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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-21
To Improve Schools.

Georgia is doing much to improve
its schools and in this work women
are taking an important part. At
the last session of the legislature
the compulsory clause of the school
law was strengthened and broaden
ed to such an extent that it is es-
timated 5000 children between the
ages of s and ID 10 addition to those
already enrolled will be gathered in
to the schools of Atlanta, January 1,
when the revised law goes into eff
feet, while elsewhere in the State
there will be corresponding in
crease of new pupils.
To meet the demand for addition
al accommodations in Atlanta it is es-
timated that a bond issue of S3,000,-
600 will be necessary and the
women of the city are doing all pos
sible to urge an early date for the
voting of bonds. At a recent meet
ing the Atlanta Woman's Club.
which is closely associated with the
city's school system, unanimously
passed a resolution requesting the
city council to authorize an election
for the purpose of voting on the
bonds without delay.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-21
Democratic Women.

1t is refreshing TO note that the
women Democrats at their recent
meeting in Jefferson City had
enough COMMON and POLITICAL
SENSE to refrain from turning their
harmonious meeting into a Demo.
cratic political row. A resolution
was introduced at the meeting, SIM
liar to the one introduced at the
D emocratic State Committee meet
ing in St. Louis few months ago,
casting reflections upon Senator
Reed. The resolution was prompt
ly voted down and the meeting END
ed in one of much pleasure and did
much good for the party. What a
sha me it is the women cannot pre-
side and transact the business at
the mems Democratic meetings
then we would have harmony at
least. judging by the recent meet
ing at jefferson City. The Demo-
cratic party in the State was never
in a worse condition, as far as or
6 anization is concerned, and it is
very vital to the party that party
quarrels should cease and everyone
get behind the organization and
help get out the vote all over the
State at the elections and help
ha rmonize the different factions,
which, no matter what we say or
how hard. it is denied, exist, Dem
ocrats who will not help harmonic
and who continue to try to start
quarrels, no matter who they are.
sh ould be kicked out of the party
be cause Democrats of that kind are
more valuable to the outside than
in. So, if the men cannot get to-
eetber and transact the business for
the party amicably with the best
results for all concerned. we say
let the women do the work" 1t
looks like they have more sense
than the men. anyway.-Milan
Standard.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-21
Women on Committees.

In Delaware County, New York,
Democrats have elected women 10
every voting district of their county
as members of the County com.
mittee. This means that there are
124 members of that committee, all
of them regularly chosen all with a
full voice and vote in all party mat.
tiers.
The chairman, the Hon. John Con-
lon. means to make an additional
organization in each town, so that
there will be local officials whose
duty it will be to further the party
interests and press the claims of
candidates in each of the different
towns and villages throughout the
county. At meeting held in Delhi,
Mr.. Conlon appealed to the men,
bers of the committee to remember
the coming campaign and get ready
for it in every way in their power.
Mrs. Nora Heckroth is vice. chair.
man of the committee. and is plan
ming various means of enlisting the
women in the study of government.
al problems.
This county was one of the strong.
holds when the suffrage campaign
was carried on in New York in 1917,
and the women there are well versed
in organization and campaign
methods. There may be other coun.
ties that have perfected similar
county committee, but Delaware is
the first to send in a complete list
of committeeman and women to
the national headquarters in Wash
ington.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-21
Modern WOman's Career.

