfied. etc. The
truth Is that everybody who knew
anything about sulliyan's record was
astonished when his name was sent
to the senate, as he was VIGOROUSLY
unfit. His affiliations had ever been
with the worst criminal elements. He
was u IFltuu dui beG{tllo AhA dht8AhS
of bald Jack Rose, the gnntnan:
gambler. He was made minister to
Snnto Domingo for special political
reasons and the evidence so far
brought out Indicates that he started
in promptly TO use his position for
the benefit OF his Wall street and
3 other friends.
This revelation OF Organism ought
to assure his leaving the cabinet
voluntarily, OF otherwise. His depar'
ture will be no loss to the state de-
partment, for nobody, not his best
friends and the most ardent admirers
of his many excellent qualities, nc
cuses him OF making q successful
secretary Of state. InSthe most siren.
uous and trying time In foreign rela'
tons in 40 years the administration
has been terribly Handicapped by an
Incompetent chief Of the state de
partment.
uNNL -EH
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THE MANICURE LADY

wilfred has wrote n new BALLARD
said the Manicure LADY. He wrnte IL
in o hour. and he told me that Inc
publisher gave him fifty dollars Of
what he called advance LOYALTY. 81
something like that i wouldn,t baye
believed i only he paid me back
I'VE dollars ]. lent him, and when my
brother pays me back a Eve I know
he must have at least fifty in his
pocket to prompt him to that kind
The publisher must be a kind OF
nut said the practical Heard Bar.
Der.
mo, George. said the Manicure
LADY seriously .th;a now h.r.S :.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-01-21

Il don't care whether ! hear 1t now
or something other tlme.s said the
Head Barber.
Wait tin you hear It, George
Listen.
sThe night you told me no, dear heart
The night you told me no.
I started for to go. dear heart
I started for to so.
You said you would not be my bride.
For you liked not my vocation:
The feeling that I had was ono
OF utter mortifcaitonI
CHORUS.
"The night you told me 10
Although i loved you so.
I was almost willing
To do some killing
The night you told me nois
Now how could your brother bunk
a publisher out Of. fifty dollars for :
ballad like that?s gasped the Head
Barber.
II don't know how he done II, but
he done it, said the Manicure Lady
because as l told you he paid me five
dollars back and that IS proof enough.
I suppose that there must me some
publishers that IS as crazy as tia
poets that writes for them. But you
have got to admit, George. that there
is something kind Of sad and sweet
about that ballad.n
Il amt got to admit nothing in.
sisted the Head Barber. hut Just to
please you ! will say that IL 10 sad
enough. Everybody that ever hears
it will say that much. Right next, Sir,
in this chair