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New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
American Woman Only Still Denied
Her Fair Share of Serious War Work
In Washington She Is
Permitted to Knit,
Talk Children's Wel-
fare and Keep a Huge
Letter File
BY Ralph Block

YTHIS is story about women. 1t is
not the usual story about womcr,.
1t isn't the story we've been
hearing for the last quarter-ccntury
about women. 1t has nothing so
stormy about it. nothing SO passionate
IS the story OF the fight the women
have made to exercise their Judgment
II government. But it is tragic story
Just the same. tragic because deep
down in it lie so many stupiditics, SO
many official hesitations, such thinncss
Of imagination on the part Of some of
the men who arc making war for US.
1t is a tragic story because it in
wolves such an enormous wastaGe Of
devotion, OF patriotism, Of that strange
endurance that women have in over
powering quantity. And it is even an
.ronic story. For it is the story Of
Washington's refusal by its silence to
put the women Of America cndurinsly
and powerfully into the job of keeping
the nation OH its feet. And it is a
refusal in tho face of the most wearing,
sapping, Grazing and brutalizing OK
porienco that the years havo brought
10 humankind.
Waiting always used to be woman's
Job in war time. 1t isn't any more.
They know it now in France, in Eng-
land and in Germany. They know it
N all Of the United States of America,
but it hasn't been discovered yet in
tho District of Columbia. Washington
still believes faithfully that woman's
Job in war time ends when She has
pledged her kitchen to the Food Com
mission and has done her stint Of
trench knitting and Red Cross bandag
ing. 1t may look bencvolcntly but
scarccly seriously upon an advcnturing
lady trolley conductor or here and
there daring lady elevator woman.
1t has still to learn. and even more 10
understand. that in England the women
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

man power showed indications Of run
n'ng low, they wanted to sec that wom-
an power was ready on every side to
step INTO the breach, just as it had
stepped in to fill the gaps in France
and in Britain.
Mr.. Coffin probably pondcrcd this
1t is possible that several other mem
bcrS Of the advisory board to the Coun-
c'l OF National Defence pondered it.
At any rate, there followed shortly the
appointment of the Womcn's Commit
tee of the Council Of National Defence.
The womcn's committee was intended
10 coordinate the powers Of women in
the United States. That far it was an
answer to the programme that had
been laid before Howard Coffin But
there it stopped short. 1t rcscmbled
all other advisory committees to the
advisory commission Of tho Council Of
National Defence in that it lacked the
power to do anything but advise On
the up road it advised an advisory
commission. 1t worked downward
through dozens and dozens of commit
tees below il. through state councils
- state committees, to county commit
toes, to community committees and sub
committees.
'cld to advice, what were the women
going to do?
This is the way their programme
reads:
Registration for service.
:, Food production and homo eco
Monies.
3 Food administration.
Women in industry.
3-Chld welfare
Maintenance Of existing social
service agencies.
7-IlcGlth and recreation.
Educational propaganda.
9-Libcrty loan
10-lIomc and foreign relief.
1t is very good programme, but it
Is not necessarily a war programme.
1T gives but the vagucst hint Of the
t-about-facc for women that the
experience of England in tho great war
projects into our own future. In its
own way, however, it is not futile
programme. 1t is able to accomplish
just enough to illumnatc the vast
emptiness it might fill if it had the
power.
This is an instance:
The District of Columbia now has
housing commission which is trying
desperately to find quarters for gov
crnmcnt employees. 1t is d new com
mission. 1t took courageous woman
to bring it into being. When several
organizations had tried in vain to get
an appointment with an important
member OF the advisory commission 20
the Council Of National Defence, she
demanded an appointment and got it.
When she had finished describing the
meetings in which timid but earnest
housewives offered to house hundreds
and retired in confusion when they
found thousands were coming; when
she had finished telling him of the
dangers to strange young girls in
Washington, he established a housing
bureau the next day. 1T is a pleas
ant bureau of its kind. 1t has listed
hundreds OF people who want homes
and has told them where to go to get
them But it is still body without
power to do any more than that, and
the housing problem, with all its dam
gers, still hovcrs over the capital.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