Although the future will see great
numbers of women permanently en-
gagged in business and the profess
sions, millions of others will find
that the care of their homes takes
their entire energy The changes
of modern life have not provided
any escape from this responsibility
OF course there always have been
great number of women who have
continued to work in mills and
factories after marriage. In many
cases their husbands could not sup
port the family alone. Children
have often suffered from this ar
rangement. Many have run wild
in the street because there was no
one at home to look after them,
and have thereby become insub.
ordinate and law breaking.
Modern conditions are likely TO
grow more favorable to the women
of these homes. The general ad.
vance in wages is enabling a great
many men to support families in a
fair degree of comfort who could
never do so before. Children are
contributing more to family support,
and enabling the mother of the large
family to stick by her job in the
keeping CT the home.
So the tendencies of modern life
work in the opposite directions for
different types of women Those OF
education and culture and excep-
tional efficiency. will plan for better
preparation for professions and bust.
ness.
But for many working women,
modern life will keep them more
closely in their homes than ever be,
fore. Their growing families give
ample scope to their effort, and
furnish them all the career they
need or desire. The best thing the
community can do for them is to
popularize domestic science instruc
ton. Every young girl should be
taught to help her mother in the
family cares. Every mother who
wishes to learn the best modern
methods of home keeping, should
find abundant chance 10 lectures
and demonstrations in her own
neighbnrhood.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-21
Home for Orphans

The Centenary Commission of
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South, will specialize in caring for
the children of Belgium. Serbia and
other stricken countries of Europe.
according to an announcement
made by DR.. W. B. Beauchamp, the
director-general. DR.. Beauehamp
and a Church Commission have
just returned from Europe.
For this purpose a large home,
formerly a famous boys school. has
been purchased at Uccle. a suburb
of Brussels. Several hundred chill
dren can be accommodated in this
building, and the Methodists will as
sumo entire responsibility for them
and their future
Another, home has been bought
at Belgrade, Servia. and here the un-
der-fed orphans of the Southern
Slavs will be given medical atten-
ton and cared for. A staff of
women physicians, secured from
Scotland, will be in charge of this
home.
Still another orphanaee has been
taken over at Faversham, England.
This home already contains more
than a hundred Serbian children,
orphaned refugees who were taken
from their homes during the Aus.
trian invasion
One can scarcely imagine the
plight of the Belgian and Serbian
children" declared DR.. Beauchamp.
The mines of Northern France have
been flooded or filled with concrete
by the Germans, and thousands of
children will literally freeze to death
this winter.
Il have seen them living in the
old trenches and dug-outs left by
the enemy, with little to eat save
what is gathered from the passers-
by"
Relief stations will be established
as quickly as workers can be obtain
ed and supplies sent. These will be
at Brussels, Ypres. st. Quentin.
Montdidier. Belgrade. and other
centers.
The Centenary Commission is
seeking for two young physicians,
eight nurses, a dozen women social
workers, and a number of superin.
tendents and directors to reinforce
the relief staff. These. will be sent
abroad at once.
The Church has a fund of $4,000,
600 for this purpose. 1t is a part
of the $53,000.000 fund which was
raised in the recent Centenary Drive
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-21

Housekeepers who are trying to
win out in the high cost. Of living
game this winter should not forget
to serve navy beans, says Miss Els
sic Heyle of the University of Mis-
souri, College of Agriculture. Navy
beans are as cheap now as they
were in 1915. During the war they
rose in price as did other foods and
in many cases exceeded the increase
of other foodstuffs. Since in 1917
and 1918 they cost two and one.
half times as much as they did in
pre-war days. Navy beans now.
however, are the one food that has
come down in price until it is as
cheap as it was before the war.
Since beans are good body building
food they can at one or two meals
each week take the place of meat.
To thus serve them will save the
thrifty housekeeper money.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-21
Women Railroad Employees.

One of the most remarkable of
many national conferences recently
conducted under the auspices of the
Government took place in Chicago
recently. At this conference, held
under the direction of the Women's
Service Section of the Division of
Labor of the Railroad Administra-
ton. the problems of the women
workers of the railroads of the
United States were discussed. Thir-
teen railroads were represented by
supervisors in charge of women
workers or by delegates sent to
learn what is being accomplished
by the various roads.
Before the armistice was signed
approximately 01,000 women were
employed in the railroad service
This number decreased about TO-
600 before July 1, of this year. AL
though shop work has been most
generally mentioned by the press in
connection with the influx of women
into the service only about five per
cent of the thousands have been
employed in that line of activity.
In clerical and semi clerical positions
the majority proved efficient.
One of the chief questions that
will be taken up by the Women's
Service Section in future. according
to Miss Pauline Goldmark, manager
of the section, will concern the ways
of adjusting women to tasks for
which they are best fitted. Women
are paid the same as men and it is
to their interest to perform efficient
service in order to succeed in com.
petine with them.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1919-11-21
10 LANDS REPRESENTED
All Express Willingness to
Assist New Order

come to the International Con.
ference of Working Women. when
it assembled in the national capital.
The women represented Great Bri
tain, Canada, France, Belgium,
Poland, Italy, Czecho-S lovakia,
Sweden. Argentina, Japan, Norway,
Spain, Serbia, Switzerland India
and the United States.
1t was emphasized as significant
by more than one Of the foreign
visitors that a year after the sign
ing of the armistice such an as
sembly should discuss the great pro-
blems of industry at the seat Of a
government that had done so much
to recognize the just claims of labor
during the war. Speaking many
tongues, all the representatives
from Europe came to make stand
for the same issues. They asserted,
as soon as they arrived on Amer
ican soil, that there must be no
compromise in the application of
the eight hour day, the employment
of child labor and the question of
preventing or providing against IN
employment. They declared that a
new order of things has begun and
that a new civilization is to be built
up. In this new civilization work
ing women must have a most i'm.
pOrtant part, they contended.
The delegates compared laws and
discussed conditions in their respec
tive countries. They declared them.
selves ready to work for the highest
standards, for a raising of the stand.
ards to the levels attained by the
most advanced countries. Miss
Felixa Konopska of Poland, the
first president of the first trade
union cooperative society that
worked on military uniforms in Pc.
land, said that the women of her
country were rebuilding ruined Po-
land. There the women have the
vote, which the women workers of
Europe expect to use for the better.
ment of their conditions.
One of the conspicuous figures in
the conference from the first was
Madame Louisa Landova. Stychova,
a member of the Czecho- Slovakian
Parliament. Madame LandoVa,
Stychova speaking in her native
tongue. said that the crime of the
century was the occasional existence
of unemployment for adults when
children were working She explain
ed that one of the first acts of the
new republic she represented was to
pass code of laws for the, protec.
tion of women and minors, includ-
ing the prohibition of labor in in
dustries of any child under the age
of IA.
Mile Jeanne Bowler made mo-
ton that women be represented
with men at all future international
labor conferences held under the pro-
visions of the treaty of Versailles.
A resolution that in the future
ca ch country should send to the
conferences two delegates represent
ing employers, two representing EN-.
ployes and two representing the
Government, one delegate in each
group to be woman, was drafted.
The citizenship committee of the
Massachusetts, Woman Suffrage AS
sociation opened. November 5. what
has been called a Citizens Platts-
burg" a school for future women
voters. In the lecture hall of the
Boston Public Library sessions are
held Monday and Tuesday afternoon
and every evening except Thursday
and Friday. The morning sessions
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-05
Kills Herself Mt Grave,

Atlanta, Feb. 2.--The dead body
Of Mrs. Hal NJ. Gilbert was found
carly to-day lying across the grave
Of Fireman John Abbott, who was
shot and killed by his wife several
days ago after confessing to love
affair with Miss Mary Powers. Mrs.
Gilbert had shot herself through the
heart after an attempt at suicide
with chloroform, according to the
police.
The sexton Of Greenwood ceme-
terry, where Abbott was buried, said
be had noticed Mrs. Gilbert visit
Abbott's grave daily, placing flowers
on the mound, and that on Saturday
afternoon she was kneeling and
weeping by the graveside. When
her body was found to-day she clasp
cd small revolver in one hand and
chloroform-satu turated handkerchief
in the other. TO one side was found
her wedding ring, whore she had
dropped it after removing it from
her finger.
Mrs. Gilbert was daring auto
mobile driver and had participated
in local races on several occasions.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-05
BARON ItOTHSCHILD DEAD.
Aided in tho Formation Of tho BEL
ginn Relief Commission,