ou'Isd'ng opposite the British Embassy
on Street is a we'll conducted letter
writing bureau. All the admirable ac-
compllshments arc things that arc
gong to be done, although the com
mlttce has been living ten months,
things that are on the horizon or in
abeyancc for the time because some
department with actual power enjoins
secrecy. In the nature Of the case it
would be impossible to have done more.
1t 10 true that in April the committee
will begin nation wide educational
campaign to reduce the infant mortal
lty one-thrd. But even the pros
pcctus confesses the weakness Of the
pIan. and hints at the drawback of
dong national job without any ma
tlonal power. England, SO the story
goes, had government aid directly an
piled to a similar programme. But in
the United States it must be effected
bty purely advisory methods through
local and always unofficial agencies.
Inc most significant section Of the
whole programme Of the Woman's Com
mlttec Is concerned with women in in
dustry. Members of the COMMITTEES
confess 1T has nothing to do with the
actual transfer of women into industry.
lt IS only supplementary, hovcring
ABOUT the edge Of the problem, prcoc-
cuplcd with all sorts Of human loose
ends put never once touching the real
question Of putting the unframed
woman into training for a war lob.
The net result Of ten months is to put
member Of the committee on an a6.
visory labor council Of the Department
OF Labor, now holding executive sss
Sons on the rcadjustmcnt of labor that
must come in the wake of war. Pos
s'oly that is Il hopeful sign. 1t may
mean the beginning Of programme of
me inclusion OF women in investiga-
tons, armed to carry out the conclu.
slons of women about women II !,
hopeful. even If it does come six
months after d million and a half mon
lett the holes that call for rcadiust-
mcnt.
Inc hnal basis for criticism Of tho
organization OF women for women in
inc United States is that nobody is
p'anhfhg to put women into tho spaces
tnat arc pound to appear when the con-
cchtratlon OF man power in the fighting
machines becomes moro intense. WASH.
ington ought by this time to be aware
OF what has been happening in Eng.
land, but Washington replies TO anv
question: as TO why America doesn't
move IN the same direction that tho
timc isn't ripe yet. The land army in
England recruits women for the land.
trains them and finds farms for them
.o WORK on, and organizes them sys-
tcmatically into companies for ibo
labor or farm production. All this goes
on under the Intelligent direction of
IN INC National Board Of Agriculture.
! hcsc women raise livestock. poultry
care Tor horses, plough and plant,
spread manure and rcap The harvest
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
A White Building
And a Letter File

The Office Of the women's committee
has letter file that reaches to the
ceiling. 1t is filled with letters of
women who want to take some real
part in the war, but for whom there
is no place. 1t is an illuminating let
ter hlc. An examination Of the work
of the women's committee reveals
nothing more than that the white
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Women Failed
At Cantonnents

Somehow the women failed at the
environments. 1t wasn't to their inter
est to fail, because it turned out to
be their sons, their brothers and their
husbands who died of meningitis aud
Of pneumonia. And properly COM
mandcd they might not have failed. as
indeed they did not fail at one Of them
1t was Camp Grant, at Rockford, H..
that was saved from tho unseen enemy
that was invading every other canton
mcnt. When the first cold snap came
unexpectedly in September local
agencies Of men and women together
had 10000 blankets ready in storage
to carry to Camp Grant. They we're
blankets from the farmers wives
roundabout each with farmers name
sewn IN 1t. Private motors gathered
them up and carried them to camp.
There was no meningitis. Thcrc"'uas
no pneumonia, at least in the same
measure as it invaded other camps.
But Tor one cantonmcnt so finely pro-
tectcd by local initiative and enthu-
slasm there have been dozen others
sorcly unprotected because there was
little response in local action to the
appeal of Washington, unenforced by
power to bring action about.
To be fair to the womcn's commit
tee, however. it has done a good deal
into corners that the several national
organizations Of women have never
been able to fill with any light This
is the work of education, Of eXhorta-
ton, of stimulation and encourage
mcnt and guidance. 1t is even the
work of organization and Of that
blessed process called in the Wash
ington tongue coordination" But it
has nothing to do with initiation OF
new projects. clearly seen from ma
tional perspective; nothing to do with
utilization in new and Immediately
necessary channels of all the potential
forces that lie in the nations women.
And war is no time for education,
unless it is an education that will
yield definite, certain and speedy re-
suits. The results themselves, if you
will go to the headquarters of the
>omen'S cOmmiNec and ask for your
self, arc not magnificent from any
angle of viewing.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10

Samples and broken sizes of better grades in our
stocks All worth more.
At 29c. parIine cotton halt,iggan Stockings with
double garter tops. Well reinforced ut heels and toes
Sizes y, and Q =.
At 39c. par-Finely colored merccrizcd
seamless Stockings. Pearl gray, medium and dark
gray, tan and dark tan. All sizes TO start with.
At $l.29 pairA. & s. make silk Stockings all full
fashoned all higher priced grades. In these very dc
sirablc sFades:-Ivory, medium and dark gray silver
taupe, bronze, cordovan, Russia calf leather color Also
black and white. Lislc tops and soeS. All sizes.
Street foot Cent EuilJI
New-York tribune., 1918-02-10
Hand-Made Oil Opaque
Wind0W Shades sec, u,,,..., ,... (, oo
Made from the very best materials
Curtain Scrins, 1Oc. Yd.