Paris, Jan. 31.-Baron Lambeth
Rothschild, Il leading Brussels kaak-
or, who aided in the formation Of
the Belgian relief commission, died
IN Paris yesterday.
When the Germans occupied Bel
sium in 1914 and Il famine was
'reatening Brussels because food
was unobtainable, Baron Rothschild
went TO London with Hugh S. Glib
son, secretary Of the American leea-
ton IN brussels, and guaranteed to
pay for thirty tons Of foodstuRs
The food was purchased through
Herbert G. Hoover. 1t was the 6rst
purchase made by the organization
which afterward became tho com
mission for relief in Belgium.
Later, when Gen. Won Bissing, the
German governor general, levied a
..he Of 50,000,000 francs on the city
or Brussels, the Golfers of which
were empty, Baron Rothschild came
the rescue, and through his bank
assumed responsibility for part Of
the tribute demanded by the Ger
mans @
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-05
Couple Found Dead.

St. Petersburg, Fla, Feb. il.
II. LASER and wife, Of louisville.
KY, we're found dead in their rooms
here last night, apparently having
been overcome by gas from q stove
which had been turned on, but was
not burning at the time their death
was discovered.
They had been dead for some time.
Mr.. LASER had retired and his wife
lad apparently prepared for bath,
Ter body being partly under water
IL q tub.
Nothing ia known here Of the cou-
pie except that they came here from
Naw Orleans a few days ago.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-05

ssgsgs 4 IL
Courier at ST. a year. Get It $sTS>t-s's'
And then be sure to buy some
1919 War Savings Stamps.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-05
Td3sERvE AMERICAN PUBLIC.
ittnent I'D epartnIcrit VIII Bil.
= deaVOr to Locate Men OF A. T.. r.

The local Red Cross chapter chair
man has received the following let
ter, which will interest many:
Atlanta, Ga, Jan. 81, 1919.
"The Bureau Of Communication at
National Headquarters has been
handling inquiries concerning the
welfare Of soldiers in the A. e. f.,
who have not been heard from for
some time, at the rate Of two thou
sand n day. These inquiries are all
forwarded on cards to the Paris
office, but with the quick demobili-
zat!on of the army, and the rapid
changes from place to place Of differ.
ent units, it is almost impossible for
our diminishing force in France to
follow up the inquiries satisfactorily
"The War Department has recent
ly instituted courier service be-
tween America and France to get
the information desired, and we be-
lieve that the best way for families
wishing such news, to get it prompt
ly, will be to write in the future to
the Ad1utant General, War Depart
ment, Washington, D. c.. instead Of
to tho Red Cross.
"You will realize that our one
wish is to serve the American public
most efficiently. This is case where
VIC b, live that, under the new or
ganization Of the Adjutant Generals
office, the work can be done more
quickly there than by us.
In cases where there is doubt
concerning reports that man Was
wounded-in fact, in all casualty
cases-the Bureau of Communica. =.
ton is still glad to handle inquiries.
We would ask you, however, to give
publicity to the fact that the straight
welfare inquiries should in the
future be made to the War Depart
nlent direct.
Yours very truly,
"E. II. Black.
Manager Southern Bureau"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-05
Nat &. Goodwin Dead.

New York, Jan. 31.-Nat G. Good
win, the actor, died at q hotel here
early to-day, after brief illness.
Death was due to general break
down in health following an opera
ton for the removal Of his right eye
several months ago.
Born at Boston July 25, 1867,
Goodwin was familiar figure on
tEe American stage for 25 years. He
made his first appearance in 1874
and subsequently played leading
roles in many successful plays both
in the United States and England.
At the funeral De Wolfe Hopper,
a lifelong friend of Goodwin, viii
read the service in the presence ef
a delegation from the Lambs Club.
The dead actors parents are on their
LAY here from Massachusetts
Married Five Times.
Goodwin was five times married.
His first wife was Elisa Weatherbee,
a comedy actress, who died in 1887.
"A 10" yCttio ldtcl IC hurried NelllB
Baker Pease; in 1898, Maxine Ell
ltott, with whom he appeared in a
large repertoire OF plays, including
several Of Shapkespeare's; subse-
quently Miss Edna Goodrich (Bessie
Edna Stephens), who was his lead
ing woman for several years; and
Ills most recent wife was Margaret
Moreland, now the wife Of an army
lieutenant.
Goodwin soon was to have taken
a sixth wife, Georgia Gardner, Of
Los Angeles, Cal, who Is playing in
the company in which Goodwin was
starring at the time of his death.
She came to New York a few days
ego to arrange for his care here.
The removal Of Goodwin's eye was
the result OF an error Of al en-
ployee, made several weeks ago in
preparing an eye wash for the actor.
Chloroform instead OF the usual
liquid was placed In the cup, aad
Goodwin's eye was seriously injured.
Al the hotel here to-day 1t was stat
ed that the actor suffered a slight
stroiI Of apopleXy before he died.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-05
Walhalla Il. Il. "A. Extended.

The Walhalla National Farm Loan
Association has been given juris-
diction over the entire county Of
Oconee. Farmers residing in any
part OF the county may now apply
to this association for their loans.
This is not intended to interfere
with such local associations rs may
desire to continue their organiza-
tions. Applications Of members of
other associations will also be con-
sidered.
At recent meeting OF the MEM
bers Of the Walhalla Association, all
OF the officers were reelected for
another year. J. r. Earle, Esq, is
secretary-treasurer of the Walhalla
Association.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-05
Itch Troubles Peace Congress.

Paris, Jan. 30.-The newest irri-
tation to arise at the peace confer
ence is what the French call gale"
snd what Is known elsewhere as
"the French itch" 1t is annoying,
but not dangerous ailment of the
skin, and is something like "the
seven years ITCH" which is indigen-
o's in almost every country under
local names. :,
The itch is particularly in evil
dence in Paris nowadays, having
len oughtshere &by eoldterss from
battle from
II any of&theS "A tierican sde eIeg ties
10 the peace conference have con-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-05
VA, WEDNESDAY, FEB. s, 1919.
BANSTAKEN OFF. FooDsrUFFs.
Many Articles Removed From En-
barge List.

Washington, Feb. 2.-The most
sweeping removal of restrictions
upon the expectation of food stufrs
madesince the signing Of the armis-
ttce was announced to-day by the
WarTrade Board. Commodities re-
lnoveS from the export con servation
list We're barley, corn and rye, in
cludipg -four and meal made from
esesgrains, oats and oat products,
breWars' grains, bran and middlings,
driedEand split peas, sugar and hy-
dronated cotton seed oil.
ThPse articles constituted a ma
jority of the food items on the re-
strictad list ard their removal is ef-
fecttye immediat ely. Licenses to ex-
portsthem will he granted freely to
all destinations, including Great
Britain. France, Italy and Belgium
l1eretofore such exports to these AL
lied countries were made exclusively
by the food administrators grain
corp6ration and the wheat export
coIhhhhy.
Astention was called to the fact
thatSWheat and wheat -four remain
on the restricted list. The embargo
on these commodities, it was said,
probably would remain in force un-
til the governments agreement with
the faleners for maximum price on
the 1919 wheat crop had expired.
Removal Of the embargo on the
otherSgrains were expected by some
officials to stabilize prices and re-
lteve what was described as con-
gestsd market.
ItlKwas said that there was a
heavy demand in foreign countries
for (spme of the grains now placed
on khe6 free list, particularly rye.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-05
Excess 1918 crop 5,6l5

In the above statement it will be
port of January 16, 1919, Is for the
crop Of 1918, while the ginning
figures Of January 16, 1918, are for
the 1917 crop.
John G.. Sanders
Cotton Statistician for Oconee.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-02-05
Advertised Mail.

The following is a list OF letters re-
naming uncalled for in the Walhalla
post office for the week ending Feb
ruary 5, 1919.
Taflo Cannon.
Jno. Chambers.
Mrs. Lille Chapman.
Eloise McQuerter.
Jno. Wokeja.
Mrs. Mary Nichols. (2)
Ora Rochester.
When calling for the above please
say they are advertised.
N. FAINT, p. M.