Fancy bordercd and colorcd in number of
attractive designs.
Scrim Curtains with Fancy Bor,
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
MEET after
q YEARS
OFFICER IN U. s. ARMY MEETS
OLD SWEETHEART AND THEY
ARE MARRIED.

Dr. G. NJ. Thompson, pastor Of the
First Baptist church, had tho pleas.
urc yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock
Of joining in marriage Lieut. Ross A
GTiSgz ard Miss Nellie Boster
Lieut.. Grigg's home is in Hnrper's
Ferry. Va, but he is now in training
at Camp Forrest, Ga. and was grant
ed a short furlough for the purpose
Of getting married. The bride lives
in Little Rock, Ark. but agreed to
meet her lover here in order to be
married.
The groom registered his age at
3S and the bride at 81 According
10 the best information ob;ainable
these parties were swccthcarts dur
ing their young days and had not
seen each other for tWenty-one years.
Just why they selected this point
for a meeting place was not learned,
but that is not important. They met
and were married, and have gone on
their way rejoicing.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
.CONFERENCEOF
ROAD EXPERTS
Arranged For Wednesday at
1890 O'Clock At the
Court House.
NATIONAL EXPERT COMING
Meeting Of Road Commission,
Fiscal Court and Engi-
neers---PubIic Invited.
NATIONAL EXPERT COMING

A conference viii be held next
Wednesday March 20 at 1880 a. m.
at the Court House Of importance to
every man, woman aud child in Chris
tian county and should arouse the in
terest Of every man to the point Of
attending IL possible
The discussion will center upon the
road question as Il concerns and in
terests most vitality the people Of
Christian county. The subject in
general will be discussed but the
main object Of the meeting Is to
consider the road situation in Chris
tian county.
Several experts and officials will
be here. Among them will be Mr..
Brooks, Federal Highway Engineer
Rodman Wiley, State Commissioner
Of Public Roads; and Engineers
Canning, Heath, and Sneed. Several
local engineers and inspectors will
likely be in attendance also.
These experts and officials viii dis
cuss the road question with ths Fis-
cal Court and County Road Com
misiouers and the public generally
Is invited and urged to be present
and Join In the discussions. Attend
this meeting and familiarize your
self with the most vital subject.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
wife TEST|F|ES
ON SIDE OF MAN FROM WHOM
sEPARATED-sIo 900 PRAYED
FOR.

Practically the entire session Of
court yesterday was consumed with
the trial Of the suit Of DIR. ID. III.
Erkiletian vs.. DIR. NJ. w. Rozzell.
DIR. ErkiIetian is suing DIR. Rozzell
for alienation Of his wife's affections,
alleging that the defendant sought
an advantage in n real estate deal
and sought to bring about the sep
aration Of the plaintiff and his wife,
thereby gaining the advantage de-
sired.
This suit is for $4,000 and is
being hard fought The first witness
was introduced Saturday afternoon,
consequently the hearing Of testi-
mony has not progressed very far.
One Of the witnesses testifying on
the plaintiffs side IL the wife who
has been separated from him for two
or three years.
The trial will probably last through
out Monday and may run over into
Tuesday.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
DEEDS RECORDED.

]. r. Harrison and wife to S. IL.
King. Tract Of land 6 miles from
Hopkinsvillo on Kirkmansville pike.
Consideration $500.
I'd e. Major and wife 10 Henry
Van lIooser About 30 acres on Pal
myra pike. Consideration Sl.O0 and
other considerations.
J. T.. Day and wife and !. n. Day
and wife to S. T.. Bennett. Two par
GELS land in Christian county. Con
sideration S275.
Elizabeth Caroline Smith TO Jas.
W. Underwood. Lot In Kelly, Ky.
Consideration $i5O.
J. +. Tucker and S. A. Tucker and
wife. Of ST. Louis, to W. n. and W
B. Bailey. White Plains, Ky. Tract
Of land ON Pond river. Considera
ton Sl.OO and other vtluables consid.
erations.
Richard Walter Lcug and wife tc
Memphis Coal Mining Co. Goa
rights in about l6 acres near Hop
kins county line.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
MRS. H|RSCH
CONVICTED
SOCIETY WOMEN AND RED
CROSS WORKER GETS JAIL
SENTENCE AND FINE.

(By international News Serviee.)
Atlanta. Ca. March l6.-Mrs. Mar
garet A. Hirsch, prominent in social
eilcles and as a Red Cross worker
was convicted this afternoon Of at.
tempting to blackmail Asa +. Cand-
Ter. the millionaire Mayor Of Atlanta
The jury deliberated only 26 minutes
before reaching a verdict. The court
imposed sentence Of twelve months
in Jail and 81 900 fine.
Mrs. Hirsh received the sentence
without tremor and without com
mcnt. Attorneys for the defense
served notice Of an appeal. Her bail
was fixed at $4,000. II compelled
to serve her sentence Mrs. Hersch
will be sent to Milledgeville prison
farm. Mrs. Hirsch was indicted
with J. W. Cook. convicted last week,
Of trying to blackmail Mayor Gambler
by demanding 100000 as the price
Of silence concerning the Mayors
alleged relations with Mrs. Hirsch.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
DEALING WITH
US. ATTITUDE
AS TO japan

Washington, March i6.--President
Wilson is understood 10 be prepar-
ing statement for the world at
large, which viii emphasize his an
nounced policy Of support and sym
pathy for the Russian people. IL rs
believed the opportunity will be ae-
cepted to define the attitude OF the
United States towards the suggcs-
ted plan Of the enemy powers 10 have
Japan send an expedition into Asiatie
Russia. The most definite statement
obtainable concerning this policy was
that there had not been the slightest
change in the views Of the United
States as made known formally to
Japan some days ago.
II is believed he will restate his
unwillness to agree 20 any plan OF
Intervention which is unaccompan-
led by statement guaranteeing non
territorial ambition on the part OF
Japan.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
FALLS FROM FENCE.

Little Mack Witherspoon happened
to get a serious fall yesterday after
noon at 4 o'clock while attempting
to get over picket fence. The
boy climbed on top Of the fence with
his feet between two palings and in
attempting to jump to the ground his
foot hung and he fell head forward
to the ground, his shoulder striking
first The ankle Of his right foot
was badly wrenehed and the physi-
clan has not been able TO determine
II any bones are broken. The boy
was suffering agonies last night. Or.
Thomas attended him.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17

DOLLARS
TAKEN IN FOR RED CROSS BY
CHURCH HILL AUXILIARY.

The entertainment given at the
Church Hill Grange Friday night by
the Church Hill Red Cross Auxiliary
was a success in every way. The pro-
gram was exceedingly interesting
and consisted Of several numbers
sung by the Newstcad High School
chorus, and a play which was a bur
lisque upon The Sewing Circle. A
packed house linstened intently ~
songs, drills, recitations, and the
play. The receipts amounted "a
s53, which goes into the Golfers OF
the local Red Cross Auxiliary.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
H. {. ALLEN
NINTH STREET CONFECTIONERY
WAS BURIED YESTERDAY
MORNING.

II. n. Allen, the oonfeetioner ON
Ninth street. died Friday morning AT
the Jennie Stuart Hospital, where he
had been for some time. lie was 40
years Of age and was member Of
the Episcopal church
Funeral services were held a. 10
o'clock yesterday morning at the
church. conducted by DIR. G. c. Alb
bitt Interment followed in River
side Cemetery.
Mr.. Allen Is survived by his wife
and one son.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
DIED AT NEW YORK.

Samuel II. Greenwood. jeweler at
Blakey, Bass a Barnett's jewelry
store, received n message at 2 o'clock
yesterday morning notifying him Of
the death Of his father in James
town, N. Y. He was about 75 years
Of age and death resulted from heart
failure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Greenwood left at
six o'clock last night Cor jamestown,
and win not return for about ten
days.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
HOUSE BREAKER
WAS HUNGRY AND WANTED
MEAT ONLY 1T SEEMS.

Friday night a thief entered the
meat shop Of N. Stadelman ON East
Ninth street, locked the iron safe
which MIR. Stadelman had carelessly
left unlocked, steered shy Of the
cash register, and lifted a few pack
ages Of meat ready wrapped for ear
ly delivery. He did rot disturb any
thing else but quietly made his exit
as he came, which was through the
rear door.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
COAL NEXT

(By international News Ssrvies)
Washington, March i6.-President
Wilson tonight issued a proclamation
putting the coal industry Of the eoun-
try under drastic regulations for the
duration Of the war.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17

The Hopkinsville Kentuckian that
has been issued three times a week
has been changed to a morning daily,
and brim full Of news The en-
thusiasm with which the new daily
has been received bespeaks its sue
cess. Charlie Meaeham. veteran
newspaper man. one Of the brightest
and cleanest anywhere, continues in
charge. Democrat.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
CALL $40 WHEN
you HAVE NEWS
FROM FRANCE.

Under a new r.lins Of the
War Department, there viii NO
Ioneer be issued from Wash
inaton Iists Of the dead and
wounded among cur boys In
France. The Department will,
however. eontinvs 10 tele-
graph relatives Of the fate Of
their kindred.
When you get such q mes-
ssse from the War Depart
mens. please telephone 44s and
>sk for the editor. The Ken
tuekisn will undertake to In
form the community Of the
s<d news.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
Mr.. Pierce

Mr.. George r. Pierce was in a
very critical condition last night at
his home near town. His tongue
was swollen and he was unconscious
and in a hopeless condition. His
death was believed 20 be a matter
of but a few hours. He is more than
80 years Of age.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
FOR IRELAND

(By international News Service.)
Washington. March i6.-Self de-
termination as to their political fu-
ture was proposed for the people
Of Ireland in a joint resolution in
troduced late today by Senator Gal
lingcr, OF New Hampshire.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17

The Hopkinsville Kentuckian, Mr..
Charles NJ. Meacham's paper, is now
appearing as a morning daily, seven
column four-page form, and being
served its readers as part Of their
fast menu. It's needless to say II Is
palatable, as il is well edited and
newsy.-Guthrie Progress.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
swFETHEART's INITIALS
NOW APPEAR ON HOSE,
CBy international News ssrviss.)

(By international News Ssrviss.)
Los Angeles. Cal, March i6.-
Wearing initials Of their soldier
sweethearts on their silken hose Is
the latest fad among Los Angeles
movie stars. The on drawback "a
the new fashion is caused by compli'
cations arising when tNo girl friends
displaying initials Of the same soldier
chance % meet.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17

One American woman was killed
and an American man and woman
were wounded in Mondays enemy
air raid over Paris. Miss Winga
Caroline Martin. 32, Of Rockville
Centre, L. I. was Que of six per-
sons killed in a hospital which was
struck by a bomb. She was a Y. M.
C. A. eanteen worker. Mrs. w. b.
Phillips and Mr.. Salzcr were wounded.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17

Winchester is again playing in
hard luck. Following close on the
heels Of the theatre disaster, in which
v dozen lives were lost, comes a $751;
900 fire in a lumber plant, Of un-
known origin.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
cENTENARIAN DIES.

{ BY international News ssrvies.)
Leomlnister, Mass, March Ia
Joseph Bashaw died AZ his home on
Ballard Hin aged I02 years, IL
months and 20 days. He was the
oldest man In this part Of the State.
lie left eight children. thirty-eight
grandchildren and twenty-five great
grandchildren.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17

Moscow has again been temper
srily made the official capital Of Rus
sia. A trip TO Moscow was the big
sest mistake ever made by NepolcOn
Bonaparte.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
WILL GORE ILL

Mr.. W. L. Gore Rft for Hattis-
burg last night In response TO a tele-
gram notifying him Of the serious
Illness Of his son. VIII Gore. who
u a soldier at Camp Shelby. lie
was volunteer in the old Company
y.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
TWO AVIATORS
FALL TO DEATH
WHEN AN AIRPLANE CAME
DOWN At TT. WORTH.
TEXAS.

(By international News Ssrviss.)
Fort Worth, Texas, March i6.-
Lieut.. Harold Andrew, Of New York,
and Cadet Joseph flanagan, Of Dallas,
Texas. were killed at Hicks field this
afternoon when an American airplano
fell.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17

A girl who applied for a license to
he married in Henderson was just
five days too young and the would-be
groom was told that the young lady
would have to wait a week.
Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-03-17
WHITMAN
TO Retire

(By international News Serviee.)
New York, March i6.-Governor
Whitman has definitely declined to
accept a denomination for third term.
He Also persuaded the entire Re
publican state ticket 10 accept re-
nominations, according TO an an
nouncement made this afternoon